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1965 ORISKANY Memoir

 

USS ORISKANY 1965 OFF VIET NAM

Aboard the “Big O” in the South China Sea

1. Underway to WestPac

2. Getting to Know You

3. “The Greatest Generation”

4. Shore Patrol

5. The Money Game

6. Pagsanjan Falls

7. Yokosuka

8. The Skipper

9. The Typhoon

10. The Scorecard

11. The Fire

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