Some of my Navy stuff

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

Late to the party here, but I have some input.

Mare Island shut down the Swift Boat units in 1995. I live a few miles away. You would see them once in a while running the delta there.

I just got back from a red ball run to my old unit on Coronado.
The Seal Team is right next to my old unit. They have SBT 12. Their new boats are a lot different then the Vietnam era.

That's the Coronado golf course in the background.





My old unit has gotten new boats recently as well. My VN buddy came out from Massachusetts. The unit commander had a crew take us out on a four hour run anywhere we wanted around the bay. He said they don't get many combat vets visiting the unit. What a thrill for us and our wives. Our new boats do 52 knots and can turn at full speed. The wives didn't care for that maneuver as much as we did.

Again the golf course across the harbor.





Along the Midway at the water line, not many see it from that angle.



My buddy's wife was a bit nervous.



Two old guys with a 47 year friendship reliving our younger days.