Tuesday, October 17, 2023

SOA Reunion lần thứ 47 - 'You've never lived until you've almost died. For those who have fought for it, life has a flavor the protected shall never know.'

SOA Reunion 47th 10/17/2023

Mỗi hội viên tham dự sẽ được tặng 1 cuốn sách SOG TEAM HISTORY and INSIGNIA of a CLANDESTINE ARMY, một bình toong nước, và một balô cá nhân. (chuẩn bị đi Do Thái)



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This is the first of a projected series of volumes covering the history and insignia of the reconnaissance teams of MACVSOG, which conducted highly classified operations in Laos and Cambodia during the Vietnam Conflict. Their mission was to observe and interdict the communist logistical apparatus within those nations that were collectively known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

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Guy de Maupassant — 'You've never lived until you've almost died. For those who have fought for it, life has a flavor the protected shall never know.'

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