Strong (DD 758) - Naval Cruise Book

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GUNLINE l l V I I l I 3 I STRONG spent most of April and the IlI'f.1 ul Hag optrrzrrrrr-up in 1llL'fiUlIV '.l'ilC'1Ca1 Zones of South Vietllam. Our lllissifm IIICIC wilf trr pnrwrlhg leliwirl lrllllillk' -'uljlwn to the American and Allied troops ashore, Q H , E We worked on an around the clock Inari: 'rzrntlirrpr rr!! :llfw LYIHIIIJ' l1rl11i1 1UEX-111 ing for a call. The most exciting rnis,s,ion wc- va-rir r::rlIw,l tw ima: an i'rrrvfg'rL'1H'5' IH me IV Corps Tactical Zone. lfire had broken our in t-rrtrrrry grfvn ion in the tilt-l4tr1f?'rDC1'a l driving him to the beach, ln a matter of one day, wt innrr-r if nrllli lflllliwil fl X C' IW' talion and a VC company, dcstroyingz many of rlrtir frrpg-lit-1 rn rlrt pri-u'r'1-. 1 l When not firing or waiting' for a rrrimlorr, wtf 'ptrrr twirl, rlnril dai 'iflrrcl1 ?35 1d rearming. This evolution usually tool.: I5 to ,ltr Iron: :null t '-glrzrnrrt-rl muy-rru LTOIICCIHCK-L But of all the jobs assigned llf, in the Iiarr It' frrrrv, rln xxir' :Int .uw wa' lilgcd rum. We mer many Ol the heolvlc ashore thninsr our wir rr :r lrorrr :rr l'?r1Hl T' 'UV' :Wd will lan' and also Clltellailled several Swift Bon! ttlrcvurr with rm :rlr , rgnwri Q, mid live lHll31C'

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