Vargas also does the M777. I have one that I plan to start soon.
I was looking at that as well…
I think someone did a build up not too long ago.
That’s not so bad. It doesn’t have the super wide Elvis collar.
I had to edit older photos to avoid embarrassment. What was that about being twenty again?
I notice the US government hasn’t made a generous offer of the couch cammo ACU to the Ukrainians.
I think they figured, the locally made digicam uniforms they wear is better.
They are not that smart, UA probably said in the first request please don’t offer that trash. 
First class dark humour
The old man (circa 1955) is on the left as an O2 wearing his Air Force gloves. Or so he said if he ever caught me with my hands in my pockets.
H.P.
I’m more interested in the MACV-SOG flag in the background, i would appreciate any and all light you can shine on it as i am reading a lot of books about those guys.
Excellent burnt out vehicle reference.
I have been blessed my entire military career with excellent leadership and mentorship - two things sadly harder and harder to find in today’s military.
The reason for the flag is simple: two of my team mates were in MACV-SOG - that photo was taken in our team house for ISOPREP. in fact, a majority of my entire company when I arrived at 10th Group in 1983 were Vietnam vets. Our Sergeant Major was a Korean War vet. I just missed having a WWII vet on my team by a year. He had been in the Wehrmacht.
10th Group was formed around a nucleus of former European soldiers from many countries who all had one thing in common - they hated the Soviets. But I digress…
The guys on my team did not talk much about their experiences unless it related to training (based upon those experiences) and how it might save my ass one day.
It also explains why I was always “that guy” on the team in Iraq, Afghanistan or the Philippine Islands who would learn the language and wasn’t afraid to eat the local food. In fact in a video my wife made when I “retired” back in 2015 my commander even mentions that. Whenever I couldn’t be found they discover I was having chai with the terps or other locals pimping them for intel.
I also have breakfast every other month at a Ranger/SF meeting at a local cafe. The SF guys are also members of the local Special Forces Association. (two were with me at Ft. Devens back then) I know at least two of them were MACV SOG as well. Again, we generally don’t talk much about what we did. Most of the discussions I can recall revolve around how we got roped into one thing or another - wrong place at the right time, or in my case, total ignorance or what SF was. I just wanted to get paid to jump out of airplanes. Generally we talk about life’s important B’s - beer, bourbon, bullets, bikes, boobs, and barbecue. One gal at the cafe seems to be the inspiration for a lot of the talk.
So if you run across the name Jerry in your readings, tell me his last name and I’ll tell you if he was my team sergeant or not in 1983.
Also, there’s a Chuck or Charles who was also MACV SOG. I was not on his team, but we were in the same company in Afghanistan in 2002-2003. I know for a fact people have written about his exploits. Both of our medics in 2002 were also Vietnam vets, although I have no idea if they were even SF back then. But do tell me if you read of a “Chuck” and tell me his last name.
And wearing these gloves in front of a Senior NCO!
And not yet part of the E4 Mafia!
I’m going NATO green…
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I did not. People called me Skip for obvious reasons though.