A smallboat mission with four crew, including Hernandez in the bow. Weapons included smallarms and M16s with only battle helmets and flak vests providing crew protection. Photo courtesy of Gordon M. Gillies.
A smallboat mission with four crew, including. Weapons included smallarms and M16s with only battle helmets and flak vests providing crew protection. Photo courtesy of Gordon M. Gillies. More on the story behind this here http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2015/11/the-long-blue-line-eddie-hernandez-and-small-boat-operations-in-vietnam/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCoastGuardCompass+%28The+Coast+Guard+Compass%29