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

First Kill Fri, 04/03/2015 - 11:11am
Were You in Combat? Fri, 03/27/2015 - 1:23pm
ISIS For The Common Man Sun, 03/22/2015 - 10:36pm
Why Hollywood Can’t Do It Sat, 02/28/2015 - 4:34am
Cyclics, Souls, Service and Shepherds Tue, 02/17/2015 - 8:39pm
Some Questions for Those Pushing for US Troops Against ISIS Mon, 02/16/2015 - 4:44am
An Airborne Thanksgiving Sat, 11/22/2014 - 6:56pm
They and There Mon, 11/10/2014 - 11:28am
The Great Firebase Shootout Mon, 11/03/2014 - 11:31am
Good Vibrations Fri, 05/16/2014 - 10:08am
A Grunt at Work Fri, 02/07/2014 - 9:09pm
How Grenada Changed How America Goes to War Wed, 10/23/2013 - 6:40pm
How the Military Got its Mojo Back Sun, 10/20/2013 - 11:57pm
Two Stories, Same Theme Mon, 09/16/2013 - 7:29am
Five Questions Concerning Hagel’s “We’re Ready to Go” Tue, 08/27/2013 - 6:47pm
A Few Moments After Tue, 03/05/2013 - 11:31am
The Sound that Binds Fri, 10/05/2012 - 9:12pm
The Taking of La Fiere Bridge Mon, 05/28/2012 - 5:54pm