Why River Patrol Was One Of The Toughest Jobs Of The Vietnam War | Battlezone | War Stories
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- During the Vietnam War, US forces were fighting in terrain very different to what they're used to at home. One of these key differences in the lack of purpose built roads across the country. The Vietnamese instead use the rivers and waterways that run through their country. As these routes were so vital to the Viet Cong, US forces had to patrol them extremely carefully.
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No wonder this 'documentary' sucked. It's nothing more than USN propaganda.
My digital image of the cover 👍👍👍 David Staudohar USMC USN SS USCG ret ‼️ American Patriot and Combat Veteran Marine 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
great vid thanks has any one seen any vids posted on the the Navy advisors in the junk force? Maybe the most forgotten aspect of the navy
@@richardgraham7055 I love love love😍
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My younger brother was assigned to a patrol boat in Nam. He once told me he had never felt more alive than when he was out on patrol, he also told me he would never do it again in a million years. He has lived out the rest of his life as a farmer, father and husband. The most excitement he needed after Nam was bowling night and the occasional game of horseshoes. He is in his words, one of the lucky ones.
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Worked with a guy at John Deere's in Waterloo, IA in early 70s who had a horror story of being on one of these river boats. Will never forget him and what he told me. 🙏
What was his story ?
Most combat vets don't talk about their time in war. Always be skeptical of someone who volunteers to tell you their 'war stories'
*"..I was being ferried down the coast in a Navy PBR. A type of plastic patrol boat, a pretty common sight on the rivers.."* - Willard(Apocalypse Now)
Does Charlie boogie board?
Powerful film.
@@Jeremyramone *"..but sir it's Charlie's point.."*
*'..Charlie don't SURF.."*
@@susiejones3634 well a great story done by Joseph Conrad's heart of Darkness. My Great Grandparents were missionaries out in the Congo during the rule of King Leopold II and stuff I read in their diaries was like reading something from a horror novel. But Apocalypse Now is great adaptation. Including the scene with the French family dinner scene.
Even now, the United States continues with its wicked ambitions of world hegemony at the on-going cost of millions of lives - two million, since WW2. Great numbers killed and lives destroyed will be the legacy left by the American Empire.
This what my dad did in Vietnam, scarred him for life. Rip dad
I lived on an island in Miami Beach Florida and had friends who were drafted to Vietnam. They came back 'different ' and a few didn't come home at all. I met so many soldiers who were maimed and missing limbs. Horrible war that was.
Thank you for sharing this.
you lucky man,have a unique experience, i wish i would be you.
Unjust war
@@al.march.7457 y'all are so w/{e] ir(d. ]
@@Pleasurechest985?
Iraq and Afghanistan has left us with another generation of brave young men missing limbs.
RIP RM3 Samuel M Boyce USN
A-92-2 River Assault Squadron 9 TF 117
Feb. 21 , 1947 KIA Feb. 6 , 1968
Vihn Long RVN
Gone , but never forgotten 🇺🇸
My Family Doctor was in Vietnam as a Field Surgeon. They tried a new idea to drop the surgeons into the LZ and start medical treatment on the way to the MASH in an attempt to increase the chances of survival for the soldiers. Unfortunately, over 50% of the doctors were killed in combat, and so the program was cancelled. He NEVER talked about it, but I saw his Purple Hearts, Bronze Stars & other medals at his funeral. He was a True Ef'fin Hero... and not a clown in a TV Sit-Com..!! Please produce a doc featuring the Nurses & Doctors.
They are 'Unsung Heroes & Under Valued' as well as the Chopper Pilots and Field Medics. They ALL deserve a Memorial in DC and a HUGE token of sincere gratitude.
My dad was a seabee in Vietnam he served from 68-71 and has a whole bunch of health issues because of it including agent orange and that was passed down to his kids.. he doesn’t tell us much of how it was over there so thank you for making these videos showing it!
Very important fighting construction workers. They built most of everything in ever theaters of war since WW2.
movie "apocalips today" showing much of how it was!
@@barryrammer7906 is it like auxillary?
@al.march.7457 No, we have full-time construction battalions. About 700 men per battalion. We work with every branch of the service. We build forward bases even for the army special forces. In WW2, SEABEES hit the beaches in Iwo Jima in the 2nd wave. Took a lot of killed and injured. 40% casualties, I believe. In the Second World War, we were islands hoping with Marines units. We were the first on the Normandy beaches and destroyed mine fields. This was before navy SEALS. We and full-time frog men, one of the inspirations to make that unit. Then, they built the causeway and bridges. In Alaska, they built the bases air strips. General Patton requested use of us to build his bridges and roads. But he made us wear army uniforms, lol. We are construction specialists of all the tades. We get combat training with the Marines. We carry weapons and use them. Then go back to work. We also have 2 amphibious battalions, 100 construction divers, and men each. To build underwater wires, fuel line docks even help ships if needed once in a while to fix battle damage. We were in every war since the second WW2. We can build anything and defend ourselves or even help Marines or army special forces if needed. We have been in the most theater's of war than anyone other units in the Navy. We even stole a train from the North Koreans on the Inchon landings to move supplies to advancing Marines. We have quit a good bit of history you never heard of. We always get mistaken for Marines or the Army, but we are proud branch of the Navy you have never heard of. Our motto is "can do" and "We built and fight." Hope this helps not bragging just proud to be one. We have much much more history than this brief summary.
@@barryrammer7906 wow I had no idea about all that especially being the first on the beaches in Normandy! Thank you for sharing and thank you for your service 🙏🏼❤️🇺🇸
Some who went there, never came back. Some who came back never left there
I was born just as the Viet Nam war was winding down, and saw Apocalypse Now in elementary school, so let me just make the legendary observation (probably already done before many times on this video) about the Nung river and the Mekong delta:
"It's Charlie's point!" "Well, Charlie don't surf!"
I learned more about the PBR (Patrol Boat-River) from Jeremy Clarkson during their Seamen special from The Grand Tour. Love the jet drive on those things.
Apocalypse Now. Please rent it. Its one of the 100 best films of all time. One of the top 10 vietnam films of all time. And the best PBR film of all time.
That was a good episode
I served my year in a USAF Helicopter Sq; what we did was dangerous; but NOTHING as bad as the Brown River Navy...
My co worker and mentor Willard Ferguson was on a river boat in Nam.. one of the nicest you to ever met from Tennessee
I served on the Harnett county LST 821 while she was in viet nam an it took almost 10 years to stop the nightmares from that experience
God bless you Sir
My uncle served 4 tours on the Mekong, with Riveron Force 113. Silver Star/V and Bronze Star/V as a Boatswains Mate.
Kids fighting the fight of their lives in a horrible killer war. True American HEROS
Thank you for your service
Salute 🇺🇸
I was on a PBR from 1969 to 1970 , one of our jobs was to set up ambushes on the Vinh Te Canal which was close to Cambodian border . It was a huge infiltration route for the NVA into Vietnam. Spent a few nights on the beach so we had to get out of the boat , scary !
Did you know my brother Pete Frazier battle of Snoopys nose? 20 mm cannoner bronze star purple heart
Did you know Pete Frazier Snoopys nose
@@RandyFrazier-oz2gf I’m sorry sir , I did not know him
I wonder what the lives are like today for each person in these videos are like
I know a Vietnam vet who fought in Da Nang. He built a sailboat in CA, a 26 footer. Sailed it around the world, traded it for a 36 footer, named Sunshine, and sailed that one halfway round the world, stopping here in The Philippines where he lives a peaceful life today. Terrific guy with horrific stories of one of the more violent parts of the Vietnam war.
Thank you all for your service ❤❤
Those Piggs look fantastic mounted to the vessel !
Not too bad on a UH1 either!😃
Navy PBR looked glamorous on Apacalypse Now
Did you notice Bill Graham, the famous Rock Promoter on both coasts, was the front man for USO bunnies in that film? What a riot!
The first half of the documentary was what I was interested in, the second half was but a pipe dream for it didn't take long for Saigon to fall after the U.S. pulled out.
😢tue😊😊
Funny how it was repeated 50 years later.
Heart breaking how we were suckered into a war we never should have gotten into. So many valiant warriors who lost their lives. So many came back never to be the same again. The corruption of our military industrial complex, our government and the South Vietnamese government was breathtaking. Many of us who served were gullible youths who believed the propaganda fed to us. We didn't even know to question it. So terribly tragic for all involved...
I'm still proud of our service, as we truly believed we served a good cause, and were willing to risk our lives to "liberate" S. Vietnam.
The ingenuity of a good ol' trusty tin can helping the feed on the.60 never ceases to make me smile.
I'm a Gulf War era veteran, salute to my Vietnam veteran brothers 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Another school mate
Who was 2 years younger than me was a door gunner on a Huey, didn’t make it back home neither, Robert Shuptrine was his name.
My Dad joined the Navy straight out of highschool he spent the last 2 1/2 years of war war 2 Vietnam war he did River runs
My best friend was on a pt boat patrolling the delta using a 50 cal. His stories still make me shudder!! He died young because of exposure to chemical elements..💔
So glad it worked all worked up according to plan
My dad was a River Rat. Spent his time on a swift boat.
No one cares
@@brickcitybeatdown lol I know
I care. Maybe I knew him. I was with the 9th Infantry Division RiverRats as an interrogator in charge of the POW boat.
@@RobertEckert-g4j My dad spent most of his time on a swift boat. 1970
I remember the war! My uncle was in it. I'll never forget how it was at home. I dont know how it was in Vietnam. I Hear many many story's.
My first Chief in the Navy was a "river rat" That dude was unflapable. I served with him in the 80's on a submarine.
My boat was T-cup SSBN 628. I also rode the Bluefish and Stoney-J
I understand that the Riverine force was reactivated in the early 2000's.
Yes it was the Marines had it, then turn it over back to the Navy Expeditionary Warfare Command.
My older brother served on a Navy PBR and received a Purple heart and Bronze Star. His name was Bill Wilson.
We salute you all brave souls. From Capetown South Africa..
My Father served on a PBR in 1967, out of a base further north on the Mekong.
How many commercials can you cram into a documentary? Damn!
I WAS THERE IN 1969-1970 PBR DIVISION 514 MEKONG DELTA/BA SOCK RIVER, BIEN THEY. I LIVE NOW IN ISRAEL RETIRED USN. NOW I LIVE WITH PIJ/HAMAS FIRING ROCKETS. BAD GUYS NEVER STOP. FORTUNATELY MY AREA IN ISRAEL HAS BEEN SPARED ANY DIRECT SO FAR HITS. PRAY FOR MANKIND TO HAVE PEACE NOT WAR.
The end of the world will start with the Russians and Chinese TRYING to destroy Israel. I served in Combat in Vietnam 1968-69...I pray my death is quick and painless in the next war.
Thank for your service
We had no business helping the French, in their pursuit to regain rule of Viet Nam and the opium trade; and, we had to business in violating the sovereignty of the people of Viet Nam.
Our soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen should never have been sent.
yet the US are bred for war and love it.
Amen to that.
thank you !
to ALL the men & women who served . as salamu alaykum ❤
The Grand Tour brought me here.
Poor guys. Sucked into a war that should never have been and which they had no chance of winning. It doesn't take away the bravery of men forced to be there but my God, what a waste.
Would have easily won if it weren’t for politics
The friggen democrats didn't want to win. Fact.
Handing out Cigs to all those kids......now they are in flavor country
Up the Nung River, 75 clicks past the Do Lung bridge
Did you know my brother Pete Frazier Snoopys nose
There are 11,000 miles of navigable water in Vietnam. Some 8,000 Coast Guardsmen served in the brown water Navy. A few were KIA, 50 or 60 wounded. People told me for 50 years the CG never went to Vietnam. The Riverine services shut down the transfer of arms by sea and river by late 1968. We boarded and searched hundreds of sampans and fishing boats. The tracers you see in this film are only every third round.
U.S. Coast Guard '68 '69 and the "Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club".
I had a cousin who did 2 tours in the Mekong Delta. Died in a car crash when he got back to the states.
God Bless All our Troops 👍
The war had profound effects on all parties involved and continues to influence U.S. policy and international relations today. It's always crucial to learn from history to avoid repeating past mistakes and strive for peace and understanding among nations....how aout Iraq or any African countries or Middle east influence
Really enjoyed this video.. please put out more content
These protests played a significant role in shaping public opinion and ultimately influenced U.S. policy regarding the Vietnam War. It’s a testament to the power of peaceful protest and the impact that ordinary citizens can have on the course of history. Why?
Great video. I wish I could hear the too soft audio.....
Its Rapidly Becoming A Long Time Ago. We're all in our 70's, 80's.
Did you know my brother Pete Frazier Snoopys nose
you need to spend a week in the Ashau Valley or the Que Son Valley, and learn what it is to be a tough place
Did you spend time in either place, or have you just seen a couple movies?
No man left behind for the enemy to find
Thanks for the reply
John McCain...the only pow that I saw CRYING while lying in his bed over at Vietnam. And knowing he kept quiet about the list of men STILL in Vietnam. Sickening.
So well narrated
5 years of service + 5 years of political prison camp + 15 years of poverty as 2nd class citizen & we finally arrive in US in 1995.😊
My friend the Reverend Ron Teal did two tours in a PBR. Became a Reverend when he got back.
Served Vietnamized RD 535 PBR6863 W/ RD' Robert W.Cole in MocHoa 1971. Refugee in The US 1979.
Great film. I felt like I was there again.
I worked the raider boats in desert storm, Shield. 23ft Boston Whalers boats.
Little known were the 105 Howitzers on floating barges. This was Army, not Navy !
There were also barges rigged with sleeping quarters, a kitchen, showers etc. that served as a floating home base for several PBRs.
John Kerry disgraced the courage of so many brave men
Unfit for command! I remember him quite well when the two of us served aboard Gridley DLG-21 in '67 and '68. This was when he was just an ensign. He was still planning to take his movie camera and volunteer to serve in country, so he could document his heroic exploits on film. This was supposed to make him the second JFK Navy hero future President. Unbelievable.
What are they shooting at?
God bless the Americans that fought and those that didn't make it home
My uncle Rodney Moss did 3-tours doing this!
PBR Streetgang, this is Almighty
Charlie was told to get off his boat and swim for his life. If he didn’t we lobed one over from a safe distance.
Right on top of Charlie sounds like a pretty safe distance to me.😉
American sentimentality, I expected the narrator to burst into tears at any minute.
We came, we rode, we smoked, we left. How many ship loads of cigarettes were senselessly smoked for nothing. We are searching these dangerous peasants.....calmly puffing on a Winston. And the music, God, the music.....still hear CCR in my sleep.....
10,000 miles no wonder they put nuclear reactors in the carriers. imagine having to refill the tanks on one of those. Makes perfect sense once you really think about it. The most successful attacks on ships have been when moored, anchored or docked. If it's always moving, you can't really hit it because all of its systems are active. Radar surface to air missiles and that formidable auto cannon. When it's docked most of that stuff has to be turned off or seriously monitored.
Nobody should have been in Vietnam they were not a threat to us or any Western country we should be ashamed of ourselves they are beautiful and forgiving people all they did was defend their country against aggression
Crank up Mr. Jimmy and head out on the river at Can Tho looking for our brothers Chuck. Oh what a beautiful day it is running with Felix The Cat. Alpha Romeo overscore.
Did you know my brother Pete Frazier Snoopys nose
My neighbor was on those boats. He told me stories . 2 boats blown out from under him. God bless
This would be a good show if the TRUTH was in it!!
Ted, i hope you see this hope you're still alive thank you for sharing the photographs of you and your boat crew.
This was my uncle's unit. He was on 2 of them that got sunk.
Minute 2:39. Does that guy loading the 2.75in rockets have a cigarette hanging out of his mouth?
Exactly.
The American vision of Vietnam is so beautiful, that they didn't want it!
You were always exposed to fire from the shore.
25.50 this rickety bridge reminds of the helicopter rescue scene in Deerhunter
Big business thanks the military for their profits ....
We only killed a few million people directly & indirectly between nam & the Khmer's aftermath.
And another 58,000 US soldiers KIA ... probably 20k injuries ... and god knows how much PTSD.
We thought the "domino effect" was a thing. woops. so we make mistakes sometimes; whats the bfd..?
Way more injuries than 20k
Can anyone tell me how the lights on the forward mast were used? I am making a RC model of the Pibber and want to make the lights operational. Thanks. Don
19:24
By time those gun ships got there the V.C. where long gone .
Sometimes yes. How long is "long gone"? As a Seawolf door gunner we were usually on station in 5 or 10 minutes after being scrambled. Tell me, can you be "long gone" on foot in that period of time???
Good move on their part.
I was on the YRBM 20 in 69 EN2 I overhauld so many 6v53 detroit deisels fpr pbr's I can still do in my sleep. We were at chau duc. Used to run supplies up the vinh te canal on a lcvp, 3 of us. We hit a booby trap on my last run. Nobody got hurt luckily.
I was with River Division 551 off the YRBM 16 at Chou Doc
@@davidgrossman5104 what year?
@@marklewis9594 May of 69 to May of 70
@@davidgrossman5104 we probally saw each other in chau duc.
this is video additition to the movie "apocalips today"!
Thank you,i have a lot of fun!
Do you have the ball's to stand? I did 2002 USMC Echo company 03600 diesel mechanic and proud of it.
Kind of like a sitting duck in those patrol boats
68-69, I was at Vihn Long. When PBRs came back broke, I helpedrepair them
Did you know my brother Pete Frazier Snoopys nose
Santa is Nam vet of the Brown Water Navy. He’s a BAMF IMO
These guys were some of the bravest in the U S Navy
Never get off the boat
They give their lives and the government will not let them win a war.
Sometimes nutty paratroopers convinced you to bring them to Cambodia
Who else laughed when the narrator mentioned about the vietcong exploiting taxes out the Vietnam people. Like we went in another man's land to liberate them, yet here in America WE need liberating 😂
All you have done is take somebody else's work and made it your own. Hilarious. You even put your own adverts in there. You got some balls mister.