63 yr old OTR driver here. I am thoroughly enjoying all of these interviews. I'm about 10 yrs younger than these Vet's, but grew up watching the evening news during the Vietnam war with my parents. I have nothing but the utmost respect for these Vet's! Thank you so much for putting these interviews together!
I too remember watching the news every night. My Dad (WWII) yelling about how they were tying these kids hands behind their backs. Mom would cry as the nightly names listing MIA/KIA rolled across the screen. I wanted to go as a nurse. Didn't happen though.
Thank you Richard for sharing your military experience, what a joy it was to listen to you speak, true to your experience. Such a great sense of humor, “they blew up our tent...what do ya do then?...oh just sleep on the dirt” 🤣 That was priceless! Thank you Daryl for another great interview!
I'm so enjoying these stories from Vietnam. I can commiserate with your mother. When my son was in Iraq, he hit an IED and was slightly injured. He would not allow his men to call me because I knew I would go to pieces. He made sure he was the one who called me so I wouldn't panic.; just a little aside there.
aloha Darrell these Interviews ! and Dick mahalo for sharing the facts truths of your war job xperience ! we all need to hear Definately I never heard about war n Nam growing up What a tragedy you lived thru that ! Today Nov11,2023 hope americans all respect you gave your life Thats very serious Your life Happy Veteran Day ! all way frm molokai island hawaii Keep safe !
My cousin’s son decided to become a Marine at age eight after 9-11. And that’s what he did. He graduated high school and two days later, he was in Parris Island. He was in such good shape and mentally prepared, he still says he actually liked boot camp. Of course, Iraq and later Afghanistan, were less likable.
Good one. Interesting to hear your stories Richard. Glad you were willing to speak on this. Thanks for your service (and all other military service personnel), it was indeed appreciated.
I did two and a half years on Vietnam what a ride......we did some crazy things.....seen and smelled stuff that are only in combat,1971 ,1972 and 1973......water ever where.....shit crawling all over me.......Words can not explain.......i seen stuff, i hope no one ever has to do again.
I'm a Draft/Vietnam resistor. The question begs to be asked....WTH were doing over there in the first place...b/c you didn't like yourself or appreciate your life?
So many Vietnam Vets hail from Montana! I'm very appreciative. I'm native Michiganger. Lived in NYC for decades. I hope I'm not blasted for living in NY. No pride here. I'd love to live in Montana. All my recent friends are leaving NY. Understandably. But I feel I would notr be fully welcomed in MT. I hope I'm wrong. Thank you all for your service and PATRIOTISM!!!
And Vietnam resistors ... like myself...hail from Michigan. You came from one of the coolest States in the country. If they don't welcome you in Montana....then it's really not a good State to move to....is it ?
Another great life story and Veteran. I like the way he explained some of the loony things that were daily occurrences like hiding under a truck full of explosives' to avoid being hit by explosives'. Thank you
Listening to every video. Great. I missed the war, I was too young. Love you guys. Thank you for sharing your experience. I have met several vets. I catch pieces. God bless
Richard has an interesting surname. Derbyshire is a shire county in Central England. And is a great place to go hiking and walking. I live in the neighbouring county of Nottinghamshire. I feel kind of connected to him in a strange way. Huge respect.
Dick reminds me so much of my UNCLE BILL. very personable well dressed masculine. Uncle Bill was white collar sales and different than anybody else in our family tree. He lived near L.A. and me in SAN DIEGO. Ioved everytime he came by to visit. I would sit nearby and listen to the adult conversation amid cigarettes and gin&tonics. I'm tearing up as I write remembering the. 50s and 60s in soCal. I was drafted in 1971 during Vietnam conflict and went ARMY.
I really enjoy these interviews its very interesting learning the stories it's hard to believe these were just kids we sent over there and they returned men and its hard to believe we put kids in charge and gave them so much responsibility kids today could never handle that responsibility I would enjoy hearing more of these interviews from other parts of the country if you could get more vets to do interviews tell their stories before there aren't any left these are stories that should be recorded you are doing important work I hope you continue thank you for taking time to do such important work
Must have been crazy to have been thrust into the modern world like that after being raised in rural Montana. Thank you for your service Mr. Derbyshire.
Thank you Richard for your service welcome home! I was 18 in 1975 registered for the selective service think a letter said I was 1H classified and it said not being inducted at this time I guess because Vietnam was just about over and they weren't sending guys there anymore so I never had to do military service
This is the first time I realized, that maybe just the fact that these guys were willing to fight is enough. It doesn't really matter why. Maybe the day will come when that won't be necessary.
Mortars are scary. The whistle gives you about 1 second to get flat. If they are close, you can hear the thud when it comes out of the tube. Big tube artillery Is traveling faster than the speed of sound on a flat trajectory from 10+ miles away. You don't hear It. You don't see it. Nothing. You're standing there, then you're not. A big tube, like a 152, takes 5 milliseconds to kill or critically wound everything in a space the size of a football field. It takes 100 milliseconds to blink. Even if you don't get any shrapnel, the blast wave can destroy your organs, etc. Whether it's mortar or big tube, tons of people get concussions. I doubt they diagnosed that as much back in vietnam. That's my experience. I'm sure everyone's is different.
I’ve watched several of these and I now see the criticism that the interviewer keeps interrupting and putting words in their mouths. He inserts himself too much into the stories, perhaps as an attempt at friendliness but it backfires. Bummer. 🙁
Why did some guys have to do 3 years and some only had to do 1 year did it have to do with the year they were there in other words the beginning or towards the end of the war ?
danthedewman1 I think their mostly meant to keep the conversation going and get the guy who’s being interviewed to remember something interesting he may not have without asking
Let's take it further. How about innocent, unarmed civilians that were murdered by US troops? What about destruction of their property? And last, but not least, what about the criminal behavior of US troops against US officers...ie. "fragging" for the purpose of avoiding orders? It's called mutiny.
The ABCs of Salvation, or how to be right with God, and know you're going to Heaven: A-dmit that you're a sinner, and need a Savior. As it is written: There is none righteous, no, not one. Romans 3:10 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23 B-elieve that Jesus Christ died paying the penalty for your sins, and rose from the grave. He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross. 1 Peter 2:24 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures... 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 C-all on the Lord Jesus Christ to save you, and trust only in Him for your salvation. If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9 For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:13 The moment you "believe," or, put your trust in what Jesus has done for you, God saves you and your eternal destiny in Heaven is assured. You go from spiritual death to eternal life the moment you believe. Jesus said it this way: Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. John 5:24😀
"You grow up quick". I'm sure he did. But growing up quick....and maturing and becoming wiser aren't one and the same things. A lot of these veterans are stuck in the brainwashing of their day. Never really moved forward.
it is hard to see how sick media has become so anti freedom in a sick easy way loved by hollywood hard work is hated i do not know but i know truth when i see it
do your job and get it done ; now we are scared of a virus to the point of giving up our freedom , I wish Americans would depend upon God and not so much government.
63 yr old OTR driver here. I am thoroughly enjoying all of these interviews. I'm about 10 yrs younger than these Vet's, but grew up watching the evening news during the Vietnam war with my parents.
I have nothing but the utmost respect for these Vet's!
Thank you so much for putting these interviews together!
I too remember watching the news every night. My Dad (WWII) yelling about how they were tying these kids hands behind their backs. Mom would cry as the nightly names listing MIA/KIA rolled across the screen. I wanted to go as a nurse. Didn't happen though.
Thank you so much for your service and sharing your stories.
Thank you Richard for your service. What a honest, humble, American you are and have become.
God bless.
Richard is from a different generation. Definitely different mindset not like some of the entitled creeps in local and state government today.
Thank you Richard for sharing your military experience, what a joy it was to listen to you speak, true to your experience. Such a great sense of humor, “they blew up our tent...what do ya do then?...oh just sleep on the dirt” 🤣 That was priceless! Thank you Daryl for another great interview!
I'm so enjoying these stories from Vietnam. I can commiserate with your mother. When my son was in Iraq, he hit an IED and was slightly injured. He would not allow his men to call me because I knew I would go to pieces. He made sure he was the one who called me so I wouldn't panic.; just a little aside there.
Thank you for sharing your experience of service in Vietnam. I am listening and it opens my eyes to my brothers experience. Thank you Sir. 💪❤🙏🇺🇸
aloha Darrell these Interviews !
and Dick mahalo for sharing the facts
truths of your war job xperience !
we all need to hear Definately
I never heard about war n Nam
growing up What a tragedy you lived thru that ! Today Nov11,2023
hope
americans all respect you gave your
life Thats very serious Your life
Happy Veteran Day ! all way frm
molokai island hawaii Keep safe !
Thank you for your service and sacrifices. Welcome home, sir
Thank you for your service, Richard. You seem like a real man, polite and honest.
Marines are honest telling stories. Marines know Marines are listening.
My cousin’s son decided to become a Marine at age eight after 9-11. And that’s what he did. He graduated high school and two days later, he was in Parris Island. He was in such good shape and mentally prepared, he still says he actually liked boot camp. Of course, Iraq and later Afghanistan, were less likable.
Thanks Richard for sharing and welcome home Brother!
Thanks for your service ! Everyone please remember the ones that didn’t make it back home,men and women!! Thanks
I'd really love to see all of those photos. Thank you Richard for your service.
Good one. Interesting to hear your stories Richard. Glad you were willing to speak on this.
Thanks for your service (and all other military service personnel), it was indeed appreciated.
I did two and a half years on Vietnam what a ride......we did some crazy things.....seen and smelled stuff that are only in combat,1971 ,1972 and 1973......water ever where.....shit crawling all over me.......Words can not explain.......i seen stuff, i hope no one ever has to do again.
I'm a Draft/Vietnam resistor. The question begs to be asked....WTH were doing over there in the first place...b/c you didn't like yourself or appreciate your life?
A fine gentleman and a real Marine. Semper Fi…
So many Vietnam Vets hail from Montana! I'm very appreciative. I'm native Michiganger. Lived in NYC for decades. I hope I'm not blasted for living in NY. No pride here. I'd love to live in Montana. All my recent friends are leaving NY. Understandably. But I feel I would notr be fully welcomed in MT. I hope I'm wrong. Thank you all for your service and PATRIOTISM!!!
And Vietnam resistors ... like myself...hail from Michigan. You came from one of the coolest States in the country. If they don't welcome you in Montana....then it's really not a good State to move to....is it ?
Another great life story and Veteran. I like the way he explained some of the loony things that were daily occurrences like hiding under a truck full of explosives' to avoid being hit by explosives'. Thank you
Thanks for your strory. A joy to hear of your experience.
These are the ones who made it. Pray for the ones who never made it back and their families. We owe it to them.
Thank you very much sir.
Thank you for your service Semper Fi Brother 0811
Listening to every video. Great. I missed the war, I was too young. Love you guys. Thank you for sharing your experience. I have met several vets. I catch pieces. God bless
Lol. You "missed the war". You didn't miss anything. You probably kept your life from being foolishly taken from you.
Thank you for your service. Very much appreciated.🇺🇸
30:20 wow.... That hits really deep. Thank you for your service
Similar situation for most of us. Tough time to be a teenager compared to later years. Not all survived, purely by chance. Welcome home.
Richard has an interesting surname. Derbyshire is a shire county in Central England. And is a great place to go hiking and walking. I live in the neighbouring county of Nottinghamshire. I feel kind of connected to him in a strange way. Huge respect.
Thank you for serving your country. My brother from Washington. State also served. You men are heroes!,,
It was a pleasure listening to your story Richard 🇺🇸 Thank you for your service Sir ‼️
I'm proud of you sir. Thank you much!
Awesome interview
Dick reminds me so much of my UNCLE BILL. very personable well dressed masculine. Uncle Bill was white collar sales and different than anybody else in our family tree. He lived near L.A. and me in SAN DIEGO. Ioved everytime he came by to visit. I would sit nearby and listen to the adult conversation amid cigarettes and gin&tonics. I'm tearing up as I write remembering the. 50s and 60s in soCal. I was drafted in 1971 during Vietnam conflict and went ARMY.
Thank you!!
I really enjoy these interviews its very interesting learning the stories it's hard to believe these were just kids we sent over there and they returned men and its hard to believe we put kids in charge and gave them so much responsibility kids today could never handle that responsibility I would enjoy hearing more of these interviews from other parts of the country if you could get more vets to do interviews tell their stories before there aren't any left these are stories that should be recorded you are doing important work I hope you continue thank you for taking time to do such important work
Kids today DO handle that much responsibility. Vietnam wasn't the last war. Also there's literal kids here at home who support entire families.
Must have been crazy to have been thrust into the modern world like that after being raised in rural Montana. Thank you for your service Mr. Derbyshire.
I get frustrated when we don't get to see the photos.
Why doesn't he share the pictures on film? I'm sure that's why he brought them.
thank you for your story sir
Thank you Richard for your service welcome home! I was 18 in 1975 registered for the selective service think a letter said I was 1H classified and it said not being inducted at this time I guess because Vietnam was just about over and they weren't sending guys there anymore so I never had to do military service
Hey journalist !! Why didn’t you show all those pictures this vet volontered. to show you so we could all see it !!
THANK YOU RICHARD !
A humble guy Great story of his time in Vietnam We hope “Dicks” grandson got home safe & sound from whichever theatre he served 😳😳
This is the first time I realized, that maybe just the fact that these guys were willing to fight is enough. It doesn't really matter why. Maybe the day will come when that won't be necessary.
The epitome of a decent man.
Thanks you
Exceptional!
He’s the most chill Vietnam vet I’ve ever seen.
Cool man, cool marine
18 yr olds nowadays wouldnt stand a chance
You wouldn't be able to get them away from their Smartphones and a/con.
Mortars are scary. The whistle gives you about 1 second to get flat. If they are close, you can hear the thud when it comes out of the tube. Big tube artillery Is traveling faster than the speed of sound on a flat trajectory from 10+ miles away. You don't hear It. You don't see it. Nothing. You're standing there, then you're not. A big tube, like a 152, takes 5 milliseconds to kill or critically wound everything in a space the size of a football field. It takes 100 milliseconds to blink. Even if you don't get any shrapnel, the blast wave can destroy your organs, etc. Whether it's mortar or big tube, tons of people get concussions. I doubt they diagnosed that as much back in vietnam. That's my experience. I'm sure everyone's is different.
why wouldnt you show the pictures on camera? seems like a no brainer
I’ve watched several of these and I now see the criticism that the interviewer keeps interrupting and putting words in their mouths. He inserts himself too much into the stories, perhaps as an attempt at friendliness but it backfires. Bummer. 🙁
And it's like he's reading his questions from a list, and not listening to previous answers properly.
Why did some guys have to do 3 years and some only had to do 1 year did it have to do with the year they were there in other words the beginning or towards the end of the war ?
Army was 12 months there and marines was 13 months!
Someone should tell the newsboy to NEVER laugh on these recordings! Has he ever listened to himself?? Evac helicopter, probably Huey.
and his " wow ".
Some of the interviewers questions are redundant
danthedewman1 I think their mostly meant to keep the conversation going and get the guy who’s being interviewed to remember something interesting he may not have without asking
How come nobody ever talks about the prostitutes?
Probably because they all have wives now.
Let's take it further. How about innocent, unarmed civilians that were murdered by US troops? What about destruction of their property? And last, but not least, what about the criminal behavior of US troops against US officers...ie. "fragging" for the purpose of avoiding orders? It's called mutiny.
Most of us had morals.
The ABCs of Salvation, or how to be right with God, and know you're going to Heaven:
A-dmit that you're a sinner, and need a Savior.
As it is written: There is none righteous, no, not one. Romans 3:10
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23
B-elieve that Jesus Christ died paying the penalty for your sins, and rose from the grave.
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross. 1 Peter 2:24
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures... 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
C-all on the Lord Jesus Christ to save you, and trust only in Him for your salvation.
If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9
For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:13
The moment you "believe," or, put your trust in what Jesus has done for you, God saves you and your eternal destiny in Heaven is assured. You go from spiritual death to eternal life the moment you believe.
Jesus said it this way: Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. John 5:24😀
The round eyes?
I think that refers to non-Asian women when all you see is Vietnamese
they even question what is between your legs?????
"Do you remember leaving Viet Nam?" ......Really?
this interviewer is really bad...I've heard lots of his interviews and he never gets any better
@@bombasticbushkin1124 annoying.
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in my age i do not get it
msnbc and the rest are so disgusting to me i would have never thought it would even happen .
we are of two camps now msnbc and all the rest and RUSH well when i am long gone i want to be known as of the RUSH camp!
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i have no choice but to see democrats as the enemy
...canned ham and eggs was the worst...anything else was better...
it is as if the democrats want another civil war in our beloved country
"You grow up quick". I'm sure he did. But growing up quick....and maturing and becoming wiser aren't one and the same things. A lot of these veterans are stuck in the brainwashing of their day. Never really moved forward.
it is hard to see how sick media has become so anti freedom in a sick easy way loved by hollywood hard work is hated i do not know but i know truth when i see it
and this youtube will doctor up what i have said to reflect to the democrats , oh well
do your job and get it done ; now we are scared of a virus to the point of giving up our freedom , I wish Americans would depend upon God and not so much government.
Are you crazy?
@@mikehogan1466 no but i think you are a bot
@@mikehogan1466 or to me you may as well be
You may have given up yours.