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) from the Plymouth Colony, father of American Ranging
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
75th Ranger Regiment Scroll
Rangers from 1st Battalion operating in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, 13 February 2012
Rangers from 1st Battalion during rapid deployment exercises
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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.
