Awards
Nguyen Van Thieu, President of the Republic of Vietnam, came aboard Blue Ridge on 28 June 1972 to confer with Vice Admiral Holloway, Admiral Gaddis and General Miller. On 18 July, USS Blue Ridge was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon for her action at Tiger Island and on 9 August, the ship was awarded the Battle Effectiveness Award (Battle "E") for her Vietnam operations. The ship earned the second star on the Vietnam Service Medal for her support role in the de-mining of North Vietnamese waters in 1973.
She earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation and Navy Unit Commendation for her role in Operation Frequent Wind, the helicopter evacuation of Saigon in April 1975. The ship was also awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award and the Humanitarian Service Medal during Operation TOMODACHI.
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