Episode 38: Mike Vining

In Episode 8, Mike discussed his life story, including all of the major Delta Force operations that he participated in. Tonight for Episode 38, Mike shares with us the history of the Bomb Disposal/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) across all service branches between World War II and the Gulf War. Additional topics covered below.

Episode 38 highlights:

1). Controversy regarding Draper Kauffman “The Father of Navy EOD” and his first Navy Cross award.

2). Lesser known service of the Army Combat Engineers alongside the Naval Combat Demolition Units on D-Day

3). Mike’s EOD experiences in Vietnam/Cambodia 

4). History of the Tunnel Rats, including Mike’s experiences doing similar work, which crawled into small tunnels armed with only flashlights, pistols, and in Mike’s case, explosives.

5). OSS Deer Team in Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh’s relationship with the US in World War II

6). Delta Force EOD (which we also covered in Episode 8)

7). First Saturday in May is National EOD Day, which remembers the names on the EOD Memorial Wall

8). Mike’s uniform donated to the Ordnance Museum Fort Lee (Fort Greg Adams) in VA and various Museums-talk

9). Bunker Busters, Nukes, the Cheeseburger Bombs

YouTube Video: Delta Force Legend Mike Vining Discusses Tunnel Rat Missions

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