Man I would love to meet this guy and hear his story if I could . What a fucking cool dude - a real person , telling us his story - and what a story ! The image of him with the Stars & Stripes flag draped over him like a cape going after 'Charlie' on top of his tank is fantastic . It's his humanity & honesty that is so impressive , always there among the terror . The interviewer is simply out of her depth here , displaying a bewildering naiveté of what war does to young men with one foot in their graves . Privileged to have heard this man.
I was a young kid when my Dad and Uncles all went off to Vietnam. I enlisted in the USMC to do my time in 1986. Spent 2 years on ships going all over. Got out in 1990, got married had a kid worked in the garbage industry and life was good. In 1997 got divorced, got laid off and decided to go back in the service. Went Army Infantry and I was 30 years old. The next 16 years was an absolute trip. I went to Afghanistan, Iraq and went back to the Philipines 20 years after the first time I was there. I got wounded on my last tour and my career was over. It is 2022 now and I have wondered when one day someone will want to hear our stories and the similar ways we and the Vietnam guys experienced it all. One of the biggest things I can remember from that time was Stop Loss, IRR call back, bio agents in the sand and burn pits.
Thanks for taking control of your own interview (interviewer was not prepared or studied) in a compassionate way. I’m sure the interviewer will learn too. (And note to all interviewers please don’t cough in your mic!)
Good morning Dennis ,and thank you for your service. I watched this late on Christmas eve. I have watched dozens of these interviews, and found yours quite moving. My cousin Jim flew a DustOff Huey with the 159th med det. in 1970-71. He fell to the effects of agent orange in 2008. Thank you again for your service and Merry Christmas.
Love this Soldier I absolutely want to hear more from this brave hero of our freedom - outstanding interview I’ve watched a ton of these Brave soldiers this was excellent please do another interview with no timetable we need this - Thank You and in my family you are always welcomed home
What a great interviewee!! Great voice to listen to and articulate with his story. So glad he could do this. And, yes, a total badass!!! Imagine what kinds of photos he had that were confiscated!!!
As a dumb kid in the Army I served two of my 3-year enlistment in Germany feeling left out of Vietnam. Hearing honest interviews like this make me realize how lucky I had been. Glad you made it back, buddy.
Hey brother , I hope you are still kicking . I did it the other way around . I did the FRG first , then RVN. I was in a ACR in FRG and drove a 113 Med Track . Damn !! Am I happy I was NOT assigned to a ACR in RVN. I was down in lll Corp as recon , leg and finally a Blue . Stay strong brother , there are less of us by the day .. doc 70-71
My father did two tours in Vietnam, walking point guard... Immeasurable respect for such men... We ain't made like this anymore... They were the last to be cut from such a mould
Realities of war, a senseless war most would say... I'm glad folks like this man represented our Country in battle.... focused on the job at hand which was killing.... Glad he beat the bottle and was able to put the pieces back together... thank you so very much for your service...
Agent Orange did my cousin Allen in. He had three kinds of leukemia, bad kidneys and his liver was destroyed. He also didn’t drink. He died at 61, but had been in hospital for five years.
He was honest sorry , I took it the wrong way: to me he wasn' t bragging,, for what he endured what they all. Went thru. They r not bitter or resentful,
Such a soothing voice. He's younger than my dad and yet he looks far older, it took its toll. You can tell he's nervous as he keeps scratching his leg etc. So sad hearing how these guys were left hanging. Typical politicians leaving the military hanging, just like Brandon did in Afghanistan 50 years later. Sad that America is supposed to be the best country but they will drop you in a heartbeat if the politicians are scared for their jobs.
President Biden agreed with the General Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the other chiefs-the top officers of the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines-that we needed to pull out by Aug. 31 because Trump, ( Cadet Bonespurs), had signed the Doha agreement with the Taliban in early 2020 REQUIRING a total withdrawal of foreign forces. If U.S. troops had stayed beyond August, Milley said, the Taliban would have RESUMED the fighting, and, in order to stave off the attacks, “we would have needed 30,000 troops” and would have suffered “many casualties.” If you want to blame a politician for the guagmire of Afghanistan look no farther than GWB who took resources away from our effort there and sent them to Iraq to rid Sadam Hussein of WMDs that he didn't have. Had he kept the focus on the 1st war he initiated, before wrecklessly starting a second one, we may have seen a different outcome in Afghanistan.
Is this guy NOT Alan from the hangover or what? Am I the only one? “Because Being on tv makes people nervous. …..you know that don’t cha?” 8:01 Zach Galifianakis actually hung out with this guy for six months before the filming of The Hangover as inspiration for his character.
he seems to talk about the tank moving alone. I believe him. But where I was the tanks were always moving in groups I never saw one by itself. usually as he said they were inside the wire
They could cut this dude some slack damn. Shaking with nerves and they're telling him hes fidgeting with his keys too much, retaping his mic wire because hes moving too much. Relax a little we can hear him fine.
I agree. This interview could have used more direction and less interruptions. I’m sure we missed out on some stories because of the mic interruptions. But it was still a cool interview.
Man I thank Jesus ( God ) for protecting my brothers and sisters and a lot of people out there in war and all other kinds of things in this life. I'll be so glad when everything's over with... have a brand new world.
I have watched numerous Vietnam Veteran interviews, and this is the first time I've heard of them using Agent Orange drums for showers, that's truly saddening. I bet the hot water and open skin pores made it absorb even more than normal.
The useful idiots always get the stink end of the stick when are politicians decide their lobbyists have made enough money. Poor mtn people. Thank you for your sacrifice Dennis
Dennis...I like your name, since it's mine as well. But.....did you really.... really have to do your Vietnam interview with a VFW hat on, with an Army color-coordinated shirt... in front of an Army jeep and helmet ? Did your adult life get stuck in 1-2 years of your early youth? Do you wear that ensemble on date nights too?
Good one man that was funny. And I agree with your comment on that video with Ernie LaFountain. These men fought for absolutely nothing. I commend you for resisting the draft. If I was alive back, then I would've done everything within my power to avoid having to go to Vietnam.
God bless all the soldiers. My Dad was a Nurse and save 7 soldiers. He had it very hard
Thank you for your service!! Love his sense of humour and say it the way it is. What a great guy! Enjoyed your interview
An excellent video, an extremely knowledgeable and laid back guy…..
Many thx
Cheers
Glenn
Man I would love to meet this guy and hear his story if I could . What a fucking cool dude - a real person , telling us his story - and what a story ! The image of him with the Stars & Stripes flag draped over him like a cape going after 'Charlie' on top of his tank is fantastic . It's his humanity & honesty that is so impressive , always there among the terror . The interviewer is simply out of her depth here , displaying a bewildering naiveté of what war does to young men with one foot in their graves . Privileged to have heard this man.
I was a young kid when my Dad and Uncles all went off to Vietnam. I enlisted in the USMC to do my time in 1986. Spent 2 years on ships going all over. Got out in 1990, got married had a kid worked in the garbage industry and life was good. In 1997 got divorced, got laid off and decided to go back in the service. Went Army Infantry and I was 30 years old. The next 16 years was an absolute trip. I went to Afghanistan, Iraq and went back to the Philipines 20 years after the first time I was there. I got wounded on my last tour and my career was over. It is 2022 now and I have wondered when one day someone will want to hear our stories and the similar ways we and the Vietnam guys experienced it all. One of the biggest things I can remember from that time was Stop Loss, IRR call back, bio agents in the sand and burn pits.
Thank you
Oh they will soldier
The guy is a good story teller . The lady interviewer lacks direction . Very much enjoyed this man’s testimony !
She should have stayed home in bed, with that cough!
Ruined the interview.
Thanks for taking control of your own interview (interviewer was not prepared or studied) in a compassionate way. I’m sure the interviewer will learn too. (And note to all interviewers please don’t cough in your mic!)
One of the best i have heard. Such a gentle voice and unasuming man. Thank you sir! Watching from the west coast of Scotland.
Good morning Dennis ,and thank you for your service. I watched this late on Christmas eve. I have watched dozens of these interviews, and found yours quite moving. My cousin Jim flew a DustOff Huey with the 159th med det. in 1970-71. He fell to the effects of agent orange in 2008. Thank you again for your service and Merry Christmas.
Straight talker. Thanks for your service. Maybe one pea short of a casserole, but good man.
what a cool guy ! be glad to call him friend, anytime, anywhere
Love this Soldier I absolutely want to hear more from this brave hero of our freedom - outstanding interview I’ve watched a ton of these Brave soldiers this was excellent please do another interview with no timetable we need this - Thank You and in my family you are always welcomed home
Got home in May of 69 and was glad to leave that country. Ma God bless you and welcome home brother.
Great story teller's voice.
HahahahahahhahH
God bless this patriot! Proud to have served in the next generation after you all. Thank you for your service!
During the Vietnam war, it was like stepping back in time 200 years. 27 months later, I stepped back into 1972. It was hard on the mind.
It must have been tough during Nixon's ' Vietnamization ' . Was morale bad ?
So sorry there was no time to decompress with a few mates together before going home. Thank you for your service.. welcome home...
What a great interviewee!! Great voice to listen to and articulate with his story. So glad he could do this. And, yes, a total badass!!! Imagine what kinds of photos he had that were confiscated!!!
As a dumb kid in the Army I served two of my 3-year enlistment in Germany feeling left out of Vietnam. Hearing honest interviews like this make me realize how lucky I had been. Glad you made it back, buddy.
Hey brother , I hope you are still kicking . I did it the other way around . I did the FRG first , then RVN. I was in a ACR in FRG and drove a 113 Med Track . Damn !! Am I happy I was NOT assigned to a ACR in RVN. I was down in lll Corp as recon , leg and finally a Blue . Stay strong brother , there are less of us by the day .. doc 70-71
Really enjoyed this. Very nice person and quite the story teller. What a great attitude.
U we,re all heros.
Thanks for your service.
Belated welcome hme.
People shouldve respected an supported u all.
WELCOME HOME, THANK YOU SIR, GOD BLESS YOU ALL 🙏
3rd Batt. 7th Marines ChuLai,RVN 10/65-11/66
My father did two tours in Vietnam, walking point guard... Immeasurable respect for such men... We ain't made like this anymore... They were the last to be cut from such a mould
Realities of war, a senseless war most would say... I'm glad folks like this man represented our Country in battle.... focused on the job at hand which was killing....
Glad he beat the bottle and was able to put the pieces back together... thank you so very much for your service...
The more I learn, and the more veterans I meet and speak to, the more I’m convinced all war is senseless.
Thank you for your service
Thank you for your service what a cool dude.
Agent Orange did my cousin Allen in. He had three kinds of leukemia, bad kidneys and his liver was destroyed. He also didn’t drink. He died at 61, but had been in hospital for five years.
Oh my lord what a tough thing what these guys went through great men thank you
Even worse for the vietnamese, we lived there
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Thank you for your service freedom fighters thank you so much again
Sir in my civilian opinion you have bragging right! Anyone who is in combat duty has bragging rights!
Thank you for your service!
Yes they didn't have the courage to refuse though did they ?
He was honest sorry , I took it the wrong way: to me he wasn' t bragging,, for what he endured what they all. Went thru. They r not bitter or resentful,
Keep telling the reality.Thankyou brother.
Such a soothing voice. He's younger than my dad and yet he looks far older, it took its toll. You can tell he's nervous as he keeps scratching his leg etc. So sad hearing how these guys were left hanging. Typical politicians leaving the military hanging, just like Brandon did in Afghanistan 50 years later. Sad that America is supposed to be the best country but they will drop you in a heartbeat if the politicians are scared for their jobs.
President Biden agreed with the General Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the other chiefs-the top officers of the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines-that we needed to pull out by Aug. 31 because Trump, ( Cadet Bonespurs), had signed the Doha agreement with the Taliban in early 2020 REQUIRING a total withdrawal of foreign forces. If U.S. troops had stayed beyond August, Milley said, the Taliban would have RESUMED the fighting, and, in order to stave off the attacks, “we would have needed 30,000 troops” and would have suffered “many casualties.”
If you want to blame a politician for the guagmire of Afghanistan look no farther than GWB who took resources away from our effort there and sent them to Iraq to rid Sadam Hussein of WMDs that he didn't have. Had he kept the focus on the 1st war he initiated, before wrecklessly starting a second one, we may have seen a different outcome in Afghanistan.
"I got blowed off the tank once, but that was no big deal". What a cool cat!
Thank you for your service to our country. A fellow Vietnam Veteran I Corp. Phu Bai/Hue/Khe Sanh 1967-1969
Great guy.
God bless you Dennis! 🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️
This man road atop a tank into enemy VC wearing an American flag as a cape saftey pinned around his neck. Doesn't get much more badass than that!
Can you tell me, when a tank runs over a mine, and sustains track damage, what is the term "short track", mean in regards to this situation?
Is this guy NOT Alan from the hangover or what? Am I the only one?
“Because Being on tv makes people nervous. …..you know that don’t cha?” 8:01
Zach Galifianakis actually hung out with this guy for six months before the filming of The Hangover as inspiration for his character.
This is the sort of interview I like to hear. Right to the point!
where did this get filmed? I am wondering about the jeep in the background
Awesome thanks
Agent orange killed my high school wrestling coach. RIP Virgil Timothy Kappes. I think about you all the time.
he seems to talk about the tank moving alone. I believe him. But where I was the tanks were always moving in groups I never saw one by itself. usually as he said they were inside the wire
I wish they could get hold of sgt gibbs and interview him
This guy had me at "I dont go anywhere without Betsy" love it! I carry everywhere myself brutha
Great interview. It would be nice if the interviewer stopped coughing in the mic.
Or let a man do it.
Agreed
STFU. you have things to complain about!?! in THIS setting?! Dude, read the room
I'm looking for comments about the audio...ppl are so picky ...everyone's a audio engineer
Ah yes, I remember all to well. They didn't want me in in the VFW in 1971 either. Welcome home Dennis.
You spelled his last name wrong in the title.
I have met this guy every where I go, Get my meaning! We don't tell these stories.
They could cut this dude some slack damn. Shaking with nerves and they're telling him hes fidgeting with his keys too much, retaping his mic wire because hes moving too much. Relax a little we can hear him fine.
I agree. This interview could have used more direction and less interruptions. I’m sure we missed out on some stories because of the mic interruptions. But it was still a cool interview.
This is a warrior that paints a fair and objective report of his experiences. War is the failure of man to communicate.
A real American bad ass!
If it had been a "war" but it was never declared as such.
de facto
Man I thank Jesus ( God ) for protecting my brothers and sisters and a lot of people out there in war and all other kinds of things in this life. I'll be so glad when everything's over with... have a brand new world.
Snooping and pooping 😂 welcome home Sir and I hope I never piss you off
What VFW is he speaking of ??
I am a life member of Post 5501 in Ripley WV but haven't been there in 2-3 years as their hours don't coincide w/my schedule like open @ noon...
Budengan Germany Armstrong barricks 75 HQ a jeep AND a Captain radio op 05E20 FUN !!!!
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Would have been an excellent interview if she wouldn’t have kept coughing into the mic.
By the way, who won the Vietnam war ?
Caughing should have been edited.
I have watched numerous Vietnam Veteran interviews, and this is the first time I've heard of them using Agent Orange drums for showers, that's truly saddening. I bet the hot water and open skin pores made it absorb even more than normal.
I’d never heard about the barrels before either 😳
They also used them to make bbq grills.
"Hanoi and Peking in two weeks"
😜🤣🤣
How bout a veteran do these interviews.....a Male veteran.
Aren't you supposed to be in bed by now? Go upstairs.
😂
Check out the channel Urban Valor. If you haven't already.
You’re a big dummy
Can’t bury pink fog
The useful idiots always get the stink end of the stick when are politicians decide their lobbyists have made enough money. Poor mtn people. Thank you for your sacrifice Dennis
I should've drove
Pink fog 😵
You smoke too much stuff over there brother...
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Dennis...I like your name, since it's mine as well. But.....did you really.... really have to do your Vietnam interview with a VFW hat on, with an Army color-coordinated shirt... in front of an Army jeep and helmet ? Did your adult life get stuck in 1-2 years of your early youth? Do you wear that ensemble on date nights too?
@Benedict Hampus I kind of figured that...so it makes the interviewer and the vet look....dumba$$
@@topgeardel go play in traffic
@@jukejoint523jordan6 Take your meds and stay away from children
Good one man that was funny. And I agree with your comment on that video with Ernie LaFountain. These men fought for absolutely nothing. I commend you for resisting the draft. If I was alive back, then I would've done everything within my power to avoid having to go to Vietnam.
@@topgeardel Hey you know a lot of people keep on hassling Trump for not fighting in Vietnam? What are your thoughts regarding it?
Anyone else wonder what Bestsy is ? Maybe 1911?