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Rung Sat Special Zone (RSSZ) Advisory Team Plaque |
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Advisory team house in Nha Be |
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Advisors' Team House on Vietnamese base, Nha Be 1969
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LT Scearce's office |
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Conex Box Jail for NVA/VC captured in the RSSZ |
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Lt George E. Scearce, USN and Dai Uy Nguyen Trong Dan at Nha Be in 1969 |
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Navy Lt Dan, RSSZ Intel Officer. He was KIA on an Operation with Capt Bill Cowan in November 1970
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Trung Si Nhut Bao, RSSZ Intel Squad chief and dud US bomb that VC recovered and were intending to salvage. See effects on the vegetation of Agent Orange that was sprayed twice in Rung Sat in 69-70 |
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TS1 Bao and 1Lt D.W. James (call sign: Hartford Two Zulu) on bomb destuction Op. |
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Mud...plenty of it during boat insertions/extractions in RSSZ |
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Lt Scearce, Intel Advisor RSSZ, with USN SEALS on Op in 69/70 |
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CWO Ed Malpass, USA 525 MI GP, on USN SEAL Op in 69/70 |
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USN SEAL standing guard on RSSZ Operation |
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Lt Tommy Hawkins, SEAL Plt Commander in RSSZ 69/70 |
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On Op in RSSZ with Capt Chris Riner, USMC in 69/70 |
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Capt Chris Riner, USMC on Op. PO3 Homyak on right. |
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In the RSSZ |
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Trudging through the RSSZ brush |
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Rest break on RSSZ Op |
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WO Deady, USA a "Slick" pilot who supported me for many VR's in the RSSZ
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Lt Scearce, call sign "Hartford Two"
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View of RSSZ out of a Huey
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Award ceremony for Lts Scearce and James in LtCol's Be's office. LTC Luong van Be was RSSZ Deputy Commander
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VN Marine 105 Battery in Thanh Ton Hiep, RSSZ |
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ASPB USN Assault Patrol Boat in Rung Sat
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Kit Carson Scout, Mr Sinh and SSgt Black, USMC in RSSZ base camp
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Far right is VC captured during a cordon and search of Binh Khanh village
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ISC Johnson updating the RSSZ Intel map
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Lt Scearce on cordon and search in RSSZ 1969
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Not much luck getting this ASPB off the mud after the tide went out.
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Sunrise in the Rung Sat Special Zone
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RSSZ Intel Squad boarding boats for a night Operation in the RSSZ
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RSSZ jungle
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Typical house in the RSSZ
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SEAL Op in RSSZ in 1970
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LT Scearce resting on an operation in the RSSZ
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Capt Bill Cowan with a couple bass we caught with "DuPont" lures.
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Navy CPO boat captain with a catch.
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Nice mess of fish caught with "DuPont" lures
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Capt Riner (middle) PO3 Homyak (left) on RSSZ Op
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PRU and Police Special Branch on cordon and search in RSSZ
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More PRU and PSB on cordon and search
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ASPB in RSSZ
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Kids in RSSZ fishing village
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The Rung Sat Rats, Left to Right: Cdr George Scearce, USN Ret., LtCol D.W. James, USMC Ret, and LtCol William V. (Bill) Cowan, USMC Ret
Call signs: Hartford Two, Hartford Two Zulu, and Plastic Handle Six. In an Arlington, Va get together at the Rio Grande Cafe in 2002 |
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