We had a special kind of brotherhood… We would have given our lives for each other and in some cases, we did, and I did not want to lose those relationships that I had & we haven’t to this day. Our association would encompass all four services as well as certain government entities to include the chopper pilots who flew for us, the Air Force personnel who directed and supported us, as well as the few Marines and Naval personnel that worked in SOG as well as in our operations. The early SOA composed only of recon team personnel & the personnel who worked for MACVSOG and supported their missions.
In the Monterey Peninsula Jim spent his life with his wife and children. In 1975 Jim chose his final assignment as an advisor at the Defense Langue Institute in Monterey. His Awards and Badges include Silver Star with 2 oak clusters, 4 Bronze Stars with “V” device, 4 Purple Hearts, Presidential Unit Citation (For Exceptional Heroism), the Air Medal, multiple Army Commendation Medals, Air Force Commendation Medal, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross and other awards.Īfter Vietnam Jim’ s military career would take him away for weeks at a time in Special Ops Europe. Jim later returned to Vietnam on a classified mission during the Easter offensive in June 1972 and left in November. Jim’s code name during his bright light missions with HEAVYHOOK was FAT CAPPER-13. In Vietnam Jim served as a Green Beret and was assigned to MACV-SOG, Command and Control North (CCN) from 1968 to November 1971, As team leader “One Zero” of RT Python, Jim Spent multiple day missions behind enemy lines recusing down pilots, running POW / MIA searches plus many missions in to Laos and North Vietnam. Jim selected infantry as his military branch and volunteered for Airborne training Ranger school and Special Forces training. Jim Join the ROTC and was later commissioned as an officer in the US Army. After graduating North Yarmouth Academy, Jim went on to Bowdoin College and University of Maine. Jim was born and raised in Portland, Maine.
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