Colleton (APB 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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S ortly after tl1e arrlval o the CGLLETON 111 the country o Vletnam, e ar 2at1ons ecome a way o 1 e wlt t e men ot the CQLLETON Early mornlng reaz asts, muster lng o troops 1n t e num er two mess ec 2, oa lng o oats un er al zen s 1p con 1t1on, lg t operat1ons, resupp y, and troops return1ng, soInet1mes w1t VC suspects, ecarne c aracter1st1c o a typlcal M0131 e R1ver1ne operatlon e success o any operat1on epen s on t e coor 1nat1o11 o many lntrlcate unlts an ow we eac unlt per orms t ese unctlons e men ot the CQLLETQN had tt1e1r role to p ay Se om Clllilt they play t e e1oes ro e ut lt was a ways a vlta one Crectltatale lt was, ow t e men o the CQLLETON could preterm t11e1r essentla unct1on w1t11 the e 1c1ency an ura 1 lty t at t ey 1 , or lt certa1n y wasntt e num er ot V C 2 e capture , lt wasnt t e great stones t at t ey cou sen ome an It wasnt t e a un ance o recogn1t1on or t elr wor 2 t at lzept them golng It was t e pr1 e o t e men wor21ng toget er as a team Wlt t e maturlty o m1n to znow an rea IZB t at t e1r jo was an lrnportant one an one o t e very 1rst 1n2s 1111 t at c a1n to success DEBA RKATIQN 1 .. - 1 - 1- 111- 1 11-1 -11 . -1 If - - 1 -1 1 dlld' EL 1 1-1 1- .1-- 11-1 - 1 - - '11.. 1 1,1 ..E . .1. . - ' Th 1 -.1 11 1 .1-- 1 -- - 11 1 11 1- 1 111 -.11 - A 1. 111 - 11- 11- 1 -1 . - - 1 1 1 - -11 - - 11- dd 1-1- 1 1 111- -1 -1 1 ..1111.1O1 y 11- -1 -1 1 1,1 dh 1- -1 Ld 1 --11- 11 -. 1 -1 EL 1- 1 -11 - 1-11 1 1 1- 1 1--1 - 1 Eh 1- 1-1- 1 1- , W--J -N 1.1, 1

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