My history teacher served in Vietnam. We were enthralled whenever he talked about the war. We finally heard the truth. As he said, "There's real history and the history written in textbooks."
John Harris the truth that is told is the opinion of the 7-8 men at the top... who do NOT even know what is going on. Ok? I leaned this after growing up and seeing how the world and even how my own work is misunderstood by upper management. They simply have no way of knowing what is going on. So they make stuff up or make snap judgments on old information, most of it faked before it even got to them. That’s how every big organization operates.
@ 4:23 Bill Ehrhart. I served in RVN with Bill. I was a Navy combat Corpsman with 1/1. He wrote a marvelous book titled "Vietnam-Perkasie" , A Combat Marine Memoir. Perkasie is the town in PA he grew up in. Bill has spoken at our reunions and is a great story teller. He is the real deal, proud to have served with him.
Thanks for your service sir. I am glad you made it home. I know the war is always with you. Another interview with Ehrhart brought me here to watch this documentary. His brutal honesty and ability to articulate and story tell is to be admired.
Yes I am English and 47 so removed from this due to geography and age. But insane Bill interviewed on another video he is th e most incredible orator. Intelligent thoughtful and honest. Riveting , I will buy that book you suggest. I am sorry for your ordeal. Peace be with you
23:13 - "taken to relocation centers" you never want to be taken to a relocation center. Anyways, stuff like this is the best part of youtube. some of these stories would never have been heard again if not for youtube.
It remains controversial to this day but look at South Korea as a comparison. We went to war in Korea and saved the south from one of the most oppressive regimes in human history. That's what we thought we were doing in Vietnam too. It made perfect sense at the beginning but dragged on far too long.
LBJ inherited this conflict from Eisenhower and Kennedy. He didn't want this but had to take up a strong anti communist stance as was the consensus opinion of the time. It's not so much LBJ that we should blame for the failure but McNamara and the Generals. And refer to my previous comment about Korea as a prime example as to why it was justified at first.
@@marclaporte3710this assumption that any system that is not a carbon copy replica of western democracy is rubbish and oppressive is the beginning of all our problems. Its an intolerance stemming from a hubris and racist mindset that is condescending to others. Who is the say what would have happened in Korea? Imagine Russia intervening in Northern Ireland on the basis of saving the Irish from the repressive English… or in Spain to assist the Catalan against Madrid would the Europeans ever accept this? But why do the anglo saxons feel entitled to intervene around the globe??
Afghanistan is funny in a way. Russians went there and it was so called ''Russian Vietnam''. Russians said ''Ah fuck it you cant reason with these guys'' and gave up. Now Americans are in the same shit!
Iraq was a mistake...Afghanistan was damage control/cover-up. We used Afghans to destabilize Soviet Russia in the 80's by providing training and arms...then we left them to fend for themselves when it was over. 911 was retaliation for broken promises. This is not news...Its what happened...We gave them the tools to undermine big governments through terrorist and guerilla warfare. And Soviet Russia is still alive and well today under a new moniker and a far more savvy and anti-American leader.
iraq wasnt a mistake, iraq was a patsy, because we didnt want to attack our supposed ally saudi. the bush family has been in business dealings with the saidis for decades, bush 1 and bush 2.. I think the bush family reniged on a deal with the saudis and they retaliated... the american public was soo pissed, someone had to pay.. and iraq being the punching bag of the middle east, and easily clobbered, made the perfect sacrificial lamb. you see , heres the big picture, if saudi arabia stops selling thier oil for us dollars, ww3 will soon follow, because our economy is based on the fact that everyone will loan us money.
John Connors 111 True and tragic, This so called govt doesn’t give a damn about our soldiers or young people. I pray not even one more man volunteers for another war.
"War is a mess." Wrong! This is exactly what it's not. "“I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents.” "War is a racket" - Smedley D. Butler
Such a tragic loss of lives for no reason. I have the utmost appreciation and respect for everyone who went to Vietnam and did what their country asked them to do. I have compassion for those who are to this day still trying to come to terms with their experiences there. It sickens me to know how alot of those returning were treated. A sincere Welcome Home to all of you reading this. 🇺🇸
David Mihevc ... they could have joined the GIs who quit the military and refused to go. They GLADLY went to prison. You must be out of your mind to go invade a sovereign people and kill women and children. You couldn’t pay me enough to do such a demonic act. For what?? What did the US soldiers get out of this?? Illness, PTSD, suicide, death. They won nothing... now, the fat cats in government had a lot to win.
I served in South Vietnam Army 70-75 . Vietnam War was a political War, a STUPID WAR ! But ,I sincerely paid highly respect to all the American soldiers, who sacrificed their lives for my motherland South Vietnam.
That's a rip off re-upload, the original is called " Magnificent Storyteller Soldier Reveals What He Saw In Vietnam" uploaded by an actual director David Hoffman.
@@mrfreeman1763 I think it was some reddit or facebook post retitling it and linking to the one you just mentioned, then probably someone re-uploaded with that title. Searching gives me the result you said. Thanks for the update.
It's disturbing to realize the support for the troops, especially from the kids, is a form of manipulation that borders on psychological warfare against your own troops. All those people telling you how important what you're doing is. As you actively see how horrible it is.
I feel sorry for the soldiers that were there, The Black guy summed it up perfectly about his buddies laying there in the mud dead. If you were ever a soldier you would understand.
They even brought it in , in the cavaties of our fallen men.. LOW POS'S.. LOWEST OF LOW , like a pedaphile which Bush's were those as well, So were BOTH CLINTONS as woman can be them TOO>>>>
I had to stop watching as soon as I saw the phony president johnson's face, he gets me pissed just seeing his evil cowardly mug. but I have all the respect in the world for every veteran.
One fact I read about was that when the Korean War ended, we didn’t ship equipment home, it was sent directly to Vietnam. They knew years in advanced we would be in that war.
Bill Ehrhardt, the GI in glasses from Perkasie. I was his classmate in high school and so much more sceptical than he. As a budding journalist I believed the government was lying, looked at evidence like this film of Johnson and knew even as a teenager how corrupt men were profitting from the war. By my sophomore year of university i was an anti-war voice as editor of the university paper and on protest marches everywhere. Odd how we both heard the same things as kids and interpret that information in entirely different ways. I never thought we were "friends" with Vietnam, but that we were somehow in a war that had nothing to do with us, and meant money for somebody who already had enough.
A late 80's VHS tape was released with the 1989 PBS ending logo and a shortened WGBH logo intro. Will Lyman is the narrator, well-known as the voice of FRONTLINE.
I am so in awe at the way these soldiers held their self's together as good as they did in what truly looks and sounds like hell on earth. Thank you American soldiers for all you gave for some gave all. Godbless you folks
@@JamesRichardWiley The nerve of this guy to still be on the american side after hearing what they've done is incredible, It shows what a patriot of that garbage country really means
Some of these GIs are admitting to committing attrocities...burning villages killing and torturing civilians ...but somehow you are in awe and sending blessings their way? Clearly the documentary went way over your head
That was heart breaking to hear Bill Ekhart tear up about gunning down a female villager who was running away. These weren't just nightmares for the soldiers. This was reality for months, even years. And then of course the baggage that is on their shoulders for the rest of their lives :(
Yeah, I've found that those actually in the fighting never will talk about it. But those that were not, will for sure talk all you want about that way.
You won't be able to trust any video from Iraq or Afghanistan because video editing and CGI will alter the truth. Just like in Forrest Gump, everything can be edited to create a story.
1965 - 1967 was before I was born, my oldest bro wasn't born until 69. My Mom's RHoNeg& was loosing babies during this time frame& it sounds like a time of pure hell. My mom lost 5babies due to RhO neg disease before her first live birth. My heart goes out to her suffering during these times as these warriors did. So much life was lost in the 60s 😢 My heart goes out to all vets who survived& all families that lost loved ones& all that have PTSD& trauma from these events, I know some couldn't adapt when they came back& lived. in the woods. My heart brakes for these. Also brakes for those who loose world wide in the same war like situations. it's time for real peace& love. We must learn& change for the better from all our knowledge we gained from bad experiences& never waste a lesson to help another to not have to experience such pain. We honor our pasts when we learn from them, when we don't we don't honor it. We give even bad situations a better purpose to help others to not have to suffer as we did. Many have gone through wars of their own in life& is hard to handle & overcome. So many wars for to long, we must now be the peace& the love! We are all due for better living no matter what your status is, some rich kids are miserable. It's not a money issue as much as its a heart issue. To be whole we need both. #RamblingRose #RandomThoughts
I had orders for Nam but managed to get the orders changed to Germany. Drugs were the way to deal with our tours both in Vietnam and Germany in 1970 - '72 and it was a real mess. We were just a bunch of hippie G.I.'s partying all the time. I overdosed on some purple haze acid and had to be hospitalized. After a week or two on anti-psychotics they sent me back to my company but from then on It was difficult to function because on occasions I had flashbacks which created episodes similar to schizophrenia. I pulled a gun on an officer, went AWOL and got into trouble and eventually received a bad conduct discharge. When I went back to the world (back home) I just wandered around the US doing the hippie thing with a backpack traveling on the thumb here & there working out of day labor places for support. Until finally I gave my life to Jesus and never turned back from following the true commander-in-chief, the Lord of heaven & earth, Jesus Christ.
Thank you for all you served. Vietnam war a cold blood, why I said that ? Because was killed my mother and took my father away from me. I forgive but I never forget..
@@jaxxsonleblanc6139 Fuck off...how old are you?? Because you dont sound old enough to know and respect what this war was about...and who fought in it. This man lost loved one's at the hands of American...KIDS...then shows respect for 'ALL who served', and you come in here and say something as illinformed and ignorant as THAT?! If there was ever another draft, you'd run in the opposite direction.
That is civil war just like American civil war ,to outsider American look the same, Even during VN war in America , there were two side and they didn't like each other every much American and Vietnamese both are victims of the War Sadly , nobody responsible That
JFK said of the RVN, we can arm them, we can equip them, we can train them, however he said he would not send combat troops-especially draftees- to Vietnam. I’m inclined to believe him. I am sorry to say that the tape I had with that interview is damaged. I would greatly appreciate it if any gurus in TH-cam land could help find the interview and post it on line. Thank you for posting this video so we can learn. Thank you to our vets who sacrificed so much.
Holy crap! This show followed by Apocalypse Now... That would be so cool. Saw AN in the theater when it was a first run flick. Saw it and First Blood, Deer Hunter, Terminator, etc. at the Northside Twin in the K-Mart on Lem Turner Rd. Jax, Fl. Smokey and the Bandit as well.
"By that time, you know you're not going to put your life on the line just because somebody ordered you to do it." 47:11 I remember a high school friend coming home and telling about the blatant insubordination in the waning years of that war. He said it was also not uncommon for a shot to be fired at a captain who had just ordered a death mission through the jungle. He was a medic and came home clean after several months on heroin in Vietnam. He was never the same, but at least he was clean. Warneke, the guy in the white suit 43:30, made me sick with his smarmy B.S., trying to sound like the noble American he wasn't.
I was still in highschool when I started working a summer job in 1969, with a veteran that had just returned from combat. He told me how totally messed up the war was going and some messed up shit that he did because he had to do what he had to do. I drew a high number in the draft and then the war was almost over.
I fought in the Nam and was recipient of the medal of honor. No one knows but a few that Many of us who participated actively in the My Lai massacre where given the medal of honor for our heroic acts of genocide committed in the name of the United States. Youre welcome for my services my fellow americans.
It seems to me that, at the end of the day, the war in Vietnam was actually between the United States from the south end of Vietnam, promoting Capitalism and so-called ‘democracy,’ and China and Russia from the north end, promoting Communism. Instead of having direct conflict with China and Russia, the U.S. essentially used South Vietnamese soldiers as proxies. And the same was true of China and Russia, which used North Vietnamese soldiers as proxies, rather than have their own military fight American soldiers directly. Vietnamese Soldiers from both ends of that country would have been simply throwing rocks and fists at each other if these superpowers had not been in back of them-North and South-providing them with the means to make war on such a massive scale. As the war progressed over many years the technology used to carry on this war got progressively more sophisticated, from both ends, and that was only possible because the superpowers were in back of the Vietnamese soldiers, North and South, providing them with weapons. I find it curious that no one ever mentions the one thing during war that *somebody* makes more money from than anything else, and that is ammunition. Guns are essentially delivery systems for ammunition, and whoever it is that makes and provides ammunition is seriously cleaning up, as long as a war continues. ~JH
Does anyone know what happened to the Vietnam vet, with long hair and sunglasse, he had blue shirt. He was featured in another documentary, I saw it here on Yourube, and it is frim 1990.
There were people that couldn't even find a job, trying to get on with life, and meanwhile the government had all of this money to buy helicopters, tanks, and send all of these people around the world to a foreign country, feed them, arm them, etc. Seems kind of wasteful. Where'd all the fuel come from too?
My wood shop teacher was in the Vietnam war, badass teacher too back in the last days of teachers smoking cigs there on property. I handed him an apple once and he stared at it for about a solid minute and threw it across the room and yelled GRENADE! Rip Mr. Finch.
RDP91 Mine was P. E. Coach Joe Caparelli. Big burly Italian who relocated from Philadelphia after the war to our little suburban town outside the bay area in California. Each class he probably said a total of 10 words, but every once in a while he would come around the weight room and tell a few of the older guys some stories I can never forget. Completely Stone face, and devoid of any emotion. You just knew he wasn’t embellishing anything.
@@Paiadakine My father was that way about his World War II Pacific war experiences. I knew he was wounded on Saipan, but everything else that I found out was from his friends in the VFW. He only really opened up to me a few years before he passed.
THANKS to such videos we can, if not share but understand, the pain and suffering of these Vietnam heroes that laid down their lives for a war that made no sense.
Cardinal D'Étoile can you please process the audio of this footage to remove the frequency erosion (continuous, high frequency whining)? The footage is invaluable but to listen to it is painful, and it's a very simple process to remove that noise from the audio.
as an american this is so hard to watch. To see what our country has become. Absolutely disgusting what we did to the vietnamese people. Shameful and disgraceful.
This is American side of the story ( with emotional music ) Now imagine the Vietnamese villager's side whose entire family with kids killed by bombing & crops sprayed by agent orange ( herbicide) so those who are left alone can't survive without food Main question is... Why America went to the war ?
Agreed. I think both side have horrible circumstances and caused pain. But as Americans, we only hear our side. Hearing the Vietnamese civilian side was heartbreaking. They didn’t ask for this and were treated horribly. While I understand that our troops didn’t know who was the enemy and who wasn’t, the extent to which they tortured and killed men, women and children was sickening. To hear the black guy say he didn’t care what happened to the people in the villages made me sick. He took joy in hurting them. On the other side is the innocent young men being drafted into a war most of them never wanted to be in in the first place. Many were terrified or completely naive to what they were walking into. Such a stupid loss of life on both sides. I have dedicated my life to helping Vietnamese War babies find their American fathers. There are about 22,000 babies born from the war. So sad. I have found around 180 G.I. fathers so far and still going
It's not! Except that young people today have the internet which they can use to fact-check the bullshit lies our government tells us. This was not available before. USMC 0331
Kim Epp this war was 24/7 psychological terror What was a a war on communism became a war on Vietnamese civilians as well because of the frustrating Mind games and brutal attacks VC used. This was had no obvious "winner" just the sheer terror of what war really is.
I always considered this the best TV series about the Vietnam War. Still remember watching it on PBS in 1983. The haunting music also at the end is unforgettable.
"But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." 1 Tim.6:9-10
"I was drafted, a pretty naive, 20 year old kid, really. with a pretty narrow view of what the world is really like.. I realized that I'd been shot.. all of a sudden I thought 'how did I get here?' I never wanted to be a trained killer, I never wanted to kill anybody, I started thinking for the first time 'what the hell is Communism??' I couldn't define it! I'm laying here going to die for killing a bunch of people because they happen to be Communist. I began to realize that if someone is willing to live out here in the stupid jungle, dig tunnels all day long, live in these tunnels for 10 years just to fight us.. it makes you start wondering, if they're willing to go through all that.."
War is a horrible thing., It makes people do things that are unthinkable in Normal life. People who find themselves in a life or Death choice. I'm sorry you have been wounded by such hell of war.
Your Dad couldn't take you, try to understand that please, it was beyond his control , the Army or whatever wouldnt allow that So many children and women left behind. Sorry but that's the just way it was . Just be thankful he got out alive. Maybe hes not even still alive. Does he even know you ever existed, or was born , maybe he wasnt even aware of your birth
My history teacher served in Vietnam. We were enthralled whenever he talked about the war. We finally heard the truth. As he said, "There's real history and the history written in textbooks."
John Harris the truth that is told is the opinion of the 7-8 men at the top... who do NOT even know what is going on. Ok? I leaned this after growing up and seeing how the world and even how my own work is misunderstood by upper management. They simply have no way of knowing what is going on. So they make stuff up or make snap judgments on old information, most of it faked before it even got to them. That’s how every big organization operates.
Exactly right.. History textbooks on 9/11 ... Prime Example..
@@777jones Wow, you are so right about that. Even more right in government work, clear down to the town and county level. There's no recourse.
Every nation and every man is the hero in their own story.
@@avae5343 really? I didn't know that. Would you mind explaining please mate?
@ 4:23 Bill Ehrhart. I served in RVN with Bill. I was a Navy combat Corpsman with 1/1. He wrote a marvelous book titled "Vietnam-Perkasie" , A Combat Marine Memoir. Perkasie is the town in PA he grew up in. Bill has spoken at our reunions and is a great story teller. He is the real deal, proud to have served with him.
Thanks for your service sir. I am glad you made it home. I know the war is always with you.
Another interview with Ehrhart brought me here to watch this documentary.
His brutal honesty and ability to articulate and story tell is to be admired.
Yes I am English and 47 so removed from this due to geography and age. But insane Bill interviewed on another video he is th e most incredible orator. Intelligent thoughtful and honest. Riveting , I will buy that book you suggest.
I am sorry for your ordeal. Peace be with you
@@The_ATARI_King It wasn't your lot in life to be in the Nam. The British invasion was more important!
Where would we be without the music....
@@brianmcnellis5512 Lol! Well, that's true, really...
Mr. Ehrhart is a writer, poet and scholar and does a lot of educating about the Vietnam war. He's a fascinating individual!
Spend 395 days go home and forget it all, that's the problem you never forget as long as you live.
Shame on the Politicians who are the ones guilty for all these wasted lives on both sides.
I could listen to Earhart talk ALL DAY. Such an awesome and interesting man. Thank you for your service Marines
23:13 - "taken to relocation centers" you never want to be taken to a relocation center. Anyways, stuff like this is the best part of youtube. some of these
stories would never have been heard again if not for youtube.
I hope Lyndon Johnson’s rotting in hell, he knew war was unnecessary,all those poor boys died for nothing.
If everybody thought like you there would be no south korea.....ass
It remains controversial to this day but look at South Korea as a comparison. We went to war in Korea and saved the south from one of the most oppressive regimes in human history. That's what we thought we were doing in Vietnam too. It made perfect sense at the beginning but dragged on far too long.
LBJ inherited this conflict from Eisenhower and Kennedy. He didn't want this but had to take up a strong anti communist stance as was the consensus opinion of the time. It's not so much LBJ that we should blame for the failure but McNamara and the Generals. And refer to my previous comment about Korea as a prime example as to why it was justified at first.
@@marclaporte3710this assumption that any system that is not a carbon copy replica of western democracy is rubbish and oppressive is the beginning of all our problems. Its an intolerance stemming from a hubris and racist mindset that is condescending to others. Who is the say what would have happened in Korea? Imagine Russia intervening in Northern Ireland on the basis of saving the Irish from the repressive English… or in Spain to assist the Catalan against Madrid would the Europeans ever accept this? But why do the anglo saxons feel entitled to intervene around the globe??
WE SAID we wouldnt be fooled again, then afghanistan and Iraq
after 911 you guys lost any perception of reality and became deaf to reason
Afghanistan is funny in a way.
Russians went there and it was so called ''Russian Vietnam''.
Russians said ''Ah fuck it you cant reason with these guys'' and gave up. Now Americans are in the same shit!
Iraq was a mistake...Afghanistan was damage control/cover-up.
We used Afghans to destabilize Soviet Russia in the 80's by providing training and arms...then we left them to fend for themselves when it was over.
911 was retaliation for broken promises. This is not news...Its what happened...We gave them the tools to undermine big governments through terrorist and guerilla warfare.
And Soviet Russia is still alive and well today under a new moniker and a far more savvy and anti-American leader.
yep, putin is trying to get everyone off the dollar, if that happens the us is finished.
iraq wasnt a mistake, iraq was a patsy, because we didnt want to attack our supposed ally saudi. the bush family has been in business dealings with the saidis for decades, bush 1 and bush 2.. I think the bush family reniged on a deal with the saudis and they retaliated... the american public was soo pissed, someone had to pay.. and iraq being the punching bag of the middle east, and easily clobbered, made the perfect sacrificial lamb. you see , heres the big picture, if saudi arabia stops selling thier oil for us dollars, ww3 will soon follow, because our economy is based on the fact that everyone will loan us money.
Vietnam endured so many wars since its beginning. It’s so sad.
I recorded this entire series on VHS back in the day. It was on public TV.
War is a Mess. The only winners are the Bankers who stay home and count their money. Peace. Jc.
John Connors 111 True and tragic, This so called govt doesn’t give a damn about our soldiers or young people. I pray not even one more man volunteers for another war.
And... Boeing, General Dynamics, Raytheon, GE, Coca Cola, and more.
"War is a mess." Wrong! This is exactly what it's not.
"“I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents.”
"War is a racket" - Smedley D. Butler
America is terrifying
And DONALD TRUMP !!
Much respect for all soldiers who are put in difficult or impossible positions but still fight on to the best of their ability.
Such a tragic loss of lives for no reason. I have the utmost appreciation and respect for everyone who went to Vietnam and did what their country asked them to do. I have compassion for those who are to this day still trying to come to terms with their experiences there. It sickens me to know how alot of those returning were treated. A sincere Welcome Home to all of you reading this. 🇺🇸
David Mihevc ... they could have joined the GIs who quit the military and refused to go. They GLADLY went to prison. You must be out of your mind to go invade a sovereign people and kill women and children.
You couldn’t pay me enough to do such a demonic act. For what?? What did the US soldiers get out of this?? Illness, PTSD, suicide, death. They won nothing... now, the fat cats in government had a lot to win.
I served in South Vietnam Army 70-75 .
Vietnam War was a political War, a STUPID WAR !
But ,I sincerely paid highly respect to all the American soldiers, who sacrificed their lives for my motherland South Vietnam.
Thank you
Thank you. Americans treated those soldiers poorly which is the ultimate disgrace.
Yes, thank you.
@@eriktruchinskas3747 right I'm sure you would have done things much different..dispite the unpredictable effect war would have on your psyche.
Cảm ơn rât nhiều, Tri Nguyen.
Người bạn thân nhất của tôi bị giết tại tỉnh Quảng Nam năm 1968.
Thank you for uploading these vids on Vietnam. Directly from the soldiers experiences.
Watch Ehrhart's (the guy at 1:18) standalone interview titles "Passionate Soldier Reveals What He Saw In Vietnam" in TH-cam. It's truly amazing.
He's Dr Bill Ehrhart now btw.
Yes he murdered many civilians in Nam. Great guy
@ shut up, you have no idea what these men went through.
That's a rip off re-upload, the original is called " Magnificent Storyteller Soldier Reveals What He Saw In Vietnam" uploaded by an actual director David Hoffman.
@@mrfreeman1763 I think it was some reddit or facebook post retitling it and linking to the one you just mentioned, then probably someone re-uploaded with that title. Searching gives me the result you said. Thanks for the update.
It's disturbing to realize the support for the troops, especially from the kids, is a form of manipulation that borders on psychological warfare against your own troops. All those people telling you how important what you're doing is. As you actively see how horrible it is.
This was a good series in that they were able to interview the men of all sides just a few years after the war "ended"
this was hard to watch and am only half way, feel so sorry for the Vietnamese people. they had to go through all of that hell and cold blooded murder.
And what about the Iraqis or the Syrians? No pitty for them?
I feel sorry for the soldiers that were there, The Black guy summed it up perfectly about his buddies laying there in the mud dead. If you were ever a soldier you would understand.
david eckhart to bad Ho Chi Minh was communist. It was his fault and Johnson!!!!!
Fuck them...my dad and 2 uncles suffered and their lives stopped the day they stepped off the helicopters. You grieve for the WRONG people asshole!
@@sassysally456 FUCK YOU! IF AMERICA WASN'T SO GREEDY THIS SHIT WOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN PLACE.
I’m in awe of the video footage they have from the middle of those battles.
Is it just me or does the abundance of the Poppy somehow control the longevity of wars?
Ever notice were there's wars the poppy is grown. Wonder. Why
America needs its citizens hooked on heroin.
They even brought it in , in the cavaties of our fallen men.. LOW POS'S.. LOWEST OF LOW , like a pedaphile which Bush's were those as well, So were BOTH CLINTONS as woman can be them TOO>>>>
Bret Smith yep look at all the young kids hooked on opiates
It does for Afghanistan right now. Trump did his best to get American opium guards out of there.
“War doesn’t determine who is right, but who is left” - some guy
i love it when terrorists call other people terrorists, the irony slays me!
@McDuck Pretty sure there are other terrorists
I had to stop watching as soon as I saw the phony president johnson's face, he gets me pissed just seeing his evil cowardly mug. but I have all the respect in the world for every veteran.
Blue street you mean the oath breakers that let the democrates about destroy this country dont deserve to be called vets at this point just pussys
TRUMP, the ultimate COWARD and PUSSY.
Blue street LBJ killed JFK
@jim the voice of reason. you must not be an american, although I hope you are.
He was one American pos. This scumbag sent me, along with many of my generation to his fiasco in SE Asia.
"Maybe I got my ass out here in the woods for the wrong reason" Uhhh that'd be an understatement
He said "nothing."
To all those who have served in the military. Thank you. I was in the Army from 1975 - 1978 in both Fort lewis and Nuremberg
One fact I read about was that when the Korean War ended, we didn’t ship equipment home, it was sent directly to Vietnam. They knew years in advanced we would be in that war.
Meh, that equipment was old, being replaced... it was given to the French, and later S Viet Army. It wasnt "staged" for the US to use later
No wonder our fathers never talked about it
My dad finally did after my tours in Iraq. We both cried a bit. I found out things about him I never knew.
I heard my dead husband and his friends talk about it DEAR GOD....
@@moonglowgirl1 still single baby?
It would be great to have similar series talking to combatants and officials from the other side both ARVN and Vietcong
was a young teenager during 'nam...somehow knew it was wrong...thank god i was too young to enlist
Bill Ehrhardt, the GI in glasses from Perkasie. I was his classmate in high school and so much more sceptical than he. As a budding journalist I believed the government was lying, looked at evidence like this film of Johnson and knew even as a teenager how corrupt men were profitting from the war. By my sophomore year of university i was an anti-war voice as editor of the university paper and on protest marches everywhere. Odd how we both heard the same things as kids and interpret that information in entirely different ways. I never thought we were "friends" with Vietnam, but that we were somehow in a war that had nothing to do with us, and meant money for somebody who already had enough.
At age 17 you were allowed to enlist and face death in Vietnam but were not allowed to vote or drink alcohol...
17 is literally a boy still. That is the saddest thing ever. Teenagers dying in a useless war. Unbelievable.
A late 80's VHS tape was released with the 1989 PBS ending logo and a shortened WGBH logo intro. Will Lyman is the narrator, well-known as the voice of FRONTLINE.
Lyman had such great pipes...really could tell a story and by closing your eyes, you could see every part of what he was describing.
I am so in awe at the way these soldiers held their self's together as good as they did in what truly looks and sounds like hell on earth. Thank you American soldiers for all you gave for some gave all. Godbless you folks
What about the million dead Vietnamese who gave their lives for their country?
@@JamesRichardWiley The nerve of this guy to still be on the american side after hearing what they've done is incredible, It shows what a patriot of that garbage country really means
Some of these GIs are admitting to committing attrocities...burning villages killing and torturing civilians ...but somehow you are in awe and sending blessings their way? Clearly the documentary went way over your head
Oh man I remember that beginning little diddy for Boston as a kid, its that classic early 80's synth sound I love it.
This documentary was much better than the Ken burns one.
That was heart breaking to hear Bill Ekhart tear up about gunning down a female villager who was running away. These weren't just nightmares for the soldiers. This was reality for months, even years. And then of course the baggage that is on their shoulders for the rest of their lives :(
Timestamp? Guy is incredible
Men only a few years older than I am fought in that war. I've known quite a few. And not a one would ever talk about it.
Yeah, I've found that those actually in the fighting never will talk about it. But those that were not, will for sure talk all you want about that way.
Gotta love that WGBH glowing logo!
I wonder if I'm the future there will be videos like this of Iraq and Afghanistan
Yes
@@jnucleo No media coverage is far more controlled now, we'll never see anything quite like Vietnam
You won't be able to trust any video from Iraq or Afghanistan because video editing and CGI will alter the truth. Just like in Forrest Gump, everything can be edited to create a story.
@@thomashaney1360 yeah that's true, I just meant like in 30 years I wonder what videos will be like from ex soldiers and whatnot
Already are
1965 - 1967 was before I was born, my oldest bro wasn't born until 69. My Mom's RHoNeg& was loosing babies during this time frame& it sounds like a time of pure hell. My mom lost 5babies due to RhO neg disease before her first live birth. My heart goes out to her suffering during these times as these warriors did. So much life was lost in the 60s 😢 My heart goes out to all vets who survived& all families that lost loved ones& all that have PTSD& trauma from these events, I know some couldn't adapt when they came back& lived. in the woods. My heart brakes for these. Also brakes for those who loose world wide in the same war like situations. it's time for real peace& love. We must learn& change for the better from all our knowledge we gained from bad experiences& never waste a lesson to help another to not have to experience such pain. We honor our pasts when we learn from them, when we don't we don't honor it. We give even bad situations a better purpose to help others to not have to suffer as we did. Many have gone through wars of their own in life& is hard to handle & overcome. So many wars for to long, we must now be the peace& the love! We are all due for better living no matter what your status is, some rich kids are miserable. It's not a money issue as much as its a heart issue. To be whole we need both. #RamblingRose #RandomThoughts
Damn, that sounded like a real chaotic and hellish experience.
I was a tunnel rat and still cry
One of the most dangerous jobs. You're a brave man. Thank you for your service.
Merci Beaucoup for Posting, Cardinal & Bill Erhart!!🗽💖🇺🇸❤🌉✨🎐🎇🌌🎆⚓💟
I had orders for Nam but managed to get the orders changed to Germany. Drugs were the way to deal with our tours both in Vietnam and Germany in 1970 - '72 and it was a real mess. We were just a bunch of hippie G.I.'s partying all the time. I overdosed on some purple haze acid and had to be hospitalized. After a week or two on anti-psychotics they sent me back to my company but from then on It was difficult to function because on occasions I had flashbacks which created episodes similar to schizophrenia. I pulled a gun on an officer, went AWOL and got into trouble and eventually received a bad conduct discharge. When I went back to the world (back home) I just wandered around the US doing the hippie thing with a backpack traveling on the thumb here & there working out of day labor places for support. Until finally I gave my life to Jesus and never turned back from following the true commander-in-chief, the Lord of heaven & earth, Jesus Christ.
Beautiful!!
Good story.
Muhammed Ali said it best....."I ain't got nothin' against them VCs!"
no, he didnt want to fight the war because the way blacks were treated.
I remember
@@ImmanuelPraiseYWHW he would've have went if there wasn't racism. he said it to. it does change a point
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Negative, sir. In a word, he hated hypocrisy.
Can you imagine being the camera man in all of this!
@andrewvanorden2425 🤣🤣🤣 true that
Thank you for all you served. Vietnam war a cold blood, why I said that ? Because was killed my mother and took my father away from me. I forgive but I never forget..
Sorry the Americans did that to you. They wanted me to go but i said NO.
Next time you should fight your own frigging war then...
@@jaxxsonleblanc6139
Fuck off...how old are you?? Because you dont sound old enough to know and respect what this war was about...and who fought in it. This man lost loved one's at the hands of American...KIDS...then shows respect for 'ALL who served', and you come in here and say something as illinformed and ignorant as THAT?! If there was ever another draft, you'd run in the opposite direction.
@@q.taylor2921 Right on man
Jaxxson LeBlanc you’re an ignorant little pussy. Guaranteed you never served and you’re low IQ.
This is what our scumbag politicians would have us go through ten times over if there was any chance of personal gain on their end. Smh...
That is civil war
just like American civil war ,to outsider American look the same,
Even during VN war in America , there were two side and they didn't like each other every much
American and Vietnamese both are victims of the War
Sadly , nobody responsible That
exactly sir ...you are very correct im pretty sure many like you think like this
@@oochiewally2783 Yes, I agree
JFK said of the RVN, we can arm them, we can equip them, we can train them, however he said he would not send combat troops-especially draftees- to Vietnam. I’m inclined to believe him.
I am sorry to say that the tape I had with that interview is damaged. I would greatly appreciate it if any gurus in TH-cam land could help find the interview and post it on line.
Thank you for posting this video so we can learn. Thank you to our vets who sacrificed so much.
Holy crap! This show followed by Apocalypse Now... That would be so cool. Saw AN in the theater when it was a first run flick. Saw it and First Blood, Deer Hunter, Terminator, etc. at the Northside Twin in the K-Mart on Lem Turner Rd. Jax, Fl. Smokey and the Bandit as well.
"By that time, you know you're not going to put your life on the line just because somebody ordered you to do it." 47:11
I remember a high school friend coming home and telling about the blatant insubordination in the waning years of that war. He said it was also not uncommon for a shot to be fired at a captain who had just ordered a death mission through the jungle. He was a medic and came home clean after several months on heroin in Vietnam. He was never the same, but at least he was clean.
Warneke, the guy in the white suit 43:30, made me sick with his smarmy B.S., trying to sound like the noble American he wasn't.
I was still in highschool when I started working a summer job in 1969, with a veteran that had just returned from combat. He told me how totally messed up the war was going and some messed up shit that he did because he had to do what he had to do. I drew a high number in the draft and then the war was almost over.
I met a guy who enlisted in the early 70s in the Army. He said that he was one of a very few who graduated from high school.
Thanks to all who served in the military and in Vietnam.
my god that LBJ speech especially after the fact........is almost like satan himself was channeling the message.....considering the innate irony.
I fought in the Nam and was recipient of the medal of honor. No one knows but a few that Many of us who participated actively in the My Lai massacre where given the medal of honor for our heroic acts of genocide committed in the name of the United States. Youre welcome for my services my fellow americans.
War is Man's greatest failure and evil's greatest success.
Even in 1984 was released on a SONY VHS tape.
Yep VHS had been out a few yrs by then
"...half of my platoon never killed anyone ..." what about the other half ?
Yup, the Germans who invaded Russia could have said the same.
That quote refers to old women and children...yep, that shocking 36:36
It seems to me that, at the end of the day, the war in Vietnam was actually between the United States from the south end of Vietnam, promoting Capitalism and so-called ‘democracy,’ and China and Russia from the north end, promoting Communism. Instead of having direct conflict with China and Russia, the U.S. essentially used South Vietnamese soldiers as proxies. And the same was true of China and Russia, which used North Vietnamese soldiers as proxies, rather than have their own military fight American soldiers directly. Vietnamese Soldiers from both ends of that country would have been simply throwing rocks and fists at each other if these superpowers had not been in back of them-North and South-providing them with the means to make war on such a massive scale. As the war progressed over many years the technology used to carry on this war got progressively more sophisticated, from both ends, and that was only possible because the superpowers were in back of the Vietnamese soldiers, North and South, providing them with weapons. I find it curious that no one ever mentions the one thing during war that *somebody* makes more money from than anything else, and that is ammunition. Guns are essentially delivery systems for ammunition, and whoever it is that makes and provides ammunition is seriously cleaning up, as long as a war continues. ~JH
A snake eating it's tail
The ulrimate chess board
Brilliant documentary!
Had nothing to do with name,it's our government,and not one serviceman,women learned anything from it.
I am still fighting that war,as well as many others.
The black Marine has my respect. I would want him on my side anywhere anytime.
Yea what he was saying really affected me, very real and deep.
God Bless All Vietnam Veterans......
Poor men fighting a rich man's war a story as old as time
Does anyone know what happened to the Vietnam vet, with long hair and sunglasse, he had blue shirt. He was featured in another documentary, I saw it here on Yourube, and it is frim 1990.
WD Ehrhart. He has a website.
@@mollypowell196 ,Thanks for info!
chritopher herrera,
You’re welcome 😉
@@mollypowell196 Yes I found out he is a poet and many other things.
36:38 Wow. Just wow in a very bad way.
He shoot ALL the old lady's and kids..... His words say one thing but the look on his face says another.
If Vietnam war war fought today with millennials imagine all the combat selfies.
Where would they plug in their chargers?
+exdus235 they would have to go back to base every 4 hours do a little emotional support and phone charging.
they already do it
Millennials fought in the Afghan and Iraq war.
There were the enemy in the wire, in front and behind.
I saw them to my front and back...you know what I did?
I died.
So. True sir. Having someone lay in mud is not right.
There were people that couldn't even find a job, trying to get on with life, and meanwhile the government had all of this money to buy helicopters, tanks, and send all of these people around the world to a foreign country, feed them, arm them, etc. Seems kind of wasteful. Where'd all the fuel come from too?
My wood shop teacher was in the Vietnam war, badass teacher too back in the last days of teachers smoking cigs there on property. I handed him an apple once and he stared at it for about a solid minute and threw it across the room and yelled GRENADE! Rip Mr. Finch.
RDP91
Mine was P. E. Coach Joe Caparelli. Big burly Italian who relocated from Philadelphia after the war to our little suburban town outside the bay area in California. Each class he probably said a total of 10 words, but every once in a while he would come around the weight room and tell a few of the older guys some stories I can never forget. Completely Stone face, and devoid of any emotion. You just knew he wasn’t embellishing anything.
@@sirajaxl I had a HS math teacher that was a marine in VN. Never said anything about the war. Even when asked. He just said later.
@@Paiadakine
My father was that way about his World War II Pacific war experiences. I knew he was wounded on Saipan, but everything else that I found out was from his friends in the VFW. He only really opened up to me a few years before he passed.
Iraq... 03-04///09-10. Opening line... the heat was like a blanket... DAMN RIGHT BROTHER
THANKS to such videos we can, if not share but understand, the pain and suffering of these Vietnam heroes that laid down their lives for a war that made no sense.
Vietnam was pretty good about putting the war behind them and accept Americans again.
Cardinal D'Étoile can you please process the audio of this footage to remove the frequency erosion (continuous, high frequency whining)? The footage is invaluable but to listen to it is painful, and it's a very simple process to remove that noise from the audio.
where was the International Court for War Crimes?
as an american this is so hard to watch. To see what our country has become. Absolutely disgusting what we did to the vietnamese people. Shameful and disgraceful.
This is American side of the story ( with emotional music )
Now imagine the Vietnamese villager's side whose entire family with kids killed by bombing & crops sprayed by agent orange ( herbicide) so those who are left alone can't survive without food
Main question is...
Why America went to the war ?
Agreed. I think both side have horrible circumstances and caused pain. But as Americans, we only hear our side. Hearing the Vietnamese civilian side was heartbreaking. They didn’t ask for this and were treated horribly. While I understand that our troops didn’t know who was the enemy and who wasn’t, the extent to which they tortured and killed men, women and children was sickening. To hear the black guy say he didn’t care what happened to the people in the villages made me sick. He took joy in hurting them. On the other side is the innocent young men being drafted into a war most of them never wanted to be in in the first place. Many were terrified or completely naive to what they were walking into. Such a stupid loss of life on both sides. I have dedicated my life to helping Vietnamese War babies find their American fathers. There are about 22,000 babies born from the war. So sad. I have found around 180 G.I. fathers so far and still going
*Everybody gangsta till the trees start speaking Vietnamese*
17:14 Kinda funny observation, considering the US' current lack of social mobility.
Colonialism has no place in the modern world, it’s time America came to learn that
How is this different from Iraq or Afghanistan.
It's not! Except that young people today have the internet which they can use to fact-check the bullshit lies our government tells us. This was not available before. USMC 0331
Kim Epp way more violent, way more people died
9-11-2001 is what the difference is. We Were Attacked. Have you already forgotten about September 11th 2001 and all the lives that were lost
Kim Epp this war was 24/7 psychological terror What was a a war on communism became a war on Vietnamese civilians as well because of the frustrating Mind games and brutal attacks VC used. This was had no obvious "winner" just the sheer terror of what war really is.
Antonio L
Iraq attacked us ??. Fk I missed something!!!!
PRAYER for peace is always better than any amount of war !!!
What you are saying is a bunch of shit
No religion can realistically promote peace
The guy in the blue shirt is hella smart
You should see the video where he talks about what he saw that he wasn't allowed to question.
Truely horrific
I always considered this the best TV series about the Vietnam War.
Still remember watching it on PBS in 1983.
The haunting music also at the end is unforgettable.
"But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."
1 Tim.6:9-10
The richest and most advanced country in the world is worried about a farmer living in a shed?
We're we all scammed
They play their games on you to this day
quinnjim Great comment! Seriously! You hit the nail right on the head!
"I was drafted, a pretty naive, 20 year old kid, really. with a pretty narrow view of what the world is really like.. I realized that I'd been shot.. all of a sudden I thought 'how did I get here?' I never wanted to be a trained killer, I never wanted to kill anybody, I started thinking for the first time 'what the hell is Communism??' I couldn't define it! I'm laying here going to die for killing a bunch of people because they happen to be Communist. I began to realize that if someone is willing to live out here in the stupid jungle, dig tunnels all day long, live in these tunnels for 10 years just to fight us.. it makes you start wondering, if they're willing to go through all that.."
Hearts and minds...aka “let’s make them hate us even more” 🙄
youtube censorship strikes again. You can still download and watch it that way ( for now )
And to think, we could've just minded our own business and stayed home
Thanks 🙏
Respect
hanks to all who served in the military and in Vietnam.
The second half of this video was tough to sit through
My father left me behind and he forgotten me !
Looks like you came out ok swanBERG.
That my married last name.....
War is a horrible thing.,
It makes people do things that are unthinkable in Normal life.
People who find themselves in a life or Death choice.
I'm sorry you have been wounded by such hell of war.
Your Dad couldn't take you, try to understand that please, it was beyond his control , the Army or whatever wouldnt allow that So many children and women left behind. Sorry but that's the just way it was . Just be thankful he got out alive. Maybe hes not even still alive. Does he even know you ever existed, or was born , maybe he wasnt even aware of your birth
Thuy Swanberg 😥❤️❤️❤️❤️😥
thank you to the brave veterans who risked or gave thier lives in this war. Godspeed