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Old 06-26-2009, 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted by headquarters
anecdotal story I heard from some Norwegian navy guys that the Gulf of Tonkin incident was brought about by some involvement by Norwegian training crews on boats that got caught up in some sort of military action that again led to said famous incident .

I dont know..but they told a good story !
I suspect they were telling the truth (or something close to the truth). I've read something similar. They were also used to transport captured North Vietnamese fishermen to some special forces camp on an island. The speed of the fast boats and the fact that those captured couldn't see where they were going meant the location of the island stayed secret.
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