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Great interview. Sad. I am wondering about his commission @ 18 yrs old and how that came about; high school grad @ 18, college studies 2-4 yrs. Would love to see how that commission came about. Asvab?
I’m proud to say I know this man. His heroics did not stop in combat, I’ve seen him firsthand in action. In the midst of an important business meeting he received a call from the wife of one of his platoon that was struggling emotionally 20 years after returning home and he dropped everything and prioritized getting his colleague help. Numerous times Ive seen him do outreach for fellow veterans that were struggling with substance abuse, medical issues, emotional and financial issues that he guided them toward resources that could help. To this present day he works with veterans with one agenda, to help others. Hero is a word with many different definitions, to me Dave Christian has been heroic in combat, and all throughout his life as a mentor, colleague and friend for those in need .
Wow, thank you for sharing this information. He seemed like a wonderful man in the interview and this is only compounded by everything you wrote. Hero through and through, you’re correct.
@Sagebrush Hey "Sagebrush" - F you. The interviewer did not ASK if or how Dave Christian was there for his children. Captain Christian's family (while he was in the military) WAS his fellow soldiers. I feel quite sure that Captain Christian's present mission in life is to be first and foremost the very best he can be for his family. So, once again (just for clarity...) F you !
My bio dad served in Vietnam and became an alcoholic from the ptsd he experienced. My mom raised me herself. I’m an army veteran from the mid 80’s. I’m blown away by the current situation my country is in because of greedy crooked politicians. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@@low-keyrighteous9575 he and his family denied I was his. Back before dna 🧬 tests. I’d like to think that he might’ve been around if not for what he experienced. I’ve been looking for the since the 90s. I sent out about 100 letters to men with his name got lots of responses but none of them were him I don’t know if I did reach him or not but he’s since died. Unfortunately I don’t have any communication with his family either. I was proud to serve in the army in the late 80’s. I was fortunate though I got out before desert storm began.
@@theresekirkpatrick3337 I'm sorry to hear that and I apologize for getting in your business .. I should have given my question a little more thought as to whether or not the topic was sensitive to you ..
@@theresekirkpatrick3337 Yes! GLAD I was out By 1977, But NEVER Was in Vietnam 🇻🇳 Desert Storm 🏜 Exposed Our Vets to Many Toxics, And IRAQ 🇮🇶2, Was Another Waste With NO Weapons of Mass Destruction Ever Found! Afghanistan 🇦🇫 May Have Been Needed - But NOT The Way We Did it for 20 YEARS! TRUMP Never Would Have Left The Way Biden Did.
I’m a Vietnam vet and this guy is telling it like it is I feel the same way as he does I had a purpose and I full filled my purpose with pride and will not trade it off for some politician, I to came home on a stretcher and proud and now I’m 74 still proud
Thank you for your service sir! God Bless you. You Vietnam Vets are the heroes of my generation. When I was a kid we always pretended we were in ‘Nam, and we have so much respect for you guys (all veterans actually-we just grew up hearing and reading the exploits of that war because it was the last war at the time)
I have a family full of Marines and Army 2 Coast Gaurd swimmer/medics (it might be only 1 now as the other was over 25 years in and wasn't going to reup next time when I last saw him he was going to deliver mail for 20 years and work for his local mountain SAR team then retire with 2 government pensions and continue working SAR as long as he physically could) and a bunch of LE too most the LE are retired military planning on at 58 retire with 2 government pensions and work with me at what I've been doing since my early 30s since I recovered enough from my accident that temporarily paralyzed me at my mid back and really trashed my lower spine and become a professional tourist I did it because the government classified me as disabled and disability doesn't pay the bills (especially as a single parent not getting child support) so between my sister's help with homeschooling the kids and keeping them inline and the farm and garden taken care of when I was away I showed them what my grandmother taught me before I was in kindergarten disabled is in the mind differently abled is in your heart and mind you just have to find something you can do in your condition even if it's starting your own business LLC or 501C3 find something you can do and enjoy doing and are capable of doing and go for it I hear old stories all the time they don't ever get old hearing them and some new ones too sometimes I think family get togethers are therapy sessions for the vets
@@festus512 do what if youre saying I'm looking for sympathy I seek no sympathy or have any sympathy for anybody else if you want sympathy you can find it where Webster put it in between shit and syphilis closer to syphilis so go after it at your own risk and you mentioned money he'll yeah I set out to make money I had to in order to support my family no matter how bad I was fucked up and money had to continue coming in when I had and will have future surgery and recovery I'm not sure why it's hard to understand I want to make money if you can live trading like the natives did then good on you I didn't see a way of making that work so I choose to make money
My father served 30 years in the military, 1945 thru 1975. Served in the Pacific theater during WW2, thru the Korean War, all thru the Vietnam War. Rarely spoke about his experience, never complained about America, never stood up on a soapbox dressed in fatigues bitching and complaining. Went to work in a quiet civilian job a month after retirement. He put all of his military memorabilia, medals, awards in a small wooden crate and stowed it in the basement. It was never opened until 2011 when he died. My brother and I (both retired military) were totally flabbergasted when we opened that crate. So many decorations, medals, awards, citations, etc. stacked inside. Just shows you how stoic and humble many veterans are. Most of the civilian sector will never know or realize the sacrifices most veterans have made, especially if they have never served.
Same experience for our family and I just feel terrible that we didn’t do more to honor our father. Vietnam vets are true heroes on so many levels! 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙🇺🇸
I never served but my dad served in the Marines in Vietnam at the beginning of the tet offensive in Alpha 1/1 . Books ( even with his picture) have been wrote about him and the guys he served with. President Trump awarded John Canley the Medal of Honor and spoke of the men he served with which would be my dad among other Marines. My dad was the most humble person ever . I'm definitely proud but yeah he's humble. It's amazing how humble he was honestly. I hate to sound like every other kid when I say I had a great dad but I did. He's been dead around 2 months now and all he wanted was military honors which he got. Glad you pointed that out. It says something great about the majority of our veterans. I'll always be proud to be an American!!! Thanks to everyone who has served in any branch at any time. Appreciate you.
And how did this serve him? Did it promote his physical and mental health? His morality and ethics? It made him stoic. So are slaves when they understand that they will never be free.
There was a gentleman in the neighborhood I grew up from the 1970 thru my enlistment in '84 who we all new as mentally challenged as he spent hours just walking the blocks or standing on the corner of the larger avenue smiling and waving at passing cars. Didn't see much of him after I returned in the early 90s as he was much older and having trouble getting around when I would see him. Eventually I came across his obituary and a photo of him in a Green Beret uniform. He was highly decorated and his exploits made Rambo seem like a JV bench warmer. Battle injuries and medication to allow him just to smile and wave at passing cars took an early toll on him. Wish I had kept his obit as it was almost unbelievable. Kids can be cruel to men smiling and waving at cars although I don't recall any of my friends or I doing so. Semper Fi
Reality is the opposite of how people are motivated for being indifferent towards wars. The danger is indefinite, but the media and other methods that are being used to promote conflicts are strong. The constant propaganda that is delivered to children through toy guns, and making heroes after men/women that fight wars is immoral and corrupt. Peace in the world should reign.
It wasn't like he was a nucence or some weirdo walking the busy streets. He was a hero. We can all be crule at times and we need to broaden our opinions. Don't be in a big hurry the judge. That meand all of us.
He spent days walking the busy streets trying to communcate but falling short. Shame on all of you who can't quiet get a grip on this hero's problems. There is nothing wrong. with waving at passing cars. He leads a very simple life. Maybe he just wants to people to know that he fought the only war we ever lost. Shame on you of it is true. Thank you Juan.
I feel like this video should be shown in all schools all over the US, we need people like David nowadays more than ever, a truly inspiring man that is part of history.
That would never happen. Our schools don't want kids to learn about this sort of thing. Schools just teach to get kids to pass a specific test and not much more. They damn sure arent going to teach anything related to patriotism, that gets in the way of the communism they're shoving into young minds.
@@maximorodriguez6849true, even though I'm also very critic of the war in Vietnam and I have heard all kind of horrible stuff that went on there, I can hear this man and admire every single minute of this video. He expresses his experience and views in such a way, that is impossible to not appreciate how he very accurately describes de problematics of this historic period
So very relevant today with yet another manufactured war going on in the middle of Europe. Same mechanism at work. Same propaganda. Same idiots cheering mainstream warmongers. What has changed? Nothing.
My uncle spent 19+ years in the Army with two years in Vietnam. He suffered from PTSD for the rest of his life. The army with all of its wisdom kicked him out just prior to retirement. He also went through two divorces. He died at 52 years old. He never complained and he never asked for anything. The politicians did exactly what this man said the sold out the veterans from Vietnam.
Those guy’s were heroes. It’s the politicians who should never have the power to send another man to another country to fight & die for then call it for our freedom. Politicians should NEVER be allowed to make these decisions & never be in any political position more than 8 years maybe less. Your uncle is owed for his service & you should pursue it in his honor. He should not be allowed to go down by weaker men making decisions to put him in his position of failure then not take care of him. This pisses me off even more. Vietnam was a war to kill off population in both countries. Screw biden & he was in office at that time. Politicians who haven’t served should not be making decision unless they go there too & see.
My Dad was drafted in 1951 during the Korean war and had a tour of duty in Viet-nam, not long afterwards after 18 years of service he was notified that he would be kicked out of the Army for not having a high school education. Luckily he was able to get his GED and retire in 1972. I love this country and what it is suppose to stand for but I mistrust the gov't and politicians that keep trying to destroy it. The older I get and the more I learn of things like Opration Northwoods and LBJ using the Gulf of Tonkin incident to put troops in to Viet-nam and all the conspiracy theories that turned out to be true my disdain for this gov't grows to where I don't believe anything that the media or this government says.
@@droppingdimes9580 Know what you mean, and people that would like to correct that problem are also Patriots. Disdain for the US Federal Government does not mean disdain for America as they are no longer one and the same.
This is a very emotional video for me. My brother joined the US Army in 1961, I joined the USAF in 1968. We were poor kids from the foothills of Appalachia, our mother was divorced and raised us 2 boys. As David said, being a single Mom in the 50s was incredibly difficult. My brother spent 3 years in VN and passed away last year from Agent Orange Parkinson's. Terrible death indeed. We were young then, listened to the war stories of our family members who had served in theater in WWII (the "good war"). We saw the military as a way to escape poverty and "see the world"... Our Mom told us that we would have 3 meals a day and "free clothes" also! :) America can never recover from the disastrous and terrible lies of our government back then, nor the way our citizens treated returning vets. We were innocent true believers... sadly so, as the lies continue to this day. But at least I recognize them as such.
Our gov is slowly setting up another disaster. Russia has already began. When China steps up to the plate every will really change. Hopefully there are enough Americans to fight for individual freedom.
@@juliecoates4761not if they're smart it's not like the government keeps an accurate inventory of things I know where I can get tracer rounds of many calibers
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As a Vietnam Vet myself and have an uncle that was also in Special Forces of the 60’s, many memories and feelings of being ‘alone back home’ still have ever-lasting effects to this day. But not, when I’m in the company of other Vets, regardless of the time or theater they served. Welcome Home, All Veterans. Thanks for this video. It needed being said!
Thank you, Sir, from a grateful nation. As an American who did not serve, I can only express my disappointment that you were not given the respect and honor you certainly earned for your service, which in my opinion should always be the very best of everything our country can offer our Vets with no limits or exceptions.
THANK YOU, sir, for your service and sacrifice. We do appreciate it. My parents were born in Czechoslovakia and lived through WW2 and escaped in the 60’s. Folks like you made this country the place people everywhere in the world wanted to come to. God Bless you and all veterans. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. We need more people like yourselves to be in government. People who have given to their country.
I am the ex-spouse of 2 Combat Vietnam Veterans. The ‘60’s were painful, sad, and the most pivotal time in our nations history. Yes, I still cry and yes, I am still angry but I will always support the Vietnam Vets and will never let American forget!!
Working class fighting a war to serve the interests of wealthy powerful people who only participate in the profits, not the dirty deadly dangerous stuff
As a son of a WW2 veteran who saw a lot of action in the war, a veteran of the Vietnam war era and a brother of 2 other Vietnam war era veterans, one who was a Green Beret himself, this interview touched a lot of tender spots for me and brought back memories of what it was like in the late 60s. This veteran is spot on for the times and thought processes that every young veteran went through at the time. Thank you for sharing this. We need more patriots like this today. 👉🇺🇸👈
@@stomper2582 Thanks for your bravery and defending this nation, no matter who we think is right or wrong. My dad is probably your age, from Tennessee. He got drafted to Vietnam from a rural town in Tennessee but didn’t make the final cut due to failed medical clearance. His dad, my grandfather, and also my mother’s father both fought in the Pacific Theater of WWII. I only knew my mom’s father sparingly, and never met the grandfather on my dad’s side as he had passed before I was born. I just recently erected his military headstone in a private family cemetery in Bolivar,TN. I was proud to do it…..Really wished I could’ve learned a lot of things from them, not only their experiences in war, but as a boy learning from brave men..…😢😢….Thanks again soldier!!!….👌🏾🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Imagine a country run by men like this.. and inhabited by people like him.. with his values, his life lessons & his bravery. I'm sad for what we have become
You and the rest of the world. Australians, Kiwis, Canadians, British and other Europeans went to the same wars with no hope of getting anything out of it except death, disability or the revisiting of the horrors lived.
'Imagine a country run by men like this.. and inhabited by people like him..' go back to late 1945, I agree with you but there is a huge toll for that to pay.
That man has 2 gallantry medals from Vietnam, commendation metal 2 silver stars one bronze star and a distinguished cross and while being a Capt at 20.... 20!!!! Now that's a real hero on the field and off the field I thank you for your service.
@@Gcock I was a bit puzzled about that when I Googled his name. Do you happen to know the particular code for medal use in uniforms? I'm not a US vet, but wanted to know a bit more about this.
@@radium05 army regulation states medals are not to be worn on class A or B uniforms AR 670-1 while active service, but can be worn on dress blues or if retired.
@@Gcock im familiar with them I know what your talking about my dad was Vietnam vet. I know it's basically forbidden to wear the same medal twice. Only way to show repeated awards is ribbons with oak leaf. But maybe for the video he did it for visual affect... who knows. But I would be heartbroken if he was doing some stolen valor thing.
44:20 'I don't ever ever see another protracted war that America's going to get into.' It must break this great man's heart to see how we've repeated history. I watched this video, and it hurts to listen to many parts of it, but makes me feel so proud to call this man a countryman.
At this very point in time, Biden and Bleeken are threatening sanctions against Russia because America wants NATO in Ukraine. America is gun crazy and is forever seeking wealth through war. You watch a video of a bitter damaged man who was swindled by America, and yet you do not see this. You have been so brainwashed by your warring government that you cannot see that America is doomed.
Kristine Conlan grow up. You sound bitter yourself...I see you do not know much. It is Ukraine who has ask the united states and NATO to step up and help them...Russians massing troops at its border, which it has every right to do and Ukraine and NATO (not just Americans) posture and stand ready to help if needed...the problem is more like most of the leaders in the west, not just America, are to quick to threaten war. Most People do not want war. Sounds like you are brainwashed towards America.
@@Dstew57A and you read as if you got nothing from the interview but instead troll through comments looking to insult. You know nothing of war except the one inside yourself.
@@kristineconlan5744 America, by way of Biden, doesn't want war in Ukraine. America wants to replace Russia as Europe's supplier of natural gas. We have an oversupply of natural gas and we've made that oversupply a strategic national interest (as we should). However, we can not beat Russia on price. Russia is close enough to build pipelines. We need highly specialized liquified gas tankers crossing an ocean. These tankers are essentially a pressurized, superchilled thermos. Pipelines can move gas in it's natural state over, or under land. Our only advantage over Russia is politically. Europe must cede some level of independence to Russia to exchange for cheap, abundant, easy natural gas. We (America) must make that loss of independence to Russia clear. How? Make Ukraine the example of the dangers involved in reliance on Russia. Europe should pause, as reliance on Russia is a bad idea. We should pause, as war for profit has always cost more than it could ever reap.
Our veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq are experiencing exactly what Vietnam vets experienced. The protests aren't as harmful, but as David Christian said, it wasn't the protests causing vets the most harm. It was the transition back to a nation which moved on without them as if their experiences didn't count. They're forgotten, and the time they gave leaves them at a perpetual disadvantage. Despite their gallantry and devotion to our nation, our nation extends little in return to them.
@@vipboyrockywilliams6577 Thanks. Respectfully, (I’ll throw Eddie into this :) the heroes are you guys that show us respect. The police, fire, medics, public - all of you who try and maintain ‘normal’. That’s all we want Bro. 🤙
I'm a Vietnal vet USMC 69-70 in country. Returning to the USA I felt ashamed and usually hid my service from friends and colleagues. Other than protesting the war with Vietnam Veterans Against the War, I never associated with other Vets. It was pretty rough. I started speaking to high school students about my perspective and though it was difficult, I managed to work through it.
This vet is so fair, and wise. He states he's Republican, for strong defense of country; but, also supports programs to keep our citizens stable. If any of our elected officials had such clarity, I'd be a happier camper! He's many valid points. Thanks, Mr Hoffman! Very special and well worth my time!
While in Vietnam, feed the children in the garbage dump, and knew the children parents were problem killed in some battle, they tell me there parent left, and never returned, and children end up homeless,and eating in the garbage dump, also remember the piranha fish, what a disaster, also piranha fish, save the United states government billions in damage to the rivers, in vietnam.
Doing so wouldn’t fit the current narrative. To be a patriotic American is scorned these days. But not by everyone. Some of US still love our country, good and bad.
Thank you David Hoffman for posting the full interview. Although the length of the video may impact engagement statistics Mr. Christian deserves to have his full story told. And do not be discouraged, people are listening and learning!
You are welcome, and I hope that it's length does not deter folks and cause the algorithm to pay no attention to it. I will try to not be discouraged. David Hoffman filmmaker
@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker no the length is great. If people don't have time to watch the whole thing then they weren't interested in the firs place. You can watch it in two or three nights. Maybe break the videos into part 1, 2 and 3?
Hell of an interview! Hard hitting and Real!!!! Brings back heavy memories. Sure hits home hard. I was a 17 year old 102 pound high school dropout. 1969 I volunteered and joined the Army. I suppose I was one of the 100,000 in Operation 100,000. My older brother had done 4 tours in Vietnam. I joined the Army to have a chance at a better life. I went overseas and ended up being retired on a 60% disability. I was fucked. A 19 years old, disabled veteran. America turned her back on many of us. This man speaks great truths.
From a Brit, you ain't one of Mac's morons, far too eloquent. I'm very lucky no conflict came along during my youth, my brainwashing would have made me volunteer to fight. I protested the Iraq war at 19 because was too switched on to wars of Imperalism by then, was lucky it was that war though or I would of been one of the first there. Good luck to you.
I am very sorry for your disability and I agree you are well spoken and articulate. Thank you I was 6 in 1969 and I honestly believed you folks were protecting me honestly. Being disabled now I know how hard it is. I destroyed myself working hard with a unknown genetic disease at the time, tore muscles, joints, nerves. I was 53 when they figured it out, by then as you said pretty much fd. My heart and prays go out to you sir.
I'm from the UK but that was my thought too. We all need to examine why politicians let us down continually and I believe that means setting into the light, for everyone to see, just what the City State System is and how it is tied and how it works and who it works for. DC is not the US.
@@sharonmorine5407 Yes, there are a lot of problems. But we're rapidly reaching the point where if the good and genuine don't stand up and take their places in leadership, even if unwanted, then the power-hungry psychopaths will be free to take this world into heretofore unimagined levels of global tyranny and suffering. And there won't be anyplace to run to.
Marine Gulf veteran here. This is a very impressive man. I salute you sir. All Vietnam vets please know that to my generation of servicemen, all of you are heroes. Please know this from the heart. Welcome home brother. God bless you.
This is one of the best interviews i have listen to, His voice is very captivation and he is a good storyteller. A man with conviction in what he is doing and is not afraid to say so! We need more people like this.
This is the most compelling, articulate and powerful storytelling I have ever heard from a Vietnam Vet. What a man. Dave Christian you are indeed a hero and an inspiration. From one of your allies in the UK, sending my most profund respect and best wishes.
This is a great informational interview about history. He explains everything very easy and it’s easy to listen to. If this guy is still alive in 2022 you need to interview him again. This guy is a Hero for serving his country.
Qui Nohn 12/69-2/71. Look at any war or so called police action we have been involved in and compare the ones that had the democrats in charge to the ones that had the Republicans in charge. You don't want to be involved in a military conflict when the democrats are in charge! The world is fortunate that our x ally ho chi Minh was the communist leader after the democrats abandoned vietnam like biden left Afghanistan. Can you imagine how this world would be if Vietnam had a leader like kim or pol pot!
This is a great interview. My dad passed away around a month ago. He once did an interview with my cousin for a school project but is a lost interview now. . My dad was a Marine in Alpha 1/1 2nd platoon at the beginning of the tet offensive. Those are the hardest stories to find about the first few days in Hue with Alpha company because so many were KIA . They are all true American heroes. President Trump finally recognized John Canley who my dad served with and awarded him the Medal of Honor. There's a book written by Kenneth Jordan about Alpha 1/1 titled "Marines Under Fire"and tells some of my dad's story . Since his passing away I have been blessed enough to find one of his two best friends he served with over there online. All those people who served over there deserve recognition. Appreciate the upload ! Thanks for everyone's service in any branch of our military at any time.
Herbert “Scotty” “the Buzzard” Watkins is a Marine from my home town of Reading, MA and served in Alpha 1/1 with Sergeant Major Canley at the battle of Hue. Scotty attended Sergeant Major Canley’s MOH Ceremony at the White House, along with several other brother Marines who fought so valiantly under the direction of CSM Hanley. I’ve attached a paragraph below which is part of an interview that Scotty gave to a New Hampshire news paper some years ago. Scotty was a hero to a lot of the citizenry in Reading, MA and especially to high school aged males, who had knowledge of his courage under fire. The “Buzzard”, Herbert “Scotty” Watkins, one of the Marine Corps finest, lives a happy life with his grandchildren and the rest of his family. God Bless him and those like him “Damn Few.” Semper Fi Scotty! Herbert Watkins was also there. The 21-year-old Marine nicknamed Buzzard was on one of the trucks and was hit by shrapnel outside Hue. Almost everyone got hit that day, including Canley who was bleeding from the face but ignored the wound. “He was all over the place. He was charging machine gun nests, him and (Sgt. Alfredo) Gonzalez,” said Watkins in a phone interview from Manchester, N.H., where he retired after 36 years with the Post Office. “He was directing fire, dragging people out of the street and he was always so calm. … It’s like it happened yesterday. I still visualize everything,” Watkins said, thinking of the sergeant the Marines still call Gunny. “Oh, a great man, a man of stone.”“I never saw such a Marine as him,” Watkins said. “It was amazing. He’d walk around nice and calm, rounds flying all around him.”
Recognition should not equate to life, they shouldn't have been there in the first place. No amount of medals or praise can bring back someone to life.
Painful and sad. Bless him. He suffered a lot and is able to articulate his experience and personal wisdom with integrity and honesty. I hope he found some joy and peace in life to help offset some of the pain, trauma, loss and mistreatment he felt. He represents so many others as well. Ordinary men and women are always the ones who get used by governments. Heartbreaking. Very moving testimony. I'd love to see this video reach millions. Thank you sir for your service, courage and words.
I'm a personal friend of Dave Christian, and this interview shows his intelligence & perspective about his Vietnam experiences. He pulls no punches, something I've always liked about him. I grew up in Pennsylvania, like he did, and I was drafted by the Marines in Scranton, PA. I ended up spending 4 years in the U.S., getting orders for West-Pac 3 times. All 3 times something happened out of my control, and my orders were rescinded. As a Marine, you go to fight, so I had a lot of guilt over never getting to Vietnam with buddies who didn't come back, came back without limbs or were messed up in the head. Friends like Dave helped me to deal with those feelings, so it was great to watch this interview to get some perspective from someone who was there. It would have been an honor to serve with him in combat! He should have been awarded the Medal of Honor for his combat history & injuries, in my opinion (others agree with me too). Please watch this all the way through, as it is fascinating & spellbinding, thanks to the talents of the interviewer - David Hoffman! If you can get Dave's book: "Victor Six" - it is a must read! Semper Fi, Robb Trexler, San Diego.
As an Army combat Nam Vet 67 & 68 trust me, don't feel guilty for 1 nanosecond. You raised your hand as we all did & served. THX, brother! After returning to the world, many Marines became my very close friends. We were all native Southern Californian's, although I just moved to TX. Semper Fi
@@roryschultz3788 The John Wayne movie Green Berets came out June 19,1968. Not 1969 that is just one of your statements that is wrong.There are others as well.
My father is a Vietnam vet. My uncle, was boots on ground, shot the cannons... came home to keep quite silent about it all and die very young at age 45 to a massive heart attack. Agent orange was a silent killer years later!
Sorry, your uncle was so young. Hope your dad is doing well!! Agent orange was an idea that should have been honestly investigated heavily before even thinking of using it!!!
Thank you David Christian. My father was an Army Engineer in Vietnam. I never met him. I'm glad there were some people like you, who loved America, weren't addicted to Opium, and fought bravely.
Thanks for posting. Great interview. Should be required viewing in all high school history classes. And thank YOU David Christian for your service. Welcome home Sir. B. Nininger , USMC 1982-86
The gradual lowering of this man's mood from 53 minutes to 55 minutes is one of the most heart breaking things I've ever witnessed. That conflict in him between pride and sorrow. I don't pity that he was put in that position because from the previous 50 minutes of interview I know he wouldn't want that, but it hurts to hear another human being going through the throes of those emotions over a situation he was essentially dropped into, and I hugely admire him for being able to tell his story so honestly. Enormous respect to David Christian, and thank you David Hoffman for yet another beautifully captured story that would've been lost to time for most of us if not for your ever vigilant film making.
This is one of the best interviews I've seen in my 38 years walking the earth. I love the dichotomy of the patriotic warriror parallel to an open mind for freedom of open discourse about right and wrong and the direct, zero BS way to form a more perfect union. It's beautiful.
Both the cancel culture clowns on the left, and especially the seditious cancel culture traitors on the right would be well served to watch this great Patriot’s interview and take his words to heart. He truly understands what makes this country unique in the world.
I once heard that if you ever run into a Vietnam veteran in public, always remember to say "Welcome Home". Many never heard these words upon returning from the atrocities of Vietnam. These people deserve nothing but respect and I can't thank David enough for shedding light on these mens stories.
This interview is incredible and deserves to be watched over and over . It needs to be heard and once again David Hoffman thank you sir for having the presence of mind to capture this man and his words .
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My oldest brother served in Vietnam in the Marine Corps. My cousin - Larry D. Kittrell died in Vietnam. He is on Panel W42 Line 62. THANK YOU VETERANS FOR YOUR SERVICE. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. THEY FOUGHT AGAINST AN ENEMY THAT THEY COULDN'T SEE.
My father was a Green Beret for two tours in the late stages of the war. He never talks about it aside from being a Distinguished Marksman, and funny stories about the guys from training, but never speaks about it. I've got more admiration for that man than anyone else in this world, and I'm privileged to be his son.
I'm glad this guy did speak about it. I've never been in battle. It's hard to imagine how horrible it is. I've been to some of the worst prisons in Louisiana, and it's very unpredictable violence, but being put out of a helicopter and left with enemy everywhere trying to kill you! It's got to be very traumatic. I thank your Dad for his service.
My father was a LRRP in Vietnam and also never talks about it. He is the complete opposite of the old guys you see wearing their Vietnam veterans hats. He is just very humble. I have always been very curious about his time in Vietnam because I can tell it has had a gigantic effect on who he is despite the fact it is something he never has talked about or openly dwelled on. I became a bit obsessed with learning about LRRPs for a bit and I think a lot of us with Vietnam vet fathers have this great curiosity about their experiences.
What a well spoken, thoughtful man. I love the shell vs soul of the nation analogy and how he could be both conservative and liberal. I regret that I did not do more to say thank you to our returning vets then, even though I did not do anything negative either. He’s right that in middle America we just didn’t want to deal with it-and it’s sad that we engaged in an even longer war later that we in middle America didn’t even remember all the time. This is one of the best interviews I’ve ever seen. Thank you for sharing. I’m a bit shook.
They distract us with entertainment and sports so we can make them our heroes; while protesters get to run our educational system to influence our gullible kids into becoming atheists communists.
@@luanaspa4400 Science may be atheist but it is proven and your post on this media is an example of man's achievements, not some sky fairy born to hallucinating Mesopotamian sheepherders before optical science. Teaching Democracy is only a threat to the Plutocratic Oligarchy that owns 90% of US media. Religion is 9.1% of US GDP and tax free. Real Democracies allow a free press, too. The 90% owned corporate media hate democracy so they label it socialism, but it is OECD based Democracy, and successful before America made 46,000,000 refugees since their War on Terror began and they are too racist/xenophobic to save the refugees they themselves created. Canada took the Vietnamese and Chilean refugees from US's adventures. www.eiu.com/n/campaigns/democracy-index-2020/
I’m pretty fortunate guy wasting a lot of time on TH-cam. Can’t say how happy I am to have watched this video. This video has made a difference and has given me a better appreciation for life and being an American. Thank you David Hoffman for bringing the best of the Internet right here. Thank you David Christian for your service. You both made difference. Thank you.
Dear David, There will come a time when neither of us will be around, but your work will be. I introduced my child to your videos and hope that he learns from them to pass on to his children. Thank you.
Thank you for your comment and for passing my work to your child. If your resources allow, I would sure appreciate your using the THANKS button under any of my videos including the one you have commented on. It is something new that TH-cam is beta testing and would mean a great deal for my continuing efforts. David Hoffman filmmaker
It took me over 20 years to "come home". We all has different experiences in Nam and upon returning. But the hardest part was after returning. I salute you, sir as we continue to welcome all our vet home.
I'd definitely vote for Mr Christian for president. I'm a USMC combat vet and what he is saying is how 90% of we Marines feel. Thank you for your service David. I appreciate it. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Wow! I’m super impressed with this soldier. I personally respect our military. Loved hearing this, especially with everything going on today. Should be mandatory for every student! Very clear and precise. Really makes you stop and think. God bless. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
...a swear word is your measure of a man's character? He killed, saw friends killed, children killed, was used and lied to by the government, and still suffers from what he did and saw. And you are worried about a swear word??
@@terryv hahaha oookayyy, so let's review the facts: you think absence of swearing is a valid measure of character, and you think a less-common name is silly. Seems you might be stuck with some questionable values there bud. Would you be more comfortable if my name was "John" or something similar?
My Dad was a combat Vietnam Veteran 11th cavalry 66-67. PTSD. An Agent orange was a reality in our family an the insanity that came with tht territory. My Dad suffered in ways only another combat Veteran would understand an the family suffered along with him. . The combat infantry Badge waz the only medal tht meant anything to him. I miss him dearly . He was a full blown Man. God Bless you Vietnam Veterans.
This is one of the most riveting interviews I have ever seen. David Christian is absolutely compelling. I'm glad he is still helping the Viet Nam vets. God bless him and all of his compatriots throughout history who fought to keep us safe.
Of all the interviews I have ever seen or read about Viet Nam this is the BEST! I have watched this 3 times and he is very profound in his experiences and viewpoints!
I like this candid interview. Nobody wants to be conflicted when serving their country. War should always be that last option. When the country chooses to go to war, you fight to win and support those who are fighting for you.
I’m not religious, but God bless this man. I’m not a Republican, but I would vote for this man. I’m not a veteran, but I have immense respect for him and feel I can understand this man. Thank you David Christian, and welcome home. You did your family name and your country good. Though we can never fully repay you* we should perpetually try to do so. *or any veteran who has fought for our country
Kevin IF You Were a Real Combat Vet, You'd Know that You Fight For Your Other Combat Vet Brothers, and Hell With the Politicians who Usually Care Less About Veterans, and Start Many Wars.
@@coiledsteel8344 While I am definitely not a veteran - combat or otherwise - I have nothing but respect and gratitude for those who have fought and sacrificed for our country and our way of life.
@ Kevin Rheault 1) I’m not part of a church family, religion is a product of man, I’ve seen & been a part of 2 abominations - not denominations. I’ve got a very strong belief in God, He is a part of my life daily. Believing in God doesn’t have the prerequisite of being a part of any specific religion. Sure, being a part of like minded people is great, but many church doctrine are not scriptural, but are man made rules & ceremonies. Any questions on having a relationship with Christ can be found in the Bible. 2) With the way things are today, you can no longer belong completely to one party, each vote should be based on the specifics of each individual and will they represent us or do they show that they don’t serve “We the People”, but serve the lobbyist & the big corporations. Too many in Washington DC, on both sides of the aisle, could care less about the every day American. They care about expanding the size of their wallets & their cronies. Change needs to occur, from school boards, towns/cities, counties/parishes, states/commonwealths & finally nationally. 3)I to have great respect for our vets, they have so much to teach us, the battles they have been a part of have given them such a great understanding of mankind & our own humanity. I wish we could get more men & women who have served, as well as those who haven’t but are willing to speak out, to come forward and help clean up the mess that we now see throughout the country. Just yesterday the senate voted into the SCOTUS, a judge who won’t define what the word “woman” is, has a history giving out shorter sentences than recommended on child porn & pedophilia & more. The qualification for the nominee was the person would be black & a woman (being left leaning would help)! Well it worked & now we are stuck. I do hope there will be a follow up on this great man’s life. He’s been to hell and back. Surviving the burns alone is a miracle. I worked in the SICU/Burn Unit when I got out of nursing school, in 1971. Back then the treatments for severe burns was going through a transition. As often happens, much of what happens medically & surgically on the battle fields, transitions to the medical schools & associated hospitals. If these soldiers were not injured in battle, the doctors/nurses & support staff wouldn’t have tried things to save lives, so I thank all service members who did their hardest to save the lives of their brothers & sisters injured in battle. What they saw & did was miraculous. For those that didn’t survive & gave the ultimate sacrifice in honor of our country & our flag, it was not in vain. Even in death, lessons were learned. We wouldn’t have different levels of trauma centers all across our nation, nor the level of training for EMT’s & Paramedics, reaching people in that golden hour, giving someone injured a better chance of surviving if treatment can begin in those first 60 minutes. Utilizing choppers to evacuate the most seriously injured. All of this is a result of what worked at the battlefields & benefits each of us today. Much of this came post Vietnam Nam. Thank you for sharing this video. Good bless you, our men & women who have & are serving & God help our nation get back on track!
Unbelievable man I can't stop I'm totally emotionally destroyed listening to him his words are so true and from the heart what he went through these men need to show politicians how to run a country and what it means to fight for your country and the country to love them as they fought and loved there country god bless you all veterans you deserve everything
Great interview from someone that understands a combat vets pvt hell. As an Army Vietnam Vet 67 & 68 coming home was hard. Most of my friends were graduated or just graduating from college and not one of them ever asked me any questions or were interested in the Vietnam War. Although home, I still had brothers in the fight & continued to receive letters from in country about the deaths those young warriors. I watched TV news in order stay informed on the war. My friends told me to turn that shit off, we have better things to do. So most of my friends became veterans of all services no matter what their MOS was. We tried to live the best life we could to honor those that sacrificed all. Life is peaks & valley's, but everyday is a blessing. To my brothers who did not return, you will never be forgotten.
@@SteffiReitsch Oh, so you were there & probably never even served as a verkehrspolizei. Tell that to the hundreds of thousands South Vietnamese that fled Nam to the US after the war. Prost.
@@Nam-id7kj Most of them who weren't collaborators came for economic reasons when given the chance, the same reasons they flood in now from south of the border. You MURDERED about 1 million Vietnamese. And spray hideous poison all over their land. Thousands of babies born with ghastly birth defects. You fckers need to hold your heads down and be humble and keep you bloody mouths shut. .
@@kayaar00 Taliban wasn’t even close in comparison to Vietnam. The issue is it’s unsustainable to keep control of a country so vast and lawless. Vietnam was an absolute nightmare for many.
So much better to watch the whole interview. Everything needs context. His recounting of his medals was unexpectedly moving and his conclusion was uplifting.
I agree with everything that both David Christian and Bill Ehrhart say. I'm a veteran (Afghanistan) and would be thrilled to have a beer with either one of these men. Thank you, David, for sharing these stories with the world, for the ages.
One of the best interviews I've seen in a while. So insightful. A lot of his descriptions of the war with Vietnam sounded eerily similar to the war against Iraq and Afghanistan.
Yes it reminds me of the way my grandfather spoke whom was just a tad older then this guy. Thank you David Hoffman for capturing this side of the 60's. People have not heard the points of view this guy makes as much as the hippie's point of view.
@@belen3732 that's almost exactly what he said actually. "If you're going to fight, you fight to win. There is no second place in a war". Even if he was wrong,which he wasn't, you should probably be a little more respectful towards this man who shed blood for this country. Thank you, David Watts for your service!
@@brandoncooke6564 Great post. I almost said to Belen373: "you apparently can't read well or recall what you heard". But I saw your comment. Well said. More power to ya!
I love this interview and I miss times when we had conversations where we weren't inflexible going into them. I love listening to older generations tell about events and feelings from their days growing up. I'm a gen Xer so I had a grandmother who lived through the depression era and dust bowl days, and was a young adult during WW2, and I loved listening to her tell all these stories from her younger years and I'd just soak them in, the moments and everything about them. As she grew older before she passed she'd be embarrassed that she'd remember that she was telling the same stories she already told me many times, but I always told her to please continue, because I wanted to hear them all again. Her and i were on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but we never let the differences cause a irreparable divide, and we loved sharing stories. Great interview.
The best part of this entire interview by far in my humble opinion, and humble it is, as they are to me what I define as heroes, is this man's meaning of what is patriotism, best I've ever heard.
For myself, one who missed the hell of Vietnam by just a few years, because of my age, and knowing some around me that served in Vietnam, I cannot imagine the ignorance of those that turned against these kids sent to fight. I cannot understand how anybody can treat these kids with disrespect after imagining the hell they lived through. I have great respect for any person that has served and fought to preserve the Freedoms I have enjoyed my entire life.
God forgive them for they know not what they do by causing the veteran hero to suffer. We fought to help the underdog as they are brutally killed for the sake of communism.
@@mtsflorida The Vietnam War was wrong. I feel mostly bad for the men who had to fight in a war that they could never win. Those who fought did their duty. The ones that sent them were acting out of fear and arrogance. That war has crippled America.
I haven't seen or heard from a standup guy for a long long time, this without question is one. Without even being an American i still want to thank you for your service en very honest home hitting story. God bless you!
My Grandfather fought in the Ia Drang Valley. He was Drafted and didn't have a choice to go. He's 81 years old now and still can't talk about it without feeling guilty or ashamed. He praised Col. Moore however and said he was a good man who cared about his men and was the last one to leave the field. When I told him about Col. Moore's passing, he looked heartbroken.
I have read the book. Your grandfather is truly a warrior. That mission was such a disaster to be in and perform. He was fortunate to leave alive. Head in the leadership of one and intelligence should have rolled,but did not. It was an extraordinary fight and maneuver to survive and accomplish in the final result. Moore was all a leader should be in his performance,and his troops pulled off a grand finality of the fight. All that were there should have been commended. A great number for one fight did not come back.
Afghan and Iraq vet here, I can testify that the feelings he had still ring true for me today. The wars may change but combat is the same regardless the theater, and the scars remain the same as well. God bless this patriot, and I’m proud to be in the same lineage to have served this great nation.
Valeu! We're living the first time in human history that we can watch people who fought wars talk. Thanks for making these videos available, Mr. Hoffman. History is many and the one that has been the less told is the history of the soldier in the field.
For every person (especially men) who claim that single mothers raise weak, self-indulgent, non-masculine men, I hope those people take the time to watch this truly magnificent gentleman tell his amazing story. His life story certainly is inspiring, to say the last. THANK YOU, David Christian, for your fearless, selfless service to this country!👍👍👏👏
What a Remarkable Man !! This video should be widely shown as a Veteran’s experienced reflection on the sixties forward of not only the Vietnam War but all modern war and the sacrifice soldiers make on the field of battle and when they return home. Thank You Sir For Your Service on and off of the field of battle 👍🏻🇺🇸
This reminds me so much of my dad, a green beret veteran. He suffered from PTSD and was treated poorly in some ways by the government. I dropped him off at the airport probably 12 years ago and he left for the Philippines. I never saw him again and he died last August from liver failure due to alcoholism. He was a good father but he had some demons. I miss him so much.
Not demons, memories. Sorry that you also were wounded by your dad's sacrifice, my dads childhood was overshadowed by my Grandfather's PTSD from WW2 I guess it's something that happens more frequently than anyone acknowledges.
All for the country that will never love him... All warriors should be rewarded for life, for risking their lives for greed and conquest to get nothing in return.
So true that you need to listen to people's stories in depth. The problem with social media these days is everyone's talking but no one's listening. We need interviews like this. Thank you!
This is one of the best interviews I have ever seen! What an interesting man and his perspective. Such an intelligent insight. I am 64 years old and as a child, I thought the 60s were pretty great but now listening to him, I truly see what he means. So much upheaval and loss in the 60s. I would love to hear other interviews with him as he grew older. It would be interesting to hear what he has to say now in this climate of our country.
We started our bomb drills under our desks. Then we went to the hall. The teachers were worried but we weren't. The Vietnam traveling memorial made me burst into tears. I felt so humbled to see all those names. A vet was hunting frantically for his buddy's name and couldn't find it. He looked like an addict. It had been marked incorrectly in the records. I walked down quite aways and a name jumped out at me. I went back and asked him if this was his buddy's name. He exclaimed YES! I took him to the name where he kneeled cried and placed a flower and some items on the ground beneath the name. This day God Almighty taught me of His love and concern for veterans. My four kids were with me.
Yep, I remember those drills in school. But even as a youngster I remember thinking what good would it do? We had all seen the old black & white films of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings and knew (even at that young age) there would be no surviving something like that.
I worked with several Nam vets (one very closely) when I was in even a few Korea & Nam vets. They were all a great group of people and I feel fortunate to have worked with them and learned from them. I never asked them about their experiences, I waited until they opened up (which was usually at a beer party) then I sat and listened. The stories were amazing and I feel fortunate to have heard them. These people deserve so much better than what they received when coming home. WELCOME HOME TO ALL OF OUR NAM VETS! FLY NAVY!!!
I was 13 my brother was17 his # was up. I was 13 and I knew I would let let other kill me before they took my brother . Many friends died, many survived...... I still wear mr POW/Mia bracelet . He never came home . I will never forget.......
I’m just old enough to to remember “The television War” as they called Vietnam in Australia. Our vets were treated the same. They had to fight to be noticed on our day of remembrance. So sad. I still find this sort of treatment hard to comprehend.
I am not a veteran but my father went to Vietnam. I don't pry but I have heard stories.. the fact our vets got treated how they did when they got home ,pulls at my heart. I Truly thank all of you
My Dad was a Drill Instructer in the Marine Corps. He was stationed in Camp Pendleton, CA. He went to Vietnam. He's still alive I should interview him! I thank you for these great films you made!
Yes definitely record his personal experience in Vietnam! Everyone who fought in the war should be interviewed! Although I understand many might not want to relive those times 😔
Incredible. Absolutely mind blown. I fell asleep listening to this but woke up in the last ten mins crying. Even though I was asleep his message still got through. Changed my whole perception of reality. Big love to thos man and all who gave their lives. The world needs more men like this.
Amazing interview - I only regret I hadn't seen this before. I always believed you should support veterans regardless of how you feel about a war or war in general. This only cements that belief.
11 minutes in and I knew I was going to love this guy, great American hero , I’ve never been a starstruck person and never cared to meet a celebrity. these are the type of guys that Are celebrities to me. Great American thanks for your service
No worries those who want to understand people and the times they lived in will watch the whole thing to spite their personal politics. This is one of the most profound interviews I've seen on this platform. Thank you for posting it
Professor wanted facts,not fiction! I wasn't a Vietnam era veteran,but in 1980 when I enlisted the iLL feelings towards veterans was still there. I felt it and was made to feel 2nd class at times. Thank you Mr. Christian for your service and sacrifice.
the way this gentleman talks, seems so familiar. I could swear that some actor has studied this interview, and used this mans vocal inflections for a movie part. This guy and the other one really tell it like it was..straight and to the point..no glossing it over, no uncontrolled rage...just perfect.
Thank you, David. This Veteran is an amazing man. It's difficult to believe this interview was conducted in 1989 but is still so relevant to the division the American people are facing today over issues political and social issues. This Green Beret described true Patriotism perfectly. My stepdad was a Vietnam Vet and a Marine (since no one is ever a former Marine) until the day he passed. He lived with a body full of shrapnel, scars, and a permanent limp from injuries he sustained. He earned three Purple Hearts during his tours in Vietnam. His premature death was found to be a condition of Agent Orange exposure. To say he was a great man barely describes him; He was so much more to each of us, but he is sorely missed by our family.
deken I couldn't express my sentiments better than Elizabeth and Mark have. He's had you in his life, dear deken, along with his/your family, too, and that is truly nice for one like me to know!!!
A magnificent testimony by the son of a Vietnam soldier warrior. Beautiful to watch. th-cam.com/video/oovIgYKKDEU/w-d-xo.html
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Sp check lies, I did not join! A regert of a life time. If ya' ll are veterans my hat is off to you!
Great interview. Sad. I am wondering about his commission @ 18 yrs old and how that came about; high school grad @ 18, college studies 2-4 yrs. Would love to see how that commission came about. Asvab?
They should do a movie of this soldiers life……
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I’m proud to say I know this man. His heroics did not stop in combat, I’ve seen him firsthand in action. In the midst of an important business meeting he received a call from the wife of one of his platoon that was struggling emotionally 20 years after returning home and he dropped everything and prioritized getting his colleague help. Numerous times Ive seen him do outreach for fellow veterans that were struggling with substance abuse, medical issues, emotional and financial issues that he guided them toward resources that could help.
To this present day he works with veterans with one agenda, to help others. Hero is a word with many different definitions, to me Dave Christian has been heroic in combat, and all throughout his life as a mentor, colleague and friend for those in need .
Wow, thank you for sharing this information. He seemed like a wonderful man in the interview and this is only compounded by everything you wrote. Hero through and through, you’re correct.
Hope someone is taking care of him in that way too.
Wow you're lucky as u could learn a lot from a man like that
That is beautiful
@Sagebrush Hey "Sagebrush" - F you. The interviewer did not ASK if or how Dave Christian was there for his children. Captain Christian's family (while he was in the military) WAS his fellow soldiers. I feel quite sure that Captain Christian's present mission in life is to be first and foremost the very best he can be for his family.
So, once again (just for clarity...) F you !
My bio dad served in Vietnam and became an alcoholic from the ptsd he experienced. My mom raised me herself. I’m an army veteran from the mid 80’s. I’m blown away by the current situation my country is in because of greedy crooked politicians. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
When you say biological dad why do you say it like that ? Do you not really consider him her father due to him not being able to help your mom ?
@@low-keyrighteous9575 he and his family denied I was his. Back before dna 🧬 tests. I’d like to think that he might’ve been around if not for what he experienced.
I’ve been looking for the since the 90s. I sent out about 100 letters to men with his name got lots of responses but none of them were him I don’t know if I did reach him or not but he’s since died. Unfortunately I don’t have any communication with his family either. I was proud to serve in the army in the late 80’s. I was fortunate though I got out before desert storm began.
@@theresekirkpatrick3337 I'm sorry to hear that and I apologize for getting in your business .. I should have given my question a little more thought as to whether or not the topic was sensitive to you ..
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Yes!
GLAD I was out By 1977, But NEVER Was in Vietnam 🇻🇳
Desert Storm 🏜 Exposed Our Vets to Many Toxics, And IRAQ 🇮🇶2, Was Another Waste With NO Weapons of Mass Destruction Ever Found!
Afghanistan 🇦🇫 May Have Been Needed - But NOT The Way We Did it for 20 YEARS!
TRUMP Never Would Have Left The Way Biden Did.
My uncle came back from Vietnam an alcoholic. He had to have 3/4 of his stomach removed. I don't think he weighed even 100 lbs. God bless Uncle Dean.
I’m a Vietnam vet and this guy is telling it like it is I feel the same way as he does I had a purpose and I full filled my purpose with pride and will not trade it off for some politician, I to came home on a stretcher and proud and now I’m 74 still proud
Thank you for your service sir! God Bless you. You Vietnam Vets are the heroes of my generation. When I was a kid we always pretended we were in ‘Nam, and we have so much respect for you guys (all veterans actually-we just grew up hearing and reading the exploits of that war because it was the last war at the time)
I'm not even a American but proud of your karakter keep your pride high👌
And I am PROUD OF YOU AND ALL THE OTHERS WHO SERVED SO BRAVELY! May Almighty God bless you!
Thank you for your service sir. God Bless you.
Thank You Mason for your service .... May God Bless and keep you in His Grip !
I am a retired Marine this is one of the finest testimony’s I’ve ever heard Semper Fi sir
I have a family full of Marines and Army 2 Coast Gaurd swimmer/medics (it might be only 1 now as the other was over 25 years in and wasn't going to reup next time when I last saw him he was going to deliver mail for 20 years and work for his local mountain SAR team then retire with 2 government pensions and continue working SAR as long as he physically could) and a bunch of LE too most the LE are retired military planning on at 58 retire with 2 government pensions and work with me at what I've been doing since my early 30s since I recovered enough from my accident that temporarily paralyzed me at my mid back and really trashed my lower spine and become a professional tourist I did it because the government classified me as disabled and disability doesn't pay the bills (especially as a single parent not getting child support) so between my sister's help with homeschooling the kids and keeping them inline and the farm and garden taken care of when I was away I showed them what my grandmother taught me before I was in kindergarten disabled is in the mind differently abled is in your heart and mind you just have to find something you can do in your condition even if it's starting your own business LLC or 501C3 find something you can do and enjoy doing and are capable of doing and go for it I hear old stories all the time they don't ever get old hearing them and some new ones too sometimes I think family get togethers are therapy sessions for the vets
@@davidwoermansr holy sugar dud what do you sympathy of money ?
@@festus512 do what if youre saying I'm looking for sympathy I seek no sympathy or have any sympathy for anybody else if you want sympathy you can find it where Webster put it in between shit and syphilis closer to syphilis so go after it at your own risk and you mentioned money he'll yeah I set out to make money I had to in order to support my family no matter how bad I was fucked up and money had to continue coming in when I had and will have future surgery and recovery I'm not sure why it's hard to understand I want to make money if you can live trading like the natives did then good on you I didn't see a way of making that work so I choose to make money
My father served 30 years in the military, 1945 thru 1975. Served in the Pacific theater during WW2, thru the Korean War, all thru the Vietnam War. Rarely spoke about his experience, never complained about America, never stood up on a soapbox dressed in fatigues bitching and complaining. Went to work in a quiet civilian job a month after retirement. He put all of his military memorabilia, medals, awards in a small wooden crate and stowed it in the basement. It was never opened until 2011 when he died. My brother and I (both retired military) were totally flabbergasted when we opened that crate. So many decorations, medals, awards, citations, etc. stacked inside. Just shows you how stoic and humble many veterans are. Most of the civilian sector will never know or realize the sacrifices most veterans have made, especially if they have never served.
What humble and stoic man. Some of the most admirable ways to live. Thank you for sharing.
Same experience for our family and I just feel terrible that we didn’t do more to honor our father. Vietnam vets are true heroes on so many levels! 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙🇺🇸
I never served but my dad served in the Marines in Vietnam at the beginning of the tet offensive in Alpha 1/1 . Books ( even with his picture) have been wrote about him and the guys he served with. President Trump awarded John Canley the Medal of Honor and spoke of the men he served with which would be my dad among other Marines. My dad was the most humble person ever . I'm definitely proud but yeah he's humble. It's amazing how humble he was honestly. I hate to sound like every other kid when I say I had a great dad but I did. He's been dead around 2 months now and all he wanted was military honors which he got. Glad you pointed that out. It says something great about the majority of our veterans. I'll always be proud to be an American!!! Thanks to everyone who has served in any branch at any time. Appreciate you.
And how did this serve him? Did it promote his physical and mental health? His morality and ethics? It made him stoic. So are slaves when they understand that they will never be free.
@@cindyj5522 ??? -- ur sick ...
There was a gentleman in the neighborhood I grew up from the 1970 thru my enlistment in '84 who we all new as mentally challenged as he spent hours just walking the blocks or standing on the corner of the larger avenue smiling and waving at passing cars. Didn't see much of him after I returned in the early 90s as he was much older and having trouble getting around when I would see him. Eventually I came across his obituary and a photo of him in a Green Beret uniform. He was highly decorated and his exploits made Rambo seem like a JV bench warmer. Battle injuries and medication to allow him just to smile and wave at passing cars took an early toll on him. Wish I had kept his obit as it was almost unbelievable. Kids can be cruel to men smiling and waving at cars although I don't recall any of my friends or I doing so. Semper Fi
Reality is the opposite of how people are motivated for being indifferent towards wars. The danger is indefinite, but the media and other methods that are being used to promote conflicts are strong. The constant propaganda that is delivered to children through toy guns, and making heroes after men/women that fight wars is immoral and corrupt. Peace in the world should reign.
It wasn't like he was a nucence or some weirdo walking the busy streets. He was a hero. We can all be crule at times and we need to broaden our opinions. Don't be in a big hurry the judge. That meand all of us.
He spent days walking the busy streets trying to communcate but falling short. Shame on all of you who can't quiet get a grip on this hero's problems. There is nothing wrong. with waving at passing cars. He leads a very simple life. Maybe he just wants to people to know that he fought the only war we ever lost. Shame on you of it is true. Thank you Juan.
PTSD isn't a mental challenge. It's a reaction to trauma. Guys with PTSD are suffering not retarded.
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I feel like this video should be shown in all schools all over the US, we need people like David nowadays more than ever, a truly inspiring man that is part of history.
That would never happen. Our schools don't want kids to learn about this sort of thing. Schools just teach to get kids to pass a specific test and not much more. They damn sure arent going to teach anything related to patriotism, that gets in the way of the communism they're shoving into young minds.
@@seapete131 sounds like you didn't watch the video because nothing about what he said made me want to go to war
@@maximorodriguez6849true, even though I'm also very critic of the war in Vietnam and I have heard all kind of horrible stuff that went on there, I can hear this man and admire every single minute of this video. He expresses his experience and views in such a way, that is impossible to not appreciate how he very accurately describes de problematics of this historic period
I agree and on every major news network at prime time. This guy could change America for Good!
Yes, My husband Vietnam veteran, Us Navy Gunner, USS mullinix DD 944,we help veterans too!
His story should be taught in every school, His courage and sacrifice make me proud to be an American. 🇺🇸
Thank you for sharing this powerful story.
So very relevant today with yet another manufactured war going on in the middle of Europe. Same mechanism at work. Same propaganda. Same idiots cheering mainstream warmongers. What has changed? Nothing.
Why weren't you proud to be an American before
I thought this right away!! It was different in my day!
My uncle spent 19+ years in the Army with two years in Vietnam. He suffered from PTSD for the rest of his life. The army with all of its wisdom kicked him out just prior to retirement. He also went through two divorces. He died at 52 years old. He never complained and he never asked for anything. The politicians did exactly what this man said the sold out the veterans from Vietnam.
Painful to read. I'm so sad for your uncle.
so sorry....shameful how our vets from the Nam were treated.
Those guy’s were heroes. It’s the politicians who should never have the power to send another man to another country to fight & die for then call it for our freedom. Politicians should NEVER be allowed to make these decisions & never be in any political position more than 8 years maybe less. Your uncle is owed for his service & you should pursue it in his honor. He should not be allowed to go down by weaker men making decisions to put him in his position of failure then not take care of him. This pisses me off even more. Vietnam was a war to kill off population in both countries. Screw biden & he was in office at that time. Politicians who haven’t served should not be making decision unless they go there too & see.
My Dad was drafted in 1951 during the Korean war and had a tour of duty in Viet-nam, not long afterwards after 18 years of service he was notified that he would be kicked out of the Army for not having a high school education. Luckily he was able to get his GED and retire in 1972. I love this country and what it is suppose to stand for but I mistrust the gov't and politicians that keep trying to destroy it. The older I get and the more I learn of things like Opration Northwoods and LBJ using the Gulf of Tonkin incident to put troops in to Viet-nam and all the conspiracy theories that turned out to be true my disdain for this gov't grows to where I don't believe anything that the media or this government says.
@@droppingdimes9580 Know what you mean, and people that would like to correct that problem are also Patriots. Disdain for the US Federal Government does not mean disdain for America as they are no longer one and the same.
Thank you David Christian, for your service and sacrifices.
You're welcome. Now, it's your turn.
@@jeffrygagnon5506 - Um... World War Two?
@@Ricopolico - Yes, the "thank you for your service" has become a bore. It’s too easy.
This is a very emotional video for me. My brother joined the US Army in 1961, I joined the USAF in 1968. We were poor kids from the foothills of Appalachia, our mother was divorced and raised us 2 boys. As David said, being a single Mom in the 50s was incredibly difficult. My brother spent 3 years in VN and passed away last year from Agent Orange Parkinson's. Terrible death indeed. We were young then, listened to the war stories of our family members who had served in theater in WWII (the "good war"). We saw the military as a way to escape poverty and "see the world"... Our Mom told us that we would have 3 meals a day and "free clothes" also! :) America can never recover from the disastrous and terrible lies of our government back then, nor the way our citizens treated returning vets. We were innocent true believers... sadly so, as the lies continue to this day. But at least I recognize them as such.
Welcome home. Thank you.
Thank you for your service to this nation from the bottom of my heart. God bless you.
and now soldiers pay for their uniforms.
Our gov is slowly setting up another disaster. Russia has already began. When China steps up to the plate every will really change. Hopefully there are enough Americans to fight for individual freedom.
@@juliecoates4761not if they're smart it's not like the government keeps an accurate inventory of things I know where I can get tracer rounds of many calibers
I have never heard such a clear and tearing confession from a vet......you have all my respect.....I am not a military...but I salute you
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As a Vietnam Vet myself and have an uncle that was also in Special Forces of the 60’s, many memories and feelings of being ‘alone back home’ still have ever-lasting effects to this day. But not, when I’m in the company of other Vets, regardless of the time or theater they served. Welcome Home, All Veterans. Thanks for this video. It needed being said!
Thank you, Sir, from a grateful nation. As an American who did not serve, I can only express my disappointment that you were not given the respect and honor you certainly earned for your service, which in my opinion should always be the very best of everything our country can offer our Vets with no limits or exceptions.
@@rodmcdonough6111 well said Rod, I totally agree
THANK YOU, sir, for your service and sacrifice. We do appreciate it. My parents were born in Czechoslovakia and lived through WW2 and escaped in the 60’s. Folks like you made this country the place people everywhere in the world wanted to come to. God Bless you and all veterans. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. We need more people like yourselves to be in government. People who have given to their country.
@@MrRugercat45 - Thank you, Sir!
Welcome Home and Thank You for your Service.
It should have been said to you when you first came home!
I am the ex-spouse of 2 Combat Vietnam Veterans. The ‘60’s were painful, sad, and the most pivotal time in our nations history. Yes, I still cry and yes, I am still angry but I will always support the Vietnam Vets and will never let American forget!!
GOD bless you Sheila
Working class fighting a war to serve the interests of wealthy powerful people who only participate in the profits, not the dirty deadly dangerous stuff
As a son of a WW2 veteran who saw a lot of action in the war, a veteran of the Vietnam war era and a brother of 2 other Vietnam war era veterans, one who was a Green Beret himself, this interview touched a lot of tender spots for me and brought back memories of what it was like in the late 60s. This veteran is spot on for the times and thought processes that every young veteran went through at the time. Thank you for sharing this. We need more patriots like this today.
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AMEN
@@stomper2582 Thanks for your bravery and defending this nation, no matter who we think is right or wrong. My dad is probably your age, from Tennessee. He got drafted to Vietnam from a rural town in Tennessee but didn’t make the final cut due to failed medical clearance. His dad, my grandfather, and also my mother’s father both fought in the Pacific Theater of WWII. I only knew my mom’s father sparingly, and never met the grandfather on my dad’s side as he had passed before I was born. I just recently erected his military headstone in a private family cemetery in Bolivar,TN. I was proud to do it…..Really wished I could’ve learned a lot of things from them, not only their experiences in war, but as a boy learning from brave men..…😢😢….Thanks again soldier!!!….👌🏾🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Imagine a country run by men like this.. and inhabited by people like him.. with his values, his life lessons & his bravery. I'm sad for what we have become
Guys got one hell of a story.
You and the rest of the world. Australians, Kiwis, Canadians, British and other Europeans went to the same wars with no hope of getting anything out of it except death, disability or the revisiting of the horrors lived.
'Imagine a country run by men like this.. and inhabited by people like him..' go back to late 1945, I agree with you but there is a huge toll for that to pay.
I couldn’t agree more. And I’m sad for what the whole of the Western world has become.
@@rogerramjet2340 why. Why has it become what it is? There is an answer if you are brave enough to speak truthfully to yourself.
That man has 2 gallantry medals from Vietnam, commendation metal 2 silver stars one bronze star and a distinguished cross and while being a Capt at 20.... 20!!!! Now that's a real hero on the field and off the field I thank you for your service.
That's insane... a legend.
@@Gcock I was a bit puzzled about that when I Googled his name. Do you happen to know the particular code for medal use in uniforms? I'm not a US vet, but wanted to know a bit more about this.
Totally real hero and you ratfinks wouldn’t know what the real deal looked like if it fell over you.
@@radium05 army regulation states medals are not to be worn on class A or B uniforms AR 670-1 while active service, but can be worn on dress blues or if retired.
@@Gcock im familiar with them I know what your talking about my dad was Vietnam vet. I know it's basically forbidden to wear the same medal twice. Only way to show repeated awards is ribbons with oak leaf. But maybe for the video he did it for visual affect... who knows. But I would be heartbroken if he was doing some stolen valor thing.
44:20 'I don't ever ever see another protracted war that America's going to get into.' It must break this great man's heart to see how we've repeated history. I watched this video, and it hurts to listen to many parts of it, but makes me feel so proud to call this man a countryman.
At this very point in time, Biden and Bleeken are threatening sanctions against Russia because America wants NATO in Ukraine. America is gun crazy and is forever seeking wealth through war. You watch a video of a bitter damaged man who was swindled by America, and yet you do not see this. You have been so brainwashed by your warring government that you cannot see that America is doomed.
Kristine Conlan grow up. You sound bitter yourself...I see you do not know much. It is Ukraine who has ask the united states and NATO to step up and help them...Russians massing troops at its border, which it has every right to do and Ukraine and NATO (not just Americans) posture and stand ready to help if needed...the problem is more like most of the leaders in the west, not just America, are to quick to threaten war. Most People do not want war. Sounds like you are brainwashed towards America.
@@Dstew57A and you read as if you got nothing from the interview but instead troll through comments looking to insult. You know nothing of war except the one inside yourself.
@@kristineconlan5744 America, by way of Biden, doesn't want war in Ukraine.
America wants to replace Russia as Europe's supplier of natural gas.
We have an oversupply of natural gas and we've made that oversupply a strategic national interest (as we should). However, we can not beat Russia on price. Russia is close enough to build pipelines. We need highly specialized liquified gas tankers crossing an ocean. These tankers are essentially a pressurized, superchilled thermos. Pipelines can move gas in it's natural state over, or under land.
Our only advantage over Russia is politically.
Europe must cede some level of independence to Russia to exchange for cheap, abundant, easy natural gas. We (America) must make that loss of independence to Russia clear.
How? Make Ukraine the example of the dangers involved in reliance on Russia.
Europe should pause, as reliance on Russia is a bad idea.
We should pause, as war for profit has always cost more than it could ever reap.
Our veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq are experiencing exactly what Vietnam vets experienced. The protests aren't as harmful, but as David Christian said, it wasn't the protests causing vets the most harm. It was the transition back to a nation which moved on without them as if their experiences didn't count.
They're forgotten, and the time they gave leaves them at a perpetual disadvantage.
Despite their gallantry and devotion to our nation, our nation extends little in return to them.
Excellent. I was in Iraq. Afghanistan and so on. Nothing has changed. This should be mandatory viewing
Same here. 11M and 63S when I came back to states
In my eyes you are a hero💯
@@eddiehaynie you are a hero aswell 💯
@@vipboyrockywilliams6577 Thanks. Respectfully, (I’ll throw Eddie into this :) the heroes are you guys that show us respect. The police, fire, medics, public - all of you who try and maintain ‘normal’. That’s all we want Bro. 🤙
Agree!
I'm a Vietnal vet
USMC 69-70 in country. Returning to the USA I felt ashamed and usually hid my service from friends and colleagues. Other than protesting the war with Vietnam Veterans Against the War, I never associated with other Vets. It was pretty rough. I started speaking to high school students about my perspective and though it was difficult, I managed to work through it.
This vet is so fair, and wise. He states he's Republican, for strong defense of country; but, also supports programs to keep our citizens stable.
If any of our elected officials had such clarity, I'd be a happier camper! He's many valid points.
Thanks, Mr Hoffman! Very special and well worth my time!
Thank you L
While in Vietnam, feed the children in the garbage dump, and knew the children parents were problem killed in some battle, they tell me there parent left, and never returned, and children end up homeless,and eating in the garbage dump, also remember the piranha fish, what a disaster, also piranha fish, save the United states government billions in damage to the rivers, in vietnam.
@@robertballard3098 how drunk were you when u wrote that comment dude😅
This should be shown in schools to teach kids about that divisive time and what wars do to people. Thanks for sharing this David!
We’re living similar times
Kids nowadays are more stressed than soldiers in warzones.
@@combativeThinker Per capita, I would agree.
@@combativeThinker to many bathroom choices 🤔
Doing so wouldn’t fit the current narrative. To be a patriotic American is scorned these days. But not by everyone. Some of US still love our country, good and bad.
Thank you David Hoffman for posting the full interview. Although the length of the video may impact engagement statistics Mr. Christian deserves to have his full story told. And do not be discouraged, people are listening and learning!
You are welcome, and I hope that it's length does not deter folks and cause the algorithm to pay no attention to it. I will try to not be discouraged.
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@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker People these days watch content that's hours long. People will watch this.
@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker I watched every minute. Amazing piece of historical documentary and I feel privileged to have been able to see it in full.
Thank you for that support.
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@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker no the length is great. If people don't have time to watch the whole thing then they weren't interested in the firs place. You can watch it in two or three nights. Maybe break the videos into part 1, 2 and 3?
Hell of an interview! Hard hitting and Real!!!! Brings back heavy memories.
Sure hits home hard.
I was a 17 year old 102 pound high school dropout. 1969 I volunteered and joined the Army. I suppose I was one of the 100,000 in Operation 100,000.
My older brother had done 4 tours in Vietnam. I joined the Army to have a chance at a better life. I went overseas and ended up being retired on a 60% disability. I was fucked. A 19 years old, disabled veteran. America turned her back on many of us. This man speaks great truths.
From a Brit, you ain't one of Mac's morons, far too eloquent. I'm very lucky no conflict came along during my youth, my brainwashing would have made me volunteer to fight. I protested the Iraq war at 19 because was too switched on to wars of Imperalism by then, was lucky it was that war though or I would of been one of the first there. Good luck to you.
I am very sorry for your disability and I agree you are well spoken and articulate. Thank you I was 6 in 1969 and I honestly believed you folks were protecting me honestly. Being disabled now I know how hard it is. I destroyed myself working hard with a unknown genetic disease at the time, tore muscles, joints, nerves. I was 53 when they figured it out, by then as you said pretty much fd. My heart and prays go out to you sir.
You were where overseas? Disability noncombatant?
I love this guy. I feel like if our Congress was made up of people with this guy's character and thoughtfulness, we'd be in much better shape.
You are 100% correct.
I'm from the UK but that was my thought too. We all need to examine why politicians let us down continually and I believe that means setting into the light, for everyone to see, just what the City State System is and how it is tied and how it works and who it works for. DC is not the US.
Damn straight! Logic and patriotism has been dwindling way since the 60’s as this man so eloquently has said.
@@sharonmorine5407 Yes, there are a lot of problems. But we're rapidly reaching the point where if the good and genuine don't stand up and take their places in leadership, even if unwanted, then the power-hungry psychopaths will be free to take this world into heretofore unimagined levels of global tyranny and suffering. And there won't be anyplace to run to.
Absolutely
Marine Gulf veteran here.
This is a very impressive man. I salute you sir.
All Vietnam vets please know that to my generation of servicemen, all of you are heroes.
Please know this from the heart.
Welcome home brother. God bless you.
Thank you for serving!
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This is one of the best interviews i have listen to, His voice is very captivation and he is a good storyteller. A man with conviction in what he is doing and is not afraid to say so! We need more people like this.
This is the most compelling, articulate and powerful storytelling I have ever heard from a Vietnam Vet. What a man. Dave Christian you are indeed a hero and an inspiration. From one of your allies in the UK, sending my most profund respect and best wishes.
This is a great informational interview about history. He explains everything very easy and it’s easy to listen to. If this guy is still alive in 2022 you need to interview him again. This guy is a Hero for serving his country.
Qui Nohn 12/69-2/71.
Look at any war or so called police action we have been involved in and compare the ones that had the democrats in charge to the ones that had the Republicans in charge.
You don't want to be involved in a military conflict when the democrats are in charge!
The world is fortunate that our x ally ho chi Minh was the communist leader after the democrats abandoned vietnam like biden left Afghanistan.
Can you imagine how this world would be if Vietnam had a leader like kim or pol pot!
A HERO!
A baby killer and a coward would be more accurate.
He speaks lucidly and articulately. It's informative and compelling. Great interview. Thanks to all involved.
This is a great interview. My dad passed away around a month ago. He once did an interview with my cousin for a school project but is a lost interview now. . My dad was a Marine in Alpha 1/1 2nd platoon at the beginning of the tet offensive. Those are the hardest stories to find about the first few days in Hue with Alpha company because so many were KIA . They are all true American heroes. President Trump finally recognized John Canley who my dad served with and awarded him the Medal of Honor. There's a book written by Kenneth Jordan about Alpha 1/1 titled "Marines Under Fire"and tells some of my dad's story . Since his passing away I have been blessed enough to find one of his two best friends he served with over there online. All those people who served over there deserve recognition. Appreciate the upload ! Thanks for everyone's service in any branch of our military at any time.
Herbert “Scotty” “the Buzzard” Watkins is a Marine from my home town of Reading, MA and served in Alpha 1/1 with Sergeant Major Canley at the battle of Hue. Scotty attended Sergeant Major Canley’s MOH Ceremony at the White House, along with several other brother Marines who fought so valiantly under the direction of CSM Hanley. I’ve attached a paragraph below which is part of an interview that Scotty gave to a New Hampshire news paper some years ago. Scotty was a hero to a lot of the citizenry in Reading, MA and especially to high school aged males, who had knowledge of his courage under fire. The “Buzzard”, Herbert “Scotty” Watkins, one of the Marine Corps finest, lives a happy life with his grandchildren and the rest of his family. God Bless him and those like him “Damn Few.” Semper Fi Scotty!
Herbert Watkins was also there. The 21-year-old Marine nicknamed Buzzard was on one of the trucks and was hit by shrapnel outside Hue. Almost everyone got hit that day, including Canley who was bleeding from the face but ignored the wound. “He was all over the place. He was charging machine gun nests, him and (Sgt. Alfredo) Gonzalez,” said Watkins in a phone interview from Manchester, N.H., where he retired after 36 years with the Post Office. “He was directing fire, dragging people out of the street and he was always so calm. … It’s like it happened yesterday. I still visualize everything,” Watkins said, thinking of the sergeant the Marines still call Gunny. “Oh, a great man, a man of stone.”“I never saw such a Marine as him,” Watkins said. “It was amazing. He’d walk around nice and calm, rounds flying all around him.”
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Recognition should not equate to life, they shouldn't have been there in the first place. No amount of medals or praise can bring back someone to life.
Painful and sad. Bless him. He suffered a lot and is able to articulate his experience and personal wisdom with integrity and honesty. I hope he found some joy and peace in life to help offset some of the pain, trauma, loss and mistreatment he felt. He represents so many others as well. Ordinary men and women are always the ones who get used by governments. Heartbreaking. Very moving testimony. I'd love to see this video reach millions. Thank you sir for your service, courage and words.
Rachael, stop the unnecessary bullshit, already!
Beautifully said, Rachael Mc Namara Montejo!!!
I'm a personal friend of Dave Christian, and this interview shows his intelligence & perspective about his Vietnam experiences. He pulls no punches, something I've always liked about him. I grew up in Pennsylvania, like he did, and I was drafted by the Marines in Scranton, PA. I ended up spending 4 years in the U.S., getting orders for West-Pac 3 times. All 3 times something happened out of my control, and my orders were rescinded. As a Marine, you go to fight, so I had a lot of guilt over never getting to Vietnam with buddies who didn't come back, came back without limbs or were messed up in the head. Friends like Dave helped me to deal with those feelings, so it was great to watch this interview to get some perspective from someone who was there. It would have been an honor to serve with him in combat! He should have been awarded the Medal of Honor for his combat history & injuries, in my opinion (others agree with me too). Please watch this all the way through, as it is fascinating & spellbinding, thanks to the talents of the interviewer - David Hoffman! If you can get Dave's book: "Victor Six" - it is a must read! Semper Fi, Robb Trexler, San Diego.
Thank you Robb.
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@Robb Trexler we know you were ready and faithful, you rate no guilt
@@dmoon9037 Thanks, D Moon!
As an Army combat Nam Vet 67 & 68 trust me, don't feel guilty for 1 nanosecond. You raised your hand as we all did & served. THX, brother! After returning to the world, many Marines became my very close friends. We were all native Southern Californian's, although I just moved to TX. Semper Fi
@@roryschultz3788 The John Wayne movie Green Berets came out June 19,1968.
Not 1969 that is just one of your statements that is wrong.There are others as well.
My father is a Vietnam vet. My uncle, was boots on ground, shot the cannons... came home to keep quite silent about it all and die very young at age 45 to a massive heart attack. Agent orange was a silent killer years later!
Sorry, your uncle was so young. Hope your dad is doing well!! Agent orange was an idea that should have been honestly investigated heavily before even thinking of using it!!!
Thank you David Christian. My father was an Army Engineer in Vietnam. I never met him. I'm glad there were some people like you, who loved America, weren't addicted to Opium, and fought bravely.
Thanks for posting. Great interview. Should be required viewing in all high school history classes. And thank YOU David Christian for your service. Welcome home Sir.
B. Nininger , USMC 1982-86
Am I the only one who sees that his uniform is not squared away!? He's literally wearing 5 purple hearts... This is fishy
@@roryschultz3788 that's insane!
The gradual lowering of this man's mood from 53 minutes to 55 minutes is one of the most heart breaking things I've ever witnessed. That conflict in him between pride and sorrow. I don't pity that he was put in that position because from the previous 50 minutes of interview I know he wouldn't want that, but it hurts to hear another human being going through the throes of those emotions over a situation he was essentially dropped into, and I hugely admire him for being able to tell his story so honestly.
Enormous respect to David Christian, and thank you David Hoffman for yet another beautifully captured story that would've been lost to time for most of us if not for your ever vigilant film making.
Thank you alllllll veterans for your service!!🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
This is one of the best interviews I've seen in my 38 years walking the earth. I love the dichotomy of the patriotic warriror parallel to an open mind for freedom of open discourse about right and wrong and the direct, zero BS way to form a more perfect union. It's beautiful.
The antidote to cancel culture
Both the cancel culture clowns on the left, and especially the seditious cancel culture traitors on the right would be well served to watch this great Patriot’s interview and take his words to heart. He truly understands what makes this country unique in the world.
@@alireid5874 Could truly be. :D
@@joshanderson5676 By "the right", are you meaning RINOs or whom?
I once heard that if you ever run into a Vietnam veteran in public, always remember to say "Welcome Home". Many never heard these words upon returning from the atrocities of Vietnam. These people deserve nothing but respect and I can't thank David enough for shedding light on these mens stories.
Thank you
I will! I will pass this on.
Amen!!!
I do. I thank other vets but the Vietnam vets get a welcome home. Some ignore me and some get elated. You and your sacrifice are not lost on me.
This interview is incredible and deserves to be watched over and over . It needs to be heard and once again David Hoffman thank you sir for having the presence of mind to capture this man and his words .
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My oldest brother served in Vietnam in the Marine Corps. My cousin - Larry D. Kittrell died in Vietnam. He is on Panel W42 Line 62. THANK YOU VETERANS FOR YOUR SERVICE. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. THEY FOUGHT AGAINST AN ENEMY THAT THEY COULDN'T SEE.
My father was a Green Beret for two tours in the late stages of the war. He never talks about it aside from being a Distinguished Marksman, and funny stories about the guys from training, but never speaks about it. I've got more admiration for that man than anyone else in this world, and I'm privileged to be his son.
I'm glad this guy did speak about it. I've never been in battle. It's hard to imagine how horrible it is. I've been to some of the worst prisons in Louisiana, and it's very unpredictable violence, but being put out of a helicopter and left with enemy everywhere trying to kill you! It's got to be very traumatic. I thank your Dad for his service.
Some testimony…. He must feel humbled. The rest of us wish we could say the same. Best to you.
God bless him for his service
Do you have anything from the military that ties him to the green berets?
My father was a LRRP in Vietnam and also never talks about it. He is the complete opposite of the old guys you see wearing their Vietnam veterans hats. He is just very humble. I have always been very curious about his time in Vietnam because I can tell it has had a gigantic effect on who he is despite the fact it is something he never has talked about or openly dwelled on. I became a bit obsessed with learning about LRRPs for a bit and I think a lot of us with Vietnam vet fathers have this great curiosity about their experiences.
What a well spoken, thoughtful man. I love the shell vs soul of the nation analogy and how he could be both conservative and liberal. I regret that I did not do more to say thank you to our returning vets then, even though I did not do anything negative either. He’s right that in middle America we just didn’t want to deal with it-and it’s sad that we engaged in an even longer war later that we in middle America didn’t even remember all the time. This is one of the best interviews I’ve ever seen. Thank you for sharing. I’m a bit shook.
I agree with you on your comment
They distract us with entertainment and sports so we can make them our heroes; while protesters get to run our educational system to influence our gullible kids into becoming atheists communists.
@@luanaspa4400 Science may be atheist but it is proven and your post on this media is an example of man's achievements, not some sky fairy born to hallucinating Mesopotamian sheepherders before optical science. Teaching Democracy is only a threat to the Plutocratic Oligarchy that owns 90% of US media. Religion is 9.1% of US GDP and tax free. Real Democracies allow a free press, too. The 90% owned corporate media hate democracy so they label it socialism, but it is OECD based Democracy, and successful before America made 46,000,000 refugees since their War on Terror began and they are too racist/xenophobic to save the refugees they themselves created. Canada took the Vietnamese and Chilean refugees from US's adventures. www.eiu.com/n/campaigns/democracy-index-2020/
I hope this man is still alive and still educating people on his experiences. Thank you for your service.
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Thank you for your service . . . sucker. Guys like you sure as hell made my life easier.
@@Ricopolico You're a good-for- nothing punk.
@@Ricopolico hope you get drafted in the future... Early lol
@@tylermiller6532 - That would be like double jeopardy for me. But, not to worry, we'll still have you to defend our freedoms. Right, Jody?
I’m pretty fortunate guy wasting a lot of time on TH-cam. Can’t say how happy I am to have watched this video. This video has made a difference and has given me a better appreciation for life and being an American. Thank you David Hoffman for bringing the best of the Internet right here. Thank you David Christian for your service. You both made difference. Thank you.
Dear David, There will come a time when neither of us will be around, but your work will be. I introduced my child to your videos and hope that he learns from them to pass on to his children. Thank you.
Thank you for your comment and for passing my work to your child. If your resources allow, I would sure appreciate your using the THANKS button under any of my videos including the one you have commented on. It is something new that TH-cam is beta testing and would mean a great deal for my continuing efforts.
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This man is so intelligent and articulate.
“Welcome Home”me my brother.
Thank you for telling the truth
Vietnam veteran 1968-70
From one Vietnam veteran to another I salute you sir.
Thank you for your Service & Welcome Home💜❤🇺🇸🙏
If our paths haven’t yet crossed, thank you, and Welcome Home. :)
It took me over 20 years to "come home".
We all has different experiences in Nam and upon returning. But the hardest part was after returning.
I salute you, sir as we continue to welcome all our vet home.
@@ronoldcross8189 Welcome Home & Thank You For Your Service Sir💜❤🇺🇸🙏
AMEN! ⛲ "GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY"🇺🇲🕰️🗽🦅🕊️😇🙏🌟🤠🐎
I'd definitely vote for Mr Christian for president. I'm a USMC combat vet and what he is saying is how 90% of we Marines feel. Thank you for your service David. I appreciate it. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Wow! I’m super impressed with this soldier. I personally respect our military. Loved hearing this, especially with everything going on today. Should be mandatory for every student! Very clear and precise. Really makes you stop and think. God bless. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you sir,and hope and pray our USA once again rises up against Treasonous politics.
An extremely well spoken man. I HONOR him for his character. Not a swear word in the whole interview, BRAVO!!!
...a swear word is your measure of a man's character? He killed, saw friends killed, children killed, was used and lied to by the government, and still suffers from what he did and saw. And you are worried about a swear word??
@@JH-wc5rk - Yup. And I agree with him.
@@terryv y'all are both silly then
@@calliopeshif7581 - A name like yours, and I’M silly? Gotcha.
@@terryv hahaha oookayyy, so let's review the facts: you think absence of swearing is a valid measure of character, and you think a less-common name is silly. Seems you might be stuck with some questionable values there bud.
Would you be more comfortable if my name was "John" or something similar?
My Dad was a combat Vietnam Veteran 11th cavalry 66-67. PTSD. An Agent orange was a reality in our family an the insanity that came with tht territory. My Dad suffered in ways only another combat Veteran would understand an the family suffered along with him.
. The combat infantry Badge waz the only medal tht meant anything to him. I miss him dearly . He was a full blown Man. God Bless you Vietnam Veterans.
Dude I’m listening to this in 2024. We owe you everything. I look at you in awe
He’s so articulate about his experiences. I remember him well from Making Sense of the Sixties.
Thank you. And this clip presents his entire commentary which is quite extraordinary.
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@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker Thank you for this - sharing it💜🙏
This is one of the most riveting interviews I have ever seen. David Christian is absolutely compelling. I'm glad he is still helping the Viet Nam vets. God bless him and all of his compatriots throughout history who fought to keep us safe.
From the pit of my heart to the brightest light of my soul - I give thanks to this Veteran and all others that gave themselves to war.
Of all the interviews I have ever seen or read about Viet Nam this is the BEST! I have watched this 3 times and he is very profound in his experiences and viewpoints!
I like this candid interview. Nobody wants to be conflicted when serving their country. War should always be that last option. When the country chooses to go to war, you fight to win and support those who are fighting for you.
I’m not religious, but God bless this man. I’m not a Republican, but I would vote for this man. I’m not a veteran, but I have immense respect for him and feel I can understand this man. Thank you David Christian, and welcome home. You did your family name and your country good. Though we can never fully repay you* we should perpetually try to do so.
*or any veteran who has fought for our country
Same for me.
Kevin IF You Were a Real Combat Vet, You'd Know that You Fight For Your Other Combat Vet Brothers, and Hell With the Politicians who Usually Care Less About Veterans, and Start Many Wars.
@@coiledsteel8344 While I am definitely not a veteran - combat or otherwise - I have nothing but respect and gratitude for those who have fought and sacrificed for our country and our way of life.
WELL SAID, Kevin!!
@ Kevin Rheault 1) I’m not part of a church family, religion is a product of man, I’ve seen & been a part of 2 abominations - not denominations. I’ve got a very strong belief in God, He is a part of my life daily. Believing in God doesn’t have the prerequisite of being a part of any specific religion. Sure, being a part of like minded people is great, but many church doctrine are not scriptural, but are man made rules & ceremonies. Any questions on having a relationship with Christ can be found in the Bible. 2) With the way things are today, you can no longer belong completely to one party, each vote should be based on the specifics of each individual and will they represent us or do they show that they don’t serve “We the People”, but serve the lobbyist & the big corporations. Too many in Washington DC, on both sides of the aisle, could care less about the every day American. They care about expanding the size of their wallets & their cronies. Change needs to occur, from school boards, towns/cities, counties/parishes, states/commonwealths & finally nationally. 3)I to have great respect for our vets, they have so much to teach us, the battles they have been a part of have given them such a great understanding of mankind & our own humanity. I wish we could get more men & women who have served, as well as those who haven’t but are willing to speak out, to come forward and help clean up the mess that we now see throughout the country. Just yesterday the senate voted into the SCOTUS, a judge who won’t define what the word “woman” is, has a history giving out shorter sentences than recommended on child porn & pedophilia & more. The qualification for the nominee was the person would be black & a woman (being left leaning would help)! Well it worked & now we are stuck.
I do hope there will be a follow up on this great man’s life. He’s been to hell and back. Surviving the burns alone is a miracle. I worked in the SICU/Burn Unit when I got out of nursing school, in 1971. Back then the treatments for severe burns was going through a transition. As often happens, much of what happens medically & surgically on the battle fields, transitions to the medical schools & associated hospitals. If these soldiers were not injured in battle, the doctors/nurses & support staff wouldn’t have tried things to save lives, so I thank all service members who did their hardest to save the lives of their brothers & sisters injured in battle. What they saw & did was miraculous. For those that didn’t survive & gave the ultimate sacrifice in honor of our country & our flag, it was not in vain. Even in death, lessons were learned. We wouldn’t have different levels of trauma centers all across our nation, nor the level of training for EMT’s & Paramedics, reaching people in that golden hour, giving someone injured a better chance of surviving if treatment can begin in those first 60 minutes. Utilizing choppers to evacuate the most seriously injured. All of this is a result of what worked at the battlefields & benefits each of us today. Much of this came post Vietnam Nam.
Thank you for sharing this video. Good bless you, our men & women who have & are serving & God help our nation get back on track!
Unbelievable man I can't stop I'm totally emotionally destroyed listening to him his words are so true and from the heart what he went through these men need to show politicians how to run a country and what it means to fight for your country and the country to love them as they fought and loved there country god bless you all veterans you deserve everything
So it should be. Thank you for saying it, Carlos.
@Carlos Mendez serve your veterans, start a program called Deserve Everything(tm) as your gift to them
Great interview from someone that understands a combat vets pvt hell. As an Army Vietnam Vet 67 & 68 coming home was hard. Most of my friends were graduated or just graduating from college and not one of them ever asked me any questions or were interested in the Vietnam War. Although home, I still had brothers in the fight & continued to receive letters from in country about the deaths those young warriors. I watched TV news in order stay informed on the war. My friends told me to turn that shit off, we have better things to do. So most of my friends became veterans of all services no matter what their MOS was. We tried to live the best life we could to honor those that sacrificed all. Life is peaks & valley's, but everyday is a blessing. To my brothers who did not return, you will never be forgotten.
Those "young warriors" died for nothing and murdered lots of poor Vietnamese people for no good reason. No respect.
@@SteffiReitsch Oh, so you were there & probably never even served as a verkehrspolizei. Tell that to the hundreds of thousands South Vietnamese that fled Nam to the US after the war. Prost.
@@Nam-id7kj Most of them who weren't collaborators came for economic reasons when given the chance, the same reasons they flood in now from south of the border. You MURDERED about 1 million Vietnamese. And spray hideous poison all over their land. Thousands of babies born with ghastly birth defects. You fckers need to hold your heads down and be humble and keep you bloody mouths shut. .
Very good documentary. Would love to see you interview him now on what is happening in this country right now. I'm sure it would be very interesting.
An update would be amazing!
The Taliban kicked the crap out of dozens of countries. Same story, different century. Americans don't learn the easy way.
@@kayaar00 Taliban wasn’t even close in comparison to Vietnam. The issue is it’s unsustainable to keep control of a country so vast and lawless. Vietnam was an absolute nightmare for many.
Yes! Damm he's well spoken!
Maybe the press shit him down like before
So much better to watch the whole interview. Everything needs context. His recounting of his medals was unexpectedly moving and his conclusion was uplifting.
Do you have a link for the hole interview
Where is the full interview at?
I agree with everything that both David Christian and Bill Ehrhart say. I'm a veteran (Afghanistan) and would be thrilled to have a beer with either one of these men. Thank you, David, for sharing these stories with the world, for the ages.
Absolutely!
He was wrong about the United States being the only country that produced steel.
One of the best interviews I've seen in a while. So insightful. A lot of his descriptions of the war with Vietnam sounded eerily similar to the war against Iraq and Afghanistan.
Best dissertation on the subject I've ever heard. A brave warrior on the battlefield and with words.
Agreed
Yes it reminds me of the way my grandfather spoke whom was just a tad older then this guy. Thank you David Hoffman for capturing this side of the 60's. People have not heard the points of view this guy makes as much as the hippie's point of view.
As a veteran and Purple Heart recipient from 09/03-09/04 OIF I,II I whole heartedly agree; don’t enter a war unless the point is to win.
That's not what he said though, and your comments are equal to Monday morning quarterbacking.
@@belen3732 that's almost exactly what he said actually. "If you're going to fight, you fight to win. There is no second place in a war". Even if he was wrong,which he wasn't, you should probably be a little more respectful towards this man who shed blood for this country. Thank you, David Watts for your service!
@@belen3732 Actually he did if you had watched the video 10:55, there ya go, maybe think before you speak yeah?
@@brandoncooke6564 Great post. I almost said to Belen373: "you apparently can't read well or recall what you heard". But I saw your comment. Well said. More power to ya!
@@chrismeyers5963 Ka blam!!! TY
I love this interview and I miss times when we had conversations where we weren't inflexible going into them. I love listening to older generations tell about events and feelings from their days growing up. I'm a gen Xer so I had a grandmother who lived through the depression era and dust bowl days, and was a young adult during WW2, and I loved listening to her tell all these stories from her younger years and I'd just soak them in, the moments and everything about them. As she grew older before she passed she'd be embarrassed that she'd remember that she was telling the same stories she already told me many times, but I always told her to please continue, because I wanted to hear them all again. Her and i were on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but we never let the differences cause a irreparable divide, and we loved sharing stories. Great interview.
Thank you Eric
The best part of this entire interview by far in my humble opinion, and humble it is, as they are to me what I define as heroes, is this man's meaning of what is patriotism, best I've ever heard.
For myself, one who missed the hell of Vietnam by just a few years, because of my age, and knowing some around me that served in Vietnam, I cannot imagine the ignorance of those that turned against these kids sent to fight. I cannot understand how anybody can treat these kids with disrespect after imagining the hell they lived through. I have great respect for any person that has served and fought to preserve the Freedoms I have enjoyed my entire life.
What was done to him at 101:33 is inexcusable, cowardly, and sadly typical of that profession.
Most of us feel that way now, you have to understand how wrong that war was and what was going on here in the states? It hurts but I forgive them all.
War is a racket
God forgive them for they know not what they do by causing the veteran hero to suffer. We fought to help the underdog as they are brutally killed for the sake of communism.
@@mtsflorida
The Vietnam War was wrong.
I feel mostly bad for the men who had to fight in a war that they could never win.
Those who fought did their duty.
The ones that sent them were acting out of fear and arrogance.
That war has crippled America.
I haven't seen or heard from a standup guy for a long long time, this without question is one. Without even being an American i still want to thank you for your service en very honest home hitting story. God bless you!
This video is also going to become huge. I’m glad to be one of the first to see it.
You are so kind. I hope that it's length does not deter too many.
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My Grandfather fought in the Ia Drang Valley. He was Drafted and didn't have a choice to go. He's 81 years old now and still can't talk about it without feeling guilty or ashamed. He praised Col. Moore however and said he was a good man who cared about his men and was the last one to leave the field. When I told him about Col. Moore's passing, he looked heartbroken.
I have read the book. Your grandfather is truly a warrior. That mission was such a disaster to be in and perform. He was fortunate to leave alive. Head in the leadership of one and intelligence should have rolled,but did not. It was an extraordinary fight and maneuver to survive and accomplish in the final result. Moore was all a leader should be in his performance,and his troops pulled off a grand finality of the fight. All that were there should have been commended. A great number for one fight did not come back.
Afghan and Iraq vet here, I can testify that the feelings he had still ring true for me today. The wars may change but combat is the same regardless the theater, and the scars remain the same as well. God bless this patriot, and I’m proud to be in the same lineage to have served this great nation.
You might not always hear it, but good job. Glad you made it home.
Thank you so much for all you've done for our country. We should and, I believe, will never forget!!!
100% 👍
Appreciate you sir
Thank you for your service brother!
Valeu! We're living the first time in human history that we can watch people who fought wars talk. Thanks for making these videos available, Mr. Hoffman. History is many and the one that has been the less told is the history of the soldier in the field.
Thank you so much Max for the support of my efforts. Much appreciated.
David Hoffman filmmaker
For every person (especially men) who claim that single mothers raise weak, self-indulgent, non-masculine men, I hope those people take the time to watch this truly magnificent gentleman tell his amazing story. His life story certainly is inspiring, to say the last. THANK YOU, David Christian, for your fearless, selfless service to this country!👍👍👏👏
I agree with this guy. He tells it like it is and how it needs to be said. Thanks for your service and sacrifice, Sir!
What a Remarkable Man !! This video should be widely shown as a Veteran’s experienced reflection on the sixties forward of not only the Vietnam War but all modern war and the sacrifice soldiers make on the field of battle and when they return home. Thank You Sir For Your Service on and off of the field of battle 👍🏻🇺🇸
This reminds me so much of my dad, a green beret veteran. He suffered from PTSD and was treated poorly in some ways by the government. I dropped him off at the airport probably 12 years ago and he left for the Philippines. I never saw him again and he died last August from liver failure due to alcoholism. He was a good father but he had some demons. I miss him so much.
SO sorry for you and , especially , him.
sorry your dad suffered so much, wish you peace ahead
Not demons, memories. Sorry that you also were wounded by your dad's sacrifice, my dads childhood was overshadowed by my Grandfather's PTSD from WW2 I guess it's something that happens more frequently than anyone acknowledges.
All for the country that will never love him... All warriors should be rewarded for life, for risking their lives for greed and conquest to get nothing in return.
That is sad.. You Dad was a true hero who suffered for his war. He is at peace now and I thank him from the bottom of my heart for his service. X
I absolutely have so much respect and admiration for this man, Mr. David Christian. Thank you for your service and sacrifices.
So true that you need to listen to people's stories in depth. The problem with social media these days is everyone's talking but no one's listening. We need interviews like this. Thank you!
This is one of the best interviews I have ever seen! What an interesting man and his perspective. Such an intelligent insight. I am 64 years old and as a child, I thought the 60s were pretty great but now listening to him, I truly see what he means. So much upheaval and loss in the 60s. I would love to hear other interviews with him as he grew older. It would be interesting to hear what he has to say now in this climate of our country.
I've always wanted to hear more from this guy since you posted previous videos of him. Thanks for sharing this history, David.
We started our bomb drills under our desks. Then we went to the hall. The teachers were worried but we weren't. The Vietnam traveling memorial made me burst into tears. I felt so humbled to see all those names. A vet was hunting frantically for his buddy's name and couldn't find it. He looked like an addict. It had been marked incorrectly in the records. I walked down quite aways and a name jumped out at me. I went back and asked him if this was his buddy's name. He exclaimed YES! I took him to the name where he kneeled cried and placed a flower and some items on the ground beneath the name. This day God Almighty taught me of His love and concern for veterans. My four kids were with me.
I think God led you to that name and offered a tender mercy for him.
I remember being told to be careful about picking up pens on the road or sidewalk bc the Russians were making pen bombs! Insane - 1962!
That was awesome.
Thank you Linda...Now I know I was running w the soldiers
Yep, I remember those drills in school. But even as a youngster I remember thinking what good would it do? We had all seen the old black & white films of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings and knew (even at that young age) there would be no surviving something like that.
I worked with several Nam vets (one very closely) when I was in even a few Korea & Nam vets. They were all a great group of people and I feel fortunate to have worked with them and learned from them. I never asked them about their experiences, I waited until they opened up (which was usually at a beer party) then I sat and listened. The stories were amazing and I feel fortunate to have heard them. These people deserve so much better than what they received when coming home. WELCOME HOME TO ALL OF OUR NAM VETS! FLY NAVY!!!
David Christian thank you for your sacrifice and service in the military and as a civilian for our country and for me.
God bless you and your family.
This Vet is a true american. God Bless him Always.
I was 13 my brother was17 his # was up. I was 13 and I knew I would let let other kill me before they took my brother . Many friends died, many survived...... I still wear mr POW/Mia bracelet . He never came home . I will never forget.......
I’m just old enough to to remember “The television War” as they called Vietnam in Australia. Our vets were treated the same. They had to fight to be noticed on our day of remembrance. So sad. I still find this sort of treatment hard to comprehend.
I am not a veteran but my father went to Vietnam. I don't pry but I have heard stories.. the fact our vets got treated how they did when they got home ,pulls at my heart. I Truly thank all of you
My Dad was a Drill Instructer in the Marine Corps. He was stationed in Camp Pendleton, CA. He went to Vietnam. He's still alive I should interview him! I thank you for these great films you made!
Just do it. It would be interesting to see and watch. Please tag me when you’ve done it.
Yes, please do it!!!
Yes definitely record his personal experience in Vietnam! Everyone who fought in the war should be interviewed! Although I understand many might not want to relive those times 😔
Incredible. Absolutely mind blown. I fell asleep listening to this but woke up in the last ten mins crying. Even though I was asleep his message still got through. Changed my whole perception of reality. Big love to thos man and all who gave their lives. The world needs more men like this.
Amazing interview - I only regret I hadn't seen this before. I always believed you should support veterans regardless of how you feel about a war or war in general. This only cements that belief.
It's an honor to listen to David Christian's story
11 minutes in and I knew I was going to love this guy, great American hero , I’ve never been a starstruck person and never cared to meet a celebrity. these are the type of guys that Are celebrities to me. Great American thanks for your service
No worries those who want to understand people and the times they lived in will watch the whole thing to spite their personal politics. This is one of the most profound interviews I've seen on this platform. Thank you for posting it
Professor wanted facts,not fiction! I wasn't a Vietnam era veteran,but in 1980 when I enlisted the iLL feelings towards veterans was still there. I felt it and was made to feel 2nd class at times. Thank you Mr. Christian for your service and sacrifice.
the way this gentleman talks, seems so familiar. I could swear that some actor has studied this interview, and used this mans vocal inflections for a movie part. This guy and the other one really tell it like it was..straight and to the point..no glossing it over, no uncontrolled rage...just perfect.
Thank you, David. This Veteran is an amazing man. It's difficult to believe this interview was conducted in 1989 but is still so relevant to the division the American people are facing today over issues political and social issues.
This Green Beret described true Patriotism perfectly. My stepdad was a Vietnam Vet and a Marine (since no one is ever a former Marine) until the day he passed. He lived with a body full of shrapnel, scars, and a permanent limp from injuries he sustained. He earned three Purple Hearts during his tours in Vietnam. His premature death was found to be a condition of Agent Orange exposure. To say he was a great man barely describes him; He was so much more to each of us, but he is sorely missed by our family.
Sorry for your loss🙏
Sounds like you had a great dad.👍
deken I couldn't express my sentiments better than Elizabeth and Mark have. He's had you in his life, dear deken, along with his/your family, too, and that is truly nice for one like me to know!!!
Wow. This man blew my mind. Thank you for your service sir.
God bless him, my father and every other Vietnam War Veteran.