The "Old 18" Does it Again. Veteran of several amphibious invasions along the long road from the Solomons to the Philippines, the Coast Guard-manned LST 18 unloads its fighting men and machines on the beaches of Leyte Island. Another Coast Guard-manned LST, the 202, also rings up another invasion. On the beach Coast Guardsmen and troops are filling sandbags for beach gun emplacements.

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Keywords: 17-a2-199, 26-, coast, guard, history, job, rdss, rg