John Stryker Meyer Breaks 20-Year Silence on Vietnam's Secret War

After midnight in the Laotian jungle, an enemy soldier touched John Stryker Meyer’s boot and walked away, a moment that captures the razor thin margin between life and death in America’s Secret War. A former Green Beret team leader with MACV SOG, John breaks a 20 year silence to speak about faith under fire, brotherhood, loss, and the sacred duty to honor the men who never came home.

ABOUT THE GUEST
John Stryker "Tilt" Meyer is a Green Beret veteran who served with MAC-V SOG during the Vietnam War, running classified cross-border recon missions from 1968-1969. He is the author of "Across the Fence," "On the Ground," and "SOG Chronicles," and hosts the SOGcast podcast preserving the stories of America's most classified Vietnam-era unit.

John's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-St...
John's SOGcast:    • SOGCast  
John's Website: https://www.jstrykermeyer.com/

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RESOURCES MENTIONED
Books by John Stryker Meyer:
"Across the Fence: The Secret War in Vietnam"
"On the Ground: The Secret War in Vietnam"
"SOG Chronicles: Volume One"

Recommended Reading:
"Code Name: Dynamite" (Book 1 & 2) by Dick Thompson
"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" by Lynn Black
"The Dying Place" by Nick Brokhausen & Dave Maurer

CHAPTERS
00:00 Trailer
01:05 Intro
01:41 Meet John Stryker Meyer
04:57 Joining the Secret War
08:16 The Weight of Secrecy
13:11 Surviving Intense Missions
22:39 The Role of Indigenous Soldiers
31:55 Trust Between Ground and Sky
35:59 Remembering Fallen Comrades
40:10 Surviving the Jungle
44:08 Faith and Divine Intervention
47:08 The Journey to Storytelling
52:11 Publishing and Podcasting Success
01:00:00 The Legacy of Green Berets
01:05:45 Reflections on Patriotism and Current Threats
01:11:56 Family Pride and Future Generations
01:15:06 Rapid Fire Questions

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