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Seabee’s of 11 Honor Vietnam Veteran’s Service

GULFPORT, Mississippi (NNS) — On March 29 2019, Seabee’s assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 participated in a 2.3-mile interactive run on board Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport, Mississippi, in honor of the men and women who served during the Vietnam Conflict.

“I was glad to be able to be a part of the event and assist in raising awareness of the sacrifices that Vietnam veterans made,” said Chief Utilitiesman Charlie King, NMCB 11’s command fitness leader. “We take for granted how much Vietnam vets had to actually endure.

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Riverboat rekindles perilous memories for Vietnam War veterans.

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.

Bill Ferguson steered a Vietnam War riverboat up the Pasquotank River.
The scene was strikingly similar to his experience nearly 50 years ago when he went around the Mekong Delta searching for the enemy.

Only instead of dodging bullets or fretting about what waited around the next bend, Ferguson, 74, casually took in the setting. (Read More…)

https://pilotonline.com/news/military/riverboat-rekindles-perilous-memories-for-vietnam-war-vets/article_10b9e2ae-6602-5456-82af-7cf59049cf53.html