Comments on: HH-53B Super Jolly Green Giant http://www.historynet.com/hh-53b-super-jolly-green-giant.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sat, 25 May 2013 00:50:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Steve Caple http://www.historynet.com/hh-53b-super-jolly-green-giant.htm#comment-792939 Steve Caple Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:52:35 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13684610#comment-792939 We flew SH-3's into North Vietnam in '66 - slower, less armor, only 2 M-60s, but we inserted and extracted a SOG Bright Light team in an ultimately futile rescue attempt. It was SOG's Recon Team IOWA, led by the legendary Dick Meadows. See the following web site: http://raunchyredskins.us/Operations/Combat%20SAR.htm - scroll down to 12 - 16 Oct 1966 (Murphy, Marsyla, Vicari, Caple) Lots of other HS-6 rescues listed there as well. Photos including the ditching of Indian Gal 69 are here: http://raunchyredskins.us/Operations/SAR%20Pix.htm - a survivor of Indian Gal 69 We flew SH-3's into North Vietnam in '66 – slower, less armor, only 2 M-60s, but we inserted and extracted a SOG Bright Light team in an ultimately futile rescue attempt. It was SOG's Recon Team IOWA, led by the legendary Dick Meadows. See the following web site:

http://raunchyredskins.us/Operations/Combat%20SAR.htm
– scroll down to 12 – 16 Oct 1966 (Murphy, Marsyla, Vicari, Caple)

Lots of other HS-6 rescues listed there as well. Photos including the ditching of Indian Gal 69 are here:

http://raunchyredskins.us/Operations/SAR%20Pix.htm

– a survivor of Indian Gal 69

]]> By: Mike H. http://www.historynet.com/hh-53b-super-jolly-green-giant.htm#comment-792927 Mike H. Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:23:10 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13684610#comment-792927 That was in Haiphong Harbor, btw. That was in Haiphong Harbor, btw.

]]> By: Mike H. http://www.historynet.com/hh-53b-super-jolly-green-giant.htm#comment-792925 Mike H. Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:22:07 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13684610#comment-792925 IIRC, they were also used by Mine Countermeasures (HM-12) during Operation End-Sweep (Feb-Apr. 1973). I was there as a 20-y.o. sailor aboard the USS New Orleans(LPH-11). IIRC, they were also used by Mine Countermeasures (HM-12) during Operation End-Sweep (Feb-Apr. 1973). I was there as a 20-y.o. sailor aboard the USS New Orleans(LPH-11).

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