Armed Conflicts Worldwide – Page 28

Captured PAVN Flag

I thought I would show this to you guys before I sent it off. A bring back PAVN ( NVA) flag capture from a Vietnam vet. The owner of SOGsite is helping the 5th Special Forces Group at Ft Cambell put together a SOG display at their museum and I am donating it along withContinue reading “Captured PAVN Flag”

Left The Range, 1SG (Ret) Bernard Bright

From the SOA – 1SG (Ret) Bernard BrightApril 15, 2022 (Age 87)Port Saint Lucie, FloridaSpecial Forces / MACV-SOGSFA Chapter 85 / SOA Mem #651GLBernie Bright, age 87, passed away on April 15, 2022 in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. Bernard Bright was one of the SOG hatchet force men who was part of Operation Tailwind. SFCContinue reading “Left The Range, 1SG (Ret) Bernard Bright”

Chet Gaston

This guy must have been something else! Above you can see the card he carried in his wallet.

OPERATION BABYLIFT: THE DOOMED FLIGHT OF A C-5A GALAXY TRANSPORTING VIETNAMESE ORPHANS, APRIL 4, 1975

April 3, 1975, in the final, chaotic days of the Vietnam War, US President Gerald Ford ordered an urgent mission of mercy called “Operation Babylift”. Its goal: to rescue Vietnamese orphans from the chaos of the war and take them to the US. The mission got off to a tragic start: In the initial flight,Continue reading “OPERATION BABYLIFT: THE DOOMED FLIGHT OF A C-5A GALAXY TRANSPORTING VIETNAMESE ORPHANS, APRIL 4, 1975”

Lynne Black Jr MACV SOG

My friend has made a new promo for his upcoming book done with Lynne Black you you might remember from an interview I did with him a couple years ago at LooseRounds. You can find Jason’s books on amazon.

SOG Gear

A very good video. Some guy shave John Meyer in to talk about and demonstrate some of the stuff worn and carried by SOG recon teams.

Today in History: The First Ranger Jump

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”

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”