Codename Dynamite: Weapons of SOG LTC Dick Thompson MACV SOG

Dick Thompson served as a recon team leader with MACV SOG in 1968-70 at FOB1/CCN, Republic of Vietnam. He led 20 black operations deep into enemy territory, and lived to talk about it. In this video, Dick describes combat behind enemy lines in Laos, while serving with MACV SOG. In parts it is graphically described, so viewer discretion is recommended. Dick explains use of the many special weapons carried by SOG teams, and the psychology of extreme combat.
Dick's book SOG Codename Dynamite (part 1) is out on Amazon here:
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Biography
LTC (Ret.) Henry (Dick) Thompson enlisted into the Army in 1967 at Fort Jackson, SC, as an 11B Infantryman. After completing Basic and Advanced Infantry training, he attended Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, GA, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army Infantry in January 1968.
After commissioning, Dick’s first assignment was as an Instructor, US Army Special Warfare School, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, NC, in February of 1968. In September of 1968 he was selected to be a team leader with MACV- SOG, 5th Special Forces Group, in the Republic of Vietnam. In January 1970, after finishing his combat tour (which included 20 recon missions with RT Virginia and RT Alabama), he was assigned as an instructor in the US Army Infantry School Ranger Department and stationed at Camp Frank D. Merrill, Dahlonega, GA. Dick served in several command and instructional and research roles until being assigned as the Professor of Military Science at the University of Georgia Army ROTC department in June 1986.
He retired from the US Army in January of 1988 after 21 years of military service. Dick’s military awards and decorations include 4 Bronze Star Medals, 2 with a “V” for heroism, 2 Meritorious Service Medals, 2 Air Medals for aerial combat, one with “V” for heroism, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry for Heroism. Now a senior executive, and psychologist, with over 30 years of leadership experience from the battlefield to the boardroom, Dick is an internationally recognized leader, consultant, scientist, educator and speaker who helps leaders and organizations move into the High Performance Zone.
00:00:27 Dead man walking
00:02:30 Personal weapons
00:05:00 Suppressed Sten / practising on the VC
00:06:31 .22 usage
00:08:10 Prisoner snatches
00:10:26 Sawn off M79
00:13:18 CAR-15 + 50 mags
(00:13:37 Loud noise)
00:17:03 Equipment for carrying a AK
00:18:25 Mostly saw AK’s
00:19:24 Listening to the sound of weapons fire
00:21:48 Claymores
00:24:15 Frag grenades
00:25:11 Willie Pete (White phosphorus)
00:25:51 NVA motivated and trained soldiers
00:26:49 Toe poppers
00:29:14 Psychology of enemy contact
(00:29:38 Dicks phone goes off)
00:30:23 Bladed weapons
00:32:28 Air support
00:33:16 Wrap up and finish

[@SavageGameDesign]

thanks everyone for watching the premiere tonight Dick's amazing nerw bestselling book part 1 - features us in the foreword and appendix :) www.amazon.com/SOG-Codename-Dynamite-MACV-SOG-Personal/dp/B0C9SB8JGP more stuff coming - Dick on tactics and team training next week - be sure to hit "notify me" kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4armo2dr5iVfa8si=oEJsUZAynSyzsUh9 dick and cobra pilot col. barry pencek on air support kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWWlZmOAbMRrgdksi=4mrOVHVpxgX6fHEa Jocko podcast 401 just out redcircle.com/shows/jocko-podcast/ep/60c42595-9702-437c-8e35-dd81672c8798 Jocko and Dick - Don't sign up for SOG: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ip2koHSQfqarh6ssi=p_vzxdC86MFysEhU Jocko and Dick: Dead man walking: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGiTnWyHn9-Zpdksi=vehbw9P1UUqxF3vk Mike Glover ep. 104 with Dick kzbin.info/www/bejne/en-8ioOCn8-ho7M

[@phillipmorris4555]

To Dick. Did you meet a solder,- pilot named (GEORGE.L. SABER) MY UNCLE...HE WAS IN CHARGE OF AMMON AND FLEW MISSIONS IN LOAS HE ALSO FLEW IN THE 509TH IN WW2 BUT NOT THE NUKES...WE DID NOT KNOW THIS UNTIL AFTER THE FACT AS IT WAS SHUT UP BACK.IF ANYONE CAME ACROSS HIM ,ID LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU ...FILL IN SOME BLANKS ..OH YE HE WAS IN CHAREGE OF THE BACK PAKS ( IF YOU SERVED THERE YOU WILL KNOW WHAT THERE WERE. ..

[@flyingpaddy7525]

You would look at this lad and think he was a retired accountant. What a man , listened to him on Jocko and the Sogcast.

[@b-52eggbeast88]

We had some fun when I was at his house. We went to best buy to get his PC. I went in first to explain to the manager we were bringing in a new PC that arrived damaged, and we needed to leave with a working one. I explained who he was - said “if veterans were hollywood actors, this guy is brad pitt. Look him up” The manager did and treated Dick like total royalty. We left with a working upgraded PC, no problem. They were great. Every vet should get that service. Dick would wholly support that.

[@matthayward7889]

I don’t want to minimise the work you’ve put into the prairie fire game, but these interviews will live on far longer as important historical information. Thank you for doing this.

[@b-52eggbeast88]

That’s our plan in full - historical preservation in as much detail as we can gather! the games, documentaries, graphic novels and tv show will hopefully have a broad appeal and reach while the item and memory preservation are timeless.

[@hannibal6173]

​@b-52eggbeast88 you guys gotta pitch a TV series like band of brothers! I wish I had the connections to make it happen because I guarantee it would be a tremendous hit !

[@johnqpublic2718]

​@b-52eggbeast88 "our?"

[@SavageGameDesign]

@@johnqpublic2718he's the CEO of Savage.

[@maxryden5322]

WOW! Those are some very clever tactics! Thank you, Sir, for your service.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

Fantastic interview and an amazing-looking DLC, I will have to try it. For those that don't know, the ubiquitous name 'CAR-15' for the XM177E1/E2 originated with a 1964 'product relaunch' by Colt of the formerly Armalite AR-15, from 'Armalite Research (model) 15' or 'ARmalite (model) 15' (sources differ on that) to 'Colt Automatic Rifle (model) 15'. Colt gave up on the branding but the name stuck to the SMG (US mil designation for the XM177)/'Commando' (Colt's name for it) model.

[@b-52eggbeast88]

If you’re the “keeper” you can play the DLC with SOG vets - email savage and we’ll set it up. And if you want to shoot a CAR-15 with Dick we can arrange that too.

[@jonathanferguson1211]

@@b-52eggbeast88 That's me - wow, thank you for that kind offer - I'd be honoured to do either of those things!

[@SavageGameDesign]

@@jonathanferguson1211 Great! Please email [e-mail] and we can discuss this more. Very happy to see your interest in what we're doing. So many SOG weapons to explore, all quite unique.

[@hawkgrunt4182]

Steel balls, every one of the SOG warriors did enough to win a Metal of Honor! Thanks sir!

[@dbunce10]

this is gold. thank you for your service LTC Thompson. you're an American Hero

[@xNevikKx]

'you just have to shoot em more times'. Carrying 22lr is a hot topic within the 2A crowd. It's refreshing to hear SOG ran 'practice' missions using 22s.

[@jakegrube9477]

Thing is, for personal defense as a civilian you need something that can incapacitate a threat immediately, not after an entire magazine, now like he said if you make good shot placement it can still put dicks in the dirt, but not optimal when you have a mf on top of you trying to stab/or rape you if youre cute enough and need to stop them asap

[@them1keG]

I have literally been shot in the head with a .22 LR from close range. Obviously, it did not kill me. The bullet ended up approximately 4" from entrance wound. It did not penetrate my skull. I still have the fucking thing from when the VA pulled it out about 3 years later. Not kidding at all.

[@chandlerdyson7163]

Love the historical accuracy you guys have achieved by speaking with these legends.

[@creaturesofqueens]

🧨 Dynamite in the building! 🧨 Once again another amazing interview with a true American bad ass! Mr. Thompson’s insight and debriefs bring a unique perspective on the retelling of these heroic SOG stories. Keep ‘em coming!

[@snafu1969]

Loved the rather in depth talk about weapons, weapons choice and use, etc... Great and interesting interview. I'm eager for the next ones. 10/10

[@333BlkFlagg]

Could listen to this all day!!!

[@WOMPITUS]

Lol Special Forces from that time were the only ones to ever intentionally start a firefight and refer to it as “practice”. Love it!

[@b-52eggbeast88]

Dick is the real deal. His books are amazing.

[@WOMPITUS]

@@b-52eggbeast88 Yes I’ve watched most of the interviews with of the ones that are still with us.

[@russizmaylov4875]

A have listened to his interview on Jocko's podcast for 4 hours while driving last night. It was epic! I'm going to order the book!

[@b-52eggbeast88]

You wont regret it!

[@jamesc8722]

His r&r story is probably the most intense combat story out of hundreds if not thousands of veteran interviews I’ve listened to. I would love to see that on a screen. “Sorry about that!”

[@SavageGameDesign]

working on it!

[@Gearparadummies]

I bought the DLC the very day it came out. It's still being updated. It's by far the best DLC in ArmA 3 existence. Thanks to all the Veterans whose feedback made it possible and to their service and the stories they brought back home.

[@buedro28]

So cool to see what was used in all the wars non declared... Thank you for your service to MIC

[@scottsevers6194]

Thank you for your service.... Vietnam was where special ops really showed and developed their craft. ❤

[@sugarpuddin]

Excellent and very informative video! Bravo!

[@Mr.Ut21]

Imagine finding out in the next life that you got smoked by a .22 just so some ninja could verify whether it worked not😂

[@seanberthiaume6909]

He did a lot of inter views in DETAIL on Jocko podcast.

[@echoredfour]

Great interview

[@MrPearlJack]

When's the 2nd book supposed to come out

[@b-52eggbeast88]

Real soon (jan 24)

[@xxllbb55]

Unbelievable man !

[@liljoenyc01]

Love this stuff these guys were warriors the elite 😎

[@LuckyLarry33]

Such a badass!

[@bryanferreira]

Did you say you carried 50 magazines? Thanks for sharing

[@nategross7568]

Yeah, and 3rd burst a decade and a half before it was devised

[@patricktakada9551]

@@nategross7568 when you use full auto enough it's easy to control the amount of rounds you fire per trigger pull. What I got from this interview was he would use 3rd bursts and sometimes do a full mag dump.

[@enti9119]

10 of 10 fellas

[@seanberthiaume6909]

Them there CAR15s are worth a MINT if you can find/afford one!

[@stradleybidley8893]

Civvie clone is about 8-1200 dollars. For a high end one. It don't have the giggle switch but it's the same thing

[@crispytaco9634]

Why are the little people so tall in game? That's something I always thought the game got wrong, why were the indig team members so tall? I know the nungs were tall but most indig were short

[@b-52eggbeast88]

We were building it on top of Arma 3 (which probably had a dev budget around 40 million) with our own content (budget 2 million) and we had no way to change the engine without breaking all the other dlcs and mods. We had to work with what we had. In a future game we have plans to address this as well as string extractions.

[@greggtrubee9565]

it seems that a lot of the SOG Forces were avid hunters before the became America's Finest.

[@atilla6612]

Awesome

[@atilla6612]

I have some original SOG item's and kit if your ever interested !

[@jimriggs2149]

Go Dawgs!

[@allenctracy6511]

I wonder if Dick was a fur Trapper when he was a teenager.

[@b-52eggbeast88]

He was a woodsman/ hunter from the age of about 4, well discussed in his book.

[@dennistrawick]

What state is this warrior from? Just curious...

[@b-52eggbeast88]

He’s Georgia through and through

[@danielhinkle7855]

Did he really say 50, (fifty) mags?

[@phillipmorris4555]

Hello

[@jb101abn]

LOTS OF HUMPING EXPERIENCE TOUGH

[@DeathByGelato]

Stone cold.

[@DJNaija]

pro-tip - play this at 1.5 speed or faster - much more listenable

[@SavageGameDesign]

or breathe 1.5 times slower and live longer too :) glad you enjoyed it