U.S. Army Rangers LRRP team leader and radiotelephone operator, Vietnam War, 1968 A long-range reconnaissance patrol, or LRRP, is a small, well-armed reconnaissance team that …

Company E, 52nd Infantry, (LRP) was a 120 man-sized long-range reconnaissance patrol unit attached to the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in Vietnam in 1967-69. Its origin begins on …

The specifics of Vietnam-era recruiting, basic and infantry training, pay, barracks life, and other aspects of nonairborne troops can be found in Osprey Warrior 98, US Army Infantryman in …

Tiger Force was the name of a long-range reconnaissance patrol (LRRP) unit [1] of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 327th Infantry, 1st Brigade (Separate), 101st Airborne Division, which …

Traveling in small groups —often only three or four men —far from friendly forces, they strove to look, smell, move and act as much as possible like the enemy they sought in the depths of the …

Sep 12, 2011 · When the formation of helicopters—a command and control chopper, two gunships, and the insertion and chase ships—neared its destination where Vietnam’s Highway …

In support of U.S. military operations in Vietnam, units designated as Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols (LRRPs) were officially sanctioned and authorized. Field forces and …

Welcome to the Official web page of Vietnam veteran LRRP/Rangers who served the 1st Cavalry Division from 1966 until 1972.

This was a very important mission for the 4th Infantry Division. Part of that mission was deep reconnaissance to find the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). The LRRP’s were a critical part of …

In the fall of 1966, the 9th Infantry Division formed a division Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) Platoon after division commander, Maj. Gen. George S. Eckhardt flew to Vietnam on …