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alright4u · 04-25-2009, 15:36

Not a man I served with in SOG, nor any SOG man I have met, from any FOB, when out with an RT or HF was doing any four legged animal hunting or reptile hunting.

Why would an RT give away their location with any shot or noise? Even with a 32 man HF platoon to an entire company, we were not looking for reptiles or animals to hang on the wall. Damn, we did not want the enemy to know where the hell we were, and; we damn sure dreaded getting hit on the LZ.

Why shoot a tiger or anything, thereby giving away your location and losing the element of surprise? Maybe on a local OP some SOG guy or pilot shot a deer, but; I assure you, that where we normally went- we damn sure were not the superior force.

Yes, the yards killed a few bamboo vipers, but; they did so without making a damn sound.

I never understood why some US units made so damn much noise from throwing C rat cans to outright sad ass noise discipline. I came across a number of US unit foxholes along the border that clearly gave away the size of their unit

I had a US ARTY FO party with me on all of one OP. The yards wanted to kill them as they, the 1LT and his SGT RTO, made too damn much noise. I damn near killed them myself, as I told that 1LT- we are going to hit a company size basecamp. His eyes looked terrified as we were all of 32 men plus these two clowns. He damn sure talked to his RTO, and; I put the sad ass RTO back with my top NCO. I put that sad ass leg 1LT behind me . When we hit that basecamp on 11/15/68 after 7 plus hours to include reinforcements and TAC Air. We finally took it. I owe my life to that sharp SF senioe NCO.

I guarantee that FO party never again wanted duty with an SF HF again.

04-25-2009, 15:36	#12
alright4u Quiet Professional Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nashville Posts: 974	Reptiles and Animals. Not a man I served with in SOG, nor any SOG man I have met, from any FOB, when out with an RT or HF was doing any four legged animal hunting or reptile hunting. Why would an RT give away their location with any shot or noise? Even with a 32 man HF platoon to an entire company, we were not looking for reptiles or animals to hang on the wall. Damn, we did not want the enemy to know where the hell we were, and; we damn sure dreaded getting hit on the LZ. Why shoot a tiger or anything, thereby giving away your location and losing the element of surprise? Maybe on a local OP some SOG guy or pilot shot a deer, but; I assure you, that where we normally went- we damn sure were not the superior force. Yes, the yards killed a few bamboo vipers, but; they did so without making a damn sound. I never understood why some US units made so damn much noise from throwing C rat cans to outright sad ass noise discipline. I came across a number of US unit foxholes along the border that clearly gave away the size of their unit I had a US ARTY FO party with me on all of one OP. The yards wanted to kill them as they, the 1LT and his SGT RTO, made too damn much noise. I damn near killed them myself, as I told that 1LT- we are going to hit a company size basecamp. His eyes looked terrified as we were all of 32 men plus these two clowns. He damn sure talked to his RTO, and; I put the sad ass RTO back with my top NCO. I put that sad ass leg 1LT behind me . When we hit that basecamp on 11/15/68 after 7 plus hours to include reinforcements and TAC Air. We finally took it. I owe my life to that sharp SF senioe NCO. I guarantee that FO party never again wanted duty with an SF HF again.
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