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Ripcord Newsletter
Ripcord Report
Our Ripcord Association Newsletter
136 Past Issues from 1985 to present
Ripcord Association
2025 Ripcord Reunion
Ripcord Association Membership
Facts about Ripcord
Ripcord Memorial List / Casualties
Listed are the names of the casualties of the Soldiers that were Killed in Action or died during The Battle of Ripcord
Ripcord Biographies and Obituaries
Read the biographies and Obituaries of the men that fought in the Battle of Ripcord
Ripcord Documentaries
Documentaries 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.
Ripcord Videos
Videos produced about The Battle of FSB Ripcord and the men that fought in the battle.
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
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.
Project Ripcord Read more…….
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NEW!
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
The Legacy of James Robert Kalsu”.
It was a historic gathering on March 29th in Del City, Oklahoma to reveal the statue of James Robert Kalsu at the stadium that carries his name. Following that revealing we had a “pinning” ceremony for Vietnam Era Veterans and the premiere of a documentary about Kalsu. There were several in attendance who had specific ties to Ripcord.
Here is the YouTube link to
“Uncommon Character: The Legacy of James Robert Kalsu”. https://youtu.be/cPWo_VRmoos
Grand Valley State University
Digital Collections of
Fire Base Ripcord Veterans
Interviews by James Smither
Ripcord members map by State
See how many members live in each State
Read more ……….. Updated January 2024
THE JULY 8 1970 ATTACK OF HILL 1,000
An article by Lt James Campbell C/2-506
about the battle for Hill 1000
Read more………