Larry Trimble - Code Name "Gambler"
SFC LARRY L. TRLMBLE
US ARMY ”GREEN BERET“
LARRY А LIFE ПМЕ MEMBER OF ТНЕ SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION AND PRESIDENT OF CHAPTER 89 OF ТНЕ SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SFC TRIMBLE SERVED IN ТНЕ US ARMY FROM ОСТ 1956 ТО MAR 1978. TWENTY-TWO (22) YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE.
AWARDS: BRONZE STAR MEDAL, ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL FOR VALOR,VIETNAM GALLANTRY CROSS ‘ЛЛТН BRONZE STAR FOR VALOR, ARMED FORCES, EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL, MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL’S, СОМВАТ INFANTRYMAN BADGE (СВ), MASTER PARACHUTES BADGE, ALSO AWARDED MANY OTHER MILITARY DISTINGUISHED MEDALS.
ОСТ 1956: WENT ТО ARMY BASIC АТ FT JACKSON, S.C. , AND JUMP SCHOOL АТ П BRAGG, N.C., MAR 1957: ASSIGNED ТО 11ТН AIRBORNE DIV. LN AUGSBURG, GERMANY. JULY 1958: DEPLOYED WITH 187ТН ABN BRIGADE ‘TASK FORCE 201“ FROM GERMANY ТО BEIRUT LEBANON “DUE ТО CRISIS BEIRUT“ (THREE ’43“ MONTHS) EARLY 1959: ASSIGNED ТО AIRBORNE DIV. FT. CAMPBELL,FT САМРВЕШ, КY. JULY 1965: DEPLOYED ТО SOUTH VIETNAM WITH THE 1ST. BRIGADES OF ТНЕ 101ST AIRBORNE, (ONE YEAR СОМВАТ TOUR). MD 1967: ASSIGNED ТО SPECIAL FORCES TRAINING GROUP AT FT. BRAGG, N.C. JUNE 1968: RETURNED ТО VIETNAM, VOLUNTEERED AND ASSIGNED ТО MACV-SOG, А ТОР SECRET UNIT CODE NAMED STUDIES AND OBSERVATION GROUP” , ASSIGNED AS А ТЕАМ LEADER ON А SMALL (ТЕАМ OF AMERICANS AND INDIGENOUS PERSONAL).
I WAS TEAM LEADER OF TEAM RT ASP ( TEAM’S NAMED AFTER SNAKES) SECRETLY PENETRATED DEEP INTO LAOS AND CAMBODIA TO IDENTIFY BOMBING TARGETS, DESTROY TROOPS, AMBUSH TRUCKS, MINE ROADS AND IN THE MOST DIFFICULT ASSIGNMENT. CAPTURE NORTH VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS FOR INTELLIGENCE PURPOSES. SOMETIMES WERE ASSIGNED TARGETS IN NORTH VIETNAM.
AL I AMERICANS WAS ASSIGNED “CODE NAMES. I WAS ASSIGNED CODE NAME “GAMBLER”
MACV-SOG CODE NAMED STUDIES AND OBSERVATION GROUP’ WAS CLASSIFIED TOP SECRET UNTIL MID 1990’S WHEN THE TOP SECRET CLASSIFICATION TO BE SECRET OR RESTRICTED TO USE BY AUTHORIZED PERSONS ONLY BECOME UNCLASSIFIED.
1969: RETURNED TO STATES AND WAS ASSIGNED TO 10TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP TO A 12 MAN TEAM AS THE WEAPONS TEAM MEMBER. 1970: RETURNED TO VIETNAM AND TRAINED CAMBODIA TROOPS, RUN OPERATIONS IN SOUTH VIETNAM.
THREE (3) YEARS COMBAT OPERATIONS DURING VIETNAM WAR.
1971: RETURNED TO STATES AND ASSIGNED TO FORT BRAGG, N.C. SPECIAL FORCES GROUP ON TEAM ODA 546 AS THE TEAM SGT.
I RETIRED FROM MILITARY IN MARCH 1978 AFTER TWENTY-TWO (22) YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE. ONE OF MY MOST CHALLENGING TIMES IN THE SERVICE WAS TRAINING TO BECOME A SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIER ‘GREEN BERET BUT THIS WAS ALSO ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING TIMES IN MY MILITARY CAREER AND SOMETHING I SHALL NEVER FORGET.
THE SPECIAL FORCES MODEL IS:
DE OPPRESSO LIBER
GAMBLER’
Maggie talks to the troops. Cletis Sinyard (Babysan) wearing the boonie hat. Larry Trimble standing next to Maggie with a mustach. Also Randy Givens and SGM Nameth. Closest to the camera is Jim Lamotte. That night after the festivities Maggie took some of the Recon guys up to the officer’s club and she drank vodka and talked the rest of the night.
Larry Trimble RT ASP. RT ASP an all ex NVA team.
Larry Trimble Team Spike Team Rattler
RT Rattle getting ready for Marble Mnt. August 1968. Days prior to FOB-4 Sapper attack.
Larry Trimble hooch (RT hooch) after the attack August 23, 1968. Larry dog “lee lee” was killed in the hooch.
