Nice job Lynn. I liked what you wrote. I must admit I've tried hard not to
be touchy about being a forgotten KW vet, but the feeling lay under the
surface somewhere until a little over a year ago. That's when I began
writing One Ship. Two Wars, the story of the USS Greer County (LST-799). The
799 was my ship, and for an old rust bucket that wasn't supposed to last,
she racked up a remarkable record.<<
Wasn't the LST-799 the ship that LtJg John H. Thornton launched from to
rescue the Virginia One Ranger team from a hot LZ on the morning of March
28, 1951, and then was shot down during the rescue attempt?