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The Log of the Asiatic Fleet. In the early 1900's America maintained a fleet of river boats on the Yangtzee and in China coastal ports. The movie "Sand Pebbles" with Steve McQueen is a classic portrayal. The entire fleet was known as the Asiatic Fleet. Veterans of the later time maintain an association served by a newsletter and by this log. A Facebook group and other links below assist with communications.
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What a great newsreel! My favorite observation from the film is "only honest men can turn corners, evil men must walk in a straight line."
So I must conclude "in vino veritas." Drunks won't walk in a straight line (Asian view) and drunks can't conceal the truth (European view).
I agree the Shanghai girls in the film are "easy on the eyes."
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