Doug Carmichael at SOAR XXXVIII, the 38th Special Operations Association Reunion, Las Vegas, 2014. His orange Skyraider 'party suit' carries aviator wings above his name tape, a red SPADS diamond, a Yankee Air Pirate skull-and-crossbones patch, and shoulder tabs reading FIREFLY and HOBO -- radio callsigns used by A-1 Skyraider units in Southeast Asia. The Skyraider, a propeller-driven attack aircraft nicknamed the Spad, flew close air support and rescue escort, and its detachments worked closely with MACV-SOG reconnaissance teams operating across the Laotian and Cambodian borders. Reunion panels gave those aircrews a forum to record what they had done alongside the men on the ground. Project: 219883