Donald Barnes says sailors were firing 'day and night' on the firing line aboard the USS Davis to support ground troops.
Donald Barnes says sailors were firing"day and night" on the firing line aboard the USS Davis to support ground troops.JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It has been more than 50 years since the last American combat troops were withdrawn from the Vietnam War. One of the ships that was involved in the fighting was the Destroyer USS Davis.
Barnes served in the Navy from 1963 to 1966. In his last year in the Navy, he served on the Davis, a time of great conflict in Vietnam. The fighting is long done and nowadays, Barnes is happy to enjoy peace with his fellow veterans who also served on the Davis; a service that means the world to him.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Florida sailor dies after going missing from Jacksonville-based USS Mason in Red SeaStudents at Ridgeview High School in Clay County got the chance to meet some of their local veterans.
Read more »
Navy's most decorated battleship, USS New Jersey, heads to dry dock for maintenanceThe maintenance work is expected to take about two months.
Read more »
Cost cutting, crew complacency to blame for USS Boxer's engine problems, Navy saysA recently obtained investigation says three separate engineering failures on the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer kept the warship from going to sea last year. Leaving the Pacific Fleet 'less ready and less capable.'
Read more »
‘Disorganized chaos that has no place in Jacksonville’: Black pastor denounces Jacksonville Beach violenceA Jacksonville-based African-American pastor expressed his disappointment in the violence and shootings in Jacksonville Beach that left one person dead and three people injured on Sunday night.
Read more »
WW1 USS Jacob Jones’ bell raised after over 100 yearsAfter over 100 years of lying on the seabed of the coast of England, the bell of the destroyer USS Jacob Jones has finally been recovered.
Read more »