Special Operations Association Reunion XXXVIII, Las Vegas, 2014. Larry Rentz, identified by his conference badge and by the name tape on his coveralls, addresses the gathering in a navy 'party suit' - the informal social dress of Air Force flying squadrons. His patches record his service: the emblem of the 1st Special Operations Squadron and a shield reading 'SPADS', the nickname carried by the piston-engined A-1 Skyraider and the men who flew it. Skyraider crews flew close air support and rescue escort for MACV-SOG reconnaissance teams operating across the borders of Laos and Cambodia; the 2014 reunion marked SOG's 50th anniversary. Project: 219875