OTD 1908, 500,000 Aussies turned out to welcome the arrival of the Great White Fleet to Sydney, The reception was so warm that hundreds of sailors went on unauthorized absence. USS Kansas stayed extra days to round up stragglers, offering a $10 bounty on every sailor returned.
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Trust Kansas
Hostages?
AUS?
Shot dead?
Dog comms?
[C]…. before [D]ogs?