Twenty Fifth Reunion of the |
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USS Cabildo (LSD-16 Crewmembers' Association |
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Via ZOOM
- Day 2 - September 22, 2020 |
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Kenneally film - WESPAC Deployment 1966 |
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We opened
day two of our Zoom reunion with about 30 minutes of hospitality room
socializing. After we believed
that everyone who wished to join us was connected we shared the 25
minute Kenneally video taken in 1966.
After watching the 1965 video we enjoyed about an hour of getting
caught up with our fellow association members. |
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MajGen Dennis Kenneally, USA Ret. kindly offered our association 24 reels of 8 mm film which his Father, Frank Kenneally, SFCS took onboard the Cabildo in 1965 and 1966. I gratefully accepted his offer and had 20 of the reels converted to a digital format. Using video editing software tool I assembled the video into two videos, one each for the 1965 and 1966 WESPAC deployments. The following photos are from the 1966 video.
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Two of three airboats transported to Vietnam on the USS Cabildo |
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One of the air boats and an LPH? and LST in view |
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Two swiftboats and one air boat off Vietnam |
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Refueling at Sea |
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Off loading an LCU at Johnston Island |
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Off loading an LCU at Johnston Island |
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USS O'Bannon, DD 450, passing by |
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A wave of LCVPs returning to their ship from the landing site |
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An LCU wih both a tank and a jeep backing out of the well deck |
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Marines
headed to an LVP |
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Marines
cleaning guns getting ready for action aboard their
LVP |
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One of two action shots - viehicles on beach at left headed for the
explosion |
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Unmarked helo landing on flight deck |
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A chinook helocopter about to drop a load on the flight deck |
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One of two jets making a attack pass |
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The second action shot, the fire resulting from the jets attack to this port |
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An LVP entering the well deck roped to be turned around and then back in |
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USS Cabildo (LSD-16) Association Web site - Last Revision October 3, 2020 |