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"my favorite part of the vietnam war" my jaw dropped. I've been subbed since the begining. you like uniforms, history, AND NOW you're telling me you have a favorite part of the vietnam war!? If you're a psyop, im helpless.
@@vaskoz3700 in that war where there was adrenaline and where he survived, after years many things seem completely different. Roughly speaking, he missed his youth. (and perhaps about hundreds of thousands of raped Vietnamese women)
Those cigarettes with the red circle are "Lucky strikes" I think. My grandfather had given me his helmet from the Korean War, but I lost it when I was little. Left it at the park when I was playing Army. I kick myself in the ass whenever I think of that. I really enjoy your videos, soldier. BTW, Full Metal Jacket is one of my all time favorite movies. R. Lee Ermey's portrayal of a Drill Sergeant actually made me want to become a Marine! Imagine that.
As someone with many relatives that are veterans of the Vietnam War, almost all in ARVN, I appreciate a woman like you taking interest relevant to the Vietnam War. Hell, I'm currently making an ARVN loadout. Here's to 100K subs!
The helmet I use for Vietnam reenacting is a 1942 shell with a 1973 dated liner. I haven’t got any graffiti on it, but I do have some things strapped to it. I’ve got a bottle of insect repellent, a matchbook, an Ace card, and a C-Rat spoon.
This is one of greatest videos I've ever seen. Really brings me joy. I'm a Make A Wish kid, and a proud owner of an original Vietnam U.S. Marines helmet that my dad gave me. Thank you for talking about this subject, really brings me great joy during my own battles.
Ah, the Vietnam War. Nice review on various helmet art out there amira! Glad to see yah showing off. Honestly, Vietnam is an interesting topic from the Canadian perspective. You got young Americans fleeing here to Canada dodge the draft, you got Canadians going over the border to join the US Military (officially 6'000 Canadians in American uniform), trade of materials between Canada and the US grew as the US needed more equipment to produce, and officially Canadian soldiers overseeing the transfer of POWs and refugees in South Vietnam. With Poland responsible for North Vietnam and India representing a neutral party. The 60s were a crazy and wild time!
I'm from Poland and I just recently found out that PAVN officers used to attend military academies in Poland during the war. It's amazing to think my little country had a pretty significant role in a conflict thousands of miles away. That and the war, as well as the cooperation between the countries, caused a lot of Vietnamese influx into the country, bringing with them food that's not actually depressing.
As someone who grew up an Air Force brat, had uncles who served and did 4 years of JROTC your video was 100 spot on. When I was in ROTC we had a lieutenant colonel who was in artillery in Vietnam. He still smoked Lucky Strikes and had his coffee black, keep in mind this was the 80s. Suffice to say you didn’t want to get to close to him when he talked to you. Great video and I’m going to subscribe.
GI stood for Galvanized Iron it was stamped on the water bucket that was on the back of US Army wagons during the civil war. Later it was stamped on to every tool that was used in combat. Giving the impression that all US Army equipment was Government Issued by WWII
@@offizieramira just trying to maintain historical accuracy about the rather small things that become more and more exaggerated and absurd the more time passes and only rumors are made into facts. Semper Fi Carry On! 🦅🌎⚓USMC 2000-2016
My dad was there in '68. He would sometimes tell me stories, bit by bit, over the decades. The nastiness and disdain of a college office secretary threatening him with the draft when he went to drop out. Numerous events during a big days-long battle against an NVA attack near the DMZ in '68 such as having to eat old rations, dating back to the Korean War, in a foxhole with a bunch of bodies from the previous days' fighting decomposing in front of it. The ridiculous amount of hamburgers he ate, in one sitting, as soon as he arrived back in the world. And more. He would point out a lot of stuff when we were watching Vietnam movies together when I was a kid. I'm happy he was able to share them even if it was only with me. Anyway, thanks for the vid!
Your channel is exploding and that’s super amazing. I’m glad you’re gonna be covering these topics and it’s excellent to have a woman narrating war history on TH-cam for a change. Based on the numbers you’re going to do, I can imagine I’m not alone in that sentiment.
Hello from Russia. I study at the Faculty of History and I really like your content. It would be fun to see some video from you about the uniform of Soviet soldiers.
@@badlaamaurukehu Well, the current conflict is also full of stripes on clothes, inscriptions on shells and thematic tattoos. But by the way, I haven't noticed anything like that among the Semites, maybe it's a matter of different stages of evolution. By modern volunteer troops, you may mean ceremonial troops?)
My great uncle was an Army helicopter pilot in Vietnam. He ran a medi helio to go pick up Marines when his chopper got shot down by an rpg. He and one other guy were the only survivors. He got sent home afterwards badly messed up. He rarely talked about his time I found out from my dad and other family members. Dude was always chill and quiet at family reunions super humble.
The Marines were also issued the WW2 Frogskin helmet camo if the Mitchell Cover was not available for them (Marines being issued outdated equipment, a shocker i know) Your helmet looks good I wrote on my M1 Helmet "Dont Shoot I just wanna go Home"
I used to collect vietnam war helmets including a lot of graffiti ones. The variation in them is always nice to see. My personal favorite and the only one I kept was one with the famous quote "lions and tigers and bears oh my!" From the wizard of Oz on it
Idk how this got into my feed, but it was definitely awesome to watch! I am a Vietnam War enthusiast, mainly because of the old style M16 rifles and the UH-1 Huey helicopters. You did a great job on explaining the reason why they wrote on their helmets! You got another sub! Btw what's ur opinion on M1 Helmets with woodland covers on?
Excellent historical presentation on an important but often overlooked subject. Accurate and good examples given, right down to C-rat cigarettes. My period Zippo says "If you think sex is exciting, try in coming" (referring to in coming artillery). The average G.I. has a dark but humorous outlook on his situation. Good job young lady,
My grandfather was drafted into D-1 AKA the national guard. His friends was drafted into the marines, etc, and after the war, he never saw them again. The Vietnam war was one hell of a war. Thanks for the vid!
second video I see after subscribing during the strichtarn video. you should do a video of what got you interested in military camo. Shocking to see a female focus on this subject. refreshing.
I have a friend who was a crew chief on dust-off Huey’s in Vietnam. He was assigned to the 57th Medical Detachment, and he told me that he wore a darker flight suit than the pilots and medics, and had full-rubber boots with no canvas. The canvas on the McRae boots was deemed a fire hazard
My mid-seventies infantryman camo cover came issued with some grafitti on it, so I used a ball point pen or a felt tip marker to draw a leaf over it. I think, in the end, it just looked like I drew a stupid leaf on my helmer cover. This is an interesting dive into an obscure but ever-present aspect of the Vietnam war. Well done. Later, I had a new issue one and our practice was to soak the cover in water, and then twist the tails tightly, and then tightly place the affair into the liner, and it would dry tight and look strac.
My grandfather was a green beret in Vietnam. Told me a pretty interesting story about how he was issued army patches for his sleeves, but since he was special forces he often didn't put them on because he switched units so much. He'd get hassled about it often. Also, if a jacket has the 101st Airborne division patch on the left sleeve with the eagle facing backwards, that meant that they were formerly in the 101st and they'll have their current division on their right sleeve. (Example: 101st patch on left sleeve facing backward, Old Iron Sides Armored Division patch on the right sleeve). Don't know how often of an occurrence this was though.
My grandfather was in the 25th ID, he used a 105mm Howitzer, I once asked him what he wrote on his helmet and all he said was; "A whole bunch of shit."
Interesting, I thought that the whole Vietnam era helmet personalization/decoration thing came from Hollywood and exaggerated media cover of the war. I didn't think it was an actual widespread thing.
Michael Herr, one of the screenswriters of Full Metal Jacket, copied Private Joker's iconic "Born To Kill" from a marine he saw while covering the 1968 battle of Hue as a journalist. And probably the second most iconic graffiti'd helmet in cinema is Chris Taylor's "When I die bury me upside-down so the world can kiss my ass" from Platoon, which was written and directed by Oliver Stone, himself a Vietnam vet. Graffiti'd helmets were also quite frequently photographed by journalists at the time, both because they could easily show a soldier's emoitions and as a visually shorthand for the decline of dicipline and changing culture in the US military. That being said the more sensationalist graffiti that catches everyone's attention was far less common than simple things like soldier's hometown, girlfriend's name, or the date they were going home, which is what the majority of soldiers focused on.
Can we get links to sources in the description of the videos please? You never know when it could come in handy on a Thesis paper or end of semester assignment 🙏 love the content
"My helmet is pretty much an exaggaerated stereotype" *Zooms in* So cute, I am laughing😂 Although the video only 6:52 long, it is pretty insightful. I have never had interest in the Vietnam War, but knowing this little stuff is pretty cool. Well done and keep up the good work! Oh and, ahem, may I request? *Wear and discuss Waffen Schutzstaffel uniform, m'lady*
I do not plan on ever wearing an SS uniform in my videos. there is definitely Wehrmacht potential in the future once I weigh out the consequences. I don’t want to attract the wrong crowd lol
ive been waiting for this, i never understood why someone would put graffiti on their helmet. i mean in that war not getting detected is super important and it didnt make sense to put a big fat 'shoot me' mark over there.
Marlboro is imo a masterpiece in effective simplistic graphical design. Three colors, a few shapes, simple font... an instantly recognizable brand product. I don't smoke either, but this design connects with me on a visceral level. The race cars of the 80s/90s wearing this livery (or any other tobacco livery to be honest) are a thing of beauty.
I L O V E the 60-80 cold war Nato equipment just something about the tactical stuff we consider common place today and seeing where it started off and why it is the way it is today On my mitchell cover i have "front towards enemy" on the front and "Don`t follow me, im lost" on the back
Hey Amira just found your channel! Both my uncles served in Vietnam. They were both from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota. Not sure if they had any helmet graffiti but one of them wrote a poem during his time there. If you're interested I will share it.
@offizieramira I'll send it to your email. My uncle didn't speak about his time in Vietnam that often but my aunt told me that he did have nightmares. When you read it, you'll understand. For context, my uncle was a Tunnel Rat and from what I understand it was extremely brutal and I can't imagine the things he had to do to survive. He passed away in 2012 and as we were going through his stuff we found the poem and after my aunt read it, all she said was "I understand now." When I read it, I cried.
sources do vary, but a significant amount of soldiers signed up to fight in the war. I believe its (partly) because their fathers fought in WW2 and were seen as heroes, something that they too wanted.
when i was in the german army, one of my Haupfeldwebel (Sergeant?) told me, he uses the ruberband from the rear part of a MILAN rocket launcher. He said it would fit perfect and would never slip
Great video as always, although Luckies are waaay better than Marlboros :D Can't wait to get drafted so I can write "Born to shit, forced to wipe" on my future helmet.
i always loved the contrast from eastern german and russian uniforms to the western US uniforms from 40s-80s, west always had this mean purposeful look to them where everyone else was clean and professional no matter the mos
Offizier I wanted to know if you are also open to making videos of current uniforms? You probably already have videos planned, but it would be great if you could talk about them in the future as well.
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Austro Hungarian Empire Stormtrooper would be nice!
@@OfficialTigerWeedz empire storm trooper better
1960s Congo mercenary.
Bayonet, for example AK and M16 bayonet.
i think ww1 uniforms would be cool. 👍
Words cannot express the joy I have in finding out this woman makes long form content. Holy shit.
Rubs hands together evillyw
And she is actually good at it also... *Mind blown*.
6 min............
Me and u belong in the 20th century i Swear im in the wrong generation @@offizieramira
@@RIPBillCooper Take it or leave it these days i guess 😅 6 mins is now a long format content in this day and age of shorts/tiktoks
You could single handedly get a whole high school to attend a history class
If only we got to experience it man if only
ANYONE WHO RUNS IS A VC! ANYONE WHO STANDS STILL IS A WELL DISCIPLINED VC!
AIN'T WAR HELL?
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"my favorite part of the vietnam war" my jaw dropped. I've been subbed since the begining. you like uniforms, history, AND NOW you're telling me you have a favorite part of the vietnam war!? If you're a psyop, im helpless.
Vietnam war is so cozy. I put on vids from it whenever I have trouble sleeping.
@@gjg5789you sound like the average BZ injected CIA guinea pig for the war.
@@gjg5789Fr bro, when the beat on Ghost Tape Number 10 hits it’s lights out for me
@@gjg5789 TF
I'm watching to get some ideas to put in my helmet after I get drafted to fight in WW3.
“COME ON, GIVE WAR A CHANCE!” 😂
Mine’s would say “great grandfather killed japs, grandfather killed cong, father killed terrorists, I repeat the cycle”.
Unredeemed 13500 vbucks card, menthol juul and "ngl fam this war is kinda lit tho" written on the cover.
“AIN’T NO WAR LIKE NATO’S WAR”
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What about USS liberty?
@@mq7447 these are the questions that need to be asked
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When the world needed her most, she returns…
you should also get PTSD to complete the historical autheniticity
The only war veteran who saw combat I ever met passed away a few years back, but let me tell you he had nostalgia not PTSD
@@Penigale i just said PTSD as a silly joke, but damn what war was he in that he liked it so much?
@@vaskoz3700 in that war where there was adrenaline and where he survived, after years many things seem completely different. Roughly speaking, he missed his youth. (and perhaps about hundreds of thousands of raped Vietnamese women)
@@PenigaleI would have the truma probably
Hey, awesome video! Full of personality as always! (I'm the guy who drew you btw)
Dont simp so hard bro
Hey, thanks!
@@chrisderidder4087 I'm cringe, but I'm free.
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Buddy, the TH-cam is not the place to flirt, and your not Jack from Titanic, I do respect the fact that you don’t give up though.🫡🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Those cigarettes with the red circle are "Lucky strikes" I think. My grandfather had given me his helmet from the Korean War, but I lost it when I was little. Left it at the park when I was playing Army. I kick myself in the ass whenever I think of that. I really enjoy your videos, soldier. BTW, Full Metal Jacket is one of my all time favorite movies. R. Lee Ermey's portrayal of a Drill Sergeant actually made me want to become a Marine! Imagine that.
They are! That’s so sad omg . thanks!
Great video, super informative! Keep up the awesome work, Amira!
Thank you so much!
This is actually really educational! Great content keep it up!
thanks!!😁
Good stuff please keep making these commentary videos they’re better than shorts/reels
they’re my favorite to do but it takes a long time
@@offizieramirawhat are u gonna be for Halloween Mr probably a tactical soldier or militaristic Security guard
"war is good business invest your son" is crazy 😭😭😭
Who knew the hardest part of combat was deciding between ‘Peace Now’ and ‘Born to Raise Hell’ for helmet decor? Talk about a real head-scratcher!
Hahahahaha
As someone with many relatives that are veterans of the Vietnam War, almost all in ARVN, I appreciate a woman like you taking interest relevant to the Vietnam War. Hell, I'm currently making an ARVN loadout. Here's to 100K subs!
You have a pretty unique channel Amira long May you run. ✌️
The helmet I use for Vietnam reenacting is a 1942 shell with a 1973 dated liner. I haven’t got any graffiti on it, but I do have some things strapped to it. I’ve got a bottle of insect repellent, a matchbook, an Ace card, and a C-Rat spoon.
had no intention of finishing the video but was so engaging that i watched the whole thing
Thanks!
Thank you so much!🤗🤗
she isnt gonna let you hit bro🙏
@@ballietlovr If you double check, back in vietnam days you could hit for ten dorra
Thanks for the new video! You just look great in everything, uniformes included.
This is one of greatest videos I've ever seen.
Really brings me joy.
I'm a Make A Wish kid, and a proud owner of an original Vietnam U.S. Marines helmet that my dad gave me.
Thank you for talking about this subject, really brings me great joy during my own battles.
Thank you so much! ❤ Glad to hear my content helps people
Ah, the Vietnam War. Nice review on various helmet art out there amira! Glad to see yah showing off.
Honestly, Vietnam is an interesting topic from the Canadian perspective. You got young Americans fleeing here to Canada dodge the draft, you got Canadians going over the border to join the US Military (officially 6'000 Canadians in American uniform), trade of materials between Canada and the US grew as the US needed more equipment to produce, and officially Canadian soldiers overseeing the transfer of POWs and refugees in South Vietnam. With Poland responsible for North Vietnam and India representing a neutral party. The 60s were a crazy and wild time!
I'm from Poland and I just recently found out that PAVN officers used to attend military academies in Poland during the war. It's amazing to think my little country had a pretty significant role in a conflict thousands of miles away. That and the war, as well as the cooperation between the countries, caused a lot of Vietnamese influx into the country, bringing with them food that's not actually depressing.
@@buckplug2423 It's pretty impressive indeed, how the conflict in Vietnam influenced multiple nations to participate in one form or another.
Those quotes... damn they hit in the feels.
omg i cant ever skip a offzier amira video!
As someone who grew up an Air Force brat, had uncles who served and did 4 years of JROTC your video was 100 spot on. When I was in ROTC we had a lieutenant colonel who was in artillery in Vietnam. He still smoked Lucky Strikes and had his coffee black, keep in mind this was the 80s. Suffice to say you didn’t want to get to close to him when he talked to you. Great video and I’m going to subscribe.
Hahah. Thank you!
GI stood for Galvanized Iron it was stamped on the water bucket that was on the back of US Army wagons during the civil war. Later it was stamped on to every tool that was used in combat. Giving the impression that all US Army equipment was Government Issued by WWII
I did not know this, actually! Thank you for the nugget of info :)
@@offizieramira just trying to maintain historical accuracy about the rather small things that become more and more exaggerated and absurd the more time passes and only rumors are made into facts. Semper Fi Carry On! 🦅🌎⚓USMC 2000-2016
Back in 85’, I carried 155mm Howitzer primers in my helmet band. I was a number one man on a M109A2…
My dad was there in '68. He would sometimes tell me stories, bit by bit, over the decades. The nastiness and disdain of a college office secretary threatening him with the draft when he went to drop out. Numerous events during a big days-long battle against an NVA attack near the DMZ in '68 such as having to eat old rations, dating back to the Korean War, in a foxhole with a bunch of bodies from the previous days' fighting decomposing in front of it. The ridiculous amount of hamburgers he ate, in one sitting, as soon as he arrived back in the world. And more. He would point out a lot of stuff when we were watching Vietnam movies together when I was a kid. I'm happy he was able to share them even if it was only with me.
Anyway, thanks for the vid!
Banger vid Amira keep that up 💪
You've probably already seen it, but for Vietnam war movies, would highly recommend 'Hamburger Hill'
A good, well done and informative video. Well done!
Great video. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Norway 😃
This channel is a hidden gem
Thank you!!
Your channel is exploding and that’s super amazing. I’m glad you’re gonna be covering these topics and it’s excellent to have a woman narrating war history on TH-cam for a change. Based on the numbers you’re going to do, I can imagine I’m not alone in that sentiment.
I’ve always been fascinated by this topic. Thanks for the vid. You should do one on bomb graffiti art
Hello from Russia. I study at the Faculty of History and I really like your content.
It would be fun to see some video from you about the uniform of Soviet soldiers.
Thank you! I am currently working on a soviet kit. :)
It is cool to see how they were able to express things with the helmets issued to them during Vietnam
It was a draft war so grunts were given a little more reg leeway in the field than in modern volunteer forces.
@@badlaamaurukehu Well, the current conflict is also full of stripes on clothes, inscriptions on shells and thematic tattoos. But by the way, I haven't noticed anything like that among the Semites, maybe it's a matter of different stages of evolution.
By modern volunteer troops, you may mean ceremonial troops?)
@@madnessageYeah, the current conflict full of conscripts.
@@madnessage What?
Fantastic video Amira 😄😊
The symbol of the broken cross is offensive, however most people are unaware of it's meaning as it is often mistakenly used as a peace symbol.
My great uncle was an Army helicopter pilot in Vietnam. He ran a medi helio to go pick up Marines when his chopper got shot down by an rpg. He and one other guy were the only survivors. He got sent home afterwards badly messed up. He rarely talked about his time I found out from my dad and other family members. Dude was always chill and quiet at family reunions super humble.
This is amazing content, keep it up!
Thanks, will do!
"...that piece of cloth from a dead Hun's hat had become famous all over the world. It was the insignia of the 1st Infantry Division."
Another great video. Keep it up. 😍
Thank god, someone finally does more helmet art! I never find videos on art from any war, which is pretty unfortunate. Thank you Amira.
The Marines were also issued the WW2 Frogskin helmet camo if the Mitchell Cover was not available for them (Marines being issued outdated equipment, a shocker i know)
Your helmet looks good
I wrote on my M1 Helmet
"Dont Shoot
I just wanna go Home"
I used to collect vietnam war helmets including a lot of graffiti ones. The variation in them is always nice to see. My personal favorite and the only one I kept was one with the famous quote "lions and tigers and bears oh my!" From the wizard of Oz on it
Idk how this got into my feed, but it was definitely awesome to watch! I am a Vietnam War enthusiast, mainly because of the old style M16 rifles and the UH-1 Huey helicopters. You did a great job on explaining the reason why they wrote on their helmets! You got another sub!
Btw what's ur opinion on M1 Helmets with woodland covers on?
Thank you! Woodland camo is cool af, and so is the m1, therefore my answer is obvious haha
Excellent historical presentation on an important but often overlooked subject. Accurate and good examples given, right down to C-rat cigarettes. My period Zippo says "If you think sex is exciting, try in coming" (referring to in coming artillery). The average G.I. has a dark but humorous outlook on his situation. Good job young lady,
Wow. I can't believe you have just 15k subs. This is such a great channel with great content. Can't wait to see more from you.
Thank you! I did start this channrl a little over two months ago haha.
I've always liked history, especially the cold war, it's nice to learn stuff u don't see in school
Awesome video love the explanation
Thank you!
Where has this woman been my entire life
My grandfather was drafted into D-1 AKA the national guard. His friends was drafted into the marines, etc, and after the war, he never saw them again. The Vietnam war was one hell of a war. Thanks for the vid!
Saludos desde la República Dominicana excelente vídeo
second video I see after subscribing during the strichtarn video. you should do a video of what got you interested in military camo. Shocking to see a female focus on this subject. refreshing.
Well done, good content, good delivery.
Much appreciated!
Glad you fixed your identification problem with YT. Cool video, too!
I have a friend who was a crew chief on dust-off Huey’s in Vietnam. He was assigned to the 57th Medical Detachment, and he told me that he wore a darker flight suit than the pilots and medics, and had full-rubber boots with no canvas. The canvas on the McRae boots was deemed a fire hazard
My mid-seventies infantryman camo cover came issued with some grafitti on it, so I used a ball point pen or a felt tip marker to draw a leaf over it. I think, in the end, it just looked like I drew a stupid leaf on my helmer cover. This is an interesting dive into an obscure but ever-present aspect of the Vietnam war. Well done.
Later, I had a new issue one and our practice was to soak the cover in water, and then twist the tails tightly, and then tightly place the affair into the liner, and it would dry tight and look strac.
Really cool video, and a really interesting topic! :D
My grandfather was a green beret in Vietnam. Told me a pretty interesting story about how he was issued army patches for his sleeves, but since he was special forces he often didn't put them on because he switched units so much. He'd get hassled about it often.
Also, if a jacket has the 101st Airborne division patch on the left sleeve with the eagle facing backwards, that meant that they were formerly in the 101st and they'll have their current division on their right sleeve.
(Example: 101st patch on left sleeve facing backward, Old Iron Sides Armored Division patch on the right sleeve). Don't know how often of an occurrence this was though.
I love what Charlie Sheen wrote on his helmet in Platoon. “When I die, bury me upside down, so the world can kiss my ass” 🤣
Iconic
I love Vietnam era gear, but I live for M81 and the Steel to Kevlar era stuff 😭
(Also, this video was wonderful)
Really nice video it covers probs my favourite Cold War conflict
Korean War was more interesting imho
@@slazeblaze319 nah I would disagree and ask where is your Huey and customized war helmet but you know each to his own
My grandfather was in the 25th ID, he used a 105mm Howitzer,
I once asked him what he wrote on his helmet and all he said was; "A whole bunch of shit."
nice video thanks for sharing .
Your channel is gonna get big fast keep up the awesome work.
Thank you!
@@offizieramira Gern geschehen 😊
First, and love the video. So excited for more :)
Peak content right there
thank u!!🎉
great video man
Thanks! :)
@@offizieramira no problem bro
Very interesting. I have always wondered about these decorations!
Interesting, I thought that the whole Vietnam era helmet personalization/decoration thing came from Hollywood and exaggerated media cover of the war. I didn't think it was an actual widespread thing.
Journalists and cameramen would deliberately order those with graffitied helmets to walk out of frame haha
Michael Herr, one of the screenswriters of Full Metal Jacket, copied Private Joker's iconic "Born To Kill" from a marine he saw while covering the 1968 battle of Hue as a journalist. And probably the second most iconic graffiti'd helmet in cinema is Chris Taylor's "When I die bury me upside-down so the world can kiss my ass" from Platoon, which was written and directed by Oliver Stone, himself a Vietnam vet.
Graffiti'd helmets were also quite frequently photographed by journalists at the time, both because they could easily show a soldier's emoitions and as a visually shorthand for the decline of dicipline and changing culture in the US military.
That being said the more sensationalist graffiti that catches everyone's attention was far less common than simple things like soldier's hometown, girlfriend's name, or the date they were going home, which is what the majority of soldiers focused on.
Can we get links to sources in the description of the videos please? You never know when it could come in handy on a Thesis paper or end of semester assignment 🙏 love the content
"My helmet is pretty much an exaggaerated stereotype"
*Zooms in*
So cute, I am laughing😂
Although the video only 6:52 long, it is pretty insightful. I have never had interest in the Vietnam War, but knowing this little stuff is pretty cool. Well done and keep up the good work!
Oh and, ahem, may I request?
*Wear and discuss Waffen Schutzstaffel uniform, m'lady*
I do not plan on ever wearing an SS uniform in my videos. there is definitely Wehrmacht potential in the future once I weigh out the consequences. I don’t want to attract the wrong crowd lol
@@offizieramira NOOOOO- 😮💨
I mean, understandable. Regardless, looking forward to your future contents😁
Nice, I ordered an M1 Helmet just before I saw this video
Based
0:51 album cover for The Smiths: Meat Is Murder (1985)
ive been waiting for this, i never understood why someone would put graffiti on their helmet. i mean in that war not getting detected is super important and it didnt make sense to put a big fat 'shoot me' mark over there.
If the visual red white marlboro design is your thing , check formula 1 marlboro paint schemes of the 1980s and very early 90s
Marlboro is imo a masterpiece in effective simplistic graphical design. Three colors, a few shapes, simple font... an instantly recognizable brand product.
I don't smoke either, but this design connects with me on a visceral level.
The race cars of the 80s/90s wearing this livery (or any other tobacco livery to be honest) are a thing of beauty.
Ever talk to war veterans through paranormal methods? I talked to a Navy admiral once. He came through really clear and talked my ear off.
I L O V E the 60-80 cold war Nato equipment just something about the tactical stuff we consider common place today and seeing where it started off and why it is the way it is today
On my mitchell cover i have "front towards enemy" on the front and "Don`t follow me, im lost" on the back
omg I love that
Tbh you should do wt stream, its nice to have people who know about history to play the game
you have good taste in music!
dude you look so cool in youre uniforms Ill show some support when I can
Thank you! 🎉
Hey Amira just found your channel! Both my uncles served in Vietnam. They were both from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota.
Not sure if they had any helmet graffiti but one of them wrote a poem during his time there. If you're interested I will share it.
Would love to see that!
@offizieramira I'll send it to your email.
My uncle didn't speak about his time in Vietnam that often but my aunt told me that he did have nightmares. When you read it, you'll understand.
For context, my uncle was a Tunnel Rat and from what I understand it was extremely brutal and I can't imagine the things he had to do to survive.
He passed away in 2012 and as we were going through his stuff we found the poem and after my aunt read it, all she said was "I understand now." When I read it, I cried.
"Saigon. Shit. I'm still only in Saigon."
Great video👍
Thanks! :)
Good bit of Cold War Vietnam History
Those 3 dislikes are Australians trying to smash the like button
She is back 😏
“First time?”
“Yeah”
“Then the worm has definitely turned for you man”
sources do vary, but a significant amount of soldiers signed up to fight in the war.
I believe its (partly) because their fathers fought in WW2 and were seen as heroes, something that they too wanted.
Plenty of vietnam vets volunteered service. It’s just that the draft played a big part in this movement of rebellion
Idk why TH-cam recommended your channel but hey, hello from a polak in america lol
when i was in the german army, one of my Haupfeldwebel (Sergeant?) told me, he uses the ruberband from the rear part of a MILAN rocket launcher. He said it would fit perfect and would never slip
Great video as always, although Luckies are waaay better than Marlboros :D
Can't wait to get drafted so I can write "Born to shit, forced to wipe" on my future helmet.
Very cool gear
i always loved the contrast from eastern german and russian uniforms to the western US uniforms from 40s-80s, west always had this mean purposeful look to them where everyone else was clean and professional no matter the mos
Something not mentioned was the p38 tool, they were ubiquitous to find on helmets because it was a convinent place to put them
Offizier I wanted to know if you are also open to making videos of current uniforms? You probably already have videos planned, but it would be great if you could talk about them in the future as well.
One of these days!