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Experiences of British, U.S., and Allied forces early in World War II underscored the need for effective close-in fire support and beach bombardment. The most effective method for providing this much-needed capability was not to develop specialized platforms for the task, but to modify the ships and craft that already had the capability to get close-in to shore
in medias res. The answer was landing craft.
Much as the Soviets had done with their
Katyusha on land, the British Royal Navy and U.S. Navy began modifying their existing and planned landing craft and boat designs to accommodate rapidly evolving rocket and rocket-launching technology. By the war s end, a number of different craft had been modified to carry and launch rockets for close-in fire support.
Vietnam Veterans Day
We will offer free admission to Vietnam veterans and their immediate families on March 29, National Vietnam War Veterans Day. March 29 is a fitting choice for a day honoring Vietnam veterans. It was chosen to be observed in perpetuity as March 29, 1973 was the day the United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam was disestablished and also the day the last U.S. combat troops departed Vietnam. Around this same day, Hanoi released the last of its acknowledged prisoners of war.
The Vietnam War lasted longer than a decade and resulted in the death of more than 58,000 U.S. troops. A display aboard the USS Yorktown features replica dog tags for each of the 896 South Carolinians who were killed. Unfortunately, because of social distancing efforts, we are unable to host our normal memorial ceremony as we have for many years inside our Vietnam Experience (VE) Exhibit. This is the second time we’ve had to make this difficult decision. We plan to bring