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| | John Kerry's Silver Star (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) |
 | | Planned by the commander of US Naval forces in Vietnam, Vice Adm. Elmo Zumwalt, Jr., this was a joint operation between U.S. and South Vietnamese forces to disrupt North Vietnamese supply lines throughout the muddy, treacherous Mekong Delta. |
 | | Its codename, Sealords, stood for Southeast Asia Lake, Ocean, River, and Delta Strategy, and it involved the more than 100 ships of the USN Coastal Surveillance Force, patrol and minesweeping boats from the River Patrol Force, the 3,700-man Riverine Assault Force, and five SEAL platoons. |
 | | They were faster and had greater airlift capacity than the Huey, with the ability to resupply troops and hit ground and water targets. |
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