Cambodia III

52-Kevin, and Bert Nielsen, join in the victory celebration at Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Kevin, who is LDS, and who worked as one of the translators for USNS Mercy, has received a call to serve as a missionary in Cambodia. As Elder Den, he will begin his mission in a couple of months by spending several weeks at the Missionary Training Center in the Philippines, then return to Cambodia for two years of service as a missionary.

53-Bert, followed by Delayne and Brad (and some Cambodian vendors with trays of snacks on their heads) cross the bridge to Kbal Falls. We had to pay to cross the bridge; the toll was 2400 Rial. Brad asked me how much that was; I told him that it was about 57 cents.

54-Kbal Falls, near Sihanoukville, Cambodia

55-Ochheuteal Beach at Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

56-At Kbal Falls, Kevin prepares to help a monk down the steps.

57-Waiting for the band concert and Operation Handclasp ceremony to begin in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

From right to left: Some sweaty guy, Brad Clove, Bert and Charla Nielson (with "Kevin" Den in between them), and, in front, Debbie and Delayne.

58-The navy band performs a jazz concert at the Operation Handclasp ceremony in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

59-The Operation Handclasp ceremony has begun, with Bert and Charla Nielsen on the left, Chaplain Horne and Petty Officer Snow on the right, and the Cambodian government representatives in the center, along with Commodore Franchetti and the interpreter.

60-At the ceremony, Bert and Charla Nielsen hand a box representing over $100,000 worth of medical supplies to a representative of the government of Cambodia.

61-After the ceremony, Commodore Franchetti joins several Cambodian children playing rhythm instruments as the band performs again.

62-RP1 Snow, at the lower left, stands by a pagoda that we visited in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

63-A monkey in a tree on the grounds of the pagoda we visited in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

Cambodia II

40-One more Father's day photo; a poster with names (and some photos) of kids from fathers on USNS Mercy.

(I had photos of all five, but they were on three different photos, from three different parts of the world, and three different sizes, and I couldn't figure out a way to make them look good, so I just put the names at the bottom of the poster.)

41-Jeff, Gari, Helen, and (in front) Liz from Australia, having a cool drink at the GST Restaurant on Serendipity Beach Road, Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

42-Helen, Liz, our Tuk Tuk driver Nah (at least that's the way his name is pronounced), and Gari take a look at the dook that is about to sail to Thailand.

43-The Cambodian dook leaves at sunset for its five day round trip to Thailand.

44-Our Tuk Tuk driver with his wife and daughter; they're also expecting another child soon.

45-Our Tuk Tuk driver, and his Tuk Tuk.

46-One of the intersections in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, that has a traffic light. Notice all the scooters.

47-Sihanoukville at twilight. This is where the bus from USNS Mercy drops people off; the Golden Lions are just out of sight to the left of the photo, at the center of the roundabout.

48-Back at work (hacking): One of the Petty Officers on USNS Mercy used my hacksaw to modify this heat sink so that an up-to-date video card could be installed in this workstation. I thought you would all get a kick out of how much "hacking" we do at work.

49-The Golden Lion roundabout at night, Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

50-Delayne, RP1 Snow (who works with the Chaplains), Chaplain Horne, and Brad, preparing to take a ride in a Tuck Tuck.

51-Jeff, Chaplain Horne, RP1 Snow, Delayne, Bert, and Kevin prepare to have lunch at Luna's, an Italian restaurant in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.