VIETNAM MEMORIAL MONUMENT BASE (Mike Haduck)

I donated my time to help build a base for a Vietnam memorial at our local town, A group of veterans got together using their own money, donations and time to build it. In memory of Daniel R. Romanko and Michael J. Clifford , All my videos are my ways and ideas, I always suggest anyone doing any type of work to consult professional help.
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[@susanmclark9464]

What an honor. Beautiful job and thank you for your service, too.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Susan, Mike

[@CharlesLumia]

Looks nice. Thanks to everyone that helped out and RIP to the fellows that it is for.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Charles, Mike

[@mrForestBeard]

Good Job!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@thomascicerone2535]

Strong work Mike, Semper Fi.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Thomas, Mike

[@froter1]

Thank You Mike .. God bless y'all ♥️🙏

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Joe, God bless, Mike

[@Bigskyguy56]

Mike, God Bless Our veterans Past, Present, & Future. Thank You for your work in the building of this monument. God Bless You From 1 old veteran, Rick

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Rick, God bless you too, Mike

[@ralphfiglow7714]

God bless the vets and Mike Haduck

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Ralph, Mike

[@suep4530]

That's great that you donated your time for this. Thank you!! Great job!! We need to remember those folks. I saw the dedication of this on the news.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Sue, Mike

[@jonnatvig6729]

May God bless the memories and families of these two service men! Thanks for doing this project, Mike!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Jon, Mike

[@ATOMIKAGE]

Thanks, Mike for giving your time and talent for a worthy cause. God bless our Vets and God bless you and your family as well. Take care, Mike……Phil C.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Phil, Mike

[@ernie6772]

Good on you for doing that! For a guy that makes it "no big deal" that some nice brick work. God bless the souls that gave their lives in service of our country.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Ernie, God bless, Mike

[@zacchaeusm4085]

Thank you Mike for sharing how you did it. Love your work. Sydney Australia

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Zacchaeus, Mike

[@bobbennett7195]

Great job Mike.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Bob, Mike

[@suzanneburke4330]

Beautiful tribute and sad at the same time. Thank you .

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Suzanne, Mike

[@blablablugh]

Well done, Mike and crew!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Michael, Mike

[@anthonywall5227]

Thank you Mike

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Anthony, Mike

[@ranger178]

looks good

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Greg, Mike

[@lwoodt1]

Well done Mike. Thank you.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Lucky, Mike

[@76biggdogg]

Looks great!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Pepe, Mike

[@peaceandfreedomeconomics8984]

Much respect!👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@joedominick7517]

A very honorable task Mike.God Bless our veterans!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Joe, Mike

[@joeystratner1902]

Your videos are excellent and I have learned so much

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks joey,,Mike

[@toddavis8603]

Thankyou Veterans of Vietnam and great job masons of Pennsylvania!"

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Tod, Mike

[@gammatnt]

thank you , it looks beautiful.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@mikeemmons1844]

Very cool project and for a good cause, looks good as always Mike.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Mike, Mike

[@Brooklynraised68]

Good work 🙏 for the fallen

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@DAS-Videos]

Labor of love. It turned out good.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Das, Mike

[@dunep6465]

Thank You Mike, first for your service, and second for your efforts in keeping our heroes in memory.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Dune, Mike

[@almyers8074]

Hi Mike! Never get tired of watching a professional apply his trade. Thanks for taking me along.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Al, Mike

[@speedracer2336]

Thanks Mike for your patriotism. I would like to recognize two friends that died in Nam, Green Miller and Wayne Allums.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks James, God bless them , Mike

[@user-rn2vq9ng1n]

Very Impressive !

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks , Mike

[@rbrazz]

Respect and community.. love it! I also have been using a lot of those red bags recently. They are rich, quick, and not overloaded with rock.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks R, Mike

[@Eger118877]

This is an awesome project for a great cause. I just used 2 sand to 1 Portland for patch up of my new slab. I also did some Portland paint as an old school bonding agent. It seemed to work great.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, I appreciate it, Mike

[@williemills2657]

Thanks Mike. Im a Army veteran but never was in harms way. These monuments help us Never Forget those who gave it all. RIP brothers and sisters. thank you for your service. My big brothers name is on a monument in Schofield barracks Hawaii SGT. Gary dee Willett KIA Feb 8th 2008 Iraq 25th infantry division.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Wille God bless him, I am sure we will see him in heaven one day, thanks Mike

[@drcornelius8275]

Very nice project! It's also nice to see that new wheel barrel you have. That should last you another 30 years until you retire.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Dr, I got a good payment plan on it, only 7 years to pay it off, lol, Mike

[@jmstew642]

I went to the war memorial by Annapolis... It brought me to tears, the name of young folks that never got to live out there life on earth... May God bless the works of your hands and thank you for your service, and all the others. For God and Country!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks JM, God bless, Mike

[@FAFOSanders]

Nice 😊 monument

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike

[@Pete.Ty1]

👍👍👍

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Pete, Mike

[@guillermojacques6671]

Looks good Mike. A worthy effort by you and your friends. God bless all who served.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Gill, Mike

[@camilojdominguez]

Thank You Mike for your service and for building the monument.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Cam, Mike

[@hmg8915]

Great to see community pride still exists..

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks hmg, Mike

[@mar1video]

Thank you for your service ❗️

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks ,Mike

[@thomasglessner6067]

Nice video. I have similar job pending and this was a good example to follow. Thank you for sharing.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Thomas, Mike

[@krowraven7]

very nice

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Dave, Mike

[@dazuk1969]

Hey Mike, I live in England, I don't know much about the Vietnam thing. BUT, for the sacrifice and help the US gave us in second world war....we would all be talking German in a Third Reich kinda way...and I mean no disrespect to German people. God bless ya Mike, we love you cats here in the UK.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Darren, we love you guys in the UK, thanks mike

[@julietphillips1991]

Bless them, may they rest in peace. Bless you too Mike and all those who helped.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Juliet, Mike

[@octoparrot36]

Great work Mike

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Adam, Mike

[@clintprice2123]

What a honor to build this for those men and your town, great job Mike and your fellow volunteers. The couple of years difference in our ages is why I didn’t get drafted, they suspended the lottery just before my time. My friend got shipped to Germany during that time while others I know went to Vietnam. Thank you for your service Mike and also those of you reading this who also served.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Clint, Mike

[@tevman69]

Veterans For Veterans

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Ron, Mike

[@jerrymorgan2769]

That's important . Ya ever heard George Jones song Wild Irish Rose I do some Karaoke Nice job Mike Greatings from Indianapolis

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Jerry, Mike

[@janderson8401]

It’s mind boggling that you couldn’t find enough matching brick to do such a small project. I was still in High School when we pulled out of Vietnam. One of my cousins was in the army around 65-67. He wound up doing a tour of duty in Germany. His brother enlisted in the navy and served aboard a submarine. One other cousin joined the navy back then and at least saw the coast of Vietnam from an aircraft carrier.

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks J, yea once they stop making a certain style of brick it's hard to get them. Thanks Mike

[@oldsteamguy]

Hi Mike. Thanks for another great video. Can you explain about where you wet the forms so they don't stick? I thought wetting surfaces makes them stick more. I am pouring the pad for my shed soon and was wondering about using something to make it easier to remove the form after. (Other than buying a 5 gallon jug of form oil, which is available in the area, but way too much for a small project).

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Old, I wasn't worried about them sticking because they were taken off a few hours later and I knew I was going over the holes with portland, but I would have used oil if it was sidewalks or something, thanks mike

[@jimcramer9656]

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[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Jim, Mike

[@leonardobehrens1204]

Another straightforward video :) loved it. Mike how much more you will fill the joints depends on budget/support ? I know from previous videos you don't fill the brick holes (expansion/contraction) but joints.. When u make it a "bigger deal" about them?. Also based on your teachings for rebar and how they impact older structures. Any future videos on how new methods, non steel rebars/ composite filers (plastic or Fiberglass I.e.). I like to build make to last. Maybe patching down the road but the less us better. Wonder how big skyscrapers get away for age....because..they are built for x years then blow them down?. Merci. From Prince George, BC Canada.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Merci,, well I would say my videos are food for thought, every situation is different and masonry is not black and white, I am not always familiar with new techniques and materials but I try to pass on what I have encountered over the years and let the viewers make their own decisions, thanks Mike

[@MikeHaduck]

HI Leonardo, I consider my videos food for thought, I believe you learn more tearing down old buildings because you can see what worked and didn't work and pass the findings on, masonry is not black and white but has lots of variation to it, I can't expand on new materials or techniques as I am still old school and when other contractors or principals there is not much I can do but follow suit. Time always tells the outcome, I appreciate it, Mike

[@leonardobehrens1204]

@@MikeHaduck thank you Mike.

[@TheGoldsholl]

Tears to my eyes. I know you did this because of your honor toThose men. You didn’t say but I bet your fee was Nothing to little .

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Michael, no charge , I was glad to do it, thanks Mike

[@mattbujold4069]

Must be making good money mike. Brand new wheelbarrow

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Matt, I finished paying off the old one, I knew it was time, thanks Mike

[@1sttigertiger426]

The cap on top of the brick needed a drip edge (on the underside) to prevent water from migrating underneath it and cracking the brick structure.

[@MikeHaduck]

Maybe but the other monument didn't have one and the brick is painted and sealed, I bet there will be times when the whole monument will be covered with snow, thanks mike

[@oninino6102]

Mr. Haduck why was the rebar necessary? It seems like that base was plenty thick. Was it because the amount of weight will be consistently on it. I enjoy watching and learning always looking forward to your next video. P.S. - Thank You for your Service Sir

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Onin, I don't think the rebar was necessary but it wasn't my call so I just went with it, thanks Mike

[@YinzerHouse]

Another fantastic video Mike! Great job. Just curious, I know you're a big fan of the old school Portland/sand mixture, but could you have just used your S mortar mixture to patch up those form honeycombs instead? With Portland getting harder to get (and more expensive!), I've found myself wondering if some of these pre-mixed mason bags with Portland are the way to go. Maybe not since they have lime? The Rapid Set Mortar Mix is the ultimate but isn't cheap either.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi yinzer, s mortar don't hold up like Portland, so I want it to last thanks, Mike

[@Traderjoe]

Hey Mike, how come they don’t sell cement in buckets instead of paper bags? I think the buckets would keep longer and be easier to hump around and less messy than bags. Plus, buckets are reusable and would be free advertising for the cement companies. Why don’t they do it?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Joe, It's a good question, some of the fast drying they do, Thanks Mike

[@Traderjoe]

Also, it’s totally unrelated and merely food for thought. But I wanted your opinion on this. I watch another guy who is a lawyer named Steve Lehto and he did a story not long ago about a guy who had a mailbox out by the curb that had been hit a few times, and so he intentionally overbuilt it. Using stone and brick and put a footer and a post 36 inches deep and there happened to have been a car accident and the guy in the car was injured when the car hit the mailbox and caused it to flip and the guy became paralyzed and tried suing the guy who put the mailbox in. Eventually it was determined that the mailbox was not in the road, that it was as though it was a tree, which wouldn’t yield either. They were trying to argue that the mailbox was fortified to become an immovable object, and that it’s nature contributed to the guy becoming injured. I guess they were grasping at straws. It would be like if someone tried to say that this memorial was so overbuilt that a car crashing into it would liable you in some way. To me, the memorial is in a park. It’s not like you built it in a lane of traffic or something.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Joe I am a fan of that guy, I watched a lot of his videos, in our case the borough approved it, I my mind all the inspectors should take the liability, thanks Mike

[@vladimirvladimirovich8081]

Всё то, что вы намазали на постамент между 4-й и 5-й минутами очень скоро отвалится . При строительстве любой железобетонной плотины для гидроэлектростанции с самого начала и до завершения строительства бетон должен быть только однородного состава и заливка бетона должна производиться непрерывно без промежутков . Иначе тело плотины не сможет быть монолитным . Вам нужно было заливать бетон, вибрировать его для удаления всех пустот и пузырьков воздуха. И только при таком подходе постамент памятника был бы монолитным и долговечным .

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Vladimir, my phone won't translate, but thanks Mike

[@woodway11]

Swore off mixing in a wheel barrow, I 'll buy whatever is needed to avoid it and not look back.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Steve, whatever works for you, thanks Mike

[@65csx83]

Cap run off. One of your other videos showed cap run off damage which could have been prevented by making a slot on the cap's underside to break capillary action. Is there potential damage lurking for the monument? That's a fine tribute to inspire and remind us that freedom is not free.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi 65CSX, I think I did it, I just didn't show it, thanks mike

[@albertomacias5797]

A Mike good afternoon. In cold areas like chicago can i use a cement mix of 2 bucket sand 1 bucket cement and how much lime can i use if you were to recoment lime for a cheaper but more quantity?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Alberto, I show what I use but I really can't tell others what to use, thanks Mike

[@albertomacias5797]

@@MikeHaduck Thank you Mike God bless you with a lot of kids

[@EitriBrokkr]

what does the little additional portland to to the quickcrete? just add strength?

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi , I do it for strength, I don't know how long those bags have been laying around and being on the bottom it thought it best, thanks Mike

[@EitriBrokkr]

@@MikeHaduck thanks Mike

[@walterwalden1587]

Mike I wanted your opinion on a dampness problem on the plaster under a large stone chimney. would you mind? I am a mason and plasterer. I don't want to blow up your inbox with this scenario without asking first.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Waltet, I can't give advice over the phone or internet, I would have to be there to see it, I did a video called basement water problem solutions, it's probably rain gutters or land is not pitched correctly, I hope it helps make

[@walterwalden1587]

@@MikeHaduck I'm a skilled mason of 38 years. not looking for advice, more of an opinion. But I understand. It is a mystery problem baffling multiple contractors. For years.

[@walterwalden1587]

I will post on quora and leave a link here.

[@MikeHaduck]

Hi Walter, I can't say the house next to me cellar is always damp and it will fill up with ground water, if the pumps stop working, some say it's a underground stream, who knows, Mike

[@walterwalden1587]

@@MikeHaduck wmpcoprojects.blogspot.com/2022/09/dampness-problems-on-white-stone-but.html

[@ranat5526]

Henry Kissinger is still alive but those poor ill-informed folks died for nothing!

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks Rana, Mike

[@MikeHaduck]

Thanks, Mike