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USS LEADER (MSO-490)
18 October 1968 - 05 December 1968

Operation SEA LORDS

For Extraordinary HEROISM
and Outstanding Performance.....

In Operation Sea Lords, the Navy's three major operating forces in Vietnam (TF 115, 116, and 117) are brought together for the first time to stop Vietcong infiltration deep into South Vietnam's Mekong Delta.
Courtesy of CNO