71 years ago today, March 23rd 1951, the first Ranger combat jump took place. It was also the last jump of the Korean War. Dubbed Operation Tomahawk the plan was to have an airborne unit drop at Munsan-ni to trap Chinese and North Korean forces retreating from the ground elements of Operation Courageous. For theContinue reading “Today in History: The First Ranger Jump”
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The Vz58 In Vietnam
You never know what turned up in the Vietnam war. In this case the Vz58. I have to wonder how they kept the users supplied with a rifle that could not use the same mags as the Tye56/AK47. I asked the members of the SOG group if any of them recall seeing one and noneContinue reading “The Vz58 In Vietnam”
SOG Vets Recall Mission Support Site ,Leghorn
“Leghorn” was the name of a outpost and radio relay and mission support site on a near vertical peak on a mountain in Laos that dominated a large area with direct line of site. The fellas in the SOG group got talking about it over the last few days. Everything below are quotes from theContinue reading “SOG Vets Recall Mission Support Site ,Leghorn”
Interview With Lynne M Black Jr. US Army Special Forces & SOG Veteran
For this post we have a very special guest. Below is an interview with Lynne Black Jr. I asked Mr. Black if he would be so kind to submit to the torture of me asking him a lot of annoying questions he has been asked a million times before and he very graciouslyContinue reading “Interview With Lynne M Black Jr. US Army Special Forces & SOG Veteran”
Colonel William S. Brophy & Sniping In The Korean War
As the Korea war rages in 1952 and A captain in IX Corps Ordnance and veteran of infantry combat during WW2 in the Pacific , William S. Brophy recognized a total lack of US Army sniping equipment and marksmanship compared to its current and future needs. In an effort to reverse some of this andContinue reading “Colonel William S. Brophy & Sniping In The Korean War”
Ukraine Invasion by Russia – Summary Maps
MAP14 TPC KIEV AIRPORTS LANDING GROUNDS AND INFRA STRUCTURE 11:56 hours EET 26th FEB1 – GOSTOMEL airbase – appears to have been taken by Russian airborne troops (was reported by CNN as ANTONOV 25km NW of KIEV – needs verification)2 – VHYSHHROD hydro-electric facility held by UKR ground forces3 – VASILKOV airbase – Russian airborneContinue reading “Ukraine Invasion by Russia – Summary Maps”
18th Division RVN
In the last months of the Vietnam war, virtually all US support to the Republic of South Vietnam had been vindictively cut and PAVN forces from the north seemed to be ready to roll over the southern country in an unstoppable wave. All commentators and military experts predicted there would be little resistance. They hadContinue reading “18th Division RVN”
The Assault on Vicksburg Part 1
Vicksburg had a population of 5,000. It set on a 200 foot bluff on the east bank of the Mississippi river below , the river jagged into a steep hairpin curve. Between there and Memphis, TN the bluffs ran far inland and the land around the rive, if it could be called land, was swampyContinue reading “The Assault on Vicksburg Part 1”
Jay-bo
From VietnamWarHistoryOrg Jay-Bo Willie Casper was a canine “member” of the Casper aviation platoon (part of the 173rd airborne division) and served the longest “Tour of Duty” In Vietnam. Jay-Bo Willie Casper was born in 1966 in Bien Hoa. He was found at approximately 6 weeks old and immediately became a Casper he was knownContinue reading “Jay-bo”
The Capture of Kwajalein
78 years ago today, February 1st 1944, Operation Flintlock began. The operation was the capture of the Marshall Islands. The job of capturing Kwajalein fell to the 7th Infantry Division while the 4th Marine Division simultaneously captured Roi and Namur. The 7th had quite the varied experience in WWII, the battle previously was in theContinue reading “The Capture of Kwajalein”
Scattered Shots 