Thank you so much for having these Vietnamese Veterans on to tell their stories. I'm a Vietnamese American. My father served from 1963 to 1975, initially part of the National Police and then the Special Police Force. His work involved intelligent, recon, and combat missions. He was involved in the Phoenix Program. After 1975, he sent to "Re-education" camp for 8 years. Initially, my mom thought that the Viet Cong was going to execute him, but the Viet Cong couldn't find anyone to accuse him of crimes worthy of execution. So they locked him off instead. Many people died in these camps and were horribly mistreated. The Viet Cong used them essentially as slave labor in pretense of rehabilitation. My father was fairly well educated for his time and he would be "re-educated" by the Viet Cong who couldn't read or write. He told me stories of how prisoners died from exhaustion or beaten to death. Many were malnourished and they had to eat vermins, such as snakes and rats. He said one of the priced commodity in the prison camp was actually sugar tablets (which my mom would bring in for him whenever she could). These sugar tablets were life saving because whenever you see anyone down you would put one sugar tablet in their mouth and they would feel better and get back up. Until this day, he occasionally have nightmares about his time in "Re-education" camp. This was a man that saw combat, wounded multiple times in combat, and have killed Viet Cong during the war and his nightmares were more about "Re-education" camp experience than his combat experience. That just tell you the level of horror in these camps. He was released in 1984. Because of my father former service, our family was like a black sheep in town. My brothers were not allowed to graduate from high school because of it. My mom was picked on my many people in town because of it. My family immigrated to the U.S. in 1996 thanks to the H.O. program. Which was the best thing that ever happened to us. Today, I'm a medical doctor. Had we stayed in Viet Nam, I probably would have ended up being a farmer. Whenever I hear Americans complain about this and that, I would shake my head to them and thought to myself that they don' t know how good their lives actually are in relative of everyone else on this earth. Speaking of the H.O. program, I have to mention the late Senator John McCain. He is a hero in the Vietnamese American community. He helped so many former ARVN Vietnamese families immigrate to the U.S. because of his legislative works (called the McCain Amendment). When he ran for the Presidency in 2008, my dad was so excited to be able to vote for him.
Best regards and respect to your Dad. His country and its defenders are remembered by those who value freedom and who respect the people fighting for freedom. The history of the fallen Republic is a lesson. It is not well learned, unfortunately. But this is not the fault of your Dad and his brothers in arms.
We came here via the H.O program. I’d have to absolutely agree with you. Without that program these former ARVN officers and their families would rot in Vietnam, including me and my family. Forever my gratitude to those who were involved.
Wow, powerful story. I am glad your family was able to make it to the U.S. I am so humbled by these men’s stories, and the hardship they survived. Soft Americans need to hear this, and recognize they can do better and be better. Like your father and family. Thanks for sharing.
I cried hard over these last two podcasts. I'm 46, Australian. I first heard about MACVSOG when I was 12 through a mate's father who was an Australian Army Tunnel Rat and had been on a couple of operations with SOG guys and had gotten drunk afterwards at Khe San with them. He was 5'4" and built like a brick shithouse by then. He was selected to be part of those men who cleared tunnel networks with a knife, a torch and a M1911. He never talked about the horrors of clearing tunnels. The one time my mate pushed him he clammed up, tears welled in his eyes and he went into his room. He didn't come out for 3 days. A friend of my father's was ex SAS and talked about SOG guys in Vietnam. I was young - 8 or 9 - he was a Policeman after Vietnam. He would come around to our house and shoot 38 special practice rounds - the plastic cartridges with just a percussion cap and a nylon projectile - down our hallway with my dad out of his police revolver, drink beer and talk about being SAS. I used to sneak out of bed and listen to them, and when Mum would catch me I would race into the kitchen and grab another long necked bottle to repour for Dad and his mate. Dad would let me sit up and listen to the stories. A few years later I was reading about SOG in Soldier of Fortune Magazine. I've listened to every one of the Jocko Podcasts about SOG. Tilt - thank you for bringing all of this to light. Thank you for facilitating your compatriots coming on the podcast. And God Bless you for recognising and thanking your Vietnamese brothers who fought alongside all of you. I grew up around Vietnam vets who when they got off the plane in Oz were spat on and had pigs blood thrown at them. Most of them lost their marriages or the women who they were engaged to here while they were gone serving their country. I've met South Vietnamese men who fought against the North, to be left behind, spent many years being treated very badly under the regime they fought against when we abandoned them. They left loved ones behind to escape. You men of SOG and the South Vietnamese Army and Air Force are STILL my heroes. Thank you for reminding me. I had forgotten those heroes of my childhood until now. We are all in your debt. To those Vietnamese men who fought against a totalitarian government of their own people - YOU are the greatest heroes of all. You guys didn't do a tour or two or three - it was until the war was over, day in day out. And you were persecuted by nature of being on the losing team. God Bless you and keep you all of the days of your lives. Tilt. Don't stop. Keep going, keep bringing these men and these stories to the fore. Jocko, thank you and Bless you for helping to make this all happen.
Thank you for sharing this sir. Your statements made tears well up in my eyes as well. I hope Jocko can get Australian Vietnam vets on the podcast. Any true student of this war has to recognize the courage and devotion showed by Australian troops. In podcast #37 & #77 Roger Hayden remarked that the Australian troops had the best recon men he ever encountered. In "About Face", Col. David Hackworth went into detail about the proficiency displayed by Australian forces both in the air & on the ground. I cherish, with reverence, every one of these podcasts when the men who were actually there share their experiences. I hope and pray for the opportunity to hear from the men who were sent to war from Australia. The heroism & sacrifice of Australian forces in this war is something we should never forget. As an American who served in the Marines in Iraq (2006) when Jocko was Task Force Bruiser Commander, I feel a special connection to him. I also feel a deep respect & connection to Australian forces. At 10th Marines I had the opportunity to conduct helicopter repelling, face-first, with Australian forces who came to train & present some tactics. I was one of three Marines who volunteered. Australia is the greatest ally to the United States and an equal partner in the continued battle to maintain freedom at home & abroad. Thank you for sharing your experience. God bless you.
Quick story. First time I went to VN was around 94. We visited Cu Chi... and tourism wasn't a big as it is now. Now if you go through the tunnels they are a lot wider so bigger less fit people can fit. As we were going through the tunnelI was following the tour guides flashlight ahead of me. He killed the light and I could here him pick up the pace. So, I did too. You could barely move and ZERO VISBILITY. As I am crawling along the flashlight came back on, our tour guide was crawled up in a bill on a side tunnel. He was smiling, because he knew that I knew I was dead. Later, in the tunnels at lunch, we learned that he had fought for the north in those exact tunnels. At first I was a bit upset, but realized of course he was going to fight for his country. No way in hell I would go down there when it was for real. I know seals and SF are bad ass but to me,, and having just visited the tunnels I can easily say it takes the guy with BIGGEST BALLS to be a tunnel rat.
@@gcoffey223 Brother - that's going to take a LOT to process. You went on a TOUR to examine NVA tunnels. Like it was a Dreamworld ride. Those tunnels were opened up to make it nice for you round eyes. They were barely big enough for a Vietnamese man. 115 pounds was a BIG VA. Punji pits. Shit smeared over bamboo stakes. False back tunnels so you would go forward and never see your enemy sneak up behind you and stab you. Those MEN - fought the French. Fought everything. You have no idea what it was like. Call of Duty version. Imagine a 12" square tunnel with rats and false floors and back flange tunnels and you are FUCKED. Slick with blood and mud and the most effective Guerilla fighters ever known, on this planet - EVER - who want to cut your dick off and stick it in your mouth. Thank you for your theme park version.
He made his own publishing company. He should make his own film production company... or even news outlet or channel... Jocko Channel.. Jocko Entertainment.. Jocko News Network..
@@MohawkFlippinMike JNN... Debates hosted by JNN... Get After It Productions... Let's make it happen, Jocko. Jocko Network producing cartoon series with strong messages... Jocko Times/Jocko Post... Imagine the end of the news, ending exactly at Sunday midnight, "All right, that wraps up our news segment today. It's Monday, y'all. Go get some. OUT." Jocko History Channel... But I'm sure he'll get tired of hearing his name so much.
@@MohawkFlippinMike On the note of publishing, I saw on Twitter, Kevin Lacz's literary agent for "The Last Punisher" tweeted to Jonny Kim about helping him writing a book. Like lmfao, good luck with that buddy, Jonny Kim is like the epitome of the epitome of a quiet professional's quiet professional... Maybe in the future when Jonny Kim writes a book(Which imo he should wait until at least one space mission, preferably after he leaves NASA and continues other endeavors), he can go to Jocko to publish it.
Our security guard at work is old Hmong guy. He was surprised that I knew what his people did for my country in the Vietnam war. I would get off late on the weekend and would wind up talking to Charlie Tran a couple hours. Passed away in 2015. He would light up when we talked about those days. I miss him. Thanks for having these warriors on these are stories never get written down what you guys are doing here. God bless
Vietnamese people fought for their country mainly, sir. But we love and respect our allies: US, Australia, Thailand, South Korean, Phillipines, New Zealand...
Thank you for highlighting the efforts of the South Vietnamese during the Vietnam war, including the last episode as well. It is teaching the history that was never taught to us in school. In addition, it gives me a connection to my old homeland.
The SOG chronicles have been the highlight of Jacko's podcast. I am not even deleting the podcasts after I listen to them. I keep them on my phone for times that I am out and about so I can listen to them. They have been an incredible source of motivation for me. Can't wait for my son to be old enough so I can share them with him.
Thank you for honoring and remembering this great hero! It's an honor to listen to him! I wish he and COWBOYS statements against communism were played in every classroom in America!
This is 1 of the best episodes,and this man is a True warrior,a hero, bad ass ! He's missing both hands, what can you imagine he went throuh My salute you have. ..
You are an encredible man and soldier Captain An. You fought for all the South Vietnamese people and their freedom. May you and your family have all that is good. I am proud to have served with you and the 1st ARVN Division in I Corp at Hue and Khe Sanh 1967-1969
There are tons of “self-help” channels out there with businessmen, athletes, entrepreneurs... but what keeps me coming back to Jocko is just the caliber of people he has on his show. People that overcame the odds in extraordinary situations. True heroes. And somehow that radiates from them. No fancy car in the background, no bragging about how they made their first 50.000 bucks before they turned 19, but their actions speak for them. And those actions are timeless, and cross any generational barrier.
I listened to the first podcast with Tilt and couldn't believe the stories, bought the audio book and started listening. After listening to one particularly harrowing chapter, I was so wound up my heart was pounding and I couldn't listen to another chapter for several days. Captain An and his Kingbee flying was mentioned several times and like others, I wanted to hear the stories from the hero himself. Thank you Jocko. You are the best, and I love every podcast with Tilt on their. His smile and casual manner of talking abut the most hell-raising experiences blows me away.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TELLING THE STORY OF SOUTH VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS! American media and worldwide media forget the story of these heroes and they are ignored and not giving their just due for their sacrifices !!! and in Vietnam, they're not mentioned at all due to the communist regime! AS a the son of a South Vietnamese Captain, I thank you so much Jocko!
Mr. Jocko - there is a very interesting person living in Seattle, Washington: Major Vuong Mong Long - head of 82nd Ranger Battalion who had wonderful stories to tell, one specifically Battle of Pleime 1974 where he and over 400 soldiers of 82nd Ranger Battalion successfully defend Pleime base against an 8-time-larger enemy with t-54 tanks and heavy artiler support. A whole NVA battalion was wiped out at the end of that Battle. He've been through a lot of battle with a lot of wonderful stories to tell about brotherhood, humanity and the art of war. He was a very interesting leader with wonderful stories to tell. After the war, he served 13 years in prison and still made it as a college gradutate at Washington University in 2003. He have stayed away from media and other press for a long time and only write to tell his stories. It would be great if you have him in your Podcast. Major Long is amazing!
My father was in Da Nang in 70 and 71 with air Force supply and in Thailand in 73 -75. He supported forward fire bases with resupply, hardware, and he said he volunteered several times to go out on the Jolly Greens door gunning "to get in some real hairy shit." He also trained with the ROKs and went out on several missions with them. My father Donald Ray Elliott passed on the 11th of December 2020, he is my hero.
HE VOLUNTEERED TO GO WITH AN ELITE UNIT AS THERE DOOR GUNNER or HE ACTUALLY WENT? MOST JG crews did not ask RANDOM supply clerks to fly rescue missions =)
Yea.. just a different level of cool. Funny when he described it all as a "more exciting" job. Even funnier when he talks about how he used to get motion sickness in cars.
Your " boys" have helped to preserve freedom for our South Vietnam for 20 years . Many of them never made it back home . We ,the south Vietnamese will forever be grateful for the ultimate sacrifice of these heroes .
Thank You Captain Nguyen for all the American fathers you brought home back to see their wives, sons and daughters again and all the parents who owe you a massive debt that can never be repaid
Wicked. Thank you all for your service and time to make this podcast. Our New Zealand ex Vietnam vets where like gods in our Army. Old and wise. Many where still teaching us young guys ten years ago during our advance infantry course.
Thank you CPT An, you are an amazing, courageous human. It's incredibly humbling to learn your story! Thank you again Jocko and Tilt for bringing these men to our attention! 25 communists have given this interview a thumbs down, that's infuriating.
Absolutely epic interview. Thank you for finding another amazing American hero that we would have never known about, I couldn’t get enough of his story and the other untold heroes of Vietnam. Please keep finding and interviewing these amazing warriors. Thank you.
What a great feeling to see and hear Ahn's story. So many Americans owe so much to him and his brothers. It saddens me to know due to that part of the war being "Secret" their heroism, and sacrifice was largely unknown until recently. Thank you Tilt, thank Jocko, and most of all thank you Ahn.
Thank You for letting us meet..via vid..this awsome Pilot & person..You did a great job...Now... How can a part time job be found for this AWSOME Vet helicopter Pilot...Hopefully one that will show respect for him....To all of you Heros.. We honor & respect..support you all... God Bless you all & your Families...God's Speed always.... 👍👍❤❤😊 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸
There's a gas station owner down the street that reminds me Capt. An, Mr. Ngo. My little brother and I used to sit and listen to his Vietnam stories when we were kids. I still stop by to put a few bucks in my tank ( cheap gas isn't good for the truck but I want to support him ) and shoot the shit with him and his wife. We live in a pretty rough area in Southern California, but he's well respected by everyone. After everything happened on June 2020, his gas station/liquor store was one of the only buildings for blocks that wasn't touched. Great man.
There is no words that can expess the humility that I feel listing to this most exceptional account of one man's absolute resolve to refuse failure as an option, , his selfless commitment to love and value the life of others above his own, and his example of the fearlessness of the authentic and righteous life lived.
I'm so grateful for these podcasts and have learned soo much. I've read 15 books this year so far which I got from this podcast alone. Absolutely incredible humans.
We are fortunate that we have John Stryker Meyer to carry the MACV SOG guidon for those who can no longer, and those who never got the chance... the great thing is, he can smile while doing it.
So glad to see these heros on the podcast. It sheds light on a facet of the war a vast majority of the public had no idea about. Solid stuff! Thank you
What an unbelievable man. A hero to pilot the King B's and carry on the fight on the ground when the need arise. Then the unbelievable courage losing his hands followed by years of persecution. To say that after everything he endured he is still willing to work a part time job. What a legend. God bless him and his family. Thanks to Jocko, Echo and Tilt for bringing these stories to us.
Bro what a loving humble man, I really can’t even imagine really truly and I can imagine quite a lot, but wow we as Americans owe this man, and his brothers and family so much love
Thanks for this show. I need my nephews to see this. 1 minute at a time. 1 hour at a time, 1 day at a time. Anything can be endured, 1 second at a time.
Respect to soldiers on all sides who served and fought for what they believe in, Jocko’s podcasts (Tilt’s in particular) have helped me rediscover my passion for the military and have inspired me to go into the paratroopers once I Graduate from university, greetings from the UK
What a great guy, thank you jocko for doing this for these great guys my cousin Tommy was in Vietnam 4th infantry 3rd battalion 22 infantry alpha company he fought like a lion but sadly fell in action March 21 1967 Tay ninh 5 days after his 21st birthday, never forget these great guys thank you again jocko, John, and Charles.
It's a damn shame when you get to the end of 258 and realize there's no more Jocko SOG podcasts to listen to. The absolute worst part about listening to these SOG Vietnam episodes is hearing "and with that, xyz has left the building." and when you check to see why the hell the episode is almost ending only 30 minutes in, you realize 3 hours have passed; not 30min. If Tilt, his team, and Jocko alked for 8 hours one day, I could listen without stopping.
Hello sir I’m very crippled I volunteer and belong too the VFW auxiliary I’m proud of the men of our great country your podcast sir takes my pain away and motivates me everyday sir thanks 🙏
Thank you TILT and Jocko/ Echo.... We as Americans need to hear this. I was home 6wks last year I live on the road and I am so THANKFUL FOR YOU.... I listen to this all day and am sad that I found trouble in my younger years. SO SAD.....
This man is amazing. He makes me feel like an absolute wimp, I was only a firefighter for 23 years. His courage is monumental. I would like to know how many lives he saved. That must be a very large number.
Woah just noticed you hit 1 mil, shit Jocko thanks for your continued service finding these diamonds in the rough & giving them the mic. Theres nothing like these Vietnam SF guys, both our boys, & our Vietnamese allies. Pure true, heroism & courage. Hope to see warriors continue to come on & share the gems they hold. of Old or New; American or otherwise. Its greatly appreciated.
Thank you for this to Jocko and your team. This really makes me realize I have zero excuses after listening to this warrior’s story. What an incredible man and life and so thankful he put his life on the line for our country and took care of our guys. My neighbor was a SOG guy and boy does he have some stories...
Ever think your having a bad day ? Talk to Captain Nguyen, get some PERSPECTIVE. They got called, they went, no matter what. Effing impressive Joko, Tilt. Thank you for making this info publicly available.
I was born in July’69. My Dad born in ‘27, joined Army at end of WWII. Served 4 then the good Catholic Chicago man used the GiBill got his B.S. from Loyola but said he wanted to be even more of a man. Joined the USMC and served total 28 years with 2 in 68-70 in DongHa at 41yo. He survived but lost a lot of young men. He rest at Arlington. I am proud I served in DS as a Corpsman.
Thank you for providing a platform so these brave ARVN heroes can share their stories. These ARVN Rangers, Marines, Paratroopers, Air Force, they weren’t cowards like the left media portrayed them to be. They fought bravely alongside their allies to the very end.
Capt. An is an amazing man. I have read a lot of Viet Nam books, including On The Ground. I was so glad to find this podcast. The Kingbees were courageous and fought for their country with valor. I am glad Capt. An and some of his family were able to become US citizens. I have enjoyed the MACV SOG stories, and if you get a chance to do any more stories with Vietnamese or Indigenous people that fought with our forces in that war please do it.
Thank you so much for having these Vietnamese Veterans on to tell their stories.
I'm a Vietnamese American. My father served from 1963 to 1975, initially part of the National Police and then the Special Police Force. His work involved intelligent, recon, and combat missions. He was involved in the Phoenix Program. After 1975, he sent to "Re-education" camp for 8 years. Initially, my mom thought that the Viet Cong was going to execute him, but the Viet Cong couldn't find anyone to accuse him of crimes worthy of execution. So they locked him off instead. Many people died in these camps and were horribly mistreated. The Viet Cong used them essentially as slave labor in pretense of rehabilitation. My father was fairly well educated for his time and he would be "re-educated" by the Viet Cong who couldn't read or write. He told me stories of how prisoners died from exhaustion or beaten to death. Many were malnourished and they had to eat vermins, such as snakes and rats. He said one of the priced commodity in the prison camp was actually sugar tablets (which my mom would bring in for him whenever she could). These sugar tablets were life saving because whenever you see anyone down you would put one sugar tablet in their mouth and they would feel better and get back up. Until this day, he occasionally have nightmares about his time in "Re-education" camp. This was a man that saw combat, wounded multiple times in combat, and have killed Viet Cong during the war and his nightmares were more about "Re-education" camp experience than his combat experience. That just tell you the level of horror in these camps. He was released in 1984. Because of my father former service, our family was like a black sheep in town. My brothers were not allowed to graduate from high school because of it. My mom was picked on my many people in town because of it. My family immigrated to the U.S. in 1996 thanks to the H.O. program. Which was the best thing that ever happened to us. Today, I'm a medical doctor. Had we stayed in Viet Nam, I probably would have ended up being a farmer. Whenever I hear Americans complain about this and that, I would shake my head to them and thought to myself that they don' t know how good their lives actually are in relative of everyone else on this earth.
Speaking of the H.O. program, I have to mention the late Senator John McCain. He is a hero in the Vietnamese American community. He helped so many former ARVN Vietnamese families immigrate to the U.S. because of his legislative works (called the McCain Amendment). When he ran for the Presidency in 2008, my dad was so excited to be able to vote for him.
"Peace" after 75 was far worse than anything war could throw at us South Vietnamese.
Best regards and respect to your Dad. His country and its defenders are remembered by those who value freedom and who respect the people fighting for freedom. The history of the fallen Republic is a lesson. It is not well learned, unfortunately. But this is not the fault of your Dad and his brothers in arms.
We came here via the H.O program. I’d have to absolutely agree with you. Without that program these former ARVN officers and their families would rot in Vietnam, including me and my family. Forever my gratitude to those who were involved.
Wow, powerful story. I am glad your family was able to make it to the U.S. I am so humbled by these men’s stories, and the hardship they survived. Soft Americans need to hear this, and recognize they can do better and be better. Like your father and family. Thanks for sharing.
Bless you for sharing this.
I cried hard over these last two podcasts. I'm 46, Australian. I first heard about MACVSOG when I was 12 through a mate's father who was an Australian Army Tunnel Rat and had been on a couple of operations with SOG guys and had gotten drunk afterwards at Khe San with them.
He was 5'4" and built like a brick shithouse by then. He was selected to be part of those men who cleared tunnel networks with a knife, a torch and a M1911.
He never talked about the horrors of clearing tunnels. The one time my mate pushed him he clammed up, tears welled in his eyes and he went into his room. He didn't come out for 3 days.
A friend of my father's was ex SAS and talked about SOG guys in Vietnam. I was young - 8 or 9 - he was a Policeman after Vietnam. He would come around to our house and shoot 38 special practice rounds - the plastic cartridges with just a percussion cap and a nylon projectile - down our hallway with my dad out of his police revolver, drink beer and talk about being SAS. I used to sneak out of bed and listen to them, and when Mum would catch me I would race into the kitchen and grab another long necked bottle to repour for Dad and his mate. Dad would let me sit up and listen to the stories.
A few years later I was reading about SOG in Soldier of Fortune Magazine.
I've listened to every one of the Jocko Podcasts about SOG.
Tilt - thank you for bringing all of this to light. Thank you for facilitating your compatriots coming on the podcast.
And God Bless you for recognising and thanking your Vietnamese brothers who fought alongside all of you.
I grew up around Vietnam vets who when they got off the plane in Oz were spat on and had pigs blood thrown at them. Most of them lost their marriages or the women who they were engaged to here while they were gone serving their country.
I've met South Vietnamese men who fought against the North, to be left behind, spent many years being treated very badly under the regime they fought against when we abandoned them.
They left loved ones behind to escape.
You men of SOG and the South Vietnamese Army and Air Force are STILL my heroes.
Thank you for reminding me. I had forgotten those heroes of my childhood until now.
We are all in your debt.
To those Vietnamese men who fought against a totalitarian government of their own people - YOU are the greatest heroes of all. You guys didn't do a tour or two or three - it was until the war was over, day in day out.
And you were persecuted by nature of being on the losing team.
God Bless you and keep you all of the days of your lives.
Tilt. Don't stop. Keep going, keep bringing these men and these stories to the fore.
Jocko, thank you and Bless you for helping to make this all happen.
Thank you for sharing this sir. Your statements made tears well up in my eyes as well. I hope Jocko can get Australian Vietnam vets on the podcast. Any true student of this war has to recognize the courage and devotion showed by Australian troops. In podcast #37 & #77 Roger Hayden remarked that the Australian troops had the best recon men he ever encountered. In "About Face", Col. David Hackworth went into detail about the proficiency displayed by Australian forces both in the air & on the ground. I cherish, with reverence, every one of these podcasts when the men who were actually there share their experiences. I hope and pray for the opportunity to hear from the men who were sent to war from Australia. The heroism & sacrifice of Australian forces in this war is something we should never forget. As an American who served in the Marines in Iraq (2006) when Jocko was Task Force Bruiser Commander, I feel a special connection to him. I also feel a deep respect & connection to Australian forces. At 10th Marines I had the opportunity to conduct helicopter repelling, face-first, with Australian forces who came to train & present some tactics. I was one of three Marines who volunteered. Australia is the greatest ally to the United States and an equal partner in the continued battle to maintain freedom at home & abroad. Thank you for sharing your experience. God bless you.
Thank you for the great post
damn, instead of the usual "the trees can talk" comments about the us Vietnamese, this one actually has substance in it. Refreshing. Thanks, Bane!
Quick story. First time I went to VN was around 94. We visited Cu Chi... and tourism wasn't a big as it is now. Now if you go through the tunnels they are a lot wider so bigger less fit people can fit. As we were going through the tunnelI was following the tour guides flashlight ahead of me. He killed the light and I could here him pick up the pace. So, I did too. You could barely move and ZERO VISBILITY. As I am crawling along the flashlight came back on, our tour guide was crawled up in a bill on a side tunnel. He was smiling, because he knew that I knew I was dead. Later, in the tunnels at lunch, we learned that he had fought for the north in those exact tunnels. At first I was a bit upset, but realized of course he was going to fight for his country. No way in hell I would go down there when it was for real. I know seals and SF are bad ass but to me,, and having just visited the tunnels I can easily say it takes the guy with BIGGEST BALLS to be a tunnel rat.
@@gcoffey223
Brother - that's going to take a LOT to process.
You went on a TOUR to examine NVA tunnels. Like it was a Dreamworld ride.
Those tunnels were opened up to make it nice for you round eyes.
They were barely big enough for a Vietnamese man. 115 pounds was a BIG VA.
Punji pits. Shit smeared over bamboo stakes. False back tunnels so you would go forward and never see your enemy sneak up behind you and stab you.
Those MEN - fought the French. Fought everything.
You have no idea what it was like. Call of Duty version.
Imagine a 12" square tunnel with rats and false floors and back flange tunnels and you are FUCKED.
Slick with blood and mud and the most effective Guerilla fighters ever known, on this planet - EVER - who want to cut your dick off and stick it in your mouth.
Thank you for your theme park version.
Jocko podcast > history channel
He made his own publishing company. He should make his own film production company... or even news outlet or channel... Jocko Channel.. Jocko Entertainment.. Jocko News Network..
24/7 Pawn Stars Network.
@@salvatoretessio4932 welcome to the morning news, this is jocko....I’d listen forever
@@MohawkFlippinMike JNN... Debates hosted by JNN... Get After It Productions... Let's make it happen, Jocko. Jocko Network producing cartoon series with strong messages... Jocko Times/Jocko Post... Imagine the end of the news, ending exactly at Sunday midnight, "All right, that wraps up our news segment today. It's Monday, y'all. Go get some. OUT." Jocko History Channel... But I'm sure he'll get tired of hearing his name so much.
@@MohawkFlippinMike On the note of publishing, I saw on Twitter, Kevin Lacz's literary agent for "The Last Punisher" tweeted to Jonny Kim about helping him writing a book. Like lmfao, good luck with that buddy, Jonny Kim is like the epitome of the epitome of a quiet professional's quiet professional... Maybe in the future when Jonny Kim writes a book(Which imo he should wait until at least one space mission, preferably after he leaves NASA and continues other endeavors), he can go to Jocko to publish it.
Tilt is basically another co-host, and I’m all for it.
The jocko and tilt show. I'm down
I’d say he might be the best candidate in the running for new co-host. Hopefully he just starts his own podcast though😂
Maybe if we can get enough likes
Jocko will make it happen
Tilt for 2nd co host
Đại Uý Nguyễn Quý An. Xin cảm ơn người đã chiến đấu cho tự do. Thank you for fighting for freedom.
Thank you Captain An; for trying to protect your homeland, and for protecting and preserving the lives of our American service members.
Our security guard at work is old Hmong guy. He was surprised that I knew what his people did for my country in the Vietnam war.
I would get off late on the weekend and would wind up talking to Charlie Tran a couple hours. Passed away in 2015. He would light up when we talked about those days. I miss him. Thanks for having these warriors on these are stories never get written down what you guys are doing here. God bless
Vietnamese people fought for their country mainly, sir. But we love and respect our allies: US, Australia, Thailand, South Korean, Phillipines, New Zealand...
@@trandat4 All that blood spilt just so the Communists could take over and spill more blood.
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It was probably more exciting reliving those days than his desk job lol
Please keep these SOG LEGENDS comin JOCKO! 🇺🇸🙏🏻
I cannot thank Tilt enough for sharing the stories and history of MACVSOG
Honestly
Same probably my favorite podcasts from any channel to listen to
Indeed
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Shot down so many times he can't remember which was which. I can't even imagine. Another legendary indigenous warrior.
Indigenous?
@@_Wai_Wai_ As in "Native" to the area.
Yes a true legend.
He's not indigenous, he's kinh vietnamese I think. From China.
The indigenous are from the highlands
Thank you for highlighting the efforts of the South Vietnamese during the Vietnam war, including the last episode as well. It is teaching the history that was never taught to us in school. In addition, it gives me a connection to my old homeland.
The SOG chronicles have been the highlight of Jacko's podcast. I am not even deleting
the podcasts after I listen to them. I keep them on my phone for times that I am out and
about so I can listen to them. They have been an incredible source of motivation for me.
Can't wait for my son to be old enough so I can share them with him.
Even though this warrior wasn't born in this country, he is an American patriot to the bone. So proud to have fellow Americans like these brave men.
Well said young man.
Thank you for honoring and remembering this great hero! It's an honor to listen to him! I wish he and COWBOYS statements against communism were played in every classroom in America!
Captain Nguyen is a true warrior . Thank you sir for what you did .
Another Stryker Meier episode, instant click. Jocko congrats on the million mark.
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This is 1 of the best episodes,and this man is a True warrior,a hero, bad ass ! He's missing both hands, what can you imagine he went throuh
My salute you have. ..
You are an encredible man and soldier Captain An. You fought for all the South Vietnamese people and their freedom. May you and your family have all that is good. I am proud to have served with you and the 1st ARVN Division in I Corp at Hue and Khe Sanh 1967-1969
Mat the grace of God be with you Capt. Nguyen You An for ever more. A hero for the American he worked with in Nam.
There are tons of “self-help” channels out there with businessmen, athletes, entrepreneurs... but what keeps me coming back to Jocko is just the caliber of people he has on his show. People that overcame the odds in extraordinary situations. True heroes. And somehow that radiates from them. No fancy car in the background, no bragging about how they made their first 50.000 bucks before they turned 19, but their actions speak for them. And those actions are timeless, and cross any generational barrier.
I listened to the first podcast with Tilt and couldn't believe the stories, bought the audio book and started listening. After listening to one particularly harrowing chapter, I was so wound up my heart was pounding and I couldn't listen to another chapter for several days. Captain An and his Kingbee flying was mentioned several times and like others, I wanted to hear the stories from the hero himself. Thank you Jocko. You are the best, and I love every podcast with Tilt on their. His smile and casual manner of talking abut the most hell-raising experiences blows me away.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TELLING THE STORY OF SOUTH VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS! American media and worldwide media forget the story of these heroes and they are ignored and not giving their just due for their sacrifices !!! and in Vietnam, they're not mentioned at all due to the communist regime! AS a the son of a South Vietnamese Captain, I thank you so much Jocko!
You can tell from the way he talks about the helicopters that he really loves flying. This guy is unbelievable. What a truly brave man.
Thank you Jocko for getting these oral histories while they're still here.
Thank you for this. Captain An sounds like an absolute legend. Hearing this man's story, how can I ever complain about anything in my life.
These guys are living legends
Mr. Jocko - there is a very interesting person living in Seattle, Washington: Major Vuong Mong Long - head of 82nd Ranger Battalion who had wonderful stories to tell, one specifically Battle of Pleime 1974 where he and over 400 soldiers of 82nd Ranger Battalion successfully defend Pleime base against an 8-time-larger enemy with t-54 tanks and heavy artiler support. A whole NVA battalion was wiped out at the end of that Battle. He've been through a lot of battle with a lot of wonderful stories to tell about brotherhood, humanity and the art of war.
He was a very interesting leader with wonderful stories to tell. After the war, he served 13 years in prison and still made it as a college gradutate at Washington University in 2003. He have stayed away from media and other press for a long time and only write to tell his stories. It would be great if you have him in your Podcast. Major Long is amazing!
Send him an email, text on twitter and other platforms if you think it's worth it. It sure sounds like it
He must be on.
My father was in Da Nang in 70 and 71 with air Force supply and in Thailand in 73 -75. He supported forward fire bases with resupply, hardware, and he said he volunteered several times to go out on the Jolly Greens door gunning "to get in some real hairy shit." He also trained with the ROKs and went out on several missions with them. My father Donald Ray Elliott passed on the 11th of December 2020, he is my hero.
RIP to your father. Would love to hear some stories about the ROK guys, they sound intense!
HE VOLUNTEERED TO GO WITH AN ELITE UNIT AS THERE DOOR GUNNER or HE ACTUALLY WENT? MOST JG crews did not ask RANDOM supply clerks to fly rescue missions =)
Capt An has balls like Church bells! Give him kiss on his head pour him a drink and thank him on our nations behalf! Dudes a national treasure!
Yea.. just a different level of cool. Funny when he described it all as a "more exciting" job. Even funnier when he talks about how he used to get motion sickness in cars.
God bless these south Vietnamese pilots that help our boys....
Your " boys" have helped to preserve freedom for our South Vietnam for 20 years . Many of them never made it back home .
We ,the south Vietnamese will forever be grateful for the ultimate sacrifice of these heroes .
Thank You Captain Nguyen for all the American fathers you brought home back to see their wives, sons and daughters again and all the parents who owe you a massive debt that can never be repaid
Thank you so much made me happy to watch and listening to your voices....God Bless our Veterans always..
Wicked. Thank you all for your service and time to make this podcast.
Our New Zealand ex Vietnam vets where like gods in our Army. Old and wise. Many where still teaching us young guys ten years ago during our advance infantry course.
Thank you CPT An, you are an amazing, courageous human. It's incredibly humbling to learn your story!
Thank you again Jocko and Tilt for bringing these men to our attention!
25 communists have given this interview a thumbs down, that's infuriating.
Meanwhile, Echo is in a land far far away doing calf raises and preacher curls
Is he okay?
He's not left us has he?
@@my_name117-letsgettheretog2 in the last podcast he was in the corner b/c they had limited seats, i'm sure he's in the corner on this one also
Ahh, good!
@@heathhampton7931 he’s in the corner facing the wall
Doing deep squats for skinny knees
Unbelievably humble man, a real hero. Thank you Jocko for keeping the Vietnam stories alive
Jocko please make a "just another day flying kingbees" shirt
"Me #1 king bee!" shirt too
Yes!!!!
“King Bee Numba Won” for sure
The book was awesome. I loved the Kingbee pilots! Glad to see one on the show!
I don't understand how the Kingbee could even get off the ground carrying the STONES this man has!
Mate! Nailed it! The bravery and determination of this man is just inhuman!
The amount of respect tilt has for him shines through when he talks about him.
Absolutely epic interview. Thank you for finding another amazing American hero that we would have never known about, I couldn’t get enough of his story and the other untold heroes of Vietnam. Please keep finding and interviewing these amazing warriors. Thank you.
Every SOG interview is an instant thumbs up. So much respect for these guys!
These podcasts have been taken to another level. Thank you Jock and Echo and to all involved to make these happen.
There are men that made
It home and now enjoy life with their grandchildren because brave pilots like Captain An. What bravery, a true hero
Upon further research i learned this man was too humble to mention that he built the 2 boats himself. This is a top episode for me.
The Vietnamese are very humble, great people.
What a great feeling to see and hear Ahn's story. So many Americans owe so much to him and his brothers. It saddens me to know due to that part of the war being "Secret" their heroism, and sacrifice was largely unknown until recently. Thank you Tilt, thank Jocko, and most of all thank you Ahn.
Thank You for letting us meet..via vid..this awsome Pilot & person..You did a great job...Now...
How can a part time job be found for this AWSOME
Vet helicopter
Pilot...Hopefully one that will show respect for him....To all of you Heros..
We honor &
respect..support you all...
God Bless you all & your
Families...God's Speed always....
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Sports stars and celebrities heroes my ass. This gentleman is an absolute HERO.
Jocko, Tilt; keep these coming! The part of the Vietnamese story needs to be told. Mr. An...SALUTE! Thank you for your efforts in the war.
There's a gas station owner down the street that reminds me Capt. An, Mr. Ngo. My little brother and I used to sit and listen to his Vietnam stories when we were kids. I still stop by to put a few bucks in my tank ( cheap gas isn't good for the truck but I want to support him ) and shoot the shit with him and his wife. We live in a pretty rough area in Southern California, but he's well respected by everyone. After everything happened on June 2020, his gas station/liquor store was one of the only buildings for blocks that wasn't touched. Great man.
There is no words that can expess the humility that I feel listing to this most exceptional account of one man's absolute resolve to refuse failure as an option, , his selfless commitment to love and value the life of others above his own, and his example of the fearlessness of the authentic and righteous life lived.
I'm so grateful for these podcasts and have learned soo much. I've read 15 books this year so far which I got from this podcast alone. Absolutely incredible humans.
We are fortunate that we have John Stryker Meyer to carry the MACV SOG guidon for those who can no longer, and those who never got the chance... the great thing is, he can smile while doing it.
Agreed.
Hell yeah Captain An, America owes you.
Wow, I would be in awe just being in the same room with this amazing man and of course Tilt and Jocko.
We need Lynn Black to share his legendary badassness
Yes we do n
So glad to see these heros on the podcast. It sheds light on a facet of the war a vast majority of the public had no idea about. Solid stuff! Thank you
What an unbelievable man. A hero to pilot the King B's and carry on the fight on the ground when the need arise. Then the unbelievable courage losing his hands followed by years of persecution.
To say that after everything he endured he is still willing to work a part time job. What a legend. God bless him and his family. Thanks to Jocko, Echo and Tilt for bringing these stories to us.
Bro what a loving humble man, I really can’t even imagine really truly and I can imagine quite a lot, but wow we as Americans owe this man, and his brothers and family so much love
Thanks for this show. I need my nephews to see this. 1 minute at a time. 1 hour at a time, 1 day at a time. Anything can be endured, 1 second at a time.
Thank God for the men of SOG.
God Bless this wonderful and brave man! I wish him many more years of happiness.
Respect to soldiers on all sides who served and fought for what they believe in, Jocko’s podcasts (Tilt’s in particular) have helped me rediscover my passion for the military and have inspired me to go into the paratroopers once I Graduate from university, greetings from the UK
What a great guy, thank you jocko for doing this for these great guys my cousin Tommy was in Vietnam 4th infantry 3rd battalion 22 infantry alpha company he fought like a lion but sadly fell in action March 21 1967 Tay ninh 5 days after his 21st birthday, never forget these great guys thank you again jocko, John, and Charles.
Killing it with these diamonds bro! Thanks jocko
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It's a damn shame when you get to the end of 258 and realize there's no more Jocko SOG podcasts to listen to.
The absolute worst part about listening to these SOG Vietnam episodes is hearing "and with that, xyz has left the building." and when you check to see why the hell the episode is almost ending only 30 minutes in, you realize 3 hours have passed; not 30min.
If Tilt, his team, and Jocko alked for 8 hours one day, I could listen without stopping.
Don’t forget about 204, 205, and 206 with Dick Thompson
Am I the only one that has noticed the war drum going on in the back round lol
Nope, I hear it too!
I thought it was a heartbeat.
Omg ... I didn’t realize this brave pilot didn’t have any hands ... whoa 😳
Hello sir I’m very crippled I volunteer and belong too the VFW auxiliary I’m proud of the men of our great country your podcast sir takes my pain away and motivates me everyday sir thanks 🙏
Needed this today, something to keep me grinding through the morning while working!
Great to hear from these heroes.
Thank you TILT and Jocko/ Echo....
We as Americans need to hear this.
I was home 6wks last year I live on the road and I am so THANKFUL FOR YOU.... I listen to this all day and am sad that I found trouble in my younger years. SO SAD.....
JOCKO- "Did you feel jinxed?" Nguyen -"NOOOO"
This man is a legend
I Love John Stryker Meyer, what a great hero . i love to see him in every Jocko podcast
These stories need to be preserved. Thanks
This man is amazing. He makes me feel like an absolute wimp, I was only a firefighter for 23 years. His courage is monumental. I would like to know how many lives he saved. That must be a very large number.
Just a miracle he's still alive! What a rough life. He has no complaints. Amazing
Whose heartbeat is that pounding? Oh wait! It’s mine. Hellish situation for this brave Captain!
I sit listening in awe, true warrior and hero 👍
Woah just noticed you hit 1 mil, shit Jocko thanks for your continued service finding these diamonds in the rough & giving them the mic. Theres nothing like these Vietnam SF guys, both our boys, & our Vietnamese allies. Pure true, heroism & courage. Hope to see warriors continue to come on & share the gems they hold. of Old or New; American or otherwise. Its greatly appreciated.
Thank you for this to Jocko and your team. This really makes me realize I have zero excuses after listening to this warrior’s story. What an incredible man and life and so thankful he put his life on the line for our country and took care of our guys. My neighbor was a SOG guy and boy does he have some stories...
This needs more views. Pure heroism.
Im not sure how I missed this fascinating story, but I'm glad it's found now.
A lesson for all of us who think that life is too hard or we can’t go out and achieve .
Wow 2 in one week!. Never thought I’d here some of these legends.
Ever think your having a bad day ? Talk to Captain Nguyen, get some PERSPECTIVE. They got called, they went, no matter what. Effing impressive Joko, Tilt. Thank you for making this info publicly available.
It's honorable for me to salute Capt Nguyen Quy An
I was born in July’69. My Dad born in ‘27, joined Army at end of WWII. Served 4 then the good Catholic Chicago man used the GiBill got his B.S. from Loyola but said he wanted to be even more of a man. Joined the USMC and served total 28 years with 2 in 68-70 in DongHa at 41yo. He survived but lost a lot of young men. He rest at Arlington. I am proud I served in DS as a Corpsman.
Thank you for providing a platform so these brave ARVN heroes can share their stories. These ARVN Rangers, Marines, Paratroopers, Air Force, they weren’t cowards like the left media portrayed them to be. They fought bravely alongside their allies to the very end.
Mr An is an absolute legend
Jocko should narrate all military novels. His tone and way of telling stories makes those novels all the more compelling
YES YES YES KEEP EM COMING JOCKO
What a real hero this man is! These podcasts are priceless
This man is a freaking savage! I can't get enough of anything SOG
Tilt’s laugh is the best.
Capt. An is an amazing man. I have read a lot of Viet Nam books, including On The Ground. I was so glad to find this podcast. The Kingbees were courageous and fought for their country with valor. I am glad Capt. An and some of his family were able to become US citizens. I have enjoyed the MACV SOG stories, and if you get a chance to do any more stories with Vietnamese or Indigenous people that fought with our forces in that war please do it.
You 1000% need to do the narration of these for audio books Jocko 🙌
and still humble and happy.... makes you do a self-check...
Deep respect to you Jocko for how you handled this interview
Once I saw tilts picture, Didn't even have to read the title. Clicked immediately .
Love watching all JSM episodes, Thank you sir for all the True to Life stories you guys shared with the listeners