Jim Hart passed away a week ago. The link to his obituary is https://www.jamesterryfuneralhome.com/obituaries/James-R-Hart?obId=33194742. From Mike Lapolla: Jim was one of our original Second Brigade LRRPS. He was a natural and super soldier and a great guy. We kept in loose touch over the years and spoke several times when he was recently battling terminal cancer. Jim was solely responsible…
Our Association has a fund raiser for a custom Delta 5 rifle still in progress. The raffle ends on October 4th. If you are interested, here is the link Rifle Raffle. I should also point out that there is a lot of Association information on their website as well
Francis “Butch” Roy Franscoviak passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2024. He was born to Bernard and Maxine (Johnson) Franscoviak in Rensselaer, IN, on January 12th, 1946. Fran was a 1964 graduate of Medaryville High School. Butch served in the U.S. Army from November 17th, 1965, to November 3rd, 1967. During his Vietnam service of thirteen months as an Army…
Reunion hosted by John Vandenburg in Cortland, NY. John states that this is a 3rd Brigade reunion that all Rangers and Lrrps of 4th Division are invited to attend. Dates: July 25-28, 2024. Hotel: Hometown Suites, 2 Rivers St. Cortland, NY. 13045. Phone:607-756-4431. (75th Ranger Reunion is the name for the block of rooms). Room Rate: $119.00 + Tax. Cut…
Lee Royl Bienz May 17, 1946 — April 22, 2024 Opal, WY Lee Royal Bienz, age 77, passed away on April 22, 2024 at his home in Opal, WY. He was born on May 17, 1946 in Springport, Michigan, the son of Robert Royal and Marilyn Earle (Wortman) Bienz. Lee spent most of his childhood in Averill, Michigan. Lee served…
March 1, 2024, Victor Clifford Dalton, a man of faith and valor, departed from this world, leaving behind a legacy of dedication, generosity, and contagious laughter. Born on May 8, 1948, in Cartersville, Georgia, Victor was a beacon of strength, resilience, and compassion. His adventurous spirit was evident from a young age, as he lettered in track at O’Keefe High…
Memories from Jerome Spelhaug: When I think of Irvin a few events come to mind. Like the time he was followed by two NVA soldiers, so he went off trail and set a Claymore, blew it, and later said that he had missed. We could never figure out how you could miss with a Claymore. Then there was the time…
The 75th Ranger Regiment Association proudly presents our New Year, New Rifle fundraiser! Start 2024 off with a bang and enter for your chance to win one of these two new rifles. Each rifle will have its own drawing selection held by random choice through the Chance2Win platform on January 01, 2024 at 3:00 pm (EST) so don’t wait! Click…
Everything you need to know about this year’s Company reunion! Jack Werner along with Tom Schadegg have graciously agreed to host and be the boots on the ground for the reunion next year in Oklahoma City. The dates have been set for Thursday April 11th, 2024 to Saturday April 13th, 2024 (departing on Sunday) and will be held at the…
The national reunion was recently held at Joint Base McChord Lewis (JBML) in Olympia – we knew it as Fort Lewis. It was hosted by the 2nd Battalion who for the most part rolled out the red carpet for us. The reunion attendance was low but K Company, once again had the largest turnout except for the modern day 2nd…