When reality goes beyond fantasy...
Below is an identification card of SOG personnel, the unit that commanded SOG teams.
Even if we never see it in any Rambo movie, Trautman surely had one of those during the Vietnam War, and it was too interesting to not talk about it here.
This card is the historical proof of how unique in the world – and somewhat surrealistic – the MacV was: a proper and real unit out of any rule, and the SOG teams were its armed wing.
The card – which is genuine – says:
“The person who is identified by this document is acting under the direct order of the president of the united States!
He is authorized to wear civilian clothing, carry unusual personal weapons, transport and possess prohibited items including U.S. Currency, pass into restricted areas and requisition equipment of all types including weapons and vehicles.
If he is killed or injured, do not remove this document from him. Alert your commanding officer immediately”
Americans were forbidden from using dollars in Vietnam because doing so could destroy the country's economy. 'To possess and carry prohibited items' is a permission to act out of the laws of war.