USS MULLINNIX DD-944

23 May 1972
Overhead Explosion!

"Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. And it is youth that must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow, and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war."
Herbert Hoover

All Vietnam Vets feared the reality of reading the names of friends from the Vietnam Casualties list. The war was over for the names appearing on the back page of "STARS AND STRIPES".


...to station 5. 1810 Alongside the USS McCain DL-3 for boat transfer.








Letter From FTG3 Dennis "Ski" Wenske's Mom. Thanks Mom!!!

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