Christmas eve,1984, this was my father's present. Earlier that evening he had said to my mother, "I wonder
where our son is?" He went downtown Soda Springs, Idaho to get a paper and there was the mighty Vree
on the the Idaho State Journal.
This was a different experience with the Soviets than we were use to. The past two cruises in the Med, we
played cat and mouse with the Soviet ships and subs. This time there was a feeling of respect between us.