Sam Ybarra (1945–1982) was a United States Army soldier who served in the Tiger Force commando unit attached to the 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War. He is notable …

Oct 19, 2003 · Sam Ybarra sat in the darkness of his mother's Arizona home, sobbing. Once a feared member of Tiger Force who boasted of shooting civilians, he was now a broken figure - …

In 2006, Sallah, now an investigative reporter with The Washington Post, and Weiss, an investigative reporter with the Associated Press, co-authored a book chronicling their findings: …

May 14, 2006 · Central to their account is the story of Pvt. Sam Ybarra, an American Indian who together with his childhood friend, Kenneth "Boots" Green, joined the Tigers....

Ybarra was noted by the Stars and Stripes magazine as having recorded the 1000th kill of Operation Wheeler. Green was killed on September 29, 1967, and other Tiger Force soldiers …

Sam Ybarra was a United States Army soldier who served in the Tiger Force commando unit attached to the 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War. Ybarra was born and raised …

Jul 13, 2006 · Squad leaders William Doyle and James Barnett forced reluctant soldiers to kill civilians. The most vicious killer, Sam Ybarra, who kills the infant, took scalps and ears of …

Late August-September/ between Tam Ky and Chu Lai • Pvt. Sam Ybarra and Spec. Kenneth Green sexually assault a 13-year-old girl before killing her. November/ near Chu Lai • After …

Dec 22, 2006 · The story begins with chief investigator Gustav Aspey seeking to interview the key Tiger Force team point man, Sam Ybarra at his home on an Indian reservation in Arizona in …

Oct 1, 2024 · Sam Ybarra (19451982) was a United States Army soldier who served in the Tiger Force commando unit attached to the 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War. He is …