Pucker Factor Stories of MACV SOG Vol.1 Issue 4 By Jason B. Collins: SOG stories from the veterans in their own words

by Jason B. Collins, John S. Meyer, Jim Burns

Overview

These are the first-hand stories of the men of SOG. My memory of the TET offensive - U.S Navy Captain J.W is attached to SOG in the communications department. Based in Saigon January 30, 1968. Capt. J.W would himself in the middle of the Tet offensive. He cannot let his Top Secret crypto communications equipment fall into enemy hands at any cost /Project SIGMA - Manuel Beck talks about joining the U.S Special Forces and going into SOG'S Project SIGMA/ The night of the Gordon Gibbons- A crazy story about physiological warfare with a very different enemy by Ret. LTC Bob Grear / Flash Tale - A young U.S Army pilot Capt. Francis Doherty assigned to MACV SOG flies his unarmed reconnaissance plane into hostile skies over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia./ Happy New Year! by John Stryker Meyer recalls that fateful night. After hearing a Recon Team on the radio request an immediate extraction, gunfire then silence can be heard. / The Vietnamese Air Force 219th King bee Squadron diaries are translated / Ken Van Arsdel One mission would stick with him for the rest of his life. His fellow SOG friend Fred Magsamen would be killed in battle, / Do I die today by U.S Army Recon pilot Captain Francis Doherty / was D.B Cooper a former SOG soldier? Together Pucker Factors SOG research team and Drew Hurst Beeson goes through the most likely candidates. / Tom Coffield a never seen before photo history from this SOG soldier/Daniel Boone Emergency by 20TH sos MSGT Jim W Burns - A SOG team is in need of an immediate extraction./ Recon Team Le Loi - Ret. LTC Bob Green takes Team Le Loi into the Ashau Valley / Nasty Class boats -U.S. Navy radio operator Robert Tucker attached to MACV SOGS Naval division NAD writes about his war in the Nasty Class boats and Swift boats and maybe going over the 17th parallel taking Vietnamese Sea Commandos their targets.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798317698317
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	06/12/2025
Series:	Pucker Factor Stories of MACV SOG , #4
Edition description:	Stories of MACV SOG
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Jason was born in 1970 in Vancouver, Canada, where he grew up immersed in military history. Both of his grandfathers served during World War II, along with many other relatives who fought in various conflicts abroad. He cherished the tales they shared with him. As time went on and these veterans passed away, Jason realized that much of their history was lost with them. In the years that followed, he began documenting the stories of soldiers, airmen, and sailors who had served their nations. Fast forward to today, and Jason has embarked on a mission to share the experiences of his new friends and contacts—the men of MACV SOG. Jason states, "These stories of the men of MACV SOG should not fade into obscurity. I am committed to preserving their histories so that future generations can learn about these courageous warriors."