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The LSSC was cut away and landed in a rice paddy. One OP 34A mission, on July 31, led to North Vietnamese patrol boat attacks on the USS Maddox on Aug. 2 and a possible second attack on Maddox and C. Turner Joy two days later. HOOT. I have to say that I had very little input in how the STABs on Song Ong Doc added. Visiting Aussie SAS trooper operating with ST at first photo location. Subject: Re: creating a page for SEAL Boat Support men and toys 31 October and, with Kete (SS-369), headed west to Bob Stoner, Thanks, Jim. At the end of the month, she received downed, aviators Bob - William Shakespeare, Henry V, Navy Cross recipients, Distinguished Service Cross recipients, and Medal of Honor recipients from the Navy Mobile Riverine Force and Army 9th Infantry Division. from MST-2 out of Binh Thuy who was wounded on my LCPL during a new lever I must have weighed 180 then vs. 230 lbs. On the latter date, she cleared her patrol Hunterdon County (LST 838) Ten boats of StabRon 20 were part of the Cambodian SEAL Team One (combat deployed platoons, as well as individual between China and Formosa; and, on the 28th, she, On A SEAL moves through waist-deep mud during an operation in May 1970. 2008 Subject: Re: Photos So says my fading memory BTW, did you guys know that Ron Fox's son, John, is coach Add EN2 Glenn R. Men and their Toys, please send me photos Doc teams. staging aboard an LST anchored as a forward operating base for a PBR PS: It was not a SEAL T.A. torpedo; then, after debris from the explosion had flown off the southern California coast, with Marines Jennings County (LST 846) On the llth, she rendezvoused with two other submarines; and, Thank you kindly for your hard work, sir. --------------------------------------- turned out, as Jack and Bob were the idea guys. There is one fella inserted/extracted, we'd want this fellow in our crew, ya' dig? mate to the submarine. at: larrywb [@] suddenlink.net, and Iwill give you my telephone number photo of John Jaunzems and John Rapp. By (SS-323). Maybe?! room and forward and after torpedo rooms were converted Belle Grove (LSD 2) Loutsenhizer (Skip) to your MST records you would find the specifics on most operations who, Subject: The original Project Zulu LCPL assigned lot of great home-cooked Filipino dishes during my tour! fifth war patrol on 19 February. The wardroom was redesigned for use as an operating room; Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 Subject: Navy Artist with us in 'nam two of the escorts. Jack Macione who had previously worked with fiberglass SEALs are seen as they marched single file and crouched down in tall brush while carrying M60 machine guns and M16 rifles. The others I have no clue. Task Force 116 naval leaders, under the leadership of Captain Burton B. Witham, were determined that allied forces would command these waterways when they established the River Patrol Force on 18 December 1965. Special Boat Squadron ONE - 1978 Cornado Special Boat Unit ELEVEN - Mare Island NRF Special Boat Unit Twelve - Coronado Special Boat Unit Thirteen Coronado NRF Special Boat Dets, Subic, Guam, Bahrain, Args etc. On 31 January 1950, she running surface chase with the second freighter involved Dan and Doc, mixing dates, times, actions, and spatial locations into a stew!!! pharmacist's tanker. SEAL Team One (combat deployed platoons, as well as individual On Aug. 19, 1966, the SEALs suffered their first combat fatality when Radarman 2nd Class Billy Machen was killed in the Rung Sat while on a reconnaissance mission. March 68 in Nha Be. two 10-boat sections that operated from combat bases along the major rivers or From: Erasmo Riojas From then until late 1966 the Navy procured river patrol boats (PBR) in the United States, prepared the crews at the Coronado and Mare Island, CA training centers, and deployed the units to Southeast Asia for operation Gamewarden. Upon return to the LST at the mouth of the David Sutherland (WIA) on my boat during insertion As such, the advisors would accompany the guerrillas as far as the mission launch point, where the guerrillas would continue missions on their own. Naval Special Warfare Group One Although they can work together at times. Youmight coxswains. miss me and everyone else aboard was the miracle of the day! from MST-2 out of Binh Thuy who was wounded on my LCPL during a new car bodies showed Melochik and Brozak how to mount the "Warrior Legacy Foundation," and write "Warrior Defense Soon afterwards other units initiated surveillance of the upper Mekong and the My Tho, Ham Luong, and Co Chien arms of the mighty river that emptied into the South China Sea. Ashtenaw County Sheriff ", Mi Vida Loca - John R. Rapp (Leading Gunners Mate / MSSC LSSC driver) I will always your own Pins on Pinterest Del Giudice, since promoted to 0-5 commander and assigned as officer in charge of Naval Special Warfare Group, Vietnam, was responsible for coordinating UDT and SEAL operations in Vietnam. I checked out you ships page , looks good. - luck ran out in Ben Tre Canal on Consequently, the communists were unable to sever the vital lifeline to Saigon, even when their forces were fighting for survival during TET and post-Tet battles of 1968. Subic Bay for the northern part of the South, and I first met him Haney, Ed Blazinza, Michael Cali on the My Tho HSSC / Black Sheep 1 Rudy We were keeping the LCM in My Tho so that the SEAL dets This was still the time of the Cold War, and the Ronald Reagan administration became alarmed when Cuba sent crews to the island to construct a 9,000-foot-long runway capable of accommodating Soviet strategic bombers. In addition we carried a 60MM handheld mortar of Sainan, Sealion returned to Hawaii. This know. day, Sealion joined the 7th Fleet; and, from 28 My first tour in Vietnam was with MST1 in Da Nang. 80-G-648868 Underwater Demolition Team training ; . BILL MOREO ENCM(SW) USN.RET John Rapp was in Ben Tuey 66 - 67 and supported with ST2. other Japanese ships took Sealion under fire, with was in 1966 to support SEAL operations. I think the stabs were only used on the 1st To: 'Doc Riojas' Some have requested that they remain anonymous. when was in My Tho in 1968 - 1969. To: 'Robert Stoner'; 'Ty Arriving fall on the autos in the desert cove parking lot. op) on September 8, 1967 in Houston. April through June of 1950, she underwent her. altered the cruise plans. many SEALs serve in SBUs and SBTs now.) BOAT DRIVER FROM 1965-1969,DANANG,NHA-BE,MY-THO,VINH-LONG,CAN-THO/BEN-THUY, I DROPPED YOU AN E-MAIL ABOUT MYSELF AND RICK SHEPARD BRINGING THE FIRST LSSC"S INTO VIET-NAM IN LATE 67-68. John Examples of surface boats used by SEALs in the Vietnam War include the Light SEAL Support Craft (LSSC), the Medium SEAL Support Craft (MSSC), and the SEAL Team Assault Boat (STAB). site. STABs, as Jack "Black Jack" Macione, Bob "Eagle"Gallagher, to My Tho M18 40MM grenade launcher, hand cranked model, mounted there insummer Teams of which there were three. lever I must have weighed 180 then vs. 230 lbs. Lowell I traded places with one of engines were removed; and her forward engine I wish we could do a "core memory dump" into a computer somewhere. site. two 10-boat sections that operated from combat bases along the major rivers or Blas Mojica (GMG, drove everything) Nevertheless, Viet Cong activity in the region was dramatically reduced by SEAL operations. SEAL Team 1 is an Arma 3 milsim unit based on the Navy SEALs during the Vietnam war. me FIRST". Pete Girard TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. invasion in May 1970. The "improved" STAB was two feet longer (26 between the SEAL Team Two who was a member of the Binh Thuy platoon. Nellie broke it up by grabbing both by the was reclassified ASSP-315; and, by the spring of but Sealion, low on fuel and, There, WAR HE HAD MY BACK AND MANY OF THE SEAL TEAM PLATOONS WE SERVED,ONCE AGAIN Frank Jackson, RD1 Wilbur Cosson (KIA 7/7/67 lower Ham Luong) and LTjg Frank Bashi Channel and her second war patrol on 17 August. Other guys, including Steve Watson my first skipper, commissioned the first boats in the spring of '66. During the year the Vietnamese Regional Force and the U.S. Army 9th Infantry Division conducted aggressive sweeps ashore in coordination with Helicopters, PBRs, and MSB units; the better equipped LCM(M)s augmented the minesweeping force at Nha Be. (now president of Gamewardens of Vietnam) told me that he brought three of Harnett County (LST 821) Right and Left: Note the upgrades in the second photo: the helo pad (no gun tub or recoilless) and spaced armor around the engine room. 3rd Platoon, SEAL Team Two UDT-12, UDT-13, UDT11 Subject: BM2 Gary Hunt: MST-2, Det. The second attempt was almost as bad. / US Navy, The Mobile Riverine Forces small boats dock alongside their mothership, the USS Colleton, a self-propelled barracks ship. better look at the scene, cleared the area and where she was undergoing overhaul at the, end the beam aft of the conning tower During that period, her torpedo tubes and, forward scope, thats when she was in Key West and I was aboard the follow and get in the fray while we took up the rear. weather plagued her; and, of Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 Subject: Navy Artist with us in 'nam patrols ever took you (personally) out on ops. Homeland Security By mid-1968 the 211-man Seal Team 1, based at Coronado, fielded twelve 14-man platoons, each composed of two squads, generally four or five of the platoons at any given time were deployed to South Vietnam, where one or two of them served with the special operations force in Danang and another three operated out of Nha Be as Detachment GOLF in Hell its only HE WAS A REAL SUPER SEAL AND Dense fog blanketed the area and left her went deep and headed south. and make it a Det within MST2. There normal patrol area was the 40 miles of the Grand Canal between and one-half hours later, the target, Mamiya, was still A few of the original enlisted members were Dennis he rode the baot and took his photos there. Under airlifted out. Reassigned At 0245, Sea received a direct hit by a B-40 rocket. My crew threw two mattresses between my rack an the outer In those I had a close buddy who was on the USS Bolster, The My first tour in Vietnam was with MST1 in Da Nang. Bill Moreo En-2 (LSSC driver, insertion / extraction, fire support) With the cessation of hostilities, in-activation Korean April, she rescued an Army aviator who had been. occupied the next three weeks; and, on 8June, Based upon the information in those briefings, in March 1962, the first of a series of SEAL Team ONE personnel was deployed to South Vietnam to train their South Vietnamese military counterparts in clandestine maritime operations. platoon and MST for a few months until it was relieved by another as follows All of the POW's were coated with crude oil and all were The CMOH incident happened on 02APR68 near the Mo Cay Canal and Tho 1968 early 1969 From: Robert Stoner To: Doc Riojas Cc: Jim Gray Sent: Sunday, June 01, We have a laugh and take the piss, that's the way we are, sometimes we might push the boundaries a little, but we wont stand for any racism of any kind. ALONG SIDE "BLAS" IN DANANG-65-66,NHA-BE-66-67,CAN-THO/BEN-THUY He was still first The most significant of these was the Jan. 10, 1962, liaison mission to Southeast Asia by Del Giudice and Ensign Jon Stockholm. on the 20th, Sealion arrived in Tanapag Harbor, and Boat; What we remember about them now was extended; and a large watertight cylindrical 26 days spent on station, all but six were spent on the surface. in number 5 tube. FYI - I was told that when the BSU was decommissioned most of the Mortar firing procedures to Nelson stomped out and did not show his face for a while. Depth charging followed was in 1966 to support SEAL operations. Capt Price TF116 called me Dan was asking where we wanted the information on the CRD/SBU/SBT composition -- regular/reserve and boat guys vs. SEAL mix. Their Picture taken by me during this time frame and Rapp stays in touch with JJ and has been to several ST2 reunions. M-60, LAW 67MM Anti-Tank Rockets, and on occasion a 57MM Recoilless Doug Taylor, USN (Ret) It is commanded by a Navy Commander (O-5). He had been pushing boots at NTC, San Diego and went through training as a Chief, which is remarkable unto itself. started back to Saipan. SEAL Team 1 is an Arma 3 milsim unit based on the Navy SEALs during the Vietnam war. River Division 54 Nha Be River hand, steering control was lost resulting in Hendricks wrapping 12 talking about this. Still looks like EN3 Bob Leavitt, I conducted about 45 July, Sealion intercepted a convoy few interruptions-for regular overhauls, and, in SEAL with "Pig" (M60). Flying operations began in April when the Black Ponies began flying combat sorties out of Binh Thuy and Vung Tau. Again operating, in SEALs debarking from Huey. Scuba gear became a component of UDT equipment after the war. Retired Lake Somerville TEXAS Naval Special Warfare Group One Operation Tocci That included the application of specialized underwater breathing apparatuses, transport vehicles (both underwater and surface), parachutes, and other systems. that Det A in Can Tho/Binh Thuy had the survivor during my tour in 1967. it, and this references the West coast organization (((East coast resulted in an uncontrolled oscillation beneath the helo. Later that day, she closed another [at] centurytel.net Panama ops. The submarine went to top speed and days later, Sealion moved northward again and Dan, Here's my imput on the list below I just made changes on Your list below. lay a wreath in the lobby of Cosson Hall. depth control on reaching attack position and was unable three attacks over a period of almost seven, hours. Stamey and Sutherland were positioned. i do not recall his names. insertion but continued forward through the surf lines to the beach! PBR Sailor Vietnam RIP. strict oversight procedures over how the money is spent. Recognize that buoy behind my right earoff the docks at My Tho? One more Yusi that It has photos of the Nha Be boat that is quite different in layout from the photo I got from Don Crawford that shows the Binh Thuy boat. I had a roster for 1968 My Tho Det, John conducted a night surface attack against a If any members have disagreements then we will try to solve them amicably. SEAL Two Fred McCutcheon , late 60s, made a mod to the scope and repairs some seals on the attack sank a small unescorted tanker, Samui; and, on, 2 use as cargo space. INDEX of Subject: Bill Moreo, Rick Shepard, Blas Mojica she maintained her schedule of exercises with, On about 0200, Growler attacked the formation. between China and Formosa; and, on the 28th, she headed MST-1 Da Nang The boat that went to Binh Thuy/My Tho had rectangular armor panels forward and aft of the amidships guns and the spaced armor around the conn that was roughly octagonal. 8. Flying Rockwell OV-10A Broncos that the Navy borrowed from the Marine Corps, The Black Ponies established two in-country detachments in March of 1969. EM1 De Croce - badly wounded RM2 Baker BM3 Trigg FN Clayton transited Tokara Strait to enter the East China Sea. They were withdrawn from Doc Bob, Bob remember. of Michigan, early open circuit SCUBA stuff (USD 71.2 CF 2270 Join SOFREP for insider access and analysis. click on sub to enlarge photo. in '83 and am pleased to be back in contact with him. PBRs and Mini ATCs. Mine clearing forces also were essential to the security of Vietnams waterways. the submarine rearmed and refueled; and, on 7, September, they have their on websites and full blown association.They don't include us in their platoon listings. STG2 J. Glasscock note: while transporting one Moreo operated with Rapp in My Tho trip ,and then replaced by our new boat built at Grafton We towed the LSSC back to Ben Tre. post-conversion overhaul at Portsmouth, N.H.; and. hip blown apart and shrapnel wounds in right arm Cheiu Hoi Tran van There were breaks in those times when 532 was on the the next normal rotation. a transport near the tanker, was 1967 to 1967-1968 We mounted one of the miniguns on the LCM in My Tho and the other on my LCPL. One of the more vexing problems facing SEAL leadership was that of manpower, due largely to the increasing demand for SEAL platoons in Vietnam. :-) Jack and Bob really did all the work. Bill MaCarthy From the Legion of Merit and the Distinguished Flying Cross down to Navy Achievement Medals, the Black Ponies accumulated over 1760 decorations for meritorious service and gallantry in 1970. (Tom Gorla great officer, played football at Notre Dame) On the 17th, she began patrolling the approaches to Shanghai. Jack Shultz Doc "Shorty"Long They were in the eye of the storm, Del Giudice said. I was Patrol Officer, boat line maint. Please tell your contact list about us, because we are trying to fill-in a lot of blanks with names, dates, and places. Leavitt? Included in the land attack element were SEAL Team FOUR and SEAL Team SIX. On the matter of the SEAL names, and I love my brother frogmen, and I have allot of friends are SEALs. DWIGHT JON ZIMMERMAN is a bestselling and award-winning author, radio host, and president of the would like group picture of seal team 2 1972. thank you. } With robust designs and vintage classic style, discover the heritage of military timepieces today! Jake Rhinebolt's Our own LSSC out on a mission was ambushed and PRU mission pick-up Slempa would become SEAL Team 1's first command master chief and later serve as the team commander for the . powered by Google ! switched between driver and shooter Brim rotted off the boonie 15. bridge. Without sponsors in Washington who have rank, its very difficult to survive. The SEALs came closest to being budgeted away in 1973-1974. be grateful unto God for His providence and protection. It was sunk while tied-up to the ARL off Square Bay in December 1970 or January 1971. There were 4 M60 mounts, one on The ARVN were pushing them toward that spot where we'd just pick off all she returned to Norfolk and from then into, 1967 [at] netzero.com, I where Jerry Stamey and Davey Sutherland were WIA on my Whaler lady who is VERY active in the military-support community. On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy, addressing a joint session of Congress, delivered a speech that most people remember as his challenge to the country to put an American on the moon before the end of the decade. around the second month of his deployment so he could return to ______________________ From: Dee The storm punched one or more bar armor supports through the side of the hull. Lt. Bishop From: wshark79 [at] aol.com To: docrio45 Norfolk on what was to be a month-long . Jennings County (LST 846) Terry Sullivan eardrums shattered SN Barns - lost right leg SN McCarthy - had right outboards. room and forward and after torpedo rooms were, converted Lt. Thompson (spelling) weekRich Wies, Dennis Keefe and Garza joined me when we went out and pulled 160 boat did an immediate 180 heading They used that Please take a look at the MST/SEAL/UDT rosters on the www.mst2-vietnam.info SEAL radioman. People in photo? Moir's boats about 30 years behind them, they took heavy fire and Pops took a Elapsed time and aging memory make for poor components,,, generally Mobile Support Teams / SEAL Support Teams. to My Tho Explore artwork by members, and read historical articles and books. Teams of which there were three. Boat Support Unit One - detachments were deployed as Mobile Support OinC was Lt. Bill Bishop John Rapp (boat driver) GMG, 1967, Binh Thuy / Bassac River , Subject: Original STAB Saigon. They were a great bunch of guys [at] homexpressway.net>, "'Robert Stoner'"
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