Survivors of Vietnam’s deadly battles on the life-changing toll of war

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@msgtjim4692 5 ай бұрын

I served 20+ years in the Air Force, five years in the Vietnam era. Thankfully I wasn't sent there. My older brother by 7 years, a Marine, unfortunately received 3 Purple Hearts for his service. He died at 43 as a result of his time in 'Nam, he was home, but he really never came home. RIP brother I still miss you to this day.

@edreidy8007 5 ай бұрын

@tatepearce7898 4 ай бұрын

❤❤

@philipmccarthy4975 4 ай бұрын

Lord you have taken our Marine to his mansion in heaven. Bring radiance to his brother still here on earth. Bring him knowledge that one day Christ will dry his tears and reunite him with his loved ones in Paradise where there will be no more conflict, no more suffering and no more war. We ask this through Jesus Christ the Lord.

@glenndavis2096 4 ай бұрын

@@philipmccarthy4975 AMEN 🙏

@AndrewSmith-uz8bg 2 ай бұрын

How sad! I am so sorry!

@speedracer2336 6 ай бұрын

I left there over 55 years ago, I still think about it every day, especially the smell!

@armyvet8279 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service!

@speedracer2336 6 ай бұрын

@@armyvet8279 back at you fellow vet!

@armyvet8279 6 ай бұрын

@@speedracer2336 thank you

@motoprofessor3546 6 ай бұрын

Welcome hone brother.

@mrjohn71398 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service

@TheGeonam 6 ай бұрын

I lost both my legs there in 1968. I had some trouble adjusting with both a new lifestyle and Vietnam. Some how a met a nurse who took me even though I smoked weed drank and took pills to try and find that high that would make it ok. I think it lasted about 13 years before I slowly found some sense in life. God has been with me all along even when I thought he wasn’t. My wife and I have 50 yrs together this Nov. A son former Naval officer and today a top notch ER doctor and a daughter high school teacher. I’m 80 yrs old and Vietnam is still with me everyday. Most young folks today hardly ever heart of Vietnam.

@paleo704 6 ай бұрын

Wow ! Inspiring

@mrjohn71398 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service, you are a true hero and deserve to be honored. I’m sorry for the way a lot of Vietnam veterans were treated after the war, you all deserve so much better. You are appreciated. Because of you vets, we are able to enjoy our everyday freedoms that we take for granted.

@vf12497439 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service. I wish I had some amazing thing I could say to you that would make you feel better or at least smile. I’m not a literary genius. So just know that there’s many of us who never served in the military that do appreciate you and those who are no longer with us.

@IronSikh44 6 ай бұрын

Great story brother❤

@ottoso7044 5 ай бұрын

@@TheGeonam wow welcome home & thank you so much for your service sir! I’m glad you made it home. Seems you ended up doing great seeing how well your kids did in life 🙏🏻 I just had a baby in Feb & I just want to give them everything they need to succeed in this world! My grandpa was drafted at 18 in 68/69 with the 173rd, glad he made it home 🇺🇸

@davidquinn6702 6 ай бұрын

Their eyes tell the story that most of us will never comphrehend. Viewing this was humbling.

@audreym3777 3 ай бұрын

Perfectly said .

@davidfrehlini5430 6 ай бұрын

USMC 64--68. Vietnam 65--66. Like our Drill Instructors at Parris Island. You never forget them. And as for Vietnam. Well, no matter how hard we try, we will never forget. And to all my Fellow Veterans. God Bless you all. Proud to have been a Marine, and always proud to have served.

@rickhayhoe 6 ай бұрын

@@richardnixon4345 What's it like living under a bridge, troll?

@mrjohn71398 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service

@ernestomontemayor5855 5 ай бұрын

First and Foremost. Semper Fi Marine. Ooooooooooorah. Many went to Nam. Many never came home. It's an honor and a privilege to listen to all these testimonies. No one will ever know the sacrifice this warriors went through to include what they had to give up for our freedom. My utmost respect for all those who fought in Nam. Thank you for Honor, courage and commitment. A special salute from GySgt Montemayor USMC Retired 77-97 Santa Rosa, Texas ( Eagle, Globe, and Anchor )

@Chase-Scs 5 ай бұрын

@davidfrehlini5430 Hi David, I'd love to interview you & write your story if you're willing. I'm not a publisher but I'd write and print for you to keep your stories in your family. I'd do it for free.

@markzirpolo9934 3 ай бұрын

My dad to usmc 64 to 68 thanks for service

@benjibanks7894 5 ай бұрын

The way Vietnam vets were treated when they made it out is absolutely despicable.

@GodisPerfect668 4 ай бұрын

ABSOLUTELY! MADE ME SO FREAKING MAD!!!! THANK U SOLDIERS!!!

@Sinister12C 4 ай бұрын

@@GodisPerfect668wonder how mad the Vietnamese are today ?

@AndrewSmith-uz8bg 2 ай бұрын

@@Sinister12CShut up communist!!!

@DonnaNorton-w2y Ай бұрын

It sure was my uncle was one of them men😢 and then they were told the government weren't going to do anything for them

@DonnaNorton-w2y Ай бұрын

@@Sinister12Cwho cares how they feel, they were evil people

@JustAsking2No 6 ай бұрын

The politics of that war are for another time,but all these men (and women) answered their Nations call and did their duty.They deserve our respect...forever.

@greggsnyder8586 5 ай бұрын

Yes sir that is a correct statement.

@apuuvah 3 ай бұрын

Amen.

@saoulidany4568 7 сағат бұрын

You mean they were brainwashed into thinking this war was necessary and just ? Even the nazis had better reasons to "answer their nations call".....when will the Americans stop and reflect on their militarism addiction that leads them to devastate entire countries (plural) every decade...and make the world hate them each time a little more.....the politics of that war and the system which brought it should not be for another Time it should be adressed by the uS citizenry 60 years ago....but i fear it is too much brainwashed and bloodthirsty...and high on congratulating itself for bombing and invading foreign countries.

@josephhermann648 2 ай бұрын

This fucking breaks my hart!!! Me and my mom went through a lot with my dad because of that place!!! But i always told him how proud i was of him doing it!!! I can definitely say to All of these guys thank you!!!!!

@TheodoreBear-c1i 8 күн бұрын

Your dad fought a criminal and immoral war though. The people there remember the war crimes, as does most of the world.

@Sakura8558 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service. I am Vietnamese and I was there till 1972. Life was very difficult for us and for all your HEROES. We thanks you all with all our hearts and souls🙏❤️

@aqua6613 Ай бұрын

Nobody hardly ever speaks of the other side and the losses the Vietnamese people suffered and endured. In one way maybe it was senseless but then again the alternative may have even been worse seeing what communist regime did to Cambodia and the other countries. Just violence all around among its own population. Exchanging one horror for another. Much love to Vietnam ❤

@tomcat58rtc 6 ай бұрын

My brother did 3 tours never was right again. 173th airborne He was medic he talked about hill 875 lost 300 guys in that battle. God bless he and all✌🏻

@ottoso7044 5 ай бұрын

@@CraigerAce wow I’d love to be that guys friend

@Indy44636 3 ай бұрын

😢 tell him he was brave and did what he could .he mat be considered broken but he has every right too.

@ottoso7044 6 ай бұрын

My grandpa was drafted at 18 in 68/69 with 173rd …. Glad he made it home 🇺🇸 Vietnam vets are the greatest & got treated the worst when they just answered the call

@tomcat58rtc 6 ай бұрын

My brother also 173 th airborne. Doc Spanky.

@ottoso7044 6 ай бұрын

@@tomcat58rtc I hope your brother is doing well. Thank you & him for his service, I’m proud asf to have family in paratroopers. That’s badass.

@KillrMillr7 6 ай бұрын

Yes, they were treated horribly by a govt who didn’t want to take care of them afterwards. So they concocted the hate and discontent thru the media and gullible people. Same thing is happening today.

@IronSikh44 6 ай бұрын

Well said. Take lots of pics and video of your Gramps. Memorize anything he shares to ensure your future generations know where they come from.

@ottoso7044 5 ай бұрын

@@IronSikh44 unfortunately he’s retired in the Philippines with his wife . But I video chat him every chance I get! I just had a baby in February so I made him a great grand father! I can’t wait to tell my son about him & how we are related to a paratrooper ‼️🇺🇸

@lifeinlimbo2186 6 ай бұрын

To any war veteran whom I have had the privilege of listening to open up to any degree and express their feelings, please,please,never apologize for showing tears. It is an honor and privilege for those of us to hear your personal stories you share with us and to see your emotions. I personally hold it sacred and extremely special. Thank you

@apuuvah 3 ай бұрын

People that have been in battle (war) will never be the same. And we, who have never been in battle, will never really understand.

@nicknam8478 6 ай бұрын

Vietnam vet here, l was lucky to see close up what LLRPs went through because of where l was when l transferred to the 4th Div. in ‘67. These guys were unbelievably brave.

@thechrisandphaedrusshow 6 ай бұрын

Welcome home! My father was a medic with the 82nd 67-69

@DensityMatrix1 6 ай бұрын

My Dad was a LRRP. 1/327 101st airborne. RIP. He never left Vietnam as well. Spent the rest of his life chasing the dragon.

@infitada 6 ай бұрын

Your father/dad is a bad ass mofo

@southwestoklahomaairsoftcl9889 6 ай бұрын

My buddies and I use the term chasing the dragon to describe "combat addiction". It's a condition where you become addicted to the chemicals that are produced in your brain during combat.

@DensityMatrix1 6 ай бұрын

@@southwestoklahomaairsoftcl9889 Yep. If Valhalla is real he is there now with his CAR-15 in a firefight. He had an airborne tattoo, jump wings with words “death from above” . Thought that was so cool as a kid, still do.

@Indy44636 3 ай бұрын

😢 🫡

@bartjoy5179 6 ай бұрын

These people deserve more respect

@Sinister12C 4 ай бұрын

Yep the Vietnamese absolutely do !

@davebryant8050 2 ай бұрын

When they needed respect was when they returned. Unfortunately the distrust in the govt. by the young people of the time was misplaced on these men that did nothing but answer the call of Lady Liberty. The option was to either go to Canada or get a fake doctor to diagnose you with bonespurs and that option was reserved for rich white brats.

@randomhouse708 6 ай бұрын

Wars are never over for those who fought them.

@rondodson5736 5 ай бұрын

I was one of the lucky ones and managed to readjust after i came back. Took me six years to adjust but i made it. I also feel sorry for all the Vietnamese that suffered from both sides. I just finished writing my autobiography and now am starting my next project. I plan to interview soldiers from both sides of the Vietnam war, i mean the Vietnamese soldiers. I have not seen anyone write telling their side of the story. I believe they suffered the most. I never hated my enemy. We were all doing our job as soldiers so i never considered it personally against me. There is much healing that still needs to be done, for both sides.

@Sinister12C 4 ай бұрын

Well maybe if they never went in the first place 🤷‍♂️ bit of a no brainer really ! Before ya get on the old we or they had no choice band wagon yeah ya did have a choice or was the country really free that you’ll so patrioticly defend in the response 😂 get a grip they all invaded someone else’s home bottom line ! live with it the Vietnamese do unfortunately !

@dhtm3577 Ай бұрын

Thank you to all the Vietnam Vets. I met my teacher and best friend who served as a Ranger 67-69. He did LRR and shared the stories with me. I’m so proud of him for surviving and coping. Whenever I see a vet I thank them. 🙏❤️

@HereIGooooo 6 күн бұрын

Retired in 2014. Thank you guys for your service. PTSD from combat is not weakness….it’s doing the scary stuff few . That only a few can perform…..they just can’t carry it very long. The war was easy…..living with it has been hard. Stay blessed

@RedHorseCebu 6 ай бұрын

Gentlemen you will never ever be forgotten. My wife and I have a 5-month-old son. When he is older he will understand and respect the sacrifice from all of you who served.

@TheEricBoughner 6 ай бұрын

Welcome home Vietnam Veterans. Thank you for your service 🙏

@thepianocornertpc 2 ай бұрын

Service to what exactly? You hypocrites!!

@lynnesmith2419 Ай бұрын

Thank You! All Of You Brave Men! Thank You for Your Service!

@amyshearer1610 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service. My father did 2 tours, 67-68 + 71-72. I understand him so much better now, bless you gentlemen.

@Mad_Hazardous 6 ай бұрын

I truly hope these Men find the peace that has eluded them over these many years, before they leave this earth.

@theceska8345 2 ай бұрын

There is no peace til we do leave.

@billcowan6070 6 ай бұрын

There is a saying "you may have left Vietnam but Vietnam doesn't leave you" n it's so F'n true I live it every day just like all my Vietnam brothers. Welcome Home Brothers

@anthonytascione3684 6 ай бұрын

6/67-6/68, medic 25th Inf. Div. I guess I will never reconcile the uselessness of it all and the futility of war. So many who never came home and certainly those that did were never the same. May they never be forgotten.

@thomasupton2664 Ай бұрын

Welcome home 😊❤

@n2daair23 5 ай бұрын

My family STILL doesn’t understand what myself, and my fellow warriors have been through for freedom. Taken for granted every single day and it will never change. I’ve simply learned to live with it the best I can.

@haveaday1812 5 ай бұрын

This country hasnt fought a war for freedom since 1945. Get over yourself.

@Chase-Scs 5 ай бұрын

@@haveaday1812 What the hell type of sorry gremlin are you?

@Chase-Scs 5 ай бұрын

Any interest in being interviewed and having a book printed about your stories for your family? I'd do it all for free.

@SIRLEE 2 ай бұрын

Is that what you tell yourself everyday? That you were fighting for freedom!!!! Whose freedom were you fighting for 1,000s of miles from your homeland?

@saoulidany4568 7 сағат бұрын

How did vietnamese independance from the Western colonial influence menace your freedom....explain it to me like i had your mental age (5) you lost the right to mention freedom and Vietnam in the same sentence in the 50's when you armed the french to brutally colonize the place...again...

@kellypolfleit3942 5 ай бұрын

I’m not a clinical psychologist but I am willing to guess that trauma is a lifetime thing. War veterans are probably more traumatized than most. Thoughts and prayers for all veterans. May God bless

@jeffjones6221 6 ай бұрын

I want to express my thanks and respect for every Vietnam veteran. I know many personally. Some have shared stories with me, some not. I respect each and every one of you.

@shawntailor5485 6 ай бұрын

Thank you gentlemen with the deepest sincerity!

@markdebity2032 6 ай бұрын

Men like this is one of the reasons why I join the military and retired after 24years. I’ve always studied Vietnam war and the hell these guys went through not only in Vietnam but back home as well. Every time I meet Vietnam veterans, I always show him respectby just a handshake and telling him I have the upmost respect for him. It’s just a nation of mine to say that to every Vietnam veteran.

@GaryLand-f8w 6 ай бұрын

These boys/men are 100% American heroes for giving soo much to keep us free.

@sadocx 6 ай бұрын

keep you free?😂 i agree they are brave for the things they did and experienced , but it was not done to keep you free , it was supposed to be a quick war just to show the USSR that America is "a lethal military force" but yeah it did not go that way . WW1 and WW2 were the only wars where America had to fight to keep you free and safe , every other war you guys were in had alternative motives and propaganda influenced a lot of you to think it was to keep you free . America could have never sent anyone to Vietnam and it would have had the same result or well sort of , if they didn't send anyone your economy would be much better due to the billions spent , but i do agree they were brave and strong for the things they did

@topgeardel 6 ай бұрын

@@sadocx I agree with your comment. But I will go a step further. If they were "heroes" they were ignorant "heroes". It wasn't rocket science to figure out Vietnam was BAD in so many ways. That is why I resisted the Draft.

@topgeardel 6 ай бұрын

I'm a proud Vietnam/Draft resistor. 2 things. There was nothing brave about what they did. They all should have stood up for themselves and avoid their dysfunctional Government sending them to a war they had no right or legitimate reason to be. If they agreed with going to Vietnam they were ignorant. If they went against their own conscience they were both ignorant and cowards. The second thing. They did NOT do a damn thing to keep you,, me and themselves free as Americans....win or lose. You are a Kool Aid drinker....and that's why this country keeps getting into other "Vietnams" since then. There is NO way you can connect the "dots" of fighting in Vietnam with American freedom, security and way of life. It's called propaganda.

@travisbakeriii3053 6 ай бұрын

@@sadocxexacting right and what I believe also. The last just wars if you will were WWI and WWII.

@jackhunsucker3220 6 ай бұрын

@@topgeardel the men in this video and the hundred thousands of the young Americans like them went because their country called and they answered the call, my father and uncles included. Whether it was right or wrong they went. You say you resisted the draft in my eyes and everybody else that's just cowardly.

@pitbull60 6 ай бұрын

Vietnam soldiers were heroes in my neighborhood .

@cl595mp2 6 ай бұрын

Still are!

@lawrencedobesh776 6 ай бұрын

In my mind the term hero is reserved for the people on the wall. The rest of us just did our jobs! To try to explain it all is near impossible! What is most insulting is those who don’t even want to know even though they asked the questions first.lts like your being baited!

@joebennett7531 5 ай бұрын

God Bless Our Vietnam Veterans!!!! They didn’t get the welcome home they deserved!!!! Or the help they needed!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍

@thepianocornertpc 2 ай бұрын

Of course, they didn't receive a welcome. Why should they? Slaughtering innocent people who have never done any harm to the US, 6000 Miles away. Screw your government and warmongering military.

@kennyowens2189 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for serving our country an thank you for coming home

@walterbelcourt7504 3 ай бұрын

Thank you veterans for this.4 of us boys in Canada had drunk bully father's from WWll They told us everyday as Navy Cadets we were made to die in Vietnam in 73/74. Can't tell you hurt of not going, when All that went died in their 20's. We never left BC we have no one to talk to - survivors guilt is real ...for everyone for life💥 Again, thank you for this show

@raymondking1793 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service you are all Heroes to Me AND Never do you ever need to apologize. I Love You All 😊

@clydecantrell9975 6 ай бұрын

Videos like this have given me so much more Respect(not that it wasn't there already) for these Heroes trying to understand how a year in Vietnam, sometimes more, impacted the rest of their lives. I lost my oldest Brother in that war. Steve apologized at the end of the video, Sir you have nothing to apologize for you have earned your emotions. God Bless all men and women that did return.

@mikemurray1047 6 ай бұрын

I was attached to the 23rd Inf. Div., Americal out of Chu Lai, Vietnam. Served 18 months in country until a mortar round ended my tour of duty. After I was discharged from the 41st Evac. Hospital the Army sent me to Ft. Roots Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas for combat fatigue, my mental state was still fighting out in the bush. I am 75 now and for years I have harbored no anger, no nightmares, no sobbing with another Vet. I simple just forgot the war and got along just fine. In fact I have considered going back to Vietnam as a tourist to revisit areas where my brigade fought. In other words the war never shattered my life. Upon discharge I simply unshouldered my rifle, took off my uniform and led a normal healthy life with no regrets.

@waynerogers6621 6 ай бұрын

I was in Chu Lai with the Marines in 69-70 . Just recently I found out the Americal division was the 23rd infantry division. Don't remember it called anything but americal.

@Chase-Scs 5 ай бұрын

@mikemurray1047 Thanks for your service and you've got a unique tale. Any interest in being interviewed & having a book written about your experience & coming home? I'm not a publisher but I'd do the writing and send a hardcopy book to you to keep in your family. I'd do it for free if you're open to it.

@phyllispitts6656 5 ай бұрын

Thank-you for serving!

@txfa2u1 6 ай бұрын

Thank you gentlemen! May the good Lord bless all of you.

@kennethsloboda2170 6 ай бұрын

MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU GUYS AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING SO MUCH, GOD BLESS AND BE WITH YOU’S ALWAYS 🙏✝️🙏🇺🇸

@Wheelgauge-bt7ox 6 ай бұрын

THANK YOU and WELCOME HOME from the son’s and daughters of the Vietnam war❤

@waydeepinside 3 ай бұрын

I am an self accomplished man aged 65. I have worked with several WW2 vets, a Few Korean War vets, and Vietnam vets as well. I feel very blessed to have had these men as personal friends. Had a Cousin that was a Green Beret in Vietnam. Rest in peace “young Young” This video brought me to tears … We can never thank these men enough or adequately!

@sandyhanson6082 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. My father fought in the Battle Of The Bulge.

@rondodson5736 6 ай бұрын

You are right, someone who wasn't there could never understand what we went thru. However i have went back twice since the war. Had many people tell me i needed to go back for the closure it would give me. I scoffed at it for years but when i did go back it gave me closure i could never have imagined. The people of Vietnam had no hard feelings and that alone amazed me. I had never had hard feelings towards them but never expected it in return. For the bad acts committed in war for either side is unforgivable.I now looking forward to trips back to Vietnam.

@IronSikh44 6 ай бұрын

I was a cop for 30 years. I have been diagnosed with PTSD. I’ve done the work. I’ve realized I’m very proud of my condition because it reminds me I did something meaningful and profound with my life. It will always be a part of me. I want to tell these old soldiers how much I love and respect them. I don’t judge them. I wasn’t there. I can’t even imagine. All I can say is you guys and all of our Veterans are the greatest and I thank you for your sacrifice. Keep fighting every day to make yourself right any way you can. You are LRRPS and that’s a big deal. Respect!!

@26michaeluk 4 ай бұрын

That's exactly how I feel as a veteran of the GWOT worth combat deployments to Iraq twice and Afghanistan once. Even though Iraq was total BS I'm proud of my service. I did my job and will NEVER apologize for that. I'm heavily medicated for PTSD but I'd do it again if called upon.

@IronSikh44 4 ай бұрын

@@26michaeluk All the best brother. Take good care of yourself! You earned it.

@26michaeluk 4 ай бұрын

@@IronSikh44 same to you brother. Respect. 👍

@blueykoala2687 2 ай бұрын

I'm an Aussie and I thank God for your sevice

@Taylor_Made98 4 ай бұрын

I relate to vets more than any other group even though I’ve never served. Hearing them talk is soothing because I feel like someone is speaking my language for once. Trauma does a number on you.

@guyh.4553 6 ай бұрын

I am a member of The American Legion. I have the privilege to know many Vietnam vets. When I am at the club house, many of these men are able to share their stories with each other. I know that you gentlemen have struggles. And I know what those struggles can be like. For me it was Desert Storm. And yes, I too have a bit of survivor's guilt. I will always respect you & your service in probably the most hellish places that one had to fight a war. The only other ones would be those that served in the Pacific Theater and were part of the Island Campaign. But they were never on each island such as you in Vietnam. My greatest respect for you! Hoo Rah!

@owenjinxy 6 ай бұрын

Thanks guys for being you. For being normal. The levels of violence and mental stress of war..is too much for normal people to bear. Finding peace best way you can. 🤗....thanks for your service 🌹

@lorimeyers3839 3 ай бұрын

My uncle was drafted in either 1968 or 1969 and served in the 1st Infantry Division, the Big Red 1. My dad said my grandmother went to church every single day to pray for his safe return. My uncle made it home, but he was mentally destroyed. Drank, incessantly exercised (jogging) and was extremely thin. My family assumed he may have had an eating disorder of some sort. He attempted suicide jumping out in front of a truck once and survived with a broken leg. About 9 or 10 years later in 2009, he drowned himself in his uniform upon learning that his wife, who was the one who understood him and cared for him hand-and-foot, was diagnosed with dementia and could no longer care for him. He was tortured. Sad.

@MarkVincent-h7q 6 ай бұрын

God bless these men. I have the privilege to talk with vets like these on a regular basis. The statement, "They never came home," is the core soul feeling most of them share...imagine trying to live life as two separate souls...pray for, don't disgrace them with your pity, these fellas. Again, bless these honorable men.

@ejsocci2630 6 ай бұрын

Welcome home and thank you all so much for your service,👊🏻🇺🇸

@70chevelless 5 ай бұрын

I love and appreciate all of you guys from the bottom of my heart❤

@JosephZvolensky 2 күн бұрын

Vets, thank you for sharing your story in the most meaningful way. Watching and listening to all of you and describe the effect of your war experience in Vietnam touches me to the core. This has enabled me to try to feel and understand the lifetime impact the war had on you. It’s a burden you all carry. Please know that there are Americans out there that do care and do try to feel for you. It will never be enough to lighten your load but some of us are trying to absorb what you have endured. Time does heal somewhat but it will not erase the difficult memories and burdens you carry. Just know that there are Americans out there that care and value your sacrifices. May God bless each and every one of you.

@emmetband4931 6 ай бұрын

Welcome home brothers.

@johnlarsen3425 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for being you guys. Their are people here that love you for being you. Love from America

@aswan2140 Ай бұрын

Thank you all for your service.And may God bless you all

@SF-ww9xe 4 ай бұрын

thank all you guys on this video. you are my heroes. not only for what you did serving but for your tenacity of coming back. you are great men and the foundation of today

@johnmoyer2255 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service, .!! My dad was there . I'm glad you made this video, THANK YOU !! Welcome home !

@tomdbass1 3 ай бұрын

A good friend of mine from years ago was a LRRP. Told me some amazing and horrifying stories from his time over there. Great guy. Was like an older brother to me at the time.

@persimmontea6383 6 ай бұрын

One day while hitch hiking I met a guy who was one of the "Chosin few" ... a Marine attacked by Mao Tse Tung's troops at the Chosin reservoir in North Korea during the Korean war. He was friendly, intense, and always on the Korean war. He said you don't forget about it when you go to bed at night and it is there for you all the next day. He was proud, and he was trapped.

@backachershomestead Ай бұрын

Thank you to all who served! Thank you for the sacrifices made by you and families. You will never be forgotten. 🙏🙏

@williamfeldner9356 6 ай бұрын

I was a resident at the VA Hospital and the Oregon Health Science University in Portland Oregon. The public will never understand that the Wars these men fought will never end for them……. One of my cousins was drafted into the Army during Vietnam. He got stationed on a Fire Base in the remote mountains. Every night the VC would climb the mountain and try and kill the soldiers. When Leslie came home my Aunt told me he could not sleep unless a rifle was on his chest, this went on for years…..Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome at its worst…. RIP Leslie, you were one of the Hero’s.

@dbsnyder4503 6 ай бұрын

This is a great series. About the best of the best in Vietnam.

@littletexas3101 26 күн бұрын

Thank you to all of our Vietnam veterans. Please know your service to our country is not forgotten and is very much appreciated. I lost my best friend, Terry Lane Cheatham (1940-2015) my mentor and my hero to the affects of Agent Orange. He served 3 tours with the 1st Air Cav

@frankherrera1217 2 ай бұрын

My RIGHT HAND SALUTE to all of you all. Thak you for Your service. Veterans of Veteran 1967-1968.

@markjfox866 6 ай бұрын

Heros 🙏🏼👏🏻🙏🏼👏🏻🙏🏼👏🏻🎖🎖🎖 Some still fighting the war

@rad7965 6 ай бұрын

Vietnam 1967 - 1968. Retired US Army (23 years total). Welcome home brothers, it's been a long hard road we had to travel together with no help from America. I was not one of you, but I was there with you. Some talk about going back to Vietnam to visit old places of the past and their youth. I have no need to do this as Vietnam comes and revisits me on nights when the moon is in its darkest moments.

@mds1171 6 ай бұрын

These dudes were always welcome home, the only ones who didnt welcome them home were liberals.

@johnmyers3201 11 күн бұрын

Welcome home to all the Vets. My uncle was there in 68 as a Marine. He still has struggles. So Thank You and Bless you. We owe you guys everything!!

@Jerry-n3y6e Ай бұрын

Thank you, to each and every one of you! You were doing what your country asked of you! And you did your jobs! You guys have been my heroes my whole life. I had 2 uncles over there!

@DwayneSeibert 5 ай бұрын

GOD BLESS YOU ALL. You have my utmost respect as well as many others, far more than you know.

@MarkCosgrove-b3p 6 ай бұрын

I'm sorry you guys and ladies had to go there. Im 55 and have lost more than one person who who served there and have since passed. I can't begin to thank you enough for trying to do right, in a world seeming on self-destruction. I've made plenty of different va hospitals for my friends. Thank you Vet's

@cindytran5595 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for all your services sir

@mathematician1234 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. I worked with a guy who was a helicopter rescue pilot in Vietnam. Interesting stories. Nice guy. Robert "Buck" Shaw was his name. It was 20 years after the war and he still seemed very young. That was more than 30 years ago.

@omazz1965 23 күн бұрын

God bless these men and all Vietnam Vets. They are all true heroes.

@anthonyjaparks Ай бұрын

Love you brothers, thank you for your sacrifice, may the good Lord bless you and keep you safe!

@jutman90635 27 күн бұрын

Thankyou fellas for your service, ❤

@leemiller-ep3qj 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service.

@SirPinchaloaf 6 ай бұрын

I met these Frenchman that fought in the Indo-China war, and they were from there but the thing was they were terrified of Vietnam. They told me it was cruel, and unbelievable.

@pekolucky 3 ай бұрын

God bless you all and thank you for sharing your experience with us. I'm reminded that everyone gets wounded in war. Talking is healing, no matter how difficult.

@dominichamel4685 6 ай бұрын

I can never feel the things that you brave people have experienced and are living with every day. All I can say is thank you

@jeremyschock3471 2 ай бұрын

I couldn't even imagine what trying to be "normal" again would be like...I get choked up just watching these guys...

@thebeachguy6697 3 ай бұрын

Your sacrifices are not forgotten gents. Semper Fi . USMC retired 1995-2015

@SamStringfield 6 ай бұрын

So sorry brother. I'm a Desert Storm veteran and we had a heros welcome home. I hope you are getting better a little each day.

@GeorgeTetrick-ue8cz 3 ай бұрын

not really sure yall went for a good reason but all i can say is you have my complete respect. bad asses i think just to have had to live though. i have never served pretty much lived my youth in a peaceful moment in time. cant tell u how much i respect your sacrifice .

@dewaynegamble7986 21 күн бұрын

Men of great honor and courage. May God give them all the peace they deserve. American Heroes, each and everyone of them!!!

@joshuamccuistion559 14 күн бұрын

You're not forgotten. Thank you.

@johnperun232 3 ай бұрын

Your Brave man and your Service is very important to us Thanx for sharing your Life and Story with Us Outstanding Bravery and Courage God Bless You and the USA 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸

@joegarcia4313 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much Sir I was deployed after desert Storm and it was still crazy being there shortly after the war I didn’t go through what you went through but I tell my wife all the time I never left there and suffer from PTSD and didn’t realize it until I retired I was always busy working until I retired my life fell apart

@dennisst.pierre210 4 ай бұрын

God bless the Nam vets . Know many many vets . Won the lottery and didn’t go myself but saw the pain on my friends faces who did go . Most are dead now and I miss them .

@J_Eusebio Ай бұрын

From the bottom of my heart, thank you gentlemen

@josephschuster7181 6 ай бұрын

God bless these men! They gave their souls for a cause that some questioned if it was worth it. Others are convinced it was a worthy cause, but these men still suffer the consequences. “You can take the man out of the war, but you can’t take the war out of the man.” They’re still fighting in that war. Lord give them peace of mind, and ease the pain in their hearts.

@ganacoplumbing1215 4 ай бұрын

These stories are so important to pass down as difficult as they are. Thank you very much.

@Sinister12C 4 ай бұрын

Yep pass down how not to invade other peoples homes and don’t be a stupid lap dog and throw your life away for a pay cheque ! Before you jump on the old we had no choice band wagon yeah ya did or ya can’t say ya lived in a free country then ? Can’t have it both ways patriot pete ! Either they went for the $ or the country forced them so it’s not a free country is it ?