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Latest News and New Posts
Read the latest posts and new additions to our website
Ripcord Newsletter
Ripcord Report
Our Ripcord Association Newsletter
Issue #141 August 2025
Ripcord Association Membership
- Membership by State shown on map
Ripcord Reunions
2025 Ripcord Reunion
Ripcord Association
Ripcord Memorial List / Casualties
Listed are the names of the casualties of the Soldiers that were Killed in Action or died
Ripcord Biographies
Read the biographies and Obituaries of the men that fought in the Battle of Ripcord
Ripcord Videos
Videos produced about The Battle of FSB Ripcord and the men that fought in the battle.
Ripcord Books
Books written about The Battle of FSB Ripcord and the men that fought in the battle.
FSB Ripcord Diorama
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.
Day by Day Daily Report
Lee Widjeskog has written a day by day review of the events during The Battle of FSB Ripcord March 12 thru July 23, 1970
Digital Collections of
Ripcord Veterans
Grand Valley State University
Interviews by James Smithers
Newspaper, Media, and website
written Articles about Firebase Ripcord
A lot of links to different publications about the veterans and the battle of Fire base Ripcord
Coming Soon
The Legacy of James Robert Kalsu”.
“Uncommon Character: The Legacy of James Robert Kalsu”.
THE JULY 8 1970
ATTACK OF HILL 1,000
An article by Lt James Campbell C/2-506 about the battle for
Hill 1000
Coming Soon
Ripcord members map by State
See how many members live in each State
Coming Soon
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Ripcord Association group
Check out our group page on Facebook.We now have over 1,000 members.