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U.S. Army Rangers L.R.R.P. team leader and radiotelephone operator, Vietnam, 1968. A long-range reconnaissance patrol, or LRRP, is a small, well-armed reconnaissance team that patrols deep into enemy-held territory.
The film is a mock documentary of a Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) mission during the Vietnam War.The point of view is from a cameraman following a LRRP team on a five-day patrol deep in "Indian Country" (territory controlled by the North Vietnamese).
Company E, 52nd Infantry, (LRP) was a 120 man-sized long-range reconnaissance patrol unit attached to the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in Vietnam in 1967-69. Its origin begins on January 1, 1967, as "LRRP Detachment G2," 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile).
Tiger Force was the name of a long-range reconnaissance patrol (LRRP) unit [1] of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 327th Infantry, 1st Brigade (Separate), 101st Airborne Division, which fought in the Vietnam War from November 1965 to November 1967.
25th Infantry Division (Vietnam) Company G, 75th Infantry (Ranger) 1 February 1969: 1 October 1971: Company E (LRP), 51st Infantry: 23rd Infantry Division (Vietnam) Company H, 75th Infantry (Ranger) 1 February 1969: 15 August 1972: Company E (LRP), 52nd Infantry Regiment (drawn from the Cavalry Division LRRPs) 1st Cavalry Division (Vietnam)
The history of Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP—pronounced "Lurp"), LRP, and Ranger units deployed during the Cold War in Europe and Vietnam is based on three time periods: 1) LRRP from late 1965 to 20 December 1967; 2) LRP from late December 1967 through January 1969; and 3) Ranger from 1 February 1969 to 1972 when the Vietnam War drew ...
Naval Operations in Vietnam; Media. The short film ACTIVITIES OF THE 198TH INFANTRY BRIGADE, AMERICAL DIVISION (1968) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. The short film ACTIVITIES OF THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, SOUTH VIETNAM (1968) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
LRRPs on Signal Hill directing artillery on enemy trucks in the valley. Unable to see the snipers, the assault force threw grenades down the slope and fired their weapons at suspected targets, keeping the enemy at bay. As the battle dragged on, a casualty collection point was established at the top of the peak in the shelter of a bomb crater.