Were you there? What did you do in the war? The Coast Guard’s actions in Vietnam deserve wider attention help us fill in the record. Browse the pages and tell us what you think. I’ve created an alphabetical list of all the names mentioned in the Pontch’s 1970 cruise book, as well (below). It’s an important and sometimes amusing record of life aboard the Pontchartrain during Operation Market Time in Vietnam in 1970. Thanks to the technical assistance of my husband, we post here a scanned, low-resolution PDF of the USCGC Pontchartrain’s 1970 cruise book from Vietnam. I think it should be available for all who are interested in the Coast Guard’s history and service in Vietnam. This editor is grateful to the individuals from the Pontchartrain who compiled and printed this volume. The cruise book is a window into the Coast Guard’s service in the war and provides photos of the personnel on board along with short summaries of what they did and saw. My Dad (LeRoy Reinburg, Jr.) served as Commanding Officer for six months of the cutter’s ten-month deployment. One recent discovery is something rare and amazing – the Coast Guard “cruise book” of the USCGC Pontchartrain (WHEC-70) during its time in Vietnam in 1970. In my role as custodian of family photos, I’m sometimes bowled over by items I come across. “What did you do in the war, Daddy?” This is a question I thankfully have some answers to from my Dad’s writings and photos from Vietnam. (left) with unidentified officers aboard USCGC Pontchartrain, 1970 National Archives, Records of the United States Coast Guard, 1785-2005.ĬDR LeRoy Reinburg, Jr. The men were tired from last night’s playīut like true Guardsmen, did the work of the day. The lights were turned out with a Boatswain’s mate’s shout and the bottles of cheer were sink way on out. Whose record is not as impressive, I’ve learned.Īnd saw the sun shine on year sixty-nine. There is another great white one astern (WHEC-67) Who sits in the Eleventh Coast Guard District, I’m told. We’re controlled by a Commander with wisdom untold, We’re out of steam, receiving all power from shore I was surprised to see old father time pass near. The great white Pontch is tied to pier C, berth 23.Īll lines are weak and we hope they break free.
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