Jun 062014
 
D-Day

“Into the Jaws of Death” A LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarks troops of Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division (the Big Red One) wading onto the Fox Green section of Omaha Beach (Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France) on the morning of June 6, 1944. American soldiers encountered [Read more…]

Jun 032014
 
Welcome Home USS ORLECK!

Breaking News  From the State of Louisiana June 3, 2014:  Yesterday the Louisiana Legislature ended its 2014 session.  Among the major accomplishments was passage of a resolution recognizing USS ORLECK DD 886. It is only appropriate and right that USS ORLECK, a Vietnam Veteran and hero in her own right should finally, after having left Vietnamese [Read more…]