Days of leave in Pattaya are a welcome break this week for the thousands of U.S. sailors and Marines after a record-long deployment. Their arrival is also welcome for many locals, battered by the economic impact of the Iran war. ↧ U.S. service members are unwinding in a Thai resort town strained b... Pattaya, where troops from the USS Abraham Lincoln are on their first break in months, has seen a major decline in tourist numbers due to global disruptions from the conflict.