Letters HomeA Sailor's Perspective of the Vietnam War in 1968

Mike's Slideshows

Mike Ducy shot 120 film slides throughout the deployment and recorded narration on cassette tape for the family back home. Press play to hear Mike describe each slide in his own words — the images advance automatically.

Japan Shore Leave

Tape 3, Side 2 — Yokosuka, Tokyo, Kamakura — Recorded 16 May 1968

Yokosuka Harbor crane
1 / 55Yokosuka Harbor crane
So, slide number one. This is a picture that I took entering Yokosuka Harbor of a large crane that's there in the shipyard. It's kind of a toss-up, whether this is the largest crane in the world or not. not it's just about the same size to one it's in the shipyards there in Long Beach California here's slide number two this is also in Yokosuka Harbor this is the USS Antelope there are three
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Vietnam — Da Nang & SAR Operations

Tape 3a, Side 2 — Da Nang Harbor, USO Show, SAR Rescue — Recorded 20 May 1968

USS Ranger, Yankee Station
1 / 18USS Ranger, Yankee Station
Alright, here's slide number one. This is a USS Ranger, an aircraft carrier that was up on Yankee Station there in the Gulf of Tonkin while we were there. I took this picture as our ship was leaving Subic Bay.
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