“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”
Category Archives: Armed Conflicts Worldwide
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”
60MM Mortar Accident
By Ken Bird I Remember one evening in Dec 68, personal on top of Marble Mountain overlooking CCN north side of the mountain was receiving fire and a Recon team was in support on the south side of the mountain. At that time I was assigned to security company. One of our duties was toContinue reading “60MM Mortar Accident”
Japanese Turtle Shell Armor
An American marine shows a Japanese “turtle shell” body armor that was captured by U.S. Marines on Saipan, summer 1944. This project ceased in about 1940 and further research was abandoned. What few pieces of the tortoise armor was created must have been shipped to the defenders of Saipan, with at least one example capturedContinue reading “Japanese Turtle Shell Armor”
Rhodesian Kill Quick Device
Diagram of the locally made Rhodesian Kill Quick or K.Q. firing device attachment designed to go on vehicle hoods and roofs.Loaded with different kinds of shot, the K.Q. was an easy and cheap alternative to having an entire armed convoy just to run to the supermarket. Mainly marketed towards farmers and those that lived awayContinue reading “Rhodesian Kill Quick Device”
Weaponsman Wednesday: Legendary Knives of SF
Over the years and the decades, certain knives have come to be associated with Special Forces. Unlike the SEALS, we haven’t endorsed thirty different Rambo knives and toad-stabbers, and we’ve never associated with anything as impractical and, well, ugly as the Buckmaster. But hey, the frogs are alright, you gotta love them for what theyContinue reading “Weaponsman Wednesday: Legendary Knives of SF”
The Bloody Lane At Antietam
This is a AI augmented photo and little write up on the facebook page, Warzone Legacy Zone. The bodies of Confederate soldiers lay scattered along the sunken road called “Bloody Lane” after the Battle of Antietam, creating one of the most haunting images ever captured during the American Civil War. Taken by photographer Alexander GardnerContinue reading “The Bloody Lane At Antietam”
The Korean War Week 109 – One Step From Peace! – July 21, 1952
There’s only one thing left at the Panmunjom Peace Talks standing in the way of an armistice- Article 51. However, this article deals with the release of POWs and the two sides have very different interpretations of it. The UN is however, currently releasing all the civilian internees they hold. In the field, the fightingContinue reading “The Korean War Week 109 – One Step From Peace! – July 21, 1952”
Scattered Shots 