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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2192

To authorize the Secretary of the Army to award the Ranger Tab to veterans

of certain service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 3, 1996

Mr. D’AMATO introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Army to award the Ranger

Tab to veterans of certain service in the Republic of

Vietnam during the Vietnam era.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. AWARD OF RANGER TAB FOR CERTAIN SERV4 ICE IN VIETNAM.

5 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Army may

6 award the Ranger Tab to any person who is eligible for

7 the award under subsection (b) and for whom an applica8 tion for the award is submitted in accordance with sub9 section (d).
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1 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—A person is eligible for award of

2 the Ranger Tab under subsection (a) if the person—

3 (1) while serving on active duty in the Army

4 and—

5 (A) while assigned to the Military Assist6 ance Advisory Group at any time during 1960,

7 1961, or 1962, or to the Military Assistance

8 Command Vietnam at any time after 1961 and

9 before 1974, served for at least 30 consecutive

10 days in the Republic of Vietnam as an Army

11 Ranger advisor to one or more Biet Dong-Quan

12 (BDO) Ranger units of the Army of the Repub13 lic of Vietnam; or

14 (B) while assigned to a unit identified in

15 a table in subsection (c), served for at least 30

16 consecutive days in the Republic of Vietnam

17 during the period specified in that table for

18 such unit;

19 (2) has been awarded the combat infantryman

20 badge or the combat medical badge for the service

21 in such assignment during that period or for service

22 in the Armed Forces before such service in that as23 signment; and

24 (3) since the beginning of the service in such

25 assignment—
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1 (A) has not been discharged from the

2 Armed Forces with a discharge other than an

3 honorable discharge; or

4 (B) in the case of a commissioned officer,

5 has not been dismissed from the Armed Forces

6 and has not been released from active duty with

7 a characterization of service in the Armed

8 Forces that is less favorable than honorable.

9 (c) UNITS AND PERIODS OF SERVICE.—The units

10 and periods of service referred to in subsection (b)(1)(B)

11 are as follows:

Table 1

Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols (LRRPs)

Unit

Period

Beginning Ending

173d Airborne Brigade (Separate), LRRP (Provisional) ......... May 1, 1965 December 20,

1967

1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, LRRP (Provisional) ..... July 1, 1965 January 10,

1968

1st Infantry Division, LRRP (Provisional) .............................. October 1,

1965

December 20,

1967

1st Cavalry Division, LRRP (Provisional) ................................ September 1,

1965

December 20,

1967

4th Infantry Division, LRRP (Provisional) .............................. September 1,

1966

December 20,

1967

9th Infantry Division, LRRP (Provisional) .............................. January 1,

1967

December 20,

1967

25th Infantry Division, LRRP (Provisional) ............................ March 1, 1966 December 20,

1967

196th Infantry Brigade (Separate), LRRP (Provisional) ........ January 1,

1967

December 20,

1967.

Table 2

Long Range Patrol (LRP) Companies and Detachments

Unit

Period

Beginning Ending

Company E, 20th Infantry (LRP) ............................................ September 25,

1967

February 1,

1969

Company F, 51st Infantry (LRP) ............................................ September 25,

1967

February 1,

1969

Company D, 151st Infantry (LRP) .......................................... December 26,

1968

February 1,

1969

Company E, 50th Infantry (LRP) ............................................ December 20,

1967

February 1,

1969

Company F, 50th Infantry (LRP) ............................................ December 20,

1967

February 1,

1969
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Table 2—Continued

Long Range Patrol (LRP) Companies and Detachments

Unit

Period

Beginning Ending

Company E, 51st Infantry (LRP) ............................................ December 12,

1968

February 1,

1969

Company E, 52nd Infantry (LRP) ........................................... December 20,

1967

February 1,

1969

Company F, 52nd Infantry (LRP) ........................................... December 20,

1967

February 1,

1969

Company E, 58th Infantry (LRP) ............................................ December 20,

1967

February 1,

1969

Company F, 58th Infantry (LRP) ............................................ January 10,

1968

February 1,

1969

71st Infantry Detachment (LRP) ............................................. December 20,

1967

February 1,

1969

74th Infantry Detachment (LRP) ............................................ December 20,

1967

February 1,

1969

78th Infantry Detachment (LRP) ............................................ December 15,

1968

February 1,

1969

79th Infantry Detachment (LRP) ............................................ December 15,

1968

February 1,

1969.

Table 3

Ranger Companies

Unit

Period

Beginning Ending

Company C, (Ranger), 75th Infantry ....................................... February 1,

1969

October 25,

1971

Company D, (Ranger), 151st Infantry ..................................... February 1,

1969

November 20,

1971

Company D, (Ranger), 75th Infantry ....................................... November 20,

1969

April 10, 1970

Company E, (Ranger), 75th Infantry ....................................... February 1,

1969

October 12,

1970

Company F, (Ranger), 75th Infantry ....................................... February 1,

1969

March 15,

1971

Company G, (Ranger), 75th Infantry ....................................... February 1,

1969

October 1,

1971

Company H, (Ranger), 75th Infantry ...................................... February 1,

1969

August 15,

1972

Company I, (Ranger), 75th Infantry ........................................ February 1,

1969

April 7, 1970

Company K, (Ranger), 75th Infantry ....................................... February 1,

1969

December 10,

1970

Company L, (Ranger), 75th Infantry ....................................... February 1,

1969

December 26,

1970

Company M, (Ranger), 75th Infantry ...................................... February 1,

1969

October 12,

1970

Company N, (Ranger), 75th Infantry ....................................... February 1,

1969

August 25,

1971

Company O, (Ranger), 75th Infantry ....................................... February 1,

1969

November 20,

1969

Company P, (Ranger), 75th Infantry ....................................... February 1,

1969

August 31,

1971.

1 (d) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—(1) To receive a

2 Ranger Tab under the authority of subsection (a), a per3 son shall submit to the Secretary of the Army a written

4 application together with detailed information and docu-
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1 mentation demonstrating eligibility for the award. An ap2 plication may be submitted on behalf of a person by any

3 other person.

4 (2) The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe in reg5 ulations—

6 (A) the form and the manner for submission of

7 the application required under paragraph (1); and

8 (B) the information and documentation that the

9 Secretary considers necessary to demonstrate eligi10 bility for award of the Ranger Tab under subsection

11 (b).

12 (e) ACTIVE DUTY DEFINED.—In this section, the

13 term ‘‘active duty’’ has the meaning given such term in

14 section 101(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code.

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