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.
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