Fighting in Laos with Mad Dog Shriver, Col. Bob Killebrew, exclusive interview

Colonel (Ret.) Bob Killebrew served in the US Army and Special Forces for 30 years, including several tours in Vietnam, and as an exploitation ("Hatchet Force") company commander at MACV SOG's secret CCS compound. In this interview, recorded remotely, Bob takes us through his army career leading up to his daring missions deep behind enemy lines in Cambodia and Laos. Bob's team sergeant was SOG legend Jerry "Mad Dog" Shriver, dubbed "Mad Dog" by Hanoi Hannah on their radio broadcasts. Bob describes in great detail what working with Jerry and other SF Legends Bill O'Rourke and Dick Meadows was like. Bob's unique and humble interview is an interesting and inspiring dive into a committed soldier's personal war history that also reveals much about Special Forces soldiers we only hear about as legends. Thanks to Bob, you can hear it from a man who was there on the ground. If you'd like to support us: Patreon:   / savagegame   Twitter:   / savagegamedes   Join us on Discord:   / discord   S.O.G. Prairie Fire: https://store.steampowered.com/app/12... S.O.G. Nickel Steel: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile... 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:11 Life before the Army 00:02:45 Talking his way into Special Forces 00:03:20 MACV SOG Officer Cohort/Casualties 00:05:05 CC South (CCS) 00:06:20 Hearing about Jerry "Mad Dog" Shriver 00:07:57 Rallying the Montagnards 00:10:07 Meeting Jerry "Mad Dog" Shriver 00:18:00 Weapon Preferences 00:22:15 Ideal vs Actual Chain of Command 00:26:10 Earning Montangard loyalty 00:31:40 Bill O'Rourke & Jerry "Mad Dog" Shriver 00:36:35 Hatchet Force Operational Methodology 00:38:00 Casualties 00:39:20 Strategic Transferring Equipment to Alternate Locations 00:40:05 becoming First Lt. 00:45:10 Shrivers sense of humor 00:48:25 Planning an operation when you don’t expect to return 00:51:05 Finding out about Shrivers death and details of the mission 00:54:45 Dealing with Shrivers death 01:01:05 Mission with SF legend Dick Meadows 01:02:15 Unusual insertion into Laos 01:05:20 Enlisted marine heroism 01:09:24 Coffee or Cocoa 01:11:05 Post-Vietnam in the infantry and career summary 01:13:35 Last airstrike of the war 01:18:04 Post-war reunions