 Bronze Reliefs Inland Engagements - U. S. Navy River Operations - Vietnam |
| Not always on the open seas, naval operations have been carried out on waters such as the Great Lakes, the rivers of the Civil War and most recently the rivers of Vietnam. During the latter conflict, Navy and Army units formed the Riverine Forces, while Swift boats operated off shore as well as on the rivers. Swift Boat PCF-35, which can been seen in the distance in this bronze relief, was commanded by Lieutenant Junior Grade Elmo Zumwalt III, son of the U.S. Navy Commander in Vietnam (and later to become Chief of Naval Operations), ADM Elmo Zumwalt, Jr. At the age of 39, the younger Zumwalt died of cancer believed to have been caused by Agent Orange, a defoliant used by the U. S. Armed Forces in Vietnam.
The Navy's inland war in Vietnam was part of a larger war effort in Southeast Asia involving nearly every aspect of naval operations. Other naval forces ``in country'' included U. S. Marines based ashore and with the Seventh Fleet Amphibious Force, the Coast Guard, the Seabees, Navy headquarters and other combat and logistic support activities. Off shore the Navy operated carrier-based aircraft in strikes in North and South Vietnam, patrol aircraft, surface combatants including the battleship USS New Jersey providing shore bombardment and naval gunfire support for amphibious operations, logistic support forces‹providing supplies, fuel and medical care. Sculptor: Serena Goldstein Litofsky
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