An NVA soldier and his son hid in the jungle for 40 years thinking the Vietnam War was still ongoing

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An NVA soldier and his son hid in the jungle for 40 years
The Vietnam War lasted for a total of 20 years, officially coming to an end in 1975. But for so many, the war continued for long after that, in the form of the severe trauma and horrific life-changing injuries that they had suffered in the conflict. Though incredibly for one man, his Vietnam War would continue for 40 years.
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[@Destined2BeKing]

I love how 99% of the comments are comparing these guys to the japanese soldier who hid for 29 years

[@retonman7492]

I mean, it is pretty much the same premise just with a few important changes like the fact it was 2 instead of 5-1 and the fact they were hiding instead of actively fighting. It’s Like a video game mod

[@jonathansotelo4877]

I hate when people romanticize that guy. He butchered civilians, sure he thought he was following orders but that's hardly an excuse. Just relieve him of duty and let him retire.

[@natedaninja3171]

@@jonathansotelo4877 it is an excuse, he genuinely didn’t know the name war was over and thought he was fighting enemy troops. I. Assuming you’re talking about Onoda.

[@ernestov1777]

This guy be like *The Bushes, they are speaking American man*

[@rayclemenes7638]

@@natedaninja3171 He did immoral things but he was less culpable if that makes sense.

[@dementious]

Wow, this is terribly depressing. I understand the son's predicament, though. Imagine living your whole life isolated from everything, not even knowing what electricity or writing is, and then suddenly being thrust into civilization. It's sad to know he died so young, too.

[@maxfernandes8559]

What's sadder is that those who forced this situation upon them are probably living happier and more fulfilling lives. The sad irony of human existence.

[@puttputt524]

Don’t be depressed. There is a documentary on KZbin about them, where he takes the interviewer to the jungle and they have fun hunting for a couple days. The son kind of understands why they were rescued and brought to a hospital. It’s not like strangers went and pulled them out, the brother was trying to get them help.

[@carlbirtles4518]

Crocodile Dundee and Borat were in the same boat.

[@HungPham-hm9yk]

At least he didn't have tiktok

[@maxfernandes8559]

@@HungPham-hm9yk I agree to that statement, there's something truthful to that. Today's social media addicted generations would probably upload their "suffering" onto Tiktok and social media to get more likes, "sympathy", "empathy" or "donations" just to get fame, exposure, or other resources - if they probably found themselves in the same situation.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

This is heartbreaking - the friendly stranger being his other son was an incredible, not to say sad turn of events. I can't imagine how frightening their lives must have been with both having mental health issues.

[@notfiction9241]

It’s super sad. It sounds like the horror of that war really did a number on the dad. In a way I feel like it was kinda mean to pull them out of the jungle, there was no way they were going to handle modern life.

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Yeah.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

@@notfiction9241 It did say at the beginning that they walked out of the jungle, though it also said that they were malnourished, and had rotten teeth, so maybe they were looking for medical assistance before returning to the jungle. They couldn't have been too far from their village for the other son to bring them regular supplies, so I don't know why they couldn't have received medical assistance, then been allowed to return, maybe building them a home/shelter closer to their village. I suppose when you've got such a rare situation people don't know what is actually the best course of action - I'm sure that the people who were involved did try their best to assimilate and acclimatise them into modern Vietnamese life - perhaps there were medical professionals who advised against allowing them to return to their lives, for their own safety. I can't begin to imagine what they went through - the Dad terrified of a conflict that had finished years before, and a Son who knew nothing except for the company of his Dad - no friends, no education, no experience of the modern world, never having seen a woman. It wouldn't be too far removed from what a neolithic hunter gatherer would experience if you were able to transport them into the 21st century - a very loud, manic, chaotic, over stimulating World. I can only hope that towards the end they both found some kind of peace✌️

[@maxfernandes8559]

Mental health conditions - often a modern Western way to justify intovertedness in those who disagree with them. I really doubt whether the father really had mental issues, else he wouldn't have risked his own life to save his son. Mental issues are just a way to downplay the consequences of an unjustified aggression.

[@notfiction9241]

@@ianmacfarlane1241 I don’t understand why they couldn’t have got a doctor to go to them. But yeah, it’s definitely a no win situation.

[@bannedbycommieyoutube5time920]

Can’t really fully judge the Dad. Imagine seeing some of your friends being annihilated by bombs and bullets. Then, after years of that, you see most of your community bombed off the face of the earth. This could lead many to snap.

[@tonypeppermint5329]

And then coming into a completely different world, one where the allies you had are no more and the enemy had left to another continent, where everything has become so noisy and even crowded.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

The Dad did an amazing thing, even if it was due to a shattered mind. He scooped up his baby, left a brutal conflict and went on to protect his Son for years. Imagine living alone in the jungle with a one year old - trying to feed him would have been difficult enough. Then through his years as a toddler - a young inquisitive child, then as he grew - trying to keep him occupied, safe, fed. The Vietnamese jungle can be incredibly dangerous - particularly for a young child. The Dad did an remarkable thing - he just happened to be incredibly misguided.

[@maxfernandes8559]

I deduced the same. He did what he did to save his offspring.

[@pyromike7237]

The NVA deserved it

[@bannedbycommieyoutube5time920]

@@pyromike7237 you can have that opinion and simultaneously also see the father/son desperate fight for survival. Two things can be true at once.

[@keyboardwarrior1946]

It's impressive that he managed to raise that child all by himself.Imagine having to find foods and shelter while carrying a baby who will get sick from anything in the jungle.

[@Aatell764]

I didnt even consider that, he was only a year old. That would have been real difficult.

[@Crucial_End]

Extremly impressive. The mental fortitude, physical endurance and skill to pull that off is quite insane. The kid must have been really strong and healthy aswell.

[@retsreinyrelgeinthrelaveri1456]

That's called surviving, our ancestors did it all the time, you think it impressive because our life is just easier now.

[@Roisome]

@@retsreinyrelgeinthrelaveri1456 *Sigh* ….you act like you would be able to do the same.

[@retsreinyrelgeinthrelaveri1456]

@@Roisome When?

[@lordfoogthe2st68]

Him and the Japanese soldier that hid in the mountains in the Philippines for 29 years after ww2 would have a good conversation

[@refusefntk]

@worldspaming us with your nonsense, maybe you should take a trip to the jungle

[@herrcobblermachen]

Wasn't that morotai? off the coast of indonesia?

[@gilesreambonanza2863]

We'd all learn a lot about survival. That's for sure

[@firedragon7456]

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[@secondlieutenan]

He’s dead. Hiroo Onoda is dead. All though that idea would be good

[@joeyshields4987]

He was with his dad. And it that war.. its a miracle he raised a one year old alone..a true hero

[@alecgurney9305]

Not a miracle. Asians always raise their kids no matter what.

[@Marinealver]

How do you think the very early humans raised their children?

[@joeyshields4987]

@@Marinealver booby milk

[@joeyshields4987]

@@alecgurney9305 do all Asian men lactate??

[@kan9492]

@@alecgurney9305 yeah, Vietnamese love their kids, well, still their some parents not, children who parentless got to orphanage here

[@jaderabbit898]

I'm Vietnamese and I'm surprised that this flew over my head, especially considering how much we learned of the War over here. It's rather sad that only today I found out about it.

[@APersonOnYouTubeX]

Not many ppl in my country know of the Japanese dude who sent Chinese to safer areas

[@flo530]

cuz its fake

[@sid2112]

Hey man. Good fight.

[@chris9242]

GG bro well played

[@pl640]

Người rừng Hồ Văn Lang mà không biết à, báo đài đưa đầy

[@2xtoo145]

Hiroo Onoda- “Finally, a worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!”

[@cocacola4blood365]

When I was getting my associates in Social Services, I interned at the American Friends Service Committee sending documents and resources to prison inmates. We had something called the Survivor's Manual for those who were and had been in solitary. These two men could've used it, badly.

[@maxfernandes8559]

Survivor Manuals don't unfortunately work neither are accessible for poor civilians or soldiers in third world countries.

[@__A844]

@@sexygirls9151 get a life and touch grass ik i dont touch grass but atleast im not you

[@RichterBelmont2235]

After America's done unjustifiably bombing their country, I doubt they'd need any more of their bullshit manual.

[@notxarbsenoj9231]

@@RichterBelmont2235 I mean that’s fair

[@RichterBelmont2235]

@@notxarbsenoj9231 invading a country and killing civilians is fair? Let me guess you'd think what Germany did during WWII was fair too.

[@airplanemaster1]

I hope they're at peace, the father no longer wracked by the war, his son in the warm embrace of the mother he never knew.

[@youreplymeY0UGEI]

Of course, because nothing change in their land after the war. I'm Vietnamese and i saw People there still poor af , gov is corruption

[@VergilDarkslayer]

@@youreplymeY0UGEI i heard thd opposite mostly

[@youreplymeY0UGEI]

@@VergilDarkslayer u must go there for open your eyes, Tra Phong - Quang Ngai

[@maxfernandes8559]

While the ones who forced this upon them live in prosperous peace. What an irony.

[@puttputt524]

To my understanding, the dad lived out his days in the village with brother, thinking a war is still going on, but mostly chilling and reading books all day and being with family (the brother got married and had kids). No mom. The son was never really socialized properly and brother had to teach him how to be around kids and other people in the village. There is a documentary on KZbin where he goes back to the jungle with the interviewer, they hunt, then go back to the village where he tries watching TV and checks in on dad.

[@JeepPatriot2010]

Sad honestly. The love he showed for his son though is heartwarming. We can only imagine the horror he felt fleeing with his newborn into the jungle thinking it was his only safe refuge

[@mobius7927]

I don't get why he didn't teach him to at least speak?

[@bjugbvlgrbws]

@@mobius7927 Speech is many ways is picked up rather than taught with children. It comes from socializing in a variety of situations. Having just the father to speak to and living a simple life would have severely hampered it's development. Then the father also is very unlikely to have anything beyond a basic knowledge of childhood developmental needs.

[@mobius7927]

@@bjugbvlgrbws damn i guess that does makes sense

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

@@mobius7927 If you don't speak to a diverse array of people and read a diverse array of books and only socialize with one person in the jungle than your vocabulary is basic and limited. What is there to talk about? Eating and killing animals?

[@ryanlucas5278]

I can’t help but respect him.

[@TrungCyf]

I love tacos.

[@allent.g560]

Fascinating. I'm Vietnamese and I've never heard of this story. Well, you learn new things every day.

[@Leon.Waters]

Hello vc

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

is there still some trauma left from the war?

[@quangtruongle7823]

@@raptorfromthe6ix833 Maybe yes

[@grime2.085]

@@Leon.Waters you don’t know what a vc is do you?

[@Ttegegg]

@@raptorfromthe6ix833 I say angent orange

[@FrehleyFan3988]

Legend has it that there are still soldiers from WW2, and the Vietnam war that still think it's going on

[@Chevsilverado]

Probably not WW2 anymore though. If they were 20 1940 they would be 102. I don’t think someone could survive that long away from civilization.

[@DSMCasual]

Hiroo Onoda: “Who are you?” Ho Vang Lang: “I’m You. But in Vietnam.”

[@staliniosifvissarionovich5588]

@Leo the British-Filipino Hiro Onoda was in a jungle too, but on an island.

[@Gillan1220]

@@staliniosifvissarionovich5588 Interestingly enough, Onoda's cave was near Gozar Air Station, a joint USAF-PAF radar station.

[@staliniosifvissarionovich5588]

@@Gillan1220 yea

[@rytherykalan3619]

Hiro Onoda: Finally, a worthy opponent. *our battle will be legendary!*

[@DMH-bt2zo]

I like it how awhile ago, Simple History created a video documenting Hiroo Onoda, an Imperial Japanese Army Soldier who continued fighting nearly 30 years after the redundancy of WWII. It was after that video that I discovered there were more soldiers like him being discovered from the late 40s up until the 1980s hiding out and doing Guerilla warfare. I initially thought that this phenomenon was unique to Japanese holdouts until I saw this video. Good Job, Simple History 👍🏻 😃

[@Charlie-yi8cf]

that’s such an original comment WOW! 🌟 ❤️ 🌟

[@kamerad_marzuki3631]

There is also a Japanese soldier who has been hiding in Maluku for 30 years, his name is Teruo Nakamura.

[@DMH-bt2zo]

@@kamerad_marzuki3631 Exactly, that’s what I said earlier, there have been documented encounters and cases involving Imperial Japanese Soldiers from the late 1940s up until the 1980s from all across the pacific.

[@miliba]

He eventually quit fighting when he encountered Bud Spencer

[@rottytherottski522]

@ Country Bal yeah I’m with you in it being a kind of different situation, plus the Japanese soldiers weren’t in their home country and thought of being in enemy territory. Though as well most of them kind of suspected the war was over but didn’t really know how to go home after being gone so long and had a fear of what that return would be like. Some raided local villages for supplies and at least had seen how things were progressing too rather than being in utter isolation with no context. The Japanese holdouts are still a very unique version of this due to the time, locations, and culture. There’s some much shorter term stories of large forces fighting after a war ended like Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck in East Africa after WW1 who was waging a Guerrilla war meaning that his force had no way of knowing how things back home were going. But with different cultural standings he was able to at least speak to the British when they sent someone, and like the Japanese, he held out for a German superior to officially tell him and his men to stand down.

[@jeffpesos1480]

Just some quality father son bonding.

[@Marinealver]

It might had ended for America, but the Vietnam they still had to fight the Khimar Rouge from Cambodia and even their once allies China had attacked them. They were smart to stay out for another 20 years.

[@ankurchaudhary3515]

Not ended but shifted to Middle East for America

[@cannonball666]

Ho Van Thanh: "Poisonous cassava & rat meat. This is the life, son" Son: "Yeah, Pop. Pass me the centipede fritters"

[@low-keyrighteous9575]

Lol... That's funny

[@rinfeast3445]

tough

[@captain_commenter8796]

Imagine just walking through the jungle, you are enjoying nature when suddenly… *Vietnamese Tarzan and his son start swinging vine to vine towards you*

[@waffle6376]

fortune son stop playing*

[@staliniosifvissarionovich5588]

lmao

[@puttputt524]

There’s a documentary about them on KZbin. The swinging on vines is definitely fiction, but he shows how he catches rats and bats.

[@staliniosifvissarionovich5588]

@@puttputt524 ahh

[@Marinealver]

Quick snap a picture 📸

[@baileyloudon8110]

"The war has been over for 40 years" "Oh..." "We won btw" "Aw, sick!"

[@bazkervillerouge750]

Underrated comment.

[@zad_rasera]

Unlike that Japanese guy. He even killed some innocent locals...

[@superspies32]

"USSR is no more and were are having issues with China like normal"

[@cortex8239]

More like "We took Saigon and gi are gone"

[@FezFindie]

Someone might think that the fact that the war had been over so long ago would render the hiding pointless. But then again, those mental issues and experiences probably means it's possible he took the excuse anyway to stay away from people.

[@FallenActual]

Sucks to know 40 years they wasted in a jungle that could have been spent enjoying life and all of its wonders, seeing the world, ect.

[@yanvictor940]

Who said a simple life is absent of joy?

[@grime2.085]

@@yanvictor940 I know he’s implying that couldn’t have possibly had moments of happiness and joy between farther and son

[@rupertsmith5815]

@@yanvictor940 What he means is they couldn't see there country get rebuilt, the son never got to have a girlfriend or spend time with other family members read a good book or watch a great film... all that they missed

[@yanvictor940]

@@rupertsmith5815 now i understand, thanks

[@belstar1128]

Yea the wonders of vietnam in the 1970s and 1980s and 1990s.

[@safraazvro7437]

Wow! I never knew that HE and his son stayed in the jungle for 40 years, this is something I will never forget. Anyways you can never learn something new without Simple History! The sad part about this is that the NVA or VC guy’s son never knew how to read, write, or talk properly.. neither did he get education which is even sadder, but the father had fled from the depths of war

[@firedragon7456]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3fOpWyYgNOapNU

[@safraazvro7437]

E

[@TaskForce-js1vy]

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[@robmangeri777]

There was a Russian family that hid in Siberia for about 40 years after fleeing from the Bolsheviks.

[@sid2112]

I've seen that one, was that Simple History or Dark Docs? Don't remember. Good one though.

[@ethanyeung6216]

to be fair, they would have been correct about the communists being around

[@robmangeri777]

@@ethanyeung6216 true

[@Gillan1220]

That family was unaware WWII happened and the Cold War was ongoing.

[@XJ9sodypop]

Gillan Baclayon no way. how do you not hear about a quarter of your home country dying and then delving into civil war a couple more times

[@krispinwah2784]

Just wanted to say that your animations have gotten way better, some scenes here are amazing for a channel that uploads this often!

[@kevinmackay5233]

Reminds me of the Japanese soldiers who hid in the Philippines thinking WW2 was still going on until 1974.

[@amn2760]

Hiroo Onoda but it's in Vietnam

[@herrcobblermachen]

Wasn't that morotai? off the coast of indonesia?

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

@@herrcobblermachen no but that was the last soldier but hiroo onoda was more popular due to him being ethnically japanese

[@Gillan1220]

@@herrcobblermachen You are refering to Terou Nakamura, who was actually ethnic Taiwanese. He surrender in December 1974 to the TNI Air Force, 9 months after Onoda.

[@HolysMoly]

these 2 dudes living in the jungle were probably happier and less stressed than most humans today

[@kan9492]

ehem..., WHY CAPITALISMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[@danielnavarro537]

Vietnam version of that the Japanese soldier who thought World War Two was still going on.

[@stuff___idontknow2610]

That japanese soldier that didnt surrender till the 1970s: "finally a worthy opponent, our battle will be legendary"

[@staliniosifvissarionovich5588]

1974 i think

[@GingerGuy43]

He’s like my dad he’s just hiding from the FBI,CIA,IRS,KGB and my whole family

[@staliniosifvissarionovich5588]

Who is your daddy? ;)

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

You guys make my day so much better whenever you upload. Seriously, I don't just watch the video and move on, I end up looking up things similar to it and learning more about it for sometimes hours afterwards. You cover such interesting topics, and look at history that needs to be seen in the light, and its great. I thoroughly enjoy this channel.

[@puttputt524]

If you look up “real life Tarzan” on KZbin there is a longer documentary about them I think you will like. He shows off some jungle survival, check on dad in the village and interview the brother.

[@greatreturning3075]

There is always that determination to fight for not the idealogy but for the country.

[@v.emiltheii-nd.8094]

Stanley Laurel after WW1 ended but still fought years after: I'm having a sense of deja vu. *scratches head obliviously*

[@francis9428]

Hiroo Onoda: *"I tip my hat to you. One legend to another."*

[@jpitt300]

Honestly I love stories like this, they show how dedicated some soldiers are.

[@Akech101]

He outlasted the Japanese holdout by 10 years.

[@simplelogic9090]

Dude father of the century right here!!

[@timothypaul6092]

This story is so sad. What I want to believe not having any knowledge of this story is, this man was scared . Took his young son into the jungle to save him. As a father myself my son is 14 months old. I would do anything I could to get him out of that situation.

[@amn2760]

He should be called “The Hiroo Onoda of Vietnam”

[@Aw-ev1mv]

This was an excellent video. It's rare to see things from the North & Vietcong's perspective in western media, but videos like this are treasures. I would love to see more like it

[@drmujtabashaikh8]

We can all agree that simple history never disappoints us with their content

[@churchillscousin5987]

it does because sometimes they spread flase info

[@grime2.085]

@@churchillscousin5987 also not every video is as good as this

[@Isaac-ho8gh]

@@churchillscousin5987 like dumb thumbnails they sometimes make.. Lol

[@TacSon]

The russian squid game thumbnail proved otherwise.

[@Isaac-ho8gh]

@@TacSon or the recent one of a stereotypical pirate-looking dude firing in the air at nothing to look "badass", terrible gun safety for a soldier lmfao

[@junedhussain6252]

Thank you Simple History. This was a sad video as it just shows how war can mess up a person's mind. It was just incredible and sad at the same time when both the father and son managed to hide in the jungle for so long. May they rest in peace.

[@Anonymous79896]

My Great Grandfather was a navigator for radio Vietnam flying over villages broadcasting news.

[@low-keyrighteous9575]

That's pretty cool

[@SHAHIDKC]

Imagine his shock at the fact that United States is Vietnam's closest ally.

[@andro7862]

I liked the scene where the old US and Viet veterans chat in a cafe.

[@braxtonjones6163]

I thought Russia is Vietnam’s closest ally.

[@SHAHIDKC]

@@braxtonjones6163 there really Isn't any metric out there to see how close a country is to each other but russia is a chinese ally and Vietnam has been China's enemy for almost a 1000 years. So, In my opinion vietnam is closer to the US than Russia

[@braxtonjones6163]

@@SHAHIDKC China and Vietnam aren’t enemies both governments get along, I think some people still have some gripe with China for the Sino Vietnamese war and that’s it.

[@SHAHIDKC]

@@braxtonjones6163 Vietnam and China has overlapping claims over the south china sea and I think they are building dams to control Vietnam's water supply.

[@StarlightEater]

Used to work with a guy that did 25 with his brother in the jungle. Never met a nicer man

[@markgallagher1790]

Damm, that dad took father son excursion to new levels

[@JesusMartinez-rr2ry]

Out of all the eras of history, you seem to love talking about the Vietnam War the most.

[@t-posetimmy6834]

I remember watching this story in the news back in 2013 with my dad on a Vietnamese news channel. I completely forgotten about it until now

[@superspies32]

they are mentioned once in VTV3 news at 7:00 PM local time and multiple times on other newspaper

[@war_thunder_plays7909]

Hey simple history I just wanted to say your video is calming me down right now because I just overheard my parents saying they are getting a divorce thank you for what you do and your videos they help deepley

[@plaguedoctorgaming638]

*Father son bonding moment*

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

Man, stories like this are hearthbreaking.

[@jaenboston2683]

Sad story. It is really a tear jerker. Just another reminder of the horror's of war.

[@TrungCyf]

God Bless America

[@fancyultrafresh3264]

Thanks for bringing their story to life.

[@tintin2375]

Keep up the amazing content

[@deadseveredheads]

Good job! This would bring a tear to Ho Chi Minh’s eye.

[@zhanragaming7679]

This is a amazing story keep up the good work

[@jordenwangdi9637]

I'm so sorry for them my heartiest respect to them both

[@baileyryan488]

This story is really sad. It's also incredibly depressing that his son had no education Stuff like this makes me sad.

[@GoldcatGaming7889]

Hi Simple History your videos are awesome and entertaining!

[@scottbeater-man3714]

This guy and hiroo Onoda would have probably got along well

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

"We must sacrifice to our last drop of blood to save our country. Whatever hardships we must endure, we are ready to endure them" - Ho Chi Minh

[@alnerisoldier8081]

As a iraqi i can relate to the struggle of the oppression and occupied country by US , but they fended of the mighty US Army with so little ods. Now imagen how many people killed in the other 50 plus countries overthrowned by USA. Hats of to Vietnam and Ho Chi Min!

[@AvatarAang100]

@@alnerisoldier8081 As a Vietnamese thank you

[@pyromike7237]

@@alnerisoldier8081 bootlicker

[@BobRobber1]

@@pyromike7237 Says the bootlicker from the US of a.

[@MasonBryant]

@@alnerisoldier8081 No one has killed more Iraqis than Iraqis. You are so divided as a country. They are their own worst enemies. The US did make things worse though I agree.

[@bobcat7200]

I love your videos so much they make history easy

[@mexfrmdaraq2115]

Always happy when simple history uploads a new video

[@firedragon7456]

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[@halolime117]

Poor guys, long live Vietnam!!! ❤️

[@arober9758]

Excellent stoked fantastic job fellows!! Well done.

[@Betterhose]

You know, it's funny: When I read "NVA" my head immediately jumps to the East German NVA Nationale Volksarmee or national people's army in english. So when I read this title, I was pretty confused at first.

[@andro7862]

Yep. PAVN would be more accurate.

[@102830189291]

For a second i thought you spoke about the east german army "NVA" and was really confused

[@brutalxxghost4148]

Wow. There has to be more stories like this but will never been known. May they find peace.

[@CHARMING_PLAYBOY_007]

Very Satisfying and Fascinating appreciate you!

[@Wackymushrooms]

*Whenever I watch that scene in Captain America: The First Avenger where Steve wakes up on a totally different world gives me chills, and to think it has happened to people in real life is just crazy, but what I think is crazier is that it also happened to some Japanese WWII soldiers who hid in the mountains 29 years after the war ended but only 1 survived.*

[@Nishkid641]

1) This story is similar to that of Japanese holdout 2) The animation is getting better and better 3) I forgot that the total bombs the US used in Vietnam was OUTNUMBERED those of WWI, WWII and Korean War combined.

[@Nishkid641]

@@brandonphan5143 over "communism" is also a disaster.

[@staliniosifvissarionovich5588]

@@Nishkid641 so?

[@kan9492]

@@Nishkid641 uhhhh im a Vietnamese, i would like to say we not actually comunism it's true that we heading to be Comunism, but not like Soviet, we will study from their mistake and follow the true blood of Comunism. And on paper, we are Socialist! But we are actually democracy socialist, we allow capitalism but they have to pay the worker right. Asian, Russian culture is a lil' different to, so dont judge us with Western standard i guess...? So A LOT, like, really, A LOT of people misunderstood Comunism. Hope u understand and have a good day, mate!

[@khoatan9354]

@@kan9492 nah we are far from democracy,i mean democracy means anybody could run to be in the party regardless of their political stand. But the candidates have to be approved by the communist party.

[@kan9492]

@@khoatan9354 yeah, so we are a socialist democracy, dù sao cũng cảm ơn vì chỉ ra :Đ

[@musiclover-8906]

I like the story of them. This is now a favorite.

[@30secondsflat]

Animation and choice of topics is getting better and better

[@boiwastakken]

finally, simple history talking about nva soldiers stories

[@g11operator]

The animations get better and better

[@Livelaughlimpbizkit]

I cannot imagine how hard life had been and will be for this guy and his son. Life will be completely alien to him in 2013 compared to he mid 1970's when he went in. Massive respect that he did this, survived and grew a 1 year old into a middle age man. I remember hearing about something similar but it being a Japanese soldier on one of the islands in 1945 but I've ne et heard this one. Considering how recent it was I'm surprised!

[@d2nasty696]

Going to war is like fighting for a friend you just met just for him to leave you for his enemy turned friend.

[@pointly]

May they rest in peace 🕊️

[@soldier660]

May their souls find peace.

[@staliniosifvissarionovich5588]

they still alive

[@soldier660]

@@staliniosifvissarionovich5588 Acording to the video, they died.

[@staliniosifvissarionovich5588]

@@soldier660 oof i'm sorry i forgot

[@destructionandregeneration]

Another epic video from Dan! And his team

[@uzi9621]

Great video, love the content! Keep up the great work! :D

[@mikegomintong8856]

Hiroo Onoda lasted for 29 years here in the Philippines, still fighting, never surrendered, and awaiting orders from his superior officer until 1974...

[@darkchocolate3390]

How have I never heard about this story before?!?!

[@staliniosifvissarionovich5588]

Its a long time ago, in 2013

[@blessedwithchallenges9917]

Living in nature and eating from it is a challenge, but also can uplift your spirit. I was in Vietnam in 2019-2020. So many things I didn't know and grew to love about the culture and people.

[@SirHenryMaximo]

7:36 Look at this lighting! The animation is getting amazing!

[@bradley8575]

Hiroo Onoda:I stayed the most fighting after the war ended. NVA Father and Son Soldiers:Hold my Jungle.

[@sir.sherman-8925]

I have heard this story before. It has been said that he didn't know what women were. I feel incredibly happy that returned to his home. Politics, war, pollution and so many other things have made this world worse. And the thing is, young people have to clean up older generations' mess.

[@coolanimations7349]

The quality of this video is amazing🔥

[@maciejwojcik1609]

Thanks

[@samlovatt6966]

That is such an interesting story about the father and son hiding in the jungle , epically to think they were still there a few years after, but it was quite to hear about their deaths .

[@Lito64]

Love that the government helped them out the best they could

[@user-lj8bw6fm9d]

Finally Vietnam War from a Vietnam perspective!

[@fredanderson7728]

War never changes, but the stories do.

[@Lonezewolflonewolf]

War is a scary place. If I had to spend 40 years with my dad in the woods, I'd be down. Make a great story to tell the grand kids.

[@nguyenhoaibao9358]

Wow, I read this on newspaper and watched their interview on TV a few years ago, can’t believe it’ll be on this channel today, they’re from Quang Ngai, if I remember correctly

[@helixez310]

This gonna be a banger already know

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

[@sgtdanny69148]

A lack of rumbling loud bombs being dropped and gunfire and helicopters flying around and fortunate son would’ve been a good indicator that the war was over.