They're a bunch of hippies, I tell ya!!!
A few years ago, back in the 80's or thereabouts, a NATO fleet visited Mobile. It was made up of some Canadian fuel tenders, frigates and destroyers of several countries, and I believe the USS Wisconsin.
The public was invited to tour all these ships, and I went on board every single one of them. I remember the Frigate Augsburg was there, and I went on the tour. I went down into the bunk area. It was wild. They were playing Led Zepplin on the intercom, and several of the crew had shoulder length hair. They were longhairs...LOL. Those guys seemed the most laid back of any of the other ships' crews. Don't think that was part of the tour, (heck, it might'a been) but it was pretty cool.
It was just kinda a surprise for me. Stands out because that ship was so different from the others. Hehe, they were passing around a joint, I think, when we walked in.
Les