Flying a Loach with a Vietnam Crew Chief Veteran - ArmA 3 SOG Prairie Fire
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- If you'd like to learn some more about Don and his experiences, here's a podcast of him and the devs of SOG:PF! • SOG Prairie Fire Stori...
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OperatorDrewski it was an honor to play SOG Prairie Fire with such an experienced group of Arma players. El Cid and I had a wonderful time and would love to do it again sometime. GhostRider Don.
That was a great op thanks for your stories and fun Don! Salute!!
Your stories were most entertaining, sounds like you had quite an adventure in the Jungle. Cheers!
From a new 60 Crew chief it was quite a treat to hear the origins of the job!
thank you for giving us your insight into how it was done, i learnt and had fun watching the video, you should come on more!
Absolute gold, thank you Hughes!
We need to get don as a semi-regular on the channel I feel like he’d have a great time with you and everyone else. He seemed to enjoy having people to talk to and share his experiences
Oath mate
I agree
Dons a very good friend of the team! Plays with us twice a week like clockwork. Such a wise and intelligent guy with a big heart.
@@b-52eggbeast88 awesome! We definitely need to see more of him on the channel.
Yeah he did seem to enjoy reminiscing and talking about how things were and the training then. I found it very entertaining and knowledgeable
Is there anything cooler than this? Flying a mission with a guy who lived it for real... wow what an honor just to watch and hear the crazy stories... some of them make the game just seem tame. lol. Thanks so much to Don and Drew for sharing this with us, my favorite gamer video ever! It would be sick to make this a thing (unless u already do and I just don't know about it), like having a S.W.A.T team member do a game clearing a building and so on, a jet pilot for that role, and so on, because this was great!
a jet pilot playing dcs with him, a swat officer playing ready or not. sounds like fun
Absolutely amazing feeling of this
We had a SOG 1-0 operating the gun in my cobra, and a former USAF F100 maintenance guy riding shotgun in a slick flown by actual GWOT 20th SOS green hornet too
@@b-52eggbeast88 that's awesome man, what an experience.
Would be really cool. A lot of the peeps that play this game have been in or are in the military though. Pretty surreal experience them doing an op with a Vietnam veteran
Right around 16:00 you talk about mounting guns on the helicopters. Not related to vietnam war, but my father in law is a machinist for the air force and did the same thing in Iraq, fabricated mounts for getting door guns onto helicopters, often while under mortar fire. First time I met him was the day he flew back to the US. I'd been dating his daughter for a few months at that point. Gotta say I felt mad respect for him and completely nervous. :) Married his daughter though, been married 11 years now. He had some interesting stories about what they built while in Iraq.
that is very epic. hope you guys may have a long and happy marriage
Please vtol vr
so you married your stepsister? thats a first or did i read it wrong
@@Exzin_TTV Uh, 'soon to be father in law'. :) Or I'm southern. You decide.
@@slandshark My dream came true in your life
I love hearing insider stuff like this from a vet who was actually there. I feel honoured to have listened to this man's stories. Thank you Don and Drew for sharing this!
I also need my 8 hours sleep lol..
2:15 "Are your rockets HE or White Phosphorus?" Geneva convention more like Geneva suggestion amirite?!
Wiliy pete for concealment purposes of course :)
Oh shit this was the server with the ZF boys! I watched the infantry part of this live on twitch.
Really cool to see where all that awesome fire support came from drew, and those were some unique and interesting insights from Don.
It was an absolute blast, I can tell you that!
Who's POV did you watch?
@@hurricane9468 I watched my own POV XD
@@hurricane9468 Quebec and Digitalvagrant are my go to when they stream arma.
I thought I recognized DIgby's voice
I've never played this game, and most likely never will. However, hearing stories from an individual that experienced this IRL is incomparable. For me, you might have just uploaded the best content you ever will. You set the bar high on this one.
Just a quesion: Why you wont ever play Arma?
@@MaugriMGER It has nothing to do with the game itself, so no disrespect to the game. I know I wouldn't play it though. I do enjoy content from a number of TH-camrs due to their great content, video editing, etc. I'm fine being a consumer while still supporting the creators.
@@MijoMontego I was only curious. you read quite often that people will never play a game and there are a variety of reasons. But I can say that if you are interested in something like that, you can try it out. In sales you can usually get Arma very cheaply and you can also try out the game through campaigns, etc. The way to Milsim is then not really far and you can usually make connections quickly.
@@MaugriMGER Thank you for the genuine and honest reply here. It's great to see positivity online these days with so many people immediately cutting others down for not liking or doing what they do. The financials of the game is not a problem for me. What I don't have is the network of friends that also play this title, which would help me in learning the game/actions/etc... that most of the players know these days. It always helps to have friends assist you into a new "world", including gaming.
@@MijoMontego You really dont need friends. Sounds a little bit sad. ^^ Arma is a game where you can easily find a group or a Unit to play with and normally they will help you with everything. I have a german Arma Unit since 2012/2013 and we often invite people that are new to Arma. These days Arma units are happy for every new Member because the game is not young anymore and more and more players give up playing arma.
Crazy to hear his stories. My grandfather flew hueys in Vietnam in the late 60s. Took a 40mm rocket that luckily only sent him home with some souvenirs and not in a box. Don't hear many of his stories same with my other grandfather that was a green beret that also somehow managed to make it home with just some trinkets.
Arma and the environments are always so pleasing to watch.
I swear next video's gonna be "storming the beaches of Normandy with WW2 veterans" but there's not gonna be a video game.
Project reality has a map
Hell let loose
I'm also dreaming of a game, or even a small part of it portraying the French Resistance .
unfortunately there is also practially zero veterans. At least US wise but i'd imagine its similar over the world
Medal of Honor
Being a veteran of Iraq war I can feel Don on how it was it was so crazy everyday was intense combat and fighting and alot more PTSD is now from that I got but it's ok just a little gun shy
Thank you for your service, God bless you.
Grandfather was a base medic back home, got tons of guys who were shot down or injured in helis while they flew treetop level.
This is one combat vet the loves watching your videos and I’m sure there are others watching. Oh and welcome home Brother to Don.
Thank you
Im happy! I got a new doku channel on tv (don's TH-cam channel 😁)
Don is such a chill dude and his experiences are truly one of a kind shared with very few.
I grew up near Ft.Hood and it led to me meeting a ton of vietnam vets, honestly if you give them the chance they can tell you some amazing stories. My favorite one was from my step-grandfather who was also a crew chief. Told me of how they had an RPG dud stuck about 6 inches from the seat he was in and had a 2 hour ride back to base, longest time he ever prayed.
Outstanding!
For some reason its so heart warming to see that Don playing this game and just hearing his voice during the video.
we're all helping bringing these vets home and welcoming them in our society. making up for the epic fail of the vietnam generation to support veterans of an unpopular war. so many parallels today, but at least people seem to have learned the lesson and thank and support the warriors even if they didn't want the war.
Please tell Don that we all really appreciate him sharing his experience! It was really cool to watch a video game that we play and a real hero explain what it was really like!
This is a great privilege for us viewers to be with the veteran.
I remember when I showed my grandfather this game, he was a Green Beret in Vietnam, he loved every bit of it. He said a lot of the places looked almost exactly how it was, and he kept telling stories of certain sections that he either recognized or thought of. This video reminded me a lot of those moments, and I’m glad you were able to capture these pure moments of reminiscing
Ghostrider Don Here; Thanks for sharing with your grandfather. I play with my grandson twice a week. Green Berets and us aviators advise on the game.
That’s one of the things we love about making it - that vets can talk to their families more because we and others (jocko/ tilt podcasts as an example) are putting out factual histories respectfully and listening to vets. So happy to hear that our game could help you have that talk with your grandpa. Be sure to listen when he speaks - he’ll set you on the right path in life!
@@b-52eggbeast88 without a doubt, listened to every word he said, he was and still is my main role model. I’m the oldest grandson so me and him were normally sit outside and chat or just hang out. I remember, before his health started to decline, he would bring out his old ghillie suit, have me and my other cousins get some nerf guns ready, and he’d hide and ambush us. That was a fun memory
@@sirraccs9584 he sounds like a really fun dude. Thanks for sharing.
I actually flew with an ex Army pilot, 02 pilot in Vietnam, had a very similar story. Was flying a mission and took an impact on aircraft and his foot went numb. As he put it “couldn’t feel my foot thought oh God dammit I’ve gone and blown my foot off, “but he could still operate the rudders so he made it home turned out he hadn’t taken an injury in his foot he had just taken damage on the aircraft right by his feet.
cool story!
Don is a champ. This is probably the kindest thing you could do for these gents. Involving them and honouring their service like this is amazing. Much respect to you guys
My Uncle-RIP- did 3 tours in Vietnam as a crew chief. He retired with the "Big Red 1" in Ft. Riley KS.
Thought the vet was giving grandpa vibes when he was speaking about “51” caliber but after a little research I found some other vets that called the nvas anti air 51 caliber so I guess it was a similar idea to how in ww2 the us differentiated the different m4 Sherman guns by calling them 75 mm and the 76 mm guns even though they had the same diameter. This would definitely be lost to history because I have never heard anyone call the Vietnamese guns 51 caliber. Please do more of these!!!
No, the Shermans had two different guns. Some of the recoilless rifles got called a different caliber so they'd be easily differentiated though... Perhaps that's what you're thinking of?
He's talking about the DSHKA.
My dad was with the 334th AHC, 1st platoon out of Bein Hoa ('66-'69). He was a part of the team that brought the first Cobra's in country. In the early days most were shot up because our pilots hadn't learned how to maximize their capabilities. Our pilots were use to flying the Huey's and had to get comfortable with the speed and maneuverability the Cobra provided. They also experimented with installing 50 cal's in Hueys to use on sanpans and other boats on the rivers.
Yeah don had a 50cal on their c and c ship for putting tracers on targets
Is this the Mike-Force game mode? I played through the campaign with a group of unit mates and it was absolutely fantastic, one of the best experiences I've had in Arma for a long time.
Absolutely superb footage and incredible hearing Don's re-telling of what was going on at the time.
Yep it’s mike force - playable with 2 or 60
This is such a fun experience for gaming, my Uncle Don is doing something he truly enjoys while talking about his experiences!
Hi Jessica, Thank you I love sharing the history of SOG
Rian plays in our games with his grandpa too!
My grandfather was also a crew chief door gunner for a Huey passed away in 2013 173rd airborne brigade Casper platoon
Hi Drew, This gave me goosebumps from start to the end. I can not even imagine what it was like for Don to "be back in Nam". Thank you for the great content. Salute - South Africa.
loved hearing him talk about his time, and your right unless your there you would would think it was a movie, same when i describe my time overseas
This is so cool. You have a man who I'd imagine is in his 70s running and gunning in Arma 3, let alone sharing some great stories and info. Incredible.
As a combat vet in Iraq, I was a black hawk crewcheif. I can agree with Don about the sleep deal. I can go days with minimum sleep then on day ill just crash for like 12 hrs. I havnt been able to keep a sleep schedule since I got back from Iraq especially since I work 3rd now.
My grandpa served later in the war, mostly flying jolly green giants for transport or search and rescue missions. I was never able to meet him, as he passed away due to lung cancer 2 years before I was born.
thanks drewski your dcs videos have inspired me to pick up the game again because i hadn't played it in a long time. my understanding of the f/a 18 radar was just not enough and thats why i couldn't get any a/a kills but now that i've watched your vids i have started learning the radar properly and i just got my first 3 a/a kills in one flight against real players.
Wow those chopper pilots were as tough as nails. Takes real guts to do what they did. They deserve real admiration.
Please continue to interview veterans, we need more of their stories before they are gone.
That was some epic content Andrew. I love hearing veteran interviews and that just elevated that idea.
I have a massive amount of respect for these gentlemen. The things they’ve experienced, the missions they’ve run and all the stories they can tell. Let alone all the gear most of them had to carry. It Takes a lot of strength and guts, Thank you all.
I love old people like this because they are just fun to listen to them talk
My grandpa was a marine in Vietnam. He told me they drew straws to see stays behind because there wasn't enough room on the evac chopper. He drew the sort straw. He barely made it out alive. He spent the night in enemy territory hiding in a ditch. They came back to get him thinking he was dead but were surprised when he stood up and got on the chopper.
Thats insane! Thanks for sharing
This was honestly some of the most fun I've ever had in Arma. Seems like I say that every single time RT Columbia gets together. It just gets better and better! What an event! It was a blast!!
Big respect to that hero who served in vietnam!
I respect all servicemen, but calling foreign troops. Who were essentially the bad guys in war of oppression and political control "Heroes" isn't befitting in this situation. The war crimes and events committed by the US side and its allies were brutal against the civilian population.
@@MJ-tr8in "I respect all servicemen, but" *[proceeds to disrespect those who served.]*
@@MJ-tr8in of course the VC were squeaky clean and didn’t do anything like torturing and flaying alive captured Americans, nah
@@Firefox1189 Do USSR soldiers of WW2 who committed mass rapes of annexed territory deserve to be called heroes for their service? Not all veterans deserve respect.
@@jackcavendish8900 Once again, never said that. Thats just putting words in my mouth to fit your narrative. I already replied to a similar comment and agree, but once again. Contrary to what North American text books would tell you, the US army in many instances had severe investigations into war crimes and conduct.
Hey, a greetings from Viet Nam. I stumble on this video on TH-cam it an experienced for me to hear a Vietnam War Veteran talking about his experience in my country. Even though the war is ended long ago and it left many open wounds but still the past is the past.
Imagine how much Don must love this. This is the treatment he, and all Vietnam vets deserved after their homecoming.
A group of young men (and i'm sure women) who just want to learn and listen to his stories
Got to say a think this might be your best video yet Don s story's made it. and the gameplay. Does Don have a channel on youtube by any chance.
GhostRider Don Here; yes I do have one under Hughes CrewChief. And Thank you.
@@hughescrewchief836 i need subscripts Immediately him. I mean, its hard to find such guy's especially guy's like don in our cloture. In austria 🇦🇹 for example you hear nothing at all. I think in the hole Europe it's totally different. Maybe in the Great Britain but they are not in Europe anymore
Hey drewski I don’t know if you’ll ever see this comment but I wanna say this is one of my most favorite videos you have posted on your channel. I love the Vietnam stories and gameplay.The ending at the base looked like it was a real picture from Vietnam.
That ending was fucking awesome and so is the vet! Thank you for serving!
I love these videos, seeing my seniors play video games and tell their stories of the battles fought before we fought ours. Cheers Don.
Yo, that was wild. Don should be on the channel more often. I also thank Don for his service, even tho I ain't American.
Situations like these are truly amazing. Priceless. Keep up the awesome work Sir!
Wow how cool and what an experience.
Talk about the ultimate immersive experience of having an actual Vietnam Vet as your co-pilot.
What an honor to hear stories of this man. It is incredible, that he WAS THERE. Soon, will have only these recorded stories to remember, how great men these soldiers were. Great stuff, Drew.
These Arma Milsim videos you're doing with people that have really lived through it are honestly some of the best videos I've seen on TH-cam. I could watch 1000s of videos like this. Thanks for doing such a great job with these videos Drewski, and to all who served, thank you.
Ghostrider Don Here; Thank you for watching.
We played Mike Force on steroids last night with the same team. When I crawled into my rack at 3am after a 7 hour mother of all battles Don had 500 kills from his doorgun. The dude’s still got it!
I have a good friend who served in the First Force Recon in Nam.
Talks just the same way.
He probably really appreciated someone showing interest and asking questions about the history of the conflict.
This truly is one of the absolute best missions, don thank you so much for your service hope to hear more stories in the very near future!
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Very nice effects there with the illumination flare that went into the water.
That's awesome you guys were able to get someone like Don, who was there to not only jump in the chopper but actually play the gunner position while he shared his experiences in country, fantastic experience. thank you for doing that for us who watch your channel and thank Don profusely for his contribution and sacrifice as a veteran and those made by his friends who fought in Vietnam, and of course, for the loved ones who had an equally difficult burden to bear, who endured the hell it must be when someone you love may or may not come home from deployment and all the sacrifices that must be made following everyone's experience with/in a war zone. Vietnam was a particularly nasty experience for our country, heroes like Don, that share their experiences are absolutely invaluable to us younger Americans, we should learn as much as we can so our generations don't make the same mistakes and can capitalize on the successes and sacrifices of Americans who came before us...
I just started playing 2 days ago. I binged a lot of the training in game. Played multiplayer once and was so amazed how absorbed in a game you can get! The controls are tough to learn but sim wise this is just, wow!
I don’t usually watch arma but hearing his stories made it way better. What a cool guy.
I gotta play more arma this looks like a blast
Greatest video to date, thanks Drew.
Get as many of these videos with veterans as you can. They are the best.
That was the most patriotic ending ever God Bless Our Vietnam Veterans and all Veterans
Drew this is fantastic! I've been listening to the SOGcast here recently and hearing the story's these unknown heroes and the secret war they fought is amazing! Having an actual crew chief flying with you is awesome!!
Stryker has some good stories! Check out the Jocko podcasts he lists in 001 he's been on a few tines
Ghostrider Don Here; If you like Tilt's SOGCasts I am #7 or listen to more SOG vet interviews on Savage Game Designs website.
@@hughescrewchief836 Thanks Ghost rider I will check it out, enjoyed your stories on this and look forward to hearing you on Tilt's!
i think it’s so cool and interesting to talk to veterans no matter of the war because there’s no really bad guys just people fighting for their countries and vietnam veterans deserve a lot more respect
loved the war storys gotta do another vidoe like this
just wow.. this was SO entertaining. love your vids, keep it up :)
These kinds of interactions with our veterans are so important! Thank you Drewski for bringing Don's story to light and sharing his experience with everyone here on TH-cam. I hope that lots of people get to watch this and I hope that more veterans like Don will share their stories too. Keep doing what you do Operator!
This video is really great having an actual Vietnam vet with you and hearing his stories 👌🏻 thanks
Very intriguing, this is why I love military history. You get cool stories like this
Listening to these stories, is just astonishing. There always insane to listen to, and especially hearing from a vet. Is an honor.
I had a great uncle who was a waist gunner in a B-17 during ww2. During a flight over Germany his bird was shot down and he was a POW for a while. He later became a chopper pilot for Vietnam. But I always remember him as the smiling uncle who made great pancakes during our family reunion every year.
i find this video extremely sentimental i have a few videos i can watch again and again this is definitely one of them. Thank you Drewski and Don!
Operatordrewski is an underrated youtuber. Love ya vids q
It's really fun to have these veterans play with you especially they experienced the game you're playing they make the game more interesting and exciting. i know because i experienced it myself!
I love Digbys art of clear concise distribution of information.
So cool to see you running with these legends, really enjoy the gameplay and hearing their stories.
Thanks so much Drewski for making this - so glad y'all got to hang out and bring Don's stories to so many people! He's a treasure.
Absolutely incredible video, thank you for sharing his experiences with us!
Great questions and awesome answers. Honestly one of the best “interviews” of a veteran I’ve ever seen. Just a fantastic format for content would be great to get more vets who are willing to share their experiences.
Check out savage game design on youtube for over 20 great sog interviews and a playlist of jocko and tilts 35 interviews
Very cool episode man! Those guys didn’t get the credit they deserved when they came back. Have him back on!
I got chills watching this. Drew, you always end up with the most excellent in game vids.
That's soooo cool drewski!!!! And thanks to don for sharing what our fathers and our grandfather's ( in some cases) experienced. My dad was in danang from 67 to 69 ( I believe) servicing aircraft of all types for the 365th. I have so much respect for all those who served in Vietnam. And God bless you drewski this video I will watch more them once.
What a rare thing to have happen, really cool video!!
I could not get enough of this, thank you, absolute gold! Bravo.
That was an amazing vid! Love all of your Prairie Fire content, and super jealous of your time hanging with Don!
I would say my Stepdad would play but he’s 72 and doesn’t want to remember what he saw over there. He will rarely talk about his job or the people he met
understandable.
So freaking awesome. I'm addicted to the podcasts with MACV-SOG guys on Jocko and Tilt's Sogcast. Unbelievable
Such a good video. Made me think about the past and the story people have from the wars. Cool to see vets play modern shooters and enjoy them. Keep up the good work!!!!
That was the best episode I've watched so far! Keep up the amazing work!
This is awesome. This man has to be up there in age and still enjoys a good arma 3 experience. I love it 😀
Just truly awesome really cool that you could fly with don and hear his amazing stories.
Amazing video. It's quite the treat to hear of real world experiences in that environment.
Loved every single second of the op and the video. Thank you Don and thanks Drew
Loved this video! Thanks again for the well gifted or/ passed down; historical immersion OperatorDrewski. Much love, stay safe friends!
Im suprises me that war vets that i played with actually do better than me and i love their stories
Dude, that was so fuckin' cool. Especially hearing stories from Don made it even more cool! Good shit fellas!
my grandpa was in Vietnam and he passed a couple years ago so hearing this makes me think he lived a life like this back then
You can bet he did