Patrol Craft Fast - PCF photo courtesy of PCF45.com
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PCF nickname "Swiftboat" for its speed & firepower
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Patrolling a muddy canal
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Small canal with heavy vegetation
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Small rural village in a remote canal
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Searching water traffic
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Transport and Insert South Vietnamese Troops
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Heavily armed Swifts provide gunfire support
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M-60 gunner with thousands of rounds of 7.62 ammunition
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Swiftboat sinking from multiple rocket hits
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PCF 40 with temporary patch and windows blown out of main cabin after rocket hit
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Vietnamese children gather for handouts
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Letters sent home play a
key part in telling Hunt's story in:
Through the Water and the Fire
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"When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you.
And when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through fire,
...the flames will not set you ablaze.
For I am the Lord your God... your Savior..."
- Isaiah 43:2-3a NIV
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