The Chinese Bandit Recon LRRP Team 1st Bn (ABN) 8th Cav
1965-66 was awarded two Presidential Unit Citations for
extraordinary heroism for their participation in the
Battles of the Ia Drang (November 1965) and Nathan Hale
(June 1966); conducted the historic FIRST night combat
rappel; and DOD/MACV directed long range reconnaissance
(LRRP) operations along the northern Cambodia and
Southern Laos borders in the spring of 1966..."Laying
Down FIRST Tracks in the Central Highlands".

RANGER Jerry Conners
Master Parachutist, Special Forces Weapons Expert, 101st Recondo
Chinese Bandit 13