John Stryker "Tilt" Meyer arrived at FOB 1 Phu Bai in May 1968, where he joined Spike Team Idaho, which transferred to CCN in Da Nang in January 1969. He remained on ST Idaho to the end of his tour of duty in late April, and later rejoined ST Idaho from October 1969 to April 1970. He returned to the States, completed his college education, and worked as a journalist for newspapers in New Jersey and Southern California for more than 30 years. He coauthored (with fellow SOG veteran John Peters) On the Ground: The Secret War in Vietnam. Today, Meyer is an associate director at Interfaith Community Services, a nonprofit organization that maintains 170 beds for homeless veterans in north San Diego County.
Biography from the archived Paladin Press catalog.
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