Legendary Chinese Bandit Recon LRRP Tm 1st Bn (ABN) 8th Cav

[jconners]

"Spirit of Robert Rogers in the Footsteps of Lauri Torni and Tutelage of Frenchy Theriault…the FIRST Wave"

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/OP-35 directed long range reconnaissance (LRRP) operations lead by 101st RECONDO Robert Grimes, Jr. 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…and where others FEARED to tread!"

RANGER Jerry Conners, Captain jconnersn94k@att.net (Class 502) 775-847-0214 (home), PO Box 509, Virginia City, Nevada 89440
Master Parachutist (Honor Graduate of 101st ABN Jumpmaster Class), Special Forces Weapons Expert (1964-65 SF MOI, Weapons & Branch Courses…Frenchy Theriault was my Senior Weapons Instructor), 101st RECONDO (Winter 1964 Brand Number 1919), Army Aviator, AMOC, Fort Campbell Sport Parachute Club 1963-64, NRAS-PAL, Task Force Gramas (OPCON Special Operations) “Loose Nukesâ€