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Presently consisting of 13 UDT/SEALS
1 Former Russian Commando
6 Support Team members

Due to the nature of the present and former duties of US Navy Underwater Demolition Team Frogmen & US Navy SEAL Team Members, many of our members are not prepared to put their information on a web site.
Each of us respect the right of the other members. As each man decides to put some information on this page I will update it.

    I was born on June 22, 1946 at Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. The son of a career Army Officer I lived at numerous bases both at home and abroad. During this time I attended different churches because it was expected of me. After my father retired from the Army, we moved to Sherman, Texas. I quit school and joined the U.S. Navy at the age of 17 in Jan. 1964.
    During my 21 year career in the Navy I served at many different commands. I was aboard the USS Oriskany when it caught on fire off of Vietnam in Oct. 1966. It was then that I began to doubt the existence of God. I then volunteered for the river boats in Vietnam. I saw action during 1967-68. During this tour of duty I saw things that made me believe there was no God. How could He let so many bad things take place? On the day I was to leave Vietnam I was hit by a 122MM rocket while awaiting my flight out of Saigon.
    Returning to the States in Feb. 1968, I was honorably discharged from the Navy. I reenlisted three months later and volunteered for the Navy’s Underwater Demolition Teams/ SEAL Teams. I graduated in July 1969 and was assigned to SEAL Team One. I started having trouble with my temper and got into trouble with Team One. In less than a year I was reassigned to UDT-13 and went back to Vietnam as a Stoner Machine Gunner and Demolition Expert. While I was in Vietnam on this tour, I did several things that have given me years of nightmares. I was slowly losing control of my life. In August 1972 I pled no contest to a charge of battery. I was sentenced to 45 days in the San Diego County Jail. The Navy put me on Administrative Leave to keep me from being discharged.
    I remained in the Teams for seven years. The last two years were spent driving a Mini-submarine for UDT-12. I drank all the time. One morning I had a bad hangover and a buddy took my place driving the Mini-sub. There was an accident and he lost his life. I had a heavy burden on my heart after his death. After that I could no longer jump into the water in the middle of the night or parachute. I quit the Teams.
    After leaving the Teams I became involved in law enforcement for the Navy. While I was a Military Policeman in Yokosuka, Japan I started taking college night courses and in 1977 received a Degree in Admin. of Justice. However, by this time my life was a real mess. I was a cruel Military Policeman always looking for a fight. I had become a bad husband and a poor father.
    Eventually my injuries from the rocket blast in Saigon caused me to have surgery in June 1982. At this time the Navy also put me into the mental ward because my life was totally out of control. I was diagnosed as suffering from sever PTSD. My physical and mental condition caused me to be medically retired in June 1984. At which time I moved from San Diego, Ca. back to Sherman, Texas. My wife and kids were scared of me and refused to move back with me. We divorced.
    One night I put my pistol to my head and was ready to pull the trigger when suddenly a great feeling of calm fell over me. I knew then that everything was going to be all right. I put my gun away. It was a little more than a year later that I met a woman I wanted to date. She would not go out with me if I would not go to church with her. The first time I went with her to church I thought everyone in there was nuts.. It was a small Pentecostal Church. On the next visit I found myself in front of the altar - crying my heart out - hard, bitter, painful tears. That night I gave my life to the Lord. It was a true rebirth for me.
    In 1990 I was called to work for the Lord. Now I am married to a wonderful Lady, I am complete. I am happy. I can sleep. Now the ghosts are at rest.

Let me introduce myself. My name is Andrey Rasshivaev. I live in S-Petersburg, Russia and am a close friend of Larry Lyons. I am 43 years old and have wife and two girls - 13 and 20 years old. I am a former Soviet marine commando which is a part of Soviet/Russian NAVY. I have come to our Lord Jesus in 1992 through a pastor from U.S. Since 1994 I have been a pastor of a non-denominational church in S-Petersburg. Serving our God is the only sense and purpose of my life now. We live in a country where Evangelistical churches are not popular because of the headship and supremacy of Russian Orthodox Church (Russian national religion) which is very much like Roman Catholic church. We are considered to be a sects (a cult), but we try to speak about Jesus and spread His Gospel everywhere we go. I am also a member of "Seals for Christ" ministry and hope to see all of you in person one day. I would love to start a correspondence with some of you guys. This is my e-mail: marine4394@yandex.ru If someone writes me I will write him back. We are ONE in Christ Jesus! In the attachment there are my photos.

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Chris "Frogfather" & wife Christian Bent


RM3 Lyons - BUD/S Training 1969	RM2 Lyons @ Solid Anchor South Vietnam UDT-13 1970/1971	The SS Grayback with our SDV's loaded onboard