Why Vietnam POWs Refused This CIA Rescue Mission

In May 1972, the CIA launched Operation Thunderhead to rescue escaped American soldiers from a North Vietnamese prison. Here's why James Bond Stockdale and the other "Hanoi Hilton" POWs decided to shut it down.
From: THE SPY IN THE HANOI HILTON
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[@michaelledford4751]

I left Vietnam in 1968 & had lots of issues of abandonment for the next 30 yrs , when we kicked the shit out of the NVA & VC during Tet , then command came down to hold fast , denied our ability to conduct large scale sweep & clear catching the fleeing army I knew something was rotten , after hearing Walter Cronkite lie & sell America out I decided not to take on another tour & came home , leaving my K 9 Deuce behind to be murdered by an ARVN handler a week after I dusted off , the war was never meant to be won , it was meant to generate revenue for USA & USSR & my best friend gave his life for the greed , nearly 50 yrs later I can still smell my friends fur & feel his breath on me while I sleep , IDK why I even watch these clips because they just make me remember shit I don't need to feel .

[@rbeck3200tb40]

+Michael Ledford Sounds like Iraq and Afghanistan dont it ???? its like a building contractor being paid by the hour to renovate your house. He will fuck it up drag his ass and not complete the job to make more money .

[@tedarndt6254]

Hi Michael, Just wanted you to know that I read your comment and I hear you and I thank you :-)

[@anonymouscitizen2732]

Thank you for sharing, I have always wanted to ask what really happened out there, why it was such a long war, but I didn't want to stir up bad memories.

[@Pswizz0]

Michael Ledford hey thank you for your service. I always wondered have you guys ever encountered wild animals in the jungles ? if so what kind ?

[@michaelledford4751]

Ruben Rojas it was a long war because it was never meant to be won by either side,Vietnam was a cash cow for the USSR & the USA ,it was also a testing ground for advanced weaponry both super powers needed humans to test against . I was in pleiku before tet took place,moral was high & kill ratios were 20-1,during tet our body counts rose as high as 50-1 yet our corrupt news media announced " the war cannot be won now " & the public went berserk from the lie,in the days following the massive victory of tet orders came down the pipe to immediately halt all search & destroy operations & return to base,where we stood down for weeks while the NVA & VC escaped into Laos & Cambodia . When op's were reinstated 3 weeks later everything was changed to cripple ground forces ability to prosecute the VC,my 2nd tour was close & I decided not to re up & come home for good,as did many other non com's disillusioned by the new doctrine, once home we quickly realized we did too good of job using search & destroy operations & everything was being slowed down to prolong the war,had we been allowed to aggressively prosecute the NVA & VC immediately following tet the NVA would have collapsed within 90-120 days their losses were so great . I see the same 2 faced tactics exploited by bush,Obama & if she steals the election Hillary Clinton ,we create enemy's then arm them to fight against our troops as we created mujahideen,all queda & Isis ,now Hillary wants to attack Syria & expand operations to include Iran & Russia,another war with no end the globalists make trillions from .

[@ken48229]

I totally understand why prisoners were not allowed to escape because if they do what do you think happens to the ones that are left there.

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

💀

[@travislindsey7256]

That's exactly what the video said .

[@777Skeptic]

That officer endured torture so his men could live. American civilians can't even put on a mask to protect their neighbors.

[@lebong4606]

@@777Skeptic how brainwashed you must be

[@777Skeptic]

@@lebong4606 Ah yes, it's the doctors, scientists and PhD's that are wrong. Not Fox News, KZbin videos, or those Clickbait articles you don't question. Everyone one else is brainwashed for listening to experts. But not you. You did your research on Facebook.

[@disco1974ever]

Sad that Ho Chi Min approached USA for support to decolonize Vietnam but USA rejected him so he went to USSR/China instead. Could of saved 50k US lives and a million Vietnamese.

[@KB4QAA]

AT: Ho chose war, not the US. Imagine if he had chosen to work peacefully within the country and develop its independence from France. Again, Ho chose war and the resulting death and destruction for his people and country.

[@rosestewart1606]

Pelican1984 he actually did. They agreed to fight on the side of the Allies in World War II in return for independence but France reneged on the deal. And while they were fighting for independence from France a decade later they asked for recognition from the US. When France gave up and pulled out the US stepped in to make them a colony all over again. This is why Canada didn't fight in this war But none of this is the fault of the soldiers, most of whom were drafted.

[@rosestewart1606]

3 million Vietnamese...the number of Vietnamese dead has to include the civilians.

[@vuducanh81]

I can tell you that you are right! When Vietnamese took the independent back from Japanese army in 1945. We are independence, because the fact that Japanese army beated France out of Indochina including Vietnam in 1940. This is THE FACT that Vietnamese took the their own independence directly from Japanese. France came back gain in 1946 and Vietnamese beated them again in 1954. During the war with Japan, Vietnamese got the support from the US OSS (the name of CIA at that time). Ho Chi Minh he did want to open the door to Western, because he also did not trust China and FR. US has had turned down that offer and invaded south of Vietnam.

[@badian37]

Save 3 million Vietnamese that died

[@StormLaker]

We dicked around too much there. And what did it do- cost us 57K lives, my uncle among them.

[@UZI-hb3cu]

Take the l

[@redphilips9180]

And millions of Vietnamese fighting for independence from imperialist domination.

[@UZI-hb3cu]

@@redphilips9180 you do realize they invaded the south right they were the imperialist. Vietnam wasnt going to take north vietnam. We were assistanting the south.

[@jrjohnryanjr]

The Bietnamese would never accept to be controlled by a foreign country In 1979 they went to war with their neighbor China Have you ever been there? Airfares are around $600go and see just how communist they are

[@johnfolsom9682]

My father left that war with agent orange burns on half of his body that hurt him until the day he died.

[@DiogenesOfCa]

Sorry to hear that.

[@Zakaius]

Does Uncle Sam cared? In fact he tries to conseal it n denied AO existence.

[@NeoSovrnson]

@@Zakaius : What rock have you been living under? The VA has recognized Agent Orange for many years now and it is a compensable illness.

[@poppaluv]

LOL Dude, that's not how OA worked.

[@harrisstutzman1850]

my grandfather got parkinson’s from it and plenty of other issues. he’s still alive but he refuses to have the VA take care of his medical stuff m.

[@thebestninja80]

man the heart of the POWs to stay and not leave their camaradas behind is the type of warriors that should be remembered for ever. talk about no1 left behind

[@jgrave10]

To all serving and all who have served: Thank You for your service to our country; for the sacrifices you made for our nation; and for all you gave up in service to the nation. May God bless you and your family richly. Thank You!

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

I see you have thanked these people for the service to your nation, right? Was the US under attack?

[@bullet-catcherhohoho250]

Michael its the same today - people will never learn that those at the top have no interest in us, except what they can gain - we are nothing. So i say, look out for your family and friends, those closest to you, where possible do not give your governments anything you do not need to. HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY

[@ruimartins1676]

Bullet-Catcher Ho Ho Ho words of wisdom my friend...

[@timothyplumley36]

Bullet-Catcher Ho Ho Ho When will the military learn that this counties biggest threat is our own government. What happened to protecting our country from any threat foreign and DOMESTIC

[@ikstrucking3289]

Bullet-Catcher Ho Ho Ho this means it is stupid to prop your kids to go to military, when they can have the choice not to go. Better to choose non military career, and go to war only if it's a real war unfolded, and just no choice but go...

[@damthephong3811]

The US goverment wants to spread fear into every citizen it has to remain in power by making the Vietnam war (which they failed). They did this again in the 1970's by arming the blacks with weapons, cocain, force them to be addicted to it, and then telling the civilians that drugs are bad and if smoking it will result in getting in prison (which created the War on Drugs). And the ones that get addicted to drugs weren't having any health care that they should have get but only getting thrown into the slammer by the police. And once they got out, they are unemployed and have no money because they were criminals back then. And because of this, the addicted (mostly blacks) started doing felons, forming gangs and robberies to get them some money to live. And the CIA then use this as an excuse to further funding the police and the millitary to tightening control and dominance over the gang-controlled region to make sure the public would see them as "good" and the blacks as "bad". Then, racism takes over, the blacks rebels after the beating of a black citizen by 4 officer members, creating the L.A riot in 1991. The US government once again use this as an excuse to "Protect the civilians in L.A by fighting the "bad" (the blacks)", costing more than 1 billion dollars to quell down the riot. It is just a pandora's box in another pandora's box. Things just fucked up so bad back then.

[@jimcarter6669]

And trillions spent on endless desert wars. And for what? What advantage have we realistically gained? I don't see it. Just the richest families in the world get richer. I love the country, but after the questions, including those surrounding 9/11, I can't say that I trust the government. (And idiots like antifa want to let the government run everything. Don't surrender your firearms! It's what kept the Japanese from landing on the beaches in California.)

[@tbone9603]

This war convinced me to never trust the American government and every politician ever again.

[@jacklight7628]

Look up the bonus boys. It's what made me not trust the government.

[@chickenofthecave1406]

T bone This War is why I don’t like career politicians involving themselves in war. The reason we lost was because of politicians. In wartime all power of the military should go to someone who has actually been in the military and knows strategy

[@shadowfoxcorp]

T bone you should have already know that.

[@icecoldmeat4046]

Chicken Of the Cave absolutely not. That’s fucking stupid. The generals had control of this war, that’s why there were over one million civilian casualties. The politicians started and ended this war. We fought in Vietnam from 1955-1975. If you think that the war could have been won then you’re delusional. Giving more power to the military does nothing but increase civilian casualties.

[@chickenofthecave1406]

IceColdMeat When LBJ was President the Generals had little control. When Nixon became president he gave the power back but it was already too late

[@HK-sx1go]

"The North accept Nixon's conditions". Lol I almost die at this :))

[@eduardoreyes4958]

OH Yeah, the North had "no choice" but to accept Nixon's conditions, what else could they do????????????????

[@thomaspgreen6302]

I don't know. By the detente with both China and Russia the North would have recieved less if any aid The Paris Peace Agreement was signed. It was broken during Watergate and the Fall of Saigon happened after he resigned but it was signed. I don't think the fall would have happened if Watergate didnt happen. Even though the US pulled out he still would have sent aid to the South while blocking the North from having aid from China or Russia.

[@S62bhas]

God Bless You All Abundantly Thank You For Your Service

[@royhoco5748]

one of my friends and business partner was assigned to Marine Recon during Vietnam. he told the story of being sent on a mission into N. Vietnam to a POW camp with orders to only rescue one individual and leave the rest of the pows behind. after walking through the jungle for 4 days and finding the pow camp the guards were killed and one pow brought back, the rest were left in the camp abandoned. this is what the government thought of the pows in Vietnam.

[@user-un2tk9sk9b]

Where was the camp ? What is the prisoner's name ? No POW escaped from N Vietnam during the war.

[@Tyler-vw9bh]

Did he say why only one was to be rescued? Sounds like they sent some guys to get captured on purpose in order to smuggle in comms or maybe give false info

[@royhoco5748]

@@Tyler-vw9bh recon is given an order to follow (rescue this man) they are not told why they are on the mission

[@Tyler-vw9bh]

@@royhoco5748 Granted I was not Recon or in Vietnam, but providing purpose and commander's intent prior to a mission is Marine Corps doctrine. Of course, it's not always followed or there might be times when the information is too sensitive and not need-to-know, but I figured I'd ask in case they were given a rationale (which frankly I would have wanted lol)

[@dewert2]

War: Orchestrated by a few at the expense of many

[@MrEazyE357]

And/or "by the rich at the expense of the poor".

[@manfromthepast]

All of you are correct.

[@El-VULTURE.LOCO13]

Fought by the strong complained about by the weak

[@cristianfuentes2597]

So right chica

[@dedotdedot7365]

WAR ONLY BRING DESTRUCTION & DEATH ON BOTH SIDES.

[@darbybeattie9252]

I salute Nam vet for telling it like it was......

[@realitatsfluchtsnc6452]

Well never know

[@wendyladybug355laurie4]

PrayersNLuv To ALL Vets & To Their Families 😇😇💝💝🙏🙏✝️✝️

[@rveras2009]

Operation Homecoming I and II didnt bring home all POW, period!!!!!

[@vivianbrown2477]

Yes my Grandfather is still POW/MIA

[@cadence70]

Sure didn't

[@ShebrewQueen]

Vivian Brown so sorry

[@belgianqueen4435]

The late Rep Bill Hedon wrote AN ENORMOUS CRIME documenting who and how the Armed Service Committee kept the families from knowing anything about the left behind alive POW. Rod Colvin FIRST HEROES documents everyone left behind.

[@brucepedersen8066]

@@belgianqueen4435 Both excellent books!

[@aksmex2576]

Finally you guys got a title right!

[@chandertripathi1164]

they make this look like a victory and put Nixon in a good light, disgusting

[@daibangx8696]

Yeah. They made it look like Nixon forced the North to accept some kind of agreement. But the truth is American troops got their ass kicked. Nixon, a war criminal, planned to use B52 to "bring the North back to the stone age". Unfortunately so many B52s were shot down. So Nixon had no choice but to pull his troops out of Vietnam 🇻🇳.

[@jordanmark6104]

Can’t even imagine how brutal being a pow would be for years.

[@stevenobrien557]

Yes, Con Son Island was a terrible place where viet cong prisoners were abused.

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

then imagine US soldiers severing the heads of Vietnamese, throwing the head to one side of the road and the body to the other.

[@crouchingwombathiddenquoll5641]

Don't take the weapon Don't wear the costume Don't kill other people Don't believe the lies

[@udednow]

All of human history has been war

[@jonathancrawford4339]

@@udednow Not true actually.

[@abanichmitcommanda5719]

@@jonathancrawford4339 There always has been war , and there will be always war in human history

[@jeanrodriguez2078]

commander Shh emu will be your hint

[@jeanrodriguez2078]

@@abanichmitcommanda5719 emu

[@RussianBot69420]

Well they were staying at a Hilton so I'm sure they didn't mind

[@dancingtroll3823]

Super Soviet I hope that's a joke

[@CrimsonAlchemist]

I hope they enjoyed their stay at Hilton

[@omarelmahdi8348]

Ya most Hilton’s are pretty nice, some even luxury 😂

[@scallie6462]

EVERY NIGHT SIS FAM it's a fucking joke, some people's reading comprehension.

[@Izkzmach]

Hej I stayed at Hanoi's Hilton on my family....yup a 5 stars indeed

[@debbietucker1038]

Its very difficult to understand how this police action was never called for what it truly was...😥 sad for so many.

[@dobermanpac1064]

Vietnam War is the best example of the does and don’ts of warfare. Might I add by both sides. In 1969 either side could have won, but they both back down, which run the war out to 73 or so. Let the Military fight and politicians kids babies. Nuff said.

[@mickeymarchwick4752]

May 23 1975

[@burtthebeast4239]

Thank you all

[@perirgensolsson3673]

It was the same peacedeal that was agreed on in Paris the year before that Kissinger refused to sign.According to Christopher hitchins

[@lindaboyce8805]

brave men one and all

[@MrBarrynicholas]

The only time I've ever seen a guillotine was in Hỏa Lò Prison (Hanoi Hilton)

[@carlthornton3076]

Very good!

[@chairdolfsitler8673]

These men are hero's, no man left behind.

[@jslaughterofthesoul4939]

It's good when both sides of a war (the fighters) realizing they are both victims of the same puppeteer

[@tmilesffl]

The decision is controversy because the code of conduct states you will make an attempt to escape, paraphrased. But just stating so doesn't dictate the situation at hand. If one escapes and ten are killed because then is it worth those ten lives? That's the decision that had to be weighed at the time.

[@fluffyjoker69]

They can never discuss until KZbin has shown it

[@jonasmcrae2]

Hold on, THREE SR-71??? As a signal? That must be the most expensive signal in history!

[@andriesscheper2022]

'The North accepts Nixon's conditions...' ??? As far as I remember America lost that war!

[@kylevalucky1003]

When the communists broke the treaty USA pulled out of Vietnam.

[@hodsgod]

Yes I ha e seen the videos of them running away from their embassy!

[@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath]

The US didn't lose. We could have leveled Vietnam if we wanted to. We just chose to withdraw, because it was pointless to continue.

[@given-namesurname5740]

Then you've got a bad memory.

[@namlehai2737]

@@FcoSeven Doesnt make sense to compare a super power vs a predominantly agricultural country. You should instead compare the us vs. a hypothetical us that didnt partake in this war. Which one would be richer? Well i dont really know. Probably the warlord one would be richer. So yeah on that account the warlord wins.

[@sarcasmo57]

Hogan would have found a way.

[@aussieman4791]

I see nothing! I know nothing!

[@newenglandyankeeliving5052]

Nosssing I see nosssing

[@kentuckyreenactor9132]

I see nothing I know nothing I did not even get up this morning!!!

[@danielgoncalves5067]

sarcasmo57 so would Chuck Norris!

[@damthephong3811]

Captain America can't though

[@willymccoy3427]

Captain McDaniel was the CO of the USS Lexington (CVT-16) when I was a crewmember. Hard but fair and still the model for a Navy CO in at least my mind.

[@marinarudolph1865]

Danke für das Hochladen : -) Riesig würde ich mich über weiter Folgen Locked up abroad freuen, weil sie so schwer zu finden sind, vor allem würde ich mich über folgende Folgen freuen: Gaddafi’s American Prisoner; Plane Crash Marijuana; Hunting Mr. Nice; Fast, Furious And Busted; The Real Argo; Buried Alive; Snakes On A Plane; Vietnam POW’s: McCain & Brace. Gerne auch die deutsche Version. Vielen herzlichen Dank für alles.

[@nickfriend3629]

....Two words, "Expendable assets."

[@MysLed]

No one has any right to criticize the decision made by those POW's being held inside of that prisons.

[@rotoscopic8757]

*The go ahead signal was 3 sonic booms from 3 SR-71s...* That’s only ever so slightly fucking awesome.

[@deeRay7292]

where can I watch the whole documentary? these short clips are so GOOD!

[@mickeymarchwick4752]

Viet Nam the 10,000 day war

[@mickeymarchwick4752]

I have almost every documentary on nam .I get most from PBS DVD magazine I receive,I have over 70 DVDs from WW1& WW2,Korean war,and viet nam & major battles, also stories of try unnel rats and USA snipers ,and White Feather.

[@mickeymarchwick4752]

Also news reels of Hanoi Jane shooting at American planes with nam guns when she toured north viet nam du RR ing the war

[@TheFlyWhisperer1]

Rambo didnt approve of the CIA either

[@steveguse4481]

Neither did the entire cast of Predator

[@lordmopton]

Well thats a novel version of the ending of the war ....who made that up ..Walter Mitty ?

[@goodbonezz1289]

Amazing

[@zhangwei1876]

McCain sealed all records on P.O.W. s .

[@tedcrewe4787]

Cause he was a ratt basterd

[@davidgreen3927]

Fucking Coward

[@josifmaracine5526]

Mr. No Name.

[@70stunes71]

PRU unit 1, of SEAL team 1, performed prison camp raids in some of the smaller POW camps in the north. Without a doubt one of these units was probably responsible for smuggling the device into Hanoi. Many of the camps, the Communists had already moved the prisoners, which they often did. They wouldn't leave them in one place for very long. One of the men I served with decades ago was part of these personal reconnaissance units with the SEAL Teams. Moreover, The Phoenix Program, and prison raids such as bat bat prison, were ongoing operations in the attempt to free prisoners, among other operations. The Communists were pretty intelligent about it. However in this short video, prisoners would not have been sitting down at a table drinking and chatting and smoking together, in the actual real situation. They were segregated, individually tortured, and many starve to death, and died because of the physicality inflicted upon them. During this era, the SEAL Teams had amazing anonymity, operating clandestine and unknown operations to the rest of the world. Much of these same type of operations still exist today, in the form of DEVGRU.

[@kitchentimeinc]

God bless our past, present and future troops.

[@warmonger8799]

Awesome ❤

[@helipilotbob6368]

How do we watch the full episode?

[@asmrpebbles8749]

My husband spoke of Hanoi Hilton. Not pleasantly, though. He also spoke of agent orange. He died at 53.

[@dirtdiver9668]

0:54 This. Is. So. Badass.

[@horsepower0539]

And I was told Johnson didn't bring them all home part of that got covered up

[@johnnieireland2057]

Is there a fulll length documentary about this?

[@marcuslundgren1880]

If a large number of POWs would suddenly disappear the remaining POWs (in other prisons/camps) would have ether been killed or brutally tortured for the information on where they v gone and how they escaped, Besides leaving fellow soldiers that are willing to live and die by you´re side is probably one of the worst feelings you can experiences in the soldiers carrier. I salute these soldiers for there incredible unselfishness and bravery. i pray that they all made it back home safe.

[@eaglewing1415]

As an almost POW, I know that the leadership was correct in staying there. The war was slowing, we were winning, and conditions were improving for POWs. One POW escaped twice, caught twice, and was tortured so much he died. He got the Medal of Honor. Lance Sijan, USAF.

[@MrRiprip56]

Col. Charles Shelton from Owensboro, Kentucky didnt

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

@@eaglewing1415 you were never winning, you got chased out because you could not defeat them.

[@bongofrenzy303]

...and the ones deliberately left behind?

[@fasteddie9055]

Hope that they re OK today.

[@ballsmcgee7765]

Never discuss... sounds like a great government to have

[@JohnDoe69986]

Delta force was going to launch a raid into Vietnam in the late 70's to rescue pow's that were left behind. A Congressman found out, eager for the Vietnam episode in American history to pass he leaked planning of the operation to US media. The few remaining pow's were executed and their bodies never recovered, effectively scrubbing the mission.

[@norahelaine6041]

Sigh. I hope this is not true.

[@manhnguyentien6644]

@@norahelaine6041 it true im vietnamese and we learn it in class

[@filippocorti6760]

@@manhnguyentien6644 Did they mention anything in class about POWs being executed in Laos?

[@jonathantovar4744]

@@manhnguyentien6644 did they mention how north Vietnam troops massacred south Vietnamese women and children before? Or just about what America did

[@bigcraig79]

Which congressman leaked it

[@jewebychewy7106]

Philippines!!! Hello sa inyong lahat(Hello to all the people)!!

[@doanngocdinh]

Good leadership.

[@notsosilentmajority1]

You can never second guess the people that were on the ground.

[@shift6091]

whats with the roblox horror game music tho

[@MrCountrycuz]

there were many others that did not return and our Gov denied their existence knowing they were alive.

[@charlesgrymko6796]

Josef Venport true

[@kellysiefkas9595]

John McCain made sure.

[@barbaramarrs5113]

Laos wanted a separate treaty from Vietnam for the return of the alive POS. Kissinger said they had to be included with the Vietnam agreement.

[@barbaramarrs5113]

@@kellysiefkas9595 ---When McCain boarded the plane in Hanoi, he was walking no problem. When he greeted Nixon as the 'welcome home' he was no crutches.?

[@praiseYahshua822]

Salute

[@mangokane11]

The problem with these short docs on history is they are easily manipulated and lacks a complete understanding which is critical as far as perspectives and accurate information to learn from but does aid in steering peoples thoughts and emotions to fit a ulterior nefarious strategies.

[@jordansmith3721]

SR-71. STILL If kept updated one of the BEST RECON AIRCRAFT to this day. Drones might be superior in this day. A drone cant show you 80,000 ft in the sky and the amazement It is.

[@netraft_4435]

Jordan Smith but a satellite is way stealthier (kinda) and can get better images (mostly)

[@jakepelletier2955]

Jordan Smith and yet the went BACK to the u2 dragon lady

[@j_gibbon]

Jordan Smith AURORA.

[@jordansmith3721]

Jake Pelletier The U2 is still superior to anything even Israel has. Tho outdated It is kept up and Private upgrades I promise you it isnt the old 1950 U2 ..

[@all-timealien4483]

Jordan Smith not anymore, project aurora which was looked at as a conspiracy for years just got released, it’s a plane being worked on by Boeing that can go 5 times the speed of sound. It’s probably been in use for years just like the SR-71 was before it was released to the public.

[@addanametocontinue]

"I don't like soldiers who get captured." I'm sure you all know who said that.

[@mcmb8254]

David Tran I don’t, please explain

[@luisch1708]

@@mcmb8254 Trump said that about McCain

[@mcmb8254]

Swat Me did McCain get captured or something?

[@TitanFlare]

@@mcmb8254 he was captured. I think the significance of that is the use of the word hero. Everyone refered to him as a war hero, probably because he served in the military and Congress. Most other POWs did not get that recognition. Trumps statement was very poorly worded, but I think it was more directed at the people who kept saying he's a "war hero" everytime Trump would say ANYTHING about him. Trump didn't feel like John McCain was any different that any other candidate or critic, and that's the harsh reality of life. We're all the same at the end of the day. We don't call kidnapping victims heros once they're released. I'm just trying to open up the perspective

[@snakerstran9101]

It was one of many Communist style propaganda attacks on Trump. McCain was fighting dirty and attacking Trump, Trump fired back (civilly or uncivilly, your call). Then the mob attacks Trump for being a bully. BAMN.

[@marywagner3644]

God Bless

[@xxfacepunchgamingxx8424]

The title is misleading when you watch the video

[@RealNotallGaming]

Strange that CIA cover a illegal extracion of special forces after they did illegal mission in another country XD and the world mute. lol

[@timfronimos459]

Michael Ledford never forget that there are Americans to this day who love you for what you represent i was a very small kid when my cousins served 1969-72 whatever the politicians and flag officers did was of no concern to us at home we love(d) our cousins that didnt flinch from serving when our country asked you to make sacrifices your generation stepped up You represent the greatest generation to me.

[@jvb3841]

Was that car really 25 years old

[@hardcorehunter9155]

Where can i get a mini sub

[@hodsgod]

At the mini sub shop!

[@wolfiemx2358]

The numbers mason

[@richxrocker4434]

Say it Mason, say it. We're running out of time.

[@Ed-tc2pg]

So my understanding is we knew exactly where the prison was located, had the resources to take it and congress didn't let our boys win.

[@Jojohumf]

“One Arial assault to accept his peace terms” what?!?

[@kathryncarter6143]

My God what a job!!!

[@BoReD2HaRd]

I read about this story. The real reason they refused the rescue mission was because in each individual cell, they were allowed to play Dota with highspeed cable connection.

[@69newportking]

War = profit

[@dedotdedot7365]

Also War = 🖕 So, War = profit = 🖕 .

[@jimito272]

War is wallet arrangement rally

[@thomaspgreen6302]

I think Nixon told a soldier at the (Sammy Davis Jnr's idea) May 24 1973 Whitehouse dinner for the POWs that he tried, he really did try to get all the POWs out.

[@guesswho36]

They were enjoying their time at Hilton... obviously they wouldn’t want to leave

[@ZEZlMA]

they refused because of the thin soup consisting of 5 different spices, they can't get the spices right in america

[@airtioteclint]

emplexityy lol was looking for this. Don't forget the four kinds of rice.

[@teddykgb3865]

Since you're all butchering it, here's the actual quote: "I spent the next three years in a POW camp, forced to subsist on a thin stew made of fish, vegetables, prawns, coconut milk, and four kinds of rice. I came close to madness trying to find it here in the States, but they just can't get the spices right!"

[@loueb4]

@@teddykgb3865 where's this from?

[@loueb4]

@People Evil Ooh. Skinner, right?

[@MrRiprip56]

I guess your funny?

[@BaldwinBay]

Misinformation presented in the conclusion.

[@sarahpride5556]

Operation Linebacker II unleashed American fury upon North Vietnam, and destroyed all targets worthy of bombardment in an all out campaign to bring the Communists to the Peace Table.... the aerial bombardment of North Vietnam was so devastating that they were actually preparing to surrender. Unfortunately: It was the politicians that tied our military’s hands, and gave away victory. God bless our veterans. Lesson learned carries into today’s conflicts... that is, turn loose our military to achieve supremacy and absolutely crush the opposition at the start of war.

[@Nghilifa]

How did that work out for you in Afghanistan? 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@rjallenbach1]

If you study the Vietnam War era in American politics, it’ll teach everything you need to know about our political system. An I incredibly complex issue made from a simple foreign civil war

[@KootFloris]

The Vietnam war ended with a bombing sounding like a US victory. So how come I remember Saigon being taken by the North ending the war? Is this museum part of history spinning? As several vets below remark, powerful men win money, poor people fight and die for it. And with 700 billion extra for the richest war industrials, I fear many more will follow. I understand the 'respect the troops' sentiment, but man how that is misused for propaganda for new wars.

[@Buckblacket]

The Yanks can't accept the humiliation that they lost. They are still in denial to this day!

[@Buckblacket]

@bou path for sure but the irony is, they are such a backward country. They are still mired in the mid nineteenth century as a collection of feudal states with different laws and legislation contributing to the most egregious justice system anywhere in the world. They elected an Oompa Loompa clown for president who has made them the laughing stock of the world. God bless America...

[@rithvikmuthyalapati9754]

@@Buckblacket If it weren't for this "backward country", you would be speaking German or Japanese

[@Nghilifa]

@@rithvikmuthyalapati9754 Uh no. If it weren't for the SSSR, you would be speaking German. Japanese never had the manpower to occupy the world, you know that. The Soviet Union defeated most of the german army, about 70% of it, as it was located on the eastern front, and it was subsequently destroyed. The Americans didn't even get in the fight against Germany until 1943, by then the Soviets had already defeated the 6th army at Stalingrad! You clearly don't have a grasp of history boy.

[@Noeruiz1990]

When it comes to doing things for the government... I’m okay. They see people as recycle.

[@codered5431]

Sound of freedom

[@mufferrs]

are you both friend's now.

[@omidnorozi5921]

The war that showed the world that the will of the people and their love for their country can win any war against any superpower. The armament and machinery of US were thousands and thousands level higher that farmer viet's, and they still lost the war, bc the Vietnamese were fighting for honor and family and motherland and US fought for nothing but sinister plans for corrupt people. The good is always the victor no matter how much the evil is powerful.

[@mcmb8254]

A nice sentiment but the US lost because the general populous was against it and so were the soldiers fighting in it, however yes the US did lose for a lack of fighting spirit

[@jeantaylor2308]

Sorry Smithsonian Channel, the POWs in the Hanoi Hilton were in solitary confinement and not allowed to talk to each other, which was why the tap code was invented. They did not use Morse Code as too many of the enemy could read it. Heck, even I can read it. The top leaders were sent another camp that is referred to as the Vietnam Alcatraz. If you want to read a good, factual book, read Defiant. It paints an entirely different story than McCain’s.

[@busterbiloxi3833]

Mozu Mounded Tombs ad here. Why?

[@kenp6219]

This said ending date of this war does not coincide with what many veterans have told me. We still had troops over there in early 1975. And they were not there peacefully either.

[@DistrustHumans]

Hard to watch POWs without getting filled with rage at Trump for claiming real heroes don't get caught, even more rage at the current military personnel for overwhelmingly voting for him after he said that.

[@cameronash5492]

Well deal with it

[@garybrunecz7785]

I agree with Trump, The men who did not get caught, deserve more respect then McCain. I voted for Trump and Hated Hillary more then I can imagine. Wars are not designed to win, only to make money and thin the herd. Simple as that.

[@ianhilton7083]

If they voted for him they deserve him!you ordered it you eat it!

[@evilpandakillabzonattkoccu4879]

"finally, the north accept Nixon's conditions"......yeah....."finally", right Kissnger? *))wink wink((*

[@raykehr1832]

I wish people would discussed after being told never to discuss. Specially when involves our government and 30+ years went bye

[@olliewilliams8925]

Was that sacha baren Cohen in the thumbnail?

[@himanshudutta499]

bloody illumanati.

[@jwdude51]

Himanshu Dutta bloody liberals

[@pontiouspilot7326]

Himanshu Dutta you're a dumb fuck

[@michaelcurtis4937]

Crap!

[@gordonwest5505]

Trust in yourself you will survive.

[@jasonb800]

The screenshot looks like it has Ted from HIMYM sitting on the right.