Harlan County (LST 1196) - Naval Cruise Book

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' Did I do good? Huh coach? ' The marine in his natural state.

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MARINES No sooner had we gotten underway than several of the more clever found that marines could actually be fun. Some one captured the fabled seabat and the postal service managed its first delivery on mail buoy number one.

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The ship-to-shore movement; what being over here was all about. SHIP-TO-SHORE Ship-to-shore movements were conducted at Carbonerras, Spain: Timbakion, Crete; Porto Scudo, Sardinia; Saros Bay, Turkey; and Gythion, Greece. USS HARLAN COUNTY provided the Boat Group Commander for every operation involving the entire squadron, and acted as the Primary Control Ship, directing all waves of boats and amphibious vehicles into the beach. At Saros Bay she was Primary Control Ship for the annual NATO amphibious exercise, Deep Furrow. Military representatives of the NATO countries were present, including COMPHIBLANT, Vice Admiral C. Edwin Bell. Everyone would agree, however, that the squadron pre-dawns were the most fun. It isn ' t every day you get to have reveille at 0230. My! You can see all sorts of things from this close to the beach.