@ 1:09 the camera gets a shot of the Rangers jungle boots, the severely worn leather almost a shade of white was a sign of experience & time spent in the shit. A highly respected accessory more so than a “body count rope” a full ear necklace wasn’t as respected as severely worn boots
Much respect to these men. They were the guys who made all of the K company success possible. They and others developed the mission , tactics and commitment for those of us who followed.
Served with the 1/50th Mechanized Infantry Bn 69-70 as a RTO and the radio operator in the DETOC and then TOC--glad I never had to do these recon patrols.
1976 - 1988 11B Infantrymen... 1988 - 1997 Tactical Telecommunication 72 E...During my time in service no females allow in these MOS due to the training we received. Females were more for Medic, Cooks, Secretary, Finance and Broadcast for AFRTV.
I was a 73C ai 4th HHD one of the groups that ZI handled was K75 LRRPS I hot to know them when theyd come in and take of pay and especially allotments going homie and the next day or a couple of days later the List id k75 MIA or more than likely KIA would come across my desk at night in the hooch I would turn on my side so the the others couldn't see me break down, to this day I feel like I cheated them out there and me back there, I is a constant source of pride and honer theatr in a small way I new some of them
I've spent a lot of time in villages like the one shown towards the 4 minute mark of the video (NW Thailand). Different clothing but most of the villagers live very similar to those people even today, 2020. Some have Toyotas and most have a Honda but no electricity or running water! Till, plant and harvest their "crummy" crops by hand! Still poor as Hell! The "richer" villagers might have a cement floor, tin roof but many only have a dirt floor, split bamboo walls and a grass roof. Still cook with wood fires and such! Lucky if they eat meat once a week. They'll have rice but unless the women find some "greens" gathered from the forest or some cabbage that's about it!
@@Mosey410 Yeah they were the Singlepoint OEG sights.They weren't good in total darkness because the fiber optic need a light source but with flares up they worked like they should.It upped the night time hit ratio to like 97% from something like 20% or possibly less (forget the actual figure). I had a a Ultradot on my CAR in the early 90's that would put 3 round groups inside a US quarter at 100yd.I still use a "red dot" on my hunting rifles that I use in close (out to 75-100yds) or thick brush on moving targets.I have one on my .22 for squirrels,rabbits,grouse,etc.
As a retired Marine, why were they not all camied up and why were they allowed to wear shiny rings like the one guy I saw? Perhaps thats is why there were so many KIA's and wounded? I wasnt there but just sayin. If in fact these were the earlier guys that just started the LRRPS and going out then man oh man they must have learned so serious harsh lessons! In any event God Bless them and their sacrifices for our country!!!!!!!!!
@@hys1171 These guys were the early LRP/LRRP units. I served with several of them in K company Rangers. Cammo uniforms were not issued until fairly late. The "tigers" were available on the economy at that time. Many were contraband fro ARVN units or custom made by Vietnamese for them.
Easy for you to criticize but I can promise all of these guys were far more skilled soldiers and had far more combat experience than you. You did nothing like these LRRP teams did.
Daniel J Madden
1968-1969
Pleiku, Vietnam
LRRP
K.Company
3rd Brigade
4th Inf/ 75th Ranger Rgt
I am very proud of my father and the men he served with
It's young men like these that make me proud to be an American.
@ 1:09 the camera gets a shot of the Rangers jungle boots, the severely worn leather almost a shade of white was a sign of experience & time spent in the shit. A highly respected accessory more so than a “body count rope” a full ear necklace wasn’t as respected as severely worn boots
Much respect to these men. They were the guys who made all of the K company success possible. They and others developed the mission , tactics and commitment for those of us who followed.
You guys are the reason I was a Ranger - 3rd Bat 85-90
Thanks for your service brotha’. All of use regular 11b’s look up to you guys
Brings back old memories. 2nd tour E. Co. 3/21 Inf. LRRP.
Joined LRRPS ‘69, LRRP school ‘70, Ranger school ‘71.
Fascinating glimpses of the war. Thanks for posting this.
The Original Bad A$$es! Much respect for this special breed!
Served with the 1/50th Mechanized Infantry Bn 69-70 as a RTO and the radio operator in the DETOC and then TOC--glad I never had to do these recon patrols.
God bless my brotheren, where ever you are today.
A Co. 3/75 (RET)
Desert Storm, OIF, OEF
Sua Sponte'
RLTW!!!
great and unique footage of young soldiers in Vietnam. very interesting, hope that all men survived the war.
Too bad they weren’t allowed to win!!!!🇺🇸
I thought just the SOG guys had the car15 but I see several of theses men had them also . Great vid
One guy was mouthing about not getting his cakes. Sam Abner. From Australia
It was fairly common for rear area personnel to steal packages from home, with cakes a prime target.
1976 - 1988 11B Infantrymen... 1988 - 1997 Tactical Telecommunication 72 E...During my time in service no females allow in these MOS due to the training we received. Females were more for Medic, Cooks, Secretary, Finance and Broadcast for AFRTV.
Love to have the narrative of this!
Sleeping in the back of a deuce. Been there done that.
Hurry up-n-Wait!!
What is that wreckage at around the 14:30 mark? The aircraft is so mangled that I can't make out the type
Oh man 36:00,I remember those Halloween lollipops..
Love this stuff but it's a bummer with no sound. Still awesome !!
Balls of steel to go out in the jungle , in 6 man teams to find the enemy
Boy, one of those guys looks like my ranger school buddy, first name Bruce, called Butter in the Nam.
Super rare footage
This was the way to fight this war behind the enemy lines
Как в машину времени попал!
LRRPS...you don't see 'em or hear 'em !!! This looks like firebase 8mm, too much smokin n jokn.
I was a 73C ai 4th HHD one of the groups that ZI handled was K75 LRRPS I hot to know them when theyd come in and take of pay and especially allotments going homie and the next day or a couple of days later the List id k75 MIA or more than likely KIA would come across my desk at night in the hooch I would turn on my side so the the others couldn't see me break down, to this day I feel like I cheated them out there and me back there, I is a constant source of pride and honer theatr in a small way I new some of them
God Bless The United State's Marine Corporation..Thank You Forever 🇺🇸🌏🌎🌍🇺🇸🇬🇧
These are US army LRRP Rangers
@@billwilliams4394 Never heard of the Marines Corps called a Corporation either...LOL!!!
Heard of them eating crayons though....haha
I've spent a lot of time in villages like the one shown towards the 4 minute mark of the video (NW Thailand). Different clothing but most of the villagers live very similar to those people even today, 2020. Some have Toyotas and most have a Honda but no electricity or running water! Till, plant and harvest their "crummy" crops by hand! Still poor as Hell! The "richer" villagers might have a cement floor, tin roof but many only have a dirt floor, split bamboo walls and a grass roof. Still cook with wood fires and such! Lucky if they eat meat once a week. They'll have rice but unless the women find some "greens" gathered from the forest or some cabbage that's about it!
Never saw optics on an xm177e back then on any lrrp team.
You haven't looked hard enough there's plenty of pictures of guys with optics
Every guy on the Son Tay raid had them.
Said it increased there night time accuracy substantially.
We had a few Colt 2x power short scopes, LRRP 2nd Brigade 1966-67. We were issued XM177e1's in Feb 67.
This is a unique video, they were rare.
@@Mosey410 Yeah they were the Singlepoint OEG sights.They weren't good in total darkness because the fiber optic need a light source but with flares up they worked like they should.It upped the night time hit ratio to like 97% from something like 20% or possibly less (forget the actual figure).
I had a a Ultradot on my CAR in the early 90's that would put 3 round groups inside a US quarter at 100yd.I still use a "red dot" on my hunting rifles that I use in close (out to 75-100yds) or thick brush on moving targets.I have one on my .22 for squirrels,rabbits,grouse,etc.
As a retired Marine, why were they not all camied up and why were they allowed to wear shiny rings like the one guy I saw? Perhaps thats is why there were so many KIA's and wounded? I wasnt there but just sayin. If in fact these were the earlier guys that just started the LRRPS and going out then man oh man they must have learned so serious harsh lessons! In any event God Bless them and their sacrifices for our country!!!!!!!!!
They are wearing tiger stripes..
@@hys1171 These guys were the early LRP/LRRP units. I served with several of them in K company Rangers. Cammo uniforms were not issued until fairly late. The "tigers" were available on the economy at that time. Many were contraband fro ARVN units or custom made by Vietnamese for them.
Easy for you to criticize but I can promise all of these guys were far more skilled soldiers and had far more combat experience than you. You did nothing like these LRRP teams did.
“No rings (even wedding), no bling, no anything that the TL didn’t approve of.
Anyone know Don Rice?
our brother 54 yeasrs my team my code the family my brother
da best viertnam video! check it out!