UDT/SEAL -
The years 1960 through 1975 were a time
of growth and change for the UDT/SEAL Teams. The election of John F. Kennedy to
the Presidency of the
The Navy’s Underwater Demolition
Teams, UDT, gave birth to two SEAL Teams, SEAL 1 and SEAL 2, the first week of January 1962. From
that time until 1983 when UDT melded into the ranks of SEAL Teams and ceased to
exist as a separate entity, the two naval special operations units, UDT and
SEAL, trained together, drawing from the same manpower pool and often operated
together in Vietnam.
There have been several good books
written about the formation of the SEAL Teams and about UDT/SEAL operations in
Larry W. Bailey – articles
written for Soldier of Fortune
John T. Boyd – UDTRA Class 29
Recollections
John T. Boyd – DASH
Helicopter Caper
Duane R. Dulin – Recollection
of Duane R. Dulin
Craig
Marley – all stories removed as Craig has a new book pending
Richard G. “Nick” Nickelson – A Time of
Reflection
Richard G. “Nick” Nickelson – The Swim
That Didn’t Happen
Richard G. “Nick” Nickelson – Naval
Pentathlon
Richard G. “Nick”
Nickelson – Faster Wasn’t Necessarily Better
Richard G. “Nick”
Nickelson – Gary Lanphier and the Devil Car
Richard G. “Nick”
Nickelson – The Old Oak Tree
John Carl Roat – Real Frogmen Stuff
Bruce T. Russell – Class
29 Memories
Robert D. Russell – Class
29 Training
Robert C. Wilber – Memories
of Class 29 Training