From Chapter 78 member Art Dolick’s personal collection, this page from the 17th Special Forces Group “Daily Bulletin” offers a snapshot of unit life in 1964 — from uniform rules and safety lessons to mention of a planned National Geographic feature.

The 17th Special Forces Group, a U.S. Army Reserve unit based in Seattle, was activated in Boise, Idaho, in 1961 and later absorbed by the 12th Group in 1966.

While the article mentioned in the bulletin wasn’t located, National Geographic did publish “American Special Forces in Action in Vietnam” in its January 1965 issue. You can read it here: https://archive.org/details/jan-1965-vol-127-no-01/page/n41/mode/2up

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