Aircraft ground support operations are explained showing jet pilots coordinating to eliminate important ground targets such as bridges, bunkers and vehicles.
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@edconway56842 жыл бұрын
I was there in '65. Anyone who actually looks into this will tell you we should not have been there. The French had 13 years and got nothing except dead and wounded back for their efforts. War, when YOU are in it is just bad. It's not the movies, people die or get injured. Our good guy policy cost us lives. Weapons, oh yes, love those weapons, but someone is behind those or flying those planes. And to give credit, the Viets were good and got better. Yes, we tried harder, but at what cost. Bless those who served, but the only happy stories you will hear is from those who made it out alive or were not wounded. Watching this here is the easy part, being in the field with live rounds coming at you or bombs being dropped near your position is not pleasant to keep this mild. Like the weapons, but War is Hell and being there is second. You have to maintain a proper perspective watching this, or go to the memorial in Washington DC to visit those who don't have a story to tell.
@thethaovatoquoc3122 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service. War is influenced by more than just military might. US essentially fought both world Commie giants Soviet and China at once while being restricted by its own self-imposed rule of engagement in the frontline and impacted by anti-war movement by liberals (the likes of libtards like Jane Fonda who later apologized) at home. It wasn't a fair fight, but US's goodwill was in action to prevent Commie's taking over Asia. US saved South Korea and Japan in Asia, and Western Europe in Europe (and later Eastern Europe, too, when Soviet bloc collapsed. People from those countries are still grateful for American sacrifices until these days. Vietnam was a more complicated combat theater mostly due to its porous border in the western part. A geographically long country (S shaped) with a porous border along its side is recipe for disaster for any expeditionary forces due to infiltration. It's like you were already being surrounded even before the war started. Korea didn't have this problem, as the peninsula is only bordered by Commie China in the North, and the rest is surrounded by water. North Vietnamese Commie terrorists knew this and exploited the advantage with their Ho Chi Minh trail, without which, South Vietnam could still exist like South Korea today, largely due to American intervention. The US soldiers did it for good cause, and that's all that matters. It's an unfortunate consequence happened when US cut aids to the Republic of South Vietnam while both Commie giants Chinese and Soviet increased aids to their North Vietnamese terrorist minions, it wouldn't take a genius to predict the outcome. Many ARVN generals and officers fought the North Vietnamese Commie terrorists to their last bullets. Dozens of them then refused to surrender to the enemy and committed suicide, staying true to their warrior creed, but their legacy lives on.
@fugguhber46992 жыл бұрын
The extremely sad, and gruesome truth is, that this should never have happened. The U.S. entered and fought in another country, a country that wanted peace, and unity. Ho Chi Minh was a NATIONALIST........ and all he wanted, with the majority of all the population of Vietnam was a united country. Not one that was colonized, and turned into a work-house for the capitalist countries of France and the U.S. The U.S. should have never went there militarily. Never. Especially after Dien Bien Phu. It was CLEAR ....... that the Vietnamese wanted their freedom, and wanted their country united like it had been........ and fighting and killing millions of Vietnamese did nothing to change this. Vietnam the country has forgiven the U.S. They don't hate Americans. I have been to Ho Chi Minh City ( Saigon) and Hanoi......and as an OLDER American, I stand out... and I was never treated different than any other tourist there. The U.S. government was wrong; not the U.S. boys and men who were drafted and forced to go. You can't win a war with conscripts, and draftees against a people who are fighting a righteous cause: That is for their freedom and liberty (not to be controlled by another country and treated like a plantation for the profit of the rich capitalists).
@badbotchdown98452 жыл бұрын
@@fugguhber4699 you're right and wrong in the same time saying uncle Ho wasn't communist is wrong he was since before the ww2.
@luisdeleon98192 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ed for your comment. With all the self praise on the superiority of American war machines, the Vietnamese won.
@williammoore75232 жыл бұрын
you can blame Lyndon Johnston and those who killed Kennedy. War is big money for alot of companies who wanted the money and did not care about the loss of life. The USA always has to have n enemy just the threat of a possible war is enough to keep the tax dollars flowing into defence even tho it has been years of peace time.
@Chris-cf2kp Жыл бұрын
My uncle flew an F-4 in Vietnam. He was shot down and was a POW for many years until the conflict ended. He survived, but his partner did not. He's still alive today and flies often as an instructor and flight tester and is an incredibly kind and humble man.
@harrisonc985 Жыл бұрын
The radar intercept officer is more valuable to the enemy because they have detailed knowlege on the plane’s capabilities of tracking enemy fighters and sams
@Chris-cf2kp Жыл бұрын
@@harrisonc985 His partner died on impact.
@haroldcampbell8271 Жыл бұрын
We had 2 Phantom squadrons on the carrier USS Saratoga in 72. I was attached to VA-75 A-6 intruders. When was your uncle there?
@Chris-cf2kp11 ай бұрын
@@haroldcampbell8271 I don't recall the exact dates, but I believe he was there as a pow for several years. There are some photos of him in Time magazine from when he was released. My grandmother, his sister still has the original publication, I'll have to ask her about the specifics again.
@user-bi3cl4qf3c11 ай бұрын
F-4 shitty piece of metal
@webbzgunnuts2 жыл бұрын
In 2015, I visited Vietnam. Da Nang air port is now an International Airport. Very modern and beautiful small city. People there were very nice to me.
After the Paris peace treaties we gave Vietnam $33 billion dollars to rebuild another $90 billion dollars to clean up any un explosive bombs in Cambodia and Laos.. when we left Vietnam we left behind billions and billions of equipment.We through billions of dollars worth of helicopters into the ocean to bring back the people to the United States where they are still living everybody in Vietnam was driving around in a brand new military Jeep taking their kids to school.. plus we are talkin jet fighters helicopters M60 basically we dropped everything and walked away from it all.. now they're making millions of dollars off that museum with all our equipment behind glass and pictures all over the walls with helicopters outside and F4 Phantom sitting out front..I get shot two times all my friends are dying of Agent Orange and so am I.. the only reason we were over there had to do with money and power had nothing to do with Communism..Sounds like they made out better than we did it should look beautiful over there...🏯🏰🏭🏬🏫🏪🏩💒🌆🌇🌃🌉🏣🏡🏘🏙🏦🏨
@timesupgr.84712 жыл бұрын
Nicest city in VN IMO. Did you see some of the old American cars there?
@davedillon13722 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you had a great experience. The moment I got off the plane, it's as if I stepped back in time to '74-76(±). Strange- almost everything was from the WAR. 'The American War': not the French, Japanese, French before the big show (WW2). The audacity to return after leaving them to the Japanese & returning as if 'Hey! Remember us? We're ba-ack. So, let's get back to you being children and we're the adults, as if nothing happened... I felt the guilt.A proud people, shattered and poisoned by A Orange, Napalm, 🔥💥💥💥🔥 MORE THAN IN ALL OF WW2 EUROPEAN THEATERS (TO/FROM). I'd gone to teach English so they could communicate with the tourist market, do business, et al. I'm embarrassed of the policies post JFK; The 'Nixon Doctrine'-‽ Gimme a break. Bomb, kill everyone, evacuate all villes, Cities. Blow up everything. 0oison will be leaking from the water tables for a century, maybe more. Lush, wet tropical zones turned into deserts. Nixon almost nuked them. His handwritten 'IOU' of 3.1(±) million dollars? "Well, he's gone so..TFB. We got almost all of them POWS, MIAS out. ★ PLEASE LOOK UP "EXPENDABLE" RE BOBBY GARWOOD- HE DIDN'T GET OUT UNTIL 79-80!! McCain & Kerry- 2 lowlife level vets. McCain & Kerry ACCUSED Garwood of collaborating with the enemy! McCain did one of those tapes- "I'd like to thank the NVnamese. Excellent med care, good food & treatment... " But a guy, a POW- tortured for days at a time, fake firing squads, sitting in a yellow porch in the 80s-90s calmly talking about the Hell he had to go through just to be alive. Amazing. He took them to court and won his rank I believe & received some level of 'pay' - 10 days from his service end date, he was captured. Our country likes to breed killers. We just left Afghan tribesmen with the biggest war material, supplies since VNam. See 'Expendable:___'
@Thunderchild-gz4gc Жыл бұрын
They want your tourist dollars.
@MrFluffytheTurtleАй бұрын
Watching this feels like being a kid again watching all the old films the military channel would play later into evening/night. This bouta be a great nightlight to have on thank you. I'll probably actually be done watching it after a week of nights falling asleep picking up where i last remember being.
@angmhalp8 жыл бұрын
25:47 Lt Karl W. Richter, 24. Officially credited with 198 missions over Vietnam. Air Force Cross, Silver Star, 4 DFCs, Bronze Star and 22 Air Medals. At 23 he was the youngest pilot to shoot down a MiG over Vietnam. Killed in action on his 199th mission over Vietnam. Some men talk the talk but very few walk the walk.
@holdemjim7 жыл бұрын
angmhalp us Gaye thinj
@denniswinn94127 жыл бұрын
I guess Trump wouldn't like him.He likes pilots who don't get shot down.
@pepperann57666 жыл бұрын
angmhalp Very well said. Thank you for sharing this information on this very Brave and very missed, young Man.💕
@AndrewTubbiolo6 жыл бұрын
I looked him up too. A great American airman.
@AndrewTubbiolo6 жыл бұрын
Yeah and look at what the world missed out on because of those other 'psychopaths' like Richter who prevented the entire Korean peninsula turning out like North Korea. Wanna know what would have happened in Vietnam if the US was able to hold the line? Look at South Korea vs North Korea. At least North Vietnam turned out to be far more sane than the NORKS.
@alanmccooker7829 Жыл бұрын
My brother was stationed at DaNang and served with the Marine Air wing fighter group. He reloaded and refuled many of jets. He use to tell us how he sometimes had to wash out the blood in the Huey's after they brought back the injured. He had to handle agent orange to and blamed it on his cancer. He died on Christmas Eve 2011.
@celticpipes5311 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear that my brother. Semper Fi.
@klc402311 ай бұрын
🫂
@kevindorland7383 ай бұрын
God Bless your brother and his loved ones.....
@johns16252 жыл бұрын
Between 1964 and 1973, Laos became, per capita, the most heavily bombed country in the world, with over two million tons of bombs dropped during the Vietnam War, one ton for each person living in Laos at the time in fact. It was bombed more than England, more than Germany, more than Japan, even more than Iraq and Afghanistan combined. There still remains thousands of unexploded bombs and other ordinance in it's jungles.
@destroyerarmor2846 Жыл бұрын
Freedom bombs
@tombutcher5776 Жыл бұрын
I was stationed on the border of Laos (far north easter corner of Thailand. We sat at the edge of the Mekong River which separates Laos & Thailand and watch fire fights over Laos. One day an unmarked airplane hovered over us and you could hear his engines rev up and he took off for Laos. As soon as he was over it he dropped a huge bomb!! He bombed a landing strip that the communists were using in a little town by the name of Thakhek. Many years I met a Laotian who was from Thakhek so we had stories to tell over beer.
@TheMIEProject Жыл бұрын
We got to remove 2 of them last year on an expedition. The rest was mines. Almost lost a leg too. Joined by some old jarheads guilt tripping themselves here too.
@farodyne Жыл бұрын
Which makes it even more amazing that these murderers haven't been brought to an international court for their crimes against humanity. Agent Orange still affects thousands and more thousands of newborn children today.
@migram419011 ай бұрын
Americans should remove all of them
@waynecobra15342 жыл бұрын
Vietnam vet here, In 1967 the F-4C were fun to watch. Left seat door gunner flying low level skimming the tree tops. when napalm was delivered the fireball was deadly. I flew with the 155AHC most often with a UH-1C gunship.
@ashokiimc2 жыл бұрын
What do you remember most bout the war?
@trainnerd3029 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service sir! I am the father of an Afghanistan combat veteran
@robrak3569 Жыл бұрын
How many innocent lives did you take away? Must be too many to remember or too routine to care!
@monkeyking-self-proclaimed7050 Жыл бұрын
@@ashokiimc The innocents killed and destruction he left behind.
@schoolssection11 ай бұрын
Left seat door gunner? In an F-4C???
@Willoz2695 жыл бұрын
Vietnamese Air Force has 127 aircraft at it most powerful time in the late 60s, most were obsolete Mig 17s....some of the major US offensives packaged more than 200 aircraft, against which the Vietnamese would send 4 or 5 flights of 4 aircraft.....knowing they were outnumbered, outrained, and against much better technology, they still went up....hats off to them
@thethaovatoquoc3122 жыл бұрын
North Vietnamese Commies routinely sent their terrorists to South Vietnam to mine buses, bombard schools, throw grenades into markets full of people, massacring countless civilians. Tet Offensive 1968 they buried alive 10k civilians in Hue City. Ho Chi Minh terrorist leader killed 1 million North Vietnamese during his land reform alone (1953-1956), ranked as top 10 prolific butchers of 20th century, along with fellow Commie butchers Mao, Lenin, and Pol-Pot.
@JL-tm3rc Жыл бұрын
interesting though there are more north vietnamese aces than american aces
@vivek2778911 ай бұрын
True... Very True
@leandrol27528 ай бұрын
Sadly no one talks about them, but they were impressive at that time. True fighters...
@randybobandy98283 ай бұрын
@@JL-tm3rcno there aren't. Most US pilots were flying air to ground missions. The only aces are the SAMs the NV used.
@TheLeadSled5 жыл бұрын
As a vet myself I have the utmost respect for the men that fought in this war and the women that helped put them back together. So if there is any Vietnam Vets that read this I want to personally say thank you and God bless each and everyone of you!
@davidhoang48282 жыл бұрын
Cảm ơn đồng chí
@ashokiimc2 жыл бұрын
What do you remember most bout the war?
@brucelee5576 Жыл бұрын
Ok let me pass on your message to William Cali and his buddies.
@888slowspeed Жыл бұрын
Go halfway around the world to mass murder families and childrens...proud??
@chesk8in Жыл бұрын
That war has been one of the biggest shits of USA imperialism. Blame on it and on all "veterans" whio killed poor innocent Vietnamese
@neildavy26013 жыл бұрын
I went to school with Steve Allen, we were both USAF, but he got at least 2 Migs as an F-4 jock. Great pilot, real decent man!
@duynv892 жыл бұрын
mig 17 with f4. but nourt viet nam win, and viet nam never lost
@ChironZore2 жыл бұрын
@@duynv89 They lost every military engagement. We left, they walked into Saigon.
@hieuhoang8072 жыл бұрын
@反共抗俄 một đứa trẻ không hiểu về lịch sử
@ishhyyyy2 жыл бұрын
@@ChironZore "They lost every military engagement." Battle of An Lão, Battle of Ban Houei Sane, Operation Barrel Roll, Battle of FSB Mary Ann, Battle Of Xuân Lộc, the list goes on and on for the battles and operations the US has lost in Vietnam.
@cauminh4017 Жыл бұрын
@@ChironZore LoL :)), going another country with a ton of weapon and allies, start bombing cities, burning villages, killing peoples, then get punched back in the mouth, they said: "ok, we cant win, we should left this country before they kill all of us" :)). God bless American and their "walk away army"
@clerict193 жыл бұрын
Хотелось бы выразить свое глубочайшее уважение доблестному вьетнамскому народу за их "гостеприимство" в отношении этой оголтелой банды мародеров, насильников и убийц.
@Wuddi1003 жыл бұрын
What's about Afghanistan? The russian invasion? What's about Stalin who murdered millions of people? Your glorious russia isn't better than any other nation in the world.
@user-iu6dx5pu3i Жыл бұрын
@@Wuddi100 ЗАВАЛИ ХАЙЛО ХУЙЛО
@user-iu6dx5pu3i Жыл бұрын
@@Wuddi100 ИНАЧЕ ПРИПОМНИМ ТЕБЕ НЕ ТОЛЬКО АФГАНИСТАН, ИРАК, ИРАН... И МНОГОЕ ДРУГОЕ
@luvsilly60 Жыл бұрын
Same for those being raped in Ukraine.
@randybobandy98283 ай бұрын
You're a 🤡
@donbrashsux5 жыл бұрын
I love Vietnam..what an amazing beautiful country it is today..love the Vietnamese people..
@donbrashsux5 жыл бұрын
Yes but it’s very progressive..I’ve been travelling here for 6 months from the top to the bottom and it’s great to see where it has come from and its people are soo resiliant and kind.. a fantastic place to visit imo
@AnhTuan-pp3iq5 жыл бұрын
Old man Goat ; free people???!!! Like free american ? free to attack other countries that are not obey them( american)?? Free to develope weapons to threaten the weak? Free to bring thousands of troops into my country and killl my people?? Free to drop thousands of tons of bombs in my country and don’t care if they are communist or ordinary people? So what is that kind of freedom for???!!! Don’t be free to vomit out something that you just hear. Come to travel in VN like the one commented above.
@DanKann865 жыл бұрын
@Old man Goat It takes time for a country to develop itself to be a successful and stable democracy. MANY of the so-called democratic countries are actually failed democracies and faux democracies. Even in the US, the politicians are actually answerable to the special interest groups that paid them, and the voters (the few that vote) vote for the same bought and paid for politicians term after term. The US is stable because it is wealthy and the vast majority are satisfied. Developing countries are poor and hence inherently unstable. As for democracy, it should be a goal for developing countries to work toward to, but not necessarily ready for. Even with U.S. support, South Korea did not become a democracy until 1987 with the first direct election of its president; and this is after decades of political turmoil, including the assassination of a president. Similarly, Taiwan only became a democracy in 1996 with the first direct election of its president. Both governments have ruled with a brutal iron fist against dissent before democracy came about. Unfortunately, the government of South Vietnam was unstable, brutal, and corrupt. So bad that the U.S. tacitly approved for the assassination of its president, Ngo Dinh Diem. It takes a strong and stable central government to institute major economic and social changes which take many years to achieve. Vietnam today is not under communism, but more accurately described as a single party dictatorship and very pro-capitalism. It is a single-party ruled dictatorship like S. Korean and Taiwan (KMT Party) were. It is forward looking and constantly changing to meet economic and social challenges of the future. It has its problems and challenges as with any developing countries. www.forbes.com/sites/salvatorebabones/2018/01/15/vietnam-is-following-the-asian-tiger-currency-formula-for-rapid-economic-growth/#518d77a4bed0 The economic path above cannot be achieved for a developing country under so called "democracy" due to political interference from the various elites. english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/195916/does-vietnam-s-future-depend-on-middle-class-development-.html When Vietnam has reached the economic level of what S. Korea was back in the 90's and strenghtened its institutions, then maybe it will be ready for major political change. Vietnam is not quite ready yet.
@AnhTuan-pp3iq5 жыл бұрын
Dan Kann ; you’re right with the responsible comments.
@shepherdlavellen33015 жыл бұрын
@@AnhTuan-pp3iq most important thing in a diplomacy is whether you have strength to take initiative, either in military strength or in global economy, which is pretty unfortunate for you guys since you have neither.
@jackjohnson73965 жыл бұрын
Brave U.S. pilots and military there. Some are suffering out in the streets homeless, to this day. They did not ask for it, just wanted to be a good American. Doing the right thing, to serve their country. Much respect for them...
@El.Primero763 жыл бұрын
“ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL.” Col Neil J . Graham, 22 Nov 1967. 388th Tactical Fighter Wing Commander.
@robertaccornero71723 жыл бұрын
I served a year at PHU CAT AFB in 1969, in Nam , we had 30 F4's . we were the next base south of DANANG. a year I will never forget.
@DG-ie5ip9 ай бұрын
My supervisor was there as a Weapons Loader on F-4. 12hr shifts all the time. I joined in 1980 and met him in Lakenheath, England USAF 1983 48 EMS Armament shop.. He did not want to go back to the states-the way the vets were being treated. I did 20yrs AF. Loved it !
@sovietalien9976 Жыл бұрын
"Old people start war, young people dies"
@frankierzucekjr3 жыл бұрын
This has really been fascinating. Thank you everyone for your service, and welcome home. God bless you all.
@robertlipszic33153 жыл бұрын
what do u call a service? going abroad and kill kids and women? in the name of what?!
@nguyenhung-uu7vx3 жыл бұрын
"THANKS FOR INVADING ???" fck off
@dieslikeАй бұрын
Убийцы мирных жителей попадут в ад
@mikerussick44444 жыл бұрын
This is the only documentary I've seen where the air Force phantoms were referred to as the F-110! This was definitely made before the standardization of the names and numbers of all US military aircraft. Very cool thanks for sharing.
@eddiehelton40903 жыл бұрын
Lo Lo Lo Lo Lo k
@thientranvan79922 жыл бұрын
Nhật pháp và mỹ đã xâm chiếm Việt Nam đưa Việt Nam dag về thời kỳ đồ đồng nhưng hoà bình lập lại chúng tôi lại xây dựng lại đất nước to hơn đẹp hơn lêu lêu
@CAL1MBO10 ай бұрын
True. I've never heard it referred to as the F-110 aside from whitepapers.
@mikejohnson59003 жыл бұрын
The Skyraiders were really valuable in Vietnam. They could loiter like crazy and get in close to their targets! In the Jet age they proved that prop aircraft could still do the job.
@johnr88203 жыл бұрын
My grandfather flew them low and slow among the Ho Chi Minh Trail. He said the hardest thing was killing the elephants that were carrying supplies.
@hatecrewsix22 жыл бұрын
Prop airplanes still works for war. Low cost maintenance and perfect for the jungle warfare as CAS
@yardkartretreads2 жыл бұрын
I’m sure the guys on the ground loved them like the guys on the ground today love the A-10.
@thientranvan79922 жыл бұрын
@@johnr8820 Nhật pháp và mỹ đã xâm chiếm Việt Nam đưa Việt Nam dag về thời kỳ đồ đồng nhưng hoà bình lập lại chúng tôi lại xây dựng lại đất nước to hơn đẹp hơn lêu lêu
@johnr88202 жыл бұрын
@@thientranvan7992 translation?
@RFKFANTS676 жыл бұрын
Lots of cool aircraft back then.. A1's, F100's, F105's, F4's, Great footage. Thanks for posting this.
@albertandrews1305 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the Navy A-4, A-6, A-7., F-8
@generaldilvry693 жыл бұрын
Nice ratio of over one-in-ten dislikes on esoteric film
@donnapierce29063 жыл бұрын
@@albertandrews130 TV
@generaldilvry693 жыл бұрын
@Timothy Chung Cheech here - bombs and war is anti=human...EVIL
@anthaiauto18233 жыл бұрын
my country viet nam have mic-17, mic-18,mic-19 and mic-21 one pilot of vn with one mic-21 destroy one b52
@jehugo667 жыл бұрын
When I joined the USAF in 1986 we had many excellent pilots and ground crew who were Vietnam, some even Korea Veterans in the unit I ended up at in Air Guard, 103D TAC Fighter Group. They had flown the 105 and rotated through Vietnam. It was the static display plane on the base. This is like seeing those guys 15 years younger.
@mwkop397 жыл бұрын
KnoxTN Yankee bb
@ashokiimc2 жыл бұрын
What do you think they remembered most bout the war?
@langlaisjean-claude9418 Жыл бұрын
les amerloques assassins sont quand même partis la""queue entre les jambes""après leurs saloperies ""
@Haddley333 Жыл бұрын
@@ashokiimc that's a loaded question. I like watching honest interviews and most seem to say it's the ones that didn't make it back
@rabidfarmer976511 ай бұрын
1986 - I was neck-deep in snow in South Korea...during Team Spirit. LOL>
@armandoblackhill13553 жыл бұрын
My prayers and respect to every one who lived and died in the Vietnam war. I'm sorry
@khasnurihusain56073 жыл бұрын
Armando,have you seen the children of Agent Orange?You still have a chance to make a better world.
@user-mi5nj8gj5p2 ай бұрын
During pilot training class of 1966 the entire class started to call themselves The flying Cossacks and had a talisman of having a Ukrainian Trident . The only American Ukrainian pilot was Steve Olek his class performed 10000 sorties with no losses , Steve Olek racked up 590 sorties during Vietnam. He's now an advisor to the Ukrainian armed forces having travelled there . There's newspapers information about the above legend and having that Trident was a lucky charm .
@donaldjones76784 жыл бұрын
Was a grunt in 1971. We loved the F4. We had their support a few times when we needed their fire power.
@xekoan5073 жыл бұрын
@Black Pill respect your elders
@LongBinh703 жыл бұрын
Fas' Movers! (RVN '70 - '71)
@SapuTaro-nr5bl8 ай бұрын
@@djhaloeight Godbless Vietnam🇻🇳
@qafmbr4 жыл бұрын
The F-4 PHantom was just so badass. With badass pilots!
@badguy14814 жыл бұрын
Fighters make movies. Bombers make history. The F-4 did not end the War for America. B-52 bombers did..fighting the North Vietnamese Army attempting to invade the South in 1972...Then bombing the North's capital in December of that same year.
@TuanAnhNguyen-dl3jc3 жыл бұрын
Vietnamese victory !!!!
@arshadmalik63903 жыл бұрын
Thats why America lose 450 f4 phantoms
@robertglennon6572 жыл бұрын
Oh how times have changed. It's a beautiful country and now the people are so warm and friendly. God bless them
@krzysztofkaluza45012 жыл бұрын
as always, in war, war is the enemy
@tuduong36233 жыл бұрын
Quê hương Việt Nam anh hùng của tôi ❤️. Thà hy sinh tất cả chứ không chịu khuất phục làm nô lệ. 💪
@thicucnguyen8150 Жыл бұрын
Giám tao mới lạ, thực tế bây giờ nè 😂
@Chilly_Billy7 ай бұрын
Communism is the worst form of slavery. Your countrymen died in droves making you a slave.
@dwightchaos94492 ай бұрын
Nobody was trying to enslave you.. but the communists.
@AnhNguyen-gi1tgАй бұрын
@@thicucnguyen8150bị b52 nó ép đến thủ đô mà có đầu hàng đâu:)) chứng minh cách đây 50 năm r đấy th đần
@toanla9192Күн бұрын
Đừng lấy lòng Cali mà đo lòng Việt Nam @@thicucnguyen8150
@wrightflyer78555 жыл бұрын
The Thuds were gone by the time I arrived at Takhli in 1971, except for one that had been dragged off the runway and was sitting in the grass near the MARS station. So I decided to salvage some parts from it--the nose wheel was a great ashtray for our radio station and I pulled the VHF receiver from the cockpit and brought it back to the States. Ended up giving it to my brother, which I regret now. Maybe I could get it back.......
@DG-ie5ip19 күн бұрын
What was your job and what branch of service.
@wrightflyer785519 күн бұрын
@@DG-ie5ip I was Air Force (1968-1972). For the first 3 years I was a Ground Radio Operator and for the last year Air Police.
@BernhardRottweiler Жыл бұрын
From Min. 22:09 That's Ed Rasimus. Flew a tour in 66 (I think) in the "Thud" and later a tour in the F-4. You can read about the missions, Karl Richter and last but not least old Roscoe in his books. "When Thunder Rolled" and "Palace Cobra".
@jasonsweet18682 жыл бұрын
“I don’t really need this picture frame” What a great way to finish this excellent documentary don’t you want to buy them all a pint when you see the camaraderie shown even down to the dog it was amazing I still have to say the Vietnamese how resourceful were they when you consider what the planes could carry
@edwardgormley26573 жыл бұрын
I still think the a-10 warthog is the most intimidating sounding aircraft ever made and it looks cool too. I love it when they fly low just above the tree line and circle I could see the pilot's face in the warthog I saluted him and he saluted back as he circled around me and headed back for Plattsburgh when they were opened that was a cool experience those engine sounded incredible.
@rogerramjet7567 Жыл бұрын
I was stationed there twice in 67-68.. Aircraft maintenance. Lots of rockets and small arms fire.
@lancelot19535 жыл бұрын
To all my instructors and flyers who educated me on what to do and how to do it. You were our heroes and our mentors - thank you for your dedication and support that help me become a better pilot and officer, my heart is with you all (many of you have died already defending our country). May God bless all of you because you gave me a reason to live or to fight. Peace be with you all, Ciao, L (118 combat missions).
@mikejohnson59003 жыл бұрын
118 missions! Wow. I bet you've some fascinating stories to tell Sir.
@lancelot19533 жыл бұрын
@@mikejohnson5900 Hi Mike, thank you for the nice words. I was very lucky. What I went through is nothing compared to our elders (soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines) who fought in the previous wars. All wars are bad, but I would say that Vietnam was worse because of the rejection and the betrayal that many of our Veteran suffered upon their return/repatriation/release... Let's not forget what all those Veterans fought for, stood for, and made the ultimate sacrifice for... May God bless America, Peace be with you Mike, Ciao, L
@captainsimbadog83473 жыл бұрын
@@lancelot1953 I agree I believe it’s pathetic how lots of our country treated these hero’s who just went through hell and back for America I want to join the marines or army when I’m old enough I have great respect for our brave men and women 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@lancelot19533 жыл бұрын
@@captainsimbadog8347 Hi CaptainSimbaDog, I encourage you to join the military - In my days (I am a Baby Boomer), it was a fact of life that we, teenagers, were all going to serve the country a couple of years as part of "growing up". The training that I got was incredible and gave me utmost respect for our country and what it stands for. It meant so much to me that I made a career out of it. As for you, since you are young, I would recommend that you attend college and request a commission in the military as an officer. If you have a chance, apply to the service academies (West Point, Naval Academy, Air Force...). As far as Army vs. Marines, I would say that the Marines have a harder life (in my days at least) but the connection that Marines share across the ranks is unique/second to none; once a Marine, always a Marine (Semper Fi!). Good luck to you and Peace be with you, Ciao, L
@captainsimbadog83473 жыл бұрын
@@lancelot1953 thanks for the advice Have a good day sir
@victor-emmanuel74854 жыл бұрын
Very interesting footage I had not seen before 👍
@johnbemiss25553 жыл бұрын
Spent my tour in 1970 loading munitions on the F4 load napalm, 500 lb, bombs ,CBUs, missiles loved to watch the F4 take off at night with afterburners awesome sight. Great fighter
@drewmillz13 жыл бұрын
He was paid for his job. So to call it service is disingenuous.
@captainsimbadog83473 жыл бұрын
@@drewmillz1 he was still doing a very dangerous job that he may not have even wanted to do I feel as if he should be thanked for that because when he got back home he sure as hell wasn’t
@badbotchdown98452 жыл бұрын
Yeah sure knowing they ll go to bomb civilians with their napalm what a joy to see did have you wet underwear?
@DG-ie5ip9 ай бұрын
@@drewmillz1 Your full of BS ! I did 20 yrs AF (weapons loader) and never payed over time...Because I did the job as a Patriot and love of country.
@andybishop84373 жыл бұрын
Incredible footage I’ve never seen before. Lost my uncle in Vietnam, he was shot down in his F105 and not recovered until the 90s.
@fjhisd3 жыл бұрын
Grateful for his sacrifice, and so is our country
@dennisriblett46223 жыл бұрын
Glad You got Him "back"....
@jessiemydog74463 жыл бұрын
it's an honour to have read bout him n known of his sacrifice. cheers lad
@lenholloway43903 жыл бұрын
Woooo Hoooo another dead yank that murdered many women and children
@cyclone89743 жыл бұрын
@@lenholloway4390 No were near the number women and children the VC and NVA murdered. Like the 5000 people they massacred in Hue before the Tet offensive.
@571951rhoehn17 жыл бұрын
It's great to watch these documentaries, to see what we did. It was hard to know working those 25 hr days!
@nyusa784 жыл бұрын
You did what Nazi did in Europe
@martywalker18033 жыл бұрын
Robert I know this is an old video and you might not see this but a big thank you for your service from Tennessee.
@Centrodemasa3 жыл бұрын
Yes.....we know very well what they did.....They killed a lot of children.
@fanfest7505 жыл бұрын
Vietnam ❤ india ❤ Love from India
@athocuibap19105 жыл бұрын
FANFEST Việt nam Number 1.
@alldudu45835 жыл бұрын
Thank you !! Love and support 🇮🇳 from Vietnam 😘
@alldudu45835 жыл бұрын
@@athocuibap1910 Chả liên quan -_-
@athocuibap19105 жыл бұрын
All Du DU liên quan qá đi chứ
@nuocbui10034 жыл бұрын
🇻🇳Thank you❤
@flyingdog14984 жыл бұрын
I have been access that bridge at 1:56. 12:05 that is Lima Co 3rd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division my unit.
@robertbeck86703 жыл бұрын
I have a good friend who served in 1/1 67-68. He worked intelligence. He was khe Shan, hue and other exciting places
@johnshields6852 Жыл бұрын
My uncle Jack flew the F4 phantom in Vietnam, I was about 10 yrs old and in awe, when he got leave he'd be at my grandparents house on holidays, I always wanted to ask questions but he didn't talk about it, thank God for our military and the men and women who sacrifice so much for our country. 🇺🇸🙏
@InnovateIQ198711 ай бұрын
What did your uncle fight in Vietnam for?
@anhchinhmoto104010 ай бұрын
@@InnovateIQ1987đến giết người Việt Nam trong khi Việt Nam không có nhu cầu chiến tranh đã phá nát đất nước và cướp đi rất nhiều Sinh mạng vô tội .hoa kỳ quá ác độc . mà vẫn tự hào được . mệt mỏi
@albertoperez96486 жыл бұрын
Humble professionals who were doing what they were ordered to do. Some were family men, others were not. Some believed in what they were doing, some did not. These men all shared two things in common however, the love of flying and a devotion to duty. Thank you to my dad who flew a total of 154 missions and to these brave men.
@senasakura3452 жыл бұрын
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@88scarletvideos882 жыл бұрын
ur dad loves killing viet cong
@TSi99999 Жыл бұрын
Salute to your Dad!
@chaien6969 ай бұрын
154 nhiệm vụ trong chiến tranh Việt Nam? Anh ấy là kẻ giết người hàng loạt
@meomaputv77505 жыл бұрын
Lịch sử Việt Nam thật khốc liệt!! Cảm ơn on cha ông ta đã anh dũng hi sinh để bảo vệ đất nước Việt Nam! Tự hào quá Việt Nam ơi
@bmcbg Жыл бұрын
God Bless our Vietnam Vets and thank you for your service
@elzorro7of92 жыл бұрын
The United States, along with their allies (The Republic of Vietnam, South Korean, Australian, Thailand, New Zealand), lost about 12,500 aircraft, helicopters and UAVs. North Vietnam lost 150 - 170 aircraft and helicopters.
@josephsmith67772 жыл бұрын
To be fair the north didnt g Have a ton of aircraft most allied air assets fell to ground to air missles
@jagdpanther22242 жыл бұрын
For the Vietnam Communists, 150 aircrafts were a huge of military assets !At most they have 300 aircrafts donated by Soviet Union & China
@elzorro7of92 жыл бұрын
@@jagdpanther2224 I think that is fairly obvious. And your point is? They still won overall. Beat the French, beat the US.
@sillygoose25082 жыл бұрын
@@elzorro7of9 but the losses of the vietcong was mind boggling sure they were a determined and very disaplende group of people with a will that couldn't easily be broken with all the air support and death from above they choose to go under ground and not let their spirit be broken most society's couldn't take that constant bombing on a daily basis
@peskylogicchillinsky6007Futube2 жыл бұрын
@@elzorro7of9 is usa not in control of the world still? Hows vietnam doing today? Yeah Vietnam sure did win... lol
@moneytttt11404 жыл бұрын
Every body is gangster til the trees start speaking Vietnamese
@XGEOFFREY13 жыл бұрын
So true
@daveyponderosa95492 жыл бұрын
True story Pal. 👍
@matsgranqvist99282 жыл бұрын
Everybody gangster till the snow start speaking Finnish.
@joelalamo45 Жыл бұрын
Underrated comment…
@moneytttt1140 Жыл бұрын
@@matsgranqvist9928 everyones gangster till the sand starts speaking Arabic
@MWard-hl6gg4 жыл бұрын
The F-4 is an absolute beast. The sound of them training close to where I grew up still brings back fond memories.
@TSi99999 Жыл бұрын
That black smoke also!
@kenw.11123 жыл бұрын
This is the real deal. Wow amazing what you learn from these brave heroes!
@johnwaynegovernmentcontrac3219 Жыл бұрын
Thank our Vets for EVERYTHING.
@mitchsterling32662 ай бұрын
thank ypu for agent orange in my hdmi cord and starbucks lid
@stephenlong39074 жыл бұрын
Those screaming F4s though!!
@martinkoolen3 жыл бұрын
Ja, rokende en milieu vervuilende machiene. Zag ze al van ver aankomen.
@jockeolzzon12222 жыл бұрын
The F-104 howl!
@joshmo81362 жыл бұрын
Flown by animals
@bgd735 жыл бұрын
my first appearance on a flightline as a crew chief to be was 1991. I knew the peace era people (fats slobs and cracked jokes), from the yuppies and the war grunts my first day. I ended up a grunt crew chief... you won't see me again. the viet nam era has my respect, it was primary war education to gulf 1. In fact the tanker we were taught on was poisoned with agent orange.I remember when our flightline officer spoke up and said we did 1500 sorties since my enlistment .I remained the youngest for 6.5 years... our flightline was VERY unwelcome place to be. I stay easy going realizing viet nam missions. Given todays tech etc... none of us will be seen again
@user-ok7ol8cz8v9 ай бұрын
My Dad too flew an E4.221 missions out of Karat AFB Thailand.When He Came Home He never spoke of the missions he Did.I remember only pics of his tail number 13He only said bad luck for them.
@Rayburn582 жыл бұрын
I look at all that amazing military technology and all the brave dedicated and highly skilled military personell, and all I can think is what a terrible waste that war was. In the end it accomplished nothing.
@johnr88203 жыл бұрын
My grandfather said out of about 100 missions he only flew in Vietnam a handful of times in his Douglas A-1E.
@thundercrosssplitattack20645 жыл бұрын
2:45 "give the enemy no chance to rest" Rolling Thunder wants to know your location
@user-vt4oz5nh3n4 жыл бұрын
Fly Anything Pilot they r on them land.!! Over
@enlightenedwarrior71194 жыл бұрын
Rolling thunder was a waste of air power
@thundercrosssplitattack20644 жыл бұрын
@@enlightenedwarrior7119 It's hindered by politics, you dont do politics during a war... you do that after winning it...
@KernowekTim3 жыл бұрын
@@enlightenedwarrior7119 That is because politicians had their way, as usual. In fact, Rolling Thunder, if allowed to continue, would have forced Hanoi to sue for peace. Ho Chi Minh himself said as much post-war. Presidential U.S election criteria fucked it up.... Luckily, for us all, Germany's politicians caused their forces to suffer massive defeats culminating in complete collapse of all German forces in WW2. The more the involvement of inept politicians, the greater the chance of defeat for their respective countries.
@KernowekTim3 жыл бұрын
@@thundercrosssplitattack2064 Perfectly worded. You nailed it.
@r.t.b69053 жыл бұрын
I like the Vietnam era armaments and planes,those items could be found on duty in philippines,Vietnam era plane on services in Philippines
@cosmicegg12833 жыл бұрын
Not to mention small firearms such as the m14, m21, and m16 rifles. Support firearms such as the m79 break-action grenade launcher and M60 machine gun. Armored equipment such as the M113 amphibious APCs is also still very prominent in active duty across various Mindanao incursions. The M35 multipurpose troop carrier as well as the M105 howitzer is the backbone of the Philippine military. The OV 10 bronco was the main attack aircraft used during the Marawi siege.
@jeffrostunna67852 жыл бұрын
Every time i was alone on Daytona. I had the chair force peckin away at me baby. Here for yall
@countrysamurai6 жыл бұрын
We had no business being in SEA BUT THESE MEN ARE TRULY PROFESSIONALS. They are a rare breed.
@zoran18985 жыл бұрын
Profesionals for killing innocent people around the world. Fu.k american imperia....
@TheLeadSled6 жыл бұрын
Have this on dvd, love seeing the Vigalante flying off the deck, that was one big Bird.
@drelipe3402 жыл бұрын
I'm brazilian , and last year i read the history of one of vietnam's fighter ace : Robin Olds . Atfer reading his entire life history , we figure out that he could not have been anything other than a fighter pilot. From the P-38 to the F4....very lucky and competent fellow .
@rebelwithoutaclue81642 жыл бұрын
Read Ed Rasimus books about flying F 105s out of Thailand in 1966. 100 missions. Went back in 1972 flew another 100 missions in F 4s phantom phlyer.
@akenji472 жыл бұрын
Sempre tem um Br lambe bota de americano kkkkk
@drelipe3402 жыл бұрын
Vai se informar o burrão 1)))
@45CaliberCure2 жыл бұрын
Hell of a story, and an impressive man. It's a shame that he fell for an actress and had to live with that mistake. Obrigada. Se cuida.
@akenji472 жыл бұрын
@@drelipe340 vai vc mano, essa guerra foi uma covardia e todos os americanos que lutaram nela são covardes criminosos de guerra. Se ligue, daqui a pouco a casa bombardeada pode ser a nossa.
@LanceRomanceF4E9 ай бұрын
I flew the F-4E 1983-87 in the 3TFS at Clark AB, Philippines. We had old heads with good ‘Nam stories. Learned more about tactical flying at the bar than in the class room. The Rhino was a cool jet, but it was hard to be an expert in all dedicated tasks. Interdiction, CAS, Offensive counter air, Nukes, and precision guided munitions (Pave Tack and GBU-15). Our Squadron was a jack all trades-master of none. But man, it was fun to be young and flying jets back in the day.
@buzzard10133 жыл бұрын
Lt Richter that was interviewed went on and flew another 98 missions after his 1st 100 missions (he could have gone home after 100). He was killed on that 198th mission.
@user-jv4ic8rh4d3 жыл бұрын
Lt Richter "if we don't stop communism here, we wait until it hit Australia"... The man would be sick if he saw his country today.
@WhuDhat3 жыл бұрын
Damn, R.I.P.
@user-jv4ic8rh4d3 жыл бұрын
@Bernard de Fontaines Lt Richter wasn't Australian either... Why i said he would be sick if he saw HIS country today.
@Ragegaming-nc4ptАй бұрын
Vietnamese people are so brave 🎉
@paulsuprono72253 жыл бұрын
Attended I of Colorado, was a cadet on AFROTC whereupon CO - Colonel Robert J Mock, was a fighter pilot in Vietnam. Boy, the stories he could tell . . . . . 🇺🇸
@user-ph9sb8tu7j3 жыл бұрын
And how the MiGs mowed down you freaks, don't tell me?
@dunnjob3 жыл бұрын
@@user-ph9sb8tu7j , might want to brush up on your history a bit. Kill ratio in Vietnam was around 4 to 1 in favor of the Americans in air-to-air engagements.
@igintell72953 жыл бұрын
@@user-ph9sb8tu7j rematch?
@kelvin50052 жыл бұрын
@@user-ph9sb8tu7j cute little mig 15s and 21's u didnt stand jack shit chance against the f5s and the f4s or the a4's even pathethic
@kelvin50052 жыл бұрын
@@dunnjob we had mislles hoorah
@NegativeCelcius3 жыл бұрын
Even when these aircraft blew my country out of the water. I still respect them as marvel of engineering. F-4 never dies.
@ngaicon38682 жыл бұрын
Until MiG 21s from VietNam take them down.
@ngaicon38682 жыл бұрын
@@thomaslamb8337 well, they are old and need to be replaced, it is natural.
@TSi99999 Жыл бұрын
Mig 21 is so nimble. F4 is designed with no cannon. It surprised me when l learned that. The air to air missiles had issues many times so the F4 finally got a gunpod added to one of the fuel drop tank locations IIRC.
@markbrisec39722 жыл бұрын
Vietnam War was the last conflict in which our pilots actually flew missions where there was a significant chance of them being shot down, get hurt, end up as POWs or even die. In the last 30 years, since the Operation Desert Storm, USAF's ans US Navy's pilots greatest fear was landing on an aircraft carrier during a storm or the malfunction of a jet engine. I doubt that there are any US pilots today who suffer from the PTSD. But the next war will be different. Hopefully the technological advantage of our aircraft coupled with the best trained pilots in the world, will result in low casualties and high morale.
@ericastier1646 Жыл бұрын
I learned that PTSD is a word for those who killed innocents, civilians, children or enemy soldier and suffer from guilt. I find it disgusting that these people are being told they did the right thing because they know it was wrong. they know it deeply. They are murderers and nothing can sugarcoat that.
@mjleger4555 Жыл бұрын
@@ericastier1646 I believe there is a LOT of difference between what they called "shell shock" in WWII and what they call PTSD today for everyone who can't put whatever trauma it was, behind them. WAR IS HELL, like General Sherman said, and a lot of humans are going to die, you just hope you and your buddies aren't among them! Maybe today's soldiers are just different, for many reasons, some comprehensible, some not. Still, it doesn't matter because they, who go to war, no matter how, land, sea or sky, they are fighting for their lives as well as fighting for us here at home to keep our freedom, and that's what is important and for that, we salute and honor them all!
@TSi99999 Жыл бұрын
We had F18, F14 and F111s shot down and P.O.Ws in the Desert Storm Coalition. Also an F117 shot down over Kosovo. It is never a safe job.
@vegass04 Жыл бұрын
@@TSi99999 Sure, sure. But I agree with Mark here that Vietnam was the last war where pilots actually climbed their jets with the fear of never coming back. I think that fear was present at the start of the Desert Storm but dissapated very soon. And let's be honest here, bombing of Serbia was a joke, a walk in the park.. But even if I grant you both the Desert Storm and Serbia campaign, our pilots flew completely carefree for 20 years. Maybe some A-10 pilot had a close call with a bullet from Dushka, F-15/16/18 and B-1/2/52 pilots were whistling Dixie during sorties.
@mjleger4555 Жыл бұрын
@@TSi99999 No, combat flying is never safe. We learned some hard lessons in the VN war! Glad you made it home okay; thank you for serving our Country!
@sirich77514 жыл бұрын
F4 was still doing "wild Weasel" missions into 1996.
@trespire4 жыл бұрын
Kurnass, the last of the Spooks.
@adamsimpson38074 жыл бұрын
Why I thought we won that war until we pulled out
@robertbeck86703 жыл бұрын
@@adamsimpson3807 general Giap agrees with you. He was calling his field operations back north when Walter Cronkite said “this war is lost on live tv. Giap heard this and decided to fight the war using our own media. It’s in his writings and books
@michaelmckinnon15913 жыл бұрын
@@trespire F-4F Ice was the last Phantom II used not the Kurnass 2000 last I knew
@thomasjoyce79103 жыл бұрын
That's surprising, though, I suppose the North Vietnamese didn't follow the peace agreement either.
@markbrisec39722 жыл бұрын
It's incredible how much the technology has advanced which resulted in a completely different aerial warfare tactics and procedures. During the Vietnam War, if you wanted to take out a specific strategic target, a bridge or a fuel warehouse, war planers had to send a whole strike package to execute the mission. This included the Wild weasels to suppress air defense. Than you had to have a few of the air fighters defending the strike package from an enemy's aircraft. And last but nit the least you had to send multiple tactical bombers with dozens upon dozens of 500-1000 pound bombs to saturate the target. And after all that you could miss the target but you've sent dozens of aircraft and put dozens of pilots in mortal danger... Today you send a single stealth bomber and destroy 20 different targets with pin point precision in a single mission...
@@senasakura345 WTF?. Do you really think I can read Japanese.
@sonha97412 жыл бұрын
Đấy là những thước phim từ một phía còn thực tế ở chỗ tôi may bay này đã bị bắn hạ bởi súng trường k44 cũ kĩ
@Mk18_40mm2 жыл бұрын
@@sonha9741 🤡
@keyboardwarrior1946 Жыл бұрын
@@sonha9741 lol. Shooting fighter jets flying twice the speed of sound with bolt action rifle.
@conroypawgmail2 жыл бұрын
I kind of hate it when people say "we didn't belong there" or "we had no business fighting in Vietnam" etc. As an ethnic Thai, and an amateur historian, the "Domino Effect" was very real. Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Burma (Myanmar) all became communists after the fall of South Vietnam. Millions would die in the "Killing Fields" / political purges of Cambodia, and countless thousands would become refugees. I was really young at the time, but it seemed that even though Americans didn't appreciate the warfighters that served in Vietnam, my parents showed me why Thai people should be grateful. Just because all of the dominoes didn't fall, doesn't mean the threat wasn't real. History moves on, and people's memories are short. I don't know if current Thai folks even know the sacrifice that Americans made to fight communist aggression. I'm certain, going through the American school system, that it isn't taught at all in grade school, or even college. Why we were there? I guess that's up to how you want to interpret the Truman Doctrine. We had our fill in Korea, We didn't use it in Europe, when the Soviet Union stomped all over the Hungarians or the Czechs. We decided that Cuba was going to be a special case. But we decided to get involved in South Vietnam, then proceeded to fight it in a backwards manner. My respect goes to those who served, fought, were wounded, captured, and those who died in service to their country, the United States of America. May God Bless you all. I have little respect for the politicians and leaders who seemingly wasted their efforts and lives, and other valuable resources in a war they hampered the warfighter from winning. The lesson that many generals learned and would later employ during the First Gulf War is that if you are going to fight a war, fight to win, or don't fight it at all.
@CuongNguyen-zn6jy Жыл бұрын
Shut up ladyboy! You people from thailand are all sellouts known in Asia known for being bitches for the western powers and sell their 🐱 you know we have f..ked you and the cambod in the past thats why yall so salty.. weak ass people🇻🇳
@CZECHMATE6506 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else see the oil splatter ed skyraiders? Got love CAS that can linger half the day! Thanks Sandy from Jolly
@onthego98252 жыл бұрын
AD sky raiders were bad ass, Oil pump arm in cockpit cuz they burned as much oil as gas!
@tomt3732 жыл бұрын
@@onthego9825 That helped keep their engines, adapted from the B-29, from overheating and catching on fire.
@onthego98252 жыл бұрын
@@tomt373 Guy that was a partner and taught me to fly in the Citabria was a Sky raider pilot off the Kitty hawk in Nam, great pilot and super spiritual after being shot down and rescued 45 min later by a Jolly green in a small arms target shoot!
@somitpal59067 жыл бұрын
there is no glory in war, humanity should understand this.
@cbm21565 жыл бұрын
And there is no glory in not defending yourself against aggressors. Liberals should understand that.
@nicolasvillamil75234 жыл бұрын
@@cbm2156 Nobody was aggressive towards us until we invaded Vietnam lmao. We jumped the gun because we were brainwashed into believing the domino effect. There is no glory in playing world police.
@cblancin72444 жыл бұрын
I agree with you on that point, but I think it's important to remember that the world was perceiving communist aggression from many different viewpoints and there were some that supported the action while others against it. CBM 215 has a point and so do you. And there was some truth to the domino effect if you examine what did take place in Eastern Europe and the Korean Peninsula. I would say that without UN/US interventions on some level we would've seen more soviet back states spring up throughout the cold war. Just my 2 cents though
@nicolasvillamil75234 жыл бұрын
@@cblancin7244 Good point, I recant my assertion that the domino effect had no merit. When looking through the eyes of the USA at that time I can understand their worries.
@cblancin72444 жыл бұрын
@@nicolasvillamil7523 As a side note most people agree that if the south vietnamese government had been less corrupt and less infighting they may have had more success winning the support of the people it was like supporting your lesser of your enemy and that never works out
@darkknight13403 жыл бұрын
Hardly a secret,let alone a"dirty"one.
@pjhudson53444 жыл бұрын
The air commandos, jolly green CSAR - we need a movie dedicated to the craziest bunch of pilots that ever flew - the most dangerous mission in history of combat.. Diller, Hudson couple of sandy pilots 602SOS 69-70 NKP - cholly cholly yu no 1! Those pilots fought in their own mess, unlike jet strikes - the 602SOS fought in the napalm it dropped, the sights, the smells those were some hard core pilots dedicated to getting their fellow airmen out from behind enemy lines. Love to do a movie with real A-1s, no CGI crap - real airplanes.
@meinname32227 жыл бұрын
Thanks for very intressing viedeos !!!👍👍👍
@user-bm1tn5li4o7 жыл бұрын
Vietnam showed that the human will to fight is stronger than intimidation and war-mongering.
@michaelbelt87687 жыл бұрын
Like any war, Vietnam was testament to the fact that military operations can be defeated; but an ideology cannot
@thaifelix5 жыл бұрын
yes so correct,
@thaifelix5 жыл бұрын
@Edohiguma The USA were defeated because they didnt achieve their objective...that is crystal clear fact and pure logic that has no room for debate. If that is too hard to rationalise then try looking at the pictures only ie film footage of the last days where the US can be seen running away to their helicopters and ships. Why is it so hard for Americans to admit defeat??
@nyusa784 жыл бұрын
@@michaelbelt8768 Rather it was motivated by Christian theology of racists
@19Koty964 жыл бұрын
@El Bearsidente that... is literally the definition of losing a war... not like Americans could understand how wars are won.
@mariosacripante52712 жыл бұрын
God Bless America! Although We didn't belong there (in hindsight), it was a helluva ride. I was at Kadena AB in '79 and heard stories from my elder Security Police buddies who had been at Tan Son Nhut Air Base. We had the F-4s at Kadena AB (later F-15s added) and it was interesting watching them do touch and goes at night with their after burners on (and SR-71s Habu, too) and land with their drag chutes on...I've been to Vietnam as a tourist but watched the first TV war as a kid and saw some early casualties at Saint Albans Naval Hospital (Queens NY) as my sister was born there in 1965. All memories now...
@sparticale19543 жыл бұрын
Was it the Phanton that in the sales push was represented with a silhouette of the plane with the word `peacemaker ` underneath?
@jameskelman98567 жыл бұрын
Billions and billions of dollars and all the technology couldn't defeat the will of ordinary people in the defense of their ancestorial lands
@tonys6236 жыл бұрын
Except for the fact China and Russia were supplying the enemy with weapons and supplies.
@replysoon32166 жыл бұрын
Meh, so marxist now means someone who wants to save money instead of give it away? ...o...k...
@DanielESmith-iz7lx6 жыл бұрын
James Kelman They had been saying "would ya'll just leave us alone?" The Japanese didnt help. I like the plantation scene from "Apocalypse Now".
@scottriley19136 жыл бұрын
James Kelman Something for liberals in the United States to think about when attempting t o exercise their will in the American heartland n 2018 & beyond.
@nickmitsialis6 жыл бұрын
You know that huge swatches of Southern Vietnam were 'carved' out of Cambodia? "South" Vietnam didn't exist for very long but there was a kingdom in Central Vietnam, who's capital city was Hue--and it's border with the Northern Vietnamese kingdoms had a old wall that's just about where the modern "DMZ" is. OH and...What say do the North Vietnamese have in the life in the 'Southern Kingdom? And why did the North Viets 'annex' huge swatches of Laos & Cambodia and kept hundreds of thousands of their troops in said countries?
@bobtis7 жыл бұрын
Being so outnumbered by the VC & NVA Only air support kept the US in the war.
@abelardogonzales82832 жыл бұрын
I love this documentary, it's very intriguing! Just finish watching it Friday 10-15-2021 at 8:50 pm. But, only the only bad thing about this war American shouldn't be involved in this kind of war. It's not their war, a lot innocent people died and also a huge amount Americans died in this catostrophic Vietnam war! Have A Blessed Weekends Everybody!
@marktroiani54013 жыл бұрын
The swagger of pros. Great video.
@thebonesaw..46344 жыл бұрын
24:49 -- *Lt Karl W. Richter* (the pilot who wanted to stay for another 100 missions) *was killed in combat on July 28, 1967.* I'm not sure if they covered this fact in the documentary (I stopped it at 26:04, and wrote this comment while it was still on my mind because I just happened to know that he died in Vietnam after volunteering for a second tour). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_W._Richter
@fredkeele65783 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I wondered if he made it home. Sad to hear he didn't make it.
@donnapierce29063 жыл бұрын
I knew lieutenant Carl r i c h t e r when he was home on his last leave and when he signed up when he told me he signed up for another 100 missions I didn't understand too much about the war I did follow it as much as we could get on TV but to have seen all these videos of the f10500 Chiefs I understand so well Hawaii chose to do another 100 missions he loved what he did I wish you would have came back home for another leave I know I would have loved to see him again I did see him when his body came home to his house in his glass covered top part casket I I felt so bad I think we could have had a relationship I know we could have if he would have just came home again for even a short while bye KARL
@rconcord92 жыл бұрын
A true American hero ! We should never forget these heroes !
@TSi99999 Жыл бұрын
Godspeed to him!
@bachhuynh99825 жыл бұрын
I am Vietnamese, I am disgusted by the actions that an empire does with a small country. They often take the name and righteousness to justify their stupid actions, which are the actions of those The bearer is like a fascist, those actions have affected my nation since the war until today, making my country deserted and rebuilding from the beginning, not yet, after the time In the period of peace war, American directors came to Vietnam, created war films, and in that war Vietnamese people were destroyers, bringing war to everyone. I think the United States needs to re-educate its young generation on the Vietnam War, to be truthful, it is the United States that is the country that brought fear to small countries, as it did with Vietnam.
@jeffhubbard46885 жыл бұрын
@@kaitlynkile2810 FFS, go read some real fucking history, shit for brains. Stop sucking at the teat of Fox or whatever comic it is you get your information from!
@snowflakemelter11725 жыл бұрын
You forgot that the communists backed by China , a brutal totalitarian regime, invaded south Vietnam , of course you forgot that little fact.
@_16_bit_405 жыл бұрын
It is good that there are Russians, and their cheap but effective equipment.
@quangtruongle78235 жыл бұрын
@@kaitlynkile2810 well, Ngo Dinh Diem and his soldiers were traitors
@quangtruongle78235 жыл бұрын
@@kaitlynkile2810 the US indirectly, but DID start the war
@larrylebowski83862 ай бұрын
My uncle Dewayne was a pilot during the Vietnam War in 1966. He told me once that when he was over a population area they all had a stink bomb they could drop and the smell was so awful that the civilians would run for it. I don’t know if that’s true or not.
@jamesweigelt15732 жыл бұрын
Just loved those AE Skyraiders, called them Spads.
@thebonesaw..46344 жыл бұрын
The most important rule-of-thumb to remember about flak gear is... It's hot and cumbersome and pilots hate wearing it; however, *if you decide to suffer and wear it, you're practically guaranteed to NEVER get hit with flak...* conversely, if you decide not to wear it, you're *practically guaranteed to be hit* with flak in less than two minutes over enemy territory.
@generaldilvry693 жыл бұрын
Murphey's law
@tomt3732 жыл бұрын
The same goes for rain gear when there is a tropical storm in the area.
@timgraaff75513 жыл бұрын
I was a Marine grunt in Vietnam, etleast these guys had a nice bed and beer in the evening!
@enlightenedwarrior71193 жыл бұрын
What Corp was u in ? My dad was in IV in the Delta
@arthurfowler37663 жыл бұрын
Had to do a longer tour of very hazardous duty. Hanoi Hilton was all airmen.
@user-th5lj6bi4e2 ай бұрын
My father did 2 tours in nam, retired 20 yrs as jet n prop mech and instructors in SAC
@bearing443 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this one. Thanks for sharing.
@SuperVexxy5 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC !
@larrymonske80867 жыл бұрын
IRON TRIANGLE: Chou-Chi La Drang and another mudhole made the triangle when you had bombs to dump and no where to put them they dropped on Chou -chi and Hobo Woods. Shell fire always 3-4 round and aircraft would drop on em and see nothing. A 105 in a cave. 355 miles of interconnecting tunnels made over 50 years. Tanks were hidden there and a complete hospital underground and close to Saigon. 52 strikes could bury them alive but only a portion of the tunnels.
@bobfognozzle3 жыл бұрын
I was on the Vam-Co river from Ben Luc to Tra Cu...with the RVN Navy.. no one told us what was in Cu Chi...when I found out years later I wished we had shot more CS gas in there..could have flushed out some more action...WTFO!
@thescarletandgrey25053 жыл бұрын
I keep expecting the narrator to say, “Next week, on: Mannix....”
@johnnylackland39922 жыл бұрын
Yep!
@blackforestgifts5 жыл бұрын
Wasn't it Patton that said "you have to take the battle to the enemy" we were not allowed to do that, we fought in the south and the enemy was in the North hosting Jane Fonda.
@wolvwwc5 жыл бұрын
They took the battle to Afghanistan and lost... Not to mention Iraq. You can't beat a guerilla army with force that consistently regenerates itself and pops up everywhere.
@michaelregan78634 жыл бұрын
@@wolvwwc lost Afghanistan and Iraq lol are you fuckin kidding me? Have you ever been in the us military? If the president said to the joint chiefs and the Pentagon fight these wars however you want with no repercussions just win at all costs the questions everyone would be asking today is how do we ban war in this world. After our military displays what a full force war from the us looks like most of the world would condemn us. But I guess your happy with the Taliban and sharia law something most Afghans and especially woman and children dont want to go back to
@robertgarcia21022 жыл бұрын
@UCYAp5AYyHfiPGQqeF0LjIkw your a fucking idiot the afgan army lost the war if the US was to fight without no regard for civilians we could wipe Afghanistan off the face of the map American didn't lose the vietnam war every battle was won the American people got tired of war and we always back a corrupt government that just steals and scams
@SandfordSmythe Жыл бұрын
And the North could bring in China. Ever think of that?
@chrisromero5302 Жыл бұрын
Jane Fonda will always be a traitor to this country.
@user-es1hm9vj9o5 жыл бұрын
Well done vietnams people Our people love your resistanse against occupier american army.
@wayneadams94682 жыл бұрын
As a member of the army from 64to 66 I thank God I wasn't sent to killed for no purpose.
@user-je6bt4nt4w16 күн бұрын
U.S.A mighty nation . God bless America ❤🦅🇺🇸🇺🇲😘🌹❤
@josephroy065 жыл бұрын
in 1945, if america have help Ho chi minh ( when he was a Nationalist first, communist 2nd) in establishing a Normal vietnam, things could have been much better for the Vietnamese people.
@gegegec5 жыл бұрын
If that happened things will quitr different. But US choosed france.
@cavscout625 жыл бұрын
America DID help him. Little known history. As usual, those whom she helps turn on her every time.
@josephroy065 жыл бұрын
@cavscout, really......, or britain and france bullied their way, i appreciated american generals who are their in 1945, but your politicians got bullied by those european politicians marking their colonies again, ho chi minh did go to paris and what the french did to him,
@gegegec5 жыл бұрын
@Ameen Shindoli yes at that time it was politicaly right decision.
@tienhanus5 жыл бұрын
Yes, youre right
@user-hb8be5wb4q4 жыл бұрын
F-105s Wild Weasels heading north, poor bastards, but we had faith in each one and all to cause the end to be nearer. Since most of the bombings were figured out approximately 13,000 miles to the east(wash,dc), its a wonder we hit anything. And I believe we meant to hit very important targets, but as some say, we sure screwed up some poor bastards rice pattys and not much more. McNamara and his bean counters ruined everyone’s day and killed more people on both sides needlessly.
@jtape1760 Жыл бұрын
My dad was stationed at Danang with the 366th TFW aka The Gunfighters. They were the first unit to add gun pods to the F4 Phantom...
@superfan30423 жыл бұрын
34:50 - what music is it?
@dannydinh66535 жыл бұрын
Target nompenh, line lao-vietnam, vc living in hole.