Paint it Black | Vietnam War Bombing [Real Footage]

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Video Description: As the Vietnam war continues, so does the air strikes, the USAF also brought in what is called Combat Photography to be used to gain knowledge and train pilots on how to properly bomb a target, almost all the footage of that program has now been long declassified and turned into well, this video.
Operation Rolling Thunder was the title of a gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign conducted by the United States 2nd Air Division, U.S. Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 2 March 1965 until 2 November 1968, during the Vietnam War.
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[@seniordavidmanderson9232]

D. Anderson, USMC, Hotel Company, 2dBn, 9th Marines, 3d MarDiv, 2/9/3, 68-69 Operation Dewey Canyon. In memory of 58,281 men including 8 women, all nurses, 16 clergy members and 160 Medal of Honor recipients who served in the Vietnam War and later died as a result of their service. We honor and remember their sacrifice. Many carry a sense of having been betrayed by civilian and military leaders and by society generally. Be-trayed by politicians who resorted to war under false pretenses and took advantage of their patriotism and youth (the average age of a soldier in Vietnam was 19) and who placed constraints on war strategy that set them up for failure. It's easy to forget that those who served in Vietnam grew up in a time when politicians were seen as statesmen focused on the common good. Most trusted their leaders when told that war was necessary to stop the spread of communism. Despite stereotypes to the contrary, most volunteered. They were part of a generation raised with stories about how their fathers and uncles had accepted the duties of citizenship and won the Great War. These soldiers realized quickly that their fathers war was very different than the one into which they had been led. Their fathers had typically fought as parts of large coordinated forces against a massed enemy, taking and holding territory and attaining measurable strategic objectives, each of which moved them closer to victory. This was not true in Vietnam. Due to geopolitical constraints there would be no invasion of North Vietnam. Rarely would they face a massed force fighting in conventional fashion. In Vietnam, the enemy was often invisible, attacking then slipping away. Though the Army of North Vietnam was a conventional guerilla force, the Viet Cong were often indistinguishable from civilians. A rotational system of deployment that constantly shuffled around the membership of units and which some believed undermined unit cohesion and morale, negative media stereotypes of American soldiers, exposure to conditions of intense privation, chronic feeling of being under threat with no safe place to go, and faulty equipment that broke down under fire. Others were stung by leadership claims that the war was necessary to liberate the people of South Vietnam only to find, as one veteran put it, "Those people just wanted us out and some wanted to cut my throat." I've known many who continued to resent what they saw as lies told by military and civilian leaders claiming progress was being made when the experience on the ground suggested they were stuck in a quagmire. Then there was the betrayal of the homecoming. Though the antiwar movement had broad roots composed of people who genuinely wanted to stop the war, there was a segment openly hostile not just to the war but to the troops who fought it. Returning veterans who had given everything they had and who simply wanted to return home were often met with hostility. Vets often say things such as, "We were spat on, called baby killers, treated like dirt when we arrived back home." Others remember subtle hostility: "I was afraid to wear my uniform in public because of the looks I'd get." Many contrast their experience with an earlier generation. "Those World War 2 guys got parades and ticker tape; we got stabbed in the back." D, Anderson USMC 2/9/3 68-69

[@CobraOneTwelve]

I can't imagine fighting and giving it all during service only to be stabbed in the back and treated unfairly by others.. It must be a wound that takes a while to heal.. Thank you for your service sir. God bless.

[@vivosmartphone2280]

Thank you for your service! And I'm not even american...

[@glennmurray.]

Well said.

[@dariusnoxus3245]

One of the War hunger monsters huh? Shame on you bastard. Fk U.S monsters destroyed many states in the world including our country. Shame on you Bastard

[@NordSat]

Вас туда никто не звал. И мне вас совсем не жаль.

[@dennyt7475]

I was 17 years old when I got to Vietnam-1966 through 1969 (My mom had to sign a waiver for me), I grew up fast and learned a lot, good and bad. (I am now 73 and still learning). I was stationed on the USS Providence and also stationed in Country at a place called "Monkey Mountain" close to DaNang,. I spent 3 tours of duty in and around Vietnam. 3 of my high school friends were killed in Vietnam, I was spared. I participated in the TET Offensive in Feb 1968, that was bad. Somewhere along the way I was exposed to Agent Orange (Nasty Stuff) I am now on disability for the effects of agent orange. When I was discharged and came home to the States we arrived in San Francisco, and there were a lot of protesters spitting on us and throwing rocks and eggs and called us baby killers. That was our welcome home. I tell you this to say to you, that whatever your position is or was on the Vietnam war, it was not the veteran who got us into the war, most of us went because we were patriots and loved our country. Blame the politicians, yes, but not the veteran. To all Vietnam Vets out there, you are not forgotten. As a previous combat Vet myself, I salute you my friend.

[@CobraOneTwelve]

Was a good read, thank you for commenting sir, I hope many out here on the internet learn something from what you said. Treat your veterans with respect! Thank you for your service sir and God bless you.

[@Will-gc1pn]

May god bless you sir, and mad respect to all of the veterans that bled and died for our country.

[@jackbro1188]

Thank you for your service

[@truenorthgames]

Welcome home sir from a canadian it takes a military family to understand respect for the military

[@paulgonzales3116]

I was in the U.S. Navy 65-68. When I got out I was flown in from Japan to San Francisco in October 1968. The same thing happened to me. People hated my guts in downtown Frisco. Never will forget it. I suffered with PTSD for years. Many of my friends died in Nam. I am 75 now. I survived.

[@Felix-fy7ki]

Being born three weeks after operation rolling thunder ended, I still remember the radio speaker introducing as good as every news with the word "Vietnam..." when I was a little boy before I even went to school. And bad pictures of injured or dead soldiers and civilians. My father always told me not to look at, but as a little boy I was curious and watched, the pictures are still in my mind today. A little girl running down the street naked with a totally burnt back, crying and much more. Thoughts of this war and especially hearing this song or "Fortunate Son" with a video of Vietnam war makes me very sad. So many lives were erased or otherwise for nothing!

[@jasonrobst9406]

not true we entered that war to stop spread of communism

[@jocelynuy2922]

The girl with the napalm survived and got treated for her final burn 50 years after the incident…. ….. …. Mad respect for her

[@rbhatto]

Operation Rolling Thunder was a failure. Thanh Hoa bridge was bombed 638 times in 1965 without damaging it. It took 7 years for US planes to destroy it- in 1972. In 1973 the US had lost the sad and pointless war.

[@kollepii1011]

@@jocelynuy2922 She lived? Damn, that's hella impressive.

[@richardgamlin1459]

Everyday our brothers sisters father and mother daughter and son grandad and Grandma are dying in wars not of their making of all religions. STOP 🛑

[@annielagottfried9709]

My father served 3 tours in Vietnam.. I am blessed that he came back. My heart goes out to all that did not return home! I honor your sacrifice, which I am sure is of little comfort!

[@NaYawkr]

For every Infantry GRUNT there were 8 REMFs, rear eschelon Mother F _ _ _ERS. The Grunts seldom got out unharmed.

[@mursuhillo242]

Your heart goes out to invading war criminals??? Great..

[@ljthespartancreatorb2322]

​@@mursuhillo242 wow

[@mursuhillo242]

@@ljthespartancreatorb2322 I'm not wrong, though.

[@salvadorvizcarra769]

What seems incredible is the fact that the US was defeated by Vietnam. What? Did the US lose the war against Nam? OMG! Against a poor country, undeveloped, malnourished, without Navy, without Air Force, NO Marines, Green Berets, SEALs, Rangers, Delta Force, USMC, Rambos nor Chuck Norris. Defeated by a country of peasants without strategic plans, no B-59 Bombers, no PT-Boats, no Northrop F-5 "Freedom Fighter", nor Atomic Submarines. Without Aircraft Carriers, NO Continental Missiles, nor Tanks, Choppters, AR-15, Gatlin Machines’, Flamethrowers, Napalm, Agent Orange. NADA! And to top it off, defeated by an army of teenagers who had no shoes: WITHOUT SHOES!!! Army that fought with bamboo sticks!!! Charlie Kicked Our Asses and even invaded our Embassy. Jeezzz!!! Here is the Duty, Courage and Chanting of Heroism of the US Army. This is the True Story of our Country. This is the History that is already written in the US Books. And the History that was written in Afghanistan is made with the same ink.

[@unregisteredassaultbutterk1185]

"We train young men to drop fire on people, but their commanders won't allow them to write 'fuck' on their airplanes because... it's obscene!"

[@memeswereablessingfromthel3942]

The horror....the horror

[@Dec38105]

and rightly so...

[@unregisteredassaultbutterk1185]

@@Dec38105 no

[@JohnThomas-lr9ec]

I would have preferred using nukes.

[@pxz457]

@@JohnThomas-lr9ec anh là một kẻ độc ác

[@marshacampbell290]

Played this song for years & years & years! It doesn't go away!

[@dirkdiggler2430]

Just close your eyes and hope it all turns black.

[@426superbee4]

None of that music back in that error. Will EVER fade away. but live on INDEFINITELY !

[@monsterhog1118]

The song is about heroin

[@iambeloved496]

Love this song and love the stones. Got to see their concert for the first time this year!

[@gordonpkm7560]

@@monsterhog1118 the only way out of the horror of Vietnam for the troops.

[@THUGMARIO]

My grandpa was in Vietnam during the war and he was shot he is still alive to this day.i salute to all the Vietnam vets on both sides,thanks for your service

[@F-15E_StrikeEagle]

mine too!

[@IVAN-KOMMUNIST_NAGIBATOR_3000]

Pointless war.

[@erickhurtman]

​@@IVAN-KOMMUNIST_NAGIBATOR_3000 I agree

[@THUGMARIO]

@@IVAN-KOMMUNIST_NAGIBATOR_3000 i also agree

[@user-yc6ph8zb2e]

Really? Please can you tell me who he was?

[@cavebrain69]

I hope this blows up :)

[@insertfunnynamehere8617]

Lol just like the people below the bombers in this video?? 🤣

[@CobraOneTwelve]

Just hit 1k! I’m pretty surprised honestly.

[@cavebrain69]

@@CobraOneTwelve I bet you will have 1 million eventually it just takes time :)

[@CobraOneTwelve]

@@cavebrain69 I hope so 😅 also hope to see you stick around if that happens!

[@bigboimemes4everrskrrt446]

Kinda ironic u got the megumin pfp

[@CobraOneTwelve]

It's been almost 10 months since I've made this and I'm still genuinely astonished that I got over 20k views! Just for fun I have remade this video but now with much higher quality and editing! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGrHfoOaYq97ask I hope you guys enjoy!

[@seanmullen2287]

Devastating firepower!

[@philmenzies2477]

Thanks! What are the munitions dropped in the opening lines? The 4 finned bombs

[@Tom_Losh]

@@philmenzies2477, those are Mk. 82/Snakeye I 500-lb. General Purpose Bombs: These bombs were used extensively throughout the Vietnam War and were carried on most attack, bomber and fighter aircraft of the day. The difference between the standard free fall MK. 82 and the MK. 82/Snakeye is the Mk. 15 Tail Retarding Device. This device was used in low-level ground attacks and slowed the descent of the bomb so that the attacking aircraft could clear the blast area. (Yes, I was there - I serviced and maintained the camera systems on F-100s, F-4s, and B-52s. I watched many hours of those films, looking for problems.)

[@ericlawrence8753]

I can remember seeing footage like this in 1968 during a Commander Call it impressed us very much. We were very excited to see the footage and the bombing . MSgt retired,, assigned to the 72BW / 72A & E when i saw footage like this.

[@TakanNick]

Good boom, right? so excited, right? Drop boom on village, kill the baby, the women... So strong US Army :D :D :D. The fuking baby killers.

[@timosborne1949]

Filled with respect for all the vets❤️sending love from uk

[@ThatDiamondGuy1565]

My heart goes out to all whom served or died in Vietnam under those terrible conditions. I’m very glad to see that the US and Vietnam are on good terms today. 🇺🇸❤️🇻🇳

[@GeneralHarvey]

"good terms" theyre communists, america isnt on good terms with them

[@thealmightyaku-4153]

I was surprised when I learnt that, choosing the US over fellow communists in China. But as a Vietnamese diplomat said: "We fought the US once 70 years ago. But we've been fighting the Chinese for 18 centuries."

[@ian-Alex-2000]

It is a horrible thing that we are on good terms with communists. We are teaching our children that communists are friends. No wonder we have communists rioting in the streets with them meeting little resistance.

[@CobraOneTwelve]

Wow! just hit 1k in this video, may not seem like a lot but for a small channel like mine it satisfies me. To those viewers who haven’t checked out my channel yet make sure to do! kzbin.infovideos?view=0&sort=p&flow=grid

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Deserved, sir. Completely.

[@ecast1500]

me and a friend signed up right after high school, my dad was so pissed at me for doing something so stupid, I made it back. He told me that my mother cried herself to sleep every night I was away, I never thought about that, so to all the parents of military personal I salute you

[@harryredhawk7661]

My Brother Sam, passed on last week. one of the few who were at the US Embassy played White Christmas USMC. now he made it to the heavenly honor guard

[@user-ki2jj6mf9z]

People my age (11-12) don't care much about war instead other things, but me being a history fan i care about war and its effects and I understand the pain Vietnam veterans went through when they returned home, expecting praise, instead getting harsh comments such as "baby killer", it saddens me.

[@bunionpain16]

John Larimore, Pennsylvania. RIP., uncle

[@katjamuller5503]

Perfect song to capture the overall affect the Vietnam War had on the world

[@cm22454]

Finished combat school June of 73. Never got there because they started drawing down. My buddy that went in a few months before I did just died of Agent Orange. I lucked out. Salute to all my brothers who weren't as fortunate.

[@theophilhist6455]

Every time I watch Vietnam War footage the intensity and fury is so understated in even the best era movies. I served during the war era but did all my time in the Atlantic fleet. At the time I was glad I missed it all but I honor those who served in that hellish war we should have won out-right.

[@ian-Alex-2000]

@@theophilhist6455Abslolutely! The left stabbed us in the back in that war.

[@brianboccuzzi7300]

In memory of my cousin's who fought in the Vietnam War. Rest in peace! ✌🙏

[@MauricioDiaz-iw5uh]

Los asesinos jamás descansarán en paz.

[@anonymouse...]

@@MauricioDiaz-iw5uh neither will you, you will feel pain like no other

[@stickyjocky]

@@MauricioDiaz-iw5uh they follow orders. The real murders are the ones that order.

[@zumopina]

God bless him

[@schoolssection]

Your cousin's what?

[@skidheart]

Nice song .the footage is so scary..no more war..more peace in our hearts

[@aviator4662]

An unjust war, but to the individuals who fought in it, respect.

[@salvadorvizcarra769]

Unjust, but Respect? U R Loco? What seems incredible is the fact that the US was defeated by Vietnam. What? Did the US lose the war against Nam? OMG! Against a poor country, undeveloped, malnourished, without Navy, without Air Force, NO Marines, Green Berets, SEALs, Rangers, Delta Force, USMC, Rambos nor Chuck Norris. Defeated by a country of peasants without strategic plans, no B-59 Bombers, no PT-Boats, no Northrop F-5 "Freedom Fighter", nor Atomic Submarines. Without Aircraft Carriers, NO Continental Missiles, nor Tanks, Choppters, AR-15, Gatlin Machines’, Flamethrowers, Napalm, Agent Orange. NADA! And to top it off, defeated by an army of teenagers who had no shoes: WITHOUT SHOES!!! Army that fought with bamboo sticks!!! Charlie Kicked Our Asses and even invaded our Embassy. Jeezzz!!! Here is the Duty, Courage and Chanting of Heroism of the US Army. This is the True Story of our Country. This is the History that is already written in the US Books. And the History that was written in Afghanistan is made with the same ink.

[@stevesmodelbuilds5473]

Name a war that's 'just.' 🤔There are none. It's the worst of human behavior. 'Justice' comes after a war that needs to be fought. If that war hadn't been fought, all of SE Asia would have been lost to the most unjust people in the world. Look what they did in Laos and Cambodia -- shoot, it was so bad the Vietnamese had to invade to stop the slaughter. Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia -- all would have been lost. They were stopped -- that's all that matters.

[@kerryendacotte4146]

WWII against the Evils of Fascism

[@stevesmodelbuilds5473]

@@kerryendacotte4146 I guess that's why the USA waited two years 🙄. Again, since you seem to have missed it: 'Justice' comes after a war that needs to be fought.

[@RhodesianSAS-gn4qp]

@@stevesmodelbuilds5473 True the main reason behind this war was to stop the "domino effect" which enabled communist insurgencies to spill into neighbouring countries. Although US withdrew from Vietnam and the south fell to the communist north, the war effort ensured the rest of indochina and SE Asia did not fall to the red plague. Also statistically speaking US was using mostly inexperienced, short equipped conscripts while they kept their main assault groups inEuroep incase of Soviet invasion, and STILL in almost all major battles such as Huey, Hamburger Hill or Tet Offensive US came out victorious losing around 60 thousand of soldiers while the NVA and Viet-Cong death casualties numbered around 2 million. It's safe to say main factor of US pulling out was civil unrest back home caused by anti war protests, and lack of any further relevance for defending frivolent south vietnam after ensuring communists wouldn't march further.

[@karenrussell2091]

My respect to all who served. May those that didn't make it home rest in eternal Peace.🇺🇸🦅

[@bunionpain16]

RIP uncle John Larimore, Pennsylvania

[@marvinharms1891]

My heart goes out to the souls that died there.

[@normanbaldrickcriceti8774]

Except the commies.They don't have souls.

[@cool_sword]

@@normanbaldrickcriceti8774 if the communists were soulless, I don't know how you even begin to describe the Americans.

[@jhon7602]

@@cool_sword Ojalá ser estadounidense

[@JM64]

@@normanbaldrickcriceti8774 Commies are soul-less but napalming civilians is what gets you into heaven?

[@ActiveAussie2024]

Got no sympathy for communists. They deserve everything they get, including napalm and cluster bombing.

[@terryfowler6090]

8-jul-71 to 9-mar-72. Artillery forward observer with F-troop 17th armored cavalry, 23rd infantry division . I've called in air strikes just like the ones in the video. When the smoke cleared there wasn't much left. Love this video. It really takes me back

[@yacawntmiss]

My Dad was an FO in Korea. USMC attached to RK Marines.

[@Anonymity038]

R.I.P to all the people who died in Vietnam on both sides 🇻🇳🤝🏻🇺🇸

[@logandeutschmann]

Bin Laden: The American-Vietnam peace-maker.

[@grubkillerfenix9945]

Mostly the Vietnamese that died

[@chrishensley6745]

@@grubkillerfenix9945 Over a million of them rats!

[@UltimateEntity]

@@chrishensley6745 🤡

[@iliyazahariev3748]

Wrong

[@jorgetorres668]

Holy shit, I see a lot of "freedom" falling from the sky...

[@dimanax3797]

funny

[@WeAreAllOneNature]

Very well said.

[@sunovadistributionn.z.693]

i see stupid

[@ma3str0-]

I love democracy

[@godslonelyman2596]

@@sunovadistributionn.z.693 war is

[@daniel_redbeard]

Mad respect for the generations of warriors that fought a fight which wasn’t ours to fight.

[@tomace7924]

The Vietnam War really did have the best sound track.

[@Jayaar_85]

God bless all them Vietnam vets all of them and the innocents that didn’t deserve to die 🇺🇸 🙏🏻🇻🇳

[@hz2323]

🇺🇸 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨

[@woodstock5841]

Get off Vietcong

[@davidordazluna8432]

Are you talking about Kratos God of War, or the one that says if you are slapped in the right cheek, also put the left cheek.😅

[@m.taufiq4705]

America juat make hell on the other county

[@beheraan8882]

USA is War Crime...

[@jaspermitchell3377]

I had twin cousins who both volunteered for service in the Marine Corps, after graduating from Delaware State, Harold and Howard Myers. Both served in Quang Tri Province together, survived numerous incursions, and made it back home, both in one piece. Externally they were strong and fit, & the funniest guys ever; internally, they both had vulnerabilities. Harold, unfortunately, died from years of drug use, resulting, I believe, from what he experienced over there. Growing up, I never really thought to ask them about it. Since my mother passed away, I have lost touch with them both. I have mounds of respect for both of them, and Howard, if you’re still here and get a chance to read this, please know that I appreciate your being in my life, & think and pray for you constantly. God Bless all who fought in this conflict. HOOAH! 🪖

[@CobraOneTwelve]

Very unfortunate to know that there are thousands of stories just like this, thank you for sharing yours to educate others! I wish the best for you and your cousin Howard!

[@jaspermitchell3377]

@@CobraOneTwelve Thank you, sir, for your concern, and for putting up this fantastic music video.

[@georgeyarborough1463]

Much Respect Jasper !

[@jaspermitchell3377]

@@georgeyarborough1463 Thanks, George, you as well. God Bless.

[@MauricioDiaz-iw5uh]

Sin duda alguna, asesinos norteamericanos

[@shanefelkel9966]

Probably said it before, but this vid is so relaxing. Rolling Stones should soundtrack every war. Love this one and the Gimme Shelter one. Maybe do one for Rhodesian Bush War.

[@dannynun-ya7387]

I’d never wanna be in that kind of bush. Iraq and Afghan combat vet speaking

[@Slaktrax]

Yeah, and a fat lot of good the USA did there.

[@timothydavis2599]

And brother I wouldn't want to be in those deserts and freaking mountains .

[@rdhh7153]

Vietnam ..I cry when I see the wall.. my husband died of Agent Orange last year .still fighting Va I miss him so much

[@kenkahre9262]

You have my deepest sympathies.

[@virginiawaters6076]

Sorry for your loss.

[@donaldpiper9763]

You have my sympathies for your loss . Served in Republic of Vietnam 70-72 US Navy Riverine’s ( gun boats up the rivers and delta ) . I’ve got cancer too .

[@rdhh7153]

@@donaldpiper9763 Thank you

[@Ronniejamesleo]

Probably the reason citizens refuse to serve now.

[@dimidomo7946]

I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky...How appropriate a phrase. Good mix CobraOneTwelve Productions.

[@averagejoe8358]

Respect for the Americans who died for absolutely nothing. Politics is a pain in the ass, most pointless two decades.

[@CobraOneTwelve]

Couldn’t agree more and the fact that to this day governments pour money and lives into pointless conficts..

[@8241jb123]

God bless everyone who served and thank you!

[@faithdenelzen8808]

I was 15 month old orphan who was airlifted to Sydney from Saigon. QF Flight 180 onto Australia 🇦🇺 for a supposedly better life

[@jonefoster]

I believed it was an unjust war that should never have been fought and could have been easily and honorably avoided. I protested the war and never served because of student and job deferments. That said I never had anything but respect for those who served. Too many of them were my friends and relatives. I shed plenty of tears when I visited the memorial in DC and still shed a few when I watch these videos and think of the waste of lives both American and Vietnamese. My hat is off to all of you who served.

[@garypiont6114]

Check out the the drug overdoses

[@TrotterAndFriends]

So intense, so tragic. Paint it black, those days are dark dark dark. Brings it all back. Us versus the man.

[@Ultrad321]

Well the man won in the end. Look what america is today. I love my country but I don't like the corporate-state empire that it has become.

[@MichaelSSmith-hs5pw]

For me, the worst part of the Vietnam war wasn’t the heat, the leeches, the bad chow, or the constant VC ambushes, it was the song “ Paint it black” being played non-stop day & night!

[@humer101]

Fantastic footage, i feel sorry for those below. Thank you for your time.

[@zzodr]

Just a humble farmer, tending to his rice paddie.. then gets a stick of 500lb Mk82 in his face. Hearts and Minds people.

[@aregularperson7573]

Or what’s left of there hearts and minds

[@tzackaria7]

and in the evening that so called ''humble farmer" picks up his ak 47 and sneaks out to kill GI's

[@timothydavis2599]

Fuck that

[@ian-Alex-2000]

Often times the humble farmer would get killed by a communist. Hundreds of thousands of them fled to the United States after the communist victory.

[@ian-Alex-2000]

Often times those humble farmers were killed by communists. That’s why hundreds of thousands of them fled to America after North Vietnam’s victory.

[@robertsears8323]

What great AMSR footage to fall asleep to.

[@beveryveryquietiamhuntingr7009]

I saw The Stones in San Diego for their Bridges to Babylon tour. This would have been the Feb 3, 1998 show. Probably the best concert of my life. Santana opened for them.

[@marcosa.sottani4461]

I LOVE you muricaaa...! 🇺🇸🇦🇷 Grettings from Argentina..!

[@egeyazgan3948]

I remember when I was 12, they showed this videoclip in our literature class. I was very impressed and touched by the footage and the song. Here is my story with the Vietnam war in 2010s Istanbul, thousand of kms away from both the US and Vietnam.

[@ronaldbirb9431]

Funny thing, also in 2010 Istanbul, my mom would wake me up by saying "Good Morning Vietnamm" just like the Robin Williams movie. I understood the context much later when I learned more about the war.

[@randallboerlin1403]

The default position of human existence is war, chaos, hunger, crime, etc. It takes sustained intelligent work to fight entropy. Rust never sleeps.

[@ttvgoosethecat1232]

Plane on the thumbnail is an A-7E Corsair

[@firestarter105G]

Thanks but it is an A-7D USAF. A-7E was a Navy plane updated to the AF's D configuration.

[@Trev_Swen]

My Dad told me he was Drafted when he was about 19 yrs old. He served two tour in Vietnam. He told me he arrived in 1969. Thankfully he came back home and has lived a long life ✌ MARK ALBIN SWENSON (1949-Present) 🇺🇸

[@SandfordSmythe]

Two tours for a 2 year drafted?

[@yacawntmiss]

@@SandfordSmythe Well, he said two tours but didn't comment on his dad's length of service.

[@SandfordSmythe]

@yacawntmiss I was just curious, He must have liked it enough to re-up . The draft is for two years A tour in Vietnam is usually 12 months. 13 Months for the Marines

[@elb-moyt2874]

"Everybody wants to rule the world" main cause of all wars. I feel very sorry for the ones that made it back home on a coffin, covered with the flag they promised protecting until their last breath. I salute you all that made it back, God may bless you with peace of mind and good health.

[@sinisterisrandom8537]

Vietnam didn't want to rule the world they just wanted to unify Vietnam. Which to this day is well unified and doesn't necessarily seem that bad given the government system is far different compared to communism since they learned and adapted.

[@NunyaBizznaz]

@@sinisterisrandom8537 they wanted to subjugate by FORCE anyone who didn't comply with their beliefs. The professor that brainwashed you is clueless.

[@clovenbeast5183]

The song will forever remind me of being young with my dad watching Tour of Duty. Hearing this song

[@timmay676]

Forgive them for they know not what they have done ! Let the healing begin on both side by forgiving one another .🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@shaneshanks9702]

R.I.P to the brave men who lost there lives 😢 we thank you ❤

[@Paratrooper666]

The F-4 Phantom - Charlie's Nightmare....

[@dimitristripakis7364]

The Phantom got whooped in Vietnam. Look up Wikipedia "USAF losses on Vietnam war", for example.

[@billfeist2988]

In memory of robert e. Hewitt.dec 14,1969 your old squad leader

[@AreeyaKKC]

My father was a sentry at udorn Air base in the early 70s. I work there now as an air force nurse. Much of the base is still the same.

[@pettypit]

My Father was there @ the same time. Ast. Base Cmdr. Lt. Col. Kenneth L. Gregory. The A-7 was His Baby, modeled after the F-8.

[@AreeyaKKC]

@@pettypit 23 wing still active here. F-16s F-5s and Alpha Jets.

[@garygallite8325]

My brother was stationed at udorn afb during vietnam , was a mini gun mechanic for the choppers etc .

[@AreeyaKKC]

Takhli udon udorn still active RTAF bases. Utapao is navy base. Some Vietnam War aircraft still parked there. Some in local junk yards too

[@garygallite8325]

That's wild , never realized it was still there ! I forgot he & another guy got to go on a demonstration / test ride on Puff Magic Dragon . because they worked on the guns ! Used to have photos but they got destroyed many years ago . ( Water in bsmt )

[@BF109-F4]

my friend told me his grandma was running into a bomb shelter as the siren rang, the moment she jumped into the shelter a bomb exploded and a shrapnel of the bomb sliced another lady clean in half, his grandma was never the same again (im from vietnam)

[@mickjagger8439]

No one wins a war. Families are destroyed, soldiers...even if they survive are never the same

[@dutchman7216]

Another cool video. Hope you do a CCR run through the jungle next.

[@cdfdesantis699]

One of the most impressive things isn't the explosions themselves, but the shockwaves they produce. These can cause additional damage beyond the impact zone. Thanks to all our Vietnam vets, & all who have served the USA with honor & distinction. God bless you all.

[@ancientmariner3077]

I agree with you apart from the 'God' part. He was noticeably absent from this dreadful war.

[@cdfdesantis699]

@@ancientmariner3077 Hi! Like your handle, as I'm a dedicated nautical enthusiast (sea hound!). Indeed, Vietnam was dreadful, as ALL wars are. See "Ukraine-Russia". The Good Book says, "There's a time to cast away stones, & a time to gather stones together.". Friend, God was not absent in Vietnam, or nothing would have survived but evil. WE are the ones who decide to make wars, & WE must bear the consequences. I'm forever grateful to our US Armed Forces, for without them, the flag of freedom would fly MUCH less, if it even flew at all. Thanks for your comment, my "mariner" friend.

[@MessiPistola22]

Some of the first blast are vacuum bombs. Those are one of the most terrific weapons used in warfare. They absorb air, even from people's lungs and then burn everything at a huge radio at high temperatures. Totally insane.

[@cdfdesantis699]

@@MessiPistola22 Humans invent some horribly efficient means of killing each other, don't we? Thanks for your reply.

[@cdfdesantis699]

@mandellorian You're barking up the wrong tree, my friend. My father, spouse, & step-son ALL served the United States military with honor & distinction. My father was in a US Army company which liberated a German Nazi concentration camp in WW2. My spouse sustained a severely injured limb while on peacetime deployment with the US Navy, & was honorably discharged. My step-son served the US Army in Afghanistan, & was decorated for valor. You insult & deride the greatest military in the world, & my family. Perhaps you are afraid of something you know absolutely nothing about.

[@infectiousmaggot]

fire power vs will power.. long live freedom fighter of vietnam...

[@rogerwilco5918]

😂 you mean communists.. kinda the opposite.

[@infectiousmaggot]

@@rogerwilco5918 atleast they fought against intruder neocon USA

[@joydevsarkar4474]

@@rogerwilco5918 to you they are communist, but for them it is freedom fighting, you didn't get it then and now, ASIA isn't middle east

[@JM64]

@@rogerwilco5918 The communists weren't napalming civilians in the name of "democracy"

[@rogerwilco5918]

@@JM64 yeah, and?

[@gdhukLONDON]

This song is the first song I think of when I think of Vietnam. Guess Tour of Duty from the 80's will always be the best series and obviously this was the theme.

[@justsurfing2510]

Lets not forget the 240 U.S. Marines killed by hamas on 10-23-1983 (Beirut barracks bombing), 2-26-1993 World Trade Center Bombing, 10-3-1993 Battle of Magadishu (Black Hawk Down), 8-7-1998 U.S. Embassy bombing (Kenya), 9-11-2001 Speaks for it self. To all that served in Vietnam including my 2 older brothers and my father who served in the Pacific with the 33rd Division in WWII may GOD bless you and your families.

[@user-hu3hz2op9h]

That is the end of full metal jacket

[@user-te3jj2zr9j]

---Как, вы не слыхали об американской демократии??!! Тогда мы вылетаем к вам!!!

[@robertglennon657]

I love the arc light man makes you feel safe.linebacker 2 that's the one.

[@nealfry2230]

" I need Mouthwatering MILKSHAKES!! "

[@philchurch1115]

I am a Cold War Navy Veteran 82 to 88 AZ2 VS-41 and VS-33 two west packs and my cousin was a birdog pilot during the Vietnam War and he has many stories and if we would of fought this was like the north we would of won .. I have the utmost erespect for the Vietnam Veterans and four live around me and we have coffee and talk ..one hell of a group that was spit on and called baby killers ... and now they get the respect they should of had from the start..

[@rgs4x]

My dad flew C-130 supply missions there. He was shot at but wasn't even in the heat and it affected him.

[@tzackaria7]

500 lbs. dropped from an F4 Phantom, just beautiful

[@jimbrant1253]

Two tours 66-68 , glad you all made it back . Like today I’m still there ! 2:08

[@raventhehunt8814]

The era that US say “we fight for democracy” while those people on the ground fight to protect their countries, their lives, their love ones... (Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos suffered too much). Still US still use those words.

[@simplecarnivore]

We were fighting to free those people from communist oppression.. Yes its ugly

[@raventhehunt8814]

@@simplecarnivore free millions of dead people, those bombs killed civilians more than soldiers, why? Cause Ur government don’t care! Don’t know why they dropped bombs to villagers’s houses. Looks like cow, chicken... and people like the threat to them.

[@simplecarnivore]

@@raventhehunt8814 You're right... That's what happens when DEMOCRATS start and try to manage wars..This was LBJ's catastrophe..It could have been done much easier if he would have followed military commanders plans.

[@jpthehistorian]

And "liberating" the Philippines from Spanish "oppression"

[@69tomjackson]

@Mac Kelly Why don’t we go and fight for millions Vietnamese are oppressing by the communist now?

[@marcusashwell8314]

It seems incredible that the north vietnamese people prevailed against such overwhelming power , it goes beyond respect

[@tzackaria7]

power is nothing if you don't have the full support of your countrymen

[@FINDINGFITNESS101]

@@tzackaria7 Napalm is still napalm, bombs are still bombs.

[@weskerkings651]

@@FINDINGFITNESS101 yes but the viets werent defenseless as hollywood wants us to believe, they had huge numbers of anti air guns and also soviet aircrafts

[@badguy5554]

They "prevailed" NOT because they defeated the American Military. They prevailed because the leftist Communists in the American Congress (in 1975) HELPED them prevail.

[@rvnmedic1968]

The US had "rules of engagement" and the evil bastards in D.C. (McNamara's "wiz kids") told the US military what they were NOT allowed to do. One being not to bomb the rice fields, don't cross the DMZ into N. Vietnam, etc. A lot of times the Air Force and Navy pilots were given orders to bomb a truck over and over. The VC knew they would be back and it was like they were on schedule. The war could have been over by 1968 if we unleashed hell on Hanoi and brought them to their knees. The assholes in DC were worried it would bring China into the war. BS. I was an ER medic from 68-69 and saw thousands of casualties in our patient staging area and the flat bed semi trucks with aluminum coffins covering the flat bed each day. I'm 76 and feel guilty that I lived and others died. Irrational, but that's how it is. Welcome Home, Brothers and Sisters! Bob

[@dannygunsix]

"Get some Marines" was the standard phrase used in the Nam. To watch these birds work out and save Marines from an ambush gone bad is great!

[@Dobermanator]

I still remember seeing the iconic filming of the little girl walking down a road coming from a napalmed burning village behind her, she was screaming in terror, agony and pain. I will never forget that, she was near my age only a lot less fortunate, her family likely dead. People have no idea about those times because they were mostly deprived of proper or complete history by those focused solely on the casualties. Most people do not realize the US supported mainland China before the communist took over, even with large amounts of weapons. The "Chinese reds" came down from the North too, they executed and committed democide, and starved on a level that would make Vietnam look like a bus accident. 80 Million died directly at the hands of the Chinese communist not including Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, in comparison Hilter's terror killed 17 million. The US had the good intention just poor planning and questionable execution.

[@corradoladu4377]

A big mistake in this beautiful comment: US was not willing to help. They are war criminals. Aware of what where they doing with heroin, ruining generations in the west, and gave fire to people on purpose. Is called "terrorism". Not ti mention all the bombs they dropped in Laos and other border lands, in order to not go back to HQ with weapons. So,they get out of the border, and dropped napalm on Laos people, randomly.

[@robertthomas2942]

Total nonsense.

[@Dobermanator]

@@robertthomas2942 Seems Robert and I agree, that is Corrado Ladu (Laotian for Cornhole Lady = the equivalent to "Karen" in the US) is either severely handicapped or acting that way on purpose. I mean come on, even trolls could have written better stuff. I'm shocked she did not include the number of babies the US killed by stabbing them with sharpened plastic straws. She need's to really up her game.

[@robertthomas2942]

@@Dobermanator Comment not for you, for Corrado Lady. I've read plenty, 30 years worth of every perspective I can find, on that conflict. American, Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian, Thai, etc. No issue with your comment.

[@Dobermanator]

@@robertthomas2942 My apologies there. That comment from Cornhole Lady did not appear in my thread, and since only yours did and it was not assigned, I could only think it was in response to me. No worries shit happens, I will edit my post, see if you like it better. 😉

[@taimeuppe6174]

As a kid I lived on Guam 65 -67 and we rode on the highway behind the trucks loaded with bombs headed to AAF Base for the B 52 s

[@DJMadVibes1]

Respect to all combat vets. Still amazing to the B-52 is still in service

[@NaYawkr]

three per mission, each loaded with 108 , 500 Pound Bombs, the gooks shit when they got even near them

[@badguy5554]

The B-52 WON the War in Vietnam in 1972. The Democratic American Congress LOST it in 1975.

[@SandfordSmythe]

@@badguy5554 The people got tired of it.

[@badguy5554]

@@SandfordSmythe The people VOTED for it when they elected "Peace with honor" Richard Nixon, in 1972, instead of "Peace with defeat" George McGovern. The leftist Congress was the only entity that wanted the defeat of South Vietnam for their own political advantage. Those rats have the blood of 100's of thousands of South Vietnamese at that hands of their Northern occupiers, on their filthy hands. And guess what: They did it AGAIN by selling out Afghanistan and ITS people 40 years later. The Demonic-rat infestation in Congress still persists today!

[@aregularperson7573]

One of My uncles was a seal in Nam Only three returned I have nothing but respect for the veterans of Vietnam on both sides

[@ShamileII]

Wow....this song and Vietnam footage just go together in lyrics and era. The only other "time stamp" to the Vietnam era would be almost anything by the doors. Not my era but grew up watching a trio of war era documentaries on tv when I was a kid. First, Portraits of Power, then The War Years then lastly Vietnam, The Ten Thousand Day Year" every Saturday morning

[@soul_reaper1153]

1960s had the best music in my opinion.

[@user-qy9tf2im7f]

“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.”

[@MauricioDiaz-iw5uh]

Será asesinando civiles

[@elweonanonimo]

Well, that implies killing civilians like in operation condor?

[@lofo6737]

So many Americans of every color, nationality, creed, etc. lost loved ones during this war alone. So yes, if you would like to kneel, then please find another place to call home. You are turning your back to the ones who fought for this country of which you belong!!! Wake the hell up....stop the division from so long ago...this is so damn sad.

[@johngrossi166]

ain't it the truth

[@erickhurtman]

All of you were joyfully welcomed at home, ha-ha-ha 😂😂😂😅

[@dangsam]

Fun facts: The Korean army recorded in the Vietnam War has an officially revived soldier.

[@RoyBennett-dz2cq]

Great music to go to war in..

[@billysheppard6091]

To my( best friend) my father.william Sheppard Sr.,( U.S.N.58-75) from your loving son.william Sheppard Jr.( U.s.m.c 82-91)... I miss you so much... semper fi.

[@jackobrien5724]

That might as well be Lexington and Concord and the British are enjoying the paintings. Disgusting murder porn….. a Vietnam veteran

[@stream2watch]

Based. Thank you for that comment.

[@mikaelkatajamaki4539]

Kepp up doing these musics i reallt love then keep up you are best of the best!

[@jacobwhitman3846]

Both of my grandfathers were in the Korean conflict…..when I wanted to go in the army they both shut it down…..man I wanted to Iraq at the time….

[@caryd67]

This video only shows explosions. It doesn’t show spraying Dioxin aka Agent Orange, and its horrific effects that continue to torment the Vietnamese people, and their newborn babies to this very day. Thanks, Dow Corporation

[@jaadytetty9377]

Napalm is a cool looking bomb when its dropped and when it explodes but being burned by napalm is hell. I mean napalm is like a flamethrower. but bomb version.

[@formulaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

I wish I could be in three places in the past.1- Gallipoli, 2- Stalingrad and 3- Vietnam...

[@richardbryla7831]

I heard this song in the sixty,s and it still makes me cry.....😢

[@huskypilot6305]

Reminds me of Call of duty. The tv series, not the game. Awesome soundtrack

[@tritium1998]

That's Tour of Duty.

[@Shadow-vg7pb]

Respect to all soldiers who fought in the Vietnam war

[@normalizedinsanity4873]

Why? You have to be a fool to go and kill and die because someone told you to

[@joelgalvan8358]

Brain Jones on lead, sitar.what a great rich makes song more unique.slep sweetly ,brain. You were a master musician.

[@lewmcfc]

War = good music

[@themercurialmoxie]

All I can say is, wow. 😵

[@kurtdunbar912]

All for nothing. What a waste.

[@andrewdaly9503]

And then twenty years of sanctions just to say fuc- u for winning.

[@jorgezarco9269]

Used in Full Metal Jacket(1987) and the 1988 CBS TV show Tour of Duty.

[@tedmarynowski3881]

Think I saw black pajamas flying

[@dannygunsix]

In The Nam we had air strikes every day and nite. The planes were always loaded for bear and struck their targets with gusto.Napalm and huge H.E> bombs. Lots of Napalm...

[@CobraOneTwelve]

Must've been quite the experience, Hope you're doing well, thank you for you service sir.

[@jmoranretana]

Yes, humanity is beautiful.