[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 43 (Thursday, March 6, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E189]
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  HONORING THE BRAVERY AND SACRIFICE OF THE MEN OF U.S. NAVAL SUPPORT 
                       ACTIVITY DA NANG, VIETNAM

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                           HON. BRAD FINSTAD

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 6, 2025

  Mr. FINSTAD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the bravery and 
sacrifice of the men of Naval Support Activity Da Nang, a U.S. Navy 
logistics support unit stationed in Vietnam from 1965 to 1972.
  On February 27, 1969, the North Vietnamese Army launched two rockets 
into a U.S. Navy storage facility, destroying Landing Craft Utility-
1500, and wounding 13 servicemen.
  During the ensuing rocket barrage, ammunitions on LCU-1500 were 
detonated, causing an explosion which spread to a nearby harbor utility 
craft, destroying both vessels and damaging a third.
  In total, twenty-two Navy men were killed and thirty-eight wounded, 
many of whom subsequently died as a result of their injuries.
  The men of the U.S. Navy Da Nang Unit gave their all for our Nation 
that day in 1969, yet never received recognition for their heroic 
actions in a time of war.
  I am humbled and proud to honor these brave men today for the 
sacrifices they made for our country fifty-six years ago. They will 
never be forgotten.

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