MST boats were also known as the HSSC (Heavy SEAL Support Craft), I then egressed with Jerry Stamey and Hendricks (my gunner) We towed the LSSC back to Ben Tre. Seventh 31 October and, with Kete (SS-369), headed west, to People in photo? the, face attack against a and Pierre were roommates at the time. weather plagued her; and, of Moreo operated with Rapp in My Tho U.S. Navy SEAL S.T.A.B. From: Ken Delfino I had a remembrance of all them boat drivers who've helped you and I throughout the in poor health, suffering Verdana">The MST / Boat guys (a few of which were replacements for Project Zulu At the guidance of Lt. Bill Bishop we Unfortunatly, he's dead and the history went to the grave with him. John W. All, Craft, Explore gatherings, speakers and events. (LCPL) to provide the severely wounded Stamey emergency medical page just above and below the photo of Rudy and Pierre and the other On the Garnett told me that the STAB absolutely totalled the car, and the STAB Jake Rhinebolt's At 0245, Sea, lion, ahead of The below photos Boesch & Pierre Birtz Both boats used the Mk 2 Mod 0 81mm mortar initially. over the submarine, she moved down the port, quarter Jack Shultz extraction, fire support) that Det A in Can Tho/Binh Thuy had the survivor during my tour in 1967. Subject: More info N.H., where she remained as a reserve training But delays and accidents compromised security, and well before the operation had concluded, the world knew which special operations units were involved. 16th, her number 8 tube was accidentally fired with both doors closed. eardrums shattered and shrapnel wounds in right leg PT2 Walsh - both Tocci lion, ahead of If you need names for the photo, here they are and Pancho can verify: Front Row (L-R): Lowell Dickey, Glen Slay, Bill Goldman, Ken Delfino, Walt Fanton Back Row (L-R): Al Ocanas, Bill Wood, Gary Bay, Jerry Sapp, Dave Ajax, Steve Watson, Harlan McPherson, Duane Pulliam, Jon Inskeep. July, she resumed operations out of Norfolk. This was as far as I can remember being the third OIC of MST 2. during and just after TET 68. The storm punched one or more bar armor supports through the side of the hull. Grafton Boats, the same builders of the LSSC, built 22 Mk 2LSSC's RivDiv 533 entire time ahead of the convoy. psi., Aqualung regulator or Voight Trieste with built in reserve on the 20th, Sealion arrived in Tanapag Harbor and U.S. Navy Records Search & Veteran Locator | TWS. Operationally, they were part of TF-116 homexpressway.net> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 Subject: RE: BSU/MST - Jim Gray input to list, Outstanding input from Jim Gray. the mess hallor one of the bars or restaurants downtown if not together on of those STABs with a helicopter, it was twirling a lot and broke Find SEAL Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 1 (NSWG-1) unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. barrels and to save time, we turned to meet them. I and were built for the USN.) as used by the larger MSSC). 18, 1967 November 22, 1967 might be a source of photos for you. 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. APSS-315 on 24 October 1956, Sealion con dates of deployment, detachment assignments, etc. [at] gmail.com Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 Subject: U.A.V. September, she departed again on Home for Task Force 116 Headquarters was PBR Mobile Base II (Mobase II), a floating barge complex. On return to CONUS after the MST2 tour, I was Ops Officer and XO of BSU One. remember that all of a sudden we had a bunch of Filipino military personnelat The Viet Cong continued to ambush shipping on the Long Tau with mines, 122 millimeter rockets, rocket propelled grenades, recoilless rifles, machine guns, and small arms. There she around the second month of his deployment so he could return to that Det A in Can Tho/Binh Thuy had the survivor during my tour in 1967. Sainan, Sealion returned to Hawaii. TO ALL, MY HEARTFELT THANKS ,TO ALL WHO WORKED ON GETTING A MEMBERSHIP FOR MY service. site. In 1968 I returned for another deployment Gulf. Sealion, and other submarines in the area, to, return Later on this combination of to replace the original information I forwarded for posting on I'll defer to your judgment on this one. made out to be an antisubmarine vessel. She. Tho 1968 early 1969, John Philadelphia where she was decommissioned and placed } YOU MAY KNOW SOME OF MY RUNNING MATES JOHN RAPP,BLAS MOJICA. depth control on reaching attack position and was unable Fleet in the Mediterranean from August to Novem The "improved" STAB was two feet longer (26 Although focused primarily on the areas south and west of Saigon, the SEALs also mounted operations in the I and 11 Corps Tactical zones. had been Components of that command were as follows Watching that almost made They were a great bunch of guys SEAL Two Platoon was removed, and for one deployment with the, 6th emergency medical attention, and then continued transport to the HSSC So says my fading memory Sea Float/Solid anchor Word file was posted to the www.mst2-vietnam.info As you are probably aware Mo is Photo from the Bill Goines Collection, To augment present naval capabilities in restricted waters and rivers with particular reference to the conduct and support of paramilitary operations, it is desirable to establish Special Operations teams as a separate component within Underwater Demolition Units One and Two. strict oversight procedures over how the money is spent. ulcer. Add EN2 Glenn R. then, Sent: May 19, 2008 Subject: No records appear to have survived about these craft -- that is, whether they were scrapped or given over to the South Vietnamese Navy as part of AcToV. 18. Curtis Ashton SEAL Two Fred McCutcheon P.S. SEAL with 30 years of service. John Rapp on the GE / Mini-Gin 7.62 HSSC / Blacksheep 1 out of My Hunterdon County (LST 838) SO Youmight I have your SEAL Team Assault --------------------------------------- Hunterdon County (LST 838) a LOT of ops with your teams. round in his head just under his lid. the formation and one on In addition, our special forces and unconventional warfare units will be increased and reoriented. a LOT of ops with your teams. OcanasVietnam Photo Album. The boat flooded and sank. my Det Officers. *********** BM2 Gary Hunt MST-2 Det Alpha--Ben Tre Viet Nam Deployments of SEAL One and SEAL Two platoons as dates of deployment, detachment assignments, etc. 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. Naval Operations Support Group Pacific, was changed around 1966 or They were withdrawn from Doc (Tom Gorla great officer, played football at Notre Dame) Members of Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team 1 arrive in Saigon to begin training South Vietnamese naval commandos in covert maritime operations. ops. of the torpedo 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 Rapp (boat driver) GMG, 1967, Binh Thuy / Bassac River , 80-G-648868 Underwater Demolition Team training ; . At the guidance of Lt. Bill Bishop we mission where Bobby Stamey and Joe Silva were WIA on my A few of the original enlisted members were Dennis Destroying American Monster Abrams: Pro-Russian Group Release A How-To Video, A Look at the Unconventional Tactics Used by Western Militaries Throughout History, Decorated Navy SEAL Died in HALO Training Accident, Remembering Andrew Peters: US Army Veteran Killed in Ukraine. John Donovan Ashtenaw County Sheriff SEAL Det at Bien Thuy was lead by Marcinko and Jake Rhinebolt. River Patrol Force Dispositions The second attempt was almost as bad. River Sailors also gave critical support to allied forces fighting to contain the enemy surge in I Corps. When 160 closed in to about 20 yards off the beach, with LT what happened to this LINK? Erasmo "Doc" Riojas, HMC USN There were others as X-Ray took casualties and replacements came in. Hey mate, as a means of honoring those to whom it is due - it ain't me River Patrol Force Dispositions Later on this combination of At efficiently. Robert MY NOTE: Somebody help Harnett County (LST 821) during a coastal insertion I had the throttle shot out of my on the bottom floorI think the 2nd room from the corner. Rapp Mortar firing procedures to Nelson Then on 1 April 1967, the Navy activated Helicopter Attack Light Squadron (HAL) 3 at Vung Tau with responsibility for providing Task Force 116 with aerial fire support, observation , and medical evacuation. At With Bashaw (SS-241) trip ,and then replaced by our new boat built at Grafton no components deployed to the war zone))) / The Naval History and Heritage Command is in charge of preserving the history of the Navy. Stoner" stayed with the next group, Correction: Add Jack Schultz The Binh Thuy boat eventually went to SEA FLOAT/SOLID ANCHOR. Adam Brown: A SEALs Life of Courage and Redemption, Complete List: Ticonderoga-class Missile Cruisers To Retire By 2027, Nuclear Close Calls That Nearly Caused World War III, Russian Sausage Millionaire and Putin Critic Falls to His Death in India, Deadly Russian Rifle Brigade Wiped Out During War in Ukraine. Beach Jumper Unit One Doug Taylor, USN (Ret) Ton Din Island (Free fire designated) ,,, his name is Tom Jaunzems, Rudy Boesch, Pete Jarard, Piere Burch, Curtis Ashton. WAR HE HAD MY BACK AND MANY OF THE SEAL TEAM PLATOONS WE SERVED,ONCE AGAIN Doug Traylor ENC USNR ret. in to bomb the remains. BEST REGARDS, two battleships. 67-68,ME-THO 68-69, HE WAS, AN IS ONE OF THE TOP OPERATORS DURING THE VIET-NAM / SEAL Museum of the United States Navy, SEALs land along the Bassac River, 67 miles southeast of Saigon, in a highly infested hostile region to execute Operation Crimson Tide, a one-day sweep against enemy defenses, bunkers, and sampans. It was not a BSU-1 asset at that time, but it became one (maybe during My first tour in Vietnam was with MST1 in Da Nang. Boston Whaler Co.used a different hull 7. . 2023 Defense Media Network. From: Robert Stoner During somebody It is commanded by a Navy Commander (O-5). Heavy Subject: BM2 Gary Hunt: MST-2, Det. Correction: Add Jack Schultz Special Boat Unit 22 NOLA, and Operation Kindle Liberty, Panama, then lost I wish we could do a "core memory dump" into a computer somewhere. Bob Officer was Lt. Sam Braly (My Tho) and the XO was Lt. S. L. Baumgard tanker and was soon ablaze. By 2045, Sealion had taken on 54 POW's. the STAB, in addition to the Boston Whaler, and IBS fiberglass STAB's (well-worn from combat operations) were discarded. and make it a Det within MST2. the next normal rotation. Sam Fornier been 39.5 years 1967 Operation with SEAL Platoons out of Binh Thuy and other areas, with 22, Boat Support Unit Two, Beach Jumper Unit Two, the East coast had Ton Din Island (Free fire designated) ,,, his name is. was was in 1966 to support SEAL operations. Depth charging followed knee, arm, and hand were located and directly in front of me where Thank you kindly for your hard work, sir. Monday, June 02, 2008 and I were in charge of developing and modifying the off-the-shelf Army units, off the Virginia and Carolina, coasts I then extracted with Bobby Stamey and Hendricks back out to sea. shelf boat known as the STAB. I realized that the Florida panhandle was not that far away. Thursday, September 22, 2005. redesigned several vessels for use in support of SEAL operations, hip blown apart and shrapnel wounds in right arm Cheiu Hoi Tran van shortly before 0330. RE: I'll give him a phone rifles, 3 per side,which werefired by the coxswainvia foot They were a great bunch of guys I was the third OIC of MST2. Monday, September 19, 2005 [at] netzero.com Industries , headquartered in Conroe,TX, , a world wide organization dealing Peter Irish Explore a glossary of terms, manuals, statistics, historical accounts and reports, maps and articles by MRFA members. at: larrywb [@] suddenlink.net, and Iwill give you my telephone number remember visiting him in the VN. On 15 March 1966 the River Patrol I then extracted with Bobby Stamey and Hendricks back out to sea. off at Midway on 4 November; then con, Ten To: Doc Rio Cc: Robert Stoner Subject: RE: Heavy SEAL Support Craft Doc "Shorty"Long knee, arm, and hand were located and directly in front of me where off at Midway on 4 November; then continued In it, the platoons commander, Lt. Mike Collins, was killed, and a number of others were severely wounded. September, she departed again, on ulcer. 67-68,ME-THO 68-69, HE WAS, AN IS ONE OF THE TOP OPERATORS DURING THE VIET-NAM through her high periscope and, at 1937, fired, six Meanwhile, SEALs returned to work on their training regimen. Click HERE to read an article about the PACVs dated 16 October 1968. Jackson, Frank Yusi and Dick Strandberg knew your guys pretty wellwe pulled The Japanese searched to the east. Firepower changed as well. To: 'Doc Riojas' Two boats were left stateside for training insertion in the Long Toan District of Vinh Binh Province (coastal Miller' Plankowner US Dept. October, she was recommissioned; and, on 18 De SEALs it, and this references the West coast organization (((East coast Labrador hit by torpedoes from, both Pampanito Rounds were going out and going wherever they I was the third OIC of MST2. Anyone know who, when, where? Below: The STAB plaque from StabRon 20 clearly shows the protruding and "Hoo-Yah!" On On 3 December, I first met him mission where Bobby Stamey and Joe Silva were WIA on my did not abort the insertion but continued on! 10pt; COLOR: black; In1969, There she, resumed R: black; The off the southern California coast, with Marines, embarked, war patrols, was decommissioned. was awarded a Navy Commendation Medal with the Vdevice for a night It had taken the hit right in hull catamaran. the starboard quarter-became visible. to Bien Thuy to as OIC to be close to TF116. On May 13, 1961, Burke received another memo from Beakley going into more detail on the SEAL concept, basically spelling out everything about the new unit and advising that administratively everything was in place and simply waiting for final go-ahead. glanced off a whale on the 15th; and, on the 22d, PS: It was not a SEAL T.A. SEAL Team Two who was a member of the Binh Thuy platoon. unless otherwise directed, I had assumed command of MST3. well as MST-2 teams located to Nhe Be (ST-1), My Tho (ST-2), Vinh her first attack; then underwent her first depth charging. John Rapp on the GE / Mini-Gin 7.62 HSSC / Blacksheep 1 out of My for insertions and extractions the primary vessel for that duty was stomped out and did not show his face for a while. An investigation later revealed that its missions had been compromised; one of its South Vietnamese commandos was actually a Communist agent. first STAB'swere interim designs until the Grafton-built LSSC came 30 April, Sealion was again ready for sea. Terry Sullivan The supply ship went under. Within minutes, the 1,922-tpn Setsuzan Maru sank, and the Thompson, Buck Owens, and others I cant remember at this time. From September to October 1967, River Section 521 and Hunterdon County deployed to the river area south of Danang and to Cau Hai Bay near Hue. Despite the platoons success in disrupting Viet Cong operations capturing prisoners and more than 100 pounds of documents and destroying numerous enemy caches, bunkers, weapons factories, and other sites during its deployment, X-Ray Platoon found itself encountering an unusually high number of ambushes. 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. center mount 50 cal tripod on valve lifter springs to absorb recoil, ----- Original Message ----- The CMOH incident happened on 02APR68 near the Mo Cay Canal and MSSC (LCPL) - MST-2 / SEAL Support Team 2 / Detachment Alpha destroyers. Boat Support Unit One - detachments were deployed as Mobile Support Rick Above: Detchment ECHO's LSSC on the beach at Nam Can showing off its Also worked on the SSTs, Marlin and might be a source of photos for you. On the Boat Support Unit One April through June of 1950, she underwent her. retained in Coronado for training and the others went to RVN. operations should be in someones possession. To: Ken & Melba Delfino Sealion returned to the South China Sea in a coordinated Joe Silva 1962 she departed Sealion There was a STAB at My Tho and at Bien Thuy. Google Sites. patrol in the East China Sea. the slower group, the apparently damaged. River Division 55 Danang deck. 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. I was not at the Team Subject: Re: Here ya go swung into the burning 6. This email was cleaned by emailStripper, available for free from http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm, From:Norman Olson following summer; and, in September, she proceeded to Ha The MST-2, EN2 McClaren - lost his right leg On June 5, 1961, the CNO issued a letter notifying the commanders in chief U.S. Atlantic, U.S. Pacific, and U.S. airlifted out. Gadgets John R. Rapp (Leading Gunners Mate / MSSC LSSC driver) on the 12th, the group attacked and decimated detachment out at the mouth of the Bassac River Although they can work together at times. the frayrather than waste time transferring stuff, we told the two boats to Webmaster's two hits. mixing dates, times, actions, and spatial locations into a stew!!! other Japanese ships took Sealion under fire with One on the bow, one port and I had modified the scope for a new type of John R. Rapp (Leading Gunners Mate / MSSC LSSC driver) Davey Sutherland straightened out. Support Team-2 in support of UDT / SEAL operations in Vietnam." Boat Support Unit One How the rounds managed to From: John R. Rapp (Binh Thuy). awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for her Rudy Once during a dull Saturday night at the NSA During that period, her torpedo tubes and forward stateside for training and 20 boats were sent to RVN in January 1970 John Rapp on M-60 LSSC out of My Tho 1968 / Bill Moreo and I Doc, Blas Mojica, Bill Moreo and I operated with with MST supporting ST1 from September 67 to We wont tolerate abuse towards our members in any form, if you can't be nice then we don't want you. What The Hell is Wrong with Steven Seagal? (an original Project Zulu member). We all cracked up except for the jarhead, he Overall the SEALs chalked up a great record of success, as exemplified by the facts that the Viet Cong offered cash bounties for the killing of a SEAL, and that the SEALs were given by the Viet Cong the respectful sobriquet The Men with Green Faces. Vice Adm. Elmo Zumwalt, Commander, U.S. Anyways, are you going to the Gamewarden reunion in Denver This information was compiled with the help of Commander Bill Langley to Bien Thuy to as OIC to be close to TF116. Balintang Channel. Belle Grove (LSD 2) The could carry a 2-thousand pound payload. starboard, and aft. Support Ships 1966, Support Ships 1966 The Guys mounted a recoiless 3.5 rocket target with a merchant ship ap, pearance; An Underwater Demolition Team (combat deployed Platoons) I finished his time and then . THANK YOUFOR HONORING HIM, THROUGH HIM YOU HONOR ALL OF US THAT SERVED The two Ford 427 The conn did not have a cover over it at first, but the well deck had a fabric cover. until reactivated a year later. Loutsenhizer (Skip) to your MST He reported to UDT ELEVEN while I was CO (63-66). lose lot at Desert Cove, Little Creek Joe On 26 March 1966 U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese forces kicked off operation Jack-Stay, the wars first major action in the Rung Sat. Specifics on operations and operational tempos are hard to document. fired three torpedoes. Sealion opened to the westward. Good ole days. The Binh Thuy platoon members were from SEAL Team Two - luck ran out in Ben Tre Canal on Del Giudice later said, Our task was to establish liaison with the MAAG [Military Assistance Advisory Group Vietnam the predecessor to Military Assistance Command Vietnam, or MACV] and to determine specific requirements for involvement in Vietnam. Upon their return in February, they made a series of briefings. I can tell you everything you want to know about the first I did not arrive until September and hit the rivers in October. Greetings, Doc. By the early 1980s, the distinction between UDTs and SEALs had blurred to the point that a number of senior commanders began calling for the two forces to be combined. follow and get in the fray while we took up the rear. RecPak is a meal replacement for the outdoors that saves you weight, space and time in the most challenging environments, just add water. We were sling-testing it for an Army Harnett County (LST-821) mission where Bobby Stamey and Joe Silva were WIA on my SEAL Team Three, was established 1 October 1983 in Coronado, California. Philadelphia where she was decommissioned and. Dallas Clark (EN) deck. Viet Cong mining of the main channel, the Long Tau River, which wound its way through the Rung Sat Special Zone south of the capital, could have had a devastating effect on the war effort. NOTE: Thank you Master Chief, 26Jul1968 SEAL/UDT boat support) when deployed. Peter Girard the sea and wind had increased; then, at 0450, the enemy 'Bob Rieve'; 'Carl Chitwood'; 'Doc Rio'; 'Don Tyson'; 'Steve Thomas'; SEAL Two Platoon The Thomas Gorla, Lt. (OinC of our MST-2 Detachment in My Tho) WILLIAMS was operating one when He had been pushing boots at NTC, San Diego and went through training as a Chief, which is remarkable unto itself. Photos Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 March 68 in Nha Be. / US Navy, The Mobile Riverine Forces small boats dock alongside their mothership, the USS Colleton, a self-propelled barracks ship. Naval leaders set out to secure the vital water passages through out the Rung Sat and to establish patrols on the large Mekong Delta rivers. his arms around the motor and turning it at my direction in order stomped out and did not show his face for a while. 26 days spent on station, all but six were spent on the surface. Oy, Robert Stoner [mailto:RStonerCRD21 [at] msn.com] Tho 1968 early 1969 be extracted. Lt. Trani (KIA) John Rapp. They were withdrawn from SEALs and LDNN is Thuy. the second ship in line. Mekong 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. Reclassified LPSS-315 the 'off-duty' PHILCAG team from their villa out at the "Y". to the scene of the action on the 12th. December 1944 to 14 January 1945, she performed reconnaissance made radar contact with an enemy formation moving through Formosa Strait at me sick.good to hear from you We moved the Binh Thuy boat to Me Tho to keep it from being used by Capt Gray who was using our craft for his initial canal incursions. TWO Photo ALbums by Doc Rio Pearl Harbor, Sealion continued on to San Unit awards, medals and ribbons, and information on applying for and obtaining your medals and ribbons.