Last Updated 01/26/12

 
 



"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, For he today that sheds his blood with me,
shall be my brother."  
William Shakespeare, Henry V

U.S. Navy / U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Army

2,558 - Navy / 7 - Coast Guard

2,624 - 9th Infantry Division

(Unit Listings)

(Alphabetical Listings)
CTF-115   Market Time Forces (List) A      B      C      D
CTF-116  River Patrol Forces (List) E      F      G      H
CTF-117  Mobile Riverine Force (List) I      J      K       L
Navy Support Activity - Danang (List) M     N      O       P
Navy Support Activity - Saigon (List) Q      R      S      T
Individual Units (List) U      V      W     X
Y      Z

1) TAP's - Honoring Those Who Have Passed On  Prior to 2001

6) TAP'S - Honoring Those Who Have Passed On in 2008 

2) TAP's - Honoring Those Who Have Passed On in 2001 - 2003

7) TAP'S - Honoring Those Who Have Passed On in 2009

3) TAP's - Honoring Those Who Have Passed On in 2004 - 2005 

8) TAP'S - Honoring Those Who Have Passed On in 2010 

4) TAP's - Honoring Those Who Have Passed On in 2006

9) TAP'S - Honoring Those Who Have Passed On in 2011

5) TAP's - Honoring Those Who Have Passed On in 2007

10) TAP'S - Honoring Those Who Have Passed On in 2012

11) TAP's - Honoring Our Wives and Family Members Who Have Fought Courageous Battles as Well

If you are searching for the grave of a Veteran there is a chance that they may be buried in a National Cemetery. 
To do a search click HERE and then type in the Data on the Veteran.

 

The Primary Pages Below are Related to the Following:

       

   

Click HERE to read a 10/11 Article
and view a Poster of RivRon One - Det 3 in Iraq


Today's Active Duty Force 

  

In Appreciation from Riverine Squadron Two - Detachment Three

[ Click HERE to view Larger Images ]

  "Vietnam Combatant-Craft Crewman " (VCCC) Insignia 
approved by the Department of the Navy on August 22, 2005

*** NEW 3" VCCC Insignia Manufactured by a Different Company ***
 *** It is of much better quality than the 2" Insignia ***

~~ Read More HERE ~~

~~ Order Your VCCC Insignia by visiting our "MRFA Gear Locker" ~~

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~ Navy Mobile Riverine Force ~

(Task Force, Squadron, NSA and Ship Histories)

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 ~ Army 9th Infantry Index ~

(Battles, Badges, Stories and Division/Unit Histories)

Website Content  

Our New Rule as of 5/6/03: 1) You Must be a Member of the MRFA.  2) The Content must be Associated with Mobile Riverine Force | 9th I.D. History.  Please note the Membership Application Form below.  Our website is very Large so we must have Restrictions. 

MRFA

Officers and Board Members  

Welcome Message President Albert Moore
Membership Application Form River Currents: MRFA Official Newsletter 

MRFA/9th I.D. Mobile Museum
 

[ Click on the image to view a Larger Photo
and read about the history of our Mobile Museum ]

[ Click on the Photo above to view (2) images of the Storage Unit
that Member Rich Corrick built for the Trailer (6/10) ]
Our Mobile Museum participates in various Parades & Other Events
Click HERE to view some photos.

Come visit our BRAND NEW 2012



*** CLICK HERE ***

 !!! Attention !!!: A New Gear Locker was added on 1/23/12.
You may have to Refresh your Browser to see the pages.
 

     
We have (3) New T-Shirts Available
 *** Click HERE to print the Order Form ***
Separate from the main Gear Locker

 Click HERE for our Close Out Products link for some
great bargains on discontinued items

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CCB-18
Visiting Hours 
0900 - 1300 / 2nd & 4th Tuesday \ of Each Month
0900 - 1400 / 3rd Saturday \ of Each Month
Click Here to Find out What to do if You plan on Visiting the Memorial
Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman (SWCC) Class 56 using CCB-18 as a backdrop for their graduation
 
 Vietnam Unit Memorial Monument - Coronado, CA
 
 
CCB-18 Memorial Fund   Accolades
CCB-18 Arrives in San Diego, Photo Tour   CCB-18 Fund Contributors Thank You...!
CCB-18 Gets Painted, Photo Tour 2   CCB-18 - Work Parties
CCB-18 Moves to Memorial, Photo Tour 3 Map to Vietnam Memorial Site
CCB-18 Model (Anonymous) -T-112-5 Model by Douglas Meek    

Reunions and Gatherings:

Photo from hotel 'Crowne Plaza Hotel Mission Valley San Diego'

"Gathering of Troops"
September 6-9, 2012
 San Diego, California
Click HERE for Additional Information

2011 Indy Guest Speakers Notes:
 Admiral Thomas Lopez ~~~ John Baldwin, MD

Photos, Poetry and Stories:

Art, Books and Articles:

  

 "Brownwater" by Samuel Crawford Tom Nielsen's MRFA Poster
Chaplain Jim Johnson's New Book Tom Nielsen's "Colors of Courage" Print
"The Advisor (Co Van)" - Carl Nelson "Enter and Die" - Jim Milliken
"Combat Surgeon" - Doc Holley   Windjammer Naval Art - APB-ARL-ASPB
"After Incoming" by Alan Hodgkinson Roy "Doc" Branch's Poetry and Song
"Black River" by Rod Lindberg "9th Infantry Division, the Old Reliables"
"River Rats - Brown Water Navy" - Ronald McAbee "Seawolf 28 - A True Story" - Al Billings
"By Sea, Air and Land" - Ed Marolda "The Mobile Riverine Force" - Volume II
"A Town Where Lights are Blue - William Saffell  Chaplain Lester Westling's "All that Glitters ... is Not Gold"  

Dave McCann's PBR & M-6 Models 

9th Infantry Books

"Delta Blue" - Russell G. Robison's Poetry "The Lionheads" - Major General Josiah Bunting III
"Counterpart" - Captain Kiem Do with Julie Kane    Jack Carrico's Custom Riverine Boat Models
"River Rats" - by Ralph Christopher "Swift Boat Down" - Jim Steffes, ENC (USN Ret.)  
"Duty Honor Sacrifice" - Ralph Christopher "The Shake and Bake Sergeant - By Jerry Horton
"Riverine Photo Album" - Ralph Christopher "The Bamboo Shoot" - James Parker Wollner
Down to the Sea - Joyce Boyd Thompson   "The Man I didn't Know" - Dr. Art Schmitt & Marie LeDuc
"Jungle in Black" - Steve MaGuire "The War with No Name" - Dr. Art Schmitt, (CDR USN Ret.)
"House to House: Playing the Enemy's Game in Saigon, May 1968" - Keith Nolan "When Johnny/Joanie Come Marching Home - Reuniting Military Families Following Deployment" - Chaplain Lester Westling
"Poems in the Keys of Life" - Kerry "Doc" Pardue "Vietnam Ironclads" - A quality new book by Jack Carrico
"The Duck Pond" - Bob Johnston "No Sweat, GI" - By Ed Callison
"Riverine Operations 1966-69" - MG William B.  Fulton - Now Available for Purchase HERE "Back From War - Finding Hope & Understanding in Life After Combat" - 1st Lt. Lee Alley with Wade Stevenson
"War on the Rivers" - Weymouth D. Symmes The Saga of the YFU-79 & the U-Boat Sailors of I Corps - Tom Lanagan
"This is Latch - The Story of Rear Admiral Roy F. Hoffman" - Weymouth D. Symmes "Wooden Ships and Iron Men: The U.S. Navy's Ocean Minesweepers, 1953-1994" - Cdr. David D. Bruhn, USN (Ret.)
"Firefight on Vietnam Brown Water" - Lynn Salsi Wooden Ships and Iron Men: The U.S. Navy’s Coastal and Motor Minesweepers, 1941-1953 - Cdr. David D. Bruhn, USN (Ret.)
My Heart's at Sea Forever - Author Unknown "Cat Lo - A Memoir of Invincible Youth" - By Virg Erwin
"Mekong First Light" - Lt. Joseph W. Callaway Jr. "In the Land of Nine Dragons" - By Dave Argabrite & Others
"The River Rats of Vietnam" - Christine & Mark Purdy "Combat Trauma - A Personal Look at Long Term Consequences" - Chaplain Jim D. Johnson
"Journeys Through Cancer and Faith" - Ed Callison & Bill Rogerson  


* * * LINKS * * *
To Additional MRF Related Websites
and other Miscellaneous Sites

Click Here

Miscellaneous
MRF Unit Patches From the Galley page 1 - By Albert Moore 
Website Awards From the Galley page 2
SSN Prefixes From the Galley page 3

Suggestions on Filing a VA Claim   From the Galley page 4
Acquiring Navy Records  

Navy Logistics Library - Recipes
Links to Toxic Chemicals that You May have been Exposed to While in the Navy 

Certificate of Appreciation to the MRFA For Supporting Charlie Company (FWD) 2-103rd Armor Operation Iraqi Freedom II
Veteran Advocacy Things to Do Before and After a Veteran's Death
VVA Chapter 33 - 2007 Vietnam Trip I  (PDF File) Click here to Learn about things to do when a Veteran Passes Away
VVA Chapter 33 - 2007 Vietnam Trip II (PDF File) "Lean on Me" - Wounded Warrior Cane Project
Vietnam Conflict - Historical Map by Hammond (PDF file)  

Brown Water Navy And Delta Army Vietnam Veterans

Stan Lambert (USS Mark - AKL-12) has put together a very nice Yuku Board dedicated to Brown Water Sailors, Soldiers and anyone else who may want to become involved. We're having a great time and the Yuku Board is growing with each new day.. Why not stop by and take a look by clicking on the link above? 

 

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