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                                                 Richard E. Cyrus. 

I graduated from class 35 in Little Creek in 1965. I spent 2 years in UDT-22 before going to Seal Team 2 in 1967. From 67 to 71 was the fun time in Vietnam. 

IAWARDS:
Silver Star, Navy/Marine Corps Life Saving Medal, Bronze Star with Combat "V"(three awards), Purple Heart (2 awards), Navy Commendation Medal with "V" (5 awards),Navy Achievment Medal, Combat Action Ribbon and Many Others.

 

               
         Richard & Daugher Loren


Dick Cyrus buying a pancho liner

 


Dick Cyrus and Lil Rio

 

 

 

from:
richard cyrus r.ecyrus  [at] yahoo  DOT  com DOT  ph
to: docrio45  [at]  gmail DOT  com
date Sat, Jun 11, 2011 
subject Up Date, Dick Cyrus from the P.I.

Rio,       Well I am leaving for another job next week I just wanted to send you a couple of pictures from my last trip. I think I told you I am going to Sri Lanka to meet the ship. The company has rented a big house there for the team to live instead of renting hotels. This job is a 1 year contract. I think I am going to be the Team Leader for my group, as well as Instructor for all people in the company. I'll talk to you before I go.

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March 4, 2011,

Patty Schwalenberg ,

Telephoned me yesterday with the news that Wally Schwalenberg  died on Tuesday (I think). They were down in Mexico on a diving vacation and he had trouble breathing.

 They got him up to the boat and he died en route to shore. Patty was very upset as should be expected and was working to get his body back to Wisconsin. 

The service in next Tuesday in upstate Wisconsin. Patty asked me to take part in the service and of course I accepted. I've gotten ahold of Warmack & Brechtel and plan to email W.D. 

If you can contact any others in class 35 please do.


That is all I know at this time. 


Dick Pouliot

     

From: Chip Detmer <detmer  [at}  jeol DOT com>
To: wdusne9ret <wdusne9ret  [at]  aol  DOT com>
Cc: chuck detmer, doc Rio
Sent: Sat, Mar 5, 2011
Subject: Son's First Jump 

Mr. WD, See below for the 'Seal Story' my father wanted to send you:    Regards, Chip. 

Son’s First Jump 

A group of us SEALs from SEAL Team TWO were busy preparing our gear for a day of parachuting. While we were waiting for the aircraft to show up, one of the guys just back from dog handling school arrived on the scene. Our interest quickly focused on his dog, as his handler had him rigged out in a harness and intended to jump with him. 

We all knew Army dogs were dropped by parachute, but we never had the opportunity to see the equipment up close. The harness fit firmly around the dog’s body, but head, tail and legs, were free to move normally. It had two clips located on the dog’s back, one just forward of the hind legs, the other right over the front legs. The clips would be attached to the rings at the handler’s waist that held his reserve parachute. The dog would hang from the handler’s middle, parallel to the ground. 

After the handler’s parachute opened the two clips would be released, allowing the dog to drop on a line and dangle twenty feet below his handler. This lessened the chances either of them would be hurt when they hit the ground. We all noticed that the dog didn’t have a muzzle, and since we would share the close quarters of a bouncing, noisy airplane with a 95 lb. German Shepherd just back from Attack School, we all voiced our concern. 

The handler just laughed and, hugging the dog, said “Son is just a big baby and wouldn’t hurt a flea unless I told him to.” As if on cue, Son visited each of us, licking and rubbing against us as if he understood our apprehension and wanted to quell our fears. We all felt much better, but decided… just to be polite, mind you… we’d let Son be last on and first out of the plane. 

The plane arrived, and we all loaded aboard, eager to jump and to witness Son’s first jump. That dog was not at all bothered by the noise, dust, and fumes produced by the plane’s engines. He was just flat enjoying being one of the guys and, especially, being attached so closely to his handler. Son seemed to enjoy everything about the flight. Since he was closest to the open door, he got a good aerial view of Virginia as we gained altitude on our approach to the drop zone.

 However, Son’s enjoyment changed first to concern, then to down right panic, when his foolish handler gotdangerously close to the open door. Trying to alert his handler, Son began to nipat him. With the drop zone right below us, the handler decided the best way to handle Son’s panic was to get out of the plane as quickly as possible. But, the harder the handler tried to get out the door, the more Son tried to prevent this disastrous mistake by biting, scratching, clawing, and I swear, going spread eagle to keep from fitting through the door. The more strenuous Son’s objections became, the better my imitation of wallpaper got. 

Neither I, nor any of the other heroes onboard, were foolhardy enough to offer the handler any help. In fact, had the dog shot me a quizzical glance to find out whose side I was on…I’d have gone to scratching and biting that handler too. Finally, the handler, with one last desperate swipe,knocked the dog’s front feet free of the door, andboth tumbled out into space. The actions I’ve just described took only a few seconds, but I’m sure they seemed a lot longer to both dog and handler. 

The rest of us quickly exited the plane, without incident, eager to see what would happen next. As we fell, we quickly maneuvered to get a look at how the dog was reacting to his jump. If Son acted relieved when his parachute opened, I missed it. I did see that after the handler disconnected the clip holding the dogs rear, each effort to release the remaining clip was repelled by a blur of teeth that made any battle I’d seen on “Wild Kingdom” seem as tame as a roll in the hay. Starting by disconnecting the tail clip turned out to be a big mistake:  this put the biting end of that95 lb. bone grinder in the best position to defend what he thought was his last link with survival. Finally, despite bites and scratches, too many to count, the handler was able to drop Son to the twenty-foot line and finally have some relief from the panicked dog.

 The handler was a sight: his clothes were in tatters, his hands bloody, and to add insult to injury, running down his uniform front was obvious evidence of the dog’s panic. Both dog and handler seemed relieved to be separated by the twenty-foot line and soothed by their gentle descent to the ground. The dog,of course, landed before his handler and shook himself in relief to have his feet finally planted firmly on the ground. The handler landed a second later and the dog seemed perfectly willing to forgive and forget. I watched a scene much like you’d see in a love story.

You know: two young lovers running toward each other her hair flowing, etc.. Just as the joyous reunion was about to take place, the parachute landed, covering them both, again panicking the dog and producing a final flurry of bites. Remarkably, despite all that had happened, it was only minutes before the bond between man and dog worked its magic, and Son and his handler were again completely enthralled with each other. The Handler was: Wally Swallenburg! Who went through UDTR Class #35 little Creek, VA. 1965 With myself and 23 other men. 

By: Chuck Detmer

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Wally Schwalenberg 

 

 

 

                                           Wally Schwalenberg  and  Richard Cyrus

 

                     
                 Donald McFaul                              Nguyen H oang Minh & Wife

 

         

                                 Robert Scandiffio, Nat.Cemetery, Houston TX 2011

                

 

                
                                 Lt to Rt: Eric Skalski, Mike Everett, Ted D. Bair, Hans Garcia

 

 

 
SEAL Team FOUR,  Dec., 20 1989 Panama Operation JUST CAUSE (Fiasco)

 

                                           
                      SEAL Two Collage                 Don Shipley   of  Extreme SEALs  

 

                              
Lt. to Rt: Minh (interpreter) "hook" Tuure,  Jack Rowell, Robert "Eagle" Gallagher,  Roy Dean Matthews, SITTING: Erasmo "Doc" Riojas                     

 

 

John Edward Gantley
January 2, 1947 - September 4, 2011  

                                  

                     

It is with great regret we inform the membership that Jack Gantley passed away Sunday night in his sleep. He had been suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) for nearly a year. 

Following graduation from the United States Naval Academy in 1969 and a short stint in the fleet, Jack attended and graduated from Class 51 East Coast Training in 1971. From Platoon Commander at Underwater Demolition Team TWENTY-ONE and throughout his NSW career, Jack served in a myriad of leadership positions retiring as a Captain with 26 years after serving as Chief of the Strategic Planning and Guidance Division at United States Special Operations Command in 1995. 

Jack continued his support of the Special Operations community following his military service as a government contractor supporting the SORDAC Combatant Craft Program.
                                 Source:  UDT-SEAL Assn

         

After 26 years of active duty, Jack retired as Chief, Strategic Planning and Guidance Division, S0j5, Unit Special Operations Command, at MacDill Air Force base. Jack was commissioned as an Ensign in 1969. 

After serving on the USS Ogden he transitioned to Naval Special Warfare (NSW) by graduating Basic Demolition/Seal (Buds/s) Training in April 1971. As a Navy SEAL, Jack continued in that Warfare Specialty throughout his Naval Career, progressing through the ranks as Platoon Commander at UDT-Twenty-One, Assistant Officer in Charge Naval Inshore Warfare Task Unity Europe, and Operations Officer as Seal Team. 

Captain Gantley served as Task Group Commander of Mobile Sea Bases in Operation "Earnest Will" the Northern Persian Gulf in the late 1980s. Captain Gantley's decorations include Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Vietnam Service Ribbon with One Star, Navy and Marine Corp Overseas Ribbon with Two Stars, among many others.

 After his retirement from the Navy, Jack was a consultant at the United States Special Operations Command for 13 years, developing, resourcing and fielding combatant maritime crafts for the Country's Special Operations Forces.

                     

                                                                John Edward Gantley

 


Randy Piper

 

                      

 

              
                              Jenna Lee and Leif Babin, Navy SEAL catches a "keeper!"

 

Insider: What would you want America to know about being a part of a Navy SEAL family?


Jenna: That they are so honorable and they are so courageous and they are unwavering in how they feel about the country. It’s one of the things that really attracted me to Leif because if there’s one thing he is sure about, it’s that he is willing to die for the country. That type of integrity, you just don’t find. I would say that that’s the thing everyone needs to know – they really are as good as you think they are, they really are.

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2011/06/24/insider-interview-jenna-lee-reveals-the-best-thing-about-
 marrying-a-navy-seal/

 

Jenna Lee and Leif Babin

I shall be posting more pictures as I receive them. Thank You.
 
November 4-7, 2010 more info

NSW-SEALs Ride Across America-DNU.movie

"www.facebook.com/NavalSpecialWarfare" Naval Special Warfare Command Six riders set out from Coronado yesterday and are heading 3,300 miles to the Muster at the The National Navy UDT SEAL Museum in November. They are raising awareness for the NSW Foundation.   

Six bike riders were sent off in a ceremony for a Naval Special

Warfare Foundation charity bike ride in Coronado, Calif., Sept. 26, 2010.

Good luck!
Watch the brief Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axbllOAhmR4

            
                               SEAL Bikers Ride Across America

"I think the real importance of our last six weeks was to draw attention to naval special warfare and their ambition to provide tragedy assistance to families of Seals killed in action and to our wounded Seal brothers," said retired Navy Seal Michael Badger.


SEAL bikers go from CA. to FL

 

 

 


Don Johnson 

Elizabeth "Liz" Logan & Jan Albertie

The President of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum awarded them the 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award.

Liz and Jan are volunteers as Naval Special Warfare researchers and historians.  They researched, compiled and validated the database of the warriors names for the UDT-SEAL Memorial to the fallen warriors.

                 Nov 6, 2010 Ft. Pierce FL UDT-SEAL Museum
Rolf Snyder, Marketing/Media Director,  UDT SEAL Museum- Hailing from Leawood, KS, Rolf is the Museum’s resident Jayhawk! As Marketing and Media Director, Rolf is responsible for the Museum’s advertising, public & media relations, and marketing strategy. His work includes Corporate Development, E-Net, Public Affairs, Muster Planning, Theme-ing, Photography, and in-house Counsel. He also provides the staff with free, up to the minute, updates on everything KU Basketball related.

After studying at the University of Bonn in Germany, Rolf graduated from the University of Kansas, with BAs in German and Psychology. After taking some time off to work, Rolf returned to University of Kansas where he earned his law degree and MBA. Upon graduation, Rolf accepted a job in Wiesbaden, Germany and then attended the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce in Clermont-Ferrand, France where he received his MIM. Rolf is also an alumni of The Hague Academy of International Law in The Hague,Netherlands. Currently, Rolf is also the IT Director for the National World War One Museum, President of Real Estate Corporation, Inc., President of Global Perspectives Advisory Group, and a practicing attorney.

 


The Flag Detail at UDT SEAL Museum Ft. PIerce FL  Nov 2010

 


Admiral Olson 


Donna Axelson

 

 

Veterans, Civilians, and family of the UDT-SEAL Assn members gathered at the beach just outside of the SEAL museum Nov. 7 to honor 82 members of the naval special warfare community, active duty and Retired, who have died since last year.

At sunrise, retired chaplain, Capt. Robert Bedingfield, who currently serves as the museum's chaplain, read the names of all the 82 frogmen and led the crowd in prayer. A detail of SEAL combat swimmers then delivered the ashes of ten of the fallen to their final resting place out to sea, in accordance with their wishes.

Following the muster, the museum board of directors hosted a dedication ceremony for the new UDT-SEAL memorial that took two years to research and build on the grounds of the museum.

The memorial featured a wall with the names of all 252 naval special warfare personnel who have died in the line of duty since WWII and a bronze statue of a UDT (Underwater Demolition) Combat Swimmer.

     

 


UDT SEAL swimming out SEAL's ashes

  
Per-Erik Tornblom              William D. Sutherland

 


                      Capt. Rick Woolard

Past, present, possible future SEALs celebrate 25th annual muster 

11/9/2010 

Members of SEAL Team 18 return to land after releasing the ashes of fallen SEALs into the ocean during a ceremony in Fort Pierce, Fla.,  Nov. 7. 

On a brisk November day, two Humvees speed into an open field as two MH-60 helicopters swiftly approach an empty lot nearby. The MH-60s pause and hover 40 feet above the concrete as a thick rope is dropped out the door. Several SEALs begin fast-roping out of the choppers and ducking for cover one by one. Suddenly, the sound of gunfire fills the air while helicopter propellers blow gusts of sand into SEALs faces. Bodies of what appear to be terrorists drop to the ground, and thousand of people cheer. 

This may sound like a Special Operations mission in Afghanistan, but in reality, it was a demonstration by members of SEAL Team 18 from Little Creek, Va., who showcased their Special Warfare capabilities to a crowd of more than 5,000 service members and civilians at the 25th Annual National UDT-SEAL Museum Muster at Fort Pierce, Fla., Nov. 6. 

The demonstration was just one of many special events that took place at the weekend muster, which is open to the public and draws thousands of active military members, dependents, retirees and interested onlookers from the local community and beyond. 

 


Victor Elias shooting movie of Leap Frog


Joseph "Red" Coyle at UDT SEAL Muster Nov 2010

 


"Swede's" Family from Sweden 


BIll "Fat Rat" Sutherland


Scouts and Raiders


Neil C. Roberts

 

 

 


Capt. Rick Woolard and UDT SEAL Swimmers at burial at sea ceremony

FROM: Rick Woolard  wrote: On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 

Doc Riojas,

After looking at the photos on your site, people may be wondering why the bagpipe is often played at SEAL ceremonies. The reason is simple: SEALs are warriors and pipe music is warrior music. 

The sound of the pipes makes men brave. If the piper's good enough, it also makes women sentimental, kids dance, and babies sleep...but that's another story.

The pipes were played in battle by the Scots (also the Irish, to some extent) for centuries, first in the days of the Highland clans, then in the British army. As a force multiplier, pipers in British and Commonwealth regiments played in combat around the world. When it was time to go to work, up front was their traditional place. At Waterloo while being charged by French cavalry, Piper MacKay stepped outside a British square so everyone could see and hear him while he played a few tunes to keep everyone's spirits up. Team guys can see his in-your-face logic. At Dargai in one of Britain's Afghan Wars, Piper Findlater led the charge and continued playing after being shot through both legs. This earned him a Victoria Cross. Several other pipers have also received this award.

Their casualties were high. In World War One, 1000 pipers were killed. It looked like they might run out of pipers, so the British War Office officially prohibited them from playing in battle. But in World War Two Piper Bill Millin played the troops ashore on D-Day anyhow and the sound of the pipes was heard in various battles in the European theater. Urgent request to HQ from a British infantry commander in heavy contact with Nazi troops: "Send four tanks or one piper!"

Nowadays Scottish and Canadian regiments fighting alongside our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq have pipers whose combat role is often machine gunners, but they break out their pipes for various other occasions. I know some unofficial American pipers are there too.

I learned the pipes as a kid but did not play much on active duty due to time constraints. After I retired, the wars came, our brothers died, and I was asked to play at SEAL memorial services and funerals. It has been my sad honor to do this over 40 times so far. Other pipers, SEALs among them, do this for our fallen as well.

When the UDT-SEAL Association and the UDT-SEAL Museum asked me to play at Reunions and Musters I was honored to do it. Many pipers feel they need to dress in full Scottish military dress uniform. For a guy who spent 30 years in the Teams, it seems wrong to wear the ceremonial uniform of a soldier from another country, so I wear civilian clothes or the cammies I wore when I retired. Besides, it's not about the piper's appearance; it's how well he plays the music. 

Like many other traditions that come from elsewhere, pipes are now an American custom, too. There is even a tune specifically for SEALs; its title is "The USN SEALs March". It was composed in 1993 by a well-known piper in Scotland to honor his SEAL friends at the Naval Special Warfare Unit in Machrihanish. It's a good tune and I play it every chance I get.

Rick Woolard, CAPT, USNavy SEAL, Retired

 

 


UDT SEAL swimmers, burial at sea, taking out the deceased SEALs ashes

 

Below Photos were by Gene Brown & Dan Olson.  For Captions go to page ONE. There is a link at the last photo here.


Lt to Rt:  Bud Thrift,  Jim Finley, Dan Olson, CHuck Jessie, Duke Leonard, Jim Fricks


Lt to Rt: CHuck Jessie, Duke Leonard, Dennis SPrenkle,  Jim Fricks, Dan Olson


Reflention in the center panel of Dana Brown and Dan Olson


Lt to Rt: Dennis Sprenkel,  Bob "Eagle" Gallagher,  Joseph "Red" Coyle


Bob "Eagle" Gallagher,   Jim Finley,  Dan Olson


Bob "Pete" Peterson and Dan Olson


Dan Olson and Admiral Olson   they are not related

 


Dan Olson, Dana Brown,  LouLou Tolentino and Doc Riojasw


Dan Olson making a pit stop


Duke Leonard,  A.D. Clark, and Rudy Boesch

 

http://blog.seattlepi.com/travelforaircraft/archives/230200.asp?from=blog_last3

http://www.realseal.org/museum/museum.htm

http://www.navysealmuseum.com/quarterdeck/staff.php

 

MORE Muster PICTURES  HERE!  Keep checking back as I will be adding more as I receive them from the folks that attended the Muster 2010.

 

 

Dan Olson and Gena Brown

  Follow their adventure from Michigan to California down to FL.
http://dangenaexcellentadventure.blogspot.com/

Dan & Gena Brown,  Lourdes Tolentino & Erasmo "Doc" Riojas

                                           

Gena's Photo Album


Dan Olson and Gena Brown


Dan Olson and Admiral Olson,  the Captain is ???


Lt to Rt:Duke Leonard,  Dan Olson, "Skip" Isham,  "Pete" Peterson  
Isaiah 6:8         8  Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”  And I said,    “Here am I. Send me!”


L-R , Chuck Jessie, Duke Leonard, Jim Fricks. Olson, Leonard, & Fricks all Class 40 (6702).


Bob "Pete" Peterson          &          Dan Olson


Bud Lt. to Rt.  :Bud Thrift, Jim Finley, Dan Olson,Chuck Jessie,
Duke Leonard, Jim Fricks

 
  Dennis &Dennis Sprenkle from Orlando, Bob "Eagle" Gallagher, Joseph "Red" Coyle


Bob "Eagle" Gallagher, Jim "Mayor of MyTho" Finley,  Dan Olson

Nov 2010 UDT SEAL Museum Ft. Pierce FL.

 


                                 Dan & Gena Olson on road to the Ft. Pierce Muster and  LouLou & Doc Rio

 

Brothers In Arms Buried Together

October 4, 2010 4:07 PM

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6927119n 

Travis Manion and Brendan Looney were roommates at the naval academy and became as close as brothers. One became a Marine stationed in Iraq, the other, a Navy Seal in Afghanistan. Both have died and were laid to rest side-by-side in Arlington's National Cemetery. David Martin reports.
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6927119n#ixzz11bPxbngn

 

 

                                
Lenny Waugh, "Hoss" Kucinski, Chuck Detmer, "Doc" McCarthy

          Marc A Lee                      Matthew B. Roberts                                                             Mitchell Hall

 


----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Bodkin
To: Erasmo Riojas
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 7:53 PM
Subject: Fw: Re: Video Kaloki's Photo's Gday Rio I finally got some pic's of Kaloki head your way!! Check out www.opboats.com Ay! Hope to make the Muster this fall if the Doc's can fix my main Aorta Valuve !
All the best
Dave 

 

      

        
                                                         Jeff "Speedy" Gonzalez

 

Craig E. Dorman

    

CRAIG E. DORMAN (Chairman) was previously Director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and is now serving as Deputy Director, Research and Engineering, for Laboratory Management in the Department of Defense. 

He spent 26 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring with the rank of Rear Admiral after serving as Program Director for Antisubmarine Warfare of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command. He also served on underwater demolition teams and as a U.S. Navy SEAL. His distinguished military career includes the honors of Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, and Navy Commendation and Achievement Medals, among others. 

Dr. Dorman serves on numerous advisory boards (including the Massachusetts Maritime Academy Board of Trustees), has served on the National Research Council (NRC) Ocean Studies Board, and currently serves on the NRC Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate.

  Dr. Dorman received his B.S. (geography) from Dartmouth College, an M.S (oceanography) from the Navy Postgraduate School, and a Ph.D. in oceanography from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Joint Program.

                                                                    CRAIG E. DORMAN

 

 

    send me your picture! 

 

                                        Scott Danielson PO2 (SEAL)  RIP  

While training off the coast of Virginia Beach, VA, Scotty was in a small boat that capsized when hit by a large wave in a winter storm on Thursday Feb. 22, 2001. When mustered back together, head count was one short. When his body was recovered it was discovered that he suffered a broken neck. Anyone that knew him would describe him as funny and the kind of guy that would do anything for a teammate. He was also a hell of a point man in the Teams.  Dates of service:  1992 to 2001

 

     send me your picture! 

 

         

----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Hunter
To: doc rio
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 9:49 AM Subject:
Re: UDTR picture 
Doc, 

The class number is 36, UDTR Class 36. If you were in Key West during the summer of 1966, I was there. Sorry, I do not remember you, but there are few Instructers I remember.

  The one's I do remember are the one's that made my life hell. One that I will not forget is Fraley. He pushed me all the time on the runs. I was not a fast runner and he enjoyed getting in front of me and smoke that big cigar. 

One time he got in front of me and told me to grab and hold on to his shirt. When I did, he took off running and towed me 100 yards in front of the group. He then told me if the group caught up to me, he would have my ass. That was enough incentive for me! When we crossed the ditch into the training area in Rosy Roads, the group was only about 10 yards behind me. 

He still had my ass though. It really bothered me when I learned he was killed. 

Hershel Davis was my swim buddy and I towed him a lot when he got cramps on those long swims.  We were neighbors in little Creek, great guy, say hello to him for me. Damn I liked that guy.

Joe Hunter

 

 


GulfCoast SEALs & Other Vets:  BackROW: Jim Tribon EOD, Larry Theorine, Lowell Dickey PBR, Dave Casale, Joe Hunter, Curt GIbby.   SITTING:  Bob Northrup (son-in-law of Dee ), A. Dee Clark,  Erasmo “Doc” Riojas, Joe Baimbridge DVO, Dan Potts

 

         

           
             Dusty Rhoades                                               Joe Bell                               Lowell "Bo" Burwell "Doc"

 

                           
                  John Roat, Larry Lyons, 

     

                                                                                             top row: 2ndfrom left: Bob Holmes; 5th man:  Fred Miller
   Class  33 EC reunion in Honduras

 

                   
          Erasmo Riojas                                                     Lt. Trani  KIA 'nam       Fred Toothman      Charles P. Doc O'Brian
                                                                                                                                             Fred wasUSS SKYLARK

 

                                 
Bob Gormly  author:              Doc  Hammel                     Fellers                                                                   Frank Thornton
"Combat Swimmer" 

 

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"Andy" Anderson          Doc Martin, Rio,  Manny"Doc" Perez, Doc Clark, John Fritz    Mr. Charles Watson
                                                                                                                                           click to enlarge 

 

   
click to enlarge it   UDT-21

 

 

Sweet Ole Bill Daugherty  (SOB) Cindy            Moscone &  Ruth

            
 CDR Fane and Erasmo Riojas


        
                       Bret,    ??      Janet        Jack  Lynch                                          Bret Lynch (SEAL)

 

   
     Doc "Leg" Martin & Nancy               Pete " Mr. Sen"   Petersen       Larry Bailey

 

  

                    
                      Captains Olson & Barnes                                               Pete Meston

 

          
John Roat finally cut off long hair                         Joe Silva and  John Cooper                             R.D. Russell,    Tossi, Larry Bailey

 

                  
        Lt.to rt: Rex Davis Larry Brown&Tom Marsh.            Kiet Nugyen LDNN    &   Tom Norris  ST-1 'nam               
                                

           
      SEAL Team ONE:      Michael Thornton (MOH)       and Tom Norris  (MOH)     R.W."Pete" Peterson:
                                                                                                                                  ST-2 Silver Star, P.H.  

 

              
    "Doc"  Moreno(SEAL)Team 4,severly WIA       Steve Elson & Erasmo Riojas          Tom Norris          

 

Doc Riojas,

The truth is that I never received a letter directly electronica, which only send to the pool of frogs. You agra'dezco which I've communicated with my dear friend, frog; Hondurena, Eddie Padgett. Erasmus, you're very creative in your website. You have much talent. Erasmus, It looks like your military career you 'taught a lot of life. For sure it has not been easy. 

I, on the one hand, always consider medicine; moreover, sycologia and justice .. With a view toward the (FBI) That's right, as I envolvi, with the seafaring infantry / reconnaissance battalion strength, then, via buds / frogs fighters.

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          Operation Just Cause

                   Panama

                               Special Operations.Com

 

 

 

                     

                            
                        Roy Boehm's Toy    also read:  "First SEAL"   a  SEAL Team TWO  mustang

 

 
Joseph Maguire                                   Jono Ray Smith                                Adm. Eric Olson

 

          
                Bert Call and wife                                                                                     Arles "Nasty" Nash

 

                    
    Lt to Rt: Brumuller, Nissle, Stephensen, Olson, Riojas,                                     Michael Murphy
    

 

          


                                                                                                                                             

                                
Mike Slattery                                                                                                                        Steve ELson

 

       

                  

 

 


                     Moki Martin 

      
                        Moki Martin (SEAL)  receives USNavy Commendation Medal 

Navy Seals Honored

A retired Navy SEAL, who was apart of a secret combat operation more than 35 years ago, received the medal of valor. Lt. Moki Martin never spoke about the operation and now we are hearing how he saved lives while risking his own.

 

                                                                                        

 

                           

                                         

                                   

 

                   

               

                    

 

                        

 

               

                        

 

        

                  

   

                        

 

               

 

                

                              

                              

               

                                   

                                        

 

<> I believe members of the 50's Frogs

 

                                          

 

 

          

                     

 

 

           
    Jeffrey A. Lucas                     Ryan Zinke                                 Ted Alexander

 

            
                                Don Mann                                                      Jimmy Battista

                               
                                Al Ashton                                                        Dan Toth

                                                                           

                           
                                                            BUD/S Class 264 click to enlarge

            

 



                 
Roger (Turkey Belly) Guerra


UDT-SEAL ASSOCIATION FIRST North Texas
Chapter Meeting Come and join the First UDT-SEAL Association "North Texas Chapter"
event hosted by Roger & Debra GUERRA and Bill Holloway and John Ware
  What: "North Texas Chapter" Get together and meeting
  When: October 25, 2008 
4:30 PM (Notice its PM not AM)
  Where: Greater Fort Worth Area @ 
2112 Chaparral Rd Azle, TX76020
email me or telephone: rdguerra [at] flash.net   


 Hey Guys, Gals, and Kids,   With the help of Bill Holloway and John Ware we will host your First "North Texas Chapter" meeting up here at my house in the country at Azle, TX. So, lookin forward to seeing all you Frogs & SEALs within shoutin distance!!!    This should be a great time and good ole Texas get together for our first meeting and family event. Anyway, for our first meet, I'll cook burgers and provide beer & soft drinks for $10 per couple please RSVP (important for food ordering). If you're coming stag, it's only $5 a head.  

 I want our first meet to be economical enough that everyone makes it and find out what we want to do from this point on. I live between Fort Worth and Azle, TX and the address is above. If you want to bring a covered dish, please call me and we'll figure something out! Covered dishes are great surprise foods that are usually fantastic and taste great.   

We have a pool so kids can swim if they so desire, and so can the adults if you still remember how, this time it's not mandatory.  I personally swim like a gaftop that had a quarter pounder dropped on him (you know laying on its side).  

 There are several hotels within shoutin distance on the west and northwest side of Fort Worth. Cowtown (north side) is 20 minutes from me for the really hearty!  We'll start at 4:30 and go till someone yells uncle, so it could be a long night (we got a lot of meetin, greetin, and catching up to do!). I'll recover on Sunday with a strong sermon if any one is interested!    I received a good response in putting this group together and hope most of you can make it. There's a lot of team members not in the UDT-SEAL Association that hopefully participate and our welcome, this is about the Brotherhood so we'll see.  

 Bring your smiling faces and any ole Team related photos so we can all laugh and have some fun.  Anyway, please respond by Oct 15 so we can finalize plans and have enough food and drink to accommodate everyone.   
Looking forward to seeing you all,
Roger and Debra Guerra  

 

 

 
               


Walter Diaczenko :I  have 2 son’s that aspire to become Navy SEALs.  Dillon the oldest, is in the NROTC at Penn State and will graduate in May 2009.  He hopes to go directly into BUDS Training.

     

                                            
                                                                         Roger Guerra

 

                                   
                                                  Joe Hansen standing behind Roger Guerra Roosey Roads  P.R.

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                                                UDT-21, Captain Stanley "Pete" MestonFROM: Roger Guerra:       Most of that memory is beered away but here goes with my best effort..... 1st row squated  L-R  Steve Dudley, don't know , isn't the last guy Pat Morgan?
1st row standing L-R Chief Schmidt, 3d man LTjg Ridgeway  6th man-Stan Meston, 8th man Drew Bissett
2nd row standing L-R 2nd man -Chief Janecka, 5th man was our Corpman Doc---???
1st row enlisted L-R, 2nd man Pierre Ponce, 3rd man- Keith Payne, 5th man- Red Hunter, 8th man- Jim Swatzell
2nd row enlisted-L-R 6th "man" ---yours truly
3rd row enlisted L-R, Winters, 7th man-Bill Sweeney
4th row enlisted, L-R 3rd man Dennis Berger (?) not sure but it looks like him, 7th man-Al Grills.?, last man on row looks like Jimmy Allgeier (pretty sure, but I thought he was in med)
Last row - L-R 4th man-Joe Hunt
If I remember any more names I'll get them to you but you might blast out and see if we can get any help!
  Thanks Amigo!
ADDENUM: OK, one more, first row standing, L-R, 3rd man- LTJGRidgeway (he signed my discharge papers.) Need.....more....beer....to...recall, ......must .....get .....liquid.....refreshment.....
Another ADDENUM:   First row standing correction:  L-R 3rd man, Lt May?, 4th man- LtJG Barbata, 5th man-Lt Ridgeway and the last man in that row I believe is Chief Manard?
My NOTE:  I am sure more to come?

Please email me more names:       docrio45 [at] gmail.com         Thank you.

   
                                                         

                                                
                                      Michael Welvaert

 

USS Michael Murphy ussmichaelmurphy.jpg (70190 bytes)
Navy Secretary Names New Guided-Missile Destroyer USS Michael Murphy

Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter announced today at a ceremony in Lake Ronkonkoma , N.Y. , the name of the newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will be Michael Murphy. Designated as DDG-112, the name honors Lt. Michael Murphy who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during Operation Red Wing in Afghanistan on June 28, 2005.

            Navy SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) Lt. Michael P. Murphy lead a four-man team tasked with finding a key Taliban leader in the mountainous terrain near Asadabad, Afghanistan, when they came under fire from a much larger enemy force with superior tactical position.  Mortally wounded while exposing himself to enemy fire, Murphy knowingly left his position of cover to get a clear signal in order to communicate with his headquarters. While being shot at repeatedly, Murphy calmly provided his unit's location and requested immediate support for his element.  He returned to his cover position to continue the fight until finally succumbing to his wounds.

            Michael Murphy will be one of the U.S. Navy's most advanced, state-of-the-art warships in the fleet. With the combination of Aegis, the vertical launching system, and advanced anti-submarine warfare system, advanced anti-aircraft missiles and Tomahawk cruise missiles, the Arleigh Burke-class continues the revolution at sea. Utilizing a gas turbine propulsion system, Michael Murphy will be able to operate independently or as part of carrier strike groups, surface action groups, amphibious ready groups, and underway replenishment groups.

            Michael Murphy will be the 62nd Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. The 9,200 ton ship is being built by Bath Iron Works, a General Dynamics Company and will be 509.5 feet in length, have a waterline beam of 59 feet, a crew size of 323 (23 officers and 300 enlisted) and she will make speed in excess of 30 knots

             

       
                             Ron Rector                                     Ray Smith                 

                                                 
                                    Now:Christian O'Connor         & then              Christian O'Connor

 

Rio, 

Roger Clapp was an officer at ST-1 and ran the Armory for part of the time when I was there. He is now the Naval Special Warfare Center Command Historian. He has an office at the Coronado training center and has access to the Navy’s version of the database which is far more extensive than mine. The Navy’s database includes ALL of the WWII guys (mine only goes from 1947 to the present day), and Roger can actually look up the training records on anyone who was in BUD/S… whether they successfully graduated, or they were dropped for failure to meet performance qualifications, or they were medically dropped, or they quit. 

Steve Robinson

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                                      Bill Rice                                                                     William Brown


                                                                                Dan Cnossen

 

                                    
         John Wayne Marcum KIA                                                                    Robert Berry


                                      Roger Guerra, Troy Vought, Mike Macready

 

Capt. Pete Wikul "Bull Frog" Retires

  September 27, 2009 

. Pete Wikul last saw his father at the age of 8, on a street corner in his native Harlem. "He was a heroin addict," Wikul said Friday. "It was on West 140th Street. Either the cops or the Mafia came for him. I was never sure which."

http://www.military.com/news/article/military-bull-frog-hops-into-retirement

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                          

 

 

 

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