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- December 8th, 2004, 1:19 pm
- Forum: Introduction Archive
- Topic: hobbit's introduction
- Replies: 44
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I'm the tall guy, second from left. The guy standing on the far left is Roy Aguero (a retired sergeant major). His son is a Ranger, a platoon leader with the 1st Cav in Iraq. He was written up in Newsweek for a hellacious half-day firefight he was engaged in in Baghdad. They lost two Humvees and wer...
- December 8th, 2004, 1:00 pm
- Forum: The Mosh Pit
- Topic: Can you find the difference in these two Photos ?
- Replies: 113
- Views: 39349
- December 8th, 2004, 12:27 pm
- Forum: Personal Gear
- Topic: Army Unveils New Combat Uniform
- Replies: 68
- Views: 32538
- December 8th, 2004, 12:14 pm
- Forum: The Mosh Pit
- Topic: Can you find the difference in these two Photos ?
- Replies: 113
- Views: 39349
- December 8th, 2004, 11:56 am
- Forum: Introduction Archive
- Topic: hobbit's introduction
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14214
- December 8th, 2004, 11:00 am
- Forum: Introduction Archive
- Topic: hobbit's introduction
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14214
Thanks again for the heartfelt welcomes. An old warrior could get downright comfortable around this place. Hey Steadfast. Check out the K Company Ranger area of your web site. There's an L Company team picture there of me on my last Ranger mission, and a photo I forwarded to your web site of a bunch...
- December 7th, 2004, 2:39 pm
- Forum: Introduction Archive
- Topic: hobbit's introduction
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14214
- December 7th, 2004, 10:22 am
- Forum: Introduction Archive
- Topic: hobbit's introduction
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14214
- December 7th, 2004, 8:26 am
- Forum: Introduction Archive
- Topic: My intro
- Replies: 37
- Views: 9625
- December 7th, 2004, 6:11 am
- Forum: Introduction Archive
- Topic: hobbit's introduction
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14214
Thanks Slowpoke, BadMuther, Dud, and Ripcord. Re: Six Silent Men. This was an attempt at writing a three-volume history of 101st Airborne Division LRRP/Ranger operations in Vietnam. My closest e-mail buddy, Ken Miller, wrote volume 2. So yes, 1st Brigade LRRP, F/58, and L Company Ranger operations a...
- December 7th, 2004, 5:47 am
- Forum: Introduction Archive
- Topic: hobbit's introduction
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14214
Nope. No major changes. We've spent 5 years now trying to get the guys to part with their photos for a week or two so we can scan them and add them to the corpus of Ranger history. We've accumulated a pretty good collection on the site. The only significant change is that the guy in these photos jus...
- December 7th, 2004, 12:07 am
- Forum: Introduction Archive
- Topic: hobbit's introduction
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14214
hobbit's introduction
Greetings, My name is Tom Sweetnam, "hobbit" being my code name for Ranger operations in Vietnam. I'm a semi-retired commercial writer/journalist who did two tours in I Corps, the first with L Company Ranger, 101st Airborne Division, and the second with 101st Airborne Division PSYOPS. Alon...