The Veterans Breakfast Club invites you to a Zoom-only screening of Mobile Riverine Force, followed by a live conversation with the film’s director, Jeff Arballo and Mobile Riverine Force veterans. Registration is required.
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The war in Vietnam is often remembered in jungles and rice paddies—but some of its fiercest fighting took place on the rivers.
Join us for a special Zoom-only screening and live discussion of Mobile Riverine Force, a powerful new documentary from filmmaker Jeff Arballo that brings to life one of the most unique—and least understood—fighting forces of the Vietnam War.
The Mobile Riverine Force was a rare experiment in American warfare: a joint U.S. Army and Navy strike force operating deep in the maze of rivers and canals of the Mekong Delta. Launched in 1967, it combined infantry, armored boats, floating bases, and helicopter support to take the fight directly to Viet Cong strongholds in terrain where roads were few and the enemy knew every bend in the water.
In Arballo’s film, that story is told not through narration alone, but through the voices of the men who were there—soldiers and sailors who lived, fought, and often died together in a kind of war unlike any other. Drawing on personal interviews, rare footage, and firsthand accounts, the documentary aims to preserve and honor the legacy of this Army–Navy brotherhood and the thousands who served—and sacrificed—in the Delta.
Following the screening, we’ll be joined live by filmmaker Jeff Arballo and veterans of the Mobile Riverine Force for a conversation about the film, the history behind it, and the lived experience of riverine warfare—what it was like to move through narrow canals under fire, to launch assaults from floating bases, and to serve in one of the most dangerous environments of the war.
This is not a lecture. It’s a chance to listen—to hear directly from those who were there and to ask questions about a chapter of Vietnam that still deserves wider understanding.
Important Details:
- This is a Zoom-only event (not livestreamed)
- Pre-registration is required to attend
- Attendees will receive viewing access and Zoom link upon registration
If you’ve ever wondered what the war looked like beyond the headlines—down in the brown water—this program offers a rare opportunity to see it and hear it from those who lived it.
