Seawolf dets really had to scrape to get by. It so happened that Det 3 at Ben Luc needed an outhouse, and there was a perfectly good four holer at Vung Tau. Now, an old B-Model wouldn’t lift much, but many Seawolf pilots had experience in VERTREP, the resupply of ships at sea by helicopter. So the Det 3 guys …
First liar doesn’t have a chance! Hey, wait a minute! That’s a TRUE Sea Story!
Have you ever been eavesdropping at the bar (in the soda shop) while a Truth teller of Unquestionable Repute weaves his word tapestry in a manner which should be spellbinding the audience? But there is a glimmer of skepticism from at least one of the listeners. He (she) has heard enough sea stories (lines) in his (her) time to KNOW …
Born Free (or The Great Chicken Chase!)
Operation “Born Free” started out with a bang, but ended in a whimper. Not everything worked successfully in Vietnam. The fiasco eventually became known as The Great Chicken Chase. The Binh Thuy Wolves must have thought the skipper has visited Ben Xe Moi once too often when he directed the Dets to practice chasing birds. That’s right, he directed that …