My first boss in corporate was the VP of sales and had the only original Shelby Cobra 427 I've ever laid eyes on. He was MACV-SOG. Had a tattoo on the inside of his forearm. Skull with a beret and a lightning bolt IIRC. Great guy. Gave up a collegiate career as a running back for USC and joined up. He said he spent most of his time over the fence. Also said, they weren't worried as much about bad guys as they were the tigers. Slept in a wheel spoke configuration one night and a couple came through. Scared the schitt outta them. Couldn't shoot them because of noise discipline. He said he did a few Bright Lights, but those still couldn't be talked about. Lotta respect for those dudes.
RIP Doug. Fuggin' tigers and gooks couldn't get ya, but the Orange did.
