SOG: One Day in an A Shau Valley Hell (Pt. 1)
Fortunately for ST Louisiana, a flight of 101st Airborne Division gunships was diverted from a target in South Vietnam toward the A Shau Valley.
101st Airborne Division
101st Airborne Origins: Recondo School
A man could get killed in Recondo School, and a man could find it necessary to kill another man—all as part of curriculum.
Remembering Jake McNiece & The Dirty Dozen
Jake McNiece, considered the heart and soul of the rough and tough ‘Filthy Thirteen,’ passed away January 21, 2013. He was 93. The Filthy Thirteen were a Pathfinder unit of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. McNiece and the group were the inspiration for the 1967 film ‘The Dirty Dozen,’ and famous for […]
