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Richard Marciniko holding the gal wearing his wrist watch! You wonder why? Guess !

My very good shipmate, Master CPO Torpedoman, (COB) Joe Garret down underwhen his boat was in AUstralia years back.

My beloved wife Lourdes Tolentino and my only grandchildAmanda Lorraine Torres in South Padre Island

Doc Riojas; where? beats me! whose auto? Idunno. Were we headed? your guess?

Mikal Vega

Doc Riojas immigrated to Mexico to attend MedicalSchool. This photo is at the shopping "mercado" some gringo'sbuying a parrot. Check Doc's hair! this is 1982.

Ron Yeaw Jr. his father is a Navy SEAL, one of the fewC.O.'s of SEAL Team SIX

R.I.P. Larry F. Ryan

John Wolfram

P. Bill McNally

Navy SEAL training AP Hill Virginia SEAL Team TWO,Little Creek, VA Frogmen getting trained togo to WAR. I am sure that naked frog is Harry Butler (flight014AT unseen.is)

2016 at the 'nam wall D.C.: Erasmo"Doc" Riojas pointing at the name of his SEAL teamate John"Bubba" D. Brewton for the full story of how "Bubba" diedbuy the book: "SEAL Warrior by Tom Keith

go to page: 187"A little walk in the bush" Vietnam, that is !

UDT-SEAL Museum Requesting History on Cold War Operationsie:Operation Urgent Fury

From: Ruth McSween
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2016
To: Bill Bruhmuller -; Dante Stephensen -; Doc Riojas -; Gerhard Klann -; Hector Delgado -; Kag Cagnoni -; Randy Rhodes -; Rick Woolard -; Ron Yeaw -; Tom Hawkins - Cc: Rick Kaiser; Ken Corona
Subject: Cold War Operations

Gentlemen,

You're receiving this email because the museum needs your help. As you know we're working on the new "Cold War" gallery. One of the most difficult tasks is complying the text for each display - it is important that we get the history correct. Because you were a part of these ops or have knowledge of them we hope that you will help us not only get it right, but add interesting little known facts to the story.

Attached are the topics we plan to focus on. Most of the attached information is from articles, books and the internet. If you can add anything that could make them more about UDT/SEAL involvement and less generic we'd be grateful. It can be in bullet format or a novel. Any and all info is appreciated. Editing as well as comments are also welcome. Additionally, if there is someone you know personally that may have direct knowledge about any of our topics, please let us know.
Thank you.

Ruth McSween Curator Navy SEAL Museum

Bradley M Glass R.I.P.1931-2016
UDT-21

Class 37, E.C.
Top row: Jerry Vancour; Ron Yeaw, Al Ebner, Bob Henry, Jim McMahon
Middle Row: Gordy Boyce, Ty Zellers, Roberto Ramos, Bob Delaine, Jim Ewin
Front row: Chuck Bledsoe, Jerry Watters, Curtis Ashton, Bob Bryant

the passing of Ronald "Ronnie" Howell Cates, 64, of Live Oak,Florida on 19 July 2015.
Ronnie graduated with Class 101 on 30 March 1979 in Coronado, California andserved with UDT-21 and is a Plank Owner in SEAL Team SIX. He loved to gocanoeing, exploring, and diving in the cave springs of northFlorida and spendingtime with his family. Originally Ron nie was from Forest Park and graduated fromForest Park High School in 1969. He continued his education and earned a MastersDegree from Troy State University.

.45 pistol articlea really good one !

Joe Camp Tribute inthe making

Re: Request for Assistance - Joe Camp Tribute From: Gregory Austin Walker

Skip and I are working on a tribute article for "The Blast" regardingJoe Camp.

We have a great deal of information to include Joe's military record and FOIAsfrom the Camp Family, Skip and me. Also, we're in touch with the Camp Family andthey provided the great photos and family archives. Greg Higgens, Joe's nephew,was in touch with you while doing his own search in 2003 - and you responded -letting him know Joe had passed while working as a "plumber" in NIC.

Which is true.

I have copy of that email and others Greg heard back from to include Rudy B and"Hoot" Andrews.

I have a few questions for you regarding Joe / Bobby Osborne (Bobby's businesscard was found in Joe's wallet after his disappearance / death - Bob N tookpossession of the wallet on July 27, 78 - when he and Osborne went to Managualooking for answers. Bob arranged a meeting with then President Somoza and hisson, then Major Somoza.

Bobby Osborne apparently - although he did not disclose this to Bob - had beendown in Managua on June 2, 1978, and met with Joe (we have the US embassy cabletraffic to STATE) and was going to take a leave and work for Joe teachingselected Guardia National EOD skills. Joe disappeared but Osborne stayed at theEl Camino Hotel, same as where Joe was living, for about a week before goingback to the Naval Surface Weapons base at Ft. Lauderdale where he was assignedat the time.

He was highly pissed about Joe's going missing, had his own theory, and Bob flewdown and met with him and then bought him a ticket and took him to Managua onJuly 27th - Bob was intimate with what Joe was doing in NIC, as is Skip, andthis part of the story we tell in the tribute to Joe as a Navy SEAL.

If okay I'll send you the questions - if you can help that would be great -we're seeking to bring closure for the Camp Family through this effort and do doright by Joe.

VR/Greg

from: Greg Walker
to Doc,
Subj: Joe Camp Photos
1st photo of Joe in the Bahamas 1965 is (Left to Right) Lt Dorant (Mustangofficer), Doc McCarthy (Corpsman), and Joe.
2nd photo of Joe in the Bahamas is (Left to Right) Joe adjusting face mask andDurwood White going over the side.
3rd Photo is Joe after winning the 1975 NAB Decathlon. His nearest competitorwas ten years his junior!
4th Photo is Joe completing the swimming event at the decathlon.
5th Photo is Joe and Brenda at their wedding in 1962.
Photos of oe at the decathlon are from Bob Nissley's collection.
Those others are from the Camp Family Archives.
We are using these and others for the story - Please use your throw weight withJim Madison and others to see "The Blast" publish it as a Tribute - itwill be in-depth, documented, exclusive narrative and Skip/Bob's/my way ofliving our shared ethos to never leave a fallen comrade behind regardless ofService or SpecOps unit.
Thanks,
Your warrior brother,
Greg
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Moran?, Fred Mc Carthy, Joe Camp

Skip Crane "Joseph Camp Goes Missing inNicaragua in 1978"

Skip,

As we discussed the other day I'll be completing the review draft for you and the others Cc'd by early evening (Sunday).

I'll then email to ALCON for review/suggestions/corrections.

Please take your time with it as we want best input from "eyes on" for best final product.

I am expecting some additional details / documentation over the next 10 days or so which can be melted into the main body of content. For example, the NCIS FOIA I'm expecting has not arrived in the time frame given - I believe they are going over it with fine tooth comb as Joe's surviving family submitted for same information (we double tapped them). I'm sure FOIA folks want to ensure they send same-same to both requesting parties.

Also, Ray (Molina) was in contact with me last night. He hopes to be in direct contact with his source today with additional information on Joe's body actually being discovered by the Guardia, as we discussed when I visited last.

In specific last night he text "Solaun, is doubtful he will respond to any of this issues." - This a continuation of former AMB Solaun's initial discussions with me on this and other things then going quiet when I asked him about the possibility of the Guardia finding/reporting and attempting to return Joe's remains to US Embassy in late June 78.

As noted - no response is a response...with caveat as you recommend.

As Jim asked I'll work up the photos we have - which are very good (about 15 for Jim and Kara to work with) and caption them.

Doc Riojas was good enough to post some selected photos of Joe on his website last week. As you know he had none of Joe - now the site has a nice presentation of him - which may encourage other teammates to get in touch with more observations/information - and the Camp family is once again surprised and pleased.

Doc's effort may lead us to Joe's adult son, Marc. He's been out of contact with the Camp family for ten years now - has sad/angry feelings about his dad as Joe died when he was just 12 - this effort may just help Marc look at Joe in more compassionate light today and reunite with the Camps.

Anyhow - it's a love Sunday morning here - will have this out tonight and await you-all's input / guidance / direction.

Respectfully,

Greg

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Brenda and Joe Camp getting Married

For the historical record - Mike Echanis / SEAL Team Two
From: Greg Walker
to: me, scrane, seapoacher Doc Riojas

As you know many folks over the years have speculated or questioned or deniedthat Mike Echanis formally instructed for ST TWO.

Although, as Bob has pointed out several times, Mike's July 77 demonstration atLittle Creek during the reunion pretty much knocked everyone's socks off.

For the historical record (as you are pretty much the guru of UDT SEAL history),I've attached one of the best photos of Mike taken during the 77 demo, and theofficial memorandum for record signed by LCDR Bruce Van Heertum naming Mike asST TWO's senior civilian instructor in H2H and Special Tactics/Weapons.

Marcinko brought Mike to teach at A.P. Hill when he commanded ST TWO. When heturned the Command over Van H redid the original memo as you see it.

That memo is in the official documents attachment in the Zip folder along withMike's other official documentation from Ft Bragg/JFK.

It was Mike who recruited Joe in August 77 for NIC - with Joe retiring in Nov 77then heading down several months later.

Mike, Chuck Sanders (SF) and Bobby Lee Nguyen were KIA on September 8, 1978, inan aviation crash in southern NIC about 90 days after Joe disappeared / died inManagua.

From FOIA STATE/NCIS and Jimmy Carter Library documents it appears Joe waskilled on June 10, 1978. We have a FOIA coming to me in another week which mayadd further support to that date.

For your review -

VR/Greg

FREDERICK E. TRANI,JR. R.I.P.

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Oatis “Eugene” Poole1930 –2015R.I.P.

John Kirby 1949- 2015R.I.P.

VIRGINIA BEACH – John Kirby, 66, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July21, 2015. John retired after 30 years in the U.S. Navy in UDT/SEAL Team 2. JohnKirby, 66, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on 21 July 2015. John graduatedwith UDT-R Class 42 on 03 May 1968 in Little Creek, and served in UDT-21, SEALTeam TWO as well as Command Master Chief tours at both SEAL Team TWO and NavalSpecial Warfare Group TWO. John was also the longest serving Vice President inthe UDT-SEAL Association, supervising 8 consecutive East Coast Reunions.

Tom Blais Platoon in NhaBe Vietnam

Vietnam SEAL insertion from Mike Boat

Alfred "Al" Ray Clark

Blake Marston

Blake Marston

Bob Holmes

My Vietnamese Brothers and Sister in Virginia Beach VA

Chuong Nguyen

RioPeteCraig in Houston TX

devereaux "Bull"KnoxGlen GrinnaageMike Wood

Harry Humphries and Fran Scollise ST-2

Floatation Jacket 'nam era, name of SEAL ???

Gilliam

Paul Rump in Alaska 2015

Joe L. Hutchins 1929 - 2015R.I.P.

passing of Joe Lee Hutchins, 85, of Imperial Beach, California, on 22 July 2015.
Joe graduated with UDT Replacement Class 004 on 22 March 1952 in
Coronado, California and served with UDT-3 in Korea and was a driving force as a senior enlisted member of UDT-12.

www.paulevancoe.com

Paul Evancoe is a retired, career Navy SEAL with significant combat experience. Following his military career, he continued government service as the Director for Special Operations in the Office of the Coordinator for Counter-terrorism at the U.S. Department of State. Paul next took a position with the National Nuclear Security Administration where he later headed the Office of Emergency Response which had responsibility for world-wide nuclear and radiological accident and incident response. After 37 total years of government service he became the Vice President for Military Operations at FNH USA. Paul is the founder and president of International Security Strategies and Operations, Inc. ISSO specializes in emergency management, risk assessment, vulnerability assessment and facility hardening. .

Paul's significant military service awards include the Joint Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze Star with "V" for valor, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal (3 awards), Cross of Gallantry with gold star for heroism, Navy Commendation Medal with "V" for valor, Navy Combat Action Ribbon (3 awards), Navy Achievement Medal (4 awards), along with 12 other lesser medals and ribbons. Paul holds a BS in Industrial Technology and advanced degrees and certifications in Human Resource Development, Political Military Strategic Planning and Weapon Systems Engineering.

Paul is the author of numerous feature articles in various national and foreign journals and magazines. He regularly is quoted as a counterterrorism, weapons and non-lethal disabling technology expert in various newspapers and magazines. In addition, Paul has written numerous security-related policy and procedural documents for both government and commercial customers. "Own the Night" is Paul's first novel.

Paul Evancoe - Author and Counter Terrorism Expert

http://www.potomacspeakers.com/Guest_Speaker_bios.html

Asymmetric Warfare By Paul Evancoe

Diane and Don Shipley on the way to confront the Wannabe SEALthat said he knows Paul Evancoe (SEAL)

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Re: fake Navy SEALs
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02FEB2015 Two Years Ago Chris was Murdered

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"Hearts I Leave Behind"

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Chris Kyle Memorial

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Hearts I Leave Behind- In Memory of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield

Chris Kyle

This is apparently from a wife of one of the Navy Seals in attendance at Chris Kyle’s funeral... it makes interesting, disturbing, but hardly surprising reading.

Chris Kyle became the armed services number #1 sniper of all time. Not something he was happy about, other than the fact that in so doing, he saved a lot of American lives.

Three years ago, his wife Taya asked him to leave the SEAL teams because he had a huge bounty on his head by Al Qaeda. He did and wrote the book "The American Sniper." 100% of the proceeds from the book went to two of the SEAL families who had lost their sons in Iraq.

That was the kind of guy Chris was. He formed a company in Dallas to train military, police and I think firemen, how to protect themselves in difficult situations. He also formed a foundation to work with military people suffering from PTSD. Chris was a giver not a taker. He, along with a friend and neighbor, Chad Littlefield, were murdered trying to help a young man that had served six months in Iraq and claimed to have PTSD.

Now I need to tell you about all of the blessings. Southwest Airlines flew in any SEAL and their family from any airport to the funeral... free of charge. The employees donated buddy passes and one lady worked for four days without much of a break to see that it happened. Volunteers were at both airports in Dallas to drive them to the hotel.

The Marriott Hotel reduced their rates to $45 a night and cleared the hotel for only SEALs and family. The Midlothian, TX Police Department paid the $45 a night for each room. I would guess there were about 200 people staying at the hotel, 100 of them were SEALs. Two large buses were chartered (an unknown donor paid the bill) to transport people to the different events and they also had a few rental cars (donated). The police and secret service were on duty 24 hours during the stay at our hotel. At the Kyle house, the Texas DPS parked a large motor home in front to block the view from reporters. It remained there the entire five days for the SEALs to meet in and so they could use the restroom there instead of the bathroom in the house.

Taya, their two small children and both sets of parents were staying in the home. Only a hand full of SEALs went into the home as they had different duties and meetings were held sometimes on a hourly basis. It was a huge coordination of many different events and security. Derek was assigned to be a Pall Bearer, to escort Chris' body when it was transferred from the Midlothian Funeral Home to the Arlington Funeral Home, and to be with Taya. A tough job. Taya seldom came out of her bedroom. The house was full with people from the church and other family members that would come each day to help. I spent one morning in a bedroom with Chris' mom and the next morning with Chad Littlefield's parents (the other man murdered with Chris). A tough job.

George W Bush and his wife Laura, met and talked to everyone on the Seal Team one on one. They went behind closed doors with Taya for quite a while. They had prayer with us all. You can tell when people were sincere and caring Nolan Ryan sent his cooking team, a huge grill and lots of steaks, chicken and hamburgers. They set up in the front yard and fed people all day long including the 200 SEALs and their families. The next day a local BBQ restaurant set up a buffet in front of the house and fed all once again. Food was plentiful and all were taken care of. The family's church kept those inside the house well fed.

JerryJones, the man everyone loves to hate, was a rock star. He made sure that we all were taken care of. His wife and he were just making sure everyone was taken care of....Class... He donated the use of Cowboy Stadium for the services because so many wanted to attend. The charter buses transported us to the stadium on Monday at 10:30 am. Every car, bus, motorcycle was searched with bomb dogs and police. I am not sure if kooks were making threats trying to make a name for themselves or if so many SEALs in one place was a security risk, I don't know. We willingly obliged. No purses went into the stadium!

We were taken to The Legends room high up and a large buffet was available. That was for about 300 people. We were growing. A Medal of Honor recipient was there, lots of secret service and police and Sarah Palin and her husband. She looked nice, this was a very formal military service. The service started at 1:00 pm and when we were escorted onto the field I was shocked. We heard that about 10,000 people had come to attend also. They were seated in the stadium seats behind us. It was a beautiful and emotional service. The Bagpipe and drum corps were wonderful and the Texas A&M men's choir stood through the entire service and sang right at the end. We were all in tears.

The next day was the 200-mile procession from Midlothian, TX to Austin for burial. It was a cold, drizzly, windy day, but the people were out. We had dozens of police motorcycles riders, freedom riders, five chartered buses and lots of cars. You had to have a pass to be in the procession and still it was huge. Two helicopters circled the procession with snipers sitting out the side door for protection. It was the longest funeral procession ever in the state of Texas. People were everywhere. The entire route was shut down ahead of us, the people were lined up on the side of the road the entire way. Firemen were down on one knee, police officers were holding their hats over their hearts, children waving flags, veterans saluting as we went by. Every bridge had fire trucks with large flags displayed from their tall ladders, people all along the entire 200 miles were standing in the cold weather. It was so heartwarming. Taya rode in the hearse with Chris' body so Derek rode the route with us. I was so grateful to have that time with him.

The service was at Texas National Cemetery. Very few are buried there and you have to apply to get in. It is like people from the Civil War, Medal of Honor winners, a few from the Alamo and all the historical people of Texas. It was a nice service and the Freedom Riders surrounded the outside of the entire cemetery to keep the crazy church people from Kansas that protest at military funerals away from us. Each SEAL put his Trident (metal SEAL badge) on the top of Chris' casket, one at a time. A lot hit it in with one blow. Derek was the only one to take four taps to put his in and it was almost like he was caressing it as he did it. Another tearful moment.

After the service Governor Rick Perry and his wife, Anita, invited us to the governor's mansion. She stood at the door, greeted each of us individually, and gave each of the SEALs a coin of Texas. She was a sincere, compassionate, and gracious hostess. We were able to tour the ground floor and then went into the garden for beverages and BBQ. So many of the Seal team guys said that after they get out they are moving to Texas. They remarked that they had never felt so much love and hospitality. The charter buses then took the guys to the airport to catch their returning flights. Derek just now called and after a 20 hours flight he is back in his spot, in a dangerous land on the other side of the world, protecting America

We just wanted to share with you, the events of a quite emotional, but blessed week."

To this day, no one in the White House has ever acknowledged Chris Kyle; his service, his death, his duty, his generosity, his caring, his life. However, the President can call a sports person and congratulate him on his bravery for announcing to the world that he is gay. He can say on national television that someone, a man who has committed a crime and was shot by police in the line of duty, would have made him a good son .

The SEALS have asked that you please, keep this moving if you think Chris Kyle would have made a good son.

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Chris Kyle Memorial Service in Arlington Texas March 11, 2013

Chris Kyle RIP

Did an Islamist Convert Murder Chris Kyle?

Former Marine Eddie Routh will stand trial for the 2013 murder of Navy SEALsniper Chris Kyle and Kyle's colleague, Chad Littlefield. The assumption hasbeen that Routh suffered from PTSD, and his attorney says he'll plead not guiltyby reason of insanity. Kyle, who worked with PTSD vets, was working with Routh.

But the Warfighter Foundation obtainedRouth's wartime record though a Freedom of Information Act request and foundsomething astonishing: "Eddie Routh served one tour in Iraq in 2007, atBalad Air Base (the 2nd largest U.S. installation in Iraq), with no significantevents. No combat experience. Let [us] say that again, he NEVER SAW COMBAT orany aspect of traumatic events associated with a combat deployment (i.e.incoming mortar or rocket fire). He never left the base, EVER." What Routhdid do, however, was guard captured Muslim terrorists at the Bilad Airbaseprison.

And some are speculating Routh hadeither converted to Islam or was in the process of doing so. There are no knownties between Routh and Islamist radicals, but, as Mark Alexander noted in Jihad-- Target USA, "Describing Islamists as 'lone wolf' actors or 'radicalized'constitutes a lethal misunderstanding of the Jihadi threat. [They are] tied toworldwide Jihad by way of the Qur'an, the foundational fabric linking allIslamist violence."

If the speculation about Routh iscorrect, it puts Kyle's death in a completely different light. More...

Chris Kyle Day Feb 2, 2015 TEXAS; American Spniper

Source: http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/02/11/Kyle-funeral

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255 confirmed kills: Meet Navy SEALChris Kyle

the deadliest sniper in US history Served four tours of duty in Iraq, where he gained the nickname 'The Devil of Ramadi' from insurgents Longest shot was a 2,100-yard strike against a man armed with a rocket launcher Prefers a bolt-action .300 Winchester Magnum custom sniper rifle Left the Navy after 10 years to 'save his marriage'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2081430/255-confirmed-kills-Meet-
Navy-SEAL-Chris-Kyle-- deadliest-sniper-US-history.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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Erasmo "Doc" Riojas and his sister Esperanza Riojas attended Chris' memorial at the Cowboy Stadium, Arlington TX 11 Feb 2013

255 confirmed kills: Meet Navy SEAL Chris Kyle...

the deadliest sniper in US history Served four tours of duty in Iraq, where he gained the nickname 'The Devil of Ramadi' from insurgents Longest shot was a 2,100-yard strike against a man armed with a rocket launcher Prefers a bolt-action .300 Winchester Magnum custom sniper rifle Left the Navy after 10 years to 'save his marriage'

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Chris Kyle

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - An ex-Navy SEAL sniper slain earlier this month at a Texas gun range is to be buried Tuesday.

A 200-mile funeral procession to an Austin cemetery from the Dallas area is planned after Chris Kyle's funeral service.

The Texas Department of Public Safety says drivers along Interstate 35 will not be allowed to pass the procession.

Nearly 7,000 people attended Kyle's memorial service Monday at Cowboys Stadium.

Some who served with him said Kyle was more than an excellent sniper feared by U.S. enemies - he was a devoted family man. Kyle wrote the best-selling book "American Sniper."

Iraq War veteran Eddie Ray Routh has been charged in the Feb. 2 killings of Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield at a North Texas gun range.

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'Shooting Therapy' Did Not Kill Navy SEAL Chris Kyle

Ron Paul set off a Twitter firestorm on February 4th when he said super sniper Chris Kyle's murder at the hand of fellow veteran Eddie Ray Routh during a target shooting session at a Dallas-area gun range "seems to confirm that 'he who lives by the sword dies by the sword.'" "Treating PTSD at a firing range doesn't make sense," he wrote.

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The USS BEGOR—UDTConnection

By Barry McCabe, Ensign, UDT-21, 1945

http://www.ussbegor.org/seaStories.htm

The USS BEGOR—UDT Connection By Barry McCabe, Ensign,UDT-21, 1945 A platoon of UDT-21 aboard USS BEGOR, August 1945. Sea storyauthor, Ensign Barry McCabe is at right with camera strap over his shoulder. UDT21 Platoon As World War II closed, I was aboard USS BEGOR with UnderwaterDemolition Team (UDT) 21. My team was tasked with locating and destroyingJapanese armament, suicide boats and miniature submarines in the area aroundYokosuka, the main Japanese naval base on Tokyo Bay, in September 1945.

The suicide boats were about 20-feet long, with wooden hulls, and powered bygasoline engines, many by American-made Gray Marine six-cylinder engines ofabout 70-80 horsepower. The boats did not have a reverse gear (for obviousreasons)!

Dozens of the boats were stored in caves on top of dollies that ran onrailroad-type tracks, to enable the Japanese to quickly run them into the water.We found none that were loaded with explosives, but, if the US invasion becameimminent, explosives would have been loaded quickly. Each boat would havecarried two depth charges, 260 pounds apiece, which were released by hand or onimpact with their targets. The boats were usually painted green. See relatedphotos on the Photo Gallery page.

I and other UDT 21 officers were involved with supervising the teams in thedestruction of these suicide weapons. We tried burning the boats in the caves,but they were so damp they wouldn't burn, even with gasoline being poured onthem. Obviously, we tried to blow them up close to where we found them, butafter doing it once, we decided it presented too much danger to the villages,because the boats were right where the people lived. We finally towed them outinto the water and sometimes cut holes in their hulls with axes to sink them.

As for the midget subs, they had to be towed out and sunk. As with the suicideboats, Japanese laborers provided most of the muscle for moving the boats fromstorage to the water, with UDT members supervising. I can't recall the subs’length, but they were extremely small, as you can see from the related photos onthe Photo Gallery page. They were perhaps about 4' in diameter.

When people question the use of the atomic Bombs, which ended the war, I tellthem even though it was catastrophic, I along with a million American troopsprobably wouldn't be alive today [had the war been fought to its conclusionthrough invasion and conventional warfare]. I was amazed that, once the Emperortold the people the war was over, they immediately gave up their arms and wereremarkably friendly. Otherwise, men, women and children would have fought totheir deaths.

Barry McCage is deceased. See his obituary on our Shipmates Memorial page.Comment on Barry McCabe's sea story by the BEGOR website team

We thank Barry for his story and the accompanying photos on the Photo Gallerypage, all of which were taken by him. USS BEGOR’s crewmembers are honored andprivileged to have worked with the effective and courageous men of theUnderwater Demolition Teams over the years. For more information on the historyof UDT and that program's evolution into the Navy SEAL program, go to http://www.seal.navy.mil.

Barry is not resting on his laurels. Here is a Spring 2005 email communicationfrom him:

"FYI, for the past 10 years I've been working closely with a Captain in theSEAL Reserves in a very successful program physically testing and mentoringyoung SEAL candidates at the Merchant Marine Academy in NY. That's the primaryreason my attention these days is more focused on the SEALs. To give you an ideaof our program's success, of all the men across the country who enter thedemanding 6-month program in Coronado, called BUD/S (Basic Underwater DemolitionSEALs), about 80% fail. Of all the men we have tested and recommended for BUD/S,70% make it and only 30% fail. It's truly rewarding working with these youngmen."

That is dedication! Our BEGOR ballcaps are off to you, Barry!

Histories for UDT 18 Association

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1990 Reunion

The UDT 18 Association had just presented their Plaque to the UDT-SEAL Museum at FT. Pierce, FL. The history of WWII UDT 18 is being compiled at this time along with the Muster list of the Members who served in the Borneo Operation and the Tokyo Bay Operation. In the meantime direct inquiries to the Page Manager.

Ft. Pierce, 1990
UDT 18

Team Plaque
UDT 18

Team 18 Plaque
UDT 18

These Plaques are mounted on the roof of the National UDT-SEAL Museum, Ft. Pierce FL.

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Navy SEALs: Obamaposes a clear and present danger to U.S.
2012NOVEMBER 5, 2012BY: JIM KOURI

MichaelBeltranGerry Flowers, Riojas, Rudy Boesch

DocRiojas,, Bob Holmes

Glen Doherty50's frogs Don Belcher & Don Marler

Glen Anthony Dohertytrained as apilot
at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Universitybefore joining
theUnited States Navy. Doherty
served as aNavy SEALincluding tours of duty in
IraqandAfghanistan. After leaving the Navy, he
worked for a private security company in Afghanistan,
Iraq, Israel, Kenya and Libya.[61]In the month
prior to the attack, Doherty as a contractor with
the State Department told ABC News in an interview
that he personally went into the field in Libya to
track down MANPADS, shoulder-fired surface-to- air
missiles, and destroy them.

Glen Anthony Doherty

A Letter to My Friend Glen Doherty

By Brandon Webb September 21, 2012 2:19 pm

http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/a-letter-to-my-friend-glen-doherty/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=1

Glen A. Doherty, a security contractor and former member of the Navy SEALs, was killed in Libya on Sept. 12, 2012, while defending the American Mission in Benghazi, Libya. During a memorial service for Mr. Doherty and the three other Americans killed in the attack — the Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Tyrone S. Woods and Sean Smith — President Obama said of Mr. Doherty: “He believed that his life he could make a difference, a calling that he fulfilled as a Navy SEAL…in Benghazi, as he tended to others, he laid down his life, loyal as always, protecting his friends.”

Mr. Doherty’s best friend and former SEAL Team 3 comrade, Brandon Webb, has written a goodbye letter that we are publishing in full. —At War Photo Left, thousands lined the streets of Boston as Glen Doherty's coffin passed on its way to burial. Right, Mr. Doherty's folded flag. Left, thousands lined the streets of Boston as Glen Doherty's coffin passed on its way to burial. Right, Mr. Doherty's folded flag.Credit Courtesy of Brandon Webb

Mr.Hung Larry Bailey Kiet Nguyen

SEALs at war

Rio & Miles

Joe Coyle,Michael Beltran, "Moki"Martin

Ramon S. Van Svanda Walker & WWII frogmen

DocRiojas and Gerry FLowers atop Space Needle Seattle WA. Oct 2012

Warriors for Mitt Romney

Jesse Ventura Movie star

LowellGosser ST-2 'nam

Franklin Anderson and Wife

James Charles Tipton - Jan 1933 - July 2011R.I.P.

Bud King, Jim Tipton Jack Lynch Cathy Townsend King, Fred Cox, Rudy, Karen Cox

Archie Grayson, Joe Silva, Jim Tipton, "Eagle" Gallagaher

Lt to Rt: Jack Lynch, ? ? , Rudy Boesch, Jim Tipton

Top Row, 6th Sailor from left is Jim Tipton

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Navy Cross

Awarded for actions during theVietnam War

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Radarman Second Class Robert J. Thomas, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism on 23 March 1969 while serving with Sea-Air-Land Team TWO (SEAL-2), Detachment ALFA, Seventh Platoon, during combat operations against communist aggressor forces in the Republic of Vietnam.

Embarked in a Seawolf helicopter on a visual reconnaissance and strike mission on Da Dung Mountain near the Cambodian border when the aircraft was struck by enemy ground fire and crashed in an exposed rice paddy, Petty Officer Thomas was thrown from the wreckage, sustaining multiple injuries. Fighting off the stunning effects of shock, he immediately moved to the aid of the helicopter crewmen who were still in the burning aircraft.

Despite the intense flames and the heavy gunfire from both the mountain and a nearby tree line, Petty Officer Thomas managed to remove one of the crewmen to safety and, with the aid of another man who had been dropped onto the site by an accompanying helicopter, succeeded in freeing the trapped pilot from the flaming co*ckpit. Petty Officer Thomas then made a gallant attempt to rescue the two remaining men trapped beneath the twisted metal, discontinuing his efforts only when driven back by the exploding bullets and rockets of the burning helicopter.

After moving the two previously rescued men to a greater distance from the crash site, Petty Officer Thomas realized that Viet Cong troops were steadily advancing on his position. He selflessly threw himself upon the body of one of the wounded men and began returning the enemy fire. His deadly accuracy accounted for at least one enemy dead and held the aggressors at bay until an Army rescue helicopter landed.

By his valiant efforts and selfless devotion to duty while under hostile fire, Petty Officer Thomas upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

General Orders:Authority: Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals

Action Date:23-Mar-69

Service:Navy

Rank:Radarman Second Class

Company:Sea-Air-Land Team 2 (SEAL-2)

Regiment:Detachment ALPHA

On Thu, Jun 30, 2011
RJ Thomas<win70shooter [at] live DOT com
wrote:

Guys,
March of 69 has our Platoon's little dust ups in Ha Tien, they (COMNAVFORV) obviously only counted the two I dumped at the crash site...interesting how COMVAVFORV screwed it up.

RJThomas, CDR USN Ret. (SEAL)

From:langleychfs [at] knology DOT net
To:langleychfs Email Listing
Subject: Vietnam records
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011

This is interesting for Vietnam veterans from Doc Riojas. Navy Operation reports declassified from Vietnam.
http://www.history.navy.mil/ branches/org10-8.htm

From:Kent Graham
to: Doc Riojas, RJ,Andy,Al,B,Carl,Cisco,Cliff,Dave,Dick,
Don,me,Fred,Gordy,Fred,Gus,Hawk,Hunter,Jay,Jim,Jim,Jud,Jud,Kevin,Kirk,Larry,Mike

Thanks, RJ -

This is interesting for Vietnam veterans.
http://www.history.navy.mil/ branches/org10-8.htm

That report also cost you the MOH.

With regard to two aircraft - could have been, but we went in twice - after the first time when Mike was hit the Master Caution panel looked like a Christmas tree from all the hits - did a go-around - climbed to 1000 feet and checked the gauges to make sure we had engine and transmission oil pressure, put out a MayDay call - we had a light fire team at Tri Ton - they didn't respond - then back in at 120 knots and a low level autorotation to the site.

Once landed, I did not see anything out the front of the helicopter as I was trying to count moving bodies out the side of the bird to make sure we had everybody on board before we lifted off.

I did see a whole bunch of former NVA on the ground that you took care of as we lifted off. These were the guys you waxed with the M1911 .45 pistol.

Kent

----- Original Message -----
From:RJ Thomas
To:Andy Nelson;Al Morris; B W;Carl McLellen;Cisco Morton;Cliff Heavern;Dave Fiehtner;Dick Barr;Don Hill; Erasmo Riojas;Fred Filkins;Gordy Nakagawa;Fred Miller;Gus Taylor; Hawk Holloway;Hunter Grimes;Jay Lindstrom;Jim Ebbert;Jim frigiola;Jud Munger; Jud Thomas;Kent Graham;Kevin Quint;Kirk Scarboro;Larry Baily;Mike Dyer;Mike Iovino; Mike Turpen;Paul Doolittle;Phil McMillen;Ronal Ryder;Rick and Vik O'Haire;Ron Anglin; Rupert Wyble;Ted Holmes;Tom Cox;TFC;Vic Wilson;Vic Williams;Will Mayberry;Ron Yeaw; Paul Kirchner;Jim Kauber;Jack Varga;Ed Head;Bill Langly
Sent:Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Subject:FW: Vietnam records
This is interesting for Vietnam veterans.
http://www.history.navy.mil/ branches/org10-8.htm

----- Original Message -----
From:RJ Thomas
To:Andy Nelson;Al Morris; B W;Carl McLellen;Cisco Morton;Cliff Heavern;Dave Fiehtner;Dick Barr;Don Hill; Doc Erasmo Riojas;Fred Filkins;Gordy Nakagawa;Fred Miller;Gus Taylor; Hawk Holloway;Hunter Grimes;Jay Lindstrom;Jim Ebbert;Jim frigiola;Jud Munger; Jud Thomas;Kent Graham;Kevin Quint;Kirk Scarboro;Larry Baily;Mike Dyer;Mike Iovino; Mike Turpen;Paul Doolittle;Phil McMillen;Ronal Ryder;Rick and Vik O'Haire;Ron Anglin; Rupert Wyble;Ted Holmes;Tom Cox;TFC;Vic Wilson;Vic Williams;Will Mayberry;Ron Yeaw; Paul Kirchner;Jim Kauber;Jack Varga;Ed Head;Bill Langly
Sent:Wednesday, June 29, 2011

March of 69 has our Platoon's little dust ups in Ha Tien, they obviously only counted the two I dumped at the crash site...interesting how COMVAVFORV screwed it up. RJ

Jack Lynch RIP

LT John "Jack" LynchUSN (Ret) SEAL, Class 29 President - UDT-SEAL Association

It is with great sadness that the UDT-SEAL Association informs the membership aboutthepassing ofLT John "Jack" Lynch USN (RET), Class 29and President - UDT-SEAL Association.

or on-line www.nswfoundation.org

The below photos were submitted by Kerry Ruth, son of LT. Herb Ruth (SEAL)

MCPO Tom Keith SEAL

Hey guy's I was asked by the VFW to be the grand marshal for the Memorial day parade here in palatka and my choker whites still fit. Of course at 0900 that morning they told me that after the parade I would be expected to speak to the crowd waiting at the amphitheater down on the river. My cousin Brian took this video.

Have a great day, Tom Keith

Eric Greitens was born and raised in Missouri, where he was educated in the public schools. He was an Angier B. Duke Scholar at Duke University where he studied ethics, philosophy, and public policy. Selected as a Rhodes and Truman Scholar, he attended the University of Oxford from 1996 through 2000. There he earned a master’s degree in development studies in 1998, and a Ph.D. in politics in 2000.

Eric’s award-winning book of photographs and essays, Strength and Compassion, grew from his humanitarian work. His doctoral thesis, Children First, investigated the ways in which international humanitarian organizations can best serve war-affected children. He has worked as a humanitarian volunteer, documentary photographer, and researcher in Rwanda, Cambodia, Albania, Mexico, India, the Gaza Strip, Croatia, and Bolivia. Strength and Compassion is a collection of striking photographs from each of these countries, combined with bold essays on Strength, Pity, Dignity, Courage, Faith, Time, Hope, and Compassion. Among other accolades, Strength and Compassion has been recognized as ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year and the Grand Prize Winner of the 2009 New York Book Festival.

Eric is also a United States Navy SEAL officer, and he has deployed four times during the Global War on Terrorism: to Iraq, Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, and Southeast Asia. He has served as the Commander of a Joint Special Operations Task Unit, Commander of a Mark V Special Operations Craft Detachment, and as Commander of an Al Qaeda Targeting Cell. His personal military awards include the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Purple Heart, and the Bronze Star.

In 2005, Eric was appointed by the President to serve as a White House Fellow. The White House Fellowship is a non-partisan, non-political appointment that is considered America’s most prestigious fellowship for leadership and public service.

Eric is a sub-3 hour Marathon runner and the winner of the Shamrock Marathon at Camp Fallujah, Iraq. As a boxer, he won two Oxford Boxing Blues and the Gold Medal at the BUSA National Boxing Championships. Outside Magazine recently named Eric their first ever Reader of the Year.

Eric used his combat pay from Iraq to found The Mission Continues. The Mission Continues empowers wounded and disabled veterans to begin new lives of public service. From May 2007 to May 2009, Eric contributed over 2,750 volunteer hours as a volunteer Chairman and CEO. In October 2008, the President of the United States personally presented Eric with the President’s Volunteer Service Award in recognition of his inspiring national leadership working with wounded and disabled veterans. In June 2009, the Draper Richards Foundation named Eric as a Fellow, recognizing him as one of the leading Social Entrepreneurs in America.

Eric also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri, where he teaches on public service, ethics, and leadership.

http://ericgreitens.com/biography.html

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Ltto Rt. Bill Langley, Bob Nissley, Clay Grady, Bill Brumuller, Erasmo Riojas,Dusty Rhoades

9of 17 UDT-SEAL Assn Presidents attended the 2009 East Coast Reunion.Lt to Rt. Jim "Tip" Tipton, Pat Paterson, Rudy Boesch, Noel SMith,Bill "Fat Rat" Sutherland, Jack Lynch, Bill "Bru" Brumuller,Tom Hawkins, Bob "Doc" Clark

Arles"Nasty" Nash

Somebody to tell me who the crazies were that wrote this poem!
Email Me :docrio45@gmail.comhe is the webmaster:Erasmo "Doc" Riojas

This Poem was written by Dan Potts, class 55 W.C.TheTrip to HELL !

Archie Grayson RIP.He suffered a seizure and his Medical Practitioners went FUBAR.Archiewas killed by a bunch of doctors in FL. They were not sued becauseArchie's NOK said that would not bring him back. True !

Capt.Lyons Curtis Ashton Frank Moncrief

CurtisAshton Erasmo "Doc" Riojas Mike Boynton

Fred Miller's Sea Story about Bobby Stamey at USNH Portsmouth

When I was I the Portsmouth Hospital Bobby Stamey had the bunk on my left for a while, he was recuperating from a gunshot wound in his left cheek.

Bobby was perpetually pissed off about everything and complained about everything and was not a model patient. pulling rank or trying to on the corpsman trying to help him. One interesting story while we were there.

When the guys were coming up to visit us they would stand around the bunks between me and Bobby and couldn't see Bobby's left cheek. I guess Bobby had his mouth open when a bullet zipped right into it blowing out his cheek but not bothering his teeth. he had big unhealed hole and you could see his teeth and tongue working while he was trying to talk.

The space between our bunks became crowded and some of the guys moved around and to the left side of Bobbys bunk. Then they saw the hole in Bobby's mouth and one of them said in a loud voice " Dam Bobby I bet you have a hard time drinking beer" If anyone could have had a heart attack from being pissed it could easily have been Bobby.

His face got red as a beet and he started accusing everyone of making fun of a injured Man. Then he got quiet and wouldn't talk at all and someone said well f*ck you if you can't take a joke! shortly Bobby was put in the quiet room, at his request, so no one could bother him. I never saw him again.

Bobby and I were in the same platoon in Vietnam and when we were in the hospital together I bet he never said ten words to me. I never knew anyone like Bobby Gene Stamey while I was in the teams or ever since.

All of the Corpsman referred to Bobby as O.W. Stamey "one way Stamey" because they never did a thing right according to Bobby Gene.

Your Amigo Fred

Admiral To Take Command Of Socom On Monday

Vice Admiral Eric Thor Olson is the deputycommander, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, FL.

A native of Tacoma, WA, Olson graduated fromthe United States Naval Academy in 1973. During his career as a Naval SpecialWarfare officer, he has served operationally in an Underwater Demolition Team,SEAL Team, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team, Special Boat Squadron and at the NavalSpecial Warfare Development Group. He has also served as a SEAL instructor,strategy and tactics development officer, and joint special operations staffofficer. His overseas assignments include duty as a United Nations MilitaryObserver in Israel and Egypt and as the Navy Programs Officer in Tunisia.

Olson has participated in several conflictsand contingency operations, and has commanded at every level from SEAL platoonofficer-in-charge to Naval Special Warfare force commander. His primary staffduty was as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Plans, Policy andOperations).

Olson earned a Master of Arts degree inNational Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School. He is a jointspecialty officer and political-military affairs subspecialist. His awardsinclude the Distinguished Service Medal and the Silver Star. Olson is marriedwith two children.

Interviewed by Jeffrey McKaughan, SOTECHeditor.

Christopher Kyle receives award from Adm Olson

Deputy Commander U.S. Special Operations Command

Skip directly to the full story. By BILLY HOUSE The Tampa Tribune Published: Jul 7, 2007

WASHINGTON - Eric Olson officially takes over the helm of U.S. SpecialOperations Command on Monday during a change-of-command ceremony set for theTampa Convention Center.

In becoming the eighth person to head Socom, Olson will essentially assumethe role as lead combatant commander in the global war on terror.

Secretary of Defense William Gates is to preside over Monday's ceremony.

On Friday, Olson received his promotion to full admiral from vice admiral,after his confirmation last week by the U.S. Senate to become the first Navyofficer to run Socom.

No statements from Olson were issued.

The 55-year-old Naval Academy Graduate has since 2003 been deputy commanderof Socom, headquartered at Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base.

He succeeds Army Gen. Bryan "Doug" Brown, who is retiring.

Socom is a confederation of soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who take onthe most dangerous assignments in often the worst conditions. Olson is notexpected to say much publicly in the coming weeks as he focuses on meeting withtroops under his command and other duties tied to his new job, said Ken McGraw,Socom's deputy public affairs officer.

Olson has said major challenges will be prioritizing the employment ofspecial operations forces, transforming Socom's fixed-wing fleet, maintainingand streamlining acquisition processes, and increasing the special operationforces while ensuring quality and maturity.

Adm. Erick Olson, click on photo.

Ty Zellers with Grim Reaper between Wannabe Busts!

RudyBoesch and Miss Puerto Rico [Miss Universe}

put mouse on above photos and "Clickit"One Ugly MothoDick Marcinko

Original Message --

From: Kiet Nguyen

To: Doc Rio ; Richard Nancy Marcinko

Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Hi Doc Rio,

I have been in Cu Lao Dung island 1970 while Dick Marcinko was there. But I did not know Larry Bradley. Thats why I forwarded your email to my LDNN to find out whoever was there and knewLarry?

Note: To Dick, did you remember while you were in Cu Lao Dung (Naval base). One night the guard did shot an alarm from his guard tower. It was two guys from LDNN crawed back from the navy supply stuff.

You and other SEALs came out when you heard fire. You did help those two LDNN guys out of the wire (Centina) to back theirbarrack? Later I was with you and Hen (Chief team) to Can Tho for hitch a bus back to LDNN'sheadquater.

Marcus "Doc" Luttrell

PatrickRobinson writer for Marcus Luttrell

MichaelPatrickMurphy and Matt Axelson

SEALs KIA in Afganistan, except 4th from left to right he is Marcus Luttrell(Lone Survivor)

MichaelPatrick Murphy

PatrickMurphy's Relatives

NorvalNelson MM1C served in NCDU 43Marcus Colburn

Evin Thompson

Ricahrd MachowictzRudy BoeschPierre Birtz in MyTho RVN '68

05June 2008:HeyRio, Thispicture of Rudy and Pierre in MyTho in 1968 is mislabeled. That is PierreBirtz, Not Pierre Ponson. Pierre, Rudy and I were in the same squad and werelieved your platoon in MyTho on that particular trip to the 'nam.
Great Site Brother,
Jack Lynch , President UDT SEAL Assn, Little CreekVA.WEBMASTER NOTE: Thank you Jack.

SEALwith cammie Floppy ?? lt to rt, Top:Jess Tollison(sunglasses)BillGarnett Fred Doc Mc Carty

Email:06 June2008
to: Rio,
Subj:The SEAL "withthe floppy camo hat" on the above picture playing cards is Bill Goins.
thanks,Chuck Detmer

WEBMASTER NOTE:Thank you Chuck.

Bill Garnett III contribution to this web site

South Vietnam Map

Letter from Bill Garnett, FIRST SEAL Team TWO platoon to deploy to Vietnam

Orders for the very first SEAL Team TWO platoon to deploy to Vietnam

SEAL Team TWO 8th Platoon 1969
BMCS L. "Hoss" Kucinski
Schutzman J.
Boink, L.
Neidrauer R.A.
Turre, "Hook" R.
Matthews, R. D.
Pacuirck T.
Davis, M. H.
Finley, J.
Coulson, W.
Evancoe, P.
Porter, J.
Mc Mahon J.
Shoulders T.
Nalley "Super N_ _ _ _ _"

: 1969 7th platoon
Ron Yeaw
to me, RJ, darrenagreenwe.
Bac Si,
I remember all but one name from the 7th that deployed from Feb – Sept 1969:
Ron Yeaw,
Dick Moran,
Doc Schwartz,
Al Ashton,
Hunter Grimes,
Ty Zellers,
Bob Gorby,
Chuck Bledsoe, Devearaux (Bull} Knox, Jim Wallace, Bob Thomas, Harry Constance, Duke Leonard.
Regards, Ron

SEAL Team TWO 6th Platoon May 1967 - Feb. 1968
Lt. John Hennigan WIA, dischrged
LT. Fred Marx WIA discharged
LT. Fred Koche
LTjg Ron Yeaw
J.C. Tipton TMC
Joe Silva
D. "Bull" Knox
Art Hammond EN1
Larry "Doc" Johnston HM1
R. "Poco" Fredenberg
John "Fly" Fallon
James "Scottie McLean
Jerome "Diz" Cozart
Bill "Fat Rat" Sutherland
Robert G. "Archie" Grayson
Art. "One Lump" Williams

14Aug2005

And it may have been the 5th platoon instead of the 2nd.
I’m checking with Bill Bishop and John Jaunzems.Bill Langley

Art AbbettDonnie RaimonGary Rossi

JesseSelwynJimmy Batistta

Mark Mac DonaldMatthew Hicks

William M. ShepherdTim Larkin

Tom RancichTom RancichPat Sherwood

Slattery

Which one is Bill Weber,Navy SEAL?Skivvie Check would reveal him?

Dave Mc Cracken "Gold Miner SEAL"

http://www.promacknmung.com/bio.htm

Gary Sullivan and ?Ronald Kelmell?

Fred Toothman & LDNNTom "Hulk" Richards

LarryLyons

RD Russell & Doc Riojas(clicktoenlarge)Names of these SEALs?

Doc RiojasPaul Rump Jim hazelwoodLou DeGroce

JackSchultzDusty Turner - He is Free !

Richard "Doc" MartinEric Prince

l.to rt: Kim, John Jauzems & John Rapp

Erasmo "Doc" Riojas

LouLouTolentino, Bo Burwell, Doc Riojas, David "Big Bird" HydeCurtis M. Ashton & Wife

ltto rt: Charlie Bump, John Fallon, Dennis DradySol Atkinson "Kimo"

BillGoines Collection

Solomon"Kimo" Atkinson and West Coast Frogs

BillGoines Collection: lt to rt sitting: 3d man is Bill Goines the last sailorsitting is Fred Mc Carthy

lt.LDNN Instructor, 2 trainees, and BMC Willis, CamRanhBay LDNN Trng.Camp

Bill Earley

Richard "Doc" Martin

"Eagle"Gallagher getting awarded the Navy Cross.

LT. John Connors, SEAL Team 3 KIA Panama Fiasco

I am not a SEAL . John Connors lived the next town over and I am friendly with the family. It was 1989 and seems like a lifetime ago.
Google his name and you will find the story that appeared in Readers Digest "Measure of a Man". Have a friend who spend over 25 years in ST 3 AND ST 6. He is out now and struggling. I hope to visit him in the near future. Any questions just e-mail me.
Massachusetts has produced a few Seals in it's day. Sad the only ones we read about are the ones that have lost there lives.
Best of luck
RAY DARLING

WEBMASTER: Thank you mr. Darling, Mr. Connors lost his life due to the incompency of the U.S. Army planners to take down Noriega's plane without destroying it. In my time as a SEAL, we could have done that job with 2-3 men at the most and would have left nothing but footprints and a disabled jet plane. PRESENTLY, SEALs run their own OPs and not the Army of anyone else.

OPERATION JUST CAUSE Panama War

Bill BrumullerJoe Camp

ST-2 Collage, Nam Era:Was Posted at the UDT SEAL Museum for a long time. Gone in 2008.

lt.tort. Roberto Ramos, ??, ??, David Hyde: ST-2 Honor Guard

BillGarnett

"Big" Ron ROgers

1948 Navy Boot Camp San DIego CA. Laredo boys.
lt to rt: Cerda, Martinez, Gonzalez, Riojas Class 446

Harlan Funkhouser SEAL Team ONE R.I.P.

John Douglas Schworm R.I.P.

Guys,

I'm saddened to inform you that John Douglas Schworm, Class 001 East Coast, is gravely ill and is not expected to survive much longer. John was on an amphib in the Pacific during World War II, then volunteered for UDT training and did a tour at UDT-2 just after the war.

He left the Navy to pursue an engineering degree, then joined the Army when the Navy told him it was downsizing after the war. John did a tour during the Korean War as a combat engineer, then left the military altogether. He was admitted to the hospital seven weeks ago with shortness of breath, underwent a quadruple bypass surgery, and has been sliding downhill since then.

John was on a ventilator until sometime today, as well as dialysis and a host of other supportive care measures. He is currently off his ventilator and on morphine, but the family expects him to pass in the next day or so. I'll post contact information and updates as I get them. John has requested a military funeral at a nearby national cemetary (near Timonium, Maryland).

Please feel free to forward this to any of John's classmates or Teammates at UDT-2.

Doc,

I will contact the Md National Honor Guard first thing in the morning about the burial detail. It looks like John Schworm rates two flag bearers and a bugler, since he was honorably discharged after less than 20 years of service (did not retire). Do you have comms with the VFW or any other Veteran's Organizations that might be willing to augment John's funeral?

Right now I'm planning on going up north the day of the funeral to serve as a pall bearer, provided I can cut away from work. The latest word I have is that the funeral service will be held at 1000 on Monday, 01 February 2010 at the Sol Levinson Funeral Home at 8900 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville, MD 21208 1.800.338.1701

The burial will be held at around 1130 at the Crownsville Veteran's Cemetary at 1122 Sunrise Beach Rd., Crownsville, MD 21032 410.987.6320

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