webmaster: Erasmo "Doc" Riojas docrio45 [at] gmail DOT com
Class 51 East
Jim "Spaceman" O'Neill and Col George Paccerelli in
Russia submitted: Apr 30 2017,
Jim "Spaceman" O'Neill here (UDT-21, SEAL-2, BUD/S 62).
Doc, First; I have enjoyed your website for years -- thanks for your efforts, much appreciated. Joe Silva and I served in the same platoon when I was in SEAL-2 and although we were not bosom buddies or anything, we were tight. I know you knew him.
In any event, my friend Harry Butler recently sent you a photo of myself and others preparing for a jump in Russia (I am 2nd from the right) which you posted (Harry and I were in the same platoon in UDT and switched over to the SEALs around the same time).
I've attached another photo from the Russian trip which you may find of interest. Whether you think it "post worthy" is of course up to you. It is of myself (left) and
Col. George Paccerelli (right). I am wearing an East German paratroopers beret I picked up in Berlin on the way, as we we were required to wear covers at times and I had left mine back in the states.
George was inducted into the "Ranger Hall of Fame" at Ft. Benning in 1993 (the year after this photo was taken). He's wearing a South African jump smock which he acquired in SA when we were there earning our SADF jump wings the previous year -- we were roommates on both trips.
He is the only guy I've ever known who was actually bayoneted (during some intense hand-to-hand with VC).
Col. Paccerelli passed away earlier this year, and the world lost one of its great class acts. An excerpt from his obit is below. He was not, of course, a Team member, but I thought you might enjoy his shared warrior ethos.
All the best -- fire in the hole! Jim
From: Jim O'Neill May 4 2017
Frank Butler
Doc, I looked through my scanned photos and came up with a
couple you may find of interest.
The one taken on the beach is from 1973, when I was in UDT-21 (I am not in the
picture).
The other one was taken in 1990. It's a shot of myself (far left) and two
buddies at a post-jump party after we had earned our South African Defense Force
(SADF) jump wings Bloemfontein, South Africa. I also attached a
photo of the old DC-3 (C-47) we jumped out of, courtesy of the "1st Para
Battalion" out of Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Godspeed, Jim
Robert R. Leamer Jr. R.I.P.
From: Joe DeFloria
Joe Defloria , U.S. Coast Guard Captain
From:Joe DeFloria Subject: Layton Bassett and Joe DeFloria Snipes on Destroyer in San
Diego before becoming Frogmen Doc, it would be great to see Layton and Vickie Bassett out here for
the August reunion. He and I go back to 1954 when we were both Snipes on a
Destroyer out of San Diego. We both live in Navy Housing at the time and our
families were close. One of his daughters, Beverly Jo, is named after my first
wife and me. Unfortunately I haven’t seen much of him in recent
years. Joe
WALTER GOUVEIA R. I . P.
Here are some pictures of Walter. One is when he was on active duty, one with me in uniform May 2011, one at a HS reunion about Nov 2012, and the last is with our dogs DEC 2014. Hope these are what you are looking for.
Email to: epgouveia@netzero.net,
Apo's wife Eillen
Walter's (APO's) message board Hello everyone! From:
Philip Martin [mailto:pmartin3 [at] san.rr.com]
John, Frank,
Moki responded earlier to Doc Riojas with the following,
and attached here is another photo of the same group with names
identified that Doc Rio already has posted on his web site.
Joe If
you get in contact with "Apu" Walter's Hawaiian nickname he
could probably fill you in on the others in the photo, as well as an ID
on the boat. Contact Bob Baird rkbaird@cox.net,or
Rick Rogers ribbit71@san.rr.com
of "The Old Frogs and SEALs" and they can probably tell you
how to contact Govea. He will be on the roster...........
Hooyah........Tad
Standing lt. to rt.: PK Barnes, KC Scout, Happy Baker,
Mike Collins, Thang, Randal Clayton, Jim McCarthy, Chieu Hoa, Mike Capelnor, Lou
DiCroce Kneeling: Allen Vader,
Clint Mjors, David Shadnaw
Rio, You said you wanted some pictures.
Will these do? Plenty more where they came from, but not all have
team members in them. Local color and scenic.
Fred
https://youtu.be/yaQZFhrW0fU
Commander
Robert Andrew "Gus" Kaminski, 39, of San Diego, Calif., died peacefully
at his home on May 27, 2011, following a courageous three-year battle
with cancer. He
was born Feb. 2, 1972, in Steubenville. A Weirton resident, he graduated
from Brooke High School in 1990, and accepted an appointment to the U.S.
Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. After
graduating from the Academy and being commissioned as an Ensign in May
1994, Gus reported directly to Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL
training. He graduated with class 200 in August 1995. His
first assignment was with SEAL Team 3, where he completed three
deployments to the Persion Gulf. He was a task-unit assistant, assistant
platoon commander, and a platoon commander at ST-3. Gus's
second assignment was at SEAL Team 5 as the operations officer. He was
responsible for training and equipping eight SEAL platoons for overseas
deployments and maintained six departments: ordnance, diving, training,
communications, medical and administrative. From
June 2002-04, Gus served as the Officer in Charge of the U.S. Navy
Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs. He commanded a 12-member team and its
mission of supporting recruiting goals for Naval Special Warfare. Following
his first Leap Frogs assignment, Gus completed a joint tour at Special
Operations Command South in Homestead, Fla. He served at the U.S. Army
Centric Command on a U.S. Air Force reserve base as one of three SEALS. Gus
returned to the Leap Frogs in June 2007 for a second tour as OIC. Gus's
awards include a Defense Meritorious Service Medal, a Joint Service
Achievement Medal, two Navy Commendation Medals, two Navy Achievement
medals, and various unit and service awards.
Jesse Ventura aka: James Janos
Governor Jesse
Ventura Governor Ventura first entered the public eye in the
mid-1970s as a profession wrestler, gaining fame for his physique and
wrestling as Jesse “The Body” Ventura. He wrestled until 1984, when
blood clots in his lungs ended his in-ring career. After a failed
comeback bid, he worked as a color commentator on television for
“All-Star Wrestling” and later “Superstars of Wrestling,” hosted
his own talk segment on the WWF’s “Superstars of Wrestling” called
“The Body Shop,” and did color commentary on radio for a few
National Football League teams (among them, the Minnesota Vikings and
Tampa Bay Buccaneers). Ventura most notably co-hosted “Saturday
Night’s Main Event” with Vince McMahon and the first six
WrestleManias (1985-1990). Ventura’s acting career was a natural extension of
his television work. He appeared in “Predator” (which starred future
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger). He had a starring role in
the 1990 sci-fi movie “Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe,” and had
supporting roles in “The Running Man,” “Demolition Man,”
“Repossessed,” “Ricochet,” “The Master of Disguise” (in
which he steals the Liberty Bell), and “Batman & Robin.” Ventura
also made a cameo appearance in “Major League II” as “White
Lightning” and appeared as a self-help guru (voice only) in “The
Ringer” trying to turn Johnny Knoxville into a more confident worker.
In addition, Ventura had a cameo in “The X-Files episode” “Jose
Chung’s From Outer Space” as a Man in Black alongside fellow
‘MiB’ Alex Trebek. Ventura ran for governor of Minnesota as the nominee
for the Reform Party of Minnesota. His campaign consisted of a
combination of aggressive grassroots events and original television
spots using the phrase “Don’t vote for politics as usual.” He
spent considerably less than his opponents (about $300,000) and was a
pioneer in his using the Internet as a medium of reaching out to voters
in a political campaign. He won the election narrowly–and
unexpectedly–defeating the major-party candidates, Norm Coleman
(Republican) and Minnesota Attorney General Hubert H. “Skip”
Humphrey III (Democratic-Farmer-Labor). Deciding not to seek a second term in office, Ventura
left the political arena, but continued to speak out about the issues he
cares most about. He taught a study group at Harvard University as a
visiting fellow at the Kennedy School of Government’s Institute of
Politics in which he focused on third party politics, campaign finance,
the war on drugs, and other relevant political issues. He has written
two books since leaving office, both with Dick Russell, “Don’t Start
the Revolution Without Me!” and “American Conspiracies.” He also
writes and hosts the television series “Conspiracy Theory with Jesse
Ventura,” which airs on TruTV. http://www.worldnewsinsight.com/jesse-ventura-a-mini-biography/4981/
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Former Governor Jesse Ventura has filed a lawsuit against
the TSA and the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to take on
invasive airport pat-downs. [READ
LAWSUIT]
Former Governor Jesse Ventura has filed a
lawsuit against the TSA and the Department of Homeland Security in an
effort to take on invasive airport pat-downs. [READ
LAWSUIT]
http://www.infowars.com/ventura-strikes-back-with-lawsuit-against-tsa/
Hey
Doc, I
was looking through the pictures on your website and on Page
Six there
is a picture entitled “Michael P. Allen Hell Week”. The
guy, second
from the left with the Third Class stripe on his helmet,
that looks
like he’s about to expire is me. Just
thought you’d like to know. Cheers Jeffrey
O’Konek Webmaster NOTE:
Acturally, the guy with his hands over the log is the one about to croak
!
Eric Greitens was born and raised in Missouri,
where he was educated in the public schools. He was an Angier B. Duke
Scholar at Duke University where he studied ethics, philosophy, and
public policy. Selected as a Rhodes and Truman Scholar, he attended the
University of Oxford from 1996 through 2000. There he earned a
master’s degree in development studies in 1998, and a Ph.D. in
politics in 2000. Eric’s award-winning book of photographs and
essays, Strength and Compassion, grew from his humanitarian
work. His doctoral thesis, Children First, investigated the
ways in which international humanitarian organizations can best serve
war-affected children. He has worked as a humanitarian volunteer,
documentary photographer, and researcher in Rwanda, Cambodia, Albania,
Mexico, India, the Gaza Strip, Croatia, and Bolivia. Strength and
Compassion is a collection of striking photographs from each of
these countries, combined with bold essays on Strength, Pity, Dignity,
Courage, Faith, Time, Hope, and Compassion. Among other accolades, Strength
and Compassion has been recognized as ForeWord Magazine’s Book of
the Year and the Grand Prize Winner of the 2009 New York Book Festival. Eric is also a United States Navy SEAL officer, and
he has deployed four times during the Global War on Terrorism: to Iraq,
Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, and Southeast Asia. He has served as
the Commander of a Joint Special Operations Task Unit, Commander of a
Mark V Special Operations Craft Detachment, and as Commander of an Al
Qaeda Targeting Cell. His personal military awards include the Joint
Service Achievement Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Joint
Service Commendation Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Purple Heart,
and the Bronze Star. In 2005, Eric was appointed by the President to
serve as a White House Fellow. The White House Fellowship is a
non-partisan, non-political appointment that is considered America’s
most prestigious fellowship for leadership and public service. Eric is a sub-3 hour Marathon runner and the winner
of the Shamrock Marathon at Camp Fallujah, Iraq. As a boxer, he won two
Oxford Boxing Blues and the Gold Medal at the BUSA National Boxing
Championships. Outside Magazine recently named Eric their first ever
Reader of the Year. Eric used his combat pay from Iraq to found The
Mission Continues. The Mission Continues empowers wounded and disabled
veterans to begin new lives of public service. From May 2007 to May
2009, Eric contributed over 2,750 volunteer hours as a volunteer
Chairman and CEO. In October 2008, the President of the United States
personally presented Eric with the President’s Volunteer Service Award
in recognition of his inspiring national leadership working with wounded
and disabled veterans. In June 2009, the Draper Richards Foundation
named Eric as a Fellow, recognizing him as one of the leading Social
Entrepreneurs in America. Eric also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Truman
School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri, where he teaches
on public service, ethics, and leadership. http://ericgreitens.com/biography.html Wayne Jacobs: Athlete / Coach /
Counselor / Educator
J.E. "Older than Dirt" Barnes with Frank Buck hat.
Doc,
Ryan was the SEAL who was critically wounded preceeding Marc
Lee's death in Ramadi on 2 August 06. Ryan was shot in the face and he has
completely lost his right eye and may very well lose his left. He is
recovering at Bethesda Naval Medical Center in Maryland right now. I had
the privilege of speaking with Ryan this afternoon on the phone, and I was
struck by the courage and committment of this young man even at what must be his
darkest hour.
Ryan was very grateful for Marc, "shooting for me,"
while his platoon tried to casevac him from the Ramadi rooftop where he was hit.
Ryan was also grateful that an M1 tank put two 120mm rounds into the building
from which he was shot. He told me that he takes great comfort in the fact
that the terrorist who took his right eye won't be around to enjoy it, and I
heartily agree with him. Though he certainly knows that he won't have the
chance, he emphasized repeatedly to me that all he wanted to do was to get back
into the fight with his platoonmates and that he'd gladly give his left eye for
the opportunity.
Where do we get such men?
I spoke with his mother and brother over beers at world famous
McP's Irish Pub in Coronado, CA on Saturday. They had attended Marc Lee's
memorial service. Ryan has a great family that love him, but like many of
our hero's families, they don't have cash sitting around to spend on travel
expenses and hotel rooms so they can visit their warriors during their recovery.
I donated to the Naval Special Warfare
Foundation so that these needs could be met. I'd encourage B5 readers
to do the same if you are able.
I am trying to set up a fund for Ryan to get a
Valour
IT laptop which totals out at $800. I will put down the first $250,
and I would ask that readers who feel led, would step up and
put
up the remaining $550.
Froggy is back:
I just wanted to report back to the B5 crew about the laptop
drive for Navy SEAL Ryan Job at Bethesda. You may remember that Ryan was
shot in the face in Ramadi on August 2nd and lost his right eye. His
platoonmate, Marc Lee, provided the suppressing fire that allowed the platoon to
medevac Ryan off of the roof where he was wounded. Marc's sacrifice of his
life to allow Ryan a chance to survive earned him the Silver Star and his
rightful place in the pantheon of fallen SEAL Team heroes.
I spoke to Ryan in the hospital last week and told him that I
was going to try to raise money to get him a Valour-IT laptop-which we did here
on B5 in EIGHT HOURS! I asked the Soldier's Angels rep to total up the
donations received last week for Ryan and she just wrote me back to say that all
told, we raised $2535! In addition to Ryan's
laptop, three more wounded warriors will be getting one as well. I want to
thank the B5 readers for their compassion and for actually putting their money
where their heart is.
I also wanted to give a shout out to Beth, Lynette, Patty, and
Adele from Soldier's Angels for their rapid response to my request for
Ryan and for personally ensuring that Ryan received the computer last Saturday
morning. Your efforts are appreciated. And I don't want to forget
the man who started it all-Chuck Z- has been working behind the scenes to
oversee the delivery. HOOYAH Chuck!
.
from Bill Langley
PS- About 1/4 the way down is Frank Scolice
in his cooking pot. During Operation Flintlock in about 1965 on
Normandy Beach.
Frank was our cook for two or three
weeks. He ran out of coffee filters so he took off his boot,
pulled his sock off and poured coffee into it. He made coffee, and
each time someone told him how good it was he would grin, laugh and
thank them. Since I didn't drink coffee, he let
me in on the prank. No one knew what he did. There was no
lack of excitement or humor on that trip.
Per Erik Tornblom
Ev
Barrett, Pete Wikul and Timmy McTrusty
.
From:Frank J. Sparks sealpup121 [at]
udtseals DOT org
lt to rt: GEORGE DORAN, Frank Scolise, Pat Patterson.
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Robvert O'Neil
Robert O'Neil
David PaAaina
Don Shipley & Hershel Davis
Ed Hine
Jeff Gonzalez
Scott Chierepko
Ryan Francis Larkin R.I.P. 1988
- 2017
Ryan Francis Larkin, US Navy SEAL, age 29 He was trained as a Special Operations Combat Medic and a Naval Special Warfare Sniper.
Denny Johnson
Milton J. Sands
Wiley
"Norman" Combs R.I.P.
1927 - 2017
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Joe De Floria
To: doc Riojas
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009
Subject:
Picture on page 6
Doc, the picture’s about a third of the way down on page 6. The photo was taken at Bac Lieu in late 1970. I was Det Golf Cdr. Coordinating a 2 platoon op against a group of VC smuggling weapons in from the coast.
Thanks for the advice on the platoon photo -- I’ll see what I can do.
Joe
100 Ton Master’s Captain License
Captain Joe DeFloria is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL Commander with multiple direct action combat tours in Vietnam as a SEAL Platoon Commander, and as a SEAL Detachment Commander. During his 27 years in the U.S. Navy, he also served as the Skipper of the SEAL training unit in Coronado, and as the Commanding Officer of Underwater Demolition Team
(UDT) 12. Captain Joe has been an active charter boat captain in San Diego for 15 years.
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Moki Martin, Ron Ostrander, Mitch Bucklew, Apo Gouveia, Joe DeFloria;
ST-1 Alpha Platoon, Tet Offensive 1969, Binh Thuy, RVN
To: Doc Riojas date:
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SprFrog, pdirkx, reis.gouveia, tcflorio, tedcoyle, wal_tak, SUSIERAUCH, jgulick, Jflorio743, Joseph.Florio, DKMSEAL, ibkelleys, retseal, charles.chalde., ronbell619, bsnmate, fwaranch, bulldevine, sealonemaama, clem1103
Thank you all for coming to Walter's(Apo's) service on Friday. The picture of the white board attached was for his friends and family to write him a message. If you didn't get a chance to write one and would like to, please do so. Type or write you message on a white paper with colored ink, pen or felt tip. Then email me the copy or mail to me at 6891 Estero Blvd. #341, Ft Myers Beach, FL 33931. I would love to fill up all the space on the board with wonderful messages for him. If you weren't at the service please feel free to do so as well. Thank you. God bless!
Eileen
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 11:05 PM
To: jgulick [at] gulicklaw.com
Cc: Joe Defloria
Subject: ST-1 SEALs, can anyone ID them? thank you
Yes, I do. That pix is of the 1st squad of Alpha
Platoon during Tet offensive 1968 on the
From left to right are: Joe Defloria, Ron Ostrander?/ Irish
Flynn?, Apu Gouveia, Moki, Willy Williams, Mitch Bucklew. The boat
is a ST2 STAB and we wee working with Dick Marchinko’s platoon.
Moki
Yes, I do. That pix is of the 1st squad of Alpha
Platoon during Tet offensive 1968 on the
From left to right are: Joe Defloria, Ron Ostrander?/ Irish
Flynn?, Apu Gouveia, Moki, Willy Williams, Mitch Bucklew. The boat
is a ST2 STAB and we were working with Dick Marchinko’s platoon.
Moki Martin
Fred "Doc"
McCarthy's Photos
"Doc" is a
plankowner ST-2
Platoon "Bravo" Squad (minus Mr. Gormely) Standing: JTollison, Garrnett,
Bump Kneeling: McCarty, Birtz 
Evie Barrett
Lowell Gosser
Barret in the corner "Doc" McCarty yellow shirt, on the
USS Wise,
Standing: L to R: Garrnett, Bump, Birtz Seated:
"Doc" McCarty 
Standing: Birtz, Bruhmueller, Martin, Tollison; Kneeling: Watson,
Finley at the door "Eagle" Gallagher
Kenny Estok
Fred Toothman
Bruhmueller, Prince, Doc Mc Carthy
JT Tollison, Fred McCarthy
Lenny Waugh,
Jess Tolison, Chuck Detmer
Two
ST-2 "Doc's" Fred McCarthy & Erasmo Riojas
Friendlies
up front our objective in the background.
Our
squad got caught out in the open area. Had to call in air
support. We were recovering from an all night intel, recon mission
when all hell broke loose.
View
from safe ground. Recon site in background
Hatien
on the Cambodian border. Spent three weeks in tents here.
Hatien
Rd. sign
"Doc"
McCarty and PR2 Steve Dunthorn purifying water buffalo for camp
site. H20 came from adjacent swamp.
EM2
Dorian Kaiser
EN2
Al Ebner
SK2
James Dilly
QM3
Larry Simmons
McRaven Admiral addresses
the University of Texas at Austin Class of 2014
Don
Shipley
Bill
langley FamiliaCommander
Robert Andrew “Gus” Kaminski, 39
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -
Joseph
Molina
Stacy Virgin
Doc Riojas &
Richard Cyrus
UDT Class 35 E.C.
Capt
Roberts & Don Shiply
SubBase N.L. Conn. Pistol Team 
Ty Valkanas & Todd
Adm. Eric OLson
W.D. Powers & Wally S_______Capt David Del
Giudice will be inducted into the Commando Hall of Honor (CHOH) on 27
October 2010.
Capt Dave was the first CO of ST-1, below is a statement about his
career by Capt Andy (3rd CO of ST-1)
LTC FARRELL -- It will be a pleasure to bring forth information
pertaining to CAPT DEL GIUDICE and his outstanding career in Naval
Special Warfare. As stated previously - Dave and I were Both Executive
Officers of UDT-12 and UDT-11. The Commodoroe (LCDR MACK BOYNTON) was
summoned over the COMPHIBPAC to discuss a TS message pertaining to the
formation of a Special Operational Force. We were selected to be on the
'WHAT IF COMMITTEE"= to respond to CNO'S query. In
December CNO Directed that SEAL'S be established. LCDR BOYNTON selected
Dave to be the Commmanding Officer of SEAL TEAM ONE to be effective 1
January l962. Thereby making Dave the FIRST SEAL. SEAL TEAM ONE was
composed of Officers and men from UDT-11 and UDT-12. Later that year
Naval Operational Support Groups (Atlantic & Pacific) were
established. Capt Phil Bucklew became the Commodore and shortly
thereafter he and David Del Giudice departed for Vietnam to work on
plans and operations. The ensuring works are contained in the Bucklew
report. Dave received a high decoration for his part. SEALS were
deployed as Mobil Training Teams (composed from both coasts)in
l962 and employed around Da Nang.
Jesse Ventura: A Mini Biography
William
Hoopes and Tom Norris
UDTs
1965 Santo Domingo USS Boxer LPH 4
Brandt Young
Keith Davids
At
McPhee's: Lt - Rt: Mike Mc Quillis, Frank Thornton, ??,
??, Duke Leonard, Chuck Fellers, Chief "patches" Watson
Mike
Thornton & SEAL Admiral ?
Don Shipley
Top
Lt -Rt: Estok, Finley, Bump, Clark, Brumuller,
Martin, ? Fox? ,Watson, Tollison, Waguh MIDDLE: Lt - Rt: Mc Carthy, Garnett,
Tollison,
Detmer, Birtz SITTING: Goines,
"Big" Rogers SEAL Team TWO
Lt-Rt:
Bill Goines, Fred McCarthy, Lowell Gosser, CHuck Detmer, Frank Thornton,
"Pee-Wee" Nealey, Eddie Leisure, Guy Nixon, Tollison SEAL Team
TWO, Little Creek, VA.
Kevin
Farrell
Lon
Franklin
Arles "Nasty" Nash
Jay
Stanley Ken Ploof Boob Shouse Bill Hamilton Jim
Hazelwood
Michael P.
Allen Hell Week
Arturo Farias
Bob Shouse
John Roat
Fred Keener, Curtis Ashton, Eagle Gallagher, Kelly, Rio
Pat Martin and Erasmo Riojas
Bob "Eagle" Gallagher & A.Dee Clark
Jeffrey
O'Konek
Dow Byers
Tim
Kroeger & Don Shipley
Ron Yeaw
Eric Greitens Biography
Qualifications:
U.S. Navy Special Warfare (Frogmen/SEALs)
Competitive Olympic Style Lifter - PSA/AAU Weight Lifter of Year
Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach - San Diego State Univ.
Strength & Conditioning Coach - University of San Diego
Teacher - Recreation Department
Lecturer (Stress Management) - School of Business
Counselor - Office of Drug & Alcohol
Nutrition Committee Member - Dining Services
Conference Host & Coordinator - National Strength & Conditioning
Association (NSCA)
Founding Board Member - House of Health Research Institute
Commercial & Government Sales - Host Fitness Systems/Fitness
Warehouse
In
the Valley of Death? Who was the Meanest
Muther? We are U.S.Navy
Sailors! SEALs! LDNN's PBRs! Swift Boats?
Ho Chi Minh?
Click on Image to Enlarge it.
Mark Divine (SEAL)
Matthew Axelson & Danny
Dietz KIA Afganistan 
David A. Hansen
Archie
Grayson, Joe Silva, Jim Tipton, Bob "Eagle" Gallagher
Archie Grayson
Archie
Grayson, Rudy Boesch, Stan Janecka, Eagle Gallagher, Pat Martin,
?? , sitting Skip Isham
Archie
Grayson, Sheryl, Doc Cox , Riojas
Archie
Grayson, Dante Stephensen, Bill Garrnett
Keep me in you book.
Will be finishing my contract here 10 May and will meet Judy in Calif. for
the flight to Fla. look fwd to seeing you at Panama City May 14.
D. Stephson, C. Poulnot, A.D., B.Coulson, D. Swartz and myself are going
to Celebrate 50 years since graduation Class 22, we actually completed it
Oct "59 , what the hell it's close enough.
Here are some pics. Would be great to be in with John Francis.
I had no problem id:ing this guy, he gets better looking by the day.
Jerry Hammerle
UDTR Class 22 (LC)
oceancap comcast net
Larry
Bailey, Rudy Boesch, ??
Cindy
& Matthew Axelson
Roy
Boehm
Archie Grayson & Ashbrenner (sp)
Mike
Thornton
Navy
SEAL Ryan Job
Homer
and Clara Marshall
David
Goggins
Carl Swepston & VN BietHai
Alex
Verduzco 
Ann Cooper in center
L.K. williams
H.T.
Williams, O'Toole, Roy Boehm, ??
H.T.
Jim
Barnes H.T.
?, O'Toole,
L.K. williams
Riojas,
Swede Tornblom and Hoot ANdrews
Richard Marcinko
Doc Riojas was one of the two qualified
SCUBA divers on the ship. School ran by CPO Bob Sheats at Escape
Tank Pearl Harbor territory of Hawaii.
Riojas, Osborne,
Lynch
Erasmo Riojas and "Rip" after we shipped for six.
Boynton,Constance,Riojas,
Ashton, Matthews, Rowell; 7th platoon ST-2 guys
on Mike boat by the USS Benehwa
Eddie
O'toole, Callahan , Roy Boehm
Sam Orr, LouLou Tolentino, Linda Ball & son Wiley
Doc
Riojas, LouLou Tolentino, Sam Orr 
Jack
Saunders and wife
Frank
Scolise
Scottie
Lyons & Tom Keith
Scottie Slaughter "Shark Hunter Extraordinaire" , Human being extraordinaire !
Muster
Ft. Pierce, the ole Scouts and Raiders: God Bless them all !
Tom
Keith, Bob Barth, Erasmo Doc Riojas
West
Coast Frogmen
Bill Brumuller & Fred Miller 
Susan and Roy Boehm
Peggy
& Tom Shoulders, Notice Houston Oilers Glass in his hand?
To: Doc Riojas docrio45 [at] gmail DOT com
Subj: My picture from the movie JAWS
to me Doc here is the long promised Jaws pic for your site. A
correction for you. I was Never at training in Florida. Sorry I don't
know where you got that info but it was never me you are thinking of
at uwss
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Frank"Sparkie"Sparks
is the SCUBA diver in the movie "JAWS." Sparks, a USNavy SEAL
and another of the Frog Family turned
movie star. Good luck to you "Sparkie" and God Bless you!
Per Erik Tornblom's
Swedish family taken ~1989
taken from The Blast Magazine, West Coast SEAL reunion
~2000 yr.
Tom Norris & Bob Kerry 
Bob Kerry
Senator Kerry
Moleda
ST-4
WIA Panama Fiasco
Mike Mc Quillis
Lt.to rt: Rudy Boesch, Everett Barrett, Ed Surko, and Bob
Butler
Christopher
L. Zevallos
Zevallos
Clarence T. Risher III Tom Keith with Stoner Machine gun
Clarence Risher III
John Roat
Chris Bent
Doc
McCarthy,Rio,Rabbitt,Bob Moore
John Francis Rabbitt
Viola Rabbitt & Johnny
Erasmo "Doc" Riojas
Bubba Brewton
DaiWee Richard
Kuhn LDNN , ST-2 OinC Advisor & Erasmo "Doc" Riojas HMC ST-2
DOc Riojas painted
the sign and he brought back the wood gold wings from Olongapo P.I.
Rick Anderson (SEAL),
his son an FMF Corpsman HM3 was KIA Iraq
C.
A.Anderson family
?? Bill Brumuller & Jim Tipton & CO
ST2 Mr. Callahan and his wife ??
Bill
Brumuller and Prince SEAL
Dog
Eric Prince CEO Blackwater
Harry Humphries,
Ray Tullas, Tom Hawkins, Gene Cahill
PeeWee Nealy &
somebody's wife?
Chomi Nash
Joseph "Red" Coyle & JoAnn Coyle
David "Big Bird" Hyde
Chuck Jessie and Erasmo "Doc" Riojas WIA
RVN
Working where the Army would not go ! "Butch" Ashton was KIA 2nd Tour 
Boynton,Constance,Riojas,Ashton,
Matthews, Rowell
From: Ken & Melba Delfino
To: Doc Riojas
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 10:02 PM
Subject: Cupertino Veterans Memorial Dedication
Set III: Photo 1 SECNAV Winter and Hawaii team
Photo 2: Sheriff Dept bagpiper in rear; Axelson's brother on right wearing blue tie
Photo 3: Wreath from Gamewardens of Vietnam Association, Inc. (River Patrol Forces' Black Berets)
Photo 5: Donna and Corky Axelson with team. They are in front of the SEAL depicted to be their son.
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Adm. Joe Kernan
SEAL
Officer
Ryand T. Young
Harry Constance
Doc
McCarthy,Rio,Rabbitt,Bob Moore
John Francis Rabbitt
Viola Rabbitt & Johnny
Erasmo "Doc" Riojas
Bubba Brewton
DaiWee Richard
Kuhn LDNN , ST-2 OinC Advisor & Erasmo "Doc" Riojas HMC ST-2
DOc Riojas painted
the sign and he brought back the wood gold wings from Olongapo P.I.
Rick Anderson (SEAL),
his son an FMF Corpsman HM3 was KIA Iraq
C.
A.Anderson family
?? Bill Brumuller & Jim Tipton & CO
ST2 Mr. Callahan and his wife ??
Bill
Brumuller and Prince SEAL
Dog
Eric Prince CEO Blackwater
Harry Humphries,
Ray Tullas, Tom Hawkins, Gene Cahill
PeeWee Nealy &
somebody's wife?
Chomi Nash
Joseph "Red" Coyle & JoAnn Coyle
David "Big Bird" Hyde
Chuck Jessie and Erasmo "Doc" Riojas WIA
RVN
Working where the Army would not go ! "Butch" Ashton was KIA 2nd Tour
Boynton,Constance,Riojas,Ashton,
Matthews, Rowell
From: Ken & Melba Delfino
To: Doc Riojas
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 10:02 PM
Subject: Cupertino Veterans Memorial Dedication
Set III: Photo 1 SECNAV Winter and Hawaii team
Photo 2: Sheriff Dept bagpiper in rear; Axelson's brother on right wearing blue tie
Photo 3: Wreath from Gamewardens of Vietnam Association, Inc. (River Patrol Forces' Black Berets)
Photo 5: Donna and Corky Axelson with team. They are in front of the SEAL depicted to be their son.
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Adm. Joe Kernan
SEAL
Officer
Ryand T. Young
Harry Constance
Doc
McCarthy,Rio,Rabbitt,Bob Moore
John Francis Rabbitt
Viola Rabbitt & Johnny
Erasmo "Doc" Riojas
Bubba Brewton
DaiWee Richard
Kuhn LDNN , ST-2 OinC Advisor & Erasmo "Doc" Riojas HMC ST-2
DOc Riojas painted
the sign and he brought back the wood gold wings from Olongapo P.I.
Rick Anderson (SEAL),
his son an FMF Corpsman HM3 was KIA Iraq
C.
A.Anderson family
?? Bill Brumuller & Jim Tipton & CO
ST2 Mr. Callahan and his wife ??
Bill
Brumuller and Prince SEAL
Dog
Eric Prince CEO Blackwater
Harry Humphries,
Ray Tullas, Tom Hawkins, Gene Cahill
PeeWee Nealy &
somebody's wife?
Chomi Nash
Joseph "Red" Coyle & JoAnn Coyle
David
"Big Bird" Hyde, ST-2 (retired) and below his son at Ft. Pierce with
his father's ashes 2016
David "Big Bird" Hyde
Chuck Jessie and Erasmo "Doc" Riojas WIA
RVN
Working where the Army would not go ! "Butch" Ashton was KIA 2nd Tour
Boynton,Constance,Riojas,Ashton,
Matthews, Rowell
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken & Melba Delfino
To: Doc Riojas
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 10:02 PM
Subject: Cupertino Veterans Memorial Dedication
Set III: Photo 1 SECNAV Winter and Hawaii team
Photo 2: Sheriff Dept bagpiper in rear; Axelson's brother on right wearing blue tie
Photo 3: Wreath from Gamewardens of Vietnam Association, Inc. (River Patrol Forces' Black Berets)
Photo 5: Donna and Corky Axelson with team. They are in front of the SEAL depicted to be their son.
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Adm. Joe Kernan
SEAL
Officer
Ryand T. Young
Harry Constance
Doc
McCarthy,Rio,Rabbitt,Bob Moore
John Francis Rabbitt
Viola Rabbitt & Johnny
Erasmo "Doc" Riojas
Bubba Brewton
DaiWee Richard
Kuhn LDNN , ST-2 OinC Advisor & Erasmo "Doc" Riojas HMC ST-2
DOc Riojas painted
the sign and he brought back the wood gold wings from Olongapo P.I.
Rick Anderson (SEAL),
his son an FMF Corpsman HM3 was KIA Iraq
C.
A.Anderson family
?? Bill Brumuller & Jim Tipton & CO
ST2 Mr. Callahan and his wife ??
Bill
Brumuller and Prince SEAL
Dog
Eric Prince CEO Blackwater
Harry Humphries,
Ray Tullas, Tom Hawkins, Gene Cahill
PeeWee Nealy &
somebody's wife?
Chomi Nash
Joseph "Red" Coyle & JoAnn Coyle
David "Big Bird" Hyde
Chuck Jessie and Erasmo "Doc" Riojas WIA
RVN
Working where the Army would not go ! "Butch" Ashton was KIA 2nd Tour
Boynton,Constance,Riojas,Ashton,
Matthews, Rowell
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken & Melba Delfino
To: Doc Riojas
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 10:02 PM
Subject: Cupertino Veterans Memorial Dedication
Set III: Photo 1 SECNAV Winter and Hawaii team
Photo 2: Sheriff Dept bagpiper in rear; Axelson's brother on right wearing blue tie
Photo 3: Wreath from Gamewardens of Vietnam Association, Inc. (River Patrol Forces' Black Berets)
Photo 5: Donna and Corky Axelson with team. They are in front of the SEAL depicted to be their son.
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Adm. Joe Kernan
SEAL
Officer
Ryand T. Young
Harry Constance
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Erasmo "Doc" Riojas is Honorary Member of CLass-19 E.C.
Doc, a little sea story:
You're putting me on! At that juncture I had been in the Navy for
only one year but I am pleased that I looked like a CO albeit with a
single stripe. I must have been smiling because I had orders to go to
Greenland for the summer with Ernie Ols, John Dearman, Nummy Johnson and
my good pal the Swede. We had a great time with a girl behind every
tree [18" high] and the Eskimo mothers wanting Swede and me to ping
ping their daughters to get fair skinned kids.
Joe Heinlein told us at the last reunion that Ramos had died. He was with us at our 40th but missed the 50th last year. Good man. Had to bail him out of the Norfolk jail for fornicating in public. In the back of a car with a married juvenile who he met that night. Her husband had to pick her up from the court. What a mess.
Hey Doc, That smiling face is of your's truly. Could not be Dante as "Shapes" is only about 5'8" and I was one of the taller guys in my class. I had to stand next to the Adm. as part of the punishment of being the Honor man. Notice that all the rest of the 0-1 and 0-2's are in the front row.
Hooyah, Vultch
Class 19 E.C. top row: Per-Erik Tornblom, Ray Ramos, Marslr, Ken Gless, CHuck
Newell, Lynch, Doc Riojas(honorary member), Billy Burbank, Hiline, Pat Martin
On
Sun, May 15, 2011 at 9:08 PM,
Joseph Heinlein email: j3heinlein [at]
bellsouth DOT net
wrote:
Sad to report that
William “Bill” Smith of class 19 is deceased. Contrary to the false
reports of his death years ago, this report is true as confirmed by his
former wife, Lorraine who I know you remember.
Bill died in December 2009 of bone cancer. He and Lorraine had four children. He also had a lucrative mutual fund business in the Boston area.
05/08/2017 Email from R. D. Russell, SEAL archieves
Swede,
Rio,
The
roster for graduates of Class 019ec is as follows:
Alexander,
John William Jr
Burbank,
William Edward Sr
Foster,
Clarence Eugene
Gay,
Joseph Atlee
Gless,
Kenneth E.
Grady,
Clayton Charles Jr
Hammond,
Arthur G.
Heinlein,
Joseph E. Jr
Knox,
Devereaux “Bull” C.
Lynch,
Maurice “Mo” P.
Marsh,
Norman James Jr
Martin,
Pat Glenn
Mimbs,
Norman E.
Nealy,
Richard “Pee Wee” C.
Newell,
Charles “Chuck” A.
Palmer,
Frederick M.
Papadokos,
Takis
Ramos,
Perfecto
Smith,
Larry J.
Smith,
William Hugh Jr
Stern,
Gene D.
Tarbox,
Tom N.
Thompson,
Josiah D.J.
Tornblom,
Per-Erik “Swede”
Violich,
Paul
Vogel,
Joseph Edward
Vogel,
Lowell E
Wagner, James Edward
Rich "Doc" Williams RIP with wife Tillie
Homer "Doc" Marshall,
"Doc" Williams, Ted Kassa ST1
From: Franklin Anderson
To: thkassa30 [at] verizon.net
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 7:17 AM
Subject: Richard Williams (Doc)
I am sorry to inform you of the passing of one of SEALS outstanding
(Vietnam era) Corpsman. DOC passed away at 1502 on 20 January. He was
very active in the Teams and made several tours to Vietnam. He helped
treat LTJG Hendrickson and Rusty Campbell when they were exposed to
White Phosphorus and the Doctor was unfamiliar with the procedures. With
Detachment Bravo he cared for the Teammates for many of the medical
problems associated with the RSSZ. Saving Raymond Abreu's life when he
checked on him in Vung Tau and found him in serious condition and
immediately got him shipped back to the States. Abe-- had dysentery and
had lost over 20 lbs.
Doc was a Jack of all Trades-and was actively involved in fabricating
the "MIGHTY MOE"; he performed much of the welding when
installing the armor plating--He and Roger Moscone worked well together
to get Seals a boat that they could use in the rivers and waterways..
Doc is survived by his wife of 52 years and 3 Sons. 5 Grand Children and
4 Great Grand Children. Doc retired from the Navy after a very colorful
career. He then went into law enforcement for 32 Years, 12 of which were
as sheriff. The cause of death was congestive Heart Failure, which
plagued him for an extended period of time. More information will be
provided as it becomes available.. Ted Kassa is helping with the
Military Services. If any of you have some stories or other information
to contribute -please send it to Franklin Anderson or to Ted Kassa.
Maynard, Bruce and Frank - would you disseminate this info to your
emailing list-- Thanks - Franklin
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Olivera
I see a lot of beautiful women and quite a few UGLY
men! They look like FROGs!
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William "Woody" Woodward's Photos
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Barry Enock & Robert Smith
John
Friesch & Robert Smith
Mickey
the cave VungTau 1968
Robert Smith
Rocky & Robert Smith
Stan Janeka
From: Dante Stevensen,
Doc ,
Re
the JFK foto near the bottom of your long page:
The
foto was taken in early cold 1962 was of my assault group. Also shown on
the foto nest to Stan Janecka on his left is Green and then Kucinski.
To his right, but not shown was RA Tolison. To the left of JFK was his chief-of-staff and to that man’s left was our skipper, John Callahan. I was standing to the left of Callahan. It was damn cold outside that day.
AD Clark was in a room elsewhere with Roy Boehm where AD demonstrated our newest weapon, the AR 15. The conversation AD had with JFK, who within days supplied his secret service with AR 15s, got Roy Boehm, our then XO, released from an impending court martial.
Roy
ordered those weapons without supposed proper permission, and the powers
that did not want the navy to have a unit of anti terrorism came down
hard on Roy.
AC
Clark and I were 2 of the 11 that graduated
class 22 (east). Claus
Kratky and Bill Daugherty were injured during our class and were rolled
back to and graduated class 23.
Carl Swepston Plane
Brown and Turner
Chuck Pfarrer
Jason
Jason
Jason
& Son
Dan Healy
Bob Kerrey
Lance Vaccaro
Herlinda Dealy & Daughter
Nathan Hardy & Son Parker
Mike Monsoor
Marc Alan Lee
Thomas Valentine
Michael
Howard
SEAL
KIA's
Russ Geraldi & BrainMulholland
Jesse Ventura
Ryan
Job sight
Ryan Job WIA blinded Ryan & Kelly Rob
SEAL Team FOUR platoon, Operation Just Cause
Nick Rocha
Tom Norris & Mike Thornton
KIA SEALs
BUD/S Class 236
W.C. Reunion 75 photo by Lou Boyles
----- Original Message -----
From: Lou Boyles
To: Doc Rio
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 6:45 PM
Subject: WC Reunion 75 photo
Hey Doc,
Here is a classic for you. I think I counted 18 Guys in this photo that
have gone on up to the big 'DZ' in sky. I'm not sure about a couple.
There may be more. I took a large copy to the Reunion last week and
caused quite a stir.
Some great Guys in there. I took it at the Coronado Women's Club in 75. That was the only year that we were there. I don't think they wanted us back. Don't know why. I just got some of the Guys together and climbed up on the roof to grab a shot. Had a great time at the Reunion last weekend as always.
They said it was confirmed that the Leap Frogs were to be disbanded. That is sad, especially for me. I was in the jump team for 11 years and was the one who came up with the name 'Leap Frogs'.
Jack wants me to do a story on it for the
Blast. I'll work on it.
Take care my Friend,
Lou Boyles
Capt David Garner Wilbourne, USN (Ret ) passed away on January 18, 2010 in Corpus Christi, TX. He was born April 29, 1942 in Harrisonburg, VA. His life had been dedicated to his country with his 26 year naval career as a Senior Naval Officer obtaining significant combat experience in Naval Special Warfare (UDT/SEAL) serving three tours in Vietnam.
He was a thoughtful and caring man whom will always be honored and respected for his achievements and contributions to the UDT/SEAL and Intelligence communities.
Capt Wilbourne's ashes will be scattered at sea by fellow SEAL's at sunrise on Sunday November 7, 2010 during Veterans Day services off the shore of the UDT/SEAL Museum located in Ft. Pierce, Florida. For his family and those who truly knew him he will be loved and dearly missed forever.
is your photo missing? send it to Rio at docrio45 gmail.com
IN MEMORY OF JERRY SWEEZY SEAL Team TWO Jerry
Sweezy dies at the Highland Hospital in Shreveport LA. after a
long illness. May he Rest in Peace. Jerry Sweezy was admitted on ~March
23, 1998 and was on total life support equipment for many weeks. He died on May
4th, 1998. Jerry died of after a long battle with Respiratory & Cardiac
Failure. Jerry was out of bed doing PT , eating, and markedly inproving when on
this date he complained of chest pain and collapsed as related to Jerry Jr. by
his nurses. Please mail your condolences to: C.
Jerry Sweezy Jr., His Son.
Subject: Re: Jerry's
Religious Service Sat 9th, 1998 Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 14:50:18 +0000 From:
seige73@mercury.shreve.net To: Erasmo Riojas
"Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life
worthwhile . . . can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction, 'I
served in the United States Navy'." President John F. Kennedy 1963
Annapolis MD
Dennis "Rud" Rutherford
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 21:26:02 -0600
From: Darryl Young
Organization: M@RSWeb/ISM
To: Ken Gless
CC: Doc Riojas , Gary Stubblefield , Ty Zellers , "Vistica, Greg"
Teammates... Another Teammate is now gone...
"Rud" called my Friend/Teammate Pierre Remillard, Class 42, Sunday evening from a cell phone while sittin out on a tree limb with a noose around his neck... He talked for 45 minutes, telling Remi he loved him & all his Teammates... He then hung up the phone & jumped... I may be down for a couple of days till this shit wears off... Another reason to hammer these freakin wannabe's till the day I die!!!
the
D.D.
Go U. S. Navy! HooYah!
Joseph "Doc" Churchill R.I.P.
GEORGE WILLIAM HOHNHAUS R.I. P.
A dredge haul on R/V Horizon during Nova Expedition, 1967. C.E. Alison, Baron E. Thomas, David A. Johnson, George Hohnhaus
Keith Kimura R.I.P.
This is a re-print of a letter from
the Blast. On January 11th, I lost my only
brother and best friend. It seemed like a bad dream that I wasn't waking up
from. The night before I had received the dreaded phone call. Keith had been
in some kind of accident in the dive tower at BUD/S. He was unconscious and
hooked up to a respirator. It didn't seem possible. He had just called me
minutes before he had to go up in the tower. We were planning a trip to
Colorado for his birthday next month. When I
heard what had happened, I immediately jumped on the next plane to San
Diego. I only purchased a one way ticket. I figured he would probably need
my help around the house while he was recuperating, but when I stepped off
the plane I learned that my brother was already dead. I couldn't believe
what had happened. Keith was in the prime of is life. How could this have
happened to him? Keith had graduated as Honorman of BUD/S
Class 177. He spent five years at SDVT-2, where he did everything from his
regular corpsman duties to becoming a sniper instructor. Last October, Keith
left Virginia Beach for Coronado, where he had become a Dive Phase
instructor. Keith was extremely talented. He was an incredible
artist, and his art work meant everything to him. He was dedicated to his
job and always challenged himself to be the best at everything he did. He
was a perfectionist. He set goals for himself that other deemed impossible,
but somehow he always succeeded. He always finished everything he set out to
do. One of the last goals Keith had set for himself was to summit Mt.
McKinley in the Spring of 1998. He never got to accomplish this, but we're
trying to make his last wish come true. We're planning an expedition to
McKinley in the Spring of 1998. This expedition will include Keith's closest
friends, frogmen from both the East and West coasts, as well as myself. We
plan to reach the summit of the mountain and spread some of his ashes on
top. To finance this trip, we have set up a memorial fund in Keith's name.
We will be selling prints and T-Shirts featuring his artwork, as well as
accepting donations. The money will go to outfitting the climb, as well as
projects that meant a great deal to Keith. All inquiries and contributions
may be sent to: The Keith Kimura Memorial Fund
An interesting sidebar: Doug Young, retired HMCS and formerly of ST-2, ST-3, and NSW Det Kodiak, organized the climb. He was unable to participate due to business but provided much of the expertise which allowed this team to go forward. Doug organized a team and led an ascent of Denali several years ago. He turned back just short of the summit because one of the pairs split up [in violation of his standing order] several hundred feet below the summit when one climber grew weak. The healthier of the pair told his buddy to sit down and he would link up with him on the way back down. Doug encountered the man left behind and sacrificed his opportunity to summit to insure the man's safety. The window closed because the next day the team had to begin their return trip. The man who left his buddy summitted [he was not a SEAL] but Doug demonstrated the true strength of character and integrity which far surpasses that climber's accomplishment. Doug intends to on day summit Denali. Well wishes to all. Dan'l Steward 5/1/98
Contributions to the on going memorial for fallen SEALs No sacrifice is too small! For information Please Email: udtseal@infi.net or go to: http://www.udt-seal.org/
Augie Maynard R.I.P.
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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.
