Porterfield (DD 682) - Naval Cruise Book

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SHIFT CO ORS! May 15, 1967, Pier 2, San Diego Naval Sta- tion. On that sunny morning the USS POR- TERFIELD QDD-6825 made preparations for getting underway. The last embraces were shared, the parting farewells voiced, the brow taken back, the lines singled up, then . . . . . .it was one long blast followed by three short blasts and we backed away from alongside the USS AGERHOLM QDD-8261. lt was a smooth evolution, the type that re- flected the training necessary for what lay ahead. We were heading for Vietnam. As part of DESDIV 52, we were deploying to join other United States Naval ships in the Gulf of Tonkin. The following pages will reflect some of the reasons why the 24 year old veteran took her officers and crew over 5,000 miles to war and what they experi- enced during WESTPAC '67, JR 1 Q Q Q

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