when the war came to an end they formed a large armada call the south china naval forces and send the south china naval force through china and formosa and vietnam. and he was selected as the flagship for that with admiral elliott buckmaster on him. when he had been captain he was -- it was sunk at the battle of midway. a lot of high-powered guys were here too. vietnam, she did coastal gunfire support missions. the coastal gunfire support missions were when the people back home of each is needed support. they call for gunfire on shore and they tried to hit specific targets. the ship participated in 87 gunfire supports. a very successful service over there. she received two navy presidential unit citations. the only coast guard ship that got presidential unit citations. went back to her normal duties which is ocean station. hosting themselves out there in the oh days. -- in the old days. also rescues at sea. after the ocean station work in 1980 200,000 cubans came over from cuba and we are standing here right now. >> since last month 25,000 refugees from castro's cuba came to america.

the south china naval forces and send the south china naval force to china and formosa and vietnam, that area. the japanese were still being located back in japan and it was selected as the flagship for that. with admiral elliott buckmaster. and elliott buckmaster, when he was the officer for the yorktown , when it was sunk at the battle of midway. the bottom line, a lot of high-powered guys served here during world war ii. vietnam, she did coastal gunfire support missions. she was over there for a year, covering all the way down the coast of the vietnam. back to the other side. the support missions were when people back on the beaches heard -- beaches needed support they called for gunfire offshore. the ship participated in 87 gunfire support missions and she received two navy presidential unit citations. so the coast guard ship, the only coast guard ship that got gw president citations. she came back from vietnam and she went back to her normal station. the north atlantic, posting themselves out there. in the old days it was checking for icebergs, plotting icebergs. also did work with

the south china naval forces through china and most of the vietnam. the japanese were still being located back in japan and it was selected as the ship for that. elliott buckmaster, when he was the officer for the yorktown -- the bottom line, a lot of high-powered guys served here during world war ii. vietnam, she did coastal gunfire support missions. she was therefore a year, covering all the way down the coast of the vietnam. people back on the beaches heard gunfire offshore. the ship participated in 87 gunfire support missions and she received two navy presidential unit citations. the only coast guard ship that got two presidential -- then she went back to her normal station. the north atlantic, posting themselves out there. they were plotting icebergs. they were giving positions on reports and so forth. and also risk use at sea. -- rescues at sea. 200,000 cubans came over from cuba, right in the harbor where we are standing there now. >> today we have seen the cubans explode. >> castro gave them a one-time chance to get out if they wanted to, and