As for the man you knew in the Texas Guard with a “Paper Qualification,”
Like I said he earned it in combat in Vietnam and wore the patch, he was a very good guy and Rottman seemed to have a lot of respect for him.
There were about 7 more SF in the company and the Captain was SF, some of them like Rottman were active duty.
Your information was excellent and I appreciate it much, that is stuff I had never read about, yet it is commonly known that many Rangers weren't tabbed.
"I served with a Special Forces veteran of Vietnam in a Texas LRRP guard unit in the 80s..."
If he was an SF LRRP in Vietnam, you might find him on this web site: http://www.projectdelta.net/