Cool thing to note. When Private Pyle is shooting at the range, he changes his magazine before it is empty, with live ammunition. This is where he gets his ammo for the end of the boot camp portion of the film
Crazy Ive seen that movie probably 2 dozen times, my favorite movie of all time and never noticed. Kubrick's genius will never be matched again on the silver screen.
Willard is my dad. Grew up hearing these stories and never tire of hearing them. So glad he got to share them with everyone. Thank you for all the kind words. Love you, Pop.
Daaaaam... got teary when said "when i saw my friend name on that wall"Vietnam war..........and he "almost" starting to cry... Thnx you for the service and im glad you have you're healthy both physical and mentally... its shitty and harsh when soldier get PSTD.
Learning about the harsh realities of Vietnam and the cruel treatment of our veterans made me appreciate our veterans even more. You can hate the war, but don't hate those who fought through it. Much respect and gratitude to our veterans from a grateful American.
Never met my late father in-law. He trained at MC San Diego. R. Lee was a DI there back then. My husband said his dad never talked about the war nor did he he want anyone to know he served in the war. He was a proud Marine. He did tell my husband that Full Metal was accurate when it came to boot camp. My father in law served a year in country and in two missions. He was a radio relay operator and set up the towers in open fields. He developed a drinking problem and didn't take care of his health. Of course it took weeks to get in.to see a VA doc. Anyway he raised a good son, husband,father.
My FIL had Corporal Ermey as his DI, back in '64. Even though the old man is a movie buff, he never saw FMJ until I played it for him in '03 I have never seen a Native American turn more pale than when Ermey hit the screen. It triggered a lot of memories. It also inspired him to look Ermey up in real life and they had some fun reminiscing, so there's that.
We signed out at the admin building on main post at Ft Benning in '70...Six of us lined up at a table with a warrant officer handing out discharge paperwork..Guy at the head of the line was 1st Air Cav..got his document's,,turned around and said "holy shit.......we're still breathin'" Felt good to get out of there that day...real good..
My dad got drafted in 68 after he graduated college. Did marine boot camp at Pendleton. He lucked out and got stationed in Kansas City so he never had to go to Vietnam. He has said most of guys he was in boot camp with didn’t come home
My Dad was in Vietnam but in the Air Force. He never said much about it, but I always respected him for serving especially after my own experiences being deployed three times to Iraq and one to Afghanistan. These guys went through hell and made it back.
When Dean talked about his experience at the Vietnam war memorial his face looked very similar to my own dad’s face as we searched for his friends’ names on the wall. He also says he will never forget going to the memorial.
For this country? You mean against a foreign country and the working class. The average American soldier had more common with the Vietnamese soldiers than with the rich exploiters.
Something I noticed was how many jokes Jack was cracking throughout the entire video, until when Mr. Dean began speaking about the Vietnam memorial wall. Jack then showed his respect and it really shows his character
My father is a Marine Vet. who served two tours in Vietnan... He said that the, "Full Metal Jacket" basic training depiction is exactly what he experienced. Scary accurate.
One of the best experiences of my life was sharing the "Freedom Flight" experience with my Dad in Washington D.C. I grew up listening to his stories of his time in Vietnam. I fully realized the sacrifices of all of our Veteran's and their families when we visited the memorials. We heard so many accounts of time served. Thank you to my Dad and to all of the Veterans before and after. Love you Dad (Willard Dean).
Served Army 93-97. Served under the last of the Vietnam vets. My 1st Sgt was a Marine who went Army. He was in Nam the first week of Tet. They told him it was nice and quiet. He was almost killed by a b40 rocket. He had a stoner 63 in his office. It was hit by small arms fire. It saved his life. The guy was a bad ass. He wore the 1st Guadalcanal patch. It was not authorized. Officers would yell at him to remove it. He would yell back. “ Were you in Vietnam mother fucker?” 😂 Not one dared to talk back since he was in Nam and had a silver star…
I saw this a few weeks before going to Marine Corp. boot camp in 87' lol I love this movie! My friend was looking at me like "are you still going?" I was like " I already am signed up so I have no choice. I was training with a neighbor of mine who was a Vietnam vet era Marine. I was in tip top shape by boot camp. I got over the mental aspect over night . This experience was hard but one I am grateful for.
Amazing. Thank you all for your service. No matter where you went to serve or who sent you, you guys suffered for the sake of America and came home. In my eyes, you all 3 are heroes.
I got the absolute pleasure to work with this Marine lately. He is beloved by his whole community and has the most amazing family. I loved watching you on TH-cam Willard.
Thank you Black Rifle, my father was a Vietnam Veteran. He passed January 2021 from Agent Orange related Cancer. He volunteered for the military during the Vietnam War and served in 1st signals and did two tours in country. Seeing and hearing these veterans stories, I can hear my dad again.
My Dad died of AO related cancer in 2017 😢 they are guarding the streets of heaven with the USMC now. Semper fi, I'm so sorry for your loss, I know it really sucks.
This dude with the mustache is on the level man I remember being a boy in the 90s too and you most definitely did get the free channels and not to mention the awesome late night stuff that used to come on those channels too oh man those were the days
Thank you all for the video 👊🏻🇺🇸 I remember my time in the Marines it was the best experience of my life. I only wish I could have stayed in longer than 6 years.
I do not have any family that fought in Vietnam, but one Grandfather in Korea, and one that woke up in his bunk at Pearl Harbor to the attack. I have several veteran friends and family members. I sat down with an older gentleman on a bench outside a pharmacy a few years back because I saw his Korea Veteran hat. And he was just sitting there waiting on his meds and looked very alone and contemplative. So, I do not normally chat up strangers, but I did him. We talked for about an hour about his experience in Korea. He relived some experiences for me as he told his story. What I took from his fighting and what he saw was this. He said, "They just kept coming! There were so many of them you could not shoot them fast enough! Your barrel would get so red hot, it would droop!"
When I was in high school 14 years ago, we had a regular substitute teacher who was a veteran of Vietnam. Mr. Jones was an incredibly good man, and I remember one year he and several veterans talked about their experiences in the school theater. I remember Mr. Jones telling us about losing a friend during a hectic landing and disembark. If I'm not mixing my memories, I think the plane that dropped him off barely had time to stop on the runway before taking off again. He talked about him and a buddy, soaked in agent orange, conversing and watching the foliage die. He was still getting sections of his back removed due to the exposure. And he talked about his dissatisfaction with a new rifle, probably the M16, after coming upon dead allies with their cleaning rods still down their barrels.
My dad who is a Vietnam veteran 173 Airborne Brigade 1969 to 1970. The movie Hamburger Hill is the movie that he says is the closest to his Vietnam experience.
My father's stories were both fun & sad & he was 1st infantry army & he had some Oliver Stone time's, quite frankly, to many of the veterans around Hillsborough N.H. he was the most honest of what he did & saw & helped a lot of other veterans as well. Great video, thanks for bringing up the memories of my father, he was a great man...
My late father also a Vietnam Veteran. Heard about Nam for 20 straight years. My father said as well a scene from cbs sitcom Major Dad also said the same thing "we were put on a bus, told to change into civilian clothes, welcome home".
My dad was in the Marines and went to Vietnam twice. When I showed him Full Metal Jacket, I asked about the boot camp portion and he said the only problem with it was that they were never called maggots. Other than that, it was spot on
Lee Ermey was my DI oct. 1968 and I got to meet about 20 years ago at an Air Show at Willow Run Airport. He gave me a big hug and spent about ten minutes with me and signed my yearbook. I ended up a scout/ sniper with the 27th. Marines and were sent to Vietnam February 1968 for the TET Offensive.
1991, UK Army basic training. 3 day March in the rain with full packs and weapons, digging trenches and putting up bivvy tents. The blisters on my feet prevented me from passing out in our final parade with my squadron and it pissed me off, even now it still annoys me that I didn’t take more care of my feet. They matter, more than I thought back then.
The scene in Platoon where they’re in the bunker getting high, they’re in base camp in that scene (would’ve been Cu Chi) not out in the field at a fire support base or and LZ, so it’s relatively safe, and so many guys army and marines had those same experiences who were part of “the heads” which just meant the potheads. Platoon shows the other side as well, the guys who were wound too tight just drinking their two beers and their whisky they traded souvenirs for Oliver Stone based Platoon off his own experiences in Vietnam so it’s not gonna ring true for every vet But what all vets should appreciate is all the little details he and Dale Dye (3 combat tours Marine vet) and the other Vietnam vets who worked on that film got right, they were sick of seeing the war portrayed falsely, and so the veterans at the time came together on that movie to get it right
5:23: As an airman who had seen this before enlisting, I was VERY disappointed that we only got to do the "Confidence Course" once. I get that we're the nerds of the armed forces, but come on!
yeah, I had went through Army basic (four years Army Guard) and then went into the Air Force. I found the "Confidence Course" hilarious. Going over a swimming pool on a rope- get outta here.
It always surprises me that no one ever reviews "The Boys in Company C". It was R Lee Emery's first turn as a drill instructor, and an interesting take on the Vietnam War.
Gunny Ermey had broken several ribs in a car accident one night before filming started. He kept himself awake until someone came by and picked him up. That's why his left arm barely moves in barracks scenes.
"I" 3/1 1stMarDiv 69/70 3 classmates went in with me....I'm the only one that came back. Went to the wall....visit their grave sites twice a year at home. Missing them. Semper Fidelis
One old guy i worked with was on his third tour when he lost an eye and he still wanted to go back. The whole put on a ship and not told where they are going was his story for the most part except he was a Ranger and they were put onto a plane and 22 hours later they were in vietnam. That part always stuck with me about how bad the guys had it back then with not being told where they were going until they got there.
My neighbor was a vet and a pilot. He flew us around our local area in his plane. I remember that he was able to experience the Freedom Flight while he was still around.
My dad went back to Nam 3 times. He never said a word about it. The only thing us kids knew was a check from VA for $25 a month and his DAV membership in the late 70s. I retired 25 years US Army EOD, the movies forget the point of the Drill Sergeants round brown headgear brim sladed into your forehead. You better never say Sir, to an Army Drill Sergeant, you'll wish you fell over a footlocker.😂😂😂
My brother - Army - was a tunnel rat - he was about 5'5" - affected him his entire life. Me - Chulai 68. Hollywood Marine from Chicago - no nice building - Quonset hut until rifle qual. I was a skinny 5'7" came home 20 pounds heavier - chest / biceps / legs so large couldn't wear any of my old clothes The absolute worst "correction" was the "elbows and knees" position in skivvies on the small tiles in head at rifle range - 10 minutes seemed like 10 days. I fell out of the rack and "loosened" :) a molar dentist had been working on - was D.I. was scared he'd get in trouble because it "came out " as he was correcting me during lunch. I bled like a tuck pig. Doc wondered how I got the bruise on my jaw shaped like a ring. Made friends with a PI DI and he said they were encouraged to never wear rings.
Thank you gentlemen for your service. Brings back memories. I was conscripted by the SADF (South African Defence Force) in 1976, a couple of months out of high school, basics was pretty rough, due to being involved in the ongoing 'Angolan Bush War' our instructors had minimal restrictions, which they took full advantage of.
I was in Vietnam from 1966-67 with ARMY of the 39th Combat Engineer Bn. "B" Co. My last duty station was Chu lai before I DEROSed back to the States. As a Company we moved 13 times in a 13 month period, working for almost every ARMY Division in Vietnam, including Marines and 5th SpFG Cung Son Camp A-221. Willard is correct in stating that our experience was different from guys who came later to Vietnam. We ate "C"s for 11 months, while Bn guys ate real hot meals daily and had barracks to sleep in even during the Monsoon Season. We had to sleep under 2 1/2 Ton Truck tarps or under them. Great Show guys!
Fun fact: Pvt. Pile in Full Metal Jacket represents recruits during a disability draft, called Project 100,000, where they enlisted people that were rejected due to physical or mental disabilities to be sent to the front lines as cannon fodder. Also that actor was working as a club bouncer and had to quickly gain 80lbs for the roll, since he was more physically fit than all his costars.
They were nicknamed "Macnameras Dummies", the Secretary of Defense at the time. They were lower IQ Soldiers because of troop shortages. They were killed at a higher rate and the program was ended. They got other Soldiers killed also.
FMJ boot camp is pretty spot on I got to PI in march of 68. IMost of my platoon was from NY. One day we were behind the barracks doing 1000 jumpimg jaks and a pvt from Brooklyn stopped at around 400 of them. The DIs spotted him and asked what his major malfunction was. He said Im not doing any more of your marine Corps jumping jacks. We thought oh boy is he gonna get it but no. The Sr DI told him fine pvt you dont have to do them any more . A small smile came upon his face. Then he added all you have to do is count for them and they marched him up to the front . Now the rest of you can begin starting at 1.He got a beating that night
Thank you for your service, welcome home! Listen up and remember kids and adults... wanna make a Vietnam vet's day a bit better say these words.. "Welcome home"
The most interesting aspect of this is hearing how the early war differed from how it was later as it dragged on. The M-14 to the M-16s. The hospitality of the locals. The acclimation of fresh marines who've maybe trained for years beforehand vs the conscripted soldiers later on. The war wasn't a static environment, but very dynamic
10:30 i think i was 8 when i saw Hamburger Hill for the first time. I also had a forest Gump moment in basic when putting my rifle together for the first time😂
My Dad was an Army DI for 2 cycles during Vietnam when he was back from his 3rd tour as a ranger sniper, had him watch FMJ and he said they were being nice.
Cool thing to note. When Private Pyle is shooting at the range, he changes his magazine before it is empty, with live ammunition. This is where he gets his ammo for the end of the boot camp portion of the film
Holy shit, I never noticed that!
@@Bobbymaccys Sgt Hartman would have.
Crazy Ive seen that movie probably 2 dozen times, my favorite movie of all time and never noticed. Kubrick's genius will never be matched again on the silver screen.
Thats why we have a full shakedown leaving the range....no brass, trash, or live rounds sir
@@iamtpac8335I heard he died after finding out
Willard is my dad. Grew up hearing these stories and never tire of hearing them. So glad he got to share them with everyone. Thank you for all the kind words. Love you, Pop.
Well, seems like he must have been a good dad💜 Pass on a thank you and and a good hug next time you see him💜
I think I heard Willard mention Chu Lai. My Mom's first husband was a Marine in Chu Lai. I'm not sure of his service dates thou.
Thank him and say welcome home, from this Army grunt. (89-93)
He seems like a great humble man. Tell him welcome home for us.
Stories of going armed to a foreign country that thinks and prays different to you? So democratic.
Daaaaam... got teary when said "when i saw my friend name on that wall"Vietnam war..........and he "almost" starting to cry... Thnx you for the service and im glad you have you're healthy both physical and mentally... its shitty and harsh when soldier get PSTD.
Yeah… same. Looked like Jack almost started having feelings too 🥹
Learning about the harsh realities of Vietnam and the cruel treatment of our veterans made me appreciate our veterans even more. You can hate the war, but don't hate those who fought through it. Much respect and gratitude to our veterans from a grateful American.
Never met my late father in-law. He trained at MC San Diego. R. Lee was a DI there back then. My husband said his dad never talked about the war nor did he he want anyone to know he served in the war. He was a proud Marine. He did tell my husband that Full Metal was accurate when it came to boot camp. My father in law served a year in country and in two missions. He was a radio relay operator and set up the towers in open fields. He developed a drinking problem and didn't take care of his health. Of course it took weeks to get in.to see a VA doc. Anyway he raised a good son, husband,father.
Thank you Black Rifle for allowing my Grandpa this amazing opportunity to share these stories and expierences
Lmaoo @ the gibby picture. God bless your grandpa
Thank you for the great comments, my dad Willard Dean, is a great man even after the war he helped people that needed help. Love him so much.
My FIL had Corporal Ermey as his DI, back in '64.
Even though the old man is a movie buff, he never saw FMJ
until I played it for him in '03
I have never seen a Native American turn more pale than
when Ermey hit the screen. It triggered a lot of memories.
It also inspired him to look Ermey up in real life and they
had some fun reminiscing, so there's that.
We signed out at the admin building on main post at Ft Benning in '70...Six of us lined up at a table with a warrant officer handing out discharge paperwork..Guy at the head of the line was 1st Air Cav..got his document's,,turned around and said "holy shit.......we're still breathin'" Felt good to get out of there that day...real good..
My dad got drafted in 68 after he graduated college. Did marine boot camp at Pendleton. He lucked out and got stationed in Kansas City so he never had to go to Vietnam. He has said most of guys he was in boot camp with didn’t come home
My Dad was in Vietnam but in the Air Force. He never said much about it, but I always respected him for serving especially after my own experiences being deployed three times to Iraq and one to Afghanistan. These guys went through hell and made it back.
Why did he go to Vietnam? Did Vietnam attack USA? Did they invade? Or they just wanted to protect the working class from capitalist oppression?
Thanks for bringing men like Willard on. Semper Fi Willard and thank you.
Thank you for leading the way Willard. From us vets to you we salute you.
When Dean talked about his experience at the Vietnam war memorial his face looked very similar to my own dad’s face as we searched for his friends’ names on the wall. He also says he will never forget going to the memorial.
Does Germany have a memorial for fighting against commies or only USA is allowed that?
Gotta love our Veterans, they paved the way for our freedom today. Keep on keepin on...
What freedom? Half of your income is taxes, your healthcare sucks, you can´t say what you think, women can accuse you and ruin you...
We take so much for granted men fought and died for this country thank you all for your service
For this country? You mean against a foreign country and the working class. The average American soldier had more common with the Vietnamese soldiers than with the rich exploiters.
@PROVOCATEURSK I am talking about what our forefathers fought for and what our trups died to protect
Something I noticed was how many jokes Jack was cracking throughout the entire video, until when Mr. Dean began speaking about the Vietnam memorial wall. Jack then showed his respect and it really shows his character
My father is a Marine Vet. who served two tours in Vietnan... He said that the, "Full Metal Jacket" basic training depiction is exactly what he experienced. Scary accurate.
One of the best experiences of my life was sharing the "Freedom Flight" experience with my Dad in Washington D.C. I grew up listening to his stories of his time in Vietnam. I fully realized the sacrifices of all of our Veteran's and their families when we visited the memorials. We heard so many accounts of time served. Thank you to my Dad and to all of the Veterans before and after. Love you Dad (Willard Dean).
Served Army 93-97. Served under the last of the Vietnam vets. My 1st Sgt was a Marine who went Army. He was in Nam the first week of Tet. They told him it was nice and quiet. He was almost killed by a b40 rocket. He had a stoner 63 in his office. It was hit by small arms fire. It saved his life. The guy was a bad ass. He wore the 1st Guadalcanal patch. It was not authorized. Officers would yell at him to remove it. He would yell back. “ Were you in Vietnam mother fucker?” 😂 Not one dared to talk back since he was in Nam and had a silver star…
My dad was also in the Marines during Vietnam but never talked about it. Glad to see Willard talk about his experience and welcome home Marine!
Thank you for your service Mr Dean, and welcome home Marine.
I saw this a few weeks before going to Marine Corp. boot camp in 87' lol I love this movie! My friend was looking at me like "are you still going?" I was like " I already am signed up so I have no choice. I was training with a neighbor of mine who was a Vietnam vet era Marine. I was in tip top shape by boot camp. I got over the mental aspect over night . This experience was hard but one I am grateful for.
Amazing. Thank you all for your service. No matter where you went to serve or who sent you, you guys suffered for the sake of America and came home. In my eyes, you all 3 are heroes.
Parris Island graduate 1984 here. R. Lee Ermy nailed it!
My further graduate Parris Island 1985. After graduate he was deployed Okinawa.
I got the absolute pleasure to work with this Marine lately. He is beloved by his whole community and has the most amazing family. I loved watching you on TH-cam Willard.
Willard Dean, it was an honor to hear your story! God bless you!
Lucifer, cancel that blessing. Protect the unwise people that want to command a vengeful god.
@@PROVOCATEURSKI rebuke you satan in the name of Jesus
Thank you Black Rifle, my father was a Vietnam Veteran. He passed January 2021 from Agent Orange related Cancer. He volunteered for the military during the Vietnam War and served in 1st signals and did two tours in country. Seeing and hearing these veterans stories, I can hear my dad again.
My Dad died of AO related cancer in 2017 😢 they are guarding the streets of heaven with the USMC now. Semper fi, I'm so sorry for your loss, I know it really sucks.
This was my favorite Vet Reacts yet. It was a really cool mix of personalities. Great job fellas.
What a humble man. Srmper fi. Great job guys.
This dude with the mustache is on the level man I remember being a boy in the 90s too and you most definitely did get the free channels and not to mention the awesome late night stuff that used to come on those channels too oh man those were the days
Glad you made it home Willard, hope you are well.
Thank you all for the video 👊🏻🇺🇸 I remember my time in the Marines it was the best experience of my life. I only wish I could have stayed in longer than 6 years.
I do not have any family that fought in Vietnam, but one Grandfather in Korea, and one that woke up in his bunk at Pearl Harbor to the attack. I have several veteran friends and family members. I sat down with an older gentleman on a bench outside a pharmacy a few years back because I saw his Korea Veteran hat. And he was just sitting there waiting on his meds and looked very alone and contemplative. So, I do not normally chat up strangers, but I did him. We talked for about an hour about his experience in Korea. He relived some experiences for me as he told his story. What I took from his fighting and what he saw was this. He said, "They just kept coming! There were so many of them you could not shoot them fast enough! Your barrel would get so red hot, it would droop!"
What a fucking legend Mr. Dean is. God bless this man. Thank you for bringing this to us to hear his story.
The god that didn´t stop WW2?
@PROVOCATEURSK that's not how that works troll.
Thanks to all three of these gentlemen for their service!
When I was in high school 14 years ago, we had a regular substitute teacher who was a veteran of Vietnam. Mr. Jones was an incredibly good man, and I remember one year he and several veterans talked about their experiences in the school theater. I remember Mr. Jones telling us about losing a friend during a hectic landing and disembark. If I'm not mixing my memories, I think the plane that dropped him off barely had time to stop on the runway before taking off again. He talked about him and a buddy, soaked in agent orange, conversing and watching the foliage die. He was still getting sections of his back removed due to the exposure. And he talked about his dissatisfaction with a new rifle, probably the M16, after coming upon dead allies with their cleaning rods still down their barrels.
Damn seeing him get emotional about the memorial wall got me man. iraq and afghan vet here. Love my older vets
Willard did an amazing job of sharing his experiences. God bless the USA 🇺🇸
My dad who is a Vietnam veteran 173 Airborne Brigade 1969 to 1970. The movie Hamburger Hill is the movie that he says is the closest to his Vietnam experience.
My father's stories were both fun & sad & he was 1st infantry army & he had some Oliver Stone time's, quite frankly, to many of the veterans around Hillsborough N.H. he was the most honest of what he did & saw & helped a lot of other veterans as well. Great video, thanks for bringing up the memories of my father, he was a great man...
My late father also a Vietnam Veteran. Heard about Nam for 20 straight years. My father said as well a scene from cbs sitcom Major Dad also said the same thing "we were put on a bus, told to change into civilian clothes, welcome home".
My dad was in the Marines and went to Vietnam twice. When I showed him Full Metal Jacket, I asked about the boot camp portion and he said the only problem with it was that they were never called maggots. Other than that, it was spot on
Thank you gentlemen, for doing the impossible and living to talk about it with us. We still owe you.
Lee Ermey was my DI oct. 1968 and I got to meet about 20 years ago at an Air Show at Willow Run Airport. He gave me a big hug and spent about ten minutes with me and signed my yearbook. I ended up a scout/ sniper with the 27th. Marines and were sent to Vietnam February 1968 for the TET Offensive.
Much respect... I love listening to the old boys tell their stories, you can see them as young men when they talk..
I love our military veterans. They rock🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
My Uncle was 18 year old killed in Vietnam. He was Marine
Don´t fight against the working class, simple as that.
@@PROVOCATEURSK he was working class. He didnt understand how bad capitalism is
I love it when you bring the ww2 Korean Vietnam vets on the show
1991, UK Army basic training.
3 day March in the rain with full packs and weapons, digging trenches and putting up bivvy tents.
The blisters on my feet prevented me from passing out in our final parade with my squadron and it pissed me off, even now it still annoys me that I didn’t take more care of my feet.
They matter, more than I thought back then.
The scene in Platoon where they’re in the bunker getting high, they’re in base camp in that scene (would’ve been Cu Chi) not out in the field at a fire support base or and LZ, so it’s relatively safe, and so many guys army and marines had those same experiences who were part of “the heads” which just meant the potheads.
Platoon shows the other side as well, the guys who were wound too tight just drinking their two beers and their whisky they traded souvenirs for
Oliver Stone based Platoon off his own experiences in Vietnam so it’s not gonna ring true for every vet
But what all vets should appreciate is all the little details he and Dale Dye (3 combat tours Marine vet) and the other Vietnam vets who worked on that film got right, they were sick of seeing the war portrayed falsely, and so the veterans at the time came together on that movie to get it right
Miss you uncle josh rest in peace may your name at least remain a legacy with my family ❤❤❤
Thanks for your service gentleman. I wish they'd have treated you like you really deserved. But, I'm free today because of men like you
5:23: As an airman who had seen this before enlisting, I was VERY disappointed that we only got to do the "Confidence Course" once. I get that we're the nerds of the armed forces, but come on!
yeah, I had went through Army basic (four years Army Guard) and then went into the Air Force. I found the "Confidence Course" hilarious. Going over a swimming pool on a rope- get outta here.
Would love to see the Vietnam vet react to "Danger Close".
I remember the obstacle course on KBay Hawaii was me and my brother's play ground. We lived a two minute bike ride from the house.
It always surprises me that no one ever reviews "The Boys in Company C". It was R Lee Emery's first turn as a drill instructor, and an interesting take on the Vietnam War.
Gunny Ermey had broken several ribs in a car accident one night before filming started. He kept himself awake until someone came by and picked him up. That's why his left arm barely moves in barracks scenes.
"I" 3/1 1stMarDiv 69/70 3 classmates went in with me....I'm the only one that came back. Went to the wall....visit their grave sites twice a year at home. Missing them. Semper Fidelis
Thank you for your service, gentlemen.
One old guy i worked with was on his third tour when he lost an eye and he still wanted to go back. The whole put on a ship and not told where they are going was his story for the most part except he was a Ranger and they were put onto a plane and 22 hours later they were in vietnam. That part always stuck with me about how bad the guys had it back then with not being told where they were going until they got there.
I was and raised in Summerville sc and the plantation outside Jacksonboro still has stuff from the Vietnam scences
My neighbor was a vet and a pilot. He flew us around our local area in his plane. I remember that he was able to experience the Freedom Flight while he was still around.
That was Awesome! Need more of these please. Love you Jack. Cheers from Melbourne Australia
Jack’s response to hearing the Marines’ Hymn was amazing.
Thank you for your service Mr Dean 🫡
Thank you gentlemen for your service
"The Boys in Company C" also has several memorable scenes involving the DI's
My dad went back to Nam 3 times. He never said a word about it. The only thing us kids knew was a check from VA for $25 a month and his DAV membership in the late 70s. I retired 25 years US Army EOD, the movies forget the point of the Drill Sergeants round brown headgear brim sladed into your forehead. You better never say Sir, to an Army Drill Sergeant, you'll wish you fell over a footlocker.😂😂😂
I did 4 tours in 'Nam with Marine Force Recon.
My brother - Army - was a tunnel rat - he was about 5'5" - affected him his entire life.
Me - Chulai 68. Hollywood Marine from Chicago - no nice building - Quonset hut until rifle qual. I was a skinny 5'7" came home 20 pounds heavier - chest / biceps / legs so large couldn't wear any of my old clothes
The absolute worst "correction" was the "elbows and knees" position in skivvies on the small tiles in head at rifle range - 10 minutes seemed like 10 days.
I fell out of the rack and "loosened" :) a molar dentist had been working on - was D.I. was scared he'd get in trouble because it "came out " as he was correcting me during lunch. I bled like a tuck pig. Doc wondered how I got the bruise on my jaw shaped like a ring. Made friends with a PI DI and he said they were encouraged to never wear rings.
Tom Savini was an Army photographer in Vietnam.
Old timer aint dealing with that hippie shit. Love you guys.
As the son and nephew of Vietnam Veterans thank you for your service sir!
Awesome content. Thanks for sharing. What an honorable man. Coulda watched three hours of this.
Thank you gentlemen for your service. Brings back memories. I was conscripted by the SADF (South African Defence Force) in 1976, a couple of months out of high school, basics was pretty rough, due to being involved in the ongoing 'Angolan Bush War' our instructors had minimal restrictions, which they took full advantage of.
Marty , jack with a random old vet has been a beautiful recipe for comfort and comedy relief 😂
I watched the ww2 one the other week and was like man they need a Vietnam one to…thank yall for this
This guy was great.
Yay Jack! Haven't seen him on anything in a little while and was wondering how he was doing, clearly alive and kicking. Very good.
We will never know another generation of Men like them. We will remember. Love, respect and prayers from Australia ❤️🔥🙏
this was fantastic thank you guys for everything
I was in Vietnam from 1966-67 with ARMY of the 39th Combat Engineer Bn. "B" Co. My last duty station was Chu lai before I DEROSed back to the States. As a Company we moved 13 times in a 13 month period, working for almost every ARMY Division in Vietnam, including Marines and 5th SpFG Cung Son Camp A-221. Willard is correct in stating that our experience was different from guys who came later to Vietnam. We ate "C"s for 11 months, while Bn guys ate real hot meals daily and had barracks to sleep in even during the Monsoon Season. We had to sleep under 2 1/2 Ton Truck tarps or under them. Great Show guys!
Fun fact: Pvt. Pile in Full Metal Jacket represents recruits during a disability draft, called Project 100,000, where they enlisted people that were rejected due to physical or mental disabilities to be sent to the front lines as cannon fodder. Also that actor was working as a club bouncer and had to quickly gain 80lbs for the roll, since he was more physically fit than all his costars.
They were nicknamed "Macnameras Dummies", the Secretary of Defense at the time. They were lower IQ Soldiers because of troop shortages. They were killed at a higher rate and the program was ended. They got other Soldiers killed also.
The liuetenant (spelling?) who led the My Lai massacre was brought in under Project 100,000.
@@happynowfarmsI thought it was “McNamara’s Morons”
I had a great uncle in Vietnam war, he was an army combat medic.
I was in marine boot camp in 04 and it's not abuse it's called "correcting " lol
FMJ boot camp is pretty spot on I got to PI in march of 68. IMost of my platoon was from NY. One day we were behind the barracks doing 1000 jumpimg jaks and a pvt from Brooklyn stopped at around 400 of them. The DIs spotted him and asked what his major malfunction was. He said Im not doing any more of your marine Corps jumping jacks. We thought oh boy is he gonna get it but no. The Sr DI told him fine pvt you dont have to do them any more . A small smile came upon his face. Then he added all you have to do is count for them and they marched him up to the front . Now the rest of you can begin starting at 1.He got a beating that night
Thank you for your service, welcome home!
Listen up and remember kids and adults... wanna make a Vietnam vet's day a bit better say these words.. "Welcome home"
Thanks for your service and the reactions
6-month deployments must be nice. In the Army, we did constant 15-month rotations to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Thank you all for your service 😊🙏🏼🇺🇸
Great show BRCC 💪🏼👏🏼
The most interesting aspect of this is hearing how the early war differed from how it was later as it dragged on. The M-14 to the M-16s. The hospitality of the locals. The acclimation of fresh marines who've maybe trained for years beforehand vs the conscripted soldiers later on. The war wasn't a static environment, but very dynamic
Thank you for your service!
so glad to see a new episode keep up the great work
Hay thank you for your services and sacrifices for our freedom and country.
We need this content thank you brcc
I hadn't noticed it before but the 101st guy changing his socks has a leach hanging on his shin.
10:30 i think i was 8 when i saw Hamburger Hill for the first time. I also had a forest Gump moment in basic when putting my rifle together for the first time😂
Thank you for your service and welcome home.
My Dad was an Army DI for 2 cycles during Vietnam when he was back from his 3rd tour as a ranger sniper, had him watch FMJ and he said they were being nice.
The first week I wanted to go home 😢
It took you a week? 🤔😉