Historical Photos
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Photo Courtesy of Tower
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This chopper is taking a LRRP/ Ranger team off of Hilltop 1362, better known as LZ Pineapple or Mad Mac's Mountain. Because of the far distances of insertions of our teams, it was necessary to establish a radio-relay site for communication. Two teams would rotate on 1362, easy pickings for the NVA if they dared to mess with "the men with painted faces". |
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Marine and Navy personnel arrive on the scene secured by LRRP/Ranger Team Georgia and Oklahoma in the fall of 1969 in a body recovery of 2 F-4 pilots. While on the mission, the LRRP/Rangers also discover the remains of another crash of a navy-marine transport helicopter; taking several Americans off the MIA list. |
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Team #6
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Cu Chi Tunnels John Fritzinger issues instructions from a meeting room from deep
within the Cu Chi tunnel complex. Located just outside of Saigon,
the tunnels were started during the war with the French and were
further developed during the "American" war. Over 100 miles of
underground tunnels once existed, enabling the VC to wage war
close to the capital city without being detected. Cu Chi was one
of the heaviest bombed and defoliated areas in Vietnam. After
the forest died, it was set on fire. The extent of the tunnels
however remained essentially undetected throughout the war. Cu
Chi was the AO of the 25th Division. Photo courtesy Michael "Ho" Chu |
Nguyen the LRRP Dog There may be some argument on this, but I think/recall his name was Nguyen. There may have been two dogs with that name, but this one was the first. Photo courtesy of Tom Nash |
More history:
196th LRRP Detachment: 1966-1967 |
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