Be there at the RWVA home range for some furious rapid-fire action as we remember the brave men of Firebase Ripcord, located in the A Shau Valley near the RVN/Cambodia border, circa 1971.
Elements of the 101st Airborne Division were besieged in Ripcord as NVA regulars and VC tried to strangle the base. Caught between the enemy's fury and the political need to keep American casualties low, Ripcord was too valuable to give up, and too expensive to hold....
Bring lots of ammo, and be prepared, with mags loaded and gear ready, to shoot and scoot, 'cuz "they're in the wire!"
http://rwva.blogspot.com/2006/08/rwva-firebase-ripcord-shoot-ramseur-nc.html
Elements of the 101st Airborne Division were besieged in Ripcord as NVA regulars and VC tried to strangle the base. Caught between the enemy's fury and the political need to keep American casualties low, Ripcord was too valuable to give up, and too expensive to hold....
Bring lots of ammo, and be prepared, with mags loaded and gear ready, to shoot and scoot, 'cuz "they're in the wire!"
http://rwva.blogspot.com/2006/08/rwva-firebase-ripcord-shoot-ramseur-nc.html