US Army Long-Range Patrol Scout in Vietnam

The Vietnamese knew the Long-Range Patrol Scouts as "the men with green faces." Camouflaged, silent, and very deadly, the LRPs were inserted deep inside hostile territory to observe and report the movements of NVA and VC forces, and bring down the US military's overwhelming firepower on their positions. A breed apart from the regular infantry in Vietnam, these shadow warriors became some of the conflict's most feared units. Written by a Vietnam Special Forces veteran, this book details the LRPs' training, tactics, fieldcraft and equipment, as well as the lives of these remarkable and much-decorated soldiers on campaign. Book jacket.

Gordon L Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. He was a special operations forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas. The author lives in Cypress, Texas.

Introduction	p. 4
LRP units
Chronology	p. 8
Recruitment	p. 10
Training	p. 12
Jump school
Appearance	p. 18
Equipment and Weapons	p. 22
Radios
Weapons
Conditions of Service	p. 32
Belief and Belonging	p. 37
On Campaign	p. 39
Deployment to LRP units
Living conditions on base
Planning and types of missions
Experience in Battle	p. 46
Mission preparation
Insertion
Contact
Aftermath of Battle	p. 60
Collections, Museums, and Re-Enactment	p. 62
Bibliography	p. 63
Index	p. 64
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US Army Long-Range Patrol Scout in Vietnam 1965-71

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