The 1998
Swift Boat Reunion

New Orleans


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This Home page is dedicated to the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard members of Operation Market Time (Task Force 115) who patrolled the coastal waters of South Vietnam from 1965 to 1970. The primary vessels used within 10 miles of the coast were U.S. Navy PCFs ( patrol craft fast) or Swift Boats, U.S. Coast Guard WPBs (cutters) and U.S. Navy MSCs (mine sweeper coastal).

These pictures were taken by Charles R. Richardson BM3

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1. Weapons used by SBU-22 Unit today

2. .50 Cal

3. .50 Cal

4. Boats used by SBU-22 today

5. Radios and Equipment used by SBU-22 today

6. This boat needs to be Identified by name by SBU-22 personnel

7. Onboard Craft in Image #6

8. Old PBR

9. Benjamin From NY. with Reporter from Mississippi.

10. Beginning of demonstration by SBU-22.. Insertion of 4-men for sweep.

11. Back-up Boat for insertion team.

12. Location where Insertion to be.

13. One of SBU-22 men (could we Identify?) In demonstration.

14. Area Across river where the Bad Guys were. Smoke from flash-bang.

15. Another Flash-bang.

16. Nothing visible. Machine-gun fire coming from this area across the river.

17. Approaching pickup boat for Insertion team after they popped green smoke..

18. Back-up boat returning suppression fire for Insertion boat.

19. Pickup boat approaching pickup point.

20. Flash-bang off fantail of boat to Indicate near miss.

21. Cover boat returning fire, while pickup boat loads team.

22. Another picture of suppression fire from cover boat.

23. Pickup boat leaving after pick up. Returning fire.

24. Another Flash-bang to indicate near miss.

25. Boats leaving Ambush Zone while returning fire.

26. Another picture of boats leaving.

27. Bad guys still setting off Flash-bangs.

28, 29, & 30, Same as # 27.

32. Boat that we took the diner Cruz on.

33. through 37 need identification.

36: Ralph Singleton facing his wife, Sheri Singleton.

38. Mary & Jack Shamley.

39. through 42 need identification.

43. Rebecca & Joe Ponder.

44. through 53 need identification.

47. At the last table on right end is Sheri Singleton facing her husband, Ralph Singleton.

54. and 55. Marine-Corps Band.

56. Admiral Zumwalt and his Wife.

57. This is me with the Admiral and his Wife.

58 & 59 need identification.

60. South Vietnam, Navy Captain, Keim Do and his wife (Thom), with Joe Ponder & Billy Nairmore in the back ground.

61. Admiral Zumwalt talking with Joe Ponder.

62. side shot of Billy Nairmore's head, with Admiral Zumwalt posing between Rebecca & Joe ponder.

63. Admiral Zumwalt, John Bruce In the green shirt, and I don't know who the man in the black baret is.

64. Navy Color-Guard.

65. Table set for the Brothers still on Patrol. (here you might put in what was read at the Dinner to honor then. It explains what is on the table and its purpose.

66. This is the table where I ate.

67. This is a Blackmail sent to my Wife to show that we weren't having any fun.

68. through 69. need to be identified.

70 & 71. Bobby Don Carver Jr. receiving bronze star for BM1 Bobby Don Carver KIA Dec 6,1967.

72. This was the navy Chaplain who spoke on Sunday Memorial Services. The title/name of the Chaplain that conducted the service is Captain Fred R. Zobel, CHC, USN.

73. through 79 These are some pictures that I took of the PCF-1 at the Naval Shipyard. In the picture is me, Benjamin and Pete Peterson. I hope that I got the right pictures. I have got to go in and straighten up my collection.. Charles.

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© Verne DeWitt 1998.

Updated: 22 Dec, 1998