SOG Kontum

Top Secret Missions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, 1968–1969

Joe Parnar, Robert Dumont

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Casemate Publishers
01 February 2023

Vietnam War

A year with the men of MACV-SOG at Forward Operating Base Kontum.

The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) was a highly classified, multi-service United States Special Forces unit which conducted covert unconventional warfare operations prior to and during the Vietnam War. The unit conducted strategic reconnaissance missions in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia; carried out the capture of enemy prisoners, rescued downed pilots, and conducted rescue operations to retrieve allied prisoners of war throughout Southeast Asia; and conducted clandestine agent team activities and psychological operations.

This book tells the story of the Teams operating out of FOB2 Kontum, near the tri-border area, in 196869. From recon missions over the fence to the heroic, and sometimes fatal efforts undertaken to try and rescue missing SOG members, the events are told through the words of the men themselves, supported by previously unreleased official documents.

AUTHORS: Joe Parnar served in the U.S. Army Special Forces from August 1966April 1969. After military service he became involved in several veterans' organisations. He is a lifelong member of the American Legion and served as Commander of Gardner Post 129 in 1989 and 1990. He is a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Vietnam Veterans of America, and the Special Forces and Special Operations associations.

Robert Dumont was born in Oklahoma in 1947 and graduated from Tulsa University before moving to Brooklyn, NY. He worked in the General Research Division of The New York Public Library before retiring in 2010. He co-authored Bac Si: A Green Beret Medic's War in Vietnam (Casemate 2014) with Jerry Krizan and has also written two fiction collections, ""Borough of Churches"" and ""NYC Transit[s].""

By: Joe Parnar, Robert Dumont
Imprint: Casemate Publishers
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781636242347
ISBN 10: 1636242340
Pages: 228
Publication Date: 01 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Joe Parnar served in the U.S. Army Special Forces from August 1966 to April 1969. After military service he became involved in several veterans' organisations. He is a lifelong member of the American Legion and served as Commander of Gardner Post 129 in 1989 and 1990. He is a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Vietnam Veterans of America, and the Special Forces and Special Operations associations. Robert Dumont was born in Oklahoma in 1947 and graduated from Tusla University before moving to Brooklyn, NY. He worked in the General Research Division of The New York Public Library before retiring in 2010. He co-authored Bac Si: A Green Beret Medic’s War in Vietnam (Casemate, 2014) with Jerry Krizan and has also written two fiction collections, Borough of Churches and NYC Transit[s].

Reviews for SOG Kontum: Top Secret Missions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, 1968–1969

The format of the book works well. The move from one eyewitness account to the next is seamless . ... [A] tribute to the SOG personnel and to the helicopter crews who risked their lives picking up endangered units * The VVA Veteran *