Our custom is to laugh at everything, sometimes it is difficult to understand for those who do not understand the custom, in my opinion this is his triumphant laugh, " he would be dead " for sure ! by odd with his age, and what he did for the Americans, the Vietnamese communist health system only sponsored for their side, this old man was still the "enemy" side.
At least, he got to know that his family got a new house, his granddaughter managed to get her education. He got recognition, and he got to see the men who were with him many decades ago. That's priceless.
Pearl O'Brien I see what you’re trying to say but actually he was a South Vietnamese serviceman and in his mind he was fighting hard for his country and was helping the US Seals who in turn were the ones coming over to help his country. In the end his side lost, life has now moved on but Vietnam is now reunited and friends with the USA.
@@funlife4045 keep in mind off this is not a government pension, this is private citizens pulling some of their own money together to give him money for life. I promise you in Vietnam $300 goes a very long way. Plus they build him a house so he doesn't have to worry about mortgage or rent payments.
I speak as a retired 23-year member of the USAF, half of which was served in time of war. NOTHING brings you closer to another human being than serving together in combat. I'll die for you and I know you would die for me. Christ said no greater love than to lay your life down for a friend. AMEN
A very special reunion, no doubt in my mind. It was very thoughtful for the Navy SEALs to built him a house and provide him with a monthly income for life. That's what I call Brothers in Arms. 🙏
This video is just to remember the unappreciated army but the south Vietnam army is a great army my grandpa fought in the Vietnam war and he was an officer didn’t even get shot. He was in the prison camp for 10 years. He is South Vietnamese.
@@user-yu4bb6cs5e we lost because the damn Democrats took over Congress and cut funding to Aid the South Vietnamese military. Even as we were slashing funds down to nothing for South Vietnam the Soviet Union was pumping more and more military equipment into North Vietnam including some sophisticated high-tech Weaponry with tanks, artillery and missiles. With this lopsided military aid situation The South was doomed to lose.
@@tedmccarron You were right at everything you said. I was in the army in South Vietnam. Just before the fall of Saigon, we have to count every bullet we shoot, no more air support, no more artillery support because of no more aid from the US.
@@tubpct I'm so very sorry about that. Democrat politicians in the United States betrayed you guys. Were you able to get out of Vietnam before the end?
He just really brightened me up a bit all the bs we go through but this guy says I would have been dead and laughs and it was genuine people who have bright souls are beautiful
Pretty sure he was talking about what the SEALs did for Minh , not who fought in Vietnam. I am also pretty sure that he knows other countries fought in Vietnam, especially the French since they were the country that dragged the U.S. into that shitstorm in the first place because they wanted their Vietnamese colony back.
That's a combat hardened SEAL giving another man a kiss on the head. I think it's pretty clear Nguyen Hoang Minh went above and beyond,and these guys knew it. Also before some smart ass says SEALs are people too, I'm plenty aware thanks.
@@MinhPlus2 Glad you made it to the States. I'm guessing your parents fled during the fall of saigon. I hope you weren't one of the boat people of vietnam they really suffered during their journey. Didn't expect such a quick reply and you're very beautiful.
Achilles RodriguezXX thank you. The fast response is because I was on UA-cam already and it popped up on my notifications. I was not a boat person. My family couldn’t get out during the fall as my father was a southern soldier and when the north won he was put into a concentration camp for five years. So we did not come to the states till 1983
@@MinhPlus2 Wow thank you for taking your time to share your story. I'm surprised the government of vietnam would let your family leave Vietnam. Your dad must have been one hell of a soldier for the North to imprison him for 5 years. Even the interpreter only spent 2 years in the concentration camp.
Many thanks to all of you, you gave more than we can ever repay! Our graritude is enormous, may you lives be satisfying, heathy and full of love from all of us who were able to live in peace because of what you all gave!
There is no word to describe all this love and everlasting happiness ... of the days of fighting for the protection of the free and democratic South Vietnam...
@@linhlinhhoang1770 ông VN là người thông dịch viên cho Lực lượng Người nhái của Hoa Kỳ (Navy Seal) ... Sau mấy mươi năm họ tìm gặp lại nhau... ABC News thuật lại câu chuyện cảm động trong công việc họ cộng tác phối hộp chiến đấu bảo vệ Miền Nam VN giữa ông và toán lính Người nhái Mỹ...
@@linhlinhhoang1770 The French were the ones who started the war by trying to continue their occupation when they should've left Vietnam then we Americans prolonged it. The so called communists simply wanted to be left alone. It was essentially an Asian civil war for independence after decades of colonialism. It wasn't a battle for control of the Free World. What are you telling me about the North and South Vietnamese for? The Viet Cong were essentially S. Vietnamese conducting a guerilla war in S. Vietnam. Then it evolved into a "proxy" war. Also Vietnam didn't need us to stop communism; they could've done it themselves. And I can’t help wondering how different Vietnam would be right now if America under Truman had done the morally correct thing! Again, Vietnam didn't have to be communist. It could've been independent and democratic without a war. If we had helped them become independent right after WW2 then the whole Vietnam war would've been avoided. You see, at the end of WWII Ho Chi Minh came to Truman and asked for his support in seeking Vietnamese independence from the French, and Truman basically brushed him off to support the French in their occupation! And it’s not like Ho Chi Minh just played Truman one visit and then went to Moscow! No, he really respected America and in fact he modeled the Vietnamese declaration of independence directly on the American one, and he was willing to have Vietnam under a democratic not communist government if we agreed to cooperate with him, and so he sent Truman numerous letters, which Truman chose to ignore in favor of supporting the French! Ok, France was our friend and all who backed our bid for independence, I get that, but France was wrong on this! And we as a self-proclaimed champion of freedom and justice were morally obligated to support the Vietnamese in their quest for independence and freedom! But it gets worse than all that. We turned our backs on the morally correct until Ho Chi Minh got support from the soviets! Then we decided to get involved on the premise that if South Vietnam fell to communism, then all of southeast Asia would follow! But as you can see, after we left and all of Vietnam became communist, that did not happen! So basically 58,000 Americans and several million Vietnamese died for nothing! To me that makes it the worst war! And I can’t help wondering how different Vietnam would be right now if America under Truman had done the morally correct thing! Also, many South Vietnamese felt they would have fought the war themselves without U.S. interference. Now I'm no fan of communism but it's none of our business whether Vietnam is communist or not. Besides, the South Vietnamese felt that they could fight the war themselves without American interference. All they needed was supplies and moral support, nothing more. As one former South Vietnamese officer stated, " We fought for our country with our best,” Vo said. “We didn’t need the Americans to do our job for us. We didn’t need the American GIs to come and fight for us. We needed money, supplies and international support.” And here's my source. www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/29/veterans-angry-disappointed-following-pbs-vietnam-war-documentary/ So yes we did invade their country. First the French. Then they tried to invade their country again and then we tried to invade their country and the Vietnamese were simply defending them.
I disagree, to me it seems like a betrayal. We're shaking the bloody hands of the Communist enemies we were fighting. If Hitler had won the war and we were shaking hands with Nazi Germany would you be happy about that?
@@tedmccarron You have to know your history. Before the Vietnam War started, Ho Chi Minh went to the US to seek help from them to gain independence from the French, however, France was one of the US's closest allies and refused. That's why Vietnam back then was desperate for independence and went to the USSR for help instead. It is also saying the same thing as the US shaking hands with the UK even though they used to fight against each other. It's 2020, we have to learn to let go of the past and look for a better future. Take North Korea and the US as another example, they're starting to develop friendly relationship as well.
@@tomygun196 I do know my history. I was a history major at Northern Illinois University and was in a history honors fraternity before I got my bachelor degree there. Ho Chi Minh did not turn toward the Soviet Union for help because the US refused to help him, you have it backwards. The US refused to help him because he was a long-time communist already. Ho Chi Minh went to the Soviet Union and Red China for help because they were his natural allies. He helped found the French Communist Party way back in 1919, right after World War 1 ended, decades before World War II and the Vietnam War. He was a big fan of Stalin and Mao and he wanted to make Vietnam into a totalitarian communist state just like they did. The man was a monster.
tedmccarron you act like our country has no history of making friends with countries that are of rival political doctrines, that’s what we do. The only reason we fought in Vietnam was to stop the SPREAD of communism not to expel communist countries from any type of diplomacy, communists countries trade just like democratic ones which means money for rich people in this country... and Vietnam is making money, also Vietnam and China aren’t on good terms so another potential ally in the region can do no harm...
That's why I'd always have a deep admiration and respect for the Americans for their empathy and compassion.... GOD bless y'all for what you did to this man.....God bless y'all.
Over 4 years later watching this. Very awesome and touching. What a great smile that Mr. Minh (sp?) has. Those SEALs giving him the respect he deserves. All good men doing good things. (Unrelated, but my dad was a "Seabee"---Mobile Construction Battalion, US Navy---in Vietnam.) Many thanks to all of these men for their service.
God bless these guys, thank you so much for what you did I'm a Gulf War veteran and I served because of what y'all did my hats off to you and you are my heroes and the veterans of world War II and Korea thank you all!
Imagine training SEALs, surviving the war, sent to prison for 2.5 years probably beaten to pulp by the north vietnamese, being so poor that you almost dont have anything, and yet still smiling and laughing about it. What a legend Mr. Minh
Any person who fights to defend America, even if you are an interpreter for all the SEALs in the Mekong Delta, deserves to be an American. This man is more of an American than most Americans. He was willing to give more and sacrificed more than most Americans. Yet, we see Americans kneeling for the flag and burning it. This man is a true patriot, a hero.
He didn't defend America. ALL 2.7 million Vietnam veterans were chumps and pawns of your Government and the military/industrial complex. Your country didn't have the guts or integrity to declare war that it sent you to. Vietnam did nothing to Americans or the US. The war was essentially an Asian civil war for independence from decades of colonialism. YOU didn't belong there. It wasn't your fight. That man was an invader and aggressor in someone else's country. It was clowns like him that kept an American disaster going for 10 years...yet you blame the politicians and unsupportive American public for everything. Too bad all of you didn't have the brains and the courage to be real patriots and stand up to your Government when it was wrong. That's called real patriotism. It was people like myself that helped to hasten the end of that disaster and ultimately save American lives. Your time in Vietnam did absolutely nothing for the safety, security and freedom of Americans. If you believe that you did...you probably believe in the Tooth Fairy as well.
Great on all of those men for never forgetting the man who helped them and found their cause noble. If not for the cause, then at least for their lives. He must have truly cared for each and every one of them.
Wow! Amazing story. Great that his brothers in arms supported him. $300 a month is life changing, but I think the reconnection is the best part. They have total respect for each other. Wonderful!
my grandfather was a Vietnam War veteran with a purple heart he passed when I was young and wouldn't share any stories with me until I got older. I would do anything rn to talk to him about the stories and the men who helped him. God bless our troops.
Awww, he's so cute. What a brave man! What a disaster, so many lives lost for the interests of a few people in a dark tower somewhere :(. My unfathomable gratitude for all the brave souls affected by this conflict.
6-14-2022 things are bad now going to get worse. BUT BUT this is one GREAT UPLIFTING STORY,,,,Such brave men! So happy that Minn lived to see these days over there.Thank you for lifting my sprits this morning with such an account of these Fine Brave Fighting Men.
"I would be dead, hehehehe" Lmao man if that's not an optimist than idk what is. God bless him.
This man has a true understanding of life and death, and he still laughs. Amazing strength of character!!
Our custom is to laugh at everything, sometimes it is difficult to understand for those who do not understand the custom, in my opinion this is his triumphant laugh, " he would be dead " for sure ! by odd with his age, and what he did for the Americans, the Vietnamese communist health system only sponsored for their side, this old man was still the "enemy" side.
or he could have that syndrome the Joker have...
LMAO 🤣🤣👍
I teared up when he said that. He says it so casually, yet it’s extremely profound.
The man that gave him a kiss on the head that's what brotherhood looks like
Yes sir, 100% correct! Hooyah!
RCMC Amen
you saw that too god bless those brothers
I saw that and 100% agree. God bless these heroes.
Truly! How do you feel when you apart from each other for a long time and can find each other? Wonderful.
He died peacefully in MyTho on 23 December 2019. He was 80 years old.
At least, he got to know that his family got a new house, his granddaughter managed to get her education. He got recognition, and he got to see the men who were with him many decades ago. That's priceless.
RIP my hero. You were able to see your American brothers in arms before your death, sir.
Are you a relative? RIP.
@@VietLe-ht5mk No, I am not, but he is still my hero.
RIP
I'm 4yrs late, but what a beautiful story of human kindness and love.
me too
really wanna meet him to hear the stories of SEALs' fighting. God bless him!
Even more late and I feel the same way
Lies again? Ramenten Rakuten Sai Gon
um 7 years late but what a beautiful story of human kindness and love
This video took me by surprise. He risked everything for OUR military. To receive help after all these years is a true blessing. 👍
Pearl O'Brien I see what you’re trying to say but actually he was a South Vietnamese serviceman and in his mind he was fighting hard for his country and was helping the US Seals who in turn were the ones coming over to help his country. In the end his side lost, life has now moved on but Vietnam is now reunited and friends with the USA.
That is whar translators do
No, he risked everything for the freedom of his own country. He did it by being an interpreter for his country's allies.
And he only receives $300/month for life.. ?
@@funlife4045 keep in mind off this is not a government pension, this is private citizens pulling some of their own money together to give him money for life. I promise you in Vietnam $300 goes a very long way. Plus they build him a house so he doesn't have to worry about mortgage or rent payments.
I love his laugh and attitude. Figured he be a salty old man, but he's so happy. That makes me happy
I speak as a retired 23-year member of the USAF, half of which was served in time of war. NOTHING brings you closer to another human being than serving together in combat. I'll die for you and I know you would die for me. Christ said no greater love than to lay your life down for a friend. AMEN
Oh yes....Amen
@Серый Белый Tell that to the Crusaders
@@eqm1224 doesn’t make it right
@@Soobaru no but it did happen ! War is never right ,but I believe in my country ,ps not with Biden ,he is worthless
am i the only one thinkin they actually found real life yoda?...
countcardboard he was in exile to !!!
"Wars not make one great"
I was thinking the same thing😂😂😂
Super Moon into exile I must go failed i have
His laugh is just the same
I wish i could go back to iraq and do the same for my interpreters.. this is a beautiful story god bless bim and his seal buddies
lol his laugh
david estrada fits his little crazy Asian way
@RIP YOUNG PAPPY I thought the same exact thing lmao... 100% Yoda
😊😄😅
haha such a good laugh
Every South East Asian grandpa laughs like that lmao
His laugh makes me smile everytime
The Seals are not only great in war but they are also great in peace time .
what a great story! Those Navy Seals are good men. they do for that man what their country should do for them.
For rhose Seals, that interpreter is a Seal too. One of their own
@G P why after the war people turned their backs
@@zenchill8508 Because many Americans desperately wanted the war to end. But, that resulted in his abandoning our allies.
A very special reunion, no doubt in my mind. It was very thoughtful for the Navy SEALs to built him a house and provide him with a monthly income for life. That's what I call Brothers in Arms. 🙏
To all the people who gave thumbs down to this video, I’d like to see you dropped into a hot LZ in 1968
Arrogance till they got destroyed by it
His innocence Laughter tells us how intense suffering he went through in his life.
WOW
This video is just to remember the unappreciated army but the south Vietnam army is a great army my grandpa fought in the Vietnam war and he was an officer didn’t even get shot. He was in the prison camp for 10 years. He is South Vietnamese.
Great respect to your grandfather!
Agree i heard it was great army too. But why did we lose? great respect for ur grandfather.
@@user-yu4bb6cs5e we lost because the damn Democrats took over Congress and cut funding to Aid the South Vietnamese military. Even as we were slashing funds down to nothing for South Vietnam the Soviet Union was pumping more and more military equipment into North Vietnam including some sophisticated high-tech Weaponry with tanks, artillery and missiles. With this lopsided military aid situation The South was doomed to lose.
@@tedmccarron You were right at everything you said. I was in the army in South Vietnam. Just before the fall of Saigon, we have to count every bullet we shoot, no more air support, no more artillery support because of no more aid from the US.
@@tubpct I'm so very sorry about that. Democrat politicians in the United States betrayed you guys. Were you able to get out of Vietnam before the end?
I wish I had a grandfather like him. He sure knows how to lift all the stress and burden with his sunny and positive personality
He just really brightened me up a bit all the bs we go through but this guy says I would have been dead and laughs and it was genuine people who have bright souls are beautiful
He deserves happiness and I hope he has more amazing things to come his life
Only American Military. Salut to All these gentlemen.
You know it was not only america who fought at vietnam
Pretty sure he was talking about what the SEALs did for Minh , not who fought in Vietnam. I am also pretty sure that he knows other countries fought in Vietnam, especially the French since they were the country that dragged the U.S. into that shitstorm in the first place because they wanted their Vietnamese colony back.
DaebakMonkey lol and then the French jumped ship and let the USA handle all their problems
@@DaebakMonkey bro his name Minh 😂😂 not mihn thats kind of chinese
@@asiandraven5240 good to know. I am not particularly well versed in how I spell the last name of enemies.
This is reminded my Dad. I can not hold my tears.
So do I
He's still in good spirits, he's just as tough as the seals
That is awesome,these men showed their love after bonding during war. God Bless Minh and the SEALs 🇻🇳🤝🇺🇸
his laugh is the best part about him
Thanks for you service Sir, My Grand Pa he also a soldier in South Vietnam Army, i really proud of that thing.! God bless you and your team mates Sir.
Thank you for your grandpa’s service. He is a hero! ❤️
His smile is amazing!! I love what these men are doing to help him out.
1:35 his laugh almost killed me lol
Every Asian man laugh like that my dad laugh like him to and kinda look like him but my dad Cambodian
God Bless this humble man. Respect
That's a combat hardened SEAL giving another man a kiss on the head. I think it's pretty clear Nguyen Hoang Minh went above and beyond,and these guys knew it. Also before some smart ass says SEALs are people too, I'm plenty aware thanks.
This story brought tears to my eyes and reminds me so much of my family!! Well done!!
Are you half Vietnamese? May God bless you.
Achilles RodriguezXX no I am full Vietnamese and immigrated to the US from Vietnam as a child.
@@MinhPlus2 Glad you made it to the States. I'm guessing your parents fled during the fall of saigon. I hope you weren't one of the boat people of vietnam they really suffered during their journey.
Didn't expect such a quick reply and you're very beautiful.
Achilles RodriguezXX thank you. The fast response is because I was on UA-cam already and it popped up on my notifications. I was not a boat person. My family couldn’t get out during the fall as my father was a southern soldier and when the north won he was put into a concentration camp for five years. So we did not come to the states till 1983
@@MinhPlus2 Wow thank you for taking your time to share your story. I'm surprised the government of vietnam would let your family leave Vietnam. Your dad must have been one hell of a soldier for the North to imprison him for 5 years. Even the interpreter only spent 2 years in the concentration camp.
This actually made me cry . True patriots
Many thanks to all of you, you gave more than we can ever repay! Our graritude is enormous, may you lives be satisfying, heathy and full of love from all of us who were able to live in peace because of what you all gave!
Perfectly stated! ❤️
Hello Pat how are you doing
There is no word to describe all this love and everlasting happiness ... of the days of fighting for the protection of the free and democratic South Vietnam...
❤❤❤
he's a North Vietnamese
@@linhlinhhoang1770 ông VN là người thông dịch viên cho Lực lượng Người nhái của Hoa Kỳ (Navy Seal) ... Sau mấy mươi năm họ tìm gặp lại nhau... ABC News thuật lại câu chuyện cảm động trong công việc họ cộng tác phối hộp chiến đấu bảo vệ Miền Nam VN giữa ông và toán lính Người nhái Mỹ...
@@linhlinhhoang1770 The French were the ones who started the war by trying to continue their occupation when they should've left Vietnam then we Americans prolonged it. The so called communists simply wanted to be left alone. It was essentially an Asian civil war for independence after decades of colonialism. It wasn't a battle for control of the Free World. What are you telling me about the North and South Vietnamese for? The Viet Cong were essentially S. Vietnamese conducting a guerilla war in S. Vietnam. Then it evolved into a "proxy" war. Also Vietnam didn't need us to stop communism; they could've done it themselves. And I can’t help wondering how different Vietnam would be right now if America under Truman had done the morally correct thing!
Again, Vietnam didn't have to be communist. It could've been independent and democratic without a war. If we had helped them become independent right after WW2 then the whole Vietnam war would've been avoided. You see, at the end of WWII Ho Chi Minh came to Truman and asked for his support in seeking Vietnamese independence from the French, and Truman basically brushed him off to support the French in their occupation! And it’s not like Ho Chi Minh just played Truman one visit and then went to Moscow! No, he really respected America and in fact he modeled the Vietnamese declaration of independence directly on the American one, and he was willing to have Vietnam under a democratic not communist government if we agreed to cooperate with him, and so he sent Truman numerous letters, which Truman chose to ignore in favor of supporting the French! Ok, France was our friend and all who backed our bid for independence, I get that, but France was wrong on this! And we as a self-proclaimed champion of freedom and justice were morally obligated to support the Vietnamese in their quest for independence and freedom! But it gets worse than all that. We turned our backs on the morally correct until Ho Chi Minh got support from the soviets! Then we decided to get involved on the premise that if South Vietnam fell to communism, then all of southeast Asia would follow! But as you can see, after we left and all of Vietnam became communist, that did not happen! So basically 58,000 Americans and several million Vietnamese died for nothing! To me that makes it the worst war! And I can’t help wondering how different Vietnam would be right now if America under Truman had done the morally correct thing! Also, many South Vietnamese felt they would have fought the war themselves without U.S. interference. Now I'm no fan of communism but it's none of our business whether Vietnam is communist or not. Besides, the South Vietnamese felt that they could fight the war themselves without American interference. All they needed was supplies and moral support, nothing more. As one former South Vietnamese officer stated, " We fought for our country with our best,” Vo said. “We didn’t need the Americans to do our job for us. We didn’t need the American GIs to come and fight for us. We needed money, supplies and international support.” And here's my source. www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/29/veterans-angry-disappointed-following-pbs-vietnam-war-documentary/
So yes we did invade their country. First the French. Then they tried to invade their country again and then we tried to invade their country and the Vietnamese were simply defending them.
thank you to all vietnam veterans welcome home god bless them all
One of the best stories you have reported. No politics just a wonderful story.
This video was a great workout for my eyeballs...they could not stop sweating! Good bless you Minh! cảm ơn!!
i'm absolutely sure that his laugh alone raised the morale of the seal team by a ton
A very inspiring story! For the Navy Seals, thank you for your service and for the Mr. Nguyen, thank you for unselfish support for American troops!
Seeing a platoon reuniting brings a grin to my face. It just nice your friend from Vietnam after probably 40-50 years is along with time.
I saw this before, but love it , now five times and still get a chills, thanks to this man and his buddies that is taking care of him for life!!
What a great man and great men for giving back to him, true brotherhood, no words, heroes one and all👌👌
When you fight together, break bread, experience life and death situations... you are brothers for life.
Beautiful story. Okay legit, who has a reason to dislike this
This is so heart-warming, and reiterated why I had my coronation for the USAF; to give back to Land of the Free and Home of the Brave.
im so glad over time our relations with vietnam have improved incredibly and i hope they stay that way forever!
I disagree, to me it seems like a betrayal. We're shaking the bloody hands of the Communist enemies we were fighting. If Hitler had won the war and we were shaking hands with Nazi Germany would you be happy about that?
@@tedmccarron You have to know your history. Before the Vietnam War started, Ho Chi Minh went to the US to seek help from them to gain independence from the French, however, France was one of the US's closest allies and refused. That's why Vietnam back then was desperate for independence and went to the USSR for help instead. It is also saying the same thing as the US shaking hands with the UK even though they used to fight against each other. It's 2020, we have to learn to let go of the past and look for a better future. Take North Korea and the US as another example, they're starting to develop friendly relationship as well.
@@tomygun196 I do know my history. I was a history major at Northern Illinois University and was in a history honors fraternity before I got my bachelor degree there. Ho Chi Minh did not turn toward the Soviet Union for help because the US refused to help him, you have it backwards. The US refused to help him because he was a long-time communist already. Ho Chi Minh went to the Soviet Union and Red China for help because they were his natural allies. He helped found the French Communist Party way back in 1919, right after World War 1 ended, decades before World War II and the Vietnam War. He was a big fan of Stalin and Mao and he wanted to make Vietnam into a totalitarian communist state just like they did. The man was a monster.
tedmccarron you act like our country has no history of making friends with countries that are of rival political doctrines, that’s what we do. The only reason we fought in Vietnam was to stop the SPREAD of communism not to expel communist countries from any type of diplomacy, communists countries trade just like democratic ones which means money for rich people in this country... and Vietnam is making money, also Vietnam and China aren’t on good terms so another potential ally in the region can do no harm...
Reagan shook hands with bloody communists, Nixon did too.
"I'd be dead for a long time"
*laughs*
My dad was a communication specialist in the air force, serving in Vietnam during agent orange
A bit late but I suppose as communication specialist he spent time away from agent orange? Or does he have health complications because of it?
That's why I'd always have a deep admiration and respect for the Americans for their empathy and compassion.... GOD bless y'all for what you did to this man.....God bless y'all.
A bond between human beings that can only be called Divine.
Wow...just Wow! Fantastic that he was found and honoured, glad he was able to receive a little compensation later in life.
Very touching! God Bless them all.
Omg tears and tears 😭 I’m so emotional watching this and I’m happy they found him
I am forever grateful for real men like these creating true history… God bless them all and may we keep them safe
Your a hell of a man - followed by a kiss on the forehead 👍🇺🇸
Love the sincerity in his laughter.
His laugh is contagious, you will never be forgotten good Sir!
Over 4 years later watching this. Very awesome and touching. What a great smile that Mr. Minh (sp?) has. Those SEALs giving him the respect he deserves. All good men doing good things. (Unrelated, but my dad was a "Seabee"---Mobile Construction Battalion, US Navy---in Vietnam.) Many thanks to all of these men for their service.
God bless him for his contribution to our troops while in country...Thank you sir.
This guy has to be the happiest guy I have ever seen
What a Beautiful Story
God Bless The USA
God bless these guys, thank you so much for what you did I'm a Gulf War veteran and I served because of what y'all did my hats off to you and you are my heroes and the veterans of world War II and Korea thank you all!
What a lovely story. Thank you for sharing. 🇬🇧
Thank you for your service.
God bless these boys for their service and what they're doing for this man
Imagine training SEALs, surviving the war, sent to prison for 2.5 years probably beaten to pulp by the north vietnamese, being so poor that you almost dont have anything, and yet still smiling and laughing about it. What a legend Mr. Minh
"this is my bed, hehehehehe" what a goofy guy
Any person who fights to defend America, even if you are an interpreter for all the SEALs in the Mekong Delta, deserves to be an American. This man is more of an American than most Americans. He was willing to give more and sacrificed more than most Americans. Yet, we see Americans kneeling for the flag and burning it. This man is a true patriot, a hero.
He didn't defend America. ALL 2.7 million Vietnam veterans were chumps and pawns of your Government and the military/industrial complex. Your country didn't have the guts or integrity to declare war that it sent you to. Vietnam did nothing to Americans or the US. The war was essentially an Asian civil war for independence from decades of colonialism. YOU didn't belong there. It wasn't your fight. That man was an invader and aggressor in someone else's country. It was clowns like him that kept an American disaster going for 10 years...yet you blame the politicians and unsupportive American public for everything. Too bad all of you didn't have the brains and the courage to be real patriots and stand up to your Government when it was wrong. That's called real patriotism. It was people like myself that helped to hasten the end of that disaster and ultimately save American lives. Your time in Vietnam did absolutely nothing for the safety, security and freedom of Americans. If you believe that you did...you probably believe in the Tooth Fairy as well.
Very cool 😁 see how happy he is showing off his room
thank you for not forgetting about him. Most HONORABLE!
This guys awesome, laughs at everything 😂
Thanks for the upload
That is a great friendship. It’s really touched my heart. Great story. I admired the seals team
"My bedroom ahuehuehue"
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That is an incredible story,god bless those man with such a big heart,going out of there way to look and help the poor translator
Ob Boy! I got tears! LOVE this story!
I love his sense of humor wow.
Great on all of those men for never forgetting the man who helped them and found their cause noble. If not for the cause, then at least for their lives. He must have truly cared for each and every one of them.
God Bless all of these men and thank you for your service.
Beautiful. Thank you for your help. and our troops thanks for your service .
Wow! Amazing story. Great that his brothers in arms supported him. $300 a month is life changing, but I think the reconnection is the best part. They have total respect for each other. Wonderful!
As warriors the Brotherhood is never broken! So glad you guys were able to reunite. God bless.
Makes me think of the ones my unit left behind. I will never forget them.
Great story. Love the loyalty and true friendship in battlefield
my grandfather was a Vietnam War veteran with a purple heart he passed when I was young and wouldn't share any stories with me until I got older. I would do anything rn to talk to him about the stories and the men who helped him. God bless our troops.
He’s looking down on you man! Make him proud!
as a desert storm/shield... veteran stuff like this always tuck on your heart; thank you for your service!
Thank you for your service!
This story is so moved that I couldn't hold my tears down on my cheek. The interpreter is truly the unsung hero for human, for all of us.
Very good news showing honour and respect for those you gave all , Cheers .
A time when we respected those that helped fight for freedom.
They didn't fight for freedom. Vietnam had absolutely NO relevance to American security, safety and freedom.
@@robertisham5279 I agree. I didn't say otherwise. Was just pointing out those innocent people who deserve recognition.
@@robertisham5279 freedom is freedom, though. So don't be a little bitch.
Awww, he's so cute. What a brave man! What a disaster, so many lives lost for the interests of a few people in a dark tower somewhere :(. My unfathomable gratitude for all the brave souls affected by this conflict.
That is the real SEAL's brotherhood.
That right there is love , brother hood & respect all in one. Much respect to the SEALS.
Amazing story & huge kudos to the Seals who cared for him!!!! ❤❤❤❤
I love em and respect all of them thank you all for your service.
6-14-2022 things are bad now going to get worse. BUT BUT this is one GREAT UPLIFTING STORY,,,,Such brave men! So happy that Minn lived to see these days over there.Thank you for lifting my sprits this morning with such an account of these Fine Brave Fighting Men.
He always has a big smile on his face thats beautiful.
What a delightful man.
God bless those old generation wherever they’ are .!! they never stopped teaching us how to be a real human!
His laugh is amazing