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SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2008 11:26 PM, CDT
Well, here I am again -
with another update!    

         

Radiation is going well - 12 treatments down, 21 to go. Over the past few days, the hair on the front of my head began falling out and I've been a bit tired in the afternoons...really about the only side effects I've noticed.
Chemotherapy is rolling along - still a bit nauseous at times, but I haven't booted yet..
.keep rooting for me on that one!
Let me see, Candice and I are still working out just about every day - which is really nice.
Much love to everyone out there,


Andy/Gus Kaminski
Their address is:
7043 Camino Degrazia, #198,
San Diego, CA 92111

      

 

somebody got a better photo?    please send it to me.                                                                         

SO2    Clark Schwedler, ST-4, KIA  on 5 April 2007 in Anbar, Iraq,  photo  taken from the BLAST 1st 1/4 2007

  

When he was OinC SPECWARGRUNAM he assigned me to some real shitty duty, like going   down to SeaFloat and working with LCDR  Al  Sphinx;but he also gave me a large leeway in working with the ST-2 guys anywhere, anytime.  He made my last tour in the 'nam a beaut!    photo taken from the BLAST 1st 1/4 2007                                                                                                                                                          

 


Photos compliments of BIll Langley

                                       

The first one is in 1967 with ST-2 in Vietnam.  L-R: Sam Fornier, Durwood White, Lt. Bill Bishop, Bill MacCarthy, Bill Langley, Doc "Shorty" Long, Gunther Jaunzems (sp) The next one is in 1964 with UDT-21-2.  L-R: Ralph Diebold, Ed Leasure, Bob Harrabak, Bill Langley. The third one is in 1972 with UDT-21 in Rio Hato, Panama.  Ens Bill Langley is on a chair behind John Wayne.  P.O. Auger is in front of Ens Langley's right arm, Doc Meyers is to John's right, Cf Gene Gayman is to John's left, P.O. Marshall is next, and SN Stien is with the clipboard.  Other names are unknown at this time.  This picture was taken a short time after we finished surveying the beach at Rio Hato with the Panamanian frogmen.  Sharks were spotted about halfway through the survey so we finished this one smartly.  The Panamanian president had a villa near the beach and the barracks we stayed in were also near the beach.  The night before the survey, El Presidente Omar Torrijos invited the Panamanian Lt, Cf Gayman, and me to his villa for a visit.  He told us that John Wayne was going to visit him the next day while we were surveying the beach.  The next morning SN Stien conducted reveille by riding into our barracks on the back of a 4 foot elephant trumpting loudly, an unusual beginning to a very special day.  During the survey a small plane flew over and someone commented, "there goes the Duke".  We didn't give it another thought.  Presidente Torrijos must have told John who were and what we were doing because as we were cleaning our gear, a large car pulls up and out steps John Wayne.  He was very friendly and gracious.  He socialized with us the John Wayne way and talked to us for at least an hour.  He knew a lot about the UDT frogmen and showed great respect.  For that brief hour we all felt like we were in a screening for a movie with "Big John."  Just another day in the life of a frogman. 

Bill Langley                                                      

 

Roger Clancy   We have been informed that Roger Clancy passed away 28 June 2006.  He training in Ft Pierce (Class 4) and served from 1943 through 1945 in NCDU and UDT-4.  No further details are available.

  This email is in reply to the above UDT-SEAL Assn short note regarding Roger Clancy. Roger was in UDT 5, not UDT 4  (this is correct) . I am saddened to hear of his death.    Roger was in my rubber boat crew. Our commanding officer was Ensign Pat Dolliver. We were known as "Dolliver's Divers". The name came from an accident that we had during training. We were coming in from the sea, paddling toward shore with a load of bangelore torpedoes when a wave flipped over our rubber boat. We spent the rest of the day trying to find those five foot sections and thus became "Doliver's Divers"!   We stayed in Fort Pierce after our training, in R&D, and worked on several projects dealing with small rocket projectiles, etc.

 
We shipped out to the Pacific in UDT 5 under Commander Kauffman. Roger participated in four pre-invasion actions starting with Saipan (the first major swimming reconnaissance in the Pacific), and Tinian in the Mariana Islands, followed by Leyte and Mindoro in the Philippine Islands.   Roger was gifted with great lungs and could hold his breath underwater for up to four minutes.   Roger later did a lot of marathon running, and attended several of our reunions over the years. Roger lost his wife, Helen, a few years back and that really took the spark out of his life. I talked with Roger a few months back, hoping he would be able to attend our next reunion in San Diego, but he told me that physically, he just could not make it.   I will miss him.  

 Harold Hall  PO Box 252 N. Eastham MA 02651   Hallu49@ aol.com

photos compliments of :Harold T.Hall

 

These photos below were taken at the American Legion on 4th Street on May 29th celebrating Memorial Day 2006. 

My dad's name is Jim Barnes, Navy Frogman.

He is a member there and on the board of directors.  This is Dad in the "Dunk Tank."  We all had a great time there. They had lots of great food and beer. No one went home hungry. 

 Judy  Barnes

   Jim Barnes

                                                                           

                                                                                    

F.R.O.G. = Fully Rely on God .
    Thank you God for our "Vida Loca" as U.S. Navy Frogmen!

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

  

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

              

 

 

 

                          

 

    

 

    

 

          

 

                           

SEALs KIA in Afghanistan 2005

July 2005 :   It is with great sorrow, that the Naval Special Warfare Foundation and the UDT-SEAL Association a the memorial services for ten Navy SEALs killed in Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of these men during this very difficult time. 

The memorial service will be held at 1000, Friday, July 8, 2005 , in the NAB, Little Creek Base Theater for the five members of SEAL Team TEN and the one member of SDV Team TWO who died in The uniform for active duty Navy is Service Dress Blue.

The five SEALs from SEAL Team TEN are:mal">Chief Petty Officer Jacques J. Fontan, 36, Class 219, of New Orleans Louisiana Jacques is survived by his wife, Charissa. 

LCDR Erik S. Kristensen, 33, Class 233, of California] Erik is survived by his parents R Edward Kristensen and Suzanne “Sam” Kristensen. 

Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffery A. Lucas 33, Class 191, of Arial">Oregon Jeff is survived by his wife of 12 years, Rhonda, and theiryear-old son, Seth. 

LT Michael M. McGreevy, Jr, 30, Class 230, of New York Mike is survived by his wife, Laura, and their 1-year-old daughter, Molly.        

 Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey S. Taylor 30, Class 229, of Midway, West Virginia   Jeff is survived by his wife, The SEAL from SDV Team TWO is: Petty Office 2nd Class Danny P. Dietz, Class 232, Colorado   Dan is survived by his wife Marie. In  Hawaii memorial service will be held  Monday, July 11, 2005 at the National Cemetery Honolulu for the four members of SDV Team ONE who also perished in Afghanistan.

  The uniform for active duty Navy is Summer White. The four SEALs lost from SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE are: Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel R. Healy, 36, Class 176, of Exeter New Hampshire Dan is survived by his wife Normida four children from his former wives and three stepchildren. 

LT Michael P. Murphy, 29, Class 236, of Medford.  Mike is survived by his parents Dan and Maureen Murphy. Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric S. Patton, 22, Class 239, of Boulder City Eric is survived by his Navy SEAL father James Patton.

 Petty Officer 2nd Class James Suh, 28, Class 237, of Deerfield Beach James is survived his father Solomon Suh.

                                                                                                                         

Navy SEAL Killed in Afghanistan

By NSWG-2 PAO (LT John Perkins, USN - (757) 462-2282
May 29, 2004
                                
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. - Navy Boatswain's Mate 1st Class (SEAL) Brian
Ouellette, 37, was killed early Saturday morning (approximately 2:17
a.m. EST) while conducting a mounted patrol in the vicinity of Jahak and
Seleh Afghanistan.

A 14-year Navy and SEAL veteran, Ouellette was conducting operations in
support of Operation Enduring Freedom when the vehicle he was in struck
an enemy ground emplaced munitions - either a land mine or improvised
explosive device, but exact details are unavailable at this time.

Originally from Maynard, Mass., Ouellette enlisted in the Navy in
February 1990 and entered Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training in
San Diego and graduated in 1991, Class 173.

He was assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group TWO, which is located on
Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia Beach, VA.

The wake/visitation for Brian will be held between 1600-2100 at Joyce
Funeral Home on Monday, 7 June. The Funeral Home address is 245 Main
Street, Waltham, MA 02453; phone number, (781) 894-2895. The funeral
will take place at ST Luke Catholic Church, 132 Lexington Street,
Belmont, MA on Tuesday, 8 June at 1100. For further detail contact
Joyce Funeral Home at (781) 894-2895.



A memorial service for Brian will be held at NAB, Little Creek Chapel,
Norfolk, VA 10 June at 1000. Military uniform is summer whites.
Teammates and friends are encouraged to attend the service.


Donations in memory of Brian may be made to the Jimmy Fund (a charity
organization sponsored by the Boston Red Sox to fight cancer in children
and adults). The address is: Jimmy Fund, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th
Floor, Brookline, MA 02445-7295. Donations be also be made online at

Condolences may be sent to Mr.and Mrs. John Ouellette, 143 Waltham
Street, Apt #3, Maynard, MA 01754.

 

         
As we do every year, some of the GulfCoast SEALs pay their respects to Ike Rodriguez at Houston Nat.Cemetery.  

                                               
                                                                         Issac Rodriguez  TM2(SEAL)

 

 

 

 

 

             

 

     

                      

                                                 

                                                             

 

 

  

From: Eugenio Crescini
To: Doc Riojas
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 
SEAL Team 2, Detach Alfa, 5th Plt, RSSZ,Vietnam:

I put the these men thru BASIC(East Coast 1964-1965):
Lt Jukoski, Ltjg Norris, Ashton, R. Davis, Waters, Peck, Ebner & Baron (5 Plt at Nam)

 LT. M. Jukoski LTjg T. Norris
DMC E. Crescini
BT1 D. Zmuda
BM1 A. Ashton
HM1 R. Lashomb
BM2 R. Davis
EN2 E. Ebner
BM2  F. Waters
DK2 K. Peck
STG2 J. Glasscock
ABM2 P. Hood
AM3 T. Baron
GMG3 M. Pierson
LDNN Long

 

               

                                                      
                    Jason Friewald                  John Marcum 

           
   Two SEALs from Dam Neck killed in Afghanistan

 

 
            Sam Fournier

                     

      LT. Trani was wounded by a VC booby trap.  He was being cared for in an Army Hospital.  The news we heard at the team is that he died because he received a blood transfussion that was not his blood type.    ST-2 had another death, MCPO Drady, died years later as a result of receiving HIV positive blood when he was wounded in 'nam.

 

                                         

 

 

 

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