Manning the guns of a Navy Patrol Boat (PBR) — river warriors who carried the fight through Vietnam’s deadly waterways. 🇺🇸 #VietnamWar #PBR #NavyPatrol #AmericanValor #BrothersInArms #neverforget | Lily's

Two Patrol Boat, River (PBR) crews slice through the murky waters of the Mekong, passing a U.S. Navy Landing Ship, Tank (LST) on station. These small but heavily armed boats were the backbone of Task Force 116—“Operation Game Warden”—patrolling enemy-infested rivers in South Vietnam, interdicting supplies, and responding to ambushes at a moment’s notice. This is what brown-water warfare looked like—swift, dangerous, and unforgiving. #PBR #BrownWaterNavy #RiverPatrol #VietnamWar #USNavy #LST #Ope

As we honor Vietnam Veterans this month, we take you back to 2014 when we were building what is now the Vietnam Experience. This is video of the delivery of the PBR (Patrol Boat, River) which has become one of the biggest stars of the exhibit. Recently, the boat was removed from the lagoon for restoration work. You can hep support that project by donating to the USS Yorktown Foundation's PBR fundraising campaign. Here is a link: https://www.facebook.com/donate/2485585785082323/10159908729862788/