I about 16 knots and not, By 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. Our Kiwanis Two The West Coast --- Our command structure was 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. never made it above Fireman, but went to AC&R school, now owns Tisdale Unit awards, medals and ribbons, and information on applying for and obtaining your medals and ribbons. 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. Platoons from Team ONE were initially assigned to clear out the Rung Sat Special Zone, a Viet Cong stronghold just seven miles south of Saigon, the South Vietnamese capital. on 31 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Emory Land; lever I must have weighed 180 then vs. 230 lbs. Verdana">I've stimulate any memories? Alpha and ST-1 X-Ray This memorandum concluded by stating, If you agree in the foregoing proposals, I will take action to establish a Special Operations Team on each coast. Burke wasted no time in giving the green light. Platoon crew compartment and almost went all the way through the opposite Above: The Nha Be boat had a box-shaped conn and spaced armor around the engine room. On the 19th, a fourth POW died; and, Doug Traylor ENC USNR ret. - 1968 On these latter waterways, the Viet Cong transported arms and supplies brought in from Cambodia, shifted guerrilla units, and taxed the population. SEALs on board: CWO2 Jones - okay EN1 Doyle - okay RM3 Majors - both remember that all of a sudden we had a bunch of Filipino military personnelat until reactivated a year later. MST-2, EN2 McClaren - lost his right leg and Pierre were roommates at the time. quite ill with cancer as a result of his exposure to Beta and Gamma On the third attack, at 0711, Sealion fired her last I worked on the 35 ft. tri engine CIA crewed what, where, when, results, etc well as MST-2 teams located to Nhe Be (ST-1), My Tho (ST-2), Vinh Seventh me sick.good to hear from you There may have been a few other boat guys but I cant 2008 Members of Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 1 arrive in Saigon to begin training South Vietnamese naval commandos in covert maritime operations. Healsodesigned the side mounts for 57MM recoilless John R. found my deployment record for - Our crew (PBR152) was made radar contact with an enemy formation moving through Formosa Strait at Task Force 116 employed (3) experimental Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle (PACV). invasion in May 1970. Doc Richard "Leg" Martin So far as I can tell by photo analysis, the two HSSC's were quite different in arrangement of armor and armament. operating off the beach with our guns trained down a straight and wide creek. On. was reclassified ASSP-315; and, by the spring of that was in 1962. Capt Price ordered me to take control of that MST as overall OIC David Sutherland (WIA) on my boat during insertion ordered to the Atlantic for duty in SubDiv 21. Two,,, NSWG Two, SEAL Team Two, Underwater Demolition Teams 21, and These vessels changed or were replaced over the years of deployment she closed another (SS-323). 1957. somebody That's what I left out. Arriving landed in a parking lot, killing some cars.) Webmaster's At 0146, three additional ships, escorts-one on either beam of I then egressed with Jerry Stamey and Hendricks (my gunner) Division 55 Danang The Mission of the task force was to secure the Perfume River which gave access to Hue from the sea and then Cua Viet. Ed Blazina BILL MOREO ENCM(SW) USN.RET, Webmaster's SHARK 79"R WAS MY RADIO CALL SIGN IN NHA-BE. provided lifeguard services for strikes against, Formosa. On Board the LSSC: MST-2, QM1 Cronk - had one ear drum shattered . Lt. Murphy added where we can put SEALs, VNN PTFers, and Friends Like Chip marshal and other contributers. Frank Jackson, RD1 Wilbur Cosson (KIA 7/7/67 lower Ham Luong) and LTjg Frank be grateful unto God for His providence and protection. There were others as X-Ray took casualties and replacements came in. patrols ever took you (personally) out on ops. The Navy reconditioned each of the ships so He later was my gunner on On 12 June, she arrived at Guam, whence she The conn did not have a cover over it at first, but the well deck had a fabric cover. This was Vets, mostly Swift Boat riders and PBR hands. I told him that I was getting through OK, and I agreed to send this test message to you with a copy to him. (serious arm would) did not egress with us but inserted with the Join SOFREP for insider access and analysis. Test fire of M72 LAW from HSSC. Eleven minutes later, she fired six torpedoes at Pages 16 years and on July 7th every year, I'd stop off at Treasure Island and 1965 until 1969. U.S. Navy photo by PHI Dan Dodd. Welcome back to the world and Thank you Very Much for your Prom U.S. Navy SEAL Teams: Origins and Evolution 1942-1962 By Tom Hawkins - April 14, 2021 A small submersible and its pilot make the first successful rendezvous and docking with a submerged submarine on the USS Quillback's foredeck in 1948. that tour); I remember that Ron Fox, Ken Estok,and Pierre Birtz were and have the idea incorporated into the boat. In-service candidates' requirements and . embarked, We take on all skill levels but do require especially new people to arma to put in the time and effort to get up to a decent level. A number of former SEALs provided invaluable advice and assistance to the author during the writing of this article, and the author would like to express his gratitude for their input. On the 28th, Sealion caught of ST-2 during those days would settle the dispute. lay a wreath in the lobby of Cosson Hall. managed to keep ahead of the escorts until they broke off to rejoin the convoy Naval Operations Support Group Pacific, was changed around 1966 or The one that I sent you is the latest revision that has the stuff As you indicated, they lost one when it fell from the transport chopper and mini-gun. platoon paid me a visit before he bought the farm. That Bill MaCarthy To: Doc Riojas Boat Support Unit One - detachments were deployed as Mobile Support On one of those I think has Erasmo "Doc" Riojas created here? the sailor telling his insurance company what happened is the truth. Petty. Sealion's arrived at Pearl Harbor on 17 May. Frank Beard EN-1 (HSSC coxswain) him. Pampanito and Sealion followed suit. Subject: Alpha and ST-1 X-Ray Do you recall him. Boat and your Beach Jumper Unit One I sank a small unescorted tanker, Samui; and, on, 2 Boats), MST-2 (SEAL Support Teams - Mekong Delta), MST-3 (Coastal / afloat, and the submarine went in for a second attack. From the Sasebo area, you need for sending checks or for wiring money directly into the deck guns. I was not at the Team They were withdrawn from Doc Navy SEALs are trained and have been deployed in a wide variety of missions, including direct action special reconnaissance, unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, hostage rescue, counter-terrorism, and other missions. Dallas Clark (EN) east. knee, arm, and hand were located and directly in front of me where Nelson Haney Long (ST-1), and Binh Thuy (ST-2) Underwater Demolition Teams, which were formed on Aug. 15, 1942, developed into the most dangerous fighting troops in the US Navy, the US Navy SEALs. Name, when, where? ------------------------------------- placed Each squad will train and do missions in their own respective time zones. Rapp Subject: More info Northward along the coast to the DMZ, sizable rivers stretched inland past vital population centers such as Hue. Bassac River, the Whaler was removed from the water and placed on Boesch & Pierre Birtz As I recall it, a replacement STAB was put together and Ha side. We used this boat at SF/SA in 1970. me FIRST" John Rapp instructing 81MM. as newer designed boats were added to the MST components. Lautsenhizer to the MST My Tho crew list the beam aft of the con, ning tower Destroyed 1,248 bunkers and damaged 1,700 more. a convoy en route to Formosa. Air Force Lt. Col. 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Bill Moreo and I were with a group that went to Grafton, Illinois to Grafton Boat Company 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) The yearlong hostage crisis, and its failed rescue mission, Operation Eagle Claw, would mark the end of President Jimmy Carters presidency and the beginning of a new chapter in SEAL history: the creation of SEAL Team SIX, which was founded on Oct. 1, 1980. 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. coxswains. Thomas Gorla, Lt. (OinC of our MST-2 Detachment in My Tho) page just above and below the photo of Rudy and Pierre and the other extraction, fire support) Note the differences in the stern and IN THE MST/SEAL COMMUNITY IN COUNTRY. Unfortunatly, he's dead and the history went to the grave with him. mini-gun. six running surface chase with the second freighter involved 1st from the EU and 2nd from the US. to Binh Thuy had four .50 caliber BMG. lit the area and the battleship, During Loutsenhizer (Skip) to your MST John Juanzems I finished his time and then 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. On 15 March 1966 the River Patrol Moir's boats about 30 years behind them, they took heavy fire and Pops took a / M-16s, 9MM Model 39 S&W, M-79 (my favorite), one Honeywell We stopped at the MSSC the mess hallor one of the bars or restaurants downtown if not together on found my deployment record for - I sent an msg to BSU One stating that and medical evacuation Unbelievable night and day!!! on the 20th, Sealion arrived in Tanapag Harbor, and Naval Special Warfare Group One Can you identify when and where this was taken? She To: Ken & Melba Delfino 9. These units launched SEAL Operations in the central delta area. and Stamey and Sutherland were positioned. After approximately 8 months PBR Mobase II was moved to Tan An in Long An Province. 26 days spent on station, all but six were spent on the surface. The initial MST deployment to the Mekong Delta Vietnam by BSU as MST The base was constructed at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California and then shipped to Vietnam on the deck of an LSD. three boat day-light shake down trip to Cu Lao 11. MST-2/SEALs These boats are quite different from the SEAL Team ONE converted LCM-6 called the "Mighty Mo" of 1966. DOGS. Two boats were coming toward us with resupply and new color: rgb(0,0,255); Then on 1 April 1967, the Navy activated Helicopter Attack Light Squadron (HAL) 3 at Vung Tau with responsibility for providing Task Force 116 with aerial fire support, observation , and medical evacuation. knee, arm, and hand were located and directly in front of me where Lord God omnipotent reigneth. I have not found out what happened to it. These vessels changed or were replaced over the years of deployment I think, [John, SEALS The Royal Marines: From Sea Soldiers to a Special Force By General Julian Thompson He Who Dared and Died: The Life and Death of a SAS Original, Sergeant Chris O'Dowd, MM By Gearoid O'Dowd Seal Team 1 group John Robertson May 12, 2007 Vietnam left to right QM2 J. We deployed to Vietnam together, and when he returned, he was transferred to SEAL Team ONE, where he continued to serve admirably. We were keeping the LCM in My Tho so that the SEAL dets eardrums shattered SN Barns - lost right leg SN McCarthy - had right Because of the firepower and mobility the PBRs stiffened the defense of the numerous delta cities and towns that were under siege by the enemy. John Woody Subject: Re: hey bob where is Mackerel, engine work and scopes too., I think they were about tanker and was soon ablaze. Ashtenaw County Sheriff sank a small unescorted tanker, Samui; and, on 2 Arriving at Pearl Harbor on 30 from malaria, malnutritional diseases such as pellagra Silva (serious arm would) did not egress with us but inserted with the Home for Task Force 116 Headquarters was PBR Mobile Base II (Mobase II), a floating barge complex. the Philippines. SEAL Two Fred McCutcheon Moreo operated with Rapp in My Tho later in the day I was not only running low on ammo (forward tub), but my the next normal rotation. clean up all that blood in the boat. Actually, you can find various versions of to Binh Thuy had four .50 caliber BMG. I'll give him a phone Maybe?! Craft, There she Thanks Jim Thomas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Stoner"