MACV-SOG operations

In the jungles of Vietnam, there were missions so absurdly lopsided, so suicidal on paper, they sound like war movie scripts. But for Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) teams, small units of 4 to 6 men dropped deep into enemy territory, this was just Tuesday. These were the men who …

It always starts the same way. Someone says, “Hey, weren’t those LRRP guys in ‘Nam the same as MACV-SOG?” And that’s when I usually lean in, smile, and say, “Not unless you think NASCAR and Formula One are the same because they both drive fast.” See, the Long Range Reconnaissance …