Mansions of the Lord from We Were Soldiers

The Battle of Ia Drang (Vietnamese: Trận Ia Đrăng) was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), as part of the Pleiku Campaign conducted early in the Vietnam War, at the eastern foot of the Chu Pong Massif in the central highlands of Vietnam, in 1965. It is notable for being the first large scale helicopter air assault and also the first use of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers in a tactical support role. Ia Drang set the blueprint for the Vietnam War with the Americans relying on air mobility, artillery fire and close air support, while the PAVN neutralized that firepower by quickly engaging American forces at very close range.
Ia Drang comprised two main engagements, centered on two helicopter landing zones (LZs), the first known as LZ X-Ray, followed by LZ Albany, farther north in the Ia Drang Valley.
LZ X-Ray involved the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment and supporting units under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore, and took place November 14-16, at LZ X-Ray. Surrounded and under heavy fire from a numerically superior force, the American forces were able to drive back the North Vietnamese forces over three days, largely through the support of air power and heavy artillery bombardment, which the North Vietnamese lacked. The Americans claimed LZ X-Ray as a tactical victory, citing a 10:1 kill ratio.
The second engagement involved the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment plus supporting units under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Robert McDade, and took place on November 17 at LZ Albany. When an American battalion was ambushed in close quarters, who were unable to use air and artillery support due to the close engagement of the North Vietnamese, the Americans suffered an over-50% casualty rate before being extricated. Both sides claimed victory.
The battle at LZ X-Ray was documented in the CBS special report Battle of Ia Drang Valley by Morley Safer and the critically acclaimed book We Were Soldiers Once... And Young by Hal Moore and Joseph L. Galloway. In 1994, Moore, Galloway and men who fought on both the American and North Vietnamese sides, traveled back to the remote jungle clearings where the battle took place. At the time the U.S. did not have diplomatic relations with Vietnam. The risky trip which took a year to arrange was part of an award-winning ABC News documentary, They Were Young and Brave produced by Terence Wrong. Randall Wallace depicted the battle at LZ X-Ray in the 2002 movie We Were Soldiers starring Mel Gibson and Barry Pepper as Moore and Galloway, respectively.
Galloway later described Ia Drang as "the battle that convinced Ho Chi Minh he could win".
Footage here is of the 7th Air Cavalry and the 1st Air Cavalry.
Music by the West Point Glee Club.

[@raybohn2696]

God bless the men who died for this country. May we strive to be worthy of their sacrifice.

[@sunnyaol2007]

for what?

[@raybohn2696]

@@sunnyaol2007 i shouldnt, but i will dignify this garbage comment with, "if you dont know, you dont"

[@Wahbooz]

@@raybohn2696 Thank you.

[@marytorres4843]

God Bless our troops 🙏 Thank you for service.

[@jasonchappina8319]

Great shot of the real life Col. Moore being interviewed!

[@barbgordon4697]

My generation (The Boomers) was nearly destroyed physically and spiritually by this chosen war. No one attacked America and many rejected the calling, fleeing to Canada. We still mourn the ones killed and demand the return of the missing after all these years. The losses continued 😪 when returning soldiers with PTSD took their own lives or died from Agent Orange. The guilty need to own up to this tragedy.

[@WJack97224]

Politics is violence - Leo Tolstoy. Politicians are Satan's acolytes; we don't need them; we don't need man made political governments.

[@diane6641]

Warmongers in Congress and this biden regime are not the ones who bear the cost. They only want to get rich off the blood of our young soldiers. Shame on them all.

[@jeffro221]

Ok, who are the guilty that need to own up to it? Do you think Korea was a tragedy also? It was an attempt to prevent the spread of communist tyranny from N. Korea into S. Korea. Due to our efforts (and allies) and sacrifice to prevent that, S. Korea is a prosperous free democracy today. It was a huge success of the 1950's. The US intention was to do exactly the same thing in the 1960's.....prevent the spread of communist tyranny of N. Vietnam into the south and take over. It failed because of failed civilian US leadership. The US military would have prevailed, but stupid civilian leadersip imposed rules that crippled the effort. The intention was completely noble. It was mismanaged and failed. Don't blame the US military (with the exception on Wm Westmoreland). Blame the political leadership. The result was the slaughter of millions of people (counting also what happened subsequently in Cambodia because of the loss to the communists). The real blame for the failure were idiots like LBJ, Robert McNamara, Henry Kissinger, Nixon.

[@susanhenning6582]

And yet your generation spat on them coming home, a bunch of teens that came home permanently damaged, physically and mentally. Protested them in the airports and on the streets. They were broken boys.

[@MrMotobob]

A totally unnecessary war, with a terrible loss of life, I never served , but hated seeing all our boys being killed there ! One of my employees died from agent orange , another friend was a “tunnel rat” I asked him how could you do that ? He said , none of us expected to make it home”

[@stevemain3459]

God bless our brothers and sisters who sacrificed their lives for our country

[@marlinkojak9882]

god bless them HEROS

[@joebobgrizzler9963]

58,220 valiant US soldiers lost compared to over one million one hundred thousand NVA and Cong. Given the particular circumstances, I'd say our boys handled themselves well.

[@ralphgreenjr.2466]

"In death all soldiers are brothers." 1969-1999 US Army.

[@jeffro221]

The US could have won that war but the idiot civilian leadership micro-managed it into a failure.

[@connieholderness6072]

❤Joe right on dude that’s true American 🇺🇸 we deserve better treatment for our veterans men and women who gave more than we know also first responders police officers any one who puts their personal safety at risk for us . They make America Great not politicians !!

[@hurricane730]

Forever Soldier, Forever Men of Lord, True LOVE, Courageius and Honor

[@raybohn2696]

they died for us.

[@WJack97224]

Politics is violence - Leo Tolstoy. Politicians are Satan's acolytes; we don't need them; we don't need man made political governments

[@betsyhall5094]

Heroes are ordinary people doing extrordinary things!!! I totally support our Military --all branches in every way!!! I may not support the wars, but respect the ones' willing to give their lives so that we can live free lives!!! May God bless them all!!!

[@WJack97224]

Politics is violence: Leo Tolstoy. Politicians are Satan's acolytes; we don't need them; we don't need man made political governments.

[@jaredperdue9674]

Thank you for your service

[@stevemain3459]

God bless my brothers and sisters

[@maureenede6695]

Listening to this beautiful version, my ANCESTOR WAS MARRIED TO WILLIAM BLAKE WHO WROTE JERUSALEM, APPARENTLY SHE WAS AN HUEGENOT.

[@sharlottewoods2451]

Marines gave us are freedom in 1945 over400000 gave their lives and in 1941 my relative on the SS Arizona he is entomed Mansions of the Lord

[@WJack97224]

Politics is violence c- :Leo Tolstoy. Politicians are Satan's acolytes; we don't need them; we don't need man made political governments.

[@Wahbooz]

@@jeffro221 And it's USS Arizona. Just to let you know, Charlotte, we paid homage to her every time we entered and exited Pearl,

[@Wahbooz]

@@jeffro221 Yes, I clicked on the wrong reply. My first trip into Pearl was in 1966, before heading to Japan for home port. And she should be aware that some of them were sailors on Higgins boats.

[@Wahbooz]

@@jeffro221 Yes, Yokosuka. Unfortunately we only got a little time in port, most of our time was spent in Vietnam, often times in the rivers. Two ships I was on were homeported there and served in Vietnam. But I had friends there and really enjoyed the time. I used to go to a bar that was off to the north of town, one most service members didn't go to. Got to know the bar owner, used to exchange his MPC for him. One Christmas he took me, the bartender, and some ladies that frequented the bar to Tokyo on the train. We had steak dinners in a real Japanese restaurant, and saw a show as well. By the way, the cooks put on a show with their knives.

[@Wahbooz]

@@jeffro221 By the way, this was our little task force. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4aTfpiuaJt9lZY

[@Dark_Knight950]

These kids had no idea what they were going into.... They were ordered to do the work of the US Govt.... but the war was unnecessary.... These kids didn't have to go.. They were forced to go..... and they died in vain........

[@user-hi6cx5sc2m]

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[@Lilibet_777]

Its sad you show one war that was a desaster for the troops and politically doubtful. The Soldiers were sacrificed for nothing.

[@barbgordon4697]

Yes...the biggest disaster for my generation. It didn't need to happen. Communism took over anyway.

[@pointingdog7235]

It is sad. But we can never forget the sacrifice that these people laid on the alter of freedom. People want you to believe that the US wasn’t attacked, but the United States in reality was attacked by the North Vietnamese in July and August of 1964, when they attacked 2 United States Destroyer task forces in the Gulf of Tonkin. Now don’t try to say that it never happened because it happened. I have a friend who was on a Destroyer in August when our ships were attacked. I have known many veterans and if you were to ask if they loved war? They would say that you are a sick person. Remembering those who died in the wars that the United States fought in weather a Paratrooper that fought in Normandy or the Marine who fought in Quadlecanal or in Bellauwood or Vietnam, the Air crew that fought in the air against the Reich. The Private in Gettysburg. The Captain in Mansass. The first thing to remember is that the Civil War wasn’t a popular war. The Revolutionary War wasn’t popular until General Washington was able to win 2 battles in Trenton and Princeton. Then people started to believe that it was possible to win. The thing that helped the United States to win was that Great Britain was running out of money to fight the war here and the war that they had going on in India at the same time. The one thing is that every Veteran I’ve ever known was proud of their service to the security of this great nation. But remember that Memorial Day isn’t just about hot dogs and hamburgers. It’s about honoring the veterans who died in war for The United States and in reality the members of the Allied Forces who fought alongside them and who died along with them as well. 🇺🇸🇳🇿 🇦🇺🇬🇧🇳🇴🇫🇷🇨🇦

[@jaymaloney8321]

Nice song. Random Film and moving lyrics made no sense together.

[@mattheweaton8246]

Thank you for your service