Release Date: December 1, 2023

https://echoes-of-the-vietnam-war.simplecast.com/episodes/river-rats-part-1

Commander Task Force 117 was a joint Army-Navy effort to disrupt the movement of communist troops, weapons, and supplies through the Mekong Delta. It was the first time since the Civil War that American soldiers and sailors operated under a joint command. In this episode, veterans of the Mobile Riverine Force — known as “river rats” — share their stories.

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