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Part of wright museums 2019 lecture series, sponsored by ron goodgame and donna canney, the lecture will provide insight into the sinoamerican cooperative organization saco, a littleknown, topsecret u. Uncommon valor is a look into the formation and operation of an advanced special forces recon company during the vietnam war. Naval intelligence and the nationalist chinese during world war ii. The sinoamerican cooperative organization was an unusual group that was originally formed in an attempt to get us naval weather forecasters into china, but that eventually expanded into a major training and intelligence organisation. Saco the rice paddy navy was a topsecret organization known during world war ii as the sinoamerican cooperative organization or u.

It originates from the neolithic ricefarming cultures of the yangtze river basin in southern china, associated with preaustronesian and hmongmien cultures. A retired colonel of marines, he writes in this one of his second tour in vietnam, which lasted 19 months. Linda kush to present the rice paddy navy as part of. Aoy will now be teaching cooking classes on sunday. Dedicated to the wwii veterans of saco, us navy group. Sailors undercover in china takes place at wright museum, 77 center street in wolfeboro on tuesday, august 27 from 7 p. Through cooperation, respect, and military genius, saco proved that even a sleeping giant could evade the light of the rising sun. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the rice paddy navy. Sailors undercover in china, at wright museum part of wright museums 2019 lecture series, sponsored by ron goodgame and donna canney, the lecture will provide insight into the sinoamerican cooperative organization saco, a littleknown, topsecret u. Sailors undercover in china by linda kush available from rakuten kobo. Model shipwrights osprey publishing the rice paddy navy.

Saco the rice paddy navy was one of the bestkept secrets of the war. The book tells the story of a little known, undercover operation in china by the us navy that began just after pearl harbor and which has remained largely untold before the. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new. The rice paddy navy operated in the chinaburmaindia theater, monitoring japanese radio traffic, advising and training, rescuing downed american flyers, forecasting weather and scouting landing areas in anticipation of potential us landing to prepare for an invasion of japan. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Codenamed the studies and observations group, sog was the most covert us military unit in its time and contained only volunteers from such elite units as the armys green berets, navy seals, and air force air commandos. Author linda kush has expended significant research in the writing of her first book length publication. Photo by uss makin island cve93, received 14 july 1945. Seating is limited, and reservations can be made by calling 6035691212.

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