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On this Day in WWII Naval History. In March 1942, he evacuated General Douglas MacArthur and Philippine President Quezon from Manila Bay to the southern Philippines. For his "extraordinary heroism" during the difficult early months of World War II, John D. Bulkeley was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Bulkeley, John D.
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The older Filipinos love the US for liberating the country. The younger ones are more indifferent.
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Sir, you are so correct. After 9/11 we sent a Det at the end 2001 to support Joint Special Operations Task Force in PI on Balikatan and when the Seabee Det arrived an older Local came and wanted to talk to only them and then took them to an old overgrown field. He said thank and I new Seabees would come back. Under the overgrowth the Bess found the old WWII air field matting. They cleared the field and it became the new airfield for operations. They also built a 300' bridge to help the locals get around it had been washed out many years ago from a Typhoon... The youngsters never knew it was there.
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I had the honor of commissioning the USS BULKELEY (DDG-84) in New York on Dec 8th, 2001. That man was a genuine, bonafide bad ass.
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PO2 Mark Saffell Thanks for sharing this Bio. Interesting stuff. A portrayal of the PT boat actions was put in the movie In Harm's way, and I believe "they were expendable" was all about the PT boats.
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PO2 Mark Saffell
You are correct. in They were Expendable they show the evacuation of the General and his family
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
PO2 Mark Saffell - The Navy used the concept in Vietnam, and again in Iraq. Funny to think about naval patrols in the desert.
http://www.stripes.com/news/riverine-success-in-iraq-shows-need-for-naval-quick-reaction-force-1.195109
http://www.stripes.com/news/riverine-success-in-iraq-shows-need-for-naval-quick-reaction-force-1.195109
Riverine success in Iraq shows need for naval quick-reaction force
When the U.S. Navy’s Riverine forces were resurrected six years ago to secure Iraq’s rivers and coastal waterways, they functioned much as the highly decorated river rats of the Mekong Delta did in Vietnam. Their success has given new life to the unit and the strategy.
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