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Share This: As the U.S.’s involvement in Vietnam steadily grew with more conventional troops, so did its secret war. To counter the Viet Cong’s guerrilla campaign, which was supported by the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and was raging inside South Vietnam, the Pentagon established a highly secretive special operations organization in 1964. The Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) was tasked with taking the fight to the enemy regardless of where they w...

During the Vietnam War, the US created a highly classified unit that still influences modern special operations Stavros Atlamazoglou US Air Force Bell UH-1P helicopters from the 20th Special Operations Squadron fly into Cambodia, around 1970. As the US waged a conventional war in South Vietnam, a group of special operators carried out a secret war inside and outside the country. The Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group, as their unit was kn...

Cable news’ longest-serving executive is retiring after 40 years at CNN The longest-serving executive in the history of cable news is retiring, and CNN will never be the same. Around the network he is known simply as Rick. “Ask Rick.” “See what Rick thinks.” Sometimes more ominously, “Rick wants to talk.” Or, with a sigh of relief, “Rick OKed this.” “Rick” is Rick Davis, the executive vice president of news standards and practices, charged with keeping CNN’s editorial s...

>> i cant comment on because he is doing something today as we know and they are setting up sentencing so im not going to comment but people heard my comments in the past. jillian: he faces life in prison after charges of desertion for abandoning his post in afghanistan in 2009, held captive by the talent and for five years and being traded for 5 gitmo terrorists under the obama administration. >> a war hero who is his life to save 50 of his fellow soldiers has received the medal of honor. durin...

>> donald trump will join senate republicans at the weekly policy lunch to talk about tax reform and repealing and replacing obamacare. for war hero who risked his own life to save 50 of his fellow soldiers has received the of honor. operation tailwind in 1970, retired army captain gary rhodes ran through gunfire to treat soldiers even when he was wounded. >> face down the evils of communism, defended the flag and you showed the world be unbreakable resolve of the american armed forces. >> the a...

Mission. he was the only medic for 136 men who embarked on one of the groups biggest missions of the war, operation tailwind. their goal was to prevent the north vietnamese from funneling weapons along the ho chi minh trail to use against our american troops. helicopters dropped the unit into laos. before they even touched the ground enemy fire struck three men. once they landed in the clearing they rushed to the jungle for much-needed cover. soon, another man was shot outside their defensive pe...

The president of the united states. officially retired captain gary mike rose, his friends call him mike, was never in laos at the height of the vietnam war. rose is -- captain rose is 69 years old. he served as a medic in the military assistant command studies and observations group, which was an elite division of the special forces and is. it was so secret at the time for more than four decades he never spoke about it to one person on earth. for four decades. not even the people with whom he s...

>> to mike and all of the service members who fought in the battle, youve earned the eternal gratitude of the entire american nation. you faced down the evils of communism. you defended our flag and you showed the world the unbreakable resolve of the american armed forces. thank you and thank you very much. after serving in operation tailwind mike went on to become an officer in the army and served for over 20 years. now mike and his wife margaret. margaret, stand up, margaret. i met margaret. m...

Battle, you have earned the eternal gratitude of the entire american nation. you face down the evils of communism, you defended our flag and you showed the world the unbreakable resolve of the american armed forces. thank you and thank you very much. after serving in operation tailwind, mike went on to become an officer in the army and served for over 20 years. now mike and his wife, margaret -- margaret, stand up. i met margaret. margaret is lovely. [applause] reside in a fantastic place, where...

2012. as mike said, that in itself made it all worth it. that marine was one of many men mike saved. throughout those four days mike treated an astounding 60 to 70 men. their company disrupted the enemys continual resupply of weapons, saving countless of additional american lives. today, we are joined by many of mikes brothers in arms who fought alongside him in operation tailwind along with brave airmen and marines who provided critical support throughout the mission. as mike put it, if it wasn...