User:Kit Jarrell/Linderer

Gary Linderer is a well-known veteran of the United States Army who has written several books about his experiences in Vietnam. He is also the organizer of Operation Homecoming, an annual tribute to Vietnam veterans. In recent years Linderer has been the target of accusations regarding a mission he participated in on November 20, 1968. A fellow veteran has leveled several charges against Linderer, including claims that Linderer has faked the medals he received for the November 20th mission, and that he took part in the ambush of unarmed civilians earlier that day. Two bloggers, Kit Jarrell and Heidi Thiess of Euphoric Reality, wrote a ten-part series in July, 2005 that disproved the allegations and vindicated Linderer and the twelve-man team on that mission.

Service in Vietnam
Linderer served as a member of F Company, 58th Infantry, 101st Airborne. Known as Long Range Patrol (LRPs), the unit operated in six- and twelve-man reconnaissance and killer teams deep in the jungles of northern South Vietnam. Based out of Camp Eagle near the city of Hue, Vietnam, F/58th was regularly inserted miles from any help, near enemy base camps.

The 20 November Mission
Kit Jarrell 04:25, 31 December 2005 (UTC)