Alamo (LSD 33) - Naval Cruise Book

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r-- ■h Cua Viet The Cua Viet River is now as familiar as the Mississippi. Almost daily during our time in ARG A our boats would go into or up the river. Each time it was a new experience, for you never knew if you were going to be fired on or not. Carrying trucks, machinery, or any other supplies to the Marines was our primary mission. On one oc- casion we sent our fire party in to an explosion fire at the supply dump. It was during this action that CWO Tinley was wounded and for which he re- ceived the Purple Heart. V

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One-Alfa is our most important product. Although the helicopters were capable of carrying large loads , it is the boats which brought in the heavy trucks and tanks, as well as troops. In all types of weather the boats were kicked out of the well and headed for the beach or river. OUR MAIN ARMAMENT In addition the boats were used daily for inter-ship transfers (S. I. T. ' s) or trips into Danang to pick up supplies. When the Army needed some heavy machinery hauled up the coast, we worked all night for two days loading and unloading the material from the well. It was operations like this that show- ed how smootUy and efficiently we were able to use our main battery.

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THE ARGOOD HUMORMEN The LARC is coming, the LARC is coming! Now all liands not actually on watch lay to the mezzanine deck. Gently now. Keep it moving. Don ' t be rough. Move it faster. It ' s melting! ! ' SPLOTT ' . Get a swab. Flight Quarters. Flight Quarters. All hands not actually on watch muster on the superdeck. Get the ice cream first. Keep it moving. ' SPLOTT ' . Milk. Send the milk. Gently now. Don ' t throw it. GOOPS! SPLOOSH! ! Drip, drip, drip.