Both the Army and Navy used PBR boats, although the Navy had far more of them, said Farrell. According to the association, PBRs logged up to 70,000 patrol hours and participated in about 80 ...

where the Viet Cong used flat-bottomed boats called sampans to ferry supplies to troops. "(The PBR) was an iconic vehicle in Vietnam and basically allowed us to go places where our soldiers couldn ...

Bowyer, along with teams of volunteers, has been working on restoring a Vietnam-era PBR boat commonly used during the war with four-man teams on board. "I wanted to see us do something unique for ...

His passion for those who served in the Vietnam War led him to purchasing a PBR (Patrol Boat River) that he's been spending the better part of the last year working on restoring. Once it's ...