View promotional video for Through the Water and the Fire on youtube. Swift Boat Sailor's Association "The Swift Boat Sailors Association is a veteran’s organization created by and for the personnel who manned or supported U.S. Navy PCFs (Patrol Craft Fast or Swift Boats) assigned to Coastal Squadron One during the United States involvement in Vietnam between 1965 and 1973." US Naval Institute Article describing the role of the Swift Boat in the Viet Nam War. PCF45.com Robert Shirley's extensive web site on Swift Boats, their operations in Viet Nam, craft specs, events involving Swift Boats, and more. Online Swift Boat Sailors Memorial "The Swift Boat Sailors Memorial is a collective effort to build a central repository for all things Swift Boat Sailor related." Naval History and Heritage Command "Against the background of the Cold War, the Vietnam War embroiled the United States, South Vietnam, and regional allies in a long and costly conflict against the regular forces of North Vietnam and the Communist Viet Cong guerillas..." The Small Boat Navy "This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA."