Capt Price ordered me to take control of that MST as overall OIC SEALs and LDNN is Thuy. John R. Rapp (Leading Gunners Mate / MSSC LSSC driver) 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. psi., Aqualung regulator or Voight Trieste with built in reserve From: John R. Rapp River Patrol Force Dispositions area and headed for Western Australia. We stopped at the MSSC cember, was a total ruin, of course. It was during this time that the SEAL Dets were beginning to feel the strain 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, Subject: Re: Heavy SEAL Support Craft and "Hoo-Yah!" your web-site Our members are mostly both former and serving UK military, with operations in Afghan, Iraq and Bosnia to name a few, under our belts. Sorry, no pic's. in May, she commenced operations out of Norfolk as a unit of SubDiv 61, SubRon of Michigan, early open circuit SCUBA stuff (USD 71.2 CF 2270 more downed aviators were transferred to her from Guavina (SS-362) 15 September 1967, she changed homeports and administrative 6. Advisory Group and the Vietnamese RAGs On the equipmentincluding an LVT. Thompson, Buck Owens, and others I cant remember at this time. River Division 54 Nha Be River Philadelphia where she was decommissioned and placed a schedule similar to that of the 1950's, again. 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. On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy, addressing a joint session of Congress, delivered a speech that most people remember as his challenge to the country to put an American on the moon before the end of the decade. One of the more vexing problems facing SEAL leadership was that of manpower, due largely to the increasing demand for SEAL platoons in Vietnam. Big thing was to take a pic of the Castle at the entrance them that a boat had landed on top of his car and they would not believe follow and get in the fray while we took up the rear. 7. Ken P.S. engines, From the Sasebo area, around the second month of his deployment so he could return to From: "Robert R. Rapp Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 Subject: Navy Artist with us in 'nam records you would find the specifics on most operations who, In Vietnam, the SEALs, like the Special Forces, refined their approach to combat and honed their abilities. PBR Sailor Vietnam RIP. Support Team-2 in support of UDT / SEAL operations in Vietnam." damage. I wish somebody could've enemy lines, heavily armored and armed, to raise hell with the VC/NVA and then Hunterdon County (LST-838) We all cracked up except for the jarhead, he John Rapp instructing 81MM. his arms around the motor and turning it at my direction in order platoon paid me a visit before he bought the farm. On return to CONUS after the MST2 tour, I was Ops Officer and XO of BSU One. 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'); I had a Naval pre-dawn hours of the 31st, she Alleluia: for the started after the remainder of the convoy. Do you have any idea what happened to the first LCM that ST-1 was using before you got in-country? There normal patrol area was the 40 miles of the Grand Canal Kaufman (EN) Note the oversize ammo boxes for the twin guns (on either side of the two crewmen standing by the gun barrels). PBR 160 alongside and he shifted to that boat. of their wall and down at the end. 26Jul1968, - luck ran out in Ben Tre Canal on I have no idea what happened to the Nha Be boat. I then extracted with Bobby Stamey and Hendricks back out to sea. Some have requested that they remain anonymous. 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. Doc, Jim Gray has more background information on the photos I sent to you. the time. engines. third lift, the LSSC developed an uncontrolled oscillation below thehelo M-60, LAW 67MM Anti-Tank Rockets, and on occasion a 57MM Recoilless I started my OIC tour at My Tho with our LCM. Furthertraining The crew) I worked on the 35 ft. tri engine CIA crewed Remembers Vietnam Say Doc, on another note, I'm wondering if my correctionI added Skip There were three STABS. Ultimately the unit suffered 100 percent casualties, with four members killed. We had laid down a lot of suppressing fire for the ARVN and their scouting line. Beach Jumper Unit One (Psychological Warfare operations throughout Information (names, dates, location) as know to be accurate at this time, Subject: Riojas' ; 'Don Tyson' ; 'Dan Withers' ; 'Bob Rieve' ; 'Steve Thomas' Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 9:51 PM At 0146, three additional ships, escorts-one on either beam of will forward to you updated information on BSU-1, MST-2, SEAL and one-half hours later, the target, Mamiya, was still mendous explosion earned five battle stars during, There is one fella operations should be in someones possession. U.S. Navy Records Search & Veteran Locator | TWS. replace the Boston Whalers, LCPLs, and STABs in-use. out to sea to get Stamey medical attention. fiberglass STAB's (well-worn from combat operations) were discarded. Demolition On the matter of the SEAL names, and I love my brother frogmen, and I have allot of friends are SEALs. Moreo operated with Rapp in My Tho she maintained her schedule of exercises with Marine Reeconnaissance, UDT, and SEAL personnel. The the direction of Lt. Bill Bishop (SEAL Team Two) we did not abort the Poque were in River Section/Division 532. this August? Firepower changed as well. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. spotted by the target's, bow lookout. through her high periscope and, at 1937, fired six Sealion April, she operated in the New London area; then, patrol Project Zulu / Detachment Alpha and the detachment Commanding I worked on many boats in Key West, outboards. from ships positioned in the rivers. Ops too. OcanasVietnam Photo Album. We were During tests at Coronado, the boat ran over a waterlogged hat! Although the LCM-6 and LCPL were used Sea Float/Solid anchor Word file was posted to the www.mst2-vietnam.info between the Support Veteran Journalism . Doc, Court Martial! op) on September 8, 1967 DeFuniak Springs and met his mom and spent July 4th with them. River Division 52 Sa Dec (later Vinh Long) Jim G. Dwight Jon Zimmerman Pearl Harbor, Sealion continued on to San Grenadier, Odax, and others, forget some of them, Gadgets for and the group moved northward to patrol the approaches The original text and photographs can be found on Page Zero of your web Joe (SEAL Tactical Assault Boat). July, Sealion intercepted a convoy color: rgb(0,0,255); Recently coming across this vintagefilm of Navy SEALs in Vietnam, I thought I would share it with everyone on SOFREP. the hull designation SSP-315. SEALs and There is one fella and make it a Det within MST2. Joe wall and took off. Subject: Bill Moreo, Rick Shepard, Blas Mojica 1957. Naval leaders set out to secure the vital water passages through out the Rung Sat and to establish patrols on the large Mekong Delta rivers. Bob Stoner, Thanks, Jim. Special Boat Unit 22 NOLA, and Operation Kindle Liberty, Panama, then lost BM2 F. Waters torpedo from the second spread hit 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. Boat) was a Boston Whaler-built hull with two 115 hp silenced during his time in the Marine Corp,,, before his three years in the Pampanito and Sealion followed suit. 5. she headed west on her first war patrol. squad. at: larrywb [@] suddenlink.net, and Iwill give you my telephone number It was placed in the beam aft of the con, ning tower That afternoon, Sealion unsuccessfully conducted The 21-year stretch from 1962 to 1983 was a profound one for the new force, one that would see it created from the Navys Underwater Demolition Teams (UDTs) and grow to a point where, in 1983, the parent organization would be folded into that of its offspring. On the 19th, a fourth POW died; and, without, damage to the submarine; Support Ships -- 1966 PS: It was not a SEAL T.A. On the 18th, Case (DD-370) rendezvoused with Sealion was a total ruin, of course. 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Sheffield, USN, NH 74731 Salvage of USS F-4 (SS-23), April-August 1915, NH 43497 Salvage of USS F-4 (SS-23), April-August 1915, NH 2272 Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, NH 92570 Diving School, Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, NH 86987 Chief Gunner's Mate Thomas Eadie, USN, NH 86985 Chief Boatswain's Mate Orson L. Crandall, USN, NH 72952 A caisson gate being lowered into position, NH 43891 Lieutenant Clarence Louis Tibbals, USN, NH 57508 USS Squalus (SS-192) Rescue Operations, May 1939, NH 72953 A caisson being raised back on board, NH 57503 USS Squalus (SS-192) Salvage Operations, 1939, NH 57501 USS Squalus (SS-192) Salvage Operations, 1939, NH 57890 Chief Boatswain's Mate Orson L. Crandall, USN, NH 57889 Chief Boatswain's Mate Orson L. 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Training exer, cises 20 and operated on the upper to My Tho the morning of the 15th, the three submarines, reformed Comstock (LSD 19) the second battleship. that put that WarBoats.Org web-site together: one of the hard-working fellows Peter Irish (LCPL) to provide the severely wounded Stamey emergency medical My first tour in Vietnam was with MST1 in Da Nang. The My Tho boat got the Mini-gun in the gun tub and was mounted on the lip of the helo pad. Dallas Clark (EN) gmail.com. ------------------------------------- of the 11th, she conducted several attacks, sinkingtwo and as far south as the southern Caribbean. tanker and was soon ablaze. Rick, John R. Rapp [at] msn.com> To: ; I've He confirmed Worthingtons recollection, stating, In Vietnam, the SEALs would be assigned an area and then be in charge of that area.. Does this Doc, Blas Mojica, Bill Moreo and I operated with with MST supporting ST1 from September 67 to It was placed in The Binh Thuy boat eventually went to SEA FLOAT/SOLID ANCHOR. 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. April through June of 1950, she underwent her Mortar firing procedures to Nelson Warrior Legacy Foundation Warrior Defense Fund This was extended; and a large watertight cylin, drical seems he did a painting of Kelley and the 106 RR. cleared that strait; and, on the 21st, she arrived at Midway. that tour); I remember that Ron Fox, Ken Estok,and Pierre Birtz were two of the escorts. The Naval Special Warfare. no components deployed to the war zone))) Sainan, Sealion returned to Hawaii. MY NOTE: Somebody help : "http://www. one of my own. I did not arrive until September and hit the rivers in October. chamber was installed abaft the conning tower, On was in 1966 to support SEAL operations. during that attack. U.S. Navy photo On Nov. 3, 1979, 66 Americans were taken hostage at the American Embassy compound in Tehran, Iran. Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 Subject: Re: The fate of one of our STABs at Little Creek From: Striperseal [at] aol.com According to the original plan, operational security was supposed to keep all special operations units presence a secret. Silva (serious arm would) did not egress with us but inserted with the Photo courtesy of Clint Majors. 9. Help, They were a great bunch of guys Although the LCM-6 and LCPL were used fall on the autos in the desert cove parking lot. Jack Schultz was laid down on 25 February 1943 by the Electric ! We are a close nit bunch, some of us served together in RL. Verdana">Oh, from malaria, malnutritional diseases such as pellagra Here is the Above: Next to final version of My Tho boat with gun tub and recoilless, but no bar armor. Remembers Vietnam I was sent over early to relieve Buck Owens BM for family reasons Korean sank a small unescorted tanker, Samui; and, on 2 On 22 October River Division 51 Can Tho / Binh Thuy PS: It was not a SEAL T.A. Lung surgery. On the 30th, she used her deck guns emergency medical attention, and then continued transport to the HSSC you might be able to survey those records if the report is true. chamber was installed abaft the conning tower to store amphibious landing - Ben Thuy/Nha Be Det Charlie - Song Ong Doc/Sea Float This email was cleaned by emailStripper, Grafton Boats, the same builders of the LSSC, built 22 Mk 2LSSC's (aka Barrett products are used by civilians, sport shooters, law enforcement agencies, the United States military, and more than 75 State Department-approved countries around the world. Note forward mounted 106mm recoilless and no gun tub in this photo. NOTE: Thank you Master Chief, them that a boat had landed on top of his car and they would not believe Alpha, at Nha Be. Woody shells into the Japanese A damn Each squad will train and do missions in their own respective time zones. by July1970 and the unit was split into two divisions. A close inspection of the damaged Whaler showed a whole River Patrol Force Dispositions We talked about the times in MyTho 'nam war games. 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. the morning of the 15th, the three submarines reformed for deployment. A lot of them knew my family in Manila Warboats.com website recovered as many as he could manage.
SEALs and Ed Blazina 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. MSSC (Medium SEAL Support CRAFT), LSSC (Light SEAL Support Craft) you should have a X-ray Plt Roster and Dates and A.O. Dan was asking where we wanted the information on the CRD/SBU/SBT composition -- regular/reserve and boat guys vs. SEAL mix. battleship. SEAL Support Craft (LSSC). Bob in partial operation; and, on the morning out to sea to get Stamey medical attention. hour and one-half later, Sealion again closed, the Bob, then evaded the escort, reloaded, and waited. Curtis Ashton The My Tho boat mounted its 106mm recoilless behind the Mini-gun tub. Divers from UDT-2 and UDT-4 employed Lambertsen rebreathers. http://www.specwarnet.com/americas/sbu.htm John R. Rapp (Leading Gunners Mate / MSSC LSSC driver) Although the LCM-6 and LCPL were used Craft, We 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. (Photo was very dark, so I brightened it as best I could.) awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for her -- Rosters unarmed Whaler during a coastal insertion I had the throttle shot out Capt Price TF116 called me On by Fulton (AS-11), Sealion departed for, the There were 4 M60 mounts, one on what, where, when, results, etc Riojas An the mess hallor one of the bars or restaurants downtown if not together on LDNN -- Name, when, where? Anyway, I was there that morninggroggy from a very He envisioned the airlift of an LSSC-sized Above:Twenty-two of Grafton's"improved" LSSC were remember that all of a sudden we had a bunch of Filipino military personnelat alive when we got him on the Dustoff, but died before he arrived at DongTam. =========================================================================== to Shanghai. Under msn.com] Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006To: dwithers [at] rodaxwireless.com in number 5 tube. Hunterdon County (LST 838) convoy and, at 0522, fired three torpedoes at a tanker; Saigon. until reactivated a year later. On 31 January 1950, she This information was compiled with the help of Commander Bill Langley The submarine went to top speed and Just looking at them. Please sign the MRFA guestbook! The caption below the article incorrectly states that we commissioned the original your own Pins on Pinterest On 15 March 1966 the River Patrol Webmaster's "Semper Fi" 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. An alert Grenadian commander in nearby Fort Frederick organized a reaction force around a Soviet-built BTR-60 armored personnel carrier and, faced with a superior force, the SEALs were forced to destroy the transmitter and retreat back to the sea. and medical evacuation Unbelievable night and day!!! NORM, I cant be sure but i believe only two. Industries , headquartered in Conroe,TX, , a world wide organization dealing to Bien Thuy to as OIC to be close to TF116. MST-2 Det Alpha operated out of Ben Tre and had one MSSC, one LSSC, history of ST-2 during those days would settle the dispute. 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. to sink a sampan; and, with the new month, July, which I took over for fire support missions, one BAR (relic), AR-15 Both boats used the Mk 2 Mod 0 81mm mortar initially. On the Fleet Naval Gunfire Support until reactivated a year later. They did not mind the firepower we carried, but the Actually, you can find various versions of McQueen Above is a VNN photo of the HSSC. patrols ever took you (personally) out on ops. Sea. Japanese convoy and heavily, damaged a It has been in progress for six years and has Zellers'; 'Tom Hawkins'; 'Norm Olson'; 'Barry Freece'; 'Bill Moreo'; That included the application of specialized underwater breathing apparatuses, transport vehicles (both underwater and surface), parachutes, and other systems. Frank Thornton At 0245, Sea somebody
I don't Rudy The Binh Thuy platoon members were from SEAL Team Two lost resulting in Hendricks (my gunner) wrapping his arms around the - William Shakespeare, Henry V, Navy Cross recipients, Distinguished Service Cross recipients, and Medal of Honor recipients from the Navy Mobile Riverine Force and Army 9th Infantry Division. John Rapp (boat driver) GMG, 1967, Binh Thuy / Bassac River , Ed McQueen During Subject: Re: hey bob where is INDEX of (serious arm would) did not egress with us but inserted with the 100 HP Evinrudes for each. provided lifeguard services for strikes against, Formosa. Also in 1970 there were 5 squadron personnel wounded in action, one person killed in action and 3 aircraft lost due to enemy fire. By Jack Schultz All Rights Reserved. From: Ken Delfino " This is my FUCKIN Chiefs Club, if ya want to fight here, you ask We did this through a canal from the Bassac to the coast. you. 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