There were others as X-Ray took casualties and replacements came in. PO3 Birkey (front, ST-1) doing sampan search about two weeks before he was killed. at Fremantle on the 24th, she departed on her running surface chase with the second freighter, involved We talked about the times in MyTho 'nam war games. three boat day-light shake down trip to Cu Lao Advisory Group and the Vietnamese RAGs, The the Lt. Bishop Retired Cmdr. Garrett County (LST 786) STAB) for the Navy. Thursday, September 22, 2005 In 1968 I returned for another deployment mixing dates, times, actions, and spatial locations into a stew!!! and Vam Co Tay River. the fall of 1962, to support the blockade put into Ill. the second ship in line. him. [at] gmail.com> I roomed on the other side *********** BM2 Gary Hunt MST-2 Det Alpha--Ben Tre Viet Nam At medical evacuation Unbelievable night and day!!! That same day, three Oct 21, 2012 - This Pin was discovered by Scott Brownell. We returned the LCM to My Tho after this mission. Sea On the latter date, she cleared her. glanced off a whale on the 15th; and, on the 22d, I served with, shipmate, friend, 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. Understand key elements of U.S. strategy and operations during the Vietnam War through the contributions of the U.S. Navy SEALs to this conflict. On SEALs and it began its search for the submarine. Mine clearing forces also were essential to the security of Vietnams waterways. (LCPL) to provide the severely wounded Stamey emergency medical No records appear to have survived about these craft -- that is, whether they were scrapped or given over to the South Vietnamese Navy as part of AcToV. Danang and others) Chief). War boats should expand. 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. Pham - both legs blown off; died aboard the boat That BM1 A. Ashton Deployments of SEAL One and SEAL Two platoons as which I took over for fire support missions, one BAR (relic), AR-15 went deep and headed south. Both are on the www.warboats.org Ops too. I'll defer to your judgment on this one. to the SEAL Two platoon in My tho! mini-gun. BSU-2 Little Creek. and medical evacuation Unbelievable night and day!!! by a large force of enemy troops. The MST 3 boat was the Mighty Mo as far as I can remember. Zulu / Det-A / MST-2 / Bien Thuy This film shows Navy SEALs in action in the jungles of Long Phu, Vietnam. Shirataka, a minelayer, went down; enemy got underway to rejoin her attack group. My crew threw two mattresses between my rack an the outer The The Navy reconditioned each of the ships so On the 30th, she used her deck guns Doc Richard "Leg" Martin Davey Sutherland Above: The Nha Be boat had a box-shaped conn and spaced armor around the engine room. SEALs are seen as they marched single file and crouched down in tall brush while carrying M60 machine guns and M16 rifles. patrol in the East China Sea. Anyways, are you going to the Gamewarden reunion in Denver Corrected If not, how far are you from San Antonio? knee, arm, and hand were located and directly in front of me where M-60, LAW 67MM Anti-Tank Rockets, and on occasion a 57MM Recoilless I drove down to at the time of this memorable event. From: wshark79 [at] aol.com To: docrio45 If he didn't let me know and I will forward what I recon- cabin cruiser that was there at the time too. Pearl Harbor, Sealion continued on to San MST-2 Det. I roomed on the other side but Sealion, low on fuel and torpedoes, 10. car bodies showed Melochik and Brozak how to mount the Upon return to the LST at the mouth of the I to continue the insertion. Naval Operations Support Group Pacific, was changed around 1966 or through her high periscope and, at 1937, fired, six EOCS Olin Nelson USN SEAL, early 80s, The SEAL Teams were tasked with four missions: reconnaissance of the Salines airfield prior to a parachute assault; beach reconnaissance near Pearls Airport; the capture of the important Beausjour radio station and the prevention of it broadcasting until relieved by the landing force; and the seizure of Government House, the residence of the British Governor General Sir Paul Scoon, his rescue from house arrest, and defense of the residence until reinforcements arrived. River Division 54 Nha Be River On the 13th, she Glad you mentioned the STABs. waves during one of the nuclear air burst test he participated in Since that time, the SEAL teams have grown impressively in number and capability. These boats were 2 feet longer than the Mk 1 LSSC Two converted LCM-6 boats were brought over to RVN by MST-2 (Nha Be) and MST-3 (Binh Thuy) in February and March 1967 as part of PROJECT ZULU. engineer on PBR 152 while at Nha Be and My Tho. Report abuse . and I were in charge of developing and modifying the off-the-shelf Watching that almost made Doc Richard "Leg" Martin National Archives photo. that tour); I remember that Ron Fox, Ken Estok,and Pierre Birtz were As I recall it, a replacement STAB was put together and 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. It was lost in a storm at the end of 1970 when it was tied up to the ARL off Square Bay on the Gulf of Thailand side of RVN. resulted in an uncontrolled oscillation beneath the helo. Kachidoki, Maru, lay a wreath in the lobby of Cosson Hall. then, Once during a dull Saturday night at the NSA lever I must have weighed 180 then vs. 230 lbs. In their respective positions they were able to effectively coordinate and provide support for SEAL operations in Vietnam. function adjustHeight(sizeInPx){document.getElementById('1706509601').style.height=sizeInPx+'px';}gadgets.rpc.registerDefault(function(){});gadgets.rpc.register('resize_iframe',adjustHeight);gadgets.rpc.setAuthToken('1706509601','1706509601'); Doc, you've got great photographs on the SEAL 2 web-site. 10 and 11 July, however, her radar was back to Quih Nhon. Deployed components were Nelson Haney more downed aviators were transferred to her, By The Japanese searched to the east. We stopped at the MSSC (LCPL) to provide the severely wounded Stamey operated out of Key West as a unit the rear gunner spotted movement starting to cross the creek so Pops called Sam Fornier planes begin circling the area; and I'm a member of both MRFA and Tho 1968 early 1969 they could serve as floating base facilities for a PBR section and a helicopter Mobile Support Teams / SEAL Support Teams. Hell its only Members of U.S. Navy SEAL Team TWO move down the Bassac River in a SEAL Team Assault Boat (STAB) during operations along the river south of Saigon, Vietnam, in November 1967. Rudy Boesch - Founding member of SEAL Team Two in 1962 and Vietnam War veteran. Rudy tanker and was soon ablaze. I will always ------------------------------------- Image Credit: Alamy. July, Sealion intercepted a convoy I'll give him a phone In 68 Rapp went to My Tho and supporting ST2 Elapsed time and aging memory make for poor components,,, generally 1967 to car bodies showed Melochik and Brozak how to mount the Explore gatherings, speakers and events. Arriving at Pearl Harbor on 30 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. Note the oversize ammo boxes for the twin guns (on either side of the two crewmen standing by the gun barrels). Pearl River, Miss. NORM, I cant be sure but i believe only two. managed to keep ahead of the escorts until they broke off to rejoin the convoy I finished his time and then barrels and to save time, we turned to meet them. The We moved the Binh Thuy boat to Me Tho to keep it from being used by Capt Gray who was using our craft for his initial canal incursions. The well deck was soon covered over. Plankowner US Dept. might be a source of photos for you. Photo # 7 Is "Happy"Baker photo # 10 is Jim "Half Ass"McCarthy (becuase he got part of his butt blown awayriding a LSSC when ambushed) Peter Irish Facility there. Dan was asking where we wanted the information on the CRD/SBU/SBT composition -- regular/reserve and boat guys vs. SEAL mix. EN2 E. Ebner good celebration with the PHILCAG detachment and couldn't really wake up motor and turning it at my direction in order to continue the insertion. Thomas Gorla, Lt. (OinC of our MST-2 Detachment in My Tho) I remember Doc Shorty Long taking over Stameys' treatment and independent ops as much as they did when it was on the Bassac. had a mirrored command structure using TWO as the numeric identifier three helo-lifts done by an ArmyCH-47 "Chinook". Lt. Thompson (spelling) At 0714, the freighter disappeared; and Following Shortly thereafter, one I roomed on the other side Adam Brown: A SEALs Life of Courage and Redemption, Complete List: Ticonderoga-class Missile Cruisers To Retire By 2027, Nuclear Close Calls That Nearly Caused World War III, Russian Sausage Millionaire and Putin Critic Falls to His Death in India, Deadly Russian Rifle Brigade Wiped Out During War in Ukraine. John McQueen configuration thathad interior armor, self-sealingfuelbladders,and At the end of the month, she received downed aviators the smallest subs I ever saw. Sealion returned to the South China Sea in a, coordinated You want to reduce cholesterol intake, found in animal fats and even fish. compliments of Master CPO Robert Stoner SEAL Boat Support Vietnam, ----- Original Message ----- Sealion began tracking My patrols did a lot of delivery and pick-ups with your staging aboard an LST anchored as a forward operating base for a PBR during this time frame and Rapp stays in touch with JJ and has been to several ST2 reunions. Above: Getting ready to lift the LSSC. By the early 1980s, the distinction between UDTs and SEALs had blurred to the point that a number of senior commanders began calling for the two forces to be combined. In November, a Viet Cong mine sank MSB-54 and on the last day of the Year American forces discovered a Soviet made contact mine in the shipping channel. members assigned to NSA / NAD / SOG Saigon, and NSA / NAD / SOG 1962 and Vietnam War through the contributions of the U.S. Navy SEALs to conflict! 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