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HONORING CHARLIE RANGERS, COMPANY C, 75TH INFANTRY (Duncan Hunter Archives 2005)
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| June 24, 2005
| Duncan Hunter
Posted on 08/01/2007 8:11:54 AM PDT by pissant
Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor members of the Charlie Rangers, Company C of the 75th Infantry. The Charlie Rangers are celebrating a reunion in D.C. and will gather later today at the Vietnam Memorial. As a member of the Charlie Rangers 75th Infantry who served with these fine and extraordinary men, and as a guy who did nothing special myself in Vietnam, I can attest that the men of Charlie Rangers are very special Americans.
Company C came into being after the Army realized the need for special capability elite forces. Rather than create an entirely new unit designation, the Department of the Army designated the 75th Infantry as the successor of the legendary 5307 Composite Unit which served with distinction during WWII. The Charlie Rangers built on the formidable legacy of Merrill's Marauders by providing reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition and special type combat missions.
True to its motto of Sua Sponte, or Of Their Own Accord, Company C Rangers during their service in the Vietnam War, penetrated behind enemy lines without cover. Acting by themselves, Charlie Rangers slogged through enemy positions gathering critical and valuable information on major infiltration routes.
The Rangers operated in vast, inhospitable terrains throughout Vietnam. Their prowess, coupled with boat patrols, night ambushes, and stay-behind infiltration techniques were instrumental in thwarting members of the Viet Cong and NVA. According to historical accounts, This company, comprised of merely several hundred men, was able to keep vast numbers of North Vietnamese Army troops occupied, thereby potentially saving numerous American troops.
Mr. Speaker, I am proud of this incredible company, the Charlie Rangers, and I am honored to have been able to serve in a small way alongside such professional and selfless soldiers. I know my colleagues join me in applauding them for a job well done and share my wishes for a memorable reunion.
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posted on
08/01/2007 8:11:58 AM PDT
by
pissant
To: pissant
POTUS (or Tancredo) or bust.
Bust means the R word.
2
posted on
08/01/2007 8:16:24 AM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Freedom is the right of all sentient beings - Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime)
To: pissant
Easy there, Duncan was in C Co, but he never got his Tab.
RLTW
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posted on
08/01/2007 8:19:39 AM PDT
by
BGHater
(Bread and Circuses)
To: wastedyears
There is a ticket that would give the dems and the RINOs a bad case of indigestion.
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posted on
08/01/2007 8:20:43 AM PDT
by
pissant
(Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
To: BGHater
And you know this how, newbie?
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posted on
08/01/2007 8:21:40 AM PDT
by
pissant
(Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
To: pissant
From the U.S. Army Ranger Association.
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posted on
08/01/2007 8:28:10 AM PDT
by
BGHater
(Bread and Circuses)
To: pissant
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posted on
08/01/2007 8:28:48 AM PDT
by
RasterMaster
(Rudy McRomneyson = KENNEDY wing of the Republican Party)
To: pissant
Also, he stated it on a Washington Journal episode.
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posted on
08/01/2007 8:29:09 AM PDT
by
BGHater
(Bread and Circuses)
To: pissant
As well as China, Iran, Russia, Venezuela, more...
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posted on
08/01/2007 8:29:57 AM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Freedom is the right of all sentient beings - Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime)
To: BGHater
What was he doing in the 173rd Airborne?
Links please.
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posted on
08/01/2007 8:31:43 AM PDT
by
pissant
(Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
To: pissant
Look. You can be in Ranger Regiment and not have your tab. When you are around PFC or Spc your Company will send you to Ranger School, so you can get your tab.
DH is a great candidate and leader. I’m not trying to take anything away from him. He was busy fighting a war and didn’t have time to go through Ranger School back here in the states. Thats all.
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posted on
08/01/2007 8:35:17 AM PDT
by
BGHater
(Bread and Circuses)
To: pissant
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posted on
08/01/2007 8:36:07 AM PDT
by
airborne
(ATTENTION PA FREEPERS !! https://contribute.gohunter08.com/contribute.asp)
To: pissant
http://www.fallofsaigon.org/plaque.htm
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posted on
08/01/2007 8:36:49 AM PDT
by
RasterMaster
(Rudy McRomneyson = KENNEDY wing of the Republican Party)
To: BGHater
I’m just trying to find out. Not impuning your motives. Someone else asked this question a few months back.
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posted on
08/01/2007 8:38:37 AM PDT
by
pissant
(Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
To: pissant
One of the 75th Inf Companies (I can’t remember which one....) was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam.....one platoon per each of the three 1st Inf Div Brigades. These guys spent a lot of time outside the wire at nite; including unscheduled trips OVER and BACK from outside the perimeter wire at nite for closer looks at things of “interest” (so to speak). They also spent days on end out there, in very small teams, some call it LRRP.
Trust me - Duncan Hunter is just being humble when he says “nothing special”. He is everything Jonboy Kerry would like you to believe Kerry was.
To: pissant
“Here am I. Send me”. Rangers lead the way.
To: airborne
Is that you in that parachute?
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posted on
08/01/2007 8:41:08 AM PDT
by
pissant
(Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
To: BGHater; pissant
BGHater is correct about the tab.
Many Rangers have and I guess still do, complete their service as Rangers without ever having attended the Ranger course.
Many soldiers that have completed the course and earned their Ranger tab, never actually serve as Rangers.
Here is a pot stirring piece of trivia, I served with a Special Forces soldier that earned his “ Green Beret” tab in Vietnam with out attending the course.
The OJT Special Forces soldier’s status was verified by Sgt. Gordon Rottman and has been discussed already here at FR.
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posted on
08/01/2007 8:44:57 AM PDT
by
ansel12
((America, love it ,or at least give up your home citizenship before accepting ours too.))
To: pissant
No. We jumped the older chutes.
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08/01/2007 8:45:35 AM PDT
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airborne
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To: pissant
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posted on
08/01/2007 8:47:14 AM PDT
by
airborne
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