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US Army Long-Range Patrol Scout in Vietnam 1965-71
By Gordon L. Rottman and Adam Hook
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The Vietnamese knew the Long-Range Patrol Scouts as “the men with green faces,” a reference to the camouflage paint that they used. Operating in patrols of four to six men these men were like ghosts – scouting far behind enemy lines. This book examines the Long-Range Patrol Scout's superior stealth movement techniques, camouflage and concealment, tracking, counter-tracking, observation, and other fieldcraft skills. It also examines the occasions they participated in small-scale direct actions including ambushes and raids. Written by a Special Forces' Vietnam veteran, this book not only depicts the remarkable lives of these scouts when on campaign, but also details the training and conditioning that it took to become one of these shadow warriors.
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Gordon L. Rottman
Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969–70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments before retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5As a C 1/9 1st Cav Div slick pilot in 1969, I inserted and extracted many teams. The read was excellent and my respect nw higher if that’s possible. The book doesn’t mention wooden nickels given to the AC after hot extractions, but I had a door frame of them. Welcome back and if anyone was hanging from my three strings near Song Be, circa July (?) ‘69 hung up in triple canopy, sorry for having to finally pull pitch after several minutes as cobras were getting closer and yelling for us to get out of there. I heard there were some broken collar bones, but it had to be done! Again, welcome back!