Cpl. Punishment Posted June 16, 2021 Share #1 Posted June 16, 2021 Several months back, I was scrolling through Ebay and discovered a lower buttpack named to a “Lt. Mitchell”. The description on Ebay said that the pack belonged to a family friend who served in Vietnam. I noticed the seller’s other items were special forces booklets and manuals, so I messaged the seller to ask about who the veteran was. As it turns out, the items belonged to retired Maj. A l b e r t Mitchell. I bought the listed items and reached out to the seller on facebook. The seller was incredibly friendly and noted that their husband had many other items from the veteran, and that the veteran was a neighbor for 20 years and did not have any family interested in his service. Among the other items the seller had was a Randall model 1-7 made in the early 1960’s. It is engraved with the veteran’s name. I began researching the veteran and discovered he completed 3 tours in Vietnam. His first tour was in 1963-1964 with the 5th SFG, although I know nothing else about this tour. His second tour he was the S-2 for B-35 (Hiep Hoa/Duc Hoa), C-3 (Co A), 5th SFGA 1966-1967, and then the C-3 LNO to the 25th ID. His final tour was in 1969 with Project 404 in Thailand. I hope you all enjoy seeing this fantastically rare grouping! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbmilitaria Posted June 16, 2021 Share #2 Posted June 16, 2021 Wonderful group. Thank you for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted June 16, 2021 Share #3 Posted June 16, 2021 Very thorough in depth group that tells an amazing story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Story Posted June 16, 2021 Share #4 Posted June 16, 2021 Dude looks like Christopher Walken in THE DOGS OF WAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd62 Posted June 16, 2021 Share #5 Posted June 16, 2021 Wow, nice grouping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl. Punishment Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted June 16, 2021 @Story that is Martha Raye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Story Posted June 16, 2021 Share #7 Posted June 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Cpl. Punishment said: @Story that is Martha Raye Ok, but am I wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digi-shots Posted June 16, 2021 Share #8 Posted June 16, 2021 Impressive grouping! “Col” Martha Ray is the only woman to be buried in the Special Forces Cemetery at Ft. Bragg (her uniform, etc. is in one of the museum at Ft. Bragg). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAHOOMAN Posted June 17, 2021 Share #9 Posted June 17, 2021 Nice Grouping. Thanks for Sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted June 21, 2021 Share #10 Posted June 21, 2021 Good work pulling that all together!The photos are stellar!Owen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e19 Posted August 17, 2021 Share #11 Posted August 17, 2021 On 6/16/2021 at 5:59 PM, digi-shots said: Impressive grouping! “Col” Martha Ray is the only woman to be buried in the Special Forces Cemetery at Ft. Bragg (her uniform, etc. is in one of the museum at Ft. Bragg). Where is the Special Forces Cemetery located on Fort Bragg? According to this she’s buried in the Main Post Cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/153225/fort-bragg-main-post-cemetery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmar836 Posted August 18, 2021 Share #12 Posted August 18, 2021 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKIPH Posted August 18, 2021 Share #13 Posted August 18, 2021 I never heard of a Special Forces Cemetery at FT Bragg, just the main post cemetery where she's buried. Met her when I was an instructor at Camp Mackall around 83'-84'-ish time frame. SKIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl. Punishment Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share #14 Posted September 14, 2021 Bringing this back to the top! Feel free to share your VN Randalls on here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted October 2, 2021 Share #15 Posted October 2, 2021 Great grouping. A real once in a lifetime find! I don't have a VN Randall, mine are from the '80's, but I do have a VN era rifle green beret I could use some help with. I am looking for any information on the named owner. https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/363022-10th-group-ussf-green-beret-1969-with-name-tag/ Please post any info on that thread so as not to hijack this one. If you need the complete SSN please PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl. Punishment Posted November 8, 2023 Author Share #16 Posted November 8, 2023 Bump - moved to For Sale thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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