Part 2- "Clint Majors: SEAL TEAM ONE's Vietnam War Tragedy"
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ธ.ค. 2022
- Clint Majors served with SEAL TEAM ONE in Vietnam and a member of X-Ray Platoon. X-Ray lost more members than any other SEAL TEAM who served in Vietnam. Clint talks about the operations in detail.
You can tell when he talks about some of the action he was involved in he isn't just recalling what happened, he's reliving it...dudes a badass man
Not sure how you find the strength to share these stories. Your stories brought me to tears. That never happens to me. Looking forward to your book. Thank you for your sacrifice.
The oral history this gentleman shared is priceless. His description of events is unmatched.
Nothing but love for you Sir.
I just lost a very dear friend and fishing buddy. He was in World War II and wounded in France in 1945 and passed away last January 2023 at 96 years old. He was my buddy 😭
God bless all you Warriors.
Mr. Majors has a photographic memory, he remembers even the smallest details of the combat ops he was involved in decades ago. Glad that he is able to talk about all of it. Amazing that he was able to survive all of the carnage his platoon was involved in.
46:20 The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday Hooyah Clint. I graduated class 133. 17 originals out of startup of 122. One of the best days of my life to ring out at graduation. Best to you and your family.
What a story. So glad you have this interview with Clint Majors. One day these patriots will all have passed on and we need to remember who fought for this country.
Yes sir!! I 100% agree!!
Coronado, CA is my home town. Dad was a nuclear submariner for 26 years, retiring an O6 in 1980. We moved a lot and always came back to Coronado where my Mom grew up, her dad being a WW2 navy doctor. I have known and later worked with SEALs when I was an AFSOC gunship pilot in the 1980s/90s. All outstanding guys with skills and a great sense of pride and honor in their job as SEAL operators. Thank you, Clint, for sharing your amazing stories and recounting some of the more painful operations that resulted in the loss of your fellow SEAL brothers.
Know Jeff Tyler, sub XO? Coronado resident.
@@Meowmix4U That name does not sound familiar. Dad was the XO of the Sam Rayburn in the mid 1960's.
@@reggierico Cool. Ever go in a sub?
@@Meowmix4U Many times. In fact, I worked at General Dynamics Electric
Boat Division I Groton, Connecticut in the 1970's. We built the Trident missile subs and the Los Angeles class fast attack boats.
SEAL POWER is even more more powerful than Willpower! SEALS are a different species of human.
This gentleman has incredible recall and is super intelligent! God bless you sir for your service to our country! Much respect to you! 🇺🇸
They might sound like no-nothings but the ones I've had the privilege to talk to are modern renaissance men of very high intellect. Perhaps it's part of the disguise...
Well, he IS a Seal. The average IQ of a Navy Seal is 124!
He’s a great story teller and sharp as a tack. Hope we can here more from him.
Thanks for your service! Everyone please remember the ones that didn’t make it back home!! Thanks! 67 was my time.
Dsmn I could listen to this guy all day long
What a story teller. Such a memory and recall. I was in Pleiku, VN 67 - 68 and worked on A1-E' Skyraiders.
Thank you for your service!!
A1 Skyraiders Great aircraft and extremely durable
Thanks Clint! This has to be one of the most thorough Vietnam war SEAL personal stories I've ever heard. I got to work with (TAD barracks cleaning) three of you guys while they were waiting for the next BUD/S class to start in 67. All three made it through, with two becoming SEALs and one going to UDT. Back at work with my Coronado unit, ACB-1, and working in Building 52 if I remember, I must have heard, during BUD/S morning warmup PT out in front of their office and barracks on the east end of the base, "drop and give me 50", followed by "Hooyah Olivera.....hooyah" countless times.
In Vietnam I got to support one of them, but didn't know it until the op was over, and that was the last time I saw "Abe". While in barracks cleaning, he had briefly talked to me about joining them in the next BUD/S class, but gave up when I mentioned I had defective color vision! Regretfully, Abe passed away in the early 2000's, most certainly from something agent orange induced.
He wrote a book that i read (maybe 2 years ago?). Very unique as seal memiors go due to the losses Xray suffered. None of the "cockiness" (for lack of a better term) of the more successful and less damaged platoons. Deals with the pain or PTSD endured then and now
Much respect, Sailor. Your unfailing service and sacrifice is greatly appreciated.
God bless you, your team mates and the USA 🇺🇸
This was fantastic! Loved the pictures of the warriors when they were young....THANK YOU CLINT FOR ALL THAT YOU DID AND THE NIGHTMARES YOUR HAUNTED BY FOR MY FREEDOM!!
Amen.. God bless the USA 🇺🇸... ALWAYS
My Dad was a Corpseman from 67-69 and he never talked about anything he went through or seen, but always said he would do it again to keep the younger folks from the experience. He passed two years ago and he'll always be a hero to me.. B-41-59-19 ❤️🇺🇲
HOOYAH ! Class 33/UDT-11, Det Charlie & Delta.
Frank Bomar was my Classmate. He was a huge man physically ( 6' 5" and at least 260 lbs !) and personality wise ! A very powerful swimmer but was in the "goon squad" on the runs. Instructors, including Chief Allen, were amazed he survived training.
Mike Collins had arrived in UDT 11 when I returned from VN from my two tours in December '67 but I was discharged on the 5th so never interacted with him. I had been an All-American swimmer at a rival HS in the Bay Area and swam against him in HS and AAU meets. I was shocked to hear of his death a few years later.
Wow!!! Clint has a story about Lt Collins swimming days that I’m working to release this weekend. I’m going to meet with Clint tomorrow, and will show him your comments. Thank you for sharing!!!
Marines 91 to 95. SWAT cop 98 to 05.
Best buddy in the Corps was an officer with team 7. He was David Goggins swim buddy. So glad to have a peripheral connection with the SEAL community. Special people.
Been to southeast east Asia twice (wife is from Penang, Malaysia) I said once, "how the hell do you fight in this heat"?. Christ, it's 90 degrees at 2 am. 😂
Wow! Thank you for sharing your life with us. WWII vets are known as 'The greatest Generation". Vietnam Vets are "the most badassed MOFO Generation '!! You and your friends are the poster children of the strong and the brave. You make me proud to be an American. Thank you for serving our country.
Excellent interview and history! Thank you for your service! No one has ever made a movie portraying the Seals in Vietnam that I know of but would love to see happen! I have read Nam mares multiple times!
That would be an awesome movie!!!
I agree, thanks!
Thanks Clint for sharing your stories. I visited the states a few times on exchange with the airborne and remember training in the boonies of Kentucky and imagining what it felt for you guys operating for months on end battling with the enemy and the jungle to survive and make it home alive. Total respect to all who serve 👍
Thank You for this nice time to document an excellent precious piece of history.Thank You for this nice time document. Thank you for recording and sharing this. I really appreciate it and I am thankful. Thank you for protecting our freedom by serving our country. May God bless you and your family. - Semper Fi . !
I understand PTSD and nightmares from things in the past. I salute you for keeping on and writing the book.
Awesome Recall of the fighting events and personnel. Thank You Sir for sharing all your stories with us. God Bless and keep You! 🙏🙏
thank you very much for sharing your stories of your incredible service mr majors. it would be awesome for a seal of your era to meet someone like shawn ryan from the iraq / afghanistan era. he has a really great show that helps honor veterans.
to Mr. Majors....thank you sir for all that you have done for our country, for telling your experience for ALL to see........an enemy soldier infiltrated your company which directly led to so many good young American men being killed and we now have members of our own government ( plus most of its alphabet agencies ) doing the same as that enemy infiltrator........too you and all of our troops where ever they are in the world.........love honor and respect.
Great content. Fantastic upload. Looking forward to more. Amazing story and incredible detail and memory. Much respect.
Thank you!!
Thank you sir for your service.
MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU SIR GOD BLESS
These Vietnam SEALs are about as badass it is possible to be.
Thank you warriors of X-ray for your commitment and courage.
WELCOME HOME, THANK YOU SIR, GOD BLESS YOU ALL.....
What a man.
Every detail every moment.👌
Im in the uk an 50 odd.
All of u that served in vietnam
Are 👏👏HERO,S👏👏🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖
THE MEN WOMEN DONUT DOLLYS AND THE DOGS.
I SALUTE ALL OF U.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND SERVICE .
MASSIVE BELATED WELCOME HME.👏🙏🏻🎖👏🙏🏻🎖👏🙏🏻🎖👏🙏🏻🎖👏🙏🏻🎖👏🙏🏻🎖👏🙏🏻🎖
Heart wrenching stories of very brave men thanks one and all🤠👍
Thank you more than I can express with words.
Awesome interview! Keep these coming
Thanks for the video Clint.
I'm looking for anybody that might have known Frank Albert Natale BNS served on the USS Benowa PBR boat driver 1965 1966 this is his son looking for men that might have possibly serve with him thank you very much I appreciate your channel sir .
Thankyou for these stories Seaman Majors.
Thank you for your service..
I could listen to everything that he or anyone that served.
Its such a shame u didnt get the welcome,the recognition or help any of u needed or wanted.
Some of u seem to have dealt with it.some couldnt.drink drugs fighting missing suicide on the streets.god blesd all of u.
Talk if u need to.🙏🏻🎖👏🤝🏼
Thank You ...
Clinton good to hear your stories of Nam . A lot for one to go through and still have a sharp mind. Your still an old coot but I love ya. Hooyah brother
you just remember sport...... an old coot can still pull a trigger
Wow, very touching so sorry for y'all's losses, brave Heroes I salute all , Thank you for your service to all. I never understood why government used VC for informants I would never trust them in any war just my opinion.
I couldn't imagine the horror that y'all went through , May God Bless everyone that came back and the ones that didn't come back .
Glad you made it homr
LOVED THIS!! 🇺🇸
These stories need to be told, SOF in Vietnam were on some of the worst mission in that war, and did things that SOF these days can't really comprehend doing.
Operation red wings is a good example of present day SOF units failing at an everyday task for SOF units in Vietnam.
@@lifeisa.smalllesson4607 when they were being patted on the back for killing the villagers who spotted them and hiding their bodies, the sea commander would have told them, “you saved the village… that was the right call!”
@@Mike-hn4uu do some research into the real story....
God bless you and your team sir
Wow! What a sharp memory and a total badass 💪🏻 🇺🇸
Thanks fellas
ThankYou
God Bless You Heroes
Welcome Back Warrior".."and to all those who made the Ultimate Sacrifice".."Again welcome back to the ,World
Tx all
The Dooley's Of Michigan Have a BLESSED Day
What a memory.
And what an imagination.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏i shall be trying to buy that book in uk.
God Bless You Veterans
You guys are a whole lot tuffer
Semper Fi!!
Making 2 tourniquets for missing legs with a bandanna and m16 barrel then firing up a Marlboro before passing out is probably the most American thing I’ve ever heard of.
It would be wonderful if you put your diary into book form.
He’s working on that now.
@@truestoriesfromthevietnamwar So glad to hear that, and not just for my reading sake, but for history, its historical importance is beyond any words I can think to type, your cousin's Military activities are so unique in that there are only a very small group of men in history who can give us this special, almost ONE OF A KIND insight, I believe it's so important that if I could I would almost want to express this to him personally how important it is.... But I don't like bothering people, especially people I greatly admire, but I can say this, THANK YOU CLINT MAJORS WELCOME HOME, We LOVE YOU!!!...... I must thank you also for bringing this story to YT, in turn to the rest of the world, well done my friend. 👍
Big Frank. So big he surprised the small Vietnamese. Great story. 👍
Curtis Williams was a SEAL during Vietnam, I wonder if he served with this gentleman. I remember he had been wounded during his service.
I can ask Clint and get back to you.
Infact all wars missions tasks raids etc etc 🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖👏
Hero🔱
46:06 The traitor is still alive?! That’s craziness…
Would it be out of line to put together a GoFundMe campaign to change that?
“No orders” With true professionals they make their own intel and act. Now some uni graduate does the intel and accidents and blue on blue happen. Thinking on your feet.
Hey Clint, best to you. If you knew Paul, you must know Ken Smith too.
I’ll ask him.
@@truestoriesfromthevietnamwar thanks. I met Paul once. Was always a private quiet man and would have loved talking with him more. Was good friends with Ken, a friend of mine, all from NY of course.. Love your stories and openness. Hope it heals and informs others about the trials and tribulations of war.
Imagine if these guys had Go-pro's back then.
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The fact they handed operational plans over to Vietnamese Nationals, sounds awfully naïve of us. Where was the CIA when you needed them? When on an operation, the enemy knowing your plans in detail, would of course be suicidal. Can you imagine? SMH. 14 shipped out 3 come home. May God bless you and your magnificent team.
TELL ME ABOUT 'MASTER CHIEF' BRIAN CAVOLT
The first shot was a signal you loaded up the boat with
If it is any mental consolation, I am sure you may know the story behind a popular South Vietnamese General called 'Big Minh'. He is the explicit Officer who was apparently ordered to find Prime Minister Diem, and assassinate him, allegedly on orders of the CIA itself. Big Minh found Diem hiding in a tank, and personally knowing each other, asked Diem to open the cover. Diem did so, and Minh shot him dead. Ergo, Regime change to a more Washington-favored Prime Minister. Later, it was learned that Big Minh's own brother was a General's Rank Viet Cong soldier, who apparently worked with his brother for mutual survival and convenience... or so I have read. No proof given.
not true....Diem and his brother were caught hiding in church grounds and both put in a ACP to be transported to headquarters.Their hands were bound.Two Viet officers Nhung and Nghia were in the ACP with them. Both Diem and his his brother Nhu were shot and stabbed to death by Nghia who hated them..General Minh was not there when they were killed....you can look this up easily.
@@chanang453 thank you. I trust your answer over my account I read. Can you verify that Big Minh’s brother was not a high ranking Viet Congress operative? Another legend that may be false.
Where can u get the book?
It’s available on Amazon
@@truestoriesfromthevietnamwar prob definitely get it..to hear his and Daves stories are crazy...i mean they are the men who actually made the SEAL Teams into who we think of today ...they used the same pretty much exact things they did till the 90s...still do today some just with much updated equipment lol
@@eklypised thank you for your comments!! I wish we could share all of their stories…there are some crazy one!!!!
I grew up hearing all of this…thankful now to be able to share with all of you!!!
Good brain. Methodical recollection
They don’t make men like this anymore!
Thank you for you service sir. I truly hope you life has been kind to you, and that you know Jesus as your, our Savior. Blessings to you.
Today, many citizens of USA don't understand the price of freedom...of having choices. I hope they realize it is not free before.......its gone. Peace
Did You know Terry Hayes?
I knew Terry Hayes. He went AWOL in Bien Hoa with 2 mama sans and we never saw him again.
@@larrylebowski8386 Well I found him lives about 6 miles from me
It sounds like a sucker punch
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That was pretty good thong the traitor.
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Were you a green face
Yes, they wore camouflage paint on their faces
If you've ever seen a guy in the bush, his white face will be the first thing you see.
Mad respect to you and your friends, not getting orders shows how important and qualified you were. Thank you for your service 🎯🪖🇺🇲
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God Dang it this country produces some badasses.
John J Donnelly III ST1 Echo June 23rd 1970 RIP
My Father was in the phoniex program 68-70.
Very Interesting time, has he thought of writing about his time? I don't know how much he would be able to write (for certain reasons), but I know I would read it.
@@jasonsabourin2275 I wish he would . Only when he's had a few drinks will he open up and talk
Anything in life it’s better to be lucky than good. The creator says when it’s your time to leave this planet and he never talks till your gone.
The woods over there was a green fking jungle. Monsoon season rain mud mozzies, heat and humidity beyond imagination.
Who the hell would stack their guns in tepee in war time. That weapon stays on you 24 in 7. Security security security always.