Throwback Thursday: Expendable Elite - Secret Wars and the Plot Against JFK

Throwback Thursday: Expendable Elite - Secret Wars and the Plot Against JFK

From P.I.D. Radio by Derek and Sharon Gilbert

June 11, 2026 · 1h 0m

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Lt. Col. Dan Marvin discussing covert warfare and the assassination plot against JFK.

It’s PID Radio’s Throwback Thursday, our series pulled from archives going back to 2005. This week, we present a remarkable interview with Lt. Col. Dan Marvin, author of Expendable Elite , about the use of America’s finest soldiers in politicians’ secret war in Asia—and the plot to kill President John F. Kennedy. Originally released December 17, 2006 Our guest tonight is Lt. Col. “Dangerous Dan” Marvin (1933–2012), U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret.). He’s the author of a remarkable book, Expendable Elite: One Soldier’s Journey Into Covert Warfare , which documents his service as a Green Beret captain in Vietnam--and a whole lot more. In addition, Expendable Elite is about the good, bad and ugly of secret warfare, the first bombarding of enemy safe-havens inside Cambodia, major battles won by Hoa Hao Irregular Forces led by American and Vietnamese Green Berets, and the importance of civic action and psychological warfare. Col. Marvin also exposes the involvement of US Special Forces in the plots to assassinate Cambodia's Prince Sihanouk, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and US Navy LTCDR William B. Pitzer, perhaps the last victim of the John F. Kennedy cover-up. LTC Marvin documents…

People in this episode

Hosts: Derek Gilbert, Sharon Gilbert

Guest: Lt. Col. Dan Marvin

Topics covered

  • secret warfare
  • assassination plots
  • military history
  • Vietnam War
  • CIA operations
  • political intrigue

Keywords

  • Expendable Elite
  • Lt. Col. Dan Marvin
  • JFK assassination
  • CIA
  • Vietnam War
  • secret wars
  • military operations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CIA, U.S. Army Special Forces

Books & works: Expendable Elite

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