5000 SERIES SOG KNIFE (5078)

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Tom Jaeger’s issued 5000 Series SOG Knife that is numbered 5078 on the pommel cap.
In 1969, Thomas W. Jaeger was assigned to Vietnam with 5th Special Forces Group (ABN), III Corp Mike Force when he transferred to Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observation Group (MAC V SOG), Forward Operational Base #2 (FOB#2) / Command and Control Central (CCC). Jaeger was originally assigned to the Hatchet Forces before he transferred to Recon Company and joined Recon Team Kentucky.
Captain Jaeger returned to Vietnam on November 21, 1970, as part of the Blue Boy Assault Element on the Son Tay Raid.