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Thanks. Shot from our back yard over 2-nights at 2 hrs each night.
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James Elliot “Willie” Williams was just 16 when he convinced a county clerk to change his age on his birth certificate so he could join the Navy. He thought it would be an exciting way to see the world. "I thought there was nothing better than serving my country and getting paid for it,” he said. He went on to become the most decorated enlisted man in the history of the U.S. Navy.
19 years later, Williams was assigned to River Squadron 5 in South Vietnam, where he commanded a patrol boat. His job was to patrol the waterways to prevent the enemy, the Vietcong, from using them to transport troops and supplies. On October 31, he was on a routine patrol, expecting nothing out of the ordinary. "We were on a day patrol, kind of like the 'relax and recreation' patrol — nothing too heavy," he said. But soon, everything changed.
Two enemy speed boats crossed ahead of them, and sure enough, they started firing at Williams’ boat. Williams and his crew chased down one boat and sank it, then turned to the second one. The enemy boat sped down the river and took a sharp turn into a narrow canal. Williams knew it would come out farther up the river, so he raced after it, determined to catch it. But he ended up in a Vietcong staging area, surrounded by enemy boats and troops. "I looked up and didn't see nothing but boats and people and more boats and more people," he said.
Thinking quickly, Williams turned his boat sharply left, causing a wake that rocked the nearest enemy boat and disrupted their fire. Then they sped through the middle of the enemy boats, causing confusion. The enemy fired at Williams, but hit their own boats instead. Williams zigzagged through the enemy boats and managed to escape, but they ended up in an even larger enemy staging area. “There was no way out,” he said. For over three hours, Williams and his crew fought to survive. By the end of the battle, they had sunk 65 enemy boats and killed 1,200 enemy soldiers. Williams and his men all made it out alive. For his bravery, Williams was awarded the Medal of Honor.
His crew, most of whom were in their late teens and twenties, affectionately called the 36-year-old Williams “The Old Man.” Williams always made sure to take care of his team. "You gotta stop and think about your shipmates. That's what makes you a great person and a great leader – taking care of each other," he said.
Williams’ heroics didn’t stop there. He went on to rescue a sailor trapped on a sinking ship and destroyed many more enemy boats. In his last seven months in the Navy, Williams received every sea-service award for heroism. His decorations include:
19 years later, Williams was assigned to River Squadron 5 in South Vietnam, where he commanded a patrol boat. His job was to patrol the waterways to prevent the enemy, the Vietcong, from using them to transport troops and supplies. On October 31, he was on a routine patrol, expecting nothing out of the ordinary. "We were on a day patrol, kind of like the 'relax and recreation' patrol — nothing too heavy," he said. But soon, everything changed.
Two enemy speed boats crossed ahead of them, and sure enough, they started firing at Williams’ boat. Williams and his crew chased down one boat and sank it, then turned to the second one. The enemy boat sped down the river and took a sharp turn into a narrow canal. Williams knew it would come out farther up the river, so he raced after it, determined to catch it. But he ended up in a Vietcong staging area, surrounded by enemy boats and troops. "I looked up and didn't see nothing but boats and people and more boats and more people," he said.
Thinking quickly, Williams turned his boat sharply left, causing a wake that rocked the nearest enemy boat and disrupted their fire. Then they sped through the middle of the enemy boats, causing confusion. The enemy fired at Williams, but hit their own boats instead. Williams zigzagged through the enemy boats and managed to escape, but they ended up in an even larger enemy staging area. “There was no way out,” he said. For over three hours, Williams and his crew fought to survive. By the end of the battle, they had sunk 65 enemy boats and killed 1,200 enemy soldiers. Williams and his men all made it out alive. For his bravery, Williams was awarded the Medal of Honor.
His crew, most of whom were in their late teens and twenties, affectionately called the 36-year-old Williams “The Old Man.” Williams always made sure to take care of his team. "You gotta stop and think about your shipmates. That's what makes you a great person and a great leader – taking care of each other," he said.
Williams’ heroics didn’t stop there. He went on to rescue a sailor trapped on a sinking ship and destroyed many more enemy boats. In his last seven months in the Navy, Williams received every sea-service award for heroism. His decorations include:
- Medal of Honor
- Navy Cross
- Silver Star (with one gold award star)
- Legion of Merit (with “V” device)
- Navy and Marine Corps Medal (with gold award star)
- Bronze Star (with “V” device and two gold award stars)
- Purple Heart (with two gold award stars)
- Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (with “V” device and gold award star)
- Navy and Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation (with bronze service star)
- Navy Good Conduct Medal (with four bronze service stars)
- Navy Expeditionary Medal
- National Defense Service Medal (with bronze service star)
- Korean Service Medal (with two bronze stars)
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
- Vietnam Service Medal (with two bronze service stars)
- Korean Presidential Unit Citation
- Vietnam Cross of Gallantry (with gold star and palm)
- United Nations Korean Medal
- Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
- Korean War Service Medal
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And always remember that every corpse up there was once a highly motivated individual!
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Just don’t forget that if at first you don’t succeed, at least you too can become part of the permanent landscape to inspire future attempts.
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I’ll need this shirt in a few weeks when I get the block and heads back from the machine shop!
Learn your bike and how to control it first, for fucks’ sake.
These front hub bearing were about to glow from the friction on a 500 mile trip at highway speed
