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My late brother, Richard, served aboard in 1970. I was an Army captain and visited him. I was invited to eat in the wardroom. When I asked if Rich could join us there was shock. I said if it was all the same I would eat below decks with my brother since I'd traveled from Da Nang to see him.
Getting there was an odessey. No one inSaigon would tell me where the ship was. It was "classified". How you could hide the location was beyond me. I solved the problem by calling the MACV Chaplain 's office. I hitched some help rides to Nha Be and spent the night with some SEAL classmates from the SF Qual course then a ride on aRVN Navy river boat.
It was great to see Rich and have a few beers on the barge. The Chiefs put me up for the night in the radio room where I almost froze.
Rich later came to Da Nang where we had a family reunion with our other brother, Tom, who came up from Chu Lai.
Interesting times. Rich passed away from pancreatic cancer almost 9 years ago.. I will check for picture I took aboard.
Regards,
Rob Lynch
COL(Rey) USA
My late brother, Richard, served aboard in 1970. I was an Army captain and visited him. I was invited to eat in the wardroom. When I asked if Rich could join us there was shock. I said if it was all the same I would eat below decks with my brother since I'd traveled from Da Nang to see him.
Getting there was an odessey. No one inSaigon would tell me where the ship was. It was "classified". How you could hide the location was beyond me. I solved the problem by calling the MACV Chaplain 's office. I hitched some help rides to Nha Be and spent the night with some SEAL classmates from the SF Qual course then a ride on aRVN Navy river boat.
It was great to see Rich and have a few beers on the barge. The Chiefs put me up for the night in the radio room where I almost froze.
Rich later came to Da Nang where we had a family reunion with our other brother, Tom, who came up from Chu Lai.
Interesting times. Rich passed away from pancreatic cancer almost 9 years ago.. I will check for picture I took aboard.
Regards,
Rob Lynch
COL(Rey) USA
Added: December 22, 2016
Name: Pete
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