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 for alleged involvement in war crimes alongside the Tiger Force unit.

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. Initially,...

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 searching a...

Oct 19, 2003 · Of the 30 war-crime allegations against Tiger Force investigated by the Army, Ybarra is named in seven, including the rape and fatal stabbing of a 13-year-old girl and the brutal killing of a...

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 claim that it threw Ybarra over the edge, as he vowed to avenge his friend's death.

May 15, 2006 · The book begins with a prologue that sets up the after-story of one of the most notorious killers on Tiger Force (a reconnaissance platoon of the 1st Battalion/327th Infantry developed for the largely guerilla nature of the Vietnam War)—Sam Ybarra.

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 civilians he has...

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 March 1975.

May 26, 2006 · Even through the haze of smoke in the dimly lit lounge, Sam Ybarra glimpsed Ken Green as he walked through the door. “Kenny, over here!” shouted Ybarra over the music blaring from a tape deck.

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 on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation in Arizona to a Mexican father and an Apache mother.