In the mid-1980s I talked to a B-52 pilot that was in Vietnam. I asked him “when you were bombing did you know if you were hitting anything” he said to me “mostly all I did was bomb trees in the jungle”
After the war they interviewed NVA regulars and VC who said they would sometimes shit themselves at the sound of sudden exploding ordinance dropped by B-52's that could not be seen or heard approaching' as they were hiding in tunnels right under many of those "trees!"
There was a F-105 Thunderchief squadron with “SH” on the tail. Once their superiors heard that SH stood for “Shit Hot”, they reprimanded them and made them get rid of it. Better yet, the squadron asked for the SH designation, and it was properly granted to them. Simply “SH”.
Where is obscene the freedom isn't free and we've been very fortunate that are war for independence and our civil war we're the only wars we fought that were on our own land God bless everyone who served this country and especially those that made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom
Hi, went to Vietnam in May of 1966, I had three tours there, I was seventeen when I arrived. Back then you could not be drafted under the age of 18, but you could enlist at age 17 if you had your parents’ signature. My mom signed for me, I didn’t have a dad, he deserted my mom, my sister, and me. When I first arrived in Vietnam, I was issued an m-16 fully automatic, I went through some hands-on training before I was assigned a unit. After my initial training was completed, I was assigned to a place called monkey mountain. It was about 2 weeks before I saw any action with the Vietcong, and then all hell broke loose. After that there more attacks, each day, or at least every other day. I was in the TET offensive, and that was absolutely, the most horrible shit, I had ever experienced, I lost 3 of my high school friends there, most people don’t know that when ever one of our soldiers was killed, we would take time and say a prayer for him and his family, another thing most people don’t know, is that there were women that served in Vietnam, and were killed, the youngest person to get killed in Vietnam was a guy that was only 15, you can google it. Anyway I told you all of this, so that you had a full understanding of what went on, once my time was up I came back to the states and spit on, and a raw egg hit me in the face, so tell people that it was not the Vietnam vet that should be blamed, but the politicians on both sides are to blame, like Johnson, and Nixon.
@@EmoBoiLink love the A10 warthog but motley crew is in my opinion with the exception of "kick start my heart " pussy glam rock. Give me '70s hard rock EVERY day of the week. Cheers.
@@EmoBoiLink dr feelgood i like but that's about it for me. I am no great Bon Jovi fan either but they do have a couple of great tunes. Dead or alive being a good example.
@@STREET24000yup , but Vietnam stands out the most , many of the songs such as Everybody wants to rule the world and thunder are the better Gulf War Songs.
One of my close close friends was in the 82nd Airborne and he was also involved in clandestine operations. He worked with special forces and called in air strikes with B-52's. He once told me that the B-52's laid down a trail of destruction that was awe inspiring. If the VC somehow managed to survive the blast then they would find them just laying there still alive but near death due to the shell shock. He was a hero in my book and I'm proud to call him my friend. RIP Chuck and to all the other Vietnam Vets I say thank you for your service.
@@pakowsky2656What makes it worse is the war was unnecessary. We could of avoided the war if we simply helped Vietnam become free from France when they were asking for our help instead we chose France because we needed them more than Vietnam at the time because of NATO. That eventually led to the rise of "communism" in Vietnam and of course the US is against communism so we supported a dickhead(from what I remember) because he wasn't a "communist". Im honestly suprised Vietnam likes us after all that bs.
@@pakowsky2656 Well, I'm a Viet and I just wanna say fuck his friend. I have family members who still missing from that war thanks to the US government. Many other Viets still get killed or get disability every year by the unexploded bomb and the toxin they sprayed. Leave the past aside, we forgive them but don't forget. They are still better than the Chinese.
@@pakowsky2656we didn't , our government did , most young men went to Vietnam cause the government said so , you think the men who came home don't know that they left someones homeland burned and broken , they do and they didn't want to be apart of it but wtf are you supposed to do when it's basically forced on you or you feel like you need to go because your buddies go off to there or die there . we are proud of all the vietnam veterans for being some of the best young men to serve our nation and surviving those swamps and jungle to get back home from a pointless war and the ones who are still over there may they all get to come home one day too . We are proud of them, not the war . No one wanted war our government wanted it , I hate it that we left people behind in Vietnam and Afghanistan who helped us and we "protected", it's horrible and not right but that's why you see so many vets do their best to help the nations they fought in , its the right thing to do even if our government no longer supports them the way they should .
@@pakowsky2656US was a global superpower and wanted to fight commies all over the world, supporting your democratic allies in a war of survival from North Vietnam is a perfectly valid reason to engage. Should they have? Not in hindsight, but they had their reasons is what I’m saying.
Lost my brother in law that served in this war, he became so paranoid would nail windows shut, didn't trust no one. Makes me sad that I live two blocks away from an army helicopter that I pass by everyday
From an old Fighter puke, circa 1968-74 air war NVN, we'd listen to this tune heading into NVN targets...as well as Mick's Gimmie Shelter...Thanks Sabbath and Mick...and a few more...Paint it black
Gimme shelter is such a gem, about to go take my shot for paratrooper, my Mexican ass has to much pride to not attempt it at least once, I love gimme shelter, the song that introduced me to war history and Vietnam history.
wild man my uncle didnt get much tuneage in his time there but said operastion delaware in 68 i think it was , he said it was wild. I think his brother died over there the same year. Rip Uncle SAL the only cop i ever trusted and the only army man i know to not giver every marine shit.
My uncle flew the mighty F-4 Phantom in the route packs over norrh and south vietnam, did eacort, CAS, hunter/killer missions and even bombed the hell out of the dragons jaw bridge, only to see the damm thing repaired within 24-48 hours and have to go back again ..
Разбомбил это когда мост не подлежит восстановлению. А твой дядя лишь повредил малость этот мост. Своим жалким и ничтожным фантомом. Живите теперь с этим. Нация ублюдков.
If only the US would have taken The Art of War to heart, perhaps we would never have gotten involved. Maybe they did and didn't care. Lost some good friends who came back heroin addicts.
my dad was a huey uh-1 mechanic for the airforce back then, they let him try to fly the thing, he took off and flew alright, but he bent the skids landing it hard, guess who had to fix it lol
Those "fast movers" the F4 Phantom II is the bomb. Look at those USAF fighter pilots just blowing shit up. and the bombers as well. Insane shit. It is so bad ass. I appreciate the F-16, F-18, F-15, F-22 etc all bad ass. But the F4 Phantom saw real combat, and I love the design of the aircraft. The Phantom rules man. I am a big fan of the A-10 as well.
From Australia. As a veteran, I can honestly say it was the politicians who lost that war, and betrayed their soldiers, sailors and airmen without any remorse.
With all that boom, we still endured until the day of victory. My grandfather was a martyr, he sacrificed his life and gave us the independence we have today
The North Vietnamese were a tough and determined foe. Able to survive in jungle conditions with very little supplies. Able to infiltrate and ambush enemy positions. The North Vietnamese forces were no easy walkover. They were going to fight. Godspeed to the North Vietnamese who perished in the Vietnam War.
Sorta? You mean, did lose. The United States went in to stop communist insurgents, and left with their tails between their legs while the communists overran the American embassy. That's a loss. Just like Afghanistan. The track record for interfering with the internal workings of other countries is terrible.
@@texaswunderkind "Tails between legs" heavily implies some sort of military inadequacy, which was nonexistent in Afghanistan, and despite all of the flaws of the US military in Vietnam, also wasn't the case there either. There was no issue with combat. The VC were so grievously battered that they couldn't even replace the losses they suffered (about half of their entire membership) during the Tet Offensive. Furthermore, 70 percent of those who remained weren't even from the south, but from North Vietnam. The fall of the south came after Paris Peace Accords and US withdrawal via a direct invasion through the DMZ by the PAVN (also known as the NVA) from North Vietnam, and took two years to reach Saigon even without facing US forces in battle. The issue was politics, both domestic and foreign. (South) Vietnam was untenable because of the geopolitical situation, not because "hurr durr no meddle in foreign country", and absolutely not because "hurr durr muriken can't fight". In many ways, the same problem was present in Afghanistan (Taliban and AQ hiding in "neutral" Pakistan, massive insurgent casualties, and the American citizenry not understanding the concept of sacrifice and going ultra-doomer over a war that had killed fewer Americans in 20 years than Omaha Beach did in one hour). Only this time our local allies were completely useless and couldn't even be bothered to fight at all after we left.
@@SuperGman117 They say US won all battles, but lost the war.. But, have you been to Vietnam, and asked the Vietnamese who they were fighting? The Vietnamese had already been in war for several decades before US did enter the scene. And after WW2, the rumors say the Vietnamese really wanted to cooperate with the US, given the fact the US (OSS) did support, train and supply the Vietnamese in the fight against the Japanese. Maybe the US did loose the war because they really didn't understand what they were fighting for. I mean, how many in US did know the Vietnamese were fighting a former allie?
Vietnam was the first televised war, brought directly into our living rooms every day on the news casts. Complete with the daily body count of casualties shown on the tv screen. Still gives me chills after 50 years.
We were along the Cambodian border near the Bassac branch of the Mekong and used to listen to the B52’s bomb the shit out of empty rice paddies across the border in Cambodia most nights ….Black Sabbath on the bunker from tape decks….none of the stuff we have now, each night was a musical miracle. I was “doc” the company medic. 72 and still looking down on the daisies.
I see that F105 Thunderchief on I 80 near Lincoln NE at museum I always thought how awesome machine. I did a little reading into it and that airplane shot down a MIG and had a long service life.
My cousin was in Vietnam. A front door gunner on a Huey. A Gatling gun.. He came home, divorced his wife and went to California. He's from NY. Never said a word to any of us.
During the world wars, America’s biggest strength was how unpredictable the military was. We were well known for being crazy. Now everything is so standardized and orderly, we have lost our greatest strength.
@@wheelspinproductions9214 To be fair the Vietnam War was actually a major reason why that sense of uniform blandness became pervasive through modern American forces. After the war and American withdrawal/defeat the upper brass basically wanted higher regulation and discipline in the ranks, leading to less of this aesthetic. This is particularly poignant with helmets during Desert Storm, which are few and far between for graffiti.
@@morecopemorerope4372he’s got a point. Americans were seen as baby-eaters. It didn’t help much that we had high-rolling generals like Patton, McArthur etc.
Being a US Fighter pilot is the most complex job in the world. There is no other profession so complicated and intense in combat. They have like a million moving parts in their head at once. And do math on the fly for say energy management. Speed, velocity, altitude, AoA (Angle of Attack) which is critical. And many more systems to manages within seconds. Being a US fighter pilot is basically god. It does not get anymore difficult than this. And it does not get anymore badass in life than this. It is the ultimate profession hands down. But, only less than the 1% can do it. :)
Owwww complete total lifetime respect for Viet Nam brothers!! You are my reason for life reasons for the Recon bad ass brothers always and forever I got your backs!
Finished with my woman 'Cause she couldn't help me with my mind People think I'm insane Because I am frowning all the time (come on out) All day long I think of things But nothing seems to satisfy Think I'll lose my mind If I don't find something to pacify Can you help me? Occupy my brain Oh, yeah (let me see your hands) I need someone to show me The things in life that I can't find I can't see the things that make true happiness I must be blind Alright, let me hear you, come on Alright, show it then, come on Louder, come on You ain't fucking loud enough, come on Come on Now I've heard Louder, come on, put your fucking balls into it Alright Make a joke and I will sigh And you will laugh and I will cry Happiness I cannot feel And love to me is so unreal And so as you hear these words Telling you now of my state I tell you to enjoy life I wish I could, but it's too late Thank you, good night You are the fuckin' coolest, man I love you all We love you, good night, God bless you Finished with my woman 'Cause she couldn't help me with my mind People think I'm insane Because I am frowning all the time (come on out) All day long I think of things But nothing seems to satisfy Think I'll lose my mind If I don't find something to pacify Can you help me? Occupy my brain Oh, yeah (let me see your hands) I need someone to show me The things in life that I can't find I can't see the things that make true happiness I must be blind Alright, let me hear you, come on Alright, show it then, come on Louder, come on You ain't fucking loud enough, come on Come on Now I've heard Louder, come on, put your fucking balls into it Alright Make a joke and I will sigh And you will laugh and I will cry Happiness I cannot feel And love to me is so unreal And so as you hear these words Telling you now of my state I tell you to enjoy life I wish I could, but it's too late Thank you, good night You are the fuckin' coolest, man I love you all We love you, good night, God bless you (Yes, I just copied and pasted these.)
I read a story about the B-52s bombing an enemy infantry division in the jungle somewhere, they dropped the bombs from such a height that the enemy didn't even know they were there! Anyway the whole division was wiped out but according to a patrol that found the bodies later not one of them had any visible signs of injury- they were just dead. Another time the B-52s were about to drop their bombs so they got on the radio to warn any friendlies in the area, well there was an RA-5 Vigilante spyplane flying below them and the backseater heard the radio broadcast but his pilot just carried on flying the route he was already so the backseater says "Hey man we're there!" at which point the pilot very quickly changes course and speed. It was a good job too as the jungle behind them that they'd just been flying over turned into a wall of fire and explosions!
@@bigjim199 America care to protect its interest, and to be realistic all other nations do the same, Whoever will protect USA interest will be supported by their side.
In the mid-1980s I talked to a B-52 pilot that was in Vietnam. I asked him “when you were bombing did you know if you were hitting anything” he said to me “mostly all I did was bomb trees in the jungle”
That's why we Infantrymen want close air support.
@@ScoutPL question is, how close do you want it
@@gunmasterx1164 On top of the enemy my friend. Danger close...
After the war they interviewed NVA regulars and VC who said they would sometimes shit themselves at the sound of sudden exploding ordinance dropped by B-52's that could not be seen or heard approaching' as they were hiding in tunnels right under many of those "trees!"
How and why would such intelligence from the ground make it back to a pilot?
"We train young men to drop fire on people, but their commanders won't allow them to write 'fuck' on their aeroplanes because it's obscene!"
Professionals have standards
There was a F-105 Thunderchief squadron with “SH” on the tail. Once their superiors heard that SH stood for “Shit Hot”, they reprimanded them and made them get rid of it. Better yet, the squadron asked for the SH designation, and it was properly granted to them.
Simply “SH”.
@@rhysgoodman7628 Sierra Hotel.
An amazing quote from a phenomenal movie
Where is obscene the freedom isn't free and we've been very fortunate that are war for independence and our civil war we're the only wars we fought that were on our own land God bless everyone who served this country and especially those that made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom
Hi, went to Vietnam in May of 1966, I had three tours there, I was seventeen when I arrived. Back then you could not be drafted under the age of 18, but you could enlist at age 17 if you had your parents’ signature. My mom signed for me, I didn’t have a dad, he deserted my mom, my sister, and me. When I first arrived in Vietnam, I was issued an m-16 fully automatic, I went through some hands-on training before I was assigned a unit. After my initial training was completed, I was assigned to a place called monkey mountain. It was about 2 weeks before I saw any action with the Vietcong, and then all hell broke loose. After that there more attacks, each day, or at least every other day. I was in the TET offensive, and that was absolutely, the most horrible shit, I had ever experienced, I lost 3 of my high school friends there, most people don’t know that when ever one of our soldiers was killed, we would take time and say a prayer for him and his family, another thing most people don’t know, is that there were women that served in Vietnam, and were killed, the youngest person to get killed in Vietnam was a guy that was only 15, you can google it. Anyway I told you all of this, so that you had a full understanding of what went on, once my time was up I came back to the states and spit on, and a raw egg hit me in the face, so tell people that it was not the Vietnam vet that should be blamed, but the politicians on both sides are to blame, like Johnson, and Nixon.
😢
Glad you made it home. Thank you for putting it all on the line for the country.
And especially Kissinger
Thank you for your service sir
I understand I am a boomer 1974 went to white hall street induction center people cursing me but blame the politicians not the solider
Hard rock fits in really well with war footage imo.
Clearly you haven’t seen kickstart my heart by Motley Crue x the A-10 warthog. It’s more than footage, it’s the sexiest plane ever built!
@@EmoBoiLink love the A10 warthog but motley crew is in my opinion with the exception of "kick start my heart " pussy glam rock. Give me '70s hard rock EVERY day of the week. Cheers.
@@skinnydipper3493 agreed, but they also have Dr. feelgood and girls girls girls.
@@EmoBoiLink dr feelgood i like but that's about it for me. I am no great Bon Jovi fan either but they do have a couple of great tunes. Dead or alive being a good example.
@@skinnydipper3493 preach! I love that song.
This war had the best sound track
I’d argue that the Gulf War had the best sound track in my opinion.
@@STREET24000
They both have their appeal. I love both of them and i see the appeal of each. They embody different eras.
@@STREET24000yup , but Vietnam stands out the most , many of the songs such as Everybody wants to rule the world and thunder are the better Gulf War Songs.
@@STREET24000
Vietnam has the longest standing legacy. And for that matter, I never even heard of a Gulf War soundtrack.
@@Elsupermayan8870 True, there "everybody wants to rule the world" and thats pretty much it
One of my close close friends was in the 82nd Airborne and he was also involved in clandestine operations. He worked with special forces and called in air strikes with B-52's. He once told me that the B-52's laid down a trail of destruction that was awe inspiring. If the VC somehow managed to survive the blast then they would find them just laying there still alive but near death due to the shell shock. He was a hero in my book and I'm proud to call him my friend. RIP Chuck and to all the other Vietnam Vets I say thank you for your service.
I don´t want to sound like bad but you guys got into vietnam god knows why, killed a bunch of people and left without getting a thing same as afghan
@@pakowsky2656What makes it worse is the war was unnecessary.
We could of avoided the war if we simply helped Vietnam become free from France when they were asking for our help instead we chose France because we needed them more than Vietnam at the time because of NATO.
That eventually led to the rise of "communism" in Vietnam and of course the US is against communism so we supported a dickhead(from what I remember) because he wasn't a "communist".
Im honestly suprised Vietnam likes us after all that bs.
@@pakowsky2656 Well, I'm a Viet and I just wanna say fuck his friend. I have family members who still missing from that war thanks to the US government. Many other Viets still get killed or get disability every year by the unexploded bomb and the toxin they sprayed. Leave the past aside, we forgive them but don't forget. They are still better than the Chinese.
@@pakowsky2656we didn't , our government did , most young men went to Vietnam cause the government said so , you think the men who came home don't know that they left someones homeland burned and broken , they do and they didn't want to be apart of it but wtf are you supposed to do when it's basically forced on you or you feel like you need to go because your buddies go off to there or die there . we are proud of all the vietnam veterans for being some of the best young men to serve our nation and surviving those swamps and jungle to get back home from a pointless war and the ones who are still over there may they all get to come home one day too . We are proud of them, not the war . No one wanted war our government wanted it , I hate it that we left people behind in Vietnam and Afghanistan who helped us and we "protected", it's horrible and not right but that's why you see so many vets do their best to help the nations they fought in , its the right thing to do even if our government no longer supports them the way they should .
@@pakowsky2656US was a global superpower and wanted to fight commies all over the world, supporting your democratic allies in a war of survival from North Vietnam is a perfectly valid reason to engage.
Should they have? Not in hindsight, but they had their reasons is what I’m saying.
Lost my brother in law that served in this war, he became so paranoid would nail windows shut, didn't trust no one. Makes me sad that I live two blocks away from an army helicopter that I pass by everyday
From an old Fighter puke, circa 1968-74 air war NVN, we'd listen to this tune heading into NVN targets...as well as Mick's Gimmie Shelter...Thanks Sabbath and Mick...and a few more...Paint it black
Gimme shelter is such a gem, about to go take my shot for paratrooper, my Mexican ass has to much pride to not attempt it at least once, I love gimme shelter, the song that introduced me to war history and Vietnam history.
wild man my uncle didnt get much tuneage in his time there but said operastion delaware in 68 i think it was , he said it was wild. I think his brother died over there the same year. Rip Uncle SAL the only cop i ever trusted and the only army man i know to not giver every marine shit.
The opening of this vid has such an ''Air America'' vibe.........classic. Best channel i've subbed in 2021.
and yet it is a british band
My uncle flew the mighty F-4 Phantom in the route packs over norrh and south vietnam, did eacort, CAS, hunter/killer missions and even bombed the hell out of the dragons jaw bridge, only to see the damm thing repaired within 24-48 hours and have to go back again ..
Разбомбил это когда мост не подлежит восстановлению. А твой дядя лишь повредил малость этот мост. Своим жалким и ничтожным фантомом. Живите теперь с этим. Нация ублюдков.
''The greatest weapon in any war is courage. However, those who have the courage only to win will never defeat those who have the courage to die.''
🤌🏻
If only the US would have taken The Art of War to heart, perhaps we would never have gotten involved.
Maybe they did and didn't care.
Lost some good friends who came back heroin addicts.
Was in the middle of this so much back in 67-68 with the 4th Inf. Div. Central Highlands.
My brother was with the 4th in tanks--fire base near plaque.
Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your service
my dad was a huey uh-1 mechanic for the airforce back then, they let him try to fly the thing, he took off and flew alright, but he bent the skids landing it hard, guess who had to fix it lol
Did he fix it
@@Account_abandoned-q7m yup
@@Ma77riK lmao
@@Ma77riK GIGACHAD
"That's Vietnam music man, can we get our own f**kin music?"
- Iraq and Afghanistan war vet -
nice jarhead reference m8
North Vietnamese government : *Preparing to sign the 1973 Paris Treaty*
President Nixon and his pet bird B-52 :
Gold war has macarena
Taylor Swift
@@AngloTracks Thought that was the soundtrack of the Clinton era?
Love your work!
Great video and excellent song !
Those "fast movers" the F4 Phantom II is the bomb. Look at those USAF fighter pilots just blowing shit up. and the bombers as well. Insane shit. It is so bad ass. I appreciate the F-16, F-18, F-15, F-22 etc all bad ass. But the F4 Phantom saw real combat, and I love the design of the aircraft. The Phantom rules man. I am a big fan of the A-10 as well.
Gotta love those ugly warhorses the new jets are slick and gorgeous but the a-10 ,F4, and the B52 were built for kicking ass and taking a lickin
From Australia. As a veteran, I can honestly say it was the politicians who lost that war, and betrayed their soldiers, sailors and airmen without any remorse.
As an American, hell does not burn hot enough for scum like LBJ.
Viva Vietnam commi
True. So what happened with the emu war?
Yes and thier kids stayed home safe
Thank you, comrade. You’re absolutely right!
Love those f4s, remember seeing raf f4s at an air show in the 80s.
Great footage
Cheers buzzing watching vids
Glad you enjoyed!
This one of the greatest videos ever made.
Ozzie, bringing back those wonderful memories !
I was at utapao AFB where three B52 took off every 4 hrs everyday in 1971. They rose over the beach and Gulf of Siam. There 9 mos
HELL YEAHHHHH🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅 {blame my pc for the bad eagle emoji}
My brother fought in Viet Nam 1971-72. 1st.Cav.Div. Purple Heart and Bronze Star. My hero. Good video, Great song.
My dad was with the 355th out of Takhli RTAFB (F-105s)
Absolute badass
HEAR THE SOUND OF THE THUNDERRR!!(chief?)
All my respect to Vietnam Veterans ⭐
They are better than US Veterans.
America won btw.
no they didn't
Well
@@cashwilkins1089 Америка отсосала как и всегда и везде ,и в дальнейшем будет сосать
Vietnam ,the only war with a soundtrack
nice fuzzy tone that Toni had going.
With all that boom, we still endured until the day of victory. My grandfather was a martyr, he sacrificed his life and gave us the independence we have today
Respect for the North Vietnamese
Bro thinks his grandpa is Ho Chi Mihn
@tuphanhoang9074 and jungle living ppl with bows and arrows plus old guns kicked your butts and sent you home and you are a superpower fk me
The North Vietnamese were a tough and determined foe. Able to survive in jungle conditions with very little supplies. Able to infiltrate and ambush enemy positions. The North Vietnamese forces were no easy walkover. They were going to fight. Godspeed to the North Vietnamese who perished in the Vietnam War.
@@ChristianNationalist654what
When you see stuff like this it's hard to imagine America sorta lost that war
Sorta? You mean, did lose. The United States went in to stop communist insurgents, and left with their tails between their legs while the communists overran the American embassy. That's a loss. Just like Afghanistan. The track record for interfering with the internal workings of other countries is terrible.
@@texaswunderkind "Tails between legs" heavily implies some sort of military inadequacy, which was nonexistent in Afghanistan, and despite all of the flaws of the US military in Vietnam, also wasn't the case there either. There was no issue with combat. The VC were so grievously battered that they couldn't even replace the losses they suffered (about half of their entire membership) during the Tet Offensive. Furthermore, 70 percent of those who remained weren't even from the south, but from North Vietnam. The fall of the south came after Paris Peace Accords and US withdrawal via a direct invasion through the DMZ by the PAVN (also known as the NVA) from North Vietnam, and took two years to reach Saigon even without facing US forces in battle. The issue was politics, both domestic and foreign. (South) Vietnam was untenable because of the geopolitical situation, not because "hurr durr no meddle in foreign country", and absolutely not because "hurr durr muriken can't fight".
In many ways, the same problem was present in Afghanistan (Taliban and AQ hiding in "neutral" Pakistan, massive insurgent casualties, and the American citizenry not understanding the concept of sacrifice and going ultra-doomer over a war that had killed fewer Americans in 20 years than Omaha Beach did in one hour). Only this time our local allies were completely useless and couldn't even be bothered to fight at all after we left.
We would’ve won if we kept a contract with South Vietnam. In fact more NVA were killed in the war than Americans.
@@SuperGman117 They say US won all battles, but lost the war.. But, have you been to Vietnam, and asked the Vietnamese who they were fighting? The Vietnamese had already been in war for several decades before US did enter the scene. And after WW2, the rumors say the Vietnamese really wanted to cooperate with the US, given the fact the US (OSS) did support, train and supply the Vietnamese in the fight against the Japanese. Maybe the US did loose the war because they really didn't understand what they were fighting for. I mean, how many in US did know the Vietnamese were fighting a former allie?
@@nedimyra What exactly is your point?
Everyone trying to act like the Vietnam War didn't exist. Thanks for these
1:58 any idea of the model of the SPG?
M107 175 mm (6.9 in) self-propelled gun
Vietnam was the first televised war, brought directly into our living rooms every day on the news casts. Complete with the daily body count of casualties shown on the tv screen. Still gives me chills after 50 years.
Good music
Wow! Well done.
Just me or is watching a mass of shockwaves entertaining
Crazy video
The 52's just dropping actual hell on the Linebacker sortie... damn thats some real power there.
@Wesley-WSEL-698 you do realise usa intervention in Vietnam was motivated by greed 5000 of your countrymen died over bs
I was shown many of the napalm segments while an ROTC candidate in college. It was 1970.
Why would you not join the Military?
Today's song can never touch my soul,
I still love the ol rock n roll
You should do Hand of Doom, by Sabbath. Ozzy actually mentions Vietnam in the song.
F4 phantom napalm bombing
We were along the Cambodian border near the Bassac branch of the Mekong and used to listen to the B52’s bomb the shit out of empty rice paddies across the border in Cambodia most nights ….Black Sabbath on the bunker from tape decks….none of the stuff we have now, each night was a musical miracle. I was “doc” the company medic. 72 and still looking down on the daisies.
This music gift to me memories of Vietnam war VC
One for my playlist
I see that F105 Thunderchief on I 80 near Lincoln NE at museum I always thought how awesome machine. I did a little reading into it and that airplane shot down a MIG and had a long service life.
Bravo!😍😍
Well done .
I agree sargent
That 50 gunner at the end, oof!!
Super cool.
F4 Phantom Green! GREEN!
My cousin was in Vietnam. A front door gunner on a Huey. A Gatling gun.. He came home, divorced his wife and went to California. He's from NY. Never said a word to any of us.
Damn
We need more of this aesthetic in the modern forces. Everything is so bland.
During the world wars, America’s biggest strength was how unpredictable the military was. We were well known for being crazy. Now everything is so standardized and orderly, we have lost our greatest strength.
@@wheelspinproductions9214 Everyone in the World Wars were doing insane crazy shit just due to the size and insanity of that conflict.
@@wheelspinproductions9214 To be fair the Vietnam War was actually a major reason why that sense of uniform blandness became pervasive through modern American forces. After the war and American withdrawal/defeat the upper brass basically wanted higher regulation and discipline in the ranks, leading to less of this aesthetic. This is particularly poignant with helmets during Desert Storm, which are few and far between for graffiti.
@@wheelspinproductions9214 bro you got no idea what your talking about😂😂
@@morecopemorerope4372he’s got a point. Americans were seen as baby-eaters. It didn’t help much that we had high-rolling generals like Patton, McArthur etc.
Excellent
AWSOME
ha yes rain of steel
Rain of napalm
Being a US Fighter pilot is the most complex job in the world. There is no other profession so complicated and intense in combat. They have like a million moving parts in their head at once. And do math on the fly for say energy management. Speed, velocity, altitude, AoA (Angle of Attack) which is critical. And many more systems to manages within seconds. Being a US fighter pilot is basically god. It does not get anymore difficult than this. And it does not get anymore badass in life than this. It is the ultimate profession hands down. But, only less than the 1% can do it. :)
Der beste Kampf ist der, den du niemals starten musst!
Very cool 😎
"America has entered the chat"
amazing , i luv itu.
i love us ordnance
Best dropped on Biden n Fauci.
この歌と組み合わされると余計に怖いね。
top!
Owwww complete total lifetime respect for Viet Nam brothers!! You are my reason for life reasons for the Recon bad ass brothers always and forever I got your backs!
Get em Marines, Get em Air Cav, Get em Arc Lite.
Power.
Nadie yo a las 3:00 am en mi cuarto grindeando el arbol tegnologico de USA en War Thunder 😅😅😅
Well that works ! ! !
Usually listen to this while playing dcs along with some more hard rock, fits really well lol
Sabbath made their debut while the VN war was going on, so this fits.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING VIEETNAAM
With scenes from Vietnam war this song kicks in differently.
Thank you
To my friend Keith, miss you man, hope you come home while I am still here
Young men dying, old men crying.
USA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅🦅
Y Nunca ganaron!
where the most badass warriors were born
Bombing isn’t badass lmao
The operation Rolling Thunder...💣💣💣
Finished with my woman
'Cause she couldn't help me with my mind
People think I'm insane
Because I am frowning all the time (come on out)
All day long I think of things
But nothing seems to satisfy
Think I'll lose my mind
If I don't find something to pacify
Can you help me?
Occupy my brain
Oh, yeah (let me see your hands)
I need someone to show me
The things in life that I can't find
I can't see the things that make true happiness
I must be blind
Alright, let me hear you, come on
Alright, show it then, come on
Louder, come on
You ain't fucking loud enough, come on
Come on
Now I've heard
Louder, come on, put your fucking balls into it
Alright
Make a joke and I will sigh
And you will laugh and I will cry
Happiness I cannot feel
And love to me is so unreal
And so as you hear these words
Telling you now of my state
I tell you to enjoy life
I wish I could, but it's too late
Thank you, good night
You are the fuckin' coolest, man
I love you all
We love you, good night, God bless you Finished with my woman
'Cause she couldn't help me with my mind
People think I'm insane
Because I am frowning all the time (come on out)
All day long I think of things
But nothing seems to satisfy
Think I'll lose my mind
If I don't find something to pacify
Can you help me?
Occupy my brain
Oh, yeah (let me see your hands)
I need someone to show me
The things in life that I can't find
I can't see the things that make true happiness
I must be blind
Alright, let me hear you, come on
Alright, show it then, come on
Louder, come on
You ain't fucking loud enough, come on
Come on
Now I've heard
Louder, come on, put your fucking balls into it
Alright
Make a joke and I will sigh
And you will laugh and I will cry
Happiness I cannot feel
And love to me is so unreal
And so as you hear these words
Telling you now of my state
I tell you to enjoy life
I wish I could, but it's too late
Thank you, good night
You are the fuckin' coolest, man
I love you all
We love you, good night, God bless you (Yes, I just copied and pasted these.)
Respect vietnam war veterans
Beautifully song ! Uplifting and brilliant feelgood factor . 😎👍
This is the meaning of life. War.
1:40 to 1:45 were I think the best 👌
If you get a chance, watch Black Sabbath's Last Supper. It is hilarious.
You can feel the radiant heat from napalm over a 1/4 mile away.😊
Esse avião é muito bom paraaguerra
WE AINT MAKING OUT OF VIETNAM WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🗣🗣🗣
Read 'The B-52 Overture' by Don Bendell.
even snuck in a couple huns , nice
I read a story about the B-52s bombing an enemy infantry division in the jungle somewhere, they dropped the bombs from such a height that the enemy didn't even know they were there! Anyway the whole division was wiped out but according to a patrol that found the bodies later not one of them had any visible signs of injury- they were just dead.
Another time the B-52s were about to drop their bombs so they got on the radio to warn any friendlies in the area, well there was an RA-5 Vigilante spyplane flying below them and the backseater heard the radio broadcast but his pilot just carried on flying the route he was already so the backseater says "Hey man we're there!" at which point the pilot very quickly changes course and speed. It was a good job too as the jungle behind them that they'd just been flying over turned into a wall of fire and explosions!
And winner for the war with the best sound track is: Vietnam War congratulations.
C-141B Starlifter love. Hell Yes.
bombs of democracy.
video of democracy + audio of democracy = excellent democracy.
cant say this war was because of democracy still love America but the corrupt politicians were the problem like any war money greed and power
America supports 73% of the worlds dictatorships.
@@bigjim199
Flames of democracy.
@@abdo206 What?
@@bigjim199
America care to protect its interest, and to be realistic all other nations do the same,
Whoever will protect USA interest will be supported by their side.
God bless our country and all those we lost in this senseless war. We lost way too many brave men over a senseless cause 😓💔
GOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING VIETNAAAAM
Glory to the brave Vietnamese people they are wonder people and totally kicked our arse …we were wicked!
When the tree speaking Vietnam suddenly the sky singing paranoid