An absolute legend passed away yesterday at the age of 93. If you don't know who he is, I'd do some reading.
Billy Waugh - Wikipedia
Blue Skies.
Billy Waugh - Wikipedia
Blue Skies.
SGM Billy Waugh
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Yes, he is a legend, a man among men. Even the other MACV-SOG guys--who were all special--held him in special reverence.
Kraut783
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RIP
*damn....14 Air Medals...that's a lot of helo time in the shit
*damn....14 Air Medals...that's a lot of helo time in the shit
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They used to fly covey back in the day, back seat of a suped up piper cub.
RIP.
Yup. Covey and Nail (OV-10’s) were a gig for experienced Team Leads. Those guys were spoken highly of in every account I’ve read or heard, saving a lot teams.
I think Nail was out of Nakhon Phenom (sp?). John Meyer’s SOGcast is an amazing resource for MACV-SOG knowledge.
The Command Control guys were next level badasses. I know today’s SF soldiers would step up given the same environment, but damn…
The man was in Vietnam for like ten years...he was still there when I was, 70-71, doing HALO jumps...and 30 years later he's still humping gear in Afghanistan. What a life.
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I read a book about him while I was sitting in Iraq back in 07.
Holy shit is all i can say.
RIP
Holy shit is all i can say.
RIP
Got to meet him once down in Tampa. He was incredibly genuine, honest, and humble. If our nation had 1,000 of him… RIP.
