SOG Kontum: Top Secret Missions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, 1968–1969

"....[a] powerful sense of sacrifice permeates the book and makes it profound and unique―especially when one considers the void of secrecy in which SOG existed." ―Vietnam Magazine\nThe Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) was a highly classified, multi-service United States Special Forces unit which conducted covert unconventional warfare operations prior to and during the Vietnam War. The unit conducted strategic reconnaissance missions in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia; carried out the capture of enemy prisoners, rescued downed pilots, and conducted rescue operations to retrieve allied prisoners of war throughout Southeast Asia; and conducted clandestine agent team activities and psychological operations.\nThis book tells the story of the Teams operating out of FOB2 Kontum, near the tri-border area, in 1968–69. From recon missions over the fence to the heroic, and sometimes fatal efforts undertaken to try and rescue missing SOG members, the events are told through the words of the men themselves, supported by previously unreleased official documents.\nTable of Contents\nRoad Mining Mission with Tony Love
Kedenburg Loss
Tony Love - Bob Barnes
Duffield - RT Hawaii
Hunt and Love - Wolfkeil
Grommett - Tho wounded
Bryant Bright Light
Dennis Mack Ghost Helo
SOG SLAM VII w/Jaeger comments
Last Days SOG SLAM VII
Russian Helo
Scherdin-Jerson Loss- Huey Crash with RT-Vermont
Insertion Attempt RT-Iowa
HP Recon in Force Goulet-Cadenbach; Insert RT-NM
Insert HP - Hill 1152
Attack on FOB - March 2
Loss of Ripanti
Operation Nightcap
Attack on 'Yard camp
Operation Spindown