Vietnam War Year 1970 Zippo Lighter QUANG TRI 170 VIETNAM, US Army MACV - SOG Logo
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:27178718 | Country of Manufacture: United States |
| Modified Item: No |
Up for your collection is a vintage genuine Year 1970 brushed chrome Zippo lighter, featuring inscribed QUANG TRI 1970 VIETNAM and a US Army MACV-SOG logo in the front. Inscription in the back reads: WHEN THE POWER OF LOVE OVERCOMES THE LOVE OF POWER THE WORLD WILL KNOW PEACE. This original Zippo lighter has a solid spring cam with good snap, the top and bottom line up nicely. Matched Zippo insert sparks with a clear flint tube, flint wheel turns proper...ly...in excellent working condition. Pictures show details of this rare item which has some minor scratches.
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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