Tango 1-1

9th Infantry Division LRPs in the Vietnam Delta

De: Jim Thayer

Narrado por: Corey M. Snow

LRPs were all volunteers. They were in the spine-tingling, brain-twisting, nerve-wracking business of Long Range Patrolling. They varied in age from eighteen to thirty. These men operated in precision movements, like walking through a jungle quietly and being able to tell whether a man or an animal is moving through the brush without seeing the cause of movement. They could sit in an ambush for hours without moving a muscle except to ease the safety off the automatic weapon in their hand at the first sign of trouble. These men were good because they had to be to survive.

Called LRPs for short, they were despised, respected, admired, and sometimes thought to be a little short on brains by those who watched from the sidelines as a team started out on another mission to seek out the enemy. They were men who can take a baby or small child in their arms and make them stop crying. They shared their last smoke, last ration of food, last canteen of water. They were kind in some ways, deadly in others. They were men who believed in their country, freedom, and fellow men. They were a new kind of soldier in a new type of warfare.

LRPs stand out in a crowd of soldiers. It's not just their tiger fatigues but the way they walk, talk, and stand. They were proud warriors because they were members of the Long Range Patrol.

©2020 Jim Thayer (P)2022 Tantor

The courageous service members.

Author never gave closure regarding the end of his marriage and whatever happened to his daughter. overall though, well done and definitely worth a read.

Amazing Story

This book was great from start to finish. I love all the books about SOG and the LRRPS but this is one of my favorites.

Great book

If you like combat memoirs, especially Vietnam era this is a great one.
I’ve listened to most if not all Vietnam war era Lrrp, SEAL, special forces and MACV-SOG books available and although a bit shorter than some it was entertaining.
Much respect to all our brave
heroes

realistic

very mater of fact story about the heros of vietnam. Thank each and everyone who has and is serving.

A great story

they put you in Vietnam fighting the the commies.
You felt like you were a soldier.

Nice entertaining story.

A nice view into the Long Range Patrol units in Viet Nam through the eyes of a solitary ranger. A few good stories and a nice character arc about a young man who ends up a grizzled veteran.

Steady action over little fluff

The book had steady action very little fluff well put together excellent Read. Enjoyed it a lot

Love the detail

I really appreciated how I felt like this was a diary of sorts of a real human being. I love reading things about past wars from the people who were actually there and this is exactly that. You are rooting for him the whole time, and you can really begin to feel for him. I wish I could meet the man just to shake his hand! The narrator is great as well. I did have to keep reminding myself that is Jim Thayer may not sound like this, because I think the age and tone of the narrator's voice is quite similar to what I imagined Thayer's at the time he wrote this book

Excellent story!

A straightforward and honest account of a young man’s life as a LRP Ranger during the Vietnam war. And how those experiences affected the course of his life. These stories recollect and describe a typical yet unique view of life as an LRPIn Vietnam.

The lead characters sincerity

I wish it were longer, I’m sure he had more stories to tell about his time in the military.