SOAR XXXVII, Las Vegas, 2013. Two attendees talk in front of the reunion's militaria vendor row. The badge worn by the man at right identifies him as Robert Shippen; gold parachutist wings are embroidered above his shirt pocket. Behind them a banner on an easel carries the Special Operations Association's shield — a skull in a green beret — and the reunion's roman numeral, XXXVII. The association's annual reunion draws veterans of American special operations units, most prominently the Vietnam-era Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG). Project: 219861