Vietnam War Year 1964 Zippo Lighter SAIGON 1964 VIETNAM, USSF MACV - SOG Logo
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:14439027 | Modified Item: No |
| Country of Manufacture: United States |
Up for your collection is a Year 1964 vintage brushed chrome Zippo windproof lighter PAT. 2517191 featuring inscription SAIGON 1964 VIETNAM and a US Special Forces MACV-SOG logo. In the back, it reads "FOR THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR IT FREEDOM HAS A TASTE THE PROTECTED WILL NEVER KNOW." This original Zippo lighter has a solid cam spring, tight lid and good snap, its top and bottom line up nicely. Matched Zippo insert PAT. 2517191 sparks with a new flint, in ...excellent shape. Pictures show details of this rare item with normal scratches, considering its age. << FREE Shipping in USA >>Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) was a highly classified, multi-service United States special operations unit which conducted covert unconventional warfare operations prior to and during the Vietnam war. Established on 24 January 1964, the unit conducted strategic reconnaissance missions in Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam), Laos, and Cambodia; carried out the capture of enemy prisoners, rescued downed pilots, and conducted rescue operations to retrieve prisoners of war throughout Southeast Asia; and conducted clandestine agent team activities and psychological operations. MACV-SOG participated in most of the significant campaigns of the Vietnam War, including the Gulf of Tonkin incident which precipitated American involvement, Operation Steel Tiger, Operation Tiger Hound, the Tet Offensive, Operation Commando Hunt, the Cambodian Campaign, Operation Lam Son 719, and the Easter Offensive. MACV-SOG was formally disbanded and replaced by the Strategic Technical Directorate Assistance Team 158 on 1 May 1972.
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