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”
Category Archives: Armed Conflicts Worldwide
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”
1st sit down with RT NEW YORK AND RT WASHINGTON Recon Man John Blaauw
Bud sits down to another SOG interview
My first Bomb Damage Assessment (BDA) mission
A SOG Green Beret’s first BDA mission.
Madame Ho Thi Que
Madame Ho Thi Que, The Tiger Lady, courageously served in combat with the South Vietnamese 44th Ranger Battalion. Her exploits were legendary, even in the war torn region of South East Asia. She marched and fought with one of the most respected military units in Vietnam: the South Vietnamese 44th Ranger Battalion -“The Black Tigers”.Continue reading “Madame Ho Thi Que”
Interview with SSG Terry Cadenbach, MACV-SOG Command & Control Central
Terry Cadenbach talks to us about his time in SOG
“Chieu Hoi” M16 Magazine Bags
Turns out things get wet really easy in the jungle. They learned this in the Vietnam and so bright spark came up with these plastic bags for your M16 magazines. The bags could be reused and had an emergency break away on one end. The other end has a sort of bread tie made intoContinue reading ““Chieu Hoi” M16 Magazine Bags”
Scattered Shots 