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Years Served: 1967 – 6-month cruise to Vietnam…I joined the ship in March, 1967. It left for Vietnam in one week. We got back in September, 1967. I was a SK-3 working in the stockroom in the fantail next to the post office. I took many picture of our trip, but I can’t seem to remember the names of photos I took of other sailors. I remember getting shot at on our first day on the firing line. A san pan got in the middle of a heated battle of machine gun fire from the shore line. The mother was killed and both kids were taken by helicopter to Da Nang for medical attention. Right now, I am suffering from diabetes that I have submitted a claim to the VA for Agent Orange. Since we are all Navy, they are still fighting a legal battle that Navy personnel were subjected to the AO fumes. I went ashore on a PT boat, but the ship’s records did not list names, only that 5 persons went ashore. So if anyone can remember me going ashore, I could use your proof in my case. You can contact me at ran5512@att.net. Thank you and god bless America.

Years Served: 1966 – 1968…Roger Truran BT2