Brownwater War - Mobile Riverine Force

This photo page is dedicated to our Mates in the "Mobile Riverine Force - Vietnam".

These photos show a side to the war many never knew existed - the Brown water war.

(photos courtesy of MRFV Association)

These photos are part of their story:

USS Benewah - a converted LST from WW2.

The most decorated ship of the Vietnam War.

Operating out of Dong Tam, she fed 1100 people 3 times a day plus sent food out to

troops in the field by chopper or boats everyday.

MRF-TF-117 on the move - Tet '68.

1970

River Monitor.

Zippo-8

Zippo

The boats didn't have a 'head'.

The only boat remaining from Task Force 117 MRF.

Coronado, California.

In the mud in the Rung Sat.

Riverine Infantry returning from Ops - '69.

9th Infantry Aviation - '68.

Cat Lo - '67

Medevac taking out wounded - '69.

PACV Dong Tam - '67

Dong Tam - '67

RivDiv 132 - '68

Monitors - Dong Tam '67.

Mine damage - Dong Tam

SVN Monitor

Troop onloading

Riverine Infantry - Rung Sat Special Zone '67

9th Division Memorial

National Cemetery, Ft. Snelling, MN.

"The Wall"