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From James Born - MST-2 was originally called
"Project Zulu" The members were hand selected and
trained with SEAL Team One for six months before going into
combat together. This marked the first time in Naval history
that the SEALS trained in this manner and allowed someone
other than there own to go into combat with them. Every man
was swimmer qualified, sent to Marine Engineman's School,
Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Training, Weapons
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cal. Machine guns, 106mm Recoilless Rifle, AR-15, 9mm
pistol, hand grenades etc), Self Defense, Ambushes, Booby
Traps, Explosive Ordinance training, Patrol Tactics,
Communications, and a host of additional SEAL type training.
I was sent to Assault Boat Coxswain School and was required
to be an underway qualified coxswain on the PTF (Patrol Torpedo
Fast), LCSR (Landing Craft Swimmer Recovery), PBR (Patrol Boat
River), SWIFT boat and Boston Whaler. MST-2 was one of the
most decorated units in the Delta and yet it is little known,
because of the secrecy that lasted until recent
declassification of the unit.
More Unit History and photos Here.
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BM2 W.B. Strawbridge MST-2 Vinh Long,
1967 - waiting for some text to describe the events.
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Bruce Roberts - And
then there was the day I almost shot Wayne Baum while
clearing a jam for him in an M3 grease gun he'd picked up.
As to the above jousts with death, I can think of several,
including one that Red may remember. We used to break out
five or six rounds of 60mm for the mortar before an op and
have them ready to go. Read More Here
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Carl Chitwood -
Chitwood returns from ambush with SEALS.
Read more here.
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Marc Platz - Great
page of orders and photos. Did you know that BSU-1 helped
train UDT-SEALS for the Apollo space program? Read
More Here.
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Photos from the
1969 photo collection of LT. Herbert M. Ruth, (deceased)
SEAL Team Two DETACHMENT ALPHA, 9th PLATOON
submitted by his son Kerry Ruth. Third Column comments by
Robert H "Bob" Stoner
GMCM(SW)(Ret.) See them
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History and Photos
from "Buck" Owen. Its from the very first MST
tour in RVN called "Project Zulu".
The only boats we had were two very slow, LCPL's and
a Mike 6 and a catamaran with two 105 hp. merc.
outboards called the STAB (SEAL Team Assault Boat )
driven by George Bosserdette, a seaman of BSU1. The
Mike boat was driven by BM1 Harrison and one LCPL.
was driven by me and the other one was driven by (I
believe it was) EN2 William Mount. I'm not
positive about that. And let's not forget about the
Boston Whaler that I believe BMSN James Born drove.
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My name is Dale G Payne I was
ETR-2 . I had tour of duty with MST-3 at NahBe, tour
with MST-2 at Mytho, and also a tour with MST-2 at Song
on doc. I am currently an active member of UDT- SEAL
ASSOCIATION NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE, and have been for
many years. Any Questions Please contact me at oldseal67@aol.com
or call at 727-461 1884 I live in Clearwater Fl.
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09-14-07 In 1968 Naval Special
Warfare Group Vietnam authorized the
Tactical concept of Helo Lifting NSW
Combatant craft. The Mission Concepts
were to include SEAL support
insertion and extraction by boat but
extending its range by being flown
into the A.O. where V.C. not
expecting U.S. forces. NSW forces
could conduct reconnaissance, ambush in
Unexpected areas . . .
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letter from SEAL team TWO to BSU-1, MST-2 |
Seal Mission
Brief |
LSSC at Binh Thuy at MRT-Repair. |
Photos from Richard Snow, his first tour in
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2nd tour, Ben Luc DET Alpha , Aug 1971 Back
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04-27-08
John R. Rapp I was assigned to Boat Support Unit – 1 from 1966 to 1969.
I have enclosed some of the photos from my
collection of the MST-2 days. Also attached is a spreadsheet
of the shipmates involved with the PTFs and the Project
REDEYE, Redeye Shoulder Fired Passive Infra-Red Heat Seeking
Missile Program. Read More
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12-05-08
GMC John M. Staehle, USNR (Ret.)
It's
good to know that we small boat sailors are still out there.
I went
into the Navy in 9/69 to 8/73 and after going to GM “A”
school found myself going to Naval Inshore Operations in
Vallejo and having the first ride on LSSC and other small
boats. During that school from 4/70-6/70 I went through SERE
and three of the camp guards were from the USS Pueblo.
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(12-14-09)
Dan, I really appreciate the web sites that you and others have
contributed. SBU really means a lot to me, I can't count the times
you guys were there for me and the sorry bunch of Navy SEALs I was
associated with. I was with SEAL One, Golf platoon, Det Golf, Sea
Float, circa 1970.There were several times that we got into a world
of shit and relied on you guy's to get us out, and you always did,
Thanks!
I was an
instructor at NIOTS in 1968-69 under (The First SEAL) CDR Roy Boehm
who was OIC at NIOTS in Vallejo, Cal. I taught PT, Survival Swimming
and 1st aid. I fell in love with the SEALs and decided to be one and
here I am. I retired in 1985 as a Chief Corpsman.
One of my
student's BM2 Cornelius, was a friend of mine that I lost contact
with in 69. If you could point me to where I might go to find him on
a list.
Thanks again
Allen"Doc"Craig HMC (Ret)UDT/SEAL |
