The Ranger Motto: "Sua Sponte" (Of Their Own Accord)

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From the Ranger Memorial at Fort Benning, Georgia

2d PLT 1971

The following is a pictorial representation of my one year tour in Viet Nam. I had the profound pleasure, honor and tremendous fortune of serving as Platoon Leader to the heroic men of 2nd Platoon, Charlie Rangers from Aug'70 thru May'71. I completed my tour as a Captain with its Headquarters element, the 17th Aviation Group, Tuy Hoa. --- Gary E. Dolan

75th RANGER REGIMENT HISTORY

THE RANGER CREED

STARS & STRIPES ARTICLE

West Point Wedding Memorial Day, 1970	Honeymoon in Mexico	Honeymoon in Japan	Honeymoon in Thailand
Matador Dolan!	Down on one knee!	OLE!	Hugged by a boa in Thailand!
2nd Platoon 1970 PSG Evans & 1LT Dolan in front	Lazar Lazarov "The Mad Russian" with Car-15	Laz-his Green Beanie saved his life in this dry riverbead	Hensley & Barker with ROK's
Herbie and Appling	Horseplay	Maj "Rock" Hudson with SFC Staves, the Operations Guru	Mad Russian
Mike Kiscaden	Evans, Lazarov & Kuhns in Camp McDermott	Miller Time in Nha Trang	Ahn Khe Orderly Room Sign
Victorious Return - Ross Michael "The Jew" Rosensweig	Captured AK-47(Notice Volleyball Court in back)	2nd PLT Barracks Ranger Hill Ahn Khe	Aerial View of Ranger Hill Ahn Khe
Treacherous Ahn Khe Pass		One of many beautiful beaches Nha Trang	Birddog on final approach
Big Windy recovery of downed chopper	Heading for the boonies	VC destroyed bridge to Tuy Hoa village	Buddha in center of town
Chapel built by Fr Rheinard Beaver	Filling sandbags	Quonset Huts/Barracks	Tent City
Dolan in the bush Care for watermelon?	The author is TL Worth Bolton	Buddha statue	"Cowboy"
CPT Robertson & LT Lee DeVault working on the TOC	"Blue"	Fish Market in Tuy Hoa	Fabulous Support!
Empty Camp	USS New Jersey	C&C in 0-1 over the Ahn Khe Pass (Ambush Alley)	The Fantastic 2nd Plt of the 134th AHC
Front of boat	Dolan with Car-15	Dolan in front of his "home"	DeVault("3A") & Dolan("28")
Maj "Rock" Hudson & Dolan	The Old Man with the 2nd PLT LDR	2nd PSG Lincoln & LT Dolan	Rickshaw in Tuy Hoa
Rock Lobster from the South China Sea	Captains in staff assignment with 17th	My frontseat Birddog pilot	Dolan & PFC Laughton
Who is flying C&C?	Look Ma, No Hands!	Dolan with White Horse ROK	CPT Dolan staff assignment
Short-timer!	Fish Market in Tuy Hoa	Informal Reunion at Benning	Dolan co-piloting the Ute
Lobster for COL Merryman's party	The only way to travel around Tuy Hoa	Dolan in the Snake	Going on a Visual Recon
Lincoln and Dolan	The Ultimate Weapon	Cadet Dolan Graduation Day at West Point 4 Jun 69	Getting Ready for R&R
Fish Market in Tuy Hoa	Dolan approaching bunker	Native sun gear	Dolan with kids SOUNDS OF VIET KIDS (Download Realplayer)
17th Avn Mascot	LT Dolan and SSG "Dutch" Sorrell	2nd PLT Reaction Force 10/31/70	2nd PLT Calling Card
LT Dolan, SGT Ladd & Team 24	Dolan's "Home"	Huey Gunner	Huey Peter Pilot's View
IFFV HQ	Dolan's Joy Ride!	Jump card (back)	Jump card (front)
Wally Greene	My Last Mission	Triumphant, Weary Return	Bi�t D�ng Qu�n and SFC Voyles
Cowboys by day; VC by night?	The best Mess in Nam	Papa San	"Doc" Francis giving class
"Doc" Francis Fist Aid Class	Team 27 X-Ray Replacement	"Wild Bill" Payne Going in!	Mighty cobra
Birddog just fired two missiles!	MP Escort Vehicle	"Splash!" My view of artillery SOUNDS OF VIETNAM (Download Realplayer)	Old Timer
Our Huey Shadow in Rainbow	Ft Benning Reunion	Sandbag layers	SFC Lincoln & SGT Ladd supervising
SFC Lincoln & SSG Pacis Head injury from "Friendlies"	SGT Ladd	Dolan & Ute	TL Don Cupp's Team 27 on X-Ray carrying wounded by sniper
SSG Voyles in class	Team 27 vacating X-Ray	Dolan & Ladd with Team 24	"The Cuban"
UH-1D Workhorse	Smoke marks VC Hootch	View of City	Dolan-Watermelon Man
LT's Hootch Maid	2nd PLT Hootch Maids	Kit Carson Scout Tuan & Team Leader Barker	Waiting for Birds local Montgnards
Spooky at work	Reactionary Force took incoming	McGuire Rig Extraction	O-1 Birddog
Edward E. Scott, Jr. 2d PLT KIA: 02/22/71 18 yrs young Ahn Khe	Prized pencil drawing of 0-1	Fire Support for a Team in Contact SOUNDS OF GUNSHIP (Download Realplayer)	Eggbeater on final approach to save a team in contact SOUNDS OF EGGBEATER (Download Realplayer)
Safe Conduct Pass Chieu Hoi!	Rappel Insertion	Team Signalling to 0-1 using a color panel to get map location	Bayonet from Russian AK-50 submachine gun
Vietnamese Currency	Vietnamese Currency	MPC-Military Payment Certiificate	R&R with Linda in Hawaii
Dolan and Foster at Firebase	TDY at Firebase	SSG Foster at Firebase	Firebase Guns
Firebase Guns	Firebase Guns	Hensley getting water	Christmas in Nam!
Team 23 in the Stars and Stripes	Monkey Man with “Bo”	Teams 22 and 24	This TL was creamed!
Laz and Kit Carson Scout Tuan	Off Limits to Officers	Team 26	Boonies
Wild Bill with a British Sten Gun	Wild Bill and “Fuzz” Foster	Dolan with Ann Sherman Wolcott (National President, American Gold Star Mothers) and Ron Leslie (Ranger Hall of Fame) and current Charlie Rangers, 3d Battalion, 75th RR 8/8/03	Ranger Jerry "Seahorse 11" Bussell, My Front Seat Birddog Pilot Our Big Ranger in the Sky
Wilkie Tm 1-6		2nd Platoon Phan Thiet	4th Platoon Flag
50 Cal on our Huey	Back Safe at Base	Bill Wilkinson	Bird Dog, front
Bong Son 1	Bong Son	C75th	C75th Team
Charlie Rangers Team 2-2 25 December 1970	Demons Devils An Khe	Devil Demons An Khe
Elephant Grass	Garry Norsworthy	George Scott flying as Door Gunner 134th	Grease Guns
J Shivers being Medivaced	J Shivers being Medivaced	Joe Stinger	John Mills
John MIlls (left)	John Mills	Ladder Extraction HOT by Devils Demons Tm 1-6	LD Photo 2
Lee w/grease gun	Lee Dewalt Photo 1	LRRPs Say It With Claymores	Mighty (Worthless) Greaseguns
Michael Guderian, Alan Wright, Thomas May, Clevelando Pacis, Robert Rodriguez	Rope Ladder Class	Rope Ladder Extraction	RVN 70-71 2nd PLT0
RVN 70-71 2nd PLT1	RVN 70-71 2nd PLT Goodies from Home	RVN 70-71 Bad	VN 70-71 Beads
RVN 70-71 Best Buds	RVN 70-71 Big O	RVN 70-71 Big O	RVN 70-71 Big O
RVN 70-71 BillnBoys	RVN 70-71 Chips	RVN 70-71	RVN 70-71 Dream
RVN 70-71 Ferocious	RVN 70-71 Fist	RVN 70-71 HQ	RVN 70-71 Infil Ready
RVN 70-71 Larry Hensley, Bill Payne			RVN 70-71 Mail
RVN 70-71 Make War	RVN 70-71 Mountain King	RVN 70-71 News	RVN 70-71 Pelzer
RVN 70-71 Proud Arm	RVN 70-71 We 3	RVN 70-71 Sp4 ONeill	Seahorse Bullet Hole
Seahorse Wing Bullet Hole	SGT Ludwig	Team 22	Thai & Captain Frarugia
Thai Scott	The Foster's Boys	Twin Grease Guns	Twin Guns 1
Twin Guns 2	Wilkie Tm 1-6 and Devils Demons An Khe	2nd Plt	Conex
Chief, Manuel, Thorne, Lincoln, Kelley	Cupp	Cupp	Down Dangerous Trails Story (pg1)
Down Dangerous Trails Story (pg1)	Down Dangerous Trails Story (pg1)	Edens	Frank Lincoln, Grady Townes
Gene Cooper, Don Cupp	with Linda at Graduation Ball, 1969	Jim Dunagan	KCS guitar
Kelley	Pacis, Hollowell	Ralph Adams, Dave Hollowell, Ferguson	Ralph Adams, Larry Hensley, Frank Lincoln, Grady Townes
Ranger Hill	Sgt. Boye Ladd	Tom McNamara	Tom McNamara

Our Color(HONOR!)Guard:
SSG JASON COLEMAN Somalia, UNDSOMII, Operation Enduring Freedom, Silver Star, Purple Heart x2, CIB w/ Star, Parachutist Wings w/ Combat Star	SGT JAMES BRESE Operation Enduring Freedom (2 Tours), Operation Iraqi Freedom, CIB, Parachutist Badge w/ 2 Combat Stars	SGT RONALD SALLEY Operation Enduring Freedom (2 Tours), Operation Iraqi Freedom, CIB, Parachutist Wings w/ Combat Star	SGT PAUL CUNNINGHAM Operation Enduring Freedom (2 Tours), Operation Iraqi Freedom, Silver Star, CIB, Parachutist Wings w/ 2 Combat Stars
The Current Charlie Ranger Company is the highest decorated Company in the 75th RR! Congratulations, Company Commander CPT Green and 1SG James Pippin (The only person on active duty in the Army today with THREE COMBAT STARS!)