Rendezvous with Destiny: LCI-713 

My father commanded LCI-1024 in the Pacific. Hats off to all those guys.

For 20yrs now I been part of that ship bringing it back to life

I take great comfort hearing Terry Wood narrate this production. I also take my hat off and give a right proper salute to these brave men. My freedom is the direct result of their sacrifice. Thank you, gentlemen, for your service. Andrew L. Miller, Sgt (Ret), USAF

LCI713 is located in the Swan Island Lagoon in Portland, Oregon. Consider coming to volunteer and join the crew, working on Saturdays and Thursdays. Thanks for watching!

LCI-1085 was converted to a passenger ship after WWII. Went to lake George steamboat Co for conversion to the "Ticonderoga II". Boat was taken up the Hudson to Champlain, cut apart in Ticonderoga and transported to lake George drydock. It served for passenger cruises until the 90s when it became floating storage and then ultimately sold for scrap.

I pass by this area everyday on my way to work. I still want to visit it. I like to feel what my Grandfather went through landing on Normandy Beach 2 weeks after D-day. He was in the Signal corps as a telephone linesman.

That was a great video. All of the volunteers are doing a fabulous job keep that landing craft afloat. I am on the East coast, so I can't visit. Otherwise, I would.

Most Excellent!

Thanks for your hard work. Great Uncle serviced on a LCI. I want to visit your ship one day.

"...If you were 25, you were normally called 'the old man'...": My father, Pfc John Basil Hopkins, Battery A, 32nd Field Artillery Battalion, 18th Regimental Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, landed on Easy Red, Omaha Beach; he was 29 years old... after having already landed and fought across Sicily (operation Husky), 10 June, 1943... perhaps called "grandpa"? (or, grandpa Hoppy)

Are there any LCI(r) left?