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PATROLLING FALL 2008 75 TH RANGER REGIMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. VOLUME 23 ISSUE II Vietnamese Rangers (37 th Biet Dong Quan), and their US advisors inspect a captured NVA recoilless rifle during the battle at Khe Sanh, Tet, 1968. Trench lines were necessary due to sniper fire and constant incoming enemy rounds. Senior Advisor CPT Walter Gunn is in the forefront, Officers’ Messages ................................1-10 kneeling; SFC Willard Langdon, 4 th from right, with BDQ General ..................................11-24 & 72-80 patch. Unit Reports ........................................25-71 CHINA - BURMA - INDIA VIETNAM IRAN GRENADA PANAMA IRAQ SOMALIA AFGHANISTAN PATROLLING – FALL 2008 PATROLLING – FALL 2008 WHO WE ARE: The 75th Ranger Regiment Association, Inc., is a We have funded trips for families to visit their wounded sons and registered 501 (c) corporation, registered in the State of Georgia. We were husbands while they were in the hospital. We have purchased a learning founded in 1986 by a group of veterans of F/58, (LRP) and L/75 (Ranger). program soft ware for the son of one young Ranger who had a brain The first meeting was held on June 7, 1986, at Ft. Campbell, KY. tumor removed. The Army took care of the surgery, but no means existed OUR MISSION: to purchase the learning program. We fund the purchase of several awards 1. To identify and offer membership to all eligible 75th Infantry Rangers, for graduates of RIP and Ranger School. We have contributed to each of and members of the Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol the three Battalion’s Memorial Funds and Ranger Balls, Companies, Long Range Patrol Companies, Ranger and to the Airborne Memorial at Ft. Benning. Companies and Detachments, Vietnamese Ranger We have bi-annual reunions and business meetings. Our Advisors of the Biet Dong Quan; members of LRSU Officers, (President, 1st & 2nd Vice-Presidents, units that trace their lineage to Long Range Patrol Secretary & Treasurer), are elected at this business Companies that were attached to Brigade or larger units meeting. This reunion coincides with the 75th Ranger during the Vietnam War and the 75th Ranger Regiment. Regiment’s Ranger Rendezvous, and is at Columbus, 2. To sustain the Association. Unlike the WWII GA. (Ft. Benning). We have off year reunions at various Battalions and Merrill’s Marauders, the 75RRA accepts locations around the country. members and former members of the Active Ranger Battalions. By doing so we are perpetuating the PAST PRESIDENTS: association. It will not “die off” as these two 1986-1988 Bob Gilbert organizations someday will. 1988-1990 Billy Nix 4. To assist, when possible, those active units and their 1990-1992 Bob Gilbert members who bear the colors and lineage of the 5307th 1992-1994 Roy Nelson (resigned) Composite Provisional Unit (CPU), 475th Infantry Milton Lockett (resigned) Regiment, 75th Infantry (Ranger) Companies (Merrill’s Duke Dushane (appointed by Directors) Marauders), 1st and 2nd Battalions (Ranger) 75th Infantry, the 75th 1994-1996 Roy Barley Ranger Regiment, consisting of Regimental Headquarters 1st, 2nd, and 1996-1998 Rick Erlher 3rd Ranger Battalions, successor units, or additions to the Regiment. 1998-2000 Terry Roderick WHAT WE DO: 2000-2002 Emmett Hiltibrand During the last five years we have provided financial support to the young men of the 75th Ranger Regiment. Each year, through contributions from 2002-2004 Dana McGrath our members and some outside sources, we have provided about 2004-2005 Emmett Hiltibrand $4,000.00 to each of the three Ranger Battalions and $2,000.00 to the 2005-2007 Stephen Crabtree Regimental HQ. These funds enabled the families of the junior enlisted 2007-2009 William Bullen men, (E-5 & below) to get certificates for toys for the children and turkeys for Christmas dinner. WHO IS ELIGIBLE: H. Co E (LRP) 52nd Inf. M. Co N (RANGER) 75th Inf. I. Co F (LRP) 52nd Inf. N. Co O (RANGER) 75th Inf. SECTION 2: Long Range Reconnaissance J. Co C (LRP) 58th Inf. O. Co P (RANGER) 75th Inf. Patrol K. Co E (LRP) 58th Inf. P. Co D (RANGER) 151st Inf. A. V Corp (LRRP) L. Co F (LRP) 58th Inf. B. VII Corp (LRRP) M. 70th Inf. DET (LRP) SECTION 5: Vietnamese Ranger Advisors C. 9th Inf. Div. (LRRP) N. 71st Inf. DET (LRP) BDQ D. 25th Inf. Div. (LRRP) O. 74th Inf. DET (LRP) All units of the Biet Dong Quan (BDQ). E. 196th Inf. Bde. (LRRP) P. 78th Inf. DET (LRP) F. 1st Cav. Div. (LRRP) Q. 79th Inf. DET (LRP) G. 1st Inf. Div. (LRRP) SECTION 6: 75th Ranger Regiment R. Co D (LRP) 151st Inf. H. 4th Inf. Div. (LRRP) A. 1st Battalion (Ranger) 75th Inf., activated I. 101st Abn. Div., 1st Bde. (LRRP) in 1974. SECTION 4: 75th Infantry Ranger J. 199th Inf. Bde. (LRRP) B. 2nd Battalion (Ranger) 75th Inf., Companies K. 173rd Abn. Bde. (LRRP) activated in 1974. A. Co A (RANGER) 75th Inf. L. 3rd Inf. Div. (LRRP) C. 3rd Battalion (Ranger) 75th Inf., B. Co B (RANGER) 75th Inf. activated in 1984. C. Co C (RANGER) 75th Inf. D. 75th Ranger Regiment HQ’s Company, SECTION 3: Long Range Patrol D. Co D (RANGER) 75th Inf. activated in 1984. A. Co D (LRP) 17th Inf. E. Co E (RANGER) 75th Inf. B. Co E (LRP) 20th Inf. F. Co F (RANGER) 75th Inf. C. Co E (LRP) 30th Inf. SECTION 7: Long Range Surveillance: G. Co G (RANGER) 75th Inf. D. Co E (LRP) 50th Inf. Any Long Range Surveillance Company or H. Co H (RANGER) 75th Inf. E. Co F (LRP) 50th Inf. Detachment that can trace its’ lineage to, or I. Co I (RANGER) 75th Inf. F. Co E (LRP) 51st Inf. is currently assigned to a Brigade or larger J. Co K (RANGER) 75th Inf. G. Co F (LRP) 51st Inf. element that was deployed to Vietnam as K. Co L (RANGER) 75th Inf. listed in section 2, 3 or 4 above. L. Co M (RANGER) 75th Inf. - 1 - PATROLLING – FALL 2008 A/75-D/17 LRP-V Corps LRRP LRRP DETACHMENT- 3rd ID Bill Bohte UNIT DIRECTORS Michael McClintock 2323 Armada Way 44155 Camino Azul M/75 – 71st LRP – 199th LRRP La Quinta, CA 92253 San Mateo, CA 94403 Steve Houghton 760-345-5590 H-650- 341-7331 4972 N. Hillman Rd. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Lake View, MI 48850 H-989-365-9213 B/75 – C/58 LRP – VII CORPS LRRP ARVN RANGER ADV, (BDQ) Email: [email protected] Marc L. Thompson Bill Miller 80 Rock Ridge Road 1090 Brightwood Dr. Morgantown, PA 19543 N/75 – 74th LRP – 173rd LRRP Aiken, SC 29803 H-610-913-8183 Reed Cundiff C-610-763-2756 H-803-641-9504 125 San Ysidro Email: [email protected] F-610-873-8665 Las Cruces, NM 88005 Email: [email protected] H-505- 523-5081 C/75 – E/20 LRP Email: [email protected] Chuck Vaughn 2808 Audubon Drive O/75 – 78th LRP Audubon, PA 19403 Michael L. Feller (610) 676-0691 16676 6th St. The following individuals are Email: [email protected] Wellston MI 49689 231-848-4948 appointed by the President of the D/75 Email: [email protected] 75 th Ranger Regiment Association to Richard “Herd” Nelson 1515 W. Washington St. their respective positions in order to P/75 – 79 th LRP Apt. 9 facilitate the day-to-day operation of Terry B. Roderick Orlando, FL 32805-6705 the Association. 407-454-7478 25 Carleton Dr. E-mail: [email protected] Cocoa, FL 32922-7003 H-321-631-3213 Association VA Advocate E/75 - E/50 LRP – 9th DIV LRRP Email: [email protected] Dan Nate Rick Stetson 408 Elm Street Box 1250 D/151 LRP/RANGER Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097 Duxbury, MA 02332 Leon Moore H-856-848-9174 H-781-934-8504 3433 W. Randolph Co. Line Rd. [email protected] Fax 781-934-0395 Fountain City, IN 47371 Web Master Email: [email protected] H-765- 874-1996 Dave Regenthal [email protected] F/75 – F/50 – 25th DIV LRRP Email: [email protected] David Regenthal Health – PTSD PO Box 2374 F/51 LRP Mike Wise Ft. Meyers Beach, FL 33932 Russell Dillon [email protected] H-609-709-9436 39 Pearl St. Health – Cancer Email: [email protected] Wakeman, OH 44889 Tom Athanasiou H-440- 839-2607 [email protected] G/75 – E/51 LRP – 196th LRRP Email: [email protected] Health – HEP-C Clifford M. Manning William (Bill) Schwartz PO Box 148 HQ, 75th RANGER REGT [email protected] Woodbine, GA 31569 Gold Star Mother Advocate H-912-576-5881 Richard (Rick) Barella Email: [email protected] PSC 45 Box 1248 Sandee Rouse APO AE 09468 [email protected] H/75 – E/52 LRP – 1st CAV LRRP PH 011-44-1423-507480 Gold Star Wife Advocate William T. Anton Cell 011-44-7711-129772 Sandy Harris H -702-648-9836 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected] Association Legal Counsel 1st BN, 75th RANGER RGT John Chester I/75 – F/52 LRP – 1st DIV LRRP Michael T. Etheridge [email protected] Julian Rincon 9269 Layton St. 912-884-6157 James Savage Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739 Email: [email protected] Association Photographer H-909-948-2908 S. J. “Peter” Parker C-909-732-2745 2nd BN, 75th RANGER RGT [email protected] Email: [email protected] Nate Smith Link to site: PMB 276 http://www.flickr.com/photos/rangerpete/ Unit Directors 17404 Meridian Ave. Graphic Artist K/75 – E/58 LRP – 4th DIV LRRP Suite F Dave Walker Roger T.