Vietnam Combat Vets are true warriors. I married a combat vet,Door Gunner/Crew Chief, did 2 tours ‘67-‘69 flying SOG to Cambodia & Laos. Shot down 3x’s but never stopped fighting. Proud of these men!🇺🇸
My one co workers (MacSog) went down 3x, last time all died but him. The primitive skin grafting looked like the bottom of telephone pole (rolling knife blades to perforate the skin) he was still in uniform Sgt Sanchez..... little Puerto Rican guy. Had the privilege to work with a large group of them . Sgt Yates (Mac intel) was my Sgt Major.
Yes... what he said...! It is a national travesty that such heroism did not get national attention... a curse upon those who yelled "baby killers" at returning GI's...
This man is a true brother. When he said “We lived by a code. If I brought a team here, I’m responsible to bring them home. They did their job, and it’s time to do ours. No matter the cost. That’s my team.” Chills down my spine.
Yep , the American spirit to have . People think just because we are the greatest country in the world even though the Democraps treat us as secondary citizens , people think they are other countries never wanting to take us down , but believe you me , it’s far from any facts at all my friend . Ex., The spread communism with now having people in our own government supporting terrorist grouped like Hamas & Hezbollah, Iranian & Palestinian terrorist groups being supported by these countries so America must always be on guard !!! Simper Fi !!!!
Walter Mitty my ass. He flew amazingly hazardous missions, day after day, and saved many lives. He's got two DFC's, a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. Not many crew chiefs earned DFCs. Roger is a genuine hero.
That NCO was the man. I sure hope we have people like him and Mr Lockshier in the military today. This country needs bravery and leadership like them..
I have a very good friend who was a door gunner . Started out as what I would say was like a radar type . He learned the ropes and he didn’t join to sit behind a desk . I could listen to the man talk all day . Thanks Rob . A true hero
I've known many Viet Nam veterans through my job at the VA. Though I'm also a combat veteran, I don't come close. These helicopter crew chiefs are true legends. It's no wonder the pilots and crew received so many of the highest awards. You had great leadership in that 1sg. He took care of you where many would have had you removed. So much different in the age of the participation award. We earned everything we pinned on that uniform. Stay safe brother.
My father-in-law served in the 101st as a Huey crew chief beginning in Korea retired after 13 over seas deployments. he never spoke of his service and told me he could get in trouble for doing so. he was shot down once. And in the end agent orange took his life. he was also highly decorated which his family discovered after his death. He served in veterans organizations after retirement and I would see men many of much higher rank rise to their feet when he entered the room. He was diagnosed and treated for PTSD later in life. Thank you for your service and for talking. I am passing this on to his children as this will help connect some dots
what a story and what a hero! sir my heart goes out to you salute! your a true hero and to think people treated you guys terribly when you came home I am so sorry!! salute from st louis!!
I like what was said about true 'teamwork', it happens silently, with a look, a nod, wink, sound of GF. A well oiled machine, sir I can not express my undying gratitude for your sacrifice .
Really enjoyed listening to Roger's experiences, thankyou for letting him talk and not talking over him and yet asking the right things to get him to talk, brilliant, thankyou, all the best
Devil whispered into Roger's ear (is it did to so many of our honorable servicemen), "Be careful.... you're heading for a storm!" Roger whispered back to Devil's ear, "I am da Storm!" Coupled w most-excellent team members, they presented The Perfect Storm. Am proud of these fighters for American Spirit......
Got to give abunch of credit to the Ravens for being their guardian angel in the sky and the cnc way up there in the sky. The sog teams lives were in their forward air controllers hands, which is exactly what the Ravens were for. The Ravens saved many lives, and I haven't seen anyone else recognizing this fact. They are also HEROES calling in air support and engaging the enemies themselves. Clandestine forces don't get enough credit for the contributions they fought and died for, ya hear!
LRPs were actually the most effective and successful teams operating in Vietnam. Its a huge misconception that they were strictly recon as 1\3 of all missions throughout the war ended with enemy contact. LRRP\LRRPs routinely conducted raids, ambushes, prisoner snatches, pow rescues, called in air strikes and of course reconnaissance. LRPs had the highest kill ratio in Vietnam and ran more missions by a long shot than any other teams operating at the time. It was an all volunteer force and you received most of your training on the job, only the very best soldiers could make the cut. If you didn't perform well the team would have you removed from the unit immediately, it was their choice if you were accepted into the LRPs. These guys were the most badass fighting force in Vietnam and its a shame they don't get more recognition.
Just bumped elbows w a LRRP from Nam, yesterday. One might like to think heroes could benefit from popularities associated w 'recognition'. Although they may survive US, to this day, heroes are generally publicity-shy. Yet, a friendly 'hello' from someone may be appreciated conversation. The more I learn from their stories, the better I might understand the Life & Death seriousness of their missions. I hope you might find time to pick up the book and give it a chance.
WelI read a book about the LRRPs a long time ago, i’ve heard nothing but great things about them my whole life I think they get a lot of credit as they deserve it or are you saying they deserve even more accolades? By the way, I’m not being a wiseguy I have always held them in high regard. I’ve always thought of them as being bad asses. I think everyone has as far as I know, so I was just curious what you meant.
I read his book 13 months ago while on vacation. I'm much of a reader but I read it in 2 days as I can identify. I was a UH-1H crew chief in the U.S. Army 40 years ago and later with the national Guard for a very short stint. I have a very close friend that was with the USAF doing similar missions in 1965 in Vietnam that seems to be very quiet and not talked about.
This documentary reminds me of the adage, "He who hesitates is lost." I believe this was an essential element of this soldier's effectiveness, to prevail over brutal odds..... no doubt, true, clear-headed Faith, did as well. Being a veteran, he reminds me of many other SOG I was honored to bump elbows with. I respect you.
Guy looks much younger than most his age.He is the best 75 year old that I have ever saw.I am 61,and only pray I look that good.This man has been blessed.
I was with the 2nd/17th Air Cav A and later in HHQ 70-72 and operated in the same AO , lots of it in the A- Shu Valley and have heard many stories from you that are very similar to some of what I'd experienced as well. Both as a back up door gunner as a grunt and at the end, driving trucks during my time there. Welcome Home Brother 🎖
You guys were my Heros growing up, to the point where I made up my mind to work on helicopters after watching the news of Vietnam every evening. Which I kept to when I joined the army as a Cobra mech . Loved every day of it !
One of my best friend was 101st Airborne chopper mach. Door gunner 1966 til his chopper was shot down and was captured and took to a work camp- after that camp was bombed he escaped and made it back to a Army fire base - unfortunately he was severally injured at that base and spent 1.5 years in recovery - his name was Srgt. David Stapleton of Ark.
If you haven't already read Mr. Lockshier's book make it your business to do so as soon as possible. I've read a ton of Vietnam veteran memoirs and his is the best one yet.
Not to be self promoting if you love SOG I’ve got hatchet force abs recon men on my channel. Ed Wolcoff Dan Ster… I’ll be having tiger, Dale Hanson n soon . This week I have Cliff Newman on
@@budgibson185 saw you had a video on Mad Dog Shriver...dude was a sog legend... I've never heard any of these SOG guys talk about him tho...wonder if John Myer knew him?
Something bad ass about 18/19 yr old kids, living hard like men. Flying around south east Asia, listening to some of the best rock & roll. Taking care of serious business.
Amazing man, amazing life!! Thank you for your dedication and amazing selflessness. Looking for info on Lt. John e. Dieckmann macv sog kia may 16 1966. Thanks again for a great interview!
A big thank you to Roger and his comrades.Good of him to tell his story.Finest of men.The Kingbee pilots sound like an interesting bunch breaking out into vietnamese in the middle of all hell breaking loose😂😂.Hope somebody got the bastard who leaked the info out of Saigon.Rigged LZ's with trip wire and claymores.Going into a firefight where the enemy had advance warning......what a nightmare.And........you guys went in anyway.That is just superhuman.Then of course staying quiet for 20 years.Rogers continous theme of just doing his job making sure he rescued these special forces no matter the odds.Who could ever beat that mindset.Hard to thank these guys enough.John from Ireland Europe.
First Sargent's in the states were way different than First Sargent's in country. In country they had our backs not so much in the states. Thanks for your story and thanks for what you did.
Camp Eagle was down south for those of us that flew out Quang Tri a half dozen miles from the DMZ. He and I and the other crews that far north spent more time in North Vietnam and Laos than we did in South Vietnam. His story brings back a lot of memories. The Ashau was was something else.
its great to hear from a helicopter crew chief, i would love to hear some more stories from them. I've always been interested to hear from a night stalked crew chief. Is there any chance you guys could get one on?
It seems bizarre to me, it takes a lot of training and experience to be a good helicopter crew chief. I can't see why you would put them in a position where they have a high probability of getting killed.
Men like him always show up-it’s amazing and critical when they are in the right place at the right rime and rise above the situation🇺🇸🤙🏼 Total Stud!!!
A good friend srgt Vincent Chavez a marine squad leader M60 mach. Gunner was one of them squads you probably got out more then once, an would like to for him thank You Guys for your Service Sir
You know, I would say that there was a purpose God had for that dead soilder the pilot/former SF Medic saved. All the best and looking to purchasing the audio book.
Is the story roger tells about the extraction around 1:30:00 the same one Cliff Newman was on (and discussed on the latest SOGcast)? Edit: It was Tim Schaaf, and indeed it was. Crazy to think we have both sides of the story, from both air and ground.
@budgibson185 thanks for turning me on to your channel, the interviews you have are really engaging! Been binging them for a while now and I hope you get some more eyes on you and your work.
Reminds me of a short that the Shawn Ryan show just put together from 3 separate interviews that all had a different roll and perspective of a battle it was great really well edited can’t remember the exact name of it right now but should be able to find it it was in the last week or so it involved the black water guys and members from the unit
Have you guys ever heard of Lane Heath and his bookCW2.. awesome book. I wish it had it on audio still if you know him and he has more audiobooks please let me know. Can’t get it on Amazon or TH-cam or iTunes.
Since we have many knowledgeable viewers here, can anyone tell me how it is that our mortars were sized to 40mm, 60mm, 80mm.... while enemy mortars were 41mm, 61mm, 81mm.... eh? If so, can you explain why?!
Not all UH1 (Huey) helicopters had door gunners. Medevac units didn't have any self-defense equipment of any kind. As a medevac crew chief, I carried a Colt m1911 that I never fired during my two tours in Vietnam. E10, MOS 18d, 57th medical detachment.
While the US were bombing the civilian villages in Laos and Cambodia (the Us never admitted at the time they declared war on those countries) you can see the bomb craters to this day and children and farmers still maimed by the unexploded ordnance…….shame on the US!
I worked with Mac guys at the ends of their careers in mid 1980s , they always joked "we were never in Laos/Cambodia " ...wink wink nod. Great guys. I often wonder where they all ended up.
I experienced numerous issues with Vietnam pilots who regularly violated flight protocol and one in particular, a viet was told by ATC to enter holding pattern because we had five of our fixed wing recon aircraft , each in holding, in the clouds, waiting their turn to make an instrument approach to Phu Bai. When I was finally cleared for my approach, I was on the glide slope, and as I broke out of the clouds, I found myself wingtip to wingtip with that viet pilot who has descended through my five holding aircraft and made the entire approach without any clearance. I shudder to think how many near collisions occurred because of that moron.
@ Dano Not in the Lion's Den , Thank you for your service . Indeed we serve The Mighty YAHWEH . HE knows what we need when we need it . Army Vet here , enlisted towards end of 1973 and carried guilt complex for decades for the Green Machine denying my S.E. Asia Duty Station Request . I was caught up in the Patriotic fervor of commie dominos falling . The " Kill a Commie for Mommy " anti-war rant , was " stolen " by the anxious to enlist group in my High School & became me and my Buddy's response to the Black Armband Peacenik crowd . We weren't very popular in certain circles ....... LOL ! . Did my tour in USAREUR . Above average Letters of Approval and Commendations , yet still able to piss the Ranks off enough to be targeted ..........LOL !!! Thanks again @!Dano . YAH Bless & Bless YAH .
Vietnam Combat Vets are true warriors. I married a combat vet,Door Gunner/Crew Chief, did 2 tours ‘67-‘69 flying SOG to Cambodia & Laos. Shot down 3x’s but never stopped fighting. Proud of these men!🇺🇸
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My one co workers (MacSog) went down 3x, last time all died but him. The primitive skin grafting looked like the bottom of telephone pole (rolling knife blades to perforate the skin) he was still in uniform Sgt Sanchez..... little Puerto Rican guy. Had the privilege to work with a large group of them . Sgt Yates (Mac intel) was my Sgt Major.
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Me too..Every bit as good and Patriotic as ANY US Vet in ANY War! Matt NYC
Love you Uncle Roger. Thank you for sharing your experiences. You are a hero times a million!!!!
Highest respect for them; Pilots, crews, and door gunners. Took us in, took us out, covered us. At extreme personal risk.
Yes... what he said...! It is a national travesty that such heroism did not get national attention... a curse upon those who yelled "baby killers" at returning GI's...
This man is a true brother. When he said “We lived by a code. If I brought a team here, I’m responsible to bring them home. They did their job, and it’s time to do ours. No matter the cost. That’s my team.”
Chills down my spine.
Yep , the American spirit to have . People think just because we are the greatest country in the world even though the Democraps treat us as secondary citizens , people think they are other countries never wanting to take us down , but believe you me , it’s far from any facts at all my friend . Ex., The spread communism with now having people in our own government supporting terrorist grouped like Hamas & Hezbollah, Iranian & Palestinian terrorist groups being supported by these countries so America must always be on guard !!! Simper Fi !!!!
I could listen to SOG stories all day long. Awesome interview with Roger. Such a true hero.
Walter Mitty my ass. He flew amazingly hazardous missions, day after day, and saved many lives. He's got two DFC's, a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. Not many crew chiefs earned DFCs. Roger is a genuine hero.
That NCO was the man. I sure hope we have people like him and Mr Lockshier in the military today. This country needs bravery and leadership like them..
I have a very good friend who was a door gunner . Started out as what I would say was like a radar type . He learned the ropes and he didn’t join to sit behind a desk . I could listen to the man talk all day . Thanks Rob . A true hero
I've known many Viet Nam veterans through my job at the VA. Though I'm also a combat veteran, I don't come close. These helicopter crew chiefs are true legends. It's no wonder the pilots and crew received so many of the highest awards. You had great leadership in that 1sg. He took care of you where many would have had you removed. So much different in the age of the participation award. We earned everything we pinned on that uniform. Stay safe brother.
1st Sgt Wojeski
1st Sgt Lawrence Wagner.
What a great interviewee and storyteller...! Having been exposed to SOG I really enjoy hearing about their exploits.
I’m speechless, I have no words to describe these men’s courage and dedication to duty and each other.
God Bless them all.
I ordered his book, I was born when my dad was in combat in Vietnam in 1966.
Me too..
September 1966
My father-in-law served in the 101st as a Huey crew chief beginning in Korea retired after 13 over seas deployments. he never spoke of his service and told me he could get in trouble for doing so. he was shot down once. And in the end agent orange took his life. he was also highly decorated which his family discovered after his death. He served in veterans organizations after retirement and I would see men many of much higher rank rise to their feet when he entered the room. He was diagnosed and treated for PTSD later in life. Thank you for your service and for talking. I am passing this on to his children as this will help connect some dots
Awesome show! Cant get enough of SOG stories. Looking forward to reading Roger’s book.
There is it's called the SOGcast, Tilt is the host
These guys were a class all their own. The SOG guys were always my heroes growing up.
what a story and what a hero! sir my heart goes out to you salute! your a true hero and to think people treated you guys terribly when you came home I am so sorry!! salute from st louis!!
I like what was said about true 'teamwork', it happens silently, with a look, a nod, wink, sound of GF. A well oiled machine, sir I can not express my undying gratitude for your sacrifice .
Really enjoyed listening to Roger's experiences, thankyou for letting him talk and not talking over him and yet asking the right things to get him to talk, brilliant, thankyou, all the best
Devil whispered into Roger's ear (is it did to so many of our honorable servicemen), "Be careful.... you're heading for a storm!"
Roger whispered back to Devil's ear, "I am da Storm!"
Coupled w most-excellent team members, they presented The Perfect Storm.
Am proud of these fighters for American Spirit......
Love’d the story….sorry you had to live it in person! Thank YOU and ALL VETERANS for your service!
Got to give abunch of credit to the Ravens for being their guardian angel in the sky and the cnc way up there in the sky.
The sog teams lives were in their forward air controllers hands, which is exactly what the Ravens were for. The Ravens saved many lives, and I haven't seen anyone else recognizing this fact. They are also HEROES calling in air support and engaging the enemies themselves. Clandestine forces don't get enough credit for the contributions they fought and died for, ya hear!
LRPs were actually the most effective and successful teams operating in Vietnam. Its a huge misconception that they were strictly recon as 1\3 of all missions throughout the war ended with enemy contact. LRRP\LRRPs routinely conducted raids, ambushes, prisoner snatches, pow rescues, called in air strikes and of course reconnaissance. LRPs had the highest kill ratio in Vietnam and ran more missions by a long shot than any other teams operating at the time. It was an all volunteer force and you received most of your training on the job, only the very best soldiers could make the cut. If you didn't perform well the team would have you removed from the unit immediately, it was their choice if you were accepted into the LRPs. These guys were the most badass fighting force in Vietnam and its a shame they don't get more recognition.
Just bumped elbows w a LRRP from Nam, yesterday.
One might like to think heroes could benefit from popularities associated w 'recognition'. Although they may survive US, to this day, heroes are generally publicity-shy. Yet, a friendly 'hello' from someone may be appreciated conversation. The more I learn from their stories, the better I might understand the Life & Death seriousness of their missions. I hope you might find time to pick up the book and give it a chance.
My dad was LRRP in the 173rd airborne brigade. He never really talked about Vietnam so I have no idea about his military service time.
WelI read a book about the LRRPs a long time ago, i’ve heard nothing but great things about them my whole life I think they get a lot of credit as they deserve it or are you saying they deserve even more accolades? By the way, I’m not being a wiseguy I have always held them in high regard. I’ve always thought of them as being bad asses. I think everyone has as far as I know, so I was just curious what you meant.
Listening to his book for the second time. Outstanding book! Love hearing the perspective of the aviator heros that saved so many of our SOG warriors.
Un-freakin-believable !!! These guys were incredibly brave soldiers. Such pro's. Bless them all.
Another great show guys.
Love the midweek time slot.
I read his book 13 months ago while on vacation. I'm much of a reader but I read it in 2 days as I can identify. I was a UH-1H crew chief in the U.S. Army 40 years ago and later with the national Guard for a very short stint. I have a very close friend that was with the USAF doing similar missions in 1965 in Vietnam that seems to be very quiet and not talked about.
This documentary reminds me of the adage, "He who hesitates is lost." I believe this was an essential element of this soldier's effectiveness, to prevail over brutal odds..... no doubt, true, clear-headed Faith, did as well. Being a veteran, he reminds me of many other SOG I was honored to bump elbows with. I respect you.
Guy looks much younger than most his age.He is the best 75 year old that I have ever saw.I am 61,and only pray I look that good.This man has been blessed.
I was with the 2nd/17th Air Cav A and later in HHQ 70-72 and operated in the same AO , lots of it in the A- Shu Valley and have heard many stories from you that are very similar to some of what I'd experienced as well.
Both as a back up door gunner as a grunt and at the end, driving trucks during my time there.
Welcome Home Brother 🎖
Just bought the book...Thank you, Sir for your incredible service, I salut you
You guys were my Heros growing up, to the point where I made up my mind to work on helicopters after watching the news of Vietnam every evening. Which I kept to when I joined the army as a Cobra mech . Loved every day of it !
One of my best friend was 101st Airborne chopper mach. Door gunner 1966 til his chopper was shot down and was captured and took to a work camp- after that camp was bombed he escaped and made it back to a Army fire base - unfortunately he was severally injured at that base and spent 1.5 years in recovery - his name was Srgt. David Stapleton of Ark.
These men are true warriors
You asked him to clean the weapons, for everybodies sake, and the bro wouldnt even touch em. Thats fuckin' nuts. What a gamble.
Me too.His country called and he responded.
Thank You SIR.....for everything.
If you haven't already read Mr. Lockshier's book make it your business to do so as soon as possible. I've read a ton of Vietnam veteran memoirs and his is the best one yet.
Glad y’all got Roger on!! Lol glad he STILL says Ft. Rucker. Few min down the road.
Jack my book should be in this week to you
This guys stories are why Vietnam War movies have such memorable characters, hot damn
I love these SOG interviews. There really needs to be a mini series made on these men and their helo support personnel
Not to be self promoting if you love SOG I’ve got hatchet force abs recon men on my channel. Ed Wolcoff Dan Ster… I’ll be having tiger, Dale Hanson n soon . This week I have Cliff Newman on
@@budgibson185 saw you had a video on Mad Dog Shriver...dude was a sog legend... I've never heard any of these SOG guys talk about him tho...wonder if John Myer knew him?
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Something bad ass about 18/19 yr old kids, living hard like men. Flying around south east Asia, listening to some of the best rock & roll. Taking care of serious business.
Great pod cast. I liked the books "Low Level Hell" and "Chickenhawk." I can't wait to read this book for the door gunner perspective.
Mac v sog had over a 100% casualty rate. Best of the best. Love these guys
Quoting a line from the movie “The Green Berets”. You think the VC are out there? I have VC on my own team.
Great episode!
Amazing man, amazing life!! Thank you for your dedication and amazing selflessness. Looking for info on Lt. John e. Dieckmann macv sog kia may 16 1966. Thanks again for a great interview!
Chaps thanks for bring these historic stories to the forefront. Great choice of rum u r drinking. Ciao.
Welcome home Sir
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67N Huey Engineer, Crew Chief.We were the last group to use Huey’s in combat jungle ops. 1985-86.
Where was that ?
A big thank you to Roger and his comrades.Good of him to tell his story.Finest of men.The Kingbee pilots sound like an interesting bunch breaking out into vietnamese in the middle of all hell breaking loose😂😂.Hope somebody got the bastard who leaked the info out of Saigon.Rigged LZ's with trip wire and claymores.Going into a firefight where the enemy had advance warning......what a nightmare.And........you guys went in anyway.That is just superhuman.Then of course staying quiet for 20 years.Rogers continous theme of just doing his job making sure he rescued these special forces no matter the odds.Who could ever beat that mindset.Hard to thank these guys enough.John from Ireland Europe.
What’s up John from Ireland I too am John from Ireland lol
Really good interview😊
First Sargent's in the states were way different than First Sargent's in country. In country they had our backs not so much in the states. Thanks for your story and thanks for what you did.
One of the worst times in garrison was when we had a lawyer for a commander and a security forces guy as a First Sergeant.
Would love to hear much more from Roger, awesome
Thanks Roger. . .
Great story teller.
Camp Eagle was down south for those of us that flew out Quang Tri a half dozen miles from the DMZ. He and I and the other crews that far north spent more time in North Vietnam and Laos than we did in South Vietnam. His story brings back a lot of memories. The Ashau was was something else.
Thanks for sharing and thank you for your service.
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Looking forward to his next book.
Totally awesome loved it all
Thank you Roger❤
USAF 551st SOS ACC MH53-J TAIL # 4432 I was fortunate to see no action . Best time of my life so far. Thank you sir, thank you,
its great to hear from a helicopter crew chief, i would love to hear some more stories from them. I've always been interested to hear from a night stalked crew chief. Is there any chance you guys could get one on?
It seems bizarre to me, it takes a lot of training and experience to be a good helicopter crew chief. I can't see why you would put them in a position where they have a high probability of getting killed.
@@jeffk464where else would you put them so they could do their job ?
Great story! 502nd Combat Aviation Huey’s, Honduras, El Salvador, Central America. 1980’s
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Amazing story looking forward to reading Rogers book.
Awesome interview! Definitely buying your book!
Men like him always show up-it’s amazing and critical when they are in the right place at the right rime and rise above the situation🇺🇸🤙🏼 Total Stud!!!
Great interview.
Much love and respect to all the warriors out their living and gone GOD BLESS YOU ALL ESPECIALLY for our freedom.
My bro, 82nd, 5th SF GB, 65-67 Laos and Cambodia and Pleiku.
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Spectacularly🏅Awesome
Grateful Shared Moments!
Forever Young Winners!👍
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Just purchased the book through audible and looking forward to hearing it.
A good friend srgt Vincent Chavez a marine squad leader M60 mach. Gunner was one of them squads you probably got out more then once, an would like to for him thank You Guys for your Service Sir
This was badass to listen to. I cannot believe some of the stuff Vietnam veterans went through.
True hero's all and one.
Great book!
Awesome cast
You know, I would say that there was a purpose God had for that dead soilder the pilot/former SF Medic saved. All the best and looking to purchasing the audio book.
Great show
Fantastic story very fantastic.
Those guys very brave in SOG and helicopters to pick them up
Wow...amazing stories very well told!
Should get him on again 👍🏻
My brother was a door gunner in that war thx bro
Is the story roger tells about the extraction around 1:30:00 the same one Cliff Newman was on (and discussed on the latest SOGcast)?
Edit: It was Tim Schaaf, and indeed it was. Crazy to think we have both sides of the story, from both air and ground.
I’ll be having Cliff on my Channel tomorrow around lunch if you like to check it out. I e got 7-8 SOG interviews and a few upcoming this week
@budgibson185 thanks for turning me on to your channel, the interviews you have are really engaging! Been binging them for a while now and I hope you get some more eyes on you and your work.
Reminds me of a short that the Shawn Ryan show just put together from 3 separate interviews that all had a different roll and perspective of a battle it was great really well edited can’t remember the exact name of it right now but should be able to find it it was in the last week or so it involved the black water guys and members from the unit
Thanks sir for your service.
Have you guys ever heard of Lane Heath and his bookCW2.. awesome book. I wish it had it on audio still if you know him and he has more audiobooks please let me know. Can’t get it on Amazon or TH-cam or iTunes.
Good stuff. I just wished u could have put up some pics of the different things he was talking about
Since we have many knowledgeable viewers here, can anyone tell me how it is that our mortars were sized to 40mm, 60mm, 80mm.... while enemy mortars were 41mm, 61mm, 81mm.... eh?
If so, can you explain why?!
👏👏 . . .💪💪 🚁 🚁 🚁 🚁 Many thanks to all involved ?
Nice guy. God bless
I would love to sit at the bar with you guys and shoot shit. This podcast and the two of you are national treasures!
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Not all UH1 (Huey) helicopters had door gunners. Medevac units didn't have any self-defense equipment of any kind. As a medevac crew chief, I carried a Colt m1911 that I never fired during my two tours in Vietnam. E10, MOS 18d, 57th medical detachment.
Hi just wondering if you knew a Dr.gunner Rick Apidacia a mex. American friend of mine,I think he was in the 101st 1968-71?
I love that study...man...Pour me a Wild Turkey Please. MATT NYC
My grandfather was part of the CIA’s Secret Army in Laos who help rescued down American pilots/crew.
While the US were bombing the civilian villages in Laos and Cambodia (the Us never admitted at the time they declared war on those countries) you can see the bomb craters to this day and children and farmers still maimed by the unexploded ordnance…….shame on the US!
My father in law was also in laos with ravens as a mechanic. Reading everything I can get my hands.
I worked with Mac guys at the ends of their careers in mid 1980s , they always joked "we were never in Laos/Cambodia " ...wink wink nod. Great guys. I often wonder where they all ended up.
True Badasses!
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I experienced numerous issues with Vietnam pilots who regularly violated flight protocol and one in particular, a viet was told by ATC to enter holding pattern because we had five of our fixed wing recon aircraft , each in holding, in the clouds, waiting their turn to make an instrument approach to Phu Bai. When I was finally cleared for my approach, I was on the glide slope, and as I broke out of the clouds, I found myself wingtip to wingtip with that viet pilot who has descended through my five holding aircraft and made the entire approach without any clearance. I shudder to think how many near collisions occurred because of that moron.
In the undying words of Christopher Walken ; 'This Huey needs more doorgun, MORE DOORGUN!!!'
Referring to 100's & 1,000's I'd say that was a target rich environment! 😂
@ Dano Not in the Lion's Den , Thank you for your service . Indeed we serve The Mighty YAHWEH . HE knows what we need when we need it . Army Vet here , enlisted towards end of 1973 and carried guilt complex for decades for the Green Machine denying my S.E. Asia Duty Station Request . I was caught up in the Patriotic fervor of commie dominos falling . The " Kill a Commie for Mommy " anti-war rant , was " stolen " by the anxious to enlist group in my High School & became me and my Buddy's response to the Black Armband Peacenik crowd . We weren't very popular in certain circles ....... LOL ! . Did my tour in USAREUR . Above average Letters of Approval and Commendations , yet still able to piss the Ranks off enough to be targeted ..........LOL !!! Thanks again @!Dano . YAH Bless & Bless YAH .