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Papa Bravo Romeo : U.S. Navy Patrol Boats in Vietnam
Papa Bravo Romeo US Navy Patrol Boats in Vietnam Author:Wynn Goldsmith 2 cassettes, 2 hrs. — read by Eric Conger — River warfare in Vietnam was the site of some of the most brutal fighting of the war—especially in the infamous Mekong Delta. US Navy Lieutenant Wynn Goldsmith was a “river rat” and a man who led the first MK II PBR patrol boats in combat. — After graduating from the University of Virgin... more »ia in 1965, Goldsmith received his commission and reported to an ocean going minesweeper as Engineering Officer before being sent to Vietnam. PAPA BRAVO ROMEO details his early career, his years in Vietnam, as well his later career as Assistant for River Warfare to the Commander Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet.
Goldsmith's books is one of the few to examine the life and miliatry career of someone who served in the "brown water" navy. He served with distinction, earning a Bronze Star with combat V, two Navy Commendation medals with combat V, the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Award, and the Presidential Citation.« less