Wartime through a lens: US veteran returns to Vietnam to share his old photos

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  • @carmisti
    @carmisti 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    I love this vets perspective, pure and honest.

    • @owO-ld5gw
      @owO-ld5gw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      he is hippi

    • @MinhProjectManager
      @MinhProjectManager 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@owO-ld5gw no he is someone who have a GUT to see and talking about FACTS

    • @dsyy90210
      @dsyy90210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@owO-ld5gw who cares? hes still speaking reality & sharing valuable insight

  • @wafflepv
    @wafflepv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    “Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.”

  • @richardmckelvey4343
    @richardmckelvey4343 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I went back a few years ago and was very glad to see how well the Vietnamese have done.

  • @chuckkiephan6880
    @chuckkiephan6880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I'm Vietnamese from Australia , everytime I go back its getting more westetnised. The new generation spends alot of time on internet and surprise to me the internet speed is faster then the internet speed in Australia

    • @yourfriend8052
      @yourfriend8052 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Westernized is a bad term, it develops more. Their culture and government develop, and their land develops.

  • @crystalflies1054
    @crystalflies1054 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I find this really sweet and nostalgic, even though Im not an adult yet. Im from Vietnam, and i must say, aoi dai is now worn a lot less. Ive actually never seen staff wearing them im stores when i visit, but i do know they are worn by both men and women, usually when Tet comes, marriages, or any other event.

  • @samy_bouzaglo
    @samy_bouzaglo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Did SCMP reupload because some of the comments, including mine is spot on?About how US should take responsibilities for spraying agent orange which still persists event through the Vietnamese victim children?

    • @LuckyNikitaBoba
      @LuckyNikitaBoba 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The US has. The US has been helping to cleanup around DaNang. Well, the monies. None of the victims get any. It’s a communist government.

    • @winstonhong4948
      @winstonhong4948 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Vu Le lol. How do you know? It’s funny because of the tax payers money in freedom land goes to government officials instead of roads which my state needs to fix badly and to the military, which it has a base on every continent.

    • @buddhisminvietnamandoverseas
      @buddhisminvietnamandoverseas 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Samy Bouzaglo No, there were spelling errors in the subtitles.

    • @MinhProjectManager
      @MinhProjectManager 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LuckyNikitaBoba another hypocrite preaching about his CONSPIRACY story of governments 😅

    • @billadmond9450
      @billadmond9450 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LuckyNikitaBoba Lets help your dog race be cleaned and educated.

  • @ScottGreen85
    @ScottGreen85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Nice insight into modern Vietnam. Liked & subbed.

  • @danhtran6401
    @danhtran6401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Sir... I'm one of the boat people...refugee in Indonesia...it will be a blessing if I could see more of your photos. My family after the war fled to France, Australia, and US.

  • @bitterqueen6525
    @bitterqueen6525 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    How has this not gotten more views??

  • @gordondunne6139
    @gordondunne6139 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Shame for making fun of your time in Saigon, drugs, women etc….how about real soldiers in field

  • @neardnb5880
    @neardnb5880 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I knew this guy was a hippie long before he said it haha what a legend and peaceful amazing human being

  • @epbrown6381
    @epbrown6381 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Beautiful story thank you for sharing

  • @Frank009-fl
    @Frank009-fl ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great story from a great man. I wonder where the appartment building is located? Regards from the Netherlands

  • @killerbean3408
    @killerbean3408 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Vietnam beat France
    Vietnam beat the USA
    Vietnam beat China
    They have the best military in the world best of luck from India 🇮🇳❤️🇻🇳

    • @asahiglass
      @asahiglass 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not quite right, China objective was never to colonized Vietnam, China objective was to teach Vietnam a lesson that Soviet Union will not help Vietnam when China invade them, that objective the Chinese achieved but to be fair China second objective was fail, which is to deter Vietnam occupying Cambodia, and to be completely fair I agree even if China want to occupy Vietnam, China will fail.

    • @kagakai7729
      @kagakai7729 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@asahiglass ladies and gentlemen, these are the words of someone who cannot take their losses.
      Be mature. Do not be like our friend here. When you fail, own up to it proudly.

    • @asahiglass
      @asahiglass 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kaga Kai can’t understand what are trying to say bro

    • @asahiglass
      @asahiglass 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hải Hùng I think CPV would end 1st though.

    • @LuckyNikitaBoba
      @LuckyNikitaBoba 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Please. They do not have the best military in the world. It was all from sacrifice and determination to be independent.

  • @vantrinhnguyen987
    @vantrinhnguyen987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video... ! Welcome-back . Vietnam will live forever, You can come here any time being welcomed

  • @Ba55tbn
    @Ba55tbn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you Michael, from another AFLS

  • @bentran4
    @bentran4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You’re awesome for sharing this thank you soo much ❤️❤️🥺

  • @fredabery3816
    @fredabery3816 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    love this sort of stuff- well done, Louis

  • @sandydremmel1506
    @sandydremmel1506 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great photo and I would like you to post each one one of them on TH-cam please. I would like to remind of my childhood in Vietnam. Thank you for your service Sir.

    • @Faded-Tales-PreviouslyHarley
      @Faded-Tales-PreviouslyHarley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      EDIT: Correction. The link below contains photos from Robert Landro. The post only briefly mentioned Michael so I got confused until I translated it. Sorry! But there's many pictures here.
      I wanted to see more photos so I searched "Michael Burr Vietnam photos" (minus the quotes of course) and found a few things quite quickly.
      The motherload of photos I found were on his Facebook: m.facebook.com/nguyen.chinh.589/albums/10210193180184207/

    • @sandydremmel1506
      @sandydremmel1506 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Faded-Tales-PreviouslyHarley thanks sir. This is awesome!

    • @sandydremmel1506
      @sandydremmel1506 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Faded-Tales-PreviouslyHarley I likes your pictures better because it showed how people lived their live back then.

  • @larrymurley2211
    @larrymurley2211 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Michael, that was just awesome, thank you for sharing it with me, I am going to share it on my page.

  • @yvonnieseguis1988
    @yvonnieseguis1988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Filipinos did not joined America during Vietnam in fact the Philippines saves thousands Vietnamese refugees in our country after the war..the Philippines sent military,nurses,engineers and teachers to Vietnam to build hospital,schools to raise them up

    • @owO-ld5gw
      @owO-ld5gw 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      umm ... thank

    • @inouelenhatduy
      @inouelenhatduy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yup you help the puppet regime in the south , the people you help are the people that work with American and befor it the French , if anything the French and American and those traitor should thanks you , not us Vietnamese in Vietnam who fought for our independence from external power

    • @arielcuenca5037
      @arielcuenca5037 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      PHILCAGV(Phil Civic Action Group Vietnam) was deployed in Tay Nihn province not as a combat force rather conduction civil military operations ie constructing schools,road building,medical missions.though some interdictions with the VCs but not too often 🇵🇭

    • @arielcuenca5037
      @arielcuenca5037 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was 1966-1969🇵🇭

    • @kikiwonwon29
      @kikiwonwon29 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      actually not really what u said. The veteran of The South Vietnam went to Philippines when they lost North Vietnam, but that time Philippines didn't helped South Vietnam until American agreed to change the VNCH flag to America flag. The odds was all the battle ship of VNCH must be given to Philippines army :)) . That's fact bro. Anyway I luv Philippines now, we live for the present & future, not for the past. Vietnam here got some problems about South China Sea.

  • @RealFakeGuns
    @RealFakeGuns 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow what an amazing video, really well done. I’d love to see his photos of Saigon if they are available somewhere.
    I do a bit of video of then and now in Vietnam aswell. Uploading a new video in a few days.

  • @tomcherry8618
    @tomcherry8618 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    USA needs to invest more in Vietnam. Both countries are trading allies!

    • @owO-ld5gw
      @owO-ld5gw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ???

    • @BL-db6xt
      @BL-db6xt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      China does a better investment job. In doubt ? go for: McKinsey Global Institute Jun 2019 China & The World Full Rpt.
      USA is the best at Destruction, Induce waves of refugees & then Crying out for "Human rights", "Freedom", "Democracy" ... all the shirts you know.

    • @hasselnttper3730
      @hasselnttper3730 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@BL-db6xt It's been 3 years since your comment. It aged like milk.

    • @turnip5359
      @turnip5359 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@BL-db6xtchina is not a friend of Vietnam

  • @jamesdam3170
    @jamesdam3170 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    please publish your photo of Vietnam in a book. it’s would be valuable to lots of Vietnamese and may be one day their history book. thanks for sharing

  • @aoemilly1512
    @aoemilly1512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:43 bruh I can’t see his pupils

  • @ronseguin7289
    @ronseguin7289 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The most disgusting REMF story I have seen and making humor of the plight of Vietnamese children in a bad situation showing no pride in service and this REMF joined the military. Simply Disgusting as the majority of military servicemen and women drafted and enlisted severed with pride and honor in a terrible war.

  • @YoshiYosheda
    @YoshiYosheda 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why go back to Vietnam it totally changed plus 70 percent of the population wasnt even born when the war was raging.

  • @tharukajayasinghe7958
    @tharukajayasinghe7958 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    American democracy 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @PaulGruendlerBeau
    @PaulGruendlerBeau 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wonderful memoir!

  • @garelalexandre3252
    @garelalexandre3252 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    finally i see this video

  • @AndrewWerner-p1l
    @AndrewWerner-p1l 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And all the military dogs being left behind sad for dinner

  • @punit8106
    @punit8106 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video

  • @anameidonthave7957
    @anameidonthave7957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I saw this clip 4 hours on this channel, is it repost???

    • @SouthChinaMorningPost
      @SouthChinaMorningPost  4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Well spotted! We missed some spelling errors in the subtitles and fixed them.

    • @owO-ld5gw
      @owO-ld5gw 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SouthChinaMorningPost 😥🤣🤣🤣 i was thought china buy you guy ...

    • @yuxialiu6669
      @yuxialiu6669 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wot Zzzz ??????

  • @nylonman143
    @nylonman143 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The faces in the photos are super trippy

  • @AndrewWerner-p1l
    @AndrewWerner-p1l 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪🤧

  • @JustinRM20
    @JustinRM20 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What an honest, down-to-earth guy.

  • @tamere88077
    @tamere88077 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome content and cinematography but was the audio sound effects done by an intern SCMP ? 😂

  • @johnbrookhaven7134
    @johnbrookhaven7134 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow all that old photo shoot at 1970 are treasure now.

  • @RichardLe-r9x
    @RichardLe-r9x ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤❤❤your story 🥇🥇❤️❤️❤️❤️from 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇻🇳🇻🇳

  • @tyrrelldavis9919
    @tyrrelldavis9919 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Epic boomer

  • @yetkieuz
    @yetkieuz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What’s the song in the beginning’s name?

  • @afshankhan5156
    @afshankhan5156 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish this receive a million views.

  • @cuongcao5809
    @cuongcao5809 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Souther china and the video is vietnam :v

  • @vinodxxx1581
    @vinodxxx1581 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Criminals like to revisit their crime scenes.

    • @40s60sMilitaria
      @40s60sMilitaria ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hes not a criminal, blame the u.s. government.

  • @Bizz420
    @Bizz420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    People are amazing, governments are cruel...

    • @duongthienbao8782
      @duongthienbao8782 ปีที่แล้ว

      People are amazing, government are amazing at helping people and anti-Communist who are Pro-Imperialism are cruel

  • @leonarddilliwhi2460
    @leonarddilliwhi2460 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    01:37 the tv is broadcasting chinese drama lol

    • @inouelenhatduy
      @inouelenhatduy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Vietnam was china biggest market outside of china lol , Chinese drama are popular here cause Vietnamese have pretty similar mindset aka a lot of thing tick => people watch the drama , most of Chinese drama that been translate and upload in youtube are upload by Vietnamese or Vietnam youtube or tv channel on youtube

    • @bamboo9666
      @bamboo9666 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      We do like China stuffs such as movie, music, architechture..v..v but their politics.. nope

    • @yourfriend8052
      @yourfriend8052 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bamboo9666 Nobody likes communism, that’s what I always say.

    • @bamboo9666
      @bamboo9666 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yourfriend8052 okay ._.

    • @duongthienbao8782
      @duongthienbao8782 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@yourfriend8052 because Communism is the Ideology of working class and it is the threat of your Ideology the dictatorial bourgeoisie you're worshiping, right?

  • @squidwardleg
    @squidwardleg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    USA: Im the strongest nation! (defeated by vietnam)
    France: People said I surrender in every war but I colonized Vietnam

    • @huuduyvu9714
      @huuduyvu9714 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      And then, still surrendered as their tradition.

    • @lenguyenba7648
      @lenguyenba7648 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And then France got humiliated and surrender

    • @arielcuenca5037
      @arielcuenca5037 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      China:we've spanked them,but we're beaten blue in return🇻🇳

    • @danhtran6401
      @danhtran6401 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Now that we have defeated all our enemies, let's focus on capitalism. 😂

  • @Soulixs
    @Soulixs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My family lost everything in the South because the American Forces abandoned the south.

    • @owO-ld5gw
      @owO-ld5gw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ba que hay trung lập thế

    • @huuduyvu9714
      @huuduyvu9714 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They deserve that.

    • @lalaicyling8429
      @lalaicyling8429 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Maybe you shouldn't be so dependent on them in the first place

    • @SupaLilMommy
      @SupaLilMommy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It was our war we had to fight. Don’t blame the Americans who only tried to help us.

  • @newbornangel3084
    @newbornangel3084 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    40 years after the war, but seem nothing change!

    • @ErikPT
      @ErikPT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wrong Vietnam has reconciled and lobbies America to address the wounds. Slowly, US will have no choice but to compensate Vietnam because it was a war we should not have started. US vets are haunted forever but there is chance that Washington to one day will fully reconnect the damage

    • @AlexKS1992
      @AlexKS1992 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ErikPT The only thing I would give Vietnam is this 🖕.

    • @bboomermike2126
      @bboomermike2126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ErikPT US didn't start the war, read a little history please do not base your history on movies.

    • @duongthienbao8782
      @duongthienbao8782 ปีที่แล้ว

      Vietnam was change after the war, you are just jealous

  • @gerry6720
    @gerry6720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Certainly film that could be shown in Hanoi during the war. Surprised not to see Jane Fonda supporting her hero's. Absolutely no pictures of the documented 32,000 assassination's of South Vietnamese villagers. Filmed by those with a predetermined bias that the war was bad American foreigners and poor brave fighting soldiers from the north. Same reporters disappeared during the aftermath of the war during the atrocities, reeducation camps, and boat people. No film on the politicians who turned their backs on the troops and encouraged the likes of John Kerry who characterized the troops as murdering innocents in the style of Genghis Khan. I was there, I won't forget what this country (the US) and the media did as well as the politicians and many of the people of the US. Put it aside and go on, but never forget.

    • @dsyy90210
      @dsyy90210 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      it was an evil war, hope you can come to terms with it & find peace and healing

  • @dstorm7752
    @dstorm7752 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For most, who lived at various camps, there is no building to return to see. It was always a beautiful country, and the Americans were trying to save it from communism. And it is capitalism which has revived it today.

    • @yuxialiu6669
      @yuxialiu6669 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      D Storm no country other than North Korea is full communist

    • @meganesenpai
      @meganesenpai 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      How exactly did you tried to "save" us? Spraying agent orange? Bimbing cities? Massacring villages by villages?
      No, we did not need your "saving", we never did.

    • @bamboo9666
      @bamboo9666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No America was afraid of losing its position. The war should not happened: th-cam.com/video/MIJfV2cTUHc/w-d-xo.html

    • @dsyy90210
      @dsyy90210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      classic America brain: it's okay to commit war crimes (mass bombings, spraying toxic chemicals, massacring villages) as long as we're "saving" them from communism

    • @Mongalingalong
      @Mongalingalong 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They needed no saving at all, America's involvement was unnecessary from the getgo. Americans always love to paint themselves as heroes, it's a complete joke...

  • @leafpine2289
    @leafpine2289 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love South Vietnam
    Hope The US and Republic of Vietnam back.
    Thanks too much for your pic 🖤.

    • @dsyy90210
      @dsyy90210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      no 🖤

    • @lilylovesitaly3932
      @lilylovesitaly3932 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      D Sanders Yessss, I love South Vietnam and the Republic of Vietnam. I was born in Saigon in June 1975, about 2 months after the war ended. Communist Vietnam is an evil regime and it needs to be abolished. Bring Republic of Vietnam back ❤️🥰❤️

    • @dsyy90210
      @dsyy90210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lilylovesitaly3932 not likely

    • @duongthienbao8782
      @duongthienbao8782 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​​@@lilylovesitaly3932ry to abolish our Communist government if you want to bring Republic of Vietnam back to enslave people just like the French colonists did to help the US Imperialism, cowards, you can't fight against the people government who fight against Imperialism so easily

    • @duongthienbao8782
      @duongthienbao8782 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@lilylovesitaly3932just give up your hope on putting fake Democracy in Vietnam, you can't beat an anti-imperialists regime that can't be defeated

  • @st2816ven
    @st2816ven ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent story

  • @jurgschupbach3059
    @jurgschupbach3059 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_border_raids_in_Thailand
    Tabooo...........