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READ MOREWhen the Gun goes Boom by Joshua Rand-Castillo We lay there in freezing darkness on the firing line waiting for the signal to begin raining ‘lead’ on the target. We get the signal from the Platoon Leader to unleash the sounds of war; the 240’s spitting fire out the end […]
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Ranger School / Ranger School Prep / Ranger School Stories June 9, 2020
READ MORENo One Ever Asked: How I went through Ranger School two times. by Douglas L. Barnett I need to paint the picture of how this all came about. I went to Ranger School twice. Now the only way you are allowed to go to Ranger School is to go, and […]
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READ MOREDuncan Larkin’s Ranger School Stories by Duncan Larkin Those black, rubbery, mean-as-hell snakes are nearby; keep going, move on, move on, lift the legs, lift the legs, got to set up a patrol base…..it’s getting dark….HALT! Take a knee! YOU Ranger…take a frigging knee. (whisper chain reaction started) Whispers catch […]
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READ MOREBreaking Point – Army Ranger School by Scott M. Padgett It was late February 1987 in winter ranger school at Dugway Utah. After completing our ranger mission, we looked to the west and saw an enormous winter snow storm approaching rapidly. The Rangers Instructors ordered us to road march rapidly […]
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READ MOREA Bowl of Cherries by Ranger Joe Harris It was the final night of an amphibious landing and beach assault exercise on Florida’s Gulf coast. Almost at the end of the final phase of Ranger School that had begun nine weeks earlier, I was exhausted and seasick. US Army Ranger […]
