Welcome to the National Rakkasan Association

WELCOME TO THE ONLINE HOME OF THE 187th AIRBORNE INFANTRY REGIMENT ASSOCIATION "RAKKASANS"

We represent active duty soldiers, retired soldiers and other former soldiers who have served in the Regiment/Brigade as well as their families and friends. Please take a moment to look around the Web Site. Take a look at the 'Bulletin Board' section and take a moment to 'REGISTER'. Click 'HERE' to register on the Bulletin Board. If you are a previous or current serving member of the Regiment/Brigade, and would like to join the Rakkasan Association, click on the 'MEMBERSHIP' box above and download the appropriate membership application (Active duty or non-active duty).

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If there is anything we can do to assist you, please feel free to drop the Webmasters a note. Thanks for stopping by.

Click here to Register on the Bulletin Board.

You may also use the menu above to find the local Chapter in your area.

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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nicholas Gregory, kneeling, and Sgt. 1st Class Robert White discuss where to move next in Bak, Khowst province, Afghanistan, April 5, 2010. Gregory and White are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company D, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3^rd Brigade. The purpose of the mission was to clear safe houses and search suspected cache sites. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Alexander

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RAK 6, 7, and 66 (the Deputy Commander) recently reviewed and approved
the following DMOR list. :
Name Service
SGM (Ret) Billy Waugh F/187 Korea
SGM (Ret) Wiley W. Gray (Posthumous) F/187 Korea
COL (Ret) James A. Kilgore F/187 Korea
MG (Ret) James T. Dennis F/187 Korea
SSG (Ret) Tom Valentine C/3-187 Vietnam
SFC (Ret) Sam Hoskins C/3-187 Vietnam
SFC (Ret) Lawrence Cox C/3-187 Vietnam
COL (Ret) Eli D. Bernheim Jr. G and B / 187 WWII and Korea
GEN (Ret) H. Norman Schwarzkopf E/187 1956-60
COL (Ret) G. Thomas Greco 3-187, 5-187 1984-7 and 1989-91
COL (Ret) Tom Kreger
MSgt (Ret) Donald P. Hart C/1-187 1955-7
LTG (Ret) Harold Gregory "Hal" Moore, Jr. 187 in Japan 1945-48
CSM (Ret) Basil L. Plumley 187 Korea

WEB SITE OWNERSHIP

The 'Rakkasan.net' web site is owned and maintained by The 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment Association "Rakkasans". The site was created by the "Golden Rakkasans" and made available for your personal, non-commercial use only. You may not use the 'Rakkasan.net' Web Site to sell a product or service, or to increase traffic to your web site for commercial purposes, such as advertising, sales, etc., nor may it be utilized in any way detrimental to the active duty Rakkasan soldiers with whom we bear a strong relationship. The reasons are very obvious. We jeopardize no one who uses our site. Interpretations of site rules are made at the first instance by the Webmasters. We urge you to fall on the side of caution and good taste when communicating hereon to/with your Rakkasans, their families, friends and guests.

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