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The Mekong Delta
SEALs, PBRs, and the brown water navy
SEAL Team OneRiver Patrol Force9th Infantry DivisionProvincial Reconnaissance Units (PRU)
The Mekong Delta — IV Corps — was a maze of rivers, canals, and rice paddies that the VC had dominated for years. The Navy SEALs, operating through the Phoenix Program and direct action platoons, became the most feared element of the pacification effort. The Delta was where SEAL Team One built its Vietnam legend.
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The Warrior Elite
Dick Couch
Couch's account of BUD/S training captures the culture and doctrine of the SEAL teams that operated in the Mekong — the book that explains how these men were made.