A Trip Through Vietnam Tango 13 "River Rats"

A trip down the rives of Vietnam with part of the Brown Water Navy aboard Tango 13.

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[mekongmaddog13]

I am in the process of trying to make a HD quality copy of this video.... hopefully you guys will check it out and like it

[mekongmaddog13]

I am glad so many are getting to enjoy this small bit of life. The Brown Water Navy reunion is the first weekend of Sept. in Indianapolis, only happens every two years and is good to get to meet up with fellow soldiers who chewed up some of the same dirt

[sagicorn62]

first of all; To you and all men and women vets, Thank you for serving!

my stepfather was on a riverboat. not sure of year. he didn't like to talk about it. with what little he told me, i kind of understand (i wasn't there, so i know i'll never fully understand). i remember his beret had a 13 inside an up-turned horseshoe. could this be the same outfit? any info?

[mekongmaddog13]

@sagicorn62 The beret is from squadron 131 and anyone that had this beret belonged to our group.

[imallpissedoff]

Too bad that wars are run by fat, lazy, traitors with Ph.D.'s sitting behind desks in air conditioned offices, and not by the people who really know what's going on, what needs to be done, and how to do it.

The fight against communism and islam is a righteous one; if you don't think so, move to a communist or muslim country, and shut your mouth.

We American citizens can never thank U.S. military enough for what they do.

God bless them all.

[calbroker]

@sagicorn62

Actually the beret signifies River Assault Squadron 13, There were two river divisions in the squadron, 131 and 132. I served on a tango boat in RivDiv 132 in 1968-69'. I wish I still had my beret.

[corkycondon]

Thanks for posting - My dad was KIA in VN, I beleive somewere on the Mekong - He also helped blow an ocean going channel into the Cua Viet - UDT/SEAL and I believe Riverine TF 113

[3865ron]

Thanks for posting! I was on Tango-3, 1970-71. worked in cambodia, the "Ditch", and Song Ong Doc. Following that we took the boat back to Dong Tam for turn over.

I've never really understood why the PBRs got all the press and very few people have heard or seen a RAG boat. It's really too bad there are none left.

[tgarrison25]

Thanks. I'm trying to find out more about the Brown Water Navy because my dad served and doesn't really talk much about it. Every once in a while he'll spit out another piece of info, but I don't know much. Just that he was a radio operator on the boat towards the end.

[rva1945]

The song, the song, which is the song¿? And by whom? Thanks

[lonedove1981]

If I can remember right the guys on the PBR's had, statistically, the shortest life span of any (U.S.) military personal in country.

[OrthodoxDarwinist]

Were these the guys who had to learn to swim like 100m under-water without breathing apparatus to blow up bridges? My old trumpet teacher was one of those and he was seriously messed up in the head from it. We had an Asian kid in our class and he kept on calling him "gook", so he nearly got fired (this was like in the year 1999 so very unacceptable), but then ended dying of a stroke anyway.