The Bob Brown Photo Collection

 

The Gray Ghost

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Got Married
Kissed the Bride
Went to War

Arrived at Qui Nhon
Checked out the O-club

Thank Goodness
That was NOT our boat

But they did have a
Place for us sleep

! Beware of Fierce Dog !
Fang - CosDiv 15 Mascot

Mai fixed a mean drink
In the O-club

Hooch Maid

Hooch Clowns

Initial Crew 79A:

B. Brown-OinC Smith-BM Demerse-EN Cruz-RD
P. Brown-GM  Lyons-SN

Later Crew 79A:

Brown-OinC Demerse-EN McHarque-GM Cruz-RD Gutierez-RD Scott-SN

Joe Demerse - Snipe

And later the LPO

Joe Cruz is READY

"ZZZZZZZZ"

Uniform on Patrol
Undress Khaki Cut-offs

Buford Smith - B'osn
And initial LPO

Phillip Brown - Gunner
No Relation to OinC

Ed Lyons - AKA
"The Nuoc Mam Kid"

Radarman Gutierez
Studies the Op Plan

Seventh Crew Member
VNN Interpreter

Smith and Demerse
Check the Jimmies

Don't Mess with the 66
They will Toss You
In The Drink

Searching Junks

Searching Sampans

Searching More Junks

Searching More Sampans

Searching Ferry Boats

Searching Basket Boats

Haven't We Seen
This Guy Before?

! Yes ! Highly Suspicious !
! Better Take Him In !

Load the Mortar

Fire the aft 50

See the flash of cordite

And the white smoke

Time to take a break
At the Sa Cau Wreck

Everyone visits here
It's historical Right?

But first a quick dip
To cool The Body off

Then scarf up on some
Really Yummy Chow

Finished just in time to
Rescue a ferry that was
Stuck for DAYS w/o help

Won Many a Heart and
Mind for the U S of A
(Jump started the engine)

Finally ready to
Head for the Barn

The trawler we caught
Was THIS BIG !!

 

Ritual Dunking When the
Short Timer's Calender
Ran Outta Space

Life After Swifts
Improving 50 Cal MGs
At NAD Crane

 

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