Robert E Lee distinguishes himself in the Mexican American War.
Category Archives: Armed Conflicts Worldwide
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”
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”
27th Division on Saipan Photo Analysis
In a sort of follow on to last years post we will take a deeper dive into the uniforms and equipment used by the soldiers of the 27th Infantry Division in Operation Forager. Some of the main or key elements I wont point out repeatedly so I’ll cover them here in the beginning. The generalContinue reading “27th Division on Saipan Photo Analysis”
Vietnam Suppressed SOF AK47
I ran across this picture on one of the facebook groups dedicated to MACVSOG history. Unfortunately the person who posted it offered no details since he had none to give. The AK is suppressed with what looks to be a Scionics suppressor. I have no idea what model. The barrel and front site have beenContinue reading “Vietnam Suppressed SOF AK47”
