04-01-2010, 05:14
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Special Forces, Then & Now..
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04-01-2010, 07:06
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Thanks for posting this, JJ! I used to love "The Big Picture" as a kid. Between that, "Victory at Sea," and other shows - no wonder I grew up "warped" (in the eyes of others... not mine!  ).
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04-01-2010, 07:26
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And The Twentieth Century narrated by Walter Cronkite!
The SF video sure brought back memories of SFTG and life in Bad Tolz - one thing I noticed in that old program was the TM XO wasn't cranking the G-43 generator for the AN/GC-109 - not very realistic and the waste of the talents of a good, young, energetic LT. 
http://www.prc68.com/I/GRC109.shtml
The recruiting poster of the 5th SFG TM SGT and headgear being worn indicates the film was made before the deployment of the 5th to RVN 1 Oct 64.
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04-01-2010, 07:51
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Thanks for the post. Remarkable piece from 50 years ago!
When I got to the end of the "Big Picture", as an added bonus, there was a post for a book I recently read, "The Only Thing Worth Dying For" with the New America Foundation.
The tube might be sucking me in today!
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04-01-2010, 11:51
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Originally Posted by Richard
And The Twentieth Century narrated by Walter Cronkite!
The SF video sure brought back memories of SFTG and life in Bad Tolz - one thing I noticed in that old program was the TM XO wasn't cranking the G-43 generator for the AN/GC-109 - not very realistic and the waste of the talents of a good, young, energetic LT.
http://www.prc68.com/I/GRC109.shtml
The recruiting poster of the 5th SFG TM SGT and headgear being worn indicates the film was made before the deployment of the 5th to RVN 1 Oct 64.
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Richard,did you notice the old "blocked cap" headgear........  Also no mention of the Green Beret!  Sure does bring back memories,it's hard to believe it's been over 50 years ago..............  Terric post JJ.
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SF is a calling and it requires commitment and dedication that the uninitiated will never understand......
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04-04-2010, 09:11
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Very cool!
And the mission music is just as I always imagined it in my head.
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04-04-2010, 18:19
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Thanks for the post that was a good part of our history.
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07-08-2010, 05:02
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awesome video for us younger bucks. Thank you.
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07-08-2010, 15:06
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I believe that SF is a 'calling' - not too different from the calling missionaries I know received. I knew instantly that it was for me, and that I would do all I could to achieve it. Most others I know in SF experienced something similar. If, as you say, you HAVE searched and read, and you do not KNOW if this is the path for you --- it is not....
Zonie Diver
SF is a calling and it requires commitment and dedication that the uninitiated will never understand......
Jack Moroney
SFA M-2527, Chapter XXXVII
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07-08-2010, 16:25
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I really enjoyed this.
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