Ranger pics
Here are some pics.
The guy in the first picture May be a Ranger, but the guy in the second photo is defianetly Not!
At least, not a US Army Ranger. Which, I assume was the purpose of your message. However, it is a vauge title.
Just a FYI, the bottom photo is of a Irish soldier with a Steyr Aug.
The guy in the second picture is good a Ranger but from the Army Ranger Wing (Irish Special Forces).
His weapon is a Steyr AUG/M203.
75th Ranger Regiment
C co 2/75th Weapons platoon Panama 1981. One of the Rangers standing is James Smith who fought in Mogadishu.
Little nippy, eh?
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Gotta throw the BS flag in. How in the hell could CPL James Smith have been in the Army in 1981? He probably didnt join until the very late 80's.
He would have had 13 years in at that point and would be an E-7.
BS Flag thrown back out. You're thinking of Cpl. Jamie Smith. This is SFC "Jim" Smith.Gotta throw the BS flag in. How in the hell could CPL James Smith have been in the Army in 1981? He probably didnt join until the very late 80's.
He would have had 13 years in at that point and would be an E-7.
OK, Jamie's actual name is James, so that is "James Smith" I thought you meant. I wasnt aware of a SFC James Smith from the battle, I will take another look at it.
Thanks
No problemo.
Pat Tillman: True Patriot
Tillman begins boot camp, not NFL camp
FORT BENNING, Ga. (AP) — NFL player Pat Tillman made a living pushing his body to the limit, putting himself through grueling training and sweating it out in the summer heat. This year, he's doing it for the Army for a lot less money.
A soldier from the 75th Ranger Regiment, possibly Pat Tillman, forges the way for U.S. ground troops to follow in southern Iraq.
The 25-year-old starting safety for the Arizona Cardinals told coaches last year that he wanted to join the Rangers — the Army's elite infantry unit — and train with his younger brother, who enlisted with him.
Tillman turned down a three-year, $3.6 million contract with the Cardinals to make $18,000 per year for an uncertain future, since there is no guarantee he will make Ranger.
Basic training began Monday at Fort Benning.
"In Pat Tillman's view of the world, football is a part of it, but there are a lot of other things that are important to him," said Lyle Setencich, Tillman's linebacker coach at Arizona State University.
This is, after all, a player who last year turned down a $9 million, five-year offer from the St. Louis Rams so he could stay with the perennially losing Cardinals for less money.
Tillman has rejected all requests for an interview about his decision.
"He said there were personal reasons he didn't want to divulge to me, and I didn't press him on it," Cardinals coach Dave McGinnis said. "I respect his decision. I think it's honorable."
Others have questioned his sanity, but that is nothing new for Tillman, who used to meditate atop a 200-foot light tower above Arizona State's stadium.
"If you don't know Pat, then you would think he's crazy," said Phil Snow, who coached Tillman as Arizona State's defensive coordinator. "The planes flew so close to him that he could damn near reach out and touch them. He's just fearless."
Bored before the 2000 season, Tillman ran a marathon. After setting a Cardinals record with 224 tackles in 2000, he prepared for last year's training camp by competing in a 70.2-mile triathlon.
"You don't find guys that have that combination of being as bright and as tough as him," Snow said. "This guy could go live in a foxhole for a year by himself with no food."
Tillman's age might have been a factor in his decision — the cutoff for the Rangers is 28. Several of Tillman's friends believe the Sept. 11 attacks had an influence. Setencich attended Tillman's wedding in May and talked with him about the National Football League.
"He mentioned he might get out of it," Setencich said. "I asked him if he wanted to go to law school and he kind of smiled and said, 'There are a lot of things I can do."'
Tillman's goal will be difficult. Only 35% of all candidates get to wear the coveted black and gold Ranger tab. Physical fitness is key, but Army training is different from sports.
"Mental toughness separates those that drive on," said retired Ranger Capt. Todd Bearden. "When you take away somebody's sleep and somebody's food and push them to the limit, it changes the dynamics of everything."
One helluva athlete...one helluva American! Will make for a damn fine Ranger.
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yeah, thats pretty awesome, someone who is famous making alot of money, wanting to do an honorable thing instead of snorting coke and doing other drugs and stuff. Hopefully he makes it.
these are philippine army scout rangers...
Remarkable man that Tillman. We haven't heard of him here in the UK but he is an example everywhere in the civilised world. I knew a guy in 7 Para who won the lottery -£7mil- $11mil or so - and still stayed on in the army. But this Tillman man is even more remarkable.
Love how it says Best Guerilla fighters...in Asia.
The Phil. Scout Rangers are indeed THE best in Asia....American SFs learned a lot from them when they stayed in Basilan...esp. how to move quietly in the jungle
But why is it in english?
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