Originally Posted by Fattyfireplug
Anyone on this forum familiar with it? My father doesn't talk about his service, ever. One word answers when asked. He's misplaced or tossed out most of his medals, pins, etc. I found a MACV-SOG pendant recently tucked away in a desk.

Wondering if any others here who served in Vietnam were associated with it.

No, I don't. And I'm not claiming he was. He won't talk about any of it. None. Never has. Just kinda clams up and nobody presses him on it.

He did multiple tours. He was injured multiple times. My step mother was a nurse and that's how she met him after an injury. I found a handful of pins. No patches yet. That pin was one of them.

So that's why I was asking. I know he also spent time as a helicopter gunner. I have a photos of that, among many others. He spent a career in the army and retired in the early 80's. Multiple injuries. Multiple tours. Retired in Fort Hood Tx.

Had I not known he was military, you'd never know it at all. Anyone who met him after the 80's wouldn't know he was military if they didn't recognize the signs of military. The walk, talk, etc..

That's why I was surprised when I found the pin.

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