Lam Son 719

[@VoicesofHistory]

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[@8AD858D8]

I was a post Viet Nam sixty-seven November. Had the honor of being a crew chief on a lot of flights with Warrant Officers that flew in Viet Nam. They are without a doubt the most remarkable men I've ever met and served with in my entire life. Thanks for doing what you've done for your brother and his comrades.

[@VoicesofHistory]

Thank you!!

[@dgpgrove]

I'm so honored that I was able to be a part of this memorial. I designed the elevated mount for the Huey.

[@VoicesofHistory]

VERY COOL Don!! I hope you enjoyed the program last night...Larry Cappetto, EMAIL: [e-mail]

[@Mcgregor854]

My father spent 2 tours in Vietnam and this is one of the best films that tells the truth about the war. Thank-you.

[@VoicesofHistory]

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[@edwardkelly5625]

I WAS PART OF LS719...ALTHOUGH I DIDNT GO DIRECTLY TO LOAS MY UNIT ( 3rd BDE MINI CAV 101st AIRBORNE ) DID RECON MISSIONS ALONG RT9 , CAMP CARROLL , KHE SAN, ASHU VALLEY , OLD FRENCH FORT AREA....

[@gabrielle-AV-n-PFloyd]

This was such a beautiful, moving memorial..thank you!♥️🌹🇺🇸

[@VoicesofHistory]

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[@teridaley9212]

Jim Doody thank you for your story. It truly touched my heart. History is best learned by those that were there. Our Vets died for our freedom. Families lost their loved ones. What was so sad how the people disrespected our Vietnam Veterans when they came home. I want to thank our Veterans for their service and you all Will Never Be Forgotten!!! Larry thank you for putting this video together, we should remember our Veterans everyday!!!! Jim thank you again for your story. God Bless!!!!

[@VoicesofHistory]

Thank you sis. It was a very powerful and moving presentation. I truly hope many others will be able to hear Jim's story. It made me very proud tonight to watch this with others across the U.S. and Canada.

[@nguyenthianhthu112]

I am sorry? How come bringing troop to a tiny country half the earth from you means that fighting for USA freedom?

[@KBBMX]

What an amazing tribute... That monument is just incredible in everyway... God bless and speed to those who receive comfort on being there... 🙏

[@richardkensinger6230]

I was a crew chief in C/158th Aviation Battalion (Phoenix) from Sep 1970 to Apr 1971. On 8 Feb 1971 I was on that flight with Paul Stewart, Thomas Doody, Charles Bobo, and John Robertson. I do not recall my exact "chalk" position, but Stewart's ship was behind my ship. When I heard Stewart's call over the intercom, I leaned forward over my M60 and looked out towards the back of the flight. I could not see what happened but listened over the intercom to what was transpiring. With the next three days of combat assaults twelve Phoenix birds out of twenty took major hits, including one of mine. On 5 Mar 1971 I was in the combat assault on LZ Sophia. We lost David Nelson, Ralph Moreira, Joel Hartley, and Michael King. We flew around the clock to keep ARVN supplied, evacuate casualties, rescue downed crew members, and insert ARVN on LZs approaching Tchepone in Laos. The Phoenix and other aviation units continued the air assaults. This happened fifty-three years ago. I flew with these guys. I knew these guys. I remember these guys.

[@VoicesofHistory]

God bless you Richard. Please reach out to me. I would like to hear more of your story. I will send your comment to Jim Doody. Larry Cappetto, EMAIL: [e-mail]

[@scooter66133]

Thank you Mr Doody for telling your families story to us all. It reminds me that we shouldn't take for granted what some of us have now : Peace, freedom, family

[@VoicesofHistory]

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[@roco222222]

Brave men flying into a wall of lead/steel & going back over & over knowing odds of survival were slim. God bless them all.

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[@mikeg6042]

I was a truck driver running resupply between Quang Tri and Khe Sanh during Lam Son 719. My unit was based at LZ Vandergrift during the operation. I watched the ARVNs going to Laos when they left. There were truck load after truck load going up QL9. They had no clue of the hell they were headed for. I hauled ammunition, fuel, food, artillery powder and all other supplies that it took to keep the ARVNs and Americans alive during the operation. Several times we were ambushed by the NVA while making our way up to Khe Sanh on QL9. We also received what seemed like a lot of incoming mortars and rockets when we were at Vandergrift and Khe Sanh. Some of our trucks had the misfortune of hitting mines. I watched the helicopters going in and out of Laos. During the last week of the operation there was a large increase in the number of flights the choppers were making. I remember, most of the choppers had some form of “nose art” on them. As I recall some of them had “Jokers” on their nose. I remember one time I was setting in my truck next to the pad where the helicopters were landing and leaving. In one incident I looked out of the passenger window of my truck and was able to look into the cockpit of one of the choppers as it was taking off. The pilot and I were looking directly at each other and I was thinking “good luck” buddy. I hope you come back out okay. The roads we drove on were either dusty or muddy. They were narrow and in some places the vegetation would hang out over the edges of the road. It would provide good coverage for the NVA to ambush our trucks. We were very thankful that our convoys included gun trucks and APCs. Our task was to get the supplies through. When we would get hit in a convoy our main focus was to get our trucks and supplies up the road. So any protection from the choppers, gun trucks and armored personnel carriers was greatly appreciated. There were many time we’d be on the road between 24 to 48 hours. At night we had to run our lights because the dust would get so thick. We lost a few trucks because of these conditions. It’s very sad that so many Vietnamese and Americans were lost during Lam Son 719. In the end some called the operation a great success, however time has revealed the size of the failure it turned out to be. South Vietnam never had the strength to stand against the NVA and the Viet Cong. Lam Son 719 proved the failure of Vietnamization. 14:33

[@michaelsalt4565]

Thank you for posting this video. The memorial is a great tribute to Thomas and his comrades. My mother's family name was Doody and they came from Naas, Kildare, Ireland. I am ex British army and living in the UK.

[@VoicesofHistory]

Glad you found my story. It was an honor to produce this for his family. God bless you!! Please share the video.

[@michaelsalt4565]

@@VoicesofHistory I found it by accident as I looking for videos on Lam Son 719, the name Doody highlighted this one. Thanks again from the UK.

[@perrygimlet2403]

I was standing outside my hooch when a large number of hueys came into quang tri airbase, never knowing it was the start of lam son 719, not knowing it was part of history in the making!

[@noahdunaway]

Very good interview. The memorial with the helicopter and all is very nicely done. I got drunk while on leave before shipping out to Vietnam. It was late at night and I passed out driving a Corvair, engine in the rear, I hit a large tree and the steering wheel drove my head up into the roof breaking my jaw and knocking a lot of teeth out, should have killed me. I was a few months late getting to Vietnam in 1969.

[@VoicesofHistory]

What a story. Would you be interested in talking with me?

[@noahdunaway]

@@VoicesofHistory to be honest I have somehow wiped out so much of my memory that I’m afraid my story would be somewhat dull and boring.

[@VoicesofHistory]

I disagree but I do understand what you are saying. I will be in Arizona the end of January.

[@tommytwogloves16]

What a wonderful brother.

[@ShaunSchipper]

Great job on this one once again Larry! I will have to check out this memorial next time I come to Grand Junction.

[@kingfisherblues57]

My older brother Rick was among the ground forces deployed along the Laos border in support of operation Lam Son 719. I know little or nothing about the unit he was attached to. Rick spoke to me one time concerning his involvement, and now refuses to talk of it any more. I respect that. All he said was that he was with a unit of 122 (maybe 123) men and they spent 93 - 94 days in the jungle. Only 33 of those men came back alive. But, all these years later, Rick is (as I write this) dying of stage 4 lung cancer that has been attributed to exposure to agent orange on that very mission. He has two years to live at best so put another hash mark on the tally of dead Vietnam vets.... fifty two years later! With or without his help I am on a mission to find out where he was in those days. I am a retired navy E-7, and know little of the army's command structure but from what I have read, 122 soldiers would be a company sized outfit, and I believe he was infantry as well. If anyone knows of a good source of information that may lead me to what I seek give me a shout out!

[@VoicesofHistory]

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[@rogerfuhr8067]

Served as a Combat Medic with A Co, 2/327 Inf Div, 101st Airborne, 70-71. May have flown on your Brothers’ Huey on combat assaults? I remember we were transported by Chopper North to a base where the Arvns were getting on choppers that we were getting off of to fly them to Laos. Need less to say, they were reluctant to get on. Sorry, for the loss of your brother, too many lives lost, and nothing gained.

[@VoicesofHistory]

Would like to hear your story, Roger. I've interviewed medics and corpsmen from all wars. Thank you for your service and WELCOME HOME!!!

[@alfredpaquin3563]

My gunsmith was a Lancer extracting RRVN troops. He couldn't see the hill where he was to do the extraction because the hill was covered by RRVNs in green uniforms. I was lucky, I was on R&R that week .

[@burtthebeast4239]

Welcome home, Thank you all. God bless all of you....

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[@travist7777]

What a well done video-- it was very emotional! To Tom's brother, the one speaking in the video, I'd like to say, firstly, I'm very sorry that you all lost Tom. Secondly, you are right, his voluntary service, his suffering (in his awful last moments) and his bloody death are the picture of what Christ Jesus freely did for Tom, for his crew, for you and I, and for everyone else-- He basically got what we deserve, so, in the end, we get what He deserves-- life everlasting, in never-ending joy and pleasure, as His adopted children. Like Tom, and all Vets, Jesus's suffering and bloody death has guaranteed our freedom forever from sin, death, and the Devil. Lastly, thanks for building that "Welcome home" memorial-- you are truly a great Brother! P.S.: As a baptised member of God's Church, Tom is enjoying the presence of His Creator, the Lord Jesus Christ, as he awaits his bodily resurrection on the Last Day-- it doesn't matter how good he was or wasn't-- Christ was good enough for him. Stay penitent and never stop trusting Christ (this is why Church, so you don't lose your trust that is delivered via Word and Sacrament, so start going again) and what He did for Tom and everyone else so you both can enjoy that eternal "Welcome Home!" party that will never end. God's Peace to you and yours!

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[@michaeltownsend4644]

So sad for you losing your brother x

[@VoicesofHistory]

Thanks Michael. Jim would appreciate your comment.

[@EdwardKelly-vi9sg]

...FREEDOM IS THE ULTIMATE LUXURY...AND BLOOD IS THE PRICE WE PAY...🇺🇲

[@VoicesofHistory]

Well said!!

[@johnwright7895]

So moving.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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[@NghĩaNguyễn-o6o]

Rõ ràng trong cuộc chiến ở Việt Nam , Quân Đội Nam Việt Nam là Quân Đội Đáng Thương nhất trong chiều dài lịch sử thế chiến , Quân Đội Nam Việt Nam chiến đấu như là những con Mãnh Sư khi sức mạnh của họ toàn diện , họ yêu thương Dân Tộc của Họ như Linh Mục Yêu Con Chiên , họ hiên ngang số số quân ít ỏi để làm Người Hùng Dân Tộc Việt Nam , Họ hãnh diện với cả khối đế chế tự do , vì họ không thua , họ kiên cường trong trại tù Cộng Sản , họ chết đi trong sự lặng thầm , Người Dân Nam Việt Nam sẽ mãi luôn nhớ ơn họ , những tráng sĩ được sinh ra để hy sinh mơ ước của họ , để phục vụ lý tưởng Quốc Gia , nhưng rất tiếc là Quốc Gia của họ quá nhỏ bé , Quốc Gia họ ko thể gian tay ôm ấp yêu thương và che chở cho họ , Mãi ghi ơn những Người Lính Việt Nam Cộng Hòa , mãi trân trọng Những Người Lính Đồng Minh , và sẽ mãi quyền rủa thế lực chính trị đen tối ....!

[@lancesay]

as a combat medic vet... i am getting choke-up just listening.

[@VoicesofHistory]

WELCOME and thank you for your service. I would like to hear more.

[@Axgoodofdunemaul]

I couldn't make myself watch all of this. I'm sorry, I'm 100% disabled for PTSD, and I have to take care of my mental health if I want to be happy for the years I have left. The war is coming up too often in my mind these days.

[@VoicesofHistory]

I understand. Please take care of yourself. I have said a prayer for you this evening. God grant to you His peace.

[@xipingpooh5783]

We stand on the backs of Giants Semper Fidelis 🇺🇸

[@xipingpooh5783]

@@8634StJamesAve I didn’t quote anyone. It’s my own version💋💋💋 USMC 1983-1989 ❤️

[@xipingpooh5783]

@@8634StJamesAve must have you G-String Riding high tonight! URAH‼️🇺🇸

[@8634StJamesAve]

The actual quote is "standing on the SHOULDERS of giants." Not backs. Who in their right mind would stand on anyone's back let alone make up their own quote to do so? And just for the record "Semper Fidelis" is Latin for "always faithful." I'd like to think you're trying to make a point linking these two phrases but you fail badly, as do your g string reference and attempts at insulting replies. USMC 1970-2000

[@xipingpooh5783]

@@8634StJamesAve 30 years in our beloved Corps 🦅 🌎⚓️

[@jarheadjake503]

Years later and with all the meds and therapy the jungle keeps coming back in nightmares. I put my faith in God’s Grace. I wake up thinking one of these nights I’ll die of a heart attack from the killing and torture of trying to pick up enough to send home to their Families. Writing letters to their Families as to how they spoke so lovingly about them. Most of all how much we will miss him as we were Brothers knowing that we would be together once we were back in the Good old USA. His memory will live in our hearts for him and his Family. We would send pictures of us in the jungle playing around. I was flown home to bury my older Brother who was on his third tour when he died. USAF, I was USMC, On my first tour. They gave me a first class seat going home and one day for funeral and back to Vietnam. Platoon Sergeant 1st. Marines six months ground pounder, six months Air wing. SEMPER FIDELIS

[@VoicesofHistory]

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[@roadscholar05]

A month before Lam Son 719, Jan 5, 1971, Operation Toàn Thắng TT02, centered on Snoul, Cambodia started. Yes, the object was to engage the enemy but it was also to dram enemy forces further south and away from the Lam Son objectives. It did not work as planned. However, after Lam Son ended on Mar 25, those forces did head south. I flew support in Huey Slicks during the Battle of Snoul. Warlord 17, 117th AHC.

[@VoicesofHistory]

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[@jonathanhurley4055]

I was in Thailand at Udon with the 13th Fightin Panthers and the 555th Triple Nickel. I also went to DaNang 2 times TDY (temporary Duty ) for 60 days once and 90 days again. I spent a total of 30 months there, from June 1970- Dec 1972. During Lam Son 719, I was at Udon, very very near to Highway 9, an east/west artery, with a huge nest of N Vietnamese Regulars . And only the Vietnamese were on the ground for this operation. The goal was the town of Tchepone, Laos to destroy the NVA holed up there. (I live here in Udon now! 5 years and counting!). The plan was to cruise on down the highway, setting up firebases along the way, and engage these NVA at the end of the road.... Well...the ARVN got their asses handed to them...it was a slaughter... a bloodbath... Turns out the NVA had some 30-40 thousand top-notch battle hardened veterans.... Our base was the closest to the battle, so we were doing 3 jobs...fighting MIGs, ground support, and bombing targets. Our helicopters were bringing these tore up ARVN, blood guts piss shit all over the floor....washed out by Lysol/water in those whiter 5 gallon buckets. I'll never forget the look smell and sounds of that battle.... Out birds would take off 2 at a time every 30 seconds or so. Loaded for bear...either for air-to-air or air-to-ground...(different ordinance). It was awful. The USA was to give air support to the ARVN.... green troops....youngsters... not wanting to be there....no sense of purpose... Their government was corrupt and illegitimate . Addd to that, the ARVN battle plan sucked , and facing double the troops something like 12,000 ARVN vs over 20,000 hard core NVA. The ARVN, as they were getting slaughtered, US forces sent in evacuation copters. From our base...and all over. But we were closest, so most of the offloading of the wounded (and dead) was here at Udon. There were times, when weeks of non-stop bombing from my base was happening. 24 hours a day, 2 take off at a time. A minute later 2 more go...and so on... then... right about the time the last weaponized bird was airborne, the 1st to take off were landing, getting repaired ASAP or loaded up, sent back in. Man we dropped some tonnage.... I was a weapons control system mechanic ( radar, missiles, gun ) so would sit in the pilots or RO ( Radar Operators) seat, and when the B-52s were going to North Vietnam to bomb Hanoi, would paint them...then they would toss out chaff, and turn on their top-secret ECM ( electronic counter measures). Next day, big meeting...which one of you idiots ( a-hole actually) were painting the B-52s? Had to find fun where ever you could. and B-52s got shot down A LOT!!!! Did NOT like us painting them. Just a little stroll down memory lane. This was when Captain Steve Ritchie became the first USAF Ace. And he would be the ONLY front seat ace. His partner (Bellevue-spelling?) backs eater of course was also an ace. I met Gen Ritchie about 20 years ago, as he was at MacDill AFB in Tampa, where I lived . We had a great talk. I have visited Vietnam several times. I always make it clear I was in the USAF 1970-72 . We talk, drink beers, smoke a little, laugh a lot. C ry a little. I have made several friends there.

[@alfredpaquin3563]

How many people know that the Triple Nickle was an all black unit. The EM club is on the South end of Ft. Campbell.

[@alfredpaquin3563]

I remember sitting by the roadside in Phu Bai. I watched 33 trucks loaded with wounded and dead RRVNs. The blood was running out the tailgates of trucks as they got evacuated to Danang.

[@chazmology]

Never mentioned: 7/15th Arty Support at Ben Het.....Alone and dirty...My video of photos will show one chopper shot down...no injuries...we were never forgotten...just never mentioned...I'm a MOC Medal Totin' Volunteer for the Expedition

[@2MinutesHistory]

Yeah.....Good videos hope can make our contents better to have a chance to compete with nice history channel like you guys

[@VoicesofHistory]

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[@timothymartin2163]

Brave men and young lady's who served in the armed forces to protect or freedoms at a a highest cost and sacrefice my uncle Bob was in Vietnam 1967 1968 E9 101st airborne. Danang. Got agent orange made it back became a semi truck driver Robert Allen dumis died 2019 heart trouble greatly missed and now these fucking protesters in this country and traitors, makes me so dam mad they act like they got a right to protest I think the family,s that lost loved ones in Vietnam have the altimate and legitimate right to protest this government and tell them protesters advocating socialism to go to he'll

[@josephmyers1147]

That's what we fought for so people could protest if you see injustices being done yes protest but to protest a lie yes l have a problem with that and we know it's a lie because some of his own people who had been with him for the other lies he told just couldn't cross that finish line with this one

[@Page-Hendryx]

@@josephmyers1147 LOL? You fought in VN so people could have the right to protest?

[@Page-Hendryx]

"Got agent orange", lol.

[@nguyenthianhthu112]

How fighting in Vietnam bringing peace and freedom to USA? Did Vietnam do anything to your country??????? I respect all lost people. But USA government is a big bullier to my small nation.

[@josephmyers1147]

These are the real patriots some people think that because you wave a flag or stand and salute the flag and say what some people want too hear that makes you a patriot and ask them to serve in the military 🪖 than you really see how much patriotism they have

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[@billkennedy3811]

Read "The Price Of Exit" by Tom Marshall.

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[@robinreed3096]

Khe Sanh for Lam Son 719 Jan to end of March 71 . Overrun Mar 24 . 1 of 8 left after all night fire fight.. one of us received MOH 101st ABN 2/17 Cav . Dirty Delta . They left that part out

[@billkennedy3811]

@@robinreed3096 Fitzmaurice.

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[@mikemccutcheon8372]

Ray VON BOBER just past