75TH RANGER REGIMENT ASSOCIATION PRSRT STD PO BOx 577800 U.S. POSTAGE 5307th MODESTO, CA 95357-7800 PAID PATROLLING LRRP ALTOONA, PA LRP TH RANGER PERMIT #150 w INTER 2010 75 RANGER REGIMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. VOLUME 25 ISSUE III BDQ LRS ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED This is when I was the Safety and Training Officer/R&D for the USAJFKSWC Military Free Fall School, where I was training the Rangers and SF troops for tandem combat insertion. To be Officers’ Messages ......................................1-13 able to take in mission essential personnel that are not MFF. I am the Tandem pilot and one of General .......................................14-30 & 72-80 st the first tandem master instructors in the Army. Unit Reports..............................................31-71 A/3/75, 1 Platoon, taken at Ft. Benning, GA, December 1994. Gary L. O’Neal Photo by Scott Billingslea CHINA - BURMA - INDIA VIETNAM IRAN GRENADA PANAMA IRAQ SOMALIA AFGHANISTAN PATROLLING – WINTER 2010 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 San Mateo, CA 94403 La Quinta, CA 92253 Don Tillisch 760-345-5590 H-650-341-7331 2513 Ninth St. South Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Fargo, ND 58103 B/75 – C/58 LRP – VII CORPS LRRP H-701-280-0648 ARVN RANGER ADV, (BDQ) Marc L. Thompson C-701-367-6130 Bill Miller 80 Rock Ridge Road Email: [email protected] 1090 Brightwood Dr. Morgantown, PA 19543 Aiken, SC 29803 H-610-913-8183 N/75 – 74th LRP – 173rd LRRP H-803-641-9504 C-610-763-2756 Robert ‘Twin’ Henriksen Email: [email protected] F-610-648-9367 2218 Augustine Dr. Email: [email protected] Ferndale, WA 98248 H-360-393-7790 C/75 – E/20 LRP Email: [email protected] Del Ayers The following individuals are 2711 E. Pinchot Ave. O/75 – 78th LRP Phoenix, AZ 85016 appointed by the President of the Michael L. Dolsen H (602) 840-9676 75th Ranger Regiment Association to C (602) 576-9676 PO Box 190346 their respective positions in order to Email: [email protected] Anchorage, AK 99519-0346 H-907-243-5339 facilitate the day-to-day operation of D/75 C-907-350-4456 the Association. Richard “Herd” Nelson Email: [email protected] 407-601-2801 Association VA Advocate E-mail: [email protected] P/75 – 79th LRP Dan Nate Terry B. Roderick 408 Elm Street E/75 - E/50 LRP – 9th DIV LRRP 25 Carleton Dr. Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097 Rick Stetson Cocoa, FL 32922-7003 H-856-848-9174 Box 1250 H-321-631-3213 C-856-371-7401 Duxbury, MA 02332 Email: [email protected] [email protected] H-781-934-8504 Fax 781-934-0395 Web Master Email: [email protected] D/151 LRP/RANGER Leon Moore Dave Regenthal F/75 – F/50 – 25th DIV LRRP 3433 W. Randolph Co. Line Rd. [email protected] Tim Walsh Fountain City, IN 47371 H-239-207-1145 5550 Carleton-Rockwood Rd. H-765-874-1996 South Rockwood, MI 48179 Email: [email protected] USSOCOM Representative H-313-590-6673 Smokey Wells [email protected] F/51 LRP [email protected] Russell Dillon G/75 – E/51 LRP – 196th LRRP 39 Pearl St. Gold Star Mother Advocate Clifford M. Manning Wakeman, OH 44889 Sandee Rouse PO Box 148 H-440-839-2607 [email protected] Woodbine, GA 31569 Email: [email protected] H-912-576-5881 Gold Star Wife Advocate Email: [email protected] HQ, 75th RANGER REGT Sandy Harris [email protected] H/75 – E/52 LRP – 1st CAV LRRP Richard (Rick) Barella William T. Anton PSC 45 Box 1248 Association Legal Counsel H -702-648-9836 APO AE 09468 John Chester Email: polarbear_ranger_h75_75rra_lm0044 PH 011-44-1423-507480 [email protected] @runbox.com Cell 011-44-7711-129772 James Savage Email: [email protected] I/75 – F/52 LRP – 1st DIV LRRP Association Photographer Bob McGath 1st BN, 75th RANGER RGT S. J. “Peter” Parker 647 Water Tower Rd. Todd M. Currie Murrayville, IL 62668 [email protected] Day-719-721-0748 H-217-370-9008 Link to site: Home-719-576-5084 Email: [email protected] http://www.flickr.com/photos/rangerpete/ Email: ranger.currie@qcom K/75 – E/58 LRP – 4th DIV LRRP Graphic Artist Roger T. Crunk 2nd BN, 75th RANGER RGT Dave Walker 1159 19 Road Kevin Ingraham [email protected] Fruita, CO 81521 PO Box 1911 H-970-858-4579 Binghamton, NY 13902-1911 State Coordinator Email: [email protected] 607-771-0399 Vacant Email: [email protected] L/75 – F/58 LRP – 1/101st LRRP Reunion Coordinator Jerry Gomes 3rd BN, 75th RANGER RGT David Cummings PO Box 1570 Raleigh Cash Sandy, OR 97055 [email protected] C-334-498-0499 503-668-6127 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] - 1- PATROLLING – WINTER 2010 75th Ranger Regiment Association PO Box 577800 Modesto, CA 95357-7800 www.75thrra.org WEB SITE & President/Patrolling Editor John W. Chester 3208 Rueckert Ave. Baltimore, MD 21214 MAGAZINE NEWS H-410-426-1391 C-410-382-9344 [email protected] The Association web site and Patrolling magazine are the windows of the 75th Ranger First Vice President Regiment Association, Inc. They are the principal means of communication from the Joe Little Officers and Unit Directors to our members and the principal means of attracting new 3616 W. Bohl St. members. These two media sources, like the Association itself, are the property and Laveen, AZ 85339 H-602-237-0282 responsibilities of all the members. We are going to highlight, in each issue, new features C-602-315-9227 of each, and what our members can do to support and enhance both. [email protected] Second Vice President Jason D. Baker MAGAZINE 610 Kingston Way There are scholarships available to family members of our Association members. Check Ft. Mill, SC 29715 out the Feature Articles section to see the web site where applications can be made. H-803-396-8064 C-206-850-8045 [email protected] There is a whole new body of information on our old friend Agent Orange. This Secretary information is also in the Feature Articles section. You owe it to yourself and to your family Tom Sove to check it out. PO Box 577800 Modesto, CA 95357-7800 Unit Directors: Please send a photo of yourself to me for inclusion in the magazine. I will C-209-404-6394 H-209-575-2758 forward it to Dave Regenthal for the web site. I agree with Dave, I think that it’s good for [email protected] the members of a given unit to see what their representative looks like. Who knows, you Treasurer might jog someone’s memory that you served with of their time as a LRRP, LRP or Ranger. Wesley Jurena 2323 Long Reach Drive, #7106 John Chester Sugar Land, Texas 77478 281-650-1985 [email protected] SEE BELOW FOR REUNION 2011 INFO Patrolling is published quarterly by the 75th Ranger Regiment Association, Inc., and is WEB SITE mailed third class postage, under postal permit Rangers, Hello from Cyberspace! #150, Altoona, PA The important news is that our website is up and running for your early sign ups for the The opinions expressed by the Officers, Unit RANGER RENDEZVOUS 2011. That’s right, all the news that is news regarding next Directors, Editor and other writers are entirely their own and are not to be considered an summer’s reunion will be accessible to you from the main page of www.75thrra.com official expression or position of the Association. Advertisements for products or We already have the signup form and shopping cart (for on-line payments) in place. As we services do not constitute an endorsement by the move along and things begin to fall into place, commitments are made, etc., we’ll post that Association. information ASAP so that you can remain in the loop. Manuscripts, photographs and drawings are submitted at the risk of the individual submitting the material. Captions must be By the time you read this we will have all the host, and overflow motel information up there submitted with any photographs or graphics. so you can begin to make your plans and reservations. The Officers and the Editor reserve the right to edit submissions for clarity and space We have learned that, in previous years, some of our brothers were not able to come to the constraints. Every precaution will be taken to preserve the intent and scope of the author. The Rendezvous due to extreme financial hardship. Maybe we can’t do everything for Officers and Editor reserve the right to refuse everyone but this is no longer a reason to stay home. If bunking up with a fellow Ranger any submission, that is in bad taste, offensive or or partial sponsorship will make the difference then please contact your Unit Director for that discredits unnecessarily any individual or assistance. group. Deadlines are the 15th of February, May, August, and November for the Spring, Summer, Let’s leave no one behind! Rangers helping Rangers . it’s what we do. Fall and Winter Issues respectively. POSTMASTER Dave Regenthal 68-69’ Send address corrections to: Patrolling, PO Box 577800 Modesto, CA 95357-7800 - 2- PATROLLING – WINTER 2010 Pr esiden t ’s Messag e By John Chester Agent Orange New Editors Agent Orange was bad enough when it was confined to I have two individuals who have expressed interest in the Vietnam, but now we have something Editor’s job; more importantly, they are both capable of else to worry about.