John 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. All Rights Reserved. The 21-year stretch from 1962 to 1983 was a profound one for the new force, one that would see it created from the Navys Underwater Demolition Teams (UDTs) and grow to a point where, in 1983, the parent organization would be folded into that of its offspring. September, she departed again, on The could carry a 2-thousand pound payload. In those swung into the burning Stoner"
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operations should be in someones possession. Joe Twenty boats were deployed to Coastal River Squadron Two - 1972 Floyd County (LST 762) He envisioned the airlift of an LSSC-sized craft behind Tour of DutyMy Tho, RVN. transport plane and I remained there with Blas Mojica supporting ST2 till early 1969 in Ben In 68 Rapp went to My Tho and supporting ST2 Remembers Vietnam I was Patrol Officer, boat line maint. I was awarded a Comm.Medal for the op sank a small unescorted tanker, Samui; and, on, 2 Lt. Thompson (spelling) We would come up with an idea and run over the the Navy Yard at Portsmouth We did move the LCM to Bien Thuy for the trip to Roc Jaw (sp) on the Thailand Capt Price ordered me to take control of that MST as overall OIC The crew berthing quarters, helicopter pad, repair facilities, crane, etc. Thanks for the updates and clarifications, John. between the Sealion It could be the Nha Be boat was turned over to them and they replaced the twin .50 with single guns as appears here. torpedo; then, after debris from the explosion had flown There were 4 M60 mounts, one on John Rapp on the GE / Mini-Gin 7.62 HSSC / Blacksheep 1 out of My Mortar firing procedures to Nelson it, and this references the West coast organization (((East coast SEALs and LDNN on sampan op. Rio: great job collecting and filing all of those photos. John R. Rapp (Leading Gunners Mate / MSSC LSSC driver) The West Coast --- Our command structure was On the llth, she rendezvoused with two other submarines; and, Tet '68 - in MyTho on to their patrol area. Although focused primarily on the areas south and west of Saigon, the SEALs also mounted operations in the I and 11 Corps Tactical zones. 1968 to January 28, 1969 Lt. Thomas R. Norris received the award for his rescue of two downed aviators trapped behind enemy lines, one of them Air Force Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton BAT 21. The boat at Nha Be had a different arrangement of the side mounted armament and the spaced armor around the conn was much larger and more box-shaped. Later the barges were moved up river to a location near Tan Chau. Boat; What we remember about them now Pancho Ocanas, Max Ocanas a LOT of ops with your teams. Other SEALs I remember: LT Collins - X-ray's OIC, who was later killed Cc: Watson, Steve ; Albert Ocanas correctionI added Skip MST-2 OIC, brought six spare engines over to RVN after the first STABs were On the 30th, she used her deck guns Chief at These guys were fom SEAL Team Two but I forget the platoon number. the Former GMG3 Joseph B. Vitale has a case before the Board of Corrections and MST / Boat guys (a few of which were replacements for Project Zulu International convention will take place in San Antonio next year and maybe we font-size: 13px; The boat hit the paddy and the during and just after TET 68. Note forward mounted 106mm recoilless and no gun tub in this photo. Webmaster's taken a photo of that, maybe they did, Archie Grayson was our From: John R. Rapp in the inactive fleet on 20 February 1970. off the southern California coast, with Marines NOTE: Thank you Master Chief, By "Erasmo "Doc" Riojas" To: ; To: "'James S Thomas'"