SOGCast: Untold Stories of MAC V SOG - John Stryker Meyer

050: Randy Harrison, SOG Recon Officer Survived Epic MOH Mission in Cambodia. Sep 30, 2024

Randy Harrison, CCS SOG Recon Officer Survived Epic MOH Mission in Cambodia.

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049: Did God Speak to a Bloodied “Dynamite” in a Firefight? Sep 05, 2024

Did God speak to a bloodied “Dynamite” in firefight?

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048: SOG Codename "Dynamite" Digs Into Explosive, Mind-Bending SOG Missions. Jul 23, 2024

“Dynamite” Dick Thompson. digs into explosive, mind-bending SOG missions

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047: Jason Hardy - SOG Demystified Jul 08, 2024

Jason Hardy - SOG Demystified

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046: Top Secret Tom Reveals Role in Helping Allies Flee the Taliban After Afghanistan Collapses. Jun 10, 2024

SOGCast’s Top Secret Tom reveals role in helping allies flee Taliban after Afghanistan collapses.

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045: Close Support for SOG. Don Engebretsen, The Skyraider. May 27, 2024

Don Engebretsen - A-1 Skyraider pilot details close support to SOG recon teams including MOH recipient

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044: Gene Pugh Ran SOG Recon and Survived Sapper Attack Apr 22, 2024

Gene Pugh - Ran SOG Recon and survived Sapper Attack Aug. 23, 1968 that killed 16 Green Berets

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043: Rick Freeman - Cobras Supporting SOG, to Fighter Jets. Apr 01, 2024

RIck Freeman - Went from flying Cobra gunships supporting SOG missions to flying fighter jets.

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042: Tony Bandiera Jr. SOG Green Beret’s Stories from Across The Fence Feb 22, 2024

A SOG Green Beret’s Stories of running missions across the fence

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041: Dương Ngọc Như - After War Spends Years Escaping Communism in Vietnam Jan 11, 2024

Dương Ngọc Như - After the Vietnam War, he spends years escaping communism in Vietnam.

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040: Dương Ngọc Như - Heroic Kingbee pilot Saved SOG teams in Laos, Cambodia. Dec 16, 2023

Dương Ngọc Như - Heroic Kingbee pilot Saved SOG teams in Laos, Cambodia.

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039: H.L. Serra - Knew SOG was Compromised in Cambodia Nov 14, 2023

HL Serra - Naval intelligence officer in Cambodia knew SOG was compromised

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038: From SOG Recon Mission to Duty in Afghanistan With Special Forces Sep 22, 2023

Rick Estes - From SOG Recon mission to duty in Afghanistan with Special Forces

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037: Jim Suber - Brother of SOG MIA Recon Green Beret’s Decades of Pain Aug 28, 2023

Jim Suber - Brother of SOG MIA Recon Green Beret’s Decades of Pain

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036: Barry Pencek “Scarface” .Marine Aviator’s Story on Historic SOG Operation Tailwind Mission. Aug 07, 2023

Barry Pencek “Scarface” .Marine Aviator’s Story on Historic SOG Operation Tailwind Mission.

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035: Bill Werther - Led Mission for Ricardo’s Revenge. NVA Pay Severe Price Jun 26, 2023

Bill Werther - Led mission for Ricardo’s Revenge, NVA pay severe price

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034: Dale Hanson Pt2. | Dale Loses A Finger. Flies Secret Mission Jun 01, 2023

SOGCast 034 - Dale Hanson 2 - Returns to SOG after losing finger, flies secret mission

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033: A Finger Shot Off. With Dale Hanson. May 02, 2023

Dale Hanson - Finger shot off, continues to fight in historic SOG mission

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032: Cliff Newman: Survived first SOG HALO Combat Jump Into Laos in the Rain. Mar 28, 2023

Cliff Newman: Survived first SOG HALO combat jump into Laos in the rain.

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031: Tim Schaaf: In-Country Training Mission Turned Deadly Serious Feb 21, 2023

In-Country Training Mission Turned Deadly Serious

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030: SOF Magazine Founder and Former Publisher, Green Beret Robert K. Brown Jan 30, 2023

Soldier of Fortune Magazine founder/publisher fighter of communism anywhere in the world: Green Beret Robert K. Brown

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029: Tom Waskovich Shut Down The Ho Chi Minh Trail in SLAM Operation Oct 24, 2022

SOG Team Leader shut down the Ho Chi Minh Trail in SLAM Operation

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028: Lynne M. Black Jr. - Perfected C-4 POW Knockout Explosive Ambush - On Himself First! Oct 17, 2022

Lynne M. Black Jr. - Perfected C-4 POW knockout explosive ambush - On himself first!!

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027: Lynne M. Black Jr., 10,000 NVA Soldiers Tried to Kill His 9-Man SOG Recon Team Sep 22, 2022

Lynne M. Black Jr., 10,000 NVA soldiers tried to kill his 9-man SOG recon team

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026: Roger Lockshier, “Saved SOG Souls” as 101st Gunship Crew Chief Aug 15, 2022

Roger Lockshier, “Saved SOG Souls” as 101st Gunship Crew Chief

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025: Travis Mills, Shot Five Times. Aug 01, 2022

Travis Mills, Shot 5 times, then ordered to pull guard duty!

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024: Pat Watkins, Part 2: Earns DSC during Sapper Attack Jul 20, 2022

Pat Watkins, Part 2: Earns DSC during Sapper attack that kills 16 Green Berets, 8/23/68.

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023: Pat Watkins. Oscar 8 Target. Jul 07, 2022

Pat Watkins: Three SOG Recon tours of duty - in Oscar 8 target, NVA tells team to pull guard duty for NVA at night.

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022: John F. Mullins. A Controversial Program. Jun 03, 2022

John F. Mullins, ran SOG Recon, Phoenix Program operator in PRU, action branch of successful, controversial program.

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021: David Gordon. A Back-Breaking SOG Mission. May 02, 2022

David Gordon, Breaks back on SOG mission, recovers to serve career in Army and as San Fran firefighters.

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020: Rob Graham. POW Snatch with a Bow and Arrow. Apr 11, 2022

Rob Graham, CCS SOG Recon man who used bow and arrow on top secret Cambodian mission and POW snatch.

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019: Doug Godshall Kicked Out, then Runs SOG Recon. Mar 28, 2022

Doug Godshall, booted out of SF training, lands in Nam, runs SOG Recon including time with Eldon Bargewell

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018: Surviving the I Drang Valley. Clete “Babysan” Sinyard Mar 16, 2022

He survived the I Drang Valley, then ran SOG Recon at CCN

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017: Frank Pully, One-Zero For The Last Years of SOG’s 8-year Secret War. Feb 07, 2022

Frank Pulley: Was SOG One-Zero for RT Idaho and RT Louisiana during last years of SOG’s 8-year secret war.

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016: Tough Times with Michael O'Byrne, SOG Recon/Military Intel Officer. Jan 24, 2022

Michael O’Byrne: SOG Recon/Military Intel officer served country through injuries/tough times.

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015: Seldom in Plain Sight. Ron Owens, SOG Operator Jan 10, 2022

Ron Owens: SOG operator had 50 plus years of service to our country, seldom in plain sight.

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014: Mitch Utterback: Retired Green Beret links SOG’s History to WW II OSS Legends Dec 27, 2021

Mitch Utterback: Retired Green Beret links SOG’s History to WW II OSS Legends

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013: Joe Parnar. Author/SOG Medic. Air. Ground. Dec 13, 2021

Joe Parnar: Author/SOG Medic, fought the secret war from the air and on the ground.

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012: Robert J. “Spider” Parks: Comanche SOG Legend Rebuilt ST Idaho Dec 02, 2021

Robert J. “Spider” Parks: Comanche SOG Legend Rebuilt ST Idaho/Served county 33 years

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011: Tom Cunningham. One Week in SOG Nov 17, 2021

One week in SOG: As NVA Overrun team, he has Out-Of-Body moment.

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010: John L. Plaster: SOG/Sniper/Author Legend Nov 01, 2021

After running top-secret SOG missions for three years, John L. Plaster went on to become an expert in Sniper skills/training and authored distinctive books non-fiction books about each profession.

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009: Mike Taylor. Three and a Half Years in SOG. Ground and Air. Oct 11, 2021

Taylor ran SOG recon missions out of CCS and CCN, and flew as a Covey Rider in Air Force FACs for more than 18 months.

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008: Saving More Than 50 Wounded Soldiers Lives. Medal of Honor Recipient, Gary Mike Rose. Sep 21, 2021

Gary Mike Rose - SOG Medal of Honor Recipient from life saving heroics during Operation Tailwind, as the only medic treating more than 50 wounded soldiers.

Asked what he remembered about Operation Tailwind, Rose responded, “Not much, my field of vision focused on the wounded.” More than 50 percent of the 136 assigned to Operation Tailwind were wounded or killed.

Rose received the MOH Aug. 23, 2017 at the White House from President Trump.

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007: Don Haase - Crew Chief Brings Rotorhead View of SOG Missions into Laos and Cambodia Aug 23, 2021

Don was a crew chief with the 195th Assault Helicopter Company that supported SOG Recon teams on missions across the fence. He brings a different perspective to the deadly secret war fought during the Vietnam War.

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006: One Day in SOG, He Faced Death Three Times Without a Shot Fired. John E. Peters Aug 06, 2021

John E. Peters - Co-Author of On The Ground.

Peters ran SOG recon on ST Rhode Island and as a strap-hanger, joining another team for one mission. On one day he could have died three times.

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005: Larry Trimble. Alone on Marble Mountain Observing Sapper Attacks Jul 24, 2021

On Aug. 23, 1968, a sapper attack at FOB 4 killed 16 Green Berets in one night

Larry with RT Rattler took out enemy mortar teams which prevented the body count from going higher. At one point, Larry was along on the mountain...

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004: Untold Stories. SOG Recon at CCS. With Marcus Whitt Jun 14, 2021

Marcus served a year in SOG, went across the fence into Cambodia, went on to serve 30 years in the Army and today helps reservists obtain VA benefits.

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003: We Few, and Whispers In The Tall Grass. With Nick Brokhausen Jun 14, 2021

We Few and Whispers in The Tall Grass - Two SOG books detailing missions across the fence in Laos.

Headline: Three million plus Americans served in Vietnam, only 500-700 ran SOG missions across the fence. Nick was one of them.

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002: Jim "Wild Carrot" Jones's SOG Recon Mission to Recover Downed Pilots Jun 14, 2021

SOG Recon team leader haunted by failed mission returns to crash site on his own money

Twenty-five years later, he spent $35,000 of his money to personally return to the crash site, then things got ugly

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001: Blown Off Jungle Boots: Search For SOG Recon Team Ends In Mortal Combat. w/ George "The Troll" Sternberg Jun 13, 2021

The Troll and his team are tasked to recover and pull out SOG Recon team Idaho.

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