‘When Lightning Followed Thunder’
Art by Dale Byhre
This is a painting depicting the nighttime operation named ‘Lions Den’ on the 27th of August, 1972. It shows the destroyer USS Rowan astern of the USS Newport News (codename ‘THUNDER’) as they maneuver off Haiphong harbor shelling North Vietnamese shore installations and coming under fire from coastal gun batteries.
You can find more of Dale’s art at https://marineartbydale.com/
Tales of an Asia Sailor 
I saw it live. I was standing forward of the ECM shack with a Red Eye missile on my shoulder. Exciting times.
Scotty
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You and me both shipmate. I remember that night very well Sarge (Scotty).
Monty
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I was there with you , I was in T-2 shelling .
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