fisher6547
07-12-2002, 08:28 PM
It's been a lot of years.
I was in the Tonkin Gulf in 66 / 67 Aboard the USS AA Cunningham DD 752.
We were the flag ship for WESPAC at that time.
We made night runs north pretty regularly as well as being involved in operation Sea Dragon.
We were with the OBrian when she was hit. We came close to being hit our selves when we were decoy to draw 14 inch track guns out of caves north of the DMZ. To the best of my memory this was one of the missions in which the SEAL's were on board. We transported them north and inserted them and dropped back to draw fire from the guns. The SEAL's had found the location of these guns and went back in to direct air strikes to destroy the tracks, caves and guns.
There were other missions where we were combat control center in which the SEAL's and Special Forces were on board as advisors and for the ride north. I was in CIC except on the decoy run. The front gun was short a man so I was sent down to be projectile man. Firing at will and recieving fire from the shore batteries and the 14's. A near miss as we went full rudder to pull out just about did us in.
My intentions after this tour was to sign up for the SEAL's I was raised a hunter and outdoors man. Was a marksman, tracker, swimmer, runner and had a very determined attitude and what I thought would make me a valued team member. But when I returned to the states It was all pulled out from under me when I was put on retired disability list and was honorably discharged 3 and a half years later in 71.
I have always lived with that lost dream. My respect for the Seals was great then and now 30 years later the pride I feel for them is just as great or greater. To have worked beside them in Nam was a high point in my life.
I frequently ware a seal team ball cap in honor of those days. When asked if I was a SEAL my responce is always No I did have the honor to serve with them. I have, even tho to a small degree always felt a part of the tream because of those days. I have tried to find a sponsor to become an affiliate member of the UDT SEAL Assoc. They said I qualified if I could find a sponcer. Now, it seems I need to find SEAL members that might remember the missions and that might have been on board the Cunningham or other vessels involved in those opperations. I know the chances of this happening are slim because of the insignificance and briefness of the time they spent with us. But, This is the reason for this message to try to find some one that might remember. If this does not happen I want all SEAL's that read this and others as well to know that the recognition you are getting these days is well deserved. I know humbley you realize that. I wish you all well.
HOOYAH
Monty Fisher
I was in the Tonkin Gulf in 66 / 67 Aboard the USS AA Cunningham DD 752.
We were the flag ship for WESPAC at that time.
We made night runs north pretty regularly as well as being involved in operation Sea Dragon.
We were with the OBrian when she was hit. We came close to being hit our selves when we were decoy to draw 14 inch track guns out of caves north of the DMZ. To the best of my memory this was one of the missions in which the SEAL's were on board. We transported them north and inserted them and dropped back to draw fire from the guns. The SEAL's had found the location of these guns and went back in to direct air strikes to destroy the tracks, caves and guns.
There were other missions where we were combat control center in which the SEAL's and Special Forces were on board as advisors and for the ride north. I was in CIC except on the decoy run. The front gun was short a man so I was sent down to be projectile man. Firing at will and recieving fire from the shore batteries and the 14's. A near miss as we went full rudder to pull out just about did us in.
My intentions after this tour was to sign up for the SEAL's I was raised a hunter and outdoors man. Was a marksman, tracker, swimmer, runner and had a very determined attitude and what I thought would make me a valued team member. But when I returned to the states It was all pulled out from under me when I was put on retired disability list and was honorably discharged 3 and a half years later in 71.
I have always lived with that lost dream. My respect for the Seals was great then and now 30 years later the pride I feel for them is just as great or greater. To have worked beside them in Nam was a high point in my life.
I frequently ware a seal team ball cap in honor of those days. When asked if I was a SEAL my responce is always No I did have the honor to serve with them. I have, even tho to a small degree always felt a part of the tream because of those days. I have tried to find a sponsor to become an affiliate member of the UDT SEAL Assoc. They said I qualified if I could find a sponcer. Now, it seems I need to find SEAL members that might remember the missions and that might have been on board the Cunningham or other vessels involved in those opperations. I know the chances of this happening are slim because of the insignificance and briefness of the time they spent with us. But, This is the reason for this message to try to find some one that might remember. If this does not happen I want all SEAL's that read this and others as well to know that the recognition you are getting these days is well deserved. I know humbley you realize that. I wish you all well.
HOOYAH
Monty Fisher