Vietnam War, 1970: CBS camera rolls as platoon comes under fire

In March of 1970, CBS News correspondent Richard Threlkeld was embedded with a platoon patrolling the jungles of Vietnam near Cambodia. The GI's came under fire from North Vietnamese forces as Threlkeld’s crew documented the intense firefight. This original report aired on the “CBS Evening News” on March 27, 1970.

[@MiKEY_TARANTiNO]

“He didn’t want to go to Vietnam he would rather be a business man, but right now he’s in charge of the lives of 21 men”. Thats wild.

[@isabellalove725]

Only the poor and uneducated

[@gregmiletti8223]

and heroic...

[@gr33zyx-x38]

@Anita Bonghit good movie right there

[@TehUltimateSnake]

Isabella Love nice generalization. Did you not hear the part where the guy said he would rather be a businessman than a soldier?

[@erinbailey9713]

@SgtBaker16 Someone's angry they couldn't get into college.

[@barrymantz6026]

"War is young men dying and old men talking" - Franklin D. Roosevelt

[@filipmajcherek8115]

also mothers crying

[@notmenotme614]

Having been in the military, it’s very physical and tough. How much weight do you think infantry carry? And you can’t decide when and when not to soldier, if it’s in the middle of winter, cold, wet and you’re exhausted with no sleep.... you still soldier. Good luck trying to do this as an old man. Even guys in the 20s leave with knee and back problems.

[@kbrich-nn8od]

There is no profit in✌'/!!! It's all about the weapons' manufacturers🔫💣💥& defense contractors🚀🛰🚁making their billions off your tax💸💸💸'/!!! 😢🤔👹 I hear they're still looking for W. Bush's imaginary "Weapons of Mass Destruction" that were supposedly being stockpiled by Saddam Hussein'/!!! 🤔🤔🤔.

[@joeswansonthesimphunter2612]

@@kbrich-nn8od yeah I can tell you're uneducated. W. Bush didn't have WMD, it was Saddam Hussein

[@jimshillingford2027]

FDR should know this better than anyone .I am not a fan of FDR but that is a great statement.

[@michaelwright1467]

My best HS friend died in Vietnam. He was 19 yrs old. Never got a chance to really live Life. I think of him often. We played on the same HS football team together. He had a smile that could cover a whole ocean. Still think about my man Mace everyday.

[@grisjag.6944]

So many lives lost in a useless war. Such a shame of all these young men😢

[@anneliesemichael3734]

🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🎇🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎇

[@Farhadten]

🫡 Mase

[@kevinquinn3763]

May your friend RIP. He is in a better place. Bless you.

[@PhantomFoxy1]

Rip

[@Artturih]

Cameraman truly never dies.

[@rikunorakari]

At Vietnam War there alot of cameramen from both sides that got the bullet. Visited the War museum in Ho Chi Minh and there was at least 100 USA cameramen and 100 Vietnamese. Photographers, videographers and reporters.

[@nagaykei6611]

There’s always that one guy who carries an M60 while only wearing a flak jacket without a shirt

[@theworstplayerjr4031]

And they always the most badass too

[@thesavagegummybear7341]

And firing it with one arm and holding the belt with the other

[@swopedog6133]

and his name is Tex

[@Captroop]

@@swopedog6133 Pretty sure his name was Animal Mother.

[@nagaykei6611]

@@Captroop was gonna say that too lol

[@kmoney4648]

Reporters in 1970: I am going on a patrol with us soldiers in Vietnam, I might get killed but I need this story. Reporters in 2020: someone called me gay now I am going to leak their address and social security number

[@DrewDrewDrewDrewDrew]

Facts

[@Xamze]

What about the ones who documented Isis and the syrian war while under siege and getting air strikes day and night

[@xXshadow187Xx]

Reporters are trash now, hate the news media. I dont even remember writing this....0.0

[@xXshadow187Xx]

@@Xamze notice almost none of them are american tho.

[@RihannaIsIluminati]

Hey, I guess you shouldn’t call people gay.

[@painiscupcake5433]

Kregg "Hero" Jorgenson (guy getting shot) is literally named after a rifle, the Norwegian "Krag-Jørgensen". And yes, he's alive and well as of 2023

[@Electronicsflippa]

Any interviews with Kregg? I bet he's got some horror stories.

[@hankhill4101]

What a badass.

[@a7xSkateboarding]

@@Electronicsflippa Yes, there's one on KZbin titled "Vietnam Veteran Kregg Jorgenson Talks About the Day he Was Shot on the CBS Nightly News"

[@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654]

You you ever meet Kregg Jorgenson's friend Lee Enfield?

[@warbearin]

Dude is a real badass!

[@amyriggio6109]

My Dad was in Vietnam war I cannot imagine what they had to endure Thank you all for your service you are all heros. I miss my Dad everyday 8/1/22

[@guthrie_1]

I miss every vet who leaves this earth, including your dad. God bless and keep the loved ones that you still have close to you.

[@koil3s]

thank God the vietnamese freedom fighters threw these foreign invaders out from their country.

[@thc_freebaser]

The My Lai massacre begs to differ.

[@BalakeHart-nh4xh]

​@@thc_freebaserhe wasn't part of it so stop it show some respect

[@francissuriel2113]

​@@BalakeHart-nh4xhRespect for what? For killing people?

[@yourmom4674]

*gets shot in the leg* Reporter: ah perfect time to interview him

[@akhileshr2240]

The comment I was searching for

[@RW-td2hz]

LMAO

[@cenotemirror]

Honestly? It was. He did that dude a favor. You get shot like that, anxious but still not fully feeling the pain, absolute best thing someone can do for you (aside from treating the wound obviously) is keep you talking, keep you engaged, get your mind on the fact you’re being interviewed by national news and OFF the fact that you’ve just been shot.

[@castlebravo1467]

Yeah, you don't want to imagine what your wound looks like,...so talk about something, anything...

[@ginoperez4483]

Gets shot in the leg Soldier: ahh perfect I can go back to civilian life working as a security guard eating fried chicken salads from pollo tropical

[@_baller]

When journalists were journalists, men were men, pot was pot, but politicians always been the same trash

[@koolfoolhost1]

@quixoticelixer yep, the only difference is the world is more expansive and relatively more peaceful, but theres still journalists in the dirty, pot is still pot (it's actually much better now) and men are still men

[@_baller]

@@koolfoolhost1 read my comment again to realign properly with the real world

[@koolfoolhost1]

@@_baller I did. Your comment is pandering to an older generation that hates on the modern times.

[@thedude-ur9os]

@@koolfoolhost1 eh I'm apart of this modern generation. Most of the men I've known are severely depressed and have a lot of addictions and barely any control over themselves and they hide it by putting on a front and the women are kind of the same way, but they use sex as a way to feel like there in control of things and both rely on technology and social media way too much. To the point skills are becoming more uncommon and not to mention the problem with ego and narcissism. My generation pretty much like the last generation, but a little worse.

[@caiotefu9856]

@@boerovich What are you talking about... Pick up a history book! So incorrect, it's just we know about the whole world a lot more now since the technology has changed in the last 20-30 years! SMH and I give you a look of derision 😕

[@ryanbrunelle3439]

Camera man was a legend

[@kenneth27528]

cameraman never dies

[@KatCowan]

They all look so young and tense and scared. My dad served two tours of duty in Vietnam and it took a great toll on his health. He passed away when I was very young. Just an awful awful war. God Bless the veterans ❤

[@Vini-jb2py]

Of course there was, not just his. But from other American soldiers, but much more from the Vietnamese. The amount of chemical agents that the US dumped in Vietnam was responsible.

[@moiseulpasmoi]

Sorry he died but what was your lot doing there to begin with

[@Dixie.1818]

My brother was there 66 ta 69.. Have No idea what he did... I've asked.....

[@erikthered3601]

My dad died in 1984 when I was 6. Agent Orange exposure, gave him ulsers. He threw up blood a lot. He collapsed in a 7-11.

[@ay-leck1369]

Guy takes bullet wounds like paintballs. They don't call him Hero for nothing.

[@gaswhole]

what is his name? what became of him after?

[@Adovin]

^

[@gaswhole]

@Uchiha Recker they were conscripts. it was the leaders who were murderers and the rich like donald trump bribed their way out of a fight. fun fact see the difference in the cover 19 death tolls in vietnam and the US

[@sr.cosmos4543]

@Uchiha Recker they're fulfilling their duty to the country they live in. The elites make the wars.

[@elliotreeves2725]

Not really tbh there was no reason for them to go there and do what they did

[@xxuncexx]

Back when the media did its fucking job

[@DeadDogSanders]

amen!

[@wd0675]

true shit

[@datguy197]

+Blackred12 For The Wins fuck all of you and your bullshit religions

[@ZoSo1973]

Funk Enstein Cronkite wasn't a Communist you stupid fuck. If believing with all my heart that Vietnam was a bullshit war with bullshit reasoning makes me a Communist then call me fucking Mao.

[@ZoSo1973]

Robert Walsh They might have got pushed back (after a shit ton of fighting and casualties) but they weren't wiped out. To say so is disrespectful to those killed after Tet.

[@dawnjensen5615]

My dad, was a Door Gunner with the 11th Armored Cavalry. In Vietnam December 1969- November 1970. Wounded in Cambodia May 1970. Passed away from Agent Orange related lung and brain cancer in March 2008 at 57. He was only 19 when he got to Vietnam

[@doode1971]

Allons.

[@crade47]

one of the most unneccesary wars in history

[@Mk18_40mm]

🤡

[@2fargonedaytona128]

As are almost every other

[@Walt2113]

We will always have wars as long as Americans keep voting for Democrats.

[@halo1403]

Fighting communism is not unnecessary as communism is one of the greatest of evils freedom of speech freedom of religion freedom of thought all banned by communism those vets fought against this evil and if heaven never existed GOD would make one just for them.

[@halo1403]

​​​@@2fargonedaytona128 like every other war you mean . Hitler and his concentration camps would never have been stopped if good men hadn't brought war against Germany. War is sometimes necessary to stop evil .You armchair critic's make me sick

[@solar2k6]

3:06 gets shot during war, talks about it to reporters like a post football game interview. His man level is over 9000

[@frankierzucekjr]

And already had 3 purple hearts under his belt.. He's highly decorated

[@athem7314]

him be like they had us on the first half ngl

[@Aaron_Scissorhands]

@@frankierzucekjr He had more than that under his belt, thats for sure.

[@ettit6283]

@@kyleallen1858 Real badass.

[@kortgreen7725]

He had been given morphine but you can see that it's starting to wear off.

[@dennyt7475]

Hi, I am a 73 year old Vietnam Combat Vet (1966 to 1969) USS Providence and In Country at "Monkey Mountain" by Danang. I am on VA Disability from exposure to Agent Orange. I enlisted in the US Navy when I was 17 years old. Three of my High school friends were killed in Vietnam, I was spared. Participated in the TET Offensive 1968.God bless all Vietnam Vets. You are not forgotten.

[@tj36b6]

Thank you for your service to our country Denny.

[@dc9631]

@Denny T. Thank you

[@qaisi636]

Thank you for your service Denny.

[@brandonheflin06]

You are appreciated, Denny.

[@dart1023]

im sorry for your lost and thanks for your service!, i have a question, what do you mean by spared? were you captured by enemies?

[@MsGarcia79]

My father is Vietnam Veteran. He was drafted and served in 68-69. They were losing alot of men at that time. He did not like to talk about it when I was growing up. We didn't know what PTSD was back then. He has a scar from Vietnam that I do not know how he got it. I asked when I was in elementary school and all he said was "it's none of your damn business." I never asked again. Those boys went through alot and so did their families. They knew that war was pointless but they went. They did what their country asked. Vets we see you...and thank you.

[@ssglbc1875]

Those were the bloodiest years a good portion of south Vietnam and American deaths came that year because north Vietnam launched an offensive

[@thithuthuyhoang6359]

No, you're wrong. Only Vietnam and the US invaded. There is no South Vietnam and North Vietnam.

[@michaelrihel9584]

My dad was there 69-70, 11B, 1-27th (wolfhounds), 25th ID (tropic lightning). Served in South Vietnam and Cambodia. He hosted a reunion in our town about five years ago. Spending time with dad and his brothers in arms is an experience I will never forget. Every one is a true American patriot and hero!

[@youngshrine3024]

Dude got shot in both legs and still chill AF. What a G

[@erl7466]

reality vs the movies my friend. it’s called shock.

[@Rocabear]

A Shock G... No Digital Underground

[@advanceddarkness3]

Until his adrenaline wore off and reality set back in.

[@razoredge6476]

And these Transvestites nowadays in the Military think that they could handle what these guys did. What a joke

[@anthonyc4138]

@@razoredge6476 lol

[@mxrsExe]

Man giving casually an interview while shot, respect. And the journalist has some tremendous balls

[@CivilCIA]

back when having balls ment something.

[@notundermywatch3163]

And that´s a 20 year old kid.

[@patmorris9692]

@@wesley_m6935 What are you, stupid? Ever heard of a metaphor? You waste of bandwidth, smh.

[@SchreckschussChannel]

I think he is the real Life Rambo

[@timmusk9939]

We should have never been there.

[@ryanmeyers5333]

When news used to actually tell you wtf was actually happening

[@markogvozdenovic4396]

Yeah, right.. there were no propaganda and fake news back then.. (Not saying this particular video is fake) Stupid war..poor people 😢

[@jarvispitt9198]

I just want to tell you all thank you for your services... my dad served 1968 we didn't talk about it never

[@TheVishwakarmaa]

*_when you tell a joke and the Bush around you start to giggle_*

[@isaiahsspontaneouscontent9111]

😄😄😄

[@renel8964]

Fear by immediate danger sure, but flattery bc u accidently hit the enemies "humanity" i.e. funny bone.

[@sublimelove23]

theKidfromutopia “so anyway, i started blasting!”

[@keane0warren188]

* slowly pulls out gun*

[@rudymontanez9513]

U tell urself damn hold helmet (unsung album-helmet) ur tatted with rules lol

[@ArmyK9]

"I've already got 3 purple hearts, don't need a fourth" - So badass

[@gordonjamieson861]

wander what happend to Hero? because he and his mates certainly were Heroes God BLess them

[@jboww2121]

he’s gorgeous too 😍 a true hero

[@ogrevohh452]

It gave me goosebumps

[@Cd5ssmffan]

yum boot

[@theartofwar7806]

Guy was shot in both legs, making jokes and laughing.

[@BurritoFister]

This is the best on site journalism piece i have ever seen.

[@hollytaylor6858]

this is how news used to be, then the Viet Nam war became unpopular back home, and the censorship began....

[@Vibeking420]

My grandpa was in the navy during Vietnam and had a couple friends who were in the army and went into combat in the jungle and my grandpa lost contact with them we went to the memorial and he didn’t find their names but he was so sad / shocked about the amount of names were on the wall he had to sit down luckily my grandpa is okay and well but to this I say thank you for your service to his buddies and to everyone else who served in nam

[@thithuthuyhoang6359]

Chúc ông bạn luôn khoẻ mạnh và đừng bao giờ quên về Cuộc Chiến ấy

[@cgh7337]

Any man who requests to be on point, gets shot in leg & still takes the time to give CBS News an interview, is an undeniable BADASS!

[@TekhneStargaze]

You aren’t kidding

[@RobertTaylor-cj7zd]

He in fact is!!! To this day!!!

[@TheChowster]

@@RobertTaylor-cj7zd Whats his name?

[@yonavlad3723]

What's his namr

[@bricaf]

He got shot, and he doesn't even show it, twice

[@2thicc669]

Getting shot in movies: *nonstop screaming* Reality: so both my legs got shot and yea thats about it

[@sam_s_]

Somebody show this to Joe Biden.

[@blakedavis2447]

@@sam_s_ why ?

[@sp10sn]

"I ain't got time to bleed." -some movie

[@blakedavis2447]

@@sp10sn *predator

[@ginosogoretic2276]

Sounds like Moist Critical

[@brandonirons9346]

It was destruction of men in their prime, with an average age of 19. Many who returned home did not receive a hero's welcome. They came home to a divided country and many had trouble adjusting to civilian life due to the horrors of what they had been through. Respect to each and every one of those men.

[@williamferrie7663]

Broadcast JR 1988. We knew about Vietnam; you lived it. You two were crazy, you know. Thank you.

[@fuzzybunny5516]

What the fuck happened to the news?

[@firemanjim324]

it became the governments bitch......

[@polenit6390]

57 Mickey

[@craigresponds7103]

fuzzybunny the government thought showing this would rally young men to war. instead, protests started and government changed what it shows the people

[@Hazzard65]

The pentagon learned its lesson and stopped the media from showing the American people the truth.

[@mbvbm3104]

Yet he doesn't mind when Fox and Breitbart unleash their bullshit too.

[@centralcomedy336]

"3 purple hearts, I don't need a fourth" idk why but that hit me

[@kortgreen7725]

He also got a silver star and a bronze star! He earned all of them in my book.

[@jacksonhenry7049]

@@kortgreen7725 the majority of ground troops in nam (that saw direct action) deserve some sort of award. That just might be my blind patriotism, but I’m not gonna change my mind.

[@Ryan-xw6nt]

I doubt any of them would of wanted a medal

[@kortgreen7725]

@@Ryan-xw6nt the honor is not in possessing them but deserving them.

[@ElChiIenoCuleao1]

Central Comedy, thats the only thing the US government gave them for risking their life

[@riceball7021]

cant imagine what you guys went through, thank you for your service..

[@BruceChavers]

Thanks for your dedication and bravery!

[@myfavoritepointguard446]

When my grandfather got drafted, he didn't even know where vietnam was.

[@feitraspace4801]

Good excuse

[@GlazeBattleBorn]

@@feitraspace4801 excuse?

[@sooryan_1018]

@@feitraspace4801 he got drafted dammit

[@robertmasina4610]

Can't blame your grandfather for that unless he's studied a world map.

[@DaleDev]

Are you currently serving in the USAF? Also mad respect to your grandfather for serving.

[@luisvega666]

As a kid I thought these were old man. Now i see these were kids in early 20’

[@DiceDecides]

The 20s is when people are the most fit so makes sense

[@dun0790]

Unfortunately thats pretty much all wars. War is when the old and twisted trick the young and naive in to killing each other

[@cardboardtaco4503]

Yeah but most were 18, 19 or 20. Some even 17

[@ssu123]

@@DiceDecides im in my 30s and i feel better than in my teens lol.

[@Castrated__]

Then you were a dumb kid.

[@YotamPiano]

We're blessed to be able to watch live history as it was happening - on KZbin. It's the closest I can feel to an actual time travel.

[@mrdwets8952]

Uncle was in the Airforce and he made it most of the way through life without any major health problems till he was around 57-58. Being a mechanic, he was exposed to agent orange and probably many other chemicals. He eventually had loads of health problems show up and he had to get both legs amputated. His health did get a little better but once his wife left him after everything he just couldn't do it. His health declined to the point where he had to stay in the hospital and that is where he passed away. I never got to say goodbye and I never got to go to his funeral because I was away for a vacation at the time and a big storm came through. Even though the storm cleared up it was still 'raining' for a good few weeks. I do have peace of mind knowing that he is no longer suffering physically or mentally anymore though. He held on till he was 67 and that is long enough. RIP Richard 2019.

[@Azian2DaMax]

Last year I traveled through Vietnam. While in the countryside I visited a large store filled with art created by artists who were severely physically disabled due to birth defects from pre-natal exposure to Agent Orange. When speaking to some of them I was met with a heavy sense of guilt from what my country had done to them, but their friendliness, optimism, and devotion to their beautiful art showed me how strong and resilient the people of Vietnam are.

[@XJessernstX]

They guy literally got sprayed in the legs by an AK-47 and is doing an interview so casual as if it just talking about the morning bus being late

[@lilienlambare]

The Hero who got shot was given morphine by the medic right before he was taken where the journalist was.

[@valeregeron2273]

Only in america lmao..

[@Williamerhurtig]

He is actually alive and well today, he is on Twitter @KreggJorgonsen

[@valeregeron2273]

@@Williamerhurtig that's so cool, thx man

[@oppressormk2op547]

@@valeregeron2273 *vietnam

[@brian1157]

The young medic, as scared as he is, still without thought jumps up, asked for cover and runs into fire to save the wounded.

[@wtfisthis7795]

A real man and hero god bless him

[@mirandabri834]

Bless his heart Lord Jesus! And all the rest likewise! How this touches me😢, and how thankful i am to those who served and are serving! "Including my Only Son"...Usmc

[@nickirmen6671]

A real soldier right there, no one ever leaves a man behind

[@terionsalas5109]

El macho

[@puyearprod.929]

He doesnt want to let his brothers down

[@antoniovela4125]

I actually saw that report when I was a kid. Wow! Thanks to all vets especially the Vietnam ones

These guys served their country so bravely and courageously but yet experienced a lot of discrimination when they returned.!! Total respect to you all.👍🇬🇧

[@mc5967]

They didn't actually

Iv read where alot of returning solders were given a hard time when trying to settle back into daily life. Obviously not all but quite a number.

[@canerg1151]

Dude literally got wounded seconds ago and yet he's more calm than me preparing for exams

[@jeffstrains4014]

My dad is 80 and put some time into this during his service. Seeing him dealing with the Covid thing brings your comment to life this generation was like the Klingons they are happy in the face of fear.

[@tuggnuggets130]

In that moment he has to be calm. The mor you panic the more you bleed in a situation like that. If you calm and put pressure on the wound you don’t bleed out as quickly

[@johnellizz]

@@tuggnuggets130 It was not real. Everything we see on the TV news is actually a movie being acted-out. Yeah, even wars are fake.

[@xxxhoodooxxx]

@@johnellizz Wish that was true brother, and I'm sure it is to a point, but not in totality.

[@RonJeremy514]

Adrenalin is a good pain inhibitor.

[@mustardbottle8663]

Can we talk about the fact the reporter basically risked his life recording this footage for future generations?

[@DJC_2003]

@SgtBaker16 I beg to differ he couldve easily rejected being sent out there for pretty much suicide and If he truly didnt want to go for the sake of letting the public know just how stressful war is then he would quit

[@mebsrea]

SgtBaker16 By that logic, the soldiers aren’t brave because they’re simply doing what their employer orders. Your logic is flawed.

[@DJC_2003]

@SgtBaker16 remember this is far far after humans realised what war can do to people and just how easily someone could get killed or brutally injured...from things that arent even directed at someone for example a stray bullet from a firefight across the jungle couldve easily cut one of them down, or shrapnel from a bullet hitting a tree and splintering it into an entire platoon and not to mention the traps

[@bigwolf-ts3ht]

@SgtBaker16 that may be true but you have to admit 10 times better than most media now

[@mariogamefreak1]

SgtBaker16 you don’t see reporters doing things like that today

[@robbierobot5799]

My brother served 2 tours with airborne division, my brother in-law 2+ tours (including Cambodia) as a navy seal. They were never the same, RIP to both. I barely missed going but served 6 years AF after they pulled out.

[@martinmabry5460]

I was born in 1961 and remember watching this war on television every evening during the news. Deeply affected by the danger and carnage, I would pray every night to God, asking Him to “please stop the Vietnam war, protect our soldiers and bring them home.” I had no family that served during that war but I desperately wanted the war to be over.

[@jarvis911]

To be a medic, to have to run to the exact spot where your buddy was just shot, assuming the enemy still has eyes on that position, to drag his deadweight back to safety, that must take huge balls

[@snake698]

Haven't you watched hacksaw ridge?

[@Opana223]

@@snake698 dope movie but could have been made better

[@Houd_Vast]

That’s why they’d leave them alive

[@gaby1150]

Rt

[@timeisnow4116]

That’s what I’d think too, but I think once you’ve done it enough times, the thought of getting shot or injured doesn’t hit you untill later on. Plus I’m sure the adrenaline levels are really high during combat, so the medics don’t have time to think about getting killed, they have to focus on reaching the wounded, and avoiding getting shot. No time to think about anything else.

[@HankTheTank23]

"Nobody talks so you start thinking." Powerful.

[@bombata]

Indeed

[@Kai11xirving]

Powerful Joe Rogan Experience

[@ytnoat1207]

I started thinking, about how they knew about the first guy’s thoughts

[@primarch02]

I'm S.Korean. My grandpa was a Marine in Vietnam war.

[@primarch02]

@@BrokenSociety966 Thank you so much...!

[@shawnpa]

The Vietnam war was on television every night.I remember Dan Rather standing with the jungle behind him. I was thinking as a child, wow, these young people are extremely brave. God bless these veterans.

[@mladue2]

It's scary hearing that kid talk, it sounds like a 16 year old helping me with a game on Xbox live, horrifying what these young kids went through

[@robertmaybeth3434]

It was the boomer's war, every male who came of age before 1973 had to deal with the draft, and that damn war. My uncle and my cousin had to go, uncle came back and my cousin didn't. My uncle was a Marine in 1968-69, door gunner on H34's, and came back in one piece, physically. My cousin was Navy, on an ammo ship the Vietnams hit with B40 rockets in Danang "bridge ramp" in 1969. There were 11 guys on that ship and one guy survived, (it wasn't him).

[@sojulia5951]

they shouldn’t be there in first place, what was the point of the war?

[@gublicity]

só júlia to stop the spread of communism. As Russia’s Iron Curtain swept over Europe, morons like Mcarthy terrified politicians and stroke fear into the hearts of the American people. However as brutal and bloody the war was, some good did come out of it.

[@aabens]

@@gublicity So what were the good things that came out of it? Yeah maybe the military industry did gain money but that's it. Afaik the US hardly benefited from the Vietnam War, after all Vietnam did fall for communism right after the Americans realized they were not going to win it. So the whole purpose of it failed. Vietnam was basically the first war that the US has lost in the sense that it did not benefit from it the same way it benefited from other wars.

[@gublicity]

aabens well essentially it put a stalemate to communism in Asia, but I’m not disagreeing with you not much good came out of the war,

[@kevinharte3636]

This was now officially filmed exactly 50 years ago. March 27, 1970 - March 27 2020. Incredible! (Thanks for all the likes peeps!)

[@dmax5678]

wow

[@wahyujohan6151]

amazing

[@TheSanityInspector]

Some of my earliest childhood TV memories are of this type of footage from that war.

[@kevinharte3636]

TheSanityInspector Really?! That’s crazy to me.

[@carloswilliams4669]

wow

[@grahamvandyke]

It seems so crazy to me that there are people out there who go to fight in wars where the enemy fires metal projectiles at you trying to tear holes in your body while you do the exact same thing to them. Madness.

[@yoitzjoe777]

The cameraman truly never dies!

[@kevinquinn3763]

Our medic was a life saver. They usually do not carry a weapon. They have enough to carry as it is. His name was Kelly Graham. He was supposed to come and spend a few days in my back yard telling each other war stories. He died last year. I will miss him deeply. Rest in piece Doc. Were all on our way out. were getting older and our time is limited. Vietnam 1968/1969 Nam.

[@Megamon0001]

Thank you for your service

[@kevinquinn3763]

@@Megamon0001 thank you

[@hyatesanimations7787]

god bless you thank you for your service sir

[@SpeedKing..]

Lost the war lmao

[@randomperson6004]

@@SpeedKing.. must be hard knowing no one will ever love you

[@macandcheese495]

“Just a peaceful walk in the sun” *M60 starts firing*

[@dayyflowerss3082]

Lmaooo caught that too

[@averageyoutubeuser1175]

Is this what it felt like In that bb gun war

[@georgefeser6483]

But DAMN that m60.

[@mwara2444]

Firing the M60 with one arm and straight and true, John Wayne style standing up.

[@jaidenarias5912]

Do you want to talk/learn about God and Jesus? God and Jesus both love you and can help you with whatever you may be going through!

[@bradhintz2854]

Incredible footage

[@gmoney10000]

How can any true American not appreciate these guys??? God Bless all our true soldiers that love our country!🙏🏽✝️🇺🇸💪🏼❤️

[@SunofYork]

Same god that refuses to stop childhood cancer ?

[@thegadflygang5381]

They did the medic kid raw. Who wouldnt be scared doing the most dangerous job of the group. The poor guy is tasked with maintaining everyone elses life while risking his own running out ahead. Pure heroic spirit on that fella

[@MrHocotateFreight]

I'm under the impression, based on the previous soldiers story, that the medic was the one who told the reporters about his fear, then they told it over footage. They did the before the medic I swear rewatch it

[@thegadflygang5381]

@@MrHocotateFreight i am sure that is the case but using that shot of him looking like a rabbit caught in the headlights along with that narrative, ESPECIALLY in comparison to the heroic warrior like demeanors of the other guys, is both sensational and unnecessary. Fear is a presupposition. My Pop was a medic with the 82nd and I only heard stories second hand about the nightmares he had picking up body parts and running out of morphine. His five brothers never stopped talking about the war. They lived for their tank, flight and Seabee stories. But Pop never said a word. So i particularly empathize with this kid

[@pkre707]

I think they were just portraying the reality of the situation. Heroes get scared shitless too. People need to know that. Now he’s a hero not only for his duty but also expressing his vulnerability to those who would not understand otherwise.

[@timmayers4965]

You’ve got to be scared to be brave

[@NorainuVR]

the radio operator is actually the most dangerous of the jobs but medic im sure was a very close second

[@LeaveMyGun]

“I got hit in both legs...thats about it” Savage

[@TheWehzy]

Nah, morphine. You dont feel any pain.

[@nazzgull1796]

@@suckmyballzgameplays7172 Whit AK i think not good.

[@marklangston7011]

A real man is what it is.

[@edgarbarrera3871]

@@TheWehzy bro they ddnt give him morphine yet he had just got shot literally seconds before he started talking about a 4th purple heart.

[@datboi1026]

It is what it is, no need to agonize before the pain sets in...

[@lorenzorodriguez3472]

Thank you boys for everything.

[@Myrmeleosi]

is there any way to see the original entire airing of the evening news from march 27 1970? i see vanderbilt website says you can order some clips if you are associated with a university or order it, but is there any way to see the original episode and context? its incredibly interesting as someone born after the war.

[@tyler4475]

That hero guy is the most calm person Ive ever seen after being shot.

[@kortgreen7725]

He had been given morphine for pain but you can see that it's quickly wearing off!

[@epikmanthe3rd]

Shock is a helluva thing.

[@jherrera3058]

That's what makes leaders leaders, the insane ability to remain calm under pressure, yes adrenaline but also his natural ability to remain centered keeps the rest of the boys centered as well.

[@medotaku9360]

How many people have you seen shot? I've seen quite a few, and I agree. But they're usually pretty calm right after it happens. It's about 10 minutes+ on that they start to freak out.

[@Dan-yk6sy]

Well, it was his fourth time, so probably used to it by then. Should have been called magnet...

[@RedBatteryHead]

Real footage still makes you realize how young these soldiers were. Can't imagine holding myself so heroic at 19 walking into thick forests being shot at any moment.

[@sinistercr0347]

raiding homes of others makes you a villain not hero

[@RedBatteryHead]

@@sinistercr0347 holding yourself heroic isn't the same as being a hero. And foot soldiers are not the ones to blame here.

[@benjamins_eye662]

You know what’s really heroic? To stand up against such a war instead of sending soldiers there to lose their lives for political reasons.

[@RedBatteryHead]

@@benjamins_eye662 well they did and took 8year for it to work... And soldiers who deserted or wouldn't enlist had a very hard time.

[@scrappy93]

@@benjamins_eye662 double the people in the south though they were heroes. I suggest you research what happened once Nixon resigned to the people epecially teachers in the south.

[@WREKLOC]

Rest In Peace Richard Fearnow. Passed away on 5.5.24. Great friend of mine. Served in Vietnam. Airborne. I wish I could remember the unit since he didnt talk on it much. Men, soldiers like him, will never be replaced. Rest In Peace my friend.

[@KimChung1970Saigon]

To all those who served in South Vietnam. Thank you for your service and Welcome home. You will never be forgotten. God bless you all and your families. Your action was so bravery with determination to protect humanity's priceless freedom.

[@synthetic_paul]

Gets hit in both legs, gives a polite and informative interview to the camera. No one can fault his courage - I salute, and hope he did ok after this.

[@hobosinamansion]

Became an author - Kregg Jorgenson

[@crimsondog93]

Lt Dan! You got new legs!

[@peternehemiah1606]

That's the power of morphine You won't feel a pain even if you lost your whole leg

[@project_X_design]

@@peternehemiah1606 i think adrenaline is the saviour here

[@Align500pro]

They promised homes fit for hero’s, we did get hero’s, but they were only fit for homes.. OFAH grandad..🙏

[@stephenn6657]

This is a real news reporter. on the field reporting facts. The current media should take notes.

[@binzsta86]

This guy got nothing on Brian William.

[@Darksky1001able]

I miss Walter Cronkite.

[@jonomason4256]

True,does anyone remember the old news footage of the Hindenburg burning up with all those people running underneath it getting caught in the inferno?,I still remember the reporter sobbing the words ''oh the humanity of it'',or words to that effect?

[@hpopov]

Check Russian media, they have reporters on the field.

[@romanhujecek6221]

Check this one: watch?v=h-q0MIPfV_Q

[@yardmandg54]

God bless over Vietnam veterans that came home. I lost my brother over there in 66. It is still so fresh in my memory today.

[@Paul-ci1jn]

Sorry for your loss.

[@dawnjensen5615]

I'm sorry for your loss. I thank him for serving and the sacrifice he made.

[@thef-zone9694]

sorry for your loss, that's the reason why we didn't want any war as vietnamese myself!

[@mikecampell]

I remember watching this, I was a junior in High School at the time and thinking this is what I had to look forward too.

[@noisaidno3520]

When journalists reported what they saw, not how they feel about it.

[@Abraccuda]

False, in his conclusion he depicts what he feels

[@adzthesaint]

Are you serious??

[@jody8526937]

@@AbraccudaRichard outlines the days work into an army report. His conclusion does not sum up his editorial on the war, good or bad.

[@ripvanwinkle1819]

Naw more like what they are told to see.

[@frankierzucekjr]

Amen

[@ethanharshbarger9740]

Back when journalists did journalism.

[@sipanmarkosyan6500]

They still are, youre just too busy watching political theater on FOX/CNN

[@type1exterminator471]

@@sipanmarkosyan6500 very few if not any “journalists” actually do journalism, they have forsaken journalism all together, taking facts out of their stories for fiction to rile people up, and at this point fox and cnn are the same, except Fox News has a few news commentators and hosts like Greg gutfeld and tucker Carlson, but no one really trusts the main stream media anymore anyways, there is more than likely some actual journalists out there- but not many

[@evestar6095]

we’re not at war????????

[@orangecream3340]

What about all the journalist in the middle east during the Syrian civil war? They risked getting their heads cut off in front of their family members. What about the investigative journalist that uncover massive pedophile rings? are they also not journalist

[@quyle3832]

@@type1exterminator471 lol speaking from some guys believe stuff come out the mouth of tucker :) my brother is journalist in active war zone in Syria :) but you never gonna watch him since you busy watching Fox :)

[@FineArtOxfordPeter]

Camera man never dies.

[@loremaster77]

the news today wouldn't have the balls to do this anymore

[@ryguy6858]

that guy really just cracked a joke when he just got shot in both legs and was in a war that was awful. What a legend...

[@jorged06]

I always thought that american movies where wounded heros make jokes were just hollywood´s imagination but now I stand corrected.

[@facuokinggton7509]

Joking and laughing in this kind of situation is pretty normal actually for the stress and that stuff

[@benjenkins3220]

@@facuokinggton7509 Whenever I punch someone in the street they usually cry -_-

[@facuokinggton7509]

@@benjenkins3220 Comparing being punched in face to being shot at from any direction is like saying that an apple and a banana are the same

[@bananaboy9700]

@@facuokinggton7509 I am a banana and I can vouch that I and apples are not the same, people keep thinking we look just alike.....

[@stillsmokin5339]

what happened to reporters like this? this guy had skill

[@arkybaldknobber8062]

Now they are all crazed liberal commies.

[@JSmedic1]

This guy was a weight on the team ... covering him down, too!

[@Hephaestion96]

Vice News is 10x better than this AND people still consider it liberal. They go into the front lines in Ukraine, Syria, Afghanistan, everywhere. Look them up.

[@lukemurphy6244]

Two words. ROSS KEMP.

[@paulwheeless9055]

John Rambo vice news is shit. Filled with ignorant fucks

[@clarkhinds8414]

Wow! Intelligent reporting. How refreshing.

[@daVibes945]

Wow~ this interviewing a soldier who was shot video footage is insane. True hard-core stuff 😱😱😱

[@Nickstuff100]

This dude is so calm after being in a firefight and getting wounded, gives a interview, laughs it off. My mind is blown.

[@SI0AX]

Not only that but it's his 4th injury. He has 3 purple hearts so if he continued the war after those 2 leg shots he would have gotten a 4th purple heart. But that is obviously not realistic so he was done after that.

[@Nickstuff100]

He gets a purple heart for that injury, he will have 4 in total unless for whatever reason he doesnt accept that medal.

[@SI0AX]

@@Nickstuff100 Oh, I thought you had to continue service after receiving the injury to get a purple heart.

[@dekomtelarus2609]

Its all about drug

[@Nickstuff100]

@@SI0AX nope, you can still get it even if its a career ending injury. Also if you die in combat you also recieve the purple heart

[@landinking346]

“Yeah I got shot in the legs, that’s about it” Lol

[@lawrencepberon3651]

"I got shot in the legs, but it was way below my "package" is what he meant to say.😉

[@snoopocalypse6580]

That guy is not only “hero”, now he is my personal hero.

[@aboodyabdulqadir5487]

badass af

[@evanoneill619]

With an ak!

[@JaxonSmithers]

He's more concerned with assessing the situation than he is about his legs.

[@mikeevans5810]

thanks, guys

[@ISayNukem]

Hrll yeah, I saw a 1st Cav patch! I served in 1st Cav in the late 90s! These boys in Vietnam really show their courage and heart, I've always thought that war was such a tragedy to our people. I salute every last one of them, and all my brothers and sisters who have served.

[@Ynotnow9900]

dude gets shot in the legs then does a real jovial interview

[@bastardcrush4821]

that's probably because he would go home

[@imtotallynotbigbossinhidin2289]

...dude he was 3 purple hearts within 7 months, i doubt he was sent home.

[@WilliamStormXBlade88]

Here is an interview (2015?) where he talks about the incident. @Bastard & BigBoss: Seems he could have gone home, but decide to rejoin his unit.

[@steve35321]

He was in shock

[@Ynotnow9900]

Stephen Cradick i was joking about his jovial nature. But he wasn't in shock, he was pissing adrenaline from being in a firefight. He definitely was feeling that shit 20 minutes later and for the next month

[@charlesdikkema5800]

This can’t be real. I didn’t hear “Fortunate son” during the chopper flights....

[@Person-hm6zo]

I Commented The Same Thing OMG Lol

[@darklurker1239]

This is nam' baby!

[@thundercatsaga6136]

Haha just mentioned that myself lol

[@ForzaMonkey]

Some folks are born made to wave the flag Oooh They're red, white and blue And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief" They point the cannon at you, Lord It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no senator's son, son It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no fortunate one Some folks are born silver spoon in hand Lord, don't they help themselves, yeah But when the taxman comes to the door The house look a like a rummage sale It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no millionaire's son, no, no It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no fortunate one Yeah, some folks inherit star-spangled eyes They send you down to war And when you ask 'em: "How much should we give?" They only answer: "More, more, more" It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no military son It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no fortunate one, one It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no fortunate one It ain't me, it ain't me I ain't no fortunate one You are welcome

[@djbarrera6930]

Another reason this can’t be real is because according to Forrest Gump, it was raining from every which way, and no one told the soldiers to “get down! Shut up!”

[@zackadamec9332]

Can't even imagine how terrifying jungle warfare must've been. You can't see 100' in front of you out there.

[@stevenwinterhill3623]

Spiders too 😐😐

[@EchoZxHatred]

How does the camera man never get shot it almost seems like this is fake 😂

[@vestty5802]

Some of these guys are fresh out of school some even still have acne if you look close

[@werasagtmussauchdolfsagen7292]

that s war. My grandpa fought in WW2 and when Hitler put the hitler youth to the front, because after 6 years of war there weren t enough adults left, the children had to go to the front, my gradpa killed his first enemy at the age of 14.... And his dad, my grand-grandpa fought in both world wars... First world war at the age of 16 and the second world war on the western front when he was a father of 5 children and in his early 40s....Age doesn t matter in war.

[@jaywalker712]

We were very young and scared 1968 during my first tour I helped drag a guy to a LZ for medivac and he was crying and asking for his mother, his leg was blown off and he died with me holding him, I did not know him but I cried with him.

[@Will-ze2yq]

Jay Walker Jesus I’m sorry you had to go through that, thanks for your service

[@whoami5960]

@@jaywalker712 Thank you for your service sir, greetings from Singapore, every soldier is brave whether the country he was fighting for had good intentions or not

[@jaywalker712]

I don't think my old mind could handle going back over it again.

[@mylife-mylife]

That is the calmest camera man in existence

[@ongjoeyy]

The cameraman never dies

[@skxlter5747]

@@ongjoeyy exactly, he was too busy listening to the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix

[@Jaxxonian123]

@@skxlter5747 Comments like these makes you realize just how many stupid people on earth there are. Of course, he had to be calm. You're in the middle of war. Why would you broadcast the location of troops by being loud and showy? As a Marine Veteran who served in Iraq, it's common sense to me, but maybe not others. What a pity.

[@romelegionmaker8625]

I believe some press are experienced in war because many have gone overseas to film more than once. And anyway, you cant just start screaming when you come under fire.

[@carloscabrera5311]

@@Jaxxonian123 It's not so much the to be low voice because you don't want to alert or give signs to the enemy. It's that the reporter truly is showing bravery. Not a flick blink of emotion. He could be crying or showing how nervous his voice was. The guy was solid rock. No emotions. Shots being fired in all directions. Even the soldiers are ducking.

[@user-nd6kj8yp8u]

literal proof that the cameraman never dies

[@phazekiller1995]

My dad was there… I believe his unit was Tropic Thunder with the lightning bolt symbol. He’s 77 now…

[@xavierramirez167]

My uncle was an infantry man in Vietnam then came home after a tour to find his wife cheated on him, so he went back for 2 more tours

[@bostenbergful]

Jesus....

[@MasterVideoStudios]

This is why you don't get married when you're enlisted

[@lordofanvil1632]

@H M he stab her

[@MasterVideoStudios]

@Richard Joubert It happens quite often

[@PepesCashino]

She was no wife

[@Allagi22]

Imagine literally being in a firefight getting shot in the leg, then having a microphone shoved in your face to do a CBS TV interview in REAL time before receiving medical attention like it's Channel 7 back home and you won the local 50/50 raffle. This would NEVER happen today. Very brief period of history where this kind of literal front line reporting was possible or allowed.

[@justintime1343]

That's unfortunate, too - as the 6 o'clock news has never been this exciting in my lifetime. Props to Threlkeld for keeping cool under pressure. He didn't seem to be at all shaken up, nor even break a sweat.

[@Nobunagawa]

They did it in the second Iraq war as well. Embedded journalists. It's always about propaganda.

[@dustyrusty6554]

They get in the way sometimes

[@justintime1343]

@@Nobunagawa Anti-war propaganda is why we lost Vietnam.

[@elevatedh.6126]

Allagí I know right! That’s just crazy! That’s a real journalist. Wounded soldier had a strong mind.

[@deadlydazedxx]

I don’t think I’ll ever forget the face change of my great grandpa and great uncle when my brother and I had to interview them for a school project and asked about their experience ☹️ they only mentioned little things and I was still young (11) I remember my grandpa telling me he was on a bus with prisoners and they had their tongues cut out.. the sounds of bullets and bombs.. How they were treated returning home when they were just boys and young men that didn’t have a choice always bugged me.

[@ArmyVet82ndAbn]

I can remember watching the tv news with mom and siblings in 69 and 70 when I was about 1st grade. My late father did 3 tours over there and retired.

[@VictorPoulin]

I was born in 1970 while my dad was fighting in this war. I'm 51 now and he is 78. I often look for him in videos like this in hopes to see him.

[@josecarranza7555]

Your dad is a hero. Tell him people like me appreciate his heroism. Respect U.S. military and veterans.

[@robertcocciardi2772]

Your Dad is to be honored. You are blessed. RIP to him.. 🇺🇸🙏🏼✝️

[@zoecarlibur]

@@josecarranza7555 He's a soldier not a hero. That means he's a brave man who answered the call of duty. But I don't agree with American's calling every damn soldier a hero.

[@doubleplusgood3593]

"Hope to see him" and than?

[@The.Original.Potatocakes]

Me too buddy, I always look for my dad, he was in the Corp pathfinders.

[@Karathos]

Three Purple Hearts, still walking point, and he jokes about not needing a fourth. That is a warrior.

[@reidmaddox1018]

While he has a bullet in each leg

[@johans7775]

As you can clearly see, he was high on adrenaline etc when he said that.

[@Karathos]

Yes the body tends to do that when a human has to fight for his life. But he could have been curled up in a ball sobbing about his situation too. He just didn't.

[@williamsporing1500]

3 you could have went home

[@cookiesupervisor2211]

He have dead wish , I bet after war , he had serious PTSD , some soldier cant hold stress and they blow their brain out , and other go first in the battle , with though "if I die better be quick" , smart person would learn a lesson all ready , "me in front , me get shoot" , he have been shoot 3 times and he still taking point ... I really hope he had good calm life after war.

[@gromblereal]

hey are you guys ok if I use some of the audio for a video project I’m doing

[@manofweed1]

Cool stuff. Which film was this from ?