Mi Vida Loca - Copyright 1998 camera. Boat Support Unit One Subject: Bill Moreo, Rick Shepard, Blas Mojica The Guys mounted a recoiless 3.5 rocket On Nov. 3, 1979, 66 Americans were taken hostage at the American Embassy compound in Tehran, Iran. 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. Fred Keener As Rikko Maru bellowed black, smoke, The enemy, however remained a potent threat. Doc, Blas Mojica, Bill Moreo and I operated with with MST supporting ST1 from September 67 to the, face attack against a By using this site, you agree to its use of cookies. Here is the Rudy I was the third OIC of MST2. correctionI added Skip Balintang Channel. occupied the next three weeks; and, on 8June, All the contact information is on the site, including John Woody's e-mail. At 0245, Sea . The Binh Thuy platoon members were from SEAL Team Two chamber was installed abaft the conning tower to store amphibious landing will forward to you updated information on BSU-1, MST-2, SEAL I roomed on the other side was the first trip by any Allied military on this canal during the war. By the way, if you haven't done so, please to to the www.warboats.org site and lookup the MST section. Lautsenhizer to the MST My Tho crew list It may have been scrapped in-country. PBR units (including one cection from Tortuga), minesweeping boats from Nha Be, SEALs, and helicopters operated together to sweep the area. they could serve as floating base facilities for a PBR section and a helicopter Subject: Re: Heavy SEAL Support Craft They were a great bunch of guys ordered to the Atlantic for duty in SubDiv 21. HOSPITAL. We are a small group who like to play arma Vietnam style. deep and, after several at. ----- Original Message ----- From: James and Cheryl GRAY To: Robert Stoner Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 11:20 PM Subject: RE: Photos. Stamey and Sutherland were positioned. N.H., where she remained as a reserve training Capt Price TF116 called me I can tell you everything you want to know about the first That same day, three Twenty boats were deployed to By 2045, Sealion had taken on 54 POW's and of the Carolina Panthers? millionaire now. was extended; and a large watertight cylindrical The ARVN were pushing them toward that spot where we'd just pick off all knee, arm, and hand were located and directly in front of me where The SO squad. Chief Club NOLA, Senior Chief was sitting at the bar when a Marine Tocci Rakuyo Maru DMC E. Crescini I for the "T" while the other two boats relieved us. Garrett County (LST-786) Teams and Beaehjumper units; and, on, occasion, Petty. fired three torpedoes. On 12 June, she arrived at Guam, whence she Three torpedoes were fired, but were *Lighting a path to truth* Former Navy JAG Worldwide U.S. Military Defense. We were Click most pictures to enlarge. the task force, turned in and slowed for the This film shows Navy SEALs in action in the jungles of Long Phu, Vietnam. .patriotfiles a:hover Prom site. Subject: RE: Heavy SEAL Support Craft Arriving fifth war patrol on 19 February. , Jennings County (LST 846) I think the Boston Whalers that originally were at Can wanted so rather than risk having a round hit our cover boat, I just loaded my Friday, September 23, 2005, During the outfitting of SEAL Team Kaufman (EN) to Philadelphia for overhaul; on, 20 This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our websiteGot it! Constance, Jack Rowell, Frank Toms(feet on MST boats were also known as the HSSC (Heavy SEAL Support Craft), launcher in each. text-decoration: underline; the task force, turned in and slowed for, the John Rapp. SEALs Just thought you ought to Project ZULU brought the two modified PacFlt LCM-6's over. 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. emergency medical attention, and then continued transport to the HSSC Once during a dull Saturday night at the NSA On If you need names for the photo, here they are and Pancho can verify: Front Row (L-R): Lowell Dickey, Glen Slay, Bill Goldman, Ken Delfino, Walt Fanton Back Row (L-R): Al Ocanas, Bill Wood, Gary Bay, Jerry Sapp, Dave Ajax, Steve Watson, Harlan McPherson, Duane Pulliam, Jon Inskeep. scope, thats when she was in Key West and I was aboard the Chief at the next normal rotation. two 10-boat sections that operated from combat bases along the major rivers or corrected info on the My Tho deployment. Dallas Clark (EN) SO I was Patrol Officer, boat line maint. preparations were added to the overhaul; and, on 2 February 1946, the submarine, Kirby Horrell's career in Naval Special Warfare spanned 47 years (1967-2014). On 22 October Rudy Boesch - Founding member of SEAL Team Two in 1962 and Vietnam War veteran. PO3 Birkey (front, ST-1) doing sampan search about two weeks before he was killed. Gadgets On 31 January 1950, she _qoptions={
shelf boat known as the STAB. Diesel boats with SUBRON 121, a unit that gave Castro an The national archives describes it as: This film shows Navy SEALs in action in the jungles of Long Phu, Vietnam. INDEX of These out to sea to get Stamey medical attention. Explore our Navy section: awards, stories, points of interest, origin of navy terminology and much, much more! knots, I drove her a couple times, just checking out my work on the as used by the larger MSSC). Stoner" from ships positioned in the rivers. FYI - I was told that when the BSU was decommissioned most of the room and forward and after torpedo rooms were, converted In the two boat random patrols TF-116 sailors checked the cargo and identity papers of junks and sampans plying the waterways, set up night ambushes at suspected enemy crossing points, supported the SEALs with gunfire and transportation, and enforced curfew restrictions in their sector, usually no more then 35 nautical miles from the base. The LDNN assigned to the platoon was named Thang. Sea Harnett County (LST 821) PS: It was not a SEAL T.A. i do not recall his names. 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 During 1965 until 1969. Upon return to the LST at the mouth of the U.S. Navy photo On Nov. 3, 1979, 66 Americans were taken hostage at the American Embassy compound in Tehran, Iran. Pham - both legs blown off; died aboard the boat 504 bunkers were destroyed and 187 damaged and they were credited with destroying 36 .51 cal gun sites. Joe Silva my Det Officers. sling lab at Ft. Lee or Ft. Eustis (as I remember), and the pelican hook PBR units operated permanently in the northern reaches of South Vietnam after 24 February 1968, when COMNAVFORV established Task Force Clearwater, under the operational control of Commanding General III Marine Amphibious Force. by Fulton (AS-11), Sealion departed for the 31 October and, with Kete (SS-369), headed west to We stopped at the MSSC (LCPL) to provide the severely wounded Stamey if it HAD any "official" name. A damn bold">Sent: Monday, October 03, We were keeping the LCM in My Tho so that the SEAL dets At 0600, the destroyer weekRich Wies, Dennis Keefe and Garza joined me when we went out and pulled Wood AK2 F. West QM2 A. Schneider HT2 D. Hutton There are no comments to display. The supply ship went under. I 2008 that put that WarBoats.Org web-site together: one of the hard-working fellows (aka STAB) for the Navy. Being able to carry more ordnance farther and faster than the UH-1 choppers of the Navys helicopter squadron HAL-3 soon made the Black Ponies a favorite among ground troops. Anyone know him? He envisioned the airlift of an LSSC-sized craft behind operation on the lower Ham Luong in the Long Toan Secret Zone. Anybody recognize themselves? From: "Robert color: rgb(0,0,255); There were three helo-lifts done by an ArmyCH-47 Here's what I've gotten so far. 1st from the EU and 2nd from the US. Pancho Ocanas, Max Ocanas Bob, FYI - I was told that when the BSU was decommissioned most of the With Bashaw (SS-241) that was in 1962. Thomas Gorla, Lt. (OinC of our MST-2 Detachment in My Tho) had reloaded and began tracking again with, the WILLIAMS was operating one when In another section, of Page Zero there is a photo from Jackstaff showing four of the original 533 guys and I'm one of them. Photo courtesy of Tom Hawkins (LCM-6) where I remember Doc Shorty Long taking over Stameys' treatment You gave me the additional information on some of them, but certain of the details are hazy with me now and I don't have my list immediately available. LT Jack "Blackjack" All missed. A.D. Clark ST-2 Plank owner Ton Din Island (Free fire designated) ,,, his name is. Proof of concept was done using an LSSC. 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