<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ukushintshaniswa kwaqedwa phakathi no-January, 1973, futhi uProteus waqhubeka nemisebenzi yakhe. Ngo-1974 abasebenzi baseShip Repair Facility eNaval Base Guam basusa umbhoshongo wesibhamu ongama-intshi amahlanu kanye nezinhlamvu ezingadingekile emsebenzini wakhe oyinhloko - okushiya kuphela izibhamu ezine ezingama-20mm njengezikhali zakhe eziyinhloko zokuzivikela. Lapho  <response>: ISaigon yawa ngo-1975, abantu baseVietnam abangaba ngu-100 000 babaleka ezweni lakubo futhi baqhutshelwa e-U.S. eGuam. Emkhankasweni omkhulu obizwa ngokuthi i-Operation New Life, wonke umuntu owayengasinda wasiza ekulungiseleleni izikhungo zokunakekela ababaleki. Njengengxenye yalowo mzamo, izikhulu namadoda angaphezu kwe-1,000 avela ku- Proteus basebenza nabasebenzi bokwakha be-Seabee ukwakha idolobha lezintente zababaleki e-Orote Field e-Naval Base Guam, kushiya kuphela iqembu elincane labantu abakhethiwe abasebenza kulo ukuze babheke ukuphepha nokuvikeleka kwalo; kanye nokusingatha izimo eziphuthumayo ezivela ezikebheni ezazikhona. Kodwa ngalelo sonto, iProteus yayingaphandle kwebhizinisi njengenjwayelo - okwathi uNobhala Wezempi wanika iProteus indumiso yakhe yesibili ye-Meritorious Unit ngo-1975; futhi yena kanye namanye ama-Navy Units wanikezwa umklomelo wokuqala we-Navy Humanitarian Service Medal owasungulwa yi-Executive Order Januwari 1977 ngezenzo eziqala ngo-Ephreli 1, 1975. 