Episode

SOG Covert Task Force in Vietnam: From the Archive

Podcast: Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories
Published: Mar 12, 2026
Duration seconds: 4227
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Studies and Observations Group (SOG) was a highly classified, special ops unit that conducted unconventional warfare during the Vietnam War. SOG carried out the capture of enemy prisoners, rescued downed pilots, and conducted rescue operations to retrieve prisoners of war throughout Southeast Asia. The Task Force also engaged in clandestine intelligence, propaganda and psychological operations. J.D. Bath and Bill Deacy were members of this elite group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices