U.S. Soldier in Iraq Turns to Vietnam Vet for Answers

A solider stationed in Iraq sets out to find a solution to the deadly ambushes that were plaguing U.S. convoy trucks. His journey leads him to a Vietnam vet, who becomes a mentor and a friend.
From the Show: Gun Trucks of Vietnam bit.ly/2Qbr6TB

[@1retired98adios9]

If you don't know history your doomed to repeat it! Respect to all the combat Vets.

[@11kungfu11]

Like the US's history of perpetual war?

[@elvis3634]

Lol no respect for these vets, or Vietnam vets

[@falloutboisumbish9409]

@goff0103 nazi

[@falloutboisumbish9409]

@@11kungfu11 yes.

[@falloutboisumbish9409]

@goff0103oh alright

[@HeyHax]

"New corps, Old Corps, Same Corps." Semper Fi Brothers

[@rithvikmuthyalapati9754]

The Great Corps

[@vincentj3093]

When a Vietnam vet talks shut up and listen, You just might learn something.

[@ochkonlon3169]

@Your Dad wdym they are the best? Do you know what ISIS or al-Qaeda is?

[@Janco1803]

@@ochkonlon3169 dont forget the civilians of Vietnam who killed by the Americans

[@momazosalejandropig1542]

Yeah but the yanks are the most powerful country in the world so

[@momazosalejandropig1542]

Your Dad Murica and I’m not murican

[@momazosalejandropig1542]

Your Dad ok

[@MountaintravelerEddie]

Because I sat around a bunch of Vietnam vets, Korea vets most of my time....because of my uncle....I picked their brains and learned...that’s why I’m still alive after 8 combat deployments between Iraq and Afghanistan.... Now I’m retired and only got shot once...

[@tastyduckling4646]

eddieg1979 only once

[@t5unami195]

Tasty Duckling it was a lucky shot, that’s all it was.

[@Dreaded88]

@eddieg1979: Welcome home! We're glad you made it! *_:D_*

[@bradenmiller4356]

Lil Beans a gun

[@joshuakang4507]

Your Dad why would you say that

[@AH-64-Apache_Attack_Helicopter]

I remember when an enlisted soldier called out Donald Rumsfeld in an open press conference, during this time. The Army soldier complained and asked for armored trucks, as he and his fellow soldiers were having to adjust, adapt and improvise what they had, and create, as he worded it, “hillbilly armor “. They were getting their asses kicked on a daily basis. Secretary of State Rumsfeld replied, indignantly, “You go to war with what you got.” The brassholes in Washington were, and are, just as aloof as they were during Vietnam. There is a special, dark, place in Hell for these people.

[@Ward413]

Fighting 6th Air Cavalry The worst is when they kept our boys in unarmored Hummers for months while they were constantly being killed by IED’s because AM General had an assembly plant in several Republican districts. It was essentially a jobs program in return for soldiers lives. Disgusting. Some papers leaked or something and they finally went to APC’s and dropped the Hummer.

[@maggsstuckey487]

That special place is called capitol hill

[@Wolfkin18]

Politicians can't find, so they send Men that CAN fight. I never trusted Politicians, ever.

[@scottlowson2879]

A trillion dollars a year and nothing for the boots on the ground

[@FeWolf]

Throughout war the soldier adapted, from the very beginning of war.

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

I’m Canadian and I have huge respect for these guys🇨🇦🇺🇸🕊

[@Eray2007]

America doesn't seem peaceful :/

[@xxwolfxxcodex6191]

Eray Kepenek what do you mean explain honestly us Canadians aint any nicer we seem nice in person and when you talking but afterwards not so much its just on the outside we are but are we really not so

[@saggitariuspotato2043]

@@Eray2007 I would argue that most countries aren't so nice. America is no exception. I am American and I love my country, but I'll admit this. It's my home, it's where I was born, it's where most of my friends and family are. I can't think of another country I would rather live in. Kindness isn't something that we can really use to accurately describe a country. This is because countries have thousands, if not millions or billions of people, and very few words to describe all of those people other than the fact their human.some countries are just more powerful than others and that's where the outer hate of that county stems from as well as their difference in standards and culture. The fact the country has a reputation of invading other countries of course has to stem from that power they have. If a country can win a fight, or if they can't, that effects the odds of them starting it or getting involved in it.

[@marcusaetius9309]

I have more respect for many of the Vietnam vets because they were drafted. Iraqi vets volunteered to do war crimes. I’m a Canadian also and if you approve of what was done to Vietnam, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Syria then maybe a move to the USA would be a good thing for you....

[@vettekid3326]

One of the biggest reasons people tended to dismiss Vietnam vets was because we lost the war and a lot of the civilians blamed them for that but it really was the limited engagement tactics that let the troops fail in their mission. The funny thing is so much was learned and implemented as a result of Vietnam such as the A 10 ground attack weapon platform and the use of weaponized helicopters and even smart bombs not to mention night vision optics, C 130 gunships and on and on. Also we learned a whole lot that didn't work as well in weapons and equipment.

[@welhynole4082]

No one blamed them for losing they blamed them for fighting in a corrupt war. Many military operations had US soldiers destroying homes and killing innocent people. Millions of innocents killed by bombings alone. In Vietnam Laos and Cambodia

[@3689dyf]

No, bc it was a pointless war like iraq.

[@cptromero5595]

We lost politically

[@robertb7230]

Did America really lose? Or did the media want you to think they lost because the ideological bias in the media was against containment strategy? I'm not sure of the answer, but when you look at actual statistics on the battlefield, the U.S. barely lost any major engagements. For example, take the Tet Offensive--most Americans will say it was a major loss, and we "lost our embassy. In reality, the Embassy was never breached (The famous picture of the evacuation was just a medical lift from fighting in front of the embassy), and the Tet offensive as a whole was a catastrophic loss for the north and represented one of the last major campaigns that didn't use guerilla tactics. The North lost its entire fighting force in a week, suffering horrific casualties and was repelled on every front despite it being a surprise attack. But you may say "but America left!"--yeah, after we forced the north to sign a treaty we wanted. Now, the treaty may have been a "sham"--but it illustrated America's problem. Unless we were willing to commit genocide and supply the South in a never ending conflict, there was no "winning" that was acceptable. Pretty much the media held the U.S. to an pre-modern, brutal standard of victory, and used that to create the narrative of how hopeless it all was.

[@robertb7230]

@@LENZ5369 *Did the Vietnamese win a US election and use that constitutional power to end the war? or did they break the US's morale and will to fight on?....which is how every war (excluding genocides) has always been won -stopping the otherside from fighting* The North Vietnamese literally signed a treaty that gave us what we had wanted from the start of the war. Do you call that a loss? You could argue we knew they'd betray it the moment we left, but the issue is, that pretty much means the only way to win a "defensive war" (Because Vietnam WAS a defensive war) is to invade and commit genocide. Thus all wars used to police to "bleed out" instability factors are pointless...But given we're now going on 80 years without a colonial inspired "global conflict", its pretty clear there is something to intervention and a vigilant hegemony. But I guess we'll find out soon if that was all by chance and people suddenly evolved after WW2, since America seems hell bent on putting down its badge and retiring from the sheriff role (Which I'm all for. The world can have its tinderbox.)

[@Jimusmc0311]

It ain't changed: Rich man's war - but- poor man's fight I'm a wounded combat Marine vet...the statement is reality

[@kennethhudson8013]

You are right. This was a lie and the real terrorist was Bush, Cheney, Netanyahu, Mossad.

[@femoralslasher]

Man I too had a gun truck in Iraq 🇮🇶 in 2007 I too had a Vietnam vet who was a contractor working in my motorpool and told me how build one for me and boys and we did. It was the best blessing we ever had. Thank you Larry McCoy I will never be able to repay you for your hard work and dedication for us marines. KEEP THEM MOVING CLB2

[@dw7094]

Gave me a good chuckle. Did Larry tell you how we begged, borrowed and stole the equipment for the trucks?

[@femoralslasher]

@@dw7094 actually we did lie cheat steal and begged for the material to them.

[@briank8697]

Young warriors turning to the old sages for advice

[@abdullahakhtar9824]

Brian K 201something colorised

[@FeWolf]

I did the same to my father, he was a combat veteran

[@curious_one1156]

Big deal. Fighting with modern state of the art weapons against poor farmers, even small advice over dinner, and some investments will work.

[@FeWolf]

@@curious_one1156 never fight fair

[@tridentrex0576]

Beware the old man in a profession where the young die quick.

[@alexbriscoe2879]

Beware. Tons of key board warriors in the comment section.

[@vnkable]

As always

[@DustMug]

Thank you, I will no longer scroll. Salutations

[@Ray-ng3ke]

I like how this is the first comment

[@irishtrains1396]

Thanks lol

[@aforerunner1773]

太邪太恶了犹太佬 🤨

[@jimmycarter2492]

I'm 64 now, my father told me years ago, always listen to older people advice and sometimes you can combine it what you have learned and you can improve a situation. He was right, he passed away 3 years ago at 85 ,would have traded my life so he could have lived to pass his wisdom on . MSGT JAMES H CARTER .Always take time to listen to older people you might learn something new. Great post. 🇺🇸

[@komodonation2115]

That was a good box

[@falloutboisumbish9409]

Read it exactly as he said in

[@mikatuitoga4992]

how does it hold up against an IED?

[@ignaciog5818]

It really was

[@PinstripeJim]

Read books about Vietnam while i was in Iraq...."War and Decision" is one.

[@SOUNDWAVEPR]

Vietnam vet: Well you see, you keep on firing nonstop like Rambo till the enemy is completely dead.

[@brodiewaldrop5364]

Then we smoked and thank god we made these badass trucks that no one would forget later hopefully

[@FeWolf]

Gun Trucks, been used since WW2, my Dad drove Half Track quad 50's

[@joehaddow2746]

The quad 50's half tracks seem tough until you the Skink, it's a Canadian AA tank. They took a Sherman tank and modified the turret with four 20mm cannons. It was never really used because by the time it was sent to Europe the German Luftwaffe was basically gone.

[@fredrickmillstead6397]

How about a Duster, twin 40mm .

[@draven3838]

Vietnam vets have a wealth of knowledge that we all should value

[@gregwarner3753]

Congratulations to all the people, including these two, that have survived these wars. Welcome home Greg w Riverine forces Mekong River, USN, RSVN, 1966 -1967. .

[@importantname]

when you invade another nation - do not expect them to obey. Expect them to fight for their country in every way they can. Just like you would if your country was invaded.

[@joseplasencia3490]

David Boson I DONT SEE ANY DEMS FIGHTING TO REPEAL THE INVASION ON OUR SOUTHERN. BORDER AS MATTER. OF FACT LIBERALS WANT US TO BE INVADED.THATS THE RESULT OF OPEN BORDERS.

[@importantname]

@@joseplasencia3490 your funny bone is showing

[@xavierprotocols]

@@joseplasencia3490 I couldn't agree more, this plus them trying to constantly disarm citizens and implement Socialism is why the current Democratic Party Leaders in D.C. should be labeled as a Public Enemy. They are a threat to National Security and the Sovereignty of this nation. They should be put on trial for Treason and Sedition and publicly executed for those crimes as written in the law.

[@cushpnk]

@@xavierprotocols Do you really think the democrats stand for socialism? At best they're milder (as in closer to the center) authoritarian right. That's what happens when you don't have a multi-party system, both of your parties become more or less the same.

[@SynthgirlBulge]

@@xavierprotocols they're not trying to "implement socialism", they maybe are trying to implement basic human rights and things a developed nation should have. But since you can't see the difference and only think in black and white, I wont try to discuss this with you

[@NYRM1974]

It's an honor to learn from the Masters who served in Vietnam. So much soldiers today can learn from them

[@anarchy8793]

I done two tours to Iraq and one to Afghanistan and I realized my first tour that this was my generations Vietnam

[@rocistone6570]

Three words for the next gen vehicle: Slope the steel. Make them a modular unit that can be set into (onto) the "Flat" of any Truck that can carry the loaded weight. What you would get would look something like a faceted "Ball Turret" from a B-29, but turned upside down. Sloping the steel increases the protection while reducing the weight.

[@josephzugel1360]

H.E.A.T. says no

[@callidusvulpes5556]

@@josephzugel1360 flat or angled won’t matter if using heat either way since this vehicle is only defended enough to protect against small arms.

[@josephzugel1360]

Hence why Heat says no

[@tiocfaidharla251]

I met a viet nam vet at a vfw in Tennessee and the story's of when he got home were almost worse then when he was over there. Anyhow I always have and always will show respect for those that have served. Got bless all of those who have served and defended thier country.

[@neilreynolds3858]

Well, when I got home I couldn't stand to be around people - even family and nice ones. I can tolerate them now after 53 years but still prefer to be alone. They tell me that's not supposed to be healthy but I don't know how having people drive me crazy could be good for me. Give me peace and quiet instead of senseless chatter any day.

[@thats_my_comment]

God bless BOTH of these men and their selfless brave actions in the acts of war their bravery gives folks like me and you the freedom we have all enjoyed for so long it gets taken for granted but because of these guys we can have that God bless all our men and women in uniform

[@guntruckLT]

5star King Thank You James McCormick Captain USA Retired

[@JonatasAdoM]

Nam vet: "Stay away from the trees!"

[@firefightergoggie]

Don't lose sight of history. (Good or bad). If you don't know where you've been, you can't know where you're going. This was a valuable lesson. I'm glad that someone was still around to teach it to those youngsters over there.

[@powderriver2424]

I was blessed to be in service at the end of the 1980’s and early 90’s with some nam vets still serving. I’m extremely excited to hear this story the knowledge gained is fantastic and leaves me wondering if there are any more examples similar to this.

[@anarchosyndicalism4449]

Were you in the gulf war?

[@Steve_1999]

Vietnam vets are some of the best soldiers in existence... Plus both wars are impossible to "win"

[@sanjaykrishnannair8153]

It is possible to win, only political limitations are actually a hindrance to progress. There were enemy combatants who used hospitals as anti aircraft bases and the inability of a professional army to counter them because of lack of political will. You enter into a village, it seems peaceful and then the villagers start attacking you from all directions. No clear lines etc. The government being gullible in buying whatever that companies sell them. Each and every conflict have their own specific equipment types. The M1 Abrams is a very good tank and is perfect for anti-tank roles but would be poor against insurgents and the same goes for Predator drones - good for anti-insurgency ops but shit against technologically advanced nations with large militaries. US cannot fight against Afghanistan like how they fought Germany during WW2. The Soviets also made the same mistake focusing on superior firepower rather than limiting the enemy's ability to attack. Instead of the US trying to directly fight Taliban, use your awesome special forces and cia to co ordinate and attack their food and ammunition storage, assassinate whoever tries to fund them cut foreign influence. Squeeze them until they squeal for freedom. Influence locals to fight against them, propaganda etc. You will win.

[@agstudent]

It's beautiful to see them finding these older vets that a lot of people wanted to forget, and show the world the great things they did and developed under the most horrible circumstances.

[@neilreynolds3858]

They didn't just forget about us - they wanted us to go away and keep our mouths shut and not talk about what we saw and did. We did that for far too long and a lot of us are dead.

[@Z_1917]

It's all about loving Vietnam veterans who gave their best and their lives for freedom! Love.from.india.

[@fernandobernal6506]

The man how forget his history is doomed to repeat again

[@vietcombatvet1289]

Never been asked don't think anyone would listen anyway, led an Infantry platoon C/ 3/22, 25th Inf.Division, reception back home was as hostile as in Vietnam

[@Skinny_El.Funky6.9]

Thank you for your service Sir!

[@tommyblackwell3760]

Welcome home, big brother....and thanks.

[@Razgriz85]

I've asked my grandfather about his experiences in Vietnam and he still won't talk. I've seen slides of him from the war and he's mentioned a few things, but nothing really of substance. He was a Navy doctor during the war.

[@luckylee5864]

(A joke no offense or anything) Vietnam veteran: if you hear trees talking you better start shooting.

[@davisworth5114]

I ran the company supply convoy on QL-1 in Vietnam in 1968 and the only extra protection we used was sandbags on the floorboards.

[@tiolucasoff-roadingcompany2113]

The you dont mess with Vietnam vets

[@adambaker4745]

The you not no good at sentence structure

[@OEFarredondo]

Damn skippy

[@Joseph-pk7wu]

No you badder dan him wif gramner

[@Swock010]

How'd you get 100 likes for not knowing how to write?

[@Bobobaggins1380]

@@Swock010 I was wondering the same shit

[@jessietoney8919]

This brings back so many memories from Iraq

[@brianombeba8633]

Thank you all for your service, god bless.

[@f4wnz132]

The only people that were serviced are American Oil Companies such as Haliburton. What did the poor US soldier gain? PTSD? Guilt? I will tell you what they lost... a friend, a brother, or their life.

[@bengaarder2972]

We didn't lose the war. We took our ball and went home. The generals lost the war.

[@Relax53980]

Ben Gaarder exactly. They kicked ass.

[@Maples01]

We weren't allowed to win, much Like Korea, politicians worry more about being re-elected than doing their jobs, they don't back the soldiers they sent to war, deny them the tools to finish the job then claim we have no business there, play games that has us giving back combat zones that has cost soldiers lives for absolutely nothing, listening to people who have no military knowledge, and aren't even there, they know nothing that is going on.

[@Kenzokian]

Still lost to a bunch of farmers tho

[@dylansedgwick2932]

@@Kenzokian look at the death counts. There's a difference between losing and giving you.

[@expanddong5925]

@@dylansedgwick2932 You lost the war tho

[@usonfire1016]

God bless our fighting men. Thank you. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@HydroEel1_]

Thank you for your service

[@lisahubbard9246]

I have so much respect for these two men!

[@guntruckLT]

Lisa Hubbard thank you.

[@tonylittle8634]

Now this an example of corporate knowledge being discarded to soon. In the 80’s, high year tenure ensured that valuable knowledge was forced out before their time. Under the old way of doing things, for example an E7 doing 30 years active duty. Now a 37 year old is considered old and useless. In the BC era ( before Clinton), a staff NCO in their late 40’s or even 50’s was not uncommon.

[@alex-nrg]

I think it’s important to note, all veterans are deserving of our respect, even the enemy. We are all people trying to serve our country or protect our home.

[@marcusaetius9309]

What is more important to note is don’t invade and bomb countries that are not a threat just because a politician tells you to....

[@alex-nrg]

@@marcusaetius9309 wot

[@samfisher2306]

I read a lot of books and memoirs about the Vietnam conflict so much it's crazy. Just fascinated by it. I can't explain why.

[@teddanyluk4602]

Sam Fisher that my Brother was called in our circles ... "Improvise & overcome" ...the threat❗️💪💪👏👏🦅🇺🇸😎❗️68-69 Central Highlands..LZ weigh- davis ......"A man & his "Pig"

[@neilreynolds3858]

I was there. Don't believe anything you read unless it comes from one of us.

[@lukefrommacdonalds72]

Some sort of aesthetic appeal, the technology,the music , drugs,the social complexities with the public and personnel often not agreeing I can relate to on some parallel though I live a ha rmless sheltered existence

[@grimmace9081]

thank you vet's

[@connortremeer1966]

All hail the gun trucks! They are peak ingenuity and will power.

[@bloodhawk122]

"Son, you're country used you."

[@hafizhmanaf1459]

This tactic is the exact modern taste of the old famous battle wagon tactic in europe. We just repeating the history once again

[@robnice]

Damn, I wish more would spread the wealth of knowledge on everything. A vast majority of them will not speak to us, at least in great detail. Specially in the Philadelphia metro area(AO).

[@lynnwood7205]

See the NDQSA (National Dusters, Quads, Searchlights Association) about information regarding AAA weapons systems deployed and used in Vietnam for truck convoy protection and point security. Quad gun trucks were used to provide a "hardened convoy" where in the gun trucks would be able to acquire fire supremacy once engaged and so at minimum buy the time necessary for air power/artillery intervention. Other units, especially transportation units built their own gun trucks also.

[@AHalz]

These gun trucks are good against an enemy that has nothing more than AK's and decades old RPG's. They won't last very long against an enemy that has guided anti-tank missiles that can hit out two miles away

[@jackstephens7222]

Thats because they aren't designed to do that... different types of warfare need different equipment

[@willkenny5687]

As jack said, that’s because these trucks aren’t meant for a near-peer fight. They are strictly meant for asymmetrical and unconventional warfare. For the near-peer fight, Abrams tanks, Bradleys, strikers, and LAVs, will do just fine.

[@AHalz]

will kenny The Israelis did not fare too well against infantry armed with Kornets back in 2006. Minus the fact that their armored vehicles took some beatings, they weren’t able to effectively resupply their troops for long term due to persistent threats from ATGMs The US has not faced an enemy armed with large numbers of Kornets and RPG-29s. If Saddam had half a brain cell, he would have stockpiled on such weapons months prior to the invasion, these resupply missions would have been significantly more bloody and these gun trucks near useless

[@bennet1295]

I think the enemy(terrorist groups ) have advanced weapons and beyond so it's not the old days anymore

[@orlock20]

Generally one doesn't want to run their supply line through enemy territory. There are always infantry that can sneak behind enemy lines with some light weapons to do some damage to light skinned vehicles. If the enemy keeps sneaking through with anti armor weapons, the command has a much larger problem.

[@wpgordone352]

God Bless All Our Veterans !! They have sacrificed so much for the freedom we enjoy . Brave men and women who deserve our honor and gratitude forever !! You Veterans definitely deserve it !

[@Excalibur_86]

Wayne Gordon explain how iraqis were going to take away ur freedom?

[@wpgordone352]

Excalibur. Maybe you should ask the people of Kuwait and the persecuted Kurds how they feel about freedom .

[@Excalibur_86]

Wayne Gordon so they r not fighting for our country and our freedom. They r fighting for the kurds of other minorities in iraq. They should be kurdish heros.

[@wpgordone352]

Excalibur Our Armed Forces bravely go wherever ,and to do whatever our president deems necessary to defend the interests of the United States of America and to protect the safety of it's people ! Have our political leaders made mistakes in using our military power over the years ? Yes , they certainly have ! I pray that our leaders will always use great wisdom and much caution before committing our men and women to war ! But when our military is called to duty they have served with great honor and with great sacrifice !!! I will always be indebted to them and will always gladly honor them for being the greatest fighting force on the face of the Earth !!

[@divinesan7786]

Wayne Gordon by using your freedom to attack other country. Wow.

[@reconty2133]

Lessons from the past used to help soldiers fighting in the present.

[@TheBanjoShowOfficial]

Larry “that was a good box” Fiant

[@christianh4723]

Haha, I always wanted to jerry-rig a "box" / armored cage and .50 cal mounts onto the back of one of our LMTV/FMTV or HEMTT trucks... man, Vietnam and the earlier days of the invasion of Afghanistan / Iraq were great examples of a time when innovation meant survival. Tons of respect for the vets of both.

[@eckiefleckie4938]

One of my best friends was a infantry soldier in Vietnam and now has Parkinson’s as a result of the use of agent orange. It’s really sad, but he’s still such a great man and artist

[@Justbase]

Respect from CT

[@thenapalmbrothershq5585]

Great stuff guys.

[@Phildo8]

Absolutely fkn awesome!! 💯🇺🇸🤙🏻

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

My dad and his sister were in transportation, 1990s, 1960s respectively.

[@robertnolan1575]

I have to say when I seen those towers fall o thought my generation never but these men done a hell of a job and I always love my nam. Vets hura

[@lemons4663]

Vet: aim for the trees Active: huh?

[@jackyboi1235]

Army: we are losing supplies! What do we do!? Vietnam war veteran: play fortunate son. Army: wha- 5 seconds after playing fortunate son Army: oh hay we won!

[@alanwang9026]

It seemed like every war with a foreign nation we tend to bring back their people as a souvenir.

[@brenttesterman1198]

Good enough, you said it, "I love him."

[@northernredneck3299]

Were Rambo when you need him

[@hox42]

All we need now is to bring back nostalgic songs

[@xternalpunk]

We like to call it lessons learned. The military officers forget things faster than they learn.

[@neilreynolds3858]

Now that sounds like something an EM would say.

[@nickkk420]

The soldiers that served in Vietnam made the most badass gun trucks there were

[@jimhenry1262]

I developed a peel and stick armor and then started an armoring company about the time the towers went down. The military grab my little company and ran us to Aberdeen it seemed in a New York minute. We armored Humvees being sent to Iraq. I was asked to attend a meeting at Lawrence Livermoore Labs during this time early in the second Gulf War. At that meeting I met the inventors of the Claymoore Mine,and the developers of nearly every shaped charge warhead used by the Army, Navy or Air Force. We were all there to discuss how to develop "Gun Trucks" similar to the ones used in Vietnam. I had a book printed during the Vietnam War relating to all the different armored gun trucks the convoy soldiers used while running supplies from base to base in Vietnam. As usual the military had no provision for protecting the soldiers,while driving convoys around Iraq either. It wasn't until there was a sort of mutiny by NG trucking units that the Army took armor seriously. We also armored Singapore Army Trucks and a bunch of other types of vehicles in the Middle East. It was a great time in my life.

[@catsndogs98]

Can’t forget history, gotta remember if you run into it again

[@notgonnlie5119]

Made a mistake by going in to Iraq

[@stevenmarzo7751]

Never throw away failures because we grow from losing

[@hotstinkytaco]

The engine and the wheels looks pretty vulnerable. A well placed IED or strike from an RPG could probably disable it and the crew would be stranded.

[@NYRM1974]

Learn from the Vietnam era Masters they will help you win the fight.

[@blksubiesti]

War doesn’t change much whatever your facing on the battlefield the Veterans of the last war probably saw and dealt with.

[@derpynerdy6294]

So what's the technique? Viet: u will hear the sands, and its course, rough, and irritating, and it gets everywhere

[@fajarsuryantoro7025]

for whom the bell tolls

[@sukhoisu-24fencer3]

We need more of those gun trucks

[@JesusHernandez-zy9ry]

They spelled soldier wrong in the description.

[@pparker768]

An unloved intervention!! A lost war is a more accurate description.

[@xgn_ks42_xscosmiccrusader45]

respect

[@vodkakvass8094]

“Yeah, that’s a good box.”

[@drytonium6304]

USA:We upgrade our Killing machine Terrorist:We produce 200 RPG a day

[@talltale9760]

Procure*

[@monkeywithyoutubeaccount1705]

No terrorists just make people produce children to use as suicide bombers

[@benjimenfranklin7650]

Wisdom comes with age .

[@neilreynolds3858]

But only if you let yourself age and accept it and that's something Americans hate to do.

[@peterliotta5795]

Every war is different, every war is the same.

[@diGritz1]

Turn, fix and fire ya say.......... Interesting. I'm going to get right on that as soon as my transfer is approved. 0_o Can't wait to see the gun truck art.

[@valfson1]

i love to see like americans see their histrory 300 years old like it neve happed before.

[@theartistformerlyknownaslu3871]

Read that as soldier in Iraq turns into Vietnam vet and I was thrown for a loop for a second lol

[@banzaibomb4980]

Does the gun truck withstand higher caliber rounds or rpg shots?

[@Johnwittman]

It aint meee, It aint meee, I no fortunate sooooon.

[@lazythekid1302]

....Love a good box...

[@wolfenstien13]

I'm just saying, open mountains and hills are much better than a muddy rain forest. Toss trees into the mix and you'll get the Bosnia war.

[@kratosboy5557]

The Iraq war and Libya shouldn’t have happened but respect to vets

[@300Sky]

Yes go to someone that fought in Vietnam, compared to Iraq definitely gonna get the best tactics there! (Sarcasm) This is the longest war we have ever been in and it’s probably not gonna end soon! But I thank all the brave people that have fought for our country 🤝

[@bluntcabbage6042]

Hate to break it to you, but America won just about every notable engagement with a defined enemy, and also lost far less people than the NVA and VC did.

[@peanutbuttersandwich5015]

God bless our troops!

[@shaider1982]

I wonder if someone played Fortunate Son in thw truck while on base.

[@paddymack3224]

Guess I’ll watch this or it will never leave my feed

[@neilreynolds3858]

Yeah, I end up doing that too.

[@ChapterMasterADO]

Lost all intreat the moment she started speaking. Lol

[@Limescale12]

"That was a good box."