"Handle with care"

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"What exactly is a Swift Boat?" "Maybe they will tell me here"	"My rating is Quartermaster" "What the heck is this thing?"	"And how DO you catch rabbits?" "Man! That BOX was SMALL!"
"Perhaps if a rabbit comes by" "We'll throw the towel over him!"	"OK. Now I are a Swifty" "Next stop is VIETNAM!"	"HELP! Please come get me out!" Caged inside the Annapolis Hotel!
Enough! Time to head for Cat Lo! But that truck looks a bit shakey	Julio sure is happy to see us! The official CosDiv 13 Greeter	The assigned barracks on the base Are kinda sparse but comfortable
Chico invites us into Vung Tau	The first Stop is the USO	Then checkout the "other stuff"
Naw. The beach is much better	Having fun in the sun in the surf	With a respite to cool off and ...
... enjoy the games in the park ...	... bargin for a trivia trinket ...	... and pick up some collectibles

Now it is time to get serious and perform the job we were trained for and why we are here.

You mean one of those is OURS? The Swift Boat pier at Cat Lo	Let's get a little closer And pick out a good one	I don't think we want this one It looks too tragically sad
Yeah. That one looks more like it	But first, BM1 Mike Timmons Needs to do a little House Cleaning	PCF 26 Crew Durham-OinC Montoya-QM Timmons-BM Thompson-GM Sears-QM
GMGSN Larry Thompson Looking after his twin girls	BM2 Bill Ellis About to get a bloody nose	QM2 Ben Montoya Navigating without charts
Mororized Vietnamese Vessel	Sailing Vietnamese Vessel	Stationary Vietnamese Vessel
Searching a Large Vessel	Searching a Small Vessel	Searching a Large SHARK! In a Small Vessel
Yabutas at VNN Coastal Group	Swiftys at VNN Coastal Group	Swift OinC at VNN Coastal Group
Detainees Approaching	Detainees Alongside	Detainees On Board
Well Behaved Detainee	Not Well Behaved Detainees	Subdued Detainees
Maybe they got some good stuff?	Hey! Thanks for the hot chow!	See Ya Later!
Qui Nhon Officer's Club	Qui Nhon Pier and YRL	Qui Nhon Mountain

Ben and John Howell Hug a Swiftmate

Ben Montoya, Sonny Taylor, Joe Lavoie Bud Kittle and John Davis