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HERE
Recovering from heart attack 3Jul07 (5x bypass). One step at a time - one day at a time, as well as two or three breaths at a time. Recoup/Rehab is a long and very slow process. I am now on the second year of rehab- oh how slow this is, and some days quite hard. If you smoke---QUIT! We can't blame "Agent Orange" on everything. Take and be responsible for your own actions!
New Stuff: 17Oct08 Another heart problem - Congestive Heart Failure. Emergency 911 and four (4) days in hospital. Excess liquids removed, change of/addional medications. Sent home to recover. No driving, no pulmonary rehab until further notice. Bland foods, no salt, and reduce liquid intake. Oh Woe is Me- Will this ever end?????
Other Comments:
Life is beautiful and great. Don't waste it! Maximize each and every day! Live today as though there is no tomorrow! THERE MIGHT NOT BE A "TOMORROW!"
New-new stuff - 30Mar09 - Pulmonary Rehabilitation three (3) days - Monday, Wednesday and Friday per week, Dr. appointments/follow ups on Tue and Thurs. Full weeks of medical appointments. On oxygen 24/7/365 with prognosis of "no cure for Pulmonary Fibrosis" due to smoking, nasty stuff in the air, and the kicker, Agent Orange in Vietnam - 1966-1967. But hell, tomorrow the sun will come up, my backyard birds will sing to me, my wife will still be by my side - and it too shall be a great day! I love it!!!! ************** New newer stuff--June 2009 As if I don't have enough physical problems, I have just been diagnosed as a Diabetic #2 - so the insulin shots and Glucose monitoring, plus doing a lot of reading and research on this subject. So I will loosen up my haversack shoulder straps for this new extra load, and continue to march - one breath, one step and one day at a time. Each day is a challenge, but with the grace of God, the help and support of my wonderful wife and family - this too shall pass. Each day is still beautiful! *************** 20 Sept 2009 Newest of new stuff; Seems my various systems are needing a lot of help, as implants and medications are coming on scene more often to keep this old antique body breathing and stumbling around. Just had a Pacemaker & Fibulator combination implanted - seems this worn heart needs help to stay in sync, and not to "flutter" - makes my Dr.s nervous. However, each day is a bonus, and more beautiful than the last, and I look forward to each new day - who knows, miracles still happen, and although my Drs. say "no way," I have faith, and believe that God makes the call. Life is still precious and beautiful. ******************* 28Nov09- New "old stuff!" Another 911 Help call- More of the same- congestive heart failure along with a major blood infection. In hospital eight (8) days. Many test and scans in an attempt to locate source- all test and culture smears negative. The virus is identified, but its source is not known. More test next week. In the meantime, recovering at home to get strength back and get back to Rehab. Its been too long. Each day is a big "Plus" and I thank God for it and look forward to the next day. Life is good and very, very precious. ***********************
Laid down, 19 November 1960, at New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Launched, 15 September 1962
Commissioned USS Vancouver (LPD-2), 11 May 1963
During the Vietnam War USS Vancouver (LPD-2) participated in the following campaigns:
Vietnam War Campaigns
Campaigns and Dates
Campaigns and Dates
Vietnamese Defense
24 to 25 August 1965
Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
26 to 28 August 1969
9 September to 23 October 1969
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
13 August to 1 September 1966
13 to 28 September 1966
7 October to 11 November 1966
31 December 1966 to 17 January 1967
13 February to 4 March 1967
Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
15 to 25 November 1969
7 to 15 December 1969
30 December 1969 to 10 January 1970
9 to 12 February 1970
10 to 13 March 1970
Tet Counteroffensive
22 to 24 February 1968
1 March to 1 April 1968
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII
8 to 11 July 1970
8 to 12 August 1970
1 to 3 May 1971
12 to 13 May 1971
20 to 22 May 1971
13 to 15 June 1971
18 to 20 June 1971
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV
2 to 15 April 1968
1 March to 15 April 1968
27 April to 17 June 1968
Consolidation I
15 to 16 July 1971
13 to 14 August 1971
5 to 6 September 1971
10 to 15 September 1971
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase V
6 July to 20 August 1968
1 September 1968
Vietnam Ceasefire
9 to 10 July 1972
Decommissioned, 27 March 1992, at Naval Station San Diego, CA.
Laid up in the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF), Pearl Harbor, HI., maintenance category X
Struck from Naval Register, 8 April 1997
Custody transferred to the Maritime Administration, 29 November 2001 of lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, date unknown, to International Shipbreaking LTD, Brownsville, TX., for $657,000
Withdrawn from the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet anchorage for hull cleaning at Mare Island Drydocks, 21 February 2013, cost to the Federal Government $530,000, expected completion, 8 March 2013
USS Vancouver (LPD-2) earned ten campaign stars for Vietnam War service
Specifications: Displacement 8,650 t.(lt) 14,113 t.(fl) Length 522 ' Beam 100' Draft 23' Speed 20 kts. Complement 436 Troop Accommodations 1,000 Armament four 3"/50 guns Propulsion
two Boilers
two Geared Turbines
two Propellers, 24,000shp
