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I have wonderful memories of Christmas as a child. But this one is special . In 1972 l married my Navy hubby 2 weeks later we were posted to Manus Island PNG. It was a completely different culture. But l loved it l was 19. 200 Australian junior sailors on year posting and 25 officers accompanied. No shops, a ship every 4 months with food. A juniors mess and Officers mess. As Christmas approached l wondered what we'd do. I started to miss home. But l found out a lot of these junior guys were married and had wife and kids back home. So l opened my home and yard to these guys . Told my hubby he was John for the day , Not Cheif Petty Officer Green. We had 50 people , some other couples without kids joined in. We pooled our food. Seafood here was in abundance. Anyway we ate and drank and all told stories of our greatest Christmases and wonderful memories.
No one was lonely, we had the best time. It stands out as the most memorable Christmas for me.
No one was lonely, we had the best time. It stands out as the most memorable Christmas for me.