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Bob Mangum

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Bob Mangum recounts his first mission rescuing some American troops that had been fighting in the woods for days. (7:32)

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Bob Mangum recounts the time he had to pick some American soldiers up in the middle of a fire in the forests of Vietnam. (6:12)

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Bob Mangum recounts the time he and his company were trying to locate a fallen soldier's pistol after a crash in the rice patties of Vietnam. (6:26)

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Bob Mangum recalls that his closest call was when he lost control trying to fly a Mohawk helicopter and impress a girl. (4:48)

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Bob Mangum remembers coming home to his young children and the transition that was for his son and daughter. (2:53)

Bob McClaren

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His father had been a mechanic on the P-47 with it's big radial engine but Bob McClaren's mind was focused on the sea. A TV show about submarines had caught his eye. (4:03)

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The first stop was Electrician's Mate school. Bob McClaren had been selected through testing to train for the nuclear propulsion systems that power submarines. After a thorough grounding in the technology, the last stop was sub school to learn about everything outside the engine room. (5:02)

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It's huge! That was Bob McClaren's first thought when he saw his first ship, the USS John Adams. His first voyage was eventful and encompassed Israel's Six-Day War, the hijacking of the Achille Lauro and the sinking of the USS Scorpion. (6:43)

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Bob McClaren was getting ready to spend a couple of years at Perdue on a Navy education program but the funding was cut and he was sent to a ship under construction at New London. He served a short while on several different submarines, picking up an Associate Degree along the way. (6:10)

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The Bluefish was Bob McClaren's favorite boat. The crew was like a brotherhood and the two skippers he had were great. The only problem was that he was always at sea, never home. (4:12)