The Most Terrifying Man of the Vietnam War

Vietnam, late 1960s. Hostile North Vietnamese troops pin down a Hatchet Force of elite American MACV-SOG operators. They have the numbers and the high ground.
Nevertheless, the Americans and their loyal indigenous Montagnards do not back down. Staff Sergeant Jerry M. Shriver, also known as Mad Dog, dashes from cover to cover, pummeling the enemy with his unconventional arsenal of several pistols, revolvers, and a lethal sawed-off shotgun.
Some men are wounded and are slowly hoisted up through the thick jungle canopy to a chopper. The enemy presses on, but Mad Dog does not flinch. He retaliates with all the ammunition at his disposal.
The friendlies are lifted one by one until Mad Dog is left alone. He calls in for Close Air Support several times. The enemy fire intensified to the point the radio offered Mad Dog Shriver assistance with a fresh unit of ground troops.
He rejects the offers and replies: [QUOTE] “No, no…I’ve got them right where I want them: surrounded from the inside.”
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[@jacobbrannon4196]

They asked if he wanted help and he basically said, "I'm not trapped in the jungle with them, they're trapped in here with me" what a fucking legend

[@villiersman951]

hell yes👍👍

[@tedr4526]

It’s too bad that our country put him in the position to fight these people, because we invaded them who were protecting your own country

[@Jestin612]

True 'Merican badass 😎

[@patwxdaddy]

As John Plaster's book described it. Most over the boarder missions a SOG Team was facing 100-600 to 1 odds per team member. One particular mission Shriver's team was facing the high end of that scale. Surrounded on a hill top in a ocean of enemy. SOG had a team guy flying on the Foreword Air Control spotter planes (as in the movie BAT-21) to ensure they got they fire missions exactly as they asked for called flying 'Covey'. Because SOG teams would often be surrounded so badly they would give their own position for their air strike and it would freak the pilots out. Shriver's team was back to back on the hill top shooting the enemy in every direction at arms reach with one hand! Each time they dropped an enemy they would grab them and pile their dead bodies in front of them for cover as human sand bags with the other hand. 'Covey' looking down at the team surrounded by thousands of enemy, told Jerry he was not trying to be a downer but was not sure what he could do to help his situation. The commanders listening to the radio in the rear HQ all gasped hearing the situation. Jerry said something like "Thats OK man, I got them right where I want them, Surrounded from the inside! Just give it to me [ the airstrikes] like I tell ya."" Covey replied "Ahhh...Roger?" Everyone listening was stunned at the reply to a team facing a certain death??? With the aircraft stacked in the sky above, Shriver ordered a swath of Napalm to cut a strip through the enemy on one side of the hill. As soon as soon as Jerry seen the jets come over the horizon he told his team to get down pulling the stack of dead bodies down on top of them. The bombs scorched a bowling ally through the enemy. The team then busted out of the pile of dead bodies and ran down the path of burnt human remains it made. Once the team was clear of the hill, Jerry wail running radioed Covey "Now hit them with the B-52s!" B-52s then carpet bombed the entire hill turning the tightly packed enemy into red goo. Jerry intentionally got thousands of enemy against him tightly packed together in order to blast them all at once. This became one of Shriver's signature moves and famously became known as the "Surrounded from the Inside" maneuver. It was said that even when an experienced Green Beret came into SOG, they had to have five cross boarder missions before anyone wanted to hear what you had to say. If you had 10 cross boarder missions you were then a trusted team member. If you had 15 missions you were probability a Team Leader. with the 110% casualty rate of SOG, if you had 20 missions it was hard to explain how you were still alive. Jerry Shriver had 52 missions when he went missing after going back to get one of his downed Montanyard team mates.

[@erictroxell715]

Oh yes, he DEFINITELY WAS RORSCHACH!!!!😮😮

[@SB-qm5wg]

Any time a story starts with a guy named "Mad Dog" you know it's gonna be good.

[@richjohnson7362]

Dunno it's when they said he was from Florida it all made sense.

[@SCAR16L]

@@richjohnson7362 The Grand-daddy of all Florida Men.

[@donlarocque5157]

The NVA called him that. They had a bounty on him. All of the SOG were hunted.

[@vphls]

Florida Man. Mad Dog Matis turned out to be a POS.

[@dave_ryan]

"Mad dog Joe Biden" has many a story of his days as a tunnel rat. 😂

[@GarlingtonTX]

"I've got them surrounded from the inside" hit deeper than it should have

[@p4h10oso]

My uncle was a fullblood Indian and did 3 tours. When he died a few years after the war (murdered), the Commandant of the Marines attended his funeral because my uncle was the most decorated Vietnam vet of his state. RIP

[@joeirvine1033]

The most loyal of all are Marines

[@SBU292]

What was his name? Or is this just Another BS KZbin comment?

[@Truthmusttriumph]

It's almost as if you are proud of this. Maybe the 'civilising' influence the settlers had on your people was a good thing after all.

[@kimmogensen4888]

Probably also because of the reason that Mad Dog spent all of his money on the tribe members that had fought alongside him, don’t know if the Commandant had himself been fighting with your uncle but he did know what all blood brothers new and almost always respected when your life has been seriously threatened and you have to rely upon your fellow soldiers something happens in most soldiers brain and they often bond like they where blood brothers even though they clearly are not, bonds that I have heard several veterans claim felt stronger than their real family bond, unfortunately it is only from soldiers self reporting and behavior no serious studies have been made, my guess is that it is a human survival instinct, your Uncle probably secured a large number of “the tribe of the marines” came home from harms way and loyalty had to be shown, if what the soldiers say is really as powerful as they claim.

[@MrKvp1]

@@Truthmusttriumph Well, you win today's Internet for "Dumb Ass Comment of the Day." Why should he not be proud of and honor his uncle's service? What have you ever done in the service of others, for your country? Either in the military or as a civilian, I'll wait. I'm confident the answer is, "not a fucking thing."

[@robertcombs55]

I knew Jerry Shriver; I served with the 20th Special Operations Squadron Green Hornets; he was the most vicious; Brutal man I ever met; he was the Greatest Special Forces troop I ever met...who ever lived; he bought me a Beer once; God Bless you Jerry..

[@DJGra-jy711]

What nationality was he ? Irish ? Cause that's how Irish roll

[@astralplainer]

There are not enough words of thanks in the English language that can be heaped on men like Shriver and you. 💪🇺🇸

[@alucardsucks123]

You sir, are as much of a legend as Jerry, thank you.

[@jimwilson9371]

Thank you

[@mikesperko3921]

​@@DJGra-jy711he obviously ain't gonna answer because he's lying

[@johnfritz7222]

"Got 'em right where I want em, surrounded from the inside", is one of the most OG things I've EVER heard. R.I.P. Mad Dog

[@rodneyadderton1077]

Legend.

[@damintten]

Ya glad he was in another country and not here lmao. O and why where we 2000 miles away butchering a society that didn't even know how to fire simple guns??? Lmao death and destructions going to be America's only memory by future society's.

[@daveblyth8872]

I was born on the day he died

[@MMkayUltra]

Main character thoughts.

[@willymassey8273]

I've heard this story attributed to people in the Korean war, and world war 2.

[@dfrasu]

My father was a charter member of the 101 airborne screaming eagles. He went in before ww2. He was a master Sargent at 18 and was in Bastogne, and D day and so much more. He was tough as nails. He was a great man and i was with him till his last breath at 84. Warriors are born. We are lucky to have such great men in our history.

[@janiehopkins5584]

Baby Screaming Eagles shout to ya! 101st Airborne Division #1!!!! I hear they built some sort of walk you can purchase a Memorial Brick n put a Name on it up at Ft. Campbell. I took my Son n Nephew up there to Hopkinsville area a few yrs. ago. They had a very nice new park n I think it was called Patriot Park. Funny thing is we were headed up to do some JeepN at Turkey Bay and the Jeep Wrangler we were driving was the PATRIOT Blue edition Wrangler TJ!

[@toben42]

That was a grenade launcher, not a sawed off shotgun. My dad was in Vietnam and told me one time 30 guys went out on patrol and only 4 returned. He's seen some awful things that still haunt him.

[@kdbghost23]

My DaD went to Vietnam He passed last year in Oct. I miss hiM 🙏🏽

[@72marshflower15]

They must have clipped in the incorrect footage.

[@em..657ifusayso]

so fun. yw85 dad's an asshole also. who won. not Marion morrison (John wayne) What idiot would call your male son Marion. ha ha ha😅

[@MrAndrewAllen]

Most of the weapons they showed were not what the narration said.

[@dougkal8706]

They got clips of different scenes from different movies and not applicable to what the narrator is babbling about lol

[@NCG_EatMyPlasma]

This is my dad's cousin. His own Co was afraid of his boldness. I grew up with stories of his exploits and still have the article declaring his death after being listed as MIA for years. He asked his chopper pilot to take care of the dog and his bounty was actually $25,000. Highest bounty on an American soldier at the time. I'm proud that this hero is part of our family's history. We have a great line of military men and women in our family history.

[@puckerfactor-lw5fi]

interesting

[@JacekJurus-pg7mc]

Why did Vietnam attack the USA . A different continent and some " hero " killing Vietnamese people

[@BushmansAdventures]

👍

[@TStLou1]

Mental toughness is 100x more valuable than physical

[@joeydepalmer4457]

was he ever recovered?

[@tvaneaton2466]

My step mother-in-law was Mad Dog's sister and my Father-in-law was a friend and fellow SOG member Harvey "Hippy" Saal. Harvey told me he was on the clean up team to recover Mad Dog's body. He told me that he believed that found the location where Mad Dog had fought to the death and his body was captured as a trophy, but as stated no proof was ever provided by the North. Mad Dog is a true hero.

[@valdivia1234567]

I don't suppose you know what happened to Klaus?

[@HWG-wm8ld]

Sure buddy.

[@filippocorti6760]

Thanks.

[@sandblast5636]

Pass the bowl this way.

[@theRhinsRanger]

​@@valdivia1234567 shwaub?

[@raven556]

My father is a vietnam green beret veteran. There is a lot he cannot and does not tell me. He had a lot of friends around him where they would talk about flying to and from certain areas. I love him dearly. He has written an account of his tours in a diary for his therapy. I'm still amazed at the ferocity of these people.

[@charlestown8997]

My old man is in there somewhere. He quit counting at 50 kills. I love him so much, glad he made it out.

[@xObscureMars]

50 kills hiuh, and quit counting

[@maseratimitch531]

That’s not something to be proud of

[@stevefranklin9920]

“…surrounded from the inside!” What a heroic statement!!

[@christianellegaard7120]

"I'm not trapped in the jungle with them, they're trapped in here with me"

[@ENIGMAXII2112]

@@christianellegaard7120 Oh Yes..

[@dont.ripfuller6587]

I believe it's an homage to Patton, maybe.

[@neillynch_ecocidologist]

The kind of stuff you just know a KZbin content creator dreamt up.

[@cmpremlap]

The balls on that guy, dang

[@superblue1971]

My boss was in Vietnam and told me about a guy nicknamed “Crazy Chuck” who was on his 4th tour and in the field even the LT listened to him. He used an AK-47 because that’s what the “bad guys” used and didn’t want to be tracked down. He would go out on his own scouting and come back days later. Scariest man he said he even knew.

[@PersonalityMalfunction]

Dual edge sword that. If you carry and fire the same weapon as the enemy, and the AK47 has a very distinctive audio and visual signature, there's a better than even chance you'll be on the receiving end of a blue-on-blue.

[@johndough1703]

@@PersonalityMalfunction Guy, lol. You’re so pedantic that you’re missing the obvious. @superblue1971 said he was “out on his own”, which makes your statement not even on topic.

[@larrym2434]

@@johndough1703 The enemy is still talking about the toughness and virility of your youtube comments.

[@brianbeach9472]

😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 that is freaking hilarious ​@@larrym2434

[@richardmorris7063]

I wonder how he got ammo for the AK?

[@DogGuy19]

"He convinced me that for the rest of my life, I'd never go into a bar and cross someone I didn't know." Whoa😮

[@publicuser2534]

That is what is said about the men that earned a MOH.

[@conbec5816]

I don't get the quote, can someone explain pls?

[@jillthompson1248]

Never met a Vietnam vet that would tell stories about their time there. Maybe with other vets but not civilians

[@jonpopelka]

Not so much the killing, but the kindness and charity he showed to his mountain allies is what makes him a true hero.

[@bigbongo1736]

NO, IT WAS THE KILLING.

[@user-dg7df3sv7r]

@@bigbongo1736 *Gross.*

[@thomasblock1164]

​@@user-dg7df3sv7rbig bongo is correct. War is different and if we just pretend it is all about kindness and charity then we will end up in 20 year endeavors like Afganistan where you lose it the day before you leave. Plus, people have to know the realities of war otherwise we will continue to allow the warhogs to pull into wars at the alarming rate of the recent past. If he was just a "nice guy" no one would know his name.

[@user-dg7df3sv7r]

@@thomasblock1164 I still don't know his name. Nor do I believe "it is all about kindness and charity". I do, however, believe there are other ways to handle conflicts, besides *murder*

[@thomasblock1164]

@@user-dg7df3sv7r Me too! I hate war. But we don't send soldiers over to fight and then refer to them as murderers either. We both know what the problem is and it's not the soldiers.

[@BladesRKing]

He didn’t die…he snuck away to become Colonel Kurtz.

[@MrGroganmeister]

Good one

[@stanleydolan5609]

Most likely fell and buried by his comrades in the field as not to be trophy. Same thing that happened to the pirate black Bart , speaks volumes.

[@TheHungryTrollRawr]

shhhh

[@MrJhonbaker]

I thought similarly - he said goodbye - may have been prophetic or knew he was either leaving vietnam to go home to the US, dying, or vanishing into the mountains with his beloved mountain friends - He was done fighting they said, but not done being there. May be wishful thinking, but I bet he lived for many more years.

[@gunsup0331]

hussshhh

[@paulstanford7535]

I’ve heard most of the stories about mad dog shriver, but anytime I see a video about him or SOG in general, I have to watch it even if I have seen it before

[@aaronmadden6751]

My dad was in Dakto and Pleiku Vietnam in 68-69. He was a LRRP in K. Company 4th Inf/ 75th Ranger Rgt. Those Special Forces guys such as Maddog and my father and many more were definitely a very special breed of soldiers and men.

[@janiehopkins5584]

THANKS TO YOUR PAPPY FOR ME PLZ!

[@aaronmadden6751]

@@janiehopkins5584 Thank you and really wish I could do so. He was unfortunately killed in a roofing accident in 2016 and was burned over 80 percent of his body with 580 degree asphalt. I witnessed it and I couldn’t save him

[@WickedScott]

Men like that don't die of old age

[@stekarknugen9258]

Indeed, even though he was close to being done with his third tour, you just know he'd sign up for another one and keep doing it until the enemy got him some day

[@FoulPet]

Probably suffered for years in a prison

[@DavidKeithWilliams-hg5nm]

As an Army veteran of 25 years, I was wondering what would SFC Shriver be like in peace time, or even leading Soldiers during periods of time he was not in combat. I am not sure what type of leader he would be in those situations, even though he might have been one of the bravest, most fearless, and toughest warriors in the Army during the Vietnam War.

[@johnkidd1226]

Nor do his enemies.

[@user-wx9vc3yy1c]

😂​@@DavidKeithWilliams-hg5nm

[@HappyMealBieber]

Rambo: "_*Im Your Worst Nightmare_* Mad Dog : *_Hold My Beer_*

[@christopherlewis1847]

Good point. Rambo would quake in fear at the sight of Jerry Shriver. After he was done soiling his pants.

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

@@christopherlewis1847 you see you have just proven how stupid you are. You do know Rambo is a fictional Hollywood character, right? Oh I forgot, the rest of the world saw that movie as just that. You saw it as reality.

[@MattRockwell1]

Big difference between a fictional character and a real soldier bud

[@punctuationpatrolman1615]

@@MattRockwell1 🚨 Mouth breather alert 🚨

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

@@MattRockwell1 don't destroy his dream of HIS! reality.

[@fredrikjaensson7350]

Someone need to do a movie about this legend👍

[@johnnycajon4858]

they don't make movies like that any more, it doesn't fit with the agenda

[@maximilianozapata6632]

No se debe hacer ninguna película sobre un criminal así.

[@terryenyart5838]

100% respect. I still believe America has men capable of similar heroic acts & patriotism. There may be a few less, but I still believe in Americans & am proud to be one.

[@publicuser2534]

Kyle Carpenter, Marine. Dakota Meyer, Marine. Edward Beyers, USN. Etc My generation of warrior.

[@user-km4lx9gr4f]

Me too! We are PATRIOTS AND Relatives and Descendants of PATRIOTS Jack from Iowa USA

[@tommywingate7186]

There maybe more than any of us know. Only when tested do we find out about ourselves. Only then do we find out who we really are and our capabilities. Eventually everyone is tested.

[@clintfauth9830]

My Dad served 2 tours in Vietnam, he was also in the 101st airborne, he was very proud to have been a screaming eagle, he served 20 years,retired and became a police officer for 18 more,very proud of my dad

[@richardpagel6959]

So your dad is the perfect example of an eager system slave, murderer and fanatical imperialist - nothing to be proud of at all.

[@Phearsum]

101st Screaming Eagles were some bad ass mfers.

[@GT-sc5sk]

Proud on what? Not having critical own opinion and killing inocent ppl?

[@stevenchurch8901]

​@@GT-sc5skI'd pay to see you talking shit to one

[@Fishing4fun76]

​@GT-sc5sk these men paved the way for your freedom. Don't disrespect behind a keyboard.

[@TheBarrett1971]

Dad served with him, spoke of him often. Was amazing to hear and see stories of the man, myth, and legend. Thank you for making this.

[@jillthompson1248]

When my mom got back from desert storm they gave them a parade she was expected to be there afterwards going to her car she was met by a Vietnam vet in a wheelchair he saluted her and gave her a sweatshirt with American flag on it and proud to be an American she said she was never so honored in her career

[@greenhammer3263]

The military destroyed that guys life. Not my sons

[@bobbyrea5194]

As a Vietnam veteran, when I see anyone with a veteran hat on, I try to always make a point of going up to them and saying "Welcome home ". I don't always wear my veteran hat.

[@greenhammer3263]

@@bobbyrea5194 i say why did you go? Why didnt you say no

[@janiehopkins5584]

Fantastic! Please say Thanks to your Momma from an Ole Screaming Eagle and Vietnam War Vets baby girl! John 15:13 Greater LOVE hath no Man/Woman than that they lay down their life for their friend!

[@greenhammer3263]

@@janiehopkins5584 thats nice dear

[@andrewthompson9811]

Able to just listen. Thank you for that. Dark Skies is perhaps the best channel I've come across. Thank you for all your hard work

[@chrisb-rx9wk]

I recognized the photo right away. Thats cool you made a video on mad dog. The stories of macvsog are absolutely insane and very worth the listen. Great choice. A true warrior.

[@StanleyDoyle-eo7ts]

These are “Real Heroes” ! Not “suckers” like are being called by someone in the news.

[@mariop8576]

He should have also been awarded the congressional medal of honor. A true American hero.

[@13BadassMetal]

Should be, but likely won't be unless his missions get declassified. 😢

[@ssdd5708]

They don’t have to declassify to award. It’s the politics getting it all the way up.

[@rickshaw3397]

They only give awards to they/thems now

[@richardpagel6959]

A true american killer - so sad that US pro military fools always mix up their murderers as being heroes.

[@user-ml3dp9hq7o]

Thks for ur awesome stories and videos 👍😎

[@sanborns]

"Got 'em right where I want em, surrounded from the inside." A true fearless hero ...

[@thomasgumersell9607]

Great video about this Brave and courageous Mad Dog Warrior. Sadden to learn his remains wee never recovered. At 27 yrs of age and 3 tours almost complete in Vietnam. Mad Dog truly left his mark. 💪🏻🙏🏻✨

[@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg]

Mad Dog contributed so much to the World

[@JPriz416]

Mad Dog would never adjust to life in America.

[@robertdereski9156]

No he wouldn't he was a warrior made for war

[@rickvia8435]

No - he was wound way too tight for civilian life.

[@peterclemmet]

He would if he joined the local police

[@BeardedGuy_Tawhid]

some say he defected to north vietnam, he finally saw that capitalism was an infection like a cancer spreading into the world. maybe he married a pretty north viet cong girl and settled down

[@ibeatyoutubecircumventingy6344]

when he was passing through a local sheriff took a disliking to the man!

[@patrickallen5781]

As bad as it sounds a man that committed was better off not seeing the US pull out of Vietnam.

[@willisscott3107]

Or the commie Obiden cartel in office.

[@johntaylorson7769]

It sounds like he was better off not seeing civilian life, to be honest.

[@JohnLocke1776]

He died doing what he loved, that's how I see it. Something tells me he would've been a self destructive person in civilian life stateside. RIP

[@rokurota3311]

​@johntaylorson7769 He didn't care if he died and knew he would die there.

[@tommysonnier9848]

So true! I was told by a researcher that we won the Vietnam conflict but, as decided by politicians, we left completely, not maintaining a presence to preserve what we won. After we left, North Vietnam just walked in and took over. It would have been better if we had never gone to Vietnam. So sad those f...... politicians! I'd love to hear your thought on that.

[@eugeneblum5686]

They got Klaus' stomach upset and he crapped on the floor. The jokers rubbed his nose in it and threw him out. Later Mad Dog shows up in his smoking jacket, puts a .38 on the table, craps on the floor and dares anyone to rub his nose in it. This is from John Plaster's book SOG. Mad Dog was definitely one bad man and a legend. Lost a cousin of my Mom over there in Dec '67. Was in the 101st ABN. KIA in a province NW of Saigon by a booby trap with 2 others on a med call to a village. Was on his 2nd tour of duty. Have a history of family serving in the Armed Forces back to the Civil War. All branches except Coast Guard. Army veteran myself, along with my Dad, 2 brothers, 3 uncles and 2 nephews. One nephew did 5 tours in Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Had a MOS very much in demand by deploying units. I saw where 2 idiots wrote a book on white rural folks are a "danger to democracy". Yeah, go stand in Arlington or any other military and civilian cemetary, look at all the headstones of those veterans and spout that BS. But then, I wouldn't want them desecrating that hallowed ground with their presence. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@chad1682]

@eugeneblum5686 "democracy" is their code word for communism. The enemy is within our borders and they are far more demented than the Viet Cong.

[@GBOB68]

Saudi Arabia? 😮

[@arminiusdergrosse]

Thank you for your service brother. There's a lot of "idiots" out there that want to see all White people dead, most are in "our" government, universities, media/Hollywood, the ADL and leaders of the UN.

[@eugeneblum5686]

@@GBOB68 build up to the offensive. Staged some units in Saudi Arabia. They unloaded and assembled Apaches I believe. He did so many I can't remember where he was for sure. I know he said one time they guarded an Iraqi town. They might have been a sect that weren't Sunni. So when they were turning things over to the Iraqis, these people were on their "shit list" so to speak. They actually had to sit and watch them beat people to death. Think he did convoy duty once. I worked with a guy who did that in Afghanistan. Machine gunner on a gun truck. He suffered from TBI from running over an IED. Worked with the Afghan army a lot on convoys.

[@guerillabeats2404]

A threat to liberal "democracy" is what they should say.

[@LOZUPONEJ]

When a psychopaths mind is put to good use

[@jamessandoval5843]

Not necessarily psychopathic. He cared for his people, just loved war. It’s not as strange as you think

[@GggGgg-ek3dw]

Loving war ia psychopatic itself, only those who never been there can like it

[@moth_MCMXCIII]

a low blow to a great man who loved his tribe, his fellow soldiers and his dog!! maybe you should go read up on psychology before you make a statement like that!!

[@GggGgg-ek3dw]

@@moth_MCMXCIII all features of dear adolf i just mentioned

[@mathewp3416]

​@@moth_MCMXCIII Google Tiger force the book.

[@ericcox9205]

I worked with one of these guys, best stories ever. Only second to a guy who I knew who was on the beaches at Normandy. But he was a Navy radio guy, he stormed the beach but then he got back on the ship so his stories while awesome we mostly Normandy. Third would be my grandfather but he was an airplane mechanic and never saw combat his stories are all work all day party all night, lol. Other grandfather did see combat, Battle of the Bulge, only heard stories about him, drank, drugged and fought his way to an early grave. Got a good friend who earned a Bronze Star for Valor in Combat in Iraq, but he doesn't like to talk about it. Somethings sound better when it's not reality.

[@dougdillon1271]

I have a POW/MIA bracelet with his name and info on it. I have worn it everyday, 24 hrs a day. He will not be forgotten.

[@nadjasunflower1387]

I picked one of those up of a PFC William D. McGonagill USMC. Never took it off, even after the ends broke off, just filed the sharp points down. eventually it did break, then I found out in the early 00's they'd found his remains, through an outreach that was started between US and Vietnam governments. Essentially it allowed doctors and military people to go into places where these ' out of the way ' battles took place and see if there were remains there of people that were listed as MIA. They had plenty of DNA on sample from his surviving family members so ID'd him pretty easily.

[@christopherlewis1847]

Rest in peace, Jerry. You are respected and definitely not forgotten.

[@moappleseider1699]

@@nadjasunflower1387 Yeah I have a buddy, Army paratrooper/sapper who went to Vietnam to recover remains of fallen US military.

[@68air]

I had a girlfriend who wore a MIA bracelet. I didn't see her for years until about 10 years ago. She was still wearing it!

[@nadjasunflower1387]

@@68air welp, the lore is once you get one, your not supposed to take them off until they are found. Or credible evidence is shown removing them from the MIA list.

[@paul4249]

That was excellent! Great presentation!

[@Dusty888]

Salute that statement Sir.

[@user-mk7fw9en6f]

I met Jerry while jogging around the airstrip at Quan Loi. I was a Cobra pilot there with the 11th ACR. We waited until late afternoon to launch, too late to help. Screwed up mission.

[@BlahMcJones]

Thank you for your service, sir. We are in your debt.

[@bthorn5035]

What years were you there? My dad flew with the 11ACR on Huey gunships. 67-69.

[@Semperf11]

🇺🇸🤙🏾

[@aarondecelle9532]

My dad was in 3/17 CAV at Quan Loi in 70-71. He was an OH-58 pilot. He was KIA in 71. I got to meet several men he served with to include the gunship pilot who flew top cover for him that day. He is a director at a museum called Cactus Air in Nevada, and when I met him, he brought the museum’s cobra and flew it. There is an annual relay race named in honor of my father and he flew it over the starting line on the 50th anniversary of the race. The race is run around Lake Tahoe. Thanks for your service! I did 22 years in the army myself as an Armor Officer serving mostly in the CAV.

[@batzzz2044]

Wish you would have stayed home. Sorry for your murders

[@MyTube4Utoo]

When Shriver wasn't training, he spent his spare time training.

[@gotchagoing4905]

I carried a brand new M3 grease gun on my second tour up on the dmz. I was also in the 101st. Flying at tree top level, low and slow,our mission as Air Cav Scouts was to locate the enemy either visually or by smell, they quickly fired at us, and sometimes bring us down in their mists. The M3 was perfect being a short range cannon for when we were brought down. At the end of my second tour, I miriculed it a new guy that I trained up to be a aero scout. I hope he made it home, as I often wonder about that.

[@janiehopkins5584]

Thank you for your Service n Salute to You Screaming Eagle!!!

[@tamagotchirightsactivist4184]

General: Get me a man from Florida.

[@jamesb8573]

No men in Florida anymore.

[@thomasseitz5477]

Love that you made a video on this badass. It’s about time someone did one dedicated to this warrior. Out of all you channels and episodes this is my favorite episode yet.

[@nmatthew7469]

Between this guy and Lauri Torni, epic legends.

[@winter7946]

My best friend was in the Special Forces in Viet Nam in 1966. He told me a lot of stories of what happened there. As he got older, he blocked out many of those memories because they were so gruesome and painful for him. He died 4 years ago. I was 11 years old when we met, and we had been friends for 62 years when he died. I got drafted in 1967, and I served as well, but I didn't have to go to Nam. It's possible that my friend knew Jerry since there were not that many men in that elite group of soldiers. RIP to all of the brave men who have fought in our wars.

[@jasonm949]

Everybody's best friend was Special Forces in Vietnam.

[@willymassey8273]

@@jasonm949 or dad, or uncle cousin grandpa. Like the guy claiming a Gurka gave his dad (Who was Special Forces) his Kukri, and that the Gurka could hit a target the size of a playing card 40 to 50 yards away when throwing those knives. LOL everyone loves historical military fiction.

[@ThomasComiskey-uz4ie]

​@@jasonm949troll, get a life or education

[@ThomasComiskey-uz4ie]

​@@jasonm949why

[@ThomasComiskey-uz4ie]

​@@jasonm949 you shouldn't comment by reading your comic books

[@kalleklp7291]

"I don't need help...I've surrounded them from the inside." This guy means business.

[@kylen4701]

Wow... great video.

[@tonyjetton8352]

6:35 That is no sawed off shotgun. That is a M79 Grenade Launcher.

[@vSwampFox]

Coincidental timing.

[@kurtthewicked9009]

They used to call them "Thumpers"; my dad carried one in Vietnam.

[@vSwampFox]

@@kurtthewicked9009 we used them in Fallujah

[@DrDale16]

@@kurtthewicked9009 So did I for my first two months in-country as a grunt.

[@PetraDarklander]

That's what I was thinking.

[@dajo2824]

Any guy that protects his dog like this, he is good people.

[@raygon8]

there is a good Marcus Littrell and his dog story

[@alaricgoldkuhl155]

Upheld the dog covenant. "I got your back, you've got mine."

[@joshashe2087]

Dog never judges you by your appearance and more you love them, the more they love you back. It only makes sense.

[@Leo-ng6bo]

Hitler loved his dog too.

[@BrrrtReynolds]

The whole story of Mad Dog threatening the people who mistreated Klaus goes as such: Jerry had given Klaus a whole bunch of beer which gave the dog the shits in the clubhouse, so they rubbed his nose in it and roughed him up before kicking the dog out. Upon hearing of this abuse, Jerry walked into the clubhouse with a .38 and his infamous smoking jacket. He put the pistol down and dropped his pants. Shit on the floor and dared anyone to do anything about it. 💀 No one did.

[@jaywalker0112]

Thank you So Much! That was cool. John Basilone comes to mind though. Cool video though. Former Army 11 Break Things here.

[@matson8008]

Why do you keep calling that M79 grenade launcher a sawed off shot gun. It's clearly not a shot gun.

[@bobbyrea5194]

Unknown to a lot of people, there were some shotgun shells made to fit the M79 grenade launcher.

[@stillnessbetween5103]

They probably used the grenade launcher pics since the sawed off shotgun/ scattergun was considered a cruel and unusual weapon by the Geneva Convention and the Armed Forces Command didn't want it to be known they were being used. I was issued a long barrel shotgun, and my SGT. cut down the barrel and told me don't let the photogs take a picture of it.

[@Tsamokie]

@@bobbyrea5194 Shotgun "style" rounds in 40mm caliber.

[@OMGItsJimmyNash]

THAT is how you title a video! I was all in at first glance, and it didn't let me down either. This is the kind of stuff people need to know about... Kudos!

[@pete98146]

My high school tennis coach was a Captain in the Vietnam war. He said the war "was the best time of his life." But again, he was the most competitive person I've ever met in my life. He was definitely wired differently than most of us!

[@3wolvesrunning]

RIP Brother! We need many more like you today.

[@culalquangasultaurthaliond1203]

Thank you

[@MsGarcia79]

My father is a vietnam vet and is now home on hospice dying from a cancer they said was probably from agent orange exposure. Love you dad so much. Vietnam didn't get you then but caught up now.....😢

[@zettal2316]

My Uncle died when he got stateside from it- cancer. He didn't make it out of his 20's. I still remember his smiling face. He was my hero.

[@bobbyrea5194]

Sorry to hear about your Dad. I served in Nam 1966-1967 and asked to have a A O test years later. The idiot at V. A. just looked at me (no test) and told me I didn't have it. I've been trying to get counseling for past year and they claim there is nobody in my area. So much about me, hope your Dad not suffering.

[@MsGarcia79]

@bobbyrea5194 He passed on Monday April 8th. He will be greatly missed. He would tell a few stories but kept most of it to himself.

[@bobbyrea5194]

@@MsGarcia79 sorry for your loss but just know he's at peace now.

[@jordanark9784]

@@MsGarcia79 No great loss.

[@patwxdaddy]

As John Plaster's book described it. Most over the boarder missions a SOG Team was facing 100-600 to 1 odds per team member. One particular mission Shriver's team was facing the high end of that scale. Surrounded on a hill top in a ocean of enemy. SOG had a team guy flying on the Foreword Air Control spotter planes (as in the movie BAT-21) to ensure they got the fire missions exactly as they asked for called flying 'Covey'. Because SOG teams would often be surrounded so badly they would give their own position for their air strike and it would freak the pilots out. Shriver's team was back to back on the hill top shooting the enemy in every direction at arms reach with one hand! Each time they dropped an enemy they would grab them and pile their dead bodies in front of them for cover as human sand bags with the other hand. 'Covey' looking down at the team surrounded by thousands of enemy, told Jerry he was not trying to be a downer but was not sure what he could do to help his situation. The commanders listening to the radio in the rear HQ all gasped hearing the situation. Jerry said something like "Thats OK man, I got them right where I want them, Surrounded from the inside! Just give it to me [ the airstrikes] like I tell ya."" Covey replied "Ahhh...Roger?" Everyone listening was stunned at the reply to a team facing a certain death??? With the aircraft stacked in the sky above, Shriver ordered a swath of Napalm to cut a strip through the enemy on one side of the hill. As soon as soon as Jerry seen the jets come over the horizon he told his team to get down pulling the stack of dead bodies down on top of them. The bombs scorched a bowling ally through the enemy. The team then busted out of the pile of dead bodies and ran down the path of burnt human remains it made. Once the team was clear of the hill, Jerry wail running radioed Covey "Now hit them with the B-52s!" B-52s then carpet bombed the entire hill turning the tightly packed enemy into red goo. Jerry intentionally got thousands of enemy against him tightly packed together in order to blast them all at once. This became one of Shriver's signature moves and famously became known as the "Surrounded from the Inside" maneuver. It was said that even when an experienced Green Beret came into SOG, they had to have five cross boarder missions before anyone wanted to hear what you had to say. If you had 10 cross boarder missions you were then a trusted team member. If you had 15 missions you were probability a Team Leader. with the 100%+ casualty rate of SOG, if you had 20 missions it was hard to explain how you were still alive. Jerry Shriver had 52 missions when he went missing after going back to get one of his downed Montanyard team mates. 100%+ casualties meant; Killed, Wounded or Missing in Action, men in SOG had to have been wounded several times in order to hold that statistic. To back-fill their losses they took volunteers from other Special Forces Groups as temporary fill in's, Called 'Operation Snake Bite- One and Two'. My friend 20 year old 'Gonzi' came from 1st Group in Okinawa. Gonzi said Billy Waugh had eight tours in Nam and never finished one, got shot out every time. A SOG Recon team was Two Americans and 6-8 native Montanyard Tribesmen. These guys were not told where they were going, only given a small map sheet of 4x4 kilometers to patrol. When the helicopter dropped them in, Gonzi's more senior Team Leader who had been to Vietnam a couple of tours looked at the Map and looked around in a panic recognizing the terrain . "HOLY SHIT, WE ARE IN THE G-DAMN A Sầu Valley!!!" The most dangerous place on Earth at the time, "They gave us their shit missions!" Shortly after they were in an Ambush and Gonzi was shot in the knee and his TL shot through the chest. The only reason they survived was because their experienced Montanyards were so fast on the M-79 Grenade Launcher that they had three 40mm rounds aloft in a continuous stream of return fire. Allowed him to tape a plastic chest seal on his Team Leader and heave him on his back and run with a bullet in his knee. Unfortunately the tape slipped off and his Team Leader died on his back as they were running to the extraction point.

[@bradsanders407]

And if you believe that you believe in the tooth fairy

[@christopherdrzik6784]

I'm glad you took the time to explain what really happened in Vietnam and how brave some of my brothers were. I'm saddened every day by the way the Veterans are treated inthis Republic we call home. The cost was high and today's youth doesn't have a clue.

[@eazyridin7283]

You ever thought of writing a book?

[@eazyridin7283]

@@christopherdrzik6784 thank you for your service 🫡

[@toddianuzzi9296]

Thanks for this

[@michaelc9313]

This narrator reminds me of that one kid in English class, that has to try and read too fast. Their tongue gets all gnarled and their lips don't move fast enough. So I just muted it and read the CC. Good vid.

[@barahng]

0:50 Certified "I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me" moment

[@EnergyCenterTV]

RIP Mad Dog. Thank you for your relentless bravery.

[@williamhealey1223]

My Uncle was Force Recon in Vietnam and told me many tales of his brothers in arms. He told me about this guy. I didn't know it was him until you said "Mad Dog". He told me about how he came to his platoon with their interpreter as an "Special Auxiliary" and during their mission volunteered to go with their tunnel rat into a partially cleared tunnel to clear it. Said that he was "enthusiastically vicious" and lived up to his handle. My Uncle didn't remember his real name but described him perfectly. After the mission the guy vanished and my Uncle never met him again in 3 tours. He liked him. Said he was quiet and reliable.

[@imochiexe5056]

Thank you for your service ❤🤘🙏💯💪🫡🇺🇸

[@connorhart7597]

That is a cooooold line, bro. "Call an ambulance, call an ambulance! But not for me 😈" type of vibes

[@xjr1618x]

The best part, he was only 27 yrs old. What a beast! RIP Mad Dog

[@julianr.7186]

He joined The 27 Club.

[@alsmith6470]

Thank you who ever took the time to put this on youtube...

[@georgestrutzel]

RIP ALWAYS Sir Thank You

[@JamesKonzek-xr5zy]

'His ideas, his methods, became unsound'

[@jamesbaine580]

Kids today have no idea how many brave men gave their lives to save their freedom to act like idiots

[@davethompson3252]

Kids are supposed to act like idiots, just like you did as a kid. That’s because they are kids. Nobody has to die for kids to do what nature intended.

[@furthereast6775]

This guy was a great warrior but face the 20-20 hindsight facts: Vietnam was no threat to the US, we had no interest there, the entire war was a complete waste, even if we had won. But we lost, with the result that Vietnam is now a peaceful capitalist country, safer to visit than many parts of the US. Facts.

[@gtpflug2987]

Yea, if the US did not go to vietnam they would still be free! Cmon now, lets not be foolish.

[@SinOjosWeb]

​@@gtpflug2987 Bullshit

[@SinOjosWeb]

@@gtpflug2987 The US was asked by the South Vietnamese Democratic Government to assist with stopping the Communist attack. I suggest you research & learn the real history. Rather than the BS you have been fed. You are either an unwittingly player or either a whitting player. Either way. Against freedom of choice.

[@joannegarhart2942]

The only man i ever loved was a two tour of duty Vietnam Veteran who died of cancer from agent orange. He told me some things about that war but not all. It has been forty years every day I miss him and have been alone because any one else would be making do. After his first tour he went into a bar in NY where they heckled him he threw the heckler against the wall dropped him and went and reupped he said "they didn't want us here". till we meet again Vic.

[@SamMartinez-rf2is]

I joined the Army in 76, and I believe and have seen photos even, and the Vietnam Vet has my utmost respect

[@seannicholson8498]

Great episode!!!

[@CB83WB]

There's an awesome podcast called sogcast that interviews many macvsog members, amazing content.

[@KnawedOne]

Thank you for shining a light on guys who need to be remembered.

[@marmalade6681]

Often quoted, but so true.. "Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times." the circle continues.. Stronger people are just around the corner.

[@waynehajek6346]

@marmalade6681 Excellent quotation!

[@gregdowd939]

And now we have men that wanna be girls and blue haired freaks that wanna be called "they"them"......boy are we in trouble

[@malcomwalters9439]

Yes yes! I like that quotation!

[@jrr7031]

Well were definitely in the weak men create hard times.

[@kingmajin]

this man is such a legend that i've been humming the music from this video for weeks...but i just now remembered it was from this video. lmao

[@BilleEliott]

Excellent!

[@kenlandon7803]

A man among men. God Bless you Jerry Shriver.

[@PiKapp707]

He would get home from patrols and then basically sneak out and go help on other patrols ... holy shit. Dudes basically irl MasterChief

[@user-hh3fh2xx3l]

Thank you for your service. Do we know what happened to him this day?

[@jakefo449]

My father officially served 3 tours of duty in Vietnam. But he was gone for over ten years. He told me few stories here and there but I didn’t care. I was a little kid. I miss him very much.

[@ThisIsNotYourFriend]

I miss my father very much as well. Your dad was a good man. Hope you're doing OK.

[@chrisolson1900]

He probably told you those stories so you truly knew what war was like. He knew that sons will often join if males in their family have, especially fathers. Based on how you responded to his stories with boredom and being less than interested, he knew you weren’t going to join. He most likely blew a sigh of relief and was proud of you in all your decisions. God bless your father, and all his service.

[@MarquisDeSang]

We all did the same when we were kids.

[@sandguyman]

its so sad to grow up and realise how valuable the stories you were told are, and you just didnt know.

[@user-vq8vr3uw6n]

Thanks to men like your dad we live how we live, we thank your dad for his service

[@radwanderer6165]

I think he couldn't fit into a "normal" live back home anyway...

[@hairydogstail]

I don't know, this society has become anything but normal..

[@slappy8941]

A live? Are you don't good the English?

[@radwanderer6165]

@@slappy8941 Pardon me, could you repeat that in English, please? Since I don't understand your request 🤷‍♂

[@reven-docta79]

As a combat vet and researcher, I can confirm your assessment. Your assertion has validated by the psychiatric community inside and outside of the military. For some people, combat suits their personality more than anything in civilian life could. Whereas it’s the exact opposite opposite for the majority of the civilian population.

[@92camarodragcar73]

​@reven-docta79 my cousin came back and was never the same

[@the_hwyman]

Much like a claymore mine, you pointed Mad Dog Shriver towards the enemy.

[@armybeef68]

1:08 "Born Jerry Michael Tate, he was a military brat. His biological father, Henry A Tate, Jr., was in the Air Corps and Air Force. His parents married in 1941 and his father served during WW II in Italy. After the war, the family spends time in Germany and Bermuda. By the time he was 12, Jerry had three younger siblings and his parents had split up. Soon afterwards his mom "Doll" marries another career Air Force man, Dale L Shriver. Jerry and his siblings all take the Shriver surname. Three more siblings were added to his family" "In Dec 1958 - 17 year old Jerry Shriver drops out of South Fork High School (Miranda, CA) to join the Army. He is listed as living in Weott, Humboldt County, California. His mom and step-father live in Sacramento" If you need help with the big words let me know.

[@bevo65]

Godspeed, Mad Dog Shriver!

[@jsh6952]

The penultimate Florida Man.

[@djquinn11]

Who’s the ultimate?

[@harrybalsak916]

Who was number one then?

[@buddytoups1129]

“FLORIDA MAN” is the ultimate Florida Man. He cannot be topped.

[@jsh6952]

Mel Gibson is up there. He was born in Florida, they moved to Australia when his dad became a Missionary.

[@Svensk7119]

What does that mean? "Florida Man"?

[@xephael3485]

Nothing about the Vietnam war should be classified anymore.

[@scvandy3129]

"xephael3485," Yes; exactly. BUT, "don't hold your breath" if the President Kennedy assassination investigation studies are an example. A few years ago these classified, official papers were due to be released to the public, following the predetermined half-century plus embargo. Millions of Americans -- scholars, authors, pundits and the general public -- waited with baited breath to FINALLY see what was covered up all along. And THEN, relatively shortly before their highly anticipated release the CIA, Secret Service (ed. - you know, 'the usual suspects') swooped in and added a few more decades of the papers being locked from view. This measure ensures that EVERYBODY connected in any way, shape or form and their descendants PLUS Americans of that era still alive at the time would be LONG DEAD. A total outrage. SHAME on them. For those who've read the few declassified reports "made available," they come away with the irrefutable edict: "One doesn't trust or believe your / this government NO MATTER WHAT." "'Dark Docs,' thank you for posting this clearly enunciated narrated video on Shriver -- a warrior and outstanding credit to his training, dedication and determination. Truly, a fine example of America's best.

[@artemusp.folgelmeyer4821]

Breaking the Ultra Code of WWII was kept secret until the 1970's as I recall.

[@xephael3485]

@@artemusp.folgelmeyer4821 and?

[@Durzo1259]

I'm sure only the parts with war crimes are staying classified permanently.

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

@@Durzo1259 Only by the US government, not those who were there.

[@pkt1213]

Reading accounts of the SOG operators and missions are just incredible.

[@JRotten]

This guy might have been the original "Florida man."

[@joeswampdawghenry]

R.i.p. mad dog.. Glad u stood up for claus

[@user-tw4kr1dk4s]

Thank you for posting this. So many great men have been forgotten.

[@sdriza]

imagine the stories the cavemen fighting dinosaurs had... we're here for such a brief time, nothing is "really" remembered

[@GartnerGear]

I love how every comment is someone claiming they're related to this dude

[@spudeleven5124]

A very dear friend of mine was a Huey pilot (Warrant Officer) during the war. He flew three tours as a slick driver (that's three YEARS, folks!), and by the end was considered so lucky that crews would play craps to find out who would get to fly with him. By his third year he was so senior that he was able to customize his Huey: "Miss Pussy Galore". He survived the war and became an Army VIP pilot, retiring as a CW5, the highest rank a Warrant Officer can achieve. Sadly, I have learned that he was recently been diagnosed with colon cancer at age 84 😒

[@janiehopkins5584]

I was a Paramedic over 20+ years. So, I had to call upon a BIRD frequently due to our Home County being remote and several years we also had no Hospital. I also did some Air Ambulance work part time. Im going to say this about those Vietnam Chopper Pilots......THERES NONE BETTER! Ive seen them land a Bird when the ceiling was so low I was surprised the lifted off to start with. They could Land the baby on a dime too!!!

[@hairydogstail]

Thank you for bringing attention to this amazing soldier who served his nation..The German Shepherd story was a little wrong..The German Shepard went to the bathroom in the bar and they rubbed the dog's nose in it..After hearing this, Mad Dog went into the bar, pulled his pants down and left a big one. He pulled up his pants and asked if anyone wanted to rub his nose in it?? No one dared to even give him a look..It is time to remind the young generation the caliber of people who made this nation, instead of propping up criminals like George floyed..Thanks again..This and many other true stories are in John L Plaster's book SOG..If you can find it, it is worth the read, amazing..

[@robertdereski9156]

John plaster book is the best book about sog I read it so many times already a movie or series needs to be done not alot of people know about sog

[@22espec]

I prefer Hugh Thompson Jr, one of the few that tried to do the right thing in one of the darkest days of that war.

[@georgeisboard]

Mad dog was upset they got his German shepherd drunk

[@maxpayne2574]

Criminals like the 2 time draft dodger Trump

[@hairydogstail]

Robert Howard and Larry Thorne were some of the other many members of SOG, that never received the recognition or honors they so richly deserved..Hugh Thompson was not part of SOG, which is what the focus of this vidio is..@@22espec

[@Anglo_Saxon1]

"I dont want support,ive got them right where i want them.Surrounded - from the inside" f*cking brilliant.

[@user-kj8ys1ys1c]

Now that's a man's man. Thank you all for what you've done for me and my family and this GREAT COUNTRY. RIP Mad Dog. 💯❤️🇺🇸

[@Mojo59079]

Great sound track.

[@erich4647]

So, basically he was the inspiration for John Rambo.

[@dawhiteman7033]

But Stallone is anti 2A

[@timlowe225]

Rambo is a pansie next to mad dog

[@davidkomen5283]

No , maybe the second movie.

[@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg]

Donnie Trump wanted to be just like Mad Dog

[@davidkomen5283]

@@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg did he tell you that?

[@Erebusdidnothingwrongish]

“Don't try it Anakin”