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NON-VETERANS CAN REQUEST MEMBERSHIP IN THE CHAIRBORNE RANGERS AUXILIARY
WELCOME
The Chairborne Ranger Battalion is a Joint Service organization, we accept
members (veterans) from all branches of service and from any country. This
is a prestigious unit and we take pride in our ability to Rest and Relax at
any given moment. If you meet all the qualifications and would like to
become a member of the VVR Chairborne Ranger Battalion, contact us using the
link below.
We host three groups of Chairborne Rangers:
1. Military veterans (Chairborne Rangers)
2. Non-military (Chairborne Rangers Auxiliary)
3. Pets (Chairborne Rangers Critter Squad)
Qualifications
In order to become a member of the VVR Chairborne Ranger
Battalion you must be able to do and attest to the following.
1. Sit and remain in a relaxed position for a minimum of 1 hour.
2. Be able to take a nap when needed or when wanted.
3. Be able to do the items on your "honey-do" list with as little effort as
possible.
4. If chosen to be a Squad Leader or any other leadership position, you must
be able to lead by example, thus showing and encouraging a maximum in R&R
time.
5. Be, at the minimum, an occasional listener of Vietnam Vet Radio
A free 8x10 certificate is sent to all Chairborne Rangers, Auxiliary Rangers and Critter Squad members.
Headquarters and Headquarters Company | |
Commander | Archie Hickerson |
First Sergeant | Larry White |
Battalion Commander | Bennie Blount |
Battalion Sergeant Major | Jerry Yarbrough |
Battalion Drill Sergeant | Canaan Toppetta |
Battalion Guidon Bearer | Arnie Lilly |
Battalion Training NCO | James Earnhart |
Battalion Motor Sergeant | Ray Thomas |
Battalion Supply Sergeant | James Dickey |
Battalion Aide | Fred "Doc" Gardner |
Provost Marshall | Vincent Darcangelo |
Company A | |
Commander | Jerry Shellman |
First Sergeant | Jerry Burgoon |
1st Platoon | 2nd Platoon |
PSG Don Kimball | PSG Dave Thompson |
1st Sqd Ldr Rod White | 1st Sqd Ldr Ed Holmes |
John McCarthy | |
Kenneth McCutcheon | Kenneth Henson |
Bill Cowan | Rick Ivars |
Paul Hinzman | Owen Levine |
Bill Darby | Irving Johnson |
Ray Blanda | |
2nd Sqd Ldr Jenks Jenkens | 2nd Sqd Ldr John Casey |
Peter Sammon | Gary Walsh |
Neal S. Durham | John Mustian |
Daniel Rysanek | Bruce Cook |
Roger Wolff | Arnie Lilly |
James Violante | Peter Gonzales |
3rd Sqd Ldr Alfredo Garcia | 3rd Sqd Ldr John Pyle |
Michael Peters | Fred Burkamp |
Marty Bliven | Tom Jones |
Randy Rollins | Ed McNeil |
Bill McCrory | Barry Hunter |
Maurice McGleish | Marion "Will" Morris |
Kenny Hooberry | John Devine |
4th Sqd Ldr Reggie Schell | 4th Sqd Ldr Ed Rohner |
Brian Dexter | Lloyd Bornmann |
Randy Travis | Phil Cary |
Merv Nairn | Patricia Douglas |
Simon Hansjuergen | Bob Wilgus |
Nolan Babineaux | Partick Kelley |
3rd Platoon | 4th Platoon |
PSG Lyle Rabbitts | PSG Thom Lemmons |
1st Sqd Ldr Keith Wichert | 1st Sqd Ldr John Vermillion |
Chuck Rantzow | Jim Sturdevant |
David Wilson | Dennis Fears |
Darrell Kelley | Gene Guinta |
Mayne Manson | Darrell Jones |
Steve Hall | Jim Miller |
Lionel White | |
2nd Sqd Ldr Jim Gutshall | 2nd Sqd Ldr Bill Kaminski |
Joseph Lee | John Stevenson |
Steve Swan | Stan Maroon |
David Sparkman | Dave Conklin |
Dan Higgins | Edward Jackson |
James Earnhart | Ed Borek |
Bill Schulz | Stephen Grissom |
3rd Sqd Ldr Terry Ramsey | 3rd Sqd Ldr Elvis Carden |
Gene Gray | John Pruett |
Dusty (ER) Daniel | Mike Pilciki |
Carl Paradis | Harold Chapman |
Terry Fetterman | Bobby Clements |
Ed Heath | Pete Turner |
Thomas Nall | John J Capua Jr |
John Pitacciato | Danny Swisher |
4th Sqd Ldr Daniel Shockley | 4th Sqd Ldr Alan Beisenkamp |
John Hendrickson | |
Drew Meyers | Warren Althouse |
Thomas Lakey | Mike Art |
Tjorven Tjsteinen | Timothy Bertrand |
Robert Sandow | Wesley Michael |
Ed Smallegan | Larry Cardoza |
Company B | |
Commander | Gary Fields |
First Sergeant | Phil Pakiela |
1st Platoon | 2nd Platoon |
PSG Debralee Sturdevant | PSG Don Lomax |
1st Sqd Ldr Lynn "Snoopy" Franks | 1st Sqd Ldr Robert Kuhn |
Art Stanley | Bill Greninger |
Stanley Hood | Clyde Smothers |
Michael Rogalsky | James Nelson |
Richard Koerner | Geoff Zorger |
George Coppola | Lloyd Bornmann |
Shephard "Skip" Kays | James Brady |
2nd Sqd Ldr John Marvin Tarr | 2nd Sqd Ldr Ulli Peschen |
Robert Meyers | Scott Kelley |
Jim Hayman | James H Lady |
Jim Banning | Kenneth A Hendrix |
Jim Stiles | Bob Martin |
Michael A. Sikkens | Bill Sheck |
Bob Boucher | |
3rd Sqd Ldr Charles "Frosty" Swinford | |
Carlton Ripple | |
Jerry Creamer | |
John Poplawski | |
Gordon Holmes | |
Robert J. Richardson Jr | |
Larry Lamb | |
4th Sqd Ldr Robert L. Reed | 4th Sqd Ldr |
George A. Xirau | |
Dale Angood | |
William O. Holton | |
Thomas Kirkhart | |
Bill Fulcrod | |
David Turner | |
VVR Chairborne Ranger Auxiliary
Member |
|
Linda White | Kayleen Durham |
Delight Blount | Carol Weir |
Stacie Perkins | Pat Maguire |
Isaiah Perkins | Thomas Borg |
Joy Lemmons | Diane Maroon |
Lissa Hart | Kim Hickerson |
Anita White | Kwang Im Pruett |
Wendy Kimball | Karen Carden |
Shirley McGleish | Jason McCarthy |
Anna L. Earnhart | Ella Fugate |
Vicki Art | Corine Veltmeyer |
Charlene Althouse | Melanie Janssen |
Canaan Toppetta | Monica Jackson |
Rudiger Schlag | Evelyn K. Dexter |
Tim Famulla | Angelo M. Tamburello |
Bill Blaine | Cynthia Kirkhart |
Bernadette Lamb | Steph Rose |
Zenaida Lomax | Diana Smothers |
VVR Chairborne Ranger Critter Squad
Critter | Member |
Corporal Ben | Thom and Joy Lemmons |
Zane | Thom and Joy Lemmons |
Eli | Thom and Joy Lemmons |
Daisy | Phil Pakiela |
Tucker The Supermutt | David Wilson |
Rocky | Jason McCarthy |
Rambo | Jason McCarty |
Bar None | Peter J Sammon |
Zeus | Jerry Shellman |
Bradey | David Sparkman |
Rascal | David Sparkman |
Coco | David Sparkman |
Lexi | Larry White |
Seraph | James and Anna Earnhart |
Gussie | Steve Swan |
Moxie | Pete Turner |
Dashuri | Marty Bliven |
Bandit | Neal Durham |
Henry | Canaan Toppetta |
Bravo | Jim and Debralee Sturdevant |
Sparky | Skip Kays |
Willie | Stan and Diane Maroon |
Gypsy | Rod and Linda White |
Gunny Daniel | Dusty Daniel |
Suki | Ed and Barbara Holmes |
Reese | Ed and Barbara Holmes |
Otto | Lloyd Bornmann |
VVR Chairborne Rangers Emeritus |
Ken Wheatley - Australia |
John Walters - USA |
Lloyd Hibbard - USA |
Bob Marley - USA |
John Miller - USA |
Jerry E. Webb - USA |