Note, In march 1968 Fort Marion LSD 22 got underway to go around by the way of the Pananma canal to pick 14 PBR Mark II boats and transport to Danang and back to San Diego in June, the Fort Marion was in up keep, then underway Oct 26, 1968,Asigned to 7th fleet [Ready Group ALFA], then stop off in Philippines to pickup Marine Corps". Ready Batallion and they Equipment's along with Navy Corp Seabee and Equipments off to Danang, VIETNAM to fight, We was what you call the HotSpot Ready Group ALFA, go whenever there was a hotspot that need be check out, we steam in group of three with a LPH close by, at first 60 day on the line, 14 inport,that got change to 30 day on the line 14 inport and we also was a support and recover group,so yes brown water mate,but the hard part is that it would be the Navy say that we did not fight so that why we do not have a Combat Medal, I guess the gun's that we was shooting and the VC was all in our mind, that OK cause We Know! 13 mo. then back to good old USA in July 5, 1969, then up to Bremerton, Washington Dec 13,1969 and Decommissioned The USS Fort Marion LSD 22 on Feb. 13 1970,A letter of note,When We Say Can Do, that what it mean's, cause the Navy give the crew three mo. to put her out,We did it in TWO mo. and was giving a letter of WELL DONE and B-Div. My Div was giving Letter for doing the best job on our dept's of the ship. So she set there till Sold To China on 15 April 1977, Name Chen Hai (LSD 192) and sevice her till MAY 1999 she was decommissioned, and on 9 December 2000 sent to the bottom as a reef. IN Her life from start to end was 56 year's Of service's, one of the older LSD to service. Five Battle star for the Korean War and Five Battle star for the Vietnam War.