To most of you, PBR probably sounds like a mid-strength beer you’d find stashed in a frat house fridge. But I’m not talking about Pabst Blue Ribbon here. Instead, this PBR—the Patrol Boat Riverine—was ...

Ralph Fries choked up as the small boat pulled into the Hampton River. It was the kind of boat he fixed in Vietnam so “the kids” could ride out again and risk their lives. They called him “Pops” back ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. -- An Army veteran from Muskegon is using his skills to give back to veterans that came before him. Robert Bowyer is fixing up a Vietnam-era PBR boat to give free rides to veterans, ...

WEST MICHIGAN- With the addition of a PBR boat to West Michigan, Floor Director Mike Davis went to visit a boat he is familiar with, as he served our country in the Vietnam War. This PBR boat is the ...

Muskegon native Robert Bowyer left the military in 2005, but the military never left him, and now he's working diligently on bringing a rare piece of Vietnam War history back to life in his hometown.