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U.S.S. VALLEY FORGE
(LPH-8)FIRST IN PEACE - FIRST IN WAR
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LPH-8 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1961 | - | OCT | 1962 | Caribbean |
| OCT | 1961 | - | JAN | 1962 | Caribbean |
| OCT | 1961 | - | DEC | 1961 | Caribbean |
| JAN | 1962 | - | JAN | 1962 | Panama Canal |
| MAR | 1962 | - | Shellback Initiation - 23 MAR 1962 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1962 | - | Shellback Initiation - 23 MAR 1962 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1962 | - | Shellback Initiation - 23 MAR 1962 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1962 | - | Shellback Initiation - 3 MAR 1962 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1962 | - | Shellback Initiation - 25 MAR 1962 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1962 | - | Shellback Initiation - 3 MAR 1962 - Indian Ocean | ||
| APR | 1962 | - | DEC | 1962 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1962 | - | DEC | 1962 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1962 | - | APR | 1962 | Dependents Cruise |
| APR | 1962 | - | DEC | 1962 | West Pac |
| AUG | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Middle Pacific |
| SEP | 1962 | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 SEP 1962 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1962 | - | NOV | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| JAN | 1963 | - | AUG | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JUL | 1963 | - | SEP | 1963 | Dry Dock |
| JAN | 1964 | - | SEP | 1964 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1964 | - | NOV | 1964 | West Pac |
| JUL | 1964 | - | SEP | 1964 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| AUG | 1964 | - | NOV | 1964 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1965 | - | JUL | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1965 | - | JAN | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1965 | - | JUN | 1965 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAY | 1965 | - | OCT | 1965 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| SEP | 1965 | - | JAN | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1966 | - | JUL | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JUN | 1966 | - | JUN | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| SEP | 1966 | - | NOV | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| FEB | 1967 | - | AUG | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| NOV | 1967 | - | AUG | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| NOV | 1967 | - | AUG | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| DEC | 1967 | - | JAN | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1968 | - | AUG | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAY | 1968 | - | JUL | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| OCT | 1968 | - | JUN | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| NOV | 1968 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 NOV 1968 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1968 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 NOV 1968 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1968 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 NOV 1968 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1968 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 NOV 1968 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1969 | - | JUL | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1969 | - | DEC | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1969 | - | SEP | 1969 | Decommisioning |
| MAR | 1969 | - | MAY | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| OCT | 1969 | - | JAN | 1970 | Decommisioning |
| NOV | 1969 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 NOV 1969 - Pacific Ocean | ||
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