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Ranger Charles Waters had a distinguished military career as both a Soldier and Marine with service in three wars. He joined the Marine Corps at the age of 14 and served in three campaigns in the Pacific theater -- Guadalcanal, New Guinea, and the Bougainville. After being discharged from the Marines, he joined the Army and the 82nd Airborne Division in 1947, until volunteering for the new Airborne Ranger companies at the outbreak of the Korean conflict. In November 1950, after graduating from the first Ranger Training cycle, Ranger Waters, as a member of the 1st Airborne Ranger Company, was sent immediately to war and participated in four major campaigns during his first tour. In 1953, he again volunteered for the newly formed Special Forces and returned to Korea to fight again. After instructor duty at the 101st Airborneâ??s Recondo School, Ranger Waters was selected to be one of the early advisors to the Vietnamese Army Special Forces and Ranger Units. He served two tours in Vietnam, always performing those duties in a true Ranger manner. Ranger Watersâ?? diverse and distinguished background began in the beaches and jungles of the Pacific and continues on to this day as he truly is one of Americaâ??s unsung heroes. Ranger Waters, in both civilian and military life, is a prime example of the Motto â?? â??Rangers Lead the Way.â??
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Waters, CSM (Ret) Charles F., 84, Smiths, Alabama, died Tuesday September 18, 2012 in Columbus, Georgia. Memorial services with Military Honors will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday September 24, 2012 at Main Post Cemetery, Ft. Benning, Georgia. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus, Georgia:
Published in Columbus Ledger-Enquirer on September 19, 2012
Ranger Charles â??Chuckâ?? F. Waters died yesterday morning at St Francis in Columbus, Georgia.
His remains will be cremated. The interment ceremony is Monday September 24, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Fort Benning. The 75th Ranger Regiment will provide firing party and Ranger Training Brigade will provide ushers and support.
On Tuesday morning September 25, 2012 half of Chuckâ??s ashes will be scattered on Fryar Drop Zone during a parachute jump by a member of the Ranger Training Brigade.
Read more here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ledger-enquirer/obituary.aspx?n=charles-f-waters&pid=159973709&fhid=5117#storylink=cpy
Vietnam War/Advisory Campaign (1962-65)
From Month/Year
March / 1962
To Month/Year
March / 1965
Description This campaign period was from 15 March 1962 to 7 March 1965. During this period, direct U.S. involvement in the Vietnam conflict increased steadily as U.S. trained Vietnamese pilots moved Vietnamese helicopter units into and out of combat. Ultimately the United States hoped that a strong Vietnamese government would result in improved internal security and national defense. The number of U.S. advisors in the field rose from 746 in January 1962 to over 3,400 by June; the entire U.S. commitment by the end of the year was 11,000, which included 29 U.S. Army Special Forces detachments. These advisory and support elements operated under the Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, a position established 8 February 1962. The object of American military assistance was to counter the threat to the government of the Republic of Vietnam posed by the insurgency of an estimated 30,000 regular communist Viet Cong and civilian sympathizers among the population. Despite what appeared to be considerable successes in consolidating the population in a series of defended strategic hamlets, and in establishing local defense forces, the U.S. equipped Army of the Republic of Vietnam repeatedly demonstrated an unwillingness to close with the enemy. A corrupt government and bitterly contending Vietnamese political factions further hampered a coherent prosecution of the war with American advisors, who nevertheless continued their efforts well into the period of large scale commitments of U.S. Army forces to the conflict.
