elsie item issue 57 - USS Landing Craft Infantry National Association

THE 713 GETS UNDERWAY AGAIN!Opportunity for a Veteran's Day visit if you're in the Vancouver AreaGordon Smith, President 0f the AmphibiousForces Memorial Museum reports that, as we goto press, LCI 713 is about to get underwayagain!“We will be temporarily moving the 713 fromAstoria back to the dock in Portland in front ofthe Double Tree Hotel were we had our 2004national reunion,” said GordonThe move is planned for Saturday, September9th. I f all goes as planned she will be back inPortland before this issue of the newsletterreaches you. Gordon promises new pictures andinformation for the next issue of “Elsie Item”.Additionally, there will be an opportunity to visitaboard the 713 if you happen to be inVancouver on Veteran's Day, November 11,2006. Plans are to bring the 713 to Vancouverwhere it will be tied up next to “The Quay”, ahotel in Vancouver, just across the bridge fromPortland. A new Hilton Hotel is just four blocksaway, so if you are a member of the “HiltonChain”, you might want to plan a visit.“Welcome Aboard”, says Gordon“We've made great headway in restoring theship to its World War II appearance,” saidGordon, “and we're sure LCIers will be verypleased with what they see”.LCI 713 will be on display as part of Vancouver'sVeteran's Day celebrations which will include aparade, military vehicles and re-enactors in uniform.Without engines at present, she was propelledby a small pushing tug boat.A long-range goal of the Museum is to re-installengines.LCI 713 cruises down the Columbia River followingher appearance at the 2004 LCI National Reunion.10