Great job Mike interviewing SOG Legend Pat Watkins. He and Spider Parks saved our recon team more than once!! Absolute SOG stud and he helped young Green Berets learn tactics about running SOG missions across the fence. SALUTE. Thank you Mike.

@user-vi4yp5jt3p

4 ай бұрын

If this is actually tilt I just wanna thank you for the sog cast.. I took a bullet to the torso and during my recovery I listened to you and your bad ass friends over and over to keep me sane..

@davidoftheforest3822

4 ай бұрын

Tilt, they need to make a movie about you and your buddies

@johnmeyer8140

4 ай бұрын

@@davidoftheforest3822 - I agree, but hollyweird doesn't care. I'm biased. If we had raped, pillaged, plundered, they'd want it.

@johnmeyer8140

4 ай бұрын

@@user-vi4yp5jt3p - It is. Thank you for your note and kind words. More importantly, thank you for stepping up to the plate to serve our country. I hope your rehab is going well. Stay strong.

@dontbugme7362

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Tilt for helping get these men's stories out. For men like me that weren't "there", wherever "that" was, it inspires me to work harder and be grateful. I don't know adversity the way you and they do and I'm properly humbled. Thank you!

Ghostrider Don here; Mike as "Tilt" says thank you for interviewing SOG Legend Pat Watkins. They are great warriors who's story needs to be told. What Pat left out telling of his night at FOB 4 Da Nang the night of August 22, 23, 1968 is that the Dac Cong sapper attack was the largest combat loss of Special Forces life in history. Seventeen Green Berets lost their lives that night. Many more would have died if not for his heroics that night.

@johnmeyer2932

4 ай бұрын

Maybe Mike will bring him back!!

@TheOleOtter

3 ай бұрын

God damn

@bigbadbamboo1

3 ай бұрын

Copy that!

@robertflores6567

3 ай бұрын

!q!a a a a!! A A0​@TheOleOtter

@jericho1-4

Ай бұрын

@hughescrechief836 I actually came across and made good friends with a few MAVSOG guys a few years back playing Arma on PC it was very interesting getting to toss spit with them as a much younger 0321 who put 16 years in from 94-2010. Still run with a few of them from time to time, they are all a no bullshit badass group hands down. The only arguments we have is us younger guys want to hear their stories and they all want to hear all of ours lol. Yeah us youngins are a bunch of sissy's cause some of what we did is still covered by the NSA paper and TS, while most NOT all of their stuff is declassified. But it's a blast grabbing a drink lighting a stoggie and playing some Arma with guys who where really there on the maps we play.

19 missions across the fence, contact on every one. Ultimate badass.

@donaldzlotnik505

3 ай бұрын

Good RECON does NOT make contact with the enemy...every time they go on patrol. The idea is to infiltrate, observe and leave UNDETECTED.

@FPdesignfab

3 ай бұрын

Yes, we're completely aware and fully understand that fact. Every book I've read about SOG tells how difficult that was behind enemy lines in Viet Nam. Things often went wrong. Way wrong. And to survive unintended contact 19 times when it always went wrong is badass. @@donaldzlotnik505

@FPdesignfab

3 ай бұрын

@@donaldzlotnik505 well i replied 2 days ago but don't see my reply...? whats up yt?

@ballsballsballs3617

3 ай бұрын

@@donaldzlotnik505they have limited support lmao. While being formed for plausible deniability by the United States government. Also it was the 1960s😂

@FPdesignfab

3 ай бұрын

Yes we're fully aware and understand. However, all the books I've read about SOG tell how difficult that was. Things often go wrong. Way wrong. For things to go way wrong on 19 missions and survive every one is badass. @@donaldzlotnik505

I could listen to all of these SOG guys tell stories for days! They are just a different breed . I’m glad they are coming forward and telling their stories while we still have them around.

Keep the SOG warriors and their stories coming Mike! It's so important to capture the history of these men's experiences while we still can.

These SOG guys are in a class of their own…Salute Brother

@ericgibson2079

4 ай бұрын

Our best Vietnam War movies are still ahead of us.

@xprettylightsx3781

4 ай бұрын

@@ericgibson2079 due to the political tension around their mission statement and current government policy that is written in stone/law, the studies and observation group Mac-v will never be glorified on film. These stories will never see the light of day. Sad but true.

@johnscanlon2598

4 ай бұрын

@@xprettylightsx3781the stories are out , what are you talking about

@8kigana

3 ай бұрын

Too much killing and CIA attached to that? You are right this will just fuel liberal agendas.

@AirborneAnt

3 ай бұрын

@@xprettylightsx3781 there is a bunch of books and podcasts made already though…

My dad served 30yrs 1950-80 first special forces group 1958 served in Korea 50-53 Vietnam 1954 on and off until 1973 after the eastertide offensive anyway he served for macv sog on and off from 66-69 he had crazy stories but he was most proud of delta force he trained the teams and served with delta I salute all vets I served 20yrs army airborne ranger 84-04 god bless usa

@johnmeyer2932

2 ай бұрын

Please forward a salute to your father! 30 years is a long haul. God bless him.

@drewinsur7321

2 ай бұрын

Story time pretty pls?

@johnmeyer2932

2 ай бұрын

@@drewinsur7321 - SOGCast # 043 was posted yesterday. It's the latest SOGCast on Apple/Spotify.

@rossgadsby9663

Ай бұрын

Who's your dad? Cause that's ultra based

This is my uncle and I'm thankful see him finally get to share on video for all of us to have. TY

For A man who has a Medal of Honor to know your going to S.O.G and tell you that your gonna be ok because your good in the bush is like THE HIGHEST COMPLIMENT YOU COULD GET regarding your skill, ya it has a 100% causality rate and it’s takeing casualty’s like it’s going outta style but your gonna be fine you know how to be a soldier…. Damn this man has to be a BAD ASS

@johnmeyer2932

4 ай бұрын

Indeed!!

@donaldzlotnik505

3 ай бұрын

Who has the Medal of Honor AND ends up in SOG? The ONLY person I know who had the Medal of Honor and returned to Vietnam was Captain Drew Dix and he became a company commander in the field with the 101st.

@larryhurley2314

2 ай бұрын

Watch the video and listen . There's your answer.​@@donaldzlotnik505

@Greendragon420able

9 күн бұрын

How are you a grown adult and still don’t know the difference between your and you’re?

Damn I love how sharp his mind still is

This is a REAL HERO. Thank you Sir for your Service.

I'm not even SF...former Cavalry Scout who served in a Divisional Recon Team. I could listen to Pat Watkins all day and night. Thank you Mike for bringing a True Hero on your show🙏🏼. ~Scouts Out!

@johnmeyer2932

4 ай бұрын

Me too. He's an amazing man. My son was a Scout attached to 3rd ID '05. Thank you for your service to our great country.

@backwoodssurvivalist1779

4 ай бұрын

Fellow 19D OIF&OEF here but this man is the real deal ~ Scouts Out ~

@johnmeyer2932

4 ай бұрын

@@backwoodssurvivalist1779 - Real deal for sure. Hope all is well in your AO.

@backwoodssurvivalist1779

4 ай бұрын

@@johnmeyer2932 Well been rougher then usual last few years for me but when it rain it pours. One day at a time one foot in front of the other all we can do. 🫡

@johnmeyer2932

2 ай бұрын

Me too. He's a remarkable man.

Great interview. My father, CSM Stephen Joseph, was in MAC V SOG, CCC, in 67-68.

@26michaeluk

3 ай бұрын

Did he get trapped in the corner of Hue City during the Tet Offensive? They singlehandedly kept Hue from being totally taken over.

@tomjoseph6420

3 ай бұрын

You know, I don’t know. He never spoke of it. 😢

@GATOR_MCLUSKY

Ай бұрын

@@tomjoseph6420 you want info there a web page ran by robert noe will have all his info on it

This guy Pat, has really got his shit together!!! I'm a British and he fascinates me!!! If ever there was a man who deserved the MOH its this dude. He is smarter than a London shit-house Rat, but his superiors were scared of the fella and jealous, otherwise he would already be a recipient of the Honor!!! Bravo Sir, you are a Great Man. Respect.

Bad Dudes, Franklin Miller, Roy Benavidez, Bob Howard,Billy Waugh.

@GATOR_MCLUSKY

Ай бұрын

how u not gonna bring up msd dog

@ottoso7044

15 күн бұрын

@@GATOR_MCLUSKYcause he’s doesn’t know bout him smh rip Jerry MadDag Shriver

Fantastic interview of a humble hero. I enlisted in 79 and remember how even battle-hardened SF Vietnam vets showed deference and obviously deep respect for the SOG guys. The generation of vets that served as my mentors were these very SF, Ranger, & SOG guys and they will have my unwavering respect and gratitude as long as I can draw a breath. I hope I was able to pass some of that wisdom & knowledge on to the generation of vets that followed me and have served throughout our longest sustained conflict. Thank you, brother!

Thank you, Mike for having this true American on the show. Growing up as a kid in the 80s and 90s, Vietnam vets were my hero as I dreamed about being a soldier.

Both of my parents served during Vietnam. My father was an aircraft mechanic on the USS Enterprise. I really enjoy listening to these podcasts. Their stories never get old and I find myself listening to the same podcasts over. 👍

I have the most esteemed, humbled, grateful honor to know a member of these ELITE MEN. He has been a customer of mine for years, then one day he walked into my business with a ballcap with the MACV-SOG insignia on the front. I recognized it, thanked him. He said," You know of this, as he pointed to his cap. I said yes sir I do. Just to be in this MANS presense & be privileged that he would even briefly speak of his service; I was truly honored. I dont know why he would speak/"let me in," the little he did, but he did. I have no military service, but I am.a "military brat?" I am truly blessed to have a number of SFO, Team members, EOD's...etc as clients. They truly do.walk amongst us, and I AM 1000% grateful they do. WITH COMPLETE.ADMIRATION, RESPECT, & GRATITUDE. THANK YOU. Bless each and everyone of you & your families with safety, protection, peace, healing, abundance, & love.

It is really outstanding to see someone you've read about multiple times(Pat Watkins) in the flesh, speaking from his own perspective. Thanks for making this happen Mike and an even bigger thank you to Mr. Watkins for all the unbelievably entertaining stories!

@johnmeyer2932

4 ай бұрын

Don't forget, he is on SOGCast # 023 and 024 on Apple, Spotify and YouTUbe.

@pragmaticparadox5981

4 ай бұрын

@@johnmeyer2932 You sir, are a legend! Who the hell needs marvel when there is MACV-SOG. Between you, John Plaster, and the others, I've learned freely the lessons yall paid for in blood. Thank you sir!

My father was MACVSOG 68-69 David Gilmer RT Texas CCC. He set up an ambush to capture a prisoner. Super interesting to hear his stories

@alanluscombe8a553

2 ай бұрын

That’s super neat. Hope you guys are doing well

@bossman4742

23 күн бұрын

Did he tell you anymore stories? Tell him we thank him for his service!

@valenciakidwell5763

2 күн бұрын

My husband was in 5th PSYOPS Special Forces in Vietnam 68 to 69.

Glad I caught this on Mike, great conversation and you can tell he is a strong tough man just by the sound of grit in his voice. True foundational figure of America. Thank you Mr. Pat Watkins.

MG thank you for recording this for history. I don’t know if you can understand how much Vietnam affected the nation. I will take a chance to say it was so much more than GWOT. Not to lessen your contribution. But the entire culture of America was changed or broken at home. God Bless all vets.

I’m so glad we get to hear from men like this. It’s fuckin amazing and gives real perspective to what war is like to people that haven’t experienced anything of the sort

It’s guys like Pat and JSM that make me so god damn proud to be an American, everytime I hear one of their interviews I always reflect and think what I can do in my own life to better myself for my family and country because there’s not a single thing in my life that I will ever go through that amounts to one day of stress across the fence. These men are just cut from a different cloth god bless all of them and god bless ya Mike for documenting these warriors stories for generations to come. We owe it to them to listen when they speak. Cheers from NorCal Mike and crew!

Mike: Thanks for interviewing Mr. Watkins. I used to follow the Vietnam war as a near draft age teenager. I had a National Geographic Map of North/ South Vietnam and Laos and Cambodia, figuring I' d wind up there which never happened. Those vietnamese towns and villages he mentioned came back to me. Pat Watkins is a national treasure. Finally: to whom shall we write, or is there a petition available to urge our Representatives to upgrade Mr. Watkins awards to the Medal of Honor?

Thank you for your service. And welcome home with all honor.

This guy is a great storyteller! I could listen to these guys all day long. Great interview, Mike!

Mr. Watkins, I truly hope you see this comment. May God bless yourself and your family. May God bless you for your service and sacrifice to my beautiful country. There are many of us that look up to men like you as HEROES. Thank you for who you are.

Thank you Mike for having Pat on. It was a real honor to get to hear his story.

The best of SOG and I’m amazed at all SOG’s their sacrifices they made for our country. Thanks for sharing Pat’s missions.

Great interview Mike. When I was in the Marines all my leadership were Vietnam veterans. My time in the Army all the officers were getting bronze stars as a candy award.

These new generations will never meet up to the to the standards of these Heroes. I have nothing but 💯 + respect for ALL these Military Men that sacrificed everything to protect America and all Americans. God Bless All You Guys and thank you for Everything you done and Sacrificed.

This man and you both are more badass than I ever dreamed of being and twice as humble. It was a pleasure to watch this interview!

Wow. Legend. Guys like Pat Watkins set the bar high for all who dare follow, and those who dared confront him. 💪🏻🇺🇲💪🏻

An amazing interview. I was attached to the 82 at Bragg at the end of the war and there were some amazing SF guys as part of the group there.

Great interview/discussion. Around 27:00 Pat mentions Hotel 9. These days I don't hear many mention that target area. BUT back then Hotel 9 was the hardest. All previous attempts to get in, had failed, when I heard of it. I don't recall perfectly, but I believe Hotel 9 was to be attempted by a solo HALO drop. Someone in FOB2 pointed out one guy, and said that he was training for that HALO mission. I never heard if it went off. At 30:30 he mentions "ticket punched." Back then SF was not one of the check boxes for career advancement. To the old school Army, SF were the black sheep. Lessons from the SF effectiveness during the Vietnam war, later changed that view. For me, I was saddened when there became a Special Forces tab. i felt SF had become a training tab, not the unit. Like old school Rangers, became a course of instruction tab. Not the unit. Though all that changed back to units. At 57:47 Pat has some photos of CCN after the attack, Aug 23, 68. Have any of these been posted? Like on the couple private(or public) SOG Facebook sites. At 1:06:46 Augusst 68, I was in the transient barracks, also under my mattress, at first. (When I got back there a few days later I noticed bullet and frag holes in all the walls, from one end to the other. The other transients and I were all unarmed, ungeared and on the floor.) Standing was not healthy.

Love hearing Vietnam vets cussing up a storm. Reminds me of my passed grandpa, who was a Korean War artillery first sergeant who would cuss up a hurricane. Pretty sure he taught me how to cuss someone before I knew my own name.

27 months at SOG?..27?..that length of time in country..in crude layman's terms qualifies Mr. Harkness as a PHd, a Professor Emeritus and President of the Vietnam-SOG War College with several Masters Degrees tossed in! Holy Crap!.. he is a 'Legatus Legionis' an ancient Roman warrior leader manifested through time travel as a MACV-SOG NCO in Vietnam...'Talis Est Comodum Miles Barbati'!..so acts the brave soldier..

@johnmeyer2932

4 ай бұрын

Can't argue with you Ms. Millicent....

Thanks for doing this interview Mike. These guys are a national treasure that is sadly going away. We need to make sure their stories and experiences are recorded.

Awesome interview. Glad their stories are coming to light finally.

As a son of a SoG BadA$$. I am humbled by the boys who became men. These Men did so much. And for my father who’s not been able to tell his story do to the velocity of his code of Honor to never speak of the things he went through. He will carry it to the grave. #sonofaSoG

@larryhurley2314

2 ай бұрын

Same. Son of a Phoenix Team Operative/ Soldier here. Will never know the / his story.

Absolutely amazing interview guys. Thanks you so much for your service. God Bless American

Great video.Funny just yesterday I was telling the DR women who was cutting my hair about the 82 an airborne fighting in DR. Lost my best friend SSgt Robert Preiss mia 28 yes killed in Loss 2 and tour month to go was 5th SF Macsog.

Love the sog interviews keep up the great work Mike the sog guys are so awesome the to hear their interviews and it’s sad. They weren’t recognized for what they did. 🇺🇸

The lessons learned by the guys before us are the reason we are advanced forward. Thanks for the reminder of why this country is free, because folks like you two have bled to keep it that way.

THIS WAS A GREAT,GREAT,GREAT SHOW.HE IS A HARD CORE WARRIOR.

Two hero's sharing stories like this is invaluable.

Heck yeah. Another great show. Keep up the good work brother. God bless you and yours and God bless America 🇺🇸.

My father was infantry in Vietnam 68\69 I wish this generation of boys could meet these real men and learn from them

I love hearing these stories SO much. MAC V SOG was a BAD ASS unit! They don’t make men like this anymore!

Thank you both. Absolutely amazing interview

Legend man needs to write a book

Amazing interview 👏 well done Mike!

This was a great show! I love listening to these great men who served our country.

He said a mouthful at 30:00.. we never finish anything anymore. He's still classified at the end. I can't say anything about that. GREAT MAN

Love these SOG stories. Thanks you Jocko, Tilt, Mike and everyone that gets these stories out.

Guys like Watkins are really humble

Mike what a great interview this Vet is so sharp and has the best stories 👍👍

This. We need to hear more from these legends.

This is as real as it gets. It's like sitting in a room with my Dad with his buddies from the Air Cav from Vietnam. No filter and a lot of swearing about the high-ranking officers hiding in the rear while they were out in the field in combat.

OMG! You know who you should bring on to your Podcast, MrBallen! He was a Navy Seal! Love the Pod!

Such a great interview!!!!

Thanks for sharing your podcasts and keep them coming.

Great interview Mike! 🙏

Great job. Thank you both for your service!!

Thanks for this interview, amazing story

Get more SOG before we loose em! Steven Schofield another legend.

What a guy I love listening to these old guys stories thanks Mike for taking the time out to talk about it I really appreciate it.good luck to you and your family 😊

What Mr. Watkins said about the modern SF vs the Vietnam era is, to me, a further testament to them and what they achieved during that period. Yes, they were Jerry rigging everything and improvising their way through so much, but they did so because they HAD TO. They were literally writing the book on how to do all this stuff. We all have their experiences to learn from. Those guys had nobody to teach them how to do what hadn't been done before, and in most cases had little support or budget, if any, to do it with. Nowadays SOCOM has all the best gear and priority on support, but back then they were largely on their own or with some indig element with old and worn equipment handed down to them. Every SOG man I've heard interviewed said many of the same things including they ALWAYS made contact and nobody got out of that unit without being wounded at least once. 100% casualty rate it is said. So much of what our modern techniques and tactics today stem from what these guys invented on the job in Laos or Cambodia or even North Vietnam. Thank you Pat Watkins and all the men of MAC-V SOG and USA SF.

Thank you sir!

I love listening to the SOG guys!! Much respect!!

Thank You. There are no words.

A complex historical Narrative. A tremendous accomplished soldier, one of so many. Thank you for releasing this.

Thank you and all who serve for your service

I could listen to Pat forever. I love these interviews.

Thanks both of you for your service

Thank you both for your service ,,, that man is a hero!!

Thank you both

Awesome guys. Thanks

Thank you for your service Semper Fi

Great interview. Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge & experiences. Thank you for your service!!!!

Uncles Sam and Jimmy Steele both served proudly in MAGV-SOC. RIP

You all have my thanks and respect

This is awesome, Pat's experience and stories are next level

This was great! SOG is legendary. Thanks Mike.

Thank you for your service sir

I truly enjoyed this

This is your best podcast that I’ve heard. Thank you

Great guest. Love this guy. Legend 👍👍👍👍

Great stories. We need these guys to tell their stories. Thanks!

WELCOME HOME SIR, GOD BLESS YOU ALL 🙏🙏🏼

Thanks for this coverage Mike. We need to continue to document these warriors of the Vietnam Era.

Awesome interview

Thanks for sharing your story. Your a great American. God bless you

Amazing interview Mike. Pat is a legend.

Great interview! Love that these guys stories are being documented through the written word and through these podcasts!

Welcome home and thank you for your service, brother

Love this interview, what a stud.

Just ran across your channel, 2nd view, loved em both. Hit subscribed. Love hearing these guys from Viet Nam. Had an uncle that was there 68 - 69 in LRRP's. Lost a second cousin there that was a tunnel rat. Had several other relatives there. Lost a friend that grew up across the street . So these stories are very special. Just like the ones that are out from the WW II vets. Get these stories before they are gone. Thank ya'll so much for what you're doing and for your service.