VOICES OF HISTORY PRESENTS - Vic Meisinger, 1st Air Cavalry, Cobra Gunship Pilot, VIETNAM!!
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I have two Cobra stories. I was at a party in Grand Rapids, MI in the winter of 1967. One of the guys there was a Cobra pilot who was on medical leave. He was being treated for burns and was swathed in bandages. Looking at him made me very apprehensive as I was prime meat for the draft. I was on the Reaction Force at Long Binh in late Feb 69 and had been called out to the bunker line to fend off an attack. One of the many awe-inspiring sights I saw was a Cobra flying along the road in front of us. He was nose down with his mini gun rounds bouncing off that road and into the ditch on the other side. That image is burned into my brain. Along with Puff it was the most awesome sight I had ever seen.
I wish these were of longer duration
Thank you for watching.
Well done Mr. Cappetto
Thanks for your service Mr. Meisinger. God Bless you guys.
The wounds you get in battle most of them go away but the wounds you keep inside most of them stay we're losing soldiers to depression and PTSD in Afghanistan and Iraq please keep them in your prayers 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thanks Vic , Thanks Larry , it's always an hour well spent hearing these stories.
A message for you Larry before I watch beyond the six and a half minutes I'm into the video. Congrats on the 48.9K subscribers. I've been watching your subscriber count over the last few months grow and, with the momentum that continues, 100K is not too far off. Good luck, and thank you so much for the pictures you've included at the start here. Some personal photos, and some pictures that have every appearance of our troops on patrol or in action. It's a reminder that the military has always been very good with documenting what they do, and at no small risk to those who have taken up the job. You are a part of this group, and we thank you for your service.
EXCELLENT!!!!
Thank you 😊 both
VERY MUCH
A brilliant recollection of a time passed... A true patriotic guy... Really enjoyed this.. Thanks 🙏.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Love all of your videos.
This guy is the real deal, salute to these pilots.
Vic is right on with everything. I spent 24 straight mouths in Vietnam with the 1St Cav. BLUE MAX BRAVO an all cobra unit. (Love you brother)
Thanks for your service.. everyone please remember the ones that didn’t make it back home!,!! Thanks
Thank you for your service. God bless you and keep you safe!😊
AMEN brother Ed.
IM CATCHIN UP Larry! Yeah, I always thought the Cobra's didnt come along till 72-73? Strange bird aint it? (I thought of the JETSONS when I saw MY 1st one?...lol) That crazy thing goes too fast for "WOP WOP"?..☺His overall attitude about why He was there, and reasoning for doing what HAD ta be done reminds me so much of another Vet, bout 6 mo. ago ,who was the picture of GREAT mental health.😎 Ive seen 150+ of these interviews and the overall consensus (95%) for being there was justified and a noble cause. OF COURSE there were PROTESTS? Hell... Americans were killin their BELOVED COMMIE BRETHEREN?..They PROUDLY displayed the NVA flag , along with the good ole hammer/sickle, in support for KHRUSHCHEV during their marches? They ALL woulda PROUDLY posed with HJ on the triple A battery with her?...Hope things are goin well for ya Vic, and your still up in the wild blue yonder! Thanks MUCH for your sacrifice !😎
Yea john amazing how far people will go in the wrong direction, SORTA LIKE TODAY, does anyone else see that it was the radical left education system that started the anti-war movement ? And is destroying the country as we speak.
Thank you Mr. Meisinger for doing a job that I pray no American is ever needed to do in the future, and it is this prayer I have said to honor our Combat Vets for the sacrifice that they and their families have made.
Awesome interview, God Bless Vietnam Vet's and Allof our veterans. My Dad was a WWll vet in the South Pacific, he was a great guy, miss him. He never talked about it.
Welcome home brother I was in Tay Ninh when you guys to over for the 25th most likely built a pad you landed on.
I look forward to these videos everyday
me tooo
I hope and pray they will continue. Thank you for watching.
Me too brother.
What a nice guy Mr Meisinger is - as straight and down to earth as they come.... an awesome series of talks Mr Cappetto.
Thank you for your kind words. Much appreciated.
I really like Mr Meisinger and I appreciate the sacrifice that our veterans made but it’s come out that we got into Vietnam under a lie - we started the war - see the facts on the Gulf of Tonkin scrape. Second thing, LBJ, the president during most of the Vietnam war, it’s come out that although he did some good things for America, he became filthy rich giving kickbacks to the munitions industry and other industry supplying our military - he prolonged the war so that he and his cronies could become rich. He may have been the prime mover behind the Kennedy assignation, also. Do your homework, folks. The Vietnam war, under the guise of fighting Communism was mostly a money making scheme
by a select few and that’s a very sad situation.
May GOD always remember and bless the great fighting men and women of this nation , thank you for your service.
thank you Vic, Larry......well done...and also Micheal for sponsoring this Story......Paul in Orlando, Florida
Blessing to you Paul. Pray I will have the resources to continue this work.
Thankful to hear Vics story. Glad you made it home and you are an American hero to many of us. Another wonderful interview Larry. Truly, you are both doing Gods work. 🇺🇲
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Thanks for saying nice things about our brothers and sisters of the highway ❤
Awesome ! 🇺🇸🇨🇱👍
My dad is 95 years old, he was in the Navy during WW2 and the Korean War ! I know one thing he did was go into Japan after the atomic bombs were dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima for an assessment of the damage, he volunteered for it !
Thank you for your service and sacrifice Vic. Many of us really appreciate what you were asked to do,and what you had to do. God bless you and your family. Thank you Larry for another wonderful interview, with another fine American Veteran. God bless you and your family as well,Larry.
Many thanks Charles for your kind words. My work as a labor of love. Many people don't understand some of the reasons why I do what I do, like the salutes, that's my signature and trademark. I provide a very non-threatening environment for these veterans to open up and that's why they tell me things that they never told their family members. I thank my God that I can serve him and my country through the lens on my camera. God bless you!!
Vic , thank you for your service & sacrifice. I'm very proud of all the men & women that had to go through Veitnam. Bless you all that gave so much . ❤❤❤❤😢😢
Larry,you have such a unique style. I'm glad I found you here on UA-cam .
Awesome Charles. Glad you found my channel also.
Thanks to you also Larry for offering me a way to express my love for this country and its veterans through sponsorship.
POWERFUL COMMENT. I feel the same way. Your support is greatly appreciated. Look forward to your next interview. God bless you!!
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Just a wonderful man, An American Hero!
Thank You!
You're very welcome.
There stories are always inspiring to me. When I lose faith in the current situation, my spirit is renewed after watching your interviews, Larry. Thank you for that.
God bless you Scott. Thank you for your kind words. I agree, I do the same thing when I'm feeling down. These stories help put life into perspective.
Another amazing and well told story from a remarkable veteran. Thank you for your serve and sacrifices sir.
Thank you for your service Vic and for sharing your interesting and detailed Vietnam experience. I had never heard details and experiences from a Cobra pilot. Wow! It really made me feel good when you said how personal it was and much you cared for us down below. I was a grunt with the 1st Cav (1969) out of Quan Loi and Tay Ninh and it was always a good sight and sound to hear the Cobra come in. A couple of times I witnessed the green tracers go up at the gunship and the orange tracers go down and the roar of the mini-gun following the sight of the tracers as you were diving into the location of where the firing was coming from. You guys were the best! Thank You.
Thank you Jim for a great comment. I know Vic will enjoy reading it. Thank you for your service in Vietnam. God bless you!!
Thank you Vic for your timeless service to us that you do not know. We know you.
Thank You Sir for Your Awesome Service to our Great Country and for all you have done in your lifetime for our Nation. Your interview was amazing and so informative. I could listen to you tell about your Vietnam Tour all day long.
Also, I Thank You for your time in making and sharing this Wonderful Video for our younger generation to be able to watch and learn more about what all you guys had to experience while serving in Vietnam. Great Man! 🤗🤗👍👏🙋♂️🌹🥇❤️🇺🇸🫡🙏🙏
Thanks Ray!!
Welcome home sir.. 🇺🇸❤️🫡
My dad served 2 tours..67-69
Thank you Vic for sharing your story, your details and courage. So many of us really understand and it really helps with a program like this, to get deeply involved in interview. Gotta be one of the best to sit down and listen to. Thank you as well Larry for bringing out this reality of truth and courage of our heros.
God bless you Michael. Thank you for your kind words. Feel free to share these stories. America needs to hear all of them.
There have been quite a few videos that I really couldn't take my eyes and ears off of, this is one of them. I've not seen combat, but I did survive a brutal time with cancer. I've lost friends and still feel guilt as to why I made it and they didn't. Lately I can find no better comfort than listening to these men. I know it's odd but I feel like so many of the thoughts I couldn't put into words just appear in these videos and I feel understood for the first time in a while. When Vic said it was the greatest yet worst most thriling thing he's been through - I couldn't have said it better myself. There's an amazing high when you're so close to death and I haven't been able to feel that rush of myself in a while, since the cancer. It takes a lot of adjusting, especially when the world expects you to act normal and like it never happened. Of course it changed me. I was angry when I first started going through it, mellowed out, and then angry to be back to normal, then mellowed out again. I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. I've got a sick sense of humor now and am missing some pieces of me but living just feels sweeter since then, sometimes. I've been listening to these for a while but haven't had the courage to comment, anyway, thank you for this interview and the many others.
Brother Nick, I just read your comment and I'm grateful that you did go ahead and share some thoughts. I hope many read it. It touched my heart. As the producer of this channel sometimes I wonder if I'm doing any good. Comments like yours help me stay focused and to continue sharing the stories. Anything worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for cowards!!! Feel free to reach out. After 1000 interviews over 20 years I've become a great listener. God bless you!! WEBSITE: larrycappetto.com
Nick, would you like to tell your story? Please reach out to me. Thank you. EMAIL: lcappetto@icloud.com
Thank you Vic for your service & Welcome Home
Your time in the military really serves as a reality check forever ! All you have to do is remember the extremes you were put through and say this is not S**t compared to those days.
These stories help put life in perspective.
Another fantastic story. So grateful to the veterans for what they did back in the war and also for sharing their stories now.
Thank you for your service Vic. I appreciate you. 🙏 😅
Did Vic ever work the area around FSB Buttons??
These helicopter pilots must be the bravest of the brave. I try to imagine being one flying through a lead storm with only plexiglass and sheet metal for protection. Heroes, every one.
AMEN Robert!!
There I go again with the tears when they salute :(
Thank you for watching and commenting. It means a lot. I hope you are subscribed to my channel.
@@VoicesofHistory Yes Sir My Brother 🙏
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The neighborhood I grew up in, in the bay area was fully involved in Vietnam ! From being trapped in the embassy during TET, to a neighbor not coming home !
Thank You SIR......for everything.
Wonderful story.
Welcome Home.
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You have my vote if you ever decide to run
@49:17 - I am to young to give an answer on why America wasn’t behind Vietnam,like WWII BUT I think we felt the war here at homein ww2 !! we suffered and sacrificed in every family;daily,in many aspects of life in general and collectively! We witnessed hardships at home and abroad, we associated the war with a cowardly attack and it all brought us to unity; in the Nam media, technology misinformation disinformation and political and personal agendas both intentionally and unintentionally sewed discord in our lives and Society wasn’t mature or responsible enough to handle it and our Heroes are the ones that suffered. And it’s a crying shame. I hope we as a nation doesn’t allow this to happen again and I believe we have matured as a nation and learned! Thank you 🙏 soldier’s for providing and protecting FREEDOM at home and abroad and we will stand with you from now on weather we feel like it or understand it and we will hold your commander in chief and congress responsible for their part and each person for his; and we shall hold ourselves accountable for how we respond,react to the situations that life thrust us into so help us GOD
Give this guy a drink of water for god sakes....annoying smacking of lips.
Thanks John!!
Than you. LD, I was sent back to Kindergarten.
Awesome interview, wish he would’ve gone into an actual mission
Larry your the best man
BLESSINGS Anthony. This work has always been a labor of LOVE!!
What an amazing story and an amazing man.
Thank you for your service and sacrifice for our country. ❤
Welcome home sir