Vietnam Vet Wounded 3 Times in Combat

Vietnam Vet Wounded 3 Times in Combat | Marine Interview

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@moridanim 2 ай бұрын

He was my first battalion commander when I served in 2/3 in 1997. He was a beast even then. We were really proud to have a Vietnam vet as our CO.

@travispeoples 2 ай бұрын

Same here... 2/3 Motor-T I was his driver in Korea.

@chadblair4097 25 күн бұрын

I was in 2/3 fox company

@travispeoples 2 ай бұрын

He was my Battalion Commander 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines 1996-1997. Everyone respected him... He's tough as nails and a true leader. It was an honor serving with you sir! Semper Fi

@majorronaldmandell7835 Ай бұрын

Yeah. I also have to say that being a Marine in ‘Nam WAS a hell of an adventure - the ultimate adventure. I’m 75 now, and nothing since has come close to it.

@skylarchapman9671 8 күн бұрын

Thank you for your service sir 🫡

@mysticmama740 Ай бұрын

Regarding hearing the nva dying after the grenade...Thank you for being brave enough to share and talk about your experiences. It helps others to understand. Thank u for your service. My Dad had similar experiences in Nam and suffered severe ptsd after. Did they even call it ptsd back then? I dont know, but he couldnt get on top of it, he was a severe alcoholic and took his own life when he was in his late 30s. his body came home but he sucuumbed to his moral injury a short time later. My Mom had entries/pages in her diary that just said "last night; Vietnam" Even she ddnt have words for it. War is hell.

@SamHarper-r3x Ай бұрын

To answer your question on whether they used the term ptsd, I think they still used the term shell shocked if I'm not mistaken. I'm also sorry that your dad couldn't shake the hell he had experienced in Nam. Thankfully he's at peace now. Thanks for sharing ❤

@richp1114 Ай бұрын

Welcome home Sir. “I will go, I will serve.” Powerfully selfless statement. Thank you for that and for sharing your experience.

@neilc-jones251 2 ай бұрын

Small world John! Met this hero on Vietnam Battlefield Tour in 2023. Hope you’re doing ok mate 🇬🇧🇺🇸

@Fred-oh9vl Ай бұрын

I am the son of a Vietnam Marine, and from the bottom of my heart, I want to say thank you! I consider you, my stepfather, and every other veteran true American Heros.

@DreamersDisease88 Ай бұрын

Well he does not consider you a stepson

@Fred-oh9vl Ай бұрын

Can you please explain your comment? @DreamersDisease88

@JohnMurphy-mx7pd Ай бұрын

#MaiLaiMassacre #Calley

@Fred-oh9vl Ай бұрын

? @@JohnMurphy-mx7pd

@GStudios777 27 күн бұрын

@@DreamersDisease88😂😂😂😂

@usmc-veteran73-77 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Sir for your Service. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant. I served in the Marine Corps 1973-1977.

@philbrown9764 2 ай бұрын

From one Marine Nam Vet to another…WELCOME HOME Brother. I was at Chu Lai 68-69 1st MAW.

@Fred-oh9vl Ай бұрын

My stepfather was vmfa(aw)-533 in Chu Lai 68-69. We lived on the Cherry Point, NC base while he trained to service the A6 Intruder. Unfor he passed in 2003. As the son of a Vietnam Veteran, it's extremely painful to hear Mr. Bates describe how you guys were treated when you returned. I considered my stepfather, and every other veteran American Heros. Thank you very much for the sacrifices you made for our country. Welcome home to you sir!

@pistos777 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for doing your part for our country in Vietnam. I'm sorry for the trauma you experienced and the lasting effects of the same. I'm sorry we didn't do a better job of avoiding hostilities with our fellow human beings. God bless you.

@garrywilliams4449 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your service, sir. Welcome home, glad you made it back.

@Poguemac 2 ай бұрын

I’m glad you made it home, Bates. I was there the same time with Hq 11th Marines. Semper Fi! MrMai

@joeylyons4549 2 ай бұрын

I get the feeling you may not want to mess with this man.

@roberthubbard5008 Ай бұрын

Not even a little

@dan.s2128 Ай бұрын

No doubt.

@raybeavers3123 2 ай бұрын

Thank You for your Amazing Service and Sacrifices to our Great Country. YOU ARE TRULY A REAL HERO! 🤗🤗👏👍💐🌹🙏🙏

@41546able Ай бұрын

My first tour was with E Co 2/5. I sailed from California to Okinawa and train two months there in jungle warfare and we got back on ship and landed in Vietnam on April 13, 1966 in Chu Lai. About a week later I was transferred to M CO 3/1 and served with them until February 14, 1967. My 2 tour was with C CO 1/27 from February 1968 to end of July 1968.

@erichhitchcock3368 2 ай бұрын

About 3 weeks ago (well, about end of Sept., early Oct. 2024), I busted out of the hospital after an operation. The poor male nurse was a bit freaked out by it all. I just could not handle being in there any more; so I pulled the tube out of my nose that went down into my stomach, pulled the IV's out, and got the F outta Dodge. I recovered just fine. Hearing about his bail out of the hospital really made it an encouraging thought for me.

@garypiont6114 2 ай бұрын

@@erichhitchcock3368 what a man. Thankyou

@buschovski1 Ай бұрын

Shit i thought people only did in movies.

@forlornhope1521 Ай бұрын

Hospitals will keep you in a bed for an ingrown toenail until ur insurance runs out. After that it's out the door

@Ericlearnstosing 2 күн бұрын

Hahahaha You’re among friends ❤

@DonDewar-q3j Ай бұрын

Hands down the best video interview with a Vietnam vet that I’ve seen. And the fact that this man returned to the Corps after both Nam and college says a lot about him. A true American hero…

@williamglaser6577 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service Mr. Bates !

@jkmorrison1013 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service, brave Marine.

@joeykerr1384 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your service. One tough cookie

@garypiont6114 2 ай бұрын

I was with g/29 search lights, we lost 2 guys in the coal mine hill. Thanks for the vid.

@rce59 2 ай бұрын

Great narration. Thanks for your service.

@williamburruel4378 2 ай бұрын

What Marine! God Bless You!

@thecorkgrahamchannel Ай бұрын

I’ve had the honor of COL Bates’ friendship since he was a Captain at the Bay Area reserve unit I tagged along with right after I was released from Vietnam in May, 1984. When I came out with my whistleblower memoir in 2016 about Discovery Channel and the reality TV industry, I had to include a quote from him when I told him about the craziness, and he said, “Geezus-Watch your six. They might try to take you out!” So glad you’ve made this talk, John-Your amazing story has always needed a telling… S/F! 🦅🌎⚓️🇺🇸

@farmrrick 25 күн бұрын

Pretty sure you weren't released from Vietnam in 1984 .

@thecorkgrahamchannel 25 күн бұрын

@ Really? You sure about that? www.upi.com/Archives/1983/07/29/An-American-photographer-and-a-British-treasure-hunter-who/5639428299200/ www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00552R000303090040-4.pdf

@thecorkgrahamchannel 25 күн бұрын

@farmrrick I get that a lot. All you have to do is Google “frederick graham prison vietnam” Tons of info comes up in the case…

@thecorkgrahamchannel 25 күн бұрын

@ I get that a lot. All you have to do is Google “frederick graham prison vietnam” Tons of info comes up in the case…

@5AcresandaMoose 25 күн бұрын

@@farmrrick Google “Frederick Graham prison Vietnam”…

@chadkesterson1173 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Marleena133 2 ай бұрын

Thank you

@briansteinmacher5811 2 ай бұрын

Thank you sir!

@michaelangileo2760 Ай бұрын

God bless you and thank you for your service. My mom's cousin was Semper Fi, Korean War, Bronze Star, 2 Purple Hearts,

@wedarobinson7595 2 ай бұрын

Thankyou for your service & may god bless you

@LightWarriors4Life 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service and my the Light of God bless you always, brother 🙏🏼🇺🇸😊

@ejsocci2630 2 ай бұрын

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

@robertberryhill4033 2 ай бұрын

Welcome home brother

@francisterlep4647 2 ай бұрын

Right on brother thanks

@otadashi1570 2 ай бұрын

Wow. So, your grenade eventually killed the NVA guy, wounded you and two other guys in your platoon. That must have been really close.

@majorronaldmandell7835 Ай бұрын

That’s a little strange. I was a Marine, and like all of us stopped in Okinawa on the way to ‘Nam where we also staged our Sea Bags in warehouses there. 13 months later, those of us who made it returned to Okinawa on our way back home, where we reacquired our Sea Bags. However both our bags and their contents were in pristine condition. No complaints. I also thought it made perfect sense to leave our dress uniforms, and others things which we would have no use for, and no place to store in ‘Nam in Okinawa.

@Batman-tb6fq 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for your Service. God Bless you ❤❤❤ you have been through Alot .. thank you

@ronaldclark8187 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Good story.

@gracelandone 2 ай бұрын

It’s one thing to come back to an ungrateful nation. It’s another to live with the kind of experiences these men, young at the time, have lived with for the rest of their lives.

@Fred-oh9vl Ай бұрын

Right, and some, like my stepfather, received minimal care from the VA when they needed it. I know that has improved a lot, but I'll never understand why these heroes do not receive the best care our country has to offer.

@JDog-lz2wh 2 ай бұрын

Very traumatizing what these guys went thru

@stephaniecasey22 Ай бұрын

I recently met Col. Bates. He is a class act!

@bigslime2235 Ай бұрын

No you didn’t stop lying

@Bmwhacker-fl4qj Ай бұрын

A True American ❤ My Great Grandfather fought against slavery. My Grandfather fought in WW1. My Father fought in WW2. I wanted so badly to become a soldier...but friends who were drafted, and were returning from Vietnam, told me to avoid it at all costs. Those conversations changed my eagerness...the war was winding down when I turned 18 in 1973.

@Wallaceswillie70 Ай бұрын

Yeah my friend, I talk to Vietnam vets a lot at the Va hospital and to hear the stories from the guys who talk about it, it was hell on earth.

@a-bar-b5196 Ай бұрын

I know that airport feeling from 1972. Welcome home sir! 🇺🇸

@scottheritage4545 Ай бұрын

What a brave man. Massive respect, dude.xxx

@Mosey410 Ай бұрын

Man he was a great memory. These testimonials are so important .Thanks

@tonydiridoni5829 Ай бұрын

Welcome home Sir

@John-dw5pn 2 ай бұрын

People are now recognizing who the true heroes were. Viet Nam vets!!!!

@JanetGibbons-dl3yy 2 ай бұрын

Average combat days 200+ WWII Average combat days 25

@dan.s2128 Ай бұрын

Every servicemen and woman is a hero. There is a special affinity with me for the vietnam men because they had to bear a lot of the burden in silence after returning stateside. This was one of the last generations of manly men in my opinion. I admire them all very much.

@roberthenderson2321 Ай бұрын

Semper Fi, Marine. Respect. I was there in Danang but no action, Thank the Lord.

@Frankie_J1 20 күн бұрын

Ohrah Sir , An amazing story and heart felt They don't make Soldiers like you anymore You served with honor and lived to tell your story ,may God Bless you and keep you forever safe,..Semper Fi .

@eroberson1000 24 күн бұрын

Thank you for your service, I remember your family and they were Awesome. I remember your dad flew P51 in WWll

@dan.s2128 Ай бұрын

This man just said "i might slide out of here and die anyway" What a tough son.

@hpblack1953 2 ай бұрын

USMC G/2/5 was my Dad's outfit during WW II. Purple Heart and Bronze Star with 'V' device. Semper Fi.

@died4us590 2 ай бұрын

G-d bless you Mr.

@ErikObryant 12 күн бұрын

This video is awesome love the Vietnam era so glad you made it out of the war your very lucky thank ya for your service ❤❤ my uncle was in Vietnam and he was a builder that rebuilt Saigon i believe

@DavidHamros Ай бұрын

WELCOME HOME SIR.

@jamessistrunk2389 18 күн бұрын

Thank u Sir for your Service.

@jimmygraham5707 Ай бұрын

I am glad that warrior made it back across the Pacific..However ,over 58,000 brave warriors were returned wrapped in the flag of our nation and as one medic ,witnessed the brave warriors who walked,flew or sailed together as that team of warriors ,from all fifty states and territories ..It is like a PTSD thing to hear the mind numbing news ,that any fired or former President would think so low of all the millions of Americans, who rotated from that war zone to be insulted and disrespected is cringe worthy…Not only were tens of thousands KIA but hundreds of thousands were WIA like me but survived hell on earth..I am another witness..Be with God..Warriors…Doc..🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@brookswilson1072 Ай бұрын

John was my MCJROTC action officer for the 12th Marine Corps District 1980-83 on Treasure Island (San Francisco), CA. I was the S-4 Logistics Officer at the time. This was the recruiting headquarters for the 10 western states plus Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, etc. A fine officer and total stud. He had participated in the Iron Man competition in Hawaii several times, run numerous marathons and long distance races. The crazy guy loved to jump out of perfectly good aircraft, too. His son is a retired Marine LtCol as well. His wife Stephanie is a beautiful woman inside and out. Just a wonderful man and family. Good to hear his story first hand.

@spisskyhrad55 2 ай бұрын

NEVER FORGET, NEVER FORGIVE, HOLD THE LINE >> MY GENERATION BETRAYED >>

@kevnroberts7095 27 күн бұрын

Reporting for duty still coughing up blood! Amazing man!

@bennybongosbigolebonanza894 Ай бұрын

This dude definitely built different.

@philipheilman5413 2 ай бұрын

I was in Fox 2/5 at the coal mine same time as you. Wounded on 4 July

@RemoWilliams-jg4yb Ай бұрын

He was my first battalion commander at Kaneohe Bay. His PT sessions where legendary. He would run an hour before battalion pt, take off his sweaty t-shirt, put a fresh one on and then proceed to run us all over K-bay and up Kansas Tower multiple times. He lead from the front and looked after his Marines, even if that meant going toe to toe with his superiors because his Marines got into trouble from time to time. I had to put his pack into the vehicle when we went to PTA. The Man did not skimp on the weight. I see some fellow Marines from 2/3 on here. Anyone remember the death hump at PTA?

@charlessteadman2518 2 ай бұрын

They definitely don't make 'em like they used to.

@joeuser633 2 ай бұрын

Thank god, anybody who wants to go to war “for the adventure” is an idiot.

@octane9110 Ай бұрын

No they still do its just the way they are raised that changes them

@BiffTannen1983 Ай бұрын

@@octane9110 hence the term, "They don't make 'em like they used to."

@octane9110 Ай бұрын

@BiffTannen1983 oh thank you for letting me know I would have never known what that meant 🤦

@johnperri8103 Ай бұрын

Semper Fidelis 🙏 🇺🇸🫡

@Mosey410 Ай бұрын

I’ll have to check but I think the Go Noi island operation was called Tuscaloosa. There’s a book about it and another about the units following operations in “The Arizona Territory “

@Mosey410 Ай бұрын

Think you can safely call him a Mustang,an officer who came up through the inlisted ranks. It’s rare to find an officer who was also a private especially field grade officers. My Great Grandfather started as a private under Black Jack Pershing and died in service as a Major.

@Mosey410 Ай бұрын

Most of those early maps weren’t very accurate. And reading maps in mountainous jungle terrain is tough. I in believe some of the early maps 65-66 were old French maps.

@galesams4205 13 күн бұрын

My armor platoon was ambushed by 7 ARVN troops after makeing a thunder run from pla-Durang to pleiku. They all opened -up with M-16 rifles . Their day was ruined from the start when 2 m-48 tanks opened up with 90 MM shot-gun (*Canaster ) rounds. These were supposed to be frindley south vietnam forceses. 4th div. RECON aromr 1969.

@StoryBeam-YT Ай бұрын

I'm thinking how to turn some of the stories like this into the fictinal ones on my channel. Lol😝

@moshegirl Ай бұрын

Semper Fi dude. B 1/5 Operation Hue City….

@panheadpastor453 29 күн бұрын

Semper fi Oorah!

@ericpanissidi6761 Ай бұрын

Semper fi

@JohnMurphy-cc5cw Ай бұрын

" I LOVE THE CORPS "

@monkeytailhock2295 26 күн бұрын

1996-2000 Fox 2/3 Who remembers that crazy hump in PTA? I don't know how I made it without falling out, but I made it.

@ronnyherndon3128 Ай бұрын

Semper Fi Marine Semper Fi

@BIG_MOPPER Ай бұрын

Did he say that doctors and other military personnel were being hung for lack of accountability?

@boondocker7964 2 ай бұрын

Went back to RVN? You couldn't pay me to go back there, we shouldn't have been there in the first place, and neither should the French have been there. RVN '66-'67 1st Mar Div 0311. really enjoyed Union 1 and Union 2 down in Que Son valley, nice friendly natives, had lots of fond memories about that place.

@bxrvxjsc1119 Ай бұрын

You are right. I was there for 19 months. I Corps, marine corps. I visited Vietnam several years ago. Great trip. The people are friendly and welcoming. Good therapy. But that war was a horrible mistake as are most wars.

@boondocker7964 Ай бұрын

@@bxrvxjsc1119 What outfit?

@bxrvxjsc1119 Ай бұрын

@boondocker7964 1/3 delta Co. Also 1st Amtrac Battalion before that. 1967 - 1969.