The time is right to honor the Vietnam War’s most secret warriors

[rangerrebew]

The time is right to honor the Vietnam War’s most secret warriors
By Col. Paris Davis
 Aug 30, 05:30 PM
 
The nation is commemorating the 50th anniversary of America’s withdrawal from Vietnam through Veterans Day 2025, per presidential decree. But we cannot allow any lingering ambivalence on the legacy of the war — or anything else — to further delay honoring the extraordinary contributions of our most covert warriors of that era.

When I recently received the Medal of Honor for the 19-hour battle my Army Special Forces unit fought in Bong Son, Vietnam in 1965, President Joe Biden said, “It’s never too late to do the right thing.”


Indeed, we are well past time to do what’s right, and finally honor the elite U.S Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Studies and Observations Group, or MACV-SOG, with a Congressional Gold Medal.


This revolutionary, top-secret group operated in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1964 to 1972. Its members fought deep within enemy territory to gather invaluable intelligence for the highest levels of government, including the White House. Their tasks included strategic reconnaissance, sabotage, direct-action raids, psychological operations, deception operations, and rescue missions. The group targeted the Ho Chi Minh Trail, a crucial enemy supply line for the North Vietnamese enemy. Aerial reconnaissance was challenging, making the intelligence provided by SOG teams on the ground invaluable.

https://www.navytimes.com/opinion/2023/08/30/the-time-is-right-to-honor-the-vietnam-wars-most-secret-warriors/

[sneakypete]

The time is right to honor the Vietnam War’s most secret warriors
By Col. Paris Davis
 Aug 30, 05:30 PM
 
The nation is commemorating the 50th anniversary of America’s withdrawal from Vietnam through Veterans Day 2025, per presidential decree. But we cannot allow any lingering ambivalence on the legacy of the war — or anything else — to further delay honoring the extraordinary contributions of our most covert warriors of that era.

When I recently received the Medal of Honor for the 19-hour battle my Army Special Forces unit fought in Bong Son, Vietnam in 1965, President Joe Biden said, “It’s never too late to do the right thing.”


Indeed, we are well past time to do what’s right, and finally honor the elite U.S Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Studies and Observations Group, or MACV-SOG, with a Congressional Gold Medal.


This revolutionary, top-secret group operated in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1964 to 1972. Its members fought deep within enemy territory to gather invaluable intelligence for the highest levels of government, including the White House. Their tasks included strategic reconnaissance, sabotage, direct-action raids, psychological operations, deception operations, and rescue missions. The group targeted the Ho Chi Minh Trail, a crucial enemy supply line for the North Vietnamese enemy. Aerial reconnaissance was challenging, making the intelligence provided by SOG teams on the ground invaluable.

https://www.navytimes.com/opinion/2023/08/30/the-time-is-right-to-honor-the-vietnam-wars-most-secret-warriors/

@rangerrebew

If  they are going to do it,they had better do it soon. I was one of the younger ones,and I am a geezer in my 70's who is now recovering from a heart attack.

Sadly,most have already died from either combat,or old age,but it is possible that some of their families might find some comfort in the recognition.

[Bigun]

...we are well past time to do what’s right...

Completely true! As far as I'm concerned, they (the powers that be) can all GTH!

[Smokin Joe]

Late in coming, too late for some.
Politicians lost what the warriors won.