August 12, 2016
An artist conception of the Nguoi Rung, the Vietnamese name for the Rock Ape.
Cryptomundian mikevusmc69 submitted the following:
I served as an Airborne Infantry Squad leader with the 101st Airborne in 1968 and 1969. My primary area of operation was from the Hai Van pass north of Danang to the southern edge of Hue and west to Laos including the Ashau valley. I saw numerous brown and reddish brown rock apes during that time. Many were in excess of 4 ft. and up to 300 lbs. They likely were never killed as silence was the rule in the jungle and it was imperative that we did no give away our position for fear of ambush,, mortars or, in the case of the Ashau valley, artillery rounds from neighboring Laos. Higher up wanted confirmed body counts not crypto sightings. Many rock ape sightings were unreported. This was a dense jungle in which encounters with Tigers, elephants, small monkeys, bamboo vipers, banded kraits and king Cobras occurred on occasions.
Another Cryptomundian’s Vietnam Rock Ape Encounter
Vietnamese Rock Ape?
Nguoi Rung Reclaimed: Vietnam Vets’ Rock Ape Living History Project
Viet Rock Apes: Vet Confirmation
Stories of the Vietnam Vets’ Rock Apes
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