VOICES OF HISTORY PRESENTS - James Lee Addington, Vietnam, UH-1, 101st Airborne, Hamburger Hill.
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Larry, I too flew in Vietnam 1968-69, 205th Assault support Helicopter company. CH-47 Chinook Geronimos.
I know what you went through! God protected me also!
Welcome back!
We earned our Freedom! God Bless America 🇺🇸 🙏 ❤️
I will say one thing Charlie company 2/501st infantry 101st airborne division. We are alive because of you ❤❤U guys 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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I Thank You for your service Sir ❤ I had a Vietnam Vet for a pilot when I did seismograph work in the Rocky Mountains back in 1979, Jim White, that guy was awesome. Thank you again!!!❤❤❤
Thank you Mr. Addungton for your service, and thank you for the interview. When i watch all of you veyerans tell your stories,i have to watch from start to the end. Hi Larry,thank you again for what you do for these men. Ive seen this one a couple of times. James is a very interesting man to listen to. God bless you all.
Thank you🇺🇸
Great video....I was Kingsmen18 ....june 69-june 70....Thanks for doing this for us.
What a good men. A Hero, who saved lifes!
These Generation is something different..
Just good men and good soldiers..
Thank you, sir!
Thank you, Sir. I can attest, there’s no shame in a man for crying. 😊❤️✌️
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Jim thank you for your service!! Sgt Louis Guidry C troop 1st of 1st Cav. Vietnam I Corps 70 -72. D Troop was our air wing. There were two groups, the jusicer and the heads. Thank you Jim for telling the whole world what it was like for all of us. We never know each other but we always fought for each other. Its been 51 years since i left that war but it has never left me. Yes there was nothing like jumping out a chopper in 12 foot of elaphant grass with a 80 pound rug and a m-60 machane gun. God Bless You
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Thank you very much for your service & sacrifice sir .❤
Looking back 50 plus years, I was 16 or 17. I was an anti-communist and supported the war, but I was shooting service (high-power) matches with an M1 Garand and I had no delusions as to what war was about. I knew the bullets hitting the backstop would be coming from the opposite direction. I salute the Vietnam Vets. I buried my close friend about a year ago. He was a Force Recon Marine and he told me, "you didn't miss anything." I'm embarrassed as to how you guys were treated.
Thank you so much Jim for your service and sacrifices,we need more like you now more than ever!
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Thank you for your service, dedication and bravery. God Bless.
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well done Larry, thank you for sharing James's story....Paul
Many thanks Paul. I appreciate your kind words. I hope you are doing well.
@@VoicesofHistory yes, for an old guy......these interviews are so wonderful......thank you so much, Paul
I was born in 65 , at a very young age I was often working with a lot of Vietnam Veterans and a few WW2 veterans. At the time I probably didn't appreciate enough how significant their stories were but I did pay attention to them and still remember a lot of their stories. Thank to all of you veterans.
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I worked for some of these Vet's they were the nicest human beings I've ever met I did hear a couple of stories from them that were horrible but for the most part they didn't talk about their experiences over there! These guys are my heroes!
James your sacrifice is appreciated🇺🇸 Thank you for your service.
So many brave men served and you all deserve our respect and admiration.
Larry your interviews are compelling, thank you.
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Every soldier has a story. Most keep them too themselves. Thanks to all who served and those who share their tour. May we never forget the sacrifice they made. ❤
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Ive been binge watching your interviews. Thank you for doing this and thank you to the soldiers sharing.
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Thank you for your service Jim. And thank you for doing this heart moving interview.
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Thanks for your service!
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Thank you for your service sir. Welcome home
James welcome home, thank you so much for your service.👊🏻🇺🇸
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Another excellent interview; thank you Larry & thank you James. I just finished watching this one for the second time; what a remarkable man. As an Australian from the same era but who did not serve, I find these interviews very moving . One thing, of the many that all these men share ,is the expression of pride when they actually do the salute at the finish; this level of national pride is to be envied.
Thank you Bill. Good hearing from you again.
Thank you for your service James. Viet Nam veterans are my heroes.
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Thank you for Sharing this.. you are ALL my Hero's!! Thank you for your amazing Sacrifice!! God Bless you all! Cant say it enough THANK YOU
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Thank you for sharing your story and going to Vietnam Mr. Addington.
This gentleman has a lot to be proud of. Thank you for your service in Vietnam.
I knew a Huey pilot in Viet Nam. When he returned to US he got a good job in Air Traffic control. He had to quit due to PTSD.
Thank You Sir for you service!! I appreciate you!!
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as loudly as I can, while simultaneously as quietly reverently as I can let me say thank you for your service.
Ray, your gratitude could not have been said or conveyed any better. I have saved this comment and hope to share it with some of these veterans. God bless you.
As I’ve told you many times, I missed Vietnam by six months, but after listening to this helicopter pilot, I’d like to thank him for his service and his part in doing his job and coming to get the ones that needed to be saved and be flown out of harm’s way. I know you’d or one of your pilot friends would have come for me if I needed help if I was there. Larry, another great and stirring story. Thank you for bringing vets stories from all wars especially Vietnam (my age group. You do a great service. There is a great price for our freedom.
MANY THANKS JAY. "Brother to Brother in life and in death!!"
Thank you Sir, for your Service. I'm 63 and 8 months old. Served in the British Territorial Army in the 80's and 90's. I didn't go to a theatre of war. So I salute you.
Thank you Peter!!!
Thank you Sir.
James, it was good to hear your story of a time in history when yong men whear called to do thear duty in a war that was often misunderstood. You did your part and then some I just wanted to tell you sir thank you for your service and sacrifice Green Delta 81. God bless you and your family.
Thank you for your service Mr.Addington, you are a great American. Your salute looked perfect to me.What a great sense of humor you have.
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Thank you sir for your service and sharing your story. May God bless you all of your days with peace and joy.
Great and some hard stories! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SIR!
I was 17 years old when I got to Vietnam-1966 through 1969 (My mom had to sign a waiver for me), You could not be drafted under the age of 18 but you could enlist with parents’ signature. 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 have so much respect for these veterans. I am so sorry that they were not shown any respect or appreciation for their service. They were outstanding young men and women. Thanks for your service to all these brave men and women. I hope you folks can find peace in your remaining years.
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Excellent Larry!
Thank you Brother Harry. Hope to work with you again soon.
I love Vietnam vets!!
Thank you
WELCOME HOME Sir... Thank you, God bless you ALL 🙏
Thank you for your service.
Thank you Cheryl!!
Tough story to tell and he did tell it well. Thank you sir and thank you for helping him speak of that time.
THANK YOU GARY!!
Thank you for your service 🇺🇸
Thank you for your service 😢
I was an aircraft electrician (68F20) in NhaTrang 201st Avn.Co. 71-72 I do remember a few of Hueys coming in with bullet holes in tail booms!
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You are a hero sir !! Thanks for your service!!!
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Welcome home, Jim! Thank you for your service to the United States of America! The sacrifices you made to defend this great nation do not go unrecognized! 🇺🇲
Thank you for your service sir! God bless!!
Served in that war as a combat medic in 1972. Have often thought which was worse. Serving, or returning to the world. 😞
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Welcome home! Thank you for your service. I greatly appreciate you sharing your experience with those of us who never served. I’m deeply saddened by the waste of life and resources that all wars have in common. Listening to you, and others like you, I’m sorry that the war continues on for you, but I completely understand why. I wish all of you peace.
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Thank God for people like James......and like he said,the Huey was the unsung hero of the war.
Sir, thank you for your Service.
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Thank you Jim for your service.
Thank you for sharing youre stories ❤️.
Thank you James
Thank you for sharing, blessings
I had an uncle who was with the Triple Deuce 67'-68'. I was born in 1971 and have always had an odd obsession with this war and the UH-1. I have a full VR simulator with hydraulic feedback for cyclic, collective and pedals. I'd love for a real Huey pilot to try it out someday.
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Thank the Lord you definitely were a recipient of Gods protection
Thank you for your service and your expertise
Thank you, James Lee Addington, Vietnam, UH-1, 101st Airborne! Thank you, Mr Larry Cappetto! Great interview of a Quality Man! I salute you, Mr Addington!
BLESSINGS MY FRIEND!!
@@VoicesofHistory Thank you! Right back at Ya, Mr Larry!
@@VoicesofHistory No reason not to, Mr Larry!
Thank you for your service and Welcome Home, and thanks for sharing your story. When I was returning from Desert Storm I was approached by a Vietnam Veteran in Philadelphia airport. He shook my hand, welcomed me home and made this statement, “thank you all for vindicating us Brother”. I wish I could have spoken to him longer to fully understand what he meant. Helicopter pilot, Vietnam Veteran, Norman Partridge from Towanda Kansas would have been my brother in law later in life but was killed just a few weeks in country in a crash after being shot down.
Thurman, thank you for your comment. God bless you!!
Welcome Home Brother. Thank you for your service
This is a fantastic interview.
Thank you R!!
9 year airborne infantry vet here and 1st off welcome home Jim and you and ypur generation are my heros, vietnam vets is why I joined, it's eerie how similar our generations wars are, but we had the whole country go out of their way to welcome us home. I know that my generation would rather go without that attention as we feel that the vietnam guys deserve it more, I don't like it when people thank me for my service I always make it a point to let them know the ones to thank are the ones who gave their lives for them and to this country. They are the real heros
Thank you for your service Marc and your very kind words towards those who gave the last full measure of devotion. God bless you!!
You are one tough warrior with bravery thats beyond incredible.to have the guts to fly in to a hot LZ to save the warriors on the ground.Sir thank you for your commitment to our country and service.god bless you.also thank you for our freedom.my brother did three tours over there and retired as a senior master sergeant.He served 23 1/2 years and retired at the Air Force academy in Colorado springs Colorado.we just lost my brother 2 1/2 years ago due to agent orange.
I flew Hueys in IIICTZ, Bien Hoa.. I learned about burns and skin hanging in sheets, the stench of burned flesh and hair up at Song Be.. A CH47 lost power on take off and caught fire.. It was hauling ARVNs and US advisors.. Some of our guys hovered down to the wreck and the wounded were loaded and taken to the City strip.. I and others off loaded them and carried them into the aid station.. Later I flew some to Quan Loi for better treatment.. Fast forward 15 years and I was flying air ambulance for a university hospital.. We would sometimes fly in burns.. The smell was the same.. I had instant memories from RVN. You never forget that smell.
Great comment and stories. I would like to interview you and feature your story here. Please reach out to me, and, WELCOME HOME!!! Larry Cappetto, EMAIL: lcappetto@icloud.com
@@VoicesofHistory Thanks Larry for the invitation and the welcome home.. My experiences are pretty much the same as those of others who have been interviewed. Of course, I do have some that are particularly my own like the one I described above.. My assessment of war is this: Everyone who goes to war returns home wounded; no one escapes.. Some are killed, some are dismembered, a few lose their minds or drown in alcohol, but no one is ever the same.
I grew up next door to a WWII infantryman.. He was in the 4th wave to assault Utah beach and was shot thru the upper left chest.. Every year my dad would put on a big barbecue at end of the produce season (both of them were produce farmers) for all the families and hired help.. He would never eat chicken.. Being a teenager, I could ask stupid questions so I did, why don''t you ever eat the chicken? He answered me in a straight forward manner: "When I was in Europe, I saw chickens peck the eyes out of dead men and I swore I would never eat chicken again.." He wasn't upset or anything.. It was an eye opener, a history lesson.. A couple years later he put a shotgun under his chin and killed himself..
Stunning story. I hope you reach out to me.
Thank you for your service. God bless you.
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My husband was in Vietnam 1969 A 2nd/501st 101st Airborne would love to be able to reunite him or at least see if possible to have. contact with his brothers he was over there with! Have nothing but complete love and respect for our Vietnam Vets
Carole, God bless you and your husband. Feel free to reach out to some of these veterans. WELCOME HOME!!!
Don’t know how to try to locate of these veterans he gave me a couple of names and areas that they were in he was infantry
and was injured November 1970 . I just don’t where I start and what I need to do going forward,
If your husband is still alive he should be able to help you. Look at his discharge paper, form DD 214. It might help. Contact your local VA and Vets Center. Also try to find some reunions with his group in Vietnam. Hope this helps.
Yes my husband is alive and I was really surprised and happy that he was receptive to the idea so I’ve been asking all kinds of questions and looking at his paperwork to see what I can find! Thank You for your suggestions I really appreciate it.
I was with 36th Engr. Bn, Vinh Long 1971. flew with many Helicopter crews, and a birddog once.
GOD BLESS YOU AND WELCOME HOME RICHARD!!!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SIR! God bless you! 🇺🇸
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Semper Fi. We must repent and put our trust in Jesus Christ. God is very clear who goes to Heaven and who goes to Hell. Love you sir.
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Served during Vietnam Era with Marine Corps Aviation with Huey's, CH-46's and CH-53's. A great group of aviators and enjoyable ppl to hang with. Thanks Larry for interviewing this hero of mine!
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Jim, thank you for your service. I am a ten years younger than you. I never got to serve my country in Vietnam, however I did get to spend two years as a volunteer accountant in refugee resettlement of the indigenous peoples that fought with you along the Cambodian border, Some Lao and many and Arvn soldier. But one man in particular I met when I went to Vietnam in 2004, Bien the wasn't Arvin chopper trained by your men. He survived the"re-education camps". He said what he learned from you kept him alive. "If it doesn't kill you, you will make you strong". He lives in Dalat today. Like all chopper pilots of those days, you were soldiers then and soldiers now. Horse riders in the sky forever! Thank you again, thousands of times over.
My father LTC J.D. Coleman is author of Pleiku - Dawn of Helicopter Warfare. 1st Cav historian.
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Thank You for your service Jim! 🇺🇸
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Thank you for your service there’s no greater honor I believe than being a veteran
That's a real man, lacking theses days. Great interview.
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The Salutes at the end of your videos are priceless.
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Much respect, James. Welcome Home! A lot of hairy experiences at that time. And thanks Paul for these interviews.
Cheers, CMSgt Bob Powell, USAF(Ret) Tan Son Nhut Air Base, 377th USAF Dispensary, Jul 68 -Jul 69
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God bless you, SIR! Welcome home soldier!
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My best buddy, Cpl. Rodney Rubisoff (Rube) was a crew chief on a Huey and shot down at Hamburger Hill. The chopper wasn’t but about 10 ft off the ground, but it crashed hard enough for him to get a Purple Heart. Rodney was a guy easy to remember. He was the comedian of the company. He was always joking around. And a little humor at times like that goes a long way. Did anybody know him? RIP Rube. 💜
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Yes I do. Is that a capital I?
"L" small "l" for Larry...lcappetto@icloud.com
@@VoicesofHistory ok, I’ll try again.
Thank you for your service sir. Welcome home!
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Thx for your service sir
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Thank you for sharing.🤗💪⭐🎖️🇺🇲
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Welcome home, Sir.
thank you sir
I'm a vet too. I salute him.thank u....
Welcome home safe and secure as best as can be.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience.
Condolences for your losses and God bless you and your family.
Best wishes.
Robert
Welcome back hme.🎖🎖🎖
And thank u for your sevice
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Chief, I salute you!
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Thank you Larry. You may very have given my older brother a ride. 😊
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Thank you and welcome home
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A HERO !!!!
Such a positive attitude, what a patriotic worrier...god bless this pilot! Much appreciated. I appreciate his work....so does he....Love It!
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Another great video Larry. James must have been in flight school about the same time as me. I was in Class 69 27. Unlike James when I arrived in country I had about 250 hours after flight school as I had been stationed at Ft. Benning flying support for the jump school. From Benning I went to IP School then V.N. I arrived in V.N. in July and was made an AC about the middle of Aug as we were low on pilots. I was also named unit IP which was crazy - giving check rides to guys with hundreds and hundreds of combat flying.
GOD BLESS YOU AND WELCOME HOME JAMES!!! I would be interested in your story...Larry Cappetto, EMAIL: lcappetto@icloud.com
Owsome interview and I live in Wichita!!
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Thank you for your service Jim! From an OIF/OEF veteran.
Brad I would like to know more about your service.
Fascinating
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