These guys volunteered for this. The level of bravery is just awe inspiring. So glad our country is able to even produce small batches of guys like this, they fight for us.
I believe this great American Gentleman Warrior makes a great point that the LRRPs became to the NVA as what the VC were to our soldiers! God bless you Sir!
You guys were absolutely Fearless as young men. the fact that your teammate jumped out of a tree and pistol-whipped them instead of shooting them. That's pretty badass
This man reminds me so much of my grandfather, and his brothers of the First Special Service Force during WWII. I know Rangers of today still carry some these battle honors. In Italy they were called "black devils" because they to painted their faces and killed in stealth. It always amazed me to sit amongst these men in their old age, as they reflected so cooly and calmly about things that would shake a person to the bone. As teenagers some of them! And the ones that made it home, how many of them raised such successful families, many of whom would also be scattered amongst tables of banquet halls with me. Many times at these reunions the FSSF would present an award for outstanding merit to an active Army Ranger, I was always extremely impressed with the caliber of human being that would take these awards home. They were always humble, polite, extremely respectful, and you could just see the discipline and training that they possessed. Type A people. Really respect this man for his service and his candor. We're at a point now that I'm afraid we've passed with the WWII vets... and that is that we must listen to these interviews and keep recording this history before they're all gone. So many already have. Thank you to the content creator for these interviews. Made me cry my eyes out thinking about some really cool old dudes.
This fellow has what we called command authority along with extraordinary leadership and communication ability. Just listening to him you know that if you were under his command he would know what to do and how to take care of his troops. He should be on the talk circuit telling corporations how to build teams.
I've said it before. Im so impressed with the fortitude of these great men. Having served myself, I don't know if I could find the courage these men possess. So impressive!
Much respect for the LRRPs. We flew a lot of insertions/extractions for these guys. Don’t remember ever doing an extraction that wasn’t hot. Salute to you, Sir.
What a true hero! Thank you for service and sacrifices. God bless you and all of our veterans and active. I am very interested in hearing more of your stories Mr Chambers.🇺🇸
Righteous and Respectful to see Afro American Vietnam Vet like my father who served in Plaiku Vietnamese Central Highlands with the US ARMY . Thank you
Hello Brother, just caught your interview and your explanations were spot one, thank you. I was one of ten E-5s that were selected to be team leaders out of 173rd Abn. Brig. 1/504th in 1966. After selecting our team members and attending the SF Project Delta Course we operated through 3 Corp. By the way I noticed the wings on your hat...All the Way Brother.
My father was S.O.G. 198th light infantry brigade on loan to 5th group special forces as he explained to me. They were a 2-6 man team doing exactly what this guy described, except my father watched the Ho Chi Minh trail to report back movement and supplies and lay mines on the trail if they could. My father often spoke of LRRPS as outstanding and had their Shit wired tight. His words not mine. This was a great interview.
My old swim coach Bill Peak was in the Lrrps, once told me a story about hiding in a rotted log for 3 days due to an NVA battalion which camped feet from him. He couldn’t move while the bugs bit him, and had the scars to demonstrate this. A great man, tough beyond belief, and I think his experiences made him great as a coach, working with young people was his calling... RIP to him, from prostate CA, ? due to agent orange exposure possibly..... Nam got him in the end
Every one I read, I did it cover to cover. Well written, fascinating and terrifying. You feel like you're there. I must have read Six Silent Men 20 times.
What a brave man to volunteer for a danger mission as a LRRP. No chance to survived if capture. Been a Soldier myself for 21 I will love to met this man and thank him.
Karl Hans. Your training kicks in and actions seem fluid. time it self seems to slow. Your focused on the enemy so intensely that concepts like getting killed or being scared are temporary removed from your thinking and what seems dangerous just looks like part of the job. It's only after your back at post or nothing much is happening that you start to think....damn that was dangerous. Then comes the next attack or the next patrol and your training kicks back on and you find yourself in a position not being scared or worried about death again. That's the way most overseas deployments go. Wave after wave until you get to come home. The problem is not getting to turn it off when you get back. Thats what they call PTSD and it sucks.
Very understandable why vets don’t like to talk about the men they shot or killed but I always appreciate it when they disclose that info. He is a very vivid story teller
i have been with slicks (uh 1's) inserting LRPS. we would touch down at least 8 to 10 times in bad country. at one of these touch downs the LRPS would get out. this was so the LRPS could not be spotted as to where they were. as info they whispered on the radio when they called in for help or extraction. the LRPS would have the paint and the foliage on their helmets.
My brother was 5th SF. Now bear in mind HIS unit, in the theatre were badasses; he said you had to be "off the wall NUTS to be LRRP! He knew many of these guys and this one sounds legit from what he said. BTW my brother is MIA still: first day, Phase 1 of TET offensive 1-30-1968.
Interesting. I recently listened to a recorded book on LRPS. The book mentions the planting of tiny mines, by the LRPS, on trails. They called them "toe poppers". Must be the same devices the NVA soldier triggered.
One thing the LRRPS/LRPS/Rangers had available was the ability to call for fire support. This could range from mortars from an infantry company or firebase all the way to naval gunfire if you were within effective range. Air power was another asset and ranged from dedicated Cobra gunships waiting on a hot pad to redirecting an in-route B-52 strike. You had to be careful not to kill yourself with fire support which meant knowing where you were. That was pretty tough given the terrain. And if you were bringing fire on the enemy they may suspect they are under observation and come looking for you. Senior brass would also like LRRPS to locate large numbers of the enemy and hang on to them as U.S. infantry responded to engage. The purpose of LRRPS was the collection of information that could be refined into intelligence and/or locate targets for exploitation. Audie Murphy types were told to remain in the infantry. LRRPS should be part cat and part Native American scout, and as stealthy as a 15 year old girl sneaking into her house 2:45AM. When the mission changed to LRPS it was a quantum shift, which meant engagement with the enemy, to include hunter-killer teams. A Ranger I once worked with had a great Vietnam story. While on patrol they captured a courier or paymaster. (This is from 51-52 years ago.). When in the ranger rear area and at the end of the prisoner’s interrogation, the patrol leader asked the prisoner what the enemy thought of the Rangers. The prisoner put his hands to the side of his head and rocked side to side. In a sing-song voice he said: “Ranger like B-52. No can see. No can hear. Soon come BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM! All VC dead. All NVA dead. Ranger no fu#%ing good. Ranger numbah f@*king 10 thou.” 10 thou is as bad as it gets to the Viets and the opposite of numbah 1. This was a great compliment to the Rangers. The prisoner’s response just about says it all.
I think a lot of the earlier LRRP teams were also used in a more aggressive manner. I think they actually used to refer to themselves as LRPs (long range patrol) without the second R. I think this was prior to 68. Even when the shift to strictly reconnocence based operations happened contact with the enemy was often made. LRRPs of Vietnam saw a lot of combat. I know we respected you guys and actually studied your history, methods and tactics.
Odd story to add there, they also play a role in the M-16's history, I recently read about the receivers on M16's (the bit with the bolt, rear sight & handle, trigger etc), particularly those in use by LRP people, actually corroding away, simply because they were out in the bush & jungle (not a dry place to be) all the time. No joke, they had to reinforce & beef up M16 receivers after inspecting them from long-use with LRP's, and that's why M16 receivers have those ribs on them today.
Tom Chambers ''For None are closer, to the very Author of Sacrifice Himself... Than Those Who Choose, to perform it, for the very Sake of Others.'' -gilpin 12418 -former (stateside) recondo sgt. ''rock'' gilpin 82nd abn. 11b4p 1/504 inf. bn. '71--'74 Obligements as well; for making sure that our ''Civilian Population's Best Fight''... Was the one that never happened!
Hello my name is Tom Jones I was with K company send V Rangers Forester vision they said it one k 1970 my email is TT Jones 1026 at gmail.com Rangers lead the way K company 75th Rangers
"Thank you for your service"? Fuck that shit ... I am sorry that you felt that that was your service. Why can't "Serving Your Country" mean reducing poverty, illness and violence in your community. What a waste of a person of such good character.
man this gentleman just exudes class, thank you
arf shesaid
Very, very, very classy as well as one of our finest American warriors!
💯
These guys volunteered for this. The level of bravery is just awe inspiring. So glad our country is able to even produce small batches of guys like this, they fight for us.
I believe this great American Gentleman Warrior makes a great point that the LRRPs became to the NVA as what the VC were to our soldiers!
God bless you Sir!
Great observation. I was a LRRP ‘69 - ‘78.
Well said - I was going to comment but you said exactly what I was thinking.
You guys were absolutely Fearless as young men. the fact that your teammate jumped out of a tree and pistol-whipped them instead of shooting them. That's pretty badass
Dude definitely qualifies as a BAMF
This man reminds me so much of my grandfather, and his brothers of the First Special Service Force during WWII. I know Rangers of today still carry some these battle honors. In Italy they were called "black devils" because they to painted their faces and killed in stealth. It always amazed me to sit amongst these men in their old age, as they reflected so cooly and calmly about things that would shake a person to the bone. As teenagers some of them! And the ones that made it home, how many of them raised such successful families, many of whom would also be scattered amongst tables of banquet halls with me. Many times at these reunions the FSSF would present an award for outstanding merit to an active Army Ranger, I was always extremely impressed with the caliber of human being that would take these awards home. They were always humble, polite, extremely respectful, and you could just see the discipline and training that they possessed. Type A people. Really respect this man for his service and his candor. We're at a point now that I'm afraid we've passed with the WWII vets... and that is that we must listen to these interviews and keep recording this history before they're all gone. So many already have. Thank you to the content creator for these interviews. Made me cry my eyes out thinking about some really cool old dudes.
This fellow has what we called command authority along with extraordinary leadership and communication ability. Just listening to him you know that if you were under his command he would know what to do and how to take care of his troops. He should be on the talk circuit telling corporations how to build teams.
Brave men like this gentleman are heroes.
Or, alternatively, Ordinary Men...
I've said it before. Im so impressed with the fortitude of these great men. Having served myself, I don't know if I could find the courage these men possess. So impressive!
Much respect for the LRRPs. We flew a lot of insertions/extractions for these guys. Don’t remember ever doing an extraction that wasn’t hot. Salute to you, Sir.
Thank YOU for risking your asses to save ours!
Badass.
To think these guys had to survive an actual mission to graduate Recondo School....
What a true hero! Thank you for service and sacrifices. God bless you and all of our veterans and active. I am very interested in hearing more of your stories Mr Chambers.🇺🇸
"This Sgt who came to train us his name was Barnes" Even in real life here there was a Sgt Barnes in Vietnam.
Prolly had a briggs somewhere around too
SGT Barnes was our OPs SGT
Righteous and Respectful to see Afro American Vietnam Vet like my father who served in Plaiku Vietnamese Central Highlands with the US ARMY .
Thank you
My grampa served in the navy in Vietnam, he always says you guys were nuts! Respect.
Hello Brother, just caught your interview and your explanations were spot one, thank you. I was one of ten E-5s that were selected to be team leaders out of 173rd Abn. Brig. 1/504th in 1966. After selecting our team members and attending the SF Project Delta Course we operated through 3 Corp. By the way I noticed the wings on your hat...All the Way Brother.
I’ve enjoyed getting to know this soldier. What a story and first class all the way. Thank you, Sir, for your service!
Tom! Where are you? I lived in LA for 7 years and couldn't find you! I'm in Indiana now> Are you going to our reunion?
I salute you Sir! You are a great Patriot!
My father was S.O.G. 198th light infantry brigade on loan to 5th group special forces as he explained to me. They were a 2-6 man team doing exactly what this guy described, except my father watched the Ho Chi Minh trail to report back movement and supplies and lay mines on the trail if they could. My father often spoke of LRRPS as outstanding and had their Shit wired tight. His words not mine. This was a great interview.
My father was a LRRP 173rd/ 74th 67-68
My old swim coach Bill Peak was in the Lrrps, once told me a story about hiding in a rotted log for 3 days due to an NVA battalion which camped feet from him. He couldn’t move while the bugs bit him, and had the scars to demonstrate this. A great man, tough beyond belief, and I think his experiences made him great as a coach, working with young people was his calling... RIP to him, from prostate CA, ? due to agent orange exposure possibly..... Nam got him in the end
This man is a true American hero.a true warrior.i would love to pick his brain.4 mins and you got stories a laughs about.thank so much sir.
Several books were written about first hand accounts being in the LRRPs and they are fascinating reads.
Every one I read, I did it cover to cover. Well written, fascinating and terrifying. You feel like you're there. I must have read Six Silent Men 20 times.
Six Silent Men books were awesome!!! SSG Lester “Superspade” Hite kicked ass!!!
@@guyincognito2506 yess!! Virgil "puke" Palk in the first book is my grandfather ❤
What a treasure he is! And a founding member of the 75th ranger regiment.
Thank you SO MUCH for telling this man's story. You've done a service to the world in your own rite.
Yep, this guy is an American HERO! I wish we could hear more from him.
Long been fascinated by these gents and what they were able to achieve...without them the human cost would have been a hell of a lot higher!
What a brave man to volunteer for a danger mission as a LRRP. No chance to survived if capture. Been a Soldier myself for 21 I will love to met this man and thank him.
I was a LRRP in Iraq. They called us the Ghost of Kelly Hill. I miss the Army.
Werent you afraid to get killed?
Karl Hans. Your training kicks in and actions seem fluid. time it self seems to slow. Your focused on the enemy so intensely that concepts like getting killed or being scared are temporary removed from your thinking and what seems dangerous just looks like part of the job. It's only after your back at post or nothing much is happening that you start to think....damn that was dangerous. Then comes the next attack or the next patrol and your training kicks back on and you find yourself in a position not being scared or worried about death again. That's the way most overseas deployments go. Wave after wave until you get to come home. The problem is not getting to turn it off when you get back. Thats what they call PTSD and it sucks.
The Badest of the bad asses!
Hey Tom, former LRSD here, thanks for your videos. We (LRSD) came after you did. Long Range Surveillance Detachments.
These Warriors have Colones thank God they're on our side
Thank you for your service and doing what you had to.
Very understandable why vets don’t like to talk about the men they shot or killed but I always appreciate it when they disclose that info. He is a very vivid story teller
Thank you Sir God bless you
Thank you for your service, Mr. Chambers.
Mr Chambers led the way for those who lead the way
I'm a South Korean man, and I reallly want to talk to Vietnam veterans. I have utmost respect to them.
i have been with slicks (uh 1's) inserting LRPS. we would touch down at least 8 to 10 times in bad country. at one of these touch downs the LRPS would get out. this was so the LRPS could not be spotted as to where they were. as info they whispered on the radio when they called in for help or extraction. the LRPS would have the paint and the foliage on their helmets.
True American hero. God bless you and your family.
Many outstanding stories of Vietnam LRRP's...Sgt. Chambers was a hero among them. Check out one of their books...you will be mesmerized.
Excellent! I salute you Sir!
Thank you for your service sir, welcome home
Thank you for your service Mr. Chambers! My oldest cousin, Scott Hancock, was in LRRP's in Vietnam. Not sure what years or sector that he was there.
This man's stories are great
My brother was 5th SF. Now bear in mind HIS unit, in the theatre were badasses; he said you had to be "off the wall NUTS to be LRRP! He knew many of these guys and this one sounds legit from what he said.
BTW my brother is MIA still: first day, Phase 1 of TET offensive 1-30-1968.
Based LRRP man.
Ran into Gonzalez at the Palo Alto VA some years back. Nice guy.
Vietnam Seals also were known for painting their faces and alot wore blue denim jeans 👖.
Rangers Lead The Way Mr T!
That's why Barnes was so out of it when he was in the Platoon!
Very interesting. Enjoyed.
I did not know LRRP was the foundation for the 75th Ranger Regiment. Wow.
Hey Tom! How the hell are you? I've been trying to get hold of you for about 50 years now!
Did you ever get ahold of Tom?
@@jasonwcoleman250 No I haven't
Bump this!
@@harryelston4041 send message to this dude and ask for his information
Interesting. I recently listened to a recorded book on LRPS. The book mentions the planting of tiny mines, by the LRPS, on trails. They called them "toe poppers". Must be the same devices the NVA soldier triggered.
Thank you for your service sir.. all class 👍
Dual wield pistol whippin'!
One thing the LRRPS/LRPS/Rangers had available was the ability to call for fire support. This could range from mortars from an infantry company or firebase all the way to naval gunfire if you were within effective range. Air power was another asset and ranged from dedicated Cobra gunships waiting on a hot pad to redirecting an in-route B-52 strike. You had to be careful not to kill yourself with fire support which meant knowing where you were. That was pretty tough given the terrain. And if you were bringing fire on the enemy they may suspect they are under observation and come looking for you.
Senior brass would also like LRRPS to locate large numbers of the enemy and hang on to them as U.S. infantry responded to engage.
The purpose of LRRPS was the collection of information that could be refined into intelligence and/or locate targets for exploitation. Audie Murphy types were told to remain in the infantry. LRRPS should be part cat and part Native American scout, and as stealthy as a 15 year old girl sneaking into her house 2:45AM. When the mission changed to LRPS it was a quantum shift, which meant engagement with the enemy, to include hunter-killer teams.
A Ranger I once worked with had a great Vietnam story. While on patrol they captured a courier or paymaster. (This is from 51-52 years ago.). When in the ranger rear area and at the end of the prisoner’s interrogation, the patrol leader asked the prisoner what the enemy thought of the Rangers. The prisoner put his hands to the side of his head and rocked side to side. In a sing-song voice he said:
“Ranger like B-52. No can see. No can hear. Soon come BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM! All VC dead. All NVA dead. Ranger no fu#%ing good. Ranger numbah f@*king 10 thou.”
10 thou is as bad as it gets to the Viets and the opposite of numbah 1. This was a great compliment to the Rangers. The prisoner’s response just about says it all.
This man's probably seen and done things people have nightmares about.
they were a wild bunch
Amen!
Thank you sir
Kenn Miller's "Tiger the LURP dog"...
I think a lot of the earlier LRRP teams were also used in a more aggressive manner. I think they actually used to refer to themselves as LRPs (long range patrol) without the second R. I think this was prior to 68. Even when the shift to strictly reconnocence based operations happened contact with the enemy was often made. LRRPs of Vietnam saw a lot of combat. I know we respected you guys and actually studied your history, methods and tactics.
Odd story to add there, they also play a role in the M-16's history, I recently read about the receivers on M16's (the bit with the bolt, rear sight & handle, trigger etc), particularly those in use by LRP people, actually corroding away, simply because they were out in the bush & jungle (not a dry place to be) all the time.
No joke, they had to reinforce & beef up M16 receivers after inspecting them from long-use with LRP's, and that's why M16 receivers have those ribs on them today.
The last part was funny because of how unbelievable it is🤣
Rangers Lead the Way! Thanks Basil for putting this out there,
Love Ya Uncle Tommy.. The Real Deal
Uncle tommy??? Love to hear you say that face to face. Trolling son of a@#$%&^#. Where did you sever?? Your mama's basement>
pretty sure he meant that in a respectful way man. chill.
This is what they need in Colombia right now instead of large troop movements trying to find drug ops.
Anybody else chuckle when he said Barnes
My high school buddy was a LRRP sniper.
AIRBORNE
Is there the full interview of him?
Gotta tell him thanks.
My Father is a LRRP
Reminds me of Lorden K Young
Joined the Rangers and the crap hit the fans.
remember a Medic
Is there a full version of this video anywhere and is there any other videos of Tom speaking? I can't find anything on him online.
wheres the rest of it dawg
barnes !!!!
You don’t get heroes like this in communist countries. What an American.
Wait I want to known more about this guy who jumped on Charlies, wtf kind of video editing is that? Where is the full story hahaha
Tom are you related to Larry
Tom Chambers
''For None are closer, to the very Author of Sacrifice Himself...
Than Those Who Choose, to perform it, for the very Sake of Others.'' -gilpin 12418
-former (stateside) recondo sgt. ''rock'' gilpin 82nd abn. 11b4p 1/504 inf. bn. '71--'74
Obligements as well; for making sure that our ''Civilian Population's Best Fight''...
Was the one that never happened!
Hello my name is Tom Jones I was with K company send V Rangers Forester vision they said it one k 1970 my email is TT Jones 1026 at gmail.com Rangers lead the way K company 75th Rangers
Uhhhgg god that must've sucked having to stay out that long!
"Thank you for your service"? Fuck that shit ... I am sorry that you felt that that was your service. Why can't "Serving Your Country" mean reducing poverty, illness and violence in your community. What a waste of a person of such good character.
This is what they need in Colombia right now instead of large troop movements trying to find drug ops.