Book Review by Robert L. Noe
PROJECT OMEGA, EYE OF THE BEAST
Mr.
Acre writes about his tour of duty as a elite member
of America’s Heroic Secret Commando’s.
Because of the strict requirements not to
write or maintain diaries, the book is written from
his uncanny memory some 30 years after the fact.
The names of some of the individuals have
been long forgotten, but not the events.
For
anyone with a desire to “know what it was like,”
the book is required reading.
As I read the book, it took me back in time
and place as if it were yesterday.
The
book begins with his first day as a young Special
Forces Soldier in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
The author relates in vivid detail of how
he was selected to be a member of a Top Secret organization
that operated deep behind enemy lines, of the daily
activities of these exceptional soldiers lives,
living on the edge, their development of friendships,
interaction with the civilian population, sexual
exploits, their perspectives on relationships and
interactions with superior NCO and Officers. He is able to share his inner feelings of loneliness,
fear,
SOG
COMMENTS:
Gentlemen
and Ernie,
I
am specifically referring to the portion of the
book relating to a BDA on an Arclight strike and
the assault on our radio relay O1‑E by VNAF
Skyraiders.
You have two incidents confused together.
In particular, you stated in the book that
"the Major in charge of the operation was relieved".
That is not true. I was the Major in charge of that operation, both when
the
Sky raiders attacked and all BDA's on Arclights
in that AO. I was the Quan Loi launch site commander at the time.
Far from being relieved , I was commended
by Chief MAC‑SOG for my actions.
I
know that we were not supposed to keep logs or diaries,
and that can explain some of the misrepresentations
in your book.
I have no objection to the rest of the book,
those are your recollections.
Those were your values at the time.
However,
when talking about other people it is usually smart
to get your facts straight before opening your mouth,
let alone publishing a book.
It would not have been difficult to contact
the people involved for the true story.
Hardcore
Hardcore
& SOANet:
