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Stan goff is an american antiwar activist, writer, and blogger. To me, being a us army ranger means being someone who lives by the ranger creed. Books by ranger training brigade author of ranger handbook. The forging of a modern american ranger by dick couch. Learn about notable ranger operations and army ranger missions. The views expressed on this site do not officially represent the views of the us military or the united states government. Army rangers notable operations notable ranger operations include leading the charge on the normandy beachhead. This is a great book, not just for anyone interested in being a ranger, but also for anyone interested in being in the us army. Perform 20 hours a day what it takes to be an army ranger. You can lie all you please when you tell other folks about the rangers, but dont never lie to a ranger or officer. Us army ranger synonyms, us army ranger pronunciation, us army ranger translation, english dictionary definition of us army ranger. The first military company officially commissioned as rangers were new england soldiers fighting in king philips war 1676 and from there the term came into. The title is actually a misnomer in the fact that it.
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