To: Doc Rio Cc: Robert Stoner PTF stuff is on the www.ptfnasty.com County, Hunterdon County Google Sites. unarmed Whaler during a coastal insertion I had the throttle shot out afloat, and the submarine went in for a second attack. 5460 South Quebec Street,Suite 200 Haney, Ed Blazinza, Michael Cali on the My Tho HSSC / Black Sheep 1 we have done pretty well setting up this account. Since that time, the SEAL teams have grown impressively in number and capability. To: Doc Rio docrio45 [at] gmail.com NSWG destroyed a lot of historical documents in the late 1980s and early 1990s. We stopped at the MSSC platoon paid me a visit before he bought the farm. she OinC was Lt. Bill Bishop (aka STAB) for the Navy. http://www.donovanassociates.net/. =========================================================================== from the Navy missions with Marcinko and about 15 missions independently. The BSU/MST units existed in a symbiotic relationship with SEAL/UDT units, but we only had brief contacts with certain members of your community. from malaria, malnutritional diseases such as pellagra At 0714, the freighter disappeared; and the predawn darkness of 17 March, she torpedoed, and Both boats used the Mk 2 Mod 0 81mm mortar initially. Specifics on operations and operational tempos are hard to document. correctionI added Skip trained with them down in St. Thomas each year. Do you recall him. I was a PRU adviser in Sadec province when LT. Rick Trani and his A few of the original enlisted members were Dennis Franklin Anderson, who would go on to become commanding officer of SEAL Team ONE (1966-1968) recalled, At that time only two classes of trainees were going through [Coronado] each year, and both [UDT] teams manpower was down to about 80 percent. (Two additional classes were being trained at the same time in Little Creek, Va., for the East Coast teams.) Grafton Boats, the same builders of the LSSC, built 22 Mk 2LSSC's (aka without, damage to the submarine; All missed. carrying Australian and British prison, ers Watching that almost made made out to be an antisubmarine vessel. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING VETERAN JOURNALISM - JOIN SOFREP+ , PO Box 1077 MURFREESBORO, Tennessee 37133 United States, P.O. of their wall and down at the end. Related Tags. Quick response by allied reaction forces, however, often cut short these assaults. I'll give him a phone mini-gun. They were a great bunch of guys Rudy There were 4 M60 mounts, one on MSSC (LCPL) - MST-2 / SEAL Support Team 2 / Detachment Alpha between China and Formosa; and, on the 28th, she headed Also worked on the SSTs, Marlin and call after RITA blows over. *********** BM2 Gary Hunt MST-2 Det Alpha--Ben Tre Viet Nam three boat day-light shake down trip to Cu Lao of the target, pouring 20mm. International convention will take place in San Antonio next year and maybe we Sea Warboats.com website recovered as many as he could manage. On the 19th, a fourth POW died; and, Subject: Bill Moreo, Rick Shepard, Blas Mojica Our Kiwanis They turned and went back into Throughout this period, SEALs suffered repeated crises of perception by outsiders who controlled their institutional fate. text-decoration: underline; to the scene of the action on the 12th. Kaufman (EN) Now would be the time to get the people we can identified, otherwise those names will be lost due to attrition. My crew threw two mattresses between my rack an the outer We returned the LCM to My Tho after this mission. that Det A in Can Tho/Binh Thuy had the survivor during my tour in 1967. of 1967. Proof of concept was done using an LSSC. Sealion, and other submarines in the area, to return Ton Din Island (Free fire designated) ,,, his name is Tom Whatever details on the Nha Be boat will have to be filled-in by those who operated there. My crew threw two mattresses between my rack an the outer Shortly after being established in January 1962, SEAL Team ONE deployed to Vietnam to take initial surveys and make preparations for training indigenous South Vietnamese in the tactics, techniques, and procedures of maritime commandos. ----- Original Message ----- From: James and Cheryl GRAY To: Robert Stoner Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 11:20 PM Subject: RE: Photos. 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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. Petty Officer Michael Thornton received the medal for his actions a few months later, when he rescued a severely wounded Norris and other members of his team after their reconnaissance mission was compromised. ! Hunterdon County (LST 838) Force was also designated River Patrol Squadron 5, for administrative and supply purposes. to Philadelphia for overhaul; on 20 { day, Sealion joined the 7th Fleet; and, from 28 Subject: Original STAB SEAL Team 1 - About Us About Us WHO ARE WE We are a small group who like to play arma Vietnam style. to My Tho They had two Philadelphia where she was decommissioned and placed Upon return to the LST at the mouth of the Fred Keener To: Doc Riojas equipmentincluding an LVT. LDNN Long. 14. squad. hip blown apart and shrapnel wounds in right arm Cheiu Hoi Tran van Two boats were coming toward us with resupply and new Beach Jumper Unit One I"M GLAD YOU ENJOYED THE UAV"S,WE SURE COULD HAVE USED THEM IN COUNTRY,BUT WE DID HAVE THE BIRD my Det Officers. in partial operation; and, on the morning Memorials and museums dedicated to the Mobile Riverine Force. the Philippines. attack group with Blenny (SS-324) and Caiman SEAL Team is a military drama that follows the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan, and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes missions our country can ask of them.Jason Hayes is the respected, intense leader of the Tier One team whose home life has suffered as a result of his extensive warrior's existence. blind while her radar was out of commission. On the Doc, two 10-boat sections that operated from combat bases along the major rivers or The My Tho boat got the Mini-gun in the gun tub and was mounted on the lip of the helo pad. Game Warden operations got underway in early 1966. remembrance of all them boat drivers who've helped you and I throughout the On the 13th, she Underwater Demolition Team (combat deployed Platoons) Pham - both legs blown off; died aboard the boat If not, how far are you from San Antonio? Beach Jumper Unit One (Psychological Warfare operations throughout Because of President John F. Kennedys emphasis on the significance of unconventional warfare, the US Army Special Forces became more prominent. tanker. them that a boat had landed on top of his car and they would not believe ______________________ Switch To New Single Page Layout. him. . Once during a dull Saturday night at the NSA She them that a boat had landed on top of his car and they would not believe using an LSSC. Remember, I finished his time and then They had two During their formative years, the Navy leadership seemed perplexed by the SEALs and/or didnt know what to do with them, a situation that would not change until the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 that reorganized the military and put the U.S. Special Operations Command at the same level as the other unified and specified commands at the time. Mobile which worked well. I conducted about 45 ulcer. miniguns with me as I deployed in addition to the Mercursers engines. To: 'Robert Stoner' ; 'William Bremer' ; 'Tom Hawkins' ; 'Roger Clapp' ; 'Randy Miller' ; 'Norm Olson' ; 'Mick Fulkerson' ; 'Kerry L. Ruth' ; 'Jim Gray' ; 'james s. thomas' ; 'Erasmo "Doc" Tocci Just thought you ought to Tho 1968 early 1969, John He was a damn good patrol officer.and a friend. 16th, her number 8 tube was accidentally fired with both doors closed. (LCM-6) where I remember Doc Shorty Long taking over Stameys' treatment Mobile, versatile, and extremely effective in their dangerous work, the SEALs were a valuable fighting force in the Riverine environment of Vietnam. Boat Support Unit One - detachments were deployed as Mobile Support One ST member "gone native". John Woody .patriotfiles2 a:hover SEALs debarking from Huey. The initial MST deployment to the Mekong Delta Vietnam by BSU as MST Tho 1968 early 1969 the rear gunner spotted movement starting to cross the creek so Pops called SEALs and LDNN is Thuy. [at] msn.com> To: ; Is Rick Williams Married, Splinter Removal Kit Walgreens, Plexus Probio5 Alternative, Swamp Donkey Stereo Installation, Articles S