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Reconnaissance Cast Interviews

The following interviews are produced by The Reconnaissance Cast, a YouTube channel preserving the firsthand accounts of MACV-SOG, Force Recon, and Special Forces veterans of the Vietnam War. We have collected here the episodes that touch directly on Project Delta — its recon men, its supporting aviation, the Recondo School it ran, and the men who later carried Delta's legacy into 1st SFOD-D.

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Darrell “Moe” Elmore — Project Delta & Delta Force A-Squadron Commander

The Reconnaissance Cast
A career-spanning interview with Moe Elmore, who served with Project Delta in Vietnam and later commanded an A-Squadron in 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Delta Force). The conversation traces the through-line from Detachment B-52's recon work to the modern unit it helped inspire.

Capt. Biff Hadden — Project Delta (B-52) Recon Man, Part 1

The Reconnaissance Cast
Part one of a two-part interview with Captain Biff Hadden, a recon man inside Project Delta's recon teams. Hadden walks through the team-level reality of running missions out of Detachment B-52 — selection, training, the men, the targets.

Capt. Biff Hadden — Project Delta Recon Element (B-52), Part 2

The Reconnaissance Cast
Continuation with Captain Hadden, this time focused on the recon element as a whole — how the teams were organized, how they worked with the Vietnamese Rangers, and the tactics that made Delta one of the most successful reconnaissance units of the war.

1st Lt. Al Yurman — 240th AHC “Greyhounds”

The Reconnaissance Cast
Helicopter pilot from the 240th Assault Helicopter Company — one of the units that flew lift for Project Delta and other Special Forces operations. Yurman discusses his service, including the operation that earned SFC Roy Benavidez the Medal of Honor.

Maj. (ret.) Jim Grimshaw — MACV Recondo School

The Reconnaissance Cast
Long-time MACV Recondo School instructor and Ranger Hall of Fame inductee Jim Grimshaw. Project Delta operated the Recondo School at Nha Trang for much of its existence; nearly every long-range recon man in Vietnam, regardless of unit, passed through its doors.

Darrell “Moe” Elmore — Project Omega & 1st SFOD-Delta

The Reconnaissance Cast
Second Reconnaissance Cast interview with Moe Elmore, this one focused on Project Omega (Detachment B-50), Project Delta's sister recon project, and his subsequent service with 1st SFOD-Delta. A useful counterpart to the first interview for understanding the broader Special Forces recon ecosystem.

All videos © their original creators — embedded with thanks to The Reconnaissance Cast for preserving these accounts.

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