Tag Archives: U.S. Coast Guard Cutter PONTCHARTRAIN

Coast Guard ship’s logbook entry in verse on New Year’s Day, 1969

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Claire Reinburg
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True to tradition, an ensign aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Pontchartrain composed a New Year’s Day 1969 logbook entry in verse, and a fine job he did of it. Ensign Hughes, Happy New Year to you, too, from 2023. … Continue reading →

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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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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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“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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“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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