Marine Corps Veteran Zin Watford: Crew Chief and Door Gunner in Vietnam
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.พ. 2022
- His helicopter pilot was gravely wounded and Zin saw they were heading straight at a cliff with only seconds to act--just one of the harrowing experiences in Vietnam Zin lived to tell . From his early childhood, Zin learned the tools and skills that eventually led him to being the crew chief of a helicopter in Vietnam. He carries the scars to this day. This is his story.
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Thank you for Service. God bless our Vétérans.
It tears my heart out to see our Vets not getting ALL of the support they deserve from the same gov. that sent them into harms way. Thank you men and women veterans for all you have done.
Semper Fi, welcome home, Zin!! HMM-262 Quang Ti 68-69. Thank you for sharing what many of us felt during, after, and present from our experiences in Vietnam. We fought for our country, and now we are faced with combating the VA and government politicians to help with PTSD, Agent Orange, etc. When I watch US presidents, sign trade agreements with Communist Vietnam, and declare how we are now allies I feel for the mothers, fathers, and loved ones who lost sons/daughters during a war our government never wanted to win.
Thank you brother for giving your time and service to the US Marine corps as a door gunner. God bless you always and you did an amazing job during the Vietnam conflict. You are a true warrior and a hero. God will be there for you always.
Thank you, Sir, for your service! May God continue to Bless you! Thank you Warren Schultz for this amazing program. My dad was in the Army during WWII!
This is a GREAT MAN a GREAT MARINE and a true American
Thank you, Mr. Watford, for your service! This Gold Star mom appreciates you!
Zin is the ultimate grandad
Well done, I’m honored to hear Zin’s story. He is a real hero in my book. I’m a grandma and graduated high school in 1975, so I grew up seeing the Vietnam War on the news nightly. I tell you now that when it affected me the most was when my own boy joined the Marines after 911 and shipped to Iraq. That is when these stories of all these guys in Vietnam came flooding back to my memory, and the older I get, the more touched I am with what these guys went through. God Bless each and every one of them.
From one Navy Veteran to another. Thank you Zin for serving. Semper Fi
Thank you. God bless and protect you.
Thanks for your service
Appreciate you all,,You are our Hero's !!! ❤️
Thank you, sir, for sharing your experiences with us. And thank you for risking your life to fight for others' freedom. I am praying that you will no longer be haunted by those horrific memories which have disrupted your sleep. I pray that from now on, your dreams will be pleasant and peaceful🙏🏼 I am so glad that you and your community of veterans have regular meetings to support one another.
Steve, you and your brother & team have done an amazing job with these veterans stories & their interviews!
We just love hearing their stories ❤️
Thank you for tapping into these long lost but not forsaken heroes!!
Please keep doing this!🙏❤️
Do you ever get to lead any of them to the Lord?
Thank You Mr Watford,
I remember those yrs. It was so awful the way u were treated when our military men came home. Please forgive us for not standing up for you and all the men who came home to the shameful way you were treated. Love you & God bless you. Thank You.
Once again an honoring episode! Thank you, sir, for your honesty, your story & your service. Please let your friends know that goes for them also! We appreciate all you've sacrificed for our nation.
With my whole heart, I thank you for your service. You all deserved a way better homecoming than you received. Shame on anyone that treated you or any serviceman or woman with anything but respect, love and thanks. If they wanted to be mad at anyone it should've been our government not the veterans who were doing what they were asked for their country. May God bless you and all of the military men and women. Thank you! ❤
God Bless you Sir.
Thank you for your Service as well the sharing of your memories. My Brother was a door gunner and severely wounded but lived. I have never asked him about as it seemed an unapproachable topic for him. So many young men who brought back horrific trauma.
GOD Bless you Sir and Thank you for keeping us free 🙏
Thank you so much for serving our country! God bless you sir!
Another hero from a war they
we,re made to fight.
Treated liked crap by their own people on return.
Shame on the bad mouthers.
Thank u for your service men women donut dollys and dogs.
Massive welcome hme 🙏🏻👏👏👏👏👏🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖
We are so blessed, Zin, for the sacrifices of you and the many men and women who have served this country in military capacities. Thank you so much, sir. I am sorry that you have not always been acknowledged for your heroism. May the Lord bless and keep you!
Thank you sir for your service, God bless you ❗️
Thank you sir for your service ! Bend Oregon is a beautiful place to live !! I loved your story … the stories are valuable what you all went through …
May God continue to keep you and bless you and let his light shine upon you ! May you find His peace overcomes your PTSD… God bless you and your family …. Thank you again for your bravery and your service !❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸
I love hearing veterans stories
An amazing man thank you for your service and may God be with you always.
Thank you for your service. God bless you
God bless you sir and thank you for your service, many apologies for the way you and the men with you were treated upon your return. I say to you, though belated, "Welcome home. We are glad you served and rejoice that you made it home." And I appreciate your sharing a portion of your story with us.
Thank you Warren Schultz and the American Warriors team for bringing Mr. Watford's story to us. God bless y'all as you continue this project. It has been amazing, and so well done.
God Bless you all. 🇦🇺
Thank you veterans, thank you with all my heart ❤️ I love and appreciate your service. 🙏🙏🙏
Excited!!
Rest in peace, Zin.
GOD BLESS OUR VETS. Forgive us for not thanking you back then. WE THANK YOU NOW. God bless, you Zin. It's an honor to know you, Sir.
Thanks for telling about your experiences as best ya could~!
Coming from another USMC Helo Mechanic, Crew Chief, Plane Capt. & Aerial Gunner that came after you did.
Worked & flew on CH-46 Sea Knights, not the H-34 Choctaws of your time.
I commend ya for your doings, both when in service, & now for helping others~!.
A salute from one enlisted to another... Semper Fi, Marine~!
Keep on , keeping on~!
Thats great those PTSD meetings are just like AA meetings. Saved my life.
Precious, precious man. Yes, absolutely THANK YOU for your service. I was born in 1956, and I remember seeing the news of how crappy we treated our Veterans. We sent them into a hell hole and then beat them up when they came home, and they had to stuff all those nightmares. God Bless Him, I pray for a mighty move of God’s Hand to remove the night terrors and suffering and cover him with peace beyond all understanding. Amen!
Praise the Lord for His protection! Outstanding job and thank you (to all 🇺🇸 Vietnam Vets 🇺🇲 especially) for your service with apologies to each of you for the civilians that were/are so callous! 😥 Semper Fi fellow Marine!
I am canadian I salute u sir
I remember how our troops were treated when they came home. It was despicable. Just know in the eyes of the Patriotic majority all of you are heroes.
Sorry, buts it’s all relative. How do you think the Vietnamese felt when the Americans went home? I wouldn’t complain too loudly about the Americans at home rioting against this war to those that have read the history of the Vietnam war and the lead up to it. Who’s despicable? No god I’ve read about sanctions killing of another human being except the christian god and the muslim god. The world needs to come up with a better high power if we’re all going to live in harmony. A minimalistic life is a good start where everyone has simple shelter and food at the end of the day.
@@Here_kitty_kitty1-wg9xd I'm old enough to have lost people in the Vietnam conflict was never declared a war. We shouldn't have been there or Iraq or Syria or Afghanistan etc etc. It was all done for the love of money. Christ is King.
Rest in light, dear Zin.
My dad was a crew chief in the Marines, 71-75. I don’t know how many missions he flew on, but at least one was enough for him to receive a Purple Heart and the bronze star with a V device.
Amen🖖🏾🙏🏾🇯🇲🔥
Thank you sir for serving our country so bravely.
Amazing!
Whoa
Rest in Peace Zin. You WILL be missed.
I am so sorry that the US people disrespected you, when you got home from Vietnam. That is such a shame. I am so proud of what you did for this country! Thank you so much for your service to this country. God bless you. Thank you for sharing your story. I thank you for your courage.
H E R O ,S DOING A JOB OR TASK U HAD TO DO.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👏👏👏🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖
I pray our Yeshua wallks through your memory and separate your emotions from experience's. i pray my abba heals you of that ptsd My uncle Ruben Padilla was there in veitnam frontine Marine.
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H E R O S. ALL OF U.
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Lose the hokey background music
Great interview but that god awful music is completely overwhelming
Thank you for your service and welcome home.
Bless you