 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kuwedzera kwenhamba uye kukura kweHondo yeVietnam kwakaunza OHare basa kuWestPac. Achibva kuNorfolk, musi wa1 Chikumi 1966, akatora nzvimbo sechikepe chekutsigira pfuti pamhenderekedzo yeVietnam musi wa15 Chikunguru, achipfura mishoni munzvimbo dzese ina dzeCorps kumaodzanyemba. OHare akashanda somurindi wendege nokuda kwevatakuri vendege paYankee Station muGulf of Tonkin, akapinda muSea Dragonmabasa, aifambisa basa rokutsvaka nerokuponesa kure neNorth Vietnam. OHare yakadzokera kumusha musi wa17 December nomumugero weSuez, ichipedza kufamba nyika yose. Muna March 1968, pamwe chete neyaibva kuMayport, OHare yakaendeswa kuIndian Ocean ichipfuura nomuAfrica uye yakaita shanyo 17 dzokuMiddle East. Muna January 1969 pamwe Destroyer Squadron 32 DesRon 32 iye zvakare kutumirwa kuMediterranean. 