Notice the Jungle boot and the USN service knife sheath. Remember when you looked that him? Even though Tigers were not issued, I was told that they may have been purchased in town, so I put them on him. I showed 2 pic because the rat is actually gray in color and the photo that I took makes him look tan. I showed it to them, but have heard nothing from them. MRF or Brown Water Nave Association don't have this pin. This is the only Navy River Rat pin that is actually a rat in the market place. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.Well Rats, I finally did it. During Vietnamization, the boats were turned over to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in December 1970. In both instances, the boats frequently were met with hostile fire from enemy soldiers. Navy SEAL teams were transported using the boats and were used during the Tet Offensive in 1968. 50 caliber machine guns, were also assigned to Task Force Clearwater in early 1967 to disrupt weapons shipments. These Brown Water Navy boats were also used in the Rung Sat Special Zone and the Saigon River. Ouellet posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions. Ouellet was killed while helping his shipmates of PBR-124 on a Mekong River patrol. For his actions, Williams received the Medal of Honor. Leading a team of two boats, his leadership accounted for the loss of 65 enemy boats. In October 1966, Boatwain's Mate First Class James E. Two notable actions involving the boats were with Boatswain's Mate First Class James E. Army's 9th Infantry Division to search out and destroy large formations of Viet Cong operations. Serving with The River Patrol, Task Force 116, and the Mobile Riverine Force, Task Force 117, the boats were used for stop and search inspections for junks and sampans in the river traffic and to assist the U.S. The boats had an enlisted crew of four and began operations in March 1966 with Operation Game Warden. Navy utilized small fiberglass hull boats designated Patrol Boat, Riverine (PBR). To combat the Viet Cong guerillas disrupting communications and supplies in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War, the U.S.
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