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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 | Joseph Lee |
| 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 | Harry J Moser, Jr |
| 3rd Sqd Ldr Charles "Frosty" Swinford | 3rd Sqd Ldr Richard Bates |
| Carlton Ripple | Kerry Farnham |
| Jerry Creamer | Merrill R. Shaffer |
| John Poplawski | Francis "Mike" Gigilio |
| Gordon Holmes | Billy Johnson |
| Robert J. Richardson Jr | John Jenkins |
| Larry Lamb | John Polpvoy |
| 4th Sqd Ldr Robert L. Reed | 4th Sqd Ldr Rodney Ward Sr |
| George A. Xirau | Alan Barrick |
| 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 |
| Jim Mandelblatt | |
VVR Chairborne Ranger Critter Squad
| Critter | Member |
| First Sergeant 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 |
| Seraph | James and Anna Earnhart |
| Gussie | Steve Swan |
| Moxie | Pete Turner |
| Dashuri | Marty Bliven |
| Bandit | Neal Durham |
| Henry | Canaan Toppetta |
| 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 |
| Sailor Sam | Dan Dry Dock Shockley |
|
VVR Chairborne Rangers Emeritus |
|
Ken Wheatley - Australia |
|
John Walters - USA |
|
Lloyd Hibbard - USA |
|
Bob Marley - USA |
|
John Miller - USA |
|
Jerry E. Webb - USA |
