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This episode features Jim "Kimo" Wheeler, a Hawaiian-born warrior who volunteered for MACV-SOG during the Secret War, detailing harrowing recon missions, intense firefights, and a near-fatal extraction. He shares his experiences of early military training, leading a SOG team as a One Zero, and the profound personal cost of his service, including Agent Orange exposure. Wheeler's journey continued for decades, transitioning to the CIA's Special Activities Division where he built commando units in El Salvador and undertook multiple post-retirement deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, fighting the "Grey Wars" against communism globally.
>Shop SOG Legacy Store< A raw, firsthand account of being selected for recon in MACV-SOG and sent straight into Cambodia at the height of the Secret War. Jim Dey details crossing the fence, brutal first missions, lost teammates, and what it meant to operate at the absolute edge of U.S. special operations during Vietnam. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Robert Sinton - Ran Missions with RT Florida based at CCN. Inserted into an area no team could stay in, out of water, tracked by NVA, and still pushing the mission. Bob Sinton breaks down a full seven-day recon, how his Montagnard team kept him alive, and what it took to outthink the enemy in their backyard. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
More hair-raising SOG tales of extreme valor in Dale Hanson’s new book. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Robert “Bru” Taylor ran SOG Recon missions from CCN, “just another day in SOG." Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
>Join Jocko Underground< Reinald Pope survived SOG missions by trying to be “invisible” when NVA hunted for his team. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Council Jordan “Pete” Armstrong Jr. went on unique assignments after a tour of duty with ST Idaho running SOG missions. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Air Force Covey Pilot Gary Green gives SOG mission perspective from flying over teams under enemy fire. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Alfonso “RT” Rivero served three years as Crew Chief with storied Air Force 20th Special Operations Squadron supporting SOG missions. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
RT Idaho member John Trantanella on 2nd SOG Combat HALO jump into Laos Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Did God speak to a bloodied “Dynamite” in firefight? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
SOGCast’s Top Secret Tom reveals role in helping allies flee Taliban after Afghanistan collapses. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Don Engebretsen - A-1 Skyraider pilot details close support to SOG recon teams including MOH recipient Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Gene Pugh - Ran SOG Recon and survived Sapper Attack Aug. 23, 1968 that killed 16 Green Berets Check out Roundhouse Provisions: roundhouseprovisions.com/SOG Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
RIck Freeman - Went from flying Cobra gunships supporting SOG missions to flying fighter jets. Check out Roundhouse Provisions: roundhouseprovisions.com/SOG Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
A SOG Green Beret’s Stories of running missions across the fence Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Dương Ngọc Như - After the Vietnam War, he spends years escaping communism in Vietnam. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Dương Ngọc Như - Heroic Kingbee pilot Saved SOG teams in Laos, Cambodia. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Rick Estes - From SOG Recon mission to duty in Afghanistan with Special Forces Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jim Suber - Brother of SOG MIA Recon Green Beret’s Decades of Pain Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Barry Pencek “Scarface” .Marine Aviator’s Story on Historic SOG Operation Tailwind Mission. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Bill Werther - Led mission for Ricardo’s Revenge, NVA pay severe price Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Cliff Newman: Survived first SOG HALO combat jump into Laos in the rain. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
