My cousin was killed at Khe Sanh Lt. Allen Wesley Courtney Jr. Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. I was 11 yo at the time, our family still mourns. The greatest acknowledgement as to how his men felt about him was that his name has been given to the sons of those who served with him. There is an old Norse saying that goes, “ Cattle die, Kin die, Thou thy self shall die as well. But one thing never dies, The name and memory we leave behind.”
I had a friend who was there. He was older than me. He said when it first started he was so scared during a firefight, being able to see so many VC, That he literally shit himself and never even knew it. He's gone now, he was a Cajun from Louisiana and a good friend and a better man. I miss him every time I hear that accent
My interest is filming locations of historical importance, please keep comments polite and as far as possible non political 😀 My Country wasn't involved in this unfortunate war but I have the utmost respect for all that served.
Your video makes me be still, much the same respect as church. I was born in 71, I try to understand my attraction to this war and place. Love the video, ty.
Such a haunting looking place. You could almost feel the 1000s of enemy soldiers hidden off in the distance just in this video. Can't imagine being there in person
I visited today (21st February 2023) and although the staff does well to maintain a good amount of the site and the museum, the runway, chopper pens and the rest of the site isn’t really accessible. The runway is so thick now I could barely make out the chopper pens from the nose of the C-130. Still a remarkable place, though, and well worth a visit if you’re near DaNang or Hue.
Really? I've been several times but 2020 being the last. It's a shame they've let it go. Hopefully now more tourists are here they'll bring it back. Covid was a very difficult time and priorities were probably elsewhere.
great footage love the music as well .please do more then and now of the known battle sights please .Really helps with understanding the battlefield and how difficult the terrain really was and the size and scope of vietnam
Everything growing will return to jungle as is if nothing ever disturbed it from that time period. Plants are very resilient and replenish their growth rapidly over time...
If you have ever been to Vietnam and read their war memorials it will Definitely put a different taste in your mouth. All the young kids to die there fighting a war no one wanted. Like the saying goes, the young man dies for the old man's valiant decisions
Phil Amazing drone video. I’m just wondering why you chose the location you were flying from? You are standing within 100 ft. of the CP for C/1/26 (DX 847 419). It took a direct hit on March 22, 1968 Did you have any problems with the locals flying your drone and what drone did you use?
Stephen Leonard I just walked over to the revetments as I wanted some closer photos of them. I’m using a DJI Mavic Mini that’s so small you can hide it all in a hoodie. No issues from locals but in Vũng Tàu some people were arrested for flying a drone on the beach.
It’s interesting after the war and everything the Vietnamese didn’t turn it into a military base but farmlands !! And still have the gunship and LAV as displays. More beautiful now than it was than. RIP to the fallen on both sides, this war should’ve never happened.
surprised they let you film with a drone. i was there in 2018 and asked and was told "absolutely not" even though i was the only visitor to the museum/location at the time.
Yes permission is long winded, all about paperwork in duplicate to Hanoi well before and for every location. Needs to be submitted by a Vietnamese national really.
@@OneManandhisDrone haha, well i didnt have any of that so no wonder i got the hard "no". glad you got the go-ahead though, nice footage. was cool seeing it from above after having been there on the ground.
@@dinhqui Not sure why my phone auto corrected a pronoun but thanks for catching it. And while you're at it feel free to head there and take some footage of the old ANTA Village.
I'm assuming you mean the concrete revetments on the lefthand side along the runway. They're a parking area for an aircraft which has blast walls on three sides, this provides some protection if the base is attacked or an accident happens with another aircraft in the line.
The most obvious place I've seen for Agent Orange was in the A Shau Valley. For miles around the special forces base its so bare. Not too bad further north around Hill 937 Dong Ap Bia (Hamburger Hill) that I've been up twice so far( should post the videos).
My cousin was killed at Khe Sanh
Lt. Allen Wesley Courtney Jr. Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division.
I was 11 yo at the time, our family still mourns.
The greatest acknowledgement as to how his men felt about him was that his name has been given to the sons of those who served with him.
There is an old Norse saying that goes,
“ Cattle die,
Kin die,
Thou thy self shall die as well.
But one thing never dies,
The name and memory we leave
behind.”
God bless him.
My Dad was a Corpsman there during the Siege. Told me a lot of stories about what he went thru.
He knows the code word 7up, those guys had heart they took care of their men they put their life on the line
I had a friend who was there. He was older than me. He said when it first started he was so scared during a firefight, being able to see so many VC, That he literally shit himself and never even knew it. He's gone now, he was a Cajun from Louisiana and a good friend and a better man. I miss him every time I hear that accent
A lot of good men were lost here in N.Vietnam. I was a young MARINE in the 70s and im proud of all who SERVED. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
I was in bravo 1/4 in the 70s myself
God Bless you and your brave brothers.
My interest is filming locations of historical importance, please keep comments polite and as far as possible non political 😀
My Country wasn't involved in this unfortunate war but I have the utmost respect for all that served.
Great vid. Wonder what it was like to be there....
Your video makes me be still, much the same respect as church. I was born in 71, I try to understand my attraction to this war and place. Love the video, ty.
Such a haunting looking place. You could almost feel the 1000s of enemy soldiers hidden off in the distance just in this video. Can't imagine being there in person
I visited today (21st February 2023) and although the staff does well to maintain a good amount of the site and the museum, the runway, chopper pens and the rest of the site isn’t really accessible.
The runway is so thick now I could barely make out the chopper pens from the nose of the C-130.
Still a remarkable place, though, and well worth a visit if you’re near DaNang or Hue.
Really? I've been several times but 2020 being the last. It's a shame they've let it go. Hopefully now more tourists are here they'll bring it back. Covid was a very difficult time and priorities were probably elsewhere.
Next month I'm going to be Investigating the areas below Da Nang for some old USMC bases and AO.
Is it not accessible because they are fearfull of landmines and unexploded ordinances?
@@marcclement7396 no, the Americans actually levelled the place before they left. To keep the undergrowth in shape must be a huge task.
great footage love the music as well .please do more then and now of the known battle sights please .Really helps with understanding the battlefield and how difficult the terrain really was and the size and scope of vietnam
Wow, Brothers in Arms- perfect song for this video.
Very well done, and great choice of music.
Perfect music choice! Excellent video!
Looking at the far off mountains we patrolled Bravo Company 3rd platoon First Battalion 9th Marines Walking Dead l miss my brothers.
I was there in February/March of 71 for Lam Son 719, the invasion of Laos. Prettier now.
Everything growing will return to jungle as is if nothing ever disturbed it from that time period. Plants are very resilient and replenish their growth rapidly over time...
If you have ever been to Vietnam and read their war memorials it will Definitely put a different taste in your mouth. All the young kids to die there fighting a war no one wanted. Like the saying goes, the young man dies for the old man's valiant decisions
Love this and the music is one of my all time fav tunes!
Thanks.... welcome to my country.
🇮🇹IMPRESSIONANTE LE CICATRICI SONO ANCORA EVIDENTI! GRAZIE PER QUESTA TESTIMONIANZA! HO VISTO UN VIDEO SU LZ X RAY MA NON CÈ SU LZ ALBANY! 👍👍👍🇺🇲R.I P.
I remember the fighting during the siege, I miss my buddies
Shawn, my brother fought at Khe Sanh. He was in 1st Bn 26th Marine Rgt Bravo Co.
Seeing this makes you realise how much kit was lost as well!
Very beautiful tribute...so much sadness and so much life. Thanks for sharing!! 👍We follow you now and hope to be friends!! 💗
Phil
Amazing drone video.
I’m just wondering why you chose the location you were flying from?
You are standing within 100 ft. of the CP for C/1/26 (DX 847 419).
It took a direct hit on March 22, 1968
Did you have any problems with the locals flying your drone and what drone did you use?
Stephen Leonard I just walked over to the revetments as I wanted some closer photos of them. I’m using a DJI Mavic Mini that’s so small you can hide it all in a hoodie. No issues from locals but in Vũng Tàu some people were arrested for flying a drone on the beach.
It’s interesting after the war and everything the Vietnamese didn’t turn it into a military base but farmlands !! And still have the gunship and LAV as displays. More beautiful now than it was than. RIP to the fallen on both sides, this war should’ve never happened.
History is fascinating
Nice one Phil.
Imagin the amount of brass just laying anound the place 🤔
We buried a lot of junk in the ground when we left. Trucks tanker trucks. Shell casting don.t take a metal detector there.
Just watching Ken Burns doc on Vietnam, had to check out Khe Sanh today...
Ken Burns doc. sucks! Filled with politics,focus on the troops and battles!
I WAS THERE IN 1967 S END QUAD 50 65TH !!!!!!!!!!
surprised they let you film with a drone. i was there in 2018 and asked and was told "absolutely not" even though i was the only visitor to the museum/location at the time.
Yes permission is long winded, all about paperwork in duplicate to Hanoi well before and for every location. Needs to be submitted by a Vietnamese national really.
@@OneManandhisDrone haha, well i didnt have any of that so no wonder i got the hard "no". glad you got the go-ahead though, nice footage. was cool seeing it from above after having been there on the ground.
A MILLIONS DROP OF TEARS DURING " VIETNAM WAR "
You know Cold Chisel have a song called Khe Sanh?
Would have been more apt.
Don’t forget the Aussie diggers there either.
Famous song by a famous Aussie band with the title of this place.
Edit….no aussies we’re stationed there or fought there unlike the lyrics of the song led us to believe.
MY BAD….
Any chance you can go up he Chu Pong Massif from LZ X-RAY...Gia Lai Province. Right where the River Drang hits the Massif?
it's GIA LAI noi gai lai sir
@@dinhqui Not sure why my phone auto corrected a pronoun but thanks for catching it. And while you're at it feel free to head there and take some footage of the old ANTA Village.
If you're still interested have a look at the new drone video, maybe that'll cover it.
is the C-130 still operational ?
No that'll be a relic. I'd not fly in it.
looks different than the last time I saw it ,
There should be a lot of B52 bomb craters in those surrounding hills
Can anybody explain what the rectangular shapes are near the C130?
I'm assuming you mean the concrete revetments on the lefthand side along the runway. They're a parking area for an aircraft which has blast walls on three sides, this provides some protection if the base is attacked or an accident happens with another aircraft in the line.
@@OneManandhisDrone Thats what I assumed, thank you!
They dumped a LOT of agent orange at khe sanh.
The most obvious place I've seen for Agent Orange was in the A Shau Valley. For miles around the special forces base its so bare.
Not too bad further north around Hill 937 Dong Ap Bia (Hamburger Hill) that I've been up twice so far( should post the videos).
@@OneManandhisDrone i can only imagine how 937 looked probably something like Cambodia after archlight i would imagine.
@@OneManandhisDrone yea post that would be cool to see, cheers.
I'll find the footage, it's not drone but me trying to climb to the top and I find some fox holes and razor wire.
...the place is full of ghosts.
Quanta pace adesso
Us has no combat bases in Vietnam in 2020
the ager of stick and stone that beat the bomb... whats next!
Sgt. Liatama "Leo" Vaeao 2/1 fox trot co. USMC...... 7UP
Wholy moley. A C-130. LBJ was just as bad at getting his equipment back from enemy lands as Biden.
And then there’s the orange draft dodging coward. Is he one of your heroes?
@Larry Lebowski Do you see what happens Larry?
@@larrylebowski8386 alot of people dodged the draft.
Like the Afgan army stuff, all that was left in Vietnam was the South Vietnam army material. They are still using the M113 today!
So cool. Thanks for sharing this. What a gorgeous country. Father served. I'll show him. He'd love this.