Armed Conflicts Worldwide – Scattered Shots

The Korean War Week 114 – The Soviets Up The Stakes – August 25, 1952

The Korean War Week 113 – The Battle of Bunker Hill – August 18, 1952

Ed Wolcoff on the RPD

From talks down with Bud Gibson Courtesy of LTC Ed Wolcoff:“When I carried the RPD. I also carried 500 rounds of ammo. 100 rounds were in a drum magazine attached to the weapon. 200 rounds were carried in two additional drums in purpose-built pouches on my belt- I retained the pouch straps to supplement theContinue reading “Ed Wolcoff on the RPD”

GR103 40mm M-79 Round

Rare GR103 40mm M-79 Round. With it an antenna wire could be fire through triple canopy jungle for better reception. I am not sure who would want to give away their position by trying this gimmick though,

US Issue DextroAmphetamine Tablets

This is an example of US Issue Dextro Amphetamine tablets, these were issued by SOG recon teams to stay awake on extended missions where sleep was not an option. They were a controlled item and handed back at the end of the mission. The tablets have been replaced in this example with dummy items. OftenContinue reading “US Issue DextroAmphetamine Tablets”

The Korean War Week 112 – The Chinese Take Siberia – August 11, 1952

There’s heavy fighting in the field this week for a position the US Marines call Siberia. Behind the scenes there’s worry, though, as the US Army is more and more facing a manpower crisis. They are, however, training ever more South Korean troops to one day hopefully bring all their own troops home from theContinue reading “The Korean War Week 112 – The Chinese Take Siberia – August 11, 1952”

Project Eldest Son

“Eldest Son” was the name of the project used to sabotage North Vietnamese arms and ammo. Doctored ammo left behind on bodies or ammo caches by SOG recon team members and Hatchet Force operations in Laos and Cambodia. The explosive ammo was everything from AK rounds to mortar rounds. The picture is from an AKContinue reading “Project Eldest Son”

The Korean War Week 111 – Will Stalin’s Nightmare Come True? – August 4, 1952

The UN conducts a massive bombing raid on the North Korean capital Pyongyang this week, and in the field, the bloody fight for Old Baldy continues. Behind the scenes, though, Presidential Candidate Dwight Eisenhower’s foreign policy guy John Foster Dulles is advocating for massive retaliation- in Korea and beyond- against all Communist states, to doContinue reading “The Korean War Week 111 – Will Stalin’s Nightmare Come True? – August 4, 1952”

SOG During Operation Dewey Canyon

Ken Bird gives his first-hand account of a SOG operation

The Korean War Week 110 – The Democratic Candidate – July 28, 1952

In Chicago, the Democratic Party chooses Adlai Stevenson as their candidate for the Presidential election to be held November 4th; he’ll square off against Dwight Eisenhower, the Republican candidate. Also, in the US, the steelworkers strike comes to an end. In Korea, torrential rains prevent action on the ground this week, though the UN continuesContinue reading “The Korean War Week 110 – The Democratic Candidate – July 28, 1952”