Violence of Action: Untold Stories of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the War on Terror

“Some must be warriors, that others may live in peace.” MERCEDES LACKEY

Many units could think of reasons not to conduct operations. The Rangers received missions and figured out a way to complete them no matter the obstacles.

Now, there are certain things you can always count on with a Ranger. A Ranger is a man of action. A Ranger does not hesitate and he knows when it’s time to execute, and a Ranger completes the mission. Another fact about a Ranger is that he never operates alone, so when he gets a random call from another Ranger, you can rest easy knowing that one wi

The Ranger Standard is a very proud tradition and possibly the best explanation of why the Regiment has come so far. The standard is excellence in any assigned mission and because that is the standard, the Regiment WILL BE excellent—they don’t know another way. It doesn’t matter if the mission is to move to contact through the mountains of Afghanis