Okee-dokey! I just got a quick education in swift boat manning. Thank you, all. (20 slaps on my stomach with a wet trout for me!)
I learned about it years ago when I was given a copy of "Brown Water, Black Berets" by Thomas Cutler. It was pretty interesting reading. I looked at it a few weeks ago, after not looking at it for a while, and John F'in Kerry is in it with a few mentions...