Spike Posted July 28, 2015 Share #1 Posted July 28, 2015 Latest addition to my Vietnam UDT/SEAL collection. Philippines made. 18" tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin D. Posted July 28, 2015 Share #2 Posted July 28, 2015 That is an awesome plaque! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USdog Posted July 28, 2015 Share #3 Posted July 28, 2015 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovmilinsig Posted July 29, 2015 Share #4 Posted July 29, 2015 What a FANTASTIC new addition!!!!!! Thanks for sharing. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted July 29, 2015 Share #5 Posted July 29, 2015 Great plaque, nicely made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOG RT Mamba Posted November 17, 2016 Share #6 Posted November 17, 2016 VIETNAM,SEAL TEAM ONE X RAY PLATOON Plaque, that I got. Plaque is Made in Philippines,and 18" height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrei Posted November 17, 2016 Share #7 Posted November 17, 2016 Nice plaques! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted November 18, 2016 Share #8 Posted November 18, 2016 Cool stuff. One such force in the delta was X-Ray Platoon, SEAL Team ONE, which arrived in the region in October 1970, where it was stationed in Ben Tre City. Clinton Majors was a petty officer in X-Ray Platoon. He recalled, “Our mission was to disrupt the existing Viet Cong infrastructure; to halt the continuance and growth of the Viet Cong … The war in Vietnam was a business, and we approached it that way. … To survive you had to act like a Viet Cong, think like one, look like one.”That part was important because, though they didn’t know it at the time, they were targeted. “They were in the eye of the storm,” Del Giudice said. Part of the reason for that was the fact that their area of operations was both the communists’ breadbasket and an important source of revenue. Control of the region, or more importantly loss of control, would have an enormous impact on their prosecution of the war. There was a political reason, as well; Ben Tre was where the Viet Cong movement was formed in 1959. Despite the platoon’s success in disrupting Viet Cong operations – capturing prisoners and more than 100 pounds of documents and destroying numerous enemy caches, bunkers, weapons factories, and other sites – during its deployment, X-Ray Platoon found itself encountering an unusually high number of ambushes. Ultimately the unit suffered 100 percent casualties, with four members killed. The unit’s last mission was on March 4, 1971. In it, the platoon’s commander, Lt. Mike Collins, was killed, and a number of others were severely wounded. Following this action, the decision was made to rotate the platoon back to the States. An investigation later revealed that its missions had been compromised; one of its South Vietnamese commandos was actually a Communist agent. X-Ray Platoon, SEAL Team One (Oct 1970 - Mar 1971) -- LT Michael Collins (KIA- 4 March 71); MC Frank Bomar (KIA- 20 Dec 1970) (CTE 116.0.1.8) Chief Betz CWO Ed Jones PO1 Lou Dicroce RN2 Harold L. “Happy” Baker EM3 James L. Riter (KIA- 20 Dec 1970) Doc Caplenor Gordon Clisham FN Harold E. Birky (KIA- 30 Jan 71) Clint Majors (list additions provided in email) Paul K. Barnes Allen Vader (list additions provided in email) David Shadnaw Rick Hetzel Mike Trigg (aka: Trigger) James MacCarthy Don Barnes Sam Brown Clayton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted November 19, 2016 Author Share #9 Posted November 19, 2016 Cool plaque. I know several surviving members of X-ray platoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted November 19, 2016 Author Share #10 Posted November 19, 2016 Don Barnes was NOT in Xray plt. He did a few ops with them when he went to visit. He was with a neighboring platoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted November 19, 2016 Author Share #11 Posted November 19, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOG RT Mamba Posted November 19, 2016 Share #12 Posted November 19, 2016 Mike, NICE UDT Plaques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozisero Posted November 26, 2016 Share #13 Posted November 26, 2016 My prized UDT Plaque now donated back to its proper owners.Got this in Olongapo at The Beggars Banquet Bar around the mid to late 90's.One very famous name here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share #14 Posted November 27, 2016 I have Al Schaufelberger's shirt that he is wearing on the cover of Newsweek after his assassination. I know HT2 Shaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozisero Posted November 27, 2016 Share #15 Posted November 27, 2016 I have Al Schaufelberger's shirt that he is wearing on the cover of Newsweek after his assassination. I know HT2 Shaw. Yes,I have seen that post of yours.I used to have that issue around that time.He was also featured in an article of Life Magazine I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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