Greyrider,
We were transported to it via one of the U.S.S. New Orleans' ship-to-shore "skiffs" (I think that's what the squids called them) . I was a rifleman in an U.S.M.C. Honor Guard taking part in a memorial service for the fallen.
OT: I also had the honor of being in the rifle detail that gave the rifle salute at the dedication of the U.S. Marine Lebanon Memorial Monument in Osceola, Arkansas (1/15/84) during my period of active duty as a U.S. Marine. The memorial was for all the Marines killed in the Beirut barracks bombing.
These two experiences will go to my grave with me, I'll never forget them, or what they were about . . .
Regards
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