Ghosts of Dead Soldiers in my Helicopter during the Vietnam War
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- An experience during the Vietnam War in 1967 where I saw ghosts of dead soldiers in my Huey Helicopter. They had just died inside my aircraft and their spirits sat there attached to their bloody physical bodies. A sad vision that I cannot not forget even 50 years later.
I reluctantly share this - not too sure many will understand.
Read about this and other stories from my life - both before and after the Vietnam War. My autobiography is on Amazon - "Warrior: A Spiritual Odyssey"
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When I was thirteen I was delivering my newspapers and someone was walking with me. Took a bit, but I realized that my father was walking next to me. He walked besides me during the whole route. About half of a block from the house he said, "Have to go." And he was gone. When I opened the front door there was a state trooper sitting on the couch. My mother looked at me and said, "Your father died in a car crash." I almost said, "I know".
Thanks for sharing your personal story.
I want to believe you Cliff....I couldn't imagine... WOW....maybe it was his way of telling you that he's ok on the other side... IDK...
@mikeh065 That’s beautiful.. Thanks
Wow. RIP to your father. He wanted to check on you and show you he was alright.
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I don't judge heroes. If you say you saw them, that's good enough for me.
That Hero's reply is Awesome !
Amen 👏👏👏👏
Even though it was an unpopular war and Americans didnt like us over there, war is war and every veteran should get recognition
Your story is moving sounds like one of my husbands tails & he was part of 92nd ASH team & a Sidekick🚁 CW2 James Dale Kennemer talked about having to wash the helicopter out because of all the blood that you just talked about! He had 435 combat hours! What made me marry him as sunlight bright day he walked in and open the door and I thought he had a lantern this huge orange or just followed him right inside the bedroom. I said turn the light off he says that is Saint Michael he has always been with me since my last crash and the entity disassociated floated off away from him and up and away into the ceiling I shut off out of that room so fast and called my girlfriend but the point is I felt more at peace knowing it was a sign from I believe God✝️ I would have a beautiful marriage with this man💞Now sadly Agent Orange did take him and I had 2 1/2 years with the greatest BFF I loved all his stories of flight 🚁🇺🇸when he did open up💁♀️ I want to thank you for your service🇺🇸 I know what Dale shared...you have in common but you guys don’t talk about it a lot🇺🇸💖✝️
Exactly
At least they died with a brother......someone that was trying to get them out.
Michael Conner sounds like you know first hand...
Atleast They went home, their spirits are able to follow the body back in order to say goodbye to their loved ones. Unlike many that were never identified or never found.
Can't be much worse than dying alone ,at least they died among friends. Peace be with you all. You will get no judgement from me.
Amen 🙏🏼
What about the Corpman though....that's stuff to have to see that...
I was a Marine grunt in "nam .... ( 0311) and I've mentioned to my family that the crews that flew these helicopters were amazing. How they could land in pitch black to extract our wounded & dead was a miracle in & of itself. I believe GOD knew this , and took care of you guys because we depended on our choppers for Everything ....I can still tell the sounds of a CH-46 when I hear one off in the distance . I live in the country .... I have to. It's my PTSD . But these must be national guard (or training )with these 46's .... the distinct sound that a Vietnam vet knows when one of these birds is in the air.... that probably no civilian can relate to.... it always takes me "back" when I hear the rotors of a 46........( also flew into drop zones on 34's & 53's) ... I don't recall any Huey's except when the Army had to sometimes "Play a role" with us .... But chopper crews I know did many courageous things ... and I never once got to thank any of those crews..... so take it from me ... a Marine grunt .... I personally thank you .. and any other chopper crew for all that you guys did for us ... you all were amazing and I know chopper crews didn't get the recognition they all deserve. I salute all of you.
Do you have nightmares of dead soldiers?
@@chloekit4861 you dont ask.shit like.that im an 11bravo army grunt served 4 years with 2id ft lewis and unless your are a combat vet yourself dont ever ask something like that again i can tell you not a day goes by for.me personally that i dont zone out once or twice and replay shit.ive seen and done i can smell taste and see it like im there right now have respect please thanks.
@@Harleyhunter203 free county, they can ask whatever they want. And you can feel however you do, and reply in turn. Hope you're well. Since 2020, every sacrifice was nullified.
Welcome home, wishing you peaceful days :)
You're ALL heroes. Welcome home.
My father turned 80 yesterday. He was a pilot in Vietnam but has never and will never talk to me about what he experienced. I appreciate you telling this story. Im afraid of what he may have also witnessed. Thank you and God bless Vietnam Vets
Yeah.. Our cockpit doors were removed as were most of our cargo doors.. Yes, when the doors are removed, blood and mud will splatter about and onto the inside of the windshields.. Often times, as you said, the eyes of the dead remain open to some degree.. I flew with the 68th AHC (Top Tigers/ Mustangs) and we sometimes extracted the dead and wounded. I picked up some 9th Infantry KIA and after we cleared the LZ, I looked back into a soldier's blue eyes and thought about his mother.. She was going about her day thinking that her son was still alive but here I was, knowing that he was dead. I thought how sad it was.. That thought has never left me..
Everyone who goes to war returns home wounded.. in one way or another.
TRUTH every word i agree with you
barsoom43 incredible storey! Most civilians moan about the shops being shut nowadays! Glad you made it back! 🙏🇺🇸
Oooh... man... I know what u r talking about. I was with Royal Marines... Falklands 1982.
Bless you bro. I’m truly grateful for all u went through
So sad. I believe you.
My father, a vietnam vet, died in a car accident when I was 5. He appeared to me and spoke with me every time I thought life was to tough to carry on. More recently he appeared when my boys were born.
They take their love with them.(ghost reference, I know.)
I'm a Vietnam vet, my experiences there were horrible in different ways but I will always be affected by them. I've seen ghosts and when I talk about that most people think I'm off the walls crazy. VA wanted to put me on some heavy meds for awhile, told me I wouldn't be able to work or take care of myself, yet somehow I managed to survive to retirement. I see ghosts sometimes. I guess lots of people don't but I do. Years ago a buddy of mine went to the mountains east of Seattle, where we both lived then, and killed himself with a shotgun. Just after he died I was sitting in my kitchen and my dog was sleeping on the floor. I heard the floor creaking and it woke my dog up, we both followed the sounds as someone walked across the room and out through the wall. The day before he had come over to drink a beer and talk, and told me that in the morning he was going to the mountains to do some shooting and punch out, and I hadn't understood what he meant. I didn't know he was dead for another day or so. So I didn't see his ghost, but I knew he was there and so did my dog : ). I've seen others. It's part of my reality, not a talent I can exploit, nor would I want to exploit it. Thank you for telling your story.
I was an Army Medic, served in both Gulf Wars. In the first, I used to hear from a voice standing to my right side every night around 18:30 hours if we were going to be hit that night with SCUD missiles. I'd tell anyone who would listen, some laughed, nobody really believed me until after the fourth night. After that the CO ordered me to report to him anytime I was warned. I could tell further stories, but this will do. Thanks for everything you and the flight crew did Bill. God Bless. -Mike Btw, I can't work on kids anymore, so I'm done as a medic.
I would love to hear more about your personal experiences. I am putting together another book in which I would like to share some stories from others like yourself. My email address is Huey576@gmail.com or Friend me on facebook - facebook.com/profile.php?id=735455761
My uncle told me some stories about ghosts he saw when he was in the 3rd Infantry Division while being stationed in Germany shortly before the invasion in Iraq happened back in 2003.
One of the buildings they used was actually built by the Third Reich during World War II. He said it felt like people were watching you, and he said several times that he could hear people walking down hallways that were empty, or hear conversations going in in German. It's a very eerie, weird feeling to just think about, I can't imagine actually experiencing it.
Thank you for sharing your stories.
I TOTALLY understand.I served with the 104th combat medical battalion-29th light infantry.I could've easily gotten a job as an emt.But.Theres NO way I could handle a car wreck involving children and babies.God bless you-
~'To my right Michael, to my left Gabriel, in front of me Uriel, behind me Raphael, and over my head God's Shekhinah'~ Jewish Kriat. You were Blessed to have Archangel Michael the protector and leader of wars against evil on your right. Archangel Michael is in old and new Testament, Christian and Judism. The Book of Revelations Michael leads God's army against the forces of Satan in the war in Heaven and defeats him. He is the warrior against evil. It is incredible that this powerful soldier came to you and saved you from evil. Thank you Archangel Michael.
God bless you, and thank you for your service and bravery !! 👍
My Niece and her baby were killed by a drunk driver. At their funeral after everyone had left, my sister in law asked me to take pictures of the flowers and gravesite. I used a digital camera and when I downloaded the pics My Niece was sitting on the front row of chairs under the canopy , her baby was on her lap and my dad whom had died about a year before was sitting next to them. The images were fuzzy for lack of a better word and facial features were unrecognizable until we magnified the image x 5. At first I thought maybe some folks were still around but my brother and sister in law both agreed we were the only 3 there.......well, make that 6. You ain't crazy Bill, you were able to witness something incredible.
Wow, that's amazing and I believe it!
Pray for them my friend ,thats what they want you to do ,thats why they appeared to you ,pray to god that he takes them into heaven because when we first pass we get stuck for awhile in between this world and the next ,but praying helps speed the process up .
Thats my advice ,take it or leave it and please I hope I dont offend anybody by saying this but its true .
BigChiefNoWashieTribe wow that was SO cool , thank you for the story !!!
Sorry for your losses.
Thanks for your witness to the reality of the spirit world. Hopefully your family was able to find comfort in this manifestation.
Im not the smartest or richest man. Im not sure what will happen tomarrow but one thing I am sure of is the face of an honest man telling the truth. There is no mistaking the truth. Thank you for this.
God bless you for sharing your story! You gave me the courage to write this: my brother was shot in Quang Nam Province in May 1968. As he bled to death on the ground, he called out to Mom, and it woke her up. She could feel the blood draining out of his chest, and his getting weaker. We were officially notified of his death the next day. His CO wrote our parents a letter, saying he was an excellent soldier, and we could rest assured he died instantly and didn't suffer. She told me this over 20 years later. I saw his ghost briefly in 1993, very scary. In retrospect, it was good that he appeared, as it broke a very bad attitude I was developing toward someone. I have thanked him many times for his intervention.
I was a Marine in Quang Nan in 1968. What was his name?
@@jeffhamil7983 Sorry I didn't catch your post earlier. HIs name is Michael Joseph. I would like to carry this conversation on privately if possible.
So the CO lied about him dying instantly and not suffering but of course I understand why
Dont be scared. He's your brother. Welcome him next time and maybe he will talk to you.
What’d your brother say to you when he came to you in 93?
That was very moving, I’m a 71 year old Australian and I live in Vietnam as I travel around I often think of all the young Americans, Australians and Vietnamese who died in this beautiful country and wonder why. Then I get mad, mad at the cowardly politicians who send young men and women to their deaths and effect the survivors with life long problems. Stop the politicians using war as the First option.
Thank you and respect for sharing your experiences
Mark Ferrari it never was the first option, read some history ! WW1 and 2 first option? Appeasement never works!
@@johnvanzyl2960
These wars are engineered for an agenda.
Mark, I agree with your sentiment to a point. I was an American soldier in Vietnam in 1971-72. And during the years 2003-2012 I traveled in and out of SouthEast Asia. The history of that part of the world for at least 1,500 years is rife with war with multitudes of death and with untold misery and destruction. In the period between 1938 to 1975, along with members of various ethnic groups, Americans, Australians, South Koreans, French, Japanese, and Chinese died there. In that period war was never the ‘first option’. But I agree that the Vietnam war however necessary was a tragic mistake in terms of war planning and execution by the American government with evidence that president Lyndon Johnson and his administration were...dishonest.
Just by looking at that region today it is hard to imagine it has that war torn past. It is as you say, very beautiful.
that's why i support Donald Trump. he defused situations that could turn into war. Korea and Iran. now the peace thing in the middle east
Wars came before politicians - other than birth, and taxes , it’s the only other perpetual man-initiated certainty for every generation. Not to fight in one, not in a civilised world where men of greed are in control, but suffering the effects of one people love saying we’ve never lived in such times of peace as witnessed since the end of the third reich - we’ve not stopped fighting since??? People don’t include wars like Cuba, The Cold War, The Falklands, Desert Sheild then Storm, Iraqi Freedom, The Taliban, Al-Qaeda, Syria, ISIS, IS, Somalia never ends, and I’m leaving big holes here because these I’ve lived through and some I served - it’s not politics, it’s what we do and it starts in the school playground.
ive seen angels in my planes before too..ive rarely ever talked about these things myself..blessings..
doc johnny
very inspirational,, 1000s of us understand.. well done
You were a helicopter pilot?
My mom passed through my condo on her way to the Other Side. I didn't actually see her, but I sensed her and heard her. This was before I knew she had passed. I got the phone call 15 minutes later that she had passed. I wasnt with her, as she passed at about 12:30 in the morning, in the nursing home. So, she contacted me. There is life after death.
It's unbelievable what these kids went through. God Bless them
My Dad was a Vietnam Veteran he was Army medic from the 100 and 1st Airborne. And my Dad would never talk about what happened and he had flashbacks for many years. In October it would be 2 years of his death. My Dad was and is my Best Friend. He got 2 purple hearts. Thank you and all for your service and to protect us.👮♂️👏👏👏👏👏👏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Your dad sounds like someone whom I would have loved to have known - blessings and peace to you. Your dad was certainly a hero!
God Bless You Pal! For Thinking of, & Being Best Friends with your Dad. A Very Special, & Brave Man. Who I’m sure, felt the same way about you, with unbounded pride, & joy, having you as a son. God Bless! & All the Best! =A=
Your father is a badass.
I'M from Laos. Thank you American Soliders and my Dad who fought for are freedom
Both my uncles fought in Vietnam. 66-67 and the other one 68-69. I am so proud of them and I miss them dearly. Thank you for your service and vulnerability telling your experience. I know it was very personal and tough for you but I felt it was an honor to hear it. It was like listening to my uncle bill or my uncle ted and you had my attention from beginning to end.
Bill, don’t know if you still read the messages on this post since it’s three years since you posted this but thanks for all you endured serving this country. I want you to know that we appreciate what you suffered through and people like you give me cause for hope in life. You’re a strong man and you serve as an example to the rest of us. For that you can be proud! As far as the ghosts you saw it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks. You know it’s real and it’s a blessing because you know for certain that life goes on. Others have to rely on faith but you know for a fact that we are spiritual being who continue to exist after we so call died! Personally, many years ago as a young man, a dead relative appeared to me. It never happened before that time and never happened since so I know it’s real. It was a one time event because God wanted me to know that we are eternal. Again, thanks for your service and God bless you!
I'm a Zulu man leaving in South Africa. I'm intrigued by the bravery of young man in combat around the world and throughout history. I have recently been captivated by the Vietnam war after watching a movie Danger Close. This movie reveals the reality of war and what these young men went through and died for politicians ambitions. By the way I also think Oliver Stone did a great job with the movie Platoon, it's still the best to this day. The point I'm trying to make is that it seems to me that the spiritual world is the same across the world and races. In our culture when someone has died outside home, whether in the hospital, road or any other place other than home. We send family members to go to their place of death with a small branch of tree, we call their name and ask them to follow us home. We do this so their spirit do not wonder around without peace.
That's very interesting. Thank you for sharing!
Also look for "The Odd Angry Shot", another Australian movie set in Vietnam. A lot older, but a great "anti-war" movie.
@@coolhand1964 Very unrealistic though. At least danger close was semi realistic
sphere sphere l don't see how it's unrealistic? There's no CGI, it was filmed on actual jungle training camps in Australia and the aircraft, a lot of the extras and the action scenes were done by serving military at the time. I also know Vets who were there and they identify with it. As well as being close friends with men who served under Major Harry Smith.
Thank you Zulu man for sharing about a "small branch of tree" to guide a loved ones spirit home. Good medicine!
As a former Army Vet. 73 to 80. Thank You for not leaving folks behind no matter what their condition. It was my biggest fear at the time . Thank You !
And you fought in which war?
@@jonness8927 ikr??? Lol
No civilian understands the horrors of war. You are a hero.
My dad was stationed on Bien Hoa Air Force base during Tet '68. He told me about the time he had to bath in jet fuel to get the smell of dead bodies off of him after loading up the dead. Your story really validates my fathers. Can't imagine what your guys went through. I thank you for your Service sir!
Being a Marine Huey doorgunner/crew chief in both Afghanistan and Iraq I know exactly what you’re talking about. Also about the blood...have been stuck to the helo floor by dried blood. Cleaning the helicopter at the end of the day is one of the worst parts. Thanks a bunch for sharing your story.....no “normal” person really understands.
Jason A God bless you for all you’ve given for us. Thank you 🇺🇸❤️
You're Both "Normal"
Jason A Normal people worry me...who can describe “normal”?.
A shrink that wasn't there in that chopper would not understand so who cares you were there you know what you know and that is all that matters .The dead don't always go away that soon.
Weather a shrink believes it or not.
@@josephbragg5020 Stone.Cold.Fact.
Every day in Vietnam somewhere a Huey crew was going through a similar experience trying to save lives at the risk of their own. I know, I was one of them! Door gunner, 190th AHC out of Bien Hoa!
Steven Caliendo Thank you Sir for your service.
Steven Caliendo thank you for your service 🇺🇸❤️
I had a girlfriend whose dad was a door gunner. He was KIA in April of '71. His name was Boyd Magee.. She never got to meet him.
Thank you sir for the freedom you have provided me. Ur service is treasured by me every time I lay my head on my pillow.
TOM, GOD BLESS HIM!
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Eugene Sledge, a Marine who wrote “With the Old Breed,” about his experiences fighting in Peleliu and Okinawa, relates a similar experience. There were many dead Americans in the Okinawa battlefield and at night, he could see the soldiers get up and walk around with terribly bewildered expressions. Then a flare would go off and illumine the battlefield and he would see the corpses just as they had been before. He felt terrible he could not help them. Also, in Peleliu, he was talking to a couple of friends when he heard a voice say, “You will survive the war.” He asked his friends if they said something and they said, “No.” So, yes, you saw them. Thanks for letting us know reality is a little more complicated than we like to believe.
I've read about this in a book about German Shepherds in Vietnam years ago. A soldier had just barely gotten out of an armored transport that had been shot up; he was in bad shape and a dog handler with a platoon who had just arrived to aid the situation saw this soldier die and saw his ghost in the form of a whitish cloud leave his body.
what's the name of the book?
I know a theology thus happened to
Book Title??????
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68th Assault Helicopter Company TopTigers, Bien Hoa, Crewchief, 68-69, 1000 hrs in the air. This account gave me chills and Bill's description NAILS it. That's what a med-evac mission is like and the experience never leaves you. The torn tissue, the burns, the blood (and other bodily fluids) that splatter all over the crew, around the helo cabin and that creep into the nooks and crannies of the floor, leave a smell you can never wash out. I did not fly many of these missions because I quickly transitioned to the gunship platoon. We were too heavy to carry casualties but we would escort and cover the med evac guys as as they went in. These men will always be my heroes, their courage and commitment was off the charts. I am fortunate to have avoided PTSD though I did suffer a flashback a few times. Once, many years after VN I visited a slaughter house and had to turn and leave immediately. The smell drove me away. Kudos to this man for sharing his story. He speaks the truth.
When my brother's girlfriend died he took a photo of all the flowers that people had left by the summerhouse, and right by them was a semi transparent image of her on the photo looking confused. You could see her facial features quite clearly in the outline. Also, I had to have a corneal transplant years ago, and for the first 24 hours I kept seeing black and white images of things such as a dog jumping onto a sofa, a London double decker bus, etc, that I guessed must have been the residual imagery in the cornea still left from some of the last scenes the donor saw.
I often wondered about residual images.
richard Turk I recall years ago, about 35-40, the CIA, experimenting with that..
Were the images static like a photo or moving like live feed ?
I hope that this dosen't come off uncaring, but that's very interesting, I've never heard or thought of something like that.
I hope your doing well and thank you for sharing your story. God bless you 👍
@@SmiTTyy-sh8nc I agree.
It's a bit unsettling. But nonetheless very interesting.
I worked with a guy who was a door gunner. One of the coolest and most down to earth guys on the planet. He had a few choppers shot out from under him. He saw some very weird things on choppers that had seen a lot of combat. He also said the pilots he road with were the best in the world and did things that would blow your mind.
Hate to "thumbs up" but want to show support for you. Its a horrible thing. Thank you for your service.
USMC Vet 1968-1969, 1972-1973, thank you helo pilots, you saved a lot of us.
Welcome home and thank you again. I whole heartily believe you. Never saw ghosts in he planes but did see them when 9th Marines went into the Ashua Valley in 1969, G 2/9 was at half strength, short of food, water, ammunition and carrying our dead and wounded until 3rd Marines hooked up with us and Army WO’s flew in to take the dead and wounded out. Some things I’ll never forget, constantly dirty, leeches, sickly sweet smell of blood, charred human remains, decomposing bodies and burning shitters, mortally wounded soldiers crying for their loved ones, the triage corner in 3rd Med where they doped up the dying and fatally wounded. We all saw things that were out of the natural, glad that you shared your visions and thoughts.
SSgt USMC G 2/9 1968, MAU 1972-1973
@@williamwisecarver5226 Semper Fi.....68-71 ... You describe it exactly .....the smell of burnt flesh....along with the blood....the smell of gun powder , and smoke grenades that have been punctured from flying shrapnel........ just everything .......the noise .. the chaos, the screams, yelling , the moaning of wounded and dying.... the body parts everywhere.....the disfiguration of many .......it's like it seems the end of the world.... the adrenaline rushing through your body .... the sounds of bullets hitting everything around you ....and everything is happening so fast ..... it's like a blurr....and then when you can't see in front of you from all the smoke.... .. of the earth , the gunfire , the grenades , mortars . from the use of all weapons.....and people wonder why I get startled by certain sounds so easily .....it's crazy to understand and comprehend .... it sticks with you ..... i still constantly look all around me ... survey everything 360.... I still can see things other people can't ....
P.S: an acquaintance of mine he lost his older brother, a lieutenant in Vietnam. He was only over there about 2 months. His death devastated the family. Years later, when his father was dying, he saw the soul of his beloved son at his bedside who told him he would join him soon. It was comforting to the father. You are quite sane; a rational human being. You went through something horrific. With the traumatic death of those young men, who seconds before were in the prime of their life, of course their death is a shock. It's normal to read stories about people who died traumatically and don't leave right away. The other reason why I think you saw them is because you were with them when they passed and you tried to save them ... so there was this very strong emotional bond! Thank you for your service welcome home!
I’m a army veteran but was out before Nam got started but I’ve recently started reading all the books I’ve found written by the men themselves who were there and I believe you’re story 100%. The Helicopter guys saw some horrible sights ,everybody in the fields did.I personally Thank each and everyone of you.for what you did.God Bless You All.🙏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
There is a spirit world and every now and then we're able to see it momentarily
Life after life
My Grandfather was in the Navy during WW2. He never talked about his experience there. But then again we were told not to ask. His father was in WW1 fighting with the Newfoundland regiment. I use to pick up his fathers old .303 British Ross rifle and look down the sights. I never knew it at the time but it was my great Grandfathers rifle. I remember the weight of the rifle. But now years later after reading about the wars and hearing stories I always wondered what that rifle went through. I looked down those sights just like he did. But he was aiming at Germans. I can still see that sight picture after all those years. I always felt something when I would hold it. But I never knew what it was. But I do believe you seen spirits 100%. I heard my grandma whisper in my ear that she loved me 2 you years after she died. The same thing happened with my fathers friend after he passed away a few months ago. He came to me. I heard many,many stories about ghosts of loved ones coming back after they pass. They are always around us. We will all be together someday God willing. Hopefully in a place with no death, sickness or worry. Just pure love. Thank you for your service. God bless you.
Best wishes.
My grandpas also ww2,dad early 60s old ironsides
I served in the Marine Corps Infantry, post Vietnam War. Nearly all of my Senior NCO's were Nam Vet's, and you can see it in their eyes whenever they spoke to you. I have seen virtually every 'nam war film and documentary and none of them bring home the experience like a Veteran such as yourself to tell your story.
I had a dear friend who won 2 Silver Star's with Oak Leaf Clusters during the Nam war, and his PTSD nightmare's were of the guys that he could not save or get to during firefights he was involved with. I know he was deeply haunted by his visions of dead soldiers. Talking about these situations that you have been in and trials that you have been through definitely helps therapeutically. Also, the Lord God & King of the Universe has a higher purpose for each of our lives, and He was with you at those moments in the Helicopter and is with you still. God Bless you.
War sends Man's best to do Man's worst.
Thank you for telling us your story. As a Grunt with the 101st, 66' - 67', I had nothing but respect and admiration for the Chopper guys and still do. You guys took us into danger and always brought us back out. Welcome Home Brother.
I did several air mobile mission on my 3rd tour of Iraq. Those birds were a beautiful sight coming in to pick us up cause all I wanted to do was get off the ground and out of the area post haste. The Infantryman was meant to walk everywhere we went but a ride in the sky was a blessing.
My dad was a grunt 69/70, i remember he once told me the only ac you could get in vietnam was in a huey at higher altitude, and how refreshing and amazing it felt.
Thank you Bill McDonald for your service . I'm a Laos refugees. We made it to America because of you guys
I've never thought about the wind in a Huey. Such small details of war that we can never get from films, thank you for sharing.
Thank You for your service and sacrifice in Vietnam...you did it right for our Country and fellow soldiers...well done!
Sir. This is one of the most horrific recollections I have heard. The Vietnam War stands out for its gruesome surrealism. I was married (1970) to a Vietnam vet, who never got over the atrocities he experienced. His nightmares were so vivid and bone-chilling even to me. We must know that we are spirits, that there is life after death, that there's so much more. Maybe this way we wouldn't live empty, materialistic lives. Thank you, I'll share it with his son.
Mr. McDonald, my dad was a Huey crew chief from 67-69. He has never really talked about any actual incidents or missions, this really gave me perspective on what he had to go through. God bless sir, thank you for your service and thank you for sharing your story.
I'm not from the USA, but everytime i see a veteran i always think of bravery and heart. I really respect all of you.
I served marine corps after nam.my howitzer was overrun in nam,the crew was still with us. We all knew it.
One of the most heart breaking stories I've heard ever. I was covered in one guy's blood during Desert Storm, but my story pales in comparison to yours. Thanks for serving, bro!
You Were ALL There At That Time For A REASON!🙏 Thank You For Your Service!🇺🇸
No...No you're wrong about that.
We've all got stories. Some funny. Some not so funny. Some really sad ones. Some really great and wonderful memories, what few that can be had in an active AO , and then we have the machines that, while most think or feel can't "talk" back to you, or us, can and do.
It's a matter of perspective Gia, and it's not up to any one person to deem one better or worse over another one.
But he is right.
We came back, but somewhere in the back of all of our collective minds, we weren't supposed to. Some how, some way, some weird bagging feeling keeps dragging us backward in time to another place and point and we're there all over again.
I was in Desert Storm also and I'm so sorry to hear about what you went through. Being covered in someone else blood is horrible! Especially when they liar their life. Was a medic/EMT stationed in Germany and had a run. All I remember from that is that my BDU jacket and my pants had blood on them. Had to go back to work at the dispensary and received permission to take my jacket off as I couldn't stand the smell or feeling of the blood on my uniform. Remember how sticky it felt on my legs but had go back to work and take care of patients: ( as medical at the dispensary we pulled ambulance crew). To this day I can't remember the patient whose blood ended up on my uniform or what happened to him. Pretty sure I blocked it out because he didn't make it:(
Thank you both for serving....my family and I will be forever grateful.
@@DonB.-Mulefivefive I know what you're saying ... I "go back" every damn day ...since 1969
God Bless you mate respect from England.
Thank you for sharing and your service, I served my country and stupidly after 13 years of leaving the service had PTSD, it may have been linked to not fitting back in to civvie life and coming to the end of my tether with certain things. I never had any trouble in uniform, I was pretty cold and thoughtless back then. These days I see everything in vivid detail, I feel the warmth of the sun, the breeze on my cheeks and taste the copper smell of blood, I live moments over and over again, knowing what's coming and trying with all my might to change the outcome and failing every time. Now I'm less than a man, less than human, I cry and hide from every thing and one. If it wasn't for my son who needs me 24/7 I wouldn't be here, thank you for showing you can eventually come to terms with and talk about things, right now I'll just go on listening, but I know I must overcome this.
Hello sir! I wanted to say thank u for ur service and I appreciate u serving our great country! I'm glad u have ur son to keep u going I understand what u are talking about in ur message u are a man a brave one to serve and nothing less I hope u can find happiness and continue ur legacy in life and stay strong brother! I'm from texas and I didnt serve but I appreciate the ones that do I salute u sir and thank u again!!(sorry about my spelling and grammar its horrible)🇺🇲🇺🇲
Don't give up, ever. I too, know that life can really suck. But I KNOW God is real, & will give you true peace, if not in this life, the next. Hang in there, blessings come only after prayer & faith & action on your part. Prayers & best wishes.
Thank you for sharing..life really is like a roller coaster, when we finish, we get to leave the theme park;). I love your Rottweiler.
The older you get the worse it gets
My ptsd effects all aspects of my life. But I make the best of it. Some social activities are no longer for me. But everyone I know gets there ass chewed or kicked like I'm a gun team leader in Iraq or Afghanistan. I don't apologize for it. I wear it proud cause my ptsd shirt was gotten honest
I noticed the guitars in the background...... I've been close to death personally and have been around a lot of it but not NEARLY in the sense you described. I've also had supernatural/paranormal experiences and believe the experience you described to be VERY REAL too. As to the mention of your guitars, I am a musician and have a few of my own. One of them is a 1967 Gibson LG0. I acquired said guitar roughly 16 to 18 years ago from a friend/co-worker at that time. She got it from a family she provided hospice care for. This guitar had belonged to the family's son who went to fight in Vietnam but never made it back home. Whoever he was it was clear he loved this guitar, the original tuners had been upgraded and it sat in a closet for decades. I named this guitar the Unknown Soldier...... Thank you for your service to this country and for sharing your story...... Subscribed :)
Welcome Home, Nam Brother. Glad you made it back too. I never experienced the same visual imagery you described, but I was one of those who were taken out of a hot LZ aboard a chopper and introduced to the hospital system, where I've been ever since then in one fashion or another since Nam. The difference was that I lived to see the World again, unlike the men you picked up. It has been half a century since my last combat day, but I too have my "ghosts". Some of my men were killed and others wounded (including me) on that grim day. I was in the Marine Corps, not the Army, but death is death wherever you encounter it.
God grant you some peace from the memories you carry around in your mind. We must deal with life one day at a time, and know we did our best to bring back our men. We will never be the same again as we were before these experiences occurred. That is our burden, to remember and honor the men who never saw home again.
God bless you and keep you well.
~Semper Fidelis~
partriarch thank you...
Thank you for serving this country sir
partriarch I sincerely hope you find some peace mate. No one should have to go through what you did. Thankyou for all you did.
Lies
Thank u for ur service as freedom is not free
Nothing inspirational?? A story full of courage, bravery, selflessness, it made me weep. How does anyone who's been through that cope? I feel emotionally flattened just listening to this. I'm glad you shared it, for yourself and others.
It made me appreciate even more anyone who serves in the military. I have no doubt that you saw and felt the presence of the spirits of those brave men who had passed on. Peace to you.
I was hugged by my deceased grandmothers spirit.
It IS real-they’re there, like it or not.
THANKYOU for your service!
Also, thankyou for sharing this experience.
I'm glad you finally told your story. I too have had experiences. I hope the soldiers were able to make it to the light. God bless.
I believe you Bill, I flew with the 1st/9th Air Cav in 1968 & some of the things I witnessed are still hard for me to believe.
My grandfather was an artillery man in Vietnam. Would you mind to share some of your experiences with me?
thank you for your service Ted, greetings from texas.
My brother is Bobby moore he was there then a red headed fellow
Red was in the 1st an 9th
Did you know Sargent Elias?
I...suspect, for lack of a better word...that you're not the only one who has had an experience like this and for whatever it's worth, I believe you. 100%
I saw the ghost of a man in my Grandmothers kitchen when I was 10 years old. He was a short, white bald man. He looked like he was in his 60's. He wore a blue beret on his head. He was wearing a white painting smock and khaki pants as he painted on an easel. he turned to me and he smiled and then he faded away. I mentioned this to my mother in 2012 who is now gone. She told me he was a friend of her family who had died years ago. She told me his name but I cannot recall what it was.
I've seen many other strange things in my lifetime. So when I hear stories like this I tend to believe them.
There is something inspirational about this story. There are men like you who risked everything to try and save lives. There's nothing more inspirational than that. Thank you for your service. Thank you for sharing your story.
This story is NO JOKE!!! I have seen people in spirit in hospital too but not like this....my Father was a medic for years and now I know what he went through....he never talked about it....it is a VERY inspirational story as I ALWAYS wondered what soldiers,our men went through
Bill, I believe every word you said and understand as best I can without having been there. My experience with a similar level of stress is that it can send a person into another dimension where we see things others cannot. The recent Ken Burns' series on Vietnam has generated a lot of angst with the Vietnam veterans I am acquainted with because Burns' story "doesn't tell it like it was." I've often thought, without judgment, that others will continue to try to tell the Vietnam story, until the Vietnam warriors start telling theirs. I was married to a Vietnam veteran. He was awesome, but there were limits to what he would share with me. It appears that, for veterans to tell their stories to "get the record straight", the challenge is they have to go "back there" in the storytelling. Your courage to do just that inspires me, and I thank you for making this video. Welcome home:)
You, Sir, have My Utmost Respect... War is Hell..! You Lived it and Survived it, Fellow Soldier... I'm a U.S. Army Vet, and I Salute You, Brother ~☆~!!
May God give you peace. You honored them by telling the story and you never turned your back on your brothers.
semper fi chief.....GOD bless you and thank you for your service......you brought back a lot of memories.......i was a surgeon that went out a few times on the huey......i thought i knew what bravery was until i saw you guys in action.......as usual as i think about you my eyes are streaming tears.....of sadness and gratitude.......memory of Charles Cox, huey pilot Vietnam 1st cav 1967-1969......
God Bless You sir and Thank You for your service . Welcome to the healing cub. Love You take care.
I don't think you cracked up at all you're just very perceptive.
“A few of us went down to Gettysburg, some of us didn’t come back. If you weren’t there, you don’t understand.”
Quote from a survivor of the battle of Gettysburg, 150 years ago.
Anyone who has seen combat knows those ghosts were in the aircraft with you. You did what you could for them, I hope that someday you will have peace in your life.
On the fantail of the old ship I was stationed on, myself and three others were looking for a lighter after after our midwatch. It's darken ship and 0030, we all hear "need a light?". But our flame never came, and after discussing it for a few seconds we all scooted back inside really quick when we realized it wasn't any of our voices or anyone we recognized.
My grandfather was a medic in WW2 and my uncle was listed as MIA in Korea. My heart hurts for what you and all Vietnam Vets and those that didn't make it home had to endure. All for nothing. I find your experience inspiring bc you seen what very few do, in sudden death the spirit/soul is disoriented bc none of us truly believe we will be gone the next second. Unfortunately, that is how things work. We are here then we are gone. Thank you for telling your story and for your service. God bless you.
It was not for nothing. These brave men served and fought for their country, regardless of the outcome of the war.
@@miamibrando3471 The same cancer that was threatening the free world is on the move again. The Viet Nam vets fought those fuckers to a standstill but the elite failed to abide by the rules of history . China was in the process of killing 100 million peasants just a short distance from where Americans were holding back the commie tide. It wasnt for nothing It was necessary as the present situation in america proves . Had the soldiers been allowed to crush the enemy in Korea and Nam , we wouldnt be dealing with those fuckers on our home turf now.
My uncle died in WW2. His mother had a dream that she was sitting on her couch and the front door opened. He stepped through the door and said "Mom I'm home" with a smile on his face and his arms outstretched. She woke up and knew he died. A week later she got the news.
BOB this is so so sad, but beautiful at the same time. Thanks u so much for sharing this.xx
This happened a lot in WW2 - mostly to mothers, interestingly. Tender mercies of the Lord...
Mothers sometimes get this kind of experience to help assuage their grief. I believe this is given to them as nothing else would work for the specific person, in terms of preventing their grief from overwhelming them .
s gift to her from a son who did go HOME.
Thank You Bill for serving your country you are a true patriot and hero.
I believe your story. You are still a courageous man for sharing an experience, after 50 years of living with it, that sadly many people won’t understand, or think is true. But I do. Thank you for telling it and more than that, Thank you for your service, sir. Like you, my father was a Vietnam veteran, who was awarded a Purple Heart, 2 Bronze Stars, and an Air Medal. I know if he were still here, he would say to you, “Welcome Home, brother” & shake your hand.
As a retired Marine, 8 years of combat between Iraq and Afghanistan...yes I can relate.
I went to Vietnam a few times to walk the same trails as my uncle back in 1968-1971.
This stuff is real...as weird as it sounds...
I just wouldn’t wash myself in JP-8 (it’s been upgraded since the old JP-4). We had 145 degree weather and sand. Motor oil would evaporate on concrete it was that hot.
Vietnam has a lot of humidity, basically Florida weather as that’s what it felt like when I landed in Tan Son Nhat airport in Saigon. I was there for the 43rd anniversary of the ending of the war. April 2018. I went and saw more Vietnamese that were thankful for the American sacrifice than the American people alone. As I walked the trails around the central highlands of Da Lat, Bien Hoa, Hue, Vung Tau, Hanoi, Hoi An....I saw old remnants, the Vietnamese made memorials for the Americans. There are many hundreds of Vietnamese that I spoke with (many don’t know English too well, so I learned Vietnamese), they say they see the ghosts of American soldiers sometimes.
Just to let you know that your sacrifices will never be forgotten.
I just hope it’s the same when I’m a little older. There were some beautiful areas of Iraq and Afghanistan, one day I just hope my efforts made a difference.
I joined the Corps when I was 17 and retired in April 2015. When I joined we had a lot of Vietnam vets that were in senior leadership positions, ie SgtMaj, 1stSgt, Maj, LtCol, Col and a General that served in Korea, Vietnam and even the Gulf War. The Commandant served in Vietnam, Gen Krulak.
Things were different but are still the same if you know what I mean.
Semper
God bless. ( not my site here, I am female 63 years old) My father and stepfather were both medics in the S. pacific during WW11, step- dad was called up to serve in Korea too. PTSD for both of them. My dad never really talked about things, just literally turned evry shade of grey if asked about his experiences. My step- dad wouldn't stop talking about it, He was also a 2 x POW. Was tortured and saw so many of his buddies die. 3 Purple hearts and a bronze star is what he got plus a tiny monthly pension for his pain and suffering, less then $300. a month. Both were serious alcoholics . My father wanted to go on to become a doctor but after his military service, he wouldn't even look at one of our scraped knees without all the blood leaving his face. 2 or 3 of my male cousins served in Vietnam, take care.
Where there is courage and compassion there is blessing. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Thank you! For sharing your story. For being there when it really mattered. For helping when no one else would. For being my Brother and caring for me when the SHTF!!!
If you saw the Spirits of dead combat Soldiers in your helicopter in combat in Vietnam, then you can see anything you Damn well want to see. Who can judge you? W.Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld or Clinton? Walk on soldier. You don't need affirmation from anyone else here on earth. Peace.
Je G You are good sir.
Scott Laux Exactly!! He goes to Vietnam 50+ years after the war!
Well said brother
Well said sir
Scott Laux War monger? 95% of elected officials and 99.9% of pro athletes in the past 50+ years never served while flag waving somebody in their place. Biden has the audacity to arrange a direct Naval commission for his 40+ year old adolescent cokehead son while voting to invade Iraq. Trump may not be the most diplomatic, but he’s withdrawn troops and done a great job of disentangling us from meaningless wars! Get your facts straight.
A great testimony. Thank you for sharing.
This is truly scary. I can actually see the man was shaken - even hearing about it shakes me
I am truly sorry he had to go through this and the soldiers had to go through so much !
Hi Bill, as I see it, you took those boys out of a dark strange place, for those precious moments during the flight, their spirits banded together in the one place which was home, a sovereign 🇺🇸 USA aircraft awaiting their calling to go to the light. You did your job well and helped those boys start out on their journeys home to their final resting places. Thank you for telling this story.
I did what you did a couple of times a week for fourteen months
And ten days. I was a Dust Off crew chief and you have described
our job description to a tee.i saw
Great warriors from battles long
before. We had the blood and fuel.
It burned my skin purple. MEDEVAC RULES !
57th med det 13months,
It must have taken unimaginable courage. I’m a veteran and I salute you. Vietnam Vets are the best.
God bless you sir for telling your story. One of my older brothers spent 2 years in nam and has only over the last number of years started opening up about his experiences there. Like about the sights of the artillery opening up on the central highlands at night,the aim of the enemy when they were shooting at him,etc. He did not talk about such things for a long time ,still has tears on occasion but he's in a good place now.
This story is very inspirational, you put yourself on the line to save men you'd never even met before, in that one instance you did more than most people do in their whole lives
You went through an extremely tragic situation Bill and so did those fallen soldiers. You didnt crack up you came through all of that and you made it.. Ghosts appear in one way or another after a tragedy happens especially in this situation. Thank you Bill for serving our country! Veterans are well honored and respected in our house..God bless!
Whats the point with killing other humans... ? What did they do to you? We dont die... its a fact. So then...this killing make no sense at all. Namaste
Bill, I think it is a very brave thing you did telling your story. I also must say I think it is both important and healthy that you did and keep doing so if need be. Thank you my friend. - Shawn.
You are not alone. Carved in stone, on a plaque high up on Little Round Top at Gettysburg, is an inscription stating that on the night after the second day of fighting, thousands of men watched ghosts and wraiths flying and moving all around them. I would love to see a book written that collected those accounts from their letters home. BTW, thanks for serving in that shitty war.
Thank you for having the courage to share such deep, painful and honest memories from your life. People like you are integral to the future generations of those who will have to endure life/war in the future. Again thank you for continuing to courageously serve by sharing this experience. God bless you sir.
I’m a former Marine Crewchief, so I very much relate to the helicopter descriptions of your story. I have no way of relating to the blood and death and horror you experienced over there though. I humbly thank you for your service Sir. May God bless you.
Thank YOU, I believe everything your saying I was in vietnam 68/69 I saw strange light's, and ghosts no joke my best friend I grew up with died in front of me I had his brain's and blood all over me my gun,helmet I was out scouting that night I can somewhat relate to you we all are combat brothers. MAY OUR FATHER ALWAYS BLESS YOU ALL ALWAYS
A remarkable story, not just because of the "ghosts" but also because of the bravery and self-sacrifice portrayed.
One hell of a story!
It takes an incredible Man to express with such dignity the horrors of combat.
Too many young people today have no idea of what the Men fighting in Vietnam endured.
Let Alone the Doc's the Nurses and Corpsman had to face on a daily basis.
I salute you Sir.
WB-USMC-RET.
My grandad was in ww2 he was captured
And he died a couple years after the war and I swear I saw my grandad in full kit standing next to me I was terrified I felt him
I never met him but me dad showed me pictures and stories
Dale Huxtable don’t fear! It’s a blessing! I had a visit also! A hissing sound then image of my recently dead sister in law! She looked shocked that I could see her!
One of the worse things we do is keep things inside- especially MEN. It’s good for the soul to get it out - it’s also good that the rest of us hear the truth of war and horror as most of us are spoiled and self centered , never appreciative of our blessings
Thank you very much for your service.
My dad fought the north and was eventually captured. My mom endured the war with my siblings.
America didn't welcome you and all those who served back then with the respect and dignity that all of you deserved, but if it's any consolation, men like you are the reason my parents finally escaped Vietnam and how I was born in Louisiana.
I worked with the reserves ironically, for 6 years and if you didn't know, when the OC's or OIC conduct their AAR's, they still talk about you Vietnam veterans with so much respect. I would compare that respect with the 300 Spartans.
You are the best of the best.
Hi Bill, appreciate your story. As a retired clinical psychologist I believe that you did see the energy or spiritual bodies of dead soldiers. When we die the energy imprint of the physical body leaves the body. It has a faster vibration than the more dense physical body and that is why it takes someone who is clairvoyant to see the spirit bodies like you did. Sudden death would result in those spirits being disoriented just like you described.
God bless you Bill! I know this was a difficult video to make I can see your heartache and will pray that you heal. For the souls of the soldiers who were lost: eternal rest grant unto them O Lord and may Perpetual light shine upon them, and may their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, Rest in Peace. Amen. I served 20 years in the Army ... my first permanent party Duty assignment was in Germany 1979 to 1981 in the 394th Trans Bn (AVIM). All of the officers and NCO's were Vietnam vets. Excellent caliber of leaders! We had Huey's and Scouts in our unit. God bless those men ... I could tell they went through a lot!
hello, fellow Catholic! I love that prayer
Thank you Bill . By remembering the men that died that day, they honor you for your courage and not forgetting about them. Bill my name is Joe and after my doctor pronounce me dead to my mother who had called the doctor . I was very confused listening to him explain my passing to my mother who was in shock. Bill the pain left my body in this sate and there is no drug on this earth that could make me feel so good as what dead feels like. What really got me was my mothers love and my doctors love was unbearable. Bill what you saw and I saw was the look of separations . I didn't want to come back because it felt so good on the other side . Looking at my mom and seeing her loosing it and the doctor keening with his head down on the bed, and hearing seeing feeling everything that was going on I said to myself I cant leave. With in seconds I was back and in twice amount of pain. From that time on I now see dead people and they know I see them. When you die don't go to the white light bull shit, turn your back to it and ask to go to your source family creator of the highest love and light and if that white light shows up again turn back to it you will see family members coming for you . If you go to that bright light you will end up here back on earth. We are free to choose heavenly family or prison planet earth the hard knocks club of lessons. Bill thank you again and I know two things; one you have love in your heart and mankind . Love you brother and take care .
Wendy Murray, could you explain more about your suggestion not to go to the white light? What have you experienced that makes you so sure? I mean, I have listened to close to a hundred NDE's, and often there is no choice at all. All say that the white light is God, and they are drawn to it? Please, could you explain, I checked your channel, but you haven't uploaded any videos. Maybe one day you would like to share your experience and what you have learnt via a personal account. I'm sure it would help a lot. I'm very curious, and want to learn as much as I can what people are experiencing "over there".
Good day Sissi. My name is Joe and Wendy is my better half . This was my first time listening to Bill speak about seeing the souls of dead. When writing my story with Bill on my mind the tears started to flow because I could see Bills family on the other side of the vale waiting to greet him when he goes home to source prime creator of the highest love and light. Sissi I then realized Bill was healing the ones listening to him tell his story, Bill didn't need to read my story. Bill to me is a very old soul and high ranking one at that. I am just an old soul not a young soul here to perfect my nature and to know my higher self. Bill won't be seeing any white light when he passes because he is of the light and love. The white light story is put in the moves so the dark can recycle you and stop you returning to your source family. Sissi you are of the light and God source creator knows every second of your life . You never die the body dies plus as a soul you are a God. You have power to heal yourself or to hurt yourself happiness is within not without, and I choose to be happy it is our divine birth right free will to choose good or bad and he or she will not intervene that to is our divine birth right so it is very important only to concentrate on good. You cannot blame God for our spiritual ignorance and turning a blind eye to whats going on here. The universe is teaming with life and information has been withheld from us. Love is the key. Bill is the one to speak with. Take care God Bless all Thank You Bill you really humble me and at the same time your love healed a lot of us.
Wendy Murray GOD DECIDES when it’s your time - you don’t choose - HE may show you so you can get more understanding - but HES running this show
@@forpetessake3532 Yes called soul contract with God. I choose to do good . Free Will . We can suggest but we cannot tell someone how to live there life . ForPETE'S sake I am a throw back. Love is still the key and belief. ForPETE'S sake if I don't get right this time maybe next time . Death is just a door. Thank You ForPETE'S sake God Bless take care Love You.
Damn......
One of the most powerful interviews of a Vietnam veteran was a guy who came under heavy fire while loading wounded and dead onto the chopper. Along with them were some vietkong pows. He said the pows were bound and had to be loaded. The guy saud he pulled his 45 out and shot the pow between the eyes. He said there's no way he's getting on that chopper with my dead friends and him alive. The pain on his face still hurts me and I wasn't even there. My dad was and it made me think about all these vets and what they went through. God bless them all.
You physically saw men who had passed.
Thank you for sharing the experience.