Category: Voices from the Vietnam War

John Stryker ‘Tilt’ Meyer was part of Studies and Observations Group (SOG), a highly classified unit conducting covert unconventional warfare missions during the Vietnam War. In this clip, John first shares statistics on SOG before recounting a significant event on Christmas Day 1968 along the Ho Chi Minh Trail – a mission that nearly cost…

Ed Wolcoff was part of Studies and Observations Group (SOG), a highly classified unit conducting covert unconventional warfare missions during the Vietnam War. We met Ed and several other American Special Forces veterans because in 2006, Clive and I had been invited to their annual Special Operations Association Reunion (SOAR) held in Las Vegas. Members included…