Vietnam Assault Helicopters | Memories And Rare Original Combat Audio. Veteran Vance Gammons

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[@Nakano404]

This was not a civil war but a war of the Vietnamese people against American imperialism. The United States was the aggressor. The U.S. dropped approximately 7.8 million tons of bombs on Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, with most of it concentrated on Vietnam. The U.S. sprayed about 80 million liters of herbicides, including Agent Orange, which contained dioxin - an extremely toxic chemical on Vn it is a war crime

[@11BravoRVN]

One of the greatest love/hate relationships is the one between a grunt and a slick. The sound of the rotors will make the hair on my arms stand up today, at 76 years young. I can still remember clearly those typically early mornings, sitting on the tarmac waiting for those birds to come in. Smoking, nervous low conversations, gear in tow and doing last minute inventories. We were usually out for 2-3 weeks, running recon & night ambush patrols in the mountains near the DMZ and Laos, working out of Camp Evans with the 101st. As soon as we could hear those rotors, it would get very quiet and your gut got tight. We rarely knew where we were going or what to expect. I can still feel the wind and the dust swirling all around us. The smell of exhaust and the heat. The pilots wanted us to load ASAP, but we usually took our time, trying to delay the inevitable, I suppose. We hated those choppers at that moment in time. However, once in the field, they became your best friend. It was a great day when one would drop in with a hot meal and mail, and obviously, we loved the firepower they could bring. The greatest love, however, was when they came to pick you up and take you back. That's when we load ASAP - triple time. I salute every one of this pilots and crew chiefs. Much respect and gratitude. Curahee!

[@nathanaelmoh5848]

I got goosebumps just reading your comment. One of my life goals is to meet a Vietnam vet. But I would probably ask too many questions and upset him. There's just so many questions I have about Vietnam and combat.

[@kevinwagner4717]

I was too young for Vietnam, but I had uncles who served there. My favorite uncle, always had a distant look in his eyes. Myself, I did two tours in Iraq and now, I understand stand that look. I wanted to THANK ALL the Vietnam Veterans for what they did.

[@StuartWhelan-up8vs]

Thank you for your service sir from Carlisle Cumbria England 🇬🇧 total respect to you all. Lost a few friends in Iraq

[@dradden1556]

My father did two tours. As I watched him listening to this tape.For the first time in my life I saw tears . I never thought I'd see that from such a hard man. God bless our Vietnam vets and families of those who didn't return

[@Dronescapes]

Bless him

[@dradden1556]

@@Dronescapes thank you

[@rangerider51]

I’m watching this Vietnam documentary on my birthday in 2024. I was drafted in 1971. I was number one and sent to Vietnam in 1971. I wasn’t a pilot but I drove a wrecker and picked up disabled trucks. I was stationed in Cam Rahn Base. We had to guard the ammo dump that I was stationed at (611 ordnance), sometimes at night. I remember one night a Huey helicopter was flying real close to where I was guarding. He didn’t have any lights on but he was very close. This is a good documentary. Thanks!

[@Dronescapes]

Welcome home

[@noreengarcia]

Welcome home and thanks for your service.

[@pablocortes6950]

Thank you for your service Sir, welcome home 🇺🇲💯👍

[@Chase-Scs]

I'd love to tell your story. Ever thought about putting together a memoir about those years?

[@jamesestrem1992]

Oh wow,,i was over there in Cam Rahn Bay also from 69 thru 70 i pulled a lot of guard duty while i was over there pulled guard duty in ammo dumps fuel dumps everywhere!

[@halcreel2173]

I was USMC Force Recon 68-69. The pilots were brave and very good. Saved us lots of times

[@Danielle1988-g]

Thank you for your service.

[@jimmygraham5707]

I was one medic that got assigned to the Old Reliables in the rice paddies and jungles in that hot and humid place and still have a vivid memory of my first day in combat it was an Eagle flight towards our enemies and my first thought when we landed was ..We gotta walk though this sh**…As we stepped one foot at a time towards the woods after one jet fighter dropped a wall of fire in front of us ..Nobody could live after that, I thought as we moved forward ..We were some blocking force and all that crap was our home after taking fire like sitting ducks.,.In the dog fight ..You might have to crawl around in Buffalo crap for hours in fields filled with blood sucking worms.,And Warriors KIA and the wounded moaning.,War is hell for the warriors believe it or not….Doc…🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@dannymcdaniel1652]

I glad someone can get close to the truth and real things that happened over in Nam

[@noreengarcia]

Thanks for your service and sincere welcome home to you.

[@claychandler3468]

Liar. You wernt born yet shut up.

[@MargieBryan-zb7gu]

God Bless u & Every Soldier who served in the vietnam war Thank u all 4 ur Sacrifice & Service❤ This country didnt welcome u all home , There r many who did as my family did & 1 day the Lord Himself Will welcome U 2 ur new Home arms wide open as He did 4 those who did not make back 2 their families.my dad served in the Korean war.

[@StuartWhelan-up8vs]

Thank you for your service sir 🙏 from Carlisle England 🇬🇧 total respect to all veterans past and present

[@ChezMcVey]

That's my husband in the cover photo, running toward the Huey!!

[@gilbertperales7068]

🙏

[@peacebeatsdrama]

My Dad is a Vietnam Vet. I’m a proud Son of the Vietnam Vet. Dad has always been active supporting his fellow vets. And this man Vance Gammons absolutely epitomizes the best qualities of that generation 🙏 He reminds me so much of Dad, but in his own unique way of course :) They’re such good people at their core ❤️🇺🇸

[@zcam1969]

Thanks for your service guys . my brother served 2 tours in Vietnam,82nd Airborne

[@louch9940]

Thank you for your service God bless you and all of Americans . Semper Fi.

[@fload46d]

I wear my Vietnam hat whenever I can to honor the guys that didn't come back and to meet my fellow veterans of that conflict. And when we were there, all we heard all day was choppers flying overhead. When I got to the states and out of the Army, I bought civilian clothes right away and wore them the rest of the time as I travelled home. Never had a problem.

[@noreengarcia]

Thanks for your service and welcome home.

[@Danielle1988-g]

Thanks for your service

[@karlgemborys5880]

My older brother kia point man marine 1967 rip john first time i saw my dad cry

[@spo307]

WELCOME HOME, THANK YOU FOR UR SERVICE

[@josephfuselier]

I served in The Louisiana Army National Guard Aviation units 199th and 812th/813th Air Ambulance UH-1H Huey Helicopter units. All the pilots were Vietnam Era Pilots during the 80's. I have greatest respect for allbof them. I experienced nap of the earth lowlevel flying. It was superb as these aviators flew low level to avoid enemy fire during battle. I worked in flight operations as a coordinator Mos 15p/ 93p. Fort Rucker was where i went for training. The motto is Above The Best! Best helicopter pilots made! Salute, respect, and honours go to all who wear the wings of an Army Aviator. I lster went full time Army in March 2nd 1988. Ooorah! Air Cavalry!

[@johnholmes6897]

I joined the military not to long after that war ended. I had the absolute honor of getting to fly with some of those amazing pilots.

[@rampant_1644]

One aspect of telling a brother, “Welcome home!, brother!” is to remind ourselves that we are home. For me, and I imagine other brothers also, a memory trip back to Nam is a frequent experience. Some good, some bad. Depends on our time in-country. When the phrase, “Thank you for your service!” started becoming a thing to say, I have an awkward acceptance of the phrase, although I know it is meant with good intentions. It (the awkwardness) may be connected to the rejection of our role in Vietnam and the feeling when I got home in ‘70. No welcome home, soldier! I basically thought no one cared in the general sense.

[@165liam]

I'm of the same age as a lot of you guys but not from your country . I've been watching a lot of documentaries on Google TV about you guys & the Huey helicopters pilots . You were all huge heroes & the heroic flights you pilots flew to , to pick up the wounded & I felt so sorry for you guys when you were landing & taking off . Over the years, it's been all about the war, the battles & the brave soldiers who fought & dies survived & the guys who came out worse for ware . Now, this documentary is just for you guys & fully deserved for the heroic flights & lives you saved over the years . Well done to you all guy's 🎉❤❤❤

[@dennyt7475]

I went to Vietnam , when I was 17 years old, in 1966. Back then you could, not be drafted under the age of 18, but you could enlist, at the age of 17, if you had your parents signature, which, I did, my mom signed for me, because my dad deserted us. I was stationed at a place called Monkey Mountain, when I was in Vietnam. I went through the Tet offensive, an lost 2 of my high, school buddies that were killed. I spent 3, tours in Vietnam from 1966 to 1968. When I left Vietnam, and got back to the states, we were greeted with, eggs being tossed at us, and some of the guys were spit on as well. That was our welcome home. I am currently 76 years old, and I am on 80% disability from the VA, from my exposure to agent orenge while I was over there. I did not start that war, but I served my country, and I would again. There are alot of veterans in our country to day, that need your love and support, the Vietnam vets are dying off, but you have vets that served in Iraq, Afganistan, and other places. Keep in mind, I am only talking about guys and GALS that have been to war for our country. Don.t forget Guard and Reserve as well.

[@lindajones8895]

Welcome Home to All Vietnam Veterans. Thank you doesn't say enough. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@CarlosPuente-sg3tw]

I admire and grateful for your service during the war.

[@markjfox866]

Great documentry an footage.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎖🎖🎖🎖

[@Dronescapes]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@xxxxxx-tq4mw]

How fitting, the slicks shown being prepared onboard ship for the war, but 10 yrs later, imprinted on my brain, are those Hueys being pushed overboard to make room for more, the war lost, along with all that blood and treasure.

[@nonyabiz2777]

War is delightful for those who have no experience of it. We know our cost as a nation. Make no mistake we children of our hippie liberal parents love our Vietnam vets. We were disgusted and ashamed of our drugged up hippies parents. I fly our American flag and our P.O.W flag every day and will till I die. We will never forget our warriors then and now. Our kids and grandchildren also respect and remember our warriors. We can never let our nation forget our warriors ever again.

[@finaloption...]

Good to hear.

[@erichegrosse6874]

Thank you

[@kimmergonzales9792]

AMEN!!

[@kimmergonzales9792]

AMEN!!

[@jond181]

You’re a fool

[@scottmattoon9054]

I wish the date of the interview was listed. Never on youtube. Uggh

[@dannymcdaniel1652]

I'm watching this video in 2024 and I'm also a veitnam vet but I enlisted to go fight for my country

[@Dronescapes]

Welcome home

[@noreengarcia]

Welcome home and thanks for your voluntary service.

[@Danielle1988-g]

Welcome home

[@dannymcdaniel1652]

@ thank you so much

[@stevecox9874]

I saw a few shots of Huey 624 Lucky Star. That ship is in Hampton, Ga at ArmyAV. Could you please tell me where you got that video? I'd like to use it in videos for them.

[@jetobey5656]

I know Albrect ---- returning home he became a Secret Service Agent in my region. He was just as admirable in that role as he was in military service.

[@rickbiggssr.2450]

I was a door gunner then a crew chief in the 191 ahc stationed at bearcat in 68

[@lidijavrban1211]

Sve i filmove sam gledala, a i putopisne reportaže.strašno koliko je mladih ljudi poginulo.počivali u miru.❤❤❤❤

[@74SD455TA]

Can never THANK our HEROES enough! When men were men not like today. God bless you all

[@StuartWhelan-up8vs]

You would be surprised if it come to it pal we would still defend each other if shit hit the fan we haven't changed that much respect to all veterans. I'm from across the pond 🇬🇧

[@eventu08]

going 80 knots = 92-93 mph .. how sharp their senses were and are and taking some fire too.

[@Brett-fn6ks]

God Bless all of those poor Heroes.

[@Arnold-m9h]

I was a specialist E-5 crew chief UH-1 in Vietnam duty station 335th AHC this pilot was not there at my time duty. 1968 to 1969 . I was in the ramrod platoon slick. We had good pilots and bad pilots. Some of his story is questionable.

[@motonauta-et8gw]

Hi, write me

[@barneykunkel8452]

After doing 23 months in country with A Troop 1/9 Air cav and 92 nd Assault Helicopter Company, this brings it ALL back. Thank you.

[@Dronescapes]

Thank you for your service

[@noreengarcia]

Welcome home and thanks for your service.

[@Chase-Scs]

Ever thought about putting it into a memoir? I'd be happy to take on the project, free of charge.

[@drapetomaniadrapetomania5998]

Thanks

[@ChaytonSioux]

I love this video

[@4catsnow]

Yep,, there's nothing like government subsidized lunacy,, on an industrial level......remember anything about 58 thousand names on wall? been in the papers a couple of times..

[@brettdenisegibbs6533]

@@4catsnow HAHAHAHA! Have you noticed what is going on lately?

[@4catsnow]

@@brettdenisegibbs6533 Yeah, apparently they're starting the same crap in Ukraine..how long before there's boots on the ground??

[@Ratkill]

Not to shill but Audible has like 30+ Audiobooks and memoirs from Vietnam helicopter pilots that are included in the membership. Sometimes there's a promo for like 8 bucks a month for a few months. A lot of pretty good ones. For anyone interested in the subject

[@ritaschultz6859]

Their 🇺🇸 were amazing men who served their country 👏 thank you for your service and sacrifice. Welcome home ❤ warriors 🌹

[@dadequalcustody8350]

Wish I had invested in Bell helicopters back then.

[@robertgaylor7881]

That's where lbj wife invested in

[@davidtennien39]

In my military career, I have flown in both Hueys and Blackhawks. I always thought the Hueys were more fun. Your feet hanging out the bird while you are flying NOE on an air mobile mission. With the Blackhawk (which is way more powerful) you have to be secured in within the doors. Memories...

[@11BravoRVN]

The Blackhawks came after my time, but one feature I read about I especially liked is armored troop seats. We used to sit on our steel pots going in/out of the LZ. Was an in-country courier for a period of time flying around in a lot of C-129s & 130s with either no seating or sling seating, and frequently sat on the steel pot then, too. Speaking of which, the C-130 especially was a beast of a plane. Those pilots could drop onto a metal tarmac that looked like there was no way it was long enough, then turn around and take off when it seemed they were going to crash into the jungle. So many amazing people do amazing things in combat zones.

[@02bottel]

My Dad severed in the full war of Korea and the full war of Vietnam My brother was born in Fort Lewis I was support to be born in the fort back in 1955-1957 the cia was doing experience on enlisted men wifes on the west coast my Mom got wise to it and took me out of the program at the 8th month of her pregnancy and had me born at St. Joseph's in Tacoma Washington. It was the mine control drug they were feeding my mother. It was the extinction of What Hitler was doing back in the 1940's while she was pregnant with me. My older bother never got any of the treatment. only me.

[@02bottel]

Ya! P.S. they made my dad a 33 degree night of what ever. they try to do me after i was grow up I Said HELL NO.

[@NSBlack_Stallion]

From my family and I, welcome home.

[@rcrinsea]

According to my therapist, Vietnam vets' PTSD usually stems from guilt about the atrocities he committed in Vietnam, not what they saw others do. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was a lie by the Americans as an excuse to get involved in the war. Two huge facts left out of this video.

[@topgunsnake720]

According to my therapist who happens to have a wet nose, your therapist is nuts.

[@quickdeuce]

In those early years (mid 60's) it was said those helo pilots AND their crew had a life expectancy of 90 seconds.

[@Holocaustica]

It took awhile but I found out what, “Right hand forward; left hand up,” means.

[@smellsnoice3648]

Southpaw, yea?

[@ak-bf9wi]

God bless US.

[@War_Memories]

The images of swarms of UH-1H Huey helicopters filling the sky, the roaring sound of their rotor blades. A haunting memory for us Vietnamese people.

[@rinseyno1mutt]

Yeah can imagine it was terrifying. Shame you, and many many people (Americans included) had to deal with that.

[@davelane4055]

Welcome home belatedly to all the brave Vietnam veterans WHOOAH

[@JohnDilivio]

10 years over there unreal

[@PatrikLehto-cv3uy]

Hello. Watching 😮maybe not tonight

[@miltonfarm]

Very brave men

[@dengphonsavanh785]

I remember the sound of the helicopter in Laos Luangphrabang

[@ritaschultz6859]

Not inTx that was not happening! I salute you from the Lone star state🌟thank you for your honorable service and sacrifice to our country 🇺🇸🌹

[@MrRFAvery]

I was drafted and sent to Vietnam in 1969. What a waste of young lives.

[@Dronescapes]

Welcome back

[@Stacks5497]

I was lucky , my number was never called and boy am i glad . These stories will open your eyes about war . No body wins a war .

[@ohioguy215]

Same here but I did voluntarily go through the physicals at the Cleveland VA when my number was assigned ... just in case. But it was never called.

[@markhamersly1664]

Sir, I was not accepted to the USAF Academy as I wore glasses so, when I turned 17 I enlisted and volunteered for Vietnam, knowing it was possible to back-door myself into a cockpit. Better men than me were fighting and dying, and I couldn't let them down. I spent time in Laos, and then 1 1/2 years in Thailand at U-Tapao RTNAFld and Korat RTAFB. I never GOT a draft number, but if I had, the last year of the draft, it would have been 18... Hammer. USAF SSgt; US Army CW4/SrAviator, INS/ICE/CBP, ret.

[@brettdenisegibbs6533]

The US won the war against the Axis..

[@brettdenisegibbs6533]

The Allies won against the Axis. Dummy.

[@stephenfoster9009]

One correction by the announcer. Helicopter use was first developed by Gen Krulak USMC.

[@cattlecreekphotographybyto8954]

The voice at 14:00 sounds like Elvis. Actually, if you listen for the next several minutes, you would swear it's Elvis.

[@keithfinnell7505]

There are to many commercials in this video!

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[@ryanfahrne5318]

I thank Nam vets for their service and say welcome home when I see one

[@jimcaufman2328]

The commentator must have been a used car salesperson when the Army hired him. Just my point of view as a helicopter pilot in the 1st Cav 11,1967 to 11,1968. A/227, Chickenman rules.

[@imperialmodelworks8473]

May I ask what you mean by that?

[@spo307]

WELCOME HOME CHICKENMAN

[@MichaelSSmith-hs5pw]

M-60 Door Gunner. Alpha Troop. 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) An Khe, Vietnam 1969 Gunslinger here The man in the doorway! “Get Some!”

[@JasmineJDMgirl]

❤very cool 😎 to hear from you guys ex nam vets and vets alike . Take care 🙂 ❤ Jasmine from Sydney australia 🇦🇺 💕 ❤

[@LTV_inc]

You might have saved my brother. Semper Fi.

[@tarcisiomiranda3587]

Boa tarde. Por favor, traduzam para o Português. Obrigado!!!!!!

[@Dronescapes]

Added. You can check now.

[@tarcisiomiranda3587]

@@Dronescapes thanks

[@terrencejackson4587]

Guys that armed their own helicopters!

[@Gernansky]

The Combat experience of Air Jockeys v those of us "on the ground " is different. Unless they get shot down. Then they might get a taste of it. Having said that - I could not have appreciated our air cover more. Having those guys overhead doing their thing was very comforting.

[@11BravoRVN]

Amen to the support! It was literally a Godsend. When leaving the Nam, out processing at Camp Evans, and then in Danang for a couple of days, I realized it had been months since I had more than 2 nights in row sleeping on a cot instead of on the ground. I made a promise to myself that was never going to sleep on the ground again if I could help it. So far, I have kept that promise. Have not been camping or hunting either.

[@Ricki-rs9zt]

LBJ was a terrible commander in chief

[@stanleycmura637]

2:28

[@sauldean6430]

What was the reason for this war??

[@absa9150]

Un pais que solo invierte en guerra. Quebrara...

[@CURTISEDWARDS-i3l]

Cover photo aircraft 25th aviation flying out of cu chi Vietnam 1969 flew the huey call sign Little bear 20..Curtis Edwards .

[@badeapitigoi7848]

Subtitrare în română

[@markjfox866]

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[@mariosergio8185]

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[@นุชลประชาชัย]

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[@KAREN1986ARM]

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[@jimmeryellis]

Not fun.

[@fazbearentertainment4240]

What?

[@jimmeryellis]

@@fazbearentertainment4240 idiot

[@RafidwiSyahputra]

😅

[@Danielle1988-g]

[@bluediver2]

The war was a waste the Korean War also We don’t owe all these people anything we don’t know them they are strangers including NATO

[@heatherayres5898]

We don't owe you anything.

[@keithfinnell7505]

You do not have a clue! You just cannot fix stupid!

[@Holocaustica]

@@keithfinnell7505I can (I developed a technique).

[@mohdzaki5505]

Bell.. Huey Acopolyse now....

[@tuoinguyen805]

Thanks for all Americans help South VN I never ever forget about that sir 🎉🎉 , North VN VC CS stupid lies too much sir they’re be longer f China Joto 😂,? Thanks again sir 🎉

[@tuoinguyen805]

Question north VN who’s winning,? Who’s losing,? Please answer my question please please thanks VC north,?😂😢😮😅😊

[@tuoinguyen805]

@@simracingwales4997 Why’s anyone VC CS going to US for what,?