Colonial (LSD 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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ridau, 30 K cfober... ou[h aaain ' % - ' -i:3j»jj»ftyyfe?i Everybody regretted leaving Japan after such a short stay and even more returning to South Viet Nam. The only bright spot on the horizon was the shortness of this planned stay to be followed soon thereafter with the anxiously awaited trip home. We picked up marines again at Okinawa (including some familiar faces from the previous float ). Our stay on station was high- lighted with a celebration of the Marine ' s Birthday, complete with cake and music, and closer look at Danang.

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Deck Department painted the sides so she would be beautiful again. Engineering got the plant back in good steaming con- dition and Supply topped off for another stay on station in the South China Sea. The most important rehabilitation had been the crew ' s and it was with a happy, broke, and a little hung over crew that Colonial de- parted Yokosuka on her way to Buckner Bay. 3? ,■ Japanese shrine at Asakusa, Tokyo Largest EM Club in the world No thanks , I ' ll walk. Typical Tokyo department store.

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I aUananQ J arbor. ' 9 Framed! Do they really wear black pajamas? With only a couple days left on station there came a stir of excitement. We had been ordered into Danang Harbor to debark UDT for a rescue and salvage operation. At long last we were able to see the in- terior of a bay that we ' d only been able to see on charts or from a distance out- side. We zipped into the muddy harbor, peered through the haze at Monkey Moun- tain, paused while choppers picked up UDT, and slipped back out to our familiar safe distance. Wilson readies LCPL for de- barking UDT. : %4H