The Most Terrifying Man of the Vietnam War
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- 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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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
hell yes👍👍
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
True 'Merican badass 😎
Oh yes, he DEFINITELY WAS RORSCHACH!!!!😮😮
Only if you believe it…..
Any time a story starts with a guy named "Mad Dog" you know it's gonna be good.
Dunno it's when they said he was from Florida it all made sense.
@@richjohnson7362 The Grand-daddy of all Florida Men.
The NVA called him that. They had a bounty on him. All of the SOG were hunted.
Florida Man. Mad Dog Matis turned out to be a POS.
"Mad dog Joe Biden" has many a story of his days as a tunnel rat. 😂
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..
What nationality was he ? Irish ? Cause that's how Irish roll
There are not enough words of thanks in the English language that can be heaped on men like Shriver and you. 💪🇺🇸
You sir, are as much of a legend as Jerry, thank you.
Thank you
@@DJGra-jy711he obviously ain't gonna answer because he's lying
My uncle was a Green Beret in Vietnam. He lived in Cambodia for a couple of years, and there he met his first wife while living in the mountains with their people. He never really talked about anything, I don't blame him. He has his good and bad days, but he is a great man. We have many reasons to be thankful for our war veterans. I salute you all.
"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
Legend.
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.
I was born on the day he died
Main character thoughts.
I've heard this story attributed to people in the Korean war, and world war 2.
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.
interesting
Why did Vietnam attack the USA .
A different continent and some " hero " killing Vietnamese people
👍
Mental toughness is 100x more valuable than physical
was he ever recovered?
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
What was his name? Or is this just Another BS UA-cam comment?
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.
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.
@@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."
@@Truthmusttriumph 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭💯That is the best comment I have ever read on UA-cam.......💯
My grandfather worked with the Montagnard's when he was in Vietnam. He didn't have alot of stories aside from he had mad respect for them and how good people they were. He went back and revisited them in the late 80's. He passed away in 2003.
A friend of mine with the New Zealand forces worked very closely with the Montagnards he was training the young men of the tribes. He never says much about his work as it is still cloaked in secrecy
They were also known as the hill people, and they absolutely hated the VC
"I've got them surrounded from the inside" hit deeper than it should have
Tall, lanky, and on the short rope back to stateside. They don't put you on public display near MAPS, nah, they'll lock you up on Ward 58 in good ole Walter Reed Medical Center, not far from the US capital. They don't try to fix a fighting man, nah man, they send them back where they feel more at home, one way flight back to the thick of it. When you land back in your hunting ground, draw in your enemy, and make the call, ......"broken arrow drop everything on my pod"!
When the dust settles, you watch the mop up from high up top, nah they ain't gonna find ya there, they never do, and never will! Time to go to the far back high mountain area, where you blend in with the ghost people, and learn to walk on your knees so as not to tower over them! MIA? Well, that's better than being listed KIA, but in a way you wished you were. If they list you KIA, .....well, no one comes lookin for you!
Somehow, I do hear that from this freshly ordered Chipotle I am about to eat.
That’s the most badass thing I think I’ve ever heard in that kind of situation damn what a BADASS
its been like 5minutes since that line passed and im still thinking about it.
@@Ugeneticyoooyou ain't kidding....
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.
I don't suppose you know what happened to Klaus?
Sure buddy.
Thanks.
Pass the bowl this way.
@@valdivia1234567 shwaub?
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
So your dad is the perfect example of an eager system slave, murderer and fanatical imperialist - nothing to be proud of at all.
101st Screaming Eagles were some bad ass mfers.
Proud on what?
Not having critical own opinion and killing inocent ppl?
@@GT-sc5skI'd pay to see you talking shit to one
@GT-sc5sk these men paved the way for your freedom. Don't disrespect behind a keyboard.
"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😮
That is what is said about the men that earned a MOH.
I don't get the quote, can someone explain pls?
@@conbec5816 you never know who is sitting on the bar stool next to you - it could be a Mad Dog.
@@conbec5816 You don't know who you're messing with. The most dangerous may not look dangerous.
Not so much the killing, but the kindness and charity he showed to his mountain allies is what makes him a true hero.
NO, IT WAS THE KILLING.
@@bigbongo1736 *Gross.*
@@BunnyDarkobig 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.
@@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*
@@BunnyDarko 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.
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.
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.
@@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.
@@johndough1703 The enemy is still talking about the toughness and virility of your youtube comments.
😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 that is freaking hilarious @@larrym2434
I wonder how he got ammo for the AK?
“…surrounded from the inside!” What a heroic statement!!
"I'm not trapped in the jungle with them, they're trapped in here with me"
@@christianellegaard7120
Oh Yes..
I believe it's an homage to Patton, maybe.
The kind of stuff you just know a UA-cam content creator dreamt up.
The balls on that guy, dang
Bro went back to the states on a mandatory rest period to buy even better guns than what they already had 😂
Men like that don't die of old age
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
Probably suffered for years in a prison
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.
Nor do his enemies.
😂@@DavidKeithWilliams-hg5nm
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.
These are “Real Heroes” ! Not “suckers” like are being called by someone in the news.
He didn’t die…he snuck away to become Colonel Kurtz.
Good one
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.
shhhh
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.
hussshhh
This guy taught Rambo everything he knew
Tom Berrenger Platoon
Rambo: "_*Im Your Worst Nightmare_*
Mad Dog : *_Hold My Beer_*
Good point. Rambo would quake in fear at the sight of Jerry Shriver. After he was done soiling his pants.
@@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.
Big difference between a fictional character and a real soldier bud
@@MattRockwell1 🚨 Mouth breather alert 🚨
@@MattRockwell1 don't destroy his dream of HIS! reality.
He should have also been awarded the congressional medal of honor. A true American hero.
Should be, but likely won't be unless his missions get declassified. 😢
They don’t have to declassify to award. It’s the politics getting it all the way up.
They only give awards to they/thems now
A true american killer - so sad that US pro military fools always mix up their murderers as being heroes.
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!
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.
A pointless war fought by pointless people. Yay.
Why can't he tell you??? It's been like 50 years bud....
As bad as it sounds a man that committed was better off not seeing the US pull out of Vietnam.
It sounds like he was better off not seeing civilian life, to be honest.
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
@johntaylorson7769 He didn't care if he died and knew he would die there.
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.
@@tommysonnier9848 we definitely weren't winning that conflict, it never should've happened in truth. Guerilla insurgencies that enjoy popular support are impossible to defeat. I'm not a commie etc..but the u.s.-backed regime was just that much worse than the norths govt. My Uncle was a LRRP with the 101st, they fought everyone from child soldiers to grand parents. Top brass in Washington completely ignored Ho Chi Mihns proposals for peace before the conflict really broke out. Things like that, the Gulf of Tonkin false flag...the military industrial complex loves conflict at the cost of our young people
Mad Dog would never adjust to life in America.
No he wouldn't he was a warrior made for war
No - he was wound way too tight for civilian life.
He would if he joined the local police
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
when he was passing through a local sheriff took a disliking to the man!
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.
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.
Thank you for your Service n Salute to You Screaming Eagle!!!
Sir do you mind if I ask why was the M3 called a grease gun
@@darrensean Good question. It got that moniker back in WWII because it somewhat resembles a grease gun that is used on machinery/ cars/ trucks / anything that needs frequent lubrication of bearings. The body of the grease gun is fat and round and that really goes a long way to that nickname. I wish I could post a pic of me and my, (at the time), grease gun. Just do a search on the 45acp grease gun.
I'd really like to know your story, ever think about putting things together in a memoir?
@@Chase-Scs Actually I wrote up one or two missions on encouragement from my units former OPS OIC.
He wanted me to submit them to my units website as these two missions were 'different' and one was 'illegal'. I wrote them up, sent them in, and the website owner won't post them, even though he knows they are 100% true.
Not sure why though, he always comes up with a lame excuse. I deleted most everything a month or so ago. I first sent it to him in January of this year. After 5 months of excuses I just won't bother anymore.
I was just a school trained helicopter mechanic, then went on to the crew chief course then to Nam. Had I been an officer, it would have been posted asap.
It is what it is. But thank you for showing interest. Your the only civilian that has ever said that you wanted to know more. God Bless you and your family.
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. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
@eugeneblum5686 "democracy" is their code word for communism. The enemy is within our borders and they are far more demented than the Viet Cong.
Saudi Arabia? 😮
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.
@@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.
A threat to liberal "democracy" is what they should say.
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.
Between this guy and Lauri Torni, epic legends.
Never, ever mess with someone’s dog. Lesson learned.
RIP Mad Dog. Thank you for your relentless bravery.
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. 💪🏻🙏🏻✨
Mad Dog contributed so much to the World
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!
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.
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!
God bless your father.
Master Sargeant at 18 is not even possible unless he joined at age 11.
I think he may have his rank progression confused.
@@snidely_whiplash If he is confusing an E-8 with an E-1 or maybe E-2 thats a massive confusion since the vast majority of service members never reach the rank of E-8 which takes a career to achieve, and 18 is minimum age for service, but I personally think its just horseshit.
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.
Thank you for your service, sir. We are in your debt.
What years were you there? My dad flew with the 11ACR on Huey gunships. 67-69.
🇺🇸🤙🏾
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.
Wish you would have stayed home. Sorry for your murders
6:35 That is no sawed off shotgun. That is a M79 Grenade Launcher.
Coincidental timing.
They used to call them "Thumpers"; my dad carried one in Vietnam.
@@kurtthewicked9009 we used them in Fallujah
@@kurtthewicked9009 So did I for my first two months in-country as a grunt.
That's what I was thinking.
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.
Everybody's best friend was Special Forces in Vietnam.
@@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.
@@jasonm949troll, get a life or education
@@jasonm949why
@@jasonm949 you shouldn't comment by reading your comic books
This makes me even more proud to be American.
Thank you...
Thats because you probably have an IQ of 30.
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.
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.
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.
Rest in peace, Jerry. You are respected and definitely not forgotten.
@@nadjasunflower1387 Yeah I have a buddy, Army paratrooper/sapper who went to Vietnam to recover remains of fallen US military.
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!
@@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.
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.
My DaD went to Vietnam He passed last year in Oct. I miss hiM 🙏🏽
They must have clipped in the incorrect footage.
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😅
Most of the weapons they showed were not what the narration said.
They got clips of different scenes from different movies and not applicable to what the narrator is babbling about lol
That thing you keep calling a "sawed off shotgun" isn't ANY kind of shotgun. It's an M79 grenade launcher.
thank you, thats what i thought too
Any guy that protects his dog like this, he is good people.
there is a good Marcus Littrell and his dog story
Upheld the dog covenant.
"I got your back, you've got mine."
Dog never judges you by your appearance and more you love them, the more they love you back. It only makes sense.
Hitler loved his dog too.
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.
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.
The best part, he was only 27 yrs old. What a beast! RIP Mad Dog
He joined The 27 Club.
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
Kids today have no idea how many brave men gave their lives to save their freedom to act like idiots
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.
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.
Yea, if the US did not go to vietnam they would still be free! Cmon now, lets not be foolish.
@@gtpflug2987 Bullshit
@@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.
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.
@marmalade6681 Excellent quotation!
And now we have men that wanna be girls and blue haired freaks that wanna be called "they"them"......boy are we in trouble
Yes yes! I like that quotation!
Well were definitely in the weak men create hard times.
The big change now is the rise of feminism and the sidelining of men, in the "Western World". We will, of course be wiped out, but other ethnic groups will prosper, probably in other regions.
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..
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
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.
Mad dog was upset they got his German shepherd drunk
Criminals like the 2 time draft dodger Trump
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
Worked with Nam vet. He signed up for three tours in recon because he was addicted to the rush he got while engaged in a 1 on 1 firefight. He never adjusted to civilian life after his time there
It's sad that 'Merica is such a great country, rivaled by none, yet still there is no effective debriefing for these men. These are the men that never fully "come home" and really it's because of poor management and complete lack of understanding......but what do I know 😂
No one ever completely adjusts. We just learn to put it away while walking amid the tulips.
brought back some things i would have rather have not thought about with in my head . I knew two men from the 335th and 813th Air Ambulance cu chi was a hell hole. A soldier is a hero in the eyes of the people, but in his own heart, he knows he is not worthy of his honor someone once told me this at a bar back in 65 and every last god dam word was true i was having an affair with his wife at the time because he did some things on the field that will haunt me to this day should have never picked him up in that c67 and just left him there im now in a religious place but i truly lost my mind years ago i will go back to vietnam again before i die the prostitutes were fantastic im too old now to be piddleing about with all that but hot dam im going to give it a go . I do wonder if mie yang ching chang is still there? she could suck a golf ball through a hose pipe i swear .
When Shriver wasn't training, he spent his spare time training.
“The more thou sweateth in training, the less thou bleedeth in battle.” - Richard Marcinko,
founder of Seal Team Six.
Thank you for shining a light on guys who need to be remembered.
"I dont want support,ive got them right where i want them.Surrounded - from the inside" f*cking brilliant.
My old man is in there somewhere. He quit counting at 50 kills. I love him so much, glad he made it out.
50 kills hiuh, and quit counting
That’s not something to be proud of
@@maseratimitch2024 2.2 MILLION men drafted, mind you.
@@lanmandragoran8337 3 million.
@@maseratimitch2024 👍
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.....😢
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.
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.
@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.
@@MsGarcia79 sorry for your loss but just know he's at peace now.
@@MsGarcia79 No great loss.
A man among men. God Bless you Jerry Shriver.
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.
I miss my father very much as well. Your dad was a good man. Hope you're doing OK.
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.
We all did the same when we were kids.
its so sad to grow up and realise how valuable the stories you were told are, and you just didnt know.
Thanks to men like your dad we live how we live, we thank your dad for his service
Thank you who ever took the time to put this on youtube...
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.
As a veteran involved in 3 combat tours from Panama to Iraq, I have so much respect for our heroes of Vietnam. I would do anything for anyone of them.
Thank you, Lyon.
Would you let one share your wife?
god bless you.
Thank you for your sacrifices, Lyon. God bless. 🙏
Thanks for your war crimes, you're no better than what the IDF are doing now.
The penultimate Florida Man.
Who’s the ultimate?
Who was number one then?
“FLORIDA MAN” is the ultimate Florida Man. He cannot be topped.
Mel Gibson is up there. He was born in Florida, they moved to Australia when his dad became a Missionary.
What does that mean? "Florida Man"?
Nothing about the Vietnam war should be classified anymore.
"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.
Breaking the Ultra Code of WWII was kept secret until the 1970's as I recall.
@@artemusp.folgelmeyer4821 and?
I'm sure only the parts with war crimes are staying classified permanently.
@@Durzo1259 Only by the US government, not those who were there.
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.
Kyle Carpenter, Marine.
Dakota Meyer, Marine.
Edward Beyers, USN.
Etc
My generation of warrior.
Me too! We are PATRIOTS AND Relatives and Descendants of PATRIOTS Jack from Iowa USA
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.
Much like a claymore mine, you pointed Mad Dog Shriver towards the enemy.
I think he couldn't fit into a "normal" live back home anyway...
I don't know, this society has become anything but normal..
A live? Are you don't good the English?
@@slappy8941
Pardon me, could you repeat that in English, please? Since I don't understand your request 🤷♂
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.
@reven-docta79 my cousin came back and was never the same
So, basically he was the inspiration for John Rambo.
But Stallone is anti 2A
Rambo is a pansie next to mad dog
No , maybe the second movie.
Donnie Trump wanted to be just like Mad Dog
@@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg did he tell you that?
Im not a war monger at all but this is an example of what America is missing currently in order to recover from the mess we are in today. Everybody forgot and lost their way. Thank you for this piece.
That my friend is a 40MM grenade launcher known as the China Lake, not a “sawed off shotgun”
We Marine grunts called the M79 a "Blooper" because of the sound it made when it launched a grenade.
R.i.p. mad dog.. Glad u stood up for claus
Here i thought i was not normal because i never wanted to leave Iraq or Afghanistan untill everything was done because it made no sense to keep going back to a area over and over again..Then you finally get out of the military and end up struggling to adjust back to life here in America after doing multiple deployments...Excellent video and Thankyou to all that served before me..11B
God bless you fellow Warrior. Presently on retirement/transition leave. I wasn’t combat arms, but rather on medical side.
Thank you too for your sacrifice and bravery, the Vietnam and Afghanistan wars both were fought by the most dedicated and duty bound soldiers in the armed forces. Love and respect to you and yours!
If only your talents were used for a war that did good. Not the soldiers fault though.
Find peace, brother
@@FreeAmerica4Ever Spent 6 months in Helmand Province, RC SW.
Why do you keep calling that M79 grenade launcher a sawed off shot gun. It's clearly not a shot gun.
Unknown to a lot of people, there were some shotgun shells made to fit the M79 grenade launcher.
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.
@@bobbyrea5194 Shotgun "style" rounds in 40mm caliber.
@@Tsamokie If he used an M79 with shotgun rounds, wouldn't that sound more badass? I would love to know if it was just a shotgun or a launcher.
@@bobbyrea5194 You are partially correct. There were 40mm buckshot rounds. There were other varieties: HE, anti-personnel, CS, flechette, to name a few. I almost always used HE, since I was up against NVA's.
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.
THANKS TO YOUR PAPPY FOR ME PLZ!
@@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
That is not a shot off shotgun. It is a M 79 grenade launcher. I think it fired a 40 mm projectile.
Yes but that doesn't mean he didn't have a sawed off shotgun as part of his arsenal.
It does have a shotgun insert for it but not really practical.
It's called stock footage.
It was a shotgun, then it got touched by Mad Dog,and it got thicc.
@@gokissasickmonkeyswetass 👍
He went home, what a true soldier gone but not forgotten. Thank him for his service 🇺🇲
"I don't need help...I've surrounded them from the inside." This guy means business.
Few men are worthy of the title Hero, this is one.
A true hero, focused and determined with the discipline he needed. A great account of his heroism. Thank you. I love your videos, keep them coming. Wish stories like this were more available to our youth in schools who so desperately need them instead of gender studies…
Never met a Vietnam vet that would tell stories about their time there. Maybe with other vets but not civilians
Most Vietnam Vets if they care to share anything. Only to other Vets, Combat Veterans
My dad was in Vietnam 68 to 69 during Tet. He didn't talk about it too much unless one of his buddies came to visit and they would stay up late at night trading war stories. And I would lay in bed and listen to them because I was just a little kid. I ended up joining the military and when I came home after my first deployment to Bosnia was when my dad finally talked about his experiences to me. I was not only his son, I was his brother in arms at that moment. We stayed up late that night trading stories just like he and his buddy did when he visited. My dad and I did a lot together but that night is cemented in my memory.
Your story jerked a tear out of my eye. Thanks for sharing
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"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.
Lol well said mate
Audie Murphy is the most decorated military hero in American history. 241 confirmed kills in Germany WW2. He stood 5'-6" and weighed 115 lbs.
In the DVD commentary for First Blood, David Morell , author of the 1972 novel First Blood, remarks that the inspiration for Rambo was World War II hero Audie Murphy.
@@edwinserrano1070 ironically he survived WW2 but died in a plane crash in his last 40's. Murphy lied about his age when he signed up but he was such an efficient killing machine the Army was not sending him back
@@barrywatts875 ahh know a tony milicich in auckland city.- His mom is a Murphy.- one night he gave me a thrshing as he assummed ahh stole his fry-pan on 159 c Gordons Nursery- titirangi. - Butt ahh had taken it to clean it.- He has zero lips,- which may mean something- ????????
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
The military destroyed that guys life. Not my sons
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.
@@bobbyrea5194 i say why did you go? Why didnt you say no
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!
@@janiehopkins5584 thats nice dear
Men like this must have no fear of death and extreme confidence.
@Rennyteam359 You had to accept the real possibility that you were going to die. You accepted it and continued on, for to hold onto that fear might cause you make a mistake by being overly cautious and cost you and your buddies their lives.
@@waynehajek6346Accept the fact that you’re already dead and you’ll do just fine.
@@waynehajek6346 I thought the same thing when I was in the sandbox
my friends father was Michael "Micky" Melluzzo he was part of the mac v sog unit and let me tell u i get goose bumps remembering the stories he would tell us about vietnam. this badass incredible man everyone called mickey was a local legend we would go for walks and every police man that drove by would stop and talk to him . Sadly he took his own life rest in piece Mr Melluzzo i will never forget you
I'm not an American but I don't think you need to be to be enamored by this guy -- especially his friendship, loyalty & kindness for the natives & his love for his K9 companian. Great story 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Your picture of his shotgun was in fact a M79 grenade launcher. It is a single-shot, break-action grenade launcher that fires a 40×46mm grenade.
The one made famous by Terminator 2 Judgment Day
roach at the do long bridge@@IIISWILIII
@@williamwalker-bm5mz And just why did you have to make that idiotic comment ? And the M203 is being phased out by the more modern single shot 40mm grenade launcher , a mini Thumper so to say , so if you want to comment at least be current on military weapons .
@@williamwalker-bm5mz And what units are being issued those ? And yes they are phasing them out just like the M16A2 is being phased out of service but I bet there are still some being used in the military .
@@williamwalker-bm5mz Damn dude you are killing me ...and since you have been out of the Corp for 25 years you think maybe they are using weapons you are not familiar with Uh , UH ? And by what you said about using weapons even when new ones are being issued you ever think that the M79 was still being used even though the M203 was being issued ? The old Thumper was liked by a lot of guys especially the ones that were good with it .
My brother in laws dad boyd was a huey copter gunner. Purple heart he said that they had american soldiers bodys piled like a wall. His copter was shot down but he said the grunts on ground fought like heroes and some were some brutal they usually lost a entire squad but fought till the end. Thanks for the video. Some are truly made for war.
In Canada In 1986 my captain in recon platoon was a Canadian that went to Veitnam. He was a ranger, long range patrols behind enemy lines for two tours. He came back and joined the Canadian army as a captain. When he told us how to do things, that's how we did them.
A largely unknown fact is that over 10,000 Canadians served in the Vietnam war.
Jerry is a legend. So glad to see him live on through things like this. I heard about Jerry a couple years ago and think about him constantly. These guys are just beyond legendary. We can never remember and honor them enough. RIP Mad Dog
I like that this dude seriously thought he needed a .444 marlin to 'put fear in the heart of the enemy', like he wasn't already doing that lol
I think it was to penetrate though things rather than to directly shoot the enemy.
@@filippocorti6760 Love the enthusiasm there, bud, but I believe you missed the joke
I love how every comment is someone claiming they're related to this dude
I served with the 4th div. base camp radcliff , pleiku ,south vietnam , as a tanker m-60 tank, 52 ton, with 90 mm main , Bufflo troop a armored calvery unit, patrolling Lz x-ray to ple-rang on the pleiku road. 1969.
Welcome home brother. B Co 3/8th 4ID 68-69 Operation Wayne Grey.
Thank you for your service.
@@Bill-yy3ck Thank you for your service.
If that' was his actual kit, what was described as a sawed off shotgun looks like an M79 grenade launcher with the stock turned into a pistol grip.
Exactly, dumb ass narrators!
Love the narrator in this piece. So, he owned a 444 Marlin lever action gun for combat. I've gone hunting with that beast- good out to 200 yards and whatever you hit doesn't get up. Basically it's a 44 magnum that's an inch longer in the case.
Thank you for explaining it. I've shot a. 44 Magnum and thought it was a beast, so I can only imagine a much larger round.
He called it his bunker buster.
Fitting name.@@robertbeda959
The old Marlin catalog advertised the .444 by showing a hole blown clean througha 3/8" thick steel plate.
Interestingly enough he fictional Mac Bolan, a Green Beret in Vietnam, used a .444 in the first book of The Executioner. That character was later ripped off by Marvel Comics to create The Punisher.
@@IHateUA-camHandles615 So can you please tell me the difference between a .50 Desert Eagle cartridge and a.50 from a Bushmaster rifle? I've shot the Desert Eagle and curious about the rifle.
This man reminds me of a British soldier in World War II, a chap named ‘Mad’ Jack Churchill. He was a legend, too.
I was in operation phenix. I met him once and he was very serious and dangerous.
Jocko Willink has interviewed a few guys from MACV-SOG, they have the absolute craziest stories about their deployments I would highly recommend listening to them.
No Aussie SASR member of MACV GROM will do a interview of any of their time there. I asked a few who do if could do some on them.
Aussie SASR taught MACV GROM and probably why is one in few of these videos wearing the Aussie slouch hat and taught seals, even British SAS came and studied their tactics during the war..
The stories of SASR missions tell why were most feared in Vietnam.
JOKOWILINK has good interview with navy seal Rodger Hayden who is known as most badass murdering seal of Vietnam and his story of never seeing another special forces have the trade craft the Aussies did in his whole career in to mid 1980's..
Good show, what a bloke , I recently lost my uncle, who fought in Vietnam, I know more of what our army was doing there, but you be hard up to equal mad dog. Best wishes all, Newcastle Australia 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘
My dad was 173rd airborne and he fought with some Aussie soldiers and said they were some crazy dudes.
A novocastrian hey, best place in Australia I was in the RAAF there, anyway young folk can’t compare to the likes of this hero
We had no fucking business in Vietnam.
I first heard about this man in the early nineties. A true legend in military circles. Maybe all this exposure will finally bring his bones home he deserves it.