{"id":25507,"date":"2023-02-23T13:42:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T13:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/?p=25507"},"modified":"2023-02-24T01:48:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T01:48:21","slug":"letter-to-the-editor-z-grams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/letter-to-the-editor-z-grams\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to the Editor: Z-Grams"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSubject: Re: Z-Grams<\/p>\n

Thanks for these memories Vic …… only had some 7 yrs in when this went down in 1970 and it was way above Lt. concerns ….. but interesting, and led to a beard……<\/p>\n

One point of clarity however re ….<\/p>\n

‘His service in Vietnam had included adapting a fighting force from a high-seas orientation to one capable of effectively fighting in the brown waters ….<\/p>\n

… it was not an either \/ or effort …. it was both !<\/p>\n

The carriers, probably 3-4 in 1970 still flew, under 7th Fleet and PacFlt command … and the NavForV forces still patrolled , for MACV ………<\/p>\n

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\nPBRs in the “brown water”………..<\/p>\n

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\n.. and Swift Boats along the coasts …… and the start of these ops pre-dated Zumwalt ……<\/p>\n

The U.S. Navy in Vietnam began about 1950 ….. aiding the French through a very small MAAG….. it evolved and grew over the years … until 1966 … it was established as NavForV , the Naval Component Commander for MACV ……. often overlooked was their un-glorious .. but huge construction effort with the in-country by the Sea-Bees (CBs) ….<\/p>\n

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\nand … the equally large sea lift efforts ……<\/p>\n

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\nThanks….<\/p>\n

Salty Jim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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