Painted Warriors - Rangers On The DMZ

During the growing anti-war dissent of the 60's who would leave high school, family and friends ? Who would go for rigorous airborne training ? Who would volunteer for the most dangerous place on earth ? ...these men did. Now, 40 years later, here are the vivid stories, pictures and memories. A documentary dedicated to the Ranger Killer Teams that never returned. Meet the Painted Warriors and experience their stories. Company 75th Rangers was the northern most Ranger unit during the Vietnam War. They were the long range patrols, the eyes and ears, for the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division. The company never had more than 80 members assigned to 6-man Hunter Killer teams. These small units of elite airborne soldiers were dropped behind enemy lines to gather intelligence and ambush North Vietnamese regulars. They had to carry heavy field packs, extra Claymore mines, canteens and grenades while surviving for over a week on their own until picked up by helicopter. The Rangers and their flight crews sustained unusually high casualties, many times losing an entire team. The sole survivor of Ranger Team 1-6, describes the shoot down that took the lives of five fellow rangers and the four man helicopter crew. The sole survivor of Ranger Team 1- 8, remembers the event that took the lives of his fellow rangers as well as the helicopter crew. The grunts of Alpha 1/61 Infantry also lost two men trying to rescue him at the crash site. MORE [EDIT]

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Release Date: 2010

Duration: 1:58:00

Director: Guy Anhorn

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