My stories about being a small unit commander in vietnam. Nov 06, 2011 history of all 101st airborne division lrrpranger units of the vietnam war. While i was a lrrp going on local ambushes i carried. I dont know if each batalion and brigade of the 101st was organized the same, but i suspect they were. Jan 04, 2017 longrange reconnaissance patrols, or lrrps pronounced lurps, are small, heavily armed longrange reconnaissance teams that patrol deep in enemyheld territory.
Fifteen ranger companies were formed from reconnaissance units in europe and vietnam with lineage to merrills marauders, the 5307th composite unit, the companies were designated c. The lrrps in vietnam were used to gather much needed information about the enemy. Determine which of the sniper equipment evaluated is most suitable. Gary linderer is the publisher of behind the lines, a magazine that specializes in us military special operations. The lrrp unit of the 1st infantry division, shown in these scenes, on january 1st, was, at that time, designated. Lrrprangers for the 1st cavalry division in the vietnam war. I cannot say we had more than a professional relationship in vietnam. See more ideas about vietnam, vietnam war and army. Sniper snipers lrrps lrrp lurps recon military army navy air force marines rangers veterans vets desert storm gulf vietnam nam korea ww2 war hats caps.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lrrp team leader. This in action book gives a very short background of the history of lrrp s that were first created in ww2. A sniper s vietnam, carlos hathcocks 93 confirmed kills was considered the vietnam record. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read inside the lrrps. During his assignment to vietnam, he served as both an infantry platoon leader and a company commander in the 199th infantry brigade light. This is a little bit about what kind of gear you will probably need to take on a long range reconnaissance partrol or lrrp. By november 1965, the guerrilla war in south vietnam had taken on a new face. Obie holmens lrrps hanging out in base camp part i. Obie holmens life as a grunt in the jungles of vietnam. One day orders came down that there was an opportunity to go to long range firing training for those who were classified as an expert rifleman. Two viet cong prisoners are led to an arvn command outpost at ha tien. This story is written in tribute to the members of team 22, lrrps everywhere, and to pinky and the other women who served with her in vietnam. Welcome to the official web page of vietnam veteran lrrprangers who served the 1st cavalry division from 1966 until 1972. Based on the life and times of sergeant carlos hathcock an american soldier who apparently eventually became the posterboy of the marine sniper program the book seemed an interesting prospect at first.
We proudly served our country along with the 1st cavalry division as members of lrrp det. A snipers vietnam mass market paperback august 31, 1991. Lrrps, lrps and rangers in vietnam phantom warriors. His first book, recondo lrrps in the 101st airborne is one of a collection. L company rangers photo gallery 101st airborne division. Sep 01, 20 snipers hide is a community of snipers of all kinds, focusing on long range shooting, accuracy, and ballistics.
One, i love war books and two, i love history books marine sniper is set in the vietnam war. This is their storyof perseverence under extreme hardship and uncommon braveryand how they vietnam was a different kind of war, calling for a. Vo nguyen giaps regular north vietnamese army divisions had. The war can only be won by the soldiers in the bush. Army long range reconnaissance patrol lrrp units were reorganized as the 75th infantry regiment ranger. Oct 06, 20 the sog books and this lrrp book are selfpublished and are not cheap for the authors to do, let alone the time they have invested putting the books together. In the texas army national guard g company ranger long range reconnaissance patrol, 143rd infantry, this included a pathfinder and rigger platoon. A different way than most war books ive read have are written. Rangers in vietnam mass market paperback june 12, 1988 by col. He served in vietnam with the lrps of the 101st airborne division, earning two silver stars, the bronze star with v device for valor, the army commendation medal with v device, and two purple hearts. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. I was our teams radio operator on a long range reconnaissance patrol attached to the first air cavalry divisiona 20,000man force with 450 helicopters. With the book are pictures of ray and his m1 sniper rifle.
I should know, i formed the first battalion lrrp unit in vietnam, the acclaimed 327th tiger force, modeling it after my koreanera raider unit. Weather in the mountains was a significant determinant on the deployment, length, resource allocation, and sometimes the. Now shelby stanton, renowned military authority on the war in southeast asia, presents the first and only definitive history of the lrrps and the u. The sniper story during our humping through the boonies the nva could hear us a mile away and we would sometimes be caught in an ambush. May 21, 2020 photos of lrrps, rangers, camouflage and insignia. Lrrps in the 101st airborne and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. However, in modern times these specialized units evolved from examples such as rogers rangers in colonial british america, the lovat scouts in world war one, the long range. Linderer is a book about lrrps, lrps, and rangers in the vietnam war. Welcome to the official web page of vietnam veteran lrrprangers that served the 1st cavalry division from 1966 until 1972. Stealth and reconnaissance were the mission of the lrrp, not direct combat. More gripping, noholdsbarred lrrp accounts from the front lines during the vietnam war, few combat operations were more dangerous. But wards account of mawhinneys 101 kills, most accomplished with his primary m40 modified remington 40x bolt action rifle with a redfield 39x accurange scope. The extended nature of 4th infantry division operations required lrrp teams to maneuver at far greater distances from supporting units than most other lrrp units in vietnam.
Late june, 1967 the army has been sending out longrange reconnaissance patrols lrrp since the french and indian war in 1754. It explores stories from real soldiers in the vietnam war. The purpose of a lrrp in vietnam was to send a team of about six infantrymen to a strategic place to observe and report enemy movement. Vietnam was a different kind of war from americas previous conflicts, one that required different tactics and a different kind of soldier. Vietnam war stories lrrp rangers of the vietnam war. Vietnam was a different kind of war, calling for a different kind of soldier. Combat veteran larry chambers timeless story of lrrps in vietnam is an. It had been cold the night before, following our insertionthe. The american sniper could be regarded as the greatest allaro. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading tiger bravos war. Time to hunt by stephen hunter, point of impact by stephen hunter, sniper one. History of all 101st airborne division lrrp ranger units of the vietnam war. History of the v corps lrrps in germany and fort benning. You will find pictures, unit histories, memories and anecdotes, memorials, and more.
Lrrps in vietnam, like seals, rangers and special forces, were pound for pound the gutsiest soldiers we had there. Ultimately, these lrrps would lead directly to the ranger companies of vietnam. Thats me when i was 19 at lz betty, 16 miles south of the dmz, just south of quang tri city, vietnam. The two veterans on the team had started their tour in vietnam on the same day, july 21, 1966, and both were due to go home in six days. Shop military lrrp lrrps recon snipers rangers marines trucker hat created by willeboy. One of the most successful innovations of the war was the formation of long range reconnaissance patrols lrrps, pronounced lurps. Information the commanders could use to know what, when, where and how the enemy was employing their forces. Rangers in vietnam, michael lee lanning, presidio press 1988.
Alice pack m16 with 1618 mags, 18 rounds in each stevens 12 gage 100 rounds of 00 buck in a claymore bag, and. He is the author of many books, including inside the lrrps, inside force recon, and inside the crosshairs. This was a very important mission for the 4th infantry division. This work examines the influence of these two institutions on the lrrp soldiers and units of their respective generations. Lrrps, lrps, and rangers in vietnam mass market paperback june 5, 2001 by gary linderer author 4. I dont believe ray was carrying the m1 in this fight. Apr 04, 2012 basic loadout for a routine recon mission. Book i and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Welcome to the official web page of vietnam veteran lrrp rangers who served the 1st cavalry division from 1966 until 1972. Inside the lrrps rangers in vietnam rent 9780804101660. There are wonderful, heartwarming and heartwrenching stories out there.
This is an account of a long range reconnaissance patrol lrrp written by david regenthal, one of the team members. The lrrpslong range reconnaissance patrolswere that new breed of fighting. Long range reconnaissance patrol lrrp pronounced lurp by charlie ostick in 1967, the 4th infantry division was assigned the mission of a large holding action on the entire western flank of the us armys ii corps in the central highlands of south vietnam. When you get too old to say youre sorry, you are indeed in trouble. He was killed on his second tour in vietnam in 1972. Evaluate current employment of sniper personnel and equipment in vietnam. Its done in a family sit down asking the vietnam soldier questions about the war and him answering.
Sep 26, 2016 my father was a lrrp in vietnam 11 cav. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Army ranger lrrp in vietnam working with nung fighters from 196368. See more ideas about vietnam, my father and vietnam war. Jack served as a sniper and team leader in 3rd ranger battalion and as a senior weapons sergeant on a military free fall team in 5th special forces group. They saw us first by robert ankony team leader by robert ankony everyday hero by katie meisel. When frank johnson arrived in vietnam in 1969, he was 19, a young soldier untested in combat like thousands of others but with two important differences. The concept was onoff again with the army and resurfaced in vietnam. The author was one of the scouts, the photos are from his collection, as are the experiences. Larry chambers audio books, best sellers, author bio. A memoir of vietnam kindle edition by burford, john. Lrrp photos is a book about the men who ran recon for the u. Death in the ashau valley, l company lrrps vietnam, 19691970 by larry chambers.
It continues to grow with the help of those who served. A lrrp company was typically comprised of 3 platoons of 5 or 6 depending on unit strength, not mtoe 4 to 5man lrrp teams. If you dont understand the term lrrp, get this book, these arent line doggies in a battalion, these are 6 or 12 men, deep in the enemy areas, patrolling. A marine snipers twoyear odyssey in the vietnam war by. All of sergeant john burfords missions with f company, 58th infantry were deep in hostile territory. This web site was started in 1999 by ron and julie edwards. Carlos norman hathcock ii may 20, 1942 february 22, 1999 was a united states marine corps usmc sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. Us army longrange patrol scout in vietnam 196571 by gordon l. I do know as platoon sergeant i always felt secure in any assignment given to charlie. These are some of the lrrps who appear in this book and others, recounting the harrowing tales of the ashua and other recon zones of ao areas of operation during the hot fighting in vietnam.
Specialist four e co lrrp, 52nd infantry, 1st cav div, usarv army of the united states maple shade, new jersey february 06, 1947 to december 27, 1967 panel 32e line 071 27th december 1967 1st cavmission in the suoi ca valley i was 5 years old in may 1967 when my second cousin, william billy. This is an excellent glimpse of the life of a recon soldier. Aug 26, 2011 lrrps moved silently, slowly, and deliberately observing and reporting any presence of enemy activity, trails, tunnels, weapons or food caches, as well as terrain features and foliage type. These more focused, full color, with never before seen photos, will be the books of the future. Mchugh is looking for former vietnam war lrrps who can fill him in on incountry details. Prior to the publication of fellow marine sniper joseph wards book, dear mom. Lrrps, lrps and rangers in vietnam phantom warriors series. Here is their storyhow they were trained, what equipment they used, and how they survived the devastation of vietnam.
After supplies and weapons were found in a viet cong tunnel network, a soldier burns a nearby hut used for rice storage by the viet cong. An epic year with an elite airborne rifle company of the 101st airborne divisions wandering warriors, during the height of the vietnam war kindle edition by st john, rick. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. They operated in sixman teams deep within enemy territory, and were the eyes and ears of the units they served. John sanderson and his lrrp intelligence team played cat. Training for lrrp soldiers began at the unit level in usareur and was bolstered in the vietnam and modern eras by formal training institutions. Take your time, and if you have to, write it out long hand, the good nuns and fathers taught me that, and maybe have someone close to you read it and give you some encouragement. This in action book gives a very short background of the history of lrrps that were first created in ww2. Mar 28, 2011 super 8 movies from field missions of the lrrps of k company, 75th infantry early in 1970. Division lrrp companies were flagged as ranger lrrp companies in 1969. See more ideas about vietnam war, vietnam veterans and vietnam war photos. A longrange reconnaissance patrol, or lrrp pronounced lurp, is a small, wellarmed reconnaissance team that patrols deep in enemyheld territory the concept of scouts dates back to the origins of warfare itself. That changed state side, but that is another story. From the publisher vietnam was a different kind of war, calling for a different kind of soldier.
Hathcocks record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the u. A lrrp long range recon patrol story by dean lindstrom. Military service chambers did two tours during the vietnam war. If the team detected sizeable enemy forces, they would radio in the position for artillery, air support, or helicopter gunships to decimate the enemy force. The first is a standard lrrp four man team, romeo 18. You will find pictures, unit histories, memories and anecdotes, memorials, and. Jack served as a sniper and team leader in 3rd ranger battalion and as a senior weapons sergeant on a military free fall team in. Operational reportlessons learned, 101st airborne division airmobile, period ending 31 july 1970, rcs csfor65 rz u, 15 august 1970, paragraph 1. One medal of honor, four navy crosses, and thirteen silver stars came out of that fight as i recall. Obie holmens lrrps hanging out in base camp part ii. Such are the airborne, special forces, navy seals, and the lrrps. What emerged was an elite outfit of warriors in the finest sense of the word.
Lrrp rangers in the vietnam war war stories in memory of machine guns, part ii. Super 8 movies from field missions of the lrrps of k company, 75th infantry early in 1970. Founded by frank galli in 2014, snipers hide has been offering informational videos, podcasts, and other support to its users in one location. He and his long range reconnaissance patrol would spend five days at a time in the jungle spying on enemy activities and report their findings by radio to division headquarters.
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