Alamo (LSD 33) - Naval Cruise Book

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CRITICAL CARGO After the TET offensive in February the Marines were having trouble getting supplies to their men fighting in the vicinity of Hue. We solved that problem by load- ing over 350 tons of food and ammunition in Danang and then proceeding to a rendezvous point off the coast Marine helos then took the critical cargo to the in- country for ces in a series of 230 pick-ups. The smooth- ness of the operation demon- strated again our ability to Deliver - Anything - Any- ' l f time - Anywhere. i ' I-

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iw In order to stay on the line for sixty days at a time we had to conduct frequent un- reps. It seemed that we had one every day and that it was usually at night. And if not at night, in the thickest fog. But tlie fresh food and packages from home the unrep ships brought were well worth the lack of sleep. SET THE REPLENISHMENT DETAIL