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Volume 5 Issue 7 July 2014 volume 5 issue 7 July 2014 Presidents Page The Vietnam Randall A Christmas Bond Formed On A Fiery Overseas Hill In Memoriam – Louis Smith Jr. Please visit us at www.specialforces78.com and www.sfa78cup.com EDITOR’S COMMENTS Chapter member Lou Smith, Jr. passed In this Issue: on May 1 and his Memorial is in this issue. Presidents Page .................................................................. 1 Lou joined our chapter just after its forma- The Vietnam Randall ....................................................... 2-4 tion and remained active until he moved to Florida to be closer to his family sev- A Christmas Bond Formed On A Fiery Overseas Hill ......... 5 eral years ago. He was a member of the In Memoriam – Louis Smith Jr. .......................................... 6 Lonny Holmes original group of SF who formed MACV- Sentinel Editor SOG FOB-2 in Kontum, Vietnam in 1966. COVER PHOTO: Essentials for a Green Beret in the Vietnam era by Beginning as a member of RT Dakota he Jack Williams; Randall Knife, Rolex, Colt .45 cal 1911, P-38, Dog Tags, ultimately became it’s 1-0 running many operations in Laos. Black Star Sapphire Ring, Beret and cammo uniform. Jack Williams, a former SF 051B (commo for the young SF) who served in II Corps Vietnam on several border A-Teams including Ben Het, writes a special article for the Sentinel — The Vietnam CHAPTER OFFICERS Randall. After discharge from the army he completed his educa- President Director of the Green Beret tion ultimately graduating with two masters degrees in engineer- Bruce Long Shooters Cup D- 7464 Steve Cowan ing. He is currently a leading investigator for Federal and private M-12798 corporations for major catastrophic disasters. In his service Jack Vice President Tom Redfern Coordinator of ROTC Program carried a Randall knife and in the years since he has become a D-7907 Ed Barrett collector and a U.S. expert on Randalls of the Vietnam era and M-11188 Secretary written extensively regarding these custom knives. His article ties Lee Martin Chaplain the early history of the Airborne, World War II, and Randall Knife M-13071 Richard Simonian D-7920 through the formation of Special Forces and the Vietnam War. Director at Large In Jacks article he also discusses several other items we carried Terry Cagnolatti Sentinel Editor M-9747 Louis (Lonny) Holmes in Vietnam. This reminds me of a book given to me by the 1997 D-6067 Treasurer Junior Class of Marymount High School in Los Angeles; The John Joyce Immediate Past President Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien. It is a very good book and M-11877 Louis (Lonny) Holmes D-6067 I especially recommend the chapter called Sweetheart Of The Sergeant At Arms/ Song Tra Bong. A Special Forces Story. You will enjoy this piece Quartermaster as it brings back many memories of the long ago era! V Mark Miller D-8296 Lonny Holmes Sentinel Editor SFA C-78 Funding for publication and printing of the Special Forces 78 Sentinel is provided by 888-923-VETS (8387) VeteransAffordableHousing.org Sentinel Graphic Design by Debra Holm/Dinwiddie Holm Graphics The Sentinel is published monthly by Special Forces Association Chapter 78, Southern California. The views, opinions and articles printed in this issue do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Army or the United States Special Operations Command the Special Forces Gene Williams, Lonny Holmes, Jack Williams with three Vietnam era Association or Special Forces Association Chapter 78. Please address any comments to the Randall Knives. editor, “Sentinel” to [email protected]. The Presidents Page Taliban, and we know that for a fact. We were all there, and there PRESIDENTS COLUMN is not one person you could find who would say that they don’t JULY 2014 believe that — at least who was there.” Some good news! We were All six men agreed that Bergdahl deserted, and all six want to see able to move all of our Shoot- him court-martialed. ers Cup target materials from the rental facility in Pomona “He needs to answer for what he did,” Buetow said. to A Company, 5th Battalion When asked what they would say to Bergdahl if given the chance, 19th Special Forces Group’s all seemed to be in agreement — they want to know why he storage container, located at turned his back on them. Los Alamitos. This was a BIG savings in rental costs to the To be continued. V Bruce Long Chapter that we will no longer Bruce D Long President SFA 78 need to make. President A Company really came through for us — thanks to SFC SGM, SF (Ret) Boodaghian and his staff. SFA Chapter 78 The next Chapter meeting is scheduled to be held at the Amer- ican Legion Post 291 in Newport Beach on July 12th. Please show your support by attending this meeting. Discussions for future fund raising will be the main topic. UNCLASSIFIED INTEL July Chapter 78 Amid all the controversy around the Obama administration’s deal for the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, an explosive charge has surfaced that the soldier converted to Islam during his Meeting captivity and declared himself a “mujahid,” or warrior for Islam. In a Fox News exclusive, the network reported this new information comes from secret documents prepared by former July 12th 1000 hrs intelligence officers and operatives who have subcontracted with the Defense Department, based on “a purported eyewitness at the Hut (Yacht Club Bldg) account.” Located just west of the In a powerful interview, Fox News host Megyn Kelly sat down American Legion Post 291 with six former members of Bergdahl’s platoon Thursday to get their reaction to the breaking news and the overall case. and inside their parking lot. Bergdahl’s former platoon leader Evan Buetow said they knew he was trying to find the Taliban, or someone who could speak English to help him communicate with the Taliban. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT — Kelly asked the veterans about charges from the Obama admin- istration that they were trying to “swift-boat” Bergdahl, with one ATTEND THIS MEETING official referring to them as possible “psychopaths.” “This is not about politics,” Buetow said. “This is about the fact that Bergdahl walked away from us, went to try to find the July 2014 | Sentinel 1 The Vietnam Randall swer probably goes back to WWII when Mr. Bo Randall first began hand-making his highly prized combat blades. Perhaps because of the influence of the General “Slim-Jim” Gavin, CG of the 82nd Air- borne who always carried a Randall, these knives rapidly became highly sought after especially by the airborne forces of the time. During the Korean War, Randall knives were widely popular and cemented their reputation as the premier military combat blade. Because of that reputation and their airborne pedigree, Randall knives immediately became the Special Forces tool of choice upon the creation of the embryonic 77th SF in the mid-late 50s. By the beginning of the Vietnam era, a Randall was already an elite SF status symbol and had been carried by SF troopers around the world. As with the Rolex watch, a Randall said at a glance… “I appreciate and use only the best regardless of price … I am Spe- Vietnam — some Special Forces required equipment. cial Forces.” Thus Special Forces collectively had already made Randall their cult-knife when General Westmoreland, with his own By Jack Williams personal airborne pedigree, began ubiquitously packing a Randall It was during the Vietnam War that Special Forces became a whenever he was in the field. legendary household name forevermore tagged as “the Green So exactly what type of Randall knives equipped the SF trooper Berets.” in Vietnam? During the 1960s, Randall offered about 25 differ- Training, mind-set, attitude, personal flexibility, adaptability, were ent models. But as far Vietnam was concerned; only five models the key elements contributing to the successes of Special Forces provided the vast majority of the knives carried in country. Let’s personnel during Vietnam Era, 1961–1973. Today, the questions examine these five models. that are most common seem to concern the equipment that was RANDALL MODEL 1 - ALL PURPOSE FIGHTING KNIFE (APFK), THE FIGHTER used by SF during the war. The all-purpose answer of course This was the original combat knife designed by Randall in early is that we used whatever was available. However, regardless of 1941. It was the knife carried by General Gavin in WWII and Gen- the multiple roles SF filled in Vietnam, there were “must have” eral Westmoreland in Vietnam. While the APFK design became personal items. These included a BAR belt, a Rolex watch, a star more sophisticated over the years, the basic form remains the sapphire ring, and … a Randall knife. same today. This was the most commonly ordered combat knife in Randall’s line in WWII and Korea … and remained highly sought What is/was it about a Randall knife that caused so many troopers after during Vietnam though its popularity was later eclipsed by to lay out one-half a month’s pay for a heavy duty blade? The an- the Models 14 and 18. Generally the APFK came in three different lengths, 6-in, 7-in and 8-in blades. (For reference, all Randall knives are defined by two numbers, model and blade length. Therefore an APFK with an 8-in blade is commonly referred to as a “1-8”.) During the Vietnam era, APFKs were equipped with a wide variety of handles, guards, Left, Gen. Gavin suiting up for Market Garden wearing his Randall. Right, General Westmoreland wearing his Randall 1-6 2 Sentinel | July 2014 Model 1-7 APFK stainless steel, ivory handle spacers, butt caps, etc.
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