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The following images submitted by: Ralph Christopher, MM3 aboard
YRBM-21.
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| Front gate Advance Tactical
Support Base Ben Keo 1970 Vam Co Dong River. Tay Ninh Province. Built with
Genuine Stolen Parts. Smitty, Ralph, Thiel |
On watch at Front gate. Puppy base
mascot dubbed Case and A-Half; cost us a case and a half of sea
rats. |
Mortar pit and ammunition bunker.
We kept our 60's and 81mm busy nightly. |
Unloading fuel for boats, center
of base. |
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| Look-out tower, complete with
radio, 60's and starlight scope. command bunker underneath. |
Base deuce and a half. Galley
barge on left. American berthing on right. |
Ben Keo, the village, outside of
base. Ben Keo was attacked three times in the summer 1970, killing two VC
sapper swimmers. We turned base over in October of 1970. I returned in October
of 2000. Base, loading dock for rice. Village still there. |
YRBM 21 repair and berthing
non-propelled vesel. Upper Mekong River. Mouth of Grand Canal, two miles to
Cambodian border. An Long Village. |
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| LT Eldon J. Fry, OinC NSA Det YRBM
21 presents a Letter of commendation to EMFN Ken Dunwoody on 27 November
1970. |
Last Chance Saloon. Swift Boat
patrolling Cambodian Border |
MKII being returned to water. WO
Backus in charge of 70 engineering personnel. |
Port side second deck look-out
spot. Light 50 Cal. Log carrying explosives intercepted April 1970. Stab
boat. |
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| LCM with 21. Two seawolves on
deck. OD shack to left. |
Seawolf, alarm went off when US in
trouble. |
Five engineering R/L Church,
Walzak, Ralph, Rick and Starke. Church and Rick modified engines. Best
mechanics I ever knew. |
Two of 21's boats with two
Boatswain Mates. |
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| Clowning around. |
Ships clerk center
left. |
Pulling barge from ATSB Phuoc
Xuyen, Plain of Reeds, dust. |
Carrying generator to Fire
Base. |
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| Seals returning Night Ambush Stab
boat |
Tangos Grand Canal. |
ATSB Ben Luc. |
Morning of Cambodian Invasion.
First wave Mekong River Minesweepers. |
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| 80,000 refugees evacuated Grand
Canal from Phnom Penh. |
Me and the boys. Fire base above
AnLong, Mekong River. |
Bridge over entrance of Grand
Canal. |
Stab boats. |
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| Monitor escort, Peace. |
A well equipped sailor,
Pina. |
Towing supplies, Plain of
Reeds. |
Cooling down. |
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| Lunch is almost hot. |
Village base. |
YRBM-21 |
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Photos submitted by: David Clouse
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| Sunset |
B-40 damage to 140 boat |
B-40 damage to 140 boat |
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| B-40 damage to 140 boat |
Canal into My Tho |
Entrance to USN Compound in My Tho |
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| Bad guy got caught |
Across the street from Carter Billet My
Tho |
Garden behind and below Carter Billet |
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| OIC Riv Div 532 LT George Steffencavage |
Side street My Tho |
Side street My Tho |
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| Hooch-maid Carter Billet |
PAC-V near Dong Tam |
PAC-V near Dong Tam |
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| BMC Jones & unknown CPO |
Nuc Mong Factory My Tho river |
Café across from USN compound My
Tho |
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| VN Navy base next to the park in My Tho |
Village between My Tho & Dong Tam |
Nuc Mong Factory My Tho river |
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| VN Navy Monitor |
Hooch-maid CPO Qtrs My Tho |
PBR 750 [Copy of USN photo] |
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| PBR's at pier GMG2 Laretta, BM1 Walker, EN2
Hoopaugh |
MM1 G. Moss / unknown |
Wounded VN, maybe VC |
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| Wounded VN, maybe VC |
Wounded VN, maybe VC |
Downtown in My Tho |
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| US Army LRRP team |
Wounded VN, maybe VC |
Wounded VN, maybe VC |
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| Downtown in My Tho |
Downtown in My Tho |
Downtown in My Tho |
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| CPO Clouse SN Luckett SN Wacasey |
VN Deserter |
VN Deserter |
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| Heading home |
Office staff My Tho |
Office staff My Tho |
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| One Hell of a Crew |
Making music. Sweet sounds. |
Making music. Sweet sounds. |
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| Office staff My Tho |
Office staff My Tho |
My Tho mess cook and her kids |
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| Well equipped PBR |
Ming, he was VN special ops type |
LTJG K. Nelson, senior patrol officer |
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| MM1 Moss, EN3 Weaz Morgan, unkown,
unknown |
Pulling out for repair |
MM1 Gary Moss |
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| All the good stuff |
All the good stuff |
All the good stuff |
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Norman Weiner(2nd from Left) & Crew Mates |
Base Maintenance CPO |
Pier My Tho |
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| SN Wacasey / unknown |
Deep in thought |
Fish traps |
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| Marketplace My Tho |
532 Maintenance officer CWo |
EN3 Weaz Morgan |
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| Ham Luong River |
BM1 Ray Walker, SN Mike Wacasey |
Ham Luong River
After "TET" of 68. Chopper was shot
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