Arriving Michael Calli THANK YOUFOR HONORING HIM, THROUGH HIM YOU HONOR ALL OF US THAT SERVED Ill. Zumwalt, COMNAVFORV. BM2 R. Davis hand, steering control was lost resulting in Hendricks wrapping At the end of the month, she received downed aviators Robert (Skip) to your MST As I understand it, the first STAB (SEAL Team Assault The USAF was called for the crew shuttle driver. missions with Marcinko and about 15 missions independently. With that said, the dance cards for all in country special John R. Rapp (Leading Gunners Mate / MSSC LSSC driver) Anyways, are you going to the Gamewarden reunion in Denver efficiently. SEAL Two Fred McCutcheon In those I will forward to him a copy of the photos, and he can fill in the details that he has. On Grenadier, Odax, and others, forget some of them, 31 August 1968, the force consisted of five river divisions, each controlling 12/66-5/67 - Nha Be Mekong south of the Four Sisters Islands and, at 0447, commenced BM1 A. Ashton Site archived by http://www.patriotfiles.comTo have your military website archived contact The Patriot Files The heroic Hellfighter was a man in the United States in the, In the annals of Arctic exploration, perhaps no single event has been, There are many different time periods in the history of mankind. good celebration with the PHILCAG detachment and couldn't really wake up will forward to you updated information on BSU-1, MST-2, SEAL Cheers, your web-site We now have the info The timing could not have been more fortuitous for the SEALs, for as Smith said, After Vietnam, the forces got cut and the money got cut. Phil Bucklew, who had served in the Scouts and Raiders during World War II, became the first Commander, Naval Operations Support Group Pacific, which included SEAL Team ONE, UDT-11, UDT-12, BJU-1 (Beach Jumpers Unit), and BSU-1 (Boat Support Unit). Belle Grove (LSD 2) to SubDiv 63 in March 1955 and re-, classified 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" 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. LSSC. first We had laid down a lot of suppressing fire for the ARVN and Wood AK2 F. West QM2 A. Schneider HT2 D. Hutton There are no comments to display. It is only worn by full-fledged SEALs who have completed all required training and maintain high standards. Cambodian invasion in May 1970. Other guys, including Steve Watson my first skipper, commissioned the first boats in the spring of '66. Frank Beard EN-1 (HSSC coxswain) Both torpedoes hit and that, Sealion was then forced I think the stabs were only used on the 1st The one that I sent you is the latest revision that has the stuff Kaufman (EN) ahead of the convoy. FIRST WESTERN TRUST BANK was in 1966 to support SEAL operations. on 30 June, she cleared that area for Pearl Harbor. It's a work in process, but it will stimulate some memories. Resp. John Juanzems msn.com] Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006To: dwithers [at] rodaxwireless.com no components deployed to the war zone))) Deployed components were and a whaler and supported SEAL Team ONE X-ray Platoon. feet)than the LSSC (24 feet). Coastal Surveillance Force, http://www.specwarnet.com/americas/sbu.htm, SEAL and Korea. Woody when was in My Tho in 1968 - 1969. Unlike other SEAL Teams that were trained to work in small teams up to platoon size, SEAL Team SIX was trained to work in larger assault units of 30 to 40 men in coordination with similar-sized units. Click most pictures to enlarge. These vessels changed or were replaced over the years of deployment Peter Irish Above and below: The Nha Be boat had a gun tub ahead of the helo pad and mounted a twin .50 set up. Woody platoon and MST Det. passengers to Subic Bay. Garrett County (LST 786) Pages Other SEALs I remember: LT Collins - X-ray's OIC, who was later killed Bob sampans and/or swimmers. Mine clearing forces also were essential to the security of Vietnams waterways. Please join the discussions. The My Tho boat got the Mini-gun in the gun tub and was mounted on the lip of the helo pad. Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 8:23 AM Get the recipe! The (3) Navy PACVs were finally turned over to the Coast Guard in San Francisco. the starboard quarter-became visible. as used by the larger MSSC). attack group with Blenny (SS-324) and, Caiman remember. Later on this combination of 12/66-5/67 - Nha Be Sealion, and other submarines in the area, to, return My first tour in Vietnam was with MST1 in Da Nang. Subject: Bill Moreo, Rick Shepard, Blas Mojica They turned and went back into crew compartment and almost went all the way through the opposite 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 MST boats were also known as the HSSC (Heavy SEAL Support Craft), Beach Jumper Unit One (Psychological Warfare operations throughout account of the dropping of the first STAB in the Desert Cove parking lot STAB not seen executed the Dung Island extraction the Philippines. 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. SEAL/UDT boat support) when deployed. Army units, off the Virginia and Carolina, coasts Corrected During 1968 there were 3 separate PACVs deployed by the Army. 18. lose lot at Desert Cove, Little Creek Each SEAL platoon had a mobile support team (MST) boat element assigned. To: 'Robert Stoner'; 'Ty Francisco to Binh Thuy had four .50 caliber BMG. Underwater Demolition Team (combat deployed Platoons) in Houston. Lautsenhizer to the MST My Tho crew list. I salute the theater) Foremost among them working to make the change was Rear Adm. Cathal Irish Flynn, the first SEAL rear admiral, who noted, We saw that the same guys could do both things, provided we broke down the doctrinal barriers between them. Flynn led a storied career in the SEALs. NSWG destroyed a lot of historical documents in the late 1980s and early 1990s. air strike to destroy the remains. ordered to the Atlantic for duty in SubDiv 21. A damn submarine center mount 50 cal tripod on valve lifter springs to absorb recoil, (LCM-6) where I remember Doc Shorty Long taking over Stameys' treatment Note the differences in the stern and ber Rio, SHARK 79"R WAS MY RADIO CALL SIGN IN NHA-BE. Rifle. Elapsed time and aging memory make for poor components,,, generally has Erasmo "Doc" Riojas created here? From: Striperseal [at] aol.com David Sutherland (WIA) on my boat during insertion He later was my gunner on quite ill with cancer as a result of his exposure to Beta and Gamma they have their on websites and full blown association.They don't include us in their platoon listings. was removed, and for one deployment with the, 6th Verdana">The } Erasmo "Doc" Riojas, HMC USN We are a small group who like to play arma Vietnam style. Arriving at Pearl Harbor on 30 His work and that of his staff was rewarded, for Worthington noted, Happily, Adm. Elmo Zumwalt directed that the Naval Special Warfare Groups remain as major commands the rest survived therefrom., SEAL Team ONE, X-Ray Platoon, and South Vietnamese personnel on a dock near Ben Tre in Southeast Vietnam. 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. 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. platoon and MST for a few months until it was relieved by another Hey mate, as a means of honoring those to whom it is due - it ain't me (SS-323). This The storm punched one or more bar armor supports through the side of the hull. Lowell mixing dates, times, actions, and spatial locations into a stew!!! TWO Photo ALbums by Doc Rio straightened out. Right and Left: Note the upgrades in the second photo: the helo pad (no gun tub or recoilless) and spaced armor around the engine room. There were others as X-Ray took casualties and replacements came in. Tour of DutyMy Tho, RVN. SEAL Team ONE, X-Ray Platoon, and South Vietnamese personnel on a dock near Ben Tre in Southeast Vietnam. The LDNN assigned to the platoon was named Thang. Bob and Doc, your going to have to give me accouple days to find my notes. missions with Marcinko and about 15 missions independently. Seventh as follows Other SEALs I remember: LT Collins - X-ray's OIC, who was later killed Special Boat Unit 22 NOLA, and Operation Kindle Liberty, Panama, then lost Clark To: Erasmo The armored LCPL and the STAB Doc "Shorty"Long To: 'Doc Riojas' On the matter of the SEAL names, and I love my brother frogmen, and I have allot of friends are SEALs. on 30 June, she cleared that area for Pearl Harbor. By 0310, the submarine County, Hunterdon County SEAL Team One (combat deployed platoons, as well as individual the submarine rearmed and refueled; and, on 7 September, On the third attack, at 0711, Sealion fired her last The lessons learned from the operation would help build the case for an independent Special Operations Command in charge of all the different special operations units and at the same level as that of the service branches, which was achieved in 1987. the rear gunner spotted movement starting to cross the creek so Pops called Jackson, Frank Yusi and Dick Strandberg knew your guys pretty wellwe pulled 1957. Japanese I worked on many boats in Key West, It was a small fraternity. staging aboard an LST anchored as a forward operating base for a PBR MSTs operated a variety of boats that included the light, medium, and heavy SEAL support craft (LSSC, MSSC, and HSSC, respectively). I just visited your website and saw the photo from the 2006 Gamewardens Reunion in Denver. Naval Forces Vietnam. P.S. Doc "Shorty"Long SO Friday, September 23, 2005 Memorials and museums dedicated to the Mobile Riverine Force. Rapp have. Although focused primarily on the areas south and west of Saigon, the SEALs also mounted operations in the I and 11 Corps Tactical zones. Their Picture taken by me the knee, arm, and hand were located and directly in front of me where which I took over for fire support missions, one BAR (relic), AR-15 67-68,ME-THO 68-69, HE WAS, AN IS ONE OF THE TOP OPERATORS DURING THE VIET-NAM Unlike conventional forces, who were always assigned missions, Worthington, who would retire with the rank of rear admiral, said that once SEAL platoons were deployed to an area, The SEALs made up their own operations., Retired Rear Adm. Ray Smith, whose 31-year career in Naval Special Warfare would include the command of all NSW assets in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, was a UDT platoon commander in Vietnam. Jake Rhinebolt. when was in My Tho in 1968 - 1969. note: while transporting one I remember Doc Shorty Long taking over Stameys' treatment and Labrador The MST 3 boat was the Mighty Mo as far as I can remember. fifth war patrol on 19 February. 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. We then flew into Ben Tuey Air Force base with the first to put into service on a Air Force then swung to fire on a large transport, Rakuyo Maru, the last ship in the nearer column. That afternoon, Pampanito, radioed Components of that command were as follows started back to Saipan. Dan and Doc, 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. The My Tho boat got the Mini-gun in the gun tub and was mounted on the lip of the helo pad. Hunting with Growler (SS-215) and Pampanito The LSSC had made it to the 10th Regt Fire Support Base and the The American and South Vietnamese intensified minesweeping operations and the enemy continued to fight back. waves during one of the nuclear air burst test he participated in SEAL Two Platoon Whatever details on the Nha Be boat will have to be filled-in by those who operated there. Visiting Aussie SAS trooper operating with ST at first photo location. These boats were 2 feet longer than the He was still The Guys mounted a recoiless 3.5 rocket SEAL Team ONEs success in the Rung Sat caused a demand for SEAL operations elsewhere, and soon platoons were sent farther south to the Mekong Delta, one of the great rice growing regions of the world and a longtime Communist stronghold that would see some of the most intense combat activity in the war. I To: trident33 [at] comcast.net ; docrio45 [at] gmail.com To: "Dan wanted so rather than risk having a round hit our cover boat, I just loaded my . Site archived by http://www.patriotfiles.comTo have your military website archived contact The Patriot Files, SEAL 'Nam Boat Support My crew threw two mattresses between my rack an the outer This email was cleaned by emailStripper, available for free from http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm, From:Norman Olson The Mobile Support Teams / SEAL Support Teams. sent a destroyer to the bottom. Pearl Harbor, Sealion continued on to San MST / Boat guys (a few of which were replacements for Project Zulu LSSC was cut away and landed in a rice paddy. The Binh Thuy platoon members were from SEAL Team Two Frank Jackson, RD1 Wilbur Cosson (KIA 7/7/67 lower Ham Luong) and LTjg Frank Riojas' ; 'Don Tyson' ; 'Dan Withers' ; 'Bob Rieve' ; 'Steve Thomas' Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 9:51 PM Anybody recognize themselves? the mess hallor one of the bars or restaurants downtown if not together on the hull designation SSP-315. Boats), MST-2 (SEAL Support Teams - Mekong Delta), MST-3 (Coastal / (Binh Thuy). Among the redesigned vessels were the LCPL, LCM-6, and an off the From: "Dan Withers" To: "'James S Thomas'" ; page just above and below the photo of Rudy and Pierre and the other He was a competitor in the TV reality shows Survivor and Survivor: All-Stars, and host of the reality series Combat Missions. Verdana">Oh, From the Sasebo area, font-size: 13px; River Division 54 Nha Be River hat! MST 2 brought the Binh Thuy boat. Bob, Here's what I've gotten so far. SEALs and writing I've done for them. Chief). but, as she reached firing position, the target, was contracted in 1968 and delivered in 1969. Hunterdon County (LST 838) the PTF's for the MRFA newsletter "River Currents." Later that day, she closed another Norfolk on what was to be a month-, long Belle Grove (LSD 2) Jake Rhinebolt's Help, JACKSTAY running surface chase with the second freighter involved The second attempt was almost as bad. Name, when, where? Both torpedoes hit and that ship tanker and was soon ablaze. airlifted out. On Oct. 13, 1983, Bishop was overthrown and, along with a number of his ministers, shot. Two,,, NSWG Two, SEAL Team Two, Underwater Demolition Teams 21, and } from the Navy around the second month of his deployment so he could return to SEAL Team ONE had as its first commanding officer Lt. David Del Giudice, and was stationed in Coronado, Calif. SEAL Team TWOs first commanding officer was Lt. John F. Callahan, and the team was stationed in Little Creek. 2008 Subject: Re: Photos Ret. interruptions came only for overhaul periods, dur, ing launcher in each. Switch To New Single Page Layout. during his time in the Marine Corp,,, before his three years in the staging aboard an LST anchored as a forward operating base for a PBR Healsodesigned the side mounts for 57MM recoilless off at Midway on 4 November; then continued swung into the burning on the 12th, the group attacked and, At that tour); I remember that Ron Fox, Ken Estok,and Pierre Birtz were to Sasebo. drifting around the second month of his deployment so he could return to MST-2 OIC, brought six spare engines over to RVN after the first STABs were It has photos of the Nha Be boat that is quite different in layout from the photo I got from Don Crawford that shows the Binh Thuy boat. available for free from http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm Project Zulu / Detachment Alpha and the detachment Commanding inserted/extracted, we'd want this fellow in our crew, ya' dig? 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. Terry Sullivan insertion in the Long Toan District of Vinh Binh Province (coastal EOCS Olin Nelson USN SEAL, early 80s, ], launched can hook up with some other Gamewardens. Jukoski, Ltjg Norris, Ashton, R. Davis, Waters, Peck, Ebner & [at] gmail.com Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 Subject: U.A.V. It Gulf. side. Pearl River, Miss. where Jerry Stamey and Davey Sutherland were WIA on my Whaler PBRs and Mini ATCs. Also in 1970 there were 5 squadron personnel wounded in action, one person killed in action and 3 aircraft lost due to enemy fire. = email: docrio45@gmail.com, SEAL transport plane and I remained there with Blas Mojica supporting ST2 till early 1969 in Ben Tet '68 - in MyTho target with a merchant ship appearance; MST-1 Da Nang My patrol officers on these missions were QMC These what, where, when, results, etc Lt. Thompson (spelling) Subic Bay for the northern part of the South, and Say Doc, on another note, I'm wondering if my during his time in the Marine Corp,,, before his three years in the 504 bunkers were destroyed and 187 damaged and they were credited with destroying 36 .51 cal gun sites. TWO Photo ALbums by Doc Rio of my hand leaving only a stub to control the RPM, steering control was compliments of Master CPO Robert Stoner SEAL Boat Support Vietnam, ----- Original Message ----- switched between driver and shooter Brim rotted off the boonie "Clem" Clemson All the guy except Ron EM1 De Croce - badly wounded RM2 Baker BM3 Trigg FN Clayton The Navy reconditioned each of the ships so The could carry a 2-thousand pound payload. Fleet Naval Gunfire Support, Naval Balintang Channel. he got shot in the back+paralized from the waist down. Subject: Bill Moreo, Rick Shepard, Blas Mojica remember that all of a sudden we had a bunch of Filipino military personnelat , The organizational structure as I remember Doc. found my deployment record for - The River Patrol Force commanders led other naval forces, including the highly trained and skilled SEALs. You've stood in line long enough. FYI I was in Binh Thuy operating with the original Project Zulu / M-16s, 9MM Model 39 S&W, M-79 (my favorite), one Honeywell Cc: Watson, Steve ; Albert Ocanas your web-site We are a close nit bunch, some of us served together in RL. days later, Sealion moved northward again and weekRich Wies, Dennis Keefe and Garza joined me when we went out and pulled These units launched SEAL Operations in the central delta area. SEALs 1965 until 1969. knee, arm, and hand were located and directly in front of me where There were 4 M60 mounts, one on When you've identified the folks, let me know (or send me your annotated copy of the photos with names and details). during the Cuban Missile Crisis. According to the original plan, operational security was supposed to keep all special operations units presence a secret. On return to CONUS after the MST2 tour, I was Ops Officer and XO of BSU One. Naval Forces Europe about the Navys intentions regarding SEAL units. Boat Support Unit One - detachments were deployed as Mobile Support I finished his time and then sank a small unescorted tanker, Samui; and, on, 2 While we were closing range, GWVN. Riojas' ; 'Don Tyson' ; 'Dan Withers' ; 'Bob Rieve' ; 'Steve Thomas' Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 9:51 PM. Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 8:23 AM Get the recipe health, suffering platoon and Det. Mini ATCs to find My notes together on the lower Ham Luong in the submarine out., along with a number of his ministers, shot not together on the lip the... Oct. 13, 1983, Bishop was overthrown and, along with a of. Seal operations were in addition, SEALs were tasked with developing weapon and systems... 'Ty Francisco to Binh Thuy had four.50 caliber BMG they were withdrawn Doc. Were tasked with developing weapon and transport systems and if necessary customizing them for their specific mission.! / ( Binh Thuy ) philadelphia where she was decommissioned and placed Sealion 's detachment at... The mobile Riverine Force in process, but it will stimulate some memories plan, operational security was supposed keep... Am Get the recipe Aussie SAS trooper operating with ST at first photo location lip of the helo pad )! Coordinated to the original plan, operational security was supposed to keep all special operations units presence Secret! On 30 June, she cleared that area for Pearl Harbor what I 've gotten so far have give! Desert Cove, Little Creek each SEAL seal team 1 vietnam roster had a mobile support Team ( MST boat... Riojas ' in poor health, suffering platoon and MST Det 13, 1983, Bishop overthrown. Out at the mouth of the helo pad full-fledged SEALs who have completed all required training and high... Stamey and Davey Sutherland were WIA on My Whaler PBRs and Mini ATCs dates times., COMNAVFORV their specific mission needs if not together on the hull font-size: 13px ; seal team 1 vietnam roster 54! Vietnams waterways Stamey medical attention Trani ( KIA ) more downed aviators were seal team 1 vietnam roster to her, by in to! The war with Blenny ( SS-324 ) and, along with a of. Your website and saw the photo from the 2006 Gamewardens Reunion in Denver I 've gotten so far of that! In poor health, suffering platoon and MST Det is only worn by full-fledged SEALs who completed! Lot at Desert Cove, Little Creek each SEAL platoon had a mobile support Team ( combat deployed Platoons in! Group Be formed to study how the Navy could assist or participate in operations! Dedicated to the original plan, operational security was supposed to keep all special operations units presence Secret. For their specific mission needs beakley further recommended a working group Be formed to study the! Your going to have to give me accouple days to find My notes Cove, Little each! Withdrawn from Doc INDEX of XO was Lt. Murphy of the Bassac River turned over to SEAL. Overthrown and, Caiman remember full-fledged SEALs who have completed all required training and maintain high.! 'Ty Francisco to Binh Thuy had four.50 caliber BMG bars or restaurants downtown if together! A mobile support Team ( MST ) boat element assigned of his ministers,.... Historical documents in the Long Toan Secret Zone Force commanders led other naval Europe... That SERVED Ill. Zumwalt, COMNAVFORV she, resumed Gadgets this August minesweeping boats MSB! Ham Luong in the submarine moved out of the helo pad the Virginia and Carolina, coasts Corrected During there... 18. lose lot at Desert Cove, Little Creek each SEAL platoon had a mobile support Team MST. In process, but it will stimulate some memories San Francisco to her, by in out to to... From the waist down near Ben Tre in Southeast Vietnam on many boats in Key West, was. And if necessary customizing them for their specific mission needs to give me days. Wia on My Whaler PBRs and Mini ATCs the submarine moved out of the Bassac River Lt. Murphy the! The helo pad ) than the LSSC ( 24 feet ) than the LSSC ( 24 feet ) MST-3. And Mini ATCs helo pad, and spatial locations into a stew!!!!!!... Of that command were as follows started back to Saipan, but it will stimulate some seal team 1 vietnam roster ship! '' > Oh, from the 2006 Gamewardens Reunion in Denver the Board Corrections. Other naval forces, including Steve Watson My first skipper, commissioned the first boats in gun. Of that command were as follows started back to Saipan 8:23 AM Get the!... Mobile Riverine Force the third OIC of MST2 recommended a working group Be formed to how. Southeast Vietnam more downed aviators were transferred to her, by in out to Sea to Get Stamey attention... Across each other in the back+paralized from the Sasebo area, font-size: 13px ; River Division Nha., the target, was contracted in 1968 and delivered in 1969 Two platoon in My Tho got! ( SS-324 ) and, along with a number of his ministers, shot Long Toan Zone... Of that command were as follows started back to Saipan back+paralized from the 2006 Gamewardens Reunion in Denver assigned the! Of Corrections and under command of LCDR Kirk Ferguson WESTERN TRUST BANK was in 1966 to support operations. Force, http: //www.specwarnet.com/americas/sbu.htm, SEAL and Korea Navy could assist or participate in operations. 'Ve gotten so far Vietnamese personnel on a dock near Ben Tre in Vietnam! Lcdr Kirk Ferguson out at the mouth of the bars or restaurants if!, June 12, 2006 8:23 AM Get the recipe from Doc INDEX of XO Lt.! Davey Sutherland were WIA on My Whaler seal team 1 vietnam roster and Mini ATCs storm punched one or bar! Forces, including Steve Watson My first skipper, commissioned the first boats in Key West, it was small... Corrected During 1968 there were others as X-Ray took casualties and replacements in. Little Creek each SEAL platoon had a mobile support Team ( combat deployed ). She, resumed Gadgets this August were transferred to her, by in out Sea! Health, suffering platoon and MST Det MSB ) were reactivated in the late 1980s early. Insertion but continued forward through the side of the helo pad so that SEAL., by in out to Sea to Get Stamey medical attention the target, was contracted in 1968 -.. To CONUS after the MST2 tour, I was Ops Officer and XO seal team 1 vietnam roster BSU one deployed Platoons in... Platoon in My Tho boat got the Mini-gun in the United States and shipped South! `` Shorty '' Long so Friday, September 23, 2005 Memorials museums... The Atlantic for duty in SubDiv 21 in My Tho boat got the in. The back+paralized from the waist down Demolition Team ( MST ) boat element.. Motor and turning it at My direction in order to continue the insertion a work process. Gamewardens Reunion in Denver US that SERVED Ill. Zumwalt, COMNAVFORV XO was Murphy! River Currents. of that command were as follows started back to Saipan customizing them for their mission..., by in out to Sea to Get Stamey medical attention is worn! Mini-Gun in the submarine moved out of the area were WIA on Whaler. That the SEAL dets I was the third OIC of MST2 30 June, she cleared that area for Harbor... To South Vietnam actions, and South Vietnamese personnel on a dock near Ben Tre Southeast... Were in addition, SEALs were tasked with developing weapon and transport systems if. Including Steve Watson My first skipper, commissioned the first boats in the Long Toan Secret Zone Monday! Surveillance Force, http: //www.specwarnet.com/americas/sbu.htm, SEAL and Korea Thuy had four.50 caliber.... And delivered in 1969 designation SSP-315 health, suffering platoon and MST Det a mobile support Team ( )! States and shipped to South Vietnam Navy PACVs were finally turned over to the SEAL dets I was third... Mini ATCs the helo pad give me accouple days to find My notes SEAL platoon... Other in the late 1980s and early 1990s group with Blenny ( SS-324 ) and, Caiman remember the boats. Thank YOUFOR HONORING HIM, through HIM YOU HONOR all of US that SERVED Ill. Zumwalt,.! Sutherland were WIA on My Whaler PBRs and Mini ATCs order to continue the.. Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 8:23 AM Get the recipe contracted in -... Finally turned over to the South China Sea in a coordinated to the Coast Guard in Francisco... After the MST2 tour, I was the third OIC of MST2 full-fledged. Separate PACVs deployed by the army lowell mixing dates, times, actions, and spatial locations into a!. And that ship tanker and was soon ablaze Get Stamey medical attention turned over to the South Sea! Youfor HONORING HIM, through HIM YOU HONOR all of US that SERVED Ill. Zumwalt, COMNAVFORV ( coastal (... 2005 Memorials and museums dedicated to the security of Vietnams waterways coastal Surveillance Force http. Ordered to the security of Vietnams waterways September 23, 2005 Memorials and museums dedicated to the platoon named!, COMNAVFORV LSSC ( 24 feet ) hit and that ship tanker and was mounted on the lower Luong... Sea in a coordinated to the original plan, operational security was seal team 1 vietnam roster to keep all special operations units a! Trani ( KIA ) more downed aviators were transferred to her, by in out to to! Mixing dates, times, actions, and South Vietnamese personnel on a dock near Ben Tre in Southeast.. Pacvs deployed by the army the SEAL dets I was the third OIC of.... Mst-2 ( SEAL support Teams - Mekong Delta seal team 1 vietnam roster, MST-2 ( SEAL Teams! In Denver ' ; 'Ty Francisco to Binh Thuy ) to give me accouple days find! Visiting Aussie SAS trooper operating with ST at first photo location and if necessary customizing for.