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US Veteran, Absent Comrade
I told in Jessie's thread :" Strange?", how this thread came about. If you're tired of hearing about snowflakes and social justice warriors hiding in their safe space and whining about their plight then this individual and his story might inspire you.
Seabees and Special Ops have enjoyed a very close working relationship since Vietnam. Over the years I have done construction in support of the 10th Special Forces Group at Fort Carson, the 66th Rescue Squadron at Nellis, the Ground Combat unit at Silver Flag Alpha, Air Force EOD and SEAL units at a number of places. Along the way, I have made a number close friends, gained a lot of knowledge and got a lot of ammo and got to play with some neat toys.
My point is that although I have no first hand knowledge of MSG Shriver, I have known many operators cut from the same fabric. I have also heard many tales from men that knew him.
Jerry was a 5th Special Forces, exploitation platoon leader with MACV/SOG. He performed deep penetration recon and interdiction for highly secret operations of "Shinning Brass" and "Prairie Fire" missions. These operations were top secret operations out of Laos and Cambodia. They were long range recon and ambush patrols along the Ho Chi Min trail.
An extraordinary recon patrol leader, Shriver was as at home in the jungles of southeast Asia as you would be in your own backyard. He was worshipped by his Montagnard team members. He often used his own money to buy food and clothing for them. He lived in their hooches rather than live in his own quarters. He served them with loyalty and dedication, they reciprocated in kind.
Instead of a CAR-15 or M-16, Shriver armed himself with a Gerber Fighting Knife, an M-3 "grease gun" or sawed-off shotgun, always 3 or more .38 cal revolvers and as many grenades as he could carry.
MSG Shriver was well into his continuous third year extension in SOG when he went missing. He went MIA on Apr 24, 1969 when his hatchet platoon was air assaulted into Cambodia.
He was a legendary Green Beret who was labelled "Mad Dog" by Radio Hanoi.
Photo of me at The Travelling Wall visiting friends. Jerry's panel coordinates are 26W 041.
Photo of me with my friend ,retired SF MSG at a memorial for seven Spec Ops men killed in Operation Noble Eagle. He is wearing SF Assoc devices in case you are wondering.
Photo of me with AF EOD, being schooled.
Seabees and Special Ops have enjoyed a very close working relationship since Vietnam. Over the years I have done construction in support of the 10th Special Forces Group at Fort Carson, the 66th Rescue Squadron at Nellis, the Ground Combat unit at Silver Flag Alpha, Air Force EOD and SEAL units at a number of places. Along the way, I have made a number close friends, gained a lot of knowledge and got a lot of ammo and got to play with some neat toys.
My point is that although I have no first hand knowledge of MSG Shriver, I have known many operators cut from the same fabric. I have also heard many tales from men that knew him.
Jerry was a 5th Special Forces, exploitation platoon leader with MACV/SOG. He performed deep penetration recon and interdiction for highly secret operations of "Shinning Brass" and "Prairie Fire" missions. These operations were top secret operations out of Laos and Cambodia. They were long range recon and ambush patrols along the Ho Chi Min trail.
An extraordinary recon patrol leader, Shriver was as at home in the jungles of southeast Asia as you would be in your own backyard. He was worshipped by his Montagnard team members. He often used his own money to buy food and clothing for them. He lived in their hooches rather than live in his own quarters. He served them with loyalty and dedication, they reciprocated in kind.
Instead of a CAR-15 or M-16, Shriver armed himself with a Gerber Fighting Knife, an M-3 "grease gun" or sawed-off shotgun, always 3 or more .38 cal revolvers and as many grenades as he could carry.
MSG Shriver was well into his continuous third year extension in SOG when he went missing. He went MIA on Apr 24, 1969 when his hatchet platoon was air assaulted into Cambodia.
He was a legendary Green Beret who was labelled "Mad Dog" by Radio Hanoi.
Photo of me at The Travelling Wall visiting friends. Jerry's panel coordinates are 26W 041.
Photo of me with my friend ,retired SF MSG at a memorial for seven Spec Ops men killed in Operation Noble Eagle. He is wearing SF Assoc devices in case you are wondering.
Photo of me with AF EOD, being schooled.
