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Seawolves of Vietnam - Helicopter Attack Light Squadron Three This page highlights the unique history and exploits of this Naval Squardron

HA(L)-3, (Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) 3), nicknamed the "Seawolves", was an all-volunteer squadron in the US Navy formed in support of Naval Special Warfare operations and Mobile Riverine Forces during the Vietnam War.

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21/03/2024

A close up view of an M134 minigun mounted on a Seawolf helicopter. With a rate of fire up to 6,000 rounds a minute, the M134 provided Seawolf door gunners with a tremendous amount of firepower.

Photo courtesy of seawolf.org

24/12/2023
John Steinbeck then wrote this,on his visit to Vietnam:“I wish I could tell you about these pilots. They make me sick wi...
27/11/2023

John Steinbeck then wrote this,on his visit to Vietnam:

“I wish I could tell you about these pilots. They make me sick with envy. They ride their vehicles the way a man controls a fine, well-trained quarter horse. They weave along stream beds, rise like swallows to clear trees, they turn and twist and dip like swifts in the evening. I watch their hands and feet on the controls, the delicacy of the coordination reminds me of the sure and seeming slow hands of (Pablo) Casals on the cello. They are truly musicians’ hands and they play their controls like music and they dance them like ballerinas and they make me jealous because I want so much to do it. Remember your child night dream of perfect flight free and wonderful? It’s like that, and sadly I know I never can. My hands are too old and forgetful to take orders from the command center, which speaks of updrafts and side winds, of drift and shift, or ground fire indicated by a tiny puff or flash, or a hit and all these commands must be obeyed by the musicians hands instantly and automatically. I must take my longing out in admiration and the joy of seeing it. Sorry about that leak of ecstasy, Alicia, but I had to get it out or burst.”

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18/09/2023

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The most decorated Navy Squadron ever assembled is the least known. This is a sad, but undeniable fact. They were called The Seawolves, and what they did in Vietnam is absolutely mind-boggling.

A few months ago, I was honored to narrate a long overdue documentary that finally tells their incredible story. It just premiered on the deck of the Midway to a very emotional audience. Tonight, it airs on KPBS in San Diego. If you live down there, check it out. If you’d like to watch the trailer, or buy a DVD, or get a sense of what these guys did against some very, very long odds, go here. It’s important.

https://www.scrambletheseawolves.com/

Thanks. I’m off to Hobbs NM, to do something far safer than flying helicopters in The Mekong River Delta. More later...

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