My CO on Ranger, worked with him on a daily basis, and we all called him informally - “The Big Guy” for A DAMN GOOD REASON! Highest respect from me, Edward T. Weeden
As a Naval Aviator during the Viet Nam conflict, these reflections are more than poignant. The courage and stamina of these exemplary airman form all ingredients of the "Right Stuff". The story with William Sharp, shows the depth of human emotions, both high and low, he takes the reader on that adrenaline trip with him. Thank you all, for your leadership and courage. Blue Sky and CAVU always.
And thank YOU, Mr. McIntyre, for serving our country in the same capacity. You could have very well been one of these contributors. No doubt everyone here would like to hear your collection of sea stories as well. Your countrymen are proud of you and the men of this video as well. Fair winds and following seas! Randy Kelso, former AQF2, VF-154, USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), 331 day Nam cruise, 1965; USN 1962-66.
Hey mate...what's up with all of those pictures and videos of burned and dead civilian kiddies and elderly that you guys allegedly hit? Basically what I saw claimed that most US pilots in SEA are despicable war criminals who got away with it. Do you think this is pro lefty communist propaganda or is there an ugly truth that needs to be exposed? Prudence demands that I hear the perspective of someone who was there.
Because of buffoonery in the Ready Room, "we kept two chambers empty in our .38." What an amazing story of capture and escape told by Willy Sharp. Great job Speed and Angels.
Brings me back to being a kid hiding and staying up listening to my dad and the other Naval Aviators talking about their experiences in the ‘60’s and ‘70’s. Real men talking about life, and other men no longer with them. Inspiration and dedication.
As the first Top Gun organizer stated, “I would go back into combat tomorrow with these men”. That is what’s called camaraderie. Gotta love Naval Aviators. Keep the pointy end into the wind.
Enjoyed the stories very much. As one that served in the Air Force from 1975 to 1999 I had many opertunities to work with and listen to the war stories of Vietnam veterans. I wasn't sent to the gulf and though promised the opertunity to watch my wing strike videos, on the day my planes were in the pattern from their return from the gulf I was in my car with my family leaving for a new assignment. My hat is off and thanks goes to out that have seen combat. Thank all of you for you sacrifice and service. Robert Martin MSgt USAF Retired
Live free! That's all we can possibly do other than thanking them sincerely and wholeheartedly. Unfortunately, these kind of men are a dying breed. God bless them and all of our men and women in uniform! 🙏🏻🇺🇸
Hands down, the best doc ever seen by me on the subject…and I’ve watched a ton of them. I’m proud to have been a tiny part of a cog in the apparatus of Naval Aviation, operating/maintaining arresting gear on Midway & Kitty Hawk in the immediate aftermath of Vietnam. Privileged to have served with many great aviators like these. I remain in awe of them all. Kudos to them and the creators of this film. Sierra Hotel!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
When I Was An ABH3 Aboard IKE-69, In Air Dept/V-1 Div From 1980 - 1984, We Had An A-7 Corsair Crash During Recovery. Although A Carrier Is Very Large, Whenever There's A Crash Or A Fire, It Gets Small Very Quickly! 😳 I Love Listening To These Veterans Tell These Stories!!! ❤
So proud of all of these brave men, and especially honored to have Jim Lloyd aka "zeke" as my father. These guys were all so young when they flew in the face of danger, respect and admiration and thanks to all who did and did not make it home!
@@riskinhos to be any aviator takes acts of bravery, kamikaze pilots are a sad tale, yes brave but desperate, keeping their honor into death. I'm sure many of them would have rather come home to their families. War is ugly and primitive, I feel sorry for all lives lost.
WOW, THIS WAS INCREDIBLE!!!! I THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! This is the PATRIOTISM I felt while I served my 22 years in Naval Aviation. God Bless Y'all and your effects in these historic videos.
I served 3 1/2 years on a CVA and met a few of those guys. They truly believe they were born to fly.They are a special breed. Cocky, self assured, arrogant,and skilled.
Semper Fi (Am I allowed to say that?😆) from a fellow Dept of the Navy Veteran USN ABE-2 ‘74-‘80 Not familiar with the “Rod and Reel Club”, could you please explain? Thanks Mate🇺🇸🙏🏾
@@johnnycollins1476 That 48 hour General Quarters after Nimitz Tomcats splashed two Soviet Fitters {Libyan Flag ] in the Gulf of Sidra - Since it was such a small conflict we called it a fishing exhibition hence Rod and Reel club
@@randykelso4079 Thanks 🙏🏾 I worked around many Marines in aviation, always got along with them great. We usually had one squadron onboard, 4 seater A-6s and others. We were always on our toes when they would send out the land based F-4 Marines from NAS Cubi Point to carrier qual. Easy to see they were rusty, given several touch & goes b4 letting them drop the hook. Not much glide path on the Phathom, really just a controlled crash. Still my all time favorite bird, miss those days immensely🇺🇸
Awesome documentary. Land of the free home of the brave.
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Just listening to these heros' stories brought tears to my eyes. 100 years old and remembers everything. What can one say to express gratitude to these brave men? "We thank you for your service, Sir!"
This was The Documentary I was waiting for. To see all those Great Navel Warriors . I’m humbled by the gallantry they exhibited. To see and hear their stories are Priceless. It’s a great treasure to have them recorded for all to see. Thank you Tailhook Asoc and Speed and angels. So looking forward to Legends ll God Blss our Navy.
Jim Powell here. This is great stuff. The start of Top Gun is very good. I was in the Navy from 1965-1969. I was in Vf-154 which was the sister squadron of Vf-121. We shared a hangar at Miramar NAS just outside of San Diego. This fellow who started Top Gun, was on two Vietnam cruises with my squadron Vf-154, we were the Black Knights. I enlisted at age 20. It brings back a lot of memories. I was not a driver of the F4 Phantom, I did work on the radar system. When he was speaking of his flying in war time in Vietnam, I know exactly what he is talking about, as we served at the same time. Go Navy!!!
Jim, I served in VF-154 from '64 to '66 as an AQF2; we spent almost all of 1965 on our 11 month Nam cruise, so you and I must have crossed wakes or almost so. Went through VF-124 training on the F-8 in '64, then through VF-121 in early '66 when we were transitioning to the F-4. Thank you for carrying the torch.
Hey Jim, I also enjoyed reliving the glory days. I was in VF-21 (as an AQ3/2 from 1977-1979.)sister squadron to VF 154. VF 121 was RAG squadron. Six years in Navy 1975-1981.
I'd like the whole two hours with the 100 year old veteran please !! Every morning before I am fully awake, there is a period of time when I think my dad is still alive, as he was in my dreams seconds beforehand. Is long as I am still very drowsy I consider new things to do with him this day. But by the time I am out of bed of course I know full well that I was half dreaming, that he is long gone, and it's quite hard to reconcile this every day. But it's worth having that short drowsy time to think he is still alive, and still capable.
I thank them all for their service they'll always be remembered as true American heros I hope and prey that these giants of men that r no longer with us r resting easy God bless u
Thank you to all service men and women for your sacrifice. Your bravery, camaraderie, and dedication to protect each other is what makes this country great. It is a shame that Washington politicians safe in the comfort of their offices planned a war you had to fight and die in. I don’t have a background in the military just a hometown girl with a fascination for all things aeronautical because I helped my Grandpa build model airplanes and he loved and respected all of you.
Yes, luck plays a part for sure, but one must admit that N. Viet Nam ran very low on luck after US pilots went through Capt. Dan Pedersen's Top Gun training program. So, we should give at least a nod to advanced training.
Both are needed.. all the skill in the world wont help you when that golden BB is fired at ya. War at the personal level is totally random.. two guys get hit and a guy in between is missed.. Nobody gets out of combat without his good measure of luck
Amazing stories of bravery and camaraderie. Let's hope that the new generation of men and women won't be hamstrung by a new generation of Johnson's and McNamara's and that they can continue to truly protect freedoms and not perceived freedoms. But I'm not holding my breath.
Much respect!!! Having served on Indy 30 years after my Father and also on Saratoga. Recognition and respect for the men and now women that support these Aviators. Nothing but pride to have been a very small part.
My son Marine Harrier … USS BOXER …❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ These men come from and go to LOVE OF COUNTRY , FREEDOM AND FAMILY… Bridge over Toko Ri …. Top movie of Navel aviation ever made !!!!!
The cool 😎 ness and control of emotions of these Warriors in life and death ☠️ situations is a part of in my humble opinion why there alive to tell these stories. God Bless these men and God Bless our troops ❤🙏🏼
I never served but I can not put into words how much I admire and respect these men. Just absolutely the very best of the best that the human species has to offer. Thank you for everything.
What a great dicumentary... It captured the critical moments that took place, during these wars... What really hit home about this is when one of the men who was shot, down then captured on a small fishing vessel and had an opportunity to escape but had no choice, but to kill his captor (another young man) to do so... And the way he described it was intense... Both of them were armed , the enemy not knowing he was armed started to aim his rifle before being able to use it onto the man with the pistol , already sighted in... He described that both if them did not want to be pushed into that situation, that both of them could have been sitting at a bar viewing the pretty girls .. After he was forced to kill his captor, he said that he was sorry to have to have done that to him ... He still seemed to feel very bad about that... Let God decide - whether those who did their duties to preserve freedom and happiness back home, and for iur allies; are guilty or innocent of adverse situations that were actually forced upon them... We are Americans, and if we have to, we will FIGHT to preserve our freedom.. The majority of our adversaries, go to war - because they fear the totalitarion ways their leaders threaten their lives and their families lives... We fight to preserve peace... The leaders of totalitarion governments usually start wars to establish power & control over their people...
I Served 4 Years Aboard The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), As An ABH3, In Air Dept/V-1 Div From 1980 - 1984. And I Love Hearing These Old Timers Tell These Stories! They're The True Top Gun Pilots! ⚓
Royce Williams! Is he the ultimate or what. Took on seven Mig -15s with a F9F and got four. So I figure in his case the straight wing helped save him as his plane was more maneuverable because of that. Plus the Russians were over-confident, at least at first and after that they were just pissed. Anyway you can tell just by his story he has Cool.
Small world, Crash Nash was my CO on board the USS Midway CV-41, VF-161 Rock Rivers/Chargers. Our XO at the time CDR Shurtleff told us story's about the CO at a squadron party on Grande Island, Cubi Point, Philippines.
When I was about 8 or 9 my mother and grandmother took me to see all the ships during fleet week in SF in 1978. I have a picture of my mother, grandmother and I in front of the numbers 61. uss ranger cv 61. April 3 1989. I trapped about the USS RANGER. Left her in on march 3 1993 v5 and v1 crash and salvage. Got work with an pilot call sign "BUG" THE coolest mfer on the planet. He past away open his third ejection. That man thought me so much about the navy and life in it.
I was there top gun 69’. On the ranger firs six months of 70.
F4-J VF 21. Never forget that.
My CO on Ranger, worked with him on a daily basis, and we all called him informally - “The Big Guy” for A DAMN GOOD REASON! Highest respect from me, Edward T. Weeden
As a Naval Aviator during the Viet Nam conflict, these reflections are more than poignant. The courage and stamina of these exemplary airman form all ingredients of the "Right Stuff". The story with William Sharp, shows the depth of human emotions, both high and low, he takes the reader on that adrenaline trip with him. Thank you all, for your leadership and courage. Blue Sky and CAVU always.
And thank YOU, Mr. McIntyre, for serving our country in the same capacity. You could have very well been one of these contributors. No doubt everyone here would like to hear your collection of sea stories as well. Your countrymen are proud of you and the men of this video as well. Fair winds and following seas! Randy Kelso, former AQF2, VF-154, USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), 331 day Nam cruise, 1965; USN 1962-66.
Hey mate...what's up with all of those pictures and videos of burned and dead civilian kiddies and elderly that you guys allegedly hit? Basically what I saw claimed that most US pilots in SEA are despicable war criminals who got away with it. Do you think this is pro lefty communist propaganda or is there an ugly truth that needs to be exposed? Prudence demands that I hear the perspective of someone who was there.
Indeed. Remember “That’s the breaks of Naval Air!” I loved being part of that machine!
Because of buffoonery in the Ready Room, "we kept two chambers empty in our .38." What an amazing story of capture and escape told by Willy Sharp. Great job Speed and Angels.
The real buffoonery was at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington DC, COURTESY OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
@@robertstack2144 Absolutely! Johnson & McNamara calling in the plays from the Oval w/zero prep time for our flyers! Quite the fools.
@@barbaralittlejohn56 McNamara and LBJ were beyond all doubt the very finest combat strategists Hanoi ever had.
@@randykelso4079😂
This is absolutely one THE BEST shows about war stories of any kind that I’ve ever seen!
When men were men and legends were made…….
Wow, what a privilege to hear these stories in the first account!
Brings me back to being a kid hiding and staying up listening to my dad and the other Naval Aviators talking about their experiences in the ‘60’s and ‘70’s. Real men talking about life, and other men no longer with them. Inspiration and dedication.
As the first Top Gun organizer stated, “I would go back into combat tomorrow with these men”. That is what’s called camaraderie. Gotta love Naval Aviators. Keep the pointy end into the wind.
Enjoyed the stories very much. As one that served in the Air Force from 1975 to 1999 I had many opertunities to work with and listen to the war stories of Vietnam veterans. I wasn't sent to the gulf and though promised the opertunity to watch my wing strike videos, on the day my planes were in the pattern from their return from the gulf I was in my car with my family leaving for a new assignment. My hat is off and thanks goes to out that have seen combat. Thank all of you for you sacrifice and service.
Robert Martin MSgt USAF Retired
Rear Admiral DON SHELTON, night glide onto the deck using the starter motor for idle power, Huge Huevos 😳
Where do we find such men and what can we do now to deserve them?
Live free! That's all we can possibly do other than thanking them sincerely and wholeheartedly. Unfortunately, these kind of men are a dying breed. God bless them and all of our men and women in uniform! 🙏🏻🇺🇸
You find them in any air force today just as before. Our pilots are better trained and better equiped than ever before.
I would ask the survivors of the opposite side for their own stories.
You cannot have worthy warriors if they were nonsuch on the other side.
gazim in ukraina . si ce.i ce ne apara
Amazing heroism
Team work saved the day....including the whale. Idk...was ur rio break dancing too. 😂That'll wake ya up in the morning!
Hands down, the best doc ever seen by me on the subject…and I’ve watched a ton of them. I’m proud to have been a tiny part of a cog in the apparatus of Naval Aviation, operating/maintaining arresting gear on Midway & Kitty Hawk in the immediate aftermath of Vietnam. Privileged to have served with many great aviators like these. I remain in awe of them all. Kudos to them and the creators of this film.
Sierra Hotel!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thos3 heroes would have not been able to be heroeas without servicemen like you making it possible, kudos also to you, sir.
These guys are elite....true LENGENDS. Carrier aviators are elite....period.
When I Was An ABH3 Aboard IKE-69, In Air Dept/V-1 Div From 1980 - 1984, We Had An A-7 Corsair Crash During Recovery.
Although A Carrier Is Very Large, Whenever There's A Crash Or A Fire, It Gets Small Very Quickly! 😳 I Love Listening To These Veterans Tell These Stories!!! ❤
So proud of all of these brave men, and especially honored to have Jim Lloyd aka "zeke" as my father. These guys were all so young when they flew in the face of danger, respect and admiration and thanks to all who did and did not make it home!
japanese were a lot braver. there were no kamikaze in usa
@@riskinhos to be any aviator takes acts of bravery, kamikaze pilots are a sad tale, yes brave but desperate, keeping their honor into death. I'm sure many of them would have rather come home to their families. War is ugly and primitive, I feel sorry for all lives lost.
Back in the days when men were men, brave souls and honourable.
Absolutely spellbinding. Well done, Speed and Angels, and thanks.
So much respect for all of you guys
salutes to all veterans,watching from philippines
Mr Williams you are the backbone of America! God bless you sir!
Welcome back. You all deserved better then you got.
I respect EVERY veteran !! Of any war.
LT Sharp's s story brought the tears welling up. AMAZING BRAVERY and PASSIONATE Inspiration!
Ruger MK1, nice shooting Lt. Sharp
Great documentary
WOW, THIS WAS INCREDIBLE!!!! I THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! This is the PATRIOTISM I felt while I served my 22 years in Naval Aviation. God Bless Y'all and your effects in these historic videos.
What a WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF WONDERFUL STORIES. TEARS, GOOSEBUMPS AND IMMENSE PRIDE!
Outstanding, Thanks very much.
Amazing documentary..! These legends will live on forever..!
Great video, it took me back to my time on the USS Kitty Hawk ('73-74 and '75 cruises).
I served 3 1/2 years on a CVA and met a few of those guys. They truly believe they were born to fly.They are a special breed. Cocky, self assured, arrogant,and skilled.
Splendid Mate ! VMFA-115 US2 Libya 0 Gulf of Sidra Rod and Reel Club CV-59 81 Med Cruise
Semper Fi
(Am I allowed to say that?😆) from a fellow Dept of the Navy Veteran
USN ABE-2 ‘74-‘80
Not familiar with the “Rod and Reel Club”, could you please explain? Thanks Mate🇺🇸🙏🏾
@@johnnycollins1476
That 48 hour General Quarters after Nimitz Tomcats splashed two Soviet Fitters {Libyan Flag ] in the Gulf of Sidra - Since it was such a small conflict we called it a fishing exhibition hence Rod and Reel club
Hilarious, thanks for that Mr. Goering🇺🇸
@@johnnycollins1476 Sure, you can say "Semper Fi" to a Marine. Or, as we who were in naval aviation maintenance say, "Semper Fixit".
@@randykelso4079
Thanks 🙏🏾
I worked around many Marines in aviation, always got along with them great. We usually had one squadron onboard, 4 seater A-6s and others. We were always on our toes when they would send out the land based F-4 Marines from NAS Cubi Point to carrier qual. Easy to see they were rusty, given several touch & goes b4 letting them drop the hook. Not much glide path on the Phathom, really just a controlled crash. Still my all time favorite bird, miss those days immensely🇺🇸
Awesome documentary. Land of the free home of the brave.
Just listening to these heros' stories brought tears to my eyes. 100 years old and remembers everything.
What can one say to express gratitude to these brave men?
"We thank you for your service, Sir!"
"Fair Winds and Following Seas" Brothers on your eternal patrol.
Lt. Sharp told a very very touching and REAL TRUE story..thank you for Your Service Sir!
I loved the Vought F-8 Crusader. Sweet machine.
This was The Documentary I was waiting for. To see all those Great Navel Warriors . I’m humbled by the gallantry they exhibited. To see and hear their stories are Priceless. It’s a great treasure to have them recorded for all to see. Thank you Tailhook Asoc and Speed and angels. So looking forward to Legends ll God Blss our Navy.
naval* although both are very much needed
Jim Powell here.
This is great stuff. The start of Top Gun is very good. I was in the Navy from 1965-1969. I was in Vf-154 which was the sister squadron of Vf-121. We shared a hangar at Miramar NAS just outside of San Diego. This fellow who started Top Gun, was on two Vietnam cruises with my squadron Vf-154, we were the Black Knights. I enlisted at age 20. It brings back a lot of memories. I was not a driver of the F4 Phantom, I did work on the radar system. When he was speaking of his flying in war time in Vietnam, I know exactly what he is talking about, as we served at the same time. Go Navy!!!
🫡 Awsome !!!
🫡 Awsome!!!
Jim, I served in VF-154 from '64 to '66 as an AQF2; we spent almost all of 1965 on our 11 month Nam cruise, so you and I must have crossed wakes or almost so. Went through VF-124 training on the F-8 in '64, then through VF-121 in early '66 when we were transitioning to the F-4. Thank you for carrying the torch.
Hey Jim, I also enjoyed reliving the glory days. I was in VF-21 (as an AQ3/2 from 1977-1979.)sister squadron to VF 154. VF 121 was RAG squadron. Six years in Navy 1975-1981.
Every time I see Miramar I think of a holiday village in Spain.
Brave men here!🇬🇧
What a film!! Thank you all those in Heaven and still on earth for your comittment and sacrifice for freedom across time andvthw globe
BRILLIANT!! Thank you so much! USAF 76-81
That F8 driver made me cry, thank you sir
Greetings from an AT1 CVN 69 ships company.
Fantastic. True Aviators.
I once had a jet pilot as a seat mate on a commercial flight. We talked. One of the sharpest and clearest minds I've ever been in the presence of.
Hearing the recounts from the Vietnam era pilots on Johnson and McNamara I can only think of the phrase "Lions for Lambs".....
I'd like the whole two hours with the 100 year old veteran please !! Every morning before I am fully awake, there is a period of time when I think my dad is still alive, as he was in my dreams seconds beforehand. Is long as I am still very drowsy I consider new things to do with him this day. But by the time I am out of bed of course I know full well that I was half dreaming, that he is long gone, and it's quite hard to reconcile this every day. But it's worth having that short drowsy time to think he is still alive, and still capable.
One of the best Documentary I have seen. Thank you fro making it and Thank You to all the heroes it was about.
I thank them all for their service they'll always be remembered as true American heros I hope and prey that these giants of men that r no longer with us r resting easy God bless u
Thank you to all service men and women for your sacrifice. Your bravery, camaraderie, and dedication to protect each other is what makes this country great. It is a shame that Washington politicians safe in the comfort of their offices planned a war you had to fight and die in. I don’t have a background in the military just a hometown girl with a fascination for all things aeronautical because I helped my Grandpa build model airplanes and he loved and respected all of you.
When you survived 3 wars as a combat pilot, with all due respect, it wasn't luck, sir. It was skill. Thank you for your service!
The ears actually do keep growing don't they, can you imagine if humans lived to 300 years old?
You are obviously not a pilot, much less a combat pilot, luck is always a part of all combat missions.
Yes, luck plays a part for sure, but one must admit that N. Viet Nam ran very low on luck after US pilots went through Capt. Dan Pedersen's Top Gun training program. So, we should give at least a nod to advanced training.
Both are needed.. all the skill in the world wont help you when that golden BB is fired at ya.
War at the personal level is totally random.. two guys get hit and a guy in between is missed..
Nobody gets out of combat without his good measure of luck
5% Skill, 5% Ability, 90% Luck.
Thank you for having closed captions. Without them I would not have been able to understand what they were talking about. Thanks.
Roger that.
Amazing stories of bravery and camaraderie. Let's hope that the new generation of men and women won't be hamstrung by a new generation of Johnson's and McNamara's and that they can continue to truly protect freedoms and not perceived freedoms. But I'm not holding my breath.
Much respect!!! Having served on Indy 30 years after my Father and also on Saratoga. Recognition and respect for the men and now women that support these Aviators. Nothing but pride to have been a very small part.
Outstanding Video ❤🫡🇺🇸
Excellent! I'd love to see more of these, especially A-7 stories.
Good friend of mine was a A7 driver off the USS Ranger with VFA-25 "Fist of The Fleett" Call Sign Vulture.
@@bonfigliothomas425 I knew some "Fisties". I started with the VA-146 Blue Diamonds out of Lemoore, deploying on Constellation. The good ol' days!
31:45 you never forget those sounds.
So awesome! These men can hardly get the planes off the ground with them giant balls they got. With all due respect.
I love hearing these stories, especially when Vets what to tell you how it was.
24:30 is really a sympathic man, after all he stated human and kept his moral
Bridges at Toko Ri bridge scene is an excellent opening for this video. Strongly recommend the after you finish this video!
My son Marine Harrier … USS BOXER …❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
These men come from and go to LOVE OF COUNTRY , FREEDOM AND FAMILY…
Bridge over Toko Ri …. Top movie of Navel aviation ever made !!!!!
Well Done. Thank you.
The cool 😎 ness and control of emotions of these Warriors in life and death ☠️ situations is a part of in my humble opinion why there alive to tell these stories. God Bless these men and God Bless our troops ❤🙏🏼
LOVE YOU BRAVE GUYS.
I am awed.
Fantastic portrayal of the finest aviators in the world. Thank you for sharing.
All heroes. Thanks for your service and gallantry from a ground pounder
Fantastic documentary thank you
What a cool great grandad Mr Laird. Keep on rocking 😎
Great bunch of guys !
I never served but I can not put into words how much I admire and respect these men. Just absolutely the very best of the best that the human species has to offer. Thank you for everything.
Heroism.
One word. AWESOME👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍🇺🇸
Awesome video. Hates to see it come to an end. God bless naval aviators and all who support them. Especially their families.
What a great dicumentary... It captured the critical moments that took place, during these wars... What really hit home about this is when one of the men who was shot, down then captured on a small fishing vessel and had an opportunity to escape but had no choice, but to kill his captor (another young man) to do so... And the way he described it was intense... Both of them were armed , the enemy not knowing he was armed started to aim his rifle before being able to use it onto the man with the pistol , already sighted in... He described that both if them did not want to be pushed into that situation, that both of them could have been sitting at a bar viewing the pretty girls .. After he was forced to kill his captor, he said that he was sorry to have to have done that to him ... He still seemed to feel very bad about that...
Let God decide - whether those who did their duties to preserve freedom and happiness back home, and for iur allies; are guilty or innocent of adverse situations that were actually forced upon them... We are Americans, and if we have to, we will FIGHT to preserve our freedom.. The majority of our adversaries, go to war - because they fear the totalitarion ways their leaders threaten their lives and their families lives...
We fight to preserve peace... The leaders of totalitarion governments usually start wars to establish power & control over their people...
Denny Wisely was one of my XO’s in VF-151 aboard the Midway flying F-4’s. Great Naval Officer and pilot.
Well done, top notch, Salute to all Naval Aviators.
I Served 4 Years Aboard The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), As An ABH3, In Air Dept/V-1 Div From 1980 - 1984. And I Love Hearing These Old Timers Tell These Stories! They're The True Top Gun Pilots! ⚓
Subbed. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist thats been a part of Naval Air to know that this is the real thing!
Thank you kindly for your service, I'm humbled in your shadow's.
I have the same opinion of McNamara and Johnson.
Thank you for your service.
Awesome people every single one!
Very interesting documentarie 👍👍
Some lovely stories ... even the story of a .22 close kill !
Great video! Thanks!
⚓️ Thanks TA 😎 Sea Stories always a thrill. 🎸
Excellent stories!!!! Keep it coming!
2 years in 6 days time goes on for us all as my eye well
Royce Williams! Is he the ultimate or what. Took on seven Mig -15s with a F9F and got four. So I figure in his case the straight wing helped save him as his plane was more maneuverable because of that. Plus the Russians were over-confident, at least at first and after that they were just pissed. Anyway you can tell just by his story he has Cool.
Small world, Crash Nash was my CO on board the USS Midway CV-41, VF-161 Rock Rivers/Chargers. Our XO at the time CDR Shurtleff told us story's about the CO at a squadron party on Grande Island, Cubi Point, Philippines.
15 seconds could be an eternity
"Greased anvil" did it for me 😂😂
I knew Diz what a good man may he rest in peace.
When I was about 8 or 9 my mother and grandmother took me to see all the ships during fleet week in SF in 1978. I have a picture of my mother, grandmother and I in front of the numbers 61. uss ranger cv 61. April 3 1989. I trapped about the USS RANGER. Left her in on march 3 1993 v5 and v1 crash and salvage. Got work with an pilot call sign "BUG" THE coolest mfer on the planet. He past away open his third ejection. That man thought me so much about the navy and life in it.
GODakes zero mistakes,period!
How about a documentary treatment of the flying aircraft carriers USS Akron and USS Macon ZRS 4 and the ZRS 5 respectively