#193 John Stryker Meyer - MACV-SOG: The Secret War in Vietnam

Shawn Ryan Show

Society & Culture, Philosophy

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🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 248 minutes

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John Stryker Meyer is a decorated Green Beret who served two tours in Vietnam (1968-1969 and 1969-1970) with the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group(MACV-SOG). Enlisting in 1966, he earned his Special Forces tab in 1967 and joined Spike Team Idaho, later leading Recon Team Idaho at Command and Control North (CCN) in Da Nang. Meyer’s missions took him across borders into denied areas, facing intense combat—including surviving multiple gunshot wounds and leading his team through impossible odds. After Vietnam, he served with the 10th Special Forces Group, then transitioned to civilian life as a journalist and author. He hosts the podcast, SOG Cast, and preserves the legacy of special operations veterans. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://www.tryarmra.com/SRS https://www.betterhelp.com/SRS This episode is sponsored by Better Help. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/srs and get on your way to being your best self. https://www.boncharge.com/SRS https://www.meetfabric.com/SHAWN https://www.shawnlikesgold.com https://www.helixsleep.com/SRS https://www.lumen.me/SRS https://www.patriotmobile.com/SRS https://www.ziprecruiter.com/SRS John Stryker Meyer Links: X - https://x.com/SOGChronicles Website - https://www.jstrykermeyer.com Across the Fence - https://www.amazon.com/Across-Fence-John-Stryker-Meyer/dp/0983256705 On the Ground - https://www.amazon.com/Ground-Secret-War-Vietnam/dp/0983256756 SOG Chronicles: Volume I - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0983256780 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	For the first time I can tell you, I got a man.
0:02.0	Don't feel good about it, but, you know, that's war.
0:05.0	How many enemy combatants do you guys think he killed that day?
0:08.0	They started stacking up the dead bodies,
0:10.0	so they could climb up on the bodies so they could shoot down at us.
0:14.0	So they were using the bodies as a barricade?
0:16.0	Yeah. Men who had been wounded, they would disembow them, their head off,
0:22.4	and stick their head in the cavity where the bowels were.
0:30.7	John Stryker Meyer, welcome to the show.
0:34.4	Honored to be here, I'd be in the seat where legend, Sarah, super bad, have sat previous before me arriving.
0:41.4	I'm honored to be here, sir.
0:42.7	I'm honored to have you.
0:43.9	Thank you.
0:44.5	It's been a long time coming.
0:46.3	We've known each other for what?
0:48.6	Almost five years now.
0:49.7	Five years?
0:50.4	Is it been that long?
0:51.5	Yes, sir, because I saw your podcast. First one,
0:55.8	your, Sean Ryan's show, No, No, Zero, 101 with you and Mike Glover. I saw that,
1:02.8	and I couldn't believe, I knew Mike, because of these special forces, and we had heard about
1:08.9	some of the other Navy SEAL podcasters that were popping up.
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