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 Location: Virginia City, Nevada USA
Registered: 19 June 2007
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The Chinese Bandit Recon LRRP Team 1st Bn (ABN) 8th Cav 1965-66 was awarded two Presidential Unit Citations for extraordinary heroism for their participation in the Battles of the Ia Drang (November 1965) and Nathan Hale (June 1966); conducted the historic FIRST night combat rappel lead by RANGER Lawson; and performed DOD/MACV directed long range reconnaissance (LRRP) operations lead by 101st RECONDO Grimes along the northern Cambodia and southern Laos borders in the spring of 1966..."Laying Down FIRST Tracks in the Central Highlands".
RANGER Jerry Conners Master Parachutist, Special Forces Weapons Expert, 101st RECONDO Chinese Bandit 13 http://www.geocities.com/d6566mustangs http://www.geocities.com/d6566mustangs/history ... for more articles on the combat and reconnaissance patrols performed by the Chinese Bandits http://www.geocities.com/d6566mustangs/bluebg600.jpg RANGER Jerry Conners Master Parachutist (Honor Graduate 101st ABN Jumpmaster Course), Special Forces Weapons Expert (SF MOI, Weapons & Branch Courses 1964-65), 101st RECONDO School(Brand Number is 1919), Army Aviator, AMOC |
 Registered: 24 January 2005
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Jerry
Welcome to the site! Don't mistake no response as no interest, myself, I'm still reading all the history in those links you provided!! SEMPER FI The Gunny PROUD TO BE AN INFIDEL America is not at war. The Marines are at war, America is at the mall. |
 Location: Southwestern Colorado
Registered: 24 November 2005
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Welcome aboard Ranger I have saw the Patch before from operation Deckhouse 1&II/Nathan Hale and then Hastings.
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 Location: On an 'Overseas Contingency Operation'
Registered: 08 March 2005
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Howdy Jerry,
Welcome. Great links posted. |
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Registered: 28 March 2008
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How you doing Jerry, I was with C Co the 2/8 Airborne, 1st Cav. Dec 65 Dec 66. I also remember the June 66 mission. And yes about the Combodia border. But as they said it never happen. A Salute My friend
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"Retired SFC, USArmy" Location: KY
Registered: 20 May 2005
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Welcome Jerry, beers on the newby
 Count it the greatest sin to prefer life to honor, and for the sake of living to lose what makes it worth living. -junival c.50-c.130 |
"Curmudgeon" Location: Washtenaw County, Michigan
Registered: 21 January 2005
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Welcome home Jerry!
"It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it" DOUGLAS MacARTHUR, 1952 |
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