My father went to Vietnam. While there, he and my mother wrote letters back and forth. They loved each other and wanted to be together. When he came home, they got married. Soon, I was born. 9 mo. later, my dad was murdered right here in America.(at a dairy queen) while going to call the police to report a car accident.
I don’t usually comment, but I’m moved. I really hope you find happiness in your life and find a meaning, because life has been unfair to you. I’m so sorry for your family ❤
@@ArcadeSandwich that was nice of you to say. Your comment actually made me cry. I usually don't feel effected by it since I was a baby and didn't know him. Although from my the stories I heard of him, he was a good guy. I think my mother was more effected because he was the love of her life. She had other relationships but in my opinion they weren't so great. Nonetheless, thanks.
So sorry for your loss. My dad was in Viet Nam too. Died of Agent Orange years later. Hope your father is at peace and i thank him for his service. 💙🇺🇸
@@lovingmayberry307 thank you. Also, I am sorry for your loss. I'm sure that was very hard on your family. Recently, I've been finding and getting to know my relatives on my father's side OMG there are so many. The Pullen(my last name) family had a 50 year family reunion the year before COVID. I guess the best thing anyone can do that loses a loved one is to cherish the ones you love while you have them here. Also, thanks to your father for his service as well🇺🇸
Well to the civilian view, they killed alot of villagers and other horrific things like r@pe but am sure that was only a COUPLE of companies. Most though were mere teenagers and fathers that truly thought they were fighting for good cause am sure just sucks that such pathetic and weak minded men overshadowed the golden hearted men. Sad.
@@user-rb5fw4ey2w the pr around the war was terrible too the only person who really gave a good proper true accounting of the war was Adrian Brody from Good Morning Vietnam
@@PromethiaSHADOW that too. Wars are horrible because soldiers are not the only ones making sacrifices and those pricks in castles wearing fancy outfits are the only ones who never make a sacrifice that involves physical pain and agony.
@@PromethiaSHADOW war never changes? We went from using chemical gases and trench warfare in ww1 to nuclear and information to today with mixed trench warfare. Also am Russian so yeah but live in US for 11 years now.
Well if you learn about what american soldiers commonly do to vietnamese civilians especially to the vietnamese women, you'll know why they were despised. American government and media did their best to censor those informations to prevent resentment towards the veterans and it work since ppl forget over time
@@KFC431tell me you don’t know what you’re talking without telling me you don’t know what you’re talking about. The press was very against us personnel. There were very few war crimes committed by soldiers. Yes of course there were those certain companies and squads that did despicable things however most soldiers were young men who were brainwashed into thinking they were fighting for freedom. Stop spreading lied
Well, luckily for South Korean vietnam vetarans, this wasnt the case. The irony is that the Vietnam War was actually very popular in South Korea due to their hatred of communism and trauma from Kim Il Sung's invasion.
my English teacher in high school lost his collar bone to agent orange, and I think it was either his brother or a cousin lost their lives to their exposure to it
@@TheRustInsider999No, when the US went to Vietnam they dropped a chemical called agent orange and it was highly poisonous and dropped it on civilians to not crow food.
My Uncle went to Vietnam. When he was there he survived all but one thing, agent orange poisoning. He died in 2015 because of it. I miss you uncle, and may you rest in peace. 😔
As a certified southern Vietnamese child with experience I must say that if you ever go to vietnam for a hike just be careful since there are still traps and landmines
@@Stat1c243 There's no booby trap in the north and most of the fighting took place in central Vietnam and the borders of Cambodia and Laos. Be free to visit all you want as long as you don't wave the treasonous 3 stripe flag
There was a sketch on Spike TV’s series 1000 ways to die where three ex Vietcong soldiers were playing Russian roulette in a small hut, and all three survived the game and started stomping on the ground in celebration not knowing that there was a land mine planted underneath the building during the war which set it off killing all three of them.
If you see a Vietnam veteran, tell them welcome home and thank you. They never got it. If you want to be mad at the politics behind the fighting be mad at the politicians not the boys that got drafted.
My grandpa was in the Vietnam war he got drafted. He served 2 years in the military, this was before I was born but my grandpa is a great man. He fortunately survived, but his best friend did not. His best friend was also in the military and got shot right in front of him. he actually just died a few days ago from old age, he was always a fighter he never gave up. He went 10 days without food or water before dying because his stomach shut down since it does right before you die and he was on a ventilator and couldn’t move half of his body due to a stroke 6 months back. R.I.P grandpa.. August 15 1947 - April 13th 2024
People sometimes don’t understand the Vietnam war from a vietnamese perspective. Vietnam war veterans such as my Grandpa and his US friend both went to Vietnam but fought oppositely. They both hated how the US treated Vietnam leading it into their loss. My Grandpa’s friend said quote, “The lives of our friends lost, was not worth the war crimes we committed. We were forced to brutally murder their children in front of their parents.” The US itself was not having support for vietnam. Vietnam was a true terror for both US and citizens of Vietnam. Post Vietnam war Vietnam is still quite a bad place to be, inflation you don’t see nice things in the streets of vietnam, you see poor people using their living rooms as a restaurant. The US has caused a deep economic plunge to Vietnam that has affected us for years.
The pain my Vietnamese ancestors went through, they survived the war and continued the generations of our family, I am really thankful that the Americans helped my ancestors.
Not only that but imagine being 18 and getting drafted with no experience and being in a jungle alone and all of a sudden you hear rife shots around you
@@Ambrose2017then you asked for it by, well, asking for it, it's your own fault your there, it's like someone getting pregnant by having unprotected sex and having to drop out of medical school in the last year and saying it just happens, it doesn't just happen, your own idiocy screwed you
As a Vietnamese, i feel kinda bad for these veteran, but that's what we must do, to save our country. I understand that some of the veteran don't actually want to come there to fight, its because the government, the bad and corrupted government, started a stupid war for nothing, they kill tons of innocent people, spread agent orange, fire the whole forest, bombing our city, and after all of that, what they got?? NOTHING! We still win, our country finally can be unified, can into peace, and the American Government got a bunch of poor veterans that already very tired, and they treat them like a killer. We not hate the American, we hate the bad American government
My dog, it sound like you do hate America. And don’t forget all the bad things y’all did to our soldiers. Kidnapping, torturing, burning alive. War is bad on both sides and there is no absolute good or evil
My grandpa went to the Vietnam war. He ended up getting agent orange and they are not sure if this is why, but he got diabetes, he had to get his intestines removed and he had much more medical problems. 4 years ago, in 2020, Covid was the last straw, and he sadly died. Love you grandpa, I’ll see you soon, I promise. ❤🕊️✝️
My uncle was a marine who was exposed to agent orange and ended up getting cancer very bad. He is slowly dying and it is so sad. He doesn’t want to eat anything and we is pure skin and bones. Please send prayers. ❤️ Edit: just a little update, he is going to be put on hospice. But if you don’t know what hospice is, that pretty much means he will die very soon.
@@user-lv9ox1hj4j we haven’t really heard anything cause he lives across the country as they needed to move there for treatment, but all we heard was he will not eat ANYTHING and wanted to quit all treatment which will bring back his strength, but it will probally k!ll him.
@@user-lv9ox1hj4jhe just got hospitalized. He decided to stop treatment as he believes it’s making him weaker which it is. Sadly, I live across the country from him because he had to move for treatment. Me and my mom might be flying over there to visit since his wife (my aunt) is super depressed right now and also in terrible condition emotionally.
My grandfather was in the Navy during Vietnam. He never really talked about what he did over there, but I know he was on a destroyer and was at the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
My grandpa was a ww2 vet he survived with his friends. His friends joined the Vietnam war But he didn't due to the mental damage he sustained. They'd exchange mails monthly and after the war my grandpa said none of his friends came back.....
My grandpa fought in Vietnam, I don't know much about his experience there except that he lost friends and got injured before. But he's fine right now and alive, still strong 💪
It seems that you portrate Vietnamese as the bad guys. That’s really missleading as it was the American and before them French. We just had nothing to do in Vietnam and they just defend their contries with anything they could. Just count the number of victims of Vietnamese by Agent orange and the future generations impacted by it after the defeat of US. Then add the number of unexploded bombs, mine and the unsolved problematics you left behind. Never tell one story from only one side and make yours shine. Vietnamese suffered much more than Americans in all these wars but still portraited as the bad ones, that’s a shame!
Well, they kill their family, bombing, masscare,... just think about many of them heard their family scream, crying and begging for their life. They are angry. And beside, they invaded them. What do you even expect
They were the bad guys idiot, and they were the ones that oppressed and murdered the vast majority of civilians, stop being a hater and educate yourself.
Honestly really love your videos! Always bringing light to important topics from the past and the present and you do it in such a respectful and professional manner. Thank you for the amazing content!
Hey guys as a sign of respect when ever you meet a Vietnam veteran say ‘thank you for your service and welcome home’ there faces will light up with joy as American soldiers coming home from Vietnam were not welcomed home because how controversial the Vietnam war was
why are you thanking their service for? they don't have any appreciation at all. They weren't in Vietnam to protect their country, to protect their family, or to protect their children's future. It is like thanking the Nazis, and the Japanese for their service in WWII.
the average of American soldier in Vietnam War was 19, most of them were draft, not willingly to be there, most of them were under educated who didn't guaduated high school, many of them have criminal records, and they were mostly from poor family. Going to the Vietnam war was just a punishment for them for failing in life. They earn no respect.
My grandfather I think went to the Vietnam War and he survived fortunately . But the hard part is, is that he was captured but the Vietnamese and he escaped and was lost in the jungles. I remember when I was about six in the hospital he was rubbing my nose and I took in those last great moments with him then he died… at his funeral I was crying so much understanding what’s going on. My parents told me that he never wanted to talk about the war cause it was so traumatic for him. Thanks for reading he is now on a better place❤
My sister-in-law is Vietnamese and sadly that Agent Orange has affected their family as her sister is disabled. But her and her family are GREAT people who I feel very thankful to have in my life.
My grandpa was in it… and he IS STILL ALIVE!!!!! He is in his 80s and retired as a lawyer a couple of months ago. I know this is just a TH-cam comment but it really can go a long way to support what this man has done.
My grandfather was in the vietnam war. He was at the base, and he repaired the jets that the people on the frontlines flew. He has scars for the rest of his life. But still, he's a great man and cracking jokes :)
My papa went to Vietnam, and he said it was like hell. He said that it was true they had all sorts of traps like those spike in the ground and tripwires, but then my papa like was running because they got ambushed but my papa actually got caught in the spikes with a right foot and was stuck almost about to die but thankfully his buddy pulled him and sprinted with my papa on his back ❤🙏🏻
I really like what you do and you put out there it's great I like the facts and the fact you are very on top of history too bad you can't teach you high school history class I think that for the first time nobody would fall asleep so but I love history so thank you for putting them out and I'll keep watching and keep liking have a good one
Add one more: Cannot have children without birth defects- My dad was a vietnam idiot warrior fighting for something he didnt even understand-Me and my sister cannot have children-
I lost my hubby two years ago from heart damage due to agent orange exposure. He fought in the Tet offensive and his tank was blown up with an rpg. His crew were all blown out and he caught the rim of the turret hatch with his heels and stayed protected for the most part. He was showered with shrapnel during the blast and lost most of his hearing. Rest in peace, Denny. I love you💜💜💜
Fact, my great grand cousin was captured by the Vietnamese and when he was freed he wrote a book about being in their prison Edit: title of the book (the passing night my seven years as a prisoner of the north Vietnamese)
As a Vietnamese, I want to express my gratitude for having access to this story. I always want to learn more about this war, in both sides. This will be the precious documentary. Thank you
thank god if it was not for them Vietnam would have invaded the America, napalmed the villages, raped the women, deformed the children, poisoned the land with agent orange, am i right?🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
We need to also remember that it wasn’t just the Americans fighting. It was the Aussies, Kiwis, Vietnamese, Cambodians, Thai and Filipino people (and many more) sacrificing their lives in the same conditions, heat, disease, and being hated by the people at war and the people back home who suffered, and we will never forget them. War is hell.
My grandfather was Viet Cong soldier. He doesn’t bring it up but says it when he has to. He came over to America to visit me. My teachers, classmates, and councilers looked disgusted and were completely rude to my grandfather. The american kids attempt to steal from him because he served in a communist country. Its sad to see the young generation still hating on the Viet Cong when the Viet Cong soldiers say its the past, don’t be stupid, move on. I left that school 1 month later to find a more respectable school.
My uncle was in Vietnam. He remembers how horribly they were treated when they came home. Then by some unfortunate reasons, the government was allowed to drag him back into battle for the Gulf War. When he got home from that, people were honoring troops. He was even told he had to be in a parade when he tried to bow out. I can't imagine what that must have felt like.
@@AverageAmerican-nz5xmno. It's their own choice. They just wanted to live better. You can't just say some shit like "haha, it's Vietnam fault!" Vietnam wasn't even danger for imperialist USA.
@@AverageAmerican-nz5xm hmmm. What about Russia and Ukraine now? They're now just killing our Nazis, that's all. They just have to liberate us from Nazi terrorists that calling theirselves "government".
@@AverageAmerican-nz5xm but, anyway, you're just stupidly brainwashed. All zombie americans saying that "we just killed stupid commies that doesn't even do anything to us. BUT IT WAS NECESSARY!!!".
The Vietnamese soldiers were one of the best soldiers in history Tough fearless agile smart resourceful and tenacious That's why they ultimately won It's a shame only the US is spoken about as heroes When they actually lost to a better force
The Vietnamese were easy pickings. "Tough fearless agile smart resourceful and tenacious" They were none of these things, especially not smart LOL. They lost over a million soldiers we only lost 76,000 Americans
Considering the fiasco at some of the villages in veitnam and what the troops did to those villagers. A bit understanding but in the end, there is almost always going to be a wolf in sheep clothing. Am sure only a few companies did heinous things to those villagers. Most were just teenagers and goldenheart people am sure. War is so useless and unnecessary but that is what we get when we give our unconditional and blind respect to people in suits who sound like they know what they are doing. Time and time again, people have used others ignorance against them to lie, control, and manipulate people into doing such horrible things.
My Grandpa was in the Veitnam War when he was 15 or so. we are australian. We went some where in Australia's capital (Canberra) and we walked in to the memorial and history part. there was some things on display that made him breakdown and cry in sad, horror and pan. Especially the video with loud gun shots and others. He is 74yrs now. We are very grateful for him.
My silly father apparently thinks he wants to be in the Vietnam war because Gen Z is just too weak for him. Being a hardened soldier was only a 1900s thing I guess, seriously old people need to get over their generation elitism and realize Gen Z truly isn’t all that terrible. My mind went places after he said that shit fr.
I salute the men, women, and families who must endure the heartbreaks of war. It is their sacrifices that, I today can enjoy freedom, liberty, and free speech. From the bottom of my heart I thank the service men and women and vow to promote peace, unity, and freedom to all for the remainder of my days.
I on the other hand am spiteful along with my late father who was one of the ones drafted against his will, poisoned and traumatized all to line some politicians pockets because some communism threatened their precious capitalism. well they failed, maybe if they hadn't killed my father with their gubmint poisons I wouldn't be a communist myself today. but how dare I care about my community and people starving and being underpaid instead of capital growth and the all holy stock market! 😂
@@Free_Bobux-1988 So as to keep Vietnam seperated and South Vietnam continue surviving on drug, prostitution and being ruled by a puppet regime? Is that how you want a country to be? Do you want your country to be like that?
my grandpa fought in vietnam after 1968 and goddamn seeing what tunnelrats had to do i could only imagine how i would do in vietnam and im just around the height for a tunnelrat. just makes me feel more and more privileged and greatful for my elders
My grandpa served in Vietnam. Wasn't drafted, enlisted willingly. Served from 1967-1975. Was 18 when he went in, got a lot of promotions, saw a lot of people die. Died from kidney failure in 2019. Gunnery Sergeant Glenn Davis (1948-2019) USMC Platoon 1004.
My generation. We soon learned the returning Veterans didn't go to Vietnam because they wanted to fight. They were conscripted. The Draft was very unpopular. Lots of boys went to Canada and ended up staying. Sad times!😢
My great grandma remarried to a Vietnam War Vet years after my Great Grandpa passed. The guy was so nice and is the biggest reason why my mum is bilingual, but he would never talk about the war and often had nightmares because of it. He sadly passed before I was even born. RIP Donald Taylor.
They are my true heroes and are the reason I’m here today. They are the reason I am typing this. My heroes will never be forgotten and they will be known for their bravo or to fight in this no law war
My uncles helicopter went down in “Vietnam” but he said it was closer to Cambodia and monkeys would attack them when they were making the way out of enemy territory. And they had to shoot monkeys.
My grandad wasnt american he was vietnamese he served for the millitary and its sad that his friend died in that war. My grandpa stated that he never shot anyone he just helped his crew.
I went to vietnam when I was around 9 or 10 I'm 14 now. The traps there were stratigically placed in certain areas. There was a underground base which vietnam solider can get in or out and ambush american solider. The door to the base has tripwired bombs which if a vistor opens it the bomb will explode in a certain radius
I WAS ONLY 19 Here is another heart breaking song. th-cam.com/video/mGDhzVi1bqU/w-d-xo.html When this song came out the Australian Public finally understood what these Veterans had been through. The Defence Forces take extraordinary people, turn them into extraordinary fighters, but don't return them to the pre-damaged state when the war has finished. When Vietnam War had finished there was no ticker tape parade, they were spat on by protestors at the docks as they climbed off the ships, just like the US Soldiers were. This song changed every Aussies attitude towards the Vietnam Vets and the sacrifices the armed forces make in general for the freedoms we think are just a given.
Vietnamese soldiers were also small enough to fit in tunnels and were known as tunnel rats, and American soldiers can't move as well as they could and it was very dangerous for both sides
My uncle was in Vietnam and survived. Still have an image of him taken by Time magazine, crossing the river with a gun over his head. We live in New Orleans, and died of complications from Agent Orange the day Hurricane Katrina landed.
My stepdad was in the Vietnam war he was the sergeant first class He got shot three times before and if he ever gets captured, he told me that he would rather die than be captured unless they kill him first he was a machine gunner and saved five men from a grenade he also gave the rest of his water to a Vietnamese kid
My Grandpa served in the 118th. 3 Helicopter crashes, turned down the Purple Heart, still alive which is good. One time he was inside the helicopter, not inside the like seating area, like repairing the helicopter while getting shot at, which is crazy scary to think about it. Helicopter mechanic I believe, he was pretty small so good job for him.
My father went to Vietnam. While there, he and my mother wrote letters back and forth. They loved each other and wanted to be together. When he came home, they got married. Soon, I was born. 9 mo. later, my dad was murdered right here in America.(at a dairy queen) while going to call the police to report a car accident.
I don’t usually comment, but I’m moved. I really hope you find happiness in your life and find a meaning, because life has been unfair to you. I’m so sorry for your family ❤
@@ArcadeSandwich that was nice of you to say. Your comment actually made me cry. I usually don't feel effected by it since I was a baby and didn't know him. Although from my the stories I heard of him, he was a good guy. I think my mother was more effected because he was the love of her life. She had other relationships but in my opinion they weren't so great. Nonetheless, thanks.
So sorry for your loss. My dad was in Viet Nam too. Died of Agent Orange years later.
Hope your father is at peace and i thank him for his service. 💙🇺🇸
@@lovingmayberry307 thank you. Also, I am sorry for your loss. I'm sure that was very hard on your family. Recently, I've been finding and getting to know my relatives on my father's side OMG there are so many. The Pullen(my last name) family had a 50 year family reunion the year before COVID. I guess the best thing anyone can do that loses a loved one is to cherish the ones you love while you have them here. Also, thanks to your father for his service as well🇺🇸
@@jamesellepullen7570 Sorry for your loss, stay safe
The way we treated our Vietnam veterans was absolutely heartbreaking and Despicable
Well to the civilian view, they killed alot of villagers and other horrific things like r@pe but am sure that was only a COUPLE of companies. Most though were mere teenagers and fathers that truly thought they were fighting for good cause am sure just sucks that such pathetic and weak minded men overshadowed the golden hearted men. Sad.
@@user-rb5fw4ey2w the pr around the war was terrible too the only person who really gave a good proper true accounting of the war was Adrian Brody from Good Morning Vietnam
@@PromethiaSHADOW that too. Wars are horrible because soldiers are not the only ones making sacrifices and those pricks in castles wearing fancy outfits are the only ones who never make a sacrifice that involves physical pain and agony.
@@user-rb5fw4ey2w War Never Changes. Slava Ukraine
@@PromethiaSHADOW war never changes? We went from using chemical gases and trench warfare in ww1 to nuclear and information to today with mixed trench warfare. Also am Russian so yeah but live in US for 11 years now.
What's so heart breaking about this war is that you were hated by both the enemy and home.
I never hated our servicemen and women. I hate our politicians.
Well if you learn about what american soldiers commonly do to vietnamese civilians especially to the vietnamese women, you'll know why they were despised.
American government and media did their best to censor those informations to prevent resentment towards the veterans and it work since ppl forget over time
We did this so communism wouldn't spread
@@KFC431tell me you don’t know what you’re talking without telling me you don’t know what you’re talking about. The press was very against us personnel. There were very few war crimes committed by soldiers. Yes of course there were those certain companies and squads that did despicable things however most soldiers were young men who were brainwashed into thinking they were fighting for freedom. Stop spreading lied
Well, luckily for South Korean vietnam vetarans, this wasnt the case. The irony is that the Vietnam War was actually very popular in South Korea due to their hatred of communism and trauma from Kim Il Sung's invasion.
My grandpa was in Vietnam.
Luckily he was only injured once by shrapnel from a landmine.
However he did lose a lot of friends there.
AKA INVADERS
@@DoubleAir216 do you have picture of Stalin in your home?
@@DoubleAir216 you gonna answer me commie bot?
@@a50ftfall6 imperialist apologist
@@DoubleAir216 🤓
my English teacher in high school lost his collar bone to agent orange, and I think it was either his brother or a cousin lost their lives to their exposure to it
Your English teacher is a Vietnam war vet?
My back is deformed because of it
@@TheRustInsider999No, when the US went to Vietnam they dropped a chemical called agent orange and it was highly poisonous and dropped it on civilians to not crow food.
I believe Monsanto is the one that came up with that crap. Now they’re in charge of spraying our foods with who knows what.
Bless you sir. Thanks for you service. We can’t thank you enough.
My Uncle went to Vietnam. When he was there he survived all but one thing, agent orange poisoning. He died in 2015 because of it. I miss you uncle, and may you rest in peace. 😔
What? He died decades after the war because of poison?
🙏🙏
I also lost a friend to agent orange. He was a navy seal. Died a few years ago from cancer. Fought so many diseases. RIP Rodney. ❤️
@@Rigby350 yes
Barry, got himself killed in NAM didn't even know it.
Cancer it him down to the bone.
John J. Rambo First Blood
As a certified southern Vietnamese child with experience I must say that if you ever go to vietnam for a hike just be careful since there are still traps and landmines
@@Stat1c243You can still visit there aren’t any traps in cities or anything. You don’t need to hike there’s always another way to have fun
@@Stat1c243
There's no booby trap in the north and most of the fighting took place in central Vietnam and the borders of Cambodia and Laos. Be free to visit all you want as long as you don't wave the treasonous 3 stripe flag
@@Stat1c243
Places with a lot of booby traps are usually warned by the locals and the authorities
There was a sketch on Spike TV’s series 1000 ways to die where three ex Vietcong soldiers were playing Russian roulette in a small hut, and all three survived the game and started stomping on the ground in celebration not knowing that there was a land mine planted underneath the building during the war which set it off killing all three of them.
I live here southern Vietnam . It is safe all right.
Americans that died in Vietnam, may God bless you.
Same for the vietnamese people
@@cimoon3946 yeah.
every one that died in that war rip
If you see a Vietnam veteran, tell them welcome home and thank you. They never got it.
If you want to be mad at the politics behind the fighting be mad at the politicians not the boys that got drafted.
Bruh there over over 500 languages and you just spoke fluent FACTS
Hippies don’t understand logic
they couldve rejected it like muhammed ali but they didnt. takes more courage to do what ali did than submit to a meaningless war 🤷🏽♂️
@@wtrzsno it doesnt lol
@@wtrzstakes more courage to go over there make sure you and the men around you do the right thing than to stay home
My grandpa was in the Vietnam war he got drafted. He served 2 years in the military, this was before I was born but my grandpa is a great man. He fortunately survived, but his best friend did not. His best friend was also in the military and got shot right in front of him. he actually just died a few days ago from old age, he was always a fighter he never gave up. He went 10 days without food or water before dying because his stomach shut down since it does right before you die and he was on a ventilator and couldn’t move half of his body due to a stroke 6 months back.
R.I.P grandpa..
August 15 1947 - April 13th 2024
My grandad went to Vietnam war thank god he’s still alive
People sometimes don’t understand the Vietnam war from a vietnamese perspective. Vietnam war veterans such as my Grandpa and his US friend both went to Vietnam but fought oppositely. They both hated how the US treated Vietnam leading it into their loss. My Grandpa’s friend said quote, “The lives of our friends lost, was not worth the war crimes we committed. We were forced to brutally murder their children in front of their parents.” The US itself was not having support for vietnam. Vietnam was a true terror for both US and citizens of Vietnam. Post Vietnam war Vietnam is still quite a bad place to be, inflation you don’t see nice things in the streets of vietnam, you see poor people using their living rooms as a restaurant. The US has caused a deep economic plunge to Vietnam that has affected us for years.
And we managed to pay the south vietnam gorvernment's debt
The money that they use to kill my people
The pain my Vietnamese ancestors went through, they survived the war and continued the generations of our family, I am really thankful that the Americans helped my ancestors.
So you are a descendant of traitors. Be glad that they still live despite not deserving such luxury!
Thanks them for killing your ancestors?
My uncle VOLUNTEERED to go to Nam. On his first tour, he was shot 3 times (twice in the chest) by a sniper in an urban setting. He said everytime his heart would beat, a gush of blood would shoot out several feet from his chest. He said he thought he was as good as dead. But he survived, healed up in a military hospital for a couple of months, and then went BACK OUT for a SECOND TOUR! It was during his second tour that he stepped on a landmine. It blew him into a big culvert pipe (with his legs stuck up behind his head)... It tore his legs up SO bad, that they had to replace portions of the bones in BOTH of his legs, with actual sheep bones! He had scars so wide and deep, that a grown man could fit their open flattened hand down into them (like a karate chop). Not to mention that it blew half his di©k (and one of his testicles) off. So, he couldn't have kids after that. So him and aunt Jenny adopted a child when he came home since they always wanted kids so bad. He DID have a biological daughter before the war, but she was trampled by a horse when she was about 16 months old... He had a HARD LIFE! But I NEVER heard him complain, and he even walked everywhere he went (without a cane), even though the doctors told him he'd never walk again! He wobbled a little bit, but even the BADDEST of the "bad men" wouldn't fkkk with him! If someone from MY town even had a DREAM where they disrespected him, they'd WAKE THEMSELVES UP just to call him and apologize! When the Boogeyman went to sleep at night, he'd check under HIS bed just to make sure that uncle Frank wasn't there waiting for him! lol... I don't understand how everyone can think they've "got it so rough" these days! They don't know what TRUE hardship is!! So... "THANK YOU" for your service uncle Frank!! I love you, and miss you more than words could ever say! May you forever Rest in Peace with the other Angels of your kind!!🇺🇸❤️💯
R. I. P, he is very respected
@@Itaintmiss_hell Thank you very much!...
Uncle Frank is a badass American hero a real life GI Joe and now I know who too call when the boogie man wanna act up
Your uncle is a hero who saved lives
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My grandpa was 18 right out of high school when he got drafted , crazy thing to think about
RIP to all those who lost their lives to a pointless war! To all the vets and soldiers thank you for your service and bravery. ❤
And for the treatment of women and children
Not only that but imagine being 18 and getting drafted with no experience and being in a jungle alone and all of a sudden you hear rife shots around you
Only about 20% of all soldiers in Vietnam were draftees. The rest volunteered
@Soft Drink but still, what if you had no war experience.
@@Ambrose2017 then how about stay the f*ck home? Vietnam was literally posing zero threat to America
@@Sonmmmxuan Well You Are Correct Mostly The US INTERVENED in The Vietnam War Because it was worried that communism Will Spread All Over Asia
@@Ambrose2017then you asked for it by, well, asking for it, it's your own fault your there, it's like someone getting pregnant by having unprotected sex and having to drop out of medical school in the last year and saying it just happens, it doesn't just happen, your own idiocy screwed you
As a Vietnamese, i feel kinda bad for these veteran, but that's what we must do, to save our country. I understand that some of the veteran don't actually want to come there to fight, its because the government, the bad and corrupted government, started a stupid war for nothing, they kill tons of innocent people, spread agent orange, fire the whole forest, bombing our city, and after all of that, what they got?? NOTHING! We still win, our country finally can be unified, can into peace, and the American Government got a bunch of poor veterans that already very tired, and they treat them like a killer.
We not hate the American, we hate the bad American government
Read outside the propaganda.
My dog, it sound like you do hate America. And don’t forget all the bad things y’all did to our soldiers. Kidnapping, torturing, burning alive. War is bad on both sides and there is no absolute good or evil
This right here is an educated man
@@dude. Nope it was not The Soldiers It’s The Officers That Command Them to do war crimes over a “Suspicion of Viet Congress Soldier”
Way more Vietnamese soldiers got killed than US soldiers. Nearly 900,000 North Vietnamese soldiers were killed, while only 50,000 US soldiers died
My father was in Vietnam. He made it back unscaved physically. Mentally he was hurting
My grandpa went to the Vietnam war. He ended up getting agent orange and they are not sure if this is why, but he got diabetes, he had to get his intestines removed and he had much more medical problems. 4 years ago, in 2020, Covid was the last straw, and he sadly died. Love you grandpa, I’ll see you soon, I promise. ❤🕊️✝️
My uncle was a marine who was exposed to agent orange and ended up getting cancer very bad. He is slowly dying and it is so sad. He doesn’t want to eat anything and we is pure skin and bones. Please send prayers. ❤️
Edit: just a little update, he is going to be put on hospice. But if you don’t know what hospice is, that pretty much means he will die very soon.
How is he doing now ?
@@user-lv9ox1hj4j we haven’t really heard anything cause he lives across the country as they needed to move there for treatment, but all we heard was he will not eat ANYTHING and wanted to quit all treatment which will bring back his strength, but it will probally k!ll him.
@@user-lv9ox1hj4jhe just got hospitalized. He decided to stop treatment as he believes it’s making him weaker which it is. Sadly, I live across the country from him because he had to move for treatment. Me and my mom might be flying over there to visit since his wife (my aunt) is super depressed right now and also in terrible condition emotionally.
“You would only be able to sleep several hours every night.” That didn’t come across as negative as you probably wanted it to. 😂
Good job, I can tell you did a good bit of research 👍
My grandfather was in the Navy during Vietnam. He never really talked about what he did over there, but I know he was on a destroyer and was at the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
My "Kiwi" r.i.p lied about his age 16 but wanted to serve our country made it back with a purple 💜
Thank you Kiwi you are missed
My grandpa was a ww2 vet he survived with his friends.
His friends joined the Vietnam war
But he didn't due to the mental damage he sustained.
They'd exchange mails monthly and after the war my grandpa said none of his friends came back.....
My grandpa fought in Vietnam, I don't know much about his experience there except that he lost friends and got injured before. But he's fine right now and alive, still strong 💪
My Grandpa was in Vietnam. He still has nightmares about it to this day. 😔
Thank you to our Viet Nam vets.
It seems that you portrate Vietnamese as the bad guys. That’s really missleading as it was the American and before them French. We just had nothing to do in Vietnam and they just defend their contries with anything they could.
Just count the number of victims of Vietnamese by Agent orange and the future generations impacted by it after the defeat of US. Then add the number of unexploded bombs, mine and the unsolved problematics you left behind.
Never tell one story from only one side and make yours shine. Vietnamese suffered much more than Americans in all these wars but still portraited as the bad ones, that’s a shame!
A shame? POW camps for Americans where brutal
Well, they kill their family, bombing, masscare,... just think about many of them heard their family scream, crying and begging for their life. They are angry. And beside, they invaded them. What do you even expect
They were the bad guys idiot, and they were the ones that oppressed and murdered the vast majority of civilians, stop being a hater and educate yourself.
@@linhtrangnguyen401 Revisionist history
Stop bullshitting
How true. My buddy didn’t make and died at 19 after 2 months in nam. I lived and often think about what he missed…..😢
My father was in the vietnam war in the army. Mother said he was never the same when he came home
Honestly really love your videos! Always bringing light to important topics from the past and the present and you do it in such a respectful and professional manner. Thank you for the amazing content!
Hey guys as a sign of respect when ever you meet a Vietnam veteran say ‘thank you for your service and welcome home’ there faces will light up with joy as American soldiers coming home from Vietnam were not welcomed home because how controversial the Vietnam war was
They deserve the disrespect
@@spandanbhowmik5717 yes they do, most of them still didn’t graduate high school yet when they were drafted
How about no….
why are you thanking their service for? they don't have any appreciation at all. They weren't in Vietnam to protect their country, to protect their family, or to protect their children's future. It is like thanking the Nazis, and the Japanese for their service in WWII.
the average of American soldier in Vietnam War was 19, most of them were draft, not willingly to be there, most of them were under educated who didn't guaduated high school, many of them have criminal records, and they were mostly from poor family. Going to the Vietnam war was just a punishment for them for failing in life. They earn no respect.
My grandfather I think went to the Vietnam War and he survived fortunately . But the hard part is, is that he was captured but the Vietnamese and he escaped and was lost in the jungles. I remember when I was about six in the hospital he was rubbing my nose and I took in those last great moments with him then he died… at his funeral I was crying so much understanding what’s going on. My parents told me that he never wanted to talk about the war cause it was so traumatic for him. Thanks for reading he is now on a better place❤
I’m so sorry for your loss I think my grandpa may know him? Since my grandpa went to the war too
@@MysteriousXN thanks❤️
My sister-in-law is Vietnamese and sadly that Agent Orange has affected their family as her sister is disabled. But her and her family are GREAT people who I feel very thankful to have in my life.
My grandpa was in it… and he IS STILL ALIVE!!!!! He is in his 80s and retired as a lawyer a couple of months ago. I know this is just a TH-cam comment but it really can go a long way to support what this man has done.
My grandfather was in the vietnam war. He was at the base, and he repaired the jets that the people on the frontlines flew. He has scars for the rest of his life. But still, he's a great man and cracking jokes :)
Animals: don’t worry vietnam we got u bro
My papa went to Vietnam, and he said it was like hell. He said that it was true they had all sorts of traps like those spike in the ground and tripwires, but then my papa like was running because they got ambushed but my papa actually got caught in the spikes with a right foot and was stuck almost about to die but thankfully his buddy pulled him and sprinted with my papa on his back ❤🙏🏻
Be thankful, you almost never existed 🤕💪🏾
I really like what you do and you put out there it's great I like the facts and the fact you are very on top of history too bad you can't teach you high school history class I think that for the first time nobody would fall asleep so but I love history so thank you for putting them out and I'll keep watching and keep liking have a good one
Add one more: Cannot have children without birth defects- My dad was a vietnam idiot warrior fighting for something he didnt even understand-Me and my sister cannot have children-
finally an American who realize how idiotic all those vets who voluteered for this war were
I think they mean real idiot. Like Macnamaras Morons.
My uncle was in the war. And he still says everyday he begs god forgiveness.
I lost my hubby two years ago from heart damage due to agent orange exposure. He fought in the Tet offensive and his tank was blown up with an rpg. His crew were all blown out and he caught the rim of the turret hatch with his heels and stayed protected for the most part. He was showered with shrapnel during the blast and lost most of his hearing. Rest in peace, Denny. I love you💜💜💜
Fact, my great grand cousin was captured by the Vietnamese and when he was freed he wrote a book about being in their prison
Edit: title of the book (the passing night my seven years as a prisoner of the north Vietnamese)
As a Vietnamese, I want to express my gratitude for having access to this story. I always want to learn more about this war, in both sides. This will be the precious documentary. Thank you
This is why you should thank you for your service to any Vietnam vet you see
thank god if it was not for them Vietnam would have invaded the America, napalmed the villages, raped the women, deformed the children, poisoned the land with agent orange, am i right?🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@Sonmmmxuan Bro What 💀
what would i thank them for
@@hi_im_elli Risking Their Lives
@@Free_Bobux-1988 for whom
We need to also remember that it wasn’t just the Americans fighting. It was the Aussies, Kiwis, Vietnamese, Cambodians, Thai and Filipino people (and many more) sacrificing their lives in the same conditions, heat, disease, and being hated by the people at war and the people back home who suffered, and we will never forget them. War is hell.
my grandfather was Vietnamese soldier and contributed to the making of those traps 🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳
South Vietnam or north Vietnam. South Vietnam was Us ally
@@ssglbc1875 north
Why choose war when you can love 😢 I'm Sri lankan
@@user-ey4jp9bc3i we're defending our country from America and capitalist expansion
As a Malaysian, I'll give my sympathies to both US veterans and the Vietnamese, even though our soccer team keeps losing to the Vietnamese! 🇺🇸🇲🇾🇻🇳
My grandfather was Viet Cong soldier. He doesn’t bring it up but says it when he has to. He came over to America to visit me. My teachers, classmates, and councilers looked disgusted and were completely rude to my grandfather. The american kids attempt to steal from him because he served in a communist country. Its sad to see the young generation still hating on the Viet Cong when the Viet Cong soldiers say its the past, don’t be stupid, move on. I left that school 1 month later to find a more respectable school.
My uncle was in Vietnam. He remembers how horribly they were treated when they came home.
Then by some unfortunate reasons, the government was allowed to drag him back into battle for the Gulf War. When he got home from that, people were honoring troops. He was even told he had to be in a parade when he tried to bow out. I can't imagine what that must have felt like.
Did your uncle remember how horrible the Vietnamese people were treated by the American soldiers too?
Books like the things they carried show great insight on how these men were thinking and treated
Thats kind of why i cant step into the forests of vietnam, after all, i would probably get my legs cut off.
"You would only be able to sleep several hours every night" bro we already do that it doesn't sound bad 😭
this could’ve been avoided if america wasn’t so egotistical
YESSS IKR
@@AverageAmerican-nz5xmLol they have every right to do whatever tf they want to do with their country. Americans can only seethe🤣😭🤡
@@AverageAmerican-nz5xmno. It's their own choice. They just wanted to live better.
You can't just say some shit like "haha, it's Vietnam fault!"
Vietnam wasn't even danger for imperialist USA.
@@AverageAmerican-nz5xm hmmm. What about Russia and Ukraine now?
They're now just killing our Nazis, that's all. They just have to liberate us from Nazi terrorists that calling theirselves "government".
@@AverageAmerican-nz5xm but, anyway, you're just stupidly brainwashed. All zombie americans saying that "we just killed stupid commies that doesn't even do anything to us. BUT IT WAS NECESSARY!!!".
My grandpa fought in Vietnam
And that’s why I never got to meet him….
My husband came home with ptsd and he was spit on, by his fellow Americans. It took over 40 years for America to thank the vets.
The Vietnamese soldiers were one of the best soldiers in history
Tough fearless agile smart resourceful and tenacious
That's why they ultimately won
It's a shame only the US is spoken about as heroes
When they actually lost to a better force
The Vietnamese were easy pickings. "Tough fearless agile smart resourceful and tenacious" They were none of these things, especially not smart LOL.
They lost over a million soldiers we only lost 76,000 Americans
Considering the fiasco at some of the villages in veitnam and what the troops did to those villagers. A bit understanding but in the end, there is almost always going to be a wolf in sheep clothing. Am sure only a few companies did heinous things to those villagers. Most were just teenagers and goldenheart people am sure. War is so useless and unnecessary but that is what we get when we give our unconditional and blind respect to people in suits who sound like they know what they are doing. Time and time again, people have used others ignorance against them to lie, control, and manipulate people into doing such horrible things.
My Grandpa was in the Veitnam War when he was 15 or so. we are australian. We went some where in Australia's capital (Canberra) and we walked in to the memorial and history part. there was some things on display that made him breakdown and cry in sad, horror and pan. Especially the video with loud gun shots and others. He is 74yrs now. We are very grateful for him.
I had a step-dad who was in Vietnam. Not something he talked about much. And the family never asked him either. But he was a good person.
My silly father apparently thinks he wants to be in the Vietnam war because Gen Z is just too weak for him. Being a hardened soldier was only a 1900s thing I guess, seriously old people need to get over their generation elitism and realize Gen Z truly isn’t all that terrible. My mind went places after he said that shit fr.
Nothing is absolute, but your generation largely sucks
When the jungle started speaking vietnamese 💀
My trees are bugged, they’re speaking Portuguese
Respect for my neighbor he’s a Nam veteran
Luckily my grandpa was only a mechanic in the Vietnam war, or else I might have not even been born.
I salute the men, women, and families who must endure the heartbreaks of war. It is their sacrifices that, I today can enjoy freedom, liberty, and free speech. From the bottom of my heart I thank the service men and women and vow to promote peace, unity, and freedom to all for the remainder of my days.
I on the other hand am spiteful along with my late father who was one of the ones drafted against his will, poisoned and traumatized all to line some politicians pockets because some communism threatened their precious capitalism.
well they failed, maybe if they hadn't killed my father with their gubmint poisons I wouldn't be a communist myself today. but how dare I care about my community and people starving and being underpaid instead of capital growth and the all holy stock market! 😂
freedom? Was Vietnam about to invade America?
@@Sonmmmxuan nope it was to defend South Vietnam
@@Free_Bobux-1988 So as to keep Vietnam seperated and South Vietnam continue surviving on drug, prostitution and being ruled by a puppet regime? Is that how you want a country to be? Do you want your country to be like that?
@@Free_Bobux-1988🫡
The trees…….the trees…..THEYRE IN THE TREES!!!!!!!!
my grandpa fought in vietnam after 1968 and goddamn seeing what tunnelrats had to do i could only imagine how i would do in vietnam and im just around the height for a tunnelrat. just makes me feel more and more privileged and greatful for my elders
Estimated that almost twice as many civilians died in the Vietnam war than soldiers on both sides combined. 2 MILLION
My uncle went to Vietnam with my other uncle his brother his brother didnt make it he made a sacrifice for his team and my uncle to come back safely
My grandpa served in Vietnam.
Wasn't drafted, enlisted willingly.
Served from 1967-1975.
Was 18 when he went in, got a lot of promotions, saw a lot of people die.
Died from kidney failure in 2019.
Gunnery Sergeant Glenn Davis (1948-2019)
USMC Platoon 1004.
My dad went to Vietnam as an said that Vietnam was hell he came back pretty unscathed physically but god knows what he saw
Me an American soldier in the vietnamese war:
Did that tree speak vietnamese!?
my mentor is a vietnam vet… he’s hardly mentioned it in the 5+ years I’ve known him. Who knows what he has been through
My grandpa went through this. He was my best friend. He died of cancer and lung issues 3 days before Christmas 2023
Btw-THAT WAS NOT A MOSQUITO-it's a crane fly.
My grandfather was a veteran in the Vietnam War. I recently found an ammo box he used. He didn’t die in Vietnam, he died of a heart attack in 2000.
My grandpa went to Vietnam,I am so proud of him serving his country,his family’s country and I am still proud of him serving in the Vietnamese army 🇻🇳
My dad served in Vietnam and has some of the agent orange benefits. Heart disease is one of those.
We don't say "thank you for gour service", say "sorry for your service"
My generation. We soon learned the returning Veterans didn't go to Vietnam because they wanted to fight. They were conscripted. The Draft was very unpopular. Lots of boys went to Canada and ended up staying. Sad times!😢
Many colleges universitys tried petitioning against conscription too
I wouldn’t want to be any kind of soldier but that’s just me
It’s natural.
My pop went to Vietnam and came back (he is still alive today) (we are Aussies if you are wondering)
My great grandma remarried to a Vietnam War Vet years after my Great Grandpa passed. The guy was so nice and is the biggest reason why my mum is bilingual, but he would never talk about the war and often had nightmares because of it. He sadly passed before I was even born.
RIP Donald Taylor.
RIP Donald Taylor
My gramps fought in Vietnam for america but died on the battlefield and didn’t come home
Rip gramps):
They are my true heroes and are the reason I’m here today. They are the reason I am typing this. My heroes will never be forgotten and they will be known for their bravo or to fight in this no law war
Respect to the vets ❤
My uncles helicopter went down in “Vietnam” but he said it was closer to Cambodia and monkeys would attack them when they were making the way out of enemy territory. And they had to shoot monkeys.
My grandad wasnt american he was vietnamese he served for the millitary and its sad that his friend died in that war. My grandpa stated that he never shot anyone he just helped his crew.
My grandfather was in 'nam... He talked about biting off the ear of an enemy once... RIP gramps...
I went to vietnam when I was around 9 or 10 I'm 14 now. The traps there were stratigically placed in certain areas. There was a underground base which vietnam solider can get in or out and ambush american solider. The door to the base has tripwired bombs which if a vistor opens it the bomb will explode in a certain radius
I WAS ONLY 19
Here is another heart breaking song.
th-cam.com/video/mGDhzVi1bqU/w-d-xo.html
When this song came out the Australian Public finally understood what these Veterans had been through.
The Defence Forces take extraordinary people, turn them into extraordinary fighters, but don't return them to the pre-damaged state when the war has finished. When Vietnam War had finished there was no ticker tape parade, they were spat on by protestors at the docks as they climbed off the ships, just like the US Soldiers were.
This song changed every Aussies attitude towards the Vietnam Vets and the sacrifices the armed forces make in general for the freedoms we think are just a given.
Vietnamese soldiers were also small enough to fit in tunnels and were known as tunnel rats, and American soldiers can't move as well as they could and it was very dangerous for both sides
My uncle was in Vietnam and survived. Still have an image of him taken by Time magazine, crossing the river with a gun over his head. We live in New Orleans, and died of complications from Agent Orange the day Hurricane Katrina landed.
My stepdad was in the Vietnam war he was the sergeant first class He got shot three times before and if he ever gets captured, he told me that he would rather die than be captured unless they kill him first he was a machine gunner and saved five men from a grenade he also gave the rest of his water to a Vietnamese kid
damn, my grandpa was in the Vietnam war. He’s still alive thank god
Bruh my great grappa fought during the war had no wounds and I’m proud that he served the country
My dad was a SGU during the Vietnam war, he just passed away July 12, 2023. RIP dad.
My Grandpa served in the 118th. 3 Helicopter crashes, turned down the Purple Heart, still alive which is good. One time he was inside the helicopter, not inside the like seating area, like repairing the helicopter while getting shot at, which is crazy scary to think about it. Helicopter mechanic I believe, he was pretty small so good job for him.
Better than tunnel rat
My grandpa went to Vietnam, his best friend got killed by a tree sniper. Whenever he used to see a tree he would freak out and start yelling at it.
My grandfather was a Vietnam War soldier, but I don't know too much since he died when I was 5