SOGCast: Untold Stories of MAC V SOG

By John Stryker Meyer

Society & Culture History

What's SOGCast: Untold Stories of MAC V SOG about?

John Stryker Meyer, call sign--Tilt, hosts untold stories of the operations of MAC-V SOG. Vietnam. The Secret War.

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SOGCast: Untold Stories of MAC V SOG episodes:

04.22.2024
044: Gene Pugh Ran SOG Recon and Survived Sapper Attack
Gene Pugh - Ran SOG Recon and survived Sapper Attack Aug. 23, 1968 that killed 16 Green Berets Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
04.01.2024
043: Rick Freeman - Cobras Supporting SOG, to Fighter Jets.
RIck Freeman - Went from flying Cobra gunships supporting SOG missions to flying fighter jets. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
02.22.2024
042: Tony Bandiera Jr. SOG Green Beret’s Stories from Across The Fence
A SOG Green Beret’s Stories of running missions across the fence Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
01.11.2024
041: Dương Ngọc Như - After War Spends Years Escaping Communism in Vietnam
Dương Ngọc Như - After the Vietnam War, he spends years escaping communism in Vietnam. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
12.16.2023
040: Dương Ngọc Như - Heroic Kingbee pilot Saved SOG teams in Laos, Cambodia.
Dương Ngọc Như - Heroic Kingbee pilot Saved SOG teams in Laos, Cambodia. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
11.14.2023
039: H.L. Serra - Knew SOG was Compromised in Cambodia
HL Serra - Naval intelligence officer in Cambodia knew SOG was compromised Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
09.22.2023
038: From SOG Recon Mission to Duty in Afghanistan With Special Forces
Rick Estes - From SOG Recon mission to duty in Afghanistan with Special Forces Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
08.28.2023
037: Jim Suber - Brother of SOG MIA Recon Green Beret’s Decades of Pain
Jim Suber - Brother of SOG MIA Recon Green Beret’s Decades of Pain Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
08.07.2023
036: Barry Pencek “Scarface” .Marine Aviator’s Story on Historic SOG Operation Tailwind Mission.
Barry Pencek “Scarface” .Marine Aviator’s Story on Historic SOG Operation Tailwind Mission. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
06.26.2023
035: Bill Werther - Led Mission for Ricardo’s Revenge. NVA Pay Severe Price
Bill Werther - Led mission for Ricardo’s Revenge, NVA pay severe price Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
06.01.2023
034: Dale Hanson Pt2. | Dale Loses A Finger. Flies Secret Mission
SOGCast 034 - Dale Hanson 2 - Returns to SOG after losing finger, flies secret mission Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
05.02.2023
033: A Finger Shot Off. With Dale Hanson.
Dale Hanson - Finger shot off, continues to fight in historic SOG mission Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
03.28.2023
032: Cliff Newman: Survived first SOG HALO Combat Jump Into Laos in the Rain.
Cliff Newman: Survived first SOG HALO combat jump into Laos in the rain. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
02.21.2023
031: Tim Schaaf: In-Country Training Mission Turned Deadly Serious
In-Country Training Mission Turned Deadly Serious Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
01.30.2023
030: SOF Magazine Founder and Former Publisher, Green Beret Robert K. Brown
Soldier of Fortune Magazine founder/publisher fighter of communism anywhere in the world: Green Beret Robert K. Brown Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
10.24.2022
029: Tom Waskovich Shut Down The Ho Chi Minh Trail in SLAM Operation
SOG Team Leader shut down the Ho Chi Minh Trail in SLAM Operation Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
10.17.2022
028: Lynne M. Black Jr. - Perfected C-4 POW Knockout Explosive Ambush - On Himself First!
Lynne M. Black Jr. - Perfected C-4 POW knockout explosive ambush - On himself first!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
09.22.2022
027: Lynne M. Black Jr., 10,000 NVA Soldiers Tried to Kill His 9-Man SOG Recon Team
Lynne M. Black Jr., 10,000 NVA soldiers tried to kill his 9-man SOG recon team Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
08.15.2022
026: Roger Lockshier, “Saved SOG Souls” as 101st Gunship Crew Chief
Roger Lockshier, “Saved SOG Souls” as 101st Gunship Crew Chief Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
08.01.2022
025: Travis Mills, Shot Five Times.
Travis Mills, Shot 5 times, then ordered to pull guard duty! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
07.20.2022
024: Pat Watkins, Part 2: Earns DSC during Sapper Attack
Pat Watkins, Part 2: Earns DSC during Sapper attack that kills 16 Green Berets, 8/23/68. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
07.07.2022
023: Pat Watkins. Oscar 8 Target.
Pat Watkins: Three SOG Recon tours of duty - in Oscar 8 target, NVA tells team to pull guard duty for NVA at night. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
06.03.2022
022: John F. Mullins. A Controversial Program.
John F. Mullins, ran SOG Recon, Phoenix Program operator in PRU, action branch of successful, controversial program. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
05.02.2022
021: David Gordon. A Back-Breaking SOG Mission.
David Gordon, Breaks back on SOG mission, recovers to serve career in Army and as San Fran firefighters. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
04.11.2022
020: Rob Graham. POW Snatch with a Bow and Arrow.
Rob Graham, CCS SOG Recon man who used bow and arrow on top secret Cambodian mission and POW snatch. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
03.28.2022
019: Doug Godshall Kicked Out, then Runs SOG Recon.
Doug Godshall, booted out of SF training, lands in Nam, runs SOG Recon including time with Eldon Bargewell Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
03.16.2022
018: Surviving the I Drang Valley. Clete “Babysan” Sinyard
He survived the I Drang Valley, then ran SOG Recon at CCN Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
02.07.2022
017: Frank Pully, One-Zero For The Last Years of SOG’s 8-year Secret War.
Frank Pulley: Was SOG One-Zero for RT Idaho and RT Louisiana during last years of SOG’s 8-year secret war. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
01.24.2022
016: Tough Times with Michael O'Byrne, SOG Recon/Military Intel Officer.
Michael O’Byrne: SOG Recon/Military Intel officer served country through injuries/tough times. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
01.10.2022
015: Seldom in Plain Sight. Ron Owens, SOG Operator
Ron Owens: SOG operator had 50 plus years of service to our country, seldom in plain sight. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
12.27.2021
014: Mitch Utterback: Retired Green Beret links SOG’s History to WW II OSS Legends
Mitch Utterback: Retired Green Beret links SOG’s History to WW II OSS Legends Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
12.13.2021
013: Joe Parnar. Author/SOG Medic. Air. Ground.
Joe Parnar: Author/SOG Medic, fought the secret war from the air and on the ground. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
12.02.2021
012: Robert J. “Spider” Parks: Comanche SOG Legend Rebuilt ST Idaho
Robert J. “Spider” Parks: Comanche SOG Legend Rebuilt ST Idaho/Served county 33 years Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
11.17.2021
011: Tom Cunningham. One Week in SOG
One week in SOG: As NVA Overrun team, he has Out-Of-Body moment. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
11.01.2021
010: John L. Plaster: SOG/Sniper/Author Legend
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. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
10.11.2021
009: Mike Taylor. Three and a Half Years in SOG. Ground and Air.
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. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
09.21.2021
008: Saving More Than 50 Wounded Soldiers Lives. Medal of Honor Recipient, Gary Mike Rose.
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...
08.23.2021
007: Don Haase - Crew Chief Brings Rotorhead View of SOG Missions into Laos and Cambodia
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. Support this podcast at —...
08.06.2021
006: One Day in SOG, He Faced Death Three Times Without a Shot Fired. John E. Peters
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. Support this podcast at —...
07.24.2021
005: Larry Trimble. Alone on Marble Mountain Observing Sapper Attacks
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...
06.14.2021
004: Untold Stories. SOG Recon at CCS. With Marcus Whitt
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. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
06.14.2021
003: We Few, and Whispers In The Tall Grass. With Nick Brokhausen
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. Support...
06.14.2021
002: Jim "Wild Carrot" Jones's SOG Recon Mission to Recover Downed Pilots
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 Support this podcast at —...
06.13.2021
001: Blown Off Jungle Boots: Search For SOG Recon Team Ends In Mortal Combat. w/ George "The Troll" Sternberg
The Troll and his team are tasked to recover and pull out SOG Recon team Idaho. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sogcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What's SOGCast: Untold Stories of MAC V SOG about?

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SOGCast: Untold Stories of MAC V SOG episodes:

044: Gene Pugh Ran SOG Recon and Survived Sapper Attack

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

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

041: Dương Ngọc Như - After War Spends Years Escaping Communism in Vietnam

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

039: H.L. Serra - Knew SOG was Compromised in Cambodia

038: From SOG Recon Mission to Duty in Afghanistan With Special Forces

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

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

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

034: Dale Hanson Pt2. | Dale Loses A Finger. Flies Secret Mission

033: A Finger Shot Off. With Dale Hanson.

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

031: Tim Schaaf: In-Country Training Mission Turned Deadly Serious

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

029: Tom Waskovich Shut Down The Ho Chi Minh Trail in SLAM Operation

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

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

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

025: Travis Mills, Shot Five Times.

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

023: Pat Watkins. Oscar 8 Target.

022: John F. Mullins. A Controversial Program.

021: David Gordon. A Back-Breaking SOG Mission.

020: Rob Graham. POW Snatch with a Bow and Arrow.

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

018: Surviving the I Drang Valley. Clete “Babysan” Sinyard

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

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

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

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

013: Joe Parnar. Author/SOG Medic. Air. Ground.

012: Robert J. “Spider” Parks: Comanche SOG Legend Rebuilt ST Idaho

011: Tom Cunningham. One Week in SOG

010: John L. Plaster: SOG/Sniper/Author Legend

009: Mike Taylor. Three and a Half Years in SOG. Ground and Air.

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

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

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

005: Larry Trimble. Alone on Marble Mountain Observing Sapper Attacks

004: Untold Stories. SOG Recon at CCS. With Marcus Whitt

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

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

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