Thank You Mr. Hess for your Service and Dedication to our country during a very difficult time.......God Bless ALL of you Vietnam Combat Vets.......WELCOME HOME SIR......JOB WELL DONE !!
I graduated in 70...suburban Detroit. When nam vets wanted to talk, we sat there and listened and tried to ask intelligent questions. There was no hate, just sympathy and amazement.
I graduated in 70 in Detroit. I resisted the Draft/Vietnam. The war had BAD all over it by then. I never disrespected any Vietnam veteran...I also didn't give a sh*t what they had to say. You can put lipstick on a pig....but it's still a pig.
@@frphxkaboom3008Lol. It's become one of my favorite sayings in life. I simply use it as a way of describing how people tend to "amplify" or "rework" something into looking better than what it really is. Since I am "confrontative" on so many of these endless videos, I deal with so many people who try to insert something noble and altruistic into the Vietnam war....usually at my expense. Not only veterans, but the younger generations that sympathize with them.
Listening to these interviews I think back...I was born in 59, an only child. We didn't have any family members over there...but...we were all just going about our lives while this was going on. Had no real awareness of it. I'm just learning about what it was like over there and what it was like when our soldiers came home. It just breaks my heart to hear how they were treated. Now I hug every veteran I see and tell him THANKYOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
I believe he was a little confused. He stated he was in the 75th Ranger Battalion, but they didn’t go to Vietnam until 1969. He stated he as an Airborne Ranger. He would have had to go to a 3 month Ranger Selection Course first to be called a Ranger. Then he said that he was in the 101st. They were not stationed up by the DMZ and Hue, like he said he was. I could be mistaken, and please accept my apologies if I’m wrong, but I doubt it. I was there.
Yes Martin, you are mistaken. The 101st AB was in Quang Tri providence (very near the DMZ) the year (197I) I was there. Camp Evans was our base camp (3/187 Inf RAKASANS along with the 501st, 502nd, and 506th ). The city of Hue (pronounced Way) was also nearby. FB Eagle and FB Rakason were two of our support firebase's outside the wire a few miles.
Did he do Ranger School after Airborne to Tab up ? 75 started 84. Probably confused. Happens to everyone. I’d love to see his DD214 - it would be educational.
A very honest man He bears his soul during this interview. God Bless him. I served as a Sergeant 1968-72
Thank You Mr. Hess for your Service and Dedication to our country during a very difficult time.......God Bless ALL of you Vietnam Combat Vets.......WELCOME HOME SIR......JOB WELL DONE !!
I graduated in 70...suburban Detroit. When nam vets wanted to talk, we sat there and listened and tried to ask intelligent questions. There was no hate, just sympathy and amazement.
I graduated in 70 in Detroit. I resisted the Draft/Vietnam. The war had BAD all over it by then. I never disrespected any Vietnam veteran...I also didn't give a sh*t what they had to say. You can put lipstick on a pig....but it's still a pig.
@@topgeardel I worked with Nam vets my whole life, nobody had anything good to say. Don't know where you get this lipstick on a pig stuff..
@@frphxkaboom3008Lol. It's become one of my favorite sayings in life. I simply use it as a way of describing how people tend to "amplify" or "rework" something into looking better than what it really is. Since I am "confrontative" on so many of these endless videos, I deal with so many people who try to insert something noble and altruistic into the Vietnam war....usually at my expense. Not only veterans, but the younger generations that sympathize with them.
Listening to these interviews I think back...I was born in 59, an only child. We didn't have any family members over there...but...we were all just going about our lives while this was going on. Had no real awareness of it. I'm just learning about what it was like over there and what it was like when our soldiers came home. It just breaks my heart to hear how they were treated. Now I hug every veteran I see and tell him THANKYOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
Thank You for your service SIR!
Welcome home. Thank you!
Thank you for your Service.
A heartfelt Welcome Home Mr. Hess. God Bless you
Welcome home brother. I was so happy to see that Golden Gate when I flew home in May of 69. God bless you.
Bless you sir
Desert Storm Veteran here.... different war but I definitely UNDERSTAND.
Thank you
I believe he was a little confused. He stated he was in the 75th Ranger Battalion, but they didn’t go to Vietnam until 1969. He stated he as an Airborne Ranger. He would have had to go to a 3 month Ranger Selection Course first to be called a Ranger. Then he said that he was in the 101st. They were not stationed up by the DMZ and Hue, like he said he was. I could be mistaken, and please accept my apologies if I’m wrong, but I doubt it. I was there.
Yes Martin, you are mistaken. The 101st AB was in Quang Tri providence (very near the DMZ) the year (197I) I was there. Camp Evans was our base camp (3/187 Inf RAKASANS along with the 501st, 502nd, and 506th ). The city of Hue (pronounced Way) was also nearby. FB Eagle and FB Rakason were two of our support firebase's outside the wire a few miles.
Did he do Ranger School after Airborne to Tab up ? 75 started 84. Probably confused. Happens to everyone. I’d love to see his DD214 - it would be educational.
Bless this man, I stand for the flag, I kneel at the cross✝️🇺🇲
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Should have gotten someone with more military knowledge to conduct this interview.
It was fairly obvious that jumping out in the jungle was not a good idea.
Can't understand him terrible audio quality