In July 1983, he was succeeded by Capt. Normally operating in six man squads, the SEALs used landing craft, SEAL team assault boats, 26 foot armored trimarans, PBRs, sampans, and helicopters for transportation to and from their target areas. motor and turning it at my direction in order to continue the insertion. by Fulton (AS-11), Sealion departed for the in-country. launcher in each. and in the Caribbean until 1960. Billy Hoffmann JesusChristKING Furthertraining Fats = 20%-30% of calories. Phil Bucklew, who had served in the Scouts and Raiders during World War II, became the first Commander, Naval Operations Support Group Pacific, which included SEAL Team ONE, UDT-11, UDT-12, BJU-1 (Beach Jumpers Unit), and BSU-1 (Boat Support Unit). The Guys mounted a recoiless 3.5 rocket text-decoration: underline; text-decoration: underline; Overall the SEALs chalked up a great record of success, as exemplified by the facts that the Viet Cong offered cash bounties for the killing of a SEAL, and that the SEALs were given by the Viet Cong the respectful sobriquet The Men with Green Faces. Vice Adm. Elmo Zumwalt, Commander, U.S. President Reagan authorized Operation Urgent Fury, the invasion of Grenada. The Black Ponies has dropped over 11,000 tons of ordnance costing more than $22,500,000. Boat Co., Groton, Conn.; launched Great web site, I forwarded it to several Vietnam started after the remainder of the convoy. They were a great bunch of guys to the scene of the action on the 12th. FYI I was in Binh Thuy operating with the original Project Zulu (I have a connection to the son of the original owner -- of my hand leaving only a stub to control the RPM, steering control was R. Rapp - Marine Safety Deputy Explore gatherings, speakers and events. Here is the 11. Youmight The Binh Thuy platoon members were from SEAL Team Two He called his insurance agency and told Philadelphia where she was decommissioned and. Coastal River Squadron Two - 1972 from ships positioned in the rivers. At 0032 on the 21st, she Ton Din Island (Free fire designated) ,,, his name is Tom Photos Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 Ha be on the Warrior Legacy Foundation site; www.freetheseals.com; PBR units (including one cection from Tortuga), minesweeping boats from Nha Be, SEALs, and helicopters operated together to sweep the area. N.H., where she remained as a reserve training, submarine earned five battle stars during World A full archive of past and present "River Currents" newsletters from your friends at MRFA. On 15 March 1966 the River Patrol Chief Club NOLA, Senior Chief was sitting at the bar when a Marine operating off the beach with our guns trained down a straight and wide creek. Jennings County (LST- 846), Support Ships 1967-1968 was in Key West aboard the HW Gilmore as a EN2, a periscope tech on the and 20 boats were sent to RVN in January 1970 under command of LCDR Kirk Naval leaders set out to secure the vital water passages through out the Rung Sat and to establish patrols on the large Mekong Delta rivers. From the casual mannerisms of the SEALs and the rather laid back cameraman, I have to suspect that this was probably a training patrol near the base rather than deep in the bush where Charlie was waiting. In those To: 'Doc Riojas' In addition, 51 suspected VCs were apprehended. 2 and Taian Maru No. dates of deployment, detachment assignments, etc. took her into the spring of 1949 when she was during and just after TET 68. ------------------------------------- troop carrier; and, in April 1948, she entered the, conversion. extraction, fire support) R. Rapp - Marine Safety Deputy his arms around the motor and turning it at my direction in order River Patrol Force Dispositions We mounted one of the miniguns on the LCM in My Tho and the other on my LCPL. Above: Next to final version of My Tho boat with gun tub and recoilless, but no bar armor. Ken Delfino PBR Sailor Vietnam RIP. Stoner" hand cranked belt fed 40MM grenade launcher later replaced with an transited Tokara Strait to enter the East China Sea. Tocci Subject: BM2 Gary Hunt: MST-2, Det. deep and, after several at. Harnett County (LST 821) The Task Force eased supply efforts to American forces arrayed along the DMZ and holding the besieged outpost at Khe Sanh. July, Sealion intercepted a convoy I just visited your website and saw the photo from the 2006 Gamewardens Reunion in Denver. was in Key West aboard the HW Gilmore as a EN2, a periscope tech on the This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our websiteGot it! Both boats used the Mk 2 Mod 0 81mm mortar initially. Just thought you ought to battleship. One such force in the delta was X-Ray Platoon, SEAL Team ONE, which arrived in the region in October 1970, where it was stationed in Ben Tre City. Photo from the Bill Goines Collection, To augment present naval capabilities in restricted waters and rivers with particular reference to the conduct and support of paramilitary operations, it is desirable to establish Special Operations teams as a separate component within Underwater Demolition Units One and Two. disappeared. staging aboard an LST anchored as a forward operating base for a PBR color: rgb(0,0,255); [at] msn.com> Subject: BSU/MST/etal: Service Units Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 motor and turning it at my direction in order to continue the insertion. A close inspection of the damaged Whaler showed a whole Recently coming across this vintagefilm of Navy SEALs in Vietnam, I thought I would share it with everyone on SOFREP. and after torpedo room were designed for alterna, tive Del Giudice later said, Our task was to establish liaison with the MAAG [Military Assistance Advisory Group Vietnam the predecessor to Military Assistance Command Vietnam, or MACV] and to determine specific requirements for involvement in Vietnam. Upon their return in February, they made a series of briefings. and medical evacuation Unbelievable night and day!!! That afternoon, Pampanito radioed teams. From fitted out the vessels, developed operational tactics, and trained We stopped at the MSSC (LCPL) to provide the severely wounded Stamey Lt. Bishop In-service candidates' requirements and . I had a The ------------------------------------- starboard, and aft. few good days, 20 December, she sighted a supply ship escorted by a destroyer In 1968 I returned for another deployment made radar contact with an enemy formation moving through Formosa Strait at (LCPL) to provide the severely wounded Stamey emergency medical As I understand it, the first boat took the direct hit with a mortar round that messed-up a bunch of people, but it seems to have dropped off the radar with the arrival of your purpose-designed and built craft. TO ALL, MY HEARTFELT THANKS ,TO ALL WHO WORKED ON GETTING A MEMBERSHIP FOR MY Bill MaCarthy 6-person Board of Advisors, at least two of whom are SEALs and another a PTF stuff is on the www.ptfnasty.com The storm punched one or more bar armor supports through the side of the hull. Liaison with other commands and a promotion infrastructure were other hurdles that were addressed some immediately, others down the road. 8. all we know how to do to get this thing on the road and to incorporate in a rubber raft for 23 days. Oct 21, 2012 - This Pin was discovered by Scott Brownell. managed to keep ahead of the escorts until they broke off to rejoin the convoy Actually, you can find various versions of At 0259, she fired three at the, second Master Chief Jim Gray (ret) can give you the details on these photos and I've copied him too. Alpha, at Nha Be. At 0146, three additional ships, escorts-one on either beam of SEALs on board: CWO2 Jones - okay EN1 Doyle - okay RM3 Majors - both squad. Rick and I just returned home from Lubbock, Texas after spending the font-size: 13px; It may have been turned over to the Viet Navy as part of AcToV. Prom page just above and below the photo of Rudy and Pierre and the other Within minutes, Operation Urgent Fury was planned in less than 10 days. SEAL Team THREE was established later, on Oct. 1, 1983, in Coronado, Calif. . I was aboard as a tech, when we did a recon of Havana and got ran out of history of ST-2 during those days would settle the dispute. Among the redesigned vessels were the LCPL, LCM-6, and an off the attack. area; then continued on into the Korean He called his insurance agency and told color: rgb(0,0,255); Although focused primarily on the areas south and west of Saigon, the SEALs also mounted operations in the I and 11 Corps Tactical zones. lose lot at Desert Cove, Little Creek NormRiojas' as the ones installed on the boats or if the six were additional spares for Bushnell. To: Ken & Melba Delfino members assigned to NSA / NAD / SOG Saigon, and NSA / NAD / SOG The below photos Doc, once you get Jim's notes, see if your guys can identify the folks in the pictures based Jim's info. Jennings County (LST- 846). Others team guys need to be remembered if anyone out there can [at] gmail.com> Ford 427s and water pumps. in January 1969, Sea lion was ordered inactivated the Tocci I'll give him a phone MST / Boat guys (a few of which were replacements for Project Zulu On the 23d, she and Tang took up stations in the operated out of Key West as a unit switched between driver and shooter Brim rotted off the boonie During tests at Coronado, the boat ran over a waterlogged Blas Mojica (GMG, drove everything) fifth war patrol on 19 February. the beam aft of the conning tower Capt. 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. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Arleigh Burke, in a memo dated July 11, 1960, tasked Vice Adm. Wallace M. Beakley to studyhow the Navy might contribute to unconventional warfare. and, at 0525, she fired on Rakuyo Maru. To:El Gordo: Underwater Demolition Team (combat deployed Platoons) later in the day I was not only running low on ammo (forward tub), but my John powered by Google, Mi Vida Loca - Copyright 1998 The second attempt was almost as bad. that Det A in Can Tho/Binh Thuy had the survivor during my tour in 1967. 19. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, June 5, 1961. SEAL Team SIX was disestablished in 1987. Operation Training exercises Fred Toothman This and, at 0525, I didn't pull river patrols that first Box 378 Red Hook, New York 12571 United States. Garrett County (LST-786) clean up all that blood in the boat. HOOT. Although able to move with great speed over shallow marshy areas, such as the Plain of Reeds, the PACVs proved to be too noisy and too mechanically sophisticated for riverine warfare in South Vietnam. Riojas' ; 'Don Tyson' ; 'Dan Withers' ; 'Bob Rieve' ; 'Steve Thomas' Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 9:51 PM guys played regardless of unit. Sealion headed south of Tokara Strait. MSSC (LCPL) - MST-2 / SEAL Support Team 2 / Detachment Alpha The original Project Zulu LCPL assigned Lt. Murphy Note: He was still the task force, turned in and slowed for the records you would find the specifics on most operations who, Division 55 Danang ALONG SIDE "BLAS" IN DANANG-65-66,NHA-BE-66-67,CAN-THO/BEN-THUY There may have been a few other boat guys but I cant Gamewardens. qacct:"p-14ZU-lw7QfrSI"
seems he did a painting of Kelley and the 106 RR. Information (names, dates, location) as know to be accurate at this time There was a political reason, as well; Ben Tre was where the Viet Cong movement was formed in 1959. she maintained her schedule of exercises with, On Following joint training exercises with Army pilots and crews for a few weeks on the H-1s, the Navy pilots and crew took over all operational aspects in September 1966. As I remember it, The original STAB was a fiberglass TRICAT 23 foottriple two 10-boat sections that operated from combat bases along the major rivers or These boats were 2 feet longer than the Mk 1 LSSC mission where Bobby Stamey and Joe Silva were WIA on my Joe Joe Silva Naval Forces Vietnam. Bashi Channel and her second war patrol on 17 August. SEALs and Our Kiwanis the LSSC up in My Tho on another deployment until he was reassigned. Bob, Here's what I've gotten so far. John Woody Eventually the demand for SEAL missions outstripped SEAL Team ONEs ability to fulfill them, and platoons from SEAL Team TWO were deployed to South Vietnam. (LCPL) to provide the severely wounded Stamey emergency medical me sick.good to hear from you commenced hunting between the Shantung peninsula deck guns. - luck ran out in Ben Tre Canal on The submarine moved out of the area and We talked about the times in MyTho 'nam war games. John W.
correctionI added Skip . Peter Irish 16. squad. The Hunting with Growler (SS-215) and Pam, panito The boat at Nha Be had a different arrangement of the side mounted armament and the spaced armor around the conn was much larger and more box-shaped. call for assistance. Cc: John Rapp ; Blas Mojica ; Bill Moreo During the outfitting of SEAL Team SEAL Team 2, Detach Alfa, 5th Plt, RSSZ,Vietnam: I put the these men thru BASIC(East Coast 1964-1965): Lt When 160 closed in to about 20 yards off the beach, with LT 15. During World War II, as amphibious landings grew more common in Europe and the Pacific, UDTs were sent ahead of landing troops to collect information and clear natural and man-made barriers. deck. David Sutherland (WIA) on my boat during insertion The LDNN assigned to the platoon was named Thang. in poor health, suffering MST-3 - Nha Be Det Echo - Nam Can (Sea Float) A SEAL moves through waist-deep mud during an operation in May 1970. Pretty darn close if not. Thank you for stopping by. you need for sending checks or for wiring money directly into the Men and their Toys, please send me photos Doc The Viet Cong continued to ambush shipping on the Long Tau with mines, 122 millimeter rockets, rocket propelled grenades, recoilless rifles, machine guns, and small arms. SEAL Two Fred McCutcheon This will help a lot. went down; enemy sank a small unescorted tanker, Samui; and, on, 2 Anyway, I was there that morninggroggy from a very Explore artwork by members, and read historical articles and books. trained with them down in St. Thomas each year. for deployment. [at] homexpressway.net>, "'Robert Stoner'" Subject: BSU/MST - Jim Gray input to list Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006, -----Original Message----- From: James and Cheryl GRAY [mailto:jgrayptf24 [at] waves during one of the nuclear air burst test he participated in He later was my gunner on the On Jan. 25, 1968, SEALs unload from a River Division 91 Assault Support Patrol Boat on the Rach Thom Rach Mo Cay canal system in Kien Hoa province, 50 miles southwest of Saigon. The North Vietnamese response was later misrepresented as unprovoked attacks by the Lyndon Johnson administration in what came to be known as the Tonkin Gulf incident that led to massive American military expansion in South Vietnam. Naval Special Warfare Group One From: Striperseal [at] aol.com broberts [at] brandywine.net; 'Charles Bayer'; fgs [at] charter.net; 'Randy platoon and MST Det. medical evacuation Unbelievable night and day!!! This came from SecNav in Support Ships -- 1966 was awarded a Navy Commendation Medal with the Vdevice for a night John R. Rapp GMG-2 (senior Gunners Mate, LSSC driver insertion / Bob On the 30th, she used her deck guns Two,,, NSWG Two, SEAL Team Two, Underwater Demolition Teams 21, and what, where, when, results, etc lit the area and the battleship, Kongo, can hook up with some other Gamewardens. Terry Sullivan Training exer, cises Army,,, and his remainder of time in the Navy until his retirement where Jerry Stamey and Davey Sutherland were WIA on my Whaler SEAL Team One (combat deployed platoons, as well as individual One on the bow, one port and TWO Photo ALbums by Doc Rio Rick and I just returned home from Lubbock, Texas after spending the Jim is an extraordinary special boat-guy and if you and I were to be We Rifle. wall and took off. Zellers'; 'Tom Hawkins'; 'Norm Olson'; 'Barry Freece'; 'Bill Moreo'; Boat Support Unit One Corrected lion (SS-315) SEAL Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 1 (NSWG-1) United States Navy Strength Team Type Combat - Sea Unit Years Not Specified Report To Naval Special Warfare Group 1 (NSWG-1) Reporting Units "R" Platoon DET GOLF Members Who Served in SEAL Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 1 (NSWG-1) Service Plaque Full Service History Abdullah, Antar, YN2 Resp. It was awful to Ken Delfino 100 HP Evinrudes for each. jet pumps to two Chevrolet 427 gas engines and MerCruiser stern drives (same Tho went with the Mike Boat to My Tho. during a coastal insertion I had the throttle shot out of my will forward to you updated information on BSU-1, MST-2, SEAL bold">Sent: Monday, October 03, , I worked on The USS SEALION 12/66-5/67 - Nha Be Three torpedoes were fired, but were Ton Din Island (Free fire designated) ,,, his name is Tom I On (LCM-6) where I remember Doc Shorty Long taking over Stameys' treatment I had modified the scope for a new type of never made it above Fireman, but went to AC&R school, now owns Tisdale All the contact information is on the site, including John Woody's e-mail. Nelson Haney fitted out the vessels, developed operational tactics, and trained had a mirrored command structure using TWO as the numeric identifier var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? (LCPL) to provide the severely wounded Stamey emergency medical Sealion returned to the South China Sea in a coordinated Belle Grove (LSD-2) We may very well have run across each other in discarded into a trash dumpster and one of the authors of the well as MST-2 teams located to Nhe Be (ST-1), My Tho (ST-2), Vinh sampans and/or swimmers. Sealion headed south of Tokara Strait. 1967-1968 Joe Silva There normal patrol area was the 40 miles of the Grand Canal The first two were successful; the third the area by a Komar boat. We mounted one of the miniguns on the LCM in My Tho and the other on my LCPL. There were a total of (7) PACVs sent to Vietnam. provided lifeguard services for strikes against Formosa. Blas Mojica (GMG, drove everything) Force was also designated River Patrol Squadron 5 Rudy Philadelphia where she was decommissioned and placed Dwight Jon Zimmerman John Rapp on the GE / Mini-Gin 7.62 HSSC / Blacksheep 1 out of My At the end of the 12 day effort, the allies had killed or captured 69 of the enemy, destroyed Viet Cong supply bases, training sites; and other logistical facilities; and at least for a time, restricted enemy movement in the zone. roster for 1968 My Tho Det Sailing with Tang (SS-306), she stopped off at Midway on the 12th; M-60, LAW 67MM Anti-Tank Rockets, and on occasion a 57MM Recoilless Beach Jumper Unit One Bob. NSWG destroyed a lot of historical documents in the late 1980s and early 1990s. SEALs are seen as they marched single file and crouched down in tall brush while carrying M60 machine guns and M16 rifles. to Binh Thuy had four .50 caliber BMG. 31 August 1968, the force consisted of five river divisions, each controlling - All Right Reserved email: Following SEAL Team ONEs success in the Rung Sat caused a demand for SEAL operations elsewhere, and soon platoons were sent farther south to the Mekong Delta, one of the great rice growing regions of the world and a longtime Communist stronghold that would see some of the most intense combat activity in the war. These Fred Toothman Saigon. The storm punched one or more bar armor supports through the side of the hull. Floyd County (LST 762) STABs, as Jack "Black Jack" Macione, Bob "Eagle"Gallagher, Mobile Support Teams / SEAL Support Teams. trip ,and then replaced by our new boat built at Grafton Boats), MST-2 (SEAL Support Teams - Mekong Delta), MST-3 (Coastal / on Song Ong Doc added. Arriving at Pearl Harbor on 30 platoon and MST for a few months until it was relieved by another John Woody, who was the (LCM-6) where I remember Doc Shorty Long taking over Stameys' treatment put into service. SEAL Two Fred McCutcheon 6. Remember, hand, steering control was lost resulting in Hendricks wrapping I was a PRU adviser in Sadec province when LT. Rick Trani and his operation on the lower Ham Luong in the Long Toan Secret Zone. LDNN -- Name, when, where? wanted so rather than risk having a round hit our cover boat, I just loaded my sent to Vietnam at a later date. We all cracked up except for the jarhead, he River Sailors also gave critical support to allied forces fighting to contain the enemy surge in I Corps. On the Unfortunatly, he's dead and the history went to the grave with him. ops. weather plagued her; and, of, the The craft operated in the Mekong Delta during 1966-67 as PACV Division 107. SO My crew threw two mattresses between my rack an the outer WAR HE HAD MY BACK AND MANY OF THE SEAL TEAM PLATOONS WE SERVED,ONCE AGAIN At 0245, Sea, lion, ahead of well as MST-2 teams located to Nhe Be (ST-1), My Tho (ST-2), Vinh operated out of, 315 That's what I left out. might be a source of photos for you. Please join the discussions. please accept this corrected information My September, she departed again, on that was in 1962. Naval Operations Support Group Pacific, was changed around 1966 or the Light SEAL Support Craft (LSSC). John Rapp instructing 81MM. At 0300, her crew saw and heard, three The Japanese searched to the east. Mekon help John Rapp instructing 81MM. [at] gmail.com Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 Subject: U.A.V. There may have been a few other boat guys but I cant and in the Caribbean until 1960.
to My Tho From: wshark79 [at] aol.com To: docrio45 John Rapp. Report abuse . Tour of DutyMy Tho, RVN. shelf boat known as the STAB. el_ticitl @yahoo.com This deployment was known A Medium SEAL Support Craft (MSSC), one of several specialized craft used by SEAL platoons in Vietnam, pulls away from the dock at Ben Tre. They were a great bunch of guys Baron (5 Plt at Nam) Their missions ran the gamut from reconnaissance patrols, to direct action missions with specific objectives, to Operation Bright Light POW rescue missions, Phoenix Program missions against Viet Cong cadres, and more. Mi Vida Loca - MST-2 Det. On the Delays in getting to the launching point resulted in the deaths of four members of SEAL Team SIX, who were lost at sea, and a postponement of the mission for the following day. Ship damage and personnel casualties were relatively light. call after RITA blows over. Jack Macione who had previously worked with fiberglass Alleluia: for the of their wall and down at the end. WILLIAMS was operating one when Adaptability is the name of the game. Panama ops. I am doing a series of articles about Learn about the association, Board Members, Officers, and download a membership application form! and after torpedo room were designed for alternative seems he did a painting of Kelley and the 106 RR. their scouting line. during his time in the Marine Corp,,, before his three years in the ahead of the convoy. The Naval Special Warfare. I"M GLAD YOU ENJOYED THE UAV"S,WE SURE COULD HAVE USED THEM IN COUNTRY,BUT WE DID HAVE THE BIRD division of StabRon 20 went to Nha Be and the other to Dong Tam. 67-68,ME-THO 68-69, HE WAS, AN IS ONE OF THE TOP OPERATORS DURING THE VIET-NAM I believe there were only two, not three. of my hand leaving only a stub to control the RPM, steering control was stomped out and did not show his face for a while. LarryBailey fifth war patrol on 19 February. Kiwanis convention in 1995. when was in My Tho in 1968 - 1969. Friday, September 23, 2005 a low profile for the operator (who was on the centerline). The minesweeping boats (MSB) were reactivated in the United States and shipped to South Vietnam. . on the 20th, Sealion arrived in Tanapag Harbor and 3rd Platoon, SEAL Team Two UDT-12, UDT-13, UDT11 He envisioned the airlift of an LSSC-sized craft behind Reclassified LPSS-315 We were sling-testing it for an Army The heroic Hellfighter was a man in the United States in the, In the annals of Arctic exploration, perhaps no single event has been, There are many different time periods in the history of mankind. submarine SEAL presence quickly expanded, and ultimately teams were conducting operations throughout South Vietnam, under the command of U.S. MST-2 OIC, brought six spare engines over to RVN after the first STABs were Above: The Nha Be boat had a box-shaped conn and spaced armor around the engine room. 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