Article

2022-01-01 -Short Attention Span Theater-

1968 - Recon Team Diamondback

[Bus Insider] During the Vietnam War, the US military relied heavily on special-operations forces to wage what was a predominately unconventional conflict.

Individual units, such as the Army Green Berets, Navy SEALs, and Air Commandos, supported the war strategy, but the Pentagon also created a dedicated special-operations organization.

Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) was a covert special-operations unit that conducted operations in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, North Vietnam, and elsewhere.

Their highly classified missions came at a cost. The unit had a 100% casualty rate, meaning all its members were wounded at least once or killed in action. The outsize risk they faced was matched by their effectiveness. Time and again, MACV-SOG teams achieved great results.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-01-01 09:19|| || Front Page|| [11144 views ] Top

#1 Thank you. Had not heard of this.

Posted by Woodrow 2022-01-01 15:06|| 2022-01-01 15:06|| Front Page Top

16:48 Varmint Panda4713
16:46 Elmerert Hupens2660
16:46 JohnQC
16:18 swksvolFF
16:02 badanov
16:01 Varmint Panda4713
15:50 jefe101
15:48 jefe101
15:37 Secret Master
15:32 Elmerert Hupens2660
15:31 Varmint Panda4713
15:16 NoMoreBS
15:08 Super Hose
15:08 trailing wife
14:53 Procopius2k
14:46 Elmerert Hupens2660
14:46 Frank G
14:40 Jefe101
14:24 Silentbrick
14:00 Abu Uluque
13:58 Bobby
13:55 trailing wife
13:54 Abu Uluque
13:53 Abu Uluque