Vietnam War veteran reunites with man he saved on battlefield 50 years ago
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 พ.ย. 2021
- Dale Edge never talked about the war but always wondered what happened to that wounded vet he helped save that awful day in Vietnam.
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There is never an easy route to the places that matter.
And on this day, two men are going in a new direction.
The destination is Ashland, Illinois, a farming community about 120 miles and decibels from St. Louis.
"I've always liked farming because it's you're your own boss," said Dale Edge.
Edge lives and works on 400 acres. He's been farming this land practically all his life except for the time when he traded in his work boots for army boots.
The year was 1968, and Dale Edge was drafted to fight for his country in Vietnam.
"I knew probably it was a good likelihood I would get drafted. I wasn't going to volunteer, but I wasn't going to run either," he said.
But the Vietnam War was like a wound that never healed. Soldiers bravely faced the enemy only to come home and face scorn as soon as their plane landed.
"There's guys kissing the ground, glad to be back, glad to have made it," he said. "Then, another 30 feet from where they were doing that, people behind a fence started screaming and hollering and stuff that I ain't going to repeat it."
That's why Edge took his feelings and his stories and buried them. Except for one.
One story that needed an ending.
And recently, after getting his first smartphone, he finally decided to solve the mystery by doing some checking on the internet. Then, he got up the courage to make a phone call.
Fred Kjorlien answered.
"I said, 'Dale I got to be really honest, I don't know who you are.' He said, 'It's been 53 years so I can understand that.'"
Kjorlien lives in Minnesota and works for Great Steps, a company that makes prosthetic and orthotic devices. And he's pretty popular with his clients.
"They like people that are amputees because you can feel some of the stuff," he said. " And some people think 'Oh you got one, then I'm OK.'"
Kjorlien lost his leg during a firefight in Vietnam.
"I got behind a tree dropped down and this leg was up and I was shooting," he said. "And an RPG hit the side of the tree."
Edge remembers that attack.
"Before the medics got there, I put a tourniquet on Fred's leg," he told us.
And then he remembers keeping Fred calm and helping to get him on a medical evacuation chopper.
"He said, 'I'm going to beat you home,'" Edge recalled. "I said, 'I'll never forget that Fred.' And I didn't."
They were in the same platoon but didn't know each other that well before that day. Still, for more than half a century, Dale Edge wondered.
"I didn't know if he lived. I wanted to know if he made it or not," said Edge.
Thanks to one phone call, his empty feeling was now filled.
And then his heart was filled, when Fred drove more than 560 miles for a reunion more than 50 years in the making.
So much time and distance meant so little as soon as the two men started talking. They would spend the weekend excavating memories.
"It was an answer to a prayer if you want to know the truth," Edge said. "I don't know how many times I prayed for that man."
Remembering the hard days is always easier with an old friend.
For the first time since they've been back from Vietnam, these two veterans finally get a welcome home.
"It means a lot because I love him," said a teary-eyed Kjorlien.
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It's a shame its taken this long for those Vietnam veterans to finally start getting the credit they deserve.
Exactly Fight the good fight, Body parts blown off, gone and Come home and be treated like, Trash. My father was a brown man during the Viet Nam War. I can't imagine how folks made him feel because of his skintone, and serving his Country. Rest in Peace Daddy. 😘😘
credit for what! the killing of 3 and half million people! massacring innocent civilian vietnamese including women and children, or that us war criminals like calley just get a few years in prison and then were released, or what about putting agent orange in the jungle that people today stil are affected by! did the us veterans suffer yes of course but their suffering is NOTHING compared to the vietnamese suffering that is never shown in usa or hollywood movies, interview the vietnamese people and ask them about their losses that will make us losses look like a joke in comparasion
@@bokimitrovic9269 they don’t deserve to be humiliated they deserve respect because they fought without wanting too. It’s not there fault they got drafted dude.
@@b.l.o.o.m6614 I agree they don't deserve to be humiliated, but you can't tell me that there only way was to go in war. And what about todays soldier who are killing people all over the globe for plenty of money? Do they deserve something as veterans? Are they forced as well to fight?
@@bokimitrovic9269 Wasn’t it illegal to NOT go to war if you were drafted? Plus, soldiers REALLY didn’t want to be in Vietnam. Some would shoot themselves in non-lethal areas just to get out of there
The man who saved his life searched for him. Such a good heart. Both of them
Here before this blows up with likes and replys
@@Tscornynow ez fame digger :D
@John Smith In case you've forgotten, the CSA lost and no longer exists. "Southern heritage" is a BS lie because no humans were native to the Americas.
@@sergeantmasson3669 Yep, American Heritage doesn't exist, the past 250 years have provided us with absolutely nothing of value.
@@themagicminstrels476 You are a fine example of "Nothing of Value" - Your insignificance is clear
73 and still working. And a disabled Veteran. Much respect for this man.
“He’s a comrade” damn that made me tear up.
COMMUNIST DETECTED
@@tkl7049 not funny kiddo
@@tkl7049 go home, kiddo.
@@tkl7049 just because communist use the word comrade a lot doesn't make it a symbol of that ideology.
@@tkl7049 stuff it moron
"I love him... He's a comrade"
I wasn't expecting to cry this afternoon
ME NEITHER!!
I wasn’t expecting to be crying at midnight 😭😭
I didn't plan on starting my morning crying either.......and I'm still not....I'm just chopping invisible onions......
I'm not crying, you're crying!
@@wretchedrider2157 I'm not crying your mom's crying
I’m a Vietnamese born after ‘75, I’m in tears for this, Vietnamese or American we’re all human beings.
Agreed. None of the bloodshed was necessary and especially the chemical warfare still leaves very real effects even on future generations
amen
@@VelvetAura It might not have been America's war to fight, but it was North Vietnam and China that did all this.
Amen to that
i have seen a very good video of a US vet going to Vietnam to meet a Vietnamese vet, i believe they were both fighting at a very prolific battle that happened, where they would meet again all these years later, very wholesome, i suggest checking it out if you can find it.
"They thrown an RPG in on us." I love both these guys. What legends.
Hello J how are you doing today?
I am Vietnamese. Represent young generation, we learned history by words not eyes. I have to say there aint no words that can describe all the pain both sides had to feel. I am so sorry that you guys had to fight for the decision you didn’t make atm. And we Vietnamese had no choice but stood on our feet and protected our land. I hope there will be peace for the world. When a war happens there won’t be a winner, just who lost more or less.
respect brother
As a younger American and a veteran myself... I know this probably sounds stupid but I respect the hell out of your people. Exactly as you said, you were protecting land and facing down a monster. I only wish my parents had been smarter and learned the lesson you had taught us. If they had, I would not have lost friends in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Luv you too my Vietnamese friend
I'm American and you're Vietnamese. But that changes nothing, I'm human, you're human I stand with you brother. The description about real war was beautifully said by you
Wise words 🙏🏼
"it's been a couple of weeks hasn't it"
Typical veteran thing to say. Love it.
just 2 weeks to flatten the curve is beginning to look like this.
Repent to Jesus Christ
“no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord.”
Isaiah 54:17 NIV
@@believeinjesus6972 whats ironic is you probably vote democrat
@@Trendyrapslut facts lmao
@@believeinjesus6972 loser
To EVERY Vietnam Veteran I'd like to say... WELCOME HOME and THANK YOU for your service.
I couldn't say it better my self
@@MikeY-nh2we Thank a veteran......then thank them again for the things you will never understand!
@@drifter1dc have plenty of veterans in the fam I'm already ahead of ya
Ahmen! Welcome home 💜❣️!!
Dumbass comment.
The way we treated our veterans when they returned from Vietnam was absolutely appalling. Welcome home and thank you both for your service sirs.
It wasn't the general population that treated them like that and you have to understand the context of that time. A lot of young people were draft dodging because going to Warren Vietnam was a completely immoral and unethical thing to do. I'm not faulting anyone for getting drafted, but you got to remember the people that yelled at these guys when we're angry were draft dodgers who made a decision to go to jail take their punishment in order to not do something they didn't believe in. The draft dodgers probably viewed these guys as selfish they didn't want to take the punishment for draft dodging and they went over there and they killed people that didn't need to be killed.
@@bstardtedcruz8022 I'm so happy to find someone here with a sober comment. You're 100% right ,sir .
The way they’re treated now is appalling
@bstardtedcruz8022 doesn't matter. Some didn't have a choice. The only reason it was so bad due to the media.
It angers me I probably would’ve lashed out if it was me in that position
Enough to make a grown man cry.🥺
I cried man. This is such a beautiful story
3:51 "Its been a few weeks right?" That's the most veteran thing ive ever heard in my life.
Couple.
aw that was so wholesome I'm gonna use that joke on my dad too once he comes home with the milk
Underrated comment!
Yea 😄❤️
It's a very midwestern joke too, lol.
This is beautiful. The farmer has a heart of gold. And the man who lost his leg works making prosthetics for amputees! A couple of heroes, may God bless both of them in life.
yes and god curse the architects of that war
They are certainly hero's, and are amazing people
History repeats
you mean a baby killer
This is not beautiful but only too killers
I'd be lying if as a civilian this didn't bring tears to my eyes. These boys went away from home and came back separated, but not forever. ✊️
Respect Veterans 🇺🇸
These men are more badass than any of us will ever be. Much respect gentlemen.
@Mike Raffphone it doesn’t matter who’s the most badass it matters about the sacrifice they made so you can type that comment today.
@Mike Raffphone I can tell all you do is watch movies
@@drewtosauceyy well these guys didn't rlly make a sacrifice. they were brave af and get all my respect but thats my point they fought hard pointlessly at the whim of the us gvt.
@@chriswashingtonbeats well the men in all war is what i was going for
@@chriswashingtonbeats he didn't sacrifice his leg?
Imagine living another 50 years thanks to someone who saved you. Beautifull story.
My great uncle William McTavish defected from Canada when the Vietnam war started and he crossed the border to join the fight alongside our American brothers.
I have the utmost respect for men like these two who fought bravely and selflessly faced hails of gunfire to protect their comrades and ensure as many of them made it home as possible.
My Great Uncle unfortunately passed away in the Hospice of Windsor, Ontario, Canada on March 6, 2021 after a short battle with cancer. He was a one of a kind man with a huge heart and I miss him every day.
I'm 31 today as I write this and I've recently signed up for CAF infantry to honor his memory and to follow my heart. I've been a protector and a fighter my whole life, It's something I've always wanted to do. I will serve my country proudly knowing he watches over me. I can only hope to be a fraction of the great man that he was. His favorite quote was “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” - Albert Einstein. This is my life's motto and I try to honor it every day that I'm blessed to wake up and take another breath.
So many of those men didnt have a choice to join either. Its horrible what they had to face in Vietnam and even worse coming home.
Driving 580 miles to see someone who saved your life? No biggie. I'll walk there just to show my gratitude for that man. I can walk because of you, and I will walk 580 miles to thank you.
It's the opposite though.. The man who saved his life drove that far. Not the person who was saved.
@@JaeJae95 what you mean? Thought the guy who had his leg blown off drove . Did I watch it wrong
@@beedt714 Yes haha, the person who saved his life was wondering if he made it out alive so made the effort to look him up and then drove down there.
Dude what are you talking about. The guy who saved the dude invited him. That’s why he was giving directions and you see the saved dude roll up in his truck.
And they literally just said at the end, Dale is making plans to visit MInisota where the saved dude lives. Re watch it. Stop giving this person wrong info
@@beedt714 you’re right, clearly this dude didn’t watch the whole thing.
Dale looked Fred up, Fred drove to see Dale. Dale is making plans to visit Fred in MInisota now.
My father took 4 rounds in the back in Vietnam.
Men like Dale is literally the only reason I exist today.
I understand, my pop got blown up twice, only 1 Purple Heart, harrier strikes on your own doesn’t get you one. Nice guy I’ve ever met. My hero.
Hi Jesse , was your father able to make it .......What happened to him? please reply
your father is a hero
@@mayank884 I never got the full story. I didn't even know about my father's military background until I was in my late teens. He chose not to talk about it.
I guess I noticed the scars when I was really young.
When I asked about them he said he was trying to do something good and got really hurt but that's all he really said about it.
I only got a more real story about it years later.
I don't know all the specific details; he keeps his time at war fairly to himself, but his troop was trying to move forward on a known position and were ambushed.
He's alive to this day, and is doing extremely well for himself, I'm happy to say.
@@willcarriker3818 Thank you for the kind words. I know a lot of people are divisive on Vietnam, but I believe everyone went over with good intentions. I'm just happy he made it back.
my cousin died in vietnam. i never got to meet him, but god bless his soul.
My Dad never talked much or advertised he was a Vietnam vet when I was growing up. I didn’t realize until later it was because the abuse Vietnam vets got upon returning.
I’m not American. But I still see these men as heroes. Selfless heroes.
Awesome!
Stupid murders in a far country buen in hell
Well you don't have to be nationalistic in any way to appreciate heroism or the bond of friendship.
Good
1st
Well the war was not necessary. America messed it up.
Killing millions 😓😢
Military friends are unlike any other relationship you'll ever have. Strongest bond besides your family.
Amen to that
Cheers to Corporal J.A.Burgess
My bro for life
Surely, my dad has friends everywhere thanks to the military. Wherever we go, he's recognized by a member of his unit. And they immediately start talking about their lives as if not one year had passed by.
They Are Your Family.
Then there those of us that barely remember anyone, and have never kept in touch.They broke up our unit, I for one was turned into a clerk typist for my last year and a half back in the world. They acted like they couldn't get rid of us fast enough, to make room for a new volunteer army.
Those are very true facts,I’m a military brat,my dad’s buddy’s are like family,hell some of their kids are friends to this day with me and even our kids know each other. Only thing I can say that comes close are the friends you make working as a touring stage tech because when your gone 9-10 months out of the year they become your family.
Thankyou for your Service & Sacrifice! You Veterans are a a blessing from God to the American People !
I was born in 65, I barely remember some of the things that happened when these guys came home. I served 20 years and spent 2003 in Iraq. If I had come home to Americans cussing at me for doing what I was ordered to do I don't think I could have just walked away without busting someone's head. I have nothing but respect for any vet.
"you don't know how many times I prayed for that man" that is so wholesome, man wow. that really got me in my emotions over here. Sheesh. God bless these American heroes. 🙏
Yep I got tears in my eyes God damn it
“heros” they are nothing more than street punks
they are war criminals not heroes....imagine if your country was in vietnam position and some usa came and tried to ocupy it by killing civilians...thats exactly waht happened
@@divacroft1034 pull your head out your butt. My friend Pham from Vietnam says otherwise. They wanted the USA there to fight communism. Unfortunately it didn't happen and so his family fled to the United States on one of the last helicopters out of Vietnam...
You're obviously a Chinese communist sympathizer
@@divacroft1034 They didn't have an option, they we're drafted.
“Remembering the hard days is always easier with an old friend”. Well spoken sir...thank you ❤️
Here before this blows up with likes and replys
If it's all right with everybody here let me share my wife's story her name is Chelsea and she served 12 years in the United States Air Force she came back from her deployment from Jordan and it was rough for her you know you go from military back in the civilian life but I get it she's okay and we're happy and I'm proud of her and to all the vets that served our great nation thank you for your service
“Been a couple weeks right” their laughter is so damn wholesome. After all of the horrible sounds they probably heard, to share that laughter must’ve felt unexplainable
As a vet who got out and decided to work with homeless vets, I'm sobbing like a baby right now. When you see a lot of struggle in our community it's good stories like this that hit you hard
As the son of a veteran I say this wholeheartedly. Thank you for your service soldier.
Thank you for serving our country.
Thank you for serving!!!! ♥️♥️♥️
Thank you for your service
Thank you for your service sir!
I wish my dad had that opportunity. He kept talking about seeing this guy he fought with in Korea. When he finally looked him up he had passed.
RIP to that man
Repent to Jesus Christ
“no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord.”
Isaiah 54:17 NIV
@@believeinjesus6972 Oh stfu with that Take that to church Cause u in the wrong side pal
Salut RIP
For god sake, people - demonstrate against the war, not the men - support your vets!
“I wasn’t going to volunteer but I wasn’t gonna run ether” that’s real
I'm a 43 year old ex US Marine who never saw any combat. I am merely still a boy looking up to these men with steel balls.
I'm a 71-year-old ex-sailor who's considered a Vietnam Era veteran, but I don't deserve the title. Thank you for your service anyway, bpdubb.
I'm not a veteran but made an unfortunate mistake of using the term former Marine. That was the one and only time I made that mistake.
Thank you for your service you and everyone else.
@@indy_go_blue6048 Thank you for your service too bro
God bless all of you. I wasn’t looking for praise but thank you dearly. And again. It’s the two gentlemen in the video who dealt with stuff that I could never imagine. Anyone who goes through any battle whether it be at sea or on land has my respect.
you served too..your my hero sir
I was born in 1965, so I was still
quite young. However I want to say to every single Vietnam veteran, I’m so very sorry for the horrible way you were treated on your return home. Thank you for your service
Well said it was a very pointless war sadly half of the homeless vets we have are Vietnam vets
@@Your_Wingman I am not surprised. And I will never understand how those two words can even be used in the same sentence - homeless & vet 😡
Vietnam invaders are not that much different than nazis dude.
@@Your_Wingman yes. Sadly our world leaders don't know how to solve any problems without causing innocent lives to be lost
@@free_manipur_from_india they didn’t have a choice
Always GRATEFUL for servicemen and women!! Always!! ❤
Most men lead lives of quiet desperation. And occasionally it's interrupted by heartwarming moments of joy.
My dad was drafted. He's in his 70s, still doesn't talk to much about that time in his life.
I have read a book, it's really good, Reynel Martinez is the Author. Don't know if that is your dad... It's about Long Range Patrols in V-N. L.R.R.P.
Why did they draft him if he is that old?
They don’t draft immagrants to wars
@@Pablo14200 lmaooo you sound a lil upset. Ya mother got tag teamed by some Mexicans or sum huh?
@Dingle berry McDo *Juan Martinez* that name screams “im an immagrant”
As a Brit, I'm always astonished at how badly these returning troops were treated once they got home.
Meet the US of A.
@@team3383 very different than 1945.
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar Yes, because the WORLD didn't want war anymore and the US had taken things into their own hands trying to play Masters of the universe.
Vietnam wasn't a world war. It was a political war. Just like Putin in Ukraine now.
I doubt very much the Russian soldiers want to fight. They are forced to fight (or die). So neither will they return to Russia and be welcomed as "Heroes".
They joined the army for 3 hot meals a day for the most of them.
@@team3383 oh shut up
The same people that are in office running the country.
My grandfather was a Vietnam vet but specifically for the south Vietnam army. He was imprisoned near the end and was basically tortured everyday before he and a buddy escaped the prison. Right now he is 78 and still very strong for his age (mostly cause of exercise and diet). I feel for these vets because I know PTSD is serious which surprises me that my grandfather doesn’t have it and if he did he was very good at hiding it. Overall I never understood why people treated these vets like trash when they didn’t ask to be drafted. My grandfather had to considering Vietnam was his home country so he had no choice
Never been religious, but hearing someone prayed for you is still very powerful, regardless of belief.
As a 73 year-old Vietnam army vet, it was nice to see this, and it brought tears to my eyes.. I felt much like Dale did about being drafted. I knew it was coming and I figured I'd go and do 'my patriotic chore' as Kenny Rogers sang in, 'Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town'. I didn't want a four year commitment to the military, and the draft was two years active duty. I received my draft notice in 1968, less than a year after I graduated high school. I was 19 years-young, and a month shy of my 21st birthday when, on December 14, 1969, I was severely wounded by rocket fire near the Cambodian border. About 8 of us were hit and I never knew if any of my fellow soldiers had died. I came close, spending 9 months in army hospitals, pretty much my entire 21st year on the planet.
I'm not American but on behalf of the American youth, thank you for your service. it takes great courage to risk your life for your country especially at that age, and I admire that about you sir. my deepest respect and my best wishes to you.
@@jordyvandeven3954 Thank you Jordy.
Felix! I am a 29 year old woman. I appreciate people like you sharing a peice of your story. Continue to share for our youth. My age and younger need to appreciate what true hero’s are
@@saracrum1487 Thank you Sara.
God bless, man
With all the garbage going on in this world, we need more stories like this, right now.
One HUGE GARBAGE is that 94 pct of all US-soy is gmo (and then sprayed with glyphosat which kills everything else but the GMO-soy, including possible neighbouring organic crops , bees, ...ants , wild plants and - and ruining soil and drinking-water) - wonder if it goes for Dale's soy too?
Don’t worry, they’re making the stories right now…
...almost every soybean in America has Monsanto inside. Monsanto (one of the ptoducers of the infamous AGENT ORANGE) makes some 90 percent of soybean seeds sold. And the product patent means farmers have to buy them every year. (Marketplace) The glyphosat - RoundUp - also comes from Monsanto.
Another hunk of garnage
How many homeless veterans are there in the US? According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the current number is around 40,000. Still, the good news is that it is constantly dwindling.5. mar. 2022
@@henningandersen9027,
Here's a feel-good story of 2 individuals that honorably served the United States and the paths led to their reconnecting after 50+ years.
Enter Henning Andersen - an outsider with an agenda. An agenda to "educate" those that are really here to watch the aforementioned feel-good story, but instead we hear about deceit, treachery, and culinary betrayal. ALL propagated by your government.
Critics call it, "Riveting!"
New York Times said, "It's an epic thrill ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat!"
Rolling Stone Magazine, "We just can't."
Stay tuned for our next topic, Attention Deficit Disorder, Politics, and the fine line between.
So heart warming.
To those who disrespected our soldiers coming home, SHAME ON YOU!
Disrespect those calling the shots, fine. The soldiers didn't have a choice. The government is to blame for conflicts you may disagree with, not the soldiers who take orders or go to jail.
As an SEA veteran, I can identify with everything these men said. Wonderful report, journalism as it should be.
My dad is a Vietnam Vet. He’s had decades of therapy to handle his PTSD. About 10 years ago he told me the nightmares finally stopped. It just breaks my heart. He’s better now though. But he refuses to get a smart phone, still uses a flip phone! ❤ God bless you all and welcome home, sir.
Why not a smart phone ?❤
@@gerardconsidinejr3258 He likes his flip phone, you know the kind where you have to push the numbers three times to get a letter when you text? I’ve offered to put him on our plan and get him a more updated phone but he wasn’t interested. 🤷♀️
Your dad is smart for not having a smartphone
@@samholdsworth420 usually when I text him he replies by calling me back anyway lol.
@@penelopepitstop762 😂
I just can't imagine going to fight and coming home only for people to disrespect you. I am very glad these 2 got together.
Back in the day disrespect was part of life for those returning home. I served as an Army Medic and was disrespected once at the Pittsburgh airport where I was called a baby killer. I planted my boot right in this guys balls. Stepped over him and said… I’m a healer, not a killer! Amen !
Their anger was somewhat misplaced, they should have taken their anger out at the ones who sent the boys to Viet Nam. The US had no business being there and their crimes were horrific. The vets were lied to, used and thrown in the trash. That doesn't mean there weren't vets who enjoyed killing and raping.
@@Baychimo I never met a man who enjoyed killing! When called upon I did what I had to do and would do it again. Your theory of how it happened is your view. The freedom in our country give you that right. Just remember… someone went ahead and paved the way to YOUR freedom. Amen !
@@billd.4701 The vietnam war was not fought to protect our country. We were there to aid south vietnam.
@@billd.4701 Vietnam wasn't about freedom for our country, it was about politics and politicians prolonging it for their political career.
my Vietnamese friend grandpa was in the Vietnam war , He was 23 years old , he tried to escape but he got caught but the he survived the war , 8 years after he died of cancer.❤ RIP ( I am a vietnamese 🇻🇳 ❤ )
One thing I love about the military is the unspoken solidarity with us who served and still serve. The second someone says they served too its like you gained a new family member. It’s rare to find someone who cares about what you went through
That brought tears so glad they got together
Me too!
Me too!!
Literally got to live another 50 whole years, filled with endless memories, cause of him. Wow.
yeah now think of the people who did not get to live another 50-60 years its REALLY sad.
@@Zesmas Very very tragic. The amount of things that them souls could have did. One of them could have discovered the cure to a major disease for all we know. War is super sad.
Veterans are hero's and should be treated as such
I was born in 1969. My Father served in Vietnam, I never got to meet him. Thank you to every soldier who served in Vietnam, you are appreciated, loved and respected.
I'm sorry for your loss...YOU"RE appreciated too.
@@kayakuprising5914 ❤
Your dad should've never invaded Vietnam.
@@free_manipur_from_india Go to hell
@@free_manipur_from_india I hear ignorance is bliss...Is It?
To all those who served in Vietnam THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WELCOME HOME 🇺🇲
and welcome home
When I find out someone is a Brit am vet the first thing I do is welcome them home. Is vets only have each other no one else will ever understand
what service? burning innocent people alive and shooting civilians? glad murica got his arse kicked.
Yes I absolutely agree with you, we are forever grateful for giving everything for our freedoms. God bless our great Republic and those who defend it🙏🇺🇸
To those who decided not to serve in Vietnam, despite being told to, you have my respect. Thank You.
Jesus, I’m crying. What a beautiful moment. Humanity is often an ugly experiment, but moments like this give me hope.
WAR has little to do with humanity.
But the friendships and experiences shared are all humanity. A strange paradox of our existence.
did i ask
sorry i was not replying to you btw i was replying to the jesus dude
Wha hope
It was a damnable war with our young men sacrificed daily. Grateful to see healing in some places. Godspeed.
I’m English but I love the respect you Americans have for the vets.
I'm a 58 year old, US Army veteran. Grizzled and tough. I don't take any crap. Scared of no man. This made me cry. 😢
Proud of you, man, thank you for your service and don't feel bad about releasing some emotion, great men do it too
Thanks for your service
As well it should. Military bonds are life long. The relationship is stronger than some family bonds. I pray many will use this as a boost to act too. He is right, internet makes it easier. Go find some old friends! Good luck.
Thank you Sir
I mean it, may you live in peace
you have earned it.
youre cringe af aswell old man
My dad was a career Marine officer. He was in Vietnam 67-68. When he came back he trained Lts who were going over. At one reunion a guy came up to my dad and said he was one of those Lts and my dad had saved his life by what he taught him in that training.
Please tell your father thank you for his service.
@@gregory46236
He's passed.
I got goosebumps Thank your Dad for me in Prayer or in person.
@@iamchillydogg so sorry for your loss
@@iamchillydogg I feel bad for laughing but sorry for your loss..
Made me cry. I buried my Vietnam vet brother last month.
What a nice story. Shame and scorn on the bludgers who abused them after their service.
" I love him, He's a Comrade" ♥, I personally thank each and every solider of every country for their service, you guys deserve the world's undivided respect.
Each and every soldier is a victim of lies and betrayals.
Tought to hate to butcher and kill on orders by warcriminals.
Got this ?
All you stupid assholes in uniforms????
@@franzottot5094 I guess I missed that part when they taught us to hate and butcher. Maybe I fell asleep during that part?
@@franzottot5094 you one of those ones to take away the pride these people have for serving their country? Right or wrong its a job they signed up for and are proud of that. Dont take that from them!
@@franzottot5094 how much do you weigh?
@@franzottot5094 yet you enjoy the safety and freedoms they provide…. Much respect to all former and present service men and women no matter what corrupt lying tyrannical politician they serve
It’s a shame that the public blamed the soldiers! That was drafted into the war!
But this also shows how extremely important it is to debrief soldiers when they return home after deployment!
We're all legally drafted into the war even if we didn't sign anything that's how shit is
@@bogusnigga3280 but still they have to follow the orders given whether they like it or not.
those people are the Democrats of today...
America didn’t learn lessons on illegally invading foreign countries after this. Civilians murdered, American soldiers committing war crimes and no one gets prosecuted.
@@stolentardis2111 feel "free" to move... you know a better county?
get the fuck out...
Why are old people so adorable, I love how they barely knew eachother but still cared so much 🥺
As a proud Vietnamese american that was born here in the red white and blue, my mother fled Vietnam to come to the United States Of America and the stories she told me on what she had to go through to escape the vet cong i can only imagine what these veterans had to face only to come home to get spit on by there own citizens. To every Vietnam veteran, IF IT WASNT FOR YOU ALL I WOULDN’T BE HERE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DID. FOR GOD AND COUNTRY 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The greatest thing to come from that war, the great Vietnamese Americans, I have known several over the years, great hard working Americans, great people.
My dad is a vet and one of the few times I've ever seen him cry was when we were at the Vietnam Memorial in DC when he etched the names...
Holy shit! I'm just glad he made it
Thank him for me!
@@randbarrett8706 cry
@@pawn-_5567 he isn’t crying, he’s just pointing out all these wars are pointless.
@@randbarrett8706 Umm communism was an existential threat at that point, what do you do when it starts spreading like wild fire in South East Asia? Do you address it or hope it doesn't spread more?
I can’t find who’s cutting the onions but somebody is God Bless those veterans!
43 year old grown man here...wondering how my dog is able to cut onions 🥲
We owe them so much. Debts that can never be repaid. Thank you. My grandfather was a veteran of war, too.
When he sayd "He's a Comrade" hit straight here ❤. You can hear the brotherly love of 2 very impressive heroes.
My father fought in Vietnam he lost a few friends. He hardly talk about Vietnam. I followed my dad footsteps and joined the Army. I served 17 years active duty, I also lost 3 friends in iraq. Those are deep wounds not easy to cure. As a veteran I applaud these men for their sacrifices. God bless America.
Thank you for your service ❤️ Your friends were not lost...their memory is alive with you 🙏🏻
thank you
so god bless only america or what
We are losing Vietnam Veterans at a shocking rate now, seeing as how even ones who served in late in the way (69-70 time frame) are in their early to mid 70's now. We often close up our shop to attend burials of our fellow Veterans who don't have any family to attend here at JBER at the National Cemetery. It's our responsibility as Veterans to make sure that when we make the final trip we are not alone, we are a different breed, "The Brotherhood of the 214" is what we refer to it at work. I too am the son of a Vietnam Veteran and a Gulf War/GWOT Vet, don't let the VA run you down. Remember the good times brother.
God bless you! Thank you for your service. Im from germany, but I am glad that there are people out there like you, that fight for others, risking everything! Stay safe and best wishes!
This must have been more than a visit for a couple of old friends; this was the best kind of therapy there is. Who else can you talk to who knows exactly what you're saying, who can see the sights you saw that same day, who can truly understand the hell of dragging yourself through a jungle while bullets and explosives fell around you. They were just boys at the time - not knowing if they would ever get home to see their families again. They must have been frightened at times. So they had each other to lean on while they waited for the War to be over and then they went their separate ways. But an experience like that will never let you go; it will never willingly leave your memory or your heart, and the only way to deal with it is to find that other half of yourself that flew in a different direction on the way home. "Comrades" indeed.
Same with xboxfriends
@@cezearr34 bruh😂
You put it very beautifully
Very well said
@@cezearr34
Really??
Have some respect!
I see that you're young.
Be thankful that you didn't have to go through that!!
When things this happen it is heartwarming. My grandfather was a Vietnam Vet, my great grandfather a WWII Vet, my father a Marine, brother Navy & my sister Army. They were wonderful men/women & appreciate every moment they have & had. It's a legacy dating all the way back to the Civil war & in my family we actually do believe in honor, trust & sacrifice for country the way others do for God. ❤
As a new subscriber and 32 year Veteran LEO from Canada GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES BROTHERS🙏🙏
“For the first time since they’ve been back from Vietnam, these 2 veterans finally get a welcome home” bro I’m about to sob
Heroes, both of them. Thank you gentlemen.
Heroes of what? What were they saving?
They were just killing people in a war that has nothing to do with them
@@edmondvalmont1546 if you have to ask, You will probably never know.
@mr billyrivers
no...you knows best how a little, uneducated pussy feels!
take a map....for sure, you will not find one of all the countrys the us, for no reason, invaded!
@@edmondvalmont1546 another asshole troll! If you dont respect this country or the people who served it get the fuck out of here
Is it weird that I’m straight and the first thing came to my man was “dang! My man was a hottie”😂🤦🏽♂️
I have 2 brothers that were in Vietnam and both made it back home safe thank God
A man with the name dale edge he was definitely making it through the war
As a vietnamese im glad that these veterans can reunited and spread love and heartwarming to everyone.
You're an amazing person
@@jenniferphillipy2538 thanks
As an American I’m sorry we ever fought. My oldest uncle fought in Vietnam. He always talked about how he wished one day the ones he killed would be able to forgive him in heaven. He was a sweet guy and loved the country of Vietnam, beautiful land he always said
I've always wondered how vietnamese see the war today and if it varies between north and south vietnam. can you enlighten me?
its ok right now sir vietnamese ppl forget about the pain and moved on i wish america and vietnam could be more friendly than it does
It wasn't your fault. Fuck, it wasn't your fault. That war was a mess no-one needed, but do not blame it on the boys who were shipped out to fight it. Thank you for your service, the both of you.
Beautiful words❤️
this one right here! thank you for saying this
Amen to that
Great sentiment. The F bomb kinda ruined it. You need Jesus.
Yes totally agree with you, God bless these brave men I can't imagine what they went through we are forever grateful for your sacrifice.🙏🇺🇸
you never do forget who you serve with war time and peace time
the way he looks when he was in the service and now is a big difference. we should respect such people who have dedicated their lives for the people.
This entire video had me crying. My dad was also in Vietnam and suffered greatly because of it but tried so hard to hide the pain. Dale reminds me so much of my dad.
Will you thank your dad for me for his service 🙏
@@elenaarman-tang7811Absolutely
Those villagers he killed suffered more.
@@vitalion4135 go away
@@katrinarepine3879 exactly, it’s the truth
“There is never an easy route to the places that matter.” I never heard that before but I like it.
Great story. These were treated like crap when they came home. I’m sorry I wasn’t older and had understood what they were going through.
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
Thank you for saving him. Thank you both for all your sacrifices.
So many men might still be around had they actually been welcomed back home and taken care of.... for their service, and bravery. Bless you guys, from another vet.
I can not wrap my head around how americans could spit on these poor kids after getting home from a literal hell. Add on the fact that most were drafted and not volunteers makes it even worse. God bless every Vietnam veteran.
@Jerry Odell
Is it really that hard to believe?
The entire country was on a massive hippie vibe, calling everybody _baby-killers_ and shit.
People just like to be dicks to each other, especially if they feel morally superior.
And then the other side of the coin is the super patriots who said they were losers because they didn't _win_ or something...
Welcome home my friend. Thank you for your service I will forever be in debt. You gave my father the chance to raise his family and make a man out of me. People forget about how it takes blood sweat and tears to acomplish anything worth fighting for. Nothing worth having comes easy 🇺🇸
@@commiecrusher The thing is, I get annoyed hearing that Americans treated our soldiers this way. That's kinda vague. To be specific, the only Americans doing that were leftists, liberals, democrats. They're always on the wrong side of history, but then America has to bear the shame of who they are.
These same Democrats calling our troops "baby killer", now are demanding abortion up to 9 months. They are the only baby killers, and it's time they are named for their evils.
@@simonblack4203 Correct take.
My veteran husband (Vietnam DMZ) saved a man who got shot on the battlefield in the middle of a fire fight. I don't know how my husband did not get shot because the enemy was shooting not only at him but all the platoon. My husband heard him crying out for his mother and my husband jumped up and ran two rows in front of him and threw the wounded guy who was shot in the gut over his shoulder and ran and took him to a medic. He ran sideways because he was being shot at so he zig zaged while running with the man. We found his phone number about 10 years ago and called him out in Arizona and he thanked my husband and told him his family thanked him very much and that because of him he got three degrees from college had 3 kids and a wife and taught at the local college. They had written my husband up for a silver star but because the Lt. Carr did not like my husband he tore it up and my husband never got it. Later Lt. Carr got written up for being a coward on the battlefield. My husband was in the marines 333
Hard to believe.
@@20alphabet Why would someone lie about that.
@@nojudgment395
Why would you give your own comments thumbs-up? Calm down, lady.
@@20alphabet ratio'd
@@20alphabet Very easy for this old jarhead Nam Vet to believe! I was put up for an award myself (just a Bronze Star) and my paperwork was torn up as well! I did nothing wrong but took the wrap for a Sargent that DID. He never even thanked me and I came very close to being killed or becoming a POW because of this POS. TRUE story!
This ain’t a just a friendship this is a brotherhood forged in the fires of battle
God bless them and every single Vietnam veteran I pray for peace and friendship between the US and Vietnam
That war took my father who I never got to know so these stories always bring a tear to my eyes. God bless thank you
Your father is having a pint with God. I bet he's proud of you.
"Its been a couple of weeks right?" that made me laugh as much as they did, bless these men!
Someone made the comment here - 'that's such a veteran thing to say'. LOL It is, but there's so much meaning in the words.
My dad flew med evac helicopters in Vietnam. He was drafted, and then did 3 tours. He had a finger shot off and reattached, but he turned down the Purple Heart because he didn’t consider it a real injury. He was shot down 6 times and earned the flying cross.
Life for all its troubles has moments of pure joy .. the kind heaven has.
It's disgusting how they send young men into a war to possibly die and not even experience a proper life. The people giving these orders are the ones who should be fighting, not these people who come back either in a coffin or with PTSD
Right..We have to be considerably lucky just to see 60-70 years depending on gender and people wanna be clowns and start wars over power/money/hate or whatever else they justify sending kids into war knowing we only get 1 shot at this life and a lot will end theirs in a fucking jungle
And the hippies who attack them who understand nothing about anything.
It was to contain communism
@@dancampbell6444 Yep, that's what those no good lying politicians told us, all right.
This is why I much prefer ancient generals and kings etc over modern ones. So many of them were warriors and didn't command their men to do what they wouldn't do themselves. There will probably never be people like Alexander the Great again lol
I remember how my grandpa left the army during Vietnam. They had called him in for an emergency, and since this was urgent, he had no time to put on his flight boots. His combat boots were still on, which had a plate of metal underneath each of them. Papa flew helicopters, so when Vietnamese soldiers were shooting from the ground up, a bullet penetrated the hull, but the boot saved the bullet from going any further. It’s scary how lucky and unlucky some people are.
Because of the Vietnam war and American coming to Vietnam, my grandparents who weren’t Viet but resided in the mountains were able to escape and find refuge for their kids in America. Giving my parents a life they would’ve never had back in the villages and giving me the opportunity to be born and live a good life thanks to God’s grace.
Thank you for service 😢
I was born in Saigon and was 7 years old during the liberation of Saigon by the North Vietnamese.
I reside here now in the States and doing pretty good for myself and my family all thanks to these gentlemen and all those that made the ultimate sacrifice so that me, my family and all of us can enjoy the freedom we have today. No amount of words can express my gratitude for all these hero but I can start by saying thank you from the bottom of my heart. May you all be blessed.
Ah, you might want to read "Inside out and back again" by Thanhha Lai.
@@LeagueOfLegendsQc the difference between me and Kim Ha is that she and her family boarded a US naval ship heading straight to the US and was put in the South by the US government at the end of the war, my family had to sneak out of the country on a fishing boat heading toward Malaysia in late 1977 and was put in a refugee camp for about 10 months before we were sponsered by our uncle to come to California in 1978. Had she and family were placed where most of the Asians communities were like L.A., S.F. or N.Y., that novel would have had a different ending. Racism and bigotry was the norm during that time in the South and I can only assumed being bullied and picked on would come as no surprised when you are so different from everybody else.
@Buster Cheeks I am a stone fabricator, I do custom coutertops and all sorts of stone works for newly built homes.
@@eddiet4708 Glad you and your family got a happy ending :) All the best from the UK.
Lol you must be brainwashed. These heroes raped and pillaged our people too
"I'm going to see you at home" words that a young man should not have to say