# Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) in Vietnam | Gary Linderer (throwback ep)

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Podcast: [The Team House](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-team-house-817706)
Published: 2026-05-21T07:08:41+00:00
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## Resource

Gary Linderer is the publisher of Behind the Lines, a magazine that specializes in US military special operations. He served in Vietnam with the LRPs of the 101st Airborne Division, earning two Silver Stars, the Bronze Star with V device (for valor), the Army Commendation Medal with V device, and two Purple Hearts. Gary's books : https://www.amazon.com/stores/Gary-A.-Linderer/author/B001KHOOIG?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=5aa1b86d-83f3-4258-adc1-41fa9c021663 Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse Grab Jack's new thriller "The Most Dangerous Man" here: https://a.co/d/05NN09wy 00:00 — Start / Vietnam LRP veteran Gary Linderer joins The Team House 01:05 — Growing up with a WWII pilot father and trying to become a military aviator 03:46 — Arriving in Vietnam and volunteering for the 101st Airborne LRPs 08:46 — What LRPs did: long-range recon, helicopter insertions, and working far beyond friendly lines 12:41 — First patrol: immediate contact with a suspected Chinese communist fighter 20:31 — Life inside the LRP company: small teams, stand-downs, and constant readiness 23:37 — The Nui Ke mission: rocket belt patrols, mortars, and air support 29:42 — Night insertion back into Nui Ke and escaping under heavy .51-caliber fire 36:04 — November 20th heavy-team mission against the 2nd NVA Regiment 43:30 — Claymore ambush, killing an NVA major, and recovering the map case 49:53 — Enemy explosive wipes out the team and the fight to keep everyone alive 55:27 — Medevac under fire and the reaction force rescue 01:08:45 — Returning from the hospital as one of the “old guys” in the unit 01:12:14 — Search-and-rescue mission for downed helicopters near Firebase Tomahawk 01:26:36 — LRP weapons: M16s, CAR-15s, Swedish Ks, shotguns, and ammo loa…

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