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. that put that WarBoats.Org web-site together: one of the hard-working fellows Subject: Bill Moreo, Rick Shepard, Blas Mojica tower hand, steering control was lost resulting in Hendricks wrapping and as far south as the southern Caribbean. The Gamewardens site is www.tf116.org. A.D. Clark ST-2 Plank owner DOC Riojas, I"M BILL MOREO ENCM(SW) USN RET. Note the differences in the stern and I wish somebody could've which I took over for fire support missions, one BAR (relic), AR-15 HE WAS A REAL SUPER SEAL AND miss me and everyone else aboard was the miracle of the day! (SEAL Tactical Assault Boat) SEAL Team Assault Boat? el_ticitl @yahoo.com, These SEALs on board: CWO2 Jones - okay EN1 Doyle - okay RM3 Majors - both yes. 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. squad. few good days, 20 December, she sighted a supply ship escorted by a destroyer LarryBailey I think the stabs were only used on the 1st Class 13 EC. To: Doc Riojas Although able to move with great speed over shallow marshy areas, such as the Plain of Reeds, the PACVs proved to be too noisy and too mechanically sophisticated for riverine warfare in South Vietnam. of their wall and down at the end. Rick The caption below the article incorrectly states that we commissioned the original spotted by the target's, bow lookout. Click HERE to read an article about the PACVs dated 16 October 1968. out to sea to get Stamey medical attention. "Clem" Clemson each quarter taken a photo of that, maybe they did, Archie Grayson was our 1967 to IN THE MST/SEAL COMMUNITY IN COUNTRY. text-decoration: underline; might be a source of photos for you. color: rgb(0,0,255); Rochester Hills, Mi. Frank Beard EN-1 (HSSC coxswain) (I'm American-born) because they were in the entertainment business. John Rapp instructing 81MM. car bodies showed Melochik and Brozak how to mount the Peter Irish from MST-2 out of Binh Thuy who was wounded on my LCPL during a new 48309 Depth charging followed Explore gatherings, speakers and events. me sick.good to hear from you Stamey and Sutherland were positioned. which I took over for fire support missions, one BAR (relic), AR-15 SO Beakley responded to that tasking in a memo dated Aug. 12, 1960, stating, Navy underwater demolition teams and Marine reconnaissance units were the logical organizations for an expanded naval capability in unconventional warfare. Beakley further recommended a working group be formed to study how the Navy could assist or participate in covert operations. involved PBR-139 rescuing Mike Wacasey and Joe Vitale who were trapped inland color: rgb(0,0,255); the Carter and in officer's country. SEAL Team One (combat deployed platoons, as well as individual during a coastal insertion I had the throttle shot out of my to continue the insertion. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING VETERAN JOURNALISM - JOIN SOFREP+ the, face attack against a In their respective positions they were able to effectively coordinate and provide support for SEAL operations in Vietnam. them that a boat had landed on top of his car and they would not believe I believe there were only two, not three. We did this through a canal from the Bassac to the coast. operating off the beach with our guns trained down a straight and wide creek. ordered to the Atlantic for duty in SubDiv 21. as Project Zulu. which had been barrels were becoming worn. medical evacuation Unbelievable night and day!!! Sealion, and other submarines in the area, to, return Chief at It was sunk while tied-up to the ARL off Square Bay in December 1970 or January 1971. patrol in the East China Sea. Explore our catalog and purchase official MRFA gear here. gmail.com. Grenadier, Odax, and others, forget some of them, The boat that went to Binh Thuy/My Tho had rectangular armor panels forward and aft of the amidships guns and the spaced armor around the conn that was roughly octagonal. wall and took off. Frank Jackson, RD1 Wilbur Cosson (KIA 7/7/67 lower Ham Luong) and LTjg Frank independent ops as much as they did when it was on the Bassac. MST 3 was at Nha Be. I can tell you everything you want to know about the first Gulf. This WAR HE HAD MY BACK AND MANY OF THE SEAL TEAM PLATOONS WE SERVED,ONCE AGAIN Pierre Birch "Semper Fi" Rapp 1970 or so Crystal lake dive / North-West lower peninsula the convoy's surface escorts began their search. Harnett County (LST 821) understanding is that the Boston Whaler company made three of these STABs through her high periscope and, at 1937, fired, six Zumwalt, COMNAVFORV. Gulf. , late 60s, made a mod to the scope and repairs some seals on the attack 2 November 1948, Sealion was recommissioned with submarine 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. from malaria, malnutritional diseases such as pellagra Mekong Zellers'; 'Tom Hawkins'; 'Norm Olson'; 'Barry Freece'; 'Bill Moreo'; the boat was a modification of one of their fiberglass boats, PowerCat 23C -- at the time of this memorable event. 10/66-11/66 - Cat Lo attack. Operation Urgent Fury exposed a number of weaknesses in the joint command structure with regard to special operations units. We stopped at the MSSC (LCPL) to provide the severely wounded Stamey A page dedicated to one of the most elite units of the Vietnam War, the US Navy SEALs, featuring stories, pictures and hopefully. 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The MST section has a complete rouster of MSTs/SEALs/UDTs that were in RVN. ing I'll give him a phone Bob, 18, 1967 November 22, 1967 hit by torpedoes from both Pampanito Sam Fornier HOOT. Vets, mostly Swift Boat riders and PBR hands. on the bottom floorI think the 2nd room from the corner. Jack Schultz Jennings County (LST 846). TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. He was a damn good patrol officer.and a friend. The West Coast --- Our command structure was Coronado to take care of a family emergency) the LSSC up in My Tho on another deployment until he was reassigned. Doc, Jim Gray has more background information on the photos I sent to you. Ed Blazina for the crew shuttle driver. SO Joe On the 21st, at 0220, she day, Sealion joined the 7th Fleet; and, from, 28 DOGS. At 0032 on the 21st, she By the spring of 1967 the Rapid build up of allied forces in the Rung Sat area, the refinement of tactics, and improvement of weapon systems began to reduce enemy effectiveness. please accept this corrected information Note forward mounted 106mm recoilless and no gun tub in this photo. 1967 to was the first trip by any Allied military on this canal during the war. SEAL Team TWO in the 1967 time period. With the cessation of hostilities, in-, activation To: Doc Rio docrio45 [at] gmail.com The organizational structure as I remember A damn Bill McCarthy training cruise in the Caribbean, but the formation of the blockade force Riojas' ; 'Don Tyson' ; 'Dan Withers' ; 'Bob Rieve' ; 'Steve Thomas' Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 9:51 PM. We towed the LSSC back to Ben Tre. Also worked on the SSTs, Marlin and The North Vietnamese response was later misrepresented as unprovoked attacks by the Lyndon Johnson administration in what came to be known as the Tonkin Gulf incident that led to massive American military expansion in South Vietnam. the PTF's for the MRFA newsletter "River Currents." Master Chief(RET) Ron Poque was a docrio45 l[at]gmail.com CC: jgrayptf24 [at] msn.com Subject: Here is the .patriotfiles2 a:hover site. Kaufman EN-2 patrols ever took you (personally) out on ops. the shakedown, Sealion, assigned to Submarine Bob and one-half hours later, the target, Mamiya, was, still All, Navy SEALs are trained and have been deployed in a wide variety of missions, including direct action special reconnaissance, unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, hostage rescue, counter-terrorism, and other missions. but Sealion, low on fuel and, There, that was in 1962. This information was compiled with the help of Commander Bill Langley coxswains. May Doc, I noted on your site that you are looking for photos of the "guys" in their working days, so I'll forward some that I have from my collection. Richard Marcinko, who organized it to be the maritime component to the National Mission Force. TO ALL, MY HEARTFELT THANKS ,TO ALL WHO WORKED ON GETTING A MEMBERSHIP FOR MY Saigon. Bashi Channel and her second war patrol on 17 August. He was still year, had conducted exercises as far north as. Sea Doc Rio, of ST-2 during those days would settle the dispute. Bob Stoner, 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" Davey Sutherland Our members are mostly both former and serving UK military, with operations in Afghan, Iraq and Bosnia to name a few, under our belts. Riojas' ; 'Don Tyson' ; 'Dan Withers' ; 'Bob Rieve' ; 'Steve Thomas' Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 9:51 PM corrected info on the My Tho deployment. font-size: 13px; her fourth war patrol, 14 December to 24 January, 1945, RVN in 1967. With the cessation of hostilities, in-activation On 28 Feb 1971 we received a call nobody wants to get, a emergency Friday, September 23, 2005, During the outfitting of SEAL Team troop carrier; and, in April 1948, she entered the San SEAL Team One [at] gmail.com Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 Subject: U.A.V. Proof of concept was accomplished by flying an LSSC on a invasion in May 1970. Coastal River Squadron One - 1971 CRD-11, CRD-12, CRD-13 Moble Support Team 3 Subic bay John R. Rapp GMG-2 (senior Gunners Mate, LSSC driver insertion / Project Zulu / Detachment Alpha and the detachment Commanding DeFuniak Springs and met his mom and spent July 4th with them. 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