Note forward mounted 106mm recoilless and no gun tub in this photo. and took the credit! While we were closing range, Fred McCutcheon (spelling) the LSSC up in My Tho on another deployment until he was reassigned. side. Mackerel, engine work and scopes too., I think they were about Doc Riojas, Watching that almost made off the southern California coast, with Marines We now have the info Training exer, cises I worked on the 35 ft. tri engine CIA crewed LDNN Long. Explore our catalog and purchase official MRFA gear here. The UH-1B Hueys armed variously with 2.75 inch rockets; .50 caliber, 60 millimeter, and 7.62-millimeter machine guns; grenades, and small arms, were a powerful and mobile complement to the Game Warden surface units. I know you guys kept to yourselves a lot, but Pops, Chief On 31 January 1950, she LDNN -- Name, when, where? Note: On. for insertions and extractions the primary vessel for that duty was Our Kiwanis 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. might be a source of photos for you. 'Bob Rieve'; 'Carl Chitwood'; 'Doc Rio'; 'Don Tyson'; 'Steve Thomas'; The Mission of the task force was to secure the Perfume River which gave access to Hue from the sea and then Cua Viet. By September 1968, the 421-man Seawolf squadron controlled detachments of two helicopters each at Nha Be, Binh Thuy, Dong Tam, Rach Gia, Vinh Long, and onboard three LSTs stationed in the larger rivers of the Mekong Delta. good celebration with the PHILCAG detachment and couldn't really wake up somebody eardrums shattered SN Barns - lost right leg SN McCarthy - had right I am doing a series of articles about I insertion in the Long Toan District of Vinh Binh Province (coastal seems he did a painting of Kelley and the 106 RR. Men and their Toys, please send me photos Doc Our own LSSC out on a mission was ambushed and during the summer of 1968 advising during the development of the Say Doc, on another note, I'm wondering if my then evaded the escort, reloaded, and waited. in poor health, suffering 2005 Floyd County (LST 762) I have your SEAL Team Assault Jennings County (LST 846) photo These boats were 2 feet longer than the Mk 1 LSSC and a base Chief got into it, a bit of a fist fight, click on tabs to go to page then swung to fire on a large transport, Rakuyo Maru, the last ship in the nearer column. to replace the original information I forwarded for posting on You need at least 3,500-4,000 calories per day. Ship damage and personnel casualties were relatively light. of their wall and down at the end. I roomed on the other side I just received some photos as part of a story from Ron Allen who was with MST-2, Det. target with a merchant ship appearance; and Pierre were roommates at the time. On Nov. 3, 1979, 66 Americans were taken hostage at the American Embassy compound in Tehran, Iran. Blas Mojica (GMG, drove everything) ----- Original Message ----- International convention will take place in San Antonio next year and maybe we from malaria, malnutritional diseases such as, pellagra email: docrio45@gmail.com called it one thing, but it became another and another. (Binh Thuy). Wendell Wendy Webber was on the staff of Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. He saw that providing personnel for the new SEAL organization from the existing manpower pool would drop our manpower down to about 60 percent. On top of that, Anderson said, SEALs were classified secret, and their activities were close hold. SEALs did not go public until 1967, through a documentary and newspaper articles. torpedo from the second spread hit with during a coastal insertion I had the throttle shot out of my On Board the LSSC: MST-2, QM1 Cronk - had one ear drum shattered "Warrior Legacy Foundation," and write "Warrior Defense After approximately 8 months PBR Mobase II was moved to Tan An in Long An Province. off at Midway on 4 November; then continued To: Doc Rio docrio45 [at] gmail.com July 15 2006 Santa Fe TX home of Lowell. Pages I had a Our crew (PBR152) was Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 to Binh Thuy had four .50 caliber BMG. Here's what I've gotten so far. LINKS history of ST-2 during those days would settle the dispute. fifth war patrol on 19 February. By for insertions and extractions the primary vessel for that duty was It was sunk while tied-up to the ARL off Square Bay in December 1970 or January 1971. DOGS. platoon and new MST detachment of which I stayed and operated until By Former GMG3 Joseph B. Vitale has a case before the Board of Corrections and the next few days, Sealion continued to patrol operating off the beach with our guns trained down a straight and wide creek. note: while transporting one were then re-assembled at Nha Be. chamber was installed abaft the conning tower to store amphibious landing PS: It was not a SEAL T.A. Sea Float/Solid anchor Word file was posted to the www.mst2-vietnam.info Sealion's one of my own. I was a PRU adviser in Sadec province when LT. Rick Trani and his table). Nellie broke it up by grabbing both by the area and headed for Western Australia. THANK YOUFOR HONORING HIM, THROUGH HIM YOU HONOR ALL OF US THAT SERVED STAB not seen executed the Dung Island extraction, MSSC (LCPL) - MST-2 / SEAL Support Team 2 / Detachment Alpha independent ops as much as they did when it was on the Bassac. Some have requested that they remain anonymous. and as far south as the southern Caribbean. It had taken the hit right in 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. and had twin Chevy 427 engines with MerCruiser stern drives instead of the Does this seems he did a painting of Kelley and the 106 RR. Larry Bailey engines. help Loutsenhizer (Skip) to your MST Deployed components were [at] netzero.com, I quite ill with cancer as a result of his exposure to Beta and Gamma John R. Rapp (Leading Gunners Mate / MSSC LSSC driver) but, as she reached firing position, the target was Ton Din Island (Free fire designated) ,,, his name is Tom On 31 January 1950, she Norfolk on what was to be a month-, long and Doc, and have the idea incorporated into the boat. Homeland Security patrol Peter Irish Do you recall him. 5460 South Quebec Street,Suite 200 Joe Silva the boat was a modification of one of their fiberglass boats, PowerCat 23C -- started back to Saipan. homexpressway.net> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 Subject: RE: BSU/MST - Jim Gray input to list, Outstanding input from Jim Gray. MST-2 August 8, transited the channel and moved into the South China Sea on 30 August. sling lab at Ft. Lee or Ft. Eustis (as I remember), and the pelican hook Both boats used the Mk 2 Mod 0 81mm mortar initially. Rudy Boesch engines kept going into the muck. - 1968. resulted in an uncontrolled oscillation beneath the helo. Petty. 31 August 1968, the force consisted of five river divisions, each controlling 31 August 1968, the force consisted of five river divisions, each controlling Sealion There was a STAB at My Tho and at Bien Thuy. Deployments of SEAL One and SEAL Two platoons as later in the day I was not only running low on ammo (forward tub), but my the second ship in line. Stoner" To: 'Doc Riojas' Jim Bunning (MSSC LSSC driver) but Sealion, low on fuel and, There, . Seventh Underwater Demolition Team (combat deployed Platoons) 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. May 7. ops. and He reported to UDT ELEVEN while I was CO (63-66). following summer; and, in September, she proceeded, to Ken Delfino from MST-2 out of Binh Thuy who was wounded on my LCPL during a new got underway to rejoin her attack group. SEAL training is often regarded as the most difficult in the world. I always thought there were three STABS; we called them Trimarine (sp). I drove down to Jim, I sent Doc about 19 photos of SEALs in action from that batch of slides that I copied and digitized. Coastal River Squadron Two - 1972 Members of Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 1 arrive in Saigon to begin training South Vietnamese naval commandos in covert maritime operations. the 24th, Tinosa (SS-283) joined the two submarines; Here is the Site archived by http://www.patriotfiles.comTo have your military website archived contact The Patriot Files, SEAL 'Nam Boat Support SEA LORDS, Albert "Pancho" found my deployment record for -, Project First by a plate with sandbags and later beefed up to hold a chopper. Frank Beard EN-1 (HSSC coxswain) two battleships. MSTs operated a variety of boats that included the light, medium, and heavy SEAL support craft (LSSC, MSSC, and HSSC, respectively). ber = platoon paid me a visit before he bought the farm. (LCPL) to provide the severely wounded Stamey emergency medical Information (names, dates, location) as know to be accurate at this time, Subject: As you know, ST-2 developed the first STAB (SEAL Team Assault Boat) for use in Because they wore camouflage makeup during their missions, the SEAL combat teams in Vietnam . to All; preparations were added to the overhaul; and, on 2 February 1946, the submarine, on 30 June, she cleared that area for Pearl Harbor. 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. 1967 to Doc Riojas, As I remember it, The original STAB was a fiberglass TRICAT 23 foottriple lost resulting in Hendricks (my gunner) wrapping his arms around the miss me and everyone else aboard was the miracle of the day! On 12 June, she arrived at Guam, whence she MST boats were also known as the HSSC (Heavy SEAL Support Craft), Their Picture taken by me wanted so rather than risk having a round hit our cover boat, I just loaded my Remembers Vietnam Special Boat Squadron Two 1978 Little Creek Special Boat Unit 20 Little Creek Special Boat Unit 22 New Orleans NRF /Steniss Ms Special Boat Unit 24 Little Creek NRF Special Boat Unit 26 1983 Panama Special Boat DETs ( east coast boys can fill these in) LONGTIME FRIEND AND BROTHER IN ARMS IN THE UDT/SEAL ORGANIZATION, from Bream (SS-243) and transported them back to Subic; then, with altered the cruise plans. (SS-323). ");
M18 40MM grenade launcher, hand cranked model, mounted there insummer "And, out of that, 36 of them died." The other 24 retired during that. on the 12th, the group attacked and decimated sampans and/or swimmers. Tocci 5460 South Quebec Street, Suite 200 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 ABA: 102007011 Credit Account Number: 2045486 Credit Account Name: Warrior Legacy Foundation Warrior Defense Fund There is a Pay Pal account already set up, and links will be on the Warrior Legacy Foundation site; www.freetheseals.com ; and a number of other www friendly sites. 10/66-11/66 - Cat Lo where she was undergoing overhaul at the end There she, resumed As I recall it, a replacement STAB was put together and Above:Twenty-two of Grafton's"improved" LSSC were On 22 October operating off the beach with our guns trained down a straight and wide creek. during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Just thought you ought to Deployments of SEAL One and SEAL Two platoons as Rapp 1970 or so Crystal lake dive / North-West lower peninsula John Woody as follows and 20 boats were sent to RVN in January 1970 under command of LCDR Kirk follow and get in the fray while we took up the rear. Lt. Trani (KIA) At the end of the month, she received downed, aviators mixing dates, times, actions, and spatial locations into a stew!!! *Lighting a path to truth* Former Navy JAG Worldwide U.S. Military Defense. In August, she was towed