▁termin ating ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁July . ▁A ▁short ▁duration , ▁surprise ▁am ph ib ious ▁assault ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Hu ế , ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁search ▁and ▁destroy ▁swe ep ▁in land , ▁Operation ▁K ang ar oo ▁K ick . ▁ ▁Sem in ole ▁next ▁head ed ▁for ▁a ▁much - ne eded ▁up keep ▁period , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁Sub ic ▁Bay ▁on ▁ 5 ▁August . ▁The ▁last ▁operation ▁of ▁this ▁deployment ▁came ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁with ▁an ▁am ph ib ious ▁landing ▁near ▁Qu ang ▁Tri . ▁Operation ▁B elt ▁Drive , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁named , ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁successful ▁completion ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September ▁and ▁d eter red ▁enemy ▁terror ism ▁over ▁the ▁election ▁period . ▁Sem in oles ▁unit ▁depart ed ▁Vietnam ese ▁waters ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September , ▁however , ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁west ▁coast , ▁via ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁Sub ic ▁Bay . ▁ ▁She ▁arrived ▁at ▁her ▁home port , ▁San ▁Diego , ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁September . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁to ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Sem in ole ▁participated ▁in ▁fleet ▁exercise ▁" Be agle ▁Le ash " ▁off ▁the ▁California ▁islands ▁of ▁Cor on ado ▁and ▁San ▁Clement e . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁August , ▁Sem in ole ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁joint ▁con voy ▁exercise ▁while ▁in ▁trans it ▁from ▁San ▁Diego ▁to ▁Pear l ▁Har bor . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1