MACV SOG (US special forces) in Action!



Vietnam war, tet offensive.
battle of Hue 1968



Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observation Group, better known by its acronym MACVSOG or simply SOG, was a highlyclassified and multiservice United States special operations unit that existed from 24 January 1964 to 1 May 1972. It had at least brigade size, and it carried out numerous operations during the Vietnam War.



The fighting in other parts of South Vietnam during Tet was generally confined to a week or sometimes less; the battle for Huế was the longest, lasting from 31 January through 2 March 1968

ARVN losses were 452 killed and 2,123 wounded, while U.S. losses were 216 killed and 1,584 wounded. PAVNVC losses are a matter of debate. The PAVN's Department of Warfare gives figures of 2,400 killed and 3,000 wounded from 30 January until 28 March. A PAVN document captured by the ARVN stated that 1,042 troops had been killed in the city proper and that several times that number had been wounded: 213  MACV gave figures of 5,133 PAVNVC killed at Huế.