Vaughan's sense of duty and dedication to the mission have inspired a lasting memory among his fellow service members. Tragically, Vaughan's friend was injured while at a special military survival school and did not get a chance to see Vaughan before his death. According to Nasuti, in an unexpected coincidence, Vaughan's close high school friend (and fellow sailor) had been assigned to replace Vaughan on shore duty. Vaughan had been an officer on the Radford and volunteered for ground duty during the height of combat in the war. Doug Vaughan was laid to rest at sea - after being hit by a Viet Cong ambush during treacherous land warfare operations. A particularly memorable and poignant moment occurred when Lt. Not all the occurrences aboard the Radford during the war were happy ones. The destroyer became an instrumental part of a broad amphibious attack strategy during the ensuing Vietnam War. USS Radford Home to Enduring FriendshipsÄuring the Vietnam War, the Radford provided naval gunfire support and escorted aircraft carriers during the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964. Their rescue operations continue to be interrupted by enemy attacks," writes Thomas McLoughlin. "The ships were like sitting ducks, stopped dead in the water to allow the men in the sea to swim over to them. Despite the perils of ongoing Japanese attacks, the Radford repeatedly returned to rescue more sailors. As open-water warfare progressed, the USS Radford pulled wounded "oil-soaked" sailors from the Helena out of the sea with cargo nets - all the while under enemy fire.
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