7th MARINE Regiment reinforced departed Camp Pendleton in May 1965 and arrived on White Beach Okinawa in June 1965.3rd Bn 7th Marines embarked on float ap proximately two weeks later.We disembarked at Qui Nohn, South Vietnam and protected the air strip.We were releived by 2nd Bn 7th Marines. We embarked and went to Subic Bay, PI for R&R.We aboarded the ships and was told the USS Frank KNOX had run a ground on Parades Reef.We helped off load her weapons and ammunition.Once she was afloat we headed towards Viet nam,once again. On Aug 18th Operation Starlite, until of VC was threatening the airfield at Chu Lai.2nd Bn 4th Mar, 3rd Bn 3 Mar and 3rd Bn 7th Mar were de ployed to engage the enemy on the peninsula near Chu Lai.This was the first engagement were the enemy did not take off for parts unknown. |