See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. The tunnel systems could often be huge, and would be filled with all kinds of tricks and traps, not to mention people trying to kill you. The life of the tunnel rat was not to be envied, unless you are the most committed of adrenaline junkies and have a death wish. He received 3 bronze star medals for heroism in viet nam between feruary,1968 to august 1968. Non gratus anus rodentum is a latin phrase that, when translated into english, means not worth a rats ass. Payment must be made in 5 days to avoid an unpaid buyer claim. Operation esso remains infamous in australian military history for the. Most of us who served as tunnel rats during the vietnam war quickly realized that crawling through underground enemy bunkers would be the least of our worries. The pistols that were carried by the tunnel rats were varied, the. Tunnel rat patch, 25th infantry vietnam war, x rare. In a documentary for the film, boll revealed the film did not have a script, and instead the actors improvised their lines. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Specifically, anyone know of any good books on tunnel rats those gutsy guys that would go down the enemy holes armed with nothing but a pistol.
Booby trap in a tunnel vietnam war tunnel rats were the men who went into the viet cong tunnels to try and eveict them. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Tunnel rats is a west coast underground hip hop collective founded in 1993 in whittier, california. Channel tunnel the early stages the channel tunnel. By far the most rare of 1st cavalry division patches this is probably the most difficult us army patches to come by. They would gain the nickname tunnel rats please do not reupload our content. The offensive was an attempt to foment rebellion among the south. Tunnel rats patch, showing unofficial motto in latin not worth a rats. Feb 19, 2014 it seems crazy that men actually volunteered to go into these tunnels, but the tunnel rats were motivated by many different things. Is he the same one that was on the history channel. Carl kenneth cory, a tunnel rat of the us 25th infantry division, actually liked the mystique that came with being a tunnel rat including other troops thinking he was mad. A tunnel rat might therefore choose to enter the tunnels wearing a gas mask donning one within was frequently impossible in such a confined space.
Dec 06, 2014 tunnel rats were all volunteers as they soon realized that if a person really didnt want to do the job, he would just report the tunnel as a dead end. This led to the reluctant rise of the tunnel rats, american warfighters who specialized in the terrible tasks of moving through the underground. Those were the guys who wriggled their way through the ridiculously narrow tunnels the viet cong used to transport personnel and weapons. Tunnel rats pcgamingwiki pcgw bugs, fixes, crashes. Malcolm young of firefly films, a film and television production company in singapore, is developing a documentary about the vietnam war that will look at the system of tunnels the viet cong had in south vietnam and the role of the american tunnel rats. Timeline world history documentaries recommended for. My purpose is to tell you something about how the channel tunnel project came into being about the aims and difficulties of those who conceived the idea and how eventually this particular scheme came to be accepted by the french and british governments. Carefully probing the floor, sides and roofs of the tunnels became second nature to the tunnel rat as he gently inched and probed his way along.
Originally called tunnel runners by the 25th infantry division, and ferrets by the australian army, the term tunnel rat became the official accepted name during the vietnam war for men who would descend into a pitch black, claustrophobic, dank hell, to play a. I watched this movie the other day called tunnel rats somewhat bizarre but anyways, are there any real tunnel rat patches or are they just made up post war. Special us soldiers called tunnel rats would crawl through the systems to find the enemy. American, australian, and new zealander soldiers who performed underground search missions. To a man, volunteers only volunteers were permitted to join tunnel rat units they. Search and destroy missions tunnel rat documentary the tunnel rats were american, australian and new zealand soldiers who performed underground. The tunnel rats were american and australian infantry soldiers whose task was to carry out underground search and destroy missions during the vietnam war. From pcgamingwiki, the wiki about fixing pc games this page is a stub. Search and destroy missions tunnel rat documentary youtube. I always thought that vietnam was the most interesting war for warmovies and i loved the pcgame vietcong with the underground tunnel levels. Mining town midas valley has been infested with rude rats. He was loved in life and truly honored in full military honor and interned at riverside national cemetery. The tunnel rat would descend into a pitch black, claustrophobic, dank hell, to play a deadly game of hide and seek with the enemy. I watched the the history channel about the tunnel rats last night, which was a very powerful and moving show.
Watch your favorite discovery channel shows and find bonus content on all things science, technology, nature, and more at. The job was time consuming, difficult the tunnels were a tight squeeze for a typical vietname. Opinion my life as a tunnel rat the new york times. Would recommend this book over the movie tunnel rats. War history a list of 46 titles created 14 mar 2015 popular movies about vietnam a list of 33 titles created 25 mar 2017 war a list of 34 titles created 15 jan 2014. Dangerous mission of tunnel rats underground search and destroy missions. See more ideas about vietnam war, vietnam and vietnam war photos.
One of these was master sgt flo rivera who acquired and used a 9mm german luger. We will use this occasion to honour our 36 comrades who lost their lives while serving as tunnel rats with 1 troop, 2 troop and 3 troop of 1 field squadron 35 kia and with 3 field troop 1 kia. The viet cong guerrillas had built a complex system of tunnels in which they hid themselves and their weapons when they were under attacks. Flowers in 1969 served as rat six, commander of the crack tunnel rat.
And its really gotten my itch going to learn more about the war. The story my grandfather told about why he got sent home. Gordon l rottman entered the us army in 1967, volunteered for special forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th special forces group in vietnam in 196970 and subsequently in airborne infantry, longrange patrol and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. The story my grandfather told about why he got sent home from vietnam might be the worst fucking thing ive ever heard. Kids fmv game set in the old west and loosely based on the legend of the pied piper of hamelin. Some tunnel rats used silencers with their pistols to reduce the bark when fired. War history a list of 46 titles created 14 mar 2015. Tunnel rats would often carry soviet pistols which they found. What was the mortality rate of the vietnam era tunnel rats. You can help to expand this page by adding an image or additional information. Tunnel rats, as american soldiers who worked in the cu chi tunnels during the vietnam war were known, used the evocative. Anyway i read red thunder tropic lighting which spoke of cw bowman. While tracking down specific statistics on fatality rates among the tunnel rats is not easy, it is not a stretch to venture that.
Would love to see some pics of real rats no not the rodents. Typical tunnel rat topic a tunnel rats album version typical tunnel rat topic a tunnel rats album version 2. Jan 27, 2007 tunnel rats were armed with only the most basic equipment usually stripped to the waist and armed with just a torch and a pistol, the rats would often spend hours at a time inching through the humid, dark tunnels engaged in a deadly game of hide and seek. Suicide missions tunnel rats vietnam war jungle history channel rare dvd new. This is the same patch that is supplied to the military and sold in military base exchanges. Most popular underground tunnel movies and tv shows imdb. Named after the tunnel rats in the vietnam war, the mixedgender, multiracial collective consists of some seventeen individual members and incorporates four affiliated groups, lpg, future shock, foundation, and new breed, which have recorded both within tunnel rats and independently.
Tunnel rats tunnel rats were us, australian and newzelander soldiers who went inside viet congvc tunnels to kill any vc inside, gather any intel. Why the viet congs tunnels were so effective in vietnam americas. May 15, 2009 from pcgamingwiki, the wiki about fixing pc games this page is a stub. Jan 01, 2004 check out tunnel rats by tunnel rats on amazon music. Did not try and raise a us v aussie issue regarding who was first of the tunnel rats. There were numerous underground guerilla bases in south vietnam that had been built and supplied by forced labor from the surrounding villages. It seems crazy that men actually volunteered to go into these tunnels, but the tunnel rats were motivated by many different things. Tunnel construction occasionally included antiintruder features such as ubends that could be flooded quickly to trap and drown the tunnel rat. The vietnam tunnel rats association has reserved the australian war memorial last post ceremony for 18 february next year.
Buying through these links helps support pcgamingwiki. Paris is a 3hour drive from the eurotunnel le shuttle calais terminal following the a26 and a1. Jason david frank, ingrid carlson, jeff harry woolf, greg stone. One of the more basic traps were water seals, or water locks, meant to protect the tunnel from being gassed similar to how a toilet works as well as disorient any tunnel rats attempting to make their way in. First of all, those ops were certainly not off the book. Oct 02, 2015 american, australian, and new zealander soldiers who performed underground search missions.
Non gratus anus rodentum is a latin phrase that, when translated into english, means not worth a rat s ass. Tunnel rats, also known as 1968 tunnel rats, is a 2008 germancanadian war suspense film written and directed by uwe boll. Sursumkorda in memoriam booby trap in a tunnel vietnam war tunnel rat see more. Tunnel vision is the second studio album by west coast underground hip hop collective tunnel rats, released on october 25, 2001, through uprok records.
When the brown rat bites, its front two teeth spread apart. What was it like to be an american tunnel rat in vietnam. The tunnel rats who paid the supreme sacrifice in vietnam are resting in peace in capital cities and remote towns across australia and in one case malaysia, where our first kia is buried in terendak cemetery. We will use this occasion to honour our 36 comrades who lost their lives while serving as tunnel rats with 1 troop, 2 troop and 3 troop. Almost finished a really good novel about a heli pilot in nam cw2. Tunnel rats behind the scenes short, drama video march 2009 during the vietnam war 19591975 a special us combat unit is sent out to hunt and kill the viet cong soldiers in a mantoman combat in the endless tunnels underneath the jungle of vietnam. One particular favourite pistol of tunnel rats was the. Tunnel rats, as american soldiers who worked in the cu chi tunnels during the vietnam war were known, used the evocative term black echo to describe the experience of being in. Other tunnel rats procured their own personal firearms to suit their own needs. This patch would be a great gift idea and a wonderful addition to your patch collection.
He also can be seen on the history channel on the modern marvels series, the tunnel rats of viet nam. The tunnel rats were not spies or saboteur sent to north vietnam or neutral cambodia. The tet offensive was a coordinated series of north vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in south vietnam. Featuring a brash, aggressive sound, the album drew admiration from critics and proved highly influential for the christian hip hop movement. Operation esso remains infamous in australian military history for the high casualty rate, largely from mines. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Simple history merchandise get the simple history vietnam war book on amazon. Whilst the tunnel rats of the 25th and 1st infantry divisions, as well as the australian tunnel rats ferrets are better known the smaller composition of tunnel rats of the 1st cavalry division were just as well sought after by. When military historian jeremy banning stepped on to a patch of rough scrubland in northern france four months ago, the hairs on.
Our tunnel rat vietnam patch is a full color, embroidered military patch. Perhaps the most surprising development of the recent war between israel and gaza was the discovery of the sophisticated network of tunnels that hamas had quietly developed in the preceding years. Tunnel rats, as american soldiers who worked in the cu chi tunnels during the. Nov 16, 2017 they would gain the nickname tunnel rats please do not reupload our content. When it gnaws, a flap of skin plugs the space behind its incisors. The vietcong had been using tunnel systems for many years against the chinese, japanese and french invaders. Obviously researched, gleaning background info from more than one source. During the vietnam war, if a us tunnel rat got injured or. You can watch the full documentary at our on demand vimeo channel. The tunnel rats in the vietnam war the military history blog. Check out tunnel rats by tunnel rats on amazon music. The tunnel rats were american, south vietnamese, new zealand, and australian soldiers who.
Jack flowers, us army vietnam war patch amongst the most revered and feared elements of the allied military in vietnam were the tunnel rats. The tunnel rats were american, australian and new zealand soldiers who performed underground search and destroy missions during the vietnam war. Vietnam war military patch not worth a rats ass tunnel rat. This tongueincheek expression was the motto of the tunnel rats. Most of us who served as tunnel rats during the vietnam war quickly.
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