Sanctuary (AH 17) - Naval Cruise Book

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j I L,, ,U - r ' fr' AL-111 '17 t ux SANCTUARY arrived in the South ChinaSea off Da Nang, Vietnam, on lO April i967 and quickly went to work treating wounded cas- ualties from the Vietnam conflict. On the very day at her arrival, she received her first battle casualties, lO burn cases re- sulting when a land mine exploded under an amphibious tractor. From lO April through 29 April, SANCTUARY'S normal operating schedule provided medical supportalongthe coast at South Vietnam including the areas at Chu Lai, Phu Bai, Dong Ha and Da Nang. Un 29 April, SANCTUARY received orders to report to an area att Tam Ky to provide medical support tor Operation Beaver Cage, which was part at a larger operation named Union ll. She arrived on station l May and within two days received l3O casualties, of h u w om, approximately llO were Marines wounded in action. After supporting Beaver Cage, SANCTUARY resumed er normal operating schedule, Un 18 M h as on station iustotfthe couil of theJyDlSiA5 lli7th paralleli.'fO 5UPP0 lCzP:,ro ation Beau Cl10l'Qe 1 Wlufh -was pgfso on larger operation named Hickory. SAM. this dere, her 39th dw on the '. e', 0n2l TUARY accepted her lOOOth Polfen 'Many Moy SANCTUARY reached hertgghej M, patient census, 634 patients on oarhgDMZ May SANCTUARY was relieved Giticmedm by her sister ship: REPOSE cnfos are 5 Da Nang where she stayed for mrtfom providing additional medical SUF2P0StPericd Da Nang area. By the endO'Elh1?L'JA:,'QYhadod. on the line, in 54 days SAN h r ed 69819 mitted H368 Patients' dlscdfjasi air ev0C' duty, 'fl'0 1Sie ed H7 by me- 'CS wereP9 uation. BOO surgical Operoworcjlood ajnir formed, 1,950 Units of Whoa wken.1heff istered and 8,387 X l'0Y5 Wage S on SANC' had been 625 helicopter lflg 'gig this Sgr! TUARY'S helicopter deCl4 Ui' 4 period. 1: 18 1 , -L -Q

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