PATROLLING FALL 2015 75TH RANGER REGIMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. VOLUME 28 ISSUE III Officers’ Messages ..............4-8, 54-60 General ................................1-3, 9-12 Unit Reports ............................. 13-53 CHINA - BURMA - INDIA - VIETNAM - IRAN - GRENADA - PANAMA - IRAQ - SOMALIA - AFGHANISTAN PATROLLING - FALL 2015 WHO WE ARE We have funded trips for families to visit their wounded sons and husbands The 75th Ranger Regiment Association, Inc., is a registered 501 (c) corporation, while they were in the hospital. We have purchased a learning program soft ware registered in the State of Georgia. We were founded in 1986 by a group of for the son of one young Ranger who had a brain tumor removed. The Army veterans of F/58, (LRP) and L/75 (Ranger). The first meeting was held on June took care of the surgery, but no means existed to purchase the learning program. 7, 1986, at Ft. Campbell, KY. We fund the purchase of several awards for graduates of RIP and Ranger School. OUR MISSION We have contributed to each of the three Battalion’s Memorial Funds and Ranger 1. To identify and offer membership to all eligible 75th Infantry Balls, and to the Airborne Memorial at Ft. Benning. Rangers, and members of the Long Range Reconnaissance We have bi-annual reunions and business meetings. Our Patrol Companies, Long Range Patrol Companies, Ranger Officers, (President, 1st & 2nd Vice-Presidents, Secretary Companies and Detachments, Vietnamese Ranger Advisors & Treasurer), are elected at this business meeting. This of the Biet Dong Quan; members of LRSU units that trace reunion coincides with the 75th Ranger Regiment’s Ranger their lineage to Long Range Patrol Companies that were Rendezvous, and is at Columbus, GA. (Ft. Benning). We have attached to Brigade or larger units during the Vietnam War off year reunions at various locations around the country. and the 75th Ranger Regiment. 2. To sustain the Association. Unlike the WWII Battalions and PRESIDENTS Merrill’s Marauders, the 75RRA accepts members and former 1986-1988 Bob Gilbert members of the Active Ranger Battalions. By doing so we are 1988-1990 Billy Nix perpetuating the association. It will not “die off” as these two 1990-1992 Bob Gilbert organizations someday will. 1992-1994 Roy Nelson (resigned) 3. To assist, when possible, those active units and their Milton Lockett (resigned) members who bear the colors and lineage of the 5307th Duke Dushane (appointed by Directors) Composite Provisional Unit (CPU), 475th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry 1994-1996 Roy Barley (Ranger) Companies (Merrill’s Marauders), 1st and 2nd Battalions (Ranger) 75th 1996-1998 Rick Erlher Infantry, the 75th Ranger Regiment, consisting of Regimental Headquarters 1st, 1998-2000 Terry Roderick 2nd, and 3rd Ranger Battalions, successor units, or additions to the Regiment. 2000-2002 Emmett Hiltibrand WHAT WE DO 2002-2004 Dana McGrath During the last five years we have provided financial support to the young men of 2004-2005 Emmett Hiltibrand the 75th Ranger Regiment. Each year, through contributions from our members 2005-2007 Stephen Crabtree and some outside sources, we have provided about $4,000.00 to each of the three 2007-2009 William Bullen Ranger Battalions and $2,000.00 to the Regimental HQ. These funds enabled 2009-2011 John Chester the families of the junior enlisted men, (E-5 & below) to get certificates for toys 2011-2013 Joe Little for the children and turkeys for Christmas dinner. 2013-2015 Bill Anton 2015- Richard Barela WHO IS ELIGIBLE Co C (LRP) 58th Inf. SECTION 2: Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol Co E (LRP) 58th Inf. Co P (RANGER) 75th Inf. V Corp (LRRP) Co F (LRP) 58th Inf. Co D (RANGER) 151st Inf. VII Corp (LRRP) 70th Inf. DET (LRP) 9th Inf. Div. (LRRP) 71st Inf. DET (LRP) SECTION 5: Vietnamese Ranger Advisors BDQ 25th Inf. Div. (LRRP) 74th Inf. DET (LRP) All units of the Biet Dong Quan (BDQ). 196th Inf. Bde. (LRRP) 78th Inf. DET (LRP) 1st Cav. Div. (LRRP) 79th Inf. DET (LRP) SECTION 6: 75th Ranger Regiment 1st Inf. Div. (LRRP) Co D (LRP) 151st Inf. 1st Battalion (Ranger) 75th Inf., 4th Inf. Div. (LRRP) activated in 1974. 101st Abn. Div., 1st Bde. (LRRP) SECTION 4: 75th Infantry Ranger Companies 2nd Battalion (Ranger) 75th Inf., 199th Inf. Bde. (LRRP) Co A (RANGER) 75th Inf. activated in 1974. 173rd Abn. Bde. (LRRP) Co B (RANGER) 75th Inf. 3rd Battalion (Ranger) 75th Inf., 3rd Inf. Div. (LRRP) Co C (RANGER) 75th Inf. activated in 1984. Co D (RANGER) 75th Inf. 75th Ranger Special Troops Battalion, SECTION 3: Long Range Patrol Co E (RANGER) 75th Inf. activated in 2007. Co D (LRP) 17th Inf. Co F (RANGER) 75th Inf. 75th Ranger Regiment HHC Company, Co E (LRP) 20th Inf. Co G (RANGER) 75th Inf. activated in 1984. Co E (LRP) 30th Inf. Co H (RANGER) 75th Inf. Co E (LRP) 50th Inf. Co I (RANGER) 75th Inf. SECTION 7: Long Range Surveillance: Any Long Co F (LRP) 50th Inf. Co K (RANGER) 75th Inf. Range Surveillance Company or Detachment that Co E (LRP) 51st Inf. Co L (RANGER) 75th Inf. can trace its’ lineage to, or is currently assigned to Co F (LRP) 51st Inf. Co M (RANGER) 75th Inf. a Brigade or larger element that was deployed to Co E (LRP) 52nd Inf. Co N (RANGER) 75th Inf. Vietnam as listed in section 2, 3 or 4 above. ICo F (LRP) 52nd Inf. Co O (RANGER) 75th Inf. PATROLLING - FALL 2015 Rangers and All Association Community Members, Most of you have met the standard with regularity, which is greatly appreciated. Some units don’t have news for every There are many factors that go into developing and delivering issue, and that’s alright. Nobody expects you to fabricate a each issue of Patrolling. We have struggled to meet deadlines, submission where none exists. If you don’t have anything for and frequency over the past several years. It takes a number Patrolling please just let us know as that will help us manage of people working together and cooperating to get the available space. magazine out the door. That failure in performance falls on no one person. 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