To: Central_Floridian
Were you an Army Ranger (photo of you in black beret)? No, Navy -- Drove a River Patrol Boat (PBR). We (Navy's CTG 116) wore black berets, too, "flopped" to the other side, and with the insignia (CTF 116's) on the right.
96 posted on
04/27/2003 4:15:18 PM PDT by
umbagi
(There is no opinion so absurd that some philosopher will not express it. -- Cicero)
To: umbagi
Welcome home, umbagi. Worked with some PBR guys near Chu Lai 67-68 while with the 196th LIB. Nice boats!
100 posted on
04/27/2003 4:37:48 PM PDT by
Axman4
("Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.")
To: umbagi
I have occasionaly wondered, wouldn't engaging enemy forces in a jungle from a river, or just going on a river through enemy held territory, place you at a disadvantage, you are very visible while the enemy could build a bunker or place a couple of tanks close to the bank and conceal them very well?
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