"Spirit of Robert Rogers in the Footsteps of Lauri Torni and Tutelage of Frenchy Theriault"
The legendary Chinese Bandit Recon LRRP Team 1st Bn (ABN) 8th Cav 1965-66 was awarded TWO Presidential Unit Citations, the nation's highest unit decoration for extraordinary heroism for their participation in the Battles of the Ia Drang (Pleiku November 1965) and Nathan Hale (Trung Luong June 1966); conducted the historic FIRST night combat rappel lead by RANGER Lawson; and performed DOD/MACV directed long range reconnaissance (LRRP) operations lead by 101st RECONDO Grimes along the northern Cambodia and southern Laos borders in the spring of 1966 ..."Laying Down FIRST Tracks in the Central Highlands…Chinese Bandits Penetrate Deeper!"
RANGER Jerry Conners, Captain (jconnersn94k@att.net)
Master Parachutist (Honor Graduate of 101st ABN Jumpmaster Class), Special Forces Weapons Expert, 101st RECONDO (Brand Number 1919), Army Aviator, AMOC
Chinese Bandit 13
Chinese Bandit 13 Recon LRRP Team 1st Bn (ABN) 8th Cav 1965-66
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