Kitty Hawk prepares for final farewellBy Allison Batdorff, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Sunday, May 25, 2008
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The yen-only DyDo vending machines disappeared from the ship this week.
Petty Officer 3rd Class David Santiago is filling up on sushi.
Chief Petty Officer Elison Talabong is looking for someone to buy his car.
Such are the many preparations under way for the final farewell of the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier, which leaves Japan for good this week.
After a decade in Yokosuka, the 47-year-old aircraft carrier will pull out amid parting festivities and farewells from U.S. and Japanese dignitaries Wednesday morning.
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