SOG

Published: Sept. 11, 2023, noon

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Military Assistance Command, Vietnam \\u2013 Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) was established in January 1964 to conduct unconventional warfare operations.\\xa0 These included reconnoitering and disrupting North Vietnamese activities in Laos and Cambodia.\\xa0 Given the sensitive nature of MACV-SOG\\u2019s work, its missions were classified.\\xa0 John Plaster served three years with MACV-SOG and tells the unit\\u2019s story in \\u201cSOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam.\\u201d\\xa0

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