Company F, 51st LRP

[Jim]

Silent Victory: the Story of Company F, 51st LRP

http://www.i-served.com/silentvictory.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9qINb6 ... e=youtu.be

[Slowpoke]

I hope it doesn't shock anyone if some of us old fuckers take exception to their claim of being the "best unit of their type"!

And there was a reason that the majority of their original members came from the 173rd Abn LRRP.

[al_2ndWolfhounds]

I hope it doesn't shock anyone if some of us old fuckers take exception to their claim of being the "best unit of their type"!

And there was a reason that the majority of their original members came from the 173rd Abn LRRP.

From their history page:

F/51st LRP was for the most part filled by taking volunteers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade LRRP, with the remainder coming from the 1st Infantry Division, the 25th Infantry Division, the 101st Airborne, the 1st Cavalry Division, and various units from the States, Canada and the 90th Replacement Battalion. The main prerequisite for service in F/51st was that every volunteer was to be Airborne qualified.

http://www.75thrra.com/history/f51_hx.html

[Jim]

Before the company's deactivation we were told that an Indiana National Guard unit - D/151 (LRP) - was taking our place as we were slated to be part of the nucleus for the formation of the 75th Rangers. Part of the Company was slated for O and P Companies of the 75th Rangers, while the remainder went with D/151.

When D/151 arrived in country and got settled, training and familiarization with their area of operation began under the guidance of seasoned F/51 veterans. It included insertions to give them actual experience with patrolling methods used in our area of Vietnam.

Interesting, they were inactivated and replaced by an Indiana Army National Guard Long Range Patrol company.