Facing Ghosts: Return to Vietnam

[@Steveinthailand]

I permanently moved from England to Thailand and eventually Vietnam, I've found the Vietnamese to be so hospitable, forgiving and compassionate. God bless these American vets who can finally find peace, knowing that their 'enemies' were in fact brothers all along

[@nhattrung1515]

In the history of 4000 years. We had 1069 years of war with China, with France 91 years, with Japan 5 years, with America 21 years. My country is too tired of the war. Please no more wars in our country and around the world.

[@drsjwhitman45]

I am sitting in the Rex Hotel in Saigon watching this video while on my own ‘return’ to Vietnam. Spent a few days in Hue and a week in Saigon. Perfect video. OH, I am here serving the branch campus of a U.S. college in Saigon, soon to expand to Hue. This is the best way to ‘give back’ to today’s young of Vietnam; a truly beautiful people.

[@minhtaile3845]

Thank you sir

[@humanspecies5137]

Jim Whitman what campus is this and what is the US one?

[@joshmacwhirter8221]

Amazing.

[@gracestrickland7766]

Thank you so much for your service

[@kientran7672]

I'm vietnamese live in California I'm so proud of you..and very very welcome back to Vietnam..thank you very much for your service in vn..we love all of u the Vietnam veterans...thanks..

[@PabloHunE]

God bless the Vietnamese people who fought in the war as well as the American vets. Vietnam is a beautiful country and the people are absolutely amazing. Thank you for you're Service.

[@patriot03062]

I came home from Vietnam. I was called names and insulted in Denver Airport. I will never forget it. I rather go back and visit Vietnam than set foot in Colorado

[@MinhNguyen-ff6xf]

patriot03062 You’re always welcome in Vietnam sir! I’m about fo finish my education in Denver and ready to go back home in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.

[@patriot03062]

Minh Nguyen Are you going to Can Tho City? 2 friends of mine are visiting Vietnam right now. My friend Ron married a Vietnamese women many years ago. This is their second trip back. Vietnam is on my bucket list. Angkor Watt in. Cambodia also

[@MinhNguyen-ff6xf]

patriot03062 oh yes, Can Tho is my hometown, and I’ll be going home with my American friend. It’s nice to see your new life flourished in the land where all troubles began!

[@patriot03062]

Minh Nguyen Have a safe journey back home. My friend Linh lives in Can Tho and over the years she has sent me videos of Can Tho. Very nice place with the floating markets. Btw I have read many books about Vietnam over the years. Quite a history. If you ever get a chance read the book “Daughters of the River Huong” by Uyen Nicole Duong. A Vietnamese women who became a lawyer in New York City. Her story is incredible and so heart wrenching. Her heart always longing for her Youth until the Overthrow by North Vietnam. There were pages I had to read over and over again because the longing in her heart touches everyone heart

[@MinhNguyen-ff6xf]

patriot03062 it’s an emotional story and I always admire people who have been through that hard time. Now, it’s time to look into the future and rebuild it. My family had to suffer a lot during and after the war, and my parents witnessed horror daily as children. I think you would enjoy Can Tho because it’s quite laid back and relaxing compared to Saigon and Hanoi.

[@pointerlover3492]

God bless all our Veterans ❤💙

[@bundeswehr1131]

I am a S.Korean. Many of our fathers and uncles came back S.Korea in body bags. But, American Vietnam vetrant's attitude is so impressive. They actually rebuilt diplomatic relation with Vietnam. Wrong decisions were made in U.S. policy level. U.S. soldiers who fought there were not to be blamed.

[@inouelenhatduy]

south korea soldier in vietnam war commited war crime did you know it ? that why vietnamese most fear the south korea troop in the war + some korean reporter try to write artical about it end up being kill back in the 80-90s , heck even now day they get threat + let hope one day korea govt apologize for what they soldier did in vietnam war , right now the relationship is good and we need your invest but once country become richer i bet we gona demand apologize + the south korea troop in vietnam call them self blue dragon right ? + some korea vet and they family come back to vietnam and admit + apologize for they fellow soldier during the war even built statute of woman holding a baby in some province in vietnam , let hope more vet is like them and admit they wrong doing and korea govt apologize for what they soldier did during the war

[@bundeswehr1131]

You are absolutely right. Some of our troops committed disgusting war crimes during the war. Apologize must be made in individual level but our veterans just want those crimes to be forgotten forever. None of my family and relative went to Vietnam but many new Vietnamese immigrants are living in S.Korea. I treat them nice and kind. Maybe it is the only way to beg their forgiveness. Vietnamese people have hungry fighter spirit. They are role model immigrants in S.Korea and they are succeeding. I hope relation between our two nations become more interactive.

[@juancarrera657]

I’ve had some bad experiences with Vietnamese!

[@ChiTownGuerrilla]

I want to go to S Korea so bad to meet a pretty woman like yourself! 😊

[@Hellion73]

Soldiers are just tools of death, the guilty ones are always the politicians, bankers and the merchs of the military industry, whom btw never get their hands stain on blood and dirt, bud...destruction, sufferings, people and casualties are just numbers for them, in the big pictures of their war profits.

[@DXPunx74]

To all of you who fought in Nam, lots of love and respect.

[@richardreeves4857]

Thank you brave veterans

[@digitaluser1255]

Wait, how sure r u that invading Vietnam was a right decision? It’s not about being anti patriotic. Even Donald Trump is against global wars, focusing on America First. Isn’t there a contradiction (a little bit) on patriotic Americans? Was invading Vietnam 🇻🇳 good? What if China or Vietnam invaded America? Who is the good or bad guy? How sure are you that other countries such as Vietnam tried to stop Americans from practicing freedom in the US?

[@douggauzy6258]

@@digitaluser1255 Go ram your head into the wall . Get over yourself . You sit back and disrespect those who died .

[@fredjohnu1120]

Dad served in the war and he has been back several times and this has been a huge part of the healing process for him.. Vietnam has long moved on from the war, they had no time to morn but to survive. I’ve been there several times with my kids.. To get the true experience of Vietnam you to get the hell out of the big city’ and into the country side and smaller coastal towns. This is a good program..

[@AndrewChristian-bg6vr]

My dad was a Marine Corps tank crewman in Vietnam and I know he’s been wanting to go back. Watching this whole video made me super emotional and I know I’d be a complete wreck to see my dad sobbing if he was able to return. Semper Fidelis Marines and thank you to the rest of our Vietnam Veterans.

[@Bluesman57]

Get him to go back, and go with him it will be very emotional for both of you. But a great Father and Son moment that will never happen again. Tell your Dad for me "Thank You and Welcome Home.

[@AndrewChristian-bg6vr]

Mark Pierce yes sir absolutely. My dads not getting any younger either. I feel like this is something we both need to do, as in me being there for my dad. I remember going to the Vietnam war memorial with him when I was a kid and I didn’t understand the severity of everything. I sure do know now.

[@steve53LY]

I'm speechless!

[@alphawolftactical160]

My Dad served in Vietnam. 5th SF group. Like these gentlemen, he bears the visible and invisible scars.

[@gedisdiop]

Although not a era Veteran, I served for 23 years. After watching this, my body was filled with such emotion that tears streamed down my face. God bless out Viet Nam Veterans.

[@mikebtrfld1705]

They came home and told me DON'T GO!

[@ihl8608]

Wilbur Snaffel, than you for your service.

[@randynixon5059]

Men at war may quite naturally Hate the enemy, but now that I'm 60 and surrounded by grandkids I no longer can hate the enemies of my youth. Hopefully none of my enemies of 45 years ago would still hate me. Fear and rage cause Hate, but time can bring forgiveness to us as well as any former enemies. I missed Nam by 15 months and am damned glad I did. God Bless all who served, whichever Flag they flew.

[@1wannabee1]

Randy? like the saying goes, 'forgive and forget'. I'm not sure whether the vietnamese people will forgive you! but I am sure that they can NEVER 'forget'. THAT would asking for just a wee bit tooo much.

[@marcjefferson9277]

I wouldn't forgive you

[@Joshua-ox5fr]

Marc Jefferson I wouldn’t forgive the communists

[@huuduyvu9714]

Joshua and you can just bark like a dog.

[@Joshua-ox5fr]

Hữu Duy Vũ Ironic saying coming from a communist lap dog

[@inouelenhatduy]

if you are vietnam vet pls do come back , we vietnamese dont hate you guy , war over for 40+ year let move on :) + we have common enemy in the future ( the big fat guy up north aka china well they allway been our enemy since ancient time )

[@ilikesteakandbacon150]

always been fascinated with Vietnam!!! hope to visit some day!! greetings from Greece!

[@xdgs567z]

I’ve been watching all the KZbin videos with the NVA + American Veterans and I came across a common agreement that most of the NVA mentality was to look to the future of friendship with the US and to forget the past....war is a terrible thing and soldiers on both sides were doing their jobs....we must forgive, set politics aside, and look to the future 👍

[@maximusextreme3725]

The U.S. made a mistake going to war with Vietnam, but it has become an up and coming country. Even though it's considered "communist" it's much better than some other countries I can name that are communist and surpress their people.

[@carltonhall9878]

Thank u to my American soldiers for serving never forget your fallen brothers

[@papaal7014]

Please no more war.

[@1wannabee1]

Pap? as long as their is GREED and Intolerance? there WILL be WAR! (thats just the way it is)

[@supaloc]

If you want Peace prepare for War

[@supaloc]

Thrillcekr is that so..

[@supaloc]

Thrillcekr how old are you 11?

[@thaichu3871]

Thank you to all men and women who served in Vietnam. They are the heroes.

[@Kingite1]

This was heart felt & moving. Thank you for sharing with us your journey returning back to Vietnam. God Bless You from us here in New Zealand 😊🇳🇿

[@HoaNguyen-bx8hl]

I'm very humble to see all these veterans from both sides found peace in their hearts and reunited as brotherhood. My hope is every corner of the world live with peace as these folks. LOVE YOU ALL!!!

[@ilikesteakandbacon150]

imagine how everything would be if there was really peace all around the world!! wouldn't that be something huh!!! we can dream brother

[@markwoodworth9010]

God bless you all vietnam veterinarian 🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷

[@derrickstewart8814]

It's sad to think that we still have remains of soldiers who never made it back may they rest in peace I hope there family's find closuer for there lost sons father's brothers and more RIP thank you for your service And Welcome home to who servived

[@RickRudesMustache]

I've read that those tunnels they visited during the tour are actually twice as large as the ones the NVA would have built during the war. I guess they're built on larger scale to allow tourists to pass through them more easily. It's amazing to imagine people basically lived in those tiny tunnels for extended periods of time. I hope Vietnam and the US can continue to build a good relationship for the future of both people's.

[@dewayne2189]

Much respect for all the nam vets yall are the heros of the United States yall will allways be Heros i have family in the Vietnam War and ww2

[@1wannabee1]

The thing that I found soooo significant? is the fact that this vietnam veteran seen 40 YEARS of his LIFE fighting for HIS country, IN his own country. I think its only fair to point out that, while I sincerely feel for ALL the americans who fought in this awful and unjust war,it is important to remember that MOST if not ALL american soldiers that did fight? they only fought for a few years at the most AND more importantly? they were fighting in a 'foreign' land. That said! it really is consoling to see these men from opposite sides, finally, if not becoming friends, at least recognising each others reasons why men on both sides, died and lets face it, history PROVES that ALL of this loss of life? 'could' have and 'should' have been avoided!

[@HoangLe-ht5fo]

I'm so happy to see veterans from both side finding peace. Knowing both countries are now good friends ❤🎉

[@rindahlestari5103]

Amazed and delighted to see how strong and healthy both these men are at their age. May more of the world heal.

[@mariosacripante5271]

First of all, this video made me cry watching these Tennessee Vets returning to Vietnam and with their Memories. I visited Ho Chi Min City (Saigon) Cu Chi (same place in the video and read about about the "American and Aussie Tunnel Rats"), Na Trang, etc. I remember growing up, the TV news in NYC was Saigon this, Hanoi that and visuals of Our B-52s w/bombs trailing out of them and had worked w/Vietnam Vets while in the USAF ('79~83). Visiting The American War Museum (1999) in Ho Chi Min City (Saigon) made me feel so guilty as an American because of the atrocities, Agent Orange and the aftermath, etc. It was the first "televised war." The videos on youtube of returning NYC veterans is even sadder as they returned with drug habits, etc. and help was limited. Thank you all US Vietnam era US veterans living and dead for Your service.

[@ilikesteakandbacon150]

hope i get the chance to visit Vietnam also.I am from new york as well,the war was over when i was born,been living in Greece since 95

[@marcryan6581]

Thank you for your service and sacrifice and WELCOME HOME 🏡🇺🇸

[@DN-nf9pc]

F you

[@lonelycarl1805]

I am so glad to find so important informations with these videos around vietnam - war and backgrounds and their soldiers . I m from germany, 58 yrs, and vietnam - war was no theme at school , only the TV in 68 shown the vietnam side as victims, and I m glad today to know the truth of all victims until today. Thank you.

[@mantrile]

The North Vietnamese veteran said at 3:45.... Có can đảm đóng lại quá khứ để tiếp tới tương lai hay không? In which the girl interpreted inaccurately. It should be: Are you Brave enough to close the Past, in order to look forward to the Future? He asked the US vet that question, a good opening of heart and mind. ... Thanks to all Veterans for their services! Greetings from a son of an ARVN, in Nashville, Tennessee, the Proud Volunteers State 🇺🇸

[@hoanglongnguyen8584]

03:28 "...phải có can đảm để khép lại và nhìn về tương lai"!!! làm gì có từ "hay không?" để tạo nên câu hỏi nào bác ơi??? cô bé dịch gần như sát ý ông bác người Việt nói rồi. Bác nghe sao mà ra thành câu hỏi rồi đổ cho cô bé dịch không chuẩn??? tua đi tia lại mà nghe cho nó rõ

[@spadeysay6846]

There should be no surprise that quite a number of veterans cannot face returning to the fields where they inflicted enormous atrocities and inhumanities on the innocent Vietnamese. They must never forget that they were the invaders and not the vietnamese. Hopely the ability of the vietnamese to forgive these veterans will be a lesson that the veterans will bring home and stop the US government from their never ending wars on other nations; every one of which has been based on lies and falsehood.

[@davidbrooks1724]

I’m glad to see these great men and women get to return to the place where they served and sacrificed. Thank you for your service

[@billbeason2376]

Thank you, John and WBIR. I am from Newport and in 1969 & 70 I was stationed at An Hoa Combat Base. I also spent some time in Da Nang with the USMC. Your video was a joy to watch. Hopefully, someday I can return to visit Vietnam!

[@chloekit4861]

What was your tour like in Vietnam were you in combat ?

[@billbeason2376]

@@chloekit4861 IT was no walk in the park!

[@edwardlomaseng9120]

As Asia man living in United States not by choice but by war. Most of us face more discrimination in US than our old enermies. Asian ppl have good hearts to forgive n forget n moved on. They welcomed me here bette than my first times home. God bless u sir n I hope n pray u find peace n wish u well.

[@alpringle5000]

I was born in 1964. Grew up watching and hearing news about vietnam. Remember giving the peace sign to the MPs at the gate and they returning the sign in later years but before the war was over. I feel as if I was there. Which I wasn't but still feel very attached.

[@30mrgoodfellow]

I did that .. its over .. its time to move on .... I thank you all for it..

[@janshiff9942]

Thank you for your service. 💕 It's nice you're going back .😀😀😀

[@mariekatherine5238]

It was a disgrace how returning vets were treated in the 60s and 70s. I believe there should be an official apology read by the President and some kind of reparation made to these people and their families, if no longer living. To any who may read this, Thank you for your service. May God bless and keep you.

[@drsjwhitman45]

President Trump is the only president with that kind of courage and patriotism.

[@chasetonga]

Trump would never apologize. He would just think our soldiers were losers for not winning the war quickly, just like he thought John McCain was a loser for getting caught.

[@brandonstonestone1795]

The vets were treated fine. Many of them were anti war themselves.

[@cyan3504]

Marie Katherine thousands of those vets raped and murdered vietnamese women, kids and old men.

[@mariekatherine5238]

Cyan You witnessed or have direct knowledge of these thousands? Rape is clearly unacceptable because it’s targeted and deliberate against specific women. Murder? Some, yes. In war not all killing is murder. People get killed in war, even the “innocent” die. In a truly just war, only the combatants fight and get injured and killed. When was the last “just” war? War is inevitable so long as human beings exist. That doesn’t mean war isn’t evil, but not all warriors are evil. MOST do their duty to defend their country, yes, by killing the enemy, without resorting to individual acts of rape and murder of civilians.

[@052CThomas]

This was a tremendous documentary and I hope it might inspire other Vietnam vets to "go back", to see, as all who watch this see, how Vietnam has changed and how Americans are welcomed. And how the war is over for both of our nations and hopefully for the men who served there.

[@franciscocastillo4687]

good video thank you vietnam veterans welcome home my bro was there in chulai 23rd americal division 1969 1969 rest in peace 2012

[@catfish252]

Thank you WBIR for such an excellent documentary. Brought back a lot of memories. I was a B-52 Gunner flying out of U-Tapao 71-73, would love to go back someday. The hardest thing for me was being at the Vietnam War Memorial Dedication Ceremony in 1982, one of the hardest days of my life, Thanks to all my brothers out there and Welcome Home.

[@inouelenhatduy]

did you know about raid on u tapao ? was you there ? man it amazing how our dac cong ( sapper but more like special force ) manage to sneak in to u tapao base and place bomb to destroy and damage b52 )

[@chloekit4861]

@@inouelenhatduy are you a veteran?

[@robertcombs55]

Vietnam Vet 1968-69...I cant go back...I have had the opportunity....

[@angeloscalabrin3982]

God bless you

[@sixmagpies]

Worked there from mid '88 'till end '92. Loved every minute and learned so much from these incredible people.

[@thaichu3871]

It is heart touching. Thank you for your service in Vietnam and WELCOME HOME.

[@gregosterholt394]

I went there An went down the me cong delta, I fell for the guys that fought for my freedom, I mountain bike 30 miles a day An saw allot of history, I was 3 when this war happened but I remember An I will always remember the men that died for us, it was an experience I’ll never ever forget

[@chrisd2730]

Amazing Video. Examples of how lifes are more important than governments and money. There is a person and his family in every fallen soldier of both sides of this senseless war.

[@dongle4271]

All of you were brave soldiers, who had spirit of knight.

[@robertcao8484]

Beautiful People, beautiful story. God Bless!

[@dontworrybehappy8080]

WOW! Fantastic show. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for my freedom, thank you for your sacrifice, thank you for serving our country.

[@hanhnguyen]

Thanks for the clip and thanks so much for helping ARVN against vc in the past.

[@dogcopweg7696]

Quang Tri was more than 5 miles from the DMZ. I was our battalion rear. We worked north to the Z.

[@ezkul95828]

Forget or Forgive?. I may forgive and never forget.

[@cumulus3653]

I'd neither forgive nor forget this preposterous war created by the infamous war criminal Ho Chi Minh. That jungle boy needs to apologize to the killings of Americans, killing the SVN people who would not want to be under his secretive ferocious ruling. He begged China and Russia for assistance to spread communism. Now the CPV owes lots of money with China and you watch China is all over Vietnam. Traitorous VC sold themselves to HCM, now the country runs by authoritarian control and you enjoy that crap?

[@inouelenhatduy]

24:27 wow da nang back then , gotta show my friend :) it look like some small village town vs now day :)

[@chrisking3849]

so hard to watch so long ago, like last night, to my lost buddies, missed.

[@Kimchiboy08]

Chris King what is the charge if people refused the draft?

[@MelonMafia1]

Prison

[@DXPunx74]

Thank you for your services. My Uncles also served over there. My one Uncle passed away in 1989 and had really bad PTSD. If he was treated for it like it is today, he would probably still be alive. You guys did what you had to do. Lots of respect and love to all of you.

[@PabloHunE]

Dereliction of duty would be one

[@alanmartin6268]

They will never know how much they contributed to Vietnam and how they have contributed to the history of the world.God surely watches over all the Vietnam warriors.

[@johnsmith-zf1fd]

they contributed by slaughtering 2 million civilians- great guys, not!

[@Fred5612]

These old enemies treated them better than their own country men when they got home.

[@cumulus3653]

You're talking with the devils. This enemy you're calling "friend" does not call you friend; the U.S. is tricking its own self into thinking old enemy new friends. That sentiment doesn't work with the communist govt. They only want U.S. dollars and opportunities to get out of poverty that they got themselves into. After 50 years, the govt fatten themselves from U.S. investments and still ironclad authoritarian ruling to the people. The U.S. will gain nothing from the shrew CPV. This "friendship" the U.S. calls on is all the U.S. believed to be. The only friends to the CPV are China and Russia. The U.S. businesses bring prosperity to the CPV party members. How much revenues have the U.S. gained from this wonderful "friendship" after 50 years? Not much.The only one has been gaining is the CPV govt officials. There are other better countries that the U.S. to work with for their true non-authoritarian dictatorship ruling.

[@wendyleewilliams1157]

❤thanks Frank for seeking to help the orphanage.❤

[@Tanya-LeeLetourneau]

My husband talked to a vet while working at a hardware store. My husband asked what's the best thing to say to them. The vet said tell them welcome home...so.... WELCOME HOME! 🇺🇲🦅🫡🪖💪👍✌️🙏❤️

[@thaichu3871]

Should make more trips to Vietnam for the Vietnam vets. They deserve peace.

[@wendyleewilliams1157]

❤so sad yet a goodwill gesture to return.❤

[@craigsteadman2700]

How can I get my grandfather on a trip? He was a Marine in Vietnam. A field radio operator.

[@soxbearshwks8988]

i mean no disrespect to any Nam vet that feels they want to go back there for whatever reasons they have. BUT i would never set foot in that shthole country again. 3rd Batt. 7th Marines ChuLai,RVN 10/65-11/66

[@langdao1396]

Thanks for sharing. Thanks you for your service!!

[@jeffsmith2022]

God bless them all...

[@randynixon5059]

Jeff Smith Amen...

[@grantt.9546]

That was absolutely beautiful to watch. Well done to everyone involved. Much love to all.

[@hoangnguyen3424]

Thank you

[@camy2003]

Don't apologise for what you had no control over .Great men n women

[@chritopherherrera2349]

I hope one day the same can take place for the people and countries of the USA and Iraq/Afghanistan.

[@1wannabee1]

I dont think THAT day will EVER happen. Hell will freeze over 1st!

[@SectorSos]

I was deployed both to Iraq and Afghanistan, and it's the last two places I EVER want to go back too.

[@adelsanjak4823]

@@SectorSos can you please elaborate on that? Why is that? What's the difference between these Nam Vets, who accepted that they were fighting the wrong war and came back to male peace with their former enemies. ..and you not even considering doing the same thing.

[@ieatass4226]

Adel SANJAK The people.

[@adelsanjak4823]

@@ieatass4226 was is wrong with the people ???

[@chritopherherrera2349]

Amazing! Thank God for the reconciliation and healing of both peoples and countries.

[@TK-ml5pv]

Respect to both sides

[@danielroydrawe]

I wish my brother could've found the healing many Vietnam veterans found before he died from complications of Agent Orange. He spent many years bitter about his two tours in country and suffered a lot physically.

[@dansnyder2494]

Wonder if the Vietnamese soldiers would find similar welcome in America after inflicting the kind of atrocity on its citizen what they suffered at the hands of Americans themselves?

[@angeloscalabrin3982]

What about the atrocities of the Vietnamese government after the war, 450,00 I believe, after the "peace". The atrocities were on both sides and this should not be forgotten.

[@huuduyvu9714]

Angelo Scalabrin you don’t have morals to judge us, invader.

[@angeloscalabrin3982]

@@huuduyvu9714 first of all my countries did not invade your country, so I am not an invader. Secondly I am not judging Viet people, who are good people. I can judge your political system and your leaders, just as I can judge my own, as a human being who is on the side of people in general. Your leaders recently sent about 160 people to prison ( for up to 20 years) for criticising the government on social media; that can be criticised, by anyone.

[@huuduyvu9714]

Angelo Scalabrin no invader commits their own crimes, that’s the point. Your millions tons of bombs, Dioxin, Napalm, Phosphorus,... here, plus your countless “seach and destroy” campaigns which destroyed innocent civilians’ properties and lives, a lot had been driven far to genocides like My Son massacre are living proofs of your direct invasions for at least a decade here, not to mention direct helps to French colonists by funding 80 percent of their war budget. Are you sure your regime doesn’t arrest “any potential threat to existence of the governance over the country”? Oh yes, you justified it under the name of “terrorist planning” and even use it to create false facts aiming invade countries throughout the world just because “they hide and feed terrorism” no matter it is right or wrong. Like Iraq, no bio-chemical weapons found, and you said a ridiculous “sorry” after all you have done there, made them a hell from where was rich before. No regime can tolerates actions against their rule, yours, mine, none of them either. At least our living condition in prisons for political prisoners is much better and number of them is also much lower than American’s, that’s for sure. So you have no morals to judge someone who does better than you, in another country that you don’t belong to.

[@rosivo3142]

this narrative needs some serious reconsideration and research. the intro in the first minute talks about the miraculous recovery of the vietnamese people after the war and, i think, serves the guilty consciousnesses of americans who know their country shouldn’t have been there. as a vietnamese person it is very apparent to me that america did a lot of convenient “forgetting” (ie abandoned amerasian children). in vietnamese communities across america, in marketplaces and community centers, we are still raising money for victims of agent orange (mostly people born with deformities because of the chemical.) it is very clear to me that we are not as recovered as americans hope we will be as a way to absolve their guilt

[@coyleigh2860]

Im an American, i think you are 100% correct.

[@1wannabee1]

You speak like capitalism is a bastion for the free! Oh yeah, your 'free' to walk into a hospital and get treatment on demand? For every example you can pick to bolster capitalism? Any 1 with half a brain cell can come back with a similar counter claim for communism. Now in 2018? you have Russia slowly but surely improving the quality of life for their people. What is America doing for theirs? except that is, increasing their military budget beyond ANY other country on this planet while you have people DIEING for the insane, pathetic reason that they are unable to obtain 'suitable' health care. Thing that you and others like you conveniently miss? is the simply 'name' of this war proves the wrong that was committed! VIETNAM? YOU were fighting on somebody elses country ffs! You had NO reason to be there. It was your stoopid insane phobia of communism that lay at the heart of your desire to stick your nose where it did NOT belong. The result of that idiotic action? 100',1000 of people dies in the most brutal way. Yet YOU, have the brass neck to sit there and state quite catagorically, that NO1 should feel ANY shame what-so-ever? THAT is possibly THE most grotesque statement I've EVER heard and you should hold your head in total SHAME! Grrrrr

[@1wannabee1]

GREAT comment and Spot on too.

[@guypalumbo7892]

You also do a lot of convenient forgetting about "Re-Education" camps to indoctrinate the citizens of Vietnam into good Communists. Why did so many Northerners flee to the south in the late 1950's? To escape the North Vietnamese bloodbath!

[@alphansoblake]

1.3 million people die for what what do theyat for Vietnamese were only fighting for their country and the Americans are only fighting too. That's all the next question is. What has the Americans learned from the Vietnamese war? I think absolutely nothing.

[@Janellabelle]

Does anyone know why tn is called The Volunteer State?

[@braincrashtv8377]

It was their best years in their lives,for sure

[@kvue2807]

Don't get mad but at least your people's to have a country or half a country we lost our country my great-grandfather a father and mother great grandmother all decked out of their grave

[@bamboo9666]

What your country? you sound like native american..

[@papaal7014]

'Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.' - Henry Kissinger -

[@dandydasyt4766]

they are,for the most part,forced to do so,no?

[@1wannabee1]

Correctamundo!

[@phucduc6655]

papa al uiagkgafit

[@duanejessup3708]

I know this is old, but i wish her brother would have went it would have brought healing to his scars . tho i hope they r healed by now anyway. 🙏. The letter from the wife was awesome . 17:38 covid 19 preview. 😷

[@01HILARYKEEGAN]

Anyone served with a Marine - surname Halpin?! Cam Ranh Bay 1967/68, thank you

[@RobPetty622]

Hilary Keegan A guy named Marty Halpin has contributed many photos to a few Facebook groups. Look up “MCAS Iwakuni”and “Marine Airwing.” He was in Chu Lai in ‘65. Maybe a relative of yours? He was at the same base as my Dad a few months before my Dad.

[@jfro5867]

Wonderful & touching film on every level.

[@garrywagner7717]

Welcome, home guys love you

[@kathryndrury6495]

Your feelings are valid. Be angry, sad, horrified, terrified - you earned it. You are a hero - 18 YEARS OLD - can you just imagine.

[@henryweaver667]

The VC very different than the regular Norh Vietnamese army. You may search yourself the difference.

[@TheConfederate1863]

Poor Guys

[@brandonthunderblood7023]

Song?

[@inouelenhatduy]

should have give the flag to the military museam in ho chi minh city

[@bluemarshall6180]

The Frenchies Fault.

[@Stephen-lt1tp]

Japanese fault

[@aze216]

you've got that right. The French have done as much as any place to screw up the world. They indoctrinated Pol Pot and taught Ho Chi Minh. They wanted to keep their stupid colonial territory in Vietnam after they themselves were occupied by the Germans ... you'd think they'd be more sympathetic to occupied countries. Then, their idiot general hosed up the final battle in a brain dead operation and lost their war in Vietnam.

[@Suite_annamite]

@@aze216 You have to remember that *the French were not just randomly trying to cling* on to Vietnam and (Algeria). To the French, *the Vietnamese and Algerians* were the *largest source of manpower who ran the daily things of the French colonial empire.* The French found that both of *those countries* already had two *things that they found useful : bureaucracy and atrocity.* Whenever there was a rebellion to put down and large-scale things to record, these two colonies could do it. Two things that these two populations were good at, and so could be used to enforce the empire. While in other colonies, they had to build things from scratch. *Being there was "easy" for them as they didn't have to do anything: the only thing the French ever had to do in these two countries was to make them speak French.*

[@johnmosbrook9964]

Ask Navy man Cliff Willis what his swift boat crew did to Vietnamese operating boats containing weapons.

[@TheeSamuelNelson]

What did they do?

[@TaiTran-iw5je]

Thanks for your service

[@kathryndrury6495]

He gave too much, and so did we.

[@carlosviajes]

I heard someone say once that there is no such thing as winning a war. This video proves otherwise.

[@scotttet5223]

When the Vietnam war was ended I was 13 years old I still remember a lot of wars.

[@An_Enraged_Pig]

I've actually felt safer riding motor bikes in Vietnam compared to normal streets in America lol. Sounds weird right?

[@Joker-Leto]

awesome video.. but the weird part maybe..is.. looking at the short stature people who fought like giants.. Then after the war they went back to the fight of rebuilding their county .. our respects and admiration for this brave soldiers of authentic real honor.... wtf "who was talking, "Whether communist like it or not we won the war.." you didn't won the war, they pulled you put because you were getting massacre, after they got home at US you were shamed by your own people; after 50 years 68% are still fighting back in US from wounds and 32% died of Agent Orange, in drug addiction, alcoholism, metal disorders, depressions, see the title ---> Facing Ghosts: Return to Vietnam.. and look at the Vietnamese, after the war they dropped the riffles and picked up the shovels to rebuild the country..

[@garychia19]

Is not Vietcong flag that guy is not Vietcong neither. Is north Vietnam flag and he was a regular NVA soldier.

[@thienphucn1]

Many people doesn't know the difference between the NVA and the Vietcong.

[@Stephen-lt1tp]

It is a VC flag.. VC flag: BLUE & RED with star, NVA flag: all RED with star

[@gabrielle-AV-n-PFloyd]

What is the difference? I could probably google it, but would rather have it explained by someone who knows personally

[@Stephen-lt1tp]

Gabrielle's Gardenia's The blue stripe represents the south as it's more wet with rivers and the Mekong Delta. The north is all red as it is the Home communist state closer to China

[@HienVu-zn6ur]

Gary Chia how many time we need to saus that. Vietcong is american term mean to outrage vietnamese. Vietcong is AMERICAN term.

[@thomashibben3247]

To you VietNam vets: I love you all. welcome home.

[@hasanchocor4371]

50 years later, no lessons learned ..

[@richard9444]

War is no fairy tale, once a soldier always a soldiers ,you can not unsee what you have seen ,but you can undo what you have done .