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Boating down the Mekong River brings up memories

We took a boat trip down the Mekong River, where our Navy conducted patrol to prevent the Vietcong from using this important transportation resource.
Posted 2014-05-02T14:48:31+00:00 - Updated 2014-04-29T22:30:00+00:00

We took a boat trip down the Mekong River, where our Navy conducted patrol to prevent the Vietcong from using this important transportation resource.

This was a very dangerous duty. The enemy would take shots from the shore. Many of the narrow support channels were perfect for them to ambush the smaller patrol boats.

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