Vietnam Veteran Documentary Interview | Richard Sadowski
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- čas přidán 4. 04. 2021
- Veteran Richard Sadowski served in Vietnam in 1971 and then was withdrawn to come back to Australia. Richard was posted to Townsville then left the service and travelled to Darwin. Richard's account of Cyclone Tracy over the Christmas period of 1974 is particularly frightening.
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God bless our Australian soldiers who sacrificed everything and came back broken, we will never forget.
Giood on you , mate.....yeah, my birthday was pulled on Friday 13 Sep 1968. I was a month younger than you. I didn't go in until early "72, and was then involved in the mop-up when Gough decided we should withdraw. Don't regret the experience one bit. proud to have done it.
"My glass is always half full". Well said. My grandfather used to tell me "attitude is everything; pick a good one".
There is always anxiety , stress related issues that attitude cannot be managed ....... at least with half a cup is better than having nothing , after all I don't cook fish and banana chips in coca cola ........ , These women are getting two litres of Miranda ....Truck full of Miranda .....And ....I am worried to get even a bottle containing two hundred milli litres of a soft beverage ....... It makes a difference
Marine Corps Veteran here in the U.S. I served during the Vietnam Era and lost 2 good friends in that conflict. I just wanted to thank you for your service and welcome home. Stand tall and stand strong! You did your job and gave your all and I thank you for your sacrifice. I love Australia! Semper Fi!
Thank you for your comments Charles. We get a lot of comments from veterans in the U.S. and would love to take this project overseas! I suppose we are reaching the right demographic. We are happy to hear that these stories resonate with so many veterans!
@@ThisStoryAustralia I'm thankful to you and your team for giving these veterans of Australia a chance to speak of their experiences and post military life. Sometimes, it's cathartic for each individual to vent about times that were at times uncomfortable from their otherwise regular lives. Looking forward to more of these veteran stories. Great job!!!
@@charlesmiddleton3247 thank you for your words! Would we be able to use this as a testimonial? Could you email me at jeff@thisstory.com.au?
Sorry to hear about the lackluster response...anyone who served is a hero...that's not up for debate
What a nice bloke !...
Thankyou for your service Mr Sadowski, brave man and forever a hero
Greetings from Poland and thank you for your service Richard, Sir.
A lotta people tend to forget that there was a sizeable ANZAC Force in Vietnam fighting right alongside our guys/gals.
Welcome home, mate. Job well done, soldier!!!
Sorry , neither mates or maids
I randomly came across this video. Never thought I'd watch it all the moment I started. Brilliant interview.
0:14 I live about 25 minutes away from Straubing. Thank you for your service. 6:14 I also landed in Darwin in the middle of the night, but unfortunately for me I had a crazy woman from Victoria waiting for me, but I still stayed 3 years in the NT & WA. Veterans of all wars should be proud of what they went through...
Welcome home Richard from a US veteran sounds like you guys were treated as bad as us when we got things are a lot better here now we are getting good medical care and some of us monthly compensation for injuries in Vietnam I ran into a few aussies and made a vow never try to out drink an Australian again we appreciate you guys helping us out in Vietnam your all brothers
Thank you! I nearly fell out of my chair with that Australian drinking joke! That shit was nearly the funniest thing I have ever heard. God bless you veterans!
Thank u for your service welcome home brother
I love this man.
Wow, you were very brave, and as a fellow Aussie, thank you for your service🫡
Thank you Richard!
I want to thank him and all veitnam combat vet's from the bottom of my heart ❤!! No words can describe what these men went through on a daily basis!! Extremely extraordinary men!! HONORABLE HEROES!! The only shame is on the American public!! Disgusting!! How they BETRAYED VEITNAM COMBAT VET'S!! Thank you for sharing your experience!! Don't let it be forgotten!! Your stories must be known and heard!!! They should be treated like NFL players and those Hollywood SCUM bags take for granted!! ABOVE ALL FIRST!!( THE AMERICAN DREAM )IS FOR/THESE MEN IT WAS EARNED!!!!
Thank's Mr Sadowski.
Many thanks for sharing your story Mr. Sadowski.
Best wishes to you and your family, Digger.
I enjoyed listening to this fella . I have been to Darwin ( outback ). While serving in the US Air Force , I was a Crew chief on B- 52. H. Model. Bombers . We had to evacuate Guam “ due to a typhoon . They fly all airplanes away that they can . All but The C-130. Weather birds . Well anyway we TDY. to Darwin . Kangaroos , Huge Ant hills , crocodiles . Spiders , snakes. And intense sun . Loved it ! Houses built off the ground . Driving on the opposite side of the road and they use kilometers .
Thanks Doug. Appreciate your support and comments!
Amen brother veteran 👍🌠
Nhà văn Dương Thu Hương kể:
“Ngày 30 tháng Tư năm 1975 đã là một ngả rẽ trong đời tôi. Khi đội quân chiến thắng vào Sài Gòn, trong khi tất cà mọi người trong đội quân chúng tôi đều hớn hở cười thì tôi ngồi bên lề đường khóc. Vì tôi thấy tuổi xuân của tôi đã hy sinh một cách uổng phí. Tôi không choáng ngợp vì nhà cao cửa rộng của miền Nam, mà vì tác phẩm của tất cả các nhà văn miền Nam đều được xuất bản trong một chế độ tự do; tất cả các tác giả mà tôi chưa bao giờ biết đều có tác phẩm bầy trong các hiệu sách, ngay trên vỉa hè; và đầy rẫy các phương tiện thông tin như TV, radio, cassette. Những phương tiện đó đối với người miền Bắc là những giấc mơ.
Ở miền Bắc, tất cả mọi báo đài, sách vở đều do nhà nước quản lý. Dân chúng chỉ được nghe đài Hà Nội mà thôi; và chỉ có những cán bộ được tin tưởng lắm mới được nghe đài Sơn Mao, tức là đài phát thanh Tàu.
Còn toàn bộ dân chúng chỉ được nghe loa phóng thanh tập thể; có nghĩa là chỉ được nghe một tiếng nói.
Vào Nam tôi mới hiểu rằng, chế độ ngoài Bắc là chế độ man rợ vì nó chọc mù mắt con người, bịt lỗ tai con người.
Trong khi đó ở miền Nam người ta có thể nghe bất cứ thứ đài nào, Pháp, Anh, Mỹ…nếu người ta muốn. Ðó mới là chế độ của nền văn minh.
Và thật chua chát khi nền văn minh đã thua chế độ man rợ.”
...Dân ta bị nhồi sọ qua lâu, muốn sáng mắt thật là nan giải...Hic
Thank you so much for sharing!
@@ThisStoryAustralia - You re welcome.
God bless
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Ignorance is everywhere. Your dad no doubt only knew what he read in the paper. Long Tan showed the danger faced by Australians, and the unselfish bravery of Australian troops. Proud to be Australian. Proud of those who went to Vietnam.
👏👏👏👏 u were in a real war.
Bikes and true mates.👍
Nice story. Thanks mate, go well.
Good luck to you
🎖🎖🎖
Often ride with Sydney vets MC good fellas.
0:36 ❤❤ 0:38
I believe one of the reasons for the higher suicide rate among the younger people is cultural. This younger generation is being raised to be victims if they don’t so much as leave their bedroom. A soldier could be deployed to file paperwork, and never fire a gun, or be fired at, yet somehow come back having been completely convinced (almost always by a medical “professional”) that they have PTSD. WWII was won by what many believe was the “greatest generation”, who came home from that war and built arguably the best years that western civilization has experienced, so far. Yet, how many of those guys were walking around claiming to be victims, and/or not living productive lives, etc… Being a victim is a choice, not a diagnosis.
Operated with some Australian folks and I can honestly say they carried their weight. Wonderful people and I thank them to this day. Vietnam seems so long ago but rears its head every now and then.
@@michaellaplante616 I don’t think it would be normal if the war didn’t rear its head every now and then. War is not a natural thing to experience. Glad you’re otherwise “whole”, and can live your life without the experience owning you.
is he still alive?
As far as I know. He lives in the Northern Territory just outside of Darwin.
Well done mead . it was just 🚔 🎬 and there's no veterans the policing action you can go have a drink. That why I DON'T go VFW.
If he went then Australian Ukrainians also served in Vietnam. There's good history of American Ukrainians and the legendary flying Cossacks made up of pilot training of class 1966 the name bounced of a trainee American Ukrainian Steve Olek after explaining his background the whole class had a Ukrainian Trident symbol I've seen it yesterday really amazed the Flying Cossacks did 10000 sorties with no losses so I guess that Ukrainian Trident was a lucky charm .
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