SOG Prairie Fire Stories #2: Jim 'Wild Carrot" Shorten-Jones

An interview with SFC Jim "Wild Carrot" Shorten-Jones, who helped create our new Arma 3 DLC game. Find out more: https://sogpf.com

A fascinating insight into the life of MACV SOG Special Forces operating in Laos and Cambodia during the Vietnam War.

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00:00 - Intro
00:08 - Pre Roll
02:03 - Interview starts
04:13 - Jim joins the Navy
07:38 - What was life like at the A camp?
12:30 - Jim talks about his first contact
15:16 - Jim talks about NVA attempts to overrun the camps
20:00 - How Jim got his callsign
23:30 - Jim joins RT Delaware
27:50 - Jim talks about the indigenous troops
31:30 - Jim talks about tracking and stealth training
36:50 - Jim talks about equipment for a 1-0
43:00 - Deception tactics
47:00 - Using C4 for prisoner capture
58:21 - Immediate action drills
01:01:54 - Tactics in contact
01:16:07 - Bright Light missions
01:36:05 - MIA's
01:39:57 - Jim talks about being Pararescue
01:59:41 - Working with NASA
02:09:24 - Veterans staying in touch
02:15:43 - Interview ends/Photo montage

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