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July 29, 2022
2022 Ripcord Reunion
Sunday, October 16th through Wednesday, October 19th
with departure on Thursday, October 20th
University Plaza Hotel, Springfield, MO.
Call Hotel 417-864-7333
for hotel reservations Group Code: RIPCORD
Cutoff date for special rates Tue, 13 Sep 2022
use this link for online hotel reservations
https://reservations.travelclick.com/17728?groupID=3478319
Association reservation form: registration form
The Firebase Ripcord Diorama
is now on video in a 6 part story
of the construction from start to finish.
The AMPS Central South Carolina Wildcats Chapter built a 1/72 scale(1 inch = 6 feet) model of FSB Ripcord.
See and read the detailed story on how they did it.
NEW!
Day by Day reporting of
The Battle of FSB Ripcord
Lee Widjeskog has written a day by day review of the events during The Battle of FSB Ripcord March 12 thru July 23, 1970
Read more ………..
NEW!
Stories about Ripcord
Here are stories about events that happened during the Battle for Firebase Ripcord written by the soldiers that were there and also stories by their families or friends.
Read more……