5 Things You Didn't Know About Vietnam LRRP Gear!
5 Things You Didn't Know About Vietnam LRRP Gear! In this video, I break down five unbelievable facts about the equipment carried by Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols and MACV-SOG teams during the Vietnam War, and how their innovations are still influencing special operators today. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro: The Secret War in Vietnam 1:13 1. The Ancestor of Every Military MRE 4:51 2. Sterile Operations: Removing Gear to Survive 9:14 3. The STABO Rig: Extracting Through the Canopy 13:07 4. Unrecognizable Weapons & The First Flat-Top AR 17:00 5. Fake Footprints, Tear Gas, and Invisible Warfare 18:57 The Legacy of SOG Gear FEATURED INTERVIEW: A special thanks to MACV-SOG veteran John Stryker Meyer for sharing his firsthand experiences. Listen to his full account of the secret war on The Shawn Ryan Show, Episode #193. SUBSCRIBE If you found this video valuable, hit the subscribe button for more deep dives into military history that go beyond the textbooks. SELECTED SOURCES & FURTHER READING: American Rifleman: Behind Enemy Lines: Guns of Vietnam's SOG Warriors SOFREP: The Weapons and Gear Special Forces Recon Teams Carried Books by John Stryker Meyer: Across the Fence: The Secret War in Vietnam and SOG Chronicles: Volume I Books by John L. Plaster: SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam Historical Archives: SOGsite.com & National Archives Vietnam War Collection
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