Military Tales

08/12/2025

08/12/2025

08/11/2025

Our producer Rich Benjamin was on the MACV-SOG interviews Youtube channel yesterday. Check it out to learn more about why we do what we do. Great Interview Rich, nice to see you in front of the camera for a change.

"Rescuing History – One Voice at a Time" Is Rich Benjamin's mantra when it comes to recording Vietnam veterans' stories. His goal is to do as much as possibl...

08/10/2025

08/10/2025

08/10/2025

08/10/2025

https://youtu.be/gJsN6rs_Saw?si=t9SRfYCO1qoxcR-P

Imagine Crash landing on an strip laced with barbed wire and landmine warnings… then escaping with just a tremble in your knees. Sometimes, survival is its own reward—a story to share, a bottle to raise.

08/10/2025

Amazing interview

08/08/2025

They Could Have Shot Me! A Harrowing Helicopter Gunner Story

Watch Full Video - https://youtu.be/49tGyK88Cks?si=Hk6s_d3b1QqItMJj

Facing point-blank fire, enemies target the chopper, not him. How did he survive? "They could have shook my hand,"

08/08/2025

Watch The Full Interview - https://youtu.be/O8J8TCtmhMQ?si=Hf2eEnI5BH0V-vD0
A Skyraider pilot recalls a tense mission to rescue a pinned-down SOG team. “We’re pinned down, we’re getting shot at!” Facing low fuel and intense pressure, the pilot uses na**lm to silence the enemy and secure extraction. Can they make it out?

08/07/2025

Doc Rose & Gene McCarly: Bravery in Combat

Watch Full Video - https://youtu.be/49tGyK88Cks?si=Hk6s_d3b1QqItMJj

Hear the harrowing frontline account from Vietnam: 'We’re getting our asses kicked down here.' One soldier’s introduction to the brutal reality. Plus, the unbelievable bravery of Doc Rose, risking everything under fire. 'Doc would run out...totally disregarding the incoming fire.'

08/07/2025

Near Death: Surviving a Helicopter Crash

Watch Full Video - https://youtu.be/49tGyK88Cks?si=Hk6s_d3b1QqItMJj

He faced death head-on when a 50-cal bullet tore through his teammate's neck! Drowning in blood, going into shock about to check out. The medic yelled in his face, "If you were gonna die, you'd already be dead!"