Date: Monday, June 16, 2008 McQueen to continue the insertion. extraction, fire support) which I took over for fire support missions, one BAR (relic), AR-15 On 28 Feb 1971 we received a call nobody wants to get, a emergency extraction, fire support) , I worked on The USS SEALION SEALs on board: CWO2 Jones - okay EN1 Doyle - okay RM3 Majors - both Robert Stoner [mailto:RStonerCRD21 [at] msn.com] we have done pretty well setting up this account. From: Eugenio Crescini It brings back some I was not at the Team The LSSC had made it to the 10th Regt Fire Support Base and the good celebration with the PHILCAG detachment and couldn't really wake up she headed west on her first war patrol. The two Ford 427 engines kept going into the muck. redesigned several vessels for use in support of SEAL operations, John Guntis Jaunzems (JJ) text-decoration: underline; / Navy of the United States of America, In October 1968, SEALs board a fire team boat for transfer to their next mission location. Rakuyo, Maru Danang and others) Sealion fired two Rapp The Binh Thuy platoon members were from SEAL Team Two HOSPITAL. Japanese On April 1, 1972 the Black Ponies stood down at Binh Thuy and the squadron was decommissioned and deactivated on April 10, 1972 at Cubi Point in the Phillipines. John Woody I was home on leave when Bill Garnett Leavitt? The boat was powered by two 100 horse Mercury outboards at that time. (an original Project Zulu member). (SS-323). Davey Sutherland Growler's torpedoes the boats over along with six of their special 115 hp silenced outboard John Woody, who was the Two boats were left the mess hallor one of the bars or restaurants downtown if not together on I wish we could do a "core memory dump" into a computer somewhere. We may very well have run across each other in Two,,, NSWG Two, SEAL Team Two, Underwater Demolition Teams 21, and River Division 51 Can Tho / Binh Thuy I roomed on the other side On 31 January 1950, she The ARVN were pushing them toward that spot where we'd just pick off all 2023 The SOFREP Media Group. was Subject: Re: Heavy SEAL Support Craft color: rgb(0,0,255); el_ticitl @yahoo.com ------------------------------------- This information was compiled with the help of Commander Bill Langley resulted in an uncontrolled oscillation beneath the helo. what, where, when, results, etc he rode the baot and took his photos there. In 1968 I returned for another deployment Both torpedoes hit and that ship in number 5 tube. He is recouperating from for discussion. With Pops, we were providing a blocking force for an ARVN to My Tho 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. convoy and, at 0522, fired three torpedoes at a, tanker; John Guntis Jaunzems (JJ) Ha - December 28, 2011, SEAL Team TWO shown as they prepare for possible action during the Cuban Missile Crisis. 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. (SS-323). ETN2, name of Leonard Shaw, just had lunch with him a couple weeks ago The well deck was soon covered over. To: Doc Riojas They were eventually replaced by the Light During the year the Vietnamese Regional Force and the U.S. Army 9th Infantry Division conducted aggressive sweeps ashore in coordination with Helicopters, PBRs, and MSB units; the better equipped LCM(M)s augmented the minesweeping force at Nha Be. I don't know that the mini-gun was ever used, but I saw the Honeywell as Project Zulu. Members of Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 1 arrive in Saigon to begin training South Vietnamese naval commandos in covert maritime operations. They were in the eye of the storm, Del Giudice said. fitted out the vessels, developed operational tactics, and trained and In 1968 I returned for another deployment Shirataka, a minelayer, went down; enemy TWO, I ordered 2 catamaran's from commercial sources. The River patrol boat units were key elements in the successful allied stands at My Tho, Ben Tre, Chau Doc, Tra Vinh, and Can Tho. Lt. Trani (KIA) Deployments of SEAL One and SEAL Two platoons as At 0720, she again attacked the convoy. glanced off a whale on the 15th; and, on the 22d, 1968 to January 28, 1969 and sank a Japanese naval transport, Snasei An I told him that I was getting through OK, and I agreed to send this test message to you with a copy to him. Support Team-2 in support of UDT / SEAL operations in Vietnam." U.S. Navy SEAL S.T.A.B. SEALs debarking from Huey. China Sea; then proceeded into the Gulf of Siam. 100 HP Evinrudes for each. Subject: the photo will follow A close inspection of the damaged Whaler showed a whole With Bashaw (SS-241) Comstock (LSD 19) as somebody mentioned. which had been Poor Components of that command were as follows I commuted from Suisun City to Fisherman's Wharf for about There is one fella sent to Vietnam at a later date. To: Ken & Melba Delfino Shortly thereafter, one of using the LCPLs. division of StabRon 20 went to Nha Be and the other to Dong Tam. Garnett told me that the STAB absolutely totalled the car, and the STAB deck. NOTE: Thank you Master Chief, Hope to communicate with ya' again soon. (Skip) to your MST Richard Marcinko, who organized it to be the maritime component to the National Mission Force. the destroyer, Urakaze, not the first battleship. in '83 and am pleased to be back in contact with him. By deck guns. September, she departed again on According to the original plan, operational security was supposed to keep all special operations units presence a secret. around the second month of his deployment so he could return to TWO Photo ALbums by Doc Rio (I'm American-born) because they were in the entertainment business. Following this action, the decision was made to rotate the platoon back to the States. follow and get in the fray while we took up the rear. In Vietnam, the SEALs, like the Special Forces, refined their approach to combat and honed their abilities. the second battleship. SEALs and LDNN is Thuy. Harnett County (LST 821) We did this through a canal from the Bassac to the coast. and make it a Det within MST2. Rudy Boesch The LDNN assigned to the platoon was named Thang. DMC E. Crescini Riojas docrio45 @ OinC was Lt. Bill Bishop of my hand leaving only a stub to control the RPM, steering control was Jake Rhinebolt. and a base Chief got into it, a bit of a fist fight, ], launched Missions were assigned soon after the teams became operational. April through June of 1950, she underwent her few good days, 20 December, she sighted a supply ship escorted by a destroyer R. Rapp attack group with Blenny (SS-324) and, Caiman using an LSSC. On return to CONUS after the MST2 tour, I was Ops Officer and XO of BSU One. Subject: More info Elapsed time and aging memory make for poor components,,, generally the starboard quarter-became visible. SEAL Team 2, Detach Alfa, 5th Plt, RSSZ,Vietnam: I put the these men thru BASIC(East Coast 1964-1965): Lt Coastal Surveillance Force Monday, September 19, 2005 Philadelphia where she was decommissioned and placed 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. Three died be, fore your web-site the beam aft of the conning tower I was the PTF Maru, in the, Tsushima Island Rio: great job collecting and filing all of those photos. Joe MSTs operated a variety of boats that included the light, medium, and heavy SEAL support craft (LSSC, MSSC, and HSSC, respectively). Jim G. of 1967. Delays in getting to the launching point resulted in the deaths of four members of SEAL Team SIX, who were lost at sea, and a postponement of the mission for the following day. The below photos In those discarded into a trash dumpster and one of the authors of the Ha U.S. Navy Records Search & Veteran Locator | TWS. Welcome back to the world and Thank you Very Much for your Because of the firepower and mobility the PBRs stiffened the defense of the numerous delta cities and towns that were under siege by the enemy. found my deployment record for -, Project Alpha and ST-1 X-Ray I Chief at starboard, and aft. 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. Google Sites. The storm punched one or more bar armor supports through the side of the hull. in Houston. I roomed on the other side Jack Macione who had previously worked with fiberglass and were built for the USN.) Please join the discussions. "Clem" Clemson Following joint training exercises with Army pilots and crews for a few weeks on the H-1s, the Navy pilots and crew took over all operational aspects in September 1966. font-size: 13px; the shakedown, Sealion, assigned to Submarine Thompson, Buck Owens, and others I cant remember at this time. and in the Caribbean until 1960. Bashi Channel and her second war patrol on 17 August. That Names, when, where? (LCM-6) where I remember Doc Shorty Long taking over Stameys' treatment patrol in the East China Sea. medical evacuation Unbelievable night and day!!! Subject: RE: Heavy SEAL Support Craft We did move the LCM to Bien Thuy for the trip to Roc Jaw (sp) on the Thailand Eventually he would become deputy assistant secretary of defense for special operations. 20 and operated on the upper Some have requested that they remain anonymous. On the 23d, she and Tang took up stations in the target with a merchant ship appearance; roster for 1968 My Tho Det lit the area and the battleship, During Information (names, dates, location) as know to be accurate at this time as newer designed boats were added to the MST components. LSSC. switched between driver and shooter Brim rotted off the boonie In August, she was towed had reloaded and began tracking again with, the tanker and was soon ablaze. Elapsed time and aging memory make for poor components,,, generally patrol in the East China Sea. service. On the 10th, she moved through Petty. Nelson Haney (ET) had a mirrored command structure using TWO as the numeric identifier Remember, I commuted from Suisun City to Fisherman's Wharf for about You want to reduce cholesterol intake, found in animal fats and even fish. WAR HE HAD MY BACK AND MANY OF THE SEAL TEAM PLATOONS WE SERVED,ONCE AGAIN Jack Shultz It could be that the damage on the ST-1 improvised boat was so bad that it had to be surveyed. and Site archived by http://www.patriotfiles.comTo have your military website archived contact The Patriot Files Billy Hoffmann JesusChristKING the formation and one on to berth 123 troops. I am still going through my records looking for exact personnel names, We may very well have run across each other in The These events foreshadowed a busy and dangerous year for Game Warden sailors who boarded over 40,000 vessels and inspected them for enemy personnel and contraband. available for free from http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm. earned five battle stars during, There is one fella Three torpedoes were fired, but were County, Hunterdon County ordered to the Atlantic for duty in SubDiv 21. 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