SOG Quotes

“Hey, Blue.” I had a dog and his name was Blue. Bet you five dollars, He’s a good dog, too. Hey, Blue,”
― John L. Plaster, SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam

“You’re a good dog, you.”
― John L. Plaster, SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam

“It was always a startling experience, SOG teams reported, to be wading through dense jungle, then to step into a cathedral-like expanse beneath a ceiling of woven treetops.”
― John L. Plaster, SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam

“NVA truck parks, base camps and way stations were hewn from dense forest, and care was taken to remove only a minimal amount of natural foliage.”
― John L. Plaster, SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam

“Covey Rider Lloyd O’Daniels said, “You always had to make everybody believe—including the bad guys—that you were absolutely in charge of the situation.”
― John L. Plaster, SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam

“Fighting the enemy was one thing, but the helplessness in the face of weather that shielded an aggressive enemy had Major Norton perplexed. “We”
― John L. Plaster, SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam

“Whether One-Zero, One-One or One-Two, indeed each had been given a number and his name taken away. Not only that, Petry and Card had turned in their dog tags, military ID cards, even their U.S. cigarettes, which were replaced by Asian brands. If they were killed and their bodies captured, the U.S. government would deny their identities.”
― John L. Plaster, SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam

“submachine guns and Belgian-made Browning 9mm pistols, all of which, of course, had been acquired clandestinely so a serial-number check would lead nowhere.”
― John L. Plaster, SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam

“Leading each team would be a Green Beret with the code number One-Zero, which became SOG’s most prestigious title; any man appointed a One-Zero had proven his judgment under life-and-death stress. Throughout SOG, One-Zeros would be held in respect that verged on awe, because once on the ground, this was the man who must outwit everything the numerically superior foe could throw at his team. The One-Zero’s two Green Beret teammates also received numbers. The assistant team leader was the One-One, and their radio operator was One-Two.”
― John L. Plaster, SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam

“swashbuckling”
― John L. Plaster, SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam

“sultriest”
― John L. Plaster, SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam