John L. Plaster is a legendary MACV-SOG operator who served three tours of duty in Vietnam leading high-risk reconnaissance missions deep behind enemy lines in Laos and Cambodia, striking supply lines along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Wounded in action and decorated for valor four times, he later flew over 350 aerial combat missions as a Forward Air Controller. After Vietnam, Plaster became a pioneer in modern sniper training, co-founding the National Guard Sniper School and instructing elite military and law enforcement units, including the FBI and Royal Canadian Mounted Police. A prolific author, he has chronicled the untold stories of SOG in books including SOG: THE SECRET WARS OF AMERICA'S COMMANDOS IN VIETNAM, SECRET COMMANDOS: BEHIND ENEMY LINES WITH THE ELITE WARRIORS OF SOG, and SOG: A PHOTO HISTORY OF THE SECRET WARS. Plaster has also been inducted into both the Air Commando and Special Forces Halls of Fame. FOLLOW JOHN Website: https://majorjohnplaster.com/ FOLLOW JACK Instagram - @JackCarrUSA X - @JackCarrUSA Facebook - @JackCarr YouTube - @JackCarrUSA SPONSORS CRY HAVOC – A Tom Reece Thriller https://www.officialjackcarr.com/books/cry-havoc/ Bravo Company Manufacturing Mk15 Timepiece - MOD3: https://bravocompanyusa.com/bcm-mk15-timepiece-mod-3/ and on Instagram @BravoCompanyUSA THE SIGs of Jack Carr, From Savage Son: P320 X Compact, P320 Custom build from True Precision, P365 Customized from the Sig Custom Workshop, P226 Visit https://www.sigsauer.com/ and on Instagram @sigsauerinc STACCATO HD: https://staccato2011.com/hd and on Instagram @staccato2011 Jack Carr Gear: Explore the gear here https://jackcarr.co/gear CHAPTERS 0:00-Intro & MACV-SOG Commemorative Knife 4:48-Path into the Army 7:09-Growing up a Gun Guy 11:37-First Hearing of Army Special Forces 16:32-Commo Training 18:35-Phase 1 Training 22:37-Hearing of SOG 23:47-Landing in Vietnam 26:39-Cry Havoc and Reece Family 29:19-CCN Briefing 31:08-Area Overview 34:48-Guns 36:38-Makeup of Teams 40:37-1-0 vs 1-1 44:35-Weapons 51:07-Armory Access 54:33-WWII Veterans 1:04:47-Almost First Mission 1:05:40-Being in the Right Place 1:14:01-Setting Priorities 1:20:27-First Mission 1:25:28-Spies in SOG 1:29:17-Books 1:34:13-First Contact Mission