3. Horrible Place, FNG, Old Guys

[@deanlimbacher6946]

I was a combat medic in 1968 it was rough wasn’t prepared for what I had to go through,I did my very best help a lot of guys make it back home by the grace of God .

[@marlenelyles]

Thank you for you're service. That must have been hard.

[@sugabearchiraq5755]

I would love to hear your testimony! What unit were you in?

[@pinkrose5796]

Was a medic/EMT in 75 and my first partner on Ambulance Crew was a Vietnam Veteran ( medic). I can't imagine what you went through trying to save lives. I know the soldiers over there were glad that you were there. I'm glad you made it back and Welcome Home!

[@williammyers4636]

Nobody was prepared for this shit

[@marlenelyles]

@@williammyers4636 nope. It was awful.. that's why I listen to this music. Never forget viatman war.

[@randywhite2335]

Vietnam vets hold your head high. You are all heros. God bless you all.

[@gregkleven5639]

The only true heroes from the Vietnam War were Bobby Muller and Hugh Thompson.

[@Mies78]

Yeah, they did Viet Nam really good huh?

[@miguelc8562]

I,m no hero. Just answered the call and did my part. SOME GAVE ALL; ALL GAVE SOME.

[@paperplanesparadise355]

what's so heroic about invading countries and killing civilians, spraying agent orange chemical weapons high above from the heli? I guess your mamma didn't teach you the difference between cowardice and heroic. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIvQf3lslNebhMU

[@inlore1911]

Randy White they don’t hold their heads high because they know their not heros

[@americanoutdoorsman_1133]

Every veteran starts as an FNG or “Cherry” my dad served two combat tours in 68 and 69 the advice my dad gave me when I was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant was good he told me to always listen to your NCOs especially senior NCOs because they’re the backbone and I have to give credit where it’s due the reason I was a successful commissioned officer because I served with great NCOs through my career.

[@70stunes71]

Amen on your words

[@breAnnasmama]

Country Boy_10 God bless u. Thank you for your service !🙏🏽💗

[@arnoldberkoben4869]

Yep

[@robertmills2375]

My pop was a mustang officer much respected by his men, especially the NCOs. The military didn’t see it way however and he retired after 20 as a light colonel. Good on you sir.

[@nermlinger1941]

My grandson is a 1LT ABN guy. I told him to make no decision without input from the NCO's. I was a SGM back in the day. Viet Nam 65-66 Infantryman/Interpreter.

[@raha243]

The soldier they called Lurch defiantly accept what Ronald Spiers said. “The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you're already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you'll be able to function as a soldier is supposed to function: without mercy, without compassion, without remorse. All war depends upon it.”

[@shawnwright5332]

👍🇨🇦

[@richardsmith2684]

WW2 james jones page 135

[@michaelstratton6701]

My big brother Dennis g warfield was KIA, in the jungles of Vietnam, ben hoa , BIG RED ONE, DELTA CO, RIP BIG BROTHER, God bless all who SERVED in Vietnam

[@DaRk-pc2qf]

Michael Stratton Thanks for his service !

[@Bluesman57]

@Michael Stratton, was watching this video and reading the comments. I went to thewall-usa.com/ and looked up your brother, i see he was from Pontiac MI, i am from Michigan as well, very sorry for your loss. I hold Vietnam Veterans in the highest regard, especially the 58,276 Men and Women whose names are on the Wall inDC.

[@michaelstratton6701]

@@Bluesman57 he was only 20yrs old, I was 10, he was the oldest of 9 kids, it was very hard on my family, God bless all who SERVED in Vietnam

[@evanabbott2737]

R.I.P.🙏❤️

[@GoSocialEnvergy]

I am Wolfie the Grunt, sorry about your Brother.

[@robertmills2375]

I was an 18 yo medic, 101st ABN. Got home in 71 but not all of me got off the air liner.

[@briannotafan3368]

excuse me bob mills 101 air air aslt not borne

[@detectivejohndyson]

Brian notafan listen here pimple head, it used to be called 101st ABN.

[@rvnmedic1968]

@@detectivejohndyson AKA the Screaming Eagles.

[@aflyertwo]

@@rvnmedic1968 for sure..

[@timroyall6513]

@@detectivejohndyson There is at least one in every crowd. Thanks for getting him strait!

[@kennowell5641]

Many nights, laying in the dark, it all seems like yesterday. The sounds and smells of gunfire, exploding artillery, men screaming, choppers overhead. The adrenaline rush of bailing out of a helicopter, hitting the ground running for cover, then waiting for the first shot. Nothing in my life has ever come close to it or the bond with your brothers. And now living with what we did.

[@williammyers4636]

We were stupid and had no knowledge of what was about to happen. No one that was there survived because most of us are still there

[@Magnesiac]

I was born in 76. My entire life I've looked up to you guys. Thank You for your sacrifice.

[@kipmarsh1305]

So many incredible stories we'll probably never hear of. My hat is off to the Vietnam veterans, you are amazing.

[@CODMASTA]

they lost the war the same way they lost the war in Afghanistan LOL

[@rayjohn9798]

@@CODMASTA No one loses. Political issues determine a wars outcome. Soldiers go to combat and after a time it’s how do they survive. Politicians pick the opposition no soldiers do. If considering an outcome looking at who politicians pick. Vietnam Afghanistan went to the people there who said yes to Dod and corruption fostered by it. To believe it look at the outcome in Eastern Europe The outcome will depend on the politicians and the determination of the population not soldiers. So saying soldiers lost depends whether you participate or stand on the side lines. I can stand on the side lines can you?

[@swapmeetsheriffdonknottexp3046]

Yes my dad and uncle were there and from OC to Veitnam met again on the battlefield. What r the odds. 101

[@SwampFox101-sj6ul]

No one lived long in my unit new old it did not matter served with 1/9 Walking Dead 66 67 3rd platoon a meat grinder on steroids.

[@lesliepfeifer8518]

These comments...heavy and real...my Uncle Chuck died in Vietnam...my Grandmother went insane from grief. He was 24...such a huge loss for all...you never know what might have been... Thank you for sharing your stories... you are heard...

[@archangeltheonetrue6363]

Your uncle Chuck was a good man. Peace be with my brother. Sorry for your grandma. My mother almost got one of those letters. Peace sis

[@elbat5946]

Very similar narrative with my family. RIP James “Jim” Reynolds, 3/5 Marines, Mike Co. Died a day before his 20th birthday.

[@roberttrebatoski8608]

My brother was 21. My mother was never the same.

[@rickkephart5690]

You guys went through hell. Proud of you for dealing with as best you could. I can't even imagine living in that.

[@jamesmurray3082]

Maybe you have rick.ever wonder why a certain type of person ends up doing things that sound crazy?

[@eileenlomax1047]

Wonder where Rick Sears is ? Wrote to him for a while , nice guy bbless u Rick where ever u are xxj

[@davidkiser5206]

I relate very much to everyone's story here. I myself served in Vietnam 1968/69 first as an 0311 Grunt Rifleman, then a M79 man with Hotel Company,2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division. Later after 2nd Heart, I was transferred to 5th Marine Headquarters Co, Scoutsniper Platoon. As a Scoutsniper I work with Mike, Indian Co 3/5 & Echo, & Fox Companies 2/5. and in between I volunteered to work with the local anticommunist Vietnamese militiamen the RF and PF forces who protected their own villages and Hamlets.

[@chloekit4861]

David Kiser what was that Like for you?

[@xero7087]

Welcome home!

[@williammyers4636]

0382

[@williammyers4636]

Much lately through.marsoc 0372

[@amandawhisnant2270]

Thank you for your service, and Welcome Home.

[@nadeinereynolds646]

Your fellow countrymen and women owe each and every Vietnam veteran a huge debt of gratitude. I was born during the war,, and I would like to Thank each of you for your sacrefice. Someday, I hope I am well off enough to have a beer or coffee with each one of you. You are all heroes!

[@killemall3523]

I have alot of respect for vets, brave people

[@shawnwright5332]

👍🇨🇦

[@jaydemartin7295]

Same here especially the vets who raped and tortured yum

[@heavenstomurgatroyd7033]

My brother was a marine in Vietnam. He didn't quite make it. I just wish I could have beer with him now...... Sometimes I think we still talk......

[@deeohgee4574]

He hears you..guaranteed ...listen with your heart, you'll hear him...

[@mmaaphilliates]

Them Marines were something else ...Much Respect for Devil Dogs they'd fight the enemy to the death with a Rock or stick tooth and nail...Marines Never Die they go onto Guard the gates of heaven and hell

[@jarhead1814]

I arrived in Vietnam at 19yrs old and left much older. The worst thing about war is your body leaves but YOU never leave.

[@mmaaphilliates]

@@jarhead1814 Respect

[@patrickklein2858]

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[@michelehanlon2586]

Welcome home and thank you for your service. R.I.P. my friends and classmates, K.I.A. Vietnam.

[@buckappel6835]

Mortars scared the hell out of me. You never knew where the next one was going to land. Then when they found the range they would start walking the rounds in on ya

[@alexross7311]

I KNEW a simple soldier boy Who grinned at life in empty joy, Slept soundly through the lonesome dark, And whistled early with the lark. In winter trenches, cowed and glum, 5 With crumps and lice and lack of rum, He put a bullet through his brain. No one spoke of him again. . . . . You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye Who cheer when soldier lads march by, 10 Sneak home and pray you’ll never know The hell where youth and laughter go.

[@brpitrepeters7983]

That poem gave me chills

[@raysnyder7512]

When I was 5 my grandfather lived in an old hotel in downtown San Diego. My father said to me that the 4 old men on the couch in the lobby where there was a community tv were soldiers from the civil war. To this day I like to link my history from seeing civil war vets to our current vets. History has become my hobby and I was lucky enough to see someone who was part of history as I was in Vietnam. Our military is the backbone of our freedom.

[@bobbygenethompson921]

Ollllllklqi

[@bobbygenethompson921]

The Vlet Nam War....The finest military force ever created wasted on poor leadership by our government.No it is and will cont. to be the most important war we ever won by losing it.The effects of the Vietnam war changed man's total society and beleifs to an enlightenment and elevated consiousnes .The war was a huge lesson learned that probably saved man from destrloyingj himself.

[@timothygagnon9472]

Thank you to all U.S. Military service personnel and their families.

[@tayninh69]

I still feel guilty about coming home and leaving my brothers behind in that country. 1st cav div 3 corps.

[@bullitt107]

Live for them, teach others for them, share your stories. You are not forgotten. We pray for all every day!

[@trynsurviven2440]

jay dee Tell their stories.

[@hrdknox2000]

Welcome home! Live your life the way everyone of you hoped for when you came home. THAT'S how you address that kind of guilt. And when you do, think of those guys and imagine they are with you and see if you don't crack a smile. It's like make-believe when we're kids. You knew there weren't really magicians and dragons and such, but you pretended to fight those things. Now, every time you cast your line into the water on a fishing trip, just imagine those guys are there too.

[@traviesolee72]

I feel you. I served in Iraq and survived some absolutely stupid shit, and I'm still here. I think of my family: both my Grandfathers and my oldest Uncle were WWII vets, my step- father was a Korea vet, 4 of my uncles are Vietnam vets, and my oldest cousin ( son of my oldest Uncle) are Vietnam vets. Growing up, I never doubted them nor questioned their still being with me. I was thankful to have them in my life and making me the man I am today. YOU are that Man to your family. You, my Family, and even me... we owe it to our Brothers to be the best goddamn Men we can be. We show what Love, Responsibility, and Duty looks like to future generations. I'm sorry if I haven't explained myself well enough.

[@TheKdizzle1971]

@jaydee, you sir, are my hero

[@pontiacreddz4021]

I will always have the NAM Vet’s back with much love thank you guys. When ever I see a man wearing a Vietnam Veterans I wanna shake his hand and give him a big hug.

[@danielkirkland3366]

pontiac reddz buy a history book first

[@flavius3896]

pontiac reddz, Thanks.

[@flavius3896]

@@danielkirkland3366 It's complicated.

[@stephenwhittier6439]

pontiac reddz , thank you.

[@danmurphy4472]

Much Respect and many Thanks to ALL Combat Vietnam Vets........and WELCOME HOME !!

[@georgezink6338]

dan murphy we will never be welcomed home

[@stephenwhittier6439]

dan murphy , thank you.

[@garykilber3960]

@@georgezink6338 People sure try to act like they mean it when they say welcome home, but fuck them unless its another viet nam vet saying it!

[@Tomg173]

It was hard but so were we . I have always been proud of my time with the 173rd , it has made me the man that I am today . God bless the Hurd . A Co. 3/503. 67-68 .

[@craigheaney7003]

My daddy was delta company 3rd battalion 503rd. I've got alot of pics of you guys.

[@bookreaderson]

Why do they call it the Hurd?

[@bookreaderson]

ab3defC8ijkmnmopqrxt fuck off wimp. I'm too young to be a nam vet but not to young to whoop ur hipster ass

[@bookreaderson]

ab3defC8ijkmnmopqrxt u don't got a Dick . And I wouldn't stove anything but a cake. Hipster . Go buy a new scarf

[@mrisor892]

Tony Gambino Good accurate shot sir, couldn't agree more on all points.

[@LuvBorderCollies]

Fate is a strange thing. So glad I missed out of the whole affair. In high school wondering what's going to happen. Will the war end? It seemed like it'd been going on forever and not going to stop. A friend of mine got a draft notice but I did not and then it was "over". Never did get a draft anything. My friend still carries his draft card. At first I felt like I'd missed out of an adventure even ignoring my dad's total opposition to the war. He was a rifleman in Korea with the 7th Inf Div and that experience turned him into a total isolationist. Over the years I ended up talking with several hundred Vietnam vets, mostly combat. I finally realized how fortunate I was. My hat's off to the guys who went.

[@brianwood275]

I was a bit younger and I remember thinking that the war was never going to end, we watched the news every night.

[@70stunes71]

My father was Korea 7th also . 1950-1953 . We lost him 2 yrs ago just short of 90 yrs old .

[@greensombrero3641]

you have no idea how valuable these videos will be in the future. Thank you for your service. True heroes

[@richardchouinard9382]

All you Vietnam Vets thank you for your sacrifices , I was stationed at Edwards AFB also CAMP JOHN HAY Philippines during Vietnam Nam war as a dependent .

[@richardsmith2684]

Maybe you can change what happened to me by my now dead exwife and the system in my 70s divorce

[@josephvalvano829]

Two tour Ranger LRRP, H Company 2nd Bat. 75th Rangers attached to the 9th ID. 69-71.... all these years later it still seems unreal.

[@mountainryder3056]

Went there barely 18.....I’ve never left.....completely

[@flavius3896]

"When were you in Vietnam?" "Just last night."

[@MackMateCom]

I hope you get closure buddy

[@dennisatkinson22]

Oorah .....20 years later and i'm still in that fucking desert

[@jduff59]

Welcome home. It's never too late for a welcome home!

[@rrssmooth6643]

What gets me is barely men, young men, fighting just to stay alive. Kids virtually but looked like old veterans fighting.

[@richardturk7162]

Much respect for the old guys Like Benton Birch they pulled a lot of guys thru.

[@brenthood2337]

I was born in '67 and still remember when we found out on Christmas Eve that my uncle died in Vietnam. I watched my wonderful grandmother grieve for the rest of her life. Fortunately she was still around when I named my son after my uncle. More people need to be watching these stories so we don't get too caught up in the " glory of war" and let our government send our young men to fight regardless of the will of the people.

[@onemanarmysswampparty]

WAR HUH WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING SAY IT AGAIN YALL

[@wufongtanwufong5579]

Everyone forgets they were once "shiney, new guys"

[@lostsoul3154]

Very true, we were all FNGs at one time. Mine wasn't a pleasant experience either.

[@raymondking214]

The difference is, those who survived to be the "old guys", survived because they listened to the old guys.

[@flavius3896]

In one way or another the war is the cause of death of everyone who fought.

[@larrylinn8589]

@@raymondking214 In my unit, it was often just luck!

[@williamlarson2032]

aient that tha truth...

[@robertvalderaz7329]

No one will truly know that when we came home we weren't the same as we left.

[@tyjohnston5889]

Damn brother. Hell I only did 3 tours in Iraq and that fucked me up to this day. Almost 15yrs later. At the time I was numb to it all and didn't honestly think I had issues. As time went on I got worse. It's a vicious cycle. I get all worked up and then get pissed because I cant control myself from getting worked up. It's draining. Best of luck to you and thank you for clearing the way.

[@susan.ascroft.1567]

God bless all the young men who were there .how the he'll did you get through all the pain and heartache ? You all should be put on the highest that there is .god bless you all .

[@stephenwhittier6439]

Susan. Ascroft. , thank you.

[@bacsi19461]

That is about how I remember Vietnam. 2ndBatt,4th Marine Regiment.I CORP. Way up north. I was a grunt medical corpsman in Echo company. Wounded in Dec. 1966. Evacuated to Naval hospital in Yokouska, Japan.

[@shoelessb4515]

Also an 8404. Glad you made it

[@michaelreyes6258]

Shoeless b ...FMF Grunt Corpsmen here 🍻

[@michaelreyes6258]

bacsi19461 ...Semper Fi! FMF Doc here....1st Marines Division 2/7 Echo Co. Twentynine Palms, Ca 2001-2005

[@charlie1571]

I was a FNG but I survived to be an old guy with 17 months. Just right for a early out!

[@xero7087]

Welcome home!

[@wecandobetter9821]

After serving 2 tours in a SOG my best friend came home and was met at airport by two CIA suits looking to recruit soldiers with a special talent. He said no thanks, I’ve done enough killing. Love the Warriors Hate the Wars

[@Gmar69]

Same here, Phoenix project, you'll love it, nope.

[@troyseals8646]

@@Gmar69 Bullshit. What unit?

[@troyseals8646]

SOG?? Really?

[@wecandobetter9821]

@@troyseals8646 Special Operations Group. Spent a lot of time in Cambodia and Laos doing what his country asked him to do. Suffers from PDST but won’t deal with it although I’ve tried to help him these past 50 plus years. It’s amazing he lived through the situations he was involved in.

[@wecandobetter9821]

@@troyseals8646 His military records were off limits and secured by our government for 20- 25 years. That alone speaks volumes of what and where he was.

[@tonyhumphreys9127]

Respect Brothers, from the British Army.

[@sandygravel4518]

ab3defC8ijkmnmopqrxt you are a Troll.

[@gapshot5065]

ab3defC8ijkmnmopqrxt go live in North Korea you fucking piece of shit....quit your whining worthless fucking trash.

[@paulmark8347]

@ab3defC8ijkmnmopqrxt Please kindly go fuck yourself. Thankyou.

[@charleygraham5864]

2/7 cav 1970 &71

[@ninemilliondollars]

@ab3defC8ijkmnmopqrxt You're entitled to you opinion, and I'm entitled to disregard it.

[@metube2824]

Every War is crazy in its own way.My Father fought in the Korean War.They call it the Forgotten War.Watching my Father have flashbacks as a young boy,I know it is everything but forgotten.

[@Finatic13]

Cold War era vet here. MAD RESPECT AND HONOR to the Brotherhood of the Viet Nam War fighters. You were my Cadre during my enlistment and the stories I heard were both inspiring and pitiful.

[@jaywalker3087]

Supposin' they started a war and no one turned up. I'm a vet and I learned one thing. Old guy's start wars,young guy's fight them!

[@ranroo99]

suppose someone starts a war and only one side shows up...

[@tommynorton8973]

As a 70 yr old Vietnam veteran i have a dream that when a war is started that all parents, grandparents, everyone will stand and say no,there's been enough blood shed, guess as a old man i can dream on.

[@cornelisverhoef3509]

@@tommynorton8973 your dream is more compelling than any bullshit reason to go to war a politician can come up with.

[@oochiewally2783]

My father served 101st Airborne 63-65. many of his friends died over there...i wanted to join when i was 18 n he didnt let me. 22ys later and i regret not joining..I'm very angry .the most i can say i did was work on ground 0 in my city of NYC doing the clean up......Hats off to all who served💪

[@amandawhisnant2270]

I can understand. I'm about to turn 46 in two weeks and to this day, I regret not serving my country. Considering I was somewhat shy growing up and had bad eyesight, it just didn't occur to me to enlist.

[@oochiewally2783]

@@amandawhisnant2270 PISCES Power yea i still bother my father about it too lol

[@edremeika9788]

I'm still waiting for one of the spitters to tell me that he spit on a soldier when he came back to the states. He won't be able to ever spit again.

[@blades2255]

I'll help you!!!

[@briannotafan3368]

iwhen i came back from granada nothing a muster next day awards were given got paid & just another day top had a fit 6 or 7 fights in town & 2D U I s

[@candyland9154]

Yes, but they'll never admit they ever did that to a returning vet. They are cowards then and cowards now.

[@AZ-kr6ff]

@@candyland9154 It never happened to begin with.

[@kylehartman9403]

Pretty sure all you'd have to do is go out to San Francisco and start asking

[@UnknownPreacher2]

Us Army Fort Polk 5th inf 79 - 81. Never saw any battles. I consider myself blessed. But I still served. And thank you to all my brothers who served and fought. God bless you men and women.

[@josephschmidt4157]

You guys are the best! Thank you for your service!

[@danielkirkland3366]

Joseph Schmidt you need to read a history book moron

[@c-459]

Loved the Jungle couldn’t stand the Mortar Magnets inside the Wire must admit being cold and Wet 24/7 and starving was a little uncomfy...India 3/26 O311 I Corps 1968

[@goldenrool8018]

Remember one night on watch, knee deep in mud, thinking if I could ever be warm, dry and safe, would never complain again.

[@oldman9843]

Excellent , just an excellent job on this film . If any vets see this , " Welcome home and thank you " . Dad was a WW II POW and got home after everyone else , no parade , no thank you and no one cared . I know from my dad how that feels .

[@danbeau9404]

After 6 months of training and fully equipped, I went on my first patrol and was going up the trail when I realized I had no idea what to do, no one in front or behind said a thing, I felt completely lost. Ambushed the first day, dusted off the second day and all I could think was, I have 350 to go. And the Kool aid thing, people at home thought I was kidding when I asked for it. I made the bugs you swallowed taste a little better.

[@danmurphy4472]

Thank You for your dedication to USA.....Welcome Home !!

[@flavius3896]

danbeau, My first night on guard with my new company, I was in a bunker doing perimeter guard in an LZ before first CA into the field. I sat there in the dark on wondering if the concertina wire 30 feet in front of me was all that separated the enemy from myself. Surely there had to be something else out there between us. lol. No. I was a grunt. There was nothing else out there to protect us, but us grunts.

[@chloekit4861]

Flavius how long were u there for

[@troyqueen9503]

My grandfather who was a sole survivor in ww2 told me join the navy and see the world,join the army and dig it up, so 22 years in the navy was my payment for his sacrifice.

[@j.fraley6862]

I was too young to go, born in 69, but I had uncles and cousins over there. I served later but all my life the Vietnam war intrigued me. I read books about it from people who were there. My father and uncle went to sign up and volunteer but they wouldn't let my dad in because he had flat feet. My uncle was an Army medic and did 3 tours, and another of my uncles did 2 tours. I have twin uncles that both went into the Navy, one served on a Destroyer and the other was on a crash crew on Midway, the half way point to Vietnam. I have mad respect for all soldiers who served in this war. America owes you all.

[@littlejohn9458]

My uncle was in Charlie co. Attached to delta co. In something tan valley. Thank you all for everything you all have done and gave.

[@johns9840]

Vietnam vets you got my respect!

[@susan.ascroft.1567]

I still hope the marine I wrote to is still alive ?Victor zaringo .that's his name .1966 hope he sees this .I mm Susan Partington .from England .

[@donaldpawkett4387]

May God be with you and yours.

[@Twig963]

.

[@trevorbaldwin92]

Hey! Lamphead LOL it’s me!

[@Robwonder_]

I found a victor Zeringo on Fb

[@stankygeorge]

Everyone of us in my unit got 'Dear Johns', except for one guy, when he got back home, his girlfriend was pregnant!

[@bs431980]

Damn hippie protesters mistreatment of Vietnam Vets was one of the darkest acts of American citizens in history. Love u guys, proud of every last Nam vet

[@sangeli1901]

bs431980 yep almost as bad as the govt exposing soldiers to agent orange and then denying them medical benefits and saying AO was harmless....

[@tommynorton8973]

Sometimes I think relative's of those protesters run the va the way they jerk us around

[@lastnamefirst4035]

@@sangeli1901 they now get benefits for AO exposure after all these yrs

[@epposcrap]

All the hippies shoulda had their heafs bashed in or forcefully flown to nam, pick up a rifle or not your choice

[@lastnamefirst4035]

@@epposcrap where were you and what were you doing the vietnam war?

[@limbrat5448]

Dad always loved when grandma would send him cookies.

[@flavius3896]

Limrat, I had to tell my mother not to send cookies when they arrived in a sandbag.

[@limbrat5448]

@@flavius3896 To be fair and honest. I think Grandma loved it more than Dad did. Thank you for your service. 💖

[@denniselwell5186]

i always felt sorry for the new guys, the fear they had, and the thought the may not make it , but then again no one new if they would make it b/4/503 66 to 67

[@johnsacco1619]

Dennis Elwell everyone was an fng at one time.

[@sandygravel4518]

Claudia Juarez Why don't you leave. You don't sound like a great person yourself. Vietnam Vets never wished anyone to die. They were young , don't you think they were scared. That's one reason there in the shape there in. But you wish them dead. You sound no better than you think they are. We don't need people like you in our Society.

[@richard4135]

c/4/503 66-67. did my fng /cherry trip. carried the pig for 60 days, and was awarded the c.i.b. for same. always wondered if carrying the pig was like getting short (deros) seems like all cherries carried the pig for 60 days. M 60 for 60 days! coincidence ? 50 plus years still tripping.

[@eclay432]

Dennis Elwell Everybody's a new guy in their beginning and an old guy a year later. What an aging process.

[@danmurphy4472]

Thank You Sir and Welcome Home !!

[@tonyfalcone2585]

Ist Cav 1966 67 To all who served Honor, Respect, Thanks Never forgotten.

[@chloekit4861]

Tony Falcone r u from ny?

[@Wowzersdude-k5c]

My dad was 1st Cav 66-67.

[@jasonarcher7268]

As an Iraq and Afghanistan, Airborne Infantry veteran, From the bottom of my heart, thank you Gentlemen for what you did. You stood up, when many did not. God Bless, and Airborne!

[@plomb283]

@MICKEY THE BULLTERRIER Airborne all the way brother. AA 4th/68th Armor 82nd Airborne. We still had them spitting on us. 78-80

[@DD-bn2mx]

like the first time I was the projectile man on a 5 inch gun. An E4 gave me about two minutes worth of instructions and we were off and gunning targets. No one yelled at me, so I must have been doing it right. )

[@vincentreynolds2127]

RESPECT-NAM VETS.

[@slaughterhouse5585]

Vincent Reynolds Amen to that!

[@pbrucpaul]

In Vietnam this unit really Saw it, bought it , and Endured it. They earned their C.I.B."s

[@Refractarioinsurgent]

The American fighting man in Vietnam we will never forget he has earned our respect with his blood and asked only for our friendship and understanding in return. Thank you all for your service !

[@smackdown9d9]

My uncle was in the 173rd Airborne in country 1966-1967. Took a lot for him to talk about his experiences. Much respect to all who served.

[@danr5105]

The 173 Airborne Brigade was one of the first deployed to Vietnam and also one of the first to return (1971) under Nixon's "Vietnamization" of the war. The 173 Airborne saw a very large amount of action over the course of its deployment.

[@richiecuzzz1]

I definitely recommend watching this entire documentary. It’s so good! God bless these men and what they had to endure.

[@gameram6382]

I did a jungle warfare exercise and really patrols in Belize jungle. Respect to these men its hard going. We lost 5 men to disease and fatigue in one week. As a british infantry soldier one of the most challenging places to soldier. I can see why all british infantry units get sent to train in the jungle, its a special skill. I think because of Malaysia and Burma wars in the past where we won us gorilla warfare, we continue this process. It would of been good to see british troops in vietnam supporting the Americans. We could of bought that knowledge. Respect to these guys 🙏

[@faceripper77]

Cant imagine. Humping through that bush constantly fearing death... one year of that and your soul will never be the same.

[@nermlinger1941]

Been there, done that. 80 years old now. HOOAH!!! Wounded 3x and "Charlie" could not waste me.

[@MyREDTAIL]

The Elephant Grass would cut your hands like razors How to worry about the Leeches in the water along with catching Malaria, Rats & Million types of bugs, That any of us guys never saw anywhere before, & the Snakes & Tunnels , Booby Traps All kinds of Crap etc.

[@johncapurso3942]

MyREDTAIL Qa

[@breAnnasmama]

Thank u for your brave service. God bless you 🙏🏽💗omg. Can’t imagine the pain and suffering you guys have endured. In my prayers all of you will be though.

[@hondot8740]

I have served 22yrs in the Army. My hero's have always been the Vietnam Veterans! When I was with 5th Special Forces we had some Vietnam vets come in and speak to some of our ODA detachments. I had tears when they finished! My father served in Vietnam also with 5th group. You guys are true American Heros! I just finished my 8th tour in the AEO this will be my last. The words of those Vietnam vets got me through the fucking hard times. I love and respect all you men who fought in that hell! Forever you are my Heros

[@xaviergamboa5286]

Hey you are supposed to leave that past there and relive the past that brought you misery so you can learn from it and move forward with your life I have 2 regrets in life treating the beautiful women in my life with no compassion.until it was too late.

[@woodscw50]

brothers forever 1968-1971

[@radamson1]

I never had the chance to be an FNG, I came in as a replacement 2 days before the battle of Dia Do when 2/4 went against a whole NVA Div. Three days late and around 50% of us dead or wounded I was an old guy.

[@Adler_Lifts]

Welcome home

[@javierdelgado5270]

We served proudly! I thank God that I came back without a scratch. In our company we had 60 % walking wounded.. The real heroes are the ones that gave all RIP. Bco. 2 Battalion 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment. 173rd Airborne Brigade VN.

[@danchandler3225]

And then there was the brown water Navy

[@xero7087]

Welcome home!

[@javierdelgado5270]

Thank you

[@The_Trinity_Effect]

Good to see an honest and sincere portrayal.. full respect from your Australian Airborne Brothers

[@robertmills2375]

Matthew Stewart, our cousins down under stood firmly with the GI’s in nearly every dust-up we took part in. Good troops, tough bastards. Taught me repelling from a chopper. I love the way they started off an evening patting you on the back and ended the evening patting you on the nose. Too right, Mate.

[@The_Trinity_Effect]

Robert Mills if there’s one truth out of all that we were ever told it’s certainly this one “ you take the boy out of the battalion but you’ll never take the battalion out of the boy “ ! Airborne Death from above Old Faithful 👍

[@alabernathy8348]

My heart goes out too all those that served and made it home and prayers go out to the family and friends of those that did not M.L.L.H.and Top RESPECTS.

[@MichaelSSmith-hs5pw]

I was a shotgun rider on a Huey in Vietnam. Me, my crew chief & the peter pilot used to sing “Fortunate Son” by CCR while we loaded our weapons before we lifted off on a mission. It really freaked out the FNG/Cherries we were transporting to their LZ, my crew chief said he saw one cherry pissing in his new crisp starched fatigues, HA! I know we ALL started out as FNGs, but it’s fun when you’re not one anymore. (only my opinion, chill) SGT. M.S. “Archangel” Smith, M-60 Door Gunner, Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) An Khe, Vietnam, Republic of -1969-

[@t.m.h.7962]

What you all didn't have a great vacation in south east asia??? I think there should be a amusement park like it. Hey, just putin you guys on, Semper Fi from the 3rd mar div 67-68 I corps

[@dannygunsix]

I served with G/3/11 1st Mar. Div. I Corps Vietnam. 1969-1970 Golf Battery 105mm Howitzers and we supported M/3/7 and other grunt companies from Hill 10 and other fire support bases in I Corps. As a new guy i was shown every thing one needs to know about fire missions. I learned and admired all the guys on our gun crew as they had much more time in-country. There's a learning curve on how to act and be able to perform at all hours and days during fire missions. A 24/7 work day/nite. There was a saying:"don't worry they can only kill you once." And, there it is. I took every task and did the best job i could. One was judged on their proficiency every day. We flew out to LZ Pony and LZ Bushwhack during the summer of 1969. Our guns were accurate and ours was made At Rock Island Arsenal 1942! I am proud to have served in the USMC in Vietnam. Our guns saved many 0311's grunts from ambush gone bad to danger close fire missions. Semper Fi...

[@flavius3896]

In infantry AIT when you screwed up cadre would tell you, "You're not goin' make it in the 'Nam." Not very comforting. When I got to my unit in 1st Cav 1968, I realized I was a replacement for someone killed 3 days before when the platoon got wiped out. Gulp. Welcome to the Nam.

[@chloekit4861]

Flavius god bless

[@mohawkdriver2504]

We all served a twelve month tour and in some cases such as aviators, two and three year tours were not uncommon. The point is twelve months and if you survive, you go home. During WWII, you were in it for the duration or until killed or wounded so badly they were unable to patch you up.

[@bubiruski8067]

The US guys that fought in Vietnam fought a just war even if the majority does not believe it. God bless the dead and the survivors !

[@breadwineandsong4014]

Everyone is an FNG when they first arrive in-country. It is not like you had permanent old guys and permanent FNG's. It's a cycle. With time, the FNG's that make it, become the old salts, and the old salts rotate back to "the world". If you were an old guy, you just prayed the FNG didn't get you killed before he got broken in enough to know what he was doing, and the FNG is praying he doesn''t killed for the next 365 days--or 13 months if you were a Marine.

[@clarkeugene5727]

Bread, that is an excellent way of identifying the usage of the terms. However, "Old Guys", would eventually give way to "Short-Timers" (30 days or less remaining). That is how I recall it in the USMC, 68/69.

[@andrewtattooske697]

God bless all these men True Heroes

[@shawndurbin524]

They are men now but most were just kids and yes thank them all for thier service and sacrifice

[@piontropechetrini5640]

Really??!! In what way they are Heroes?? please explain more... I respect a fellow Veteran but I don't think that they were Heroes in any way, unless killing villagers and raping little girls is your concept of being a Hero.

[@slit4659]

Why thank GOD....FAKE GOD SENT THESE KIDS THERE...

[@vencent8329]

Andrew Tattooske fake shit thanks for what thanks for killing vietnamese people you're fucking terrible 🖕🖕🖕

[@billglass5160]

it's not your rank, it's your days left that counts

[@Brunzy1970]

All who ran away from their Duty as an American citizen i for one hope their still running. Just NOT here.

[@garypedigogaeu5787]

I would love to see the look on your face during contact. I know you weren’t there if you can make a statement like that. You somehow think it was the right thing to put still another human through that meat grinder. Why? Valor? Glory?

[@Brunzy1970]

@@garypedigogaeu5787 none of those reasons you stated. Because your country called, that simple. Your right I wasn't in Vietnam I was 5 when it ended. My father was killed in country in 1970. I was orphaned that same year. So watch what you say about it. There's no greater thing anyone can do than defend those who can't defend themselves. I don't really believe communist would have taken over everywhere but I do believe Vietnam played a huge role in the cold War and helped keep governments from using nukes. These proxy wars were just enough to keep the two big dogs from going head to head and probably fucking us all into oblivion. I grew up one of three white kids in my class, Detroit may not be Nam but in the 80's it was the murder capital of the USA, and I dodged more than a few bullets just getting home from school. Anyway, it's just my opinion I'm not forcing nothing on anyone. Take care. GOD BLESS AMERICA

[@giovannigiorgio831]

Listening to these stories really put things into perspective. You meet a new guy at work, and he’s a headache. These guys meet a new guy, and he’s a headache that could get himself or somebody else killed. All the respect in the world to all the servicemen and women and to the veterans.

[@himself46]

Now I have a need for those delicious Lima Bean C-Rations. Thanks. CO.A, 2/28th Inf., 1st. Inf. Div.

[@flavius3896]

I still want to find the guy that put the snot bubbles in those Pork Slices.

[@RivetGardener]

Jeesuz, between my dad as an infantry machine gunner in Guadalcanal and me as an Infantry paratrooper in Panama you all did a hell of a job in a shitty decade! Big airborne salute to you all Vietnam Veterans for sure and heartfelt too. Rock on Big Green.

[@hutchfromba]

At one time we were all FNG's or Newbies. It's amazing what we called old guy's.

[@darrellcook8253]

Lifers. With a low probability of surviving but better than the less trained. You either learned fast or died even quicker. I was in the Navy as a gunners mate. 72 to 74. USS TRIPOLI LPH 10. Concussion destroyed my brain and I had to grow a new one. My hearing is comprised still.

[@hutchfromba]

@@darrellcook8253 I was 22 and in country for 7 months. I was considered an old guy.

[@Dawgs241]

My father was in the Army and served in Vietnam, he was a wonderful father to me and my brother growing up. God bless our Vietnam veterans.

[@joe_8699]

I have a uncle who was in Nam. During family reunions I'd sneak out on the porch and listen to him talk with my great uncle who was in ww2 and fought in the battle of the bulge and my mom who was in the air force during nam and see him crying and my great uncle consoling him. When they seen I was there my mom would jump my shit then send me away. She'd later explain to me a bit of what he went thru and that great uncle Richard was the only one he'd truly open up to about his experiences. Love those men hard core tough guys. God bless all the men who have seen combat true horror.

[@remygarrison1451]

Every war is terrible. But this one, with the misguided political objectives, the terrain, the difficulty in determining friend from foe, the tactics of a resilient enemy, the military objective to seize territory at a horrible cost-then cede it to the enemy days later, and what these brave heroes endured in the US when they returned home--has there ever been a war with the Rubik’s cube of difficulty that was Vietnam? I doubt it. God Bless all who served over there.

[@stephenpowstinger733]

Remy Garrison the military brass overestimated the will to persevere of the American people. By 1968 the will was failing and people increasingly wanted out. The result was a hollow victory in 1972 that SVN would never survive alone for long.

[@jonnybravo3055]

Respect brothers from the UK.

[@rogergodin6443]

Vets should be proud ,as we salute them and thank them for standing tall for democracy

[@marshalltenbears9025]

From what I’ve read and heard about Vietnam, if the military didn’t have its hands tied by politics they could’ve ended it a lot faster.

[@tabo01]

it was their war of independence.

[@flavius3896]

We should not have fought that war. People should not blame veterans. Our country called and we answered. WWI, WWII, Korea. How were we supposed to know that the next war was the bad one?

[@johnrandall125]

If you read When Thunder Rolled by Ed Rasimus you learn that there was a standing order to US pilots not to bomb or straffe targets within 15 miles of the Chinese border. The White House was petrified that a cross border incident might occur and bring China into the war. Of course it did not take the NVA long to realise that a 15 mile exclusion zone existed and put all of their high value targets up near the border. Rasimus reports that it was hugely frustrating to obey that order and occasionally US pilots would ignore it. Their superiors kind of knew and turned a blind eye. I don't doubt that the men on the ground (and air and sea) were badly let down by their political leaders. If you must send men to fight, get out of the fucking way and let them fight as they see fit!

[@diegoaespitia]

@@tabo01 not really. it was for their Independence from the French. But the war with the Americans was the North trying to spread communism to the South. The South wanted to win. Communism gave them nothing in the end. What good is "independence " when ur government was no better than the French and now you have no food

[@boostedmonza5023]

People don't know how good they have it now days.

[@africanpatriot265]

Hard to fight a dedicated enemy

[@flavius3896]

african patriot, They were fighting for their country. We were fighting to stay alive.

[@flavius3896]

@Will Y I came home. Drove my family crazy. They basically disowned me after two years. I moved away left everything behind. Now living in the woods. The squirrels and I get along fine. PTSD - Post Traumatic Social Distancing since 1969. lol

[@Ashleyherondale1679]

@@flavius3896 r u ok man?

[@flavius3896]

@@Ashleyherondale1679 Good question. Thanks for asking.

[@StephenS-2024]

All who served, thank you guys. Much love. Sorry we serve cruel masters.

[@NobodySpecialNerdery]

You are heroes. Period.

[@NobodySpecialNerdery]

Josh Henniger Getting off the plane in my good bye, I can't imagine your sacrifice. I will forever honor you all.

Bravery and heroism are not the same thing.

[@sandygravel4518]

grumpy old fart These are just trolls on here this is what the like to do. (Argue ) I wouldn't give them that satisfaction. Welcome home!!!!!!

[@sandygravel4518]

grumpy old fart Lol

[@mrisor892]

listen buddy, i do have a clue, just because i was never in the military, doesnt mean i dont know shit because i do, ive spent my entire life reading up on military actions around the globe. you have your opinions about drafting, thats your valid point but not everyone runs, that is their decision but the politics of it always becomes the focal point, as you already illustrated here, NOBODY cares for the G.I.s who endured the worst horrors imaginable, saw their friends die in all manner of hideous ways and just wanted to go home, I reckon probably a good 80-80% of US servicemen in Vietnam didnt give a shit for the politics side of it, they were forcibly made to go there and just wanted to get it over with and get the hell home in one piece and even when they did, most of the vets suffered PTSD as it is recognised as today, many of them killed themselves or wound up selling drugs because they couldnt reintegrate with a society that hated them. You people always wear the tin foil, 'government terroist' hats, thats all you lot ever whine on about but most of these kids were just 19 years old without the mature mind to even think about defying their government in the way you describe above, they were just kids. And to make it worse, when they came home they were spat on, attacked and isolated by society with a hatred and that exists to this very day. It has nothing to do with masturbating over a flag, you miss the point by a country mile saying ridiculous shit like that, you are just pigeon holing them with your own beliefs, you think they were going there to defend the star spangled banner? come on man, are you really that fucking stupid? they went there because they didnt think they had a choice so it is actually YOU who doenst have a clue and a family military history has NOTHING to do with it, you are just seeing it within a political box and cannot see outside that. These Vets have endured the worst shit, come home to a life of shame all because you stupid cunts want to voice your idiotic fucking opinions, and you think they deserve that? get your head out of your arse.

[@Kingmick58]

Without cameras, WE can't be THERE. Thank you.

[@shootinnscootin5545]

Thank you to all our Nam vets. My dad did 4 tours in Nam.

[@elbat5946]

RIP Uncle Jim, wish I could have met you. I’m glad God gave me the opportunity and ability to visit the Wall in D.C. It was raining very hard that day and I was getting frustrated that I couldn’t find your name but I eventually did. I’ll never forget that day. Looking forward to meeting you one day in Heaven. James “Jim” Reynolds 3/5 Marines, Mike Co. Died 1968