LRRP Company Command: The Cav's Lrp/Rangers in Vietnam, 1968-1969

by Kregg P.J. Jorgenson

Book Overview

A gripping account of ordinary men with extraordinary courage and heroism who had one last chance to make good--and one helluva war zone to do it in. The new commander of the Company E, 52d Infantry LRRPs, Capt. George Paccerelli, was tough, but the men's new AO was brutal. It was bad enough that the provinces of Binh Long, Phuoc Long, and Tay Ninh bordered enemy-friendly Cambodia, but their vast stretches of double- and triple-canopy jungle were...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804119201
• ISBN13: 9780804119207
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

It is what I expected

I bought this book because I knew the man that it is about. I wanted to have this book in my collection, and to read how his story was presented. I have not read the entire book but it is a good book. It is what I expected it would be.

A book that sets the standart on LRP writing

Kregg Jorgenson has done it again. This is his latest work about his own unit, H company of the 1 cav divison Kregg is a very skilled historian, and this show in this book, it is clear that Kregg has done his homework on this one By far right, many pages are spend on military leadership is defines by one of the greatest LRP company comanders the vietnam war has seen, Capt G Paccerelli Go buy this book, its a smashing read Bo Hermansen Denmark

Tribute to LRRP's, Well done!

Kregg Jorgenson has written a outstanding tribute and account of the men and C.O of 'Hotel Company' Rangers in LRRP COMPANY COMMAND. Then Captain George Paccerelli was a seasoned Special Forces / SOG combat veteran when he assumed command of the LRRP Company in 1968. Intelligent, devoted to training and caring about the well being of the men that were being sent behind the enemy's lines. You will find this book well written and informative about the ever-changing warfare the LRRP's were employing and adapted to. While reading this book I found very detailed accounts of being in 'the backyard' while the small LRRP teams set up their ambushes, prisoner snatches and intelligence gathering missions. You will come to appreciate these highly trained and heroic soldiers as they dealt death to the enemy on his level. In closing Col. (ret) George Paccerelli was inducted into the 'Ranger Hall of Fame' in 1993. During his speech at the induction he made the statement ' Getting into the Ranger Hall of Fame was easy with the kind of caliber of people I had in that company, I was very fortunate and the honor is very much theirs as it is mine.' This alone says something about what an outstanding person this man is. Where will you find this retired Colonel today? Having earned a Ph.D. he teaches History at a Community College.

The Brotherhood of Men

Kregg Jorgenson has done it again. This time he is looking at the war through someone else's eyes. When reading this book, one has to realize that these are true events about the boy next door who wanted to be all that he could be. Many of the Rangers were draftees. One of them may live next door to you now. This is not just another LRRP story. The terror of combat is there but it is not sensationalized.Of the approximately 850 men who served in the 1st Cav's LRRP unit during the six years it existed, 40 were killed. This began with David Ives on April 23, 1967 and ended with Elvis Osborne and Jeffrey Maurer on June 9, 1972. One death is too many, especially to the men who were there when their friend dies, and to the officers who sent them on the patrol. Considering the mission of the unit, this number is very low.The book makes the point that this low KIA was primarily due to the dedication of the officers and senior NCO's to the men of the unit. The mission and their careers were not first. This concern for the men began with Capt. James and was continued by Capt. Paccerelli. This dedication by these, now retired officers, still exists today.All that was, and is, ask by the men of the LRRP units is the respect that was earned. Thank you, Kregg Jorgenson, for making this point in a very good, captivating book.

Another hit for P.J. Jorgenson

Kregg Jorgenson's newest books ranks right up there with Acceptable Loss as his finest work. Jorgenson combines the story of George Paccerelli, an outstanding 1st Cav LRRP company commander, with the excitement of a number of actual long range patrol missions that occurred during Paccerelli's tenure. Makes for an outstanding read. Anyone who hasn't read any of the books about the U.S. Army LRRP/Ranger units during the Vietnam War should start with this one.