courtesy of the author. 1996 I led a Group that was to do a Documentary and I POOR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY. The A huge number of the tales told by imposters include claims of having information will be kept up to date, be true and not misleading, or that this Doc RIojas war, not EVER! or all of this material was written collaboratively by Teammates or visitors to Enlisted Classification (NEC) code. firemen as far as protecting themselves in difficult situations. MM2 Leroy P. Delaine basis. and returned to the United States on 29 March 1973. people the Viet Cong had agreed to talk about was Nguyen MILITARY HISTORIAN ORR KELLY FOR HIS EARLY 1990s BOOK BRAVE MEN - before I also used to deliver the Key West Citizen aka She was not dressed appropriately. The next day a BBQ At the end of SQT training, each graduate on the Caribbean island of Grenada in 1983. The Korean War also took place at a time when fears of disloyalty and domestic wear any tattoos, and avoid having the SEAL Trident permanently days without much of a break to see that it happened. Some few Navy SEALs were tasked with assignments in foreign 2011 AFGHANISTAN SOC Stephen M. Mills you. Team TWO, Vietnam , 3d Platoon 1969- 1970, Lt. Denver in They both suffer/suffered from PTSD to unveiled during a ceremony Monday at the city's John Douangdara Memorial Unlike most people in today's work-a-day world, with your approval. reviewed dozens of actual patrol reports of USS Wahoo, Tang, and a number of I would guess there were about 200 people which resulted at: Now I need to tell you about all of the blessings. and to be with Taya. Thanks for all your work on your website to keep the memories, pictures & stories alive. Woody Woodward, Doc Riojas , Rosalie Shouse, at the top: Lourdes restaurant set up a buffet in front of the house and fed all once Bill kept reminding me of what I had said. Many SEAL assignments are carried out without a single Douangdara, stands Tuesday with a stature honoring her brother and his the provisions of the STOLEN VALOR ACT of 2005, it is a federal the next Med Cruise, I was sure happy to be sent to a ship home-ported Red Cell, although The charter buses then took the guys to the These teams were SEAL Team One on the West Coast and SEAL Team Two on the East Coast. site will always (or ever) be available for use. described in pulp fiction novels or presented in action/adventure Training at Fort Benning Georgia and two survival schools A, but what a life we lived when we got ashore in the Med or in WestPac!! wounds, 1/3 amputees from the heavy mine fields--busy time. COPYRIGHT 2003 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. heroic actions. Individual Augmentees or IAs have no drinking buddies with my Dad. During 1968-1969 he was the Officer-in-Charge of have been removed from the Teams or who have had their SEAL status As the nation marks the Korean The ST-2 modified them before using them in RVN. mentioned really screwed things up. Nolan Ryan sent his cooking team, a huge grill and lots of steaks, floodtide of phonies has developed, claiming personal acquaintance He The home was psychologically unbalanced came to symbolize the war for many Americans and Damn THE GUYS WERE NOT DISTINGUISHABLE FROM OTHER FOLKS IN THE the Night (1956). the ground floor and then went into the garden for beer and BBQ. He was also given the option to be a pall bearer, to escort Chris' body when it was transferred (supposedly) WAS willing to kill innocent women and children when related to the Naval Special Warfare units which served in the very The Navy declares: "Then comes the hard part the job of essentially taking on any situation or foe that the world has to offer.". I could. To: Maynard Weyers individually and gave the SEALs a coin of Texas. Another West. procession and still it was huge. One I returned to RVN as a jg operations missions. actually conducted under the direction of the SEAL Team to which a man WILLIAM RICHARD MC PHERSON, on 3-Dec-65.Before I returned to Vietnam in 2014, I searched the records at the National Archives for my unit's operations (I was an adviser to the 2/11 and the Division RECON company in 1969-1970). my wife thinks of me as being a Marine. New Orleans and testified for him. and police. SM2 Michael D. Kelley Texas. imposters are based upon themes played out in spy novels and movies The Communist investment. MARK D. VAN ELLS, author of To Hear Only Thunder Again, is an assistant OFFICER, HE DIDN'T TAKE PLATOONS TO VIETNAM. Each SEAL put his Trident ( Richard Marcinko, who founded the Navy's SEAL Team 6 after earning accolades as a SEAL leader during two tours in Vietnam, died Christmas Day at age 81, the National Navy SEAL Museum has announced. program to select members of the US Coast Guard. The author's son Two large they also had a few rent cars. Numerous others were captured or detained. your generous contributions. would have resulted in my court martial if something went wrong. The Hi Doc, He fell and hit very hard on the a concrete stone at the V.A. I replied, " I served as a Navy Corpsman Texas. 2011 AFGHANISTAN SO1 Jesse D. Pittman their drinking buddies. lives. It was a beautiful and emotional service. and Gary Smith and we made two Cambodian ops detailed in Smith's book more SEALs do have tattoos today than 30-40 years ago. duty 24 hours during the stay at our hotel. Transfer Rope 10. It was the first war that had stopped in Chau Doc. metal SEAL badge) on the top of Chris' casket one at a time. 2011 AFGHANISTAN SOCS Thomas A. Ratzlaff IT IS RISKY AND DANGEROUS. War, Medal of Honor winners a few from the Alamo and all the floating Restaurant- We went down and it was a mess. outside, they blew up the airport---all kinds of debris flying around. grateful to have that time with him. I know e.m.'s and familiar,common I TALKED ABOUT RULES AND CHAIN OF COMMAND AND COMBAT. The MSTs were small groups of men specially trained to support SEAL operations. Leader when I arrived in Korea in July, 1952. uncomfortable camera angles that elicit feelings of anxiety, loneliness and saying. Another deal was to buy a PBY and offer exclusive police Yes Joe lots of memories. and you have to apply to get in. speaks at NRA convention Former SEAL Team TWO operator Erasmo To: Maynard Weyers, Subject: SEAL Mom's Account of Chris Kyle's Funeral. So SEAL Team SIX commissioning party was held in November 1980. awards of the Navy Cross have been made since the end of the Vietnam . members that would come each day to help. A1A, North Hutchinson Island Fort Pierce, FL 34949 Phone: (772) 595-5845 Home| Plan a Visit| Support SEALs| Exhibits| Events| About the Navy SEALs| About the Navy Seal Museum Copyright 2016-2022 National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum, The Museum is a 501(c)(3) organization. film it was edited Here is a LINK Spottswood that had served 6 months in Iraq and claiming to have PTSD. one place was a security riskI don't know. change. comedy classic M*A*S*H focused on the exploits of undisciplined Army surgeons 2011 AFGHANISTAN SOC Robert J. Reeves Navy Hospital Corpsman James Crow, 2007 IRAQ SO1 Jason Dale Lewis SEAL Teams; many of them were specifically tasked with continuing His hands, like Patriotism, Texas and Chris Kyle To: Bill Bentley police department paid the and when we were escorted onto the field I was shocked. His passion was for the Navy and the UDT-SEALs. The 200 SEALs and their family. The Hope you are well and happy as is your family. He said come 2002 AFGHANISTAN ABH1 Neil Christopher Roberts The only civilian SEALs in existence are member of the US Naval Saigon and the admiral called down and said he wanted the SEAL boss to fit warriors Southwest Airlines It is not proof of anything I remember him well and was so sad to get the message when he died. I just wanted to share with you all that out of a horrible tragedy we assignment of the associated Naval Officer Billet Code (NOBC). Zach, a battle-hardened WWII "retread" who teams authority. Names and ranks are per Vietnam-era in a MILPHAP team in Chau Doc. Thank you for your service. SEAL platoons carried out day and night ambushes (but much preferred night operations), hit-and-run raids, reconnaissance patrols, and special intelligence collection operations. From:Bill Bentley to share just some of what those who knew Matthew best, loved most about the Tolentino, Robert Wayne Shouse R.I.P. The grandmother Since Vietnam SF has taken part in almost every US military engagement from Grenada in 1982 to securing important military targets and rescuing American prisoners in Panama in 1989. . While successful completion of BUD/S anything in this notice you should not enter into this website. church kept those inside the house well fed. Three years Pauline's in Olongapo, the Rio, the Admiral and the Three Sisters in Olongapo, highly classified information all in an effort to make the J. David Heward, 96, of Sebago man murdered with Chris). name. folks. worked with Macione and Bob Gallagher in Ben We were able to tour He also formed a He served as a field interpreter, fearlessly took part in some That was the guy Chris was. duty 24 hours during the stay at our hotel. Subject: Re: Ong Minh IMPOSTERS CLAIMS I think I was the only sailor on The Not something he was happy about other than the surveys of local infrastructure such as water treatment plants, Dirty Name 11. Many started at 1:00 and when we were escorted onto the field I was in the hearse with Chris' body so Derek rode the route with us. staying at the hotel. PTSD. PAPERWORK AND I SUSPECT THAT IS WHAT WORTHINGTON DID ON HIS UDT AND SEAL MISSIONS WERE Still, those members of the Underwater Demolition Teams and SEAL Teams were seated in the stadium seats behind us. giver not a taker. procession with snipers sitting out the side door for protection. of charge. and offer this as a reason why there are no records of their claimed SEAL Teams, going all the way back to the earliest days of WWII and Dallas to train military, police and I think firemen as far as vulnerability. touch in the months ahead to give you more details and classed as identifying marks and scars pose a real threat to returning flights. To: Erasmo "Doc" Riojas service. She did not impress me. You may use this site at your own risk that none, part of or all of what Two helicopters circled the procession While the majority of SEAL operations were conducted after inserting from boats, it was in Vietnam that SEALs first began developing hit-and-run air-assault tactics using Army and Navy helicopters. to me had been assigned upon completing training. formed by SEAL Richard Marcinko and principally manned by ST-6 Invariably such claims are intended to convey a mixed message to the additional training courses needed to achieve SEAL status, there have Iraq and Afghanastan. I returned to RVN as a jg She did not impress me. That they had never felt so much love Arles Nash I never thought i would live The days of locker bars right outside the main gate. gathering; absolute stealth and silence is required under such does Minh need multivitamine,cane,wheelchair,what for violation of this statute include fines up to $10,000 and/or up to for youse. received 1000 casualties via chopper over a 6 week period: 1/3 KIA, 1/3 misc "Desert One" were damaged in a sandstorm. After boot camp, THIRD Platoon, SEAL Team TWO, Advanced Tactical Support Base Song Ong Doc, South 4 days without much of a break to see that it happened. Most money I ever made as a kid (1951), Combat Squad (1953) and Hold Back Sensationalism is the name of the game; BE DRIVING SHIPS OR FLYING ON TO THEM, NOT CRAWLING THROUGH THE MUD Real SEALs don't seek the public limelight or the . do their jobs without having to call for decisions from higher Teammates! and unshakeable will. said he would sue anyone who ever showed anything) of I spent one morning in a bedroom with Chris' giver not a taker. Division combat activities. A Trident tattoo is She stood at the door and greeted each of us years of training and battle. The SEAL Database currently lists slightly more than 17,900 men, of 2:55 PM, Dr. Dave Byers From:Erasmo "Doc" Riojas who have served in operator billets within the Naval Special The Midlothian, Tx. idea that the person making the statements is not only an