UNITED STATES NAVY IN VIETNAM

BROWN WATER AND BLUE WATER SERVICE

Comprehensive Examination Of The Navy's Roles In Southeast Asia, And A General Study Of The War.

Read Oral Histories From Men and Women Who Served As Members of::

River Ships
Patrol Boats
Minesweepers
Seal Teams
Marines
Navy Medical Corpsmen
Naval Nurses
Coast Guard
Air Craft Carriers
Special Boats
CruDesPac Vietnam
Auxils
Submarines
Aircraft Wings
9th Infantry US Army

IN-COUNTRY: AMPHIBIOUS~MOBILE RIVERINE~SEALS A History Of Brown Water Navy And Special Ops For instance, Operation Market Time "was intended to enjoin American Naval Forces in combat with enemy vessels and ground troops" who were infiltrating and supplying the Viet Cong with munitions. Read all about it here on these pages. WHILE THIS SECTION IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, "WHITTAKER'S BROWN WATER NAVY" PAGE (The story of LST 601) IS COMPLETE. HIT BACK BUTTON TO VIEW. UPDATES CONCERNING THIS SITE WILL BE POSTED THERE IN TIME. HOWEVER, IF YOU REACHED THIS SITE BY A DIRECT LINK, NOT BY "PAGES OF WHITTAKER INDEX," THE BACK BUTTON WILL NOT TAKE YOU TO "BROWN WATER NAVY." YOU MAY STILL VIEW BROWN WATER NAVY FROM A LINK WITHIN THIS SITE.

BLUE WATER NAVY TONKIN GULF

A Veterans Request Anyone with information or photos of Naval participation in Operation Starlight, please contact me on behalf of Vietnam Veteran Mike Malsbarry, USMC. E-mail addresses are included on the next page.