Category Archives: U.S. Coast Guard in Vietnam

Cruise Book of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Pontchartrain From Vietnam 1970

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Claire Reinburg
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“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. In my role as custodian of family photos, I’m sometimes bowled over by items … Continue reading →

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Cu Lao Re: A Story of the Coast Guard in Vietnam, by CAPT LeRoy Reinburg, Jr.

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Claire Reinburg
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In the summer of 1970, I was the Commanding Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Pontchartrain (WHEC-70), a unit of Coast Guard Squadron Three, Cruiser-Destroyer Group, U.S. Seventh Fleet. We were deployed to the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) and … Continue reading →

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The Most Important Consideration in Wartime: A Vietnam Story, by Captain Leroy Reinburg, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard-Retired

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Claire Reinburg
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In the spring of 1970, the Coast Guard Cutter PONTCHARTRAIN, which I commanded, was sent on a fire support mission to destroy a North Vietnamese training facility on the seaward side of a mountain, Nui Da Dung, on the Vietnam-Cambodian … Continue reading →

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The Ship That Wouldn’t Stop, by Captain LeRoy Reinburg, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard–Retired

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Claire Reinburg
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Editor’s note: In the aftermath of the tragic collision between a Philippine-registered container ship, ACX Crystal, and the U.S. Navy destroyer U.S.S. Fitzgerald off the coast of Japan on June 17, 2017, I recalled my father, Capt. LeRoy Reinburg, Jr. … Continue reading →

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“Friendly Fire Isn’t,” by Captain LeRoy Reinburg, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard–Retired

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Claire Reinburg
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There are many tragedies in warfare but some of the most tragic, because they are frequently avoidable, are deaths or injury caused by the (oxymoron) “friendly fire.” The military term for friendly fire is the more descriptive word fratricide. These … Continue reading →

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“A Coast Guardsman’s Recollections of Vietnam” by Captain LeRoy Reinburg, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard–Retired

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Claire Reinburg
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During most of 1970, the Coast Guard Cutter PONTCHARTRAIN (WHEC-70), of which I was the commanding officer, was deployed to Vietnam as a unit of Coast Guard Squadron THREE, a part of Commander, Cruiser/Destroyer Group, U.S. SEVENTH Fleet. PONTCHARTRAIN was … Continue reading →

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“What’s the Coast Guard Doing in Vietnam?” by Captain LeRoy Reinburg, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard–Retired

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Claire Reinburg
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This was the second question asked me by an Air Force colonel, when we were assigned together in Vietnam in the 1960s. Eyeing my cap device, his first question had been a polite, “What navy are you in?” What’s the … Continue reading →

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“A Deep Problem,” by Captain LeRoy Reinburg, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard–Retired

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Claire Reinburg
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In February, 1970, the ship that I commanded, the Coast Guard Cutter PONTCHARTRAIN, departed from its home port of Long Beach, California, for a ten-month deployment to Vietnam to join four other High Endurance Cutters which composed Coast Guard Squadron … Continue reading →

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“R & R,” by Captain LeRoy Reinburg, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard–Retired

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Claire Reinburg
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During most of 1970, my ship, the Coast Guard Cutter PONTCHARTRAIN (WHEC-70), of which I was the Commanding Officer, was deployed to Vietnam as a part of the U.S. SEVENTH Fleet. We were assigned to Commander, Task Force ONE ONE … Continue reading →

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