operation HALFBACK information
for SOG
For date 700223
SOG was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation HALFBACK
Laos
Description: A SOG Hatchet Force operation that attempted to repeat the successful roadblock of operation SPINDOWN. This time 107-man Company B from Kontum was inserted on exactly the same hill overlooking Highway 110 as before. It was equipped with all the latest electronics to guide air strikes on NVA trucks and to bring AC-130 Spectre 20mm Vulcan within 10 feet of their positions.
The source for this information was SOG by Plaster P:260
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05/13/2023