Vietnam War – Page 7 – Scattered Shots

M16 Rifle Maintenance Rifle M16A1 Field Expedients 1968 US Army

I love these old vintage training films.

Some More Vietnam USMC Sniping History

Lately my mind has been stuck on Vietnam war era sniper optics and rifles. Friends keep asking me about the subject and it has come up a lot this month. It is an evergreen topic for most people interested in US martial arms , sniping and long range shooting anyway so I thought IContinue reading “Some More Vietnam USMC Sniping History”

USMC Scout Sniper Weapons of the Vietnam War

In the past months I have written a bit about the use of and primary rifles used by the USMC for sniping use in the Vietnam war. Now I would like to talk a little about them again along with some of the supporting (spotter) weapons and equipment used by typical sniper teams during theContinue reading “USMC Scout Sniper Weapons of the Vietnam War”

Individual Equipment Of The Vietnam War

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”

Vietcong Boobytraps

Some really nasty stuff used by the commies in the Vietnam war.

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”

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”