Vietnam: West Virginians Remember
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2017
- A documentary featuring the experiences of 5 West Virginia combat Vietnam veterans. Per capita, West Virginians served the most and died the most in Vietnam. It lives on as America’s most controversial war - with questions unanswered, lessons not learned, and for veterans who survive, including thousands of West Virginians, haunting memories remain. Premieres Thursday, Sept 14 at 8 p.m.
My dad was there . I did not know the man before Vietnam but mom said he was no NOT at all the same man that came home. He came home an angry drunk and battled depression all these years. He managed to talk me out of joining the military because of what he went through in Vietnam and I’m glad he did. Now he is dying, but he’s glad to know that many years ago I decided not to join where he’d be wondering if I would ever come home or end up even as he did. I love you Dad😢
I had the same kind and genuine dad as your,s so sorry for your lost !!
War...goes on long after th soldier comes home.
Lost my uncle in NAMs Central Highlands , mid3/68 tail end of Bloody ass TET , almost 2weeks b-4 my 11th bday . Seen friends bros , and neighbors sons sent there from 65-69; last one hm by late 1971 .
All came hm with severe PSTD issues .
What a shame. Just another false flag controlled by the C.I.A and the military industrial complex. Sad.
I was 17 years old when I got to Vietnam-1966 through 1969 (My mom had to sign a waiver for me), I grew up fast and learned a lot, good and bad. (I am now 73 and still learning). I was stationed on the USS Providence and also stationed in Country at a place called "Monkey Mountain" close to DaNang,. I spent 3 tours of duty in and around Vietnam. 3 of my high school friends were killed in Vietnam, I was spared. I participated in the TET Offensive in Feb 1968, that was bad. Somewhere along the way I was exposed to Agent Orange (Nasty Stuff) I am now on disability for the effects of agent orange. When I was discharged and came home to the States we arrived in San Francisco, and there were a lot of protesters spitting on us and throwing rocks and eggs and called us baby killers. That was our welcome home. I tell you this to say to you, that whatever your position is or was on the Vietnam war, it was not the veteran who got us into the war, most of us went because we were patriots and loved our country. Blame the politicians, yes, but not the veteran. To all Vietnam Vets out there, you are not forgotten. As a previous combat Vet myself, I salute you my friend.
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I was born in 1969 my dad and my grandfather were in the military these men deserve all the gratitude we can give them
My cousin Randy was there. Wounded, purple heart and ended up dying of brain cancer. Agent orange is my guess, government will never admit to it. Not anti military, I served ,1983-92, and both my brothers and my father served. Vietnam veterans got the raw deal, they did their duty and the country deserted them. I say to all of the men and women who served, Welcome Home and I respect your sacrifices!
Dean the same thing happened to my wife's father, Brain cancer.
Dean Bolyard thank you for your kindness sir
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Dean ...similar myself..Lebanon vet..81-87
I am the youngest of Dave Evans in this video. I'm so proud of the man is was and all he accomplished in his life until his passing on July 3 2020. Watching this video helps me cope with the loss of the greatest man I've ever known.
Freedom is easily taken away without righteous resistance to tyranny. RIP freedom warrior.
Your dad was a hella human being.
I’m sorry for your loss. He touched a lot of lives and is deeply respected and missed by so many.
Your grief is your’s but you’re not alone. There’s a lot of us walking beside you even if you can’t see us, we’re here.
The pain and anguish in these men's faces and voices is truly movimg.
A salute to my college roommate, Jerry Klug of Wheeling. Jerry and I served as Lieutenants in the 1st Air Cavalry 1969-70. Jerry passed away several years ago of cancer and I’m sorry I didn’t have the opportunity to see him again after 1970.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE !!!!!
Go Air Mobile. All Vets, always in our hearts
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Much respect to you & your service humbles me. My father spent his time in Antarctica (that unspoken thing about oil) on a nuclear sub. You, all of you that served are some of the smartest, and fearless people for a great many years to come..
I went to college with a kid from wheeling in morehead Kentucky. His name was Chris corkrin (sp)? I am from Minnesota. and I was visiting with this girl making small talk on a subway in nyc. She told me she was from wheeling. I told her who I knew and the train was quiet. Everyone could hear me visit with her. She says omg he’s my next door neighbor. Everyone’s mouth just dropped.
I watch these documentaries, and these veterans still wear the war on their faces....To this day I can see a Viet Nam vet a mile away and I cry when I can only imagine how their youth was taken from them and replaced with terror
To all the Vietnam Veterans i want to say WELCOME HOME & thank you for everything you have fought for & done, If it wasn't for your battles we the younger generation of combat veterans would not have the VA. benefits & disability compensation that we have today. I was a child of the 70s & 80s had no idea what war was until i enlisted young & dumb just 17yrs old doing what i was taught.I was told," if you want to be in the warrior circle you have to enlist in the millitary". Well i got my immature wish before i knew it was in Iraq fighting in the gulf war/Desert Storm then a year later in 1992 & 1993 i was sent to Mogadishu Somalia scared & fighting to stay alive in a dirty little secrete US. war that was called a humanitarian mission.The combat experience has for ever changed my life after being wounded & medieval back to the states where nobody had no idea or even herd about a Somalia war. Watching this program has opened up some very dark wounds for me & remembering the young mens life who were killed their.I now know how you felt after coming home.i now have a deep silents of a war that still haunts & lives alive in me today,maybe one day i will make peace with it or be able to tell my wife what really happened to me other than just saying "I got wounded no big thing, i just have to suck it up" (WASHOE/PIAUTE NATIVE AMERICAN DISABLED COMBAT VETERAN GULF WAR/DESERT STORM/ SOMALIA BATTLE FOR MOGADISHU/OPERATION RESTORE HOPE US NAVY ) 100%sc. (PTSD) & THEN SOME
Sorry, that happened to you. Sending you love, gratitude, peace, hope & respect.
My grandfather just passed & had a military funeral. He struggled with the thought of why he survived & so many others didn't. He served the entirety of veitnam & b4 throughout the Korean war where he earned 2 bz svc stars. Proud of him he insisted in 1949 at 18, retired in 1979 as a ssg e6 but he wouldn't talk about anything.
Hand Salute, Ready Front ! 🇺🇸 Rest, in Peace !
Mr. Tomlinson, sometimes words fail.
My sorrow to the soldiers who fought bravely, were wounded, scarred, and died, for a cause they should never have been involved with. And to the people of Vietnam who suffered and died in the name of politics.
Suzanne Higgins has such a professional, beautiful calming voice that’s perfect for narration. As a Marine veteran I salute you. 🙏🏻🇺🇸
I love you all. Thank you, thank you and thank God for you. I have my own ptsd, though I wasn't old enough to be in Vietnam physically, my heart was there with my Uncle Spc4. James (Larry ) Sharpe . Screaming Eagles 69,70. He made it back home to the world, helped raise me, and had 4 wonderful children of his own, as well as grandchildren. If he hadn't made it back I wouldn't be here, Because I was drowning in a river, there were people closer to me that didn't try to get to me, but I doubt they could have gotten to me before he did, even though he was the farthest away. He saved my life. That is who he and these Hero's are. I was his nephew. but I could have been a Vietnamese and he would have been there without a fraction of hesitation. He was superman, but he was human, he had his ptsd, but did an amazing job to soldier on. He fought on, the agent orange took him 9-15-94, the day before my birthday, and 5 days before his 45th. I miss him. He loved me. I knew it. I loved him. He knew it. I look for him in the videos and pictures every day. I see him through all of these guys. I want people to do their best to understand that if you imagine the most horrible fear, most miserable living environment, more responsibility put on you than you can bear, things things, things, just things that humans can't get, if you didn't have to go through the hell. And also, some of the best times . I have seen Vets when you feel like they are living out horror or guilt in their mind at the moment, as you can tell they are thinking about some serious stuff right now. But I ask my uncle to talk to me about it ,I want to hear it. But if you don't, then OK but if you do I'm listening, really listening. He told me about things that made me cry, things that spooked the hell out of me, I told him I know I don't get it, but I get it. He knew what that meant. It didn't mean nothing . He said OK I can remember this time we were just sitting in the shade ,exhausted had just been in a scared shitless firefight for awhile teriffied, everyone of us. Now we're sitting here not saying much. Someone does. It's funny we laughed. We are sitting there thinking about it . No it was really funny, we all start laughing like hell. I am picturing him sitting there doing that. I start laughing, he just looked at me with that grin, he said I miss the good times. It is incomprehensible what they had been living in. And then they are home, ahh. Shh let's just don't talk about it, so no one will have to feel some kinda way. Sorry vet I need you to be the hero and just hang on to all that load for us all, how would you feel, how can people not see what these guys have did for for us? All veterans have paid so much. But the Vietnam Veterans are the hero's, HERO. I am extremely proud of my uncle, I always wanted to see him around other Vietnam Veterans, laughing having a good time. You are the most amazing Americans this world has ever seen. It would be my hopes that people realize you fought the most brutal war ever, all factors taken in to consider, everyone's a loser in war, but you Vietnam Veterans, are the best ever, for your militarism, but you even forgive them that don't get it, you even pick up them and keep humping the hills. I was 7, or 8 years old and there was no Internet, I asked my uncle what did you do in Vietnam. He said I hump dem hills Bill.
3's & 8's & all those other good numbers to Billy Rowland & his Uncle.
Me : Viet-Nam Era Vet
7.30.1973 -- 7.26.1976
Hi School Grad : 6.6.1972
Oh hogshit. Ptsd..really? Its called a vagina
Salute Respect I tip my hat to you all... Rest easy my friends ur in my Prayers ..
I have nothing but respect for those who fought in Viet Nam.
My mother is from Beckley,West By God-Virginia.Her younger brother,was drafted in 1969.He served with the 101st,Lima company Rangers based out of Phu Bai,I corps,which is mountains.And I have always wondered,if he was sent to that region because he was from the mountains of West Virginia.Like the guys from Louisiana.Were they sent to the marshes and swamps in the Mekong Delta?-He(my uncle),was my inspiration,to earn the black beret of the Rangers.May God bless ALL who served.And God bless,West By God----Virginia.
He was not sent to Phu Bai because he was from WV and hills. Phu Bai itself was totally flat, with no vegetation (because of Agent Orange). There were mountains and jungle miles to the west. We were from everywhere, North/South, Rich/Poor, East/West, Black/white/Oriental. He deserves our respect and admiration. I salute him. A Vietnam Veteran from Pittsburgh.
@@willmears1111 Yes are.You ALL have my UTMOST admiration and due respect.But I recall him telling me that they operated a lot in the mountains.I would talk to him more if I could,but,he's become so withdrawn.He has pretty much cut himself off from all of us in the family.At one time,I was about the only one he would have anything to do with.And now,,,he won't even accept my calls.I miss my uncle.May God bless and bring peace and solace to ALL of you brother's.And women.God BLESS you-
And being from Pittsburgh,hats off.Im from Philly...-
God bless all you veterans. I'm grateful, though it has left you with PTSD or permanent limbs lost. Thank you.
Lot of us veterans are still behind the 8 ball. Your injuries will affect you rest of your life. Sometime everyday
I wonder how the people who protested feel today they should have backed there fellow man god bless all the vets welcome home my friends
This is some very good stuff. There's an awful lot of documentaries out there, but this is easily above that average. I'm not American but I once interviewed for a job at WVU which is why this caught my eye. I don't think most Americans appreciate their public broadcaster nearly enough.
Oh forgot to mention, but what is it with the music of CCR. I still remember when I first heard it as a youngster, and I knew nothing about Viet Nam at that time.
Thank you Men for your sacrifices and service. You are the true heroes of this country.
@victor soto Really? Who did YOU serve with to judge them?
@victor soto so you arrived in December ´67 and left after 4 weeks? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/187th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)#Vietnam_War
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WE OWE THEM EVERYTHING !!!
These men lived fought and died in a time when honor and respect died god bless all of you dam all those who disrespect these GREAT MEN AND ALL THAT SERVED. Fear not. There are many who have you in there prayers every day. FIGHT ON MY BROTHERS
We need to bring more attention to our Vietnam veterans . They didn't get the " welcome home " they deserved and as fellow Americans it's our part to as citizens to keep it in the minds of those Vietnam vets that they are appreciated very much . I say this as I sit and type but I want to think of a way to continue getting stories of Vietnam vets, continuing with letting others hear their incredible stories. After hearing these men speak you realize you've been in the company with a real live hero. A real hero ... It's just crazy and I forget to blink as I'm listening to these guys and understanding that they are fighting for the guy next to him and it's unreal the heart and strength each man had .. the fighting spirit , the warrior spirit seemed to be contagious with the lure to engage with the enemy . War is horrible , what our Vietnam vets experienced is beyond me . Think of charlie coming out from underneath you and vanishing without a trace , the psychological torment our guys went through caused heart rates to soar I imagine ... How couldn't it ? The Vietnam war itself is such a strange war that as I continue reading and learning what I can the more respect and appreciation I have for each and every Vietnam veteran . They were literally just used as bait by our government it seemed, I say this because I've heard a Vietnam vet say that very thing that this hill him and his buddies were defending was just a way to attract Vietcong in order to be able to land large airstrikes on large amounts of vc . The higher ups believed there was a vc headquarters nearby so they would set up shop near the alleged vc hq and so they used a hill and made a base on it loading it up with soldiers in hopes it will bring vc . It just seems like nonsense . Men killed for no reason . Our Vietnam vets need to know they are loved and appreciated for their fighting spirit throughout Vietnam . Unimaginable conditions , men fighting for the men next to them not giving any care to those fighting the war in their comfortable office chairs while 19 20 year old kids die in firefights or get shot down in helicopters . God bless our Vietnam vet Lord .. you've been done dirty by the country you were fighting for back in the 60's and early 70's it's unfortunate it's happened the way it did . Ungrateful , misinformed , stupid folks insulting our Vietnam veterans after they come home to America . Nobody to understand our Vietnam vets ... Our Vietnam veterans deserve an apology and an entire redo of them returning home . As a country , looking back then and seeing or witnessing our Vietnam vet being disrespected is disgusting , pathetic and never should of happened . That it any person should have been arrested for treason talking or dare they throw stuff or garbage at Vietnam vets ... People did tho and got away with it. How strange of a world ..... Back to the business . Some way somehow I need to get a Vietnam veterans appreciation day that contributes our Vietnam veterans . I need to do some research on certain things Vietnam veterans may need or getting some kind of understanding on any statistics they have on our Vietnam vets . Thank you Vietnam veterans , truly truly you are thought about , appreciated , I pray someday I'm able to bring my appreciation to your realization . I know as a country our Vietnam veterans are still possibly waiting for that thank you ... It's a hard thing to get around , people want to forget it but that isn't going to happen . Words are powerful and if those veterans who are still around may hear from a stranger a stranger that cares , wants to know and is there to listen . We can still look out for our Vietnam vets people .. they are still deserving as the day they got off the freedom bird .
To all men and women thank you for your service.
Remember everyone deployed. God bless America.
My poppop grew up in beckley.. was over there during tet.. on the rare occasion we have talked it’s amazing hearing him talk about it
I want to thank every person who went to VIETNAM NO MATTER WHAT THEIR JOB WAS . WE OWE THESE PEOPLE A LOT ESPECIALLY OUR RESPECT . Take a 18 year old from the hills and throw him or her in a situation like whats in NAM is insane but they went any way and some gave their all . Shame on the media and the hippies for talking down to them like they were doing wrong and that was why they wouldn't go and in all reality they were to scared to go and used our troops as their escape goat . AGAIN THANKS TO ALL OF THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT WENT TO VIETNAM BECAUSE WITHOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOU WE WANT HAVE A COUNTRY VERY LONG !!
My youngest brother was at Da Nang he was wounded some time after returning to Vietnam he has escorted our brother home lay to rest Columbus Ga. Some weeks before our brother who was with the Green Beret was KIA he had flown to Da Nang to see our youngest brother they hadn't seen the other for a great while. One of my other brothers with Marines was sta. PR and after our older brother was lay to rest he requested to go to Vietnam and his quest was granted. My bother with the Navy was in Vietnam three times once to take Military vehicles{weapons) once taking Troops and the third time he was on the ground. God bless all who have served and are serving."Our Troops are there for us is it to much to ask that we be here for them" janet bosley
Janet Bosley
I had a Brother killed in action in Vietnam in 68. & another Brother went in 69 , suicide in 2001 , SUCKS SO BAD !!!!!!!
Cpl, Jack
USMC
what a waste
I, never turn my back on a soldier . I, married one .in 1969 . Welcome home soldiers .God bless you all .🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾
May God heal and restore the spirit and bodies of all veterans and victims of the Vietnam War on both sides. Thank each and every veteran for serving! May you heal completely emotionally from PTSD.
May you find the comfort and peace you deserve. You have my respect and admiration for serving when your country called.
For the fallen, you will always be in our hearts as brave men and women who gave selflessly. No greater love does one have than to give their life for friends, family and country.
Remember, when Jesus returns all pain and suffering will cease!
I for one, am in debt to you for securing my freedoms in USA. And I know God will make it up to you!
God bless you all!!!
My step father Larry Taylor served in the infantry . Purple Heart and a decorated soldier he was and still is !
I have posted this before elsewhere and feel compelled again. I was so you when this happened--born in 1962. I don't think we were right being there but definitely feel the sailors, soldiers and marines there deserve our 100% support. I went to college in the early 1980s and became friends with several Vietnam Vets and they were some of the best people I ever met. I was minoring in psychology and many of these guys were psychology majors and I know they were trying to figure thigs--and themseles--out. I so enjoyed their friendship and never once asked them about Vietnam. I just knew they were there bacause they told me. I felt they neededmy support without asking. Bless these guys.
My dad served in Vietnam from 1968 and 1971 and he’s from West Virginia.
Thanks to all the men and women who answered the nation's call to duty past and present. And to all who sacrificed thier lives! We are not perfect but this is the only country that I know. From a proud Vietnam era Vet and Proud American Legionnaire! 👍👏
Lost my brother when I was very young I got involved in the protest against the war then I saw these same people I thought were on my side treating soldiers badly when they came home that's when I realize something's going wrong here these people made me sick like they didn't know what they were talking about I thought they were allies with me I'm just very proud of my brother when he got his draft he actually thought of going to Canada but he told me he couldn't do it it would be wrong that's how much I love my brother yes I miss him but it was never a coward I'm just glad he didn't have to come home and be spit on by people that have no idea what they're talking about
I'm also proud to say the last of Five Guys only two of them came to see me 2 years ago never met them but they found where I lived and they told me what my brother meant to them how he kept them all alive yes we are Apache I don't know if that has anything to do with it but they all said something about my brother made them feel safe it healed me those were Great Men did good with your life and they said if it wasn't for John they probably wouldn't be here today to tell me what they had to tell me it's just sorry that I never got to meet the other three who thought the same thing they came from all over this country it was an honor meeting these men
@davidwang1326 Enlisted or draftees those who wore the uniform fought and died for the right for you to express your opinion. Thank you for your service. Be safe and God bless! P.S. loved the red nose crack!😁
THANK U for telling this story. W. Va. I salute u. u have sacrificed so much for this country in war an peace
What is the music used at 9.52 min?...so beautiful! My deepest sympathy and respect for all the veterans still alive, and for those who aren’t among us anymore🇺🇸❤️
Thank you all..... God bless you...
Thankyou for your service all who went to war God bless.Amen
War is always a tragedy and my heart goes out to these guys for what they went through and for the deep seated anguish that they endure to this day. In the Battle of the Frontiers in WW1, the French lost about 27,000 dead in one day. I cannot conceive of what it would be like to be a witness to that level of carnage. But, whether it’s your best buddy next to you or 27,000 comrades in arms, the effect might not be much different. In either case, you’ll never forget; as much as you would like to.
I’m 38 yrs old, female and a Canadian. I grew up thinking the Vietnam Veterans were one of my heroes and today, they still are!
the Vietnamese drove the French out. We had no business trying to reverse their victory. (I am a 3 yr vet of USN ,during ww2 ,Pacific,aboard USS Twining,DD540). Now 97!.
jaddy540 I have no argument with that whatsoever, but once the boots were on the ground it was to late and the USA could not be seen to be weak, but in turn the boloticians didn’t let the boots fight the war the way it needed to be fought, if they HAD been allowed to fight the way they needed to fight then maybe, just maybe, we would not be commenting on a war that should never have happened.
jaddy540 So true!!! Maybe one day the people of the U. S. will understand that GOD did not appointment the U. S. the King of the World!
This is so true. The Japanese created that buffer time when they kicked the French out during ww2. The elite and the French thought they could come back and reclaim stuff that truly wasn't theirs. It was a slap in the face to White imperialism Supremacy. Good for the Japanese kicking french out and the Vietnamese holding their nuts. Btw I'm a son of a Vietnam vet.
You sir in my opinion said the most realist truth to facts statement in this chat room.
I wish I could find words to describe the feeling I am suffering. But I can't.
Thank you sir...a voice of reason in a sea on insanity!! I wish you could share your wisdom with some who have none!!
Brilliant documentary. I had the good fortune of meeting Mossie recently. Thank you Mossie.
I love you ALL.
I'm so sorry for what you, and your brothers and sisters, had to endure, but I just want you to know, that we owe you EVERYTHING, and I love each and every one of you.
Carry on...
We could win in Vietnam but the politicians didn’t let us win.
God Bless you West Virginians for your bravery and service to our Nation in Vietnam!! Welcome home!!
Thank you for your sacrifice
Those poor mothers and father's, make my blood boil.
Especially that those poor mothers and fathers were having their kids mowed down by a war mongering power from a continent away they had no beef with, right?
The way these veterans were treated when they came home from war was the real travesty of this war. Hate the war not the warriors. Thank you all for your service❤
Wonderful story , tears
Total Respect...
He was a 'killing machine' at 18 years old. That's an eye opener !
My uncle Vernon Bailey was there and my best friend Dennis Mounts...... God bless all who served.....Thank you for your Service ❤️❤️
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God Bless Vietnam Veterans
I graduated high school in 1967. Exactly one year later I was drafted into the army, then sent to Vietnam. It was like...high school hijinks one day...the jungles of Vietnam the next. From 'fun and games', to 'kill or be killed', and then you're sent home to fit back into society. It was crazy! No wonder so many young vets committed suicide or got into drugs.
I saw my brother go thur hell ptsd agent orange and more died cancer 83 He was my BIG BROTHER MARINE 68 70.AND MY DAD NAVY MARINE WW2 IN PACIFIC PH MATE 1ST CLASS MEDIC DIED 81 STROKE BRAIN PTSD BOTH NEVER GOT HELP MY POOR MOM IS
I will add my bro was 36 in 83 and. Dad was 58 in 81.I was 21 and 23
I’m sure your mom and you continue to be effected to this day.
A painful experience
Thanks for your sacrifice
VN right now ,two sides are still fighting each other
Not only in VN ,but around the globe
It seems war never ends
That's a very thoughtful thing to say, Du. Maybe you can come to America and find a place to settle with family and make a good living here. I'm fortunate to know many Vietnamese people here who have their own business and have beautiful families.
Fantastic documentary. Thanks from the UK 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇦🇺🇳🇿🇻🇳
That black man you can see the emotion and him and then you can hear this boys and I just wanted to give that man my deep is respect and my my condolences for the friends he lost and the sacrifice that he made over there
Thanks
As a born in West Virginia native combat wounded in 69 after surviving Tet, I figured I would come home in one piece , but I came home in full body cast!
Thanks Buddy 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I was from Ohio/Maryland, but my mother was from West By God Virginia. Met a lot of Mountaineers while in Vietnam and I call all of them my friend.
What a waist of 58,000 men, to come away from Vietnam with nothing
Thanks to ALL had served in my country south Vietnam for Freedom
Did you see the fall of Saigon the masses of people trying to escape from the country explains it's all who's the bad guys
@@sillygoose2508 Why bad gúy ? the JEWS were far away their country for more 2000 years
@@sillygoose2508 South Vietnam was a dictatorship ruled by a catholic elite that persecuted the rest of the Vietnamese.
What what what you're tripping a dictatorship of Catholics elites that purged the rest of society especially of knowledge and educated people really pick up a book and learn a little bit about society and the effects of dictatorship and overall rule that comes with socialism have you ever noticed that some forms of government have to put up fences to keep the down trodden in it's not to keep people out that would love to join the free loving life style that we all have mistaken it's for
@@Komodo1312 you did not live in Saigon . Do you know about Vietnamese communist now ?
I was one of nine in my class high school that went to Vietnam, all of them came back, some of them I didn’t know was there until a year ago. One died of cancer from Agent Orange, one was so bad he went underground to escape his PTSD, and the bad dreams that don’t go away, and the thought of talking there own lives. Hope people understand that the soldier were used as ponds on a chessboard, and were told a lot of lies for political gains.
I have friends that were there. I have the utmost respect for everyone of them. It was such a waste. 🙏
For me it was difficult to go from combat one minute to driving on the freeway the next inside of two days. It bent my mind. I’ve never been the same.
I was 2 years too young to go to Vietnam (by the Grace of God). I remember the "kids", usually the older brothers of friends, who didn't make it home, some who did were never the same. Some missing arms or legs or, worse. I remember loosing friends and making enemy's when I would hear the remarks that they were baby killers, murderers... I tried to explain that they didn't want to go to Nam, they knew that it was wrong but, they had been "drafted" like so many others, they had no choice! "They could have run away to Canada", was the reply... No, no, they couldn't, that would have been worse than going and getting blown up or killed. I was scared to death of being drafted, to this day I don't know what "I" would have done. But I do know this, to this day if I hear anyone disrespect a Vet, well, I best leave that thought alone! Now day's it's those who went to the "Sand Box" not the "Nam", the last survivors of WW-2 are finding their rest, same for Korea... Sadly, we still haven't learned a damn thing. It's Easter Sunday 4-12-2020. Those of you (Vet.s) that still bare our presence, Thank you and God Bless you, there are still some among us who will Never Forget! I hope you don't mind if I tell you now that the tears burning my eyes and running down my face are embarrassing and that I'm ashamed not to be, two years older...
Those orders to deploy to Vietnam were unlawful and should have been challenged in court LBJ and his wife ran Bell helicopter and Vietnam War at the same time according to the Nuremberg trials just following orders is no excuse as and when they show us children running down the street with her clothes burned off from napalm and a old man get his house burn down because somebody heard gun fire from that area is why they got spit on not one American soldier should have set 1 foot in that place and those people that went to Canada did not drop napalm on no one tired of people bragging about committing crimes and if they would have said something maybe that crap in Afghanistan could have been avoided
Painful, but a pretty fair account of the Vietnam fiasco. May you all finally find peace.
Jim McGettigan thank you
My family lived on the Bluefield line in Pearisburg VA. My fathers best friend died in Vietnam. It's ironic that people in the Appalachian area serve more than any other demographic but the government would let them starve to death.
Most of my buddies were from the south. Virginia, n.carolina. Alabama, Louisiana. And California. There were only myself and Vince from New York.
Son of vietnam vet. We are all pawns for the elite.
@@str8alphamale "Pawns In The Game" by Naval Commander William Guy Carr a hell of a book my dude. His speech on this is powerful too
@@samwoods3430 Behold a Pale Horse is also a good one.
I agree; I served with a guy from Kentucky first one in his family of coal miners to go to college.Smart guy and a good soldier died in 70.We were with the Herd.I was lucky and Davis wasn't.
My uncle Larry Persinger from Beckley W.Virginia was drafted and operated out of Phu Bai with the101st Lima company Rangers.60-71.
For 20 years during the War the South Vietnamese people enjoyed the short lived but precious taste of freedom and forever are grateful for the sacrifices by the Americans. My father served as a medic in the South Army and he loved America. I’m a proud American and I can tell you first hand that Communism is joke it’s like a cancer. We can not let our country become a socialist communist state. LETS GO BRANDON.
Ehhhh. Dude. The south and America lost. There’s nothing for the south to thank? Thanks for losing? Cheers for that. And since the Vietcong and the north won the war and united the country as one, the country has never been better off. Cheers, loser.
In the beginning when they were broadcasting the funeral and the TV reporter was standing there with a microphone wearing a white coat, i remember him but can't remember his name. I remember seeing those news clips. I live about 25 miles from Wheeling.
That was on WTRF, channel 7. I was about 12 or 13 when that was broadcast.
My uncle served he was killed 😭 sad these men all of them 💔😭🙏🙏
My uncle kia mid -3/1968. Tail end of TET ,AND 10 days before my 11th bday.
Many friends of mine brothers did or didn't come back! The ones who made it back came back a mental mess!
From Parkersburg wva I had 3 brothers who served in vnam they were never the same lost a couple of friends in that damn
War I served later on 72 to 78 I had 7 brothers who all served love you all past and present who served 😉😜
The man with his dog broke my heart .find peace 🙏
We should never forget
First and last televised war.
My Dad was in Vietnam as a tank commander and he had many obviously terrible experiences there which he did not want to speak of. He also had many good stories of fun and brotherhood. For all who served in Vietnam, thank you for your service to our country. You deserved to return as heroes and instead were met with disgust. You are my Superman!
My brother was a tank commander also.
The Kanawha River right there in Charleston is where I learned to swim.
My uncle Glen fought in nam. He dropped dead of a massive heart attack in a store in 2008. He was born and raised in widen west Virginia. Moved to LA. In 63
so much the same feelings throughout my life. Welcome to the world, ...
First time I seen this. I never protested. Had a Nam Vet was the local chapter president of VN Vets of America stay at my place don't recall how long mid 90s somewhere. This video was difficult to watch listening to these men. I got out spring of 75.
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True bravery
I remember when the US first entered the war, everybody was confident that the war will end in a mater of a few weeks or at most a few months. This is a huge nation and a biggest super power of the world fighting a tiny and impoverished nation with a small population that they can barely feed itself. The war dragged on more than 10 years and not winning. The military kept painting a winning picture in spite of bad news on the TV. Westmoreland keep described the war result as the Light At The End Of The Tunnel. That light was an incoming train.
If the weak kneed Politicians had let the Military do what they were capable of doing it would have been over in a few months.
Yeah ..Thank you for the support! You all knowing assholes . Right on, power to the people, stick it up your ass.
you don't win without invading which we never did. when i got there in 1971 we had 270,000 troops there. when i left in 1972 we only had 68,000 troops there. its not that tiny.
China and Russia supported Vietnam
@@madlemming1711 so what if Russian and Chinese supported Vietnam with arm. The American knew this before they come in didn’t they ? They were not blindsided ?
My best friend L/CPL Billy Patton was a proud West Virginian ridge runner. KIA 1April1968 at Ca Lu. First day of Operation Pegasus. I will never forget you, my brother. Semper Fidelis
I know that some people will take offence and think that I am anti American (which I am not).
But I think that it's always important to remember that many North Vietnamese Army and VC veterans, ARVN, South Korean troops, RoC Taiwan veterans, Australians and New Zealand troops, and also the vast number of Vietnamese civilians.
I have respect for the veterans but it's important to remember that the NVA and VC were fighting against a much more powerful opponent and were fighting against foreign intervention in their own country.
Yes i often wonder how history would have been rewriting if. Another country would have intervened in our american civil war took sides
You never finished your sentence : "But I think that it's always important to remember that many North Vietnamese Army and VC veterans, ARVN, South Korean troops, RoC Taiwan veterans, Australians and New Zealand troops, and also the vast number of Vietnamese civilians."
They did. You need to go back to history class
What about the South VN troops and the people that did not wish to live under communism? You were fed a quarter of the truth.
I bet you didn’t know that China Russia was backing the North VN with secret troops and weapons.
Respect and honor to all those who face adversity in the name of freedom. As of Feb. 2021 covid-19 deaths in WV 2,119...
Sean in Leroy,WV 25252. 2003-2004 & 2007-2008 Iraq...
Not ever solder that make it home they are still over there for the rest of there life, God Bless.
i am home and i am not going back
I’m an Aussie , and Australia lost about 10% of American KIA .What a political war .So sad
Sorry, 500odd
This is how I always thought about that war: you can't blow up an idea.
Good documentary, but I think it would have been better if they'd continuously had combat films rolling while the veterans narrated the film ! But still a good video !!
Danny Scott, I have to politely disagree, seeing the expressions on their faces can convey so much more than the actual words spoken, just seeing combat footage can be seen in so many other documentaries, whereas seeing these men relive their experiences packs such an emotional punch that other films don’t.
Obvious left wing slant .
My pops was from clay country. He was in Vietnam the whole time. It finally killed him years later. Airborne
my son would faint at the sight of blood, was in Desert Storm.2 sons were there
I was very lucky to be stationed at an air base…Chu Lai 68-69 1st MAW MAG 12. To all my Nam Vet Brothers and Sisters…WELCOME HOME. To the Nam Vets that didn’t come home…SALUTE.
Four of my brothers served in Vietnam two with Marines one with Navy and one Army Green Beret. My youngest brother was wounded while serving and one of my older brothers with Green Beret a Gunship Pilot of a Huey was KIA . I want to add here that eight of my twelve brothers served WWII-Vietnam Three WWII two Army and one Navy one with the Navy was Sta. Pearl when Japan attack Dec 1941.One brother with Navy served during so-called peace time. Most of my brothers joined age seventeen as did my son join age seventeen he served ten years he was with the 82nd Airborne . Some of my nephews and nieces have served and are serving. One of my Nephews served two or three tours in Iraq his wife also served a tour of duty in Iraq. I am an American Patriot so I do not respect nor honor draft dodgers especially those who faked bone spurs and or those who used money and turn their back on our Flag and Constitution which in my opinion made them a deserter they for a fact Deserted our Flag and Constitution when their Country called them to stand before old glory and take the oath to uphold our Constitution.
Hell, our own "Government" today, and many branches of it, outright defy, and will not hold true the US Constitution. I'm telling you guys, this country, and the people in her, are up for a world of hurt unless we turn around this hatred of God the Father, family and outright Men in general!!! Fact 2022.
Government payout the money 💰
To the biggest your Family when
Got Retirement ..
Saddest part is the Afghan veteran is going to tell the same tale "what have we got after doing all the sacrifice"??
Same situation. Same disgust with our government. Afghan veterans were sold out the same way Vietnam veterans were.
I salute my fellow vets. I had to stop the video after 2.5 minutes. Maybe early, maybe not. I have zero bad to say about our US Military when i served. Everything in the first 2.5 minutes of the video is sad, tragic, bad..... So sad.... God bless our troops. We love you and respect you. Corpsman up. How about positive stories of honor, courage, commitment, sacrifice, for love of country, family, God, and our shipmate standing right next to us.
These *are* positive stories, sir. They demonstrate the deep commitment so many of these men and women felt for our country and *for one another and *acted on their beliefs.* When people in the prime of their lives are putting their very lives on the line be it for their buddies, their country, their beliefs, their sense of responsibility as citizens made manifest in action or just plain survival, they make manifest the finest of human qualities: Honor, Dedication, Commitment, Selflessness, Sacrifice.
Above all, “Greater love his no man than this that he lay down his life for his friends.”
The relationships combat vets forge between one another are unlike any other they will experience in The World throughout the rest of their lives-ever: Closer than their partners in The World, closer than than that of their buddies in The World, closer than their family members and IMO, closer than any other they will ever experience in their lifetimes. They experience relationships that exemplify the meaning of “agape,” of a kind of very intense love for mankind that has no end.
While some of the stories are manifestly sad, tragic, actually they speak to the greatness of the average kid who was between a rock and a hard place, did the best they could and yes, they were the *True Patriots”
@@tundrawomansays5067 I wonder if perspectives have changed much in time. Sometimes while I served, I was overwhelmed and over exhausted. Years after retiring, now I cherish those times.
@@tundrawomansays5067 I totally agree with you. It's been a long time, and feels like yesterday sometimes. I remember.
@@HappyPappynKatyTX Do you mean perspectives towards Vietnam Vets or Vets in general?
If you don’t mind sharing a bit more on your perspective? Thanks :-) I’m sure you have some great insights.
Age changes so much regarding how we view ourselves, the world and what it means to be human, to be us and live in this world, yk?
My husband, John F. Fouty, Sr. Entered the Air Force at the age of 17, with his parents permission. His older brother, Homer Edward Fouty, Sr. Said if John’s going, so I am I. Two of their friends, the Thompson brothers, also enlisted. Bob Thompson was killed later flying into Cuba. His brother came out after two tours in Viet Nam, then committed suicide. John and Edward retired after 22 years. After John served three terms in Nam he retired, but he had changed tremendously. violent outbursts was every other day. Nights, he relived the war. Developed heart disease and died at the age of 64. Too young to leave this world. He received 4 Bonze stars along with many other awards and loved the Air Force. We were a military family with two children, but we knew the AF come first and we were all proud to be a part of it, but John paid a huge price for his country as did so many others.
Dam sad , I lost my uncle there mid3/68. Still can'get over it ! Part reason why I'm taking anti - depressants currently .
Amazing programme with poignant stories through a harrowing time of their lives….