American Vets Return to Vietnam

[@robt3078]

To forgive is the most beautiful and powerful thing a human being can do.

[@gregkleven5639]

One positive aspect of the legacy of the Vietnam War is that it was the veterans who began the process of normalization between the two countries. This began in 1981 when Bobby Muller made a return trip to start the reconciliation between former enemies. Over the years many more vets returned and full diplomatic relations were established in 1995.

[@meghan42]

This man is a very, very brave person .... more so now as he confronts his actions in Vietnam, .... than he was in volunteering to go there. As a young soldier, he felt compelled to "fight for freedom, or democracy, or whatever". Did he fail society or did society fail him? I think society failed him and trained him, handed him over to war, just as we do with our young men now at similarly tender ages. This man, who thought he would carry these secrets to his grave, is telling us truth. Brave!

[@zacharyfultz3016]

my uncle went over there carried a M60 and still wakes up I the middle of the night screming.

[@wokinmale4184]

zachtkk1111 that's scary. PTSD I suppose?

[@phuct4980]

I’m so sorry about that hope best to your uncle

[@hoangnguyen3424]

Thank you. Very meaningful story

[@PrideFCfan]

God bless all the Vietnam vets. I'm a vet of both Iraq and Afghanistan and I can't tell you this man has a lot of heart, cuz I ain't never goin back, I don't care how much time passes.

[@Decimator-jh4gu]

Chris Deris And yep, you're going back......

[@Decimator-jh4gu]

Very, very emotional and extremely sad to see this.

[@GameClasico812]

Its not sad to american people.

[@YRS51]

This isnt about why the vc aren't portrayed badly, its not about who is worse. this is about a few soldiers trying to find some inner peace, I hope they found it.

[@detetiveluke]

I hope they find peace, my respects to all veterans

[@UrbanTiger74]

DEEP!

[@u.s.a.9534]

SEMPERFI , FORGET NOT THOSE WHO WENT AND DIED FOR FREEDOM ...... FREEDOM IS NOT FREE ...... WHEN BACK MARCH 2014 ..... FORGIVENESS IS PART OF HEALING .... DO IT NOW , WHILE YOU CAN ..... AMEN

[@premiepal]

these people who down these brave old warriors, they no nothing of war, only there crack pipes, i have nothing but respect for our brave men and women, old and young who serve our great nation, god bless america.......

[@mfitzy100]

They were nearly completely fcuked up by their experience. War is absolute horror, Vietnam was hell

[@2inchtube]

Hi Jamesshop7, yes, what you said about healing + ignorance is right-on + spiritually written across the sky grey or blue. The healing found in forgiveness is hard, yet it’s of God itself "i once was blind but now i see..." It's here!

[@Omnikron228]

War isn't hell. In Hell, the innocent are spared.

[@jws54]

That sound's tough. I killed a lot and finally could not kill anymore,not anything. Nor could I even get close to it. I was very tensely responsive and knew I had the power and ability to take life. I don't think I would want to go back and revisit.I think that all things happen, just like in a play, and we all have our parts.this is tough to write.I still am wired a little tight and most don't "get me". I went crazy once and don't know if I still am. I'd rather not know, I probably am

[@Decimator-jh4gu]

jws54 Maybe you should go back and try to see what will happen. Only you could make the decision. Life is short, very short.

[@javilim9252]

Wheres gump???

[@Fishhunter2014]

The best way I think I can think of to describe the Vietnam War is good intentions gone awry.

[@alexscott730]

Lanyau Melani Trying to help the vietnamese fight back the communists maybe?

[@flintstone9812]

The door gunner who says he shot at everything had come to the point where he felt everything in the entire country was the enemy. That is not according to geneva convention but it is a phenomenon that does occur after too much trauma. How many bleeding and dead bodies can a man see loaded onto his helicopter before he perceives everything down there as the enemy. There were soldiers who managed to totally adhere to pristine conduct regarding the enemy. I know some. War is hellacious.

[@wasclit11]

I was a Huey UH-1N door gunner - if we were not in a Free-Fire Zone - if I got ground fire I had to ask permission from the pilot to return fire, after he got the OK from Air Force HQ & S. Vietnamese Air Force to return fire. That was according to the RULES - here's the reality - 1 burst from my GAU-2B mini-gun and I reported to the pilot - "Sir, we had ground fire at 3 o'clock - we don't anymore. If they didn't shoot at me first I didn't know where to return fire.

[@culominaj4784]

woah baby.

[@hawkie2216]

1:45 wow

[@bamboo9666]

3:23 why water buffalo?

[@turnip5359]

Water buffalo are considered very important in Vietnam, they're used for transporting crops etc in agriculture. It's like destroying someone's farming equipment, essentially destroying someone's livelihood and ability to feed their family

[@takitimu08]

My goodness how many woman and kids were killed by chopper gun fire?

[@thetarget]

War, war never change

[@trs523]

War is hell.

[@Decimator-jh4gu]

trs523 War is worse.

[@Codo--pc5un]

No in hell the innocent are spared

[@CGonzales033]

and also we got into the middle of their fight, so don't go saying we were some great angel coming to save the "backwards" (but far older) Vietnamese.

[@123jolien]

Also why we have so many pic from WAR II bud not so many documentary about the "cold war" which was not cold at all for the Czech, Hungary etc. people, which have ( and still) live in fear and slavery for decades , and today :that "it can happen again", because so many ignorant in the world!

[@2inchtube]

Seek + you shall find it's a God promise! He is creator of both earth + heaven + has created both right[s] and wrong[s]. You’re right WE fall into even hennas crimes. Terry[s] just trust God forgives all wrongs but repent, an as God says "Go and sin no more, done!" stop fighting! Phili ch3 v.12 - 14

[@BradNC11175]

@Jamesshop7 Were you in Vietnam at the time of the war? You have a lot more common sense and understanding than a lot of non Vietnam war veteran Americans do. Some of the anti war hippies were just plain brain washed and hatefull fools. The US veterans of that war were done wrong when they returned home. They were good soldiers, who for the most part, served with as much honor as a soldier could and they deserve respect.

[@patbirder]

@hinanochick You don't have to feel sorry for Terry if you don't want to but you have serious problems if you want to compare him to nazis. Don't be so quick to judge soldiers unless you have fought in a war.

[@MrPelhambay]

cus nobody wants to show the Americans being good

[@Worldwidewhat-wb]

Anyone with a gun was there to kill vc or nva or us forces its the same

[@hanpho6493]

wordlington : yes , but not civilians, old men and children, babies !!!

[@TheCackles68]

and america still hasnt learnt from the past

i mean no disrespect for any Vet that feel they need to go back there for whatever reason, but i would never set foot in that shithole country again,,, 3rd Batt. 7th Marines ChuLai,RVn 10/65-11/66

[@johnpierce2095]

soilders on both sides, did horrible things, cant put blame just on the us soilders

[@CGonzales033]

uh..we killed 3 million by ourselves.

[@gregmaxwell6416]

Clinton, Bush II and Trump. All Vietnam draft dodgers.

[@loke5551]

Greg Maxwell who wouldnt

[@chuggon7595]

Greg Maxwell only thing is though, is that bush was in vietnam

[@gregmaxwell6416]

When Bush got out of Harvard in '68, there was a 100,000 man waiting list to get into the Guard or Reserves. He got right in. If he was in the Nam, he was there as a tourist.

[@thomasdemay9805]

Trumps medical deferment was legit. It also hampered his baseball career. Pre Injury he was getting scouted by Big League teams.

[@Jussi453]

shooting civilians and water buffalos? well done

[@liamcanavan6229]

Why should mass murderers be aloud healing ?