What Happens When a NVA Platoon Traps the Most Terrifying Man in Vietnam?

#usa #military #vietnam Before he was the most feared man in Vietnam, Jerry “Mad Dog” Shriver was just a quiet Green Beret with a death wish and a sawed-off shotgun. As a Hatchet Force platoon sergeant with MACV-SOG, he led deep reconnaissance and direct-action missions across the border into Laos and Cambodia—long before America admitted we were even there. He lived with his Montagnard troops, fought beside them, and earned their fierce loyalty. Shriver was so lethal that Radio Hanoi put a $10,000 bounty on his head. He was known for charging into firefights with dual pistols, custom weapons, and no backup plan. He skipped R&R to sneak onto other teams’ missions. He once shipped a .444 Marlin rifle into Vietnam—claiming it was for bunkers. In truth? He just liked making big holes in bad guys. Then, on April 24, 1969, he vanished during a classified mission in Cambodia. No body. No gear. No answers. This is the true story of Jerry “Mad Dog” Shriver—the Green Beret who never planned to come back. 🔗 SOURCES & FURTHER READING: Jerry Shriver - MACV-SOG https://sogsite.com/sergeant-jerry-sh... MACV-SOG After Action - Final Mission https://www.macvsog.cc/shriver,_jerry... Military Times Silver Star Citation – Jerry M. Shriver https://valor.militarytimes.com/recip... The Green Berets at War – Shelby L. Stanton https://www.amazon.com/Green-Berets-W... U.S. Army Special Operations Command – SOG History https://arsof-history.org/ 📚 RECOMMENDED READS: SOG: The Secret Wars of America’s Commandos in Vietnam – John L. Plaster Secret Commandos – John L. Plaster On the Ground – John Stryker Meyer Chapters: 00:00 - 01:26 Mad Dog Shriver 01:27 - 03:57 Making a Predator 03:58 - 06:07 MACV-SOG 06:08 - 06:50 The Montagnards 06:51 - 08:22 Surrounded from the Inside! 08:23 - 09:26 Final Mission 09:27 - 10:49 Exfil 🎧 FOLLOW US FOR MORE: Subscribe for the stories of forgotten warriors, untold missions, and the legends history left behind. ‪@AmericanMilitaryNetwork‬