Spy Ship Crewman & Navy Diver: The USS Banner & Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, 1967-1970

Before serving as captain of an LCM-8 boat in the Mekong Delta, Richard Kirshen worked aboard the spy ship USS Banner (AGER-1) and in Cam Ranh Bay as a Navy diver. In this excerpt from a longer discussion, he shares memories of the Banner and diving work. See the discussion of his time in the Mekong Delta: • Boat Captain in the Me... Posted as part of the War & Life Project: / @listentoothers Any veteran who served in any combat zone in any capacity is invited to contact Preston Jones: [e-mail] or [e-mail] / [phone].