John Plaster, Call of Duty

By Emily Lucas

If you are a fan of video games or action movies, you would probably marvel about snipers and think they possess an unreal ability. What makes your thoughts towards snipers more amazing is that there have been snipers who have done extraordinary things In service of their nation. If you have done your research on the Vietnam war you may be familiar with the individual that is about to be looked at.John Plaster (aka the plastic man) is a retired American army major, sniping expert, and author who is most renowned for being one of the greatest snipers in history. He is a Vietnam vet who was a member of the covert studies and observation group/special operations group (SOG). The group was integral to any success the united states recorded in the Vietnam war but yet so secret that the American government denied their existence at the time. John was one of their leading marksmen and most honorable members.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trellis Publishing
• Release date: Jul 12, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201752217

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JOHN PLASTER, CALL OF DUTY

EMILY LUCAS

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JOHN PLASTER

ALFREDO GONZALEZ

DAVID DOLBY

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If you are a fan of video games or action movies, you would probably marvel about snipers and think they possess an unreal ability. What makes your thoughts towards snipers more amazing is that there have been snipers who have done extraordinary things In service of their nation. If you have done your research on the Vietnam war you may be familiar with the individual that is about to be looked at.

John Plaster (aka the plastic man) is a retired American army major, sniping expert, and author who is most renowned for being one of the greatest snipers in history. He is a Vietnam vet who was a member of the covert studies and observation group/special operations group (SOG). The group was integral to any success the united states recorded in the Vietnam war but yet so secret that the American government denied their existence at the time. John was one of their leading marksmen and most honorable members.

Early years and education

Plaster was born in 1949 and completed his high school in 1967 at the age of 18. He later went to the University of Minnesota where he graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in journalism under the GI bill after his military service.

Military years

After the completion of his high school education, he embarked on training with the United States army special forces as a communications sergeant at ft Bragg. As a trainee, he had heard about the military assistance command special operations group (MACVSOG) but only in whispers as it was like it did not exist. It was then he realized that it was most likely classified and that the unit performed special and extraordinary duties.

Vietnam War

When the troops got to Vietnam, John was assigned to the 5th special forces group and was then told by a friend from his training days to volunteer for the Command and Control North (CCN) which he did. It was at that point he found out that CCN and CCS were cover names for the special operations group (SOG) who worked directly for the joint chiefs of staff in the pentagon back home. He had now become a member. On paper, he and the other special agents were assigned to the 5th special forces group.

During the war, he served three combat tours which lasted one year each between October 1968 and November 1971 while he was still at a very young age. He started with qualifications as a paratrooper and Green Beret weapons and communications non commissioned officer (NCO). He was at the forefront in these battles leading intelligence-gathering recon teams in southern Asia. He led these teams deep behind enemy lines in Laos and Cambodia on the Ho Chi Minh trail. These teams were able to secretly infiltrate heavily guarded North Vietnamese military bases along the ho chi Minh trail. These missions were very important to the success of the united states army during the war. He also ran 22 highly confidential missions into the aforementioned locations. These were cross border missions. These plaster led missions included one of the most successful missions of the Special Operations Group (SOG).

This mission involved the ambush of an enemy truck convoy. They also seized an important enemy prisoner in Laos. In 1970, he received a selection to fly with the united states air force(USAF) forward air controllers where he took part in over 350 aerial combat missions.

He was injured once in battle, and for