Category Archives: Armed Conflicts Worldwide
The Korean War Week 51 – China: Acheson’s Cold Calculus – June 10 , 1951
Never Seen Before SOG Photos
I wanted to show some pictures never before seen. My friend, Ken Bird who was in MACVSOG is letting me share these with you. Some where taken by Ken, the rest he saved from being destroyed as part of classified material trash while he was working in the TOC at Command & Control North inContinue reading “Never Seen Before SOG Photos”
USMC Marine Sniper Collection
This guy on FB has one of the finest vintage gun and accessories collections I have ever seen, I will show more later this week. This time I’m sharing his WW2 USMC 1903 with real USMC Sniper contract 8x Unertl.
Exploding Canteen
Another booby trap canteen from the Vietnam war used by SOG teams.
Today in History: D-Day
78 years ago today, June 6th 1944, Operation Overlord, or as it is commonly known, D-Day commenced. The largest amphibious operation ever and arguably the most famous battle of World War II among western nations. The battle has been covered so many times and in such detail I will skip the overview and dive rightContinue reading “Today in History: D-Day”
Some of My Vietnam War Stuff
I saw a lot of guys on Instagram laying out some of their collection. Some impressive. Some not so much. I thought I would do a simple display of some of the major items of my collection. Things the average infantrymen in the US Army would have. All items actual war era. Even the SP-1Continue reading “Some of My Vietnam War Stuff”
The Korean War Week 50 – Trapped in the Triangle: Korea’s Killing Zone – June 3, 1951
The Korean War Week 49 – Race to Trap 70,000 Soldiers – May 27, 1951
A Dad Vietnam War Story
Dad told me a story several times over the years about a night in Vietnam. It was really stuck in his head since he was almost killed and was wounded during the same attack. Dad was in an artillery unit that would set up on hills with temporary fire bases. One night the base wasContinue reading “A Dad Vietnam War Story”
Scattered Shots 