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They don't think I can get three boats on one hatch? EN . to N3 , XX .JM s xp. If lt's not tubes, it's fuel oil. on the fantail, transferring mail, cargo and personnel. Second Division also took charge of the underway fueling at hatch four. Under the kind leadership of LTjg Best and the Firm lead- ership of Boatswain Mate First Class Robles, Second Division if ' few ' helped make WASHBURN'S 1968 i cruise an outstanding success p ' p and must have shortened the War c in Vietnam by months! 1' t ' . Y
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Standing: Robles, BMI, Routon, L,R,, Mueller, C,F,, Rogers, M,P,, Frentrop, T,W,, Toms, D,E,, Mars, H., LTJG Best. Kneeling: Warfield, W,W,, Long, R,D,, Solano, E,EJ,, Vitale, S,J,, Stewart, S,M,, Dickson, J,C. main booms broken! Upon completion of an off- load, when most of the other departments were resting and recuperating, we in 2nd Division were seen cleaning decks and cargo holds and tending our running and standing rigging in preparation for the next operation. Second Division's tasks consisted of more than just handling boats and combat cargo in an am- phibious operation. Now Second Division, man hatch four was also a familiar sound and meant that dry stores, produce and fleet freight were coming to the ship to be hoisted aboard at hatch four. Besides supporting the Marines and soldiers on the beach, we also supported WASHBURN! During the months of May, June and July, Second Division, with the help of the gun moiuit watches, guided over 100 helos to the helicopter platform 2ND DI VISIDN Boats to the Rail followed minutes later by Away all Boats was a sign that once again WASHBURN was send- ing its boats and combat cargo to the beach. Second Division played an in- dispensable role in the thousands of ship to shore operations conducted during the cruise. We were responsi- ble for hoisting and launching all boats aft of the superstructure, and then loading them again and again with all the materials needed on the beach to fight the war. During the early part of our cruise, WASHBURN opened up the beach at Thon My Thuy and was the only sup- port of the soldiers. There combat cargo was handled 24 hours a day for a solid month. We in Second Division were able to Hack It and did our share in landing a record amount of war materials, even with one of our
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