Riverrat1969: LCM-8 After Fire

Loaded with 50 tons of military dynamite, this boat took a direct hit from a Viet Cong mortar round, and the load caught on fire. Proving the toughness of these boats, it never sank, but was a total loss after the fire. Details can be verufied by NARA documents for the 1099th Medium Boat Company, for 1969.