A present-day snapshot of a commemorative photo-montage banner headed 'SPADS for MACVSOG', displayed on a stone fireplace mantel in a private home. The central image shows a Douglas A-1 Skyraider - the 'Spad' - with shark-mouth nose art, surrounded by inset photographs of aircraft, aircrew and flight lines, and captioned in small type for the 56th Special Operations Wing. Flying from Nakhon Phanom in Thailand, the Wing's Skyraiders provided close air support and rescue escort for MACV-SOG reconnaissance teams operating across the border in Laos, a debt the ground and air communities have commemorated together ever since. Although filed among reunion photographs, this image documents personal memorabilia in a domestic setting rather than an event. Project: 219861