John Stryker Meyer
John Stryker Meyer | |
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Nickname(s) | Tilt |
Born |
January 1946 (age 70) Trenton, New Jersey |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/branch | United States Army Special Forces - The Green Berets |
Years of service | 1966–1970? |
Unit | 5th Special Forces Group, Studies and Observations Group |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Other work | Author |
John Stryker "Tilt" Meyer (born January 19, 1946) is an American author and U.S. Army Special Forces combat veteran of service in covert reconnaissance with the Studies and Observations Group, also known as MACV-SOG. Meyer resides in California, since 1985, and has published two works of nonfiction related to his experiences in the Vietnam War.
Meyer's first book was a nonfiction memoir, first published in 2003, titled Across the Fence: The Secret War in Vietnam.[1]
Early life
Meyer attended Trenton State College.[1]
Military career
Meyer enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1966. He was accepted into the United States Army Airborne School and became airborne qualified.
U.S. Army Special Forces
As U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War increased, the United States began deploying Special Forces "A-teams" (Operational Detachment Alpha, or ODA, teams) to Southeast Asia in support of counterinsurgency operations against the Viet Cong, North Vietnamese and other Communist forces.
Awards and decorations
- Combat Infantryman Badge
- Parachutist Badge (United States)
- Army Commendation Ribbon
- Army Air Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Vietnam Service Medal
- Vietnam Campaign Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation (United States) 2001, Studies and Observations Group
- Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
- Army Special Forces Tab
(partial list)
Published writings
- Author, Across the Fence: The Secret War in Vietnam Amazon Books 2003
- Meyer, John Stryker and Peters, John E. On the Ground the Secret War in Vietnam 2007 ISBN 0977143171 OCLC 228179095
See also
References
- 1 2 Rereading Vietnam. Kaplan, Robert D. The Atlantic 2008