It was always nice yo have these guys and gun trucks on convoy security. Being the wrecker operator I was always the last vehicle in a convoy. These guys were right behind me. Thanks guys. Bob Bielsky 2/35 Arty 1970/1971.
Bob I was a gun truck gunner in the Marines. We mounted a 50 cal on all are wreckers. Just like you said you were the last in the convoy. He used a prick 25 for communication.
Thank you for putting this together. My father in law was NZ SAS and i think he was at Nui Dat or Long Tan....they had a bad engagement and were being moved when they and some Ozzies got ambushed...they were in serious trouble with a number of wounded....then along came a yank 5 ton gun truck. He said they literally mowed everything down in a 200m radius!! I dont know the name of the gun truck but they saved our guys. Thank you all so much....from a younger kiwi.
I was a 60 gunner on "Casino Royale" in 1970. Really amazed to see it here. Driver was a guy named Salee, .50 gunner was Arty and the other gunner.....well, it was a long time ago. Thank you.
@@ethanstang9941 We communicated by hollering as loud as possible. There was a radio in the back but the driver had none and he was surrounded by half inch steel plate and a canvas roof! Being in something like that was a lot better than being a driver of a cargo truck in the convoy. We could use the radio to talk with the convoy commander ( a lt.) or vise-versa. We had it pretty good actually. The cargo trucks had to unload whenever we arrived at a fire base or large camp. We had it as free time. The major roads were cleared of brush for as much as 300 meters depending. Some roads out to a fire base wouldn't be cleared at all. We had three machine guns on board, 2 m-79's, smoke, illumination and 4 or 5 m-16's. We worked from Camp Radcliffe (Ankhe) throughout the Central Highlands. Not bad duty.
thank you i have been looking ever where for a picture or informtation about the gun truck i drove in Vietnam 1969 . I seen your slides and there it was Casino Royale . thank you again Bobby Brooks
BOBBY CHECK THIS WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.359THTRANSCO.COM YOU CAN ALSO MSG MY FROM THERE BY CONING TO THE CONTACT PAGE I HAVE AT LEAST 6 PIC'S OF CASINO ROYALE THAT ARE NOT ON ANY WEB SITE.
Thanks for posting this, my dad (Ted Withers) was on a gun truck "The Judge" but it was painted different than the one in the video, also I have pictures of him with "The Mod Squad" 23.48
Hey John. I can't tell you how grateful I am for your compilation and I haven't even finished viewing it ey. But I came across Our Truck (The Boot) I was one of the original crew and manned that 50 cal up front. The driver was Rickie Dietz and he named it (as was the custom at that time). The drivers usually maintained the day to day on the truck and the Gunners ahd the weapons ammo etc. Rickie took care of that baby like he gave birth to it... and in aay I guess he did. We were given that 5 tom truck to convert after a bad ambush involving the Bounty Hunter and we were riding back up with a 2 1/2 ton and 2 M60's to cover the close range area where the Hunter was wide open because the Quads could not get any lower without hitting the truck sides. We received commendations and given a 5 Ton to convert... yahooo! If you could tell me where you got that photo I would love to contact anyone that may have some more and I would LOVE to be able to contact Rick. or Teddy Adamoupoulous (excuse spelling if its wrong), What a crew we were Rick, Iowa Farm Boy, Myself NYC Teddy Chicago. We had coupls guys in the 3rd gunner spot Vic I remember and our NCOIC was a black Dude from the South but I cant rememeber the name. He was a riot. Here are a couple linkas about it all. www.vietnam-guntrucks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Guntrucks-of-Ambush-Alley.pdf www.vietnam-guntrucks.com/guntrucks-of-ambush-alley-2/ AND PLEASE IF YOU CAN TELL ME WHERE "The BooT" photo originated from or rather WHO?
Gun truck “Hardcore” was assigned to my unit during Lam Son 719/ Dewey Canyon 2. Saved our ass a few times between LZ Vandergrift and Khe Sanh. I recognize several other trucks too. Eve of Destruction, Ace of Spades, King Cobra, Brutus, Grim Reaper and others.
I drove the Gun Jeep Lil Syndicate in 70-71. Seen the picture of the Gun Truck The Syndicate.19:38 in. Also saw a picture of my gun jeep in your Gun Jeeps of Vietnam War. Thank you so much did not bring home any picture of my own.
Thank you for your reply>I have sent an email to the above address hope you receive it and hope you have more pictures of Lil Syndicate. So appreciate all the pictures.
Too bad 5 tons don't get love anymore. Much respect to you guys from a much younger Seabee EO. I got to run a few of the era trucks before they were taken out of service.
If I had a gun truck, it's sides would have been painted with a large hand with the middle finger sticking up, and underneath the hand will be printed the words: "The Bird!"
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Thanks for the reply John. I Salute you for your time in Uniform of our Country, and fighting tyranny in the Vietnam war. You have a good channel.I was down in the land of WET (the Mekong Delta) 1969. I was on a ARVN post in a Signal unit. Then at Can Tho airfield as a POW guard. Then back to the WORLD--the land of plenty of COLD beer ,Corvettes, and long legged blondes of the female persuasion.And of course my LOVING FAMILY.
This is a really interesting subject for me as I have been in the transportation industry for quite a while now( except at this moment in time) and that when I find out new information about military transport/ logistic vehicles 🚗 I am totally amazed by this subject as it is never given any thought 💭 when there are documentaries on say the history channel for example, however during the last time that I was between jobs I saw a program on the history channel(I think) and the host of this show got in touch with some of the Vietnam gun truckers and recreated one of those amazing trucks and that was a really fascinating show to watch. A great show, a great truck, and totally full of RESPECT for the guys who crewed them, all the best to all those who crewed those trucks and god bless you for what you have done.
What a great video i have the book Vietnam Gun Trucks by Gordon L Rottman 2011 and i have been look for more photos for my good friend Kelvin to make a model for me out of card board...
CHECK THIS WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.359THTRANSCO.COMAND YOU CAN CONTACT ME DIRECT THREW THE CONTACT PAGE ON IT.I HAVE A LOT MORE PIC'S AND THIS SLIDE SHOW HAS BEEN UPDATED THERE. SEE THE MOVIES SECTION.
I am looking for any info on the truck my Dad drove, 69-71 his name was Carl Haren, short guy I'd like to find out about the truck he drove. I've got pictures of Brutus and a couple other trucks. Thank you.
"Hard Trucks" (necessity was the mother of invention). These trucks were built and operated by 64C's and 63B's, not grunts. Attacks on these convoys was treacherous and constant. SGT Seay, a member of the 62d Transportation Company in 1968, was awarded the MOH for actions Heroic, above and beyond for his actions during an NVA ambush. He died defending the convoy.
Yup, Quang Tri to Dong Ha, turn left pass the Rockpile then LZ Vandergrift (AKA LZ Stud) then on up to Khe Sanh. OP1, Con Thien, Tan My, Phu Bai, Hue and the Hy Van Pass.
They did convoy security when we were out on the road in our freight trucks hauling supplies. When we were driving and get ambushed our job was to get the freight to its destination. So when we got hit the gun trucks would come up the road and light ol’ Charlie up. Saved our butts many times. And we were able to haul ass and get the loads to their destinations. We hauled a lot of fuel, artillery powder, artillery rounds and everything else necessary to fight a war.
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😀
It was always nice yo have these guys and gun trucks on convoy security. Being the wrecker operator I was always the last vehicle in a convoy. These guys were right behind me. Thanks guys. Bob Bielsky
2/35 Arty 1970/1971.
Bob I was a gun truck gunner in the Marines. We mounted a 50 cal on all are wreckers. Just like you said you were the last in the convoy. He used a prick 25 for communication.
Thank you for putting this together. My father in law was NZ SAS and i think he was at Nui Dat or Long Tan....they had a bad engagement and were being moved when they and some Ozzies got ambushed...they were in serious trouble with a number of wounded....then along came a yank 5 ton gun truck. He said they literally mowed everything down in a 200m radius!! I dont know the name of the gun truck but they saved our guys. Thank you all so much....from a younger kiwi.
I was a 60 gunner on "Casino Royale" in 1970. Really amazed to see it here. Driver was a guy named Salee, .50 gunner was Arty and the other gunner.....well, it was a long time ago. Thank you.
What was it like to be in something like that? How did you guys communicate with one another in the truck?
@@ethanstang9941 We communicated by hollering as loud as possible. There was a radio in the back but the driver had none and he was surrounded by half inch steel plate and a canvas roof! Being in something like that was a lot better than being a driver of a cargo truck in the convoy. We could use the radio to talk with the convoy commander ( a lt.) or vise-versa. We had it pretty good actually. The cargo trucks had to unload whenever we arrived at a fire base or large camp. We had it as free time. The major roads were cleared of brush for as much as 300 meters depending. Some roads out to a fire base wouldn't be cleared at all. We had three machine guns on board, 2 m-79's, smoke, illumination and 4 or 5 m-16's. We worked from Camp Radcliffe (Ankhe) throughout the Central Highlands. Not bad duty.
@@FredCDobbs-er4qd what did you use for armor? Was it anything and everything, or did it have to be a specific kind of steel?
@@ethanstang9941 It was just a general use steel plate cut in 4x8 foot plates as I recall. Probably the same stuff they use on the hull of a ship.
@@FredCDobbs-er4qd how did you even get that stuff, even a peice of stell that big?
thanx for all the work putting this together. I was tail gunner on SATAN'S CHARIOT from Jan 70 to March 71.Salute to all the gun truckers.
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Wow, what was it like? Did you help build the gun truck?
@@ethanstang9941 no, Satans Chariot gun truck was built before i got there. In 68 by Charles Sims and the first crew to operate it
thank you i have been looking ever where for a picture or informtation about the gun truck i drove in Vietnam 1969 . I seen your slides and there it was Casino Royale . thank you again Bobby Brooks
BOBBY CHECK THIS WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.359THTRANSCO.COM
YOU CAN ALSO MSG MY FROM THERE BY CONING TO THE CONTACT PAGE
I HAVE AT LEAST 6 PIC'S OF CASINO ROYALE THAT ARE NOT ON ANY WEB SITE.
Thank you i sent my email to you on that sight . did you get it ?
and I was a crew member on that same truck in 1970!
My dad was a gunner on this truck in 1969! Fred Irvin! Did you know him?!
Thanks for posting this, my dad (Ted Withers) was on a gun truck "The Judge" but it was painted different than the one in the video, also I have pictures of him with "The Mod Squad" 23.48
Hey John. I can't tell you how grateful I am for your compilation and I haven't even finished viewing it ey. But I came across Our Truck (The Boot) I was one of the original crew and manned that 50 cal up front. The driver was Rickie Dietz and he named it (as was the custom at that time). The drivers usually maintained the day to day on the truck and the Gunners ahd the weapons ammo etc. Rickie took care of that baby like he gave birth to it... and in aay I guess he did. We were given that 5 tom truck to convert after a bad ambush involving the Bounty Hunter and we were riding back up with a 2 1/2 ton and 2 M60's to cover the close range area where the Hunter was wide open because the Quads could not get any lower without hitting the truck sides. We received commendations and given a 5 Ton to convert... yahooo! If you could tell me where you got that photo I would love to contact anyone that may have some more and I would LOVE to be able to contact Rick. or Teddy Adamoupoulous (excuse spelling if its wrong), What a crew we were Rick, Iowa Farm Boy, Myself NYC Teddy Chicago. We had coupls guys in the 3rd gunner spot Vic I remember and our NCOIC was a black Dude from the South but I cant rememeber the name. He was a riot. Here are a couple linkas about it all. www.vietnam-guntrucks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Guntrucks-of-Ambush-Alley.pdf www.vietnam-guntrucks.com/guntrucks-of-ambush-alley-2/
AND PLEASE IF YOU CAN TELL ME WHERE "The BooT" photo originated from or rather WHO?
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@Arjun Forest i use FlixZone. You can find it by googling =)
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Gun truck “Hardcore” was assigned to my unit during Lam Son 719/ Dewey Canyon 2. Saved our ass a few times between LZ Vandergrift and Khe Sanh. I recognize several other trucks too. Eve of Destruction, Ace of Spades, King Cobra, Brutus, Grim Reaper and others.
Wow! I had no idea that there were so many! What a great collection of photos. Thanks for posting!
My old man drove a gun truck 69-71. I just lost my Dad this last December. Thank you Gentlemen..
Great job compiling all these photos. Thanks for sharing them
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IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A CERTAIN GUN TRUCK"S PICTURE'S.
I drove the Gun Jeep Lil Syndicate in 70-71. Seen the picture of the
Gun Truck The Syndicate.19:38 in. Also saw a picture of my gun jeep in your Gun Jeeps of Vietnam War. Thank you so much did not bring home any picture of my own.
Thank you for your reply>I have sent an email to the above address hope you receive it and hope you have more pictures of Lil Syndicate. So appreciate all the pictures.
Too bad 5 tons don't get love anymore. Much respect to you guys from a much younger Seabee EO. I got to run a few of the era trucks before they were taken out of service.
Great to see all the trucks!! Please add some music from the time , please . It helps the perspective of it all . With respect . Born in 68.
That was fantastic thanks a lot for putting that together God bless you
If I had a gun truck, it's sides would have been painted with a large hand with the middle finger sticking up, and underneath the hand will be printed the words: "The Bird!"
,hi there,this is houser from steppin wolf and devil woman 70-72.started in the valley with the 512 ,ended up in quin noh
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A good post, I know I have seen a couple of these while in Nam 1969. Thanks for posting
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John, thanks for this information, and this web site.Are you a Veteran of the Vietnam war, or been in the military ??
21 YEAR'S IN THE ARMY RETIRED IN 1981, AND YES I WAS IN NAM. 359th TC 67-8 & 1-14th INF 68.
Thanks for the reply John. I Salute you for your time in Uniform of our Country, and fighting tyranny in the Vietnam war. You have a good channel.I was down in the land of WET (the Mekong Delta) 1969. I was on a ARVN post in a Signal unit. Then at Can Tho airfield as a POW guard. Then back to the WORLD--the land of plenty of COLD beer ,Corvettes, and long legged blondes of the female persuasion.And of course my LOVING FAMILY.
This is a really interesting subject for me as I have been in the transportation industry for quite a while now( except at this moment in time) and that when I find out new information about military transport/ logistic vehicles 🚗 I am totally amazed by this subject as it is never given any thought 💭 when there are documentaries on say the history channel for example, however during the last time that I was between jobs I saw a program on the history channel(I think) and the host of this show got in touch with some of the Vietnam gun truckers and recreated one of those amazing trucks and that was a really fascinating show to watch.
A great show, a great truck, and totally full of RESPECT for the guys who crewed them, all the best to all those who crewed those trucks and god bless you for what you have done.
Nice video, and good Chanel 👍👌
Brooks Glad to see your name on comments of gun trucks.Barnes 1969 70.
My dad was on casino royale 1969-1970. Fred irvin? Recognize the name?
What a great video i have the book Vietnam Gun Trucks by Gordon L Rottman 2011 and i have been look for more photos for my good friend Kelvin to make a model for me out of card board...
CHECK THIS WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.359THTRANSCO.COMAND YOU CAN CONTACT ME DIRECT THREW THE CONTACT PAGE ON IT.I HAVE A LOT MORE PIC'S AND THIS SLIDE SHOW HAS BEEN UPDATED THERE. SEE THE MOVIES SECTION.
Thanks for that!
Thanks for sharing! Do you have any more pictures of the gun “Assassins” or also referred to as “bad dream” too?
If your unit was stationed in I Corps or II Corps and they were missing their allotment of 50 cal guns, this video tells you where they went. ;-)
Total respect to all you Gun Truck crews, you turned the hunted into the hunters.
Outstanding! I saw lots at Tan My. 71.
Some of these trucks look like they're using a cut up APC on the back.
Well they do, litterally use The hulls of 113s on plenty of em.
They seem to always use the upgraded ACAV M113 hulls.
Every single man on these trucks are badasses
" 4 Guns for Hire 24 hour Service" 1970-71. Long Binh - Duster Compound.
I noticed some M37 outfitted with plates of armor . Great idea .
19:44- Tarkus
My uncle, last name Moran, was the driver of that truck.
I am looking for any info on the truck my Dad drove, 69-71 his name was Carl Haren, short guy I'd like to find out about the truck he drove. I've got pictures of Brutus and a couple other trucks. Thank you.
I often wondered why they did have steel plating down the side to protect the tires?
Great pictures!!
Road with a bunch of great crews on Rebel Rouser , Southern Gentlemen, and Ye Old Warload. Pleiku 563rd TC, May 68-May 69. God Bless All.
"Hard Trucks" (necessity was the mother of invention). These trucks were built and operated by 64C's and 63B's, not grunts. Attacks on these convoys was treacherous and constant. SGT Seay, a member of the 62d Transportation Company in 1968, was awarded the MOH for actions Heroic, above and beyond for his actions during an NVA ambush. He died defending the convoy.
Makes me think of cedar 2, scania, biap, taji, anaconda and taquadam. Many a mile waiting for something. Love the trucks, wish we had the freedom.
What about the Under Takers
My MOS was 64B20, but spent a lot of time on the Gun Truck. We did not paint a name on it. Maned the 60 or a 79 out of Quang Tri in 1968/1969.
What company were you with. I was there in 68 - 69 the 57th trans gun truck it didn’t have anything painted on it. Dong Ha DMZ area.
Yup, Quang Tri to Dong Ha, turn left pass the Rockpile then LZ Vandergrift (AKA LZ Stud) then on up to Khe Sanh. OP1, Con Thien, Tan My, Phu Bai, Hue and the Hy Van Pass.
446th in Quang Tri and the 403rd.
5:58 I met one of the crew of the gambler.
que le paso al the coffin?
'Truck's' in the title is plural. It doesn't need an apostrophe.
I was in Nam 68=69 666 Trans co on gun truck Snoopy I remember some of theses gun. trucks.
What were the guntrucks used for?
They did convoy security when we were out on the road in our freight trucks hauling supplies. When we were driving and get ambushed our job was to get the freight to its destination. So when we got hit the gun trucks would come up the road and light ol’ Charlie up. Saved our butts many times. And we were able to haul ass and get the loads to their destinations. We hauled a lot of fuel, artillery powder, artillery rounds and everything else necessary to fight a war.
I took pictures of a lot of gun trucks while I was there. Need to get them into prints, rather than slides.
My father in law worked on some of these trucks.
3:39 aww man
"its the *totally *communist ice cream truck, going through your village, come and GET SOME!"
any viet vets will laugh good...
You didn't show smelly feet and yellow rain
84th Engineers B co. Granny's gang gun truck
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😀
Nothin like watchin a video with no sound. SKIP.
You just don’t understand. If you were there you would.
It brought back significant memories to us who lived it. You can move along. We won’t mind.
@@mikeg6042 skip... Going to watch the one with sound.. Skip skip...
Vietnam won.