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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.
AWARDS:
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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LT. Richard Cyrus SEAL Retired and living in Olongapo P.I. (no kidding)
KEY WEST, FL UWSS STORY
https://www.uwss.org/SchoolHistory1960.html
by: Richard Cyrus, Frogman Extraordianire
AFTER WE GOT OUT OF THE ACEY DUCEY CLUB ACROSS THE STREET FROM UWSS,IN ONE PIECE, WE WENT CROSS THE STREET TO UWSS , CHANGED CLOTHES AND WALKED INTO TOWN. I WAS STILL DRUNK.
I REMEMBER THINKING ABOUT HOW MANY GOOD LOOKING GIRLS WERE THERE. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. I DON'T REMEMBER IF WE DRANK ANYMORE I KNOW I DIDN'T NEED IT; BUT THAT NEVER STOPPED ME.
AFTER WE WENT FROM ONE END OF DUVAL STREET TO THE OTHER. WE DECIDED TO GO HOME, BACK TO THE SCHOOL. ALONG THE WAY I PICKED UP ONE OF THOSE ORANGE CONES ON THE ROAD. IT AS A PERFECT FIT FOR MY HEAD.
AS WE WERE WALKING A POLICE CAR DROVE UP THE POLICE OFFICER GOT OUT AND STOPPED US. HE TOLD ME HE HAD LOCKED ME UP THE WEEK BEFORE. I TOLD HIM THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE I WASN'T HERE. HE SAID HE REMEMBERED ME.
AFTER A WHILE HE PUT US IN THE POLICE CAR AND DROVE US BACK TO THE BASE/SCHOOL. HE TOOK US INTO THE SCHOOL AND TURNED US OVER TO THE CHIEF THAT HAD DUTY. I WISH I COULD REMEMBER HIS NAME. HE WAS HEAVY SET WITH SHORT THINNING BROWN HAIR.
HE WASN'T INVOLVED IN OUR TRAINING MUCH. HE TOLD THE POLICE HE WOULD STICK IT TO US. AFTER THE POLICE LEFT. HE TOLD US TO GO TO BED. THAT WAS IT. NEVER HEARD ANY MORE ABOUT IT. NO REPORT, NOTHING.
FROM WHAT I HAVE READ AND HEAR; THOSE DAYS ARE OVER. NOW DAYS WE WOULD BE PUT ON REPORT, BUSTED, AND SENT TO REHAB. THEN OUT TO A SHIP.
THAT WAS MY LAST TIME GOING INTO KEY WEST TOWN DURING UNDERWATER SWIMMER'S TRAINING.
LT RICHARD CYRUS USN (RET) HOOYAH!
SEAL Team TWO Plank Owners Names
The Real Cause of Negligent pistol Discharges
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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
Richard (Dick) Pouliot and Wally Schwalenberg
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.
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.
https://www.concealedcarry.com/safety/the-real-cause-of-negligent-discharges/
Jenna Lee and Leif Babin
"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:
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
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!”
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
October 4, 2010 4:07 PM
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:
Lenny Waugh, "Hoss" Kucinski, Chuck Detmer, "Doc" McCarthy
Marc A Lee
Matthew B. Roberts
Mitchell Hall
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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
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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
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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,
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"
"Andy" Anderson
Doc Martin, Rio, Manny"Doc" Perez, Doc Clark, John Fritz
Mr. Charles Watson
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click to enlarge it UDT-21
Sweet Ole Bill Daugherty (SOB) Cindy Moscone & Ruth
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
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
Matthew J. Bourgeois KIA Roberto Ramos KIA
S.G. Nelson and David L. Wylie
Chaz Heron
Taken at Roosy Roads P.R. Frogmen #6702
1950's Frogmen reunion
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I believe members of the 50's Frogs
Barry Roy Campbull
Bill Hilton, Bob Zink, Bob Tucker, J.P. Cooper, Matthew Shipley, Bull Durham, Phil Kohler, Bob Shouse, Jim Bishop , Rick Waller
Francis M. Graham, George A. Campbell, John R. Cooper Jr. , Robert D. Van Vallin, Robert M. Veller, DeLaven L. Henson, ronald M. Campton, John E. Clancy, Robert D. Massey, A.G. Kregas, ?, ?, ?.
Jerry Todd
Dickerson, Ledbetter, Price, Tindall, Smith, Robinson, W.L. Thede, Atkinson, Huey, Carroll, Ducharme, Adams, Beaver, McDonald , Smith, Juric
Jeffrey A. Lucas
Ryan Zinke
Ted Alexander
Don
Mann Jimmy
Battista
Al
"Big Al" Ashton
Dan Toth
BUD/S Class 264 click to enlarge
Chris and Cody Payne: brothers
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
Roger Guerra
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
Roger Guerra
Walter Diaczenko :I
have 2 son’s that aspire to become Navy SEALs. Dillon the oldest, is
in the NROTC at
Roger Guerra
Joe Hansen standing behind Roger Guerra Roosey Roads P.R.
UDT-21,
Captain Stanley "Pete" Meston FROM: 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.
Tom Keith, Mike Imhof, Bill Langley, Bob Shamberger, Doc Greg Kelly, Jerry
Ruggles, Denny Johnson, John Ballent, Bob Moore
Michael Welvaert
USS
Michael Murphy 
Navy Secretary Names New Guided-Missile Destroyer USS Michael Murphy
Secretary
of the Navy Donald C. Winter announced today at a ceremony in
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
Mike Mullen BUD/S class 266
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
About: Brian Lippe attended Vista High School and graduated in the class of 1971. His father was a career Marine Officer and often deployed. He comes from a big family and after high school he left home, flew to Kodiak, Alaska and worked on fishing boats for about six months. He says it was a great experience and a lot like traveling back in time 100 years or so. After his Alaska adventure he decided to join the Navy.
He started out as a Construction Electrician in the Seabees. Shortly after that he joined the SEALs in San Diego. He went through BUD/S in 1975 and spent the next 23 years with the SEAL Teams where he did tours with SEAL Team ONE, SEAL Team TWO, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two, Special Boat Unit 12 and twice as a SEAL Instructor.
Lippe somehow managed to earn a Bachelors and two Masters degrees along the way. After retiring from the Navy, Lippe went to work for Salomon Smith Barney, a major wall street firm, with an office in La Jolla. During his time there, when 9/11 occurred, he was offered some work for the SEAL headquarters. It was supposed to last about 3 months and it ended up lasting 3 years.
A SEAL friend of his then asked him if he could help with the finances for a new navy project. Lippe spent the next 5 years working on that. Lippe was diagnosed with cancer in about March of 2013. He spent two years fighting before he was able to stop going to the hospital for treatment about a year ago.
During his time recovering, Lippe has been getting out and practicing photography as well as helping his wife Pamela Murphy with her passion for oil painting. Lippe "decided [he] didn’t want to waste too much time, [he] didn’t want to sit around the house and if [he] could do something that other people would enjoy and especially other people that couldn’t get out to see for themselves, it would be a value added." Lippe feels very fortunate just to be here but also that he lives in Coronado and is able to have the time to look at life differently!
Chasing Light. "My photos are the product of a lifetime of interest in photography that has blossomed recently because I finally have the time to concentrate on it. I got my first camera (a box camera) when I was about 7. The technologies available today along with social media make it so easy to learn, to get inspiration and to share that it is hard to believe there was a time when none of that existed. I like to share my photos because I know there are some out there that can’t get to the beach or even get outside to see the world around them and others that are stuck on their computers or just busy with their lives all day.
" I’ve found that it’s a great way to engage with people online and overall it’s just very positive!"
-Brian Lippe
Coronado, CA, 92118
Jose Alberto Treviño R.I.P.
1956 - 2017
Jose A. Treviño Notice he is wearing UDT lifejacket
Terry Ray Manley RIP
1939 - 2018
"Terry Ray Manley, age 78 of Alpine, California passed away on Monday, June 4, 2018 at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in San Diego, CA. Terry was born on September 9, 1939, to Raymond and Margaret (Melvin) Manley in Traverse City, Michigan. He graduated from Waldorf High School in Waldorf MN, in 1958. Terry married his highschool sweetheart Bonnie Spangler on August 30, 1960. He enlisted in the US Navy and served for 20 years. He served tours of duty in Vietnam and was a Navy SEAL.
Clayton C. Grady Jr. R.I.P.
1938
- 2017
.
Richard "Pete" Parker R.I.P.
Cade Courtley
My first tour to Nam, i bought a hat like this one at SEARS
CuChi tunnel to the V.C. Disney land about the VC tunnels. after a few more paces towards ROy's back and he said: " I don't feel good and he went to the floor."
We got him back to Japan where he was diagnosed a PULMONARY EMBOLUS, was
operated, recovered and came home after about 10 days.
Roy Dean Matthews suffered a Pulmonary Embolus because his "Quack" doctor did not give him enoujgh anticoagulant medication for our trip to Vietnam year 2009
Glen
Grinage our STAB driver 1967-1968 in Vietnam
Any
Frogman who knew my dad, please send them my way. You may publish my
email address
"Yana Debbaneh":
mothernancy1953 [at] gmail.com
Jeff Jeffries W.C. Frogman
Aldo Ray Frogman Okinawa
Frank Cleary E.C.
frogman
Ajay James
Audry Colemand and Ron "Lil Ron" Rogers
Fred Miller, Sam Fournier,Lowell Gosser (hand up), Bobby Jean
Stamey
/the second man back is Sam Fornuier (sp) I am
not sure about the others or the man in front. looks like my hat and I carried a
stoner but the man is left handed unless the photo was in reverse when it was
made from a slide. the man with his hand up looks like Lowell Gosser and the one
where you only see the hat, the hat looks what bobby Jean Stamey wore ( sp) Just
do what you can when you can, , Are you going to send me the M1911A? I can have
it returned in a week or two at the most, That is if Linda makes me do
something, If you send it use the post office, all you tell them it is being
returned for repairs and Take it apart so you can tell them it is parts,"
Metal parts" Insure it and use tracking it makes no difference what you
insure it for they will do double duty not to lose it, If you do not want to
send it for fear of losing it I understand and it is ok. I have done so many of
them I do a good quick job on 1911's . it changes the value up quite a bit. You
must remember I am not just bluing it. I fake it so it looks like a original.
then put a finish on it same as originally done. Fred
Miller fmilcusguns [at] aol.com
Chris Kyle SEAL Sniper
David Goggins
Jon Tumilson
Ray Cash Care
Ray Cash Care and Wife
Robert S. Harward
Ben Lichtenberg
CDR Robert J. Thomas
Thomas Francis Walsh
R.I.P. 1966 - 2017
Robert G. Newton R.I.P.
1940 - 2017
George R. Chancellor R.I.P.
1926 - 2017
Robert G. Newton R.I.P.
1940 - 2017
Derrick Van Orden
Ryan ZInke Department of the Interior Secretary
Marc N. Waterman R.I.P.
June 1946 – October 2016
Houston TX National Cemetery
Dick Cyrus BUD/S class 25 E.C.
HooYah!
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THE
LIGHT OF INTEGRITY "The
soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on
those things that are in line with your
principles and can bear the full light of day.
The content of your character is your choice.
Day by day, what you choose, what you think,
and what you do is who you become.
Your integrity is your destiny. . . is is the
light that guides your way." Heraclitus
Greek Poet, Philospher
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Dave Collins, please go to web site for story http://pilotonline.com/news/military/veterans/a-navy-seal-s-
last-act-of-service-a-search/article_8ee3d886-638d-59b8-b7ff-e1e9956e79a5.html
Charles Humphrey Keating
IV R.I.P.
1985 - 2016
Crowds line the streets at funeral for SEAL killed by ISIS in Iraq who was grandson son of disgraced financier Charles Keating
Navy SEAL Charles Keating IV, 31, from Phoenix was killed in Irbil during a gun battle with ISIS earlier this month
Part of a special team sent in to rescue U.S. military advisers who called for help after being ambushed by 100 jihadis
Navy SEAL was shot at 9.30am during the ensuing gun battle and rushed to medical center by a black hawk helicopter
But the rescue operation could not save him in time and he was declared dead after the military confrontation last week
Keating was a star high school distance runner, the grandson of the late Arizona financier, Charles Keating
At a memorial ceremony on Thursday was posthumously awarded a Silver Star, the nation's third-highest combat medal
and was meritoriously promoted to Chief Petty Officer
From left, Seaman Daniel DelBianco, Seaman James “Derek” Lovelace and Petty Officer 2nd Class Caplen Weare. (Courtesy of DelBianco family, U.S. Navy and the Weare family)
Women in SEAL BUD/S training? The way we do it
now? Yeah, Right !
CDR Jay Hennessey, US Navy SEALs Selecting character and competence
Commander Jay Hennessey Commanding Officer - Basic Training Command
Biography: As a SEAL for more than 22
years, Jay has completed numerous overseas deployments in and outside theaters of war throughout the Western Pacific, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. In addition to his operational tours, Jay has served in a variety of other assignments involving selecting, training and qualifying young men to become U.S. Navy SEALs and Special Warfare Combatant Crewman.
CDR Jay Hennessey Commanding Officer - Basic Training Command
THE TRAINING EXERCISES ARE PARTICULARLY TOUGH BECAUSE THE SEALS ARE ONE OF THE MOST ELITE GROUPS IN THE MILITARY, EXPECTED TO EXECUTE SOME OF THE MILITARY’S MOST DIFFICULT SPECIAL OPERATIONS MISSIONS – INCLUDING, FOR INSTANCE, THE 2011 RAID ON OSAMA BIN LADEN.
"SN James "Derek" Lovelace was aided to the edge of the pool by instructors where he then lost consciousness. Resuscitation efforts and first aid at the scene were unsuccessful," the Navy said. The pool exercise involves treading water and swimming in dive masks and camouflage uniform. Trainees take part in the exercise on their first week to determine their competency and confidence in the water, the Navy said. "Our heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of SN Lovelace," said Capt. Jay Hennessey, commanding officer of the Naval Special Warfare Center. "Though Derek was very new to our community, he selflessly answered his nation's call to defend freedom and protect this country."
Diane & Don Shipley and Friends
Apr 9, 2013
Former Navy SEAL Jan Janos graduated BUD/S Class 49. His brother Jim Janos (AKA
Jesse Ventura) graduated BUD/S Class 58. Don Shipley Navy SEAL BUD/S training
Interview with a former Navy SEAL Jan Janos.
Hell Week, Quitting and Training Tips for aspiring SEALs. http://www.extremesealexperience.com/
Extreme SEAL Experience SEAL and BUD/S Prep courses are conducted in Norfolk,
Virginia (Chesapeake) home of the East Coast SEAL Teams BUD/S Special Forces
Army Ranger Marine RECON MARSOC Air Force Para Rescue, Navy SEALs Prep Training.
EXTREME SEAL EXPERIENCE.com.
Hell Night, Platoon, Advanced, SEAL Sniper, and SEAL Advanced Operator Training. SEAL Training BUDS Prep. Helo Cast, Underwater Knot Tying, Drown Proofing Training Our Training Course "Hell Night" is an intense 24-hours designed to build confidence and show guys how to survive Navy SEAL Hell Week. This is accomplished by using all SEAL instructors who have survived BUDS themselves and teach guys how they did it. The day gets progressively harder and at midnight, we take off the gloves as Instructors and see if trainees have learned anything they were taught during the day.
Not a mindless day of push-ups and wind sprints, this is a training course dedicated to helping guys survive the "number one" evolution in BUDS ( Hell Week) that trainees quit BUDS Training participating in. "You can't do that in just 24-hours!" THE F**K I CAN'T! I have since 1992 and it works... The second hardest part of BUDS is staying motivated for six hard months. Most guys know a lot about BUDS, but little about the ultimate goal, which is SEAL Team. And each push-up and each day in BUDS becomes harder.
We take care of that with Advanced and Sniper Training courses and show guys some of what they'll be doing as SEALs. Training with SEALs and asking questions, planning missions, shooting weapons and combat survival helps maintain focus for the "Toughest Military Training in the World." Kick Some Ass.
http://www.extremesealexperience.com http://www.stewsmith.com/
Gene Odom
Marcus Lutreel & Doug Gallaher
Don Shipley
Steve and Sharon Robinson
Claude Willis
R.I.P.
Doc Andy Nelson here. Claude was basically SRB’d out of the navy due to his high number of years. 32 or 35 years. He drank himself to death after he retired. Good man and CMC at ST-1.
From: Greg Middleton
to: Doc Riojas
Word that we got at ST-1 was that Claude died of acute alcohol poisoning two years after his retirement. Needless to say -- all the young bucks that he taught 'snap shooting" to...took it extremely hard. Chambo, Gus, and Doc Johnson (and the others in the Goat Locker...reminded us that we all had a "Shelf-Life".
Always seemed that we routinely lost a huge amount of "industrial knowledge" every time someone was Piped Ashore or left to whatever new challenge they found. With the latest nonsense that I've been hearing regarding the UBL takedown...just seems that we have some weird need to "eat our own".
Sorry to have to be the one that brought up Claude's passing to you...he was truly one of the Best!
All my best...
Greg Middleton
Clay Sherman
Clay Sherman then and now
cws444 - graduating UDT
Training,
cws754 - x wife and I in Coronado before kids
cws715 - Police Academy
graduation, my mother and stepfather,
cws270 - my dad, me and my two sisters
My daughter and Me
"UDTRA Class 55 Officers and Chiefs 4/10/71"
Hi Doc,
I did receive the coins. Thanks! I never really looked at your site. It is amazing and it would take a long time just to look at it all. I found my stuff in the Album. My mistake sorry. I didn't realize what your intentions were because I had never looked at your site. I was just giving you an idea of what I had done. Putting it on the site is fine. I used UDTRA instead of BUD/S Training because I believe that that was what it was called at the time. Within two years the new training unit was completed and both coasts training were consolidated to the West Coast.
Thank you, Clay Sherman
clay.sherman [at] gmail DOT
com
Utah Static Full Combat Jump77 - Training in Utah
From: Clay Sherman
to: Hi Doc Riojas Date: 09Sep2014
Subj: Photos and history about my Navy Career
as you requested I did receive the coins. They're pretty nice. I'm glad you got that check. I did cancel the other one.
Attached are a few photos you asked about. I graduated in West Coast Class 55 on 4-10-1970. I did one tour of Vietnam from Jan to July of 1971. The de-escalation began then and no one replaced our platoon. Some of the other platoons may have had more combat but on one of our ops one of our guys was killed (Lester Moe). This had been his fourth trip back to back. He had a wife and daughter and one on the way.
Once back in Coronado I did my time and got out (2-13-1973). I went back to New Jersey, worked for my Mother and Step-father in their towing business for a year and then I became a cop in 32 man PD. I had wanted to be a cop all my life.
My Dad was one for 35 years. I quit the PD in August of 1976 and re-entered the Navy in September of '76. I went to Norfolk to be outfitted. While there I met Mike Naus. We both got orders to SEAL Team One. I was there until January of 1984. From there I headed to Dam Neck where I stayed until about April of 1992.
I headed up to Washington D.C. to be the SEAL Detailer. In July of '95 I headed to the Dive Locker in Panama City, FL and after a year I became the Base Command Master Chief and on January 31, 2000 I retired with 29 years 4 months. I was already a Bay County, Florida Deputy at that time. I did about 5 years there and then came up here to assist my step-mother.
I have two fantastic kids. Jason is 30 married to an FBI Agent. He's a civil engineer working in the Dallas, TX area. Lynsey is 28, married and works for the State Attorney's office in Tallahassee. She has a Communications Degree. And I'm not a grandfather yet. So that's my life in a "nut shell". Life was great at times and not so good at other times just like everyone else. So you can see what I looked like a "few years ago and now.
I don't know where the time has gone. I know you understand that.
Take care, Clay
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LCDR Mc Nally
PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE DEDICATION OF
THE UDT
“ NAKED WARRIOR ” AT BELLOWS BEACH VETERANS’ DAY,
NOVEMBER 11 TH AT 4:00
The Naked Warrior statue is a commemorative to the founding of the
original U.S. Navy Underwater Demolition Teams, and stands near the 1943
commissioning site of UDT ONE and UDT TWO .
The legendary actions of these early frogmen in WWII were essential to our
eventual victory. Decades later, the UDT’s developed into the SEAL
(“Sea Air Land”) Teams.
This site will perpetuate this remarkable history and provide a
gathering place for SEALs and their families for generations to come. If
you would like to attend the dedication, please rsvp by email to Brian
Barbata at bjbarbata@me.com before October 31 , 2014 .
Bellows is a restricted military installation, and your name will be
preleared on a list at the gate if you rsvp Present a copy of this
invitation to the gate guard.
You should plan to arrive by about 3:45 and we will wrap it up by 5:00.
Pupus and refreshments will follow. For directions, type “Bellows
Field Park” in your map or GPS application, or send us an email.
We look forward to seeing you on November 11th !
A Vietnam Sea Story by: Richard Cyrus of SEAL Team TWO
From Doc Rio
To: Larry Bailey
Date: August 1, 2014
Subj: Question by Dick Cyrus, can you answer it, please
Larry, below is the question he asked me, perhaps you may know the answers:
Rio my friend and teammate;
Do you remember what Plt. relieved your Plt. the 7th in My Toe? I was in
Ving Long from Jan. 68 for a couple of months before my Plt. the 9th was
transfered to Can Toe. We were relieved by a West Coast Plt. I don't
know who relieved you guy's. Lt. Anderson was our Plt. Officer in Ving
Long, He got shot in the ass and went home. Gormly took over in Can Toe.
Who was the Doc in the 7th Plt in Jan & Feb. 68 ?
When you get up answer my e-mail; I think it's about 0725 at your house
because it's 1925 here in the Pi.
Best Regards Teammate; Be careful over there.
Richard Cyrus , "sperm depleted in the P.I."
From: "Erasmo \"Doc\" Riojas"
To: Richard Cyrus
Date: August 1, 2014
Subject: Re: Do you remember?
I'll work on that. I thought you were in the platoon that relieved us?
Didn't we break you in? I'll ask around. thanks you OK?
Rio
From: Larry Bailey
To: Doc Riojas
Date Aug 1, 2014
Subj: Question by Dick Cyrus about who relieved the 7th
Platoon in MyTho 1968.
RIO Capt Rieve may know but I do not have his email address. I am
sending this email to about 25 guys that were in Team TWO that may
remember.
Larry Bailey
From: richard cyrus
Date: Aug 2 2014
Subj: My Visit to MyTho Vietnam in 1968 and what i remember about my
First Combat Op in 'nam
Rio; My Plt (9th.) was getting set up in Ving Long; we had just got in
country. Ed Bowen and I were the Plt. Engineers for the outboard motors
on the Stabs. We found out that Jessie was in My Toe and ask Lt.
Anderson if we could take the Boat to My Toe to get Jessie to Tune Up
the Motors. He said yes and we went. When we got there we found out
where you guys were and went to visit.
After a few beers an a visit to see the local girls since Ving Long had none because the town was blown up(TET). Jessie tuned up the motors that day. The next day we were going to leave when some of the guys Harry Constance, Mike Boynton ask Bowen AND I if we wanted to go on a OP that it would be Fun. I told them we didn't bring our gear, only our weapons. Someone said don't worry about it we have gear both of you can use.
Tell you the truth, I really didn't want to go. I had heard about the ops the 7th had been on and the fact that you guys always made contact when you went out. I was thinking that I would like to break in slowly. When we were getting dressed out someone loaded me with a full load of M-79's in my Vest plus I had a full load of 20 round Mags. in my jacket; and all the misc. other gear.
Lt. Peterson split the Plt into 3 squads. We went in on PBR's at 3 different locations. I was in front of you since you were Rear Security, and I think Lt. Pete ask you to look out for me since it was my first op. I remember there was no Moon out and I could not see anything. The next thing I know was one of the groups made contact and was being chased by a large group of Bad guys. All squads were told to head for the River and extract by PBR's that would be waiting.
On the way there, we had to swim a canal that seemed to me like a River. I tried to unload the M-79's and the vest but couldn't get them out or get the vest off. Trying my best to side stroke holding my Car/XM148 out of the water, well that didn't last very long. Anyway I could not see the bank or anyone else, so I started calling you as quietly as I could.
You told me to get my Ass across that I was almost there; and I started thinking, "How does he know" After what seemed like forever, I swam into the Bank and you were right behind me. At that point we climbed up the bank onto a Dike and started half running and walking fast. Someone a couple of guys ahead of me fell over something, kicked it to the side and kept going.
Then I remember it got Pitch Black for about 10 secs. I ask you
what that was, You said A HOUSE. After a few more minutes we arrived at
the river where the PBR was waiting. The next day Bowen and I got the
Hell out of My Toe. I saw my life pass in front of my eyes many time in
that canal that night. You saved my life by the quiet chats we had in
the canal.
To this day I don't know which squad made contact or what happened after
that. There was a LRPP Army or Marine that was in one of the other
squad's that Lost his M-16 in the canal; So I know that that had be be a
WIDE CANAL. My first Op with my HERO Plt.
Thank You Teammate for Chatting with me. Say Hi to the Family; and
Be careful over there.
PS: I think Bob Rieve my have been in Training during that time frame.
Dickie Dickie
RIO Note: You say that I saved your life on your fist OP?
LOL, you saved your own frogman life, thank God
!
LOL
Rio.
R.I.P. Michael F. Parrish
CDR John T. Boyd R.I. P.
CDR John T. Boyd, USN, Retired, passed away on 21 August 2013 after a
hard-fought battle with cancer. John was born on 12 April 1938 at
Benghamson, New York. He entered the Navy in 1962, and reported to UDT
Training and graduated with Class 29 on 10 December 1962. John reported
for Duty to Underwater Demolition Team ELEVEN at USNAB, Coronado,
California. During his time in UDT-11, He was assigned many varied task
and deployments. John demonstrated his ability and was an Outstanding
Officer and highly respected by his men. In March 1964 he met Linda
Jackson at a Sorority Dance, and deployed to Viet Nam in June 1964. Upon
preparing to leave for his second tour in Viet Nam, May 1965, they were
engaged: partially at Linda's insistence that she was not necessarily
going to wait for him through another deployment without a more
deployment without a more
serious commitment. It would be another year before both John, and
Linda's father, CDR James R. Jackson, Jr., a Navy Pilot, were both home
from Viet Nam. John & Linda were married on 29 May 1966. Also, in
1965, John was selected to work with an RDT&E project for the
recovery of downed pilots. He was assigned for the DASH HELICOPTER
Project. It was designed to use remotely controlled Drone Helicopters to
rescue downed airmen in hostile territory. John successfully
accomplished the mission and made many notable comments -- However, the
Drone crashed the next day and the program was scuttled.
John had been performing his duties in an outstanding manner and was selected for Duty with SEAL Team ONE. Thus beginning his long and proud service as a US NAVY SEAL, including service in Viet Nam, the CO of UDT- 22 at USNAB, Little Creek, VA, and special selection to go to Poole, England to assist in the review and rewrite of NWP's and NWIP's for Special Warfare. John made a career with Naval Special Warfare and had Duties including; Chief Staff Officer, COMNAVSPECWARGRU TWO, Staff Operations & Plans, and Commander, Special Boat Squadron TWO.
He was awarded the following Awards and Citations; The Defense
Meritorious Service Medal, 2 Joint Service Commendation Medals, 2 Navy
and Marine Corps Commendation Medals (1 with Combat V), the Navy and
Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, 1 Presidential
Unit Citation (SEAL Team ONE), 1 Meritorious Unit Citation, , 1 Vietnam
Meritorious Unit Citation w/Gallantry Cross, 1 Vietnam Campaign Medal,
and 6 Vietnam Service Medals. He retired from the Navy on 1 June 1983
and spent the last 30 years working in every handy way imaginable,
enjoying his time with Linda, their neighbors, and his woodworking,
Bo Reichenbach W.I.A. Aug2013
L.E. Warnick R.I.P.
Matthew
Jacob DUNN 08Jul1974 - 18Aug2012
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Matthew J. Dunn, 39, near his home in Pacific Beach, CA on 18 August 2013, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
Vietnam
Photos recently released, great pictures
Kiet Nguyen
to Doc Rio,
Subj: There were NO LDNN captured and held as POW !
Hi Doc, 
Many thanks to you. Ken Conboy wrote this article is interested, but
it has some errors. Example:
1) The LDNN had training in Cam Ranh bay was in May 1970 for class # 4
then there after 4, 5 and 6. Of course you were there too. And I was
amongst of first group came to Cam Ranh to clean up and set up the
camp before class # 4 begun.
2) There
is no LDNN member have captured by Chinese navy. Indeed three KIA and
few guys had wounded.
Ken wrote:
When the Vietnam ceasefire went into effect in 1973 the SEALs returned
to LDNN Headquarters in Saigon. At the same time the CSS was
dissolved, with the Navy contingent given the option of transferring
to the LDNN.
In late December 1973 the government reiterated its territorial claim
to the Paracel Island chain off its coast and dispatched a small
garrison of militia to occupy the islands. By early January 1974 the
Chinese, who also claimed the islands, had sent a naval task force to
retake.the Paracels. On 17 January 30 LDNN SEALs were infiltrated on
to the western shores of one of the major islands to confront a
Chinese landing party. The Chinese had already departed; but two days
later, after SEALs landed on a nearby island, Chinese forces attacked
with gunboats and naval infantry. Two
SEALs members died and the rest were taken prisoner and later
repatriated.
https://sealtwo.org/LDNNvietnam.htm
LDNN CDR, Larry Bailey CAPT (SEAL) and Kiet Nuyen at
1st LDNN reunion Houston TX
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM NAVAL SPECIAL FORCES
In 1960 the South Vietnamese Navy proposed the creation of an
Underwater Demolitions Team to improve protection of ships, piers and
bridges. Later in the year a navy contingent was sent to Taiwan for
UDT training; the one officer and seven men who completed the course
became the cadre for a Lien Doi Nguoi Nhai (LDNN), or Frogman Unit,
formally established in July 1961. The LDNN, with a proposed strength
of 48 officers and men, was given the mission of salvage, obstacle
removal, pier protection and special amphibious operations.
Soon after the creation of the LDNN a second unit was formed: Biet
Hai,or 'Special Sea Force', paramilitary commandos under the
operational control of Diem's Presidential Liaison Office and given
responsibility for amphibious operations against North Vietnam. US
Navy SEAL (Sea, Air and Land) commando teams began deploying to South
Vietnam in February 1962 and initiated in March a six month course for
the first Biet Hai cadre in airborne, reconnaissance and guerrilla
warfare training. By October, 62 men had graduated from the firstcycle.
A planned second contingent was denied funding.
In early 1964 the LDNN, numbering only one officer and 41 men, began
special operations against VC seabome infiltration attempts. Six
Communist junks were destroyed by the LDNN at Ilo Ilo Island in
January during Operation 'Sea Dog'. During the following month the
LDNN began to be used against North Vietnamese targets as part of
Operation Plan 34A, a covert action program designed to pressure the
Ha Noi regime.
In February a team unsuccessfully attempted to sabotage a North
Vietnamese ferry on Cape Ron and Swatow patrol craft at Quang Khe.
Missions to destroy the Route I bridges below the 18th Parallel were
twice aborted. In March most of the LDNN was transferred to Da Nang
and colocated with the remaining Biet Hai commandos. During May North
Vietnam operations resumed by LDNN teams working with newly trained
Biet Hai boat crews. On 27 May they scored their first success with
the capture of a North Vietnamese junk. On 30 June a team landed on
the North Vietnamese coast near a reservoir pump house. Ile team was
discovered and a hand to hand fight ensued; two LDNN commandos lost
their lives and three 57mm recoiless rifles were abandoned, but 22
North Vietnamese were killed and the pump house was destroyed.
In July a second class of 60 LDNN candidates was selected and began
training in Nha Trang during September. Training lasted 16 weeks, and
included a 'Hell Week' in which students were required to paddle a
boat 115 miles, run 75 miles, carry a boat for 21 miles and swim 10
miles. During the training cycle team members salvaged a sunken
landing craft at Nha Trang and a downed aircraft in Binh Duong
Province. Thirty-three men completed the course in January 1965 and
were based at Vung Tau under the direct control of the Vietnamese
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Operations).
In 1965 the LDNN was given responsibility for amphibious special
operations in South Vietnam. Maritime operations against North Vietnam
were given exclusively to the Da Nang based Biet Haicommandos and Hai
Tuanboat crews, both incorporated into the new seaborne component of
the STD, the So Phong Ve Duyen Hai (Coastal Security Service or CSS).
The CSS, a joint services unit, was headed by an Army lieutenant
colonel until 1966, then by a Navy commander. CSS missions focused
almost entirely on short duration sabotage operations lasting one
night, and had a high success rate. The CSS relied heavily on special
operations teams temporarily seconded from other services. Teams on
loan from the Vietnamese Navy considered most effective, were
codenamed 'Vega'. Other teams came from the Vietnamese Marine Corps
('Romulus') and Army ('Nimbus'). The CSS also controlled 40 civilian
agents ('Cumulus') until the mid 1960s. Unofficialy, the term Biet Hai
was used for all CSS forces, regardless of original service
affiliation. CSS training was conducted at Da Nang under the auspices
of US Navy SEAL, US Marine, and Vietnamese advisors. Further support
was provided by the CSS's Da Nang based US counterpart, the Naval
Advisory Detachment, a component of MACVSOG.
By the mid 1960s US Navy SEAL teams were being rotated regularly
through South Vietnam on combat tours. Specialists in raids,
amphibious reconnaissance and neutralization operations against the VC
infrastructure, the SEALs worked closely with the LDNN and began
qualifying Vietnamese personnel in basic SEAL tactics. In November
1966 a small cadre of LDNN were brought to Subic Bay in the
Philippines for more intensive SEAL training.
In 1967 a third LDNN class numbering over 400 were selected for SEAL
training at Vung Tau. Only 27 students finished the one year course
and were kept as a separate Hai Kich ('Special Sea Unit,' the
Vietnamese term for SEAL) unit within the LDNN. Shortly after their
graduation the Communists launched the Tet Offensive most of the LDNN
SEALs were moved to Cam Ranh Bay, where a fourth LDNN class began
training during 1968. During the year the Vietnamese SEALs operated
closely with the US Navy SEALS. The LDNN SEAL Team maintained its
focus on operations within South Vietnam, although some missions did
extend into Cambodia. Some missions used parachute infiltration.
LDNN after Tet
In 1971, in accordance with increased operational responsibilities
under the Vietnamization program, the LDNN was expanded to the Lien
Doan Nguoi Nhai (LDNN), or Frogman Group, comprising a SEAL Team,
Underwater Demolitions Team, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team and Boat
Support Team. Headquarters remained in Saigon. For the remainder of
1971 the SEALs operated in 12 18-man detachments on neutralization
operations and raids inside South Vietnam. SEAL launch sites included
Ho Anh, north of Da Nang, Hue and Tinh An.
During the 1972 Easter Offensive the SEALs were transferred to Hue to
conduct operations against NVA forces holding Quang Tri; after Quang
Tri was retaken some of the SEALs went to Quang Ngai to resume VC
neutralization operations. After US Navy SEAL advisors were withdrawn
in late 1972 the LDNN SEAL Team, now 200 strong, took over training
facilities at Cam Ranh Bay; training, however, was cut in half, with
only one fifth given airborne training. The SEALs had been augmented
by ten graduates out of 21 LDNN officer candidates sent to the US for
SEAL training in 1971.
When the Vietnam ceasefire went into effect in 1973 the SEALs returned
to LDNN Headquarters in Saigon. At the same time the CSS was
dissolved, with the Navy contingent given the option of transferring
to the LDNN.
In late December 1973 the government reiterated its territorial claim
to the Paracel Island chain off its coast and dispatched a small
garrison of militia to occupy the islands. By early January 1974 the
Chinese, who also claimed the islands, had sent a naval task force to
retake.the Paracels. On 17 January 30 LDNN SEALs were infiltrated on
to the western shores of one of the major islands to confront a
Chinese landing party. The Chinese had already departed; but two days
later, after SEALs landed on a nearby island, Chinese forces attacked
with gunboats and naval infantry. Two SEALs died and the rest were
taken prisoner and later repatriated.
During the final days of South Vietnam a 50 man SEAL detachment was
sent to Long An; the remainder were kept at LDNN Headquarters in
Saigon along with 200 new SEAL trainees. During the early evening of
29 April all SEAL dependents boarded LDNN UDT boats and left Saigon; a
few hours later the SEALs departed the capital, linked up with the UDT
boats, and were picked up by the US 7th Fleet in international waters.
By Ken Conboy Reference: http://ngothelinh.tripod.com/History.html
Vi?t Nam C?ng Hòa Muôn Nam Ever the Republic of Vietnam
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Michael F. Parrish R.I.P.
A Skydiver Dies
12MAR2012, Movie Benefit & Funeral photos HERE !
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Dan who was
killed in a
parachuting
accident on
Saturday, 03 March. Dan graduated with BUD/S Class 55 in Coronado on
10 April 1970 and served in UDT-13 and UDT-12. Dan is a
Vietnam War Veteran. For information regarding Dan's funeral
services, please click on the Dan Potts Funeral Information
below.Dan
Potts Funeral Information. here
will be Movie Night fund raiser held by the Gulf Coast Chapter of the
UDT-SEAL Association with proceeds donated to Memorial Benefit for Dan
Potts Family. Movie:
Act
of Valor
May Dan Rest in Peace
submitted by Ken Abasolo
The Gulfcoast SEALs and friends
DAN J. POTTS R.I.P.
Daniel J. Potts, 61, of Houston, Texas died March 3, 2012 in
a skydiving accident in San Marcos, Texas.
He was born January 4, 1951, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Jerry and Alma (Tittle) Potts. Dan enlisted in the US Navy in March 1969 during the Viet Nam war and volunteered for duty to serve in combat with the UDT-SEAL Teams. Dan qualified for and completed training in BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training) Class 55 and served in Vietnam with UDT 12 and UDT 13 until July 1972.
Dan moved to Houston in 1980 and became a self-employed master plumber and spent his entire career as a self employed independent businessman and had an excellent reputation for quality work and dedication to his work. Dan was an active member of the national UDT-SEAL Association and served as the founding President of the Gulf Coast Chapter of the UDT-SEAL Association from 2000-2006.
He was an active member of the Republican Party, the Holley Terrace Civic Association, the National Rifle Association and the United States Parachute Association. It has been recently said of Dan that he “Lived Out Loud!” Yes, Dan knew how to “live” and he invested his time in the things in life that he valued most. Dan was a man of deep moral conviction. Every person that knew Dan, even casually, knew the level of his faith. Dan was a devoted man of God and he tailored his life around that conviction. Dan’s life was a public demonstration of service.
Dan loved God and determined early on, to live a life of service to the Lord. That service not only included an unfailing dedication to the family that he so deeply loved and committed to his care but, Dan’s level of service went well beyond. Dan loved his country and was deeply committed to serving this great nation, not only in words and deeds right up to the day of his death but, going back to his military days fighting for our freedoms on the battlefields of Viet Nam, with the US Navy UDT-SEALs; an organization he dedicated his entire adult life to supporting.
In short; Dan Potts was a man of immense moral conviction that was liberally demonstrated through a life without compromise. He did not compromise his faith in God, his love for his country, his love and dedication to his family, nor his love and dedication to his friends. To be a friend of Dan Potts was a special bond, for Dan knew how to be a friend, and just like everything else he did, he demonstrated his friendship as “action.” Yes, Dan did “Live Out Loud,” and for those that had the privilege of knowing him deeply, know just exactly how loud his love and devotion were.
Dan is survived by his wife, Janet Potts; sons, Aaron Potts and Wesley Dees, wife, Monica; daughters, Samantha Meli, Sarah Potts and Vanessa Potts; grandchildren, Brady and Carter McIntyre, Parker and Grayson Dees, and David Meli; his mother, Alma Potts; brothers, Thomas Potts, Matthew Potts and Andrew Potts; and numerous nieces and nephews. Dan was preceded in death by his father, Jerry Potts and brothers, David Potts, John Potts and Timothy Potts.
Dan will be brought home by his fellow Navy SEALs to St. Jerome Catholic Church, 8825 Kempwood, Houston, Texas for the funeral service at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 16. Rev. Msgr. Dan Scheel and Father George Henninger will celebrate the funeral mass with a reception following in the Father Raye Center.
A memorial fund has been established for the
family. Please send donations to: Amegy Bank Janet E. Potts,
Trustee Dan Potts Memorial Fund
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Houston man killed in skydiving
incident near San Marcos By
Ciara O'Rourke | Thursday, March 8, 2012, 03:12 PM
SAN
MARCOS — A
former Navy SEAL died several miles outside of San Marcos this weekend
after a skydiving formation went awry.
Daniel Potts, 61, was trying to form a mid-air circle with friends he was skydiving at Skydive San Marcos in Fentress on Saturday when a less-experienced jumper collided into the Houston resident, Texas Department of Public Safety information specialist Aidee Trottier said. Footage of the incident indicates that the jumper accidentally pushed Potts, who was knocked unconscious and didn’t open his parachute, Trottier said.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating, Trottier said. No charges have been filed, she said
From: Larry Lyons ljlyons [at] texoma
DOT net
To: Rev Lyons email List
Date: Mon, Mar 12, 2012
Subject: Dan Potts
Hello all, Most of you know that we lost a good Christian, Father and Team Mate. I was Dan's Leading Petty Officer at different times, different Platoons in both UDT-13 and UDT-12 and have staying in touch with him all these years. I will miss him dearly.
Larry
Vanessa Monica & Jan Potts and Vanessa Potts
someone please ID these SEALs for this picture. email me at docrio45
[at] gmail DOT com
From: Janet Potts; jepotts7 [at] excite DOT
com
To: Doc Riojas
Date: 04SEP2012
Subj: Hey, Doc; This is Janet Potts.
I hope you, Lourdes and all of the family are doing great. I truly appreciate you keeping in touch with me.
I just wanted to let you know that Dan's ashes were released at his memorial skydive at Skydive San Marcos on April 21. All 5 of our kids were there and 4 made their 1st jump at his memorial with Vanessa (our youngest) releasing Dan's ashes. It was absolutely beautiful! Vanessa had just turned 18 in December and Dan was going to take her for her first jump over spring break in March. As Vanessa said, she got her first jump with her dad...and his last jump.
A Memorial Marker for Dan was placed at the VA Cemetary the week of Fathers Day. I have attached a photo of the marker.
Also, at Dan's Funeral Mass, I was told there was a piece of wood that the guys put their tridents on and the SEAL banner that everyone signed. Dan's brother and sister-in-law came from Florida last week to visit and asked to see the banner and the wood with the tridents. I told them they have not been given to me yet. I do appreciate everything
you, Chris Nicola, and the SEALS have done for Dan, me and my family. The shock and disbelief is really hard to deal with. I still have trouble believing Dan is gone and will not allow myself to sit and think about it.
Doc, thank you so much for staying in touch. You are truly a great friend. Dan always told me that you guys were family and would always be there for one another.....He was right. THANKS!
janet Potts
281-850-8372 cell
"Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near. Still loved, still missed."
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Homer
C Marshall
R.I.P. 
Homer "Doc" Marshall and Clara Marshall
Can somebody ID all these SEAL? email me with their
names: docrio45 [at] gmail
DOT com
John "Frenchy" Bisaillon UDT THREE
Mundt's
MadCats
John Bisaillon UDT-3
Dale and Audrey Calabrese R.I.P.
|
Dale A. Calabrese, age 63, and Audrey A. Calabrese, age
57, both of Orwell passed away Dec. 6, 2011, in Trumbull Township as a
result of an automobile accident.
|
Timothy
G. Szymanski
Robert
"Eagle" Gallagher & Ken GLess
Frank
Moncrief & Jim
Tipton
Wally Schwalenberg and Silver SEAL K-9
;
Class 15 East Coast
Chuck Pfarrer
Jim Wood
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Tom
Keith
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Barry
Enoch Eagle Gallagaher SeaWolf,
STAB Wally Schwalenborg
Adam
Brown
Here's a picture at beginning of training. All pumped
up. Ha-Ha:
I'm on the left!
Dennis K. McCormack
Doc Rio,
16 Oct 2010
I have the picture that was taken for articles I have written in The
BLAST and the SEAL Ethos magazines. I have some older pictures I can
draw from as well. I was a plankowner for SEAL Team ONE, and
almost immediately was sent TAD to SEAL Team TWO for a European grip to
France, Norway, Greece, and then back to France, before returning CONUS.
I Was called back to SEAL Team TWO for Cuban Missile Crisis while on leave in Pittsburgh, PA. Stayed there for several months till mission was called off by JFK. Roy Bohem informed me that he was going to transfer me to Team TWO, as he had heard I was a good operator. Kind of a funny story, as I told him I was stationed in Coronado, and my family was there, but he insisted and at one point picked up the phone (I think he was playing games with me) as I think he pretended to call DC detailer and requested me to be transferred to Team TWO.
I called my CO and was informed that he could not do that, and not to worry, as things were already set in motion for an upcoming op and he would see me soon. Whole issue became a moot point, as Team ONE was soon on board and we joined forces with Team TWO for the Cuban Missile crisis. Nick Benzschwel was in my group with an assignment to blowup a dam and some bridges in Cuba. More of an diversionary effort as I think we were expendable. Fun training for the op though.
When I went to Europe, we were with Special Forces in Paris, and then jumped into Norway and operated with Norwegian frogman, and then jumped into Greece with an op with Greek commandos. Ah, for the good old days!!! Some people on board for that op included, Jim Tipton (now there was a real character.
Jim and I met recently in San Diego and had a good laugh about some of the things we did on that op), Stan Janeka, Pete Peterson, Mel Pearson, Lloyd Cobb, Roy Gray, Rusty Campbell, Graverson, Andy D'Errico, Ron Fox, John Callahan, Doc Stone, Nick Benzschawel and others.
Here's a picture of the entire group with Norwegian
counterparts. You might be able to name a few more. Let me know what
kind of picture you might want, and I'll send that separately.
Dennis K. McCormack
1st row kneeling: Rusty Campbell, Mel Pearson, Andy D'Errico, Nick Benzschawel. Other two in this row I do not recall names.
2nd Row standing: Graverson, Lloyd Cobb, Dennis McCormack, Jim Tipton, Ron Fox, a few more I do not recall, and John Callahan.
Back Row standing: Roy Gray, Doc Stone, and others I can't recall.
Oh yeah, came across some other names from the Bergen, Norway trip.
Swede Thornblom, McLean, Stan Janecka. There was another person named Awalzachuck (sp!!!!) and we called him alphabet. Do you know any of these guys? You might be able to pick them out from picture.
On next leg of our journey we jumped into Greece and met up with
commandos. Went to a lake in Greece and worked on physical
conditioning, swimming, diving medicine and physics, demolition
training, inland penetration, maritime sabotage techniques,
nomenclature and assembly of closed circuit diving system,
compass lecture and practical work with diving compass board,
IBS usage, diving closed circuit (Emerson),
familiarization with AR-15 (became M-16), inland penetration
techniques, and joint operation with Greek commandos for
sneak attack on British rail yard. Stormy night,
perfect for what we wanted to do, but not too popular with our
Greek counterparts.
Dennis Mc Cormack
Here's a picture of me in Vietnam 1964.
Here's the picture I use for articles:
Dennis Mc Cormack
Passport Photo 1962:
Boxing picture where I had my nose broken; won by TKO though. HOOYAH!
Dennis Mc Cormack
Publicity photo (I'm wearing wet suit).
Dennis Mc Cormack
Did you know Vince Olivera(wetsuit)? Here we are together in Vietnam.
Olivera and McCormack
Graduation from Class 23, 1959. Started with 44, and graduated 9. HOOYAH!
I'm 2nd from the left standing:
Left to right standing: Jim Ritter, Dennis McCormack, Tom McDonald, Gerry Harmon, Jack Ratliff. Kneeling: Harry Monahan, Ed fisher, Carl Mariott, Frank
Watton.
Standing
in my Backyard Dennis
Mc Cormack
Teaching knife fighting DaNang circa 1964:
Dennis Mc Cormack
Getting ready to hit the surf DaNang 1964:
With a few of the Nungs circa 1964 Danang:
Dennis Mc Cormack
With team of Nungs circa 1964, DaNang, Vietnam OP34A: Dennis
Mc Cormack
D.K. McCormack SEAL Da Nang Vietnam
Rio, Here's another picture from DaNang Circa 1964 as I was teaching demolition work with Nungs.
Briefing Nungs by Marble Mountain circa 1964. Dennis
Mc Cormack
Showing how it is done on an obstacle course we built circa 1964. Dennis
Mc Cormack
DaNang 1964 getting ready for prima cord demonstration Dennis
Mc Cormack
DaNang OP34A circa 1964: Dennis
Mc Cormack
Vince Olivera and me circa 1964, OP34A Dennis
Mc Cormack
Here's one taken at My Khe, our base camp in DaNang circa 1964 Dennis
Mc Cormack
Here's another at base camp: Dennis
Mc Cormack
Base camp at My Khe, DaNang, Vietnam.
ST-1
Quarterdec
Doc,
Here are some pictures from SEAL Team ONE Quarterdeck Ceremony.
You might recognize a few of us:
Irish Flynn (Our 1st Admiral) &
Dennis McCormack
Plankowners Art Abbett, Rusty Campbell,
Dennis McCormack & John Swider
Plankowners Gary Fraser & Dennis
McCormack
XO ST-1 Leif Babin & Dennis McCormack
Gary Fraser & Moki Martin
I'll get some pictures of quarterdeck next
time I am on base.
Take care,
Dennis
email: DKMSEAL [at] aol DOT com
John B MClaren
Patrick Mulderrig
SEAL
Team TWO CPO Initiations, 1960's Some of these SEALs are still Alive!
Cornelius J. Leyden (MDV), Master Diver
Cornelius
J. Leyden (DV)
Cornelius
"Corny" J. Leyden, 72, a retired Master Chief in the U.S. Navy
and a charter member of the UDT-SEAL Association, passed away September
22, 2001. Corny served with UDT 21 and 22 from the mid 1960s until he
retired. He was an expert in diving and was responsible for the
development and fielding of the diving rigs that the SEALs use today.
Corny was also instrumental in the introduction of the Swimmer Delivery
Vehicle to the Teams and the operational SEAL Delivery Vehicle of today.
He is survived by his loving wife, Dorothy E. Leyden; five daughters;
two sons; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one sister; and
two brothers. Cornelius "Corny" J. Leyden, 72, a retired
Master Chief in the U.S. Navy and a charter member of the UDT-SEAL
Association, passed away September 22, 2001. Corny served with UDT 21
and 22 from the mid 1960s until he retired. He was an expert in diving
and was responsible for the development and fielding of the diving rigs
that the SEALs use today. Corny was also instrumental in the
introduction of the Swimmer Delivery Vehicle to the Teams and the
operational SEAL Delivery Vehicle of today.
He is survived by his loving wife, Dorothy E. Leyden; five daughters;
two sons; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one sister; and
two brothers.
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Bill Goines Kidnapped by SEALs at his wedding
Marie
and Bill Goines
From: Larry Bailey <larrywb AT suddenlink
DOT net>
Date: Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: Thought y'all might like this...
To: "Erasmo \"Doc\" Riojas" <docrio45 AT
gmail DOT com>
We messed up Bill Goines the night of his bachelor's party. He
made the wedding okay, though.
Shaved his balls and the usual stuff.
Bill, as you know, was African-American. That night we got a bunch
of LP album covers, placed them on our heads, and put bedsheets on top
of us like the KKK. Then we formed a procession with each one of
us holding a burning cross made of clothes hangers and wrapped in toilet
paper. We kidnapped him at his wedding. It was really
authentic-looking.
Even Bill later commented that he was concerned!
L Bailey
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Right mouse any photo that does not download to your
computer. from the drop down menu select "SHOW PICTURE."
I am 99% sure all the photos are there. Email me
at docrio45 [at] gmail DOT com
if you find any
problems. Rio
Colleen
and Robert J. Thomas at their wedding 1977.
Notice first
medal: Navy Cross which most of us know
it should have been the MOH.
BackRow
Stand L.toR.: Mark "The Cat" Morris/ Huey/ Freel/ R.J.
Thomas/ P.C. "Big Foot" Welborn/ Frank "Pig" Wagner/
Dave Littrel/ Rocky Dumais / Jim Barron/ Al Becker/ Joe
Colamarla/ Dusty Taylor Bottom Row Kneeling, L to R.: A>L.
"Chip" Fielding/ R.L. "Nick" BenzschAwel/ Dave Bantone/
Don Graclo/ *Mathias Mayer */ K. G. Martin/ Mark Lile MISSING
from Potos: D.D. West/ Arty Ruiz / Ralph Barron/ Ross
Huddleston/ W.R. "Doc" Clark.
out here, R.J. Thomas Platoon Officer 05AUG2011
07AUG2011:The kid in the pic I couldn't remember is Mathias Mayer.
Collen & Bob Thomas
http://www.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=4448 Bob's Citation: Navy Cross
The U.S. Army recommended R.J. Thomas for the M.O.H., but the U.S.Navy Saigon Desk Commandoes downgraded it to a Navy Cross. None of us SEALs are too happy about that. Bob deserves it and some of the men that were on that Helicopter shotdown crash have tried to reverse that decision without success. "Bob" deserves the MOH ! HooYah! FYI about the military's fairness in awarding the MOH: Naval Special War Group awarded a congressional medal of honor to an officer in SEAL Team ONE that in most combat experienced SEALs have privately voiced against such award. One of the most adamant objectors was a SEAL that wrote the book "FIRST SEAL." He is long dead, so this information will not harm his reputation. From all that I have heard from SEAL Team ONE men on that award, and from what has been printed in the TIMEs Magazine about that officer, it is probably true.
R.J. Thomas & Hunter F. Grimes III in Vietnam and
he was the heavy (7.62MM M-60) machine gunner in my squad. I am carrying a
Stoner 63A which was a linked (5.56MM) system with a hundred round drum
magazine. SEAL Teams were the only military forces to be issued this weapon
and it ultimately evolved into the Squad Automatic Weapon System (SAWS). I
lost that Stoner when I was shot down in a Seawolf Helo while conducting a
sniper recon. The
third dude in the slouch hat is non other than Dick Moran. Ron Yeaw
was our squad officer normally.
Best Regards,
RJ Thomas
Frisk, Steven P Mr CIV USSOCOM NSWLSU2
TO: Doc Rio45 [at] gmail DOT com
My friend Doc Salts just passed and I feel bad on that' he saved my sorry ass in Guam when I was pretty messed up w/ undiagnosed Hepatitis A and was totally out of it w/ fever. I got medavac'd out of there a month later thankfully that was July 1970 coming back from RVN.
BTW: CDR Bob Thomas and I went to the same
OCS class, matter of fact. we finished in Feb '77. He forgot
where the North Star was in the nasty Celestial Final, so he got
commissioned 2 days after me. So I was always senior to him. ha
ha
Of course, I cannot shoot quite as well as he does.
Hey, hey he (RJ) was lucky his (now) beloved wife Colleen basically tutored us thru OCS else wise we might not have made it. Thomas did not go for the CORFAMS either even though he got lambasted for the stuck with his full out leather shoes.
Got to love RJ ...he stuck w/ his essentials yes, we patrolled our way to the dark side but have never forsaken our roots, as it were I still have my original issue cracker jacks jumper ....... even Popeye would be proud of me. it was my last shot over the bow since they seemed to work hard to find ways to give me also humongous (relatively) responsibility even as an E5. same RJ his Navy Cross and all
when they outlawed beards when the Zumwalt era ended, I thought that he was going to have to go into permanent counseling. RJ's is out there in Fallon with his massive weapon collection.
I stayed overnight with he and Colleen a few yrs back after I did some
work at Hawthorne where we train some of the G-2 folks with the
mobility vehicles. Almost my entire adult life has been with
NSW. I am still here running ranges including this monster $14M one that
is now the centerpiece of training and containment here at the
Creek for many of our combat skills.
3 more yrs and I am out of here to go sailing and stuff in Coronado and
then spend summers in the San Juan Islands in WA State. That is the
basic plan at least.
Steve Frisk, CDR USN Ret.
No spill check,
not politically correct
John Chalus Yes Steve was already in the SEAL TEAM ONE when I arrived. He was a great guy. He later became an officer and went to SEAL TEAM TWO. He was an incredible athlete.
Doc,
here you go from the wayback machine Mike Thornton on the right and I as BUD/S First Phase Instructors at yet another party at trainee Ens Randy Albrecht's (Class 81) house with his then wee son. Circa late 1974/early 1975.
Lt
to Rt:Steve frisk and Mike Thornton
Note the sideburns going on......we drank a lot of jug wine in those halcyon days.........i can assure and Mike and I were on the Mike Douglas Show out on the "O" Course when it came to town doing all the Navy and one day reserved for NSW.
We had Cliff Robertson out there, the Lennon sisters,Larry Czonka, the Monkees Singing Group......I personnally had to, of course, help (physically assist)one of the Lennon Sisters over one of the obstacles....a lower rung of the "Dirty Name"..... :-) This was sent to me as: "Child Molestors"
Steve Frisk, I was ET1 at the time.
Bob Thomas behind him is Chuck Fellers
From: Robert Muzslay
To: BUDS81 [at] aol.com ; Carl Yuill ; Eugenio Crescini ; Erasmo
"Doc"Riojas ; Fred Schempp ; Gary Powel ; Jeff Moran ; John Edson ; John Schmidt ; Markley H. Boyer ; PAUL D WNEK ; Ray Fritz ; Rich Black ; Robinson, Joseph G. ;
Sgtsteprt [at] aol.com ; TERRA FLYNN ; Tip Ammen ; Tom Blais ; Tony Rossi ;
Udt21frogman [at] aol.com ; WMyers6694 [at} aol.com Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 7:39 AM
Subject: Bob Thomas MOH
From: fmilcusguns [at] aol.com [mailto:fmilcusguns [at] aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 13,
To: rmuzslay [at] sterlingcreditcorp.com
Subject: Bob Thoms MOH
The following is the account of the Battle in which PO 2 R.J. Thomas saved many wounded people and killed at least 35 enemy combat troops. Using only a 45 with 85 rounds at his disposal. He was put in for the Medal of Honor by the US Army. More later.
Note from Bob to Rio:
Doc,
You know better than that...I may have scratched out 7 or 8 with the ol clunker gun, but when we got up in the air with the slick, I was ground sluicing them with the 60. They didn't have anywhere to run and I let the air out of quite a few...I don't know about 35, I'd like to talk to the guy who counted.
Quien Sabe,
Tu Amigo, Bob
Seawolf Detachment Three Seawolf Door Gunner Bill Rutledge
Battle at Ha Tien 23 March 1969, Da Dung Mountain Area
Other articles with limited information have been written about these two difficult days in the lives of these brave pilots and gunners from Detachment Three. As other articles I have written, I write this to add to our history and to pay tribute to those that fought these horrific battles, those killed in action and the survivors. In other articles, details and participants were left out that need to be recognized for their heroism and participation in these missions. I have collected much of20this missing history and using o fficial documents, written first hand accounts, citations and phone conversations wi th individuals on scene, have for the most part been able to reconstruct part, if not most of what occurred on these missions. I have not been able to contact everyone involved and apologize if some details are missing and personnel not noted but I have done the best I could with limited information. Maybe the whole story will never be known.
Until May 1970 when President Nixon legalized incursions into Cambodia, there were to be no crossing of the border. Although there had been several large operations along and over the border, one being operation
SEALORDS, many other covert missions had been executed in which the Seawolves were involved with no after action report or one reflecting the action being flown this side of the border. It was hard at times to distinguish which side of the border you were on. The Cambodians 20 would let enemy unit s openly operate and stage from the Cambodian side. They would make raids into Vietnam and escape back 20 across the border, knowing we would not follow and attack. On many occasions they were in for a SURPRISE!
Ha Tien 23 March 1969, Approximately 10 AM. I don’t have all the details on this mission, but it went as follows. The Navy light fire team of two heavily armed Gunships from HA(L)3, Detachment Three, staging from Ha Tien on the Northwest coast of Vietnam near the Cambodian border. They went on a scouting/strike mission to locate a local Warlord in the Da Dung Mountains area. The Warlord had been coming off the Mountains, pillaging, plundering and killing residents of the local villages, and having his troops attack military outposts. He would then retreat back into the mountains, and using his 4 inch Mortar, rain down havoc on the villages and any pursuing troops. With this intel the Det 3 Gunships went out. =2 0 =2 0
The situation on Det 3 with three FTLs20(Fire Team Leader) at the time was 48 hrs on 24 off and alternating the FTL after each strike. On the first mission the lead bird was manned by:
LTJG Randy Miller, Fire team Leader (FTL). LCDR Keyes (Copilot), Petty Officer Mike Schafernocker (Gunner/Crew Chief) Petty Officer Dan Riordon (Gunner)
The trail gunship was manned by: LTJG Dick Barr, Attack Helicopter Aircraft Commander
(AHAC), LTJG Pawlowski (Copilot), Petty Officer Rick Abbott (50 Cal.Gunner/ Crew Chief) Petty Officer Howard Meute (Gunner) Navy SEAL, Petty Officer Seco nd Class Robert Thomas (Recon/Observer).
The area where the strike was to be put in was very near Ha Tien=2 0and consisted of rice paddies leading up to two mountains, the Nui Sa Ti and Nui Di
Yung. Nui Dai Yung was the target where the Warlord operated from. As LTJG Miller rolled his fire team in, he started taking heavy fire from both mountains and the surrounding area. LCDR Keyes and both gunners commenced firing on the enemy positions. Miller’s Gunship was armed with 14 rockets with proximity fuses. The enemy fire was so heavy that when the fourth rocket was launched it was exploded by the intense enemy fire just in front of his aircraft. Not being able to fire any more rockets for fear of one being exploded immediately after launching, he broke off the attack to save the bird and his crew and returned the fire team to Ha
Tien. There they fixed a problem with a rocket pod, rearmed with PD rockets, refueled and went out again.
On this strike LTJG Barr became FTL with his crew and LTJG Miller the cover bird. Arriving back on target and rolling in again under the heaviest fire every seen by the fire team, LTJG Barr launched several rockets with all other weapons firing.
His gunship took a disabling enemy hit and Barr called to Miller he was hit and going down. Miller followed the lead bird around and again Barr radioed he was hit, meaning he personally had taken a hit in the foot. Autorotating to the ground from around 500 feet, his bird hit hard within firing range of both mountains. The trail bird saw Petty Officer Thomas, the Navy SEAL, thrown a distance from the crashed lead bird. Smoke was seen coming from the wreck and no one was seen moving.
Miller made a decision to land and let Petty Officer Riordan out of the gunship to help the crew of the downed bird. Then, Miller went airborne again, positioning his bird between the mountains and the downed crew to take the fire off of them. Now, with Schaf e rnocker as his lone Gunner and LCDR Keyes using the four M-60 external flex guns, he made pass after pass, radioing May Day for assistance.
Immediately after exiting the20aircraft, Petty Officer Riordan was wounded in the leg, but continued on and pulled Petty Officer Rick Abbott and LTJG Barr from the wreck. Navy SEAL Thomas worked his way back to Barr who was lying on the ground. To protect the injured Barr from the enemy fire, Thomas layed across Barr’s body and grabbed the only weapon available, Barr’s 45 pistol. He then took under fire the enemy, who were coming across a dike. LTJG Barr relates that Petty Officer Thomas was hitting an enemy with virtually every round.
During this ground action, LTJG Miller made contact with two Army helos from the 175th Assault Helicopter Company who were inbound. Miller saw the advancing enemy and made a pass from behind the wreck, shooting rockets over the downed bird into them, as Shafernocker and Keyes continue firing. Miller continued makin g more rocket runs. The first Army helo on scene was 20immediately shot up trying to make the rescue.
The pilot was hit, and left the area trailing fuel. The SEAL Team from Ha Tien had made their way on the ground to the battle zone, and along with LTJG Miller and his only gunner Schafernocker, they placed fire on the advancing enemy. This allowed the second Army helo with Copilot Kent Graham aboard to make an attempt at the rescue.
This rescue slick was also hit numerous times, with the pilot being hit in the face and hand. With the wounded pilot, the Army bird went in again, landed and made the evacuation of the surviving downed Seawolves and Navy SEAL. As they were loaded up, Petty Officer Thomas’s injured back gave out. He saw an enemy soldier as he fell to the ground, turned over and in one motion, blew him away with one shot at 15 yards.
During the rescue LTJG Miller kept his gunship positioned between the rescue bird and the enemy, taking the fire off of them. Dust Off arrived and took the wounded to Third S urg Hospital in Binh Thuy. The SEALS remained on the=2 0gr ound to recover the Seawolf KIAs. LTJG Miller returned to Ha Tien with his shot up bird.
The enemy fire around the downed Seawolf was described as the same as a hard20rain hitting a dusty field leaving thousands of marks in the dust. A short time later, fast movers (Jets) arrived and unloaded rockets and napalm on the area. The downed Seawolf gunship was destroyed in place.
Army rescue Copilot Kent Graham commented, “The most striking part of the rescue was the way the Seawolf cover bird
(LTJG Miller and his crew) stayed with his downed comrades.
What we did was SOP, anyone would have done the same thing. The Seawolf Wingman (LTJG Miller) was the real hero. I have no doubt that he would have continued making attacks until he ran out of fuel.
This is one of the most important lessons of my life, no matter what happens, NEVER let your comrades down. Thanks, Seawolves” .
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Results of this battle:
One Seawolf gunship shot down/destroyed
One Seawolf gunship shot up, destroyed in place
=2 0
Two Army Slicks from the 175th AHC shot up
LTJG Pawloski KIA
AN Meute
20
KIA
20
LTJG Barr WIA
Navy SEAL Roberts WIA
20
PO Riordan WIA
PO Abbott WIA
20
2 Army Pilots WIA
Webmasters
NOTE: Bob Thomas RD2
(SEAL) was recommended for the MOH biy the U.S. Army, but the
"desk-jockey" politicians downgraded it to a Navy Cross. There is hope that this can be reversed in the year
2009.
Vice Admiral Albert M. (Bert) Calland III
retires after 33 years this July 2007
2nd ZHSZanesville, OH 43701 ,Quarterback Club luncheon
to have patriotic theme By DAVE WEIDIG
Sports EditorZANESVILLE
Ron Apperson pulled off a major coup last year, getting both Mark Dantonio and Jim Tressel here for the > Zanesville High School Quarterback Club's first Past Presidents luncheon.He feels this year's program is just as important: appreciation of service in the armed forces, for those with and without football ties. It will be held at noon on Friday, May 6, at North Terrace Church of We're not trying to duplicate last year, but we're still looking for equal success," Apperson said.
It will honor U.S. Naval Academy Vice Admiral Albert M. (Bert) Calland III, a former football star at ZHS and Navy, who went on to become a Navy SEAL platoon commander and is now Associate Director of Central Intelligence for Military Support for the CIA. Following the terrorist attacks of Sept 11, 2001, he transitioned his headquarters war fighting functions from MacDill Air Force to the forward-deployed Joint Forces Special Operations Component Command. There he directed more than and Coalition Special Operations Forces in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and eventually was appointed Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command. The event will also feature Calland's position coach at Navy, Gary Tranquill, now offensive coordinator at North Carolina FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> former assistant at Michigan State with Mark Dantonio when the Spartans upset then No. 1 ranked in Ohio Stadium. Calland still holds the Navy record for pass receptions in a season (61 in 1972) and was the Silver Helmet Award winner in 1973 as team MVP in his senior year. "Bert doesn't have the name recognition of a Dantonio or Tressel, but he's such a role model for all our area youth with his achievements," said Apperson, who coached Calland in 1969 after he had been coached by Mel Adams in 1967 and 1968.
"Here's a guy who commanded a 3,000-man Navy SEAL force, and was the first officer to set foot on the ground in Afghanistan ." Calland was appointed to the Naval Academy by Congressman Clarence Miller. >Also on hand for the Past Presidents Dinner will be another former ZHS football player, Willett Sawyer of , a Navy SEAL Vietnam era of the 1960's and 70's. Former ZHS football players who graduated from the military academies have also been invited: Jim Queen (Navy), Dennis Lunghofer (Navy), Keith Farmer (Air Force), Tony Tabler (Army), Col. Jack Faires (Army) and John Politis (Army).
Jordan Young from ZHS is currently playing football at Navy, while Blue Devil Drake Aronhalt is playing basketball at the Navy "Other veterans who didn't play football are still welcome to attend this and be honored," Apperson said. "Now is the time people need to show appreciation for our military, what with them taking the National Guard right out of our communities.
This gives our community the opportunity to show that appreciation, and to show our kids what role models
these people are."The Navy Honor Guard is also expected to
attend. March 17, 2005 
Adm. Bert CallandThe Calland File Vice Admiral Albert M. (Bert) Calland
III, 52 Associate Director of Central Intelligence for Military Support,
CIA 1970 graduate, Zanesville High School , where he starred in football
and also played baseball and basketball.
1974 graduate, U.S. Naval Academy, where he holds the record for most pass receptions in a season (61 in 1972) 10pt; COLOR: black; Class of 1982, Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUDS) training. Platoon commander for SEAL Delivery Vehicle and SEAL Platoon and most recently, Commander, Personal decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal (two awards), the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Award (two awards), the Meritorious Service Medal (five awards) and the Navy Commendation Medal.
Mother Nancy Calland, of Zanesville ; brothers Dick and Joe Calland.
Vice Adm. Albert 'Bert' M. Calland III, National Counterterrorism Center's Deputy Director for Strategic Operational Planning, to Retire
WASHINGTON, April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National
Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Director retired Vice Adm. John "Scott" Redd
today announced that Vice Adm. Albert M. "Bert" Calland III, Deputy
Director for Strategic Operational Planning, will retire on July 1, 2007,
culminating a distinguished naval career spanning more than 33 years.
Calland served in this key position since Sept. 2006, and was principally
responsible for the U.S. government's strategic operational planning effort
to combat terrorism by integrating all elements of national power across
multiple departments and agencies.
"In every position Bert's served, -- a SEAL team leader in the Arabian
Gulf, a combat leader in Afghanistan, the CIA's Deputy Director, and
finally, as my deputy for strategic operational planning - his
contributions to our nation's security have had an enormous and enduring
significance," said Redd. "Bert's strong leadership, unquestionable
integrity, and total dedication to the mission and those with whom he
served, exemplify the highest qualities of naval service. I am honored and
blessed to call him 'shipmate.'"
In June 2006, President Bush approved the National Implementation Plan
for the War on Terror. As the NCTC's Deputy Director for Strategic
Operational Planning, Calland's responsibilities encompassed the planning
and integration of existing U.S. government counterterrorism activities,
developing a common strategic direction for future operations and an
assessment of their effectiveness.
"As an experienced operator whose career focused on counterterrorism
activities and special operations missions, Bert's credentials for this
important national planning effort were impeccable," Redd said.
Throughout his career, Calland commanded Naval Special Warfare units
and Special Operations Forces at all levels, beginning as platoon commander
of a SEAL Delivery Vehicle and culminating as Commander, Naval Special
Warfare Command from August 2002 until March 2004, responsible for all Navy
SEALS and Combatant Craft Crewmen.
In July 2000, Calland assumed command of Special Operations Command
Central (SOCCENT). Immediately following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the
U. S., he transitioned his headquarters' war fighting functions to the
forward- deployed Joint Forces Special Operations Component Command,
directing more than 3,000 U.S. and Coalition Special Operations Forces in
support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. As commander of all special
operations forces for U.S. Central Command, during this operation, Calland
was the first U.S. military flag officer to set foot in Afghanistan.
In March 2004 he received his third star and was assigned to the CIA as
Associate Director of Central Intelligence for Military Support. In July
2005, Calland was appointed Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency,
the number two position in the CIA, where he was responsible for CIA
operations and activities around the world.
Born in Columbus, Ohio, Calland moved to Zanesville, Ohio where he
graduated from Zanesville High School. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in
1970 and graduated in 1974 with a B.S. degree in Oceanography. He received
a Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy in 1996 from the
Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C.
"On behalf of his many intelligence community colleagues and shipmates
around the globe, I want to thank Bert, Cindy and his entire family for
their many sacrifices," Redd said. "As he embarks on this next chapter of
his life, we all wish him 'fair winds and following seas.'"
SOURCE National Counterterrorism Center
The UDT/SEAL Association (Wash Chapter) is arranging a retirement party honoring VADM Bert Calland and his wife Cindy. It will be held on 28 Jun from 1800 to 2100 on the top deck of the Crystal City Sports Pub. Location: 529 S. 23rd St., Arlington, VA 22202.
If you wish to attend, pls respond to me by e-mail indicating your attendance and the number of any other people you will be bringing. We need to get a good number for the purposes of arranging for the food (hors d'oeuvres) and non-alcoholic drinks. To defray costs, we will be collecting $16 per person at the door. A bar will be available and alcoholic drinks will be at each individual's expense.
E-mail address: Maynard.weyers@L-3com.com
This email was sent to docrio45 [at] gmail DOT com, by info@udtseal.org
UDT-SEAL Association | P.O. Box 5965 | Virginia Beach | Va
Bert Calland hometown Zanesville OH
Per-Erik"Swede" Tornblom was a Swedish National
Mc
Cabe
when in ST-2. Roy Boehm told him,
"
Swede if you don't become an American Citizen,
you are outta
here!"
The Swede asked why? Roy said, "because I am tired of having
to write the State Department every time I have
to send you somewhere!" 20+ years later, the Swede was out!
ST-2 7thPlt 1969, enroute to RVN:Lt to Rt Stand: Ty Zellers, Doc O’Brien, Mike
Nause, Mike Mc Carthy, John Jaunzems, Fred Keener, CPO
Mike Spencer, LT. Tom Hawkins
email webmaster at: docrio45 [@] gmail
DOT com
Radm. Garry J. Bonelli
About Rear Admiral
Bonelli Enlisting in the U.S.
Navy in 1968, Rear Admiral (Select) Garry Bonelli graduated from
the Great Lakes Recruit Training Center, where he was a member of
the first-ever Underwater Demolition Team (UDT)/SEAL boot camp
company. Following graduation, Rear Adm. (Sel) Bonelli made two
ground combat deployments in Vietnam as a Navy Frogman with
UDT-12. Then, in 1974, he became a member of the first Reserve
Component unit of Naval Special Warfare. When to the sessions of sweet
silent thought -
Shakespeare sonnet XXX
GMGCM
Everett Barrett SEAL USN-Ret. Class 6
R.I.P. It
is with great sadness that the UDT-SEAL Association informs the
membership on the passing of GMGCM Everett Barrett - Class 6.
GMGCM Everett Barrett passed away early on 01/14/2010
following a long battle with cancer. Everett is
survived by his wife Blondel (Del) and son Frank. He is
preceded in death by his daughter Debbie Master
Chief Barrett served in UDT 22, Seal Team 2 and EOD. He
mentored many a young sailor and pushed them to be more then they
dreamed they could be. Master Chief had the voice
of a man that learned to whisper in a sawmill.
There
will not be any service or memorial at Everett request.
At this time, there may be a gathering at the Lake Wales Florida
Moose Lodge on Saturday 23 January to toast and roast his life.
If
the Association receives details on the gathering, we
forward to the membership.
Morning Doc,
I spent a few minutes reliving the past by viewing your SEAL site. First, I'd
like to thank you for your efforts. Gathering and posting all those pictures
must be a tremendous effort. Hope you have someone designated to take over
after you've gone to your just rewards.....(Hah! Hell for sure!)
Anyway, there is a small picture of a young
PaAAina and immediately underneath is a picture, apparently from some
magazine, of a SEAL armed with a Stoner. That guy is Rex Johnson. More
commonly known as "No-Neck." Hammond tagged him with that nickname
and it stayed. I can't remember the circumstances, but Rex was transferred to
the fleet .
Years later, a nursing home somewhere
contacted the Team with information that a resident had died and in his shoe
box of valuables was a trident. They wondered if he might have been a
SEAL....it was ole No-Neck.
May he Rest in Eternal Peace. Chuck
Newell ST-2 Retired
Adm. Flynn, Di Croce, Campoli
standing right outside the gate to the Diving Compound USNBase San Diego CA.
My LIL SEASTORY: The Admiral
stopped his little sports car almost where they are
standing. I saw Lou trying to get out of the car and the
Admiral was getting out to go assist Lou.
I walked over to help, and the Admiral said,
do you think it will be alright to park over there, a spot
reserved for the diving staff. I looked at his auto's
windshild and there was a big number "8" sticker.
I said, sir, if you are an E-8, you can park there. He responded, "no, that is an 0-8
sticker." I said in that case Admiral, you can park
anywhere your heart desires ! Stupid
Riojas: I did not know the admiral and only seen his younger
face in photos. We all had a good laugh. Oh, and then I added, LCDR Steve Elson
sends his regards ! But that is another
story.
Durwood H. White,
SEAL Team TWO, WIA in 'nam:
Lost a Leg to Booby Trap
From: Doc Rio In a message dated 8/20/2009 On Aug 20, 2009, Bill Langley <langleychfs [at]
knology.net> wrote: ----- Original Message ----- Webmaster's NOTE: It is with great sadness that the UDT-SEAL
Association informs the membership on the passing of Durwood
Hunter White, USN (Ret.)
Durwood
Hunter White, 71, of 3655 N.C. Hwy 41 W, died Dec. 28, 2009 at Pitt
County Memorial Hospital.
Durwood
is preceded in death by his wife, Barbara White; brother, R.W. White;
sisters, Louise Ricks and Vivian Brittingham. Durwood
Hunter White was a US Navy Seal (Retired). He is
survived by son, Sean Hunter White and wife Shannon of Washington;
stepdaughters, Charlene Taylor and husband R.V. of Seven Springs and
Nikki Barker and husband Eric of California; sister, Elizabeth Quinn and
husband Thurston of Seven Springs; and six grandchildren, Jordan Taylor,
Kyle White, Braxton Barker, Kevin White, Bradley Barker and Hannah
Barker.
Durwood
was a member of CLASS-26, Little Creek, VA. and served with UDT-21 and
SEAL Team 2.
Funeral
Services: will be held at today at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Dec. 30, 2009 at
Gospel Light Church, 153 Houston Road, Comfort with the Rev. Ruffin Hill
officiating.
Visitation:
will be held today, Wednesday, Dec. 30, following the funeral service.
Burial
Services: with military rites will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday,
Dec. 31, 2009 at the Philyaw Thomas Cemetery. Hannah Barker.
In
lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Gospel Light
Church Att: Gene Green, P. O. Box 153, Comfort, N.C. 28522.
Arrangements by Pink Hill Funeral Home. Sign the guestbook at
kinston.com.
UDT-SEAL
Association | POB 5965 | Virginia Beach | VA | 23471
To: Doc Riojas,
email: Aug 8, 2006
Sorry to hear about the discovery of your prostate cancer .
Take care of yourself, I am running out of wet back friends. Your predecessor
and a one of a kind was Smarty Marti (Martinez.) Damn how he could keep
me in trouble; He was an artist and could screw up any plan of the day.
His take was most regulations were a (systematic procedure based on a
sound plan, created by geniuses for the execution of us idiots) therefore
we had every right to modify it, and make it as embarrassing as possible to
the geniuses.
Take care and Tu Amigo;
Roy Boehm said that
SEAL Team TWO, the origional 7th Platoon
From: Jon Fischman
.
The Person that labeled the
names of these SEALs made a BIG mistake, read the notes below photo
The above photograph does not include my old friend Bob
Wagner.
Doc. From: garfras [at] aol DOT com
Date: Jan 25 Love your old photographs, keep up the good work.
Gary Fraser, San Diego, CA. KIA NAVY PETTY OFFICER 2ND CLASS ROBERT K. WAGNER
(SEAL) 8/15/1968
ROBERT KAY WAGNER (SEAL) SK1 - E6 - Navy - Regular
ROBERTRobert Kay Wagner
(SEAL) KAY WAGNER Navy - SK1 - E6
Age: 35 Race: Caucasian Sex: Male Date of Birth May 5, 1933 From: BARSTOW, CA Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC Marital Status: Married
Email: The
tall SEAL with arms folded in left rear, wearing a marine fatgue hat is
SKCC Bob Wagner, KIA Vietnam as a PRU advisor. He came through my training
class 28 west coast /s/ Carl Swepston
Doc Riojas
NOTE: Carl, Bob Wagner was a PO2, that SEAL is a SKCC
name was labeled incorrectly?
my note: I emailed Steve regarding his forthcoming visit to R.D. and Pam
Russell's home in CO. We were b/s'n back and forth and I told him I had
seen Doug Bateman at Walmart. Capt. Bateman was in Steve's BUD/S
class. I wrote steve that Doug had related to me a seastory about a boat
crew in class 59 that filled their boat with HELIUM. Steve
remembered that and told me how the guys got caught by the instructors and
their punishment. He also related other stories about his class.
I asked steve to publish them here but here is what he
wrote back: "I
think it’s only proper to let my classmates recount their own experiences,
both BUD/S adventures and after, as they wish. If you have not
read my book, please send
me your mailing address it will be my personal pleasure to send you a PRIVATE
COPY of my book for your collection… as a personal gift from one old frogman
to another!"
Doc, As
for chasing phonies, I was the principal investigator with the AuthentiSEALs…
working with Liz Logan, Steven Collins, Nasty Nash, Curtis Williams, Larry
Bailey, CG Marshal… and others. I’m still doing it now, although the
AuthentiSEAL group closed shop back in 2005 for lack of manpower. I currently
work with RD Russell and handle some of the writing stuff for his Naval Special
Warfare Archives, as well as being on the Advisory Board for the POW Network.
They have been unmasking military imposters of all kinds for about 18 years. In
that work I have a LOT of interaction with the FBI, the DCIS, and have provided
SEAL verification services to law enforcement across the country. Yeah… it
costs some money (mostly phone bills and some mailing costs)… but I owe it to
our Teammates who didn’t come back home and cannot defend their own honor and
integrity that the phony bastards try to steal for themselves. Back
in 2002 I wrote a book about all the imposters I’d been busting, and it did
okay… but I had to self-publish the thing because no publishing houses were
willing to take the legal risk; in the book I didn’t mince words, I didn’t
sugar coat things, and I used the names of the imposters… which apparently
scared away the publishers who were afraid of lawsuits. Now its 5 years old and
‘old news’. I’ve actually sold about half of all that I’ve had printed
to Team guys who are absolutely amazed at how many poseurs there are. The rest
sell to civilians who also had no idea how many liars and masqueraders there
are. I constantly get letters from people who have read my book and they want to
know why the imposters make such preposterous claims. I could probably write
another book about that aspect alone… but that’s going to be a project for
later. I
never made it to combat… and I’ve always regretted that, no matter how much
my SEAL Teammates tell me that I was ‘one of the lucky ones’. I’ve always
felt like a knife that was sharpened to a razor edge… then put on a shelf to
get dusty and rusty. So now, 35 years later, it’s finally my turn on the
firing line… taking down the phonies and defending the reputation of the
Teams. I owe it to all of my Teammates, alive and dead… and I’ll keep doing
it for as long as I am able. A guy can leave the Navy and stop being a sailor,
but he never (NEVER) leaves the Teams and never (NEVER) stops being a SEAL. HOOYAH! Steve
Robinson
"Those who undertake to impersonate US Navy SEALs, for whatever
purpose, are a disgraceful insult to every man and woman who ever served
honorably in any branch of America's armed " forces...quote
by: http://www.navyseals.com/ With these words author Steve Robinson begins his account of the fight to
uphold the honor of his fallen Teammates. Detailing some of the most
ludicrous claims imaginable, former Navy SEAL, Steve Robinson, catalogs a
wild array of bizarre tales and outlandish stories recounted by SEAL
imposters in their attempts to manipulate family and friends, influenced
employers, and impress employees. Including police officers who have used
false claims of SEAL experience to gain positions on SWAT teams, teachers
who have regaled their students with fraudulent tales of daring combat
encounters, and con artists who have swindled women out of thousands of
dollars and taken advantage of their trusting nature, these stories seem
beyond belief, yet every one of them is true! If you know someone who claims to be a Navy SEAL, this is one book you
simply MUST READ!
Navy SEAL Team operator Carlos Moleda, who was medically discharged from SEAL
Team FOUR in 1990.
Petty Officer Moleda was critically wounded during an intense firefight
during combat operations on 20 December 1989 at Patilla Airfield in the Republic
of Panama. Petty Officer Moleda was the guest speaker at the change of command
ceremony at the Special Boat Unit TWENTY's headquarters , NAB, Little Creek, VA.
He spoke and I quote: "When an individual wears that Trident on his
chest, he bears the weight of a lot of responsibility, the respect for the
memory of those who have suffered and died for it, and (that) they are member of
a Team.
This is another reason why we so adamantly hate WannaBe's!
Chief McFaul, a Navy SEAL, was killed in December 1989 during combat in Panama.
McFaul braved enemy fire to rescue a wounded SEAL and was hit by enemy fire. He
used his body to shield the other sailor and saved the man's life. He was
awarded the Navy Cross Posthumously.
The ship USS McFaul was named in his honor. The USS Mc Faul is a
guided-missile destroyer that will be homeported in Norfolk, Va. The Ship has a
crew of 300 sailors. Her first Commanding Officer is Bernard Jackson, a graduate
of Savanh State College Navy ROTC program.
USS McFaul - DDG 74 On Facebook, May 10th
McFAUL sailors participated in a joint ceremony with the armed forces of Spain
honoring fallen members of the military throughout history. The ceremony is the
hallmark event of McFaul's visit to Spain, which coincides with the 234th
anniversary of the Spanish General Bernardo de Galvez's capture of Pensacola
during the American War of Independence on May 8, 1781, resulting in the
eviction of the British forces from the Florida territory and the establishment
of a crucial Southern front to provide relief to General Washington's forces.
The Bernardo de Galvez Association, United States Embassy in Spain, Spanish
military, and government of Malaga worked in concert with one another to achieve
McFaul's participation in the ceremony - marking the first time a United States
Navy warship has ever participated in an activity of this kind in Spain! Dear Members of the NavySEALs.com
Community September 11, 2001 was a day of great sacrifice
for Americans. No group has better understood that, nor has acted
in such a manner as to make that sacrifice a more meaningful page in our
nation's history, than the United States Navy SEALs. The SEALs
have taken the fight to the enemy with extraordinary result. But their
success has not been without cost. More SEALs have made the ultimate sacrifice in
Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom than in any other conflict
since Vietnam.
Please join me in honoring the memories of Naval Special Warfare's fallen
heroes in the Global War on Terror. Kind regards, Mark Divine 8 Feb 2008: Other
names are missing since this list was created. To be updated in the
near future.
Michael E. Koch and Nathan H. Hardy (SEALs) KIAs
HERE !
Michael Monsoor, KIA,
awarded MOH
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Commemorate The
Birth of the Underwater Demolition Teams In
December 1943, two years after Pearl Harbor, as WWII raged in the
Atlantic and Pacific, UDT-1 and UDT-2 were formed at Waimanalo, Oahu.
A few months later, they moved to Kihei, Maui to train. As
many of you know, the “Naked Warrior” statue stands at the
entrance of the National UDT-SEAL Museum to represent the various
naval commando and combat swimmer units, who’s capabilities can be
seen in today’s SEAL Teams. The six-foot bronze statue stands on a
water obstacle representative of those the UDT’s were assigned to
destroy so U.S. Army and Marine Corps landings could take place from
Normandy to Iwo Jima. It is a fascinating story of bravery against all
odds. A
local Hawaii group and the Museum are raising $50,000 to reproduce
this statue for placement on a site within what is now Bellows Air
Force Station at Waimanalo, and they are about halfway there.
Tax-deductible donations to this fund can be made through the Museum
and earmarked for this project. At
Ft. Pierce, Florida Recreated at Waimanalo, Hawaii This
project needs your donation to make it a reality. You can contribute
either by check or credit card to: UDT-SEAL
Museum 3300
North A1A, North Hutchinson Island Fort
Pierce, Florida 34949 Please
donate to the Museum, and write
“Waimanalo UDT Commemorative” on your check.
For credit card donations, a
form is available from the Museum at: http://navysealmuseum.com/ or
you may call Lisa Fulton at: (772) 595-5845 ext. 204. The
Hawaii Naked Warrior Project needs your support!
Hooyah!
A shouted term used often in SEAL Training that means: Hell Yeah!
Fuck off
Fuck you
OH SHIT, not again!
Yes Instructor
Not again
A-firm
This is REALLY going to suck
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Kneeling: Bob Rieve, Joe Silva, Bill Day, Ed McQueen, Dennis
Johnson, Jim Finley (not in photo) from:TyZellers Photo collection
7th Plt. ST-2 1969 RVN:
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"The Point Man" Jim Watson
click on photos to enlarge
from magazine "Small Arms Review"
Mike Thornton (SEAL) of the GulfCoast SEALs
Thomas Norris (SEAL)
Vol.30 #3 "Patches"
Watson
Mike
Thornton SEAL MOH receipient
Funerals at sea for SEALs
In 1976, as a drilling Reservist, he completed his master of
science degree in Mass Communications and received a direct
commission in the Navy Reserve. He has served as the commanding
officer of eight Navy Reserve units.
Rear Adm. (Sel) Bonelli was mobilized in 1990 in support of
Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and
served as the commanding officer of SEAL Team 5. He has the
distinction of being the first and only Reservist to command an
active duty SEAL Team.
In 2001, Radm. Bonelli was selected to serve as the Deputy
Commander at Navy Reserve Readiness Command Southwest. In 2005, he
completed a three-year collateral assignment as a member of the
Secretary of the Navy’s National Navy Reserve Policy Board.
Recalled to active duty again in 2006, Bonelli served as the Chief
of Staff for Naval Special Warfare Command. This headquarters
command has cognizance for seven major subordinate commands
comprising a total Force of 6,500 personnel. The command develops
strategy, doctrine, and tactics for Naval Special Warfare forces
supporting Fleet and Joint Special Operations worldwide. Recalled
again in 2007, he now serves as the Deputy Commander, Naval
Special Warfare Command.
I summon up remembrance of things past,
I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought,
And with old woes new wail my dear time's waste:
Then can I drown an eye, unused to flow,
For precious friends hid in death's dateless night,
And weep afresh love's long since cancell'd woe,
And moan the expense of many a vanish'd sight:
Then can I grieve at grievances foregone,
And heavily from woe to woe tell o'er
The sad account of fore-bemoaned moan,
Which I new pay as if not paid before.
But if the while I think on thee, dear friend,
All losses are restored and sorrows end.
Thomas
E. Blais
Michael Martin McGreevy Marcus "Doc" Luttrell, & Murphy's parents
Doc Worthington
UDTs
WWII 
Don Young UDT
Wannabe
caught by lt.tort: RD Russell, Higby, Larry Bailey
Harry
Constance "Good to Go"
Don
(Des) Pierce 1945
Monsoor, SEAL, MOH recipient
Roland
UDT Swimmer
Pasternack
UDT WWII
UDT
Suh KIA
Steve Waterman Navy Photographer
Lt.to
Rt: Tyrie Clements, Chuck Newell, Hammond, "Doc" Painter and TWO UDT
Students
UDTs WWII
UDT
in Korean War
Korean War UDT's
Astroworld Houston TX
: GulfCoast SEALs: lt to rt.standing: "Doc" Moreno, Bond,
Potts, Holmes, Thornton, Bateman, Casale, I forgot, Kappus
SITTING: Doc Riojas, Yanez, I forgot(BSU), Kibby, Hunter.
House J Sings Jim Watson at Lil Jim's Bait
Bob L. Nissley
Fred Miller &
Linda & Jim Watson
S.W.A.T. (SEAL wives against Terror) on boat tour
Point Man Watson above
Leap Frogs in Plane
ST-2 SEALs: lt to rt: McQuillis, F.Thornton,
??,??, ??, Fellers,
Watson
Jim Watson, Mike McQuillis and
? ? Linda,
Jim
Watson
Jerry
Clark
Thomas
Hartzell SEAL
" Mac", Roy Boehm, Mike
Winford H. Watts
Sailor
of the Year 2002
Tornton, Doc Riojas
Jerry Sweesy and Erasmo Riojas
Mike Thornton
Mike Thornton MOH
Class 29 E.C
UDTs communicating Equipment
GulfCoast SEALs at TGIF Houston.
Rudy and Bob
Holmes
Go
HERE for more photos
Smith, Bateman, ??, Riojas,Clark, Gibby
taken at boatshow
Ev Barrett "Rogue Warrior's" Sea
Daddy USS SEALION ST-2
plt, trip to So. America Lt-Rt:
COofBoat,Muckly, Yeaw,
, Toothman, ,
, Silva,
Rogers, Dr. Lee, SIT: Riojas,
McQuillis, Blackiston, Jerry Waters
USS Burrfish at Pelilu WWII
L-R: CPO Howard “Red” Roeder
Clements
ST2
(KIA), Emmet L. Carpenter ,
Bob Black (KIA), John
MacMahon (KIA)
and CPO Ball
UDT men on messdecks of USS Burrfish
after Pelilu,
WWIIL-R: Leonard Barnhill, John MacMahon (KIA),
LT M.R. Massey, Bill Moore and Warren
Christensen
David PaAaina (SEAL) retired on the island of HILO HA.
Rex
Johnson SEAL Team TWO
Rudy
Bosesch,
Sam Ciechon
Rudy Boesch, Bull Frog
Jesse Ventura
Gaspar
Rabbitt
Johnny Rabbitt & Viola Durwood H.
White Lt-Rt:White, Riojas, Fred Miller
ST- 2 1967
Fred
Miller came close to losing one
leg due to WIA GSW to his Femur. Fred
also
got medically retired from the Team,
as did D. Hunter White, but he did lose a leg in 'nam..
"Ace"
John Sarich 
To:Bill Langley,
I am going to ask Durwood H. White for the details of his WIA and losing
his leg. also the names of the guys in the platoon.
thanks
Rio
Bill Langley langleychfs [at] knology.net writes:
Doc Rio;
Time, I was in Durwood's first platoon in VN (ST 2-2), with Trani,
Bishop, and crew. He injured his leg his second or third time over, so I can't help you with the names in that
platoon. Maybe Joe Silva or Mike McQuillis can help. Nice photo.
Doc Rio,
Here is Bo Burwell's memory of what happened. Hope it helps.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: BOBURWELL [at] aol.com
To: langleychfs [at] knology.net
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009
Subject: Re: You were in Durwood's platoon?
Durwood was injured at Nha Be in early 69, I think Bruce Williamson was
the PltCdr. I was in the 3rd Plt and they relieved us in Dec 68. It was
a booby trap on a dike, Durwood was injured, the LDNN was killed.
Durwood was still in hospital later in the fall, I was in there with my
back broke in the same ward with him. Bob Gallagher was there at same
time following his wounding from a claymore on his PRU tour. Bo
From: DURWOOD WHITE
To: docrio45 [at] gmail.com
Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009
Subject: How did Durwood White lose his leg in Vietnam?
Doc,
It was about March or April when I stepped on the booby trap(1969) and
it was Williamson's Platoon. Patches Watson was injured while with
Williamson's Platoon. I went over to take his place. I do remember Silva
and McQuillis and the one they called Chief.
I was there in that Platoon only a few months when I stepped on the
booby trap so my memory is short. It was one morning about 4 am when I
stepped on it. Most things after that is fuzzy memory. I do remember one
of the guys pulling me through the paddy back to the extraction boat and
I also remember going into shock. They had placed me on the front of the
boat thinking I was dead I guess) and I think I got their attention by
throwing a battle helmet over the wind shield.
We were working off a naval ship that was sunk in the Mekong river. I
also remember the helo that picked me up and the Corpsman cutting my
pants legs to get to the wounds.. I remember passing out at the field
hospital on the X-ray table. I don't remember anything after that for
about a week. I do remember some of the guys in the platoon coming to
visit me. Next was the naval hospital in Japan for about 2 months then
to Camp Lejuene for 3 or 4 months then the naval hospital in Portsmouth,
Va. Next was the VA hospital in Durham, N.C.
1 year and 1 month, 5 hospitals and 14 operations I finally got out and
was retired with disability. I don't know if this is the info you are
looking for or not. Hope it helps.
Take care old buddy.
D. Hunter
P.S. Don't know if I have told you the latest news about my cancer or
not, but the last CT scan showed no cancer. I'm cancer free now and I
hope it last.
Thank
you Hunter for allowing me to post you history of how you got WIA. Rio
Durwood
Hunter White USN (Ret.) Class 26
Alex
ST-2 7th PLt Nam 1967: Standing: Ashton, Keener, Lt.toRt:
Kenner,Gallagher, Ashton
Tuure,Constance, Rowell SITTING:
Roy Dean Matthews, Doc Riojas
doc Riojas Eagle Gallagher 
Archie
Grayson
Bill Brumuller
"BlackJack" Macione & Erasmo Doc Riojas
Bob Shouse Bob Thomas & Erasmo Riojas ST-2
"shooter M-1911 pistols"
Dow
Byers
Roy Boehm Butch Ashton, Roberto Ramos ,Jerry
Homer "Doc" Marshall
WatersYoung Lions of ST-2 ,
"Butch" & Ramos
SEAL ONE
were KIA in 'nam. Jerry died in a Parachute
training
accident in Virginia. Ty Zellers was his roomate and knows all
the details of that accident.
Homer "Doc" Marshall, center.
Doc is also a 1st class diver.
Clements
John Dearmon and Jake Rhinebolt
Richard Marcinko and wife Susie
Chuck Detmer, Doc RIojas, Red COyle,
Clarence T. Rischer III KIA 'nam
Robert "Eagle" Gallagher CWO ST-2
John
Dearmon , AD
Clark 
Bob "Eagle" Gallagher Lourdes
Tolentino, Jerry "Indian" Sweesy & Doc Riojas
Adm Richards Ryan Brandt Young
Doc
Riojas wife
Lt: Eagle Gallagher, Price, LouLou Tolentino
"Hook" Tuure and Doc Riojas Hook Turre's wallet photo
of him and a VietCong named:
Rio
Ike Rodriguez KIA Panama 
ST-2, 7th Plt 1967 'nam: STAND: Lt-Rt: Hook Tuure, Jack Rowell, Curtis
Ashton, Mike Boynton,
Fred Keener, Roy Dean Matthews SIT: Bob
"Eagle" Gallagher, Erasmo"Doc"Riojas, Rinny Dog,
Harry
Constance, Bob "Pete" Peterson, Chuck Jessie (film developed in
1968)
SEAL Team TWO, 7th Platoon in MyTho RVN
1967: missing are Gene Fraley and Charlie Watson, Got
Sick and went home. Billy
Burbank trained with the 7th, but he went to the PRUs. click HERE
to go to see Billy's web site.
To: Erasmo "Doc" Riojas Date: 9Dec2013
Subj: Picture of 7th SEAL platoon MyTho RVN Doc The picture.
Notice the new Ray Dome and the patch on the bow of the PBR? Also the shirtless sailor with his back to the camera is GMG3 Terry Tackett
(RIP 2008). The sailor in the dungaree's is one of the CB's that worked in the "Barn" I don't remember his name. PO2 if memory services me
correctly. Also, If I remember correctly who ever took the picture has his back to the Magazine, and the pier is to his left. There should
be one of those CB Combat Forklifts close by. also that is not the way we normally covered the fwd .50's. They must have done it to keep
crap from dropping down into the gun tub. Like I said, this picture had to have been taken between Feb 12 and Feb 15 1968
Thank you,
Jon;
Fischman PBR sailor
LDNN
CDR, Larry Bailey
CAPT (SEAL) and Kiet Nuyen at 1st
Bob "Eagle" Gallagher
Bob "Eagle" Gallagher
LDNN reunnion Houston TX.
& Ken
Gless
Swanson
Viola and John F. Rabbitt get married!
Bob
Marshall
Charles Jessie & Mike Howard
Pres.Bush
presenting PUC to SEALs Task Force KBar
Phil
Koehler & Ginny
"Ozzie"
Grant & Frank Fauth Bob Richardson
Doc Riojas Louis "Hoss" Kucinski
and A.Dee Clark
Taken
from Fire in the Hole Mag 2009, UDT SEAL Museum
Darby Avant
1962 photo by Gary Fraser; ST-1; by Bldg 111: Front Row: lt
to rt: John Swider SF1, Andrew DeRico BMCA, James Parks,
BM1, Jack Perkins BM1, Ronald Gauthier SM3, James Perkins
PH1 BACK ROW: lt to
rt:Gary Fraser; SKCC ? ? ? , Clarence Yuill YN2, LTjg Alan Routh, Clarence Betz QM1,
Thomas Spence BMCS, Floyd Adams SFM2, William Raschick
EAS3 .
In 1962, I was an Ensign. Bob Wagner, who
wasn't in the photograph, was a SK2. Also, I didn't take the picture - I
donated it. I served with Bob in Vietnam in 1964 and thought he was
excellent operator. Thanks, Gary Fraser in San Diego CA.
Subject: Photo 'Plankowners' SEAL Team ONE 1962 web site
To: docrio45 [at] gmail DOT com
Doc Rio;
The above photograph does not include my old friend Bob Wagner.
The individual at the left, second row is me, Gary Fraser. The reason that I looked so tall was that I was standing on the same curb that the people, in the front row, were sitting on. Also note the officer insignia. The full photo which I have an original copy of shows the curb, and, the most important part, the inscription: 'Seal Team one, Restricted Area, Authorized Personnel Only'.
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Length of service 12 years
His tour began on Nov 15, 1967
Casualty was on Aug 15, 1968
In VINH BINH, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
Body was recovered
Panel 48W - Line 20
Personal Comments
or Pictures Click HERE.
Steve Robinson
class 59
From: Steve Robinson
To: Doc Rio
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007
Subject: Try this amigo
Rip Collins and ?? click
on photo
Tom
Rancich Family
to see more photos
of RIP.
Thomas Blais ST-2
Chief Donald McFaul ST-4 KIA Panama
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Founder and CEO
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CPO
Michael E. Koch & CPO Nathan H. Hardy
KIA Afganistan 2/2008
The
Navy UDT-SEAL Museum
Going to East Coast Florida? Make plans to
swing by Ft. Pierce. Buy SEAL Souveniers.
www.navysealmuseum.org
The
Naval Special Warfare Foundation
Dedicated to supporting the wives and children
of naval special warfare who have died.
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Luis
Ariel Suffront EOD KIA Iran, was working with SEALs
He was honored at the Republican National Convention.
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Morning Folks,
Doc Riojas, if you want to publish it on your website, here’s a humorous
trailer for you of my next book. IF not, enjoy the read.... Later, Carl
Howdy men, I hope everybody is impatiently awaiting the arrival of the third
installment in The Indomitable Patriot series. The book takes us back to 1943
and the submarine USS Great White (SS-299), commanded by LCDR Marcus Spencer.
You will recall the Great White and Captain Spencer from the first book, FERTIG,
along with Evelyn “Pinky” Pinkert and LCDR (detailed OSS) David Meyers from
both FERTIG and book two, DEAN. The Great White is at Mare Island for overhaul
and installation of some OSS communications gear. After attending meetings at
OSS headquarters, Spencer, Meyers and Pinky drive the the OSS training academy,
the former Congressional County Club. All right, here’s a short, humorous
trailer from book three....
The meeting continued for a couple more hours before breaking. Meyers, Captain
Spencer and Pinky drove to the Country Club to spend the night with Pinky in the
guesthouse. The following morning they would fly to Fort Monmouth in Pinky’s
Staggerwing Beechcraft.
“It never fails to amaze me, whenever I come down here,” Meyers said as they
parked in front of the administration building. “I’ll never forget the first
two weeks of the academy when Pinky shared a bunk in a dormitory with
twenty-three other men.”
“That’s all right, Mister Meyers,” Pinky said, ice in her voice. “We can
save that story for another time!”
“Now my interest is peaked,” Spencer replied.
“Later, sir,” Pinky replied as she deeply blushed. “Only after a martini
will I be able to tell that story.”
“My humble command,” Pinky said when Meyers and Spencer stopped and stared
at the barbed-wire encased Quonset huts. “Come inside administration for a
moment and I will introduce you to Colonel Godfrey, our administrator. Not even
the Colonel has clearance to enter the barbed wire. After meeting the Colonel,
David and I will give you a tour of the facility.”
As they drove around the complex, David and Pinky explained the training program
for OSS Special Agents. They were parked at one of the five-hundred yard ranges
when Spencer asked, “You went through all this firearms training, Pinky?”
“Captain Spencer,” Meyers answered, “Pinky is a distinguished master with
a rifle. She can outshoot me.”
Spencer glanced at Pinky. “My COB, or Chief Of the Boat on the Great White is
a thin, wiry fellow. Almost soft-spoken, but get under his skin or fail to obey
a command, he instantly becomes a grizzly bear. I suspect, ma’am, the two of
you are not that different.”
Pinky started up and then abruptly stopped their Jeep. “You see that man out
there, Captain, the one leading that squad. He will be going to Tinian with you.
His name is Carlos Hathcock, Senior. He can outshoot all of our firearms
instructors. He can hit bull’s eyes at a thousand yards with an iron-sighted
rifle.”
Spencer slowly shook his head as Pinky started up again. “Such young men we
produce, to go in harm’s way,” he muttered under his breath.
~~~ ~~~
Captain Spencer, David and I ate in the cadet’s mess. The food service was
very good for cafeteria-style service. Afterward, we adjourned to the recreation
room where I fixed martinis for the three of us. David brought up the subject of
the academy again… to my great embarrassment.
“You delight in forcing me to tell that story, don’t you, Mister Meyers,”
Pinky said as she broke out in laughter.
“Marcus (Spencer had told them to dispense with the Captain Spencer routine),
my family owns this place, the former Congressional Country Club. I lived in the
guesthouse when they leased it to the OSS for the duration of the war, under the
condition I continue residing in the guesthouse. My uncles didn’t want me
moving back to Chicago where I would be too close to them. The OSS hired me, and
I applied for special agent training. David and I were in the first academy
class.”
“For the first two weeks of physical, as well as stress training, everybody
lived in open barracks. If you survived that period, you moved into individual
rooms for the remainder of the training. Their theory, the enemy would neither
discriminate nor go easy on a female, so they lumped everybody together.”
“Sunday afternoon, the day before the training officially began; I’m
arranging my uniforms and gear in my locker… in an open bay with twenty-three
other guys.”
Marcus began to chuckle and then laugh aloud. “Excuse me, Pinky, I’m
picturing you bunking in the crew quarters on a sub and being with eighty men
who have not bathed in a week or two. It gets pretty foul at times on a boat!”
“We are all tending to our gear while our drill instructor marches up and down
the aisle, screaming ‘The enemy intends to kill you, pretty women as quickly
as big, tough men,’ and all that.”
“And then Gunny stops at my bunk. I come to attention. The rim of his Smokey
Bear hat a fraction of an inch from my forehead. ‘Pinkert, you get one
privilege,’ he screams… spittle landing all over my face. ‘There is one
stall in the head with a curtain. That stall is yours alone. In exchange for
that privilege, you shall not use the men’s urinal. Do you understand
that?’”
“Sir, yes sir,” I screamed in Gunny’s face, biting my tongue to keep from
laughing. Then Gunny screams, “Men, you will report immediately if you catch
Pinkert using your urinal. Do you understand that?”
“A chorus of ‘Sir, yes sir,’ rang throughout the barracks. By now I’m
about to explode with laughter.”
“It got worse when Gunny yelled at us about one shower for everybody,” David
interrupted. “I’ll save Pinky further embarrassment and leave that to your
imagination.”
“Pinky, water is in such short supply on a sub that bathing usually amounts to
a gallon of water, once a week if you’re lucky,” Marcus replied. “There is
an officer’s head on board, but it’s usually crammed full of supplies for
most of a patrol. Everybody uses one head in the after torpedo room. That, too,
becomes pretty foul after weeks at sea.”
Carl McLelland
