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Dennis Thunander, 2nd Brigade LRRP, passed away June 5, 2024

Roger Crunk was notified by Julie Thunander of the passing of Dennis Thunander. Dennis was a 2nd Brigade LRRP in 1967/1968. He was buried in the Middle Tennessee State Veteran’s Cemetary in Nashville, TN after a graveside service. No other information was available. This is the only photo available at this time. (L-R) Malan West, Dennis Thunander, Robert Smyers, Charles…

James Hart, 2nd Brigade LRRP, passed away September 22, 2024

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…

Rifle Raffle

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” Franscoviak, 4th Division LRRP, Passed away May 28, 2024

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…

3rd Brigade Reunion

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…