By Trey Moore Body armor and flak jackets have been something sought after by armed forces around the globe to protect their troops from arms fire and shrapnel. Developed to prevent death and lessen injuries, body armor has been used in war combat since as early as world war one. Even from the first mediocreContinue reading “Body Armor: Vietnam Use and Development”
Category Archives: Armed Conflicts Worldwide
Captain Robert E Lee Mexican American War
Robert E Lee distinguishes himself in the Mexican American War.
M16 Rifle Maintenance Rifle M16A1 Field Expedients 1968 US Army
I love these old vintage training films.
Interview with SOG CCC Hatchet Force member Terry Cadenbach
Our pal. Bud Gibson has another great podcast interview with a SOG vet.
The SOG “green hornet” Amphetamine pill
Yes that is meth pills issued out to US Army Special Forces.
Hiroshima, Nagasaki Bombings Were Needless, Said World War II’s Top US Military Leaders
Authored by Brian McGlinchey via starkrealities.substack.com The anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki present an opportunity to demolish a cornerstone myth of American history — that those twin acts of mass civilian slaughter were necessary to bring about Japan’s surrender, and spare a half-million US soldiers who’d have otherwise died in aContinue reading “Hiroshima, Nagasaki Bombings Were Needless, Said World War II’s Top US Military Leaders”
Some More Vietnam USMC Sniping History
Lately my mind has been stuck on Vietnam war era sniper optics and rifles. Friends keep asking me about the subject and it has come up a lot this month. It is an evergreen topic for most people interested in US martial arms , sniping and long range shooting anyway so I thought IContinue reading “Some More Vietnam USMC Sniping History”
USMC Scout Sniper Weapons of the Vietnam War
In the past months I have written a bit about the use of and primary rifles used by the USMC for sniping use in the Vietnam war. Now I would like to talk a little about them again along with some of the supporting (spotter) weapons and equipment used by typical sniper teams during theContinue reading “USMC Scout Sniper Weapons of the Vietnam War”
Individual Equipment Of The Vietnam War
Will the Vietnam war ever stop being fascinating? Not to me it won’t. One of the many things from that period that is fascinating to me is what the fellows carried and used while in the war. Not just the Special Forces, but the regular guy. The equipment started out much like the gear ofContinue reading “Individual Equipment Of The Vietnam War”
BOOK-SOG Codename Dynamite: A MACV-SOG 1-0’s Personal Journal
I haven’t finished this yet but I already can tell you it gets my highest recommendation. From 1964-1972 America engaged in a Top Secret war in Southeast Asia with an elite group of warriors who did not exist. If the enemy caught you, the United States government would deny any involvement with you or whatContinue reading “BOOK-SOG Codename Dynamite: A MACV-SOG 1-0’s Personal Journal”
Scattered Shots 