Small Wars Journal

Keith Nightingale

BIO

COL Nightingale is a retired Army Colonel who served two tours in Vietnam with Airborne and Ranger (American and Vietnamese) units. He commanded airborne battalions in both the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment and the 82nd Airborne Division. He later commanded both the 1/75th Rangers and the 1st Ranger Training Brigade.

Articles by this Author

What I Have Learned With Bullets Thu, 01/31/2019 - 1:53am
Fried Chicken and Family – Christmas 1944 Thu, 12/27/2018 - 8:54pm
How the Rangers Got into SOF - Barely Mon, 08/13/2018 - 6:24am
The Birth of the Field Operations Group (Later Intelligence Support Activity / Secret Army of Northern Virginia) Sat, 08/11/2018 - 3:45am
Ranger Creed Thu, 08/09/2018 - 5:12am
Good Vibrations Sun, 06/03/2018 - 11:59am
The Meaning of Memorial Day Sun, 05/27/2018 - 12:10pm
A Thought on Memorial Day: Carrying Out and Being Carried Thu, 05/24/2018 - 9:45pm
SWJ Book Review - "Brutal Battles of Vietnam: America’s Deadliest Days, 1965-1972" Tue, 02/20/2018 - 5:22pm
Honors and Errors: The Burns Vietnam Documentary Sat, 01/20/2018 - 6:46am
The Law of Unintended Consequences on the Sea and the CNO’s Office Fri, 01/19/2018 - 12:10am
The Battle of the Beret: A Never-Ending Campaign Tue, 10/31/2017 - 8:25pm
Honors and Errors: The Burns-Novick Vietnam War Documentary Sun, 10/29/2017 - 8:03pm
Grenada 1983: How the U.S. Military Got its Mojo Back Wed, 10/25/2017 - 4:55pm
The Other Side of the Wall Wed, 09/27/2017 - 7:47pm
Senses, Shadows and the Soul Thu, 08/31/2017 - 10:47am
The Patrol Sat, 07/22/2017 - 8:13am
When I Close My Eyes I See… Sun, 07/16/2017 - 9:02am
Normandy: An Observation Sat, 07/01/2017 - 11:12am
The Good Vibrations of D-Day Wed, 05/24/2017 - 1:11pm