Today marks the 55th anniversary of the activation of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) in the Republic of Vietnam. MACV-SOG was organized and functioned as the first true joint special operations task force (JSOTF). Formed during the Vietnam War, the unit conducted special operations, to include providing intelligence, psychological operations, and personnel recovery, in support of the theater campaign plan. | U.S. Army Special Operations Comman

MACV-SOG was unlike any unit in American military history, a clandestine brotherhood of Green Berets who operated deep behind enemy lines with no identification, no recognition, and no guarantee of coming home. Their missions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia redefined the limits of courage, secrecy, and sacrifice. Doug Godshall and Jim Shorten, MACV-SOG Green Berets, join Fran Racioppi live from the 2nd Annual Stars and Stripes Classic to share what it meant to serve in the Military Assistance Com

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