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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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