Thread: nearly old members

@bunji. That vimeo about Minh and the Seals is great. Thankyou.

Originally Posted by Woody

@bunji. That vimeo about Minh and the Seals is great. Thankyou.

Glad you found it interesting ,it was a long hard slog for the guys fighting Bureaucrats both in the US & Vietnam .I was on just one of many trips for them & as well as being a good watch l hope it shows how fit & active they kept themselves throughout the ages discussed here & beyond,even with significant injuries.

Being there while some of the guys returned for the first time to old battlefields where they lost buddies fighting beside them ,was a humbling experience . Like a lot of my time with them ,l was also extremely honored for them to share memories & feelings they had never shared with anyone until sitting quietly around a fire in a remote location,often just blurting them out during periods of silence & deep thought only a open fire gives the avenue for ,while we sat listening to fires crackle & with its warming glow the only light .

Captain Rick is another great bloke & true Warrior & Capt Pete is one of the kindest men l have ever met ,one of those people that even in strange foreign places ,shy young children would let loose their grasp of their mothers leg they were hiding from shyness behind & walk up to him & take his hand with a big smile ,like they finally feel safe among all the madness around them .

Had some good news over the last couple of days,among the SNAFU of the last few weeks -I was informed Capt Ron was honored by the UDT/SEAL Association by having the UDT SEAL Museum in Florida having re-dedicated their Vietnam section in his honor.Was just sent these pics -

https://i.imgur.com/Udx8Lrm.jpg



https://i.imgur.com/mdFt7he.jpeg


Capt Ron will also be given the rare honor of the UDT-SEAL association are going to perform a ‘swim out’ ceremony in Ft Pierce, Florida (adjacent to the UDT-SEAL museum, where the first Frogmen were trained). Navy SEAL legend Fred Fritsch is going to swim out from the beach and cast Capt Ron's ashes under full military honors.

A fitting tribute to a good man & warrior

https://i.imgur.com/fbRSceG.jpg

"Fair Winds and Following Seas" - Capt Ron you Glorious Bastard