Thailand welcomes the USS Abraham Lincoln

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After nine months at sea, a muted stay in Thailand for crew of USS Abraham Lincoln

The aircraft carrier’s record-long Iran war deployment, which some of the crew described as a grueling odyssey, is winding ...

After Months at War, Brief Solace in a Party Town Far From Home

A stopover in Thailand was welcome relief for thousands of troops aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln from a grueling ...
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USS Abraham Lincoln sailors arrive in Pattaya and choose pedicures and new socks after 286 days at sea

An American nuclear powered naval vessel lands in Pattaya after an extended stay at sea; locals welcome the business boom from the visitors.

How US military presence spurred Pattaya’s rise into Thailand’s city of pleasure

Military links have brought waves of Americans to Thailand since the 1940s, with the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln the ...

Two US Navy men sent back to ship after drunken Pattaya brawl

Two sailors from the US aircraft carrier making a port call to Thailand were sent back to the ship after a drunken altercation, Thai police said.
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Two US sailors removed from Thai resort town after drunken brawl

Two sailors from the U.S. aircraft carrier making a port call to Thailand were sent back to the ship after a drunken ...