Today I am joined by my friend, Roger Lockshier, to discuss his newly published book, 'SOG: Operation Blackjack and the Mobile Guerrilla Force'. In this podcast, Roger and I discuss his writing process and the challenges associated with his latest literary project. We also discuss the people who were involved in the creation of Operation Blackjack and the men who went on those missions.

Roger is also the author of, 'We Saved SOG Souls', and, 'Saving Infantry and SOG Souls'. Roger and I covered those books over the course of three episodes, in which we primarily discussed his first hand accounts of his time running missions in support of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group, otherwise known as MACVSOG. MACVSOG was a was a clandestine, multi-service United States special operations unit which conducted covert unconventional warfare operations during the Vietnam War. This top secret unit conducted strategic reconnaissance missions in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.

Roger Lockshier enlisted in the US Army in April 1966. After completing Airborne (Paratrooper) Jump Training at Fort Benning GA, he was assigned to Aviation Battalion 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell Kentucky, December 1966. In December of 1967 the 101st Airborne Division was transferred to Vietnam. Lockshier was a Crewchief / Doorgunner with the 101st Airborne's Black Angels Huey Helicopter Gunships assigned to provide combat support to the 101st Airborne and 5th Special Forces MACVSOG. He returned to the States in December of 1968.

Lockshier was the recipient of several awards: 

• Two time recipient of The Distinguished Flying Cross

• Bronze Star

• Purple Heart

• Air Medal with "V" Device

• 19 Air Medals

• Army Commendation Medal

• Army Presidential Unit Citation 101st Airborne

• Army Presidential Unit Citation Special Forces Khe Sahn

• Army Presidential Unit Citation MACVSOG (Special Ops)

• Navy Presidential Unit Citation Khe Sahn

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