I'm from the UK but I first saw this movie with friends in Alabama curled up on their sofa with one of their cats and a young lady from Atlanta Ga. At the point where the notifications of death started to arrive I had a complete meltdown. I've since walked the Wall and paid my respects to the people of my generation (I'm 73) who didn't make it back.
Love the way you honer your service men and women and vets. I'm an Ulster man from Northern Ireland a Vet from Ulster Defence Regiment. God bless America.
58,220 valiant US soldiers lost compared to over one million one hundred thousand NVA and Cong. Given the particular circumstances, I'd say our boys handled themselves well.
❤Joe right on dude that’s true American 🇺🇸 we deserve better treatment for our veterans men and women who gave more than we know also first responders police officers any one who puts their personal safety at risk for us . They make America Great not politicians !!
They did, and did it well, but applying a military solution to a political problem, and a WEAK, ineffectual ally we were propping up. (Interestingly, LBJ went to see an Aging MacArthur in 1964 in New York., Mac told him " Do not get in a Land War in SE Asia, sonny boy" LBJ, incensed at being called "Sonny boy" ignored the advice.
Heroes are ordinary people doing extrordinary things!!! I totally support our Military --all branches in every way!!! I may not support the wars, but respect the ones' willing to give their lives so that we can live free lives!!! May God bless them all!!!
My generation (The Boomers) was nearly destroyed physically and spiritually by this chosen war. No one attacked America and many rejected the calling, fleeing to Canada. We still mourn the ones killed and demand the return of the missing after all these years. The losses continued 😪 when returning soldiers with PTSD took their own lives or died from Agent Orange. The guilty need to own up to this tragedy.
Warmongers in Congress and this biden regime are not the ones who bear the cost. They only want to get rich off the blood of our young soldiers. Shame on them all.
Ok, who are the guilty that need to own up to it? Do you think Korea was a tragedy also? It was an attempt to prevent the spread of communist tyranny from N. Korea into S. Korea. Due to our efforts (and allies) and sacrifice to prevent that, S. Korea is a prosperous free democracy today. It was a huge success of the 1950's. The US intention was to do exactly the same thing in the 1960's.....prevent the spread of communist tyranny of N. Vietnam into the south and take over. It failed because of failed civilian US leadership. The US military would have prevailed, but stupid civilian leadersip imposed rules that crippled the effort. The intention was completely noble. It was mismanaged and failed. Don't blame the US military (with the exception on Wm Westmoreland). Blame the political leadership. The result was the slaughter of millions of people (counting also what happened subsequently in Cambodia because of the loss to the communists). The real blame for the failure were idiots like LBJ, Robert McNamara, Henry Kissinger, Nixon.
And yet your generation spat on them coming home, a bunch of teens that came home permanently damaged, physically and mentally. Protested them in the airports and on the streets. They were broken boys.
A totally unnecessary war, with a terrible loss of life, I never served , but hated seeing all our boys being killed there ! One of my employees died from agent orange , another friend was a “tunnel rat” I asked him how could you do that ? He said , none of us expected to make it home”
@@jeffro221 Yes, I clicked on the wrong reply. My first trip into Pearl was in 1966, before heading to Japan for home port. And she should be aware that some of them were sailors on Higgins boats.
@@jeffro221 Yes, Yokosuka. Unfortunately we only got a little time in port, most of our time was spent in Vietnam, often times in the rivers. Two ships I was on were homeported there and served in Vietnam. But I had friends there and really enjoyed the time. I used to go to a bar that was off to the north of town, one most service members didn't go to. Got to know the bar owner, used to exchange his MPC for him. One Christmas he took me, the bartender, and some ladies that frequented the bar to Tokyo on the train. We had steak dinners in a real Japanese restaurant, and saw a show as well. By the way, the cooks put on a show with their knives.
I'm a Canadian and one of my greatest regrets is being too young to cross the border and join the Marines so I could fight alongside my American brothers and sisters in Vietnam.
To all the Italians fallen in Vietnam born in Italy and gone to serve their second homeland and to Vito Vitrò, Calabrian (South Italy), 26th US Army Infantry, enlisted in 1968, fallen on February 28, 1969 in Binh Duong (South Vietnam). Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal and Army Commendation Medal
We had no business being there, and 58,000 dead later, we figured it out. God forgive us because the families of those men/women sure have no reason to do so. I was in the Army then and had I gone to 'Nam, I very easily could be just another name on the big black wall.
These kids had no idea what they were going into.... They were ordered to do the work of the US Govt.... but the war was unnecessary.... These kids didn't have to go.. They were forced to go..... and they died in vain........
It is sad. But we can never forget the sacrifice that these people laid on the alter of freedom. People want you to believe that the US wasn’t attacked, but the United States in reality was attacked by the North Vietnamese in July and August of 1964, when they attacked 2 United States Destroyer task forces in the Gulf of Tonkin. Now don’t try to say that it never happened because it happened. I have a friend who was on a Destroyer in August when our ships were attacked. I have known many veterans and if you were to ask if they loved war? They would say that you are a sick person. Remembering those who died in the wars that the United States fought in weather a Paratrooper that fought in Normandy or the Marine who fought in Quadlecanal or in Bellauwood or Vietnam, the Air crew that fought in the air against the Reich. The Private in Gettysburg. The Captain in Mansass. The first thing to remember is that the Civil War wasn’t a popular war. The Revolutionary War wasn’t popular until General Washington was able to win 2 battles in Trenton and Princeton. Then people started to believe that it was possible to win. The thing that helped the United States to win was that Great Britain was running out of money to fight the war here and the war that they had going on in India at the same time. The one thing is that every Veteran I’ve ever known was proud of their service to the security of this great nation. But remember that Memorial Day isn’t just about hot dogs and hamburgers. It’s about honoring the veterans who died in war for The United States and in reality the members of the Allied Forces who fought alongside them and who died along with them as well. 🇺🇸🇳🇿 🇦🇺🇬🇧🇳🇴🇫🇷🇨🇦
God bless the men who died for this country. May we strive to be worthy of their sacrifice.
for what?
@@sunnyaol2007 i shouldnt, but i will dignify this garbage comment with, "if you dont know, you dont"
@@raybohn2696 Thank you.
@@sunnyaol2007 sorry for your ignorance
@@sunnyaol2007 bye.
God Bless our troops 🙏 Thank you for service.
Forever Soldier, Forever Men of Lord, True LOVE, Courageius and Honor
they died for us.
Politics is violence - Leo Tolstoy. Politicians are Satan's acolytes; we don't need them; we don't need man made political governments
It warms my heart and soul
I'm from the UK but I first saw this movie with friends in Alabama curled up on their sofa with one of their cats and a young lady from Atlanta Ga. At the point where the notifications of death started to arrive I had a complete meltdown. I've since walked the Wall and paid my respects to the people of my generation (I'm 73) who didn't make it back.
Great shot of the real life Col. Moore being interviewed!
Love the way you honer your service men and women and vets.
I'm an Ulster man from Northern Ireland a Vet from Ulster Defence Regiment.
God bless America.
58,220 valiant US soldiers lost compared to over one million one hundred thousand NVA and Cong. Given the particular circumstances, I'd say our boys handled themselves well.
The US could have won that war but the idiot civilian leadership micro-managed it into a failure.
❤Joe right on dude that’s true American 🇺🇸 we deserve better treatment for our veterans men and women who gave more than we know also first responders police officers any one who puts their personal safety at risk for us . They make America Great not politicians !!
They did, and did it well, but applying a military solution to a political problem, and a WEAK, ineffectual ally we were propping up. (Interestingly, LBJ went to see an Aging MacArthur in 1964 in New York., Mac told him " Do not get in a Land War in SE Asia, sonny boy" LBJ, incensed at being called "Sonny boy" ignored the advice.
Heroes are ordinary people doing extrordinary things!!! I totally support our Military --all branches in every way!!! I may not support the wars, but respect the ones' willing to give their lives so that we can live free lives!!! May God bless them all!!!
Politics is violence: Leo Tolstoy. Politicians are Satan's acolytes; we don't need them; we don't need man made political governments.
My generation (The Boomers) was nearly destroyed physically and spiritually by this chosen war. No one attacked America and many rejected the calling, fleeing to Canada. We still mourn the ones killed and demand the return of the missing after all these years. The losses continued 😪 when returning soldiers with PTSD took their own lives or died from Agent Orange. The guilty need to own up to this tragedy.
Politics is violence - Leo Tolstoy. Politicians are Satan's acolytes; we don't need them; we don't need man made political governments.
Warmongers in Congress and this biden regime are not the ones who bear the cost. They only want to get rich off the blood of our young soldiers. Shame on them all.
Ok, who are the guilty that need to own up to it? Do you think Korea was a tragedy also? It was an attempt to prevent the spread of communist tyranny from N. Korea into S. Korea. Due to our efforts (and allies) and sacrifice to prevent that, S. Korea is a prosperous free democracy today. It was a huge success of the 1950's. The US intention was to do exactly the same thing in the 1960's.....prevent the spread of communist tyranny of N. Vietnam into the south and take over. It failed because of failed civilian US leadership. The US military would have prevailed, but stupid civilian leadersip imposed rules that crippled the effort. The intention was completely noble. It was mismanaged and failed. Don't blame the US military (with the exception on Wm Westmoreland). Blame the political leadership. The result was the slaughter of millions of people (counting also what happened subsequently in Cambodia because of the loss to the communists). The real blame for the failure were idiots like LBJ, Robert McNamara, Henry Kissinger, Nixon.
And yet your generation spat on them coming home, a bunch of teens that came home permanently damaged, physically and mentally. Protested them in the airports and on the streets.
They were broken boys.
A totally unnecessary war, with a terrible loss of life, I never served , but hated seeing all our boys being killed there ! One of my employees died from agent orange , another friend was a “tunnel rat”
I asked him how could you do that ? He said , none of us expected to make it home”
God bless our brothers and sisters who sacrificed their lives for our country
god bless them HEROS
Our troops were treated so badly when they return home. God bless them!
Thank you for your service
God bless my brothers and sisters
Marines gave us are freedom in 1945 over400000 gave their lives and in 1941 my relative on the SS Arizona he is entomed
Mansions of the Lord
Politics is violence c- :Leo Tolstoy. Politicians are Satan's acolytes; we don't need them; we don't need man made political governments.
@@jeffro221 And it's USS Arizona. Just to let you know, Charlotte, we paid homage to her every time we entered and exited Pearl,
@@jeffro221 Yes, I clicked on the wrong reply. My first trip into Pearl was in 1966, before heading to Japan for home port. And she should be aware that some of them were sailors on Higgins boats.
@@jeffro221 Yes, Yokosuka. Unfortunately we only got a little time in port, most of our time was spent in Vietnam, often times in the rivers. Two ships I was on were homeported there and served in Vietnam. But I had friends there and really enjoyed the time. I used to go to a bar that was off to the north of town, one most service members didn't go to. Got to know the bar owner, used to exchange his MPC for him. One Christmas he took me, the bartender, and some ladies that frequented the bar to Tokyo on the train. We had steak dinners in a real Japanese restaurant, and saw a show as well. By the way, the cooks put on a show with their knives.
@@jeffro221 By the way, this was our little task force.
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May God Bless our Troops far and wide on this Veterans Day 2024
Slow hand salute for the men who died ! RIP Brothers
I'm a Canadian and one of my greatest regrets is being too young to cross the border and join the Marines so I could fight alongside my American brothers and sisters in Vietnam.
Last Full Measure of Devotion.
To all the Italians fallen in Vietnam born in Italy and gone to serve their second homeland and to Vito Vitrò, Calabrian (South Italy), 26th US Army Infantry, enlisted in 1968, fallen on February 28, 1969 in Binh Duong (South Vietnam). Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal and Army Commendation Medal
this men march to there death their sacrifice. will never be forgoten..
Listening to this beautiful version, my ANCESTOR WAS MARRIED TO WILLIAM BLAKE WHO WROTE JERUSALEM, APPARENTLY SHE WAS AN HUEGENOT.
We had no business being there, and 58,000 dead later, we figured it out. God forgive us because the families of those men/women sure have no reason to do so. I was in the Army then and had I gone to 'Nam, I very easily could be just another name on the big black wall.
These kids had no idea what they were going into.... They were ordered to do the work of the US Govt.... but the war was unnecessary.... These kids didn't have to go.. They were forced to go..... and they died in vain........
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Its sad you show one war that was a desaster for the troops and politically doubtful.
The Soldiers were sacrificed for nothing.
Yes...the biggest disaster for my generation. It didn't need to happen. Communism took over anyway.
It is sad. But we can never forget the sacrifice that these people laid on the alter of freedom.
People want you to believe that the US wasn’t attacked, but the United States in reality was attacked by the North Vietnamese in July and August of 1964, when they attacked 2 United States Destroyer task forces in the Gulf of Tonkin. Now don’t try to say that it never happened because it happened. I have a friend who was on a Destroyer in August when our ships were attacked. I have known many veterans and if you were to ask if they loved war? They would say that you are a sick person. Remembering those who died in the wars that the United States fought in weather a Paratrooper that fought in Normandy or the Marine who fought in Quadlecanal or in Bellauwood or Vietnam, the Air crew that fought in the air against the Reich. The Private in Gettysburg. The Captain in Mansass. The first thing to remember is that the Civil War wasn’t a popular war. The Revolutionary War wasn’t popular until General Washington was able to win 2 battles in Trenton and Princeton. Then people started to believe that it was possible to win. The thing that helped the United States to win was that Great Britain was running out of money to fight the war here and the war that they had going on in India at the same time. The one thing is that every Veteran I’ve ever known was proud of their service to the security of this great nation. But remember that Memorial Day isn’t just about hot dogs and hamburgers. It’s about honoring the veterans who died in war for The United States and in reality the members of the Allied Forces who fought alongside them and who died along with them as well. 🇺🇸🇳🇿 🇦🇺🇬🇧🇳🇴🇫🇷🇨🇦
Nice song. Random Film and moving lyrics made no sense together.
in a real war there is not music
@robertneven7563 Sure, there is music. Men would sing during holidays.
Every time I hear this, I weep. The movie rips the heart and scars the soul.
Thank you for your service