Secrets & Standoffs: USS Pueblo Crisis, Vietnam War, Cambodia Border Clashes - Part 1

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🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Larry Serra is a former Naval Intelligence Liaison Officer whose covert missions along the Vietnam-Cambodia border placed him at the heart of one of the Vietnam War’s most dangerous fronts. From 1967 to 1970, Larry served as an officer in the United States Navy, spending nearly two years operating in Vietnam and Cambodia’s combat zones. In 1969, he volunteered for the critical intelligence post at Ha Tien, where he ran spy networks, crossed into Cambodia for clandestine missions, and exposed communist supply routes into South Vietnam. His work uncovered Soviet communications intercepts and revealed vulnerabilities at the port of Sihanoukville, a key hub of communist weapons smuggling. In early 1970, Larry brokered a top-secret weapons agreement between the U.S. and the Cambodian Navy - approved by the White House - as Cambodia teetered on the brink of civil war. For his actions, Larry received the Bronze Star, Navy Commendation Medal with Combat "V," Air Medal, and other decorations. After Vietnam, he built a distinguished legal career and played a pivotal role in helping rebuild Cambodia’s legal system following the fall of the Khmer Rouge. FOLLOW JACK Instagram: @JackCarrUSA X: @JackCarrUSA Facebook: @JackCarr YouTube: @JackCarrUSA SPONSORS CRY HAVOC – A Tom Reece Thriller https://www.officialjackcarr.com/books/cry-havoc/ Bravo Company Manufacturing - BCM Stock MOD3: https://bravocompanyusa.com/bcm-stock-mod-3-black/ and on Instagram @BravoCompanyUSA THE SIGs of Jack Carr: Visit https://www.sigsauer.com/ and on Instagram @sigsauerinc Jack Carr Gear: Explore the gear here https://jackcarr.co/gear

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0:00.0	This episode of the Danger Close podcast is brought to you by Cry Havoc,
0:04.0	from New York Times number one best-selling author, Jack Carr.
0:08.0	Cry Havoc, a Tom Rees thriller. Order now.
0:14.0	And the barracks are going, my God, that guy's a Vietan company, you know, standing right there.
0:23.6	They get into a firefight.
0:24.6	It caused a big international problem.
0:27.6	The Russians complained to the International Control Commission.
0:31.6	Cambodia is neutral.
0:32.6	We're supposed to stay away from Cambodia.
0:35.6	So ZoomWalt gets leaned on from Washington. What are you doing?
0:39.6	What are you letting your guys doing all this crazy stuff? ZoomWalt calls Mike Bernick back to
0:44.8	Saigon. Everybody thinks he's going to get court-martialed. You know what I mean?
0:48.2	ZoomWalt listens to him and he says, I'm giving you a squadron of swift boats. Now we're going to start patrolling the entire Cambodian border
0:56.9	because that's where they're bringing the weapons in.
1:10.7	Larry.
1:12.2	Hey, good morning, Jack.
1:13.4	Good morning.
1:13.9	How are you?
1:14.9	Very well.
1:15.7	Thanks for having me.
1:16.7	Oh, my gosh.
1:17.3	I've been so looking forward to this.
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