Lynde McCormick (DDG 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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ALL EYES WATCH THE BEACH GU FIRE UPPORT LYNDE MC CORMICK fires her first shots ever at an actual enemy as We begin our gunfire support mission. GOOD HEAVE, BOATS! A X f 9 , f I V V - ty! f Q V Our first mission in WESTPAC was to provide gunfire support for American and ,South Vietnamese forces in the IV Corps of South Vietnam. The conditions forced us to operate in extremely shal- low water at maximum gun range so that we literally had to pick our way in so we could get as close to the beach as possible. .ra 'wi ,- A VISIT FROM A COAST GUARD PATROL CRAFT .L ,Ji-Q2

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HERE'S ONE FROM - - NORTH DAKOTA?!? WE AGREE THEN, WE'RE HERE DOC CALHOUN PLEASE DOC GOODBYE GUYS HEY MEL, HOW DO YOU SPELL YOEMAN? ff if

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The S ev e r al successful days of shore bombard- ment that we had made the whole cruise seem much more meaningful as Shoot- ing by day andrepairing casualties at night brought out a magnificent degree of cooperation and teamwork, A BLISTERED BARREL ON MT 51 MARKS A SUCCESS FUL DAY AH MUSIC TO MY EARSV NOT ANOTHER CASUALTYVY 9 WAITING FOR THE NEXT TARGET