I watched this with my co-worker Tom, who fought in Hue in 1968 with the Marines. He recognized several places in the video that he remembered clearly, and explained the combat situation. He said the Marines blew holes through walls to advance and stay out of sight from snipers & machine gun fire, because they were told they wouldn't receive artillery or air support, aside from choppers and tanks during the fight, due to the historical significance of the Hue; otherwise it would have been leveled. This was the first time he was able to see Hue since then. He was surprised at how intact it still is, thinking the structures had sustained a lot more damage.He was wounded there. He wanted to see if any present day videos were on here of Hue, saying what a complete waste of time the war was . He liked your narrative. Thanks for sharing your travels.
arkansaswookie Thank you so much for your comments. Please thank Tom for his service to our country-I can't imagine what it must have been like to have fought there.
Andy's Awesome Adventures I will. He had to excuse himself midway through to go out on the deck and compose himself. It brought up some painful memories. I'd known that he was in the Marines and fought in Viet Nam, but didn't know where until now. I never asked him about it, even when we go dirt biking up in the mountains. This was the most he has said, and it was pretty heavy. He brought up the hand to hand combat and how effective the Ka-Bar knife and Colt .45 is in close quarters and swinging an M16 like a baseball bat. I doubt we will ever talk about it again. Safe travels to you. Cheers.
Vietnamese culture and people are similar to other East Asian countries. China has robbed most of the territory and assimilated most of the "ancient Bach Viet" tribes. The only tribe that conquered China for thousands of years was Lac Viet (Vietnam), which migrated and expanded its territory southward. So even though Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia, they are East Asians like Singapore. Vietnamese culture has not been widely promoted because the economy has been devastated by the war for thousands of years. Vietnam's entertainment industry is not invested as strongly as China, Japan, and Korea, so the world does not know Vietnam.
In 1968, North Vietnamese & Viet Cong (aka VC) attached Hue killing 7 thousands of civilians and damaged almost the whole city during 3 days of new year TET.
I may say the Nguyen dynastic genealogy was seen on my computer cellphone. The Nguyen dynasty was done in and I am sorry for the unpleasant words to the uncut Nguyen crown and I hope the Nguyen dynasty love his Portuguese accent last name.
Thanks this is great. Working on a sort of southeast asian inspired region in minecraft and this is exactly the style I think im gonna go for along the jungle edges.
4:40 Shows a very big pot. Those were used to execute people for serious crimes by boiling them alive. You should have asked what they were used for, I did. Beautiful Pine forests close to the burial tomb of the king. You take the boat tour up the river climb a little hill then jump on a moto for a drive through the forest. Human sized chess board but none allowed to be taller than the king lol.
I watched this with my co-worker Tom, who fought in Hue in 1968 with the Marines. He recognized several places in the video that he remembered clearly, and explained the combat situation. He said the Marines blew holes through walls to advance and stay out of sight from snipers & machine gun fire, because they were told they wouldn't receive artillery or air support, aside from choppers and tanks during the fight, due to the historical significance of the Hue; otherwise it would have been leveled. This was the first time he was able to see Hue since then. He was surprised at how intact it still is, thinking the structures had sustained a lot more damage.He was wounded there. He wanted to see if any present day videos were on here of Hue, saying what a complete waste of time the war was . He liked your narrative. Thanks for sharing your travels.
arkansaswookie Thank you so much for your comments. Please thank Tom for his service to our country-I can't imagine what it must have been like to have fought there.
Andy's Awesome Adventures I will. He had to excuse himself midway through to go out on the deck and compose himself. It brought up some painful memories. I'd known that he was in the Marines and fought in Viet Nam, but didn't know where until now. I never asked him about it, even when we go dirt biking up in the mountains. This was the most he has said, and it was pretty heavy. He brought up the hand to hand combat and how effective the Ka-Bar knife and Colt .45 is in close quarters and swinging an M16 like a baseball bat. I doubt we will ever talk about it again. Safe travels to you. Cheers.
Well done Tom.
We know exactly how you feel re this disgusting war on these beautiful innocent Vietnamese people.
Trev Powis Australian Army 66-68
Vietnamese culture and people are similar to other East Asian countries. China has robbed most of the territory and assimilated most of the "ancient Bach Viet" tribes. The only tribe that conquered China for thousands of years was Lac Viet (Vietnam), which migrated and expanded its territory southward. So even though Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia, they are East Asians like Singapore. Vietnamese culture has not been widely promoted because the economy has been devastated by the war for thousands of years. Vietnam's entertainment industry is not invested as strongly as China, Japan, and Korea, so the world does not know Vietnam.
You guys literally have a "Purple Forbidden City" for crying out loud. 😂
@Leo G No, Kinhs are not Chinese. Just look at them.
Great video and information.
Want to come here on holiday...looks interesting...brilliant thank you.
Andy Cane Thank you so much! Yes, it's quite an interesting place-a lot of history here.
awesome footage and information
swampzoid Thank you so much for your comment-I really appreciate it! Hue is a very interesting city-so much history took place there.
This is amazing info and great structure . Thumbs up
alexia nelson Thanks Alexia!
No problem
as a vietnamese america with a father born in hue this was amazing. It really brought me closer to my culture and my dad loved it. Great stuff!
Thank you so much-I'm glad you both enjoyed it!
Spent 2 weeks holiday in Vietnam in September 2017 amazing country
Agreed!
Great. I love Hue city
wait is it influenced by Qing's Forbidden City?
It's The Han influenced architecture with Vauban version actually
You know what? One of designer of Qing's Forbidden City is Vietnamese person. His name is Ruan An (Nguyễn An)
So people are allowed to take pictures and film inside in certain areas. Cool!
In 1968, North Vietnamese & Viet Cong (aka VC) attached Hue killing 7 thousands of civilians and damaged almost the whole city during 3 days of new year TET.
cry more traitor go back to your little Saigon in the U.S
I may say the Nguyen dynastic genealogy was seen on my computer cellphone. The Nguyen dynasty was done in and I am sorry for the unpleasant words to the uncut Nguyen crown and I hope the Nguyen dynasty love his Portuguese accent last name.
Thanks this is great. Working on a sort of southeast asian inspired region in minecraft and this is exactly the style I think im gonna go for along the jungle edges.
Glad it can help you!
4:40
Shows a very big pot. Those were used to execute people for serious crimes by boiling them alive. You should have asked what they were used for, I did.
Beautiful Pine forests close to the burial tomb of the king. You take the boat tour up the river climb a little hill then jump on a moto for a drive through the forest. Human sized chess board but none allowed to be taller than the king lol.
hi andy they are local militia not military :)
Thank you, but what is the difference?
parang new bilibid cavite... supreme harmony wa palagay ba... bawal pumalag
Not "purple", it is "forbidden-by-death" city
They are militia.
2017 : i'm in the green suit with ak 47
hey ba giau = what 's in you head boy