Inside MAC-V SOG: The Green Beret Who Ran the Most Classified Missions of the Vietnam War | Ep. 289 | Pt. 1

About this episode

Travis Mills shares his experiences as a Green Beret in the MACV-SOG during the Vietnam War.

My guest today is a man who existed in the shadows of one of the most classified units in American military history — a Vietnam-era Green Beret named Travis Mills who helped build the legendary MACV-SOG one-zero school, ran recon deep into Laos when we "weren't there," got shot multiple times during one of the deadliest single-night attacks ever to hit Army Special Forces, and lived to sit across from me and tell the whole story. This is the kind of conversation that reminds you what the word "operator" actually means before it became a hashtag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Mike Ritland

Guest: Travis Mills

Topics covered

• military history
• Vietnam War
• special operations
• Green Berets
• recon missions
• personal stories

Keywords

• MACV-SOG
• Green Beret
• Vietnam War
• recon missions
• military history
• Travis Mills
• Army Special Forces

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MACV-SOG, Army Special Forces

Places: Laos

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