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U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois - 1943

Fort Gordon Basic Training 1962-1963

Sullivan Cave Sump Trip 1985

Sullivan Cave Trip 1985-1

Sullivan Cave Trip 1986-1

Sullivan Cave Trip 1986-2

Sullivan Cave Trip July1986

Salamander Cave Circa 1985

WISHES translated by Luo Yong-Hao, Fan Lixin, Hu Xiao-Chun (MAMtrack2)
xi wang\


(We already said goodbye to last night's star and dream)
We     tell not  past yesterday night star 7-9AM yesterday night past dream
Wo^men ga\o bie/ le   zuo/      ye\   xing chen/ zuo/      ye\   de   meng\

(In my face, in the early morning, comes blowing a cool, refreshing wind.)
welcome face  blow  comes four season earlymorning cool-refreshing of wind
Ying/   mian\ chui\ lai   si\  ji\    za^o chen/   lia/ng shua^hg  de feng

(In a thousand years there is a rare day as good as this.) (Note ri zi li =day)
in   this 1000 year difficult meetbychance of good day
zai/ zhe\ qian zai^ na/n      fe/ng        de hao^ ri zi^ li

(All the wishes in your heart, opened their eyes wide.)
heart inside    all   of  wish    all open-ed big (past) eye
xin   zhong   suo^You de xi-wang\ dou zheng   da   le    ya^n-jing


Wo^men ga\o bie/ le zuo/ ye\ xing chen/ zuo/ ye\ de meng\

Ying/ mian\ chui\ lai si\ ji\ za^o chen/ lia/ng shua^hg de feng

zai/ zhe\ qian zai^ na/n fe/ng de hao^ ri zi^ li

xin zhong suo^You de xi-wang\ dou zheng da le ya^n-jing


(We wish a good, lucky start, from the beginning.)
 We       hope    , hope    , good luck from the beginning  start
Wo^men    xi wang\, xi wang\, hao  yun\ cong   tou          kaishi^

(We wish that a good man lives peacefully and happily throughout his life.
We     hope    , hope    , good man    peace and contentment one's whole life.
Wo^men xi wang\, xi wang\, hao  ren\ , pi/ng an              yi\ sheng


(Yesterday's frustration and bordom disappear like the wind.)
yesterday 's  frustration  bore    disappear like the wind
zuo\ tian de  kan ke       fan lao xiao shi  ru       feng 


(The unsatisfactory day will change to softness and enthusiasm from now on.)
no  satisfactory   day  from now change  softness  enthusiasm
bu/ shun xin de   ri zi cong ci  bian de wen rou   duo qing

(We already said goodbye to last night's star and dream)
We     tell not  past yesterday night star 7-9AM yesterday night past dream
Wo^men ga\o bie/ le   zuo/      ye\   xing chen/ zuo/      ye\   de   meng\

(In my face, in the early morning, comes blowing a cool, refreshing wind.)
welcome face  blow  comes four season earlymorning cool-refreshing of wind
Ying/   mian\ chui\ lai   si\  ji\    za^o chen/   lia/ng shua^hg  de feng


(In these good days that make someone's heart moved)
in   this  makesomebody  heart  move (past) good  day
Zai/ zhe/  li\ng re/n    xin    do\ng de    hao   ri ze^ li

(Wish that all of our hopes can come into reality.)
Wish   we    one hundred's  hope    all one hundred's  success
Yuan  wo men yi bai ge      xi wang dou yi bai ge      cheng gon

(We wish, wish life can create miracle.)
 We    wish    wish    life       create      miracle
Wo men xi wang xi wang sheng ming chuang zao  qi ji 


(We wish, wish for love to warm the heart.)
 We    wish    wish    love      warm     heart
Wo men xi wang xi wang ai qing  wen nuan  xin ling


(We appoint today as the day that we accompany each other, climbing the mountain of happiness.) 
 Today          appoint   accompany   happiness  climb
Jin tian  jiu  xiang yue  xiang ban   xing fu    pan den
Note: jiu is a connecting word(makes no sense).

(The journey of life The journey of life)
 Life     's  journey  Life       's  journey 
Ren sheng de  lv tu    Ren sheng  de  lv tu 



(We get the beautiful scene during the journey.)
During the journey acquire   beautiful 's  scene
yi lu              shou huo  mei       de  feng jing


(We wish, wish that the sky would be bright forever.)
 we     wish    wish    the sky    for ever   brightness
wo men xi wang xi wang  tian kong  yong yuan  ming jing


(We wish, wish that the world becomes auspicious(successful) and peaceful.)
 we     wish     wish    the world  auspicious  peaceful
wo men  xi wang xi wang  shi jie    xiang he    an ning


(Tomorrow's smile belongs to all friends.)
tomorrow  's smile      belong to  every   friends
ming tian de wei xiao   shu yu     yi qie  peng you 


(In our hand, in our hand)
in    we    's  hand         in    we    's  hand
zai  wo men de  shou zhong   zai  wo men de  shou zhong 


(sign happiness with peace.)
sign      happiness  connect   peace
qian yue  kuai le    lian wang he ping.