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Old 09-14-2004, 07:37   #1
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History of MACV-SOG HALO Operations

I know we've discussed SGM Bily Waugh, but there are some more folks in the .doc below, maybe some you know. Very good read, IMO. Adds more detail than what is in Plaster's first book.

http://www.skydivewithjohn.com/word_...Operations.doc

Edit for spelling. "F" is next to "G" on the keyboard....

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Old 09-14-2004, 09:45   #2
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Great Article, Thanks CG
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Old 09-14-2004, 22:35   #3
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Ditto CG, excellent find
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I served on the same team with Sammy Hernandez in Thailand. He never spoke of the operations at that time. When the HALO/SCUBA detachment split into two separate detachments he went to the HALO team along with Bill "Bata Boot" Bennett.

To add a bit of a fly to the ointment, SOG considered the operations as successful. This was because they inserted and extraxted the teams successfully. However they did not accomplish their mission on either aperation. Their entire time on the ground was occupied with re-assambly and rescue/extraction. In that respect I feel they failed.

Gol Secor pushed real hard for HALO resupply drops when I was in Special Projects, in 1968. Our "timers" were time pencils which would ignite and burn through 550 cord, releasing a pilot chute. I have a picture of a HANO drop if anyone is interested. This was a test using a 5 sec fuse.
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QRQ 30, can you send it my way?
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Old 09-15-2004, 07:38   #6
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Sure. I think Ltc Shungel had a hand in this project also. Gil Secire was killed in the FOB-4 compound in August 68 and the HALO was put back on the shelf. My concern was accuracy. I had witnessed enough races to resupply bundles at Khe Sahn.
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Important and fascinating history. Thanks for the find, CG.
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Old 09-15-2004, 13:31   #8
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There was a guy the FOGs called Bata Boots that used to cook biscuits at 0darkthirty at the Silver Fox when I was a cherry. Wonder if it was the same guy?
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