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”
Category Archives: Vietnam War
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”
Memoir of a Hard Time: Memories from my Time at War
Our friend Chad has just published a book about his time in Vietnam and other things. You can get it now on kindle and we recommend it. The Viet-Nam War for America began in 1964, and finally ended in 1975. Nearly 59,000 Americans died, over 300,000 were wounded, and in total, almost 3,000,000 served “in-country.”Continue reading “Memoir of a Hard Time: Memories from my Time at War”
XM-148
Today we have a post from Trey Moore . You can visit the page and buy Vietnam war clothing and gear at http://www.mooremilitaria.com The Vietnam War saw the first practical use of dedicated grenade launchers versus the rifle grenades of WWII and Korea. The M79 Grenade Launcher was revolutionary. It was light weight, accurate andContinue reading “XM-148”
Vietnam “Death Machine”
A very cool pictures shared by one of the fellas in the FB SOG group. An indig loads a variant of the “death machine” pack. The idea was an M60 gunner would carry 1,000 rounds of 7.62 ammo in a box using the light weight ruck frame. The belt was fed to the gun usingContinue reading “Vietnam “Death Machine””
The Suppressed M16 In Vietnam
“With the emergence of the M16 as the principal infantry arm of the US ground combat forces in South Vietnam, the major thrust of suppressor development was centered on the 5.56mm rifle. The USAMTU had been actively involved with suppressor testing during the course of Army revaluations. So far as the AMTU was concerned, ifContinue reading “The Suppressed M16 In Vietnam”
Today in History: Operation Dewey Canyon
54 years ago today, January 22nd 1969, Operation Dewey Canyon began. the operation would last 56 days and be the last major operation of the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam. The goal of the operation was to neutralize a PAVN build-up in the A Shau and Đa Krông Valleys for essentially annual spring offensive. TheContinue reading “Today in History: Operation Dewey Canyon”
1-0 Sgt. Edward Ziobron Command& Control Central MACVSOG, 5th SFG(A), 1st SF, Kontum, Republic of Vietnam.
SOG 1-0 Ed Ziobron C&CC
Battlefield Luck Charm For Two Generations
Guest post by Jack Broz In 1969 I was a Navy Corpsman assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines in Vietnam. The week of March 25th 1969, Alpha was ordered to assist Delta 1/4 which had captured LZ Argonne near the border with Laos. Delta was being sniped at by an NVA .51 caliberContinue reading “Battlefield Luck Charm For Two Generations”
Scattered Shots 