The Debrief - Vietnam War Black-Ops: MACV-SOG's Major John Plaster

The Armory Life is honored to have recently interviewed Major John L. Plaster, retired U.S. Army Special Forces officer, renowned expert on all things sniping, and prolific author and longtime sniping instructor. 113/c2jPK04/VVScNL4vvpd3W1GS0jL3nytkYW7bJF9w53_fd3N4qMxL43qgyTW7lCdLW6lZ3kLW2w5xsG7wCsMgW7WslPm6qMGpkVQs2948rSS2xW4BcM4K3CHThmW4NCp-k3jgqV3W5SdWRX6PxKKTN2pJHNvx5_cwW1L5f3H8lncHPW5g07bt4Zn3zsW3FXkV812XhZTW8M1gJs5S0PJ_VRv_Bn3k5LLrVPm-_N8spXV1W3gb9z77xx53hW77gRGg5RMdwbW15zMY15kV2m1W6hGch_52-451W5jXnWV502brsW4GKlhf8ffrqpVTGF5H2sG89hN6RgmjSvML7JW3SJ3rY6SRwVZW7x8yQQ3t9jSMW1fg6bh8W5WZ_f1Mwgy204 113/c2jPK04/VVScNL4vvpd3W1GS0jL3nytkYW7bJF9w53_fd3N4qMxL-3qgyTW95jsWP6lZ3ljW5RfnFq91d_9CW5jHsGg3B4_pqW21dqqs2d6YT5W42ZrZ33-kHtDW3VrL1c7nc4BbV2tKl53Fl_4XW5lPxP78HVx3sW7tKydz2F74Z-W5-C3P06KtkZkW8YK7Dn95VdxLW77m3qZ8ThnQKN6hwPMgxP_mPW5bnwjF7H4P06W4dvM_y6rndFxW1y545z8ZQP-wW4Npxrm43mvcqW61MbVW8zp_fBW2Fyj138-TDr5W1qR2mm2p_sxGW4yybYD83H8f3W2c2ftC36xw3SW6B0sHK1j2cjwW6nhFxj8-DK-hN31XmCP_nMhjW411Fcl4JS105W5GMkqc9gL9cCW3y7QZN3_4j2sW2xRSsn1WjBKNW3yRN7d1zyxX_W8Pf4Lg6PQfftf18SSz004 [VIETNAM WAR BLACK-OPS: MACV-SOG'S MAJOR JOHN PLASTER](113/c2jPK04/VVScNL4vvpd3W1GS0jL3nytkYW7bJF9w53_fd3N4qMxL-3qgyTW95jsWP6lZ3mYN6fLr3Wc4RWPW86pT1J8vWGrzW40Sqvk17-tScW3sH1Cs4jrJ76F4RYyHbX4mDW47fXvc8C7r5SW5P6mGX2L6KhPW2k-4zk7csRWQW1V1THK88Xng2W37VV9f6y4NvNW2fJhYK8PTXLBVH-nB52ZsSf_W5CzBvK5wM1mZW198C3p93yJFlVpnHWj7CBw_RW8v7RsJ4wZq6JW60P_FP1fk26WW5NwrSQ9ch14_W12GcnL1qhJVSVMlc2S9lMXgfW676Mdw20d5HjW91C-CC33_kGtW79RmRt3wYvvwW31m8Th34KfmLW1cjxbD6NQb-WW8tgB6c7SMHZnW6Hbr0N3mgb0MW4Kd8Hb2PCh0XW4X_0_r60JgmBW20Ws9g8yWNm3f23Zkq004) By Mike Humphries September 28th, 2023 - The Armory Life is honored to have recently interviewed Major John L. Plaster, retired U.S. Army Special Forces officer, renowned expert ... 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GARRISON](113/c2jPK04/VVScNL4vvpd3W1GS0jL3nytkYW7bJF9w53_fd3N4qMxLH3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3nRVkX0BH4hwNnsW8rsXWq5gjWf5VVlPLx5gWyG5W4-t_Lc1C4CsqV4h2jW8dG2g9Vs1sjD1Y4W3XW4n8NC18B5djFW6hjxw87mCkhmW3xgLvv2tNzr3N3nS7lybtv4dW7Rp62H62jmF8W8vJ75W6KB4N0W4WXyM03bt6T8W4fXZD61-cSCKW94sD2z7nSPgDW67Y8QS3WwyrVN1nnwsZ8nt0gW6Fqrgc727xQCN8Xcds1hnNVBVW7_4m89G923N1CSsYp-Fz-NW4Ln_Sk3stmCyN5VvYVq41BPgW6YSLYm3WjZl2W42kKRw2kZmJJW7JLzTq4tBfN2W8lnN9N107Gq_W6nRJ9h1Gm3mjf71Ttn404) By Dan Abraham September 25th, 2023 - There has been a growing demand for 1911’s chambered in 9mm. Shooters enjoy the additional rounds in the magazine as well as the ease ... 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[READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/VVScNL4vvpd3W1GS0jL3nytkYW7bJF9w53_fd3N4qMxLH3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3mWW6QZR2Y4_qdjwW5PVBD21rBf6jW63Bgk75QNgv1W7S3CbY4ZV9tWW779KwW53NS4jW3_l4nh49HfDZW1Q12VQ5_wmCTW4MPLHb5M5sqBW7p6fxX5KWJXFW8y83Ps2VQMSZW6vDS447kCjSsW27B0sG1kFgg2W1DNYGL7LPXbGTN6TX5pKqK-W3-6VZr8hZPbdW9j4HC54SNF58W4dWqxl7jvjNdW4b9ZCp88sQblW2484Qy5TXpBCV31TNW2TCl1JVcQJYP5l869vN2vY2TD9dwp6V6lSmz7LbGhlN7RMW0pLZ9ZWW7VFB8n4WbZFDW4-y5GP6bymFKW89M7PV8SXQlSW4zj_4p4Fz1k_f8pNkWn04) EDITOR'S NOTE In this week’s Debrief, we sit down with a retired Special Forces officer who spent three tours in MACV-SOG and its secret war against the communists, pit two Springfield Armory 1911 pistols in a head-to-head showdown, and discover how the Allied powers responded to Hitler’s revolutionary cruise missile. To start us off, The Armory Life sat down with Maj. John Plaster, U.S. Army (ret.) to discuss his time in the black-ops unit, MACV-SOG. Maj. Plaster shares tales of valor that he witnessed in the shadows of the Vietnam War and offers his thoughts about the heroes who don the uniform today. [Read the full article here](113/c2jPK04/VVScNL4vvpd3W1GS0jL3nytkYW7bJF9w53_fd3N4qMxL-3qgyTW95jsWP6lZ3kRW3m84p23Ldb5VW707x979hZsJ8N64B_MTBMsdZN3PhHkFM59TZN8V6V83cPPDcW1DgJKD7R9YlfW6pFf1x6xyyGPW5cC0RC5Rb56bW4zrpC43cz41-W2C_1rH67sKkwW3kZm2J919wDqW1_kw663fHjHYW3FBXGB6l3q6NW84vbzm22cDw4W2z1Kt541N-RwW29hMpb3Cl1TzW2kfB-B8T8dbJW2W-Ryt568YJvVRZt3N74d2J1N6sMM2-YbB_5W8SXMC25k5vVpW24C1mj7KsXYBW8VjY_X3KXKRMW76zZjP18JPlmW6R6gR63JMr1KW2cc3dm85bXWPW4hMggQ6KfC_VW3-YMpG4975LfVsgs7j5JBLgLN4p93Wv36Zwrf5r4PZK04). Next, Dan Abraham provides an in-depth comparison of the Springfield Armory Operator and Garrison pistols. These 9mm 1911 handguns come in at different price points and have unique feature sets. Which is right for you? [Catch the detailed comparison here](113/c2jPK04/VVScNL4vvpd3W1GS0jL3nytkYW7bJF9w53_fd3N4qMxLH3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3pjW2HxjyF1w14-cW3kVjjl8l9vBBW6x03__5Zm47fN1M_66_HlN83W7TbvBH7GBS0QW4yd5DT7zjpMSW7Cqy8M1wtZB3W81FNXM2q-kWhW7ccPpz4FQpCzN7xM4jjhR3G_V5_rcy8m6N3bW5SgYQ56lDRT7W61Kkjj2vZg84N3bgWDshgT5qW6k_hSq1rsR6rW5PMJbq4_zgVnVgcfG8166Y55W67z9fr3zk0zcW5vN_gC2KKSPPW8Zn-Kh9k6hYjW1pXk7l8t3dFYW5V0Y3F9c4GSQW2lg-Fh6JwcwNW5Pgybf8kfdn0W8xf-fg3xJZ4SW41h8GG3GH48qW2-qYkr2ZTTZMW2ttq7f7yH_Gbf64LMFd04). Finally, Tom Laemlein offers explosive insight into the German V-1 flying bomb. When these began hitting England in the middle of 1944, the world was rudely introduced to a new concept in military power: the cruise missile. [Read the article here](113/c2jPK04/VVScNL4vvpd3W1GS0jL3nytkYW7bJF9w53_fd3N4qMxLH3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3nmW38BXYP7pYXhzW1-5Bwn6R1NjLW9kfzLZ3DDh32W3v_RRK6RZGDCW6zrg8j5LYM2XW3qqCwp87VxpfW1VK-m21ZSHxkN3hwHMqyg6gcW5NQhx583WkZ1W2TR5kf3Z-XT9W20jx0M5g4zFBW1xC_P41Zj7x1N8sm1NSjVNqlW88z_yY6FFrKxW4VC1mR5RDvXyW2_kvBk719dGQW2zlMPt28gfxlW1gnyhp8m1Hj9W7nb67l21Xj0JW6mRjnb3K-Zm3W9c6NgZ8-jpkwN857pfR5fg9-W1jjsk76FxtsSW3GXsPl48HqfVVK1Jqq1HwdM8W8WX5cN3d3n7kW5kgVPb36CCXvW64dzlC8j9Y4vf6t1J3204) to learn how the British and Americans countered this threat. 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