The Chinese Bandit Recon LRRP Team 1st Bn (ABN) 8th Cav 1965-66 was
awarded two Presidential Unit Citations for extraordinary heroism for
their participation in the Battles of the Ia Drang (Pleiku November
1965) and Nathan Hale (Trung Luong June 1966); conducted the historic
FIRST NIGHT combat rappel lead by RANGER Lawson; and performed DOD/
MACV directed long range reconnaissance (LRRP) operations lead by
101st RECONDO Grimes along the northern Cambodia and Southern Laos
borders in the spring of 1966..."Laying Down FIRST Tracks in the
Central Highlands...Chinese Bandits Penetrate Deeper".
RANGER Jerry Conners
Master Parachutist, Special Forces Weapons Expert, 101st RECONDO, Army
Aviator
Chinese Bandit 13
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