Joseph Giannini - USMC 1967-68 | Vietnam War
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Joseph Giannini served with the US Marines in Vietnam from 1967-68. Joesph grew up in Long Island, New York, graduated from Hofstra University, and served with the First Battalion, Third Marines. He is retired from his criminal law practice of more than 40 years. If you would like your story to be part of our achievement please email us at usawarriorstories@gmail.com
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thank you for everything! you have my outmost respect!
God bless you and thank you for your service
God bless you and your family and thank you for your immense bravery x
my husband was in Vietnam 68 thru 69 he died at 47 from the same heart disease that this man has. Thank you for your service sir
WELCOME HOME !!! Joe,Thank you for your service!!!
I can listen to these gents all day and never get tired. Have a sandwich, something to drink and keep listening. The value of just listening and learning is like gold to me.
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Im light green. It's like gold to alot of us B Co. 1/3 0311 enlisted the day after 9/11. Would've been an air winger cause my gt was damn near perfect, but at meps I found out at the age of 21, I'm color blind (which explains a lot), so I went infantry (against the wishes of my uncle who was marine arty during ass end of nam) 0300 you made it. Went to Hawaii, cross trained as a 31 for first deployment, and took scout swimmer school in work ups for second deployment cause we were the boat company. Alpha was the track co, we were boat, Charlie was helo. Miss alot of people and feel like I let a lot down, every day of my life. Sometimes it's ok, sometimes I stare at the ceiling til its time to work. No time for weakness cause that don't feed the babies. But these stories put things into perspective, and need to be appreciated because civilians don't have a clue what freedom costs. Thank you for putting these together
Thank you for your service
Thank you for sharing your experience, the courage to be vulnerable. I'm the daughter of a Marine. My dad and his 4 brothers joined the Marine Corps. I was born 1952 followed by 3 brothers. We lived in Oceanside. My dad was D. I. I was his mini me except I was a girl. My mom would work at the base dry cleaning and I would go along with her. I was 5 he old and I would stand next to my dad call out commands. If any guy so much as slightly grinned it was brutal! I would say, Hey Soldier. I recently found pictures taken of me with my dad, guys that made it thru boot camp, I'm sitting up on tank, Jeep. Because of my experience and memories of those times I grew up with an understanding of what Semper Fidelis means. I know that Marines never come home complete.. I have spent time learning about Vietnam War. I have been blessed to know Marines that lived in the back Country of Alaska because of PTSD. Your sharing the hellish experience of Vietnam War will help other's that need to know they're not alone! Thank you for telling your experience. kathléen Pacific Northwest 🕊️🇺🇲
God bless this man
Your story is important. Thanks for telling it.
Thank you for your service sir! Much respect 🇺🇸✊
Welcome home LT!! Great story.
Two years ago my brother sent me a box of letters I had written when I was in the Marine Corps . It's in my closet I haven't opened them yet.
My boy didn’t make it Marines fill up Heaven
Thankyou brother!
Thank you sir.
Please keep writing. You have your memories and all of those letters to help document your journey. It is a story worth telling and preserving. Thank you for your service. My dad fought in Korea and Nam. I so wish that he would have told me more of what he went through in those wars. It matters. Now I'll never know. Please keep writing and tell your whole story. I served as a lieutenant for 5 years but never saw combat. Semper Fi.
Thank you for your service.
Thank U for your bravery & service sir .God bless yourself & your family
God bless you for all your experiences.
Welcome home. Thank you.
Thank you from a 35 year younger marine. Welcome home brother
✌️🇺🇸 Thank you so very much for your Service...Welcome home and God Bless you always. All of Our Vietnam Veterans are... Amongst The Bravest.🇺🇸 Never To Be Forgotten...💞✌️
Thank you so much.
🇺🇸✌️ Semper Fi 🇺🇸
Thanks for sharing Marine. SemperFi. Hand salute
great story one of the better ones i have seen
Thank you so much .. your sacrifices, service and dedication is what helped pave the way for me to stand on those yellow footprints... I am eternally indebted to you. I am proud to be a member of the greatest fraternity in the world.... The Brotherhood of the United States Marine Corps..... I love you my Brother....
My dad was in that battle with you. The battle of dong ha. He was with the recon platoon that came to assist from guarding a bridge. I'm writing his book. Thank you for YOUR SERVICE MARINE.
Let us know if interested in doing a Warrior Story with us! info@usawarriorstories.org Thanks! Nick
@@USAWarriorStories IM DEFINITELY INTERESTED. POPS WAS ALSO CAUGHT TWICE BY THE VIETCONG NEVER SHOT OR TAKEN POW. I got some stories for you. The 12 day battle on hill 881. Yeh I got some stories Pops could see the enemy in mass Doing recon. 7733410373. Markus Bracey I'm a GULF war veteran as well. Served Army and Navy. Thank you for the support.
Welcome home Sir.
He is a Hero just as all the Vets from Vietnam... God Bless..
Awesome stories incredible man LOVE THE PODCAST ALSO THANK YOU
Wow Sam--- that was probably the most engrossing telling of a personal story about 'nam experience, and I have watched quite a few. God Bless you Joe..
Semper fi brother
You saved our ass at Dong Ha. Thank you and God Bless.
He literally saved your life ?
I feel so blessed that I I got to hear your story my husband was in Vietnam in 1967 too. I want to tell you welcome home and thank you for your service.you guys have been so mistreated from the day you came home and the years you’ve had to suffer from the affects of agent orange and the water in Camp Lajuene. When a doctor told my husband about Operation stand down we were shocked because no one ever told him that there was help for Vietnam veterans suffering from agent orange.now he gets the help he should of gotten years ago.thank you so much and God bless you
Welcome Home, Brother.
Like you, a Long Island Boy. Served in US Army. Was at Phu Bai/Pleiku/Central Highlands/173d Abn/4th Inf, 1969-70. A childhood friend, a former Marine survived, though wounded twice at the infamous Khe Sanh 75day siege. He too, as I also, diagnosed with Agent Orange (non hodgkin's lymphoma). I come to youtube to hear stories like yours, and to know, we are not alone. Your story is another inspiration.
Be Strong, God Bless!
Thank you for your service! U are a great speaker, have a gift. Sure Ur writing is awesome. Semper Fi.
My dad used to go surf in Long Beach LIs. before and after he went..he said he was hoping to surf in Vietnam but didnt. Crazy story glad u made it back
I served with 1st Tank Battalion in central and southern I Corps in 66/67 and operated all the way from Da Nang/An Hoa/Tam Ky to the edge of 2 corps. Prior to that I was in the 1st Provisional rifle company where we plugged the holes in the lines around Chu Lai and operated with Korean Marines on several occasions. Saw a lot of the countryside and witnessed too much death. I had that agent orange bathing experience! I suffered severe hearing loss due to gunfire in my left ear and now live with near constant vertigo and frequent motion sickness, constant ringing in my ears. I started taking writing classes in 2004 and have written many chapters about my experience in the RVN and afterward. It was very beneficial, helping me with anger issues and giving me a greater perspective on the war. I hope I can read some of your stuff someday, you are a good story teller with a very solid style.
God Bless you and your family and Thank you for your service...God bless America
I was there with 1st Bn 11th 1st mar div. 67-68
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I was at CHU Lia April 67 2nd Bn 11th mar. 1st Mar Div.then the Roc Marines took over we went to Danang 1st mar Div HoeAnn Tam key then operation Hue City
I remember hearing these stories in person when we met at the Vietnam Veterans Surfer's Paddle out in San Diego. The Dai Do story in particular gave me chills. The NVA soldier who was within feet of grabbing you while he was laughing was crazy. Anyway, this was a great video Joe. Love you brother, keep up the good work. Semper Fi.
Semper Fi Sir!!!
Thank you for these interviews. Great to learn. Have been reading about this war all my life as lots to learn in so many ways. 🇬🇧👍🇺🇸
Semper Fi Joe, this photo is of me, at my last tour of Duty in RVN attached to 1st Military Police Bn, in Danang. I did my 1st two tours with 1st Bn 3rd Marines, 3rd Mar Div. in Country RVN to include the SLF in the South China Sea attached to the USS Vancouver LPD2.
Dearest comrade, God bless you and your buddies who served in Vietnam. Semper fi, Frankie t, 1st marines PENDLETON.
Always Faithful.
I was there in '65 and '68 and just like you in ended up with agent orange poisoning. Well Done Brother
What FANTASTIC advice, and loving words of support and caring that your wife gave to you. Most important, you took her advice/suggestions, and; did the work and it helped!!!! GOOD FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!
Thank You For Your Service...
William J. Ricca Born December 1945, From Flatbush , Also Kings County Hospital. 82nd Airborne Vietnam . Thank You For Serving , All You Vietnam Veterans !
Thank you for your service. We will be hearing similar stories in a few years from those that fought in the Iraq and Afghan wars.
✌️🇺🇸 Love and Peace to all of Our Brave Veteran's...Always.🇺🇸 Never To Be Forgotten...💞 God Bless All...🇺🇸
Awesome!
Best of luck and thank you for your service Sir👊👊
I spent almost my whole time in the field as an FO in the Que Son valley. I was there from October 1968 to May 1969.
Semper Fi Brother. Thank you for opening up like that. I'm sorry to hear of your divorce. I'll pray that things come together for you and that peace will remain with you from now on.
amen.
True heroes
To Joseph...I hope you get this.i also suffer from PTSD.the VA is treating me for it now.for therapy there is something else can to help.just sit down and write about it or anything else and it will help.i do that everyday and it does help.....thank for your service
More people should have read "Street Without Joy"
Thank you for serving.welcome back.God bless.
I'm going through the Agent Orange and I was not even there. My Uncle brought stuff home. Blue blankets with USAF on them and bullet holes in them that were sewn over with a sewing machine and white thread.
Canteens, clothes that I even wore to school. I guess that was why they took everything from you when you out processes before you went home and why they gave you all new clothes and a new uniform.
The old stuff didn't fit anymore.
I wore my dad navy pea coat when I was in jr high. We were poor and did not have much of anything.
Thanks for sharing your story..
My brother was taken by orange cancer two years ago. Made the landing in 65. Semper fi we served together.
Semper fi
Semper Fi Marine (Sir)
Forget the politics of the time, you’re a servant in your service to our nation.
I was with Lima Co., 3dBn,4thMar......Semper Fi ....same time frame
Let us know if you would like to do an interview with us?
please contact me, my uncle was KIA from your unit, email: jeffandteddi@att.net
@@jeffstepp8893 are you gonna do an interview? It’s appreciated I love hearing soldiers stories it makes a war come to life
Ron Kovic was from Massapequa, New York just like Giannini , I wonder if he knew him.
Semper Fidelis 🇺🇸
1983-1989
Not luck.but the Grace of God.
If u survived Dia Do you r one lucky man
Was there at the same time frame, the first time, Panther83
Yo Lt , Some Lt,s are a bit full o themselves . U are a very humble man , enjoyed you telling yr story ,you are a great man ,holy man
2002 vietnam trip i was made national hero then gave medal hat etc....was in toui tre news paper and on tv hanoi msnbc.
“Those MF’s”. That sums it up.
it is all about LUCK..
✌️🇺🇸 Love and Peace to you always....💞 🇺🇸 Semper Fi 🇺🇸
I remember when I was drafted in early March,1968, and while still at the induction center, a couple of marines came over to pick out 4 bodies. We as a group,mentally cringed, and as they took away those 4, we collectively felt sorry for those poor bastards, because at least in the army, you had a chance of Europe or Korea, etc. Talking to other G.I.’s, they also said the same thing happened at their induction centers, the pulling out of 4 guys. So looking for a few good men,they go to the army. lol
father my brother the walk brothers
team 54 years brother
I was in 2/4 4th marines in Hawaii 1965. one night we were loaded onto trucks for Pearl Harbor to be sent to Vietnam. A gunnery sgt ordered me off-I wasn't on the list. They sent me to FMFPac (camp Smith). I've always regretted that. Several days later I watched the 4th Marines land at Chu Lai. I've always regretted being left behind.
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Rare to see a yellow gyreen. Thanks
What billet did you have in the company/battalion?
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My ex husband same thing my present husband was army medic and said they always sent the Marines in first
His name was Tom Lay
That last bit about Agent Orange was chilling. "They Knew"
🇺🇸✌️ Yes...Sad but true. All of Our Vietnam Veteran's are amongst ...The Bravest.🇺🇸 Love and Peace to each and everyone of you...Always.💞🇺🇸
they say that about 58K troops died in vietnam. when you add in agent orange and other illnesses that later took our troops lives it's probably in the 100's of thousands and still rising. god help them all and have mercy on their soles. and when i see that many people in the U.S. today prefer marxist beliefs it makes me cringe. what was it all for ,god help us all.
Joe, what an incredible recount of your Marine life in Vietnam. Thank you, LT Higgins, for saving your life because Joe, you got to save my life surfing hurricane surf in Block Island, and a few weeks later, I got to save a 21-year-old girl's life in a Bleeker St. Brownstone fire in NYC. Without Lt Higgens, life may have been different for all of us. Surfers Path magazine, our story... Big Wave Dave... a recount of the connection of three people saved by LT Higgens.. God Bless... Your Friend Dave. It was great to surf with you this past summer.
SEMPER FI MARINE THANK YOU FOR PAVING THE WAY
We’ll edited
Is there going to be a part two
I really enjoyed this story
Bob, thank you for your comment. Joe does a show on local access tv in New York so if you would like to hear more from him here is the link to view some of his shows. www.ltveh.org/gungho
team a father Marine my brother my father
Wow! Didn't know agent orange was used in I corps..
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father Marine my father
team 54 t o my team Semper Fi a father to my team
son 1967 the life to Marines y es my father the world home
TO MY SONG TO BROTHER OUR BRID THE WAR MY TEAM
hills 26 years
Good fast thinking to have Davis use the bayonette to off that vc instead of drawing attention by firing the weapon.
I’d rather be lucky than good any day.
✌️🇺🇸 Yes...So True. Thank you very much for your Service.🇺🇸 God Bless you all...💞🇺🇸
Chemical agents used to defoliate the jungle was the best tool available for a potential solution to a real problem. Downstream we discovered the side effects, the terrible side effects. I remember staring at a mixing machine we used to make napalm...it was made by Sunbeam manufacturing--the same company that my Mother had some kitchen appliances in our home. War is crazy in so many ways. I found that out during my two tours ('66 '67) when it was popular...somewhat, not really. I can more than relate to this combat Marine!
"...those MFkers" Most poignant line of the story.
They were America’s finest!.Qui Son, Dai do, Quang Tri Forest. Read ‘The Wall’, by Rex Conley. Remember and honor the men who gave.
My ex was there in 67 through 68 for 14 months he was ordered to stay one day before his leaving for home in 12 months he was a mess from TET1
Lost my older brother and my twin to problems of orange
R MY BROTHER .
6WHELM
code 54 years life to brother ( VIETNAM VETERAN he who sheds blood with me shall be my brother ) tours fathers my walk
That is memories gd bad an otherwise.deffo write things dwn.get it out of your head.spk spk spk .never bottle it up. Chin up b proud
we fought those same nva 320th 10,000 plus two nva reg =15,000 jan 24 68 our tet 4 of us survived then 4th came in jan 25 fougt same till 29th then left they fought same nva 320th less thousands we killed ,quaiviet dai do my best friend wounded there back home mpls 1973 after mpls va psych ward skip hung himself. my 5 trips back 2000 i showed viets mass grave over 600