John Stryker Meyer

John Stryker "Tilt" Meyer (born 1946) is an American author and U.S. Army Special Forces combat veteran of service in covert reconnaissance with the Studies and Observations Group, also known as MACV-SOG. Meyer resides in California, since 1985, and has published two works of nonfiction related to his experiences in the Vietnam War.

John Stryker Meyer
Meyer in 2017 at the A-1 Skyraider Association reunion
Nickname(s)Tilt
Born1946 (age 75–76)
Trenton, New Jersey
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army Special Forces
Years of service1966–1971
Unit5th Special Forces Group, Studies and Observations Group
Battles/warsVietnam War
Other workAuthor

Meyer's first book was a nonfiction memoir, first published in 2003, titled Across the Fence: The Secret War in Vietnam.[1]

Early life

Meyer attended Trenton State College.[1] On the Jocko Willink podcast episode 180, Meyer says he partied too much in college and flunked out after two years. He then got a job at Yosemite National Park until he enlisted in the Army in May 1966.

Military career

Meyer enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1966. He was accepted into the United States Army Airborne School and became airborne qualified.

U.S. Army Special Forces

As U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War increased, the United States began deploying Special Forces "A-teams" (Operational Detachment Alpha, or ODA, teams) to Southeast Asia in support of counterinsurgency operations against the Viet Cong, North Vietnamese and other Communist forces.

Awards and decorations

Publications

Books
  • Across the Fence: The Secret War in Vietnam (2003)
  • On the Ground the Secret War in Vietnam, with John E. Peters (2007). ISBN 0977143171. OCLC 228179095.

Articles

Meyer wrote articles for Robert K. Brown in Soldier of Fortune magazine under a nom de guerre.[2]

See also

References
  1. Rereading Vietnam. Kaplan, Robert D. The Atlantic 2008 Archived 2010-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Murphy, Jack, and Dave Parke. "MACV-SOG Team Leader John 'Tilt' Meyer: Ep. 61." Interview with John Stryker Meyer. The Team House (Sep. 25, 2020). @ 1:53:00. — via YouTube.
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