OPERATION FREQUENT WINDS
Posted April 30, 2019 - During Operation Frequent Winds (the Evacuation of Saigon), the following ships participated. I believe most or all of these ships were in the Territorial Seas on April 29 and 30, 1975, and most or all of these ships were in or near the plume of the Mekong River. This is within the time frame for exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. There were Navy and Marine personnel aboard these ships. This should be verified through Deck Logs to prove Territorial Seas status for disability claims.
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USS CORAL SEA (CV-43)
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USS MIDWAY (CV-41)
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USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65)
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USS HANCOCK (CVA-19)
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USS ROWAN (DD-782)
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USS HENRY B. WILSON (DD-782)
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USS WORDEN (DLG-18)
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USS RATHBURNE (DE- 1057)
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USS COOK (DE-1083)
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USS BAUSELL (DD-845)
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USS JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG-32)
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USS KNOW (DE-1052)
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USS REASONER (DE- 1063)
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USS RAMSEY (DEG-2)
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USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19)
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USS DULUTH (LPD-6)
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USS THOMASTON (LSK-28)
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USS FREDERICK (LST-1 184)
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USS DURHAM (LKA-114)
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USS DUBUQUE (LPD-8)
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USS ANCHORAGE (LSD-36)
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USS TUSCALOOSA (LST- 1187)
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USS FLINT (AE-32)
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USS ABNAKI (ATF-96)
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USS PRAIRIE (AD-15)
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USS VEGA (AF-59)
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USS QUAPAW (ATF-110)
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USS RICHARD B. ANDERSON (DD-786)
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USS BENJAMIN STODDARD (DDG-22)
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USS BRONSTEIN (DE-1037)
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USS LANG (DE-1060)
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USS GURKE (DD-783)
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USS COCHRANE (DDG-21)
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USS GRIDLEY (DLG-21)
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USS MEYERKORD (DE-1058)
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USS KIRK (DE-1087)
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USS OKLAHOMA CITY (CLG-5)
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USS MOBILE (LKA-115)
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USS DENVER (LPD-9)
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USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD-39)
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USS BARBOUR COUNTY (LST-1195)
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USS VANCOUVER (LPD-2)
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USS OKINAWA (LPH-3)
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USS PEORIA (LST-1183)
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USS HAKEAKALA (AE-25)
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USS MARS (AFS-1)
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USS ASHTABULA (AO-15)
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USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29)
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USS WHITE PLAINS (AFS-4)
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USS KAWISHIWI (AO-146)