23 June 1966 ended one of the longest and most fiercely waged engagements of the Vietnam War more>>

Combat/Reconnaissance Patrol of the Recon 1st Bn (ABN) 8th Cav during Operation Nathan Hale June 23, 1966 On July 19, 1966 the 2d Bn (ABN) 327th... ...  more>>

Recon Platoon & LRRP Team (MOS 113/11F4P/V/S) Copy of card/pocket patch designed by Carley, Hatcher and Spickler (3rd  ...  more>>

Tracking and Being Pursued by the NVA more>>

Pathfinder Assignments Recon LRRP Team 1st Bn (ABN) 8th Cav Operation Jim Bowie March 13, 1966 MSG Johnson had returned from the hospital after... ...  more>>

First NVA (North Vietnamese Army) Regimental CP Entry by Chinese Bandit Recon 1st Bn (ABN) 8th Cav 1965-66 written by RANGER Jerry Conners more>>

Poem is dedicated to Carlos Raymond Hatcher, Chinese Bandit Rear Security Team Leader, Chinese Bandit Recon 1st Bn (ABN) 8th Cav 1965-66 more>>

Carlos R Hantcher, Chinese Bandit 13 Rear Security Team Leader more>>

Tracking the NVA and Tigers more>>

Chinese Bandit 13 Walking Stick and Foxfire by RANGER Jerry Conners, Chinese Bandit Recon LRRP Team 1st Bn (ABN) 8th Cav 1965-66 My first memory... ...  more>>

RAYMOND CARLEY REMEMBERED by Ranger Jerry Conners, Chinese Bandit Recon 1st Bn (ABN) 8th... ...  more>>

SPRING 1966 LONG RANGE RECONNAISSANCE PATROL (LRRP) by RANGER Conners (Chinese Bandit 13) A Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) was formed... ...  more>>

Short Duration Patrolling by the Chinese Bandits Recon 1st Bn (ABN) 8th Cav in January 1966…RANGER Jerry Conners, Chinese Bandit 13. Upon... ...  more>>

Night Movement and Tracking Techniques along the Northern Border of Cambodia by RANGER Jerry Conners, Chinese Bandit 13...Spring 1966... ...  more>>

'Mindfulness'...First Detection Skills of the Chinese Bandit Recon LRRP Point Team by RANGER Jerry Conners, Chinese Bandit 13 Having hunted with... ...  more>>