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Victor Mendrala
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Location: San Diego, Ca.
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 Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 7:23 pm Post subject: Ice cream for the swifties! |
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In the mid 60s I was serving aboard USS Clarion River (LSMR-409) which was capable of firing thousands of 5" rockets in a matter of minutes.
Since we were a flat bottom shallow draft vessel we frequently got very close to shore.
On many occasions the Swift boats would come out and we would give them ice cream! What a treat that must have been for them.
Now. about JFK. I think he is real scum. I was in Viet Nam when he was running the streets here behaving like a commie. I can't stand the bastard and agree he is not fit to be anywhere near the White House. |
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Montana
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome aboard Rocket Rainmaker!
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Montana
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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Victor
Seems like I remember
Clairon River in drydock at Subic in the mid 60s. Itīs a ship,
but one wouldnīt be too far off to call her a boat.
With that flat bottom, Iīll bet you had some rough rides crossing
over to Vietnam. Those rockets had a limited range...
around 5 miles. You must have gotten
in close to provide support. Must have been
something at night tp see hundreds of rockets per minute.
The real question: Did Kerry show up for ice cream?
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waltjones
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 11:18 pm Post subject: No ice cream? |
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Does that mean no ice cream for our favorite traitor? 
Welcome aboard and Semper Fi!
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Walt Jones (USMC, '65 - '69) It says much about the person who defends a man with no honor. |
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Victor Mendrala
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Location: San Diego, Ca.
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Montana wrote: | Welcome aboard Rocket Rainmaker!
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Haven't heard that in a long time. Thanks!
Sounds like you might have a connection????????? |
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Victor Mendrala
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Location: San Diego, Ca.
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 11:24 pm Post subject: Re: No ice cream? |
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| waltjones wrote: | Does that mean no ice cream for our favorite traitor?
Welcome aboard and Semper Fi! |
Oh man! I sure hope not. I defininetly remember firing a lot of support for the Marines with the 5"/38 and from several other ships including 16"/50s from a battleship although, I always the 409 was the most powerful ship in the US Navy. |
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colmurph
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Joined: 06 May 2004
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Location: Cherry Hill, NJ
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| Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 6:28 pm Post subject: Re: No ice cream? |
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| Victor Mendrala wrote: | | waltjones wrote: | Does that mean no ice cream for our favorite traitor?
Welcome aboard and Semper Fi! |
Oh man! I sure hope not. I defininetly remember firing a lot of support for the Marines with the 5"/38 and from several other ships including 16"/50s from a battleship although, I always the 409 was the most powerful ship in the US Navy. |
In 1968 I got some "Fire Support" from the Navy in the form of 16" projectiles from the BB New Jersey. All I can say is "Awesome"! They sounded like the Broad Street Subway when they came in overhead and the end result was a lot bigger than anything I ever saw dropped from a "Fast Mover". At the time I didn't have an FO and had to relay my fire request through the ANGLICO at Americal DIV. Hqs. (I was a Basic Branch FA officer commanding a Rifle Company. Because I had the Prefix "3" of Special Forces in front of my 1193 MOS the Division G-1 deemed I was "Qualified" to command a rifle company) The fire mission request started off with the caviat "Danger Close". Now I know why the Navy says that!
BTW, the BB NEW JERSEY is berthed about 8 miles from my house as a museum ship. |
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Victor Mendrala
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| Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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| At that time I was an FTG1 and I was in charge of forward main battery plot so I was part of the team that fired those rounds. |
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