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LRRP Rangers Vietnam<\/em> is the title of a series of short stories based upon\u00a0the author’s\u00a0Nam experience as\u00a0 a LRRP with K Company, 75th Infantry in 1969-70.\u00a0 He refers to the stories as “autobiographical fiction”,\u00a0which he describes as true incidents but with literary embellishment.\u00a0 All the stories are published as eBooks in all formats (Kindle, iPad, Nook, etc.) and may be purchased individually\u00a0for $2.99 each.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>All five short stories may be purchased together in a book entitled, Prowl, <\/em>for $6.99 (eBook) or $9.95 (paperback).<\/a><\/p>\n

Eleven Bravo<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This introductory story is\u00a0centered upon the actual twenty-three day “hump” through mountainous jungle of an infantry company in August of 1969.\u00a0 Read more …<\/a><\/p>\n

Here Comes Charlie<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This very short vignette\u00a0relates a\u00a0 typical LRRP mission and a close encounter with unsuspecting NVA and “others”.\u00a0 Read more …<\/a><\/p>\n

Cat Quiet<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The third installment in the series is entitled Cat Quiet.<\/em> The pervasive theme is the cat-like stealth necessary for the LRRP team’s safety.\u00a0 Read more …<\/a><\/p>\n

Chasing After Wind<\/a><\/p>\n

The fourth installment is entitled Chasing After Wind<\/em>.\u00a0 The title is derived from Ecclesiastes, and the story is set in base camp.\u00a0 Read more …<\/a><\/p>\n

Elijah Fire<\/a><\/p>\n

The fifth installment is entitled Elijah Fire.\u00a0 <\/em>Elijah was the Old Testament prophet who called down fire on his enemies, and\u00a0 this short story is about artillery, jet fighter, and gunship\u00a0support.\u00a0 Read more …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LRRP Rangers Vietnam is the title of a series of short stories based upon\u00a0the author’s\u00a0Nam experience as\u00a0 a LRRP with K Company, 75th Infantry in 1969-70.\u00a0 He refers to the stories as “autobiographical fiction”,\u00a0which he describes as true incidents but … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-69","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P1sJAL-17","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theliberalspirit.com\/lrrp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theliberalspirit.com\/lrrp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theliberalspirit.com\/lrrp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theliberalspirit.com\/lrrp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theliberalspirit.com\/lrrp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/www.theliberalspirit.com\/lrrp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":339,"href":"https:\/\/www.theliberalspirit.com\/lrrp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions\/339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theliberalspirit.com\/lrrp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}