Why I Told My Captors The Truth Under Torture

[@americanveteranscenter]

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[@c7adventures376]

❓❓ how do we team up to record more Hero stories?? My father is a Purple Heart vet from the Vietnam War. Shot down 3 times in a Helicopter. The stories he has should be written down and saved. Its not just because he is my father, he actually did what was needed and served his coutry well. 27.5 years and he would have gave more if there was room for a old litebird. He would have liked 30 years and full bird. But it is what it is. Thanks USMCBRAT

[@rvt2239]

Casually talking about being tortured for two days the same way most people would talk about getting fired from a job. Even with a chuckle. This man is tough.

[@joshpointoh]

Most people would be more emotional talking about being fired

[@shadowsoulless6227]

I mean I jokingly talk about me having had cancer and my multi month medical leave from work like it was nothing

[@rockstar-5934]

I feel more sorry for the innocent families he destroyed

[@susanrhodes9079]

​@@rockstar-5934when you are in the armed forces, you do not get to choose who you go to war against. You lose that right when you join up. The Russian and Chinese communists helped one side and the USA supported the side supporting democracy. The Vietnam War was going on for my entire life until I was 18. I was against the war. However, I did not blame the soldiers. I went to college with many of them when that war was officially ended. They suffered greatly as well. PTSD was rampant. They were treated very badly when they returned.

[@rockstar-5934]

@@susanrhodes9079 “democracy” funny You should know when joining the US army you’re gonna be committing war crimes. Stop believing the propaganda.

[@burtvhulberthyhbn7583]

He's correct. Tell them what they know and what they want to know. Try not to tell them what you know

[@BrownTrout1238]

That’s amazing you served as well! Have you ever thought about sharing your story? You have a KZbin account, you could post countless hours of this and get millions of views just like this!

[@mikeymastro4425]

Yea but what you know is what they want to know, so how do you know? lol

[@carlosfabianortega8419]

Key

[@timzxc08]

It also helps to not know anything.😂 natural state of most soldier/sailor/marine/airman. It’s on purpose. Love that bit about the ship name on the parachute!😂

[@bobwoods1302]

No You say Name rank and serial number. That's it. If they want to read your parachute that's up to them. You just have amnesia since you bailed out. You might tell them something that you think is meaningless but is in fact an important piece of a puzzle they are working on. You don't know what you know!

[@d46512]

He goes on to say they knew so little about the world.They didn't believe aircraft carriers could exist

[@Ratstail91]

Wait, seriously?? I gotta watch this now.

[@hovant6666]

They used proto-aircraft carriers before the US did

[@adaeptzulander2928]

​@@hovant6666What? Vietnam? Don't think so.

[@seanturner1197]

​​@@hovant6666no. Vietnam was still part of French indochina.

[@abcdefg2120]

Oh. I thought the Vietnamese just didn’t believe the American military would name something Kitty Hawk.

[@sgt_s4und3r54]

My uncle was a POW at the end of the war. He spent months being tortured. So bad they said he'd never walk again. I never saw that man with a cane, crutches, or wheel chair till he was in his 70s and his health declining. He was one of the greatest role models I had in life. That said, when things get tough for me, I remember him, and I just soldier on. I can honestly continue my struggles after he endured 3 tours and being a POW. Fortunate this video's veteran lived to tell us and Bless him and his family.

[@bffentertainment7848]

And G🔥D BLESS YOUR FAMILY!!!

[@Commendatori]

💯

[@huormis]

A murderer is your role model? Your uncle went to murder innocent people halfway across the world. People who were of no threat to him.

[@Teenage_Mutant_Ginga_Ninja]

My grandfather (RIP) was a vet. Had a problem with people who had "yellow" skin but wasn't necessarily racist. Mostly just came out when he drove. A result of his upbringing and the war. He was the sweetest and largest man I've met. Cut and dry gentle giant. He taught me what kindness truly is and I'm grateful for being exposed to him what little I could be. Strength comes in many forms, but the strongest of people keep true to themselves and would rather take on hardship rather than pass it onto someone else. Just remember. Those of you who suffer silently. Those of you who don't want to burden others with your problems.... Stop. Stop doing that. I don't care if you don't know how to open up. Fckn' work on it. I know you can manage. I know you're the biggest reason why you've managed to get by. I know that it may not even be that big of a problem right now. Just don't make it so you can't open up and ask for help when you really will need it. If you clam up for 95% of your life, you won't be able to open up later in life when you'll really need to. Don't forget to care for yourself. You can't take care of others if you don't learn how to take care of yourself first. Every pillar falls down eventually.

[@BobbaFett312]

So he wasn't tortured then...

[@lauraduffy9055]

I'm grateful you are here and hope you are well now.

[@anon6116]

I’ve never really heard Vietnam veterans talk about their experiences. Knowing that it was so bad that when the came home it was taboo to ask. These vets have such an important story to tell it’s time to listen. ❤

[@Will-dn9dq]

My Dad never spoke much about it. Yet sent me a letter the last years of his life. Read how he was being rocketed mortars hitting. Him a 18yr kid recon marine forget all radio codes. Just yelling something like "incoming " "taking fire" etc. Yeah I learned that just by chance 2 hueys were in area weren't supposed to be. Relayed that message to another base. Then came the c130 puff. Yeah I'm alive today because puff the magic dragon. My dad's buried in Arlington. We can never comprehend what they endured. But we can listen.

[@dylanhealy8126]

@@Will-dn9dq Salute to your father! My Oldman isn’t like that and has at least a dozen Vietnam stories that he openly talks about no problem. He was Army Infantry, 2nd/327th in the 101st Airborne, 1970-1971. His first combat experience was similar to your dads, took contact and dropped and returned fire like everyone else, but said he emptied all his magazines in a matter of seconds and out of ammo now. It was a quick hit and run luckily with no casualties. That’s how he learned to never leave the wire without AT LEAST 10 full magazines.

[@dylanhealy8126]

@@Will-dn9dq His craziest and scariest story is seeing his close Samoan brother, Tio, take a burst from a VC while standing right next to him. 1-2 went into his chest and a third right thru his larynx. Dad witnessed it all and believes he was spared because Charlie thought darker skinned Tio was a South Vietnamese helping the Americans. He’s got other hilarious non combat tales too tho! One with orangutans, melting an M60 barrel with 300rd belt of tracers, and several lightning strikes. One of the latter struck near the firebase perimeter and set off all the defensive explosives at once lol

[@Nighthawk117]

Check out the 2017 'The Vietnam War' documentary series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Interviews American as well as Vietnamese. Veterans, civilians, north, south. Before, during, after. You really get an impression of the human perspective.

[@anon6116]

@@Nighthawk117 thanks, I will. 🙂

[@steverobson8827]

Glad you made it home Sir.

[@bettyechristain9711]

I humbly thank you for your service.

[@koba2348]

I don't.

[@TrulyYoursFrankWhite90]

Service to who..... Ask your self why the F where American soldiers in Vietnam??

[@apersonn123]

@@TrulyYoursFrankWhite90in a horribly failed attempt to aid the democratic faction in their civil war, I believe.

[@arcanondrum6543]

@@TrulyYoursFrankWhite90. They were sitting on top of our Tin. Later, we found greater amounts in East Timor... Also, Pol Pot agreed to grow "our" Latex trees. Quiz Time! Name the European Country involved there before us. Name the country that originated Michelin Tire. Name the political structure of our (different country) frenemy and source of labor.

[@juanitahenry1827]

Thank you for your service. We love our veterans.

[@lesliereynolds4492]

Unfortunately people didn’t love service members back then. I served 8 years, we had F4s, F14s. You didn’t wear your uniform in public for fear of being spit on. This guy is tough, bless him.

[@elowin1691]

@@lesliereynolds4492 Yeah, I mean it's kind of a complex issue. On one hand, this guy is just some guy who was sent into hell by the US Government. On the other hand, he was sent there by the US Government to destroy another country and kill its people.

[@christiandauz3742]

Remember My Lai! Vietnam was a Racist, Imperialist war just like Iraq!

[@JonBlondell]

Thank you Sir.

[@bobbrown6430]

thank you for your service

[@RenataCantore]

Thank you for telling your story. I'm happy that you survived. 🇺🇸

[@Alchemist123-jp6zu]

Glad you made it back thanks for sharing your history...

[@kurthammack9867]

Thanks Buddy,So glad You made it!

[@seanbradley7711]

Welcome Home Sir..🇺🇸

[@RosasCabin_AIRBNB_USA]

God bless you, Sir! Your service is much appreciated.

[@markshimaji2923]

Thank you for your service to our country 🇺🇸.

[@Grammapama]

Omg that’s awful. It sounds like hell. I’m hoping you have recovered fully from that experience. Glad you’re home.

[@RichardBrehanny]

Thanks good your home.

[@bencooley9655]

Thank You Sir For Your Service And God Bless You ❤️🇺🇸🙏

[@historybuff5739]

God bless you, sir. Thank you for your service.

[@thomascorrea3937]

Thank you Sir for your service and welcome home

[@jonnyinch8158]

It was 60 years ago..?

[@esseeedee]

Welcome home? The war’s been over for 50 years.

[@mubaddagammoh4912]

And what did we accomplish, and were we actually defending the our land. ?

[@deanoverlie224]

​@@mubaddagammoh4912 yes . We were . Despite your unwarrented silly cynicism .

[@TOBAPNW_]

​​@@deanoverlie224The scepticism is entirely warranted. Do you genuinely believe that the American invasion of Vietnam (which ended in them failing to achieve their aims) served in any way to protect the US?

[@flyinghog1223]

Thank you for your sacrifice and dedication to our country. You are my hero. Fly Navy!

[@Wendy-bm3fl]

Thank You for your Service Sir!!

[@theabsentmindedprofessor8357]

Glad you made it home, and proud to have served onboard the Kitty myself. It is amazing how the ship never holds any clue as to the past actions it was in. You Sir are a warrior among warriors. Thank you!

[@MichaelGronski]

Thank you for your service young man!!!❤

[@catiemo7635]

Thank you for your sacrifices

[@rustyking8783]

That was a slang term- the Hanoi Hilton- a POW camp.

[@Wendy-bm3fl]

Vietnam

[@stevehicks8944]

THE POW camp in North Vietnam. Actual name: Hoa Lo Prison.

[@toddhellyar4167]

And the prison in Bangkok (where many foreigners rot for drug smuggling before execution) is called the Bangkok Hilton. The moniker has been used many times since Hilton Hotels was a famous chain.

[@livenfree]

Thank you! I had no idea what he was talking about

[@JackGray-ec8hc]

Thank you for your service sir

[@wandaingram4776]

So sorry that this veteran had to go through such a horrific time while serving our country!! So glad he made it back to tell this story.❤

[@Albertwildhorseshoer]

So glad you made it home!

[@robertmaybeth3434]

Knew an Air Force vet, who had gone to the "evasion and escape" class pilots go to. One of their instructors had been an actual P.O.W. during Vietnam war. The instructor told them, if you become a prisoner of the enemy, forget about trying to withhold information. Because they know how to get absolutely anything out of you they want to know, and you are going to crack, no ifs ands or buts about it.

[@BumCucket]

That’s what I always thought about bc idc how tough u are is someone is cutting your nuts off u will give everything up to stop it

[@Dave_MB]

I taught interrogation for the US Army and we told people in resistance to interrogation classes if they could hold out 24 hours, nearly all tactical information they had would be useless. You’re right that we’re not made to withstand torture.

[@FreeminderXIII]

Well that's the easiest class ever lol

[@jasonkrantz3643]

@ Sure, the class is easy. But the exam is brutal.

[@rolandrodriguez3854]

Thankyou for your service! ❤

[@paulquantumblues3599]

Thank you for your service and thank you for sharing your story. God Bless You.

[@thomp7714]

Amen God bless you and everyone also 🙏✝️

[@eileenrich2603]

AMEN 🙏🏻 AMEN 🙏🏻 AMEN ❤

[@theress9063]

God bless you. So glad you made it home. Thank you said for your service.

[@ceciliahughes740]

God bless you for your service glad you made it home!❤

[@MercedesMoreno-d9z]

You are very brave and a real American hero. We are very proud of you and others like you. God bless you and your loved ones.

[@LBGirl1988]

Amen!

[@thomp7714]

Amen God bless him and you and everyone Amen in Jesus’ Name ✝️

[@rcman1023]

Not a hero at all lmao

[@snydedon9636]

He is one cool guy. Would love to sit down with him for a few hours and just listen to his stories. Thanks for your service.

[@shutupdeck]

Welcome home, Officer Plumb. Happy you’re here with us to share your stories ❤️🤍💙

[@bonniedavis4601]

Two days must seem like two years. Thank you for outsmarting them. Thank you over and over again.

[@phillipgonzales4617]

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Despite what some politicians say, you are a hero

[@hannibalb8276]

Yeah, trump saying he likes his war heros to "not get captured" was pretty deplorable and disgusting

[@slaughterhouse5585]

@@hannibalb8276. Some TDS there? Get help.

[@jeffmaxwell4579]

Thankyou for your Service,Your Sacrifice, and your Valor. For our Nation. God Bless You !!!

[@kathyyoung4254]

Thank you for serving our country.

[@nadolfc8008]

Well according to Ex President “bone spurs“ who’s Daddy had paid to have him not serve his country in Vietnam 🤷🏻‍♂️ he’d call this brave man and fantastic servant a coward 😂

[@Pilgrimm21]

Thank you for your service and for your tribulations, Sir! Almost 50 years on, I am constantly astonished that ANYONE would consider maintaining relations, and doing business with people who, as a matter of national policy employed torture on captured servicemen. It is apparent that the almighty dollar is more important than respecting the suffering of our heroes! Much to the everlasting shame of this country!!!

[@hannibalb8276]

I mean america does business with Saudi Arabia, the country that provided most of the 911 hijackers

[@AJNpa80]

No one would have anyone to trade with if the standard was did we fight 'em in the past and did torture happen. The Japanese, The Germans, The Russians, I'd bet the Italians would have had they the chance, and the Brits I'd bet came down off the high horse a couple times around the Revolution and 1812. There's always a story somewhere of someone going full send on a defenseless prisoner. Sure, sometimes it's doctrine. But if over the course of the decades, the enemy that used to make art of their cruelty, samurai swords and civilians, medical experiments for fun... If that enemy starts making great cartoons, cute little dresses, Hello Kitty, cars that last for less (though the tariffs and Chicken tax didn't help), well then we're open for business. We were birthed by the British and like them we only put out boats on the water and went to war with the world for commerce.

[@Ali_D_Katt]

​@@AJNpa80 came here to say exactly this we've beefed with just about everyone at some time or another.

[@Pilgrimm21]

@@AJNpa80 I suppose it's safe to say you've never had bamboo slivers pushed under your fingernails. Or had those slivers lit with a match... Or hung off the ground, by your wrists which were tied behind your back. I suppose you're just a better man than I am.

[@FENCEGENERAL]

You act like the US doesn't torture people

[@michaelwilson3402]

I pray you peace for the rest of your life! Thank you for your service.

[@cherylgartside2547]

Thank you for your service and sacrifices. God Bless you 🙏

[@raymondfryar1533]

Must have been terrifying to know you are going down amongst the enemy. Thank you for serving our country.

[@TheAlexRhodes]

He did not serve the american people. US soldiers in Vietnam served the globalist bankers, pure evil.

[@icrrmr]

Thank you for your service!!

[@mikhailv67tv]

Getting shot down and being a prisoner wasn’t something you planned . Brave man .

[@EarlPederson-q6r]

Welcome home brother!!!!

[@Douglas-Fir]

This happened somewhere around 60 years ago. He has been home for a very long time now bud

[@De_Goeij]

​@@Douglas-Firthey were never welcomed home at the time.

[@janethompson2305]

​@Douglas-Fir Do U have a problem w/these fine Warriors doing their job.?

[@Douglas-Fir]

@@janethompson2305 I have respect for anyone that has been in a combat zone. the comment sounds funny because he made it home, and not yesterday.

[@Utopied24]

@@Douglas-Fir it’s customary since at first Vietnam vets weren’t welcomed home very well that you should (u don’t have to) welcome them home as well as thank them for there service

[@JackieAnnebarris]

Thank you for your service 🙏🙌❤️‍🔥🦅🦅

[@Angel12199]

God bless you sir. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. 🙏❤️🙏

[@candicewalker8182]

Thank you for your service

[@marvine7396]

God bless our Military & keep them safe. ✝️🇺🇸❤️

[@TT-js4jn]

My husband was on the Kitty Hawk CVA - 63 S1 division😊

[@alonzowinston5470]

Thanks you for your service!!

[@monicawarren3678]

He has an honest face and demeanor 😅

[@marcwhite6596]

They're always the ones tho...

[@johnnydied9563]

Thank you for your service God Bless, you sir.

[@kariblackwood5811]

My Dad passed away in June. He was a Vietnam Veteran. He never talked about it. He was a Quartermaster on the USS Forrestal as well. He absolutely loved our country. Rest in Heaven Dad. ❤️

[@GreggWalken-xd3qv]

Isn't that the ship referred to as the USS Firestal after John McCains wet start setting off a Zuni rocket across the deck?

[@tereseramsey1375]

​@@GreggWalken-xd3qv Nicknamed "USS Forestfire".

[@johnclaybaugh9536]

My father has only spoken of Nam four times that I'm aware of. I'm fottunate to still have him, although that could change at any time.

[@davidhollenshead4892]

He has our thanks for serving our country!!!

[@davidhollenshead4892]

@@johnclaybaugh9536 He has our thanks for serving our country!!!

[@terribroussard6954]

Thank you so much for your service. God bless you and yours

[@donaldhudson2235]

God-bless you sir thank you for your service.

[@Free-uw4jl]

Thank you for your service, sir. God bless you and your family.

[@anntalbot1071]

Thank you for your service thank you thank you

[@WALTERBROADDUS]

Just let us not forget, those who didn't return.

[@koba2348]

For nothing by the way

[@iraa9935]

God bless you, sir❤️🙏🏾🇺🇸

[@aboynamedthump]

My sympathies. Thank you for your sacrifices, services, and valor, Sir!

[@charladiannealbritton3518]

I'm so sorry you had to go through that Sir! That is terrible!God Bless You !

[@1oldteck]

I'm sorry that you had to go through that, but thank you for your service

[@sharonspencer2312]

Thank you for your service to our country 🎉❤🎉😊🎉❤🎉

[@denisberte778]

God bless sir, you went above and beyond for your country. Regards, Denis Berte' USMC

[@lulumoon6942]

My father was a POW in the KC. It never leaves you. Thank you for doing what others could not. 🙏🕊️

[@julies8250]

Thank you sir for your service 🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@victorduny9842]

Code of conduct was changed after Vietnam to allow you to tell them anything as long as it wasn’t of military significance.

[@nicolebalaban6315]

May God Bless and keep this amazing man, thank you for your service Sir! 🇺🇸

[@kimberleeaverywilkins8089]

Thank you for your service ! My grandfather was a POW during WW11. ❤

[@maryannfalcione2194]

Wow, he was form the future and fought in world war 11? Was that the one against Skynet?

[@ShelfPeddler]

@@maryannfalcione2194nah you’re thinking of WW5. WW11 was the one fought by the United Coalition of Terrestrial Planets against the glorshmebulons, who were allied with glorflop-9 at the time

[@rickholland4578]

God bless your grandfather 🙏

[@jamesrusso24]

Unreal. Such bravery

[@bisratdinka5313]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@leroy4498]

Thank God you survived this ordeal sir. My respect to you living with the torture and coming out the other side with your sanity intact. Thank you for your service sir!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@bloodyrage82]

The American Heritage Museum has a chunk of the Hilton rebuilt, using the actual bricks. That place has a weird energy to it, these guys are real heroes

[@giovannidomenech4321]

God bless you sir! It’s an honor to hear your story and thank you profoundly for your service.

[@carpenterbluechicken]

God bless you so much, Sir and thank you for serving our nation..

[@erthmthr]

🇺🇸Thank you Sir🇺🇸

[@johnfrenzied4592]

God bless you sir. Welcome home.

[@hughmuir3063]

Good on you for quick thinking.

[@ThanaBrunges-mx7ji]

Thank you for your service! 😅❤❤❤❤❤❤ you are very brave! Glad you made it home! 🏠

[@suek7086]

Thank you, sir, for your service. I’m so glad you made it back.

[@sandydouglas2914]

Scary situation!! Thank God You are alive!

[@johnbroker327]

Thank you for your service and your suffering on our behalf

[@jjohanning73]

Much respect.

[@valeriecrockett2090]

Thank you for your service. God bless.

[@joym3415]

Thank you soldier 🫡

[@peterg7814]

thank you for your service brother.

[@debralynnpaxton5238]

Thank you and Bless you, Sir ❤❤❤

[@ichooselife1916]

And those people who didnt know anything sure kicked our butt in vietnam.

[@raymondjhaugenjr2165]

A true hero. Thank you sir for your service and sacrifice May God bless your soul

[@alicemcpherson7961]

God bless you for your Sacrifice and your Service Sir. I can't even imagine what you endured.

[@richardmcgeehan6496]

LEST WE FORGET HAND SALUTE FOR ALL WHO SERVED IN THE WAR.

[@danodonnell7218]

❤❤❤❤. Welcome home brother!

[@maxxdog]

Thank you for your service sir. God bless you