at Little Creek, Virginia on 19 June 1963. For the next two years she underwent various phases of training in amphibious warfare. In May 1965 the Dominican Republic crisis erupted and Hickman County sailed from Norfolk, Virginia on 8 May laden with supplies for the logistical support of the U.S. Armed Forces keeping the peace in that country. Hickman County remained in the Caribbean area as a standby ship supplying the United States contingent in the Dominican Republic until 15 July when it called at Puerto de Haina, Dominican Republic to embark Army troops and sailed for Sunny Point, North Carolina, debarking them on 22 July 1965. From 26 August until 9 December, the busy ship transferred military personnel and cargo between the United States and the Dominican Republic and acted as host to foreign ships at San Juan, Puerto Rico. On 10 December she arrived at Little Creek, departing for Brooklyn, New York four days later for overhaul. Vietnam, 1966–1969 On 23 February 1966 the ship transited the Panama Canal, arriving at Pearl Harbor on 19 March and departed Kāne'ohe Bay, Oahu on 4 April 1966 for the Western Pacific. During the Vietnam War Hickman County participated in the following campaigns: Vietnamese Counteroffensive (6 May–30 June 1966) Vietnamese Counteroffensive – Phase II (1 July 1966 – 31 May 1967) Vietnamese Counteroffensive – Phase III (1 June–31 December 1967) Tet Counteroffensive (16 February–1 April 1968) Vietnamese Counteroffensive – Phase IV (2 April–30 June 1968) Vietnamese Counteroffensive – Phase V (1 July–1 November 1968) Vietnamese Counteroffensive – Phase VI (29 December 1968 – 22 February 1969) Tet 69/Counteroffensive (23 February–8 June 1969) Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969 (9 June–26 July 1969) Vietnam Winter-Spring 1969 (1–3 November 1969) Decommissioning and transfer, 1969–1979 Decommissioned (date unknown), she was transferred to the Philippines on 26 November 1969, and the ship was renamed as RPS Cagayan (LT-97). Struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 15 September 1979, her final fate is unknown. Awards As LST-825 the ship earned one battle star for World War II service, and two battle stars and the Korean Presidential Unit Citation for Korean War service. As Hickman County she earned ten campaign stars, and the Vietnamese Presidential Unit Citation for Vietnam War service. References LST-542-class tank landing ships World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Cold War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Korean War amphibious warfare vessels