If a conflict in U.S. history ever came with baggage, it has to be the Vietnam War. Although the service and actions of the millions of Americans who fought in Southeast Asia have been slowly recognized, the unpopularity of the war at the time, and for many years after, left a scar in American society. […]
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ST Idaho: The Special Forces team that vanished in the jungle
HistorySoutheast Asia, May 1968. A special operations team inserted into Laos for a covert operation. The men of ST Idaho, two Americans and four South Vietnamese indigenous troops, were tasked with locating enemy forces and activity in the A Shau Valley, close to the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The Tet Offensive earlier that year had […]
The SOG Baton – A Pocket-Sized Revolution
GearI have grown to embrace a minimalist take on the things I carry daily. I hate carrying obnoxious stuff in my pockets, and I tend to shy away from belt carrying knives and tools. At the same time, I do like having a multitool. So I was happy as a Marine with a box of […]
