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Some people say I am crazy. I am not crazy, I just act that way to keep from going INSANE!

Jack Lynch RIP

LT John "Jack" Lynch USN (Ret) SEAL, Class 29 President - UDT-SEAL Association

It is with great sadness that the UDT-SEAL Association informs the membership about the passing of LT John "Jack" Lynch USN (RET), Class 29 and President - UDT-SEAL Association.

Jack suffered a cardiac arrest due to arrhythmia on February 2, 2010. Jack's condition remained critical and unresponsive, requiring life support. Due to the severe brain damage which occurred as a result of the lack of oxygen during his cardiac arrest, and upon consultations with the attending physicians, the difficult decision to suspend life support was made by Jack's family.This decision was made due to a prognosis of little or no improvement in the quality of life, and the known wishes of Jack.

Jack was removed from life support on Saturday, February 13^th at 3:00pm and had been moved to a private room. He remained as comfortable as possible with his family at his side. The care Jack had been receiving from the medical staff at the hospital was of great comfort and support to the family.

Jack completed his mission and reported for a new assignment yesterday, Saturday, February 15^th, at 4:20pm with his family at his side. Details regarding services will be forwarded as soon as they are available.

The family respectfully requests in lieu of flowers, that donations be made to the Naval Special Warfare Foundation marked "Building Fund in memory of Jack Lynch".

Naval Special Warfare Foundation
P.O. Box 5965

Virginia Beach, VA 23471

or on-line www.nswfoundation.org

The below photos were submitted by Kerry Ruth, son of LT. Herb Ruth (SEAL)

MCPO Tom Keith SEAL

Hey guy's I was asked by the VFW to be the grand marshal for the Memorial day parade here in palatka and my choker whites still fit. Of course at 0900 that morning they told me that after the parade I would be expected to speak to the crowd waiting at the amphitheater down on the river. My cousin Brian took this video.

Have a great day, Tom Keith

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Bill Langley and Lowell "Bo" Burwell

Scott Taylor running for Senator in VA. Steven Bass

Mack Tom Keith

Tom Keith & Sara Roger Crossland

Gov. J. Ventura Matto

Adam Brown Tom McCutchan A Navy SEAL

Ed Rohrbach Adm Olson Mike Moriarty

JasonTorrey Trey Tuggle

Mark Bailey David Goggins

Doug Moorehead Dusty Turner

Jason Redman John Walkers

Mark Allen Lee Michael Jaco Michael Moore

Micheal Binley Nate Brown

Joshua Thomas Harris SEAL LtCdr

Michael Mc Greevey

                   Keith Davids                                                      Dusty Turner

Ryan Job Rudy Boesch 2010

; Mitchell Hall

Holtz and Boesch ; \; ; ; Mark & Marshelle Waddell

; Scouts and Raiders Dinner 2009

Trinh Hoa Hiep C.O., LDNNs Vietnam 1970 "Pancho" Cresini and Joseph "Red" Coyle

Lt to Rt: ?, ?, Jack Lynch, John Carl Roat, ?

Lt to Rt. Bill Langley, Bob Nissley, Clay Grady, Bill Brumuller, Erasmo Riojas, Dusty Rhoades

9 of 17 UDT-SEAL Assn Presidents attended the 2009 East Coast Reunion. Lt to Rt. Jim "Tip" Tipton, Pat Paterson, Rudy Boesch, Noel SMith, Bill "Fat Rat" Sutherland, Jack Lynch, Bill "Bru" Brumuller, Tom Hawkins, Bob "Doc" Clark

Arles "Nasty" Nash

About the Author

Paul Evancoe is a retired, career Navy SEAL with significant combat experience. Following his military career, he continued government service as the Director for Special Operations in the Office of the Coordinator for Counter-terrorism at the U.S. Department of State. Paul next took a position with the National Nuclear Security Administration where he later headed the Office of Emergency Response which had responsibility for world-wide nuclear and radiological accident and incident response. After 37 total years of government service he became the Vice President for Military Operations at FNH USA. Paul is the founder and president of International Security Strategies and Operations, Inc. ISSO specializes in emergency management, risk assessment, vulnerability assessment and facility hardening. .

Paul's significant military service awards include the Joint Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze Star with "V" for valor, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal (3 awards), Cross of Gallantry with gold star for heroism, Navy Commendation Medal with "V" for valor, Navy Combat Action Ribbon (3 awards), Navy Achievement Medal (4 awards), along with 12 other lesser medals and ribbons. Paul holds a BS in Industrial Technology and advanced degrees and certifications in Human Resource Development, Political Military Strategic Planning and Weapon Systems Engineering.

Paul is the author of numerous feature articles in various national and foreign journals and magazines. He regularly is quoted as a counterterrorism, weapons and non-lethal disabling technology expert in various newspapers and magazines. In addition, Paul has written numerous security-related policy and procedural documents for both government and commercial customers. "Own the Night" is Paul's first novel.

Paul Evancoe - Author and Counter Terrorism Expert

http://www.potomacspeakers.com/Guest_Speaker_bios.html

Somebody to tell me who the crazies were that wrote this poem !
Email Me : docrio45@gmail.com he is the webmaster: Erasmo "Doc" Riojas

This Poem was written by Dan Potts, class 55 W.C. The Trip to HELL !

Archie Grayson RIP. He suffered a seizure and his Medical Practitioners went FUBAR. Archie was killed by a bunch of doctors in FL. They were not sued because Archie's NOK said that would not bring him back. True !

Bill "Andy"Anderson R.I.P.

From: Frank Toms
To: 'doc' Riojas
Sent: February 8, 2009
Subject: Photos of Bill "Andy" Anderson

Doc, These photos of Bill “Andy” Anderson that just passed away with a brain tumor. He was a retired Chief in UDT 12. The first picture is Andy in the middle with his sons.

The second one is Andy flippin’ the bird with Chuck Chaldikas driving the golf cart at the reunion. NO IT IS NOT, SCROLL DOWN FOR PROPER I.D.

The last one is Andy’s daughter-in-law Thea, the ex Gov Jessie Ventura, Bill (Andy’s son) and Andy.

Adios Amigo and HooYah!
Frank

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17 Feb 2009
Hey Doc,

I miss identified the driver of the golf cart. It’s not Chuck Chaldikas…….it’s Vergal McCallister, a CHP out of El Cajon , CA .
He’s a dead ringer for Chuck,
a retired LCDR from Seal One.

Thanks and hooyah, Frank

Is this M-16 conerted for .22 long rifle? Look at the magazine !

Curtis Ashton KIA Vietnam 1969

Curtis M. "Butch" Ashton is a fellow Texan from Sweetwater TX. Curtis and Doc Riojas were members of the SEAL Team TWO (origional) 7th Platoon. We trained together and we both made our first deployment to Vietnam in 1967. The 7th platoon made over 100 clandestine operations in the IV Corps area of Vietnam. "Butch" was Killed in Action during his second tour of duty.

Wade Ashton & Wesley Ashton click on each small photo to enlarge it Wade Ashton

Photos courtesy of Wade Ashton, Dallas TX

Capt. Lyons Curtis Ashton Frank Moncrief

Curtis Ashton Erasmo "Doc" Riojas Mike Boynton

Fred Miller's Sea Story about Bobby Stamey at USNH Portsmouth

From: fmilcusguns [at] aol.com
To: docrio45 [at] gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: Davey Sutherland, Bob Stamey and Rick Trani

Rio,

When I was I the Portsmouth Hospital Bobby Stamey had the bunk on my left for a while, he was recuperating from a gunshot wound in his left cheek.

Bobby was perpetually pissed off about everything and complained about everything and was not a model patient. pulling rank or trying to on the corpsman trying to help him. One interesting story while we were there.

When the guys were coming up to visit us they would stand around the bunks between me and Bobby and couldn't see Bobby's left cheek. I guess Bobby had his mouth open when a bullet zipped right into it blowing out his cheek but not bothering his teeth. he had big unhealed hole and you could see his teeth and tongue working while he was trying to talk.

The space between our bunks became crowded and some of the guys moved around and to the left side of Bobbys bunk. Then they saw the hole in Bobby's mouth and one of them said in a loud voice " Dam Bobby I bet you have a hard time drinking beer" If anyone could have had a heart attack from being pissed it could easily have been Bobby.

His face got red as a beet and he started accusing everyone of making fun of a injured Man. Then he got quiet and wouldn't talk at all and someone said well fuck you if you can't take a joke! shortly Bobby was put in the quiet room, at his request, so no one could bother him. I never saw him again.

Bobby and I were in the same platoon in Vietnam and when we were in the hospital together I bet he never said ten words to me. I never knew anyone like Bobby Gene Stamey while I was in the teams or ever since.

All of the Corpsman referred to Bobby as O.W. Stamey "one way Stamey" because they never did a thing right according to Bobby Gene.

Your Amigo Fred

Admiral To Take Command Of Socom On Monday

Vice Admiral Eric Thor Olson is the deputy commander, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, FL.

A native of Tacoma, WA, Olson graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1973. During his career as a Naval Special Warfare officer, he has served operationally in an Underwater Demolition Team, SEAL Team, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team, Special Boat Squadron and at the Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He has also served as a SEAL instructor, strategy and tactics development officer, and joint special operations staff officer. His overseas assignments include duty as a United Nations Military Observer in Israel and Egypt and as the Navy Programs Officer in Tunisia.

Olson has participated in several conflicts and contingency operations, and has commanded at every level from SEAL platoon officer-in-charge to Naval Special Warfare force commander. His primary staff duty was as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Plans, Policy and Operations).

Olson earned a Master of Arts degree in National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School. He is a joint specialty officer and political-military affairs subspecialist. His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal and the Silver Star. Olson is married with two children.

Interviewed by Jeffrey McKaughan, SOTECH editor.

Christopher Kyle receives award from Adm Olson

Deputy Commander U.S. Special Operations Command

Skip directly to the full story. By BILLY HOUSE The Tampa Tribune Published: Jul 7, 2007

WASHINGTON - Eric Olson officially takes over the helm of U.S. Special Operations Command on Monday during a change-of-command ceremony set for the Tampa Convention Center.

In becoming the eighth person to head Socom, Olson will essentially assume the role as lead combatant commander in the global war on terror.

Secretary of Defense William Gates is to preside over Monday's ceremony.

On Friday, Olson received his promotion to full admiral from vice admiral, after his confirmation last week by the U.S. Senate to become the first Navy officer to run Socom.

No statements from Olson were issued.

The 55-year-old Naval Academy Graduate has since 2003 been deputy commander of Socom, headquartered at Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base.

He succeeds Army Gen. Bryan "Doug" Brown, who is retiring.

Socom is a confederation of soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who take on the most dangerous assignments in often the worst conditions. Olson is not expected to say much publicly in the coming weeks as he focuses on meeting with troops under his command and other duties tied to his new job, said Ken McGraw, Socom's deputy public affairs officer.

Olson has said major challenges will be prioritizing the employment of special operations forces, transforming Socom's fixed-wing fleet, maintaining and streamlining acquisition processes, and increasing the special operation forces while ensuring quality and maturity.

Adm. Erick Olson, click on photo.

Ty Zellers with Grim Reaper between Wannabe Busts!

Rudy Boesch and Miss Puerto Rico [Miss Universe}

put mouse on above photos and "Click it" One Ugly Motho Dick Marcinko

Original Message --

From: Kiet Nguyen

To: Doc Rio ; Richard Nancy Marcinko

Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Hi Doc Rio,

I have been in Cu Lao Dung island 1970 while Dick Marcinko was there. But I did not know Larry Bradley. Thats why I forwarded your email to my LDNN to find out whoever was there and knew Larry?

Note: To Dick, did you remember while you were in Cu Lao Dung (Naval base) . One night the guard did shot an alarm from his guard tower. It was two guys from LDNN crawed back from the navy supply stuff.

You and other SEALs came out when you heard fire. You did help those two LDNN guys out of the wire (Centina) to back their barrack? Later I was with you and Hen (Chief team) to Can Tho for hitch a bus back to LDNN's headquater.

I wanted to thank you for some money which you had exchanged in Can Tho for my bus's ticket.

Kiet Nguyen LDNN

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Marcus "Doc" Luttrell

Patrick Robinson writer for Marcus Luttrell

Patrick Murphy and ???

SEALs KIA in Afganistan, except 4th from left to right he is Marcus Luttrell (Lone Survivor)

Patrick Murphy's Relatives

    Norval Nelson MM1C served in NCDU 43                                                             Marcus Colburn

Evin Thompson

Ricahrd Machowictz Rudy Boesch Pierre Birtz in MyTho RVN '68

05 June 2008: Hey Rio , This picture of Rudy and Pierre in MyTho in 1968 is mislabeled. That is Pierre Birtz, Not Pierre Ponson. Pierre, Rudy and I were in the same squad and we relieved your platoon in MyTho on that particular trip to the 'nam.
Great Site Brother,
Jack Lynch , President UDT SEAL Assn, Little Creek VA. WEBMASTER NOTE: Thank you Jack.

SEAL with cammie Floppy ?? lt to rt, Top: Jess Tollison(sunglasses) Bill Garnett Fred Doc Mc Carty
06 June 2008 Rio, The SEAL "with the floppy camo hat" playing cards is Bill Goins. Chuck Detmer
WEBMASTER NOTE: Thank you Chuck.

Art Abbett Donnie Raimon Gary Rossi

Jesse Selwyn Jimmy Batistta

Mark Mac Donald Matthew Hicks

William M. Shepherd Tim Larkin

Tom Rancich Tom Rancich Pat Sherwood

Slattery

Which one is Bill Weber,Navy SEAL? Skivvie Check would reveal him?

Dave Mc Cracken "Gold Miner SEAL"

http://www.promacknmung.com/bio.htm

Gary Sullivan and ?Ronald Kelmell?

Fred Toothman & LDNN Tom "Hulk" Richards

Larry Lyons

RD Russell & Doc Riojas (click to enlarge) Names of these SEALs?

Doc Riojas Paul Rump Jim hazelwood Lou DeGroce

Jack Schultz Dusty Turner - He is Free !

Richard "Doc" Martin Eric Prince

l. to rt: Kim, John Jauzems & John Rapp

Erasmo "Doc" Riojas

LouLou Tolentino, Bo Burwell, Doc Riojas, David "Big Bird" Hyde Curtis M. Ashton & Wife

lt to rt: Charlie Bump, John Fallon, Dennis Drady Sol Atkinson "Kimo"

Bill Goines Collection

Solomon "Kimo" Atkinson and West Coast Frogs

Bill Goines Collection: lt to rt sitting: 3d man is Bill Goines the last sailor sitting is Fred Mc Carthy

Memorial for Sean Michael Flynn

Born in Suffern, NY on Apr. 21, 1972
Departed on Feb. 1, 2009 and resided in Virginia Beach, VA.

SEAN M. FLYNN

VIRGINIA BEACH- CPO Sean Michael Flynn, U.S. Navy SEAL, 36 passed away on February 1st 2009 in his home. Sean was born in Suffern, NY and had moved to Virginia Beach in 1997 after joining the U.S. Navy 14 years ago. He was a highly decorated Special Operations Chief that had earned 3 Bronze Stars with valor and other numerous awards. Sean loved sky diving and was a certified Advance Freefall Instructor, Tandem Master, and an avid Free Flyer.

lt. LDNN Instructor, 2 trainees, and BMC Willis, CamRanhBay LDNN Trng.Camp

Bill Earley

Richard "Doc" Martin

"Eagle" Gallagher getting awarded the Navy Cross.

Bill Brumuller Joe Camp

ST-2 Collage, Nam Era: Was Posted at the UDT SEAL Museum for a long time. Gone in 2008.

lt.to rt. Roberto Ramos, ??, ??, David Hyde: ST-2 Honor Guard

Bill Garnett

"Big" Ron ROgers

                                                            1948 Navy Boot Camp San DIego CA. Laredo boys.
                                                           lt to rt: Cerda, Martinez, Gonzalez, Riojas   Class 446

Harlan Funkhouser SEAL Team ONE R.I.P.

Harlan Funkhouser (Class 37 West Coast) passed away Fri day evening, 22 Jan,
in his hometown of Moorefield, WVA.

He had been diagnosed w/ pancreatic cancer two months previously.

Harlan was in UDT-12 for a short time and then ST-1.
He retired as an MM1 after 22 yrs and 3 months of svc.

His wife said he did 5 deployments to RVN.

I deployed w/ him to RVN w/ ST-1 ALFA Plt in Aug '68-Feb '69.

Snuffy Mac: If you (also in his class) or ANYONE has any Harlan anecdotes,
pls pass them to me as I am sked to speak (after being asked by his widow
Lynn)
at a Memorial Svc for him at 2 pm Sat, 30 Jan, in Moorefield WVA at Fraleys
Funeral Home.

His ashes will be spread at sea off San Diego as his request.

Steve Frisk

Steve,
It's difficult to remember some of those thing now without a reminder. What
reminded me was the note from Mike Thornton. I can't remember, but Harlan
may have had something to do with the great Swamp Cooler fiasco. I think we
got them from DRMO. We certainly didn't have We were trying to cool down
some of the summer heat and created an actual swamp inside the building. The
mold and mildew built up so quick we had to stop using water in the coolers
and only use the fan. I think George Angerer took over from Harlan in 73 or
74.

Danny Horrell says Harlan won the two water tanks we were using to provide
water pressure for the outdoor showers. It was later that we were able to
lay cement, under the building to bring the showers into the building. We
used the P250s, in the beginning, then someone suggested we buy/steal a
bigger pump. Rumor has it that Mike Thornton was in one of the tanks with a
hose from the P250 to clean the tank before filling and the nozzle got away
from him. Beat hell out him. Friday night card games at the Past Time Café
and the ____ _______ across the street may have funded early Niland Camp
(Kerry) Billy Machen development. Harlan was called Camper Driver because he
was the only one with enough money to own a camper to live in while the Camp
building was being built, piped, wired and furnished. I know Harlan was
focused on Camp funding and development. I never saw him drink a single beer
in all that time.
Chuck Chaldekas

Harlan was the Camp Supervisor at Niland in 1970-71 and for some time after.
After we brought the building down from Cuyamaca, we started digging the
leach lines for the heads and using a P250 pump to bring water from the
canal into the camp. We had a great fun cutting through and around rocks
with picks and shovels to complete the leach field. No explosives! We didn't
want to reroute the canal.

Chuck Chaldekas

The word of Harlins passing was received yesterday. I spent several hours last night going through old scrap books and photos and found my self traveling back through the time tunnel (some 44 years) to UDTRA Class 37, UDT 12, jump school in Okinawa, and Seal Team One of which Harlin was a major player. It is my hope that the passing of Harlin in this modern day Naval Special Warfare community will not go un-noticed. The real players in this life story are the Team Mates who trained with, fought with, played with and drank with Harlin Funkhouser. To us, Harlin was a classmate, Team Mate, professional warrior and a true Shipmate all rolled into one. The term "Trusted my life with Harlin" is so true and his loss has hit home with a profound impact. We will be the keepers of Harlins memory for all time. I am proud to have served with Harlin not only as a class mate in UDTRA class 37, dropping lead lines above the DMZ with UDT 12, to giving the VC a bad time in Viet Nam. I am sure that we will see Harlin somewhere down the trail on the final patrol. R/Mike

Michael E. McCollum

Harlan was a great Guy and we had some great times together help building
Niland training camp and doing the testing the first 50cal long Gun in China
Lake, CA. He will be missed.

Mike Thornton

Amen on the Warrior, Harlin led us on a patrol for the third night (he had just returned from Rach Gia and didn’t know we had been the two previous nights) in a roll down the Ti Cam Canal. We came under fire and were ambushed coming out.

That’s where Von Esseson ( BSU) made his great stuttering comment “Ta Ta Take that you hos hos hostile Bastards”. That took us from a fierce firefight with everyone firing and the green tracers coming from both sides of the canal to complete silence – then to laughter.

Harlin got us in and out without a scratch. I’ll miss him and maybe even the early morning calls where I could barely understand him. West By God Virginia has lost a favorite son and we a great TEAMMATE.

Hooyah!! Funk ! John Ware

John Douglas Schworm R.I.P.

----- Original Message -----
From: Sherryl Schworm ; sirius2.dbaron [at] gmail.com
To: docrio45 [at] gmail.com ; Doc Rio
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 1:59 AM
Subject: My Father John Schworm; "Beachmaster" "Flapjack"

Doc Rio,

Here is the important bit of information, and the explanation is below. My name is Sherryl Schworm Johnston, I am the daughter of John Schworm. We are spending most of our time at the hospital and in intensive care we cannot have our cell phones turned on, so please leave me a message with your phone number so that I may call you back.

I want to contact you somehow because my father John Schworm is extremely ill and is on a ventilator for the moment. We think he will be taken off tomorrow and probably won't last long once it is removed. You are one person that my mother told me to try to contact with this information. I am assuming you all have met at the SEAL reunions and I know I have heard him speak of you from the bulletin boards that he perused. I will give you my phone number even though I hate doing that in email but please call me. I am sure that there are people who he would want to know when he is gone. I know he also wants some military part to his funeral and I don't know if you know of anyone that I can contact to figure out this process.

I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I do want his buddies to know, and I know that he would want someone to tell them.

Thank you in advance,

Sherryl Schworm (Johnston)

Guys,

I'm saddened to inform you that John Douglas Schworm, Class 001 East Coast, is gravely ill and is not expected to survive much longer. John was on an amphib in the Pacific during World War II, then volunteered for UDT training and did a tour at UDT-2 just after the war.

He left the Navy to pursue an engineering degree, then joined the Army when the Navy told him it was downsizing after the war. John did a tour during the Korean War as a combat engineer, then left the military altogether. He was admitted to the hospital seven weeks ago with shortness of breath, underwent a quadruple bypass surgery, and has been sliding downhill since then.

John was on a ventilator until sometime today, as well as dialysis and a host of other supportive care measures. He is currently off his ventilator and on morphine, but the family expects him to pass in the next day or so. I'll post contact information and updates as I get them. John has requested a military funeral at a nearby national cemetary (near Timonium, Maryland).

Please feel free to forward this to any of John's classmates or Teammates at UDT-2.

Shaun Chittick BUD/S 135

Hi Doc,

Dad died at 2:35am this morning 26 Jan 2010. His family was with him and he went
quietly. We are making arrangements and as soon as we have them, I
will give you details.

Sherryl

Doc,

I will contact the Md National Honor Guard first thing in the morning about the burial detail. It looks like John Schworm rates two flag bearers and a bugler, since he was honorably discharged after less than 20 years of service (did not retire). Do you have comms with the VFW or any other Veteran's Organizations that might be willing to augment John's funeral?

Right now I'm planning on going up north the day of the funeral to serve as a pall bearer, provided I can cut away from work. The latest word I have is that the funeral service will be held at 1000 on Monday, 01 February 2010 at the Sol Levinson Funeral Home at 8900 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville, MD 21208 1.800.338.1701

The burial will be held at around 1130 at the Crownsville Veteran's Cemetary at 1122 Sunrise Beach Rd., Crownsville, MD 21032 410.987.6320

Shaun Chittick

Ronald Tyler Woodle

Ronald Tyler Woodle, 26, of Waynesville, N.C. was engaged in dive training in Key West, Fla. on Tuesday morning when he died. The Virginia Beach-based SEAL is pictured here with his parents, Ron and Kathi Woodle of Asheville, N.C. (Photo courtesy the U.S. Navy)