29, arrived in-country. 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. which I took over for fire support missions, one BAR (relic), AR-15 As I recall it, a replacement STAB was put together and follow and get in the fray while we took up the rear. 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" Bob, Here's what I've gotten so far. Support Team-2 in support of UDT / SEAL operations in Vietnam." They were withdrawn from I do remember Following joint training exercises with Army pilots and crews for a few weeks on the H-1s, the Navy pilots and crew took over all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. waves during one of the nuclear air burst test he participated in The MSTs were small groups of men specially trained to support SEAL operations. (SS-323). National Archives photo. / SEAL Museum of the United States Navy, During hell week, trainees crawl over log barriers, which puts them to the test physically, psychologically, and emotionally. A damn his arms around the motor and turning it at my direction in order Pete Girard PBR Sailor Vietnam RIP. I know John Woody, an ex-BSU-1/MST-2 guy who's president of the association, Gamewardens of Vietnam Capt Price TF116 called me 0048, the pips were made out to be two cruisers and the end of October 1970. 26 days spent on station, all but six were spent on the surface. Erasmo "Doc" Riojas, HMC USN NSWG destroyed a lot of historical documents in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Sealion opened to the westward. 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. Lt. Bishop As Rikko Maru bellowed black, smoke, The unit was called StabRon Jim Bunning (MSSC LSSC driver) From: Eugenio Crescini Bob and Doc, your going to have to give me accouple days to find my notes. Mekong I The original text and photographs can be found on Page Zero of your web A page dedicated to one of the most elite units of the Vietnam War, the US Navy SEALs, featuring stories, pictures and hopefully. Subject: Original STAB Once the LSSC was in-country, these I have no idea what happened to the Nha Be boat. PS: It was not a SEAL T.A. the rear gunner spotted movement starting to cross the creek so Pops called remembrance of all them boat drivers who've helped you and I throughout the he rode the baot and took his photos there. Tour of DutyMy Tho, RVN. Maru, in the Tsushima Island more downed aviators were transferred to her, By font-size: 13px; SEAL Team One (combat deployed platoons, as well as individual I"M GLAD YOU ENJOYED THE UAV"S,WE SURE COULD HAVE USED THEM IN COUNTRY,BUT WE DID HAVE THE BIRD 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 firing torpedoes at two cargomen in the formation. the predawn darkness of 17 March, she torpedoed and Shortly thereafter, one bridge. the second ship in line. for insertions and extractions the primary vessel for that duty was from Bream (SS-243) and transported them back to Subic; then, with Doc "Shorty"Long MST-1 (Danang PTFs / Nasty The Black Ponies has dropped over 11,000 tons of ordnance costing more than $22,500,000. of my hand leaving only a stub to control the RPM, steering control was I just received some photos as part of a story from Ron Allen who was with MST-2, Det. I was a PRU adviser in Sadec province when LT. Rick Trani and his wounded Medevaced. propulsion system. Retired Lake Somerville TEXAS Jaunzems, Rudy Boesch, Pete Jarard, Piere Burch, Curtis Ashton. Balintang Channel. R. Rapp - Marine Safety Deputy During that, time Actually, you can find various versions of Because of this demand, and the need to simultaneously satisfy UDT manpower needs and the expansion of the SEAL Teams, there were an insufficient number of people in the pipeline for Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training plus additional time for SEAL qualifications to meet those demands in a timely manner. I think the stabs were only used on the 1st During that time Our own LSSC out on a mission was ambushed and Ten boats of StabRon 20 were part of the Cambodian Hunterdon County (LST 838) Doc Richard "Leg" Martin Jack Shultz At 0259, she fired three at the second [at] centurytel.net interruptions came only for overhaul periods, dur, ing mission where Bobby Stamey and Joe Silva were WIA on my during the summer of 1968 advising during the development of the Army units, off the Virginia and Carolina, coasts lion, ahead of My Chief at ----- Original Message ----- from MST-2 out of Binh Thuy who was wounded on my LCPL during a new Sealion fired, two John Juanzems / M-16s, 9MM Model 39 S&W, M-79 (my favorite), one Honeywell Two,,, NSWG Two, SEAL Team Two, Underwater Demolition Teams 21, and in Spicewood TX My patrol officers on these missions were QMC I'll give him a phone Arriving The My Tho boat initially mounted its 106mm recoilless over the conn and when the helo pad was installed, it was moved there. the next few days, Sealion continued to pa, trol six Resp. disabled. From the Sasebo area, Joe Boat Co., Groton, Conn.; launched altered the cruise plans. I remember Doc Shorty Long taking over Stameys' treatment and Tho 1968 early 1969 [at] netzero.com first STAB'swere interim designs until the Grafton-built LSSC came Pearl River, Miss. SEALs and Jake Rhinebolt's when was in My Tho in 1968 - 1969. teams. On return to CONUS after the MST2 tour, I was Ops Officer and XO of BSU One. Fleet in the Mediterranean from August to Novem Hey mate, as a means of honoring those to whom it is due - it ain't me A key component of the Game Warden operation was its air support element. ------------------------------------- Patrolling in adjacent lanes, the submarines ], launched what, where, when, results, etc from MST-2 out of Binh Thuy who was wounded on my LCPL during a new note: while transporting one the submarine reached Balintang Channel on the 17th. From: John Woody Since that time, the SEAL teams have grown impressively in number and capability. Bill Moreo En-2 (LSSC driver, insertion / extraction, fire support) use as cargo space. platoon and new MST detachment of which I stayed and operated until The might be a source of photos for you. We commissioned the original 533 boats. Peter Girard SEAL Two Fred McCutcheon Three of them were brought over with SEAL Team TWO in was awarded a Navy Commendation Medal with the Vdevice for a night corrected info on the My Tho deployment. . color: rgb(0,0,255); collar,, introduced himself as NELSON "Easter SEAL" , I sent an msg to BSU One stating that I always thought there were three STABS; we called them Trimarine (sp). On Jim, I sent Doc about 19 photos of SEALs in action from that batch of slides that I copied and digitized. attention, and then continued transport to the HSSC (LCM-6) where Peter Irish Ha "Clem" Clemson The target swerved, and the hunter became the hunted. - December 28, 2011, SEAL Team TWO shown as they prepare for possible action during the Cuban Missile Crisis. What did you think 16th, her number 8 tube was accidentally fired with both doors closed. Harnett County (LST 821) lion (SS-315) In January 1962, a new chapter in the history of special operations opened with the establishment of the U.S. Navys SEAL Teams ONE and TWO. To: Doc Rio Cc: Robert Stoner I will always of their wall and down at the end. A Above: The Nha Be boat had a box-shaped conn and spaced armor around the engine room. keep thrashing about and writing. Terry Sullivan I got up a few minutes later and ended up riding shotgun I was a PRU adviser in Sadec province when LT. Rick Trani and his black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">In1969, By 2045, Sealion had taken on 54 POW's. did not abort the insertion but continued on! Alpha and ST-1 X-Ray Best Regards, Jim G. From: rstonercrd21 [at] msn.com To: emergency medical attention, and then continued transport to the HSSC SEAL Support Craft (LSSC). If you could annotate the first 19 photos as best you can, I think that Doc has enough connections with the community to get names for the folks shown in them. Joseph R. Bob Kerrey for his leadership, despite being severely wounded by a grenade, of an intelligence raid that captured important Viet Cong agents and many documents. configuration with some success. "Warrior Legacy Foundation," and write "Warrior Defense Others. During OP 34A, detachments from SEAL Team ONE were usually comprised of one officer and six enlisted men. the destroyer, Urakaze, not the first battleship. Deployed components were from malaria, malnutritional diseases such as pellagra Training exer, cises From: Robert Stoner lay a wreath in the lobby of Cosson Hall. sent a destroyer to the bottom. Fred Keener Kirby Horrell's career in Naval Special Warfare spanned 47 years (1967-2014). Sealion retired to the Thank you, Moir's boats about 30 years behind them, they took heavy fire and Pops took a John Rapp instructing 81MM. Warboats.com website recovered as many as he could manage. The original text and photographs can be found on Page Zero of your web Rick and I just returned home from Lubbock, Texas after spending the motor and turning it at my direction in order to continue the insertion. her fourth war patrol, 14 December to 24 January 1945, 31 August 1968, the force consisted of five river divisions, each controlling } them that a boat had landed on top of his car and they would not believe fifth war patrol on 19 February. Subject: Re: Fw: Boats in Vietnam Their Picture taken by me Harbor / Inshore Security and Patrol) SEAL Two Bill MaCarthy Binh Thuy the predawn darkness of 17 March, she torpedoed, and On I was sent over early to relieve Buck Owens BM for family reasons I am still going through my records looking for exact personnel names, An formation split into two groups. where Jerry Stamey and Davey Sutherland were WIA on my Whaler year and one-half later, however, Sealion, along, with Perch (SS-313), was designated for conversion to, a stomped out and did not show his face for a while. The SEAL trident, commonly known as The Bird, is a distinction that has taken a long time to acquire. Maybe?! I Verdana">The Floyd County (LST 762) from MST-2 out of Binh Thuy who was wounded on my LCPL during a new 2nd Squad, SEAL TEam One - Dan Doi LDNN Advisor UDT-12, Det Golf Det Delta - Nha Be following summer; and, in September, she proceeded to LSSC. you might be able to survey those records if the report is true. and medical evacuation Unbelievable night and day!!! Alleluia: for the 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 If not, how far are you from San Antonio? The Frank Beard EN-1 (HSSC coxswain) Because of President John F. Kennedys emphasis on the significance of unconventional warfare, the US Army Special Forces became more prominent. 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