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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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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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The Training Ship DANMARK, by Captain LeRoy Reinburg, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard–Retired

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Claire Reinburg
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In 1933, the Danish Government completed construction of a 1,700-ton training ship, the DANMARK. It was not intended to be a mechanically driven ocean ship but a full-rigged ship, whose main propulsion was 17,000 square feet of canvas sail. The … 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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“You Got Him!” by Captain LeRoy Reinburg, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard–Retired

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Claire Reinburg
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When I was young, my mother used to tell me that my father (Rear Admiral LeRoy Reinburg, USCG) never talked about his World War I experiences. That’s why I was surprised that, beginning when I was about 10 years old … 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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“If You Don’t Shoot Him, I Will,” by Captain LeRoy Reinburg, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard–Retired

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Claire Reinburg
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In 1950, I was a U.S. Coast Guard Ensign attached to the USCGC CLOVER (WAGL-292), a buoy tender whose homeport was Kodiak, Alaska. I had been on the CLOVER since the previous July and had spent only three weeks in … Continue reading →

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“Bermuda 1946,” by Captain LeRoy Reinburg, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard–Retired

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Claire Reinburg
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In July of 1946, World War II had been over since the previous August with the dropping of the 2nd Atomic Bomb in history on Nagasaki, Japan. Regardless of how you view those two bombings (that is, Hiroshima and Nagasaki), … Continue reading →

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“Coast Guard Seagoing Justice,” by Captain LeRoy Reinburg, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard–Retired

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Claire Reinburg
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In 1954, when I was a Lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard, I was assigned as Commanding Officer of the USCGC MAGNOLIA, a 189‑foot buoy tender and former U.S. Army net tender. The “MAGGIE,” as she was affectionately known by … Continue reading →

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