United States Army Rangers
The United States Army Rangers are designated U.S. Army Ranger units, past or present, or are graduates of the U.S. Army Ranger School.[1] The term ranger has been in use unofficially as a military term since the early 17th century.
United States Army Rangers Media
Military Symbol - Friendly Unit (Solid Light 1.5x1 Frame)- Infantry - Airborne Ranger (NATO APP-6A)
Military Symbol - Friendly Unit (Solid Light 1.5x1 Frame)- Infantry - Rangers - Airborne (NATO APP-6D)
Colonel Benjamin Church (1639–1718), father of American Ranging and Rangers. He is in the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame and has a bronze Ranger Tab affixed to his gravestone.
The "1776" on the United States Army Intelligence Service seal refers to the formation of Knowlton's Rangers
World War II "lozenge" patch
Normandy Invasion, June 1944 U.S. Army Rangers show off the ladders they used to storm the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc, which they assaulted in support of "Omaha" Beach landings on "D-Day". Removed caption read: Photo #80-G-45716 Army Rangers at Pointe du Hoc, 6 June 1944
Rangers en route to liberate allied soldiers in the Cabanatuan POW camp
7 April 1968. Company E LRP team at LZ Stud awaiting Khe Sanh patrol
Rangers of D co 151st infantry, Indiana National Guard. South Vietnam 1969
75th Ranger Regiment Scroll
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References
- ↑ "Ranger Hall of Fame". U.S. Army Ranger Association. 2010. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
