▁par ach ute - f lare ▁in ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁hold . ▁Later ▁it ▁was ▁found ▁that ▁a ▁Korean ▁labor er ▁had ▁put ▁it ▁there . ▁The ▁ship ' s ▁hold ▁had ▁ 5 7 5 ▁tons ▁of ▁fl ares , ▁bomb s , ▁and ▁other ▁am mun ition . ▁Colonel ▁Matt is ▁went ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁smoke - filled ▁hold ▁and ▁removed ▁the ▁burning ▁f lare ▁saving ▁the ▁ship . ▁Following ▁actions ▁others ▁joined ▁to ▁put ▁out ▁the ▁fire . ▁Later ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Matt is ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁medal ▁for ▁he ▁actions . ▁ ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁Bere a ▁Vict ory ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁reserve ▁fleet ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁char tered ▁to ▁fer ry ▁military ▁equipment ▁to ▁American ▁forces ▁in ▁South ▁Vietnam ▁for ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁Bere a ▁Vict ory ▁has ▁the ▁dangerous ▁job ▁of ▁deliver ing ▁am mun ition . ▁It ▁took ▁her ▁ 2 1 ▁days ▁to ▁travel ▁from ▁San ▁Francisco ▁to ▁Sa ig on . ▁She ▁took ▁supplies ▁to ▁Qu i ▁N h ơ n ▁in ▁central ▁Vietnam . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁Oct . ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁dock ed ▁at ▁Qu i ▁N hon ▁Vietnam ese ▁civ ili ans ▁placed ▁a ▁bomb s ▁in ▁a ▁hold . ▁The ▁explos ion ▁and ▁fire ▁kill ▁ 1 2 ▁men ▁in ▁L CM ▁and ▁ 5 ▁Army ▁on ▁the ▁ship . ▁It ▁wounded ▁ 1 0 ▁Army ▁men ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁ship ▁mar in ers . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9