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Show Local seaman serves in Vietnam defense Seaman Bruce E. Mower, USN, son of Mr .and Mrs. Eugene Eu-gene Mower of 692 Brookside Dr., while serving as a crew member aboard the Seventh Fleet destroyer USS Shelton, took part in shelling military and coastal sites near Don Hoi, Vietnam, during Operation Sea Dragon. Sea Dragon is a continuous operation designed to halt the infiltration of men and supplies sup-plies into the South. This is done through inspection of surface sur-face craft and the shelling of known infiltration routes on shore. In addition, destroyers assigned to the operation are occasionally called on to provide gunfire support for Marines and allied units operating operat-ing in the coastal areas. |