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We were all too excited to sleep. Friends discovered friends and tales of woe were exchanged, stories of hardship, injustice, oppression, all of which ended with mutual congratulations on escaping from the clutches of the Turks. WE WERE ALL TOO EXCITED TO SLEEP FRIENDS DISCOVERED FRIENDS AND TALES OF WOE WERE EXCHANGED STORIES OF HARDSHIP INJUSTICE OPPRESSION ALL OF WHICH ENDED WITH MUTUAL CONGRATULATIONS ON ESCAPING FROM THE CLUTCHES OF THE TURKS
Lebanon and the houses of Beirut. The Mediterranean lay quiet and peaceful around us, and the healthy, sturdy American sailors gave a feeling of confidence. As the cruiser drew out of the harbor, a great cry of farewell arose from the refugees on board, a cry in which was mingled the relief of being free, anguish at leaving behind parents and friends, fear and hope for the future. A little later the sailors were lined up in arms to salute the American flag when it was lowered for the night. Moved by a powerful instinct of love and respect, all the refugees jumped to their feet, the men bareheaded and the women with folded hands, and in that moment I understood as I had never understood before the real sacred meaning of a flag. To all those people standing in awe about that piece of cloth bearing the stars and stripes America was an incarnation of love universal, of freedom and salvation. The cool Syrian night, our first night on the cruiser, was spent in songs, hymns, and conversation.  OUTLINES OF THE LEBANON AND THE HOUSES OF BAYROUT THE MEDITERRANEAN LAY QUIET AND PEACEFUL AROUND US AND THE HEALTHY STURDY AMERICAN SAILORS GAVE A FEELING OF CONFIDENCE AS THE CRUISER DREW OUT OF THE HARBOUR A GREATRY OF FAREWELL AROSE FROM THE REFUGEES ON BOARD A CRY IN WHICH WAS MINGLED THE RELIEF OF BEING FREE ANGUISH AT LEAVING BEHIND PARENTS AND FRIENDS FEAR AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE A LITTLE LATER THE AMERICAN SAILORS WERE LINED UP IN ARMS TO SALUTE THE AMERICAN FLAG WHEN IT WAS LOWERED FOR THE NIGHT MOVED BY A POWERFUL INSTINCT OF LOVE AND RESPECT ALL THE REFUGEES JUMPED TO THEIR FEET THE MEN BAREHEADED AND THE WOMEN WITH FOLDED ARMS AND IN THAT MOMENT I UNDERSTOOD AS I NEVER UNDERSTOOD BEFORE THE REAL SACRED MEANING OF A FLAG TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE STANDING IN AWE ABOUT THAT PIECE OF CLOTH BEARING THE STARS AND STRIPES AMERICA WAS AN INCARNATION OF LOVE UNIVERSAL OF FREEDOM AND SALVATION THE COOL SYRIAN NIGHT OUR FIRST NIGHT ON THE CRUISER WAS SPENT IN SONGS HYMNS AND CONVERSATION
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