Page four (4) of old SEAL men pictures

Charles Detmer Jr. R.I.P.
1943 - 2020

Charlie Bump ??? Chuck Detmer

William Daugherty RIP
1935-2020

"Bill" graduated UDTR Class 023 at Little Creek on April 1960 he served with UDT-21 and UDT-22.

Lt - Rt: Chuck Newell, John F. Rabbitt, Bill Garnett

Robert "Deep Dive Bob" Holmes RIP
1944 - 2019

A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu

Full Obituary

Brothers SEAL Team TWO R.A. and J.P. Tolison 1964

Top Row: Lt-Rt: Piere Birtz, Bill Garnett, Charles Bump, Bob Gormly BOTTOM Row: J.P. Tolison and Fred McCarthy

Joe DiMartino

William Garnett

Sept 1964 USN Mine Defense Lab. Lt -Rt: Roy Rollins, Pancho Crescini, Larry Bailey, tom Legion, Bill Garnett, Ed McQueen BOTTOM ROW: West Coast Frogmen: Buggs Bowlin
Larry Bailey I.D.'s these SEALs
Bottom row, Lt - Rt:
Al (?) Kappesser; Ken Specht; R.J. Salant; ?; Bugs Bolen; John Stepp.
the guy to the left of Bugs is well known, but I can’t think of his name.

Vietnam: UDT-12

Call it Kinh Gay, Tuyen Nhon, The BLow Job,

or its official code name: Deep Channel

'nam: UDT-12 "The Big Blow Job" on rt: Jan Janos sitting in the water. This OP is one of my most memorable events on my final tour of duty to Vietnam.

----- Original Message -----
From: "jan janos" <janosRunner [at] AOL.com>
To: "Doc Rio" <docrio45 [at] gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 8:24 PM
Subject: blow job Udt -12
Doc Riojas,
Page Four -Scroll down about half way UDT-12 The Big BlowJob. the guy setting in the water is me : Jan Janos

there two small pictures there.

Jan Janos

Pictures were sent to me by LCDR (SEAL) Jake Rhinebolt

Click on small pictures to ENLARGE them!

Call it Kinh Gay, Tuyen Nhon, The BLow Job, or its code name: Deep Channel

Jan Janos

From: Erasmo "Doc" Riojas
To:Mi Capitan Harvey;

WOW! Firstly, Congratulations on retiring as a Captain. I am very glad you made the USNavy a career. Oh also congratulations on your PhD, Doctor. I plan on making one of the North Texas SEAL get togethers. I will call you and see if you are free to receive my company. Are you a member of N.TX SEALs? are you on the VTC? go here: www.sealtwo.org/vtc.htm for information on joining.

A few years ago we visited Jake and Jean Rhinebolt, one of my Old XOs from ST-2, in Phippsburg ME. Jake did a tour with youe UDT Team in Coronado. He was showing us his picture collection and that is when I saw the UDT cruise book. I wrote Jake the same day I wrote you for copies of the "blow job" from his UDT cruise book. He sent me all the pages of that job. I am sure you have that cruise book, no?

LCDR Jake Rhinebolt sent me all the pages of the "B.J." from his UDT year book. <deepchannel01_small.jpg><deepchannel_small.jpg>

I mentioned to Don Marler you and the job you guys did in Vietnam. I told Don Marler that I thought that as far as the size of explosives, the Korean job was smaller than the 'nam blow job. He asked me if I would write an article for the 50's Frogs Journal.

I hope that you will think about doing a story for the 50's Frogs and let them decide if their "B.J." was larger than the 1970's Frogs "B.J." in Korea. Their job was much dangerous since the Chinese had reached Hungnam and were shooting at the frogmen. You made some deals with "Charlie" and had USArmy security, so the only hazards that you encountered was probably snakes and mosquitoes? Those are the one's I remember.

please read the below emails from Frogman Rudy Davis. Tell me if you know that there was another B.J. up there near the Parrot's Beak Cambodia?

Thank you very much Mr. Harvey,
Your warrior brother,     Erasmo "Doc" Riojas   HMC USN Retired SEAL

----- Original Message -----
From: "W R Harvey PhD" frogmanseal [at] usa. net
To: "Erasmo Riojas" docrio45 [at] gmail.com;

Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 5:25 PM Subject: Deep Channel II

Doc,
Your letter arrived in yesterday's mail. We have been out-of-pocket and just heard your messages left on my digital system; I placed a call but the operator said the number was "out of service".

I do remember you and (GMG3) C.I. Dooms is the other man in the photos that you sent.

I was the Officer in Charge and Chicken McNair was my CPO for Operation Deep Channnel II (BIG BLOW JOB), the clearing and extending of 8.6 kilometers of canal near the "Parrot's Beak" in the Republic of Vietnam by the men of UDT-12 who did the job. I was also part of the (Deep Channel I) detachment that tested the demolitions, and I wrote the operations order and shepherded it and the project from start to finish.

Our first shot occurred 5 Jan 1970 and my UDT-12 men finished the "BIG BLOW JOB" with the final shot detonated on 13 February 1970. All the political and military big-wigs were present for the final ceremonial shot.

The longest linear length fired was 3800 feet, the largest blast consisted of
29,000 pounds of demolitions, and we blasted over 335,000 pounds of high explosives forming a continuous navigable waterway in virgin delta land.

My team from UDT-12 and I think this qualifies as the largest combat demolition job in Naval history.
Walt

CAPT W. R. Harvey (Retired)
Shalimar Way Denton, TX 76207-5686
frogmanseal [at] usa.net

----- Original Message -----
From: Rudy Davis
To: Docrio45 [at] gmail.com;  Don Marlerd Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:32 PM
Subject: Deep Channel I Vietnam

Doc Riojas,
When I was with UDT-11, Det. Delta, I was involved in the area of the Giant Sling Shot, out of Fire-base Tui-Non(?) and Tra-Cu -north and west of Siagon. Two Giant Canals came together. The Mark VIII hose we used didn't work that well to clean the canals, so we laid 3 of then, 2 along each bank, with the one in the middle, a Mili-second delay fuse---work well. Also every 1/2 mile we would blow a giant swimming pool, as we called them, so the PBRs, when taking fire, could turn around and run the other way!
I have pics and slides of this if you want to see them.                    Rudy

My Platoon was here in Feb. and Mar. of 1970, and before they pulled us from this duty to go into the 12 mile push into Cambodia. This was wall to wall swamp work, with the Ruff Puffs (V.N.) Soldiers giving us cover. After that we moved to the Admiral's flag ship up at the Parrot's Beak area, to blow every NVA cash'e discovered in their underground Hospital and resupply stations, Also blew one of our downed surveilance planes.
Our CO was LTCM I.C. LeMoyne and XO Nelson of Team 11.
My Platoon was Delta and Ltjg Dentise and 1st Class Gracio were my bosses. LT. Walt Harvery was also part of the (Deep Channel I) detachment that tested the demolitions. Jesse was in Class 58-- I was Class 53 Graduated- Nov.69--and I would have been there before him--perhaps they were later. Team 13 releaved us in Sep. of 1970---I came back Stateside and was assigned the next 2 Apollo Recoverys 14 and 15. Later our C.O. was Bell.
Team 13 was de-activated.           Rudy Davis UDT-11

WEBMASTER's NOTE: Jan, Do you remember the movie that was made by the USN photographer?
The SEAL that went on the Huey with him away from the canal, about 1.5 clicks was me !
Remember the COBRA that was going to make a firing run on us? I got ahold of LT. Harvey on the PRC-25 I was carrying and told him to get ahold of the cobra on his other radio
(i think it was the AN/PRC -77 had ability to use airplane frequencies) and tell the guys we were not VC. I instructed the "kid" photographer when the COBRA came around to go down
to the bottom of the rice paddies water and dig himself into the mud.   I was promised a copy of all the pictures and that movie which I never received.        BTW:   You got a medal for that OP,
a Navy Achievement Medal with combat V.   Mr. Harvey also recommended me for it, but CDR O'Drain scratched my name from the list.
Erasmo "Doc" Riojas

Walter R. Harvey, Captain SEAL ret., R.I.P.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Walter R. Harvey
(USN, Captain SEAL ret). Walt graduated with Class 49 in March 1969
and served with UDT 12 prior to transferring to the Naval Reserve.
He will be laid to rest at the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery
(http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/dallasftworth.asp) at 2:30pm April 17th.
There will be a police escort from the church to the Cemetery.
Walt is survived by his wife of 41 years, and the love of his life,

Rose Mary as well as their son Joshua, their daughter Gabrielle, her
husband Ryan and grandsons Bobby & Ryan.

Rodney Clark R.I.P. -2019

Lou Delara R.I.P.
1927 - 2016

Lou Delara

11:58 p.m. EDT,September 23, 2011

Inside Ocean Seafood Market on Laskin Road in Virginia Beach, you will find a variety of fresh fish.
The owner of the shop, Frank Moncrief, takes pride in his product. “My motto is I won’t sell it if I won't eat it, if I won’t eat it I won't sell it,” says Moncrief.

Webmasters Note: SEAL Team TWO's 7th platoon relieved Frank's platoon in MyTho RVN in 1967. Frank took my squad out on our first Operation. He is still the BEST of the BEST in everything he does. Erasmo "Doc" Riojas

nside Ocean Seafood Market on Laskin Road in Virginia Beach, you will find a variety of fresh fish.
The owner of the shop, Frank Moncrief, takes pride in his product. “My motto is I won’t sell it if I won't eat it, if I won’t eat it I won't sell it,” says Moncrief.

U.S. Navy SEALs Kevin Houston K.I.A. and Roy Boehm R.I.P.

Hey Doc... here's an awesome photo of two incredible Warriors.

SOC Kevin Houston and his Mom Janette had the privilege of going to Roy Boehm's home a couple of times. He lived nearby in Florida.

Jan says that Roy was so down to earth and his home was like a museum! The last time they went, Roy had just gotten a shipment of his book "First SEAL" and Kevin carried in pile after pile for him.

When Janette left, Kevin was talking to Susan ahead of her, and she looked over at Roy. He had tears on his face and was watching Kevin, shaking his head side to side...then he said "I wish I was him."

I'd like to think that if there's a SEAL Team in heaven Kevin and Roy are reunited and still doing their thing at the 'tip of the spear'.

God bless Doc,

Darren Greenwell , London England

U.S. Navy SEALs Kevin Houston K.I.A. and Roy Boehm R.I.P.

Robert Donald (Don) May, BUD/S 072,
UDT-21, ST-2, NSWDG

Published: October 1, 2013

Ga. man fatally shot in dispute with son

The Associated Press

CEDARTOWN, Ga. - Authorities in northwest Georgia have identified a
59-year-old man who died after a shootout with his son.

Polk County Police chief Kenny Dodd says Robert Donald May and his 33-year-old son got in a fight Monday night at the house they share in Cedartown, which is about 20 miles southwest of Rome.

Dodd told the Rome News Tribune (http://bit.ly/1fGvAgp ) investigators are unsure of what led to the fight, but both men fired at each other. Dodd says May's son was wounded in his arm and has been treated and released from a local hospital.

Officials say charges have not been filed against May' son and the shooting is under investigation.

Information from: Rome News-Tribune, http://www.romenews-tribune.com

Read more here: http://www.macon.com/2013/10/01/2696139/ga-man-fatally-shot-in-dispute.html#storylink=cpy

UPDATE: Father and stepson shot at each other in domestic dispute, father killed

by The Polkfishwrap

20 hours ago | 9335 views | 19 | |

www.ThePolkFishwrap.com

CEDARTOWN - A domestic violence incident in Cedartown left one man dead and his stepson recovering from gunshot wounds.

Polk County police said Tuesday that Robert Donald May, 59, of 383 Parrish Road, Cedartown was killed in the overnight shooting.

Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd said the shooting was reported at 10:25 p.m. Monday at May's home. A preliminary investigation confirmed it was an altercation between a father and his stepson, and it is ruled as a domestic incident, he said.

"Both men fired a gun at each other," Dodd said.

The stepson is identified as Curtis Coon, 33, of the same address. He was shot in the arm and was treated for non-life threatening injuries at a local hospital. He has since been released, Dodd said.

May was airlifted to a hospital but died as a result of his injuries, the chief said.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting in investigating the case.

Dodd said the cause of the fight remains unknown. No charges have been filed against Coon, pending the outcome of the investigation.

Read more: http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/23724279/article-UPDATE--Father-and-stepson-shot-at-each-other-in-

domestic-dispute--father-killed?instance=secondary_stories_left_column

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Maynard Weyers" <maynardweyers@verizon.net>

Date: Oct 2, 2013 6:54 AM Subject: FW: Don May To: "Shaun Chittick" <shaun135@gmail.com>

Shaun,
Do you know Donald May? Is he legit - class number?
You may want to send this out.
Thanks!

Maynard

From: William Brown [mailto:whbrowniii [at] yahoo DOT com] Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 10:48 PM To: Subject: Don May

Manyard: About 2130 hrs. October 1st I received a phone call from Steven May of Georgia, he informed me that his brother Donald May was killed last night at 2300 hrs. at his home in north Georgia. His brother asked me to get the information out to all to all his Team mates. If you can help spread the word I know his family appreciate the effort.
I will pass on any additional information as I receive it.

Fraternally Bill Brown

Georgia man fatally shot in dispute with son

Associated Press - updated Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 9:40pm

CEDARTOWN - Authorities in northwest Georgia have identified a 59-year-old man who died after a shootout with his son.

Polk County Police chief Kenny Dodd says Robert Donald May and his 33-year-old son got in a fight Monday night at the house they share in Cedartown, which is about 20 miles southwest of Rome.

Dodd told the Rome News Tribune (http://bit.ly/1fGvAgp ) investigators are unsure of what led to the fight, but both men fired at each other. Dodd says May's son was wounded in his arm and has been treated and released from a local hospital.

Officials say charges have not been filed against May' son and the shooting is under investigation.
Information from: Rome News-Tribune, http://www.romenews-tribune.com

CAPT Anderson,

Robert Donald (Don) May, BUD/S 072, UDT-21, NSWDG, Atlanta SWAT.

He was my first Team Leader at DEVGRU in 1992.
Sorry to hear this, and I'll look around for any other details.

v/r, Shaun

ROBERT BRYAN GUZZO, ROBERT BRYAN January 3, 1979 to November 12, 2012

Guzzo, as we knew him, went after it. He sought excitement, made it himself most of the time, and then relished in the telling of it. He was captivating, someone who lit up the room and made us pay attention. He made us worry because he cared for others more than himself, but most of the time - he made us laugh.

Rob led a life of dedication to his family, friends, Seal Team 5 and his country. He was the son of HMCS (SEAL) Robert Guzzo now of Raleigh, NC and Lieutenant Commander Robin Andersen of Portsmouth, RI. He was the brother of Danielle, Marissa, Kiel, Aaron, Taylor and he was Daddy to Jena Mae who lit up his world.

Rob was born into the Navy in San Diego, by parents that instilled a sense of honor and pride in him. They both had careers that took them to places around the world and Rob saw first-hand the opportunities and long-lasting bonds that sustain military families.

They raised Rob to believe he could do anything and made sure he succeeded. Rob graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1997 where he also was a star linebacker on the football team. True-to-form, he drove his coaches crazy because his natural talent was far stronger than his patience for enduring hot summer practices.

Rob just wanted to be in the game, he wanted the action. Rob went on to State University of New York College at Cortland where he majored in political science and minored in entrepreneurial studies, meaning figuring out ways to get help writing his papers and scoring the most sought-after social invitations. He was a brother in the Beta Phi Epsilon fraternity.

Rob was never short on ideas, passionate in his pursuit of a good time, and always about being in the action. Upon graduation in 2000, Rob followed his destiny: Navy SEAL Team 5. He trained in Coronado, CA, and deployed to Iraq in 2006 where he served as a communications specialist. The brotherhood he found there, the missions, the sense of accomplishment - all shaped who he was to his core. Rob was awarded the Navy Commendation medal with Valor for his combat action in Iraq.

He believed in what he fought for and he died trying to overcome the losses he encountered there. Most recently, Rob was featured in the Transformers II film and was continuing to pursue acting roles while studying for a Masters in Kinesiology...fitting for Rob who never stood on the sidelines, that he'd find interest in the study of human movement.

In addition to his immediate family, Rob is survived by Grandmothers Shirley Ludwin of San Diego, and Patricia Guzzo of Buffalo, NY, Stepmom Dana Guzzo, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Nieces, Nephews and Friends far and wide - that loved him.

In Lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Jena Mae Trussell (Guzzo) at the Navy Federal Credit Union.

Adm. William McRaven March 1, 2011

There will be a new commander of U.S. Special
Operations Command, headquartered at MacDill
Air Force Base. Admiral William McRaven,
current head of the Joint Special Operations
Command, has been nominated to replace Special
Operations Command leader Admiral Eric Olson,
according to Department of Defense spokesman
Marine Col. David Lapan.

From: FROGFATHER

to: A266OL
Subj: INSTRUCTOR WADDELL
Date: Oct 20 2013

149 INSTRUCTOR WADDELL

I wrote a piece a while ago entitled DTMWTD….

It was targeted at kids who don’t like their parents telling them what to do… Well… and maybe husbands too??? You get the picture… any of us at any time. DTMWTD.When we tell someone what to do we are trying to warn them of possible consequences that we see that we think they don’t.

We all have to learn the same hard way by experiencing and dealing with our own decisions. We want them to be ours. Why should we trust anyone else’s opinion? “Enough with the advice” we say. Of course, I am still saying that to my wife today….

Then… when we get a job we have to listen to our boss. Groan. If we really grow up we listen to our customers and clients, not ourselves. This is difficult, but it happens as it is paycheck driven. We listen and learn.

So it appears it is the incentive that is important. What is the incentive today when all kids withdraw into the self-assuring world of their cell phone? We are in trouble. They are affirmed by their insecure social network not our wisdom. They no longer “look up” to anything.

The word “No” is not allowed. Children are taught the nuances of “child abuse” and only have to tell their teachers and there will be a knock on the door.

I was blessed with great parents, spankings, and a plethora of “No’s”. Thank God.

But it was not until the military did I fully begin to appreciate what “No” meant. If you wanted to be a Navy Frogman/SEAL the INSTRUCTORS were waiting with snarling teeth and monstrous threats of pain. If you did not say “YES INSTRUCTOR” to everything they suggested there was a real price. Too many pushups, too many sit-ups, too many pull-ups, too many runs, too many swims… “Are they crazy” I would think to myself. Is this nonsense really worth it? Why were they so strict? Why was Bernie Waddell so scary behind his wry smile?

Why??? Because all hell could rain down on you if you showed disrespect in any way, shape, or form. So just do what he asked and get on with your moment. Mile after mile crawling, running, and swimming in the freezing winter during Hell Week weeded out the survivors. The Yes Men.

You see… the instructors knew what would happen to you if you were not forged properly. You would be killed when it could have been avoided. Your swim buddy would have been put in peril unnecessarily. The mission aborted because you did not heed your instructor.

We need instructors to become all that we have the potential to become. Values must be honed in sweat and pain. We need to learn that freedom is not for free. If you are not conditioned you will not be strong enough to stand in the winds of life.

Laziness destroys potential.

There is white and black, good and evil, yes and no, do’s and don’ts…..

Values became valuable.

Serving others became more important than serving self.

Prayer became real.

Morality was affirmed.

God Bless You Instructor Bernie Waddell…

and Godspeed.And God Bless all the instructors everywhere.

And parents too.

Chris Bent Kennebunkport www.chrisbentnaples.com

Thomas Blais BUD/S Instructor

From:Frog21
to: maxtrack, A266OL, jfcph442003, david.janke Doc

My name is LT Tim Jones,

I was the officer who played the guitar at the Castaways in St. Thomas and was Subops officer for UDT 21 for 2 1/2 years. I served in the teams from mid 1964 to the end of 1967 and was in class 32 which is having its 50th reunion next year.

Doc Clark and over 100 frogs know me very well. For your information, Tom told me today that Jim Cook has been a savior to him. While we do not know each other, I have enjoyed your pictures over the years.

Your have taken pictures of me but I do not go to reunions that often, I live in Naples Florida, and will be at Little Creek next year.

Hope to see you there. I added your name to my frog email list when I received a note from my dear friend and classmate Frank Cleary.

Regards Tim Jones

Maxtrack [at] cox DOT net is Tom's Email.

From: Frog21
to: bates4700, me, health2llife, A266OL, bates.roger, bill, cflynn01, cjconklin, cpking629, David.Janke, deepdivebob, dickshea1, donaldleblanc28, edudt22, frogfather, hawes.jim, heloei, hershefrog, jpoindexter, maxtrack, maynardweyers, mevery, randolph.wise, RBStarke, rgbobnewton

I talked to Tom for about 20 minutes, He sounds great. He is still working out but nobody at the facility can keep up with him. Big Surprise. He said that he would love hearing from his former tad poles so give him a call.

He lost his driver licence for running a red light but would love to attend any party we have and the beer blast on Sunday. We can arrange to pick him up or have a taxi do the work if we are too drunk. See you at the 50th reunion,

Tim

PS I think I have all the class emails except Enos.

Nault is health3life [at] yahoo DOT com.

From: A266OLTo: a266ol, larrywb, bill, bill, wmlbishop, franciscleary, mevery, frog21, david.janke
Sent: 10/8/2013
Subj: Passing of Instructor Bernie Waddell

Hi All,

I just got off the phone with Instructor Tom Blais - we talked for about a half an hour - far too short!! We talked about the passing of Instructor Bernie Waddell and openly about the untimely passing of Rock Blais. Tom's telephone number is: 1-757-460-(call me for his tele no.) if you might want to give him a call. I'm sure he would love to hear from you! Just give him a call!!

Best, Frank

John Carl Roat

Carl Roat

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Class-29: The Making of U.S. Navy SEALs

by John Carl Roat (SEAL)

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My Green Brothers

You ask who are my Green Brothers?
First here's who they are not.
They are not of one height or weight.
They are not of one religion or race.
They are not of one political party,
nor economic class.
They are never politically correct.
Most important, they are not quitters.

Now think on this, this is who they are.
They will go to the EDGE and beyond, alone or as a group.
When knocked down, they get back up and keep getting back up,until they win.
When they have nothing left, they find more and share it.
They stand ready to do the Bad Business of War.
They are my Teammates.
Yesterday's Frogmen, today's SEALs.

John Carl Roat
Class-29. UDT-21, UDT-11, SEAL Team 1

http://www.specialoperations.com/Stories/green_brothers.html

http://www.specialoperations.com/Bookstore/Books/Class_29/Default.htm

GRADUATES OF CLASS-29

Name Rank/Rate Service

Gaston, Thomas L. ENS.
USN Gibby, George C. LTJG. USN
Hauff, Richard A. ENS. USN
Hawes, James M. ENS. USN
Hunt, John P. ENS. USN
Janke, David C. ENS. USN
Johnson, Richard G. LTJG. USN
Shea, Richard H. LTJG. USN
Swartley, Steven W. ENS. USN
Walker, James C. ENS. USN
Yocum, Gerald R. ENS. USN
Doumouras, A. ENS. GREECE
Magnussen, Egil O. H. LT. NORW
Qureshi, Hakeem A. MAJ. PAKISTAN
Tiel, Alexander E. R. LT. NETHERLANDS
Allen, Carl T. EM3 USN
Camp, Joseph H. RM3 USN
Cook, James H. AA USN
Coligan, Ralph D. ADR3 USN
Diebold, Ralph SN USN
Dow, Neil G. AN USN
Duncan, Leo SN USN
Fauls, Raymond A. Jr. SN USN
Flockton, Ronald T. BUL3 USN
Fradenburgh, Richard L. RDSN USN
Geiger, Leroy C. MMFN USN
Hardy, Jessie J. SFM3 USN
Hedden, Forrest D. Jr. SA USN
Humphries, Harry J. SN USN
Jarvi, Ronald E. BTFN USN
Kopetski, John C. RDSN USN
Leasure, George E. Jr. SN USN
Lester, Ronald W. IC3 USN
Lewis, Trailor L. SN USN
Lynch, John R. Jr. SN USN
Mc Cutchan, Thomas C. SM3 USN
Munson, Gene M. BM3 USN
Neidrauer, Robert A. BMSN USN
Risher, Clarence T. III AMHAN USN
Roat, John C. AN USN
Smith, Paul T. ETN3 USN
Vaught, Troy E. EMFN USN
Winter, Kenneth T. SN USN
Woodsworth, Raymond K. SK3 USN
Youngs, Robert J. SN USN
De Beer, Martinus J. CPL NETHERLANDS
Pauli, Coenraad CPL NETHERLANDS
Ravensburg, Hendrik J. CPL NETHERLANDS
Hack, Robertus J. PVT NETHERLANDS

INSTRUCTORS of CLASS-29

LTJG. J.C. TYRIE
B. J. SULINSKI, GMGC
B. WADDELL, ENC
T. E. BLAIS, DMC
J. H. PARRISH, BMC
H. A. SPIEGEL, GMGC
J. F. COOK, SMC
H. C. CLEMENTS,
MN1 A. G. HAMMOND, MN1
C.A. NEWELL, AO1
J. M. PAINTER, HM1
E. T. FRALEY, ADR2

These men where our INSTRUCTORS all of them had been Trainees themselves. In the case of Tom Blais, he went through Training, twice. Without the dedication of the Instructors there would be no SEALTEAM.
They cared enough for every Mothers son, to train us hard in peace, so we might live, if it came to the BAD BUSNESS OF WAR. As Tom Blais said, "MORE BLOOD IN PEACE, LESS IN WAR!"

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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

THE INDOMITABLE PATRIOT Fertig, The Guerrilla General

One of our guys, although he had the misfortune of going Army instead of Navy, has become a writer in
his old age. His first few books were about the paranormal... he likes to chase ghosts in his spare time. But his latest
endeavor; Wow! He has started a new series of books he calls Behind the Lines. His first book, recently completed and
published is titled “THE INDOMITABLE PATRIOT: Fertig, the Guerrilla General.” It’s a historically correct novel about Wendell Fertig in the Philippines in World War II. Here’s what the book looks like.
Cover Final :
May, 1942. General Wainwright has just surrendered the Philippines. Wendell Fertig, a Corps of Engineers Lieutenant Colonel, refuses to comply and flees into the mountains of Mindanao. Fertig is soon
joined by dozens of former Philippino Army scouts who encourage him to form a guerrilla Army. Over the next few months Fertig is joined by several other displaced American soldiers, one of whom builds a small, makeshift transmitter and establishes contact with the Navy.
General MacArthur denounces Fertig, going on record claiming it’s impossible for a guerrilla movement in the Philippines to succeed. The O.S.S. decide to take a chance and covertly supplies Fertig by submarine. Once he receives the tools to wage war, his achievements become legendary. By the time MacArthur returns to the Philippines in 1944 he is met on the beach at Leyte by a force of over twenty thousand of Fertig’s guerrilla Army.

This fictional accounting is based upon the actual military records and reports of one man’s impossible achievements against overwhelming odds; against an enemy who outnumbered him a hundred to one. Wendell Fertig, a civil engineer and untrained amateur in the ways of war, defied the predictions of the experts and brought the Japanese Army to its knees. Enjoy this first installment in the new Behind The Lines series of combat thrillers based upon historical records.
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The book is available from Amazon in either print or Kindle versions, or by special order from almost any book retailer.
(He’s not Tom Clancy yet. They don’t stock his books but they can order them). These links will take you to the Amazon listings. If you look at the Kindle listing there is a Look Inside feature that lets you read through the first chapter.
Print:
http://www.amazon.com/Indomitable-Patriot-Fertig-Guerrilla-General/dp/
1512025623/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1431972445&sr=8-1&keywords=the+indomitable+patriot

Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/Indomitable-
Patriot-Fertig-Guerrilla-General-ebook/dp/B00XUSX4RU/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1432050603&sr=
1-1&keywords=the+indomitable+patriot

About the Author Carl’s professional career began as an Army and then FAA air traffic controller. He advanced from a small radar van in the Central Highlands of Vietnam to the TRACON in one of our nation’s busiest airports. He also became a commercial pilot and flight instructor, retiring after thirty-nine years of flying. By 1986 he was experiencing severe burnout. He put himself through the police academy, resigned from the FAA and became a deputy Sheriff in Reno, Nevada. He retired after a distinguished career on the street. Not only the cop on the beat, Carl became a renowned traffic accident reconstructionist on his departments Major Accident Investigation Team, as well as a highly acclaimed crime scene investigator. Throughout his life Carl has been a student of the paranormal and often experienced the effects of the supernatural in his personal life. In 2012 he became involved in the saga of the haunted Allen House in Monticello, Arkansas and its resident spirit, Ladell Allen Bonner. The result of dozens upon dozens of paranormal interactions with Ladell led Carl to write his first book about Ladell’s life and death. Writing that first book sparked a latent avocation in his life: writing. Carl has always been a connoisseur of military history, and that interest began a new direction for his writing. This latest book is the story of Wendell Fertig, and the beginning of a thrilling new series, 'Behind The Lines.' While the stories are fictionalized, they are all based upon factual military history. Join in with Carl and enjoy his books as you gain an interesting new insight in what war is all about.

The following is typical of the reviews I’m receiving on the book:

Just finished your book and you get 4.0 marks from this old Navy Seal. Really enjoyed and it adds to my hobby of WWII.
Spent 22 years of my 34 in and out of the PI. Have traveled every island and was trained a marksman by RJ when we were
stationed at Team 2 during Vietnam. Still a very good friend I keep in contact with. Going to recommend it to my friends,
at least the ones that can read.

THE INDOMITABLE PATRIOT Fertig, The Guerrilla General

Doc Riojas Comment: Once i started reading this book, i have find myself hard to putting it down! because of my very old age (84 yr old eyes and at the end of being able to correct my vision) I find that the way the paragraphs are other important text are spaced to be extremly easy to read.

Having retired from the Navy and traveled to that part of the orient reminds me of my days as a guerrilla combatant as part of the Navy SPecial Warfare serving as a Navy SEAL in the Jungles of Vietnam.

The author is equally as good a military writter as Tom Clancy. This story may possibly be material for a great movie similar to the the movie produced about the POW rescue in WWII by Filipino Guerilla fighters and the U.S. Army Rangers. "The Great Raid"

Do not wait to buy it tomorrow, order it today ! It was recommended to me by CDR R.D. Thomas (recommended for the Medal of Honor by the US Army, but our politically correct US Navy downgraded it to a Navy Cross. SHame on them !

Charles Detmer Jr. R.I.P. 1943 - 2020

Charles Detmer Jr. R.I.P.
1943 - 2020