What a raw, honest account of his experiences and views of the war. Yes, the war was misguided, but America still needs to appreciate your service. Thank you!
I'm watching this at work memorized, because Bill looks a lot like my dad, who also served 3 tours with the green Barrett in Vietnam. Such similar stories, wow. My dad is 78 (or did he just turn 79) I don't remember. Anyway, wow. I'll watch this again with my wife later. My dad has similar side effects from the agent orange, he can hardly bump his arms against anything without peeling his skin back, yet he's still tough as nails. One of my dad's best friends Terry was a helicopter pilot and saved my dad after a fire fight. They didn't know each other back in the late 60's but in about 1985 they became close friends and made the connection that they were on that same mission and Terry had rescued my dad. Terry, his wife and my parents are still very close and have skied, hunted, fished together for decades. Sending you all the best Bill!!! Take care!
Welcome home brother thank you for your service you really need to put in for ptsd you will definitely be at 100 percent you earned it..nam vet 68/69 25th infantry division..
My brother in law was in Vietnam. One evening wherever they were some of the men decided to go to beach site for a shout swim. He didn't want to go. That evening all his friends were killed by the enemy on the beach. My mother-in-law prayed the rosary every day praying for his safety and his return to home. Her two other sons returned home from other conflicts. My husband was in the Korean war. Hes 91 now 🙏📿
Welcome home brother, thank you for your service for our country. 😊I remember every date from landing in Nam to being hit to hospital to my DEROS. The older I get, the more I remember, crazy right ? I came back to the world at the end of August 1970. We are very much alike brother, God bless you. I have had bladder cancer 4 times plus lung cancer with a lobectomy of right lung. I never smoked.😊 I am 75 years young.
Thank you William Macleod. My family appreciate your service and the sacrifices you made. No amount of thanks can cover it but we are grateful. My dad fought in Desert Storm in the MLRS rocket system and he has such respect for Vietnam veterans. Said if not for them they wouldn’t have been able to do what they did in Kuwait. All the elements of war that we learned from in Vietnam is what kept so many of our boys safe in the years to come. A truly bittersweet sacrifice for life to survive by death. We are in the midst of heaven and truly in these moments of history we shine out and overcome darkness. You deserve 200% VA benefit
You can feel his pain about the whole thing but when he spoke about the guy taking his place that tripped a grenade. Deep hurt right there. What a vivid moment to recount. God bless you sir.
Hey Bill glad you made it home, hope you are well. I was the Forward Observer for A company 1st 46th Infantry of the 198th Light Infantry Brigade. When I got there in October 1968 they moved the battalion up to LZ Baldy. We patrolled around Baldy until they moved us to LZ Professional in May of 1969. At some point during this time the 46 was transferred to the 196th Light Infantry Brigade. In May I went back to B Battery 1st 14th Artillery of the 198th.
I was in military ( army ) from very late 1969 ..in fort poke/North Fort Tiger land from there to veitnam 1970/1972 before I got seen back to the States..sad welcoming home
Bill, you need to file for PTSD and unemployability ( VA form 21-8940 ). Also get with a DAV , VFW or American Legion service officer to help .. It took me 8 years to get my 100% with help from DAV..
Two weeks of orientation, I arrived in Vietnam one day and was in the bush the next day. The difference between the Army and the Marine Corps. Welcome home.
LBJ and his buddies needed their shares in the defence industry to keep going up that’s why the Vietnam war was started I live in the UK and followed the war from the 60s until it ended and I have nothing but respect for all those who served
I have every bit as much respect for those who refused to serve, maybe even a little more. People think it would be the coward way out. False. It takes a lot of moral courage to refuse, facing not just legal repercussions, but social as well. You'll be a pariah just for doing the right thing.
USARV Special Troops, Long Binh 68/69. I was a draftee and am now at 80% too. I have a dining room set that was made in Vietnam. What a shock that was when I saw that label! Welcome home brother.
Honors & Kudos words aren't enough,my late bro-cousin served in " Desert Shield" & Sariavo where we almost lost him while he was on nightwatch,became Master Sgt. At discharge,lost him to a brain aneurysm R.I.P. brother
@17:42 "there was quite a bit of anger about the stupidity of this war and so on". Yea,.same scenario for my experience. I was with The 196th Light Infantry off LZ Center Oct.1970-Feb1971. we did a patrol East of Heip Duc and was ambushed,booby trapped, for days until hardly anyone left. I was one of the senior on time served and had to take over a squad. I didnt want it but that was Nam. Same scenerio on a grunt went outside the night permiter to vacate. Word went down the line,"don't shoot" well when he came back in he came in on a different angle and two green seeds fired the grunt up and we had a KIA to send out the next morning. I will never forget hearing those shots ring out and the grunt saying dont shoot! It Seems almost yesterday and its been over 54 yrs ago. Ho Chi Meign said:"who ever wishes to seize Vietnam must kill us to the last man". Nobody listened.
Great interview Bill. I was in and around Chu Lai for most of my 1-year Army tour. Our times there overlapped a bit. While I was in the rear with the gear running the mobile Army POL lab in the Navy Tank farm, we were hit regularly with Katyusha 122mm rockets starting with Tet. You above all deserve to be rated 100% by VA. Once you're at 70% you can then put in for unemployability that will get you100%. Never take no for an answer and keep filling until you get it. Also use your local Veterans Service Office to help you with this, definitely worth doing. I believe Matt Hindra is now setting me up so I can tell my story on USA Warriors Stories. My purpose is to help other vets. If you have any suggestions, please get in touch.
Sorry Brother prayers for you that you receive your 100% I too served with the Americal 198th LIB lot of crazy things happened there. Sad we have fight for our benefits. God bless you .
My grandfather's eyes were like that. Like he was always seeing through you to something else. He was a browning m1919a4 gunner at the battle of pork chop hill in Korea and his assistant gunner was KIA there.
@@georgewashington3393 Indeed, sometimes you see them snapping back into this world and then they are back to war again. No words can describe the psychological torture and horror veterans and soldiers have to carry their whole lives. They deserve the best of the best and must be treated with the utmost respect. A sincere thank you for your grandfathers offer. God Bless.
I was an officer with Australian 3 RAR in VN during those dates. By late 1968 the war was lost due to Westmorelands incompetance in employing WW2 infantry tactics against an insurgency. Even in Afghanistan, they still used forts which they called Fire Bases. It was no different to fighting the Indians in 1870. We would go on penetration patrols for two weeks at a time. The US would heli in and then get evac'd before dark back to base, achieving nothing. The Marines knew what the problem was but they were ignored. Even after Abrams took over, he could not get permission to change tactics becuse the war by them was being run out of the White House. By 1970, we were spending all our time doing recon because we would be in a position to conduct rescue missions of moron US soldiers who got caught out. The AATTV (SAS) won four VCs doing just that.
A good man, who fought among other good men. American men who gave the cause their all. Over 57,000 good American men perished in that war. And for what? For precisely the things President Eisenhower tried to warn us about in his final speech as President: the military industrial complex. Everybody lost in that war except for companies that sold arms and munitions. Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to this fine man and his brothers in arms. They deserved better.
"Killed a bunch of people and you give me an ice cream and a warm beer." Damn, the vietnam war was messed up. I hope the vietnam vets can find peace in their lives.
My guess is he just inadvertently said AR but meant RA. I always wonder why guys say they were about to be drafted so they enlisted. Why is that better? Either way he ends up in Nam.
@@scottankers6690 I watched one video where a guy was about drafted that enlisted first. He said he did it because he was told by enlisting 3 or 4 years he'd receive training that would keep him from being in the infantry. He received training in a communications job of some kind. When he arrived at his unit in Vietnam, they told him they needed him as a rifleman.
@@scottankers6690 Exactly ----when enlisted in the US Army 1969 my records and "dog tags" were RA (regular army) ----but if you were drafted your tags were US ------to be honest by the time you completed basic training no body even talked about it no one even cared -----how other guys saw you was really about the kind of guy you were -----just that simple !
Hay Bill I found out after enlisting to stay away from the draft my number was 366, yes 366 it was leap year. Oops but what an education in I Corp, if you can call it that. Welcome home brother.
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Thank you for your service to our country. God bless you, sir. You are GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks for your service! I was there in 67. Every one please remember the ones men and women that didn’t make it back home! ! Thanks
Welcome Home! Thank you for your Vietnam Service! True heroes!
What a raw, honest account of his experiences and views of the war. Yes, the war was misguided, but America still needs to appreciate your service. Thank you!
Thank you for your service!
Thank you for your service and Welcome Home
This man should be rated 100%
I'm watching this at work memorized, because Bill looks a lot like my dad, who also served 3 tours with the green Barrett in Vietnam. Such similar stories, wow. My dad is 78 (or did he just turn 79) I don't remember. Anyway, wow. I'll watch this again with my wife later. My dad has similar side effects from the agent orange, he can hardly bump his arms against anything without peeling his skin back, yet he's still tough as nails. One of my dad's best friends Terry was a helicopter pilot and saved my dad after a fire fight. They didn't know each other back in the late 60's but in about 1985 they became close friends and made the connection that they were on that same mission and Terry had rescued my dad. Terry, his wife and my parents are still very close and have skied, hunted, fished together for decades. Sending you all the best Bill!!! Take care!
Beret.
Thanks for your service
Now this is a hero. Fighting for his country & his people
Thanks for your story.
Welcome home brother thank you for your service you really need to put in for ptsd you will definitely be at 100 percent you earned it..nam vet 68/69 25th infantry division..
Thank you for your service 🙏
Semper Fi, 68-69, multiple Purple Hearts. 3/5, Phu Bia to An Hoa.
Thank you.
My brother in law was in Vietnam. One evening wherever they were some of the men decided to go to beach site for a shout swim. He didn't want to go. That evening all his friends were killed by the enemy on the beach. My mother-in-law prayed the rosary every day praying for his safety and his return to home. Her two other sons returned home from other conflicts. My husband was in the Korean war. Hes 91 now 🙏📿
Glory, be to God ☦️ Amen.
Amen ! The feverent prayer of the righteous ❤availeth much .....
What a righteous & wise man
God bless andrea
@@harryallen9943 Yes he's my soul mate.
Welcome home brother, thank you for your service for our country. 😊I remember every date from landing in Nam to being hit to hospital to my DEROS. The older I get, the more I remember, crazy right ? I came back to the world at the end of August 1970. We are very much alike brother, God bless you. I have had bladder cancer 4 times plus lung cancer with a lobectomy of right lung. I never smoked.😊 I am 75 years young.
Thank you William Macleod. My family appreciate your service and the sacrifices you made. No amount of thanks can cover it but we are grateful. My dad fought in Desert Storm in the MLRS rocket system and he has such respect for Vietnam veterans. Said if not for them they wouldn’t have been able to do what they did in Kuwait. All the elements of war that we learned from in Vietnam is what kept so many of our boys safe in the years to come. A truly bittersweet sacrifice for life to survive by death. We are in the midst of heaven and truly in these moments of history we shine out and overcome darkness. You deserve 200% VA benefit
Great interview Bill ,Godspeed
Sign: E4 Marine
You can feel his pain about the whole thing but when he spoke about the guy taking his place that tripped a grenade. Deep hurt right there. What a vivid moment to recount. God bless you sir.
Ty sir welcome home
Thank you. You are a hero.
Enjoyed his story.
I listened to your interview. I could see the horrific in your eyes. I could not imagine seeing all that.
Thank you for serving!
Thank you Sir...
Hey Bill glad you made it home, hope you are well. I was the Forward Observer for A company 1st 46th Infantry of the 198th Light Infantry Brigade. When I got there in October 1968 they moved the battalion up to LZ Baldy. We patrolled around Baldy until they moved us to LZ Professional in May of 1969. At some point during this time the 46 was transferred to the 196th Light Infantry Brigade. In May I went back to B Battery 1st 14th Artillery of the 198th.
I was in military ( army ) from very late 1969 ..in fort poke/North Fort Tiger land from there to veitnam 1970/1972 before I got seen back to the States..sad welcoming home
Thank you for your service, and Welcome Home!
Thank you sir!
Thank you is not enough ❤
Thanks Bill!
Love you brother
Bill, you need to file for PTSD and unemployability ( VA form 21-8940 ). Also get with a DAV , VFW or American Legion service officer to help .. It took me 8 years to get my 100% with help from DAV..
Absolutely with back pay.
That is terrible u had to wait so long. Uncle Sam in my arse
Two weeks of orientation, I arrived in Vietnam one day and was in the bush the next day. The difference between the Army and the Marine Corps. Welcome home.
LBJ and his buddies needed their shares in the defence industry to keep going up that’s why the Vietnam war was started I live in the UK and followed the war from the 60s until it ended and I have nothing but respect for all those who served
I have every bit as much respect for those who refused to serve, maybe even a little more. People think it would be the coward way out. False. It takes a lot of moral courage to refuse, facing not just legal repercussions, but social as well. You'll be a pariah just for doing the right thing.
@ you live in the country you should fight for the country
USARV Special Troops, Long Binh 68/69. I was a draftee and am now at 80% too. I have a dining room set that was made in Vietnam. What a shock that was when I saw that label! Welcome home brother.
Honors & Kudos words aren't enough,my late bro-cousin served in " Desert Shield" & Sariavo where we almost lost him while he was on nightwatch,became Master Sgt. At discharge,lost him to a brain aneurysm R.I.P. brother
@17:42 "there was quite a bit of anger about the stupidity of this war and so on". Yea,.same scenario for my experience. I was with The 196th Light Infantry off LZ Center Oct.1970-Feb1971. we did a patrol East of Heip Duc and was ambushed,booby trapped, for days until hardly anyone left. I was one of the senior on time served and had to take over a squad. I didnt want it but that was Nam. Same scenerio on a grunt went outside the night permiter to vacate. Word went down the line,"don't shoot" well when he came back in he came in on a different angle and two green seeds fired the grunt up and we had a KIA to send out the next morning. I will never forget hearing those shots ring out and the grunt saying dont shoot!
It Seems almost yesterday and its been over 54 yrs ago. Ho Chi Meign said:"who ever wishes to seize Vietnam must kill us to the last man". Nobody listened.
Great interview Bill. I was in and around Chu Lai for most of my 1-year Army tour. Our times there overlapped a bit. While I was in the rear with the gear running the mobile Army POL lab in the Navy Tank farm, we were hit regularly with Katyusha 122mm rockets starting with Tet. You above all deserve to be rated 100% by VA. Once you're at 70% you can then put in for unemployability that will get you100%. Never take no for an answer and keep filling until you get it. Also use your local Veterans Service Office to help you with this, definitely worth doing. I believe Matt Hindra is now setting me up so I can tell my story on USA Warriors Stories. My purpose is to help other vets. If you have any suggestions, please get in touch.
Thank u for your service u should be at 100 percent for your service God Bless .
Sorry Brother prayers for you that you receive your 100% I too served with the Americal 198th LIB lot of crazy things happened there. Sad we have fight for our benefits. God bless you .
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His eyes says it all, he lost his soul out there...
My grandfather's eyes were like that. Like he was always seeing through you to something else. He was a browning m1919a4 gunner at the battle of pork chop hill in Korea and his assistant gunner was KIA there.
@@georgewashington3393 Indeed, sometimes you see them snapping back into this world and then they are back to war again. No words can describe the psychological torture and horror veterans and soldiers have to carry their whole lives. They deserve the best of the best and must be treated with the utmost respect. A sincere thank you for your grandfathers offer. God Bless.
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Welcome home Sarge.
I was an officer with Australian 3 RAR in VN during those dates. By late 1968 the war was lost due to Westmorelands incompetance in employing WW2 infantry tactics against an insurgency. Even in Afghanistan, they still used forts which they called Fire Bases. It was no different to fighting the Indians in 1870.
We would go on penetration patrols for two weeks at a time. The US would heli in and then get evac'd before dark back to base, achieving nothing. The Marines knew what the problem was but they were ignored. Even after Abrams took over, he could not get permission to change tactics becuse the war by them was being run out of the White House. By 1970, we were spending all our time doing recon because we would be in a position to conduct rescue missions of moron US soldiers who got caught out. The AATTV (SAS) won four VCs doing just that.
The Great untold story of Vietnam tactics.
US arrogance prevented adopting Australian guerilla war tactics.
I met a Gimlet from Detroit, Ralph Hickerson. Indian Rocks Beach, Florida. 2003 or so.
Present arms, brother.
A good man, who fought among other good men. American men who gave the cause their all. Over 57,000 good American men perished in that war.
And for what?
For precisely the things President Eisenhower tried to warn us about in his final speech as President: the military industrial complex.
Everybody lost in that war except for companies that sold arms and munitions.
Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to this fine man and his brothers in arms.
They deserved better.
"Killed a bunch of people and you give me an ice cream and a warm beer." Damn, the vietnam war was messed up. I hope the vietnam vets can find peace in their lives.
He enlisted, was RA, regular army…but he said he prefix was AR not U.S.
I don’t understand.
I did 24 years and I don't know what he meant.
My guess is he just inadvertently said AR but meant RA. I always wonder why guys say they were about to be drafted so they enlisted. Why is that better? Either way he ends up in Nam.
@@scottankers6690 I watched one video where a guy was about drafted that enlisted first. He said he did it because he was told by enlisting 3 or 4 years he'd receive training that would keep him from being in the infantry. He received training in a communications job of some kind. When he arrived at his unit in Vietnam, they told him they needed him as a rifleman.
E5? Walking point? Interesting.
@@scottankers6690 Exactly ----when enlisted in the US Army 1969 my records and "dog tags" were RA (regular army) ----but if you were drafted your tags were US ------to be honest by the time you completed basic training no body even talked about it no one even cared -----how other guys saw you was really about the kind of guy you were -----just that simple !
Welcome home brother, 72 yo Navy Veteran
A breat interview and account of a participant.
correct ---11 charlie MOS was a mortar squad or mortar platoon
Man, thank the Lord the for all in what you have done in Veitnam T.L.W.
He should have gotten at least a silver star.
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Oh wow, this guy was literally in HELL for a year.
Hay Bill I found out after enlisting to stay away from the draft my number was 366, yes 366 it was leap year. Oops but what an education in I Corp, if you can call it that. Welcome home brother.
Back when it wasn't voluntary ✌️🇺🇲 Real hereos. Gramps Merchant Marine WW2, uncle Marines.
Anyone vet this guy?
Vet how? He's my uncle.
@@matthewpoisson6860good blood line. Bet you just love this guy and his presence..
I'm no combat vet, but I know not to be out in the open and be a sitting duck. What was this officer thinking?🤦
I thought I heard him say he was 11C NCO?
A great generation.