‘A fever dream’: USS Abraham Lincoln’s crew arrive in Thailand after record stint at sea
by Natasha May in Pattaya from US news | The Guardian on (#783ZH)
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At Pattaya's Hard Rock Cafe and hotel, the city's mayor and police officials, along with women in traditional Thai dress, wait to greet the sailors who are arriving in civilian clothes, bags slung over their shoulders, off the buses.
The USS Abraham Lincoln's crew of 5,000 have not been on shore for nearly nine months, a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea.
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