Wounded twice in the battle at Lo Giang, Jim Brewer shares his service in Vietnam.
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Jim Brewer served with Weapons Platoon in Alpha Company 1/6 Infantry 198th LIB known as the Gunfighters 1967-68 in Vietnam. Jim was wounded twice in the battle at Lo Giang with one bullet lodging next to his heart. He shares his memories of the Vietnam War.
I’m a retired Marine. My dad and brother were in Vietnam close to the same time. Both Army, dad finished as an ordinance guy, brother was F Company 51st Infantry LRRP, O Company 75th Rangers 67-69, dad did advisory tours starting in late 50s, final tour was 68-69, my dad was a 3 War Soldier retired in 1972
Welcome home, thank you so much for your service.👊🏻🇺🇸
This is a really good American. Humble, honest hard working guy from the heartland of America who went to an unpopular war with his brothers and served with distinction. The story about the Marine running out under fire and picking him up, “you SOB, if I had known you were this heavy…” then the same Marine and another Army troop proceed to rescue several more. It would be great to find out who these guys were, but may be lost to history
My Dad was a Corpseman from 67 to 69 in Nam, and every story I hear, I like to believe maybe my Dad was there to help. He would never talk about what he went through or seen, and always said he'd do it again to save younger folks from the experience. My Dad passed two years ago, and he will always be a hero to me. B-41-59-19...❤️🇺🇲
God Bless your dad!
Your dad was a hero. Never forget that. I blocked everything out when I got back but found that true healing come by talking about it.
As a grunt myself from 30 yrs ago (10th mountain) I say welcome home my brother. We always looked up to (and still do) to your generation and the sacrifices you guys made in Vietnam. You will never be forgotten
Thank - You Mr. Brewer 🥳💘👍💪💪, I am a Veteran too !
Your fine representation of the midwest guys. Thanks utmost respect and love brother. Welcome home from Minnesota.
Great story soldier. THANK YOU for your service and God Bless
Glad you got outta there Jim. Amazing story.
Thank you sir!
Glad you guys are telling your stories. They will be remembered in history. I did a year stint over they in 68’ and I always called it my senior trip.
Thanks for your service! Everyone please remember the ones that didn’t make it back! Thanks
Thank you for your service SIR! God Bless you.
Jim glad you made it home, hope you are well. Sounds like many of your experiences parallel mine. I was just a year later.
It's a relief to have you return home safe. God bless.
Thanks Jim!
Long Binh 68-69 as a draftee. I was blessed that I had a fairly safe billet and never was hit. Be well brother and may God bless you.
Thank you for your service Jim and for sharing!! Another good one Donnie!! Looking forward to more.
Thank you for your service. Sir
+1 thank you for your service to our country
Even though it doesn’t seem like enough, thank you to all that served.
Thank you for sharing!
Well come home thank you for your service.Going to my 4th reunion in September
Thank you for your service I know its a bit late better late than never
Thank you.
Powerful
When i was in the u.s.army, stationed on the port of Pusan, South Korea, in a transportation company, 01/1969 - 02/1970, the USS Upshur was ferrying R.O.K. Army troops to and from Vietnam in a rotation with 2 or 3 other MSTS troopships. After dropping off a load of R.O.Ks, who’d finished their tours, they’d replenish their supplies in Sasebo, Japan, come back and pick up another bunch for destination, Vietnam.
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TY and great job for God & Country***
I think when we are young we feel invincible, and always feel like getting killed won't happen to us. I was blown up by a sapper my first week and only had a slight concussion and some cuts and scrapes but nothing serious. I was lucky the explosion blew me out of the building across the street. The sapper had made it to the doorway and threw his satchel charge in side and so i was behind the explosion and it blew me back across the street.
WOW!! Scary stuff!!!
@@truestoriesfromthevietnamwar Like i said when young you think you will live forever.
Trying to figure out exactly where this dude is from. Life One resident of north east Missouri.
We wore the green back then,, army, 67-70....Spent my share of time associating with a lot of returned 1st Air Cav and 25th Inf being warehoused at Ft Benning...lot of them showing symptoms of being caught up in government subsidized lunacy, on an industrial level...We all got out before '75.. but it must've been a real turn on for them to watch the NVA go thru the ARVN like crap thru a goose on the news after we left..
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i have a question for the veterans.... what camo did the SOG teams use? ERDL, tiger or plain olive? I tried to find answers on the net, but i couldnt find any proper answer. My guess is they used tiger or ERDL
I was four years old in '66.
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Sheeesh?...when was this conducted?... 83?...This cat looks SO YOUNG?. Ive seen 100+ interviews, many on my FAV channel "Voices of History".The Vets there are 63-73 with interview dates 2006-14. I heard Don Kaiser's name mentioned and Ive seen HIS interview (if its the same one?) Half of this country IS and always WILL BE Pro communist so thank yee so much Jim for your service in SE Asia, and subsequently, keepin Charley's head down over HERE as well. Had it not been for the blood bought sacriface of the Korean/Vietnam Vets,KHRUSCHEV's prophetic words woulda came to pass in MY generation, being the "sons & daughters" He spoke of. Enjoyed this ALOT guys! (too short though)..☺
The interview was done around 2007.
Yes, Jim served with Don Kaiser.
Be something to hear stories from the North vietnamese and Viet Cong.
There’s a book called, “The Sorrows of War” that is written by a former NVA soldier…it’s very good!!
@@truestoriesfromthevietnamwarthere’s also a book called a Vietcong Memoir.
Seems to me soldiers are soldiers and most of your average guys probably have a lot in common.
Now my Grandfather fought the SS several times and said many times they encountered war crimes and I got the impression he felt that a lot of them were evil
. I never got to ask him as an adult the bigger questions about how he felt. He did his job saw a load of combat and I think the brutality of what he saw really shocked and changed him. He was a great man and I’m very proud of him and all our military and veterans.
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