THE CHAIN LOCKER

This section is dedicated to the officers and men of the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, Mobile Riverine Forces, Navy Seals, and any other of our seafaring brothers not mentioned here who served during the Vietnam War.

A Life Of Their Own

Observations about life at sea, by Rev. R. C. "Louie" Lewis

Tin Can Life

Jim Olson served on the USS Braine (DD-630) from June 1966 to October 1969, in Radio Central. He now lives in Fredericksburg, VA and would like to hear from other shipmates. Jim can be contacted at this E-mail address.

Essays and Poems
By John Paul Rossie, USN

John Rossie's section contains some works of fiction and creative writing. Unless otherwise stated, their roots are based in fact; their final form may reflect the affects of time and the twists of emotions on memories more than a quarter century old.

"Jason's Demons"

John Rossie's fictional account of a veteran's struggle with Post Traumatic Stress (PTS). This story consists of 10 chapters. It is recommended that it be downloaded to a local file for reading.

"The Russians are Coming..."

A Soviet DD shadows the Fleet off the coast of North Korea (1969).

Read about this in Rossie's "The Close Call."

"Just A Kid"

Spacetime warps on a return visit

PBRs, Mobile Riverine Forces, Swift Boats,
Brownwater Navy, and Seals in Vietnam

PBR Forces Veterans Association, Inc.

E-mail:

Kerry N. Schaefer, President
ICQ # 5853799
River Division 514 ('68-'69)

Web Site: MOBILE RIVERINE FORCES OF VIETNAM

"We served in the Delta with what I have come to realize was a 'little known' group called the Mobile Riverine Force. The force was Army and Navy Personnel, mostly teenagers like myself, working and living on the rivers and canals of the Mekong Delta.... "

-- Dewey Pollock

-- Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve

The Official Home Page of the

Mobile Riverine Force Association

Pages of Whittaker Web Site

Consists of two, main Pages: "UNITED STATES NAVY IN VIETNAM" and "WHITTAKER'S BROWN WATER NAVY."

"My Webpages are dedicated to the Navy in Vietnam in general and LST-601 in particular."

Lloyd C. Whittaker,
BM2 USN

You can also reach Lloyd at: Deewebpage@webtv.net

The ARL-23 in Vietnam Web Site

"The U.S.S. Satyr (ARL-23) served in Vietnam from July 1968 until September of 1971. Her mission was to provide support for the Mobile Riverine Forces of the United States and South Vietnamese Navies."

"This Homepage is dedicated to the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard members of Operation Market Time (Task Force 115) which patrolled the coastal waters of South Vietnam from 1965 to 1970. The primary vessels used within 10 miles of the coast were U.S. Navy PCFs (patrol craft fast) or Swift Boats, U.S. Coast Guard WPBs (cutters) and U.S. Navy MSCs (mine sweeper coastal).

"Larger Market Time vessels used to patrol further out to sea included PGMs (high speed gunboats), WHECs (Coast Guard high-endurance cutters) as well as DERs (radar picket escort ships) and MSOs (mine sweeper ocean). Additional craft included LSTs (landing ship, tank) and various aircraft. In late 1968 some Swift Boats joined with PBRs (patrol boat, river) from Operation Game Warden and vessels from the Mobile Riverine Forces in carrying out aggressive operations on rivers and canals. This was known as Operation Sea Lord."

The Brownwater Navy Web Site.

BROWNWATER NAVY PAGES
of
KENT HAWLEY
VIETNAM 69-70

80 PLUS PAGE TOUR OF THE MEKONG DELTA 1967 - 1971

Visit the Home Page of Verne DeWitt, Boat Support Unit 1, Da Nang, '65-66.

"Adventure On The USS Krishna (ARL-38)" By Raymond Bruder, USN.

Here are photos of the USS Krishna and other Navy activities in Vietnam taken by Raymond Bruder.

The U.S.S. Krishna (ARL-38) Association Web Site. Includes some great links!

"COASTIES"

Yes, the United States Coast Guard

was

in Vietnam!

A collection of information, pictures, and stories by members of the "other" Navy.

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Revised 07-12-2002 by DGSH

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