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Summary: ANOTHER GOOD K.P.J.J. PRODUCTION
Review: "In a war zone, things never go bump in the night; they go BOOM!" That pretty much says it all with regards to Kregg's finely written tribute to Captain George Paccerelli and the LRRPs of Company E, 52d Infantry. Better keep your head down as you read this intensive tale of LRRP-style warfare. Those green tracers cracking over your head have your name on them! I got to know and admire Paccerelli for his tough, no-nonsense approach to building his LRRP unit into a highly-effective, elite reconaissance unit that could fight the enemy on his own terms and win. Kregg doesn't embellish events. He gets down to the nitty-gritty and tells it like it is. This book will go on the shelf in my classroom for my high school students to read and write book reports on. Eminently readable, packed with action, and studded with truly unforgettable characters, Kregg's book stands out as a great antidote to the liberal media's hateful degradation of Vietnam vets as subhuman dopers bent on raping and pillaging hapless civilians. "LRRP Company Command" will help dispel that ugly myth for my students.
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Summary: LRRP Company Command
Review: Good reading(listening). The Real stuff. Very well read. This will take you in to the realm of true warriors.
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Summary: The Brotherhood of Men
Review: 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.
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Summary: Excellent Leardership
Review: Kregg Jorgenson has once again come through with another exceptional piece of work. This book, too, was very hard to stay away from. After reading it you'll want to read more. A few more of our better leaders were depicted in the book, with most of the focus on Capt.Paccerelli. The daring accounts and bravery shown by so many of the LRRPS, coupled with their leaders support, will only beg you to have Kregg and his brothers write more of this time in our history. Capt. Paccerelli's letter to his Company E & H before his departure from Vietnam will surely be the icing on the cake for the reader.
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Summary: Tribute to LRRP's, Well done!
Review: 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.
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Summary: The Brotherhood of Men
Review: 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.
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Summary: Another hit for P.J. Jorgenson
Review: 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.
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