18 October 1965, MAC-V SOG’s first combat casualty US Army Special Forces Captain Larry Thorne (Lauri Allan Torni) was killed when the helicopter he was riding in crashed while inserting Spike Team Iowa into Laos.
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Oct 18
18 October 1965, MAC-V SOG’s first combat casualty US Army Special Forces Captain Larry Thorne (Lauri Allan Torni) was killed when the helicopter he was riding in crashed while inserting Spike Team Iowa into Laos.