Vietnam War Year 1969 Zippo Lighter OP. COMMANDO HUNT 1969 -70, US MACV-SOG Logo

Description

Up for your collection is a
Year 1969 vintage brushed chrome
Zippo windproof
lighter
featuring
inscribed OPERATION COMMANDO HUNT 1969-70 and a US Army MACV-SOG logo in the front.  In the back, inscription reads: IF YOU WANT TO MAKE LOVE SMILE WHEN YOU HAND ME THE LIGHTER BACK. This original Zippo lighter has a solid cam spring, tight lid and good snap, its top and bottom line up nicely. M
atching Zippo insert has a new flint, and it sparks
. Pictures show details of this rare item which has some scratches on case.
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group
(
MACV-SOG
) was a highly classified, multi-service United States special operations unit which conducted covert unconventional warfare operations prior to and during the Vietnam war. Established on 24 January 1964, the unit conducted strategic reconnaissance missions in Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam), Laos, and Cambodia; carried out the capture of enemy prisoners, rescued downed pilots, and conducted rescue operations to retrieve prisoners of war throughout Southeast Asia; and conducted clandestine agent team activities and psychological operations. MACV-SOG participated in most of the significant campaigns of the Vietnam War, including the Gulf of Tonkin incident which precipitated American involvement, Operation Steel Tiger, Operation Tiger Hound, the Tet Offensive,
Operation Commando Hunt
, the Cambodian Campaign, Operation Lam Son 719, and the Easter Offensive.
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