LRRP Company Command: The Cav's LRP/Rangers in Vietnam, 1968-1969
Dec 2007 · Sold by Ballantine Books
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A gripping account of ordinary men with extraordinary courage and heroism who had one last chance to make good—and one helluva war zone to do it in.
The new commander of the Company E, 52d Infantry LRRPs, Capt. George Paccerelli, was tough, but the men’s new AO was brutal. It was bad enough that the provinces of Binh Long, Phuoc Long, and Tay Ninh bordered enemy-friendly Cambodia, but their vast stretches of double- and triple-canopy jungle were also home to four crack enemy divisions, including the Viet Cong’s notorious 95C Regiment.
Only the long-range patrols could deliver the critical strategic intelligence that the 1st Cav so desperately needed. Outmanned, outgunned, far from safety, these LRRPs stalked the enemy to his lair, staging bold prisoner snatches and tracking down hidden jungle bases. Hiding in ambush, surrounded by NVA, these teams either pulled off spectacular escape-and-evasion maneuvers in running firefights—or died trying.
The new commander of the Company E, 52d Infantry LRRPs, Capt. George Paccerelli, was tough, but the men’s new AO was brutal. It was bad enough that the provinces of Binh Long, Phuoc Long, and Tay Ninh bordered enemy-friendly Cambodia, but their vast stretches of double- and triple-canopy jungle were also home to four crack enemy divisions, including the Viet Cong’s notorious 95C Regiment.
Only the long-range patrols could deliver the critical strategic intelligence that the 1st Cav so desperately needed. Outmanned, outgunned, far from safety, these LRRPs stalked the enemy to his lair, staging bold prisoner snatches and tracking down hidden jungle bases. Hiding in ambush, surrounded by NVA, these teams either pulled off spectacular escape-and-evasion maneuvers in running firefights—or died trying.
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Slayman Dell
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January 28, 2014
At little more of a history type read with all the action. A no nonsense real deal book. It doesn't have all the banter and conversation between the people like some books which was what I was expecting. I like those type books but this one had a text book feel to it but was not boring so don't take my history type book description as negative its just what it is.
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I was looking up info on my brother Dan Sheehan and found the account of how he was wounded in veil in July 1969 it's has been over 40 tr and now to see its account was meaningful thank you I would love to hear from anyone who served with him I too am a Ret vet who was in from 1971 to 1992 and was a fly nurse in Deseret Storm. Facebook Patricia Murphy springfield ma
Jan Diedricks
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March 21, 2016
Excellent Read
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About the author
Kregg P. Jorgenson served in Vietnam with Company H, Rangers, and later with Apache Troop, the 1st Squadron of the 9th Cavalry. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland and City University of Seattle. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.
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