Mekong Delta Yacht Club

A Story About Grandad's Gators, Call-Up Reserves

290 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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About The BookMekong Delta Yacht ClubThe Year of TET 1968It Happened in 1968: The Call-Up of Reserve Forces to Bolster the Undeclared War in Vietnam. An Untold Vietnam War Memoir of the 231st Army Reserve Boat Unit in Operation Game WardenIn 1968, after the first Tet Offensive, the U.S. Army made an extraordinary decision: it called up the 231st Army Reserve Boat Company from St. Petersburg, Florida - 190 men who had just 30 days to leave their civilian lives and prepare for combat in Vietnam.What followed was unprecedented. Unknow the the men of the 231st the mission was transformed from a Heavy Boat Unit (tugboats and cargo ships) into fully armed ninteen live abord LCM8 Landing Craft. As a combat-ready river force their missions were to supply logistics for secretive Operation Game Warden. This was a joint effort including all military services to control the Mekong Delta's 3,000 miles of rivers and canals. The goal was to cut off enemy access to move men and war material to the Vietcong Forces.This is not a blood-and-guts story. It is a survival story of ordinary citizen-soldiers asked to do the extraordinary: - How the 231st adapted to the mission deliverinig life saving logistics in record levels.- The daily reality of firefights, ambushes, and Agent Orange spraying- The miracle of completing their mission without losing a single man or boat- The resilience, humor, and camaraderie that gave them the nickname "The Beer Men" - proudly flying the Florida flag on every run."A miracle," said Army brass, that all 190 came home alive.If you want to understand the Vietnam War through the eyes of reservists suddenly turned warriors, this memoir by Tom Twitty takes you deep into the Mekong Delta, where survival meant courage, creativity, and an unbreakable bond of brotherhood.It was standard procedure when the land-based troops saw a Florida Flag flying from the mast of an Army 231st Mike Boat, it called for a celebration of the successful Beer Run. Compliments of Granddad Gators' 231st Army Reserves.Political Implications Discussed: How did we get there for an undeclared War?

• ISBN: 9798342966238
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 11.07.2025
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp