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Ramon Escobedo - Vietnam LRRP
Parts Used
Tunnel Rat head, Outback ('87) torso, Bazooka ('88) arms, Zap ('82)
waist and legs, Sneak Peek rifle, Outback ('87) webbing, Falcon ('87) backpack
and knife
Appearances
GI Joe #43, #155
During the high-point of the United States' involvement in the Vietnam
War, Ramon served in the same Long Range Recon Patrol as Snake-Eyes, Storm
Shadow, and Stalker. Two weeks before going out on an ill-fated patrol,
he received word from home that his brother would be eligible to ship out
to Southeast Asia. Ramon extended his tour so his brother could not be
stationed in the war zone, a condition prohibited by a Department of Defense
rule. He would never get a chance to return home to East L.A. The LRRP
encountered a troop of North Vietnamese fighters. Ramon caught a burst
from an AK-47, and was killed almost instantly. |