5th rangers in vn?

Headoutdaplane · Post by **Headoutdaplane** » February 14th, 2007, 5:15 pm

Since I have no real life I play absolute poker, a guy comes in to the game with RangerDoc as a screen name, I say "Battalion?" he replies 5th. I say "when" he says "long time ago 'nam. 101st and then rangers call sign 'malpractice'"

I thought the VN era rangers were A, B, etc

Any thoughts?

Slowpoke · Post by **Slowpoke** » February 14th, 2007, 5:33 pm

INVITE HIM HERE!

But to answer your question, 5th Special Forces was the only 5th unit in Vietnam.....there was NO 5th Rangers!

Oh, and A Co and B Co Rangers weren't in Vietnam, either.

Headoutdaplane · Post by **Headoutdaplane** » February 14th, 2007, 5:53 pm

that is what I thought, thanks.

Slowpoke · Post by **Slowpoke** » February 14th, 2007, 6:34 pm

Just had a thought (fuck you, I think every once in a while), it is possible that he was with the BDQ (RVN Ranger advisors), Jim might know if they had a 5th.

IntelToad · Post by **IntelToad** » February 15th, 2007, 5:21 am

Then again he might be elderly....5th Ranger Battalion operated in Europe during WW2. :D

Ranger Bill · Post by **Ranger Bill** » February 15th, 2007, 6:42 am

IntelToad wrote:Then again he might be elderly....5th Ranger Battalion operated in Europe during WW2. :D

It is good to know that I am not "elderly."

Jim · Post by **Jim** » February 16th, 2007, 1:20 pm

There was a 5th Vietnamese Ranger Group, it was located in Saigon. Battalions were 33d and 35th. Of course, 5th SFG would be more likely.