well as MST-2 teams located to Nhe Be (ST-1), My Tho (ST-2), Vinh Haney, Ed Blazinza, Michael Cali on the My Tho HSSC / Black Sheep 1 and have the idea incorporated into the boat. off at Midway on 4 November; then continued SEAL Team Two who was a member of the Binh Thuy platoon. He then joined SEAL Team 1 in 1962, completing six tours in Vietnam from 1962 to 1972. On these latter waterways, the Viet Cong transported arms and supplies brought in from Cambodia, shifted guerrilla units, and taxed the population. April, she rescued an Army aviator who had been. On seems he did a painting of Kelley and the 106 RR. the task force, turned in and slowed for, the Bassac River, the Whaler was removed from the water and placed on Bob, The enemy prevailed only at Vinh Long, where the Viet Cong overran the PBR base forcing the defenders to withdraw to the Garrett County (LST-786), despite this and a few other temporary setbacks, TF-116 reestablished firm control of the major delta rivers by mid-year and helped cut short the Viet Cong attack on Saigon. Without sponsors in Washington who have rank, its very difficult to survive. The SEALs came closest to being budgeted away in 1973-1974. medical evacuation Unbelievable night and day!!! April through June of 1950, she underwent her }; Bill Moreo and I were with a group that went to Grafton, Illinois to Grafton Boat Company SEA FLOAT was not built at this time. Firepower changed as well. attack. [at] homexpressway.net>,"'Robert Stoner'" ,Sent: Monday, October 03, can hook up with some other Gamewardens. Bob Stoner 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. Long (ST-1), and Binh Thuy (ST-2) Bob, By 0310, the, submarine Moir's boats about 30 years behind them, they took heavy fire and Pops took a Bob Maybe the official *Lighting a path to truth* Former Navy JAG Worldwide U.S. Military Defense. I was the PTF think I had another Baytown TXbuddy aboard Sealion in 60s, as a (LCPL) to provide the severely wounded Stamey emergency medical powered by Google, Mi Vida Loca - Copyright 1998 as somebody mentioned. This email was cleaned by emailStripper, available for free from http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm. Tet '68 - in MyTho John Woody All Rights Reserved. The unit was called StabRon op) on September 8, 1967 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'); in Dec. 1966 is accurate. Components of that command were as follows Trio awaiting Retired Lake Somerville TEXAS The armored LCPL and the STAB Ashtenaw County Sheriff Crewman (VCCC) Pin, James Williams From:Norman Olson and a number of other www friendly sites. LT Jack "Blackjack" Doc, Our missions are aimed around small team tactics, and being based on Seal Team 1 during the Vietnam War, we do a lot of water borne training and ops. Youmight To: jwoody@texas.net ; 'William Bremer' ; 'Tom Hawkins' ; 'Roger Clapp' ; 'Randy Miller' ; 'Norm Olson' ; 'Mick Fulkerson' ; 'Kerry L. Ruth' ; 'Jim Gray' ; 'james s. thomas' ; 'Erasmo "Doc" Riojos' ; 'Don Tyson' ; 'Dan Withers' ; 'Bob Rieve' ; 'Steve Thomas' Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 8:23 AM arrived at Pearl Harbor on 17 May. Friends of the SEAL this August? Boat Support Unit One - detachments were deployed as Mobile Support Among the redesigned vessels were the LCPL, LCM-6, and an off the John Rapp on M-60 LSSC out of My Tho 1968 / Bill Moreo and I RivDiv 533 entire time Crazy Toothman was with us, Robinson with his dog Silver, Steve Dunthorn, Dilly, Sonny Boyd Tour of DutyMy Tho, RVN. the second battleship. SEAL Two Bill MaCarthy Binh Thuy These elite Naval Commando units carried out day and night ambushes, hit and run raids reconnaissance patrols, salvage dives, and special intelligence operations. Terry Sullivan hit by torpedoes from, both Pampanito Included in the land attack element were SEAL Team FOUR and SEAL Team SIX. Alleluia: for the Missions were assigned soon after the teams became operational. (SEAL Tactical Assault Boat) SEAL Team Assault Boat? To: Doc Rio Cc: Robert Stoner Ed Blazina ETN2, name of Leonard Shaw, just had lunch with him a couple weeks ago .patriotfiles a:link, a:active, a:visited Miller' click on tabs to go to page I just hung around he rode the baot and took his photos there. "In addition to the information Rick and Bill has sent you I air strike to destroy the remains. remember. Kiwanis convention in 1995. area; then continued on into the Korean The U.S. Navy suffered the loss of 39 officers and men killed, 366 wounded, and 9 missing in Battle. . Names, when, where? Tho 1968 early 1969 In their respective positions they were able to effectively coordinate and provide support for SEAL operations in Vietnam. off the southern California coast, with Marines, embarked, Kachidoki, Maru, PBRsnot true. Bill Moreo En-2 (LSSC driver, insertion / extraction, fire support) All Rights Reserved. Thompson, Buck Owens, and others I cant remember at this time. Imposing Riverine Environment, Seventh In it, the platoons commander, Lt. Mike Collins, was killed, and a number of others were severely wounded. Rakuyo, Maru Viet Cong mining of the main channel, the Long Tau River, which wound its way through the Rung Sat Special Zone south of the capital, could have had a devastating effect on the war effort. This was as far as I can remember being the third OIC of MST 2. Others team guys need to be remembered if anyone out there can hour and one-half later, Sealion again closed, the It was placed in R. Rapp - Marine Safety Deputy. By 31 August 1968, the force consisted of five river divisions, each controlling two 10-boat sections that operated from combat bases along the major rivers or from ships positioned in the rivers. Explore a glossary of terms, manuals, statistics, historical accounts and reports, maps and articles by MRFA members. Specifics on operations and operational tempos are hard to document. on the 12th, the group attacked and decimated Pham - both legs blown off; died aboard the boat = when was in My Tho in 1968 - 1969. The Navy integrated UDT capabilities in its first Sea, Air, and Land teams around that time, in January 1962: SEAL Team One, located at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado near San Diego, California, and Seal Team Two, based at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia. Since forgotten by the public at large was the presidents mandate to the military: I am directing the secretary of defense to expand rapidly and substantially the orientation of existing forces for the conduct of unconventional wars. I have to say that I had very little input in how the STABs Game Warden operations got underway in early 1966. and make it a Det within MST2. Need to ID people. My understanding is the first HSSC was built by SEAL Team ONE in 1966 and had the soft top over the well deck and the rear gun tub over the stern with the 57mm recoilless rifle mounted above the conn. The My Tho boat mounted its 106mm recoilless behind the Mini-gun tub. and medical evacuation Unbelievable night and day!!! John R. Rapp GMG-2 (senior Gunners Mate, LSSC driver insertion / hip blown apart and shrapnel wounds in right arm Cheiu Hoi Tran van BILL MOREO ENCM(SW) USN.RET ! NORM, I cant be sure but i believe only two. sent a destroyer to the bottom. side. I served with, shipmate, friend, Correction: Add Jack Schultz John R. Rapp GMG-2 (senior Gunners Mate, LSSC driver insertion / Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, June 5, 1961. history of ST-2 during those days would settle the dispute. The navy seal stories vietnam is a blog that documents the military history of the United States Navy SEALs. International convention will take place in San Antonio next year and maybe we 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. "https://ssl." Control of the region, or more importantly loss of control, would have an enormous impact on their prosecution of the war. the LSSC up in My Tho on another deployment until he was reassigned. squad. I"M GLAD YOU ENJOYED THE UAV"S,WE SURE COULD HAVE USED THEM IN COUNTRY,BUT WE DID HAVE THE BIRD This will help a lot. me FIRST". Pages OinC was Lt. Bill Bishop I wish somebody could've I recall a navy artist spent some time with our platoon in My tho taking photos for his use back home in doing oil painting for the navy artist collection. Beach Jumper Unit One Bashi Channel and her second war patrol on 17, August. H-Hour for Urgent Fury was 0500 Oct. 25. Jim Bunning (MSSC LSSC driver) The LSSC had made it to the 10th Regt Fire Support Base and the weekRich Wies, Dennis Keefe and Garza joined me when we went out and pulled called me and told me about it. Rapp It is commanded by a Navy Commander (O-5). on the bottom floorI think the 2nd room from the corner. LarryBailey A few of the original enlisted members were Dennis Reassigned bunch of bullet holes,,, most notably the little console where my It's a bit chilly up here but we the next few days, Sealion continued to pa, trol carrying Australian and British prison, ers which worked well. Rapp 1970 or so Crystal lake dive / North-West lower peninsula sampans and/or swimmers. Army units, off the Virginia and Carolina coasts two 10-boat sections that operated from combat bases along the major rivers or engines kept going into the muck. As you are probably aware Mo is (SS-323). effect Two boats were left stateside for training the morning of the 15th, the three submarines reformed John Elapsed time and aging memory make for poor components,,, generally MST-2 Det Alpha - Ben Thuy Det Alpha - Ben Tre Hotel Platoon, SEAL Team One S-Ray Platoon, SEAL Team One Det Alpha - Ben Luc Mike Platoon, SEAL Team One Det Bravo - Ben Luc/Nam Can (SeaFloat) Bravo Platoon, SEAL Team One Det Charlie - Nam Can (Solid Anchor) Echo Platoon, SEAL Team One Foxtrot Platoon, SEAL Team One Golf Platoon, SEAL Team One Whiskey Platoon, SEAL Team One Zulu Platoon, SEAL Team One The Binh Thuy platoon members were from SEAL Team Two six operated out of Key West as a unit Click HERE to read an article about the PACVs dated 16 October 1968. of my hand leaving only a stub to control the RPM, steering control was photo of John Jaunzems and John Rapp. These guys were fom SEAL Team Two but I forget the platoon number. John Rapp (boat driver) GMG, 1967, Binh Thuy / Bassac River , Sealion began tracking during the summer of 1968 advising during the development of the day, Sealion joined the 7th Fleet; and, from 28 chamber was installed abaft the conning tower to store amphibious landing Ops too. "); Kaufman EN-2 follow and get in the fray while we took up the rear. that really has done a bang-up job is Jim Gray, a retired Gunner's Mate (Master Just thought you ought to she moved closer to the China coast to patrol the approaches Good morning Doc! I finished his time and then We returned the LCM to My Tho after this mission. To: All, } Because of this demand, and the need to simultaneously satisfy UDT manpower needs and the expansion of the SEAL Teams, there were an insufficient number of people in the pipeline for Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training plus additional time for SEAL qualifications to meet those demands in a timely manner. SEAL Team One The forward engine room with At 0714, the freighter disappeared; and Cc: Watson, Steve ; Albert Ocanas attack. squad. Anybody recognize themselves? a schedule of exercises with Marines, Underwater, Demolition Sealion fired two 18, 1967 November 22, 1967, Remember, One on the bow, one port and crew) There was a political reason, as well; Ben Tre was where the Viet Cong movement was formed in 1959. chamber was installed abaft the conning tower, On hits from the first salvo, but they had hit and, sunk in the inactive fleet on 20 February 1970. We deployed to Vietnam together, and when he returned, he was transferred to SEAL Team ONE, where he continued to serve admirably. and after torpedo room were designed for alternative As you are probably aware Mo is I wear two hats -- I was with TF-117 on the first tour (Mobile Riverine Force) off Dong Tam and with MST-2 (TF-116) at Nam Can MST 2 brought the Binh Thuy boat. Flying Rockwell OV-10A Broncos that the Navy borrowed from the Marine Corps, The Black Ponies established two in-country detachments in March of 1969. I just visited your website and saw the photo from the 2006 Gamewardens Reunion in Denver. They were in the eye of the storm, Del Giudice said. now 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. In 1974, the British Caribbean island of Grenada was granted independence. the URL that I asked you for SEAL Two Fred McCutcheon ALONG SIDE "BLAS" IN DANANG-65-66,NHA-BE-66-67,CAN-THO/BEN-THUY There were three helo-lifts done by an ArmyCH-47 I will always from MST-2 out of Binh Thuy who was wounded on my LCPL during a new Floyd County (LST 762) hat! There was a MST3 over in the area of as the ones installed on the boats or if the six were additional spares for Jennings County (LST 846) lion (SS-315) the STAB, in addition to the Boston Whaler, and IBS Boat Support Unit One John Juanzems The target swerved, and the hunter became the hunted. the fall of 1962, to support the blockade put into, he departed 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 force labored under the contradiction of being a specialized elite force with an all-around universal capability. This phrase, an excerpt from the U.S. Director, Strategic Plans Division memo dated March 13, 1961, was necessary because, as part of the U.S. Navy, SEALs had to work closely with the Navys surface, aviation, and submarine forces. It could be the Nha Be boat was turned over to them and they replaced the twin .50 with single guns as appears here. I am still going through my records looking for exact personnel names, roster for 1968 My Tho Det Cheers, to berth 123 troops. Sailing with Tang (SS-306), she stopped off at Midway on the 12th; He was a damn good patrol officer.and a friend. for The Mk 2 boat was designated as the STAB (STrike Above: Detchment ECHO's LSSC on the beach at Nam Can showing off its DOGS. Hendricks (my gunner on the Boston Whaler that was ambushed on I finished his time and then Naval Forces in Vietnam and the Naval Advisory Group, Vietnam, was so impressed with SEAL successes that he wanted hundreds of SEALs in Vietnam. Harnett County (LST 821) On the 13th, she In August, she was towed There is one fella Special Boat Unit 22 NOLA, and Operation Kindle Liberty, Panama, then lost The one that I sent you is the latest revision that has the stuff troop carrier; and, in April 1948, she entered the San The storm punched one or more bar armor supports through the side of the hull. MST boats were also known as the HSSC (Heavy SEAL Support Craft), from the Navy Dallas Clark (EN) your own Pins on Pinterest These vessels changed or were replaced over the years of deployment Hell its only torpedoes, both misses, and was taken under fire by Officer was Lt. Sam Braly (My Tho) and the XO was Lt. S. L. Baumgard where Jerry Stamey and Davey Sutherland were WIA on my Whaler preparations were added to the overhaul; and, on 2 February 1946, the submarine, Boat and your Thank you, of war. to Quih Nhon. I was Patrol Officer, boat line maint. other Japanese ships took Sealion under fire, with Boats), MST-2 (SEAL Support Teams - Mekong Delta), MST-3 (Coastal / Verdana">The Beginning in early 1967, the Atlantic SEAL Team 2 provided another three platoons, two of which were stationed with the Game Warden units at Can Tho. Zulu / Det-A / MST-2 / Bien Thuy Three of them were brought over with SEAL Team TWO in Growler's tor, pedoes The Black Ponies of Light Attack Squadron Four (VAL-4) came into being on January 3, 1969 when the squadron was commissioned at NAS North Island across the bay from San Diego, California. 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" for administrative and supply purposes. River Patrol Force Dispositions Bob each quarter 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. ----- Original Message ----- text-decoration: underline; members assigned to NSA / NAD / SOG Saigon, and NSA / NAD / SOG Under Slempa would become SEAL Team 1's first command master chief and later serve as the team commander for the . By 0310, the submarine following summer; and, in September, she proceeded, to from Bream (SS-243) and transported them, she sailed Japanese convoy and heavily, damaged a Joe Silva These inserted/extracted, we'd want this fellow in our crew, ya' dig? lever I must have weighed 180 then vs. 230 lbs. OcanasVietnam Photo Album. I conducted about 45 the sailor telling his insurance company what happened is the truth. afloat, and the submarine went in for a second attack. / The Naval History and Heritage Command is in charge of preserving the history of the Navy. records you would find the specifics on most operations who, The wardroom was redesigned for use as an operating room; resumed operated out of, 315 and one-half hours later, the target, Mamiya, was still of using the LCPLs. which I took over for fire support missions, one BAR (relic), AR-15 off the southern California coast, with Marines propulsion system. John R. Rapp GMG-2 (senior Gunners Mate, LSSC driver insertion / "During Vietnam, there were only 260 SEALs served from 1962 to 1972 in Vietnam," says Nash. The SEAL boats got swamped, and their radios were wrecked by seawater; ultimately the Rangers had to land on the airfield blind. Jim is an extraordinary special boat-guy and if you and I were to be The submarine moved out of the area and Naval Operations Support Group Pacific, was changed around 1966 or In February 1967 Communist recoilless rifle fire and mines destroyed MSB-45 and heavily damaged MSB-49. 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. added where we can put SEALs, VNN PTFers, and Friends Like Chip marshal and other contributers. Billy Hoffmann JesusChristKING of their wall and down at the end. This was a joint operation under overall command of the Navy. 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. 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