My uncle always told me the worst part about Vietnam was the super loud, disembodied narrator and the orchestra always taking about what they’re doing and giving away their position.
I had a old neighbor that was a chill cool dude, but had severe trauma from Vietnam. He was an alcoholic and drank straight vodka for breakfast. When he would get buzzed or drunk he'd start to cry and everytime he'd cry saying how his men died and he sas his men dead and that the Vietcong would chop off some of his mens heads and place them on a tall sharpened end of stick or branch that they placed sticking out of the ground. That man has passed away now but he never got over it. Not that i ever expected him too. He was a good friend. We'd sit in his backyard and smoke cigarettes and listen to old 60s and 70s music. I wish he couldve had a better life. Rest in peace John!!!
My cousin was drafted into Vietnam. I’ve always had the utmost respect for him. He’s always had bad PTSD but he’s always been a great guy. He’s always been one heck of a worker so I know he must’ve been one heck of a soldier.
I think Vietnam vets were just as brave and honorable as any other vets from other wars. They got a bum wrap when they came home. Its a shame because these guys fought bravely and valiantly. I have the utmost respect for Vietnam vets thank you so much for your service.
@@crtnn the troops didn't have a choice, they were forced to go. Anyone who refused was a deserter and would be imprisoned. Don't blame the troops, blame the ones in charge. The troops fought bravely and gave up their lives, even if it was for an idiotic cause.
@@atheist101 I dont have any pity for the troops, they CHOSE to become a soldier. They CHOSE to become a paid murderer. Dunno man, for me this argumentation makes no sense. Killing people has nothing to do with "bravery" I mean, I get that a world without military is not something that could work probably and definitely not something that would happen. But how those people are celebrated and how people thank them for murdering other people is just wrong.
Thats my dad !… 5:02 mark in the video…the man on the left receding hair line with no shirt on…. Kenneth E Johnson… 29 years old , just a few days short of his 30th,,, don’t know what day this was taken, but a few days later on June 21, 1962 he was shot/wounded,, caught a round just below his belt line to the left of center.. spent 6 months recuperating. He went on to retire as an E9, he is now 91 y/o,,,,
I remember hearing stories that field medics would have to fight off venomous snakes, spiders, insects crawling over the wounded, but the worst story I was told was a field medic having just patched up a soldier who received a bad shoulder/arm wound in a mortar hole. After jumping to another mortar hole he looked up to check on the person he just fixed. And the person was being dragged by a tiger through the jungle, needless to say in the middle of mortar fire and bullet fire in every direction and no one to call for support. The man who got dragged off didn’t get rescued.. war is hell
One of the worst things I read was when gassing the Jews at treblinka, the Russian tank engine that was used to create the carbon monoxide (this was used before zyklon B) BROKE DOWN and the victims waited hours, packed like sardines waiting for someone to figure out how to fix it! I know it's not Vietnam but it is one of the worst things imo
@@37.56-i6qYou don't know if he even agreed with the war. Much less if he volunteered. I don't like capitalism, socialism, or communism but you made the chance of me even going scocialst even less. And remember how the Soviets Invaded Afghanistan? Remember when they restricted thousands from moving over a fucking wall? Remember how many german women were treated as objects and raped day and night? Bud grow up and realize that no government from the Soviet Union to the United states is perfect.
He could be,we dont know if he was a war criminal,just that many Americans conducted themselves in a manner consistient with the definition of war criminal...and he may have been one of them.. Anybody American who served in Nam may potentially be a war criminal... It depends on what they did or did not do as to whether they are bona fide war criminals..
Shaw358 war criminal? Literally every VC was a war criminal. The US soldiers did some horrible shit, but the Vietcong did much worse. And your comment is just unnecessarily rude. Disrespecting a man with ptsd after serving his country. Disgusting.
Lol @ people who think its clever to point out this is just propaganda. No shit its propoganda, most war footage is. This doesnt mean you cant gather information from the video, just watch, dont listen.
I have always had the utmost respect for the men that went into that hellish place and fought. Many years later I would serve and find myself in combat overseas in the sandbox, and even though I lost friends over there it was still no comparison to what the Vietnam vets had to endure. God Bless our Vietnam Veterans.
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Ty for your service sir. God bless you and you're fallen friends.
American imperialism must stop. We all know Vietnam was illegal. War crimes and agent orange poisoned veterans who are denied healthcare. My generation was lied to again, this time Iraq. Americans need to stop sending their children off to die for a government that doesn’t care about them.
Having known many ex-servicemen both family and friends, I've found the ones who tell the most stories were usually the ones who didn't really see much actual action. The one's that didn't " including my grandfather and great uncle who both had numerous medals" were unassuming and reluctant to speak about it. Sadly a lot of our history is told by people who weren't directly involved in it and many of those " Stories" Appear as Written fact by lesser hero's, many of the real stories are taken by ex-servicemen to their graves
Adrina The Great yeah my great grandfather was in the motorpool in Korea. He’s still up and kicking but I don’t see him to much. I’m pretty sure he was at Chopin, which was a pretty bad battle. My grandmother told me some things he told her about mechanics he did, but he fought, and that’s the biggest part I’m sure he’s never spoken on if at all. I’m sure there’s a lot more that is interesting and could be good to hear before he’s gone, but I’m pretty sure I’ll never hear it.
You nailed it. My experience is the most people I know who claim "PTSD" have been so far removed from the battles I fought that I think they are laughable. S-4? Please.
Same thing with my grandfather. He has a bronze star and a couple of other awards but he never has spoken about what he did to get those medals. He also isn't proud of serving in Nam and never wears any 'Vietnam Veteran' memorabilia and shit. My mom and I have been pretty curious about his days in the war and we want to learn more besides the occasional funny story he doesn't mind telling every now and then. But I don't want to push him too far, as I respect his boundaries,
Yeah my grandfather died years ago he would never mention anything about veitnam. he died at 55 thats pretty young so it did alot of damage to him im sure may he rest in peace.
I take a bow to all Vietnam Vets. I'm an Aussie and we had a lot of our good, young men, destroyed by that war. It is only in recent years that the Vietnam Vets have received the same respect as the Vets from other wars. These guys are heroes. Take pride, Vietnam Vets. You are the best of us.
my father and uncle were in vietnam. they saw and did things they do not want to talk about. My father finally told me a lot and I can't imagine seeing or doing anything like that. both of them are my hero's.
but wasnt the vietnam war a waste of time as the americans finally got tired of losing men in a war that they couldnt win ? i feel sorry for the 54.000 that were killed as they didnt want to go to war but were made to and the ones that were wounded war is good for nothing exp when invading a country that isnt yours.
+Nikola Bakich get your history straight buddy. It was 58,000. America didn't invaded they were asked for military support. U.s soldiers and south Vietnamese troops fought side by side in many battles. The first American troops who landed on the da nang beaches were greeted with open arms. The war was winning able. American had the south on lock down. A full on invasion of the north would secured a total victory. But America only wanted the north to leave their southern brothers alone
This combat makes the combat in Iraq and Afghanistan look like child's play. Not taking away what today's soldiers are doing but the Vietnam war was close combat and very scary. Many soldiers still missing. There are soldiers remains still out there in the fields and jungles and nobody looks for them. I suppose there are too many mines and booby traps that would be still lethal today for anyone to take the risk. I know in Vietnam limbs are still being lost and deaths caused because of unexploded ordinance..
Scary? I'll go further to say "horror". I just got done reading "We were soldiers, once and young". Written by Hal Moore and Joe Galloway. The book was based on the first major battle in the Ia Drang valley. It was a nightmare. Great book though
STHFGDBY you see nowadays, war is more tactical, has better technology, and we are are fighting a different enemy. I have a feeling it’ll be over in a few years.
I'll fill in thank you///// why didn't it? 9/11 was different the Americans have up to date technology I feel sorry for the contingency force Russia has deployed in venezuela they look like little boys even the taliban showed the Soviet Union a trick or two under Reagan I'm sure even wimpy Trump can show some authority hahahaha!!!! 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸
Yesterday I learned that my grandfather not only served in Vietnam but also rose to the rank of SFC. His brother was a FLO in WWII. I truly wish I could've met him. But I'm honored to carry on his bloodline. THANK YOU TO ALL THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN THAT FIGHT TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOM.
By the way, thank you, and all whom have served and sacrificed for our great nation in all military branches. God bless you all richly in every way. Jim
101st Army Airborne Infantry, my father's outfit during the Korean war. My father was shot during his 2nd winter there in 1951 by a Chinese sniper. They didn't think he would make it and he was found laying against a tree by the Turkish soldiers who were fighting for the UN. They put him on a chopper, on to a MASH unit, and then almost 5 months at the Army hospital in Tokyo.
@@CarlosGaming-hh2um the 101st was deactivated in November 1945 and wasn’t activated again until 1954 as a combat division. Your uncle may have been in the 187th regimental combat team, the rakkasans, but it wasn’t incorporated back into the 101st in 1954. read about on your search engine
As one who was there with the 1st 327 Inf. I think I speak for anyone who has fought in war. Like politics "All War is local". You have little to nothing to say about the whys of a war starting. You are a soldier who has pledged to fight for a country that you love. In Battle you fight to stay alive, protect your buddy, and accomplish the mission. Hopefully you fought an honorable fight, and came home to deal with the ghosts who followed you home from combat.
My father served in WW-II, my brother served in Vietnam and I served in the sand. I get a kick out of the commenters below bitching about the U.S.'s service in Vietnam. Probably not ONE of them ever served. Regardless of when it is or where it is, when called upon, YOU GO! I miss my brother, he served in the Army for 21 years. He passed away in 2010 from the effects of agent orange. He was the one that enlisted me at 17 yrs old and I went on to serve 12 years. God Bless ALL of our Vietnam Veterans. You poor guys got the short end of a welcome home. Much respect !
I just wanna thank all Vietnam Vets watching this video. You did what you could for my people in South Vietnam and we are forever grateful for your support in the war. It's a damn shame that the commies took over in '75 after American soldiers left; however, it's an honor for my people to have been given the opportunity to become Americans after fleeing to the states. We still protest the communist government of Vietnam even today as Vietnamese Americans. Long live America and the free world!
The people of Vietnam really chose communism. Before USA involvement an election was held but the CIA wouldn't let the south vote because they knew Ho Chi Minh would be elected.
What a joke. You kill your own countrymen, divide your own country, then abandon your own country, to live your life fighting to be accepted by people who hate you. As a maori in new zealand our people fought british imperial troops outnumbered 20 to 1, still we fought. Those like you, who helped the enemy, were called kupapa, traitors, cowards. Just like you.
My pop was in Vietnam 64-67 ..wasn’t till I got older I started paying attention and respecting the whole situation..them men went through allot respect to all of them.rip pop pop
I've noticed that almost never can the camera pick up the enemy soldiers in view. It seems we are just shooting into the complete unknown. I suppose that's sometimes true but how often?
Im glad someone got this footage my grandfather was a pilot there and i always loved to listen to his storys he died just a mounth ago he can now rest and ill always be grateful to the brave Soldiers wish i fill at lease a millionth of my gradfathers shoes
My cousin was a Captain in the Air Force flew 153 recon missions and came home and his wife my cousin died of a blood disease and felt like it was his Karma and when my Father asked him what was going on in Vietnam he said and I quote there wasn't enough booze in the world for him to talk about what he saw . RIP to my Cousins.
In 1970, the Army had 65,643 deserters, or roughly the equivalent of four infantry divisions. This desertion rate (52.3 soldiers per thousand) was well over twice the peak rate for Korea (22.5 per thousand). It was more than quadruple the 1966 desertion-rate (14.7 per thousand). WWII peak was 63 per thousand, which, incidentally, occurred in the same year (1945) when more soldiers were actually being discharged from the Army for psychoneurosis than were drafted.
@@mustafahussain2118 The USA is damned if it does, and damned if it doesn't. If a faction is doing well against it's traditional rival, then we're imperialists for attempting to moderate. If they're loseing they scream that we're heartless bastards for letting the mass killing go on. People are commited to disliking the USA no matter what.
@Flare China sucks cock. Definitely and if it comes down to it we should defend our country but we should avoid starting more conflicts. It has proven to be a false dream to chase. Fuck China, but also lets be hesitant to start more bloodshed
Have you ever heard of this thing called: World War I in Europe. 100% pointless. No gains, and just caused the other conflict, which was technically just as useless, and caused by the first one.
Almost every war fought in Europe was over who was going to be king starting with Rollo, the king of the Normans who took France from the Franks. That's around 850CE.
Vietnam was not useless because we should have kept the communists out of south Vietnam just like we did with South Korea and look at South Korea today under a free market. That is where Samsung came from for example. Had North Korea taken over it would have been lost and poor all these years. So in Vietnam we only lost for think two major factors, the media coverage showing the people back home the brutality of war and making America look bad. Plus, the politicians back home not staying out of it and letting generals win it for us.
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My dad and both my uncles served in viet nam, crazy that teenagers faced that kind of terror. My dad said my one uncle came back a changed man for the worst. I just remember him as a violent human being. My other uncle was a respected war hero, then my dad was a beach boys loving party guy.
" Give A Farmer Seeds And He'll Create Food. Give A Musician A Melody And He'll Create Music. Give A Soldier An Enemy And He'll Create Nothing He Only Destroys. " -Vietnam
Kick Ass! That's what this is, it's kick ass! Especially that first vid, that's up close combat for ya. I'm a USMC vet of 8 years (OIF), these are cool vids.
3:32 this gave me goosebumps. I knew the enemy was for sure fleeing at that point and they had the fire superiority. But just crazy how they slowly advance 1m from eachother and shoot like that In the open. Its cool and scary at the same time.
This is scripted for the camera/documentary. One of the soldiers wrote a book abt his experiences. That "General" that was leading up front was also scripted. The soldiers were told to do this long after the enemy had left.
You're right about 'Nam. The terms of engagement were severely limited to the point of making victory practically unobtainable. For example: during WW2, imagine if Germany was limited to fighting France only up to the French border or something like that. 'Nam was a "war"/armed conflict by definition, but a very limited 1. In Gulf War 1, the coalition wasn't allowed to take Baghdad. In Gulf War 2, they were. If allowed, the USA could have taken Hanoi & or every major city in in N. Vietnam
This war wasn’t about North Vietnam vs USA. But rather China/USSR vs USA. The weapons that the NVA/VC were using were giving by the 2 communist powerhouse. without their aid North Vietnam would be gone or maybe South Vietnam is still exist today.
I doubt it ....they lost the hearts and minds of the local population ....doesn't matter how many bombs dropped .....the Vietnamese became increasingly resilient and wouldn't have been defeated. The first thing the US did was install an unpopular and corrupt president in the south ....then proceeded to burn villages and kill thousands of innocent civilians . It was a long pointless war .....
Bcuz they were afraid of China jumping in, like during Korea. So it was limited , to avoid fighting China troops as well as nva/vc. Was a quagmire in se Asia.
My grandfather joined the marines when he was 16 by taking his older brother identity & went to Nam. By the time the Marines found out he was already over 18 & had already been through a tour so they just let him reenlist under his own name & keep his rank. He volunteered to go back like 2 more times from what I told. According to my mom he was a little crazy. I only met him once when I was like 5 or 6 years old.
My grandfather was drafted in 1967 in Nashville, Tennessee. Anyone knows what boot camp he would have went to? Trying to find as much information as I can about him, he passed away in 2009 and didn’t talk about the war with me much. I do recall stories of him telling us about being behind the “big guns with huge shells” I am assuming some form of Howitzer? What was the life of a Howitzer gunner like? His grave states he was an SP4. I recall him telling me stories of living on base in Seattle, I can’t remember if it was before or after the war. I wish I had tried to speak to him about this more before he passed
@@behindyou3689 there is no good to the agenda of the war. It was done to try to outmatch, or at least equalize the influence that the east had over these third world countries. It would of been better if both parties did not get involved in vietnam's mess. Unfortunately however, that did not happen.
Despite the uber overplayed TH-cam comment of 'the cameraman always survives' he doesn't. This footage is remarkable and the bravery of the men with cameras but no gun to fight back cannot be overstated. They were all valiant heroes the soldiers and the men who captured their ordeals. Respect, peace and RIP to all who fell there and since.
10:20 he cannot tell if the unspeakable nightmares he experienced from the hands for the United States..I’m pretty sure that’s truly what he said and I’m an American and I love to be an American
You guys only sees the good deeds, have you ever heard the war crimes of the US soldiers in Vietnam, where they raped and killed an entire village including women and children?
I swear to god y’all soldier then and today are underrated ,unappreciated,and dealt wrong I swear if I could I’d put everyone of y’all in mantion I love y’all and it’s sad how y’all are treated today
I have so much respect for veterans, especially Vietnam Vets. They were treated so badly when they returned. Anytime I see a Vietnam Vet, I tell them "Welcome Home'.
Josh Sheets Yup. This is the unclassified after action report. Tells you about all the enemy weapons captured, casualties etc. www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/388882.pdf
Uhuh, gave up their lives for what? They died in a fucking jungle on the other side of the world, for nothing. All for a country that doesn't give a fuck about a single one of them. And none of you patriotic freaks can change that
My uncle always told me the worst part about Vietnam was the super loud, disembodied narrator and the orchestra always taking about what they’re doing and giving away their position.
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Yeah. My dad was in 'Nam and he said there was a whole camera crew and a boom box following them at all times.
I thought it was the white t shirts and big colourful patches on olive drab shoulders 🥴
Lol i got it 👍😂
@Jordon Oakley i think your the dumb one for not getting the joke
I had a old neighbor that was a chill cool dude, but had severe trauma from Vietnam. He was an alcoholic and drank straight vodka for breakfast. When he would get buzzed or drunk he'd start to cry and everytime he'd cry saying how his men died and he sas his men dead and that the Vietcong would chop off some of his mens heads and place them on a tall sharpened end of stick or branch that they placed sticking out of the ground. That man has passed away now but he never got over it. Not that i ever expected him too. He was a good friend. We'd sit in his backyard and smoke cigarettes and listen to old 60s and 70s music. I wish he couldve had a better life. Rest in peace John!!!
Yeah, sure you did, a chill cool dude, fuck off you idiot.
I’m so sorry about John… sounds like you missed the times you both spent together ❤️
Right nice of u to have been a friend for him,
RIP John ❤
OMG??
My cousin was drafted into Vietnam. I’ve always had the utmost respect for him. He’s always had bad PTSD but he’s always been a great guy. He’s always been one heck of a worker so I know he must’ve been one heck of a soldier.
Người lính đi xâm lược là xấu xa vì chỉ nhiệm vụ giết người và phá hủy
My uncle got killed in vietnam at age of 18.I still have the letter they sent my grandmother about his passing...So sad😢😢
I think Vietnam vets were just as brave and honorable as any other vets from other wars. They got a bum wrap when they came home. Its a shame because these guys fought bravely and valiantly. I have the utmost respect for Vietnam vets thank you so much for your service.
Yep, those damn hippies
yeah vietnam is equally stupid as iraq and afghanistan, they are all heroes of stupidity
No bravery and honor in murdering people for imperialistic politics and money
@@crtnn the troops didn't have a choice, they were forced to go. Anyone who refused was a deserter and would be imprisoned. Don't blame the troops, blame the ones in charge. The troops fought bravely and gave up their lives, even if it was for an idiotic cause.
@@atheist101 I dont have any pity for the troops, they CHOSE to become a soldier. They CHOSE to become a paid murderer.
Dunno man, for me this argumentation makes no sense.
Killing people has nothing to do with "bravery"
I mean, I get that a world without military is not something that could work probably and definitely not something that would happen. But how those people are celebrated and how people thank them for murdering other people is just wrong.
Thats my dad !… 5:02 mark in the video…the man on the left receding hair line with no shirt on…. Kenneth E Johnson… 29 years old , just a few days short of his 30th,,, don’t know what day this was taken, but a few days later on June 21, 1962 he was shot/wounded,, caught a round just below his belt line to the left of center.. spent 6 months recuperating. He went on to retire as an E9, he is now 91 y/o,,,,
Nobody cares about your lie little Terry
Nobody cares about your lie little Terry
Nobody cares about your lie little Terry
Nobody cares about your lie little Terry
Nobody cares about your lie little Terry
I remember hearing stories that field medics would have to fight off venomous snakes, spiders, insects crawling over the wounded, but the worst story I was told was a field medic having just patched up a soldier who received a bad shoulder/arm wound in a mortar hole. After jumping to another mortar hole he looked up to check on the person he just fixed. And the person was being dragged by a tiger through the jungle, needless to say in the middle of mortar fire and bullet fire in every direction and no one to call for support. The man who got dragged off didn’t get rescued.. war is hell
Same thing that happened to my buddy Eric
One of the worst things I read was when gassing the Jews at treblinka, the Russian tank engine that was used to create the carbon monoxide (this was used before zyklon B) BROKE DOWN and the victims waited hours, packed like sardines waiting for someone to figure out how to fix it!
I know it's not Vietnam but it is one of the worst things imo
@@terryleeds what do you mean by russian tank engine? That concentration camp was used by the nazis.
@Just Some Guy without a Mustache I don't think you know what normie means and you should go see a psychiatrist.
@Just Some Guy without a Mustache weeb
Raw uncut huh?
My first thought was...."wait, the first cut was 4 seconds in."
My sentiments exactly. More like Raw American War Propaganda. "You're lucky the American's found you" Are you kidding me?? lol
Why? Forces of South Vietnam would torture him and kill him, he should be lucky that he was found by Americans...
wonderful uncut footage to use...and the music is fantastic...
lol I was thinking the same thing. Still interesting to watch tho
For many years i had nightmares i still remember the smells of decomposes body's
Thank you for your service I'm sorry what you had to go through.
Thank you so much for your service. Those times looked sooo scary dsmn
@@37.56-i6qYou don't know if he even agreed with the war. Much less if he volunteered. I don't like capitalism, socialism, or communism but you made the chance of me even going scocialst even less. And remember how the Soviets Invaded Afghanistan? Remember when they restricted thousands from moving over a fucking wall? Remember how many german women were treated as objects and raped day and night? Bud grow up and realize that no government from the Soviet Union to the United states is perfect.
Ixaug but........... the US is definitely better because you won’t get kidnapped by vlad Putin as much and there’s warmth
@@ianpeterson9189 Yeah don't get me wrong I love this country but I dont like trickle down economics it's a damn sham
think about all the soldiers in the video who never made it home. let’s not forget them💜
Purple Heart
Some of us made it..
Thank you for your services. Sincerely......My Freedom
Good thing they fucking died
@@rafaellisboa8493 what would you do if you were drafted to vietnam? It's not as simple as call of duty.
My uncle as ptsd from he'll . He still struggling with it and he is bravest man I know
You mis pronounced War Criminal
@@droptopmars3998 lmfao, shaw is a dumbass
He could be,we dont know if he was a war criminal,just that many Americans conducted themselves in a manner consistient with the definition of war criminal...and he may have been one of them..
Anybody American who served in Nam may potentially be a war criminal...
It depends on what they did or did not do as to whether they are bona fide war criminals..
Shaw358 war criminal? Literally every VC was a war criminal. The US soldiers did some horrible shit, but the Vietcong did much worse. And your comment is just unnecessarily rude. Disrespecting a man with ptsd after serving his country. Disgusting.
@@cmdrgarbage1895 fuckin liberal hippie, shut the fuck up and show some respect!
Lol @ people who think its clever to point out this is just propaganda. No shit its propoganda, most war footage is. This doesnt mean you cant gather information from the video, just watch, dont listen.
Douglas Dan thank you!!!!
@Js Bchad I disagree, I'll trust my own judgments whether I've served or not. It's did pretty good for me so far.
@Js Bchad You serving doesn't automatically make non service members wrong. If you think that, you're the one here who is ignorant.
>insult people who didnt serve, call them ignorant fools
>"they couldnt wait to spit on us veterans"
yes it is
We love our brave Vietnam vets.
God bless all of you.
Not all vets are of your religion.
@@brp5497Not all vets care what you think!
I have always had the utmost respect for the men that went into that hellish place and fought. Many years later I would serve and find myself in combat overseas in the sandbox, and even though I lost friends over there it was still no comparison to what the Vietnam vets had to endure.
God Bless our Vietnam Veterans.
Ty for your service sir. God bless you and you're fallen friends.
bless you man
Thanks for your service!
American imperialism must stop. We all know Vietnam was illegal. War crimes and agent orange poisoned veterans who are denied healthcare. My generation was lied to again, this time Iraq. Americans need to stop sending their children off to die for a government that doesn’t care about them.
Amen
respect to that guy who was using the china lake as a primary
I knew someone was gonna say that bro🤣
Lmao
Probably better off with that than a jamming m16
@@packersnerd M16s rarely Jam in Mud, Heavy Dirt yes Mud No.
Lol cod kid
Having known many ex-servicemen both family and friends, I've found the ones who tell the most stories were usually the ones who didn't really see much actual action.
The one's that didn't " including my grandfather and great uncle who both had numerous medals" were unassuming and reluctant to speak about it.
Sadly a lot of our history is told by people who weren't directly involved in it and many of those " Stories" Appear as Written fact by lesser hero's, many of the real stories are taken by ex-servicemen to their graves
Adrina The Great yeah my great grandfather was in the motorpool in Korea. He’s still up and kicking but I don’t see him to much. I’m pretty sure he was at Chopin, which was a pretty bad battle. My grandmother told me some things he told her about mechanics he did, but he fought, and that’s the biggest part I’m sure he’s never spoken on if at all. I’m sure there’s a lot more that is interesting and could be good to hear before he’s gone, but I’m pretty sure I’ll never hear it.
I've noticed that too. All my friend said was "I'll never complain about the temperature being hot again"
You nailed it. My experience is the most people I know who claim "PTSD" have been so far removed from the battles I fought that I think they are laughable. S-4? Please.
Same thing with my grandfather. He has a bronze star and a couple of other awards but he never has spoken about what he did to get those medals. He also isn't proud of serving in Nam and never wears any 'Vietnam Veteran' memorabilia and shit. My mom and I have been pretty curious about his days in the war and we want to learn more besides the occasional funny story he doesn't mind telling every now and then. But I don't want to push him too far, as I respect his boundaries,
Yeah my grandfather died years ago he would never mention anything about veitnam. he died at 55 thats pretty young so it did alot of damage to him im sure may he rest in peace.
I take a bow to all Vietnam Vets. I'm an Aussie and we had a lot of our good, young men, destroyed by that war. It is only in recent years that the Vietnam Vets have received the same respect as the Vets from other wars. These guys are heroes. Take pride, Vietnam Vets. You are the best of us.
Your Aussies requited themselves very well, as much as any ally. (A U.S. Marine Jan '69-Aug '70)
@@sgt.duke.mc_50 guy duudu ff fr
R,was,
My pop was Australian vietnam vet. He was killed in 1972.
Most but not all ....many war crimes and atrocities were covered up by the US military and govt
my father and uncle were in vietnam. they saw and did things they do not want to talk about. My father finally told me a lot and I can't imagine seeing or doing anything like that. both of them are my hero's.
but wasnt the vietnam war a waste of time as the americans finally got tired of losing men in a war that they couldnt win ? i feel sorry for the 54.000 that were killed as they didnt want to go to war but were made to and the ones that were wounded war is good for nothing exp when invading a country that isnt yours.
+Nikola Bakich get your history straight buddy. It was 58,000. America didn't invaded they were asked for military support. U.s soldiers and south Vietnamese troops fought side by side in many battles. The first American troops who landed on the da nang beaches were greeted with open arms. The war was winning able. American had the south on lock down. A full on invasion of the north would secured a total victory. But America only wanted the north to leave their southern brothers alone
Blaine Henderson yeah i fought too and in the battle of somme in ww1 and ww2 in the battle of Stalingrad
How many girls did they raped?
nice thrhave kill many babys en womans,,,, barvo for jou dad en umcle,,,its time thr show up in den hage war court for war crimes,.,,,,
LOVE that guy just chilling next to the wheel of the howitzer smoking with legs crossed while chaos reigns lol
@Thirsty boi hes white and if so why was there a black guy holding the line with an m16, think before you comment
@TUFF10-4 Replying a year later just to tell you what an idiot you are.
@TUFF10-4 my goodness! You're a whole new level of stupid aren't you!
This combat makes the combat in Iraq and Afghanistan look like child's play. Not taking away what today's soldiers are doing but the Vietnam war was close combat and very scary. Many soldiers still missing. There are soldiers remains still out there in the fields and jungles and nobody looks for them. I suppose there are too many mines and booby traps that would be still lethal today for anyone to take the risk. I know in Vietnam limbs are still being lost and deaths caused because of unexploded ordinance..
Scary? I'll go further to say "horror". I just got done reading "We were soldiers, once and young". Written by Hal Moore and Joe Galloway. The book was based on the first major battle in the Ia Drang valley. It was a nightmare. Great book though
good riddance
STHFGDBY has
STHFGDBY you see nowadays, war is more tactical, has better technology, and we are are fighting a different enemy. I have a feeling it’ll be over in a few years.
I'll fill in thank you///// why didn't it? 9/11 was different the Americans have up to date technology I feel sorry for the contingency force Russia has deployed in venezuela they look like little boys even the taliban showed the Soviet Union a trick or two under Reagan I'm sure even wimpy Trump can show some authority hahahaha!!!! 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸
This would've been cancelled immediately before the second episode if it was aired today.
Yesterday I learned that my grandfather not only served in Vietnam but also rose to the rank of SFC. His brother was a FLO in WWII.
I truly wish I could've met him. But I'm honored to carry on his bloodline.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN THAT FIGHT TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOM.
By the way, thank you, and all whom have served and sacrificed for our great nation in all military branches. God bless you all richly in every way. Jim
I lost my uncle there Xmas day 1970...not a day goes by I don't miss him.
I like the added Hollywood gun sounds in this raw uncut footage..
lol
It was actually extremely loud like that
Hmmm.....not much else to say, brainchhild.
101st Army Airborne Infantry, my father's outfit during the Korean war. My father was shot during his 2nd winter there in 1951 by a Chinese sniper. They didn't think he would make it and he was found laying against a tree by the Turkish soldiers who were fighting for the UN. They put him on a chopper, on to a MASH unit, and then almost 5 months at the Army hospital in Tokyo.
Ok so how the fuck does that have to do with Nam
101st airborne was a basic training division at camp Breckinridge, Kentucky and was not in the Korean War.
He said outfit @@xxxxxx-tq4mw
@@CarlosGaming-hh2um the 101st was deactivated in November 1945 and wasn’t activated again until 1954 as a combat division. Your uncle may have been in the 187th regimental combat team, the rakkasans, but it wasn’t incorporated back into the 101st in 1954. read about on your search engine
My grandpa was in that war as a Navajo he’s name was Julius smith and he’s now 80 years old.❤
Damn. The way that artillery guy just grabbed the smoking shell and chucked it behind him. So badass
Minute ?
Minute?
@@Jonathan-ek7ky 1:29
@@wilberzelaya5322 1:29
As one who was there with the 1st 327 Inf. I think I speak for anyone who has fought in war. Like politics "All War is local". You have little to nothing to say about the whys of a war starting. You are a soldier who has pledged to fight for a country that you love. In Battle you fight to stay alive, protect your buddy, and accomplish the mission. Hopefully you fought an honorable fight, and came home to deal with the ghosts who followed you home from combat.
Well said!
Great job..i can tell you learned a lot while you were there.in my life even in the shittest of times.i always try to learn and always move foward.
Thank u
Thanks for the footage...makes me wish my uncle was still around
As Navy Vietnam vet my hat is off to these brave soldiers, USS Wrangell AE12 68-69 Westpac Welcome Home Brothers and Sisters
2:14 that’s team work,passing some cigarettes to each other 🚬 😂
not too mention that was before the civil rights movement
@@the_riot_raider556 actually, this would've been near the tail end of the movement.
This is my unit when I was in Nam.
My ass u were in nam
Sure you where in nam
Vic Dorais welcome home brother
If you were in the 101st like your picture shows then holy crap you guys are legendary. Can't imagine what it would be like to be in a war.
Yeah sure, dude.
My father served in WW-II, my brother served in Vietnam and I served in the sand. I get a kick out of the commenters below bitching about the U.S.'s service in Vietnam. Probably not ONE of them ever served. Regardless of when it is or where it is, when called upon, YOU GO! I miss my brother, he served in the Army for 21 years. He passed away in 2010 from the effects of agent orange. He was the one that enlisted me at 17 yrs old and I went on to serve 12 years. God Bless ALL of our Vietnam Veterans. You poor guys got the short end of a welcome home. Much respect !
I just wanna thank all Vietnam Vets watching this video. You did what you could for my people in South Vietnam and we are forever grateful for your support in the war. It's a damn shame that the commies took over in '75 after American soldiers left; however, it's an honor for my people to have been given the opportunity to become Americans after fleeing to the states. We still protest the communist government of Vietnam even today as Vietnamese Americans. Long live America and the free world!
The people of Vietnam really chose communism. Before USA involvement an election was held but the CIA wouldn't let the south vote because they knew Ho Chi Minh would be elected.
What a joke. You kill your own countrymen, divide your own country, then abandon your own country, to live your life fighting to be accepted by people who hate you. As a maori in new zealand our people fought british imperial troops outnumbered 20 to 1, still we fought. Those like you, who helped the enemy, were called kupapa, traitors, cowards. Just like you.
This is what a lapdog would say.
Too bad the only thing you can do now is cry 😢
This was so loud and this is just a video. Imagine being there and hearing this everyday.
I have bad hearing damage from my service
My pop was in Vietnam 64-67 ..wasn’t till I got older I started paying attention and respecting the whole situation..them men went through allot respect to all of them.rip pop pop
2:40-3:15 intense gunfight
1:57 the fight is coming
God bless every one of those brave men. ❤
phù hộ con cặc bọn xâm lược bị việt nam tiêu diệt.địt mẹ chúa
@@TừBánhXeĐếnGiấcMơ
Can you text in English please?
@@jewelhaines8842 He said "God bless the fucking shit the invaders destroyed by Vietnam. Fucking god
Well, except the ones that raped and massacred hordes of innocent civilians right? They were'nt very brave.
Those need Gods blessing and forgiveness all the more.
War is hell and it can turn even the most well adjusted teetotaler into a savage killer.
My husband is a Vietnam Veteran! ❤
I've noticed that almost never can the camera pick up the enemy soldiers in view. It seems we are just shooting into the complete unknown. I suppose that's sometimes true but how often?
I'm quite certain that the cameraman told the boys to "shoot" at the enemies so he could have some footages
@@peapercola9481lotta Mad Minutes?
Im glad someone got this footage my grandfather was a pilot there and i always loved to listen to his storys he died just a mounth ago he can now rest and ill always be grateful to the brave Soldiers wish i fill at lease a millionth of my gradfathers shoes
My cousin was a Captain in the Air Force flew 153 recon missions and came home and his wife my cousin died of a blood disease and felt like it was his Karma and when my Father asked him what was going on in Vietnam he said and I quote there wasn't enough booze in the world for him to talk about what he saw .
RIP to my Cousins.
Thank You, Vietnam Vets, For Answering The Call... You Served Your Country Just As Troops From Other Wars - I'm Glad You Made It Home! God🙏Bless!
In 1970, the Army had 65,643 deserters, or roughly the equivalent of four infantry divisions. This desertion rate (52.3 soldiers per thousand) was well over twice the peak rate for Korea (22.5 per thousand). It was more than quadruple the 1966 desertion-rate (14.7 per thousand). WWII peak was 63 per thousand, which, incidentally, occurred in the same year (1945) when more soldiers were actually being discharged from the Army for psychoneurosis than were drafted.
good for them. They were obviously the more intelligent than us. They knew it was all bullshyte.
I call BS on this. 65k+ deserted in the Vietnam war? To where? Thailand?? Four divisions worth of men?? I find that very hard to believe.
We were always looking for some guy named Charlie
1916 Eire why (I am sorry if it’s a joke and I don’t get it)
@@tennesseeboi6704 I think it is a military thing right...? like A for Alpha, B for Bravo, C for Charlie, so on so forth
@@Killerbee4712 it's a codename for the VC.
Forrest Gump right?
@@tennesseeboi6704 Forrest Gump
what a waste of lives, damn you politicians, to this day! BRING OUR TROOPS HOME!!
Can't have enemies all over the world.
@@romanceenthusiasm7972 then stop making them
Einstein II they weren’t enemies we were scared that communism would spread
Mustafa Ataturk kinda hard to not make enemies when they take your resources and kill your people
@@mustafahussain2118 The USA is damned if it does, and damned if it doesn't. If a faction is doing well against it's traditional rival, then we're imperialists for attempting to moderate. If they're loseing they scream that we're heartless bastards for letting the mass killing go on. People are commited to disliking the USA no matter what.
Thank you for your service and welcome home.
With 24hr drones, night vision, thermal vision war would be very very different given the same circumstances.
This is what Donald is trying to avoid
More like a war from within is what hes aiming for
@Flare wtf are you saying?China?
@Flare China sucks cock. Definitely and if it comes down to it we should defend our country but we should avoid starting more conflicts. It has proven to be a false dream to chase. Fuck China, but also lets be hesitant to start more bloodshed
Where were you rambo
Dear America letters home from vietnam .best vietnam doc on youtube
It's war. The horror that thousands of soldiers and civils went through was terrible. Think before you text a dumb joke in the comments
Omg I wrnt through the same thing in fortnite, lmao
0:28 Standing on the board he is cutting- straight out of a cartoon!
I saw that
It could be the camera angle. The heel of the left leg could be on another board.
That war ended when the fragging started to get serious
Soldiers revolted against that war
First cut was at about 0:05. We'll see if there are any more.
I like how at 7 minute mark the narrator calls the Vietnamese the aggressor!! Nothing describes aggression more than people defending their home!!
What are you talking about? The communist Vietnamese are the ones invading
@@mtransport-u3q you ever lived there?? I have
@@JB-ef7ks what does that have to do with anything
@@mtransport-u3q invading a government brutally enforced by the usa... nah bro that aint it
@@darksoulsfanboy1917 the war started several years before the us sent troops
To all Vietnam soldier that were in that war. Was hell. To You Ray, you are not forgotten. Means nothing push on.
I have an uncle that served as a field medic during that time. Respect and big ups for sharing 👍
The most pointless war in all of history. What's waste of human life on both sides.
Have you ever heard of this thing called:
World War I in Europe. 100% pointless. No gains, and just caused the other conflict, which was technically just as useless, and caused by the first one.
Major Momo The second world war was not useless. The Nazis took over most of europe and were commiting mass genocide. They had to be stopped.
Almost every war fought in Europe was over who was going to be king starting with Rollo, the king of the Normans who took France from the Franks. That's around 850CE.
@Doppler Then he said that WW2 was useless as well.
Vietnam was not useless because we should have kept the communists out of south Vietnam just like we did with South Korea and look at South Korea today under a free market. That is where Samsung came from for example. Had North Korea taken over it would have been lost and poor all these years. So in Vietnam we only lost for think two major factors, the media coverage showing the people back home the brutality of war and making America look bad. Plus, the politicians back home not staying out of it and letting generals win it for us.
In the shots where it looks like soldiers are just chilling while under fire, they aren’t actually being shot at.The gunshots are just added in post.
”Unseen vietnam footage”
*millions of views
yknow, regardless of viewership opinion on video content, this is a valuable function of youtube service and provides perhaps more subjective relevance to participants than other avenues and submissions offered, despite the tally or count. the comments make the substance significant and informative.
My dad and both my uncles served in viet nam, crazy that teenagers faced that kind of terror. My dad said my one uncle came back a changed man for the worst. I just remember him as a violent human being. My other uncle was a respected war hero, then my dad was a beach boys loving party guy.
" Give A Farmer Seeds And He'll Create Food. Give A Musician A Melody And He'll Create Music. Give A Soldier An Enemy And He'll Create Nothing He Only Destroys. " -Vietnam
Mickey never came back
@@BumAssNigga408 Exactly
1:04 cool guy wearing his helmet backwards!
Thats a true gangsta
@@kyspyrox lmao backwards hats before they were cool. What a og
@@dizzee6089 lol
TTVViperr artillery guys did it as it made looking into the sight to lay the gun easier
Always gotta be cool.
Great work you have put together here.
Kick Ass! That's what this is, it's kick ass! Especially that first vid, that's up close combat for ya. I'm a USMC vet of 8 years (OIF), these are cool vids.
Cool how ppl get killed... Yeah, of course. 😑
We lost baaad
@@themayqueen666 yeah, i know
@@themayqueen666 cool as hell
Ookk rambo
3:32 this gave me goosebumps. I knew the enemy was for sure fleeing at that point and they had the fire superiority. But just crazy how they slowly advance 1m from eachother and shoot like that In the open. Its cool and scary at the same time.
you can see one of the men fall over limp after getting shot in the next frame
This is scripted for the camera/documentary. One of the soldiers wrote a book abt his experiences. That "General" that was leading up front was also scripted. The soldiers were told to do this long after the enemy had left.
Respect and love to any of these vets 🔥these guys are tough as it gets!
You're right about 'Nam. The terms of engagement were severely limited to the point of making victory practically unobtainable. For example: during WW2, imagine if Germany was limited to fighting France only up to the French border or something like that. 'Nam was a "war"/armed conflict by definition, but a very limited 1. In Gulf War 1, the coalition wasn't allowed to take Baghdad. In Gulf War 2, they were. If allowed, the USA could have taken Hanoi & or every major city in in N. Vietnam
This war wasn’t about North Vietnam vs USA. But rather China/USSR vs USA. The weapons that the NVA/VC were using were giving by the 2 communist powerhouse. without their aid North Vietnam would be gone or maybe South Vietnam is still exist today.
I doubt it ....they lost the hearts and minds of the local population ....doesn't matter how many bombs dropped .....the Vietnamese became increasingly resilient and wouldn't have been defeated. The first thing the US did was install an unpopular and corrupt president in the south ....then proceeded to burn villages and kill thousands of innocent civilians . It was a long pointless war .....
Bcuz they were afraid of China jumping in, like during Korea. So it was limited , to avoid fighting China troops as well as nva/vc. Was a quagmire in se Asia.
My grandfather joined the marines when he was 16 by taking his older brother identity & went to Nam. By the time the Marines found out he was already over 18 & had already been through a tour so they just let him reenlist under his own name & keep his rank. He volunteered to go back like 2 more times from what I told. According to my mom he was a little crazy. I only met him once when I was like 5 or 6 years old.
Wow that is interesting
Those 105s are flat rocking, them guys putting down some fire.
My grandfather was drafted in 1967 in Nashville, Tennessee. Anyone knows what boot camp he would have went to? Trying to find as much information as I can about him, he passed away in 2009 and didn’t talk about the war with me much. I do recall stories of him telling us about being behind the “big guns with huge shells” I am assuming some form of Howitzer? What was the life of a Howitzer gunner like? His grave states he was an SP4. I recall him telling me stories of living on base in Seattle, I can’t remember if it was before or after the war. I wish I had tried to speak to him about this more before he passed
American soldiers: "I died for your freedom."
Vietnamese people: "Thanks, I hate it."
Communists: "I died of starvation"
@@electricityisaghost4644 should of had freedom.
@@behindyou3689 the south hated us for that because they felt the south was no better than the north.
@@behindyou3689 there is no good to the agenda of the war. It was done to try to outmatch, or at least equalize the influence that the east had over these third world countries. It would of been better if both parties did not get involved in vietnam's mess. Unfortunately however, that did not happen.
@@natheria4933 why the fuck did you guys leave? you could've won the war easily.
Despite the uber overplayed TH-cam comment of 'the cameraman always survives' he doesn't. This footage is remarkable and the bravery of the men with cameras but no gun to fight back cannot be overstated. They were all valiant heroes the soldiers and the men who captured their ordeals. Respect, peace and RIP to all who fell there and since.
This is a certified hood classic
Lol military weapons are a hood classic
Vietnam veterans, I salute every single one of you guys! This was an era of very brave young men!
even the ones who whole heartedly massacred village by village
This was an era of people who were too unknowingly ignorant to make decisions. They fought a war for nothing
@@thegoldencompany4191 yeah but they evil for doing that god.
10:20 he cannot tell if the unspeakable nightmares he experienced from the hands for the United States..I’m pretty sure that’s truly what he said and I’m an American and I love to be an American
I'm pretty sure you are confused as to the meaning of the terms "raw" and "uncut".
Your mom
@@luhtweakin2658 Why the hell did you reply something meaningless to a 7-year-old comment?
3rd Batt. 7th Marines ChuLai,RVN 10/65-11/66
im starting to realize war is only cool in video games where you can respawn
@@cycologist7069 yeah
@@realbasherverse Alrighty then.
True American heroes, I can’t imagine the sacrifice these men made
Nah
@@elmo2738 said the pussy hiding behind his keyboard that no one Will ever remember his name when he died or that he even existed
@@The_yeffy1 I mean it was a war in vein , ww2 was the true american heros to fight for this war was just a mess.
You guys only sees the good deeds, have you ever heard the war crimes of the US soldiers in Vietnam, where they raped and killed an entire village including women and children?
@@larrybane3334 what a bunch of bullshit get that commie propaganda outta here
The trees cant be harmed if the lorax is armed because yes the lorax speaks for the trees *but now the trees speak vietnamese*
your uncle is in my prayers dude.
I swear to god y’all soldier then and today are underrated ,unappreciated,and dealt wrong I swear if I could I’d put everyone of y’all in mantion I love y’all and it’s sad how y’all are treated today
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We used to walk through these battles to get to school as kids, was uphill both ways in the Vietnamese snow
Remember guys, the government and military wanted this, the people didnt want this. they are in their own little club.
All those poor kids that died because of our Napoleon complex..
I have so much respect for veterans, especially Vietnam Vets. They were treated so badly when they returned. Anytime I see a Vietnam Vet, I tell them "Welcome Home'.
I am the lorax
I speak for the tree's
The trees are telling me things
In Vietnamese
😂
I'm the lorax and I speak for the trees and for some fucking reason there speaking vietnamese
United States Troops who served Vietnam you have my honor!
They lost
Max Dec. no they didn’t they were winning but lost the political support
Wilbur Wafer I do
America just a bunch of loser
Thanx for sharing this with us
Ex navy, 86-90, talked to a lot of Vietnam Vets, most of them mentioned that you never "saw" them.
"What are we fightin' for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn.
Next stop is Vietnam..."
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Thank you so much to anyone who was there and to any that where in any of the other wars as well THANK YOU SO MUCH 🙏🙏🙏💯❤ RESPECT 🙏 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
8:40 Operation John Paul Jones? As in the bass player in Led Zeppelin?
Josh Sheets
Yup. This is the unclassified after action report. Tells you about all the enemy weapons captured, casualties etc.
www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/388882.pdf
Firstname Lastname hi there🤗
A new operation called, "John Paul Jones" is under way. Did the military realize that John Paul Jones was the bass player for Led Zeppelin?
They needed a bad ass name from a bad ass bass player to do a bad ass mission
a lot of people don't know the range card, not dropping rounds indiscriminately, areas you can't cover with direct fire.
1:53 that low key looking like dangmattsmith
soAp Aquarius yoooo ikr
OMG LOL
Respect to the the men that fought and gave up their lives for this country…. Shame on todays society
Uhuh, gave up their lives for what? They died in a fucking jungle on the other side of the world, for nothing. All for a country that doesn't give a fuck about a single one of them. And none of you patriotic freaks can change that