Did he do Ranger School after Airborne to Tab up ? 75 started 84. Probably confused. Happens to everyone. I’d love to see his DD214 - it would be educational.
Thank You Mr. Hess for your Service and Dedication to our country during a very difficult time.......God Bless ALL of you Vietnam Combat Vets.......WELCOME HOME SIR......JOB WELL DONE !!
I believe he was a little confused. He stated he was in the 75th Ranger Battalion, but they didn’t go to Vietnam until 1969. He stated he as an Airborne Ranger. He would have had to go to a 3 month Ranger Selection Course first to be called a Ranger. Then he said that he was in the 101st. They were not stationed up by the DMZ and Hue, like he said he was. I could be mistaken, and please accept my apologies if I’m wrong, but I doubt it. I was there.
Yes Martin, you are mistaken. The 101st AB was in Quang Tri providence (very near the DMZ) the year (197I) I was there. Camp Evans was our base camp (3/187 Inf RAKASANS along with the 501st, 502nd, and 506th ). The city of Hue (pronounced Way) was also nearby. FB Eagle and FB Rakason were two of our support firebase's outside the wire a few miles.
I graduated in 70...suburban Detroit. When nam vets wanted to talk, we sat there and listened and tried to ask intelligent questions. There was no hate, just sympathy and amazement.
I graduated in 70 in Detroit. I resisted the Draft/Vietnam. The war had BAD all over it by then. I never disrespected any Vietnam veteran...I also didn't give a sh*t what they had to say. You can put lipstick on a pig....but it's still a pig.
@@frphxkaboom3008Lol. It's become one of my favorite sayings in life. I simply use it as a way of describing how people tend to "amplify" or "rework" something into looking better than what it really is. Since I am "confrontative" on so many of these endless videos, I deal with so many people who try to insert something noble and altruistic into the Vietnam war....usually at my expense. Not only veterans, but the younger generations that sympathize with them.
A very honest man He bears his soul during this interview. God Bless him. I served as a Sergeant 1968-72
Did he do Ranger School after Airborne to Tab up ? 75 started 84. Probably confused. Happens to everyone. I’d love to see his DD214 - it would be educational.
Thank You Mr. Hess for your Service and Dedication to our country during a very difficult time.......God Bless ALL of you Vietnam Combat Vets.......WELCOME HOME SIR......JOB WELL DONE !!
I believe he was a little confused. He stated he was in the 75th Ranger Battalion, but they didn’t go to Vietnam until 1969. He stated he as an Airborne Ranger. He would have had to go to a 3 month Ranger Selection Course first to be called a Ranger. Then he said that he was in the 101st. They were not stationed up by the DMZ and Hue, like he said he was. I could be mistaken, and please accept my apologies if I’m wrong, but I doubt it. I was there.
Yes Martin, you are mistaken. The 101st AB was in Quang Tri providence (very near the DMZ) the year (197I) I was there. Camp Evans was our base camp (3/187 Inf RAKASANS along with the 501st, 502nd, and 506th ). The city of Hue (pronounced Way) was also nearby. FB Eagle and FB Rakason were two of our support firebase's outside the wire a few miles.
Desert Storm Veteran here.... different war but I definitely UNDERSTAND.
Should have gotten someone with more military knowledge to conduct this interview.
Welcome home. Thank you!
I graduated in 70...suburban Detroit. When nam vets wanted to talk, we sat there and listened and tried to ask intelligent questions. There was no hate, just sympathy and amazement.
I graduated in 70 in Detroit. I resisted the Draft/Vietnam. The war had BAD all over it by then. I never disrespected any Vietnam veteran...I also didn't give a sh*t what they had to say. You can put lipstick on a pig....but it's still a pig.
@@topgeardel I worked with Nam vets my whole life, nobody had anything good to say. Don't know where you get this lipstick on a pig stuff..
@@frphxkaboom3008Lol. It's become one of my favorite sayings in life. I simply use it as a way of describing how people tend to "amplify" or "rework" something into looking better than what it really is. Since I am "confrontative" on so many of these endless videos, I deal with so many people who try to insert something noble and altruistic into the Vietnam war....usually at my expense. Not only veterans, but the younger generations that sympathize with them.
Thank you for your Service.
Thank You for your service SIR!
A heartfelt Welcome Home Mr. Hess. God Bless you
Bless you sir
Welcome home brother. I was so happy to see that Golden Gate when I flew home in May of 69. God bless you.
101 love y’all 🖤
Bless this man, I stand for the flag, I kneel at the cross✝️🇺🇲
Thank you
It was fairly obvious that jumping out in the jungle was not a good idea.
Can't understand him terrible audio quality