Author Larry Chambers vividly describes the guts and courage it took to pass the though volunteer-only training program in Nha Tarng to be part of the 5th Special Forces Recondo School, the hair-raising graduation mission to scout out, locate, and out-guerilla the NVA. Here is an unforgettable account that follows Chambers and the Rangers every step of the way--from joining, going through Recondo, and finally leading his own team on white-knuckle missions through the jungle hell of Vietnam.
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“I made this book mandatory reading for my Rangers. . . . We went from the worst platoon in the regiment to the best platoon in six months. In training we’d get to the objective so fast they had to hold us back.”
–US Army Master Sergeant H. "Max" Mullen Ret.
75th Ranger Regiment
–US Army Master Sergeant H. "Max" Mullen Ret.
75th Ranger Regiment
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Author Larry Chambers vividly describes the guts and courage it took to pass the though volunteer-only training program in Nha Tarng to be part of the 5th Special Forces Recondo School, the hair-raising graduation mission to scout out, locate, and out-guerilla the NVA. Here is an unforgettable account that follows Chambers and the Rangers every step of the way--from joining, going through Recondo, and finally leading his own team on white-knuckle missions through the jungle hell of Vietnam.
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Hi I'm Larry Chambers. Today I live in Ojai, California. I have two great and successful kids, Christin (27) is a singer, song writer and realty show producer and Logan (23) has a degree in Marine Biology UCSC and is a California State Beach Life Guard.
My first two books; Recondo and the First Time Investor pushed me in a new direction and launched a writing career that my teachers would have told me is impossible - once they stopped laughing. I was guy always distracted, inattentive, impatient, forgot his homework, and spelled words that looked more like turds.
But I beat the odds. I've written over 50 published books and hundreds and hundreds of magazine articles.
It wasn't until I was plopped down in the jungles of South Vietnam that I moved to 'the head of the class.' Distractibility, risk taking and impulsiveness were liabilities in school, became survival traits in combat. I would noticed things others overlooked, a blade of grass bent in the wrong direction or VC snot dripping from a tree leaf. Without being able to explain why, I'd knew when things were about to happen.
MILITARY BACKGROUND: served with F 58th Inf LRP and the originating L Co 75th Rangers 101st Abn ("Merrill's Marauders') company organized as the parent unit for the separate long-range reconnaissance patrol companies 1968-69.
AWARDS: Purple Heart, two Bronze Stars, two Air Medals; Combat Infantryman's Badge; Parachute Badge; Army Commendation Medal; National Defense Metal, Good Conduct Metal, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, Vietnam Service and Vietnam Campaign Metal. Recondo Badge.
BACKGROUND: Corning High School, located in Northern Cal, where he played football, basketball, track and boxing. He spent the summers milking cows and delivering feed to neighboring ranches. Went to Shasta College during the summer worked in the Forest Service as a fire fighter. After Vietnam he moved to Utah and completed his Bachelors and Masters of Science degrees. A certified ski instructor he also taught skiing for the University of Utah. After graduation he became a stockbroker for EF Hutton & Co, started Hunter/Chambers Construction Company and Credibility Marketing a hi-bred marketing and writing service.
AFFILIATIONS: Vetrepreneur (magazine for military Veterans who own a business) Advisory board member for the Journal of Retirement Planning; Associate Editor for the Journal of Investing; Business and Economics columnist for the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Forum; Contributing editor for Investment Advisor magazine; and Wealth Manager; contributing editor Financial Planning, On Wall Street, Registered Representative, and on the editorial advisory board at Pension World magazine.
My first two books; Recondo and the First Time Investor pushed me in a new direction and launched a writing career that my teachers would have told me is impossible - once they stopped laughing. I was guy always distracted, inattentive, impatient, forgot his homework, and spelled words that looked more like turds.
But I beat the odds. I've written over 50 published books and hundreds and hundreds of magazine articles.
It wasn't until I was plopped down in the jungles of South Vietnam that I moved to 'the head of the class.' Distractibility, risk taking and impulsiveness were liabilities in school, became survival traits in combat. I would noticed things others overlooked, a blade of grass bent in the wrong direction or VC snot dripping from a tree leaf. Without being able to explain why, I'd knew when things were about to happen.
MILITARY BACKGROUND: served with F 58th Inf LRP and the originating L Co 75th Rangers 101st Abn ("Merrill's Marauders') company organized as the parent unit for the separate long-range reconnaissance patrol companies 1968-69.
AWARDS: Purple Heart, two Bronze Stars, two Air Medals; Combat Infantryman's Badge; Parachute Badge; Army Commendation Medal; National Defense Metal, Good Conduct Metal, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, Vietnam Service and Vietnam Campaign Metal. Recondo Badge.
BACKGROUND: Corning High School, located in Northern Cal, where he played football, basketball, track and boxing. He spent the summers milking cows and delivering feed to neighboring ranches. Went to Shasta College during the summer worked in the Forest Service as a fire fighter. After Vietnam he moved to Utah and completed his Bachelors and Masters of Science degrees. A certified ski instructor he also taught skiing for the University of Utah. After graduation he became a stockbroker for EF Hutton & Co, started Hunter/Chambers Construction Company and Credibility Marketing a hi-bred marketing and writing service.
AFFILIATIONS: Vetrepreneur (magazine for military Veterans who own a business) Advisory board member for the Journal of Retirement Planning; Associate Editor for the Journal of Investing; Business and Economics columnist for the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Forum; Contributing editor for Investment Advisor magazine; and Wealth Manager; contributing editor Financial Planning, On Wall Street, Registered Representative, and on the editorial advisory board at Pension World magazine.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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amazing, interesting, captivating, and funny,
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Having been in the army, served in a war myself, and now turned helicopter pilot, I can truly recommend his book to everybody. Especially readers who are thinking of joining, people who have served and wifes who are trying to understand. Larry Chambers tells it how it is. It's the "real experience" without the politics and the [] Hollywood drama. I personally enjoyed most how the book showes that in the real world, all that was learned in basic and from the handbook, needs to be "slightly modified" to survive a real battle and keep working. You guys are true heroes to me and I thank you, Larry, for a wonderful book I couldn't put down until I was done at around 3am next morning.
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A Different View of the Vietnam War,
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I enjoyed this book rather immensely. It was short but was simultaneously gripping. It one man's story of the Vietnam War as he experienced it serving with a LRRP unit in the 101st. For those interested in seeing and understanding the Vietnam War from all the angles necessary to more completely comprehend the goings on over there, this book is an excellent addition.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Recondo should be read by all Americans,
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This book really explains what happened in Vietnam without all the bull.
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The highway to Fort Lewis from the Sea-Tac Airport was covered with a thin film of water that reflected the lights from the oncoming cars. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Special Forces, Recondo School, Camp Eagle, Captain Eklund, Nha Trang, Lieutenant Williams, Shau Valley, Airborne Division, Old Man, Sergeant Burnell, Wild Bill, Dong Ap Bia, Gary Linderer, Honest John, Two Five, Captain Cardona, General Westmoreland, John Wayne, Mother Rucker, Phu Bai, World War, Bien Hoa, Camp Evans, Dan Roberts, Game Preserve New!
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The highway to Fort Lewis from the Sea-Tac Airport was covered with a thin film of water that reflected the lights from the oncoming cars. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Special Forces, Recondo School, Camp Eagle, Captain Eklund, Nha Trang, Lieutenant Williams, Shau Valley, Airborne Division, Old Man, Sergeant Burnell, Wild Bill, Dong Ap Bia, Gary Linderer, Honest John, Two Five, Captain Cardona, General Westmoreland, John Wayne, Mother Rucker, Phu Bai, World War, Bien Hoa, Camp Evans, Dan Roberts, Game Preserve New!
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- Special Forces by David Miller in Front Matter, and page 104
- Moving in by Keith West on page 36
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