Sino-Vietnam Veteran Chinese Dad React to "Full Metal Jacket" for the First Time | Movie Reaction
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1. Yes we are watching a Chinese subtitled version so my dad can understand what's going on.
2. We are speaking Cantonese, but we both also speak Mandarin. Cantonese is just easier.
3. This time around when my dad visited, we filmed 5 movies total and we will be releasing them when George finishes translating/adding subtitles/editing them. It will take some time.
Give dad a mental break and watch CareBears or something lite 😊
I absolutely love seeing your dad's reaction to these old war movies! I love getting his perspective
How do the Chinese subtitles deal with some of the more colloquial stuff? Like..how does it handle a word like "grabasstic", or "Peter-pupper"?
Why do you exploit your dad like this George, it's not interesting and it's offensive.
@@jonguy77 WTF is wrong with you? The guy is perfectly capable of making his own decisions. If you're offended, I assure you: the problem is you.
I love that your father was not SHOCKED by the abusive drill instructor. He almost looks like he was reminiscing, lol.
My Dad, a Vietnam veteran, also wasn't shocked by the drill sergeant. He mostly laughed at his "creative" insults. But he did say that it was unrealistic that the Sargeant didn't notice Pyle losing his mind, and kick him out because of it.
Well, it is a movie. It would have been a pretty boring first act, if it were "realistic". Thank you for your dad's service@@jculver1674
@@jculver1674 Yeah, R. Lee Ermey (the drill instructor) said that his character was a terrible instructor, and he should have seen the signs and gotten him out.
The helicopter gunner shooting civilians was supposed to be the original drill instructor.
Well they did a great job with switching Adam Baldwin to Animal, that character was great for him
Seeing him just casually say he saw Ho Chi Minh in person was crazy. It's so easy to forget that things we only read about or watch in a movie was actually within the lifetime of so many of our elderly men and women, and in many cases, right before their eyes. Much respect to you and your father.
I didn't realize Ho Chi Minh went to Guangzhou throughout the war, there's a good chance he was there when my father was, though my father would've been a baby at that point. My uncles could've been old enough to remember.
@@thelieutenant7732 I mean the man was hiding in China in that time due to him being exiled, even so before that he was all over the world doing odd jobs and being spy for the communist party and what not
Well, even these guys are getting old now. There are very few WWII veterans left, and I was quite mind-boggled when I realized some these guys we read about, watch movies about, etc. are still alive... Just when I realized this, perhaps 5-7 years ago, I was reading about the German foreign minister "von Ribbentrop", who was executed in 1946. But then I read that his son, who was a soldier in the SS, who had an extreme combat experience (he had fought against the Soviets in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, etc. and against the Americans in Italy and France, and probably some other battles as well, point is: he'd been all over Europe, in lots of important battles) and he was ALIVE as I was reading that. I believe he died a few years ago, and he was in the SS... BUT, I still found it so crazy, having seen all these black and white photos of the soldiers, and it all felt like it was in a far away, forgotten time - and some of them, who were in the middle of the heaviest fighting the world has ever see, are still alive to this day...! They are rapidly passing away, the youngest possible combat soldiers must be over 90 years old now (even if they were enlisting under the age of 18 by lying).
"No matter how gentle or weak of a persona, once you've been through the army, you will become a whole different person". This line is really chilling and completely encapsulates the message of the movie.
Marine Corps, not so much. ;)
We were told before going to basic training to watch this film first, then rewatch it after basic. Then you,ll find out how much you changed. It was lime watching two different movies.
@@zedwpd What do you mean by that?
@@bobbybobbatunday9959 How would anybody choose to still joining after having watched that movie?
love of country and duty@@cryptoorgie
I am a vet. And the words your dad said brought tears to my eyes. Because only someone who as gone through it knows. The feelings are the same no one wants war.
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert says the USA should do to Canada what Russia is doing to Ukraine.
The reviews with your dad really shows how much of a brotherhood military service can be even between enemies.
there are many examples even in extreme cultural-clash moments like the US vs the Imperial Japanese where the 'brotherhood of war' overwhelmed the need or desire to treat your opponent as an enemy.
Funnily enough, just recently I read how a similar thing occurred among native American tribes. The Tribes were almost always at odds with each other and warred throughout their history. It wasn't until the 1800s, when the reservations and boarding schools were created for the sole reason to re-educate and assimilate the natives into American culture, that they began to learn a single common language (english) and learned they all had so much in common and began to unite against the US attempts to erase their cultures. These bitter enemies, having never found common ground for thousands of years, suddenly realized they were all the same and became brothers.
@@Spikeelsucko reminds me of a movie I saw, can’t remember the name, about a spontaneous Christmas Eve party in no-man’s land on the Western Front of ww1.
That was an actual event.
@@joker-0723 Yeah I know, I just wasn’t sure exactly how dramatized the movie was, and didn’t have time to re-read up on it again. The movie is what I remember, which means it was probably pretty good.
Your father is a gem. I doubt most Americans realize the rift that formed between the Soviets and China at one point or that after fighting the French and the U.S., the Vietnamese ended up fighting their one time ally the Chinese as well. Even though technically he was our enemy at one point, we can still respect his service as fellow soldiers. We can all learn a lot from his experiences.
Americans of a newer generation might not know that, but my father's generation knew of other Countries involvement. They knew this should be a problem for France to take care of. Thats why the protesting, why are we getting involved in Frances's problem to control its Colonies, was the question of the day. Newer generations dont know this.
It's a complicated world.
"after fighting the French and the U.S., the Vietnamese ended up fighting their one time ally the Chinese as well"
The U.S. also fits that 'one time ally' description.
The French occupation was supplanted by the Imperial Japanese, that Vietnamese initially thought may be liberators, but ended up being just as awful.
Vietnam's resistance to the IJA had the support of China and the U.S., and there was an initial understanding between Vietnam and their liaisons in the U.S. government that the U.S. would support Vietnamese independence.
When the French reasserted their claims on Vietnam, among other foreign colonies, after the conclusion of WWII, the U.S. backed France over Vietnam diplomatically, and when Vietnam turned to China for support against French colonial rule, the U.S. stepped in to 'contain the spread of communism'
Absolute unfolding tragedy in the history there. Geopolitics is almost never about morality, it all boils down to power and perceived security, and as the veteran here says, war is politics =(
@@petercolson2990 Like his dad said, the politicians make these problems, Soldiers would actually prefer not to kill each other. We actually get along quite well after the conflict is over. It's very interesting
You should let your dad hear War Pigs by Black Sabbath.
I think the lyrics would resonate with him.
I hope the young dude is learning from these interactions with his dad. There was a lot of wisdom in his dad's words. Not everyone that grows old also grows wise. Props to the dad.
I'm sure he is. I still absorb all the wisdom I can from my grandparents.
Your Dad is my favorite guest. He seems very wise and a good man.
Can see where George gets his dry humour.
@@RideAcrossTheRiver yeah I can see it
The laugh at 'you are all equally worthless!' made me smile. Chinese dad smirks are a legit vibe.
Just want to say, George, I hope your dad knows how much we appreciate his responses and general feedback. As a navy vet, it makes me happy to know that no matter where people come from, a lot of our general, military experiences are very much shared. I always look forward to videos that he is in. You and Simone are cool and all! But I really dig your father's commentary :)
"You get to train perseverance." is the most concise and accurate way to describe the experience and purpose of basic training I've heard. Your dad is full of insights that make me reflect on my own service. Thank him for me.
Man you're dad and the experience and wealth of knowledge he has is golden. I'm a United States Marine Corps combat veteran myself 2002-2006, Iraq and Afghanistan. I'd be so humbled and honored to have someone like him to learn from. You are blessed beyond words. Heart warming to see how close and easy it is for you guys to share stuff. I am pretty sure you are pretty special and he trusts you a lot for him to be as open with you about his past. Thank you and him for doing this. I appreciated the history lesson and his perspective and everything. Thank him for his sacrifice and service for me please, regardless of who it was for, he still deserves that respect and administration. 🙂👍
Salute to your father.
Real man with good soul.
May peace will always be with him.
As a Brit, the thing that always amazed me about this film is that it was filmed in London, at an old gas works. If you watch the film version of 1984 starring John Hurt, it’s the same locations.
Oh wow never knew that what a strange detail
@@deeznutz8320 apparently Kubrick developed a fear of flying (after learning to fly, and finding out how dangerous it was!) and did not like to travel after that.
I remember watching "Full Metal Jacket" a few months after watching 1984. I recognised some twisted concrete and rebar burning, that was a destoyed building in 1984.
@@tommcewan7936 That and he wanted to avoid US censorship and problems with the military. Filming FMJ in Britain meant he could use whatever script he wanted. The downside was he basically had to buy the American equipment second-hand, rather than getting it leased by the government.
"those that's never been to war, never seen battle and death will not truly understand the value of peace." brought tears to my eyes.
Thank You for these reactions with your father. He truly speaks with the wisdom and knowledge of a man who has been there. There is only one way to earn that knowledge. Hats off to you sir.
Your Dad is such a fountain of wisdom. He seems like a man of great stature, that even though, he may have served a different country, that soldiers from any nation, would follow, if he was their leader in the battlefield.
I love that your father gave his view of the war from a Chinese/Veteran perspective. Very educational.
These vids with George's dad are excellent and insightful. Also, any excuse to revisit a classic like Full Metal Jacket is a welcome one.
Here here! I always enjoy the ones with George's dad. It offers a perspective that is nigh impossible to find in the west. That and there is always something special with father son interactions.
"War is just politics." Words that truly resonate. Thank you for sharing these reactions. Your father is an amazing man.
Except, it's wrong. In the end, all wars are about resources. Politics, ideology and religion are catalysts for rationales of war to the populace, but the bottomline is always for the control of a specific area in order to be able to control resources.
At least Marxism/Communism doesn't lie about that because it acknowledges the material needs and desires of human beings. You can definitely argue about the applicaiton and outcome of those ideologies, but the US did not have to get involved in VN and the basic foreign policy of the US is and has always been to protect the US's interests which are by definition about the control of resources.
@@theothertonydutchhow come under communism everyone starves to death
War is Economy. In capitalistic world it will always be used to gain markets or resources. Dialectical materialism...
@@theothertonydutch The ultimate irony is the ussr collapsed under its own weight, making 20 years of war and death totally pointless for both side. US never needed to get involve and communism of the leninist variety couldnt spread further after all.
Political is war without bleeding; War is political with bleeding. That's was the Chairman Mao said.
Your father is very wise. I served 2 tours of duty in Iraq, and everything he says relates to my experience as well. The soldier above all others pray for peace.
George, I really enjoy these a lot. It's so cool to see a veteran from another country reacting to American war movies. I respect veterans of all nationalities. They aren't the architects of our disagreements and fights, they're the guys caught in the middle.
As the late Harry Patch (17 June 1898 - 25 July 2009), the last surviving trench combat soldiers of the First World War of any country once said…..
“I felt then, as I feel now, that the politicians who took us to war should have been given the guns and told to settle their differences themselves, instead of organising nothing better than legalised mass murder”.
I rushed to stop watching another video and get to watching this...George reacting with his Dad are just about the most interesting reactions on the Internet, right now. There is so much cultural insight in seeing Dad and George talking about these movies as they watch them.
I have never seen it specifically stated by Kubrick anywhere, but Private Pyle is a clear representation of a real program that the Defense Department ran in the 1960s. It was called "Project 100,000" and it was a test to see whether the mental and physical parameters for serving in the US military could be widened to make the pool of potential service people larger. Between escalation in Vietnam and all the other military commitments of the Cold War in those days, the military was concerned about a shortage of people to serve. So they started testing whether recruits who were normally just a bit below the normal standard for IQ, or emotional stability, or physical fitness could be turned into effective military personnel. The same program would have led to Forrest Gump being recruited and serving in Vietnam.
Me too I stop watching a video to watch this video
Yup, was just starting a new American Psycho reaction but paused that when this popped up. These vids with George and his dad are great, and Full Metal Jacket is a Classic.
Actually, no. If you actually watched "Forrest Gump", he was recruited after GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE. This means he was not intellectually lacking at all. His capacity to follow orders enabled him to fit in perfectly in the military.
@@eatsmylifeYT It is true that he was recruited out of college, but he got to go to college for his athletic ability. He still would have had to take the military's qualification test, the ASVAB, so with his low IQ he would certainly not have been qualified despite being a college graduate...in all likelihood, he was still a part of Project 100,000. But you are absolutely right that his ability and dedication to following orders made him a successful soldier.
@@iKvetch558 Have you ever been to college? Have you ever gone to college on an athletic scholarship? Athletes still have to pass their subjects in order to stay on the team and graduate. Your statement about him not being qualified and yet still be able to graduate from college is illogical.
Also, do you actually know what the qualifications are to pass Project 100,000? You're just making assumptions.
Anyway, it's okay for you to have your own opinion even if it's wrong.
Listening to you talk to your dad about his time in the military makes me wish I'd asked my grandpa about his time in ww2 and the korean war while he was alive. I never brought it up to him because I was too worried that he would be upset or angry or wouldn't want to talk about it. Only after he passed away did I learn that he talked to my sister about it sometimes and that I had missed out on learning more about him. I'll always regret that.
God bless your father, even though he grew up on another side of the world and faught for another country, he seems like a true gentleman and just proves it doesnt matter where you come from. Thank your father for his service.
This channel is such a good example of what I enjoy about reaction videos. Appreciate your pops taking the time to do this and much love to everyone in the comments✌️
I really love watching you watch movies with your dad. My parents separated when I was very young and every Saturday morning, my dad would pick me up from my karate class and we’d go to the cinema after. Watching movies with my dad are among my best childhood memories
My dad would take me to the movies too. Good memories indeed.
“Life is just a series of tragedies”
Really really enjoyed this series of reactions with your dad.
I hope you were able to enjoy every moment with him during his visit. Was very interesting to see his perspective and hear his stories.
Love your channel, keep up the great work and please tell me the name of Simone’s cat
usually simone interrupting for the promo makes me smile, this time, because it was such an intense moment, it scared the crap out of me and I actually screamed 🤣😂🤣
Exactly! Wow, I'm totally into the movie (have easily watched this movie 100 times), not counting the reaction videos...Pyle shoots Hartman, then BAM, Patreon ad with SImone. Now THAT is a jump scare 😀
My late father in law fought in WW2 (also a tank driver like your dad), and what your father says reminds me so much of his thoughts and stories from war. So glad I never had to experience this horror myself.
My grandfather was forced to fight for a dictatorship he didn't agreed with in WW2. He was one of the few who survived the battle of Stalingrad and the years of russian imprisonment. He was a broken man when he came back. I remember him waking up in the middle of the night screaming. When I see him on pictures as a young man before the war, proud and strong, I can't get to fit the two persons together as one. He was never again that man, that went to war. He ended up taking his own life at the age of 80. He couldn't take it anymore and I can't blame him for it. Rest in peace granddad!
I think they watched a movie about tank drivers in ww2. You might be interested in it. They discussed his experiences as a tank driver. He had many insights into the American tanker experience.
@@Deathbird_Mitch Yes, Thanks. The movie is called "Fury". That was a great reaction too.
@@ingobordewick6480 I'm sorry to hear that. My father in law had to fight on the wrong side too. Been send to a war straight out of school, no choice. He also fought in Russia, he got wounded, lost a part of his foot - that probably "saved" him from imprisonment or worse, but he had phantom pain in that leg and had to take serious painkillers his whole life. He wasn't as traumatised as your grandfather, but you could still feel how hard it was for him to talk about that time.
This was a tough one to see how your Dad would take, but again I really appreciate his humanity in how he empathized with the Marines and that has the sympathy to realize how others may not really understand it without being there/living it. Also, how it's not worth it, that peace is so valuable to maintain.
Also, you may want to move Simone maybe 1min to the start of the Vietnam act, not interrupting the Pyle in the Head scene.
I laughed out loud at Simone jumping in right in the middle of that scene - I've seen it enough times it's not exactly "ruined" anymore, but definitely not what I was expecting :) I wonder if that was intentional since that is THE SCENE of the movie, so if anyone was just skimming through, they'd still be very likely to get the channel promotion...
Your Dad's commentary is always so insightful. Keep doing these movie reaction videos.
I’d love to listen to a podcast of you and your dad talking about his war stories or stories of him serving. He seems like a cool dude that I’d love to listen to next to a nice fire. His memoirs have historical value that will be greatly appreciated by future generations! Love the channel!!
Always a joy when your dad joins👍
Your dad brings so many insights to these movies! It’s always fascinating to watch him experience them, and with him being a non-English speaker it also shows both the universality of cinema and the universality of the human experience. I’m so glad that you’re able to share these moments with him, and then share them with us. It’s very special, and I thank you for it!
I really enjoy the videos with your dad. He shows us that being a soldier in any country is very similar. I like how he understood the American soldiers.
"Those who have never been to battle and seen death will never truly understand the value of peace."
I haven't heard words that wise spoken in quite some time.
I love this series with your father. Genuinely interesting and your father giving his perspective on things is really educational. Thank him for me and I hope he's willing and able to continue the series in the future.
It's good to hear his own personal experiences from war and what was going on at the time
I bet your dad would have gotten SO MUCH out of the village scenes in platoon considering he fought over there (and so did the director). Man, I LOVE these reaction videos with your father. I love them.
If your dad has a favourite war movie from China that has Eng. subtitles, I'd love to see a reaction to that.
R. Lee Emry. there will never be another like him, he was unique, genuine, and basically wasn't even acting in this film, it's what he used to do for real
These reactions with your dad really hit the spot. Please do more of these.
Please extend my sincere thanks to your father for candidly sharing his experiences and insight into the horror that is war.
Seeing your father again, relating his memories and experiences during the war, reminded me of an experience I was fortunate to experience a few years ago when we spent 10 days in Beijing. My partner’s son had taught English there for three years, and when the parents of his students found out we were coming, we were invited to people’s homes almost every night and laughed, joked, smiled through an interpreter. I was actually fortunate to have a 90 minute discussion about religion with a very old man one evening. What did we discover on that trip? We (individuals, not governments) are the same, no matter where we are. Same hopes, same dreams, same realizations. Your father reminded me of that trip today. He reminds me so much of the wonderful people I met on that trip. ✌️
It's so interesting, as an American soldier, seeing experiences through your fathers eyes. I truly appreciate it and want to know more!
What a privilege for you two to give us such an authentic reaction with priceless insight. Thank you bro.
I absolutely love these reactions with your dad. I'm so grateful to get his unique perspective on these films, thank you
Really enjoy these father/son reactions with relevant historical contexts. Love to see you react to "THE LAST EMPEROR" from 1987 next time dad is available.
Great job, George. Thanks for the hard work in putting these videos together with your Dad. It is appreciated. I have really enjoyed getting his input on these movies. You two have a great connection and it shows.
Good Morning Vietnam might be a more fun war movie to watch with pops.
Good stuff homie. Your relationship with your dad really makes me miss my own though.
As a veteran its always interesting to hear from people who were in other militaries or on the other side of wars.
love hearing the real opinions on war from people who have actually been there, always reaffirms my beliefs on the matter
22:10 “those that have never been to war will never under sand peace”. Truer words have never been spoken.
Your dad is really wise.
My respect to your father. Hope you aren't unlocking too many memories by watching these films with him.
I love listening to your dad explain things from a soldier's perspective. There is so much wisdom and pain in his words. I hope you film more reviews with him.
Love this! and as a veteran myself, what your father says resonates with me so much! The kinship of battle knows no bounds regardless of age, color, creed etc. Once you have seen battle you will never be the same. Can't wait to see more with your father!
All Kubrick needs to be rewatched. You can just not take everything in in one viewing. Really glad you have seen it a second time, now. Really liked your father's contribution!
We didn't have a set length of step, but everyone in a marching formation would follow what we called the "corner man", who's effectively the first one in the marching formation (first person on the left in a column). They would determine the speed and rhythm of the march and everyone else would follow them. Especially in a parade march the first row would look at him and match his stride, and everyone behind would match the person in front of them.
HCM aka Hu Guang was a chicom operative after all.
Y'ou and Simone are probably my favorite movie reactors! These episodes with your dad, and his wisdom and knowledge are simply amazing!! It is interesting to hear about the similarites and differences of training , but beyond that I really enjoy his thoughts on these movies.
Awesome perspective here with your father joining you. Clearly, as a veteran, he can understand this film in far more depth than any of us. Loved watching his reaction to this and his thoughts. He seems like a fine man. Thank you both.
A lot of people miss this, but at 15:47 he takes the magazine out of the gun with live FMJ rounds still in it and the instructor doesn't notice it and assumes it was empty. That's where he got the live rounds for the bathroom scene. Your dad seems like a very chill guy to hang with. I love seeing people spend time with their parents and consider it one of the most important things in life. If I looked hard enough in the comments (which I'm not going to do), I'd probably find some kind of racist bs. Let us all remember that no matter where we are from, someone else was occupying that land before even our own ancestors and we are all essentially immigrants throughout the entire world no matter what. It's the nature of humanity in general and will always be the case. I have Cherokee Native American in my bloodline, but my white/European ancestors ran them off from their land put them in reservations to take their land. While China and the USA aren't exactly on the best of terms at the moment, both rely heavily on each other. I have respect for all veterans and military personnel of all countries because it takes guts to put your life on the line for your country. Even if drafted, some people run away and others don't. One thing that rings true worldwide regardless of what country you come from is the common mindset of "us" the citizens vs "the government". Everyone in every country worldwide will tell you that the government of their country doesn't care about them and that rings true here in the US, as well. Citizens are pawns to accomplish whatever the government wants to do, though oddly enough we're the ones who put that government there to begin with. In that sense, the whole world is screwed.
Thought I'd add that during Vietnam the US tried a program to expand recruitment by lowering the physical and mental standards, I'm pretty sure the implication with Pvt Pile is that he is someone who has been picked up by said program with an IQ that would have normally been too low.
Please Thank your father for me, It's an honor getting to hear his thoughts on life, the movie and really anything else. Please treasure every moment with each other and thank you both for both of your points of view. I'll continue to look forward to the next video!
Your father is very thoughtful and concise. I loved hearing his thoughts as a veteran.
This is one of the best reviews ever on this channel. Your dad speaks with the wisdom of experience. It is so easy to judge for those who have never been in war. What is even sadder is the ridicule and condemnation that soldiers returning from Vietnam went through. The idealism of youth, while passionate, is often times ignorant of unfortunate realities.
Apart from the usual movies about Vietnam, there are two that give context about what was going on with the officers and politicians: "A Bright Shining Lie" (with Bill Paxton" and "Path to War" with Michael Gambon and Alec Baldwin. People rarely hear about them, but they're extremely enlightening.
Thank your Dad for his incite and honesty! I have enjoyed every video he has been on with you.
Ive been subscribed to your channel for a while now, but I have to say, I love these videos with you and your dad. They are powerful seeing his point of view and insights
Your Dad is a legend. And he added so much to that reaction. Thank you
I can only verify post-Vietnam US Navy POV
1. There are always more than one CC in boot camp (at least in the Navy) where partially recruits can't be abused. Verbal abuse is one thing but physical was a NO GO.
2. Vincent D'Onofrio played the Bug in MIB and had to put on 50lbs for this role
3. Hardman was out of control. Others outside his recruits would have noticed and he would have been held accountable.
4. "I don't know, but I've been told. Eskimo pussy is mighty cold." was used in my Navy recruit company in 1981.
5. In the US Navy real live ammo was always accounted for, and Pyle wouldn't have had it on his person in the head.
6. The lights in the head are always lit. (lighting I suspect).
7. "Blanket parties" were a real deal. We didn't have one because we didn't have a Gomer Pyle.
8. The hooker in Saigon is just distracting them so the motorcycle guys can steal the camera. I saw that happen in the Philippines.
9. "I wouldn't shit you, you're my favorite turd" I've used that. 🤣
10. Even by Hollywood standards, Kubrick went overboard with excessive bloodletting.
Great video. Your father is a very aware man and I appreciate hearing his insights.
I absolutely love when you do a video with your dad.❤. His wisdom is precious.
This was really good. I'm a Marine (enlisted in 1988 aboot a year after the movie came out). I liked the original reaction that George and Simone did, but this one was obviously more personal. Hearing from George's dad pretty much the same stories that I experienced in boot camp and the in the "normal" Marine Corps. Even though I think Kubrick meant for this to be an anti-war movie, every Marine I know loves it because of how brutal and dark some of the scenes can be. The helicopter scene, the line "You just don't lead 'em so much!" cracks me up every time. It certainly was drilled into us during boot camp all the "Kill Kill Kill!" mentality. As a Marine, obviously we would rather not go to war because it interferes with our weekend liberty and drinking time, but when we are sent, we are unrelenting and will, to quote GySgt Hartman..."Kill everything we see". That's what we are trained for. I never saw any action in Desert Storm, we could hear bombs in the distance, but never got any trigger time. Being 19 years old, I was a little gung-ho like Joker and maybe wanted a kill, as bad as that sounds. Some things still stick with me from that period of time being over there, but nothing that leaves me "broken".
I would love to know any of the "dirty" cadences his dad did while running with his platoon. I'm sure something would be lost in translation and probably even be funnier!
Great reaction video.
Nice to get a perspective from a Chinese civilian/former military. I didn't know China and Vietnam had issues that lead to fighting. Interesting that Chinese politicians are corrupt and self serving like ours. Its not our soldiers that are the enemy, the real enemy is the politicians. The first Gulf War could have been my war. I just graduated high school when tensions amounted to war over there. Some of my friends enlisted but I wasn't going to. Being an avid reader of history, I knew what that war was about. I wasn't going to go risk my life thousands of miles away for some rich man's oil. Certain American politicians and other Western leaders had "interests" in Kuwaiti oil that Iraq had seized. The same goes with Vietnam. Our politicians had interests with South Vietnam but lied to the American public by saying they were stopping the Communist red menace from taking another country. 🙄
I went to boot camp (MCRD San Diego) August-November 1989 and that's when the Berlin Wall came down. Month later during MCT (Marine Combat Training) is when the U.S. went in to get Noriega. No wars really my first year. Finished my technical training August 2nd, 1990, still have the certificate on my wall...that date was the same day Hussein invaded Kuwait. Guess where I went 😀
I had never heard the reason your dad mentioned for shaving a soldier's head - easier access for wound assessment and treatment. That makes perfect sense and it never occurred to me.
That was awesome, and I loved all the knowledge your father has. He seems to be a great guy. Good job, it was very fun to watch
"As long as there are politicians, there will be war." No truer words have ever been spoken.
Vietnam is one of those situations that's a bit of a stain on American honor, not just because we lost despite being the most powerful nation in the world, but also because it's pretty hard to argue that we weren't the villains. So not only were we the bad guys, but we also lost, so it's 0/2 for us. In spite of all of that, somehow Vietnam and Vietnamese people forgave us, and now America and Vietnam are allies and our relationship is only getting better despite the war, and despite the fact that Vietnam is still Communist. It shows how complex the world truly is, when even a brutal war like that, and 2 ideologies that are polar opposites of one another can still become friends and allies because of other circumstances. Namely China.
Vietnam is an ally of China though not the USA, the US and Vietnam are on mutually beneficial and friendly terms but they are not allies. This is often a misunderstanding of Vietnamese foreign policy, they do not believe in a zero sum game "winner takes all" mentality to diplomacy and geopolitics. Vietnam doesn't entirely forgive the US for the massive atrocities they committed, they feel some resentment and wish the US would take serious responsibility for the horrible things the US did in Vietnam. But despite this, Vietnam also recognizes that without forgiveness there is no path forward, they just want the US to also reach over and give a genuine attempt at healing old wounds.
@@jamieevans4317 Uh no? China and Vietnam hate each other, and Vietnam and America are allies. You do realize that China has oppressed Vietnam for centuries, and right after America left China invaded them right?
Lmao sure.
I love watching you both watching these movies, it's amazing to see your dad's point of views and you can see alot of it is raw emotion that he has from his own experience
Another hit. This was great thanks again for sharing your dad with us and him joining. Always a blast seeing him on the channel. Keep up the grind chummers 🤙🏽👏🏽🫶🏽
I love you and your dad together. Such an honest and intimate conversation with a loved one. Can't wait till he visits again. Keep giving us this content and Ill watch every post. My father served as infantry in Green Jackets, but we never had these kind of discussions. Wish we had more time. ❤
I always love seeing your dad.
He's a good man.
You're lucky to have him.
You're very fortunate to have a Dad like that. I hope to see more of your reactions.
It's a treat when your dad says "Oh! A promotion!" and clearly savouring the irony in that scene.
Hey Dad, hope you are well. Thank you for serving. It is wonderful to hear the perspective of another such as your dad. It seems like everything he said is exactly what I have experienced in a war time situation. Thank him for me. Blessings
The duality of your reactions really matched up to the message of the movie here, this was awesome. Great video👌
This is one of the best reactions I’ve seen. This is one of my favorite movies. Made me think about it in ways I had t before.
Great one!
Your father has so much knowledge of how this world works. His impressions of things are great, and he is great at expressing and sharing his views.
I really enjoyed you and your father's insight, George! You ask very good questions!
Really enjoyed the video! You guy are chill and have a great back and forth of conversation
The few reactions with your dad are my fav reaction vids I’ve ever seen - tyvm for the extra work captioning you put them out!🙏
- Can you make a playlist for “reactions with dad”?
- His thoughts on related films would be interesting to me, such as Catch 22, Slaughterhouse 5 (both renowned books first), and the same director’s Dr. Strangelove.
Your dad’s a thoughtful & sharp gentleman.
Thanks to you and thank you to your father for sharing his thoughts on these movies. I appreciate it!
George, your dad is a special person, always enjoy his comments which are very insightful. I am a vet my self and grew up around the military. My dad was an Air Force pilot. Lookin forward to more of his and your reactions.
Wow! Great reaction! Your Dad has so much knowledge and insight. Humanity could learn alot from men like him. I know I have and I appreciate it. Looking forward to your next vid!
I think this guy's dad is chill and have a lot of wisdom.
Always love your videos guys, much respect to your father!... He offered a great perspective to you on the views of the Vietnam War... Great Video, keep it up!
Seeing this from a different perspective was not only entertaining but educational. Glad I randomly found this. Thanks to u and your dad