Click to go to...	VietnamTriple Deuce 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, Mechanized - Awarded the Presidential Unit Citation Welcome Home!				Armored Personnel Carrier M113 (APC) the vehicle of a mechanized outfit. (Click picture ) The Order of the Red Ant
		The articles of incorporation for the Vietnam Triple Deuce, Inc. simply state under its purpose: "To assist its members and their families in times of distress and to provide them mutual understanding and support; and to participate in and support veteran's functions and programs."
	Order of The Red Ant (ORA)

Do you have the ORA? Lynn Dalpez, Jim May, Doc Matz and Gary Hartt developed the Order of the Red Ant award and medal.  Most Vietnam Triple Deucers that have attended the last two reunions, and very few others, have been awarded this coveted medal.  2" diameter, brass. The ORA is intended for those that spent most of their Vietnam tour in the jungle and had at least one encounter with the famous red ant. Scenario: Your track is going through the jungle and the antenna hits a low branck and a whole nest of red ants lands inside the track. How fast can you take off all your clothes? This one is mine, keepa yu hands off.... NEW