Colleton (APB 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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l X A knit ji'1i.ClOIJ, COLLETONB laistory inegan last tall wlien tlie otticers and men made preparations for the 1162613610119 activities to ine faced daily in Vietnam ivy attending Counter Insurgency Scliool for tlireei weelzs. Films, lectures, slides and demonstrations constituted time ,initial iweelz ot intensive training imy competent instructors, many ot wliom liad acted as military advisors on previous tours of duty in Vietnam. Weelz numlaer two was devoted entirely to detailed instruction and experience witla nearly all otbtlie Navy's small arms. Q Tl-ie final tive days gave tlie students a cliance to put tlieir class room studies to practical uie. Armed with a lriandtul of potatoes and onions to garnisli a lialt ralalsit stew, tlie units, eiglit to ten men strong, were escorted to tlie dense forests ot Virginia. Tlarouglaout time first three days, tlie elements participated in compass marcixes, fashioned lean-toes witli wire and a prayer, set traps for wild game and cliattered continually ot tire stealz to tie laonored in celelaration ai-ter tl'1e ordeal. l The final taslz was to successfully complete three designated clieclz-points at a given luour. Tlae exliausted men puslied tlarougla lvramtmle, luogs, tliiclzets and swamps., praying their compasses had made sincere judgements in guiding tliem tlirougli tlie frosted mire. 1 Eventually all time elements were captured lay time instructors Cguised as tlie enexnyb, and were led away to tire concentration camp. Tlrie 'ilnad guys tlien sent tl'1e group ot slirunlzen stomaclas tlirougli a series ot interro- gations, punctuated lay sadistic tlayings and physical tortures. In addition to the question and answer periods tlae Sergeant Major, Commanding Officer of tile compound, staged various utun and recreation H laours in wliicla lie moclzed tile slaivvie-clad crowd. Tlie last recreation period lgzecame a sing-along when someone laraved liis tlaouglats out loud, Yankee Doodle Dandy Have tliat pig t rown in t e mu pit rage t e Sergeant were gonna sing tlie tar Spang e Banner ears swe e in many eyes or t e most trying weez o our ives was comp ete That nigixt the men :razed over t err wee S mls ortunes, as everyone la t eir version o o I t e 1 Q W en t ey S lppe 0 t e an 2, stopping ony to i t exr rnoutlns witla more C rations I guess some o us were exceptiona y tire w 1 e ot ers onge o a s ower an s a e Everyone agree owever t ey were prou to e Americans a 111 it stem 1nyom.7 ' ix ' la J ', dh , ' ' ...S ld . T 11 cl ' t ti ' 1 t 1' 1 cl. ' 11 11 ' iz' 't ad li ' ' t lu w tell ott ix o H or U li li d n 11 ln l ' 1 re 1-1 ' ' ' I t ' 11 ' J, Ifl 11 1 ci t r la ci a ti v . fl, 11 , 11 A L ' . . . , ,W , Fasiliionitlif lean to Completed slielterr Y B- H If .K I ,,. , I L .

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