| USS Arlington (AGMR-2) On January 23, 1968, the North Koreans attacked and captured the USS PUEBLO (AGER-2). At that time, the USS Annapolis (AGMR-1) was enroute to Australia for a respite, and as a result of the capture of the USS PUEBLO, the trip was cancelled, and the USS Annapolis went back on station off the coast of Vietnam, and the USS Arlington (AGMR-2), who normally relieved us when we went on R and R, was rerouted to patrol off the North Korean coast in international waters. We missed the January trip, but another one was rescheduled for June 1968 for the Fremantle/Perth area in Western Australia. I extended my tour onboard the Annapolis, and I made the trip to Western Australia in June 1968. |
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