I can't imagine how skilled he must have been pilot flying 13 hours a day. It would be so second-nature I bet he flies that Chinook better than he walks.
In the book "Chickenhawk" written by a Huey Pilot, he described that there were official limits on how long you were allowed to fly, but those limits were never obeyed in the field. Flying a helicopter exposes your body to high stresses, similar to driving a bus all day long. He described an incident were they had been flying for nearly 48 hours. They were so tired, that they flew very dangerous missions on the second day and didn't even care about getting shot. They were awarded a bravery medal for that day, but it was mostly to do with them being so tired. Read the book, I can highly recommend it.
I served with 5th Special Forces B-32 Tay Ninh. Our A-Teams along the Cambodian border were almost totally dependent upon re-supply provided by the CH-47’s. Unfortunately we lost Black Cat 100 in September of 1970. I would fly an average of 16 sorties a week with either the Muleskinners or the Black Cats. Jim it was pilots like you that kept us operational. Your courage was reflected everyday in the number of men who are alive today because of the lifeline you provided. Thank You.
My brother was a helicopter pilot in the military. He had the chance to be a trainer stateside but as i recall he felt he could not train others for combat if he did not do a tour in Vietnam. He was killed over Laos just as we were planning to turn the fighting over to the Vietnamese. David Nelson Fox.
I was and Air Traffic Controller at Danger airfield Lai Khe Vietnam all through 1969. Being the next camp in line from Phu Loi we had the Black Cats flying in there all the time to pick up loads. More than likely I talked to you on the radio during that time. Listening to your stories brings tears to my eyes. Over fifty years ago and I can remember all of it like it was yesterday. Welcome home and wish you many years to come.
Flew for the Army for 7 years myself. This man's story is wonderful and his attitude and demeanor showcase the best of the warrant officer corps. Really makes me miss (almost) being deployed. Thank you for your service!
My 1969 draft number was 19. I had a 2S deferment that just went away with the lottery. I was drafted in January 1970 and got to Vietnam Dec.16, 1971. To this day I date all time as before Vietnam and after Vietnam. Honestly, if I wasn't a Nam vet I don't know who I would be. I am under VA health care and have disabilities for type 2 diabetes, hearing loss, tinnitus and PTSD.
First…Welcome Home Brother. I was in Chu Lai 68-69 1st MAW and I joined because I didn’t want to get drafted. Which brings me to my draft number…it was 360. I didn’t know that until I was discharged. And I might not have ever been drafted because my number was so high. Oh well…
Thank you, sir! Even though I was a toddler when you came home, I still want to express my sorrow at the treatment you and other service men received. It's a damn disgrace to treat anyone that way, especially men who had just returned from war. My apologies. And, thank you again for serving our country!
What a short, but great story about Crawford. He most definitely needed quite a bit more time for his life story. May God Bless you for your service and sacrifice.
True heroes. Allowing yourself to be drafted, instead of running away from the fighting, is truly heroic. 1 certain x president of this country, is in my eyes a coward and I will never respect him , no matter what he did or does.
Disagree. Watch the last interview of Robert mcNamara. He admits that the war was all about showing the soviets that the USA was willing to make any sacrifice in blood and treasure. Over a million dead so the US could show it had "balls". Sickening. People are still paying the price 50 years later.
Aviation Marine (E-5) here from New River Air Station during the Vietnam Era. Met and hung out with a number of Pilots and their crews! Loved getting to take rides in the Huey's and CH-46's at times. Thank you Sir for doing what you had to do and doing it to your best abilities. You are my HERO'S. Semper Fi!
I was in a Chinook that was hit bt NVA ground fire evacuating a 105mm Howitzer from a FSB on a mountain of 2650 meters height. I saw a batch of four or five AK-47 rounds fly through the big almunum tube that ran across the right rear of the ship. The pilots had hooked the Howitzer with the basic load when it was hit. They jettisoned the load and it rolled down the mountain gun, ammo and sight. The ship jumped up and took off down the mountain. I kept hearing loud popping sounds from the front. I thought we can't be still taking fire, so I leaned forward from the seat just behind the left door gunner's window and discovered that the popping noises were the result of the nose breaking off the tops of trees. 2650 meters is over 8,000 feet. We were close to 45 degree nose down. I looked down the mountain and looked at the impact spot. I didn't close my eyes because I wanted to see the spot we would impact and all die in a few seconds and I wanted to live the rest of my life not in fear and with my eyes open. Just as we were about to crash, the pilots were able to level the ship which resulted in our ship flying across the valley faster than the ship could fly under it's own power due to the acceleration down the mountain. Then I looked ahead and saw we were racing towards a row of hills. I could see the AC standing pulling up the cyclic to keep us level. I thought, that's where we're going to die, but just before impact the pilots were able to nose it high and it crashed just the other side of the hills and we impacted a shallow river. No one was injured except me. A round had grazed the right side of my head just above my right ear and cut me. It felt like a razor blade cut, an itch after a few seconds. I had not felt a thing. It was a medic, Richard Celaya, that had pointed out that I was bleeding. Well, that CH-47 pilot on the right saved the day because he was able to prevent the ship from descending below tree top level. God helped too. We should have all died at the base of that mountain. I never knew his name, but he was handsome, slender, well over six feet tall with light brown or blonde hair. Another time I watched an OH-56 shoot straight up until it was the size of an ant in just a few seconds. Amazing guys and they mostly looked like my highschool buddies, very young, and very brave. When I was a patient at 67th e\Evac Hospital, I was in the ward with a guy who had arms and legs in traction. His chest was covered by a purple, green and yellowish bruise. I asked him, What happened to you? He said, "I'm a chopper pilot. I was shot through the windscreen and hit in the chicken plate by a 12.7." I said, Oh shit you look terrible. He said, "You don't need to tell me how I feel." The 12.7 impact had separated his sternum. That had to have hurt. That's my shot done in a Chinooke story. Welcome home brothers and sisters.
My dad is a Vietnam veteran he says hes not but a Vietnam error veteran but i still call him a Vietnam veteran cause he was in the service during the war i even had a uncle who was a Vietnam veteran with the marines but he was killed in action i never know him but i hear stoires about him i thank all our veterans out there
I too am an “era” veteran draftee. We don’t call ourselves Vietnam Veterans because we were never sent there. We “got over” as it was called then, meaning got one over on the army. I served as a clerk in a Post Reenlistment Office. I helped “Lifers” reenlist as part of their career process. I could type 120 words a minute without errors which was much prized by the five senior NCO counselors I worked for. Met some outstanding career people. I don’t feel bad for missing the war.
@@captainsalty9022 i don't blame you for also missing out on it my dad was in in the air force he did communications and guard duty but he was in Thailand his time was in 1974 near the very end but also thank you for your service and for sharing your story i just wish we could rewind the clocks and people respected the vetreans coming home instead of treating them bad i feel awful for you service men in how you all were treated by people at home in the state's it was complete wrong they should have been angry at the government members who kept sending troops over there not the ones coming home thats my thoughts god bless you sir
Amazing story from so many veterans. He has so many stories and experiences to share hell logging at 70 is amazing. I was Heli logging in my late 40s and I was anomaly at that point. He is amazing.
I served with the black cats from 74 to To 77 in Korea after they redeployed from the is redeployed from Vietnam. I truly do believe it was one of the best companies that you could ever be in.
Vietnam, New York Airways flying to top of skycrappers, then logging hello pilot until 70 yo. Dammmm.. Im a commercial airplane pilot, those are dam dangerous and difficult helo jobs.. Until 70 ? Daammm !
I was standing on the runway at Salerno FOB in Afghanistan talking to a NG chithook crew chief when a rocket hit near us. He had been flying in chithooks since he was 18. But never got hit until Afghanistan!
I'm glad he tells the story with all the ups & downs, all the things you have to do to actually get to you front line unit. I was Army Artillery and I can commiserate with all the grief the army is when you're just trying to get INTO the army to just do your job. If I had known any better I would not have bothered to go through ROTC to earn a commission, it was just an immense hassle and basically a big game that I didn't want to play. I was commissioned and went to officer basic for Artillery at Ft. Sill, but I wasn't going to get to serve on active duty so after a year of national guard duty I requested transfer to individual ready reserve and got on with my life. It wasn't the way they sold it.
The criminals are the ones who send soldiers to wars that they should not be involved in. Many Brave men have been wounded and killed. I admire those men.. Please, lets honor those who serve and despise those who profit from war. Blessed are the peacemakers. Reccommend a Book called "Chickenhawk".
Thank you - I could feel you story. I also enjoyed looking up Columbia Helicopters and the Boeing Vertol 107 and the Boeing Vertol 234. Makes me want to quit my job and go help them setup their production line of helicopter parts.
Canadian search ad rescue were still flying Chinooks into the mid 2010’s. Apparently they needed 4 hours of maintenance for every hour of flight time. These birds were just used up and no longer fit for service.
Chinooks were great for the british army/RAF/Royal Navy. The size of them when you looked inside was just incredible and they could carry some huge weights on or underneath. Could take some real brutal punishment and hand out a suprising amount of brutality themselves from the two front side windows which had all sorts of machine gun arrangements on them. Some had naval type rotary guns at the windows so ive been told, didnt see that myself though.
“Hangar Queen “ An unfortunate aircraft that for variable reasons (could be in the shed for scheduled maintenance or for a defect) becomes a lame duck because it gets serviceable parts robbed off it to keep the rest of the fleet going. Eventually, someone makes the call and you can’t ‘rob’ anymore parts off it, and it is put back together as replacement parts eventually arrive.
Great interview. Thanks for your service ❤️🇺🇸 in 1975’ our firefighter crew was helicoptered into a lightning strike fire deep into Lassen National forest. It was a old Viet Nam copter piloted by a Viet Nam Veteran. I learned some interesting and humorous aspects of soldier life.
SPARTAN SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS! Awesome!!! I believe it is still around, albeit under a different umbrella (I believe). What an amazing man and story! Thank you!!!
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Most people have no idea what flying 13 hours in a day does to your body. I'm amazed he was flying helicopters at 70 years old an amazing man RESPECT.
I can't imagine how skilled he must have been pilot flying 13 hours a day. It would be so second-nature I bet he flies that Chinook better than he walks.
Dude, he said this was back in the 1968 Tete offensive. He is in his 70ies NOW.
In the book "Chickenhawk" written by a Huey Pilot, he described that there were official limits on how long you were allowed to fly, but those limits were never obeyed in the field. Flying a helicopter exposes your body to high stresses, similar to driving a bus all day long. He described an incident were they had been flying for nearly 48 hours. They were so tired, that they flew very dangerous missions on the second day and didn't even care about getting shot. They were awarded a bravery medal for that day, but it was mostly to do with them being so tired. Read the book, I can highly recommend it.
Late minute he states he flew until retirement at age 70. @@williamcox5935
I served with 5th Special Forces B-32 Tay Ninh. Our A-Teams along the Cambodian border were almost totally dependent upon re-supply provided by the CH-47’s. Unfortunately we lost Black Cat 100 in September of 1970. I would fly an average of 16 sorties a week with either the Muleskinners or the Black Cats. Jim it was pilots like you that kept us operational. Your courage was reflected everyday in the number of men who are alive today because of the lifeline you provided. Thank You.
My brother was a helicopter pilot in the military. He had the chance to be a trainer stateside but as i recall he felt he could not train others for combat if he did not do a tour in Vietnam. He was killed over Laos just as we were planning to turn the fighting over to the Vietnamese. David Nelson Fox.
I was and Air Traffic Controller at Danger airfield Lai Khe Vietnam all through 1969. Being the next camp in line from Phu Loi we had the Black Cats flying in there all the time to pick up loads. More than likely I talked to you on the radio during that time. Listening to your stories brings tears to my eyes. Over fifty years ago and I can remember all of it like it was yesterday. Welcome home and wish you many years to come.
Thank you for sharing, I love getting to read comments like this. It's history I would of never known otherwise so thank you sir.
Crewed Chinooks 68/69, 1st Cav. We had great pilots and a great helicopter. Best to Jim.
The fact that this man completed so much by his mid 20’s makes me question what I’m doing with my life lol
What a great attitude this guy has, I am really impressed. A genuine Vietnam combat veteran..
Flew for the Army for 7 years myself. This man's story is wonderful and his attitude and demeanor showcase the best of the warrant officer corps. Really makes me miss (almost) being deployed. Thank you for your service!
Almost...LOL. I get that feeling once in a while.
My 1969 draft number was 19. I had a 2S deferment that just went away with the lottery. I was drafted in January 1970 and got to Vietnam Dec.16, 1971. To this day I date all time as before Vietnam and after Vietnam. Honestly, if I wasn't a Nam vet I don't know who I would be. I am under VA health care and have disabilities for type 2 diabetes, hearing loss, tinnitus and PTSD.
salute to you sir!! i was 10 but watched news every night
First…Welcome Home Brother. I was in Chu Lai 68-69 1st MAW and I joined because I didn’t want to get drafted. Which brings me to my draft number…it was 360. I didn’t know that until I was discharged. And I might not have ever been drafted because my number was so high. Oh well…
@@philbrown9764 Welcome home to you also.
Men like this are rare these days.
Thank you, sir! Even though I was a toddler when you came home, I still want to express my sorrow at the treatment you and other service men received. It's a damn disgrace to treat anyone that way, especially men who had just returned from war. My apologies. And, thank you again for serving our country!
I second that response. Thank you for your service. May you live the rest of your days in peace and happiness. Job well done!
WELCOME HOME Brother. From another Nam Vet, Chu Lai 68-69 1st MAW MAG 12. Liked your story and I’m glad you made it back to the world.
Is it possible to dislike this man? Great speaker and presence.
What a short, but great story about Crawford. He most definitely needed quite a bit more time for his life story. May God Bless you for your service and sacrifice.
24 years of service for me and 3 where working with the Marines. The best 3 years of my career. Just a great bunch of men and women.
I remember sidney in 71. Loved the people. They treated us like kings. I stayed at the koala lamain hotel in kings cross. Great R &R
Jim is an absolute legend, got a chuckle out of the bullet catcher and JD bottle with ice tea
True heroes. Allowing yourself to be drafted, instead of running away from the fighting, is truly heroic. 1 certain x president of this country, is in my eyes a coward and I will never respect him , no matter what he did or does.
Disagree. Watch the last interview of Robert mcNamara. He admits that the war was all about showing the soviets that the USA was willing to make any sacrifice in blood and treasure. Over a million dead so the US could show it had "balls". Sickening. People are still paying the price 50 years later.
What a great guy. He is a role model.
Such an honest and honorable being
Funny how the film crew doesn't really get his humor! I guess you have had to serve to get that type of humor.
Aviation Marine (E-5) here from New River Air Station during the Vietnam Era. Met and hung out with a number of Pilots and their crews! Loved getting to take rides in the Huey's and CH-46's at times. Thank you Sir for doing what you had to do and doing it to your best abilities. You are my HERO'S. Semper Fi!
Those Airfarce captains got a great "Canidate attitude". 67-7 Hueys first tour and Cobras my second.
Thank you for your service Sir!!! Love All you guys!! My husband Vietnam veteran Us Navy Gunner on the USS mullinix,1971-72.
Loved how you Dealt with the two Air Force Captians .. in 78 hooked sling loads under Helos to fly out wood ... Glad you made it out
Great story. I was a CH47 flight engineer with the 242nd at Cu Chi1968/1969
The crash rate of Chinook's is pretty insane, this man is a legend by basic means
By ANY means, man's a legend.
By all means
I was in a Chinook that was hit bt NVA ground fire evacuating a 105mm Howitzer from a FSB on a mountain of 2650 meters height. I saw a batch of four or five AK-47 rounds fly through the big almunum tube that ran across the right rear of the ship. The pilots had hooked the Howitzer with the basic load when it was hit. They jettisoned the load and it rolled down the mountain gun, ammo and sight. The ship jumped up and took off down the mountain. I kept hearing loud popping sounds from the front. I thought we can't be still taking fire, so I leaned forward from the seat just behind the left door gunner's window and discovered that the popping noises were the result of the nose breaking off the tops of trees. 2650 meters is over 8,000 feet. We were close to 45 degree nose down. I looked down the mountain and looked at the impact spot. I didn't close my eyes because I wanted to see the spot we would impact and all die in a few seconds and I wanted to live the rest of my life not in fear and with my eyes open.
Just as we were about to crash, the pilots were able to level the ship which resulted in our ship flying across the valley faster than the ship could fly under it's own power due to the acceleration down the mountain. Then I looked ahead and saw we were racing towards a row of hills. I could see the AC standing pulling up the cyclic to keep us level. I thought, that's where we're going to die, but just before impact the pilots were able to nose it high and it crashed just the other side of the hills and we impacted a shallow river. No one was injured except me. A round had grazed the right side of my head just above my right ear and cut me. It felt like a razor blade cut, an itch after a few seconds. I had not felt a thing. It was a medic, Richard Celaya, that had pointed out that I was bleeding.
Well, that CH-47 pilot on the right saved the day because he was able to prevent the ship from descending below tree top level. God helped too. We should have all died at the base of that mountain. I never knew his name, but he was handsome, slender, well over six feet tall with light brown or blonde hair.
Another time I watched an OH-56 shoot straight up until it was the size of an ant in just a few seconds. Amazing guys and they mostly looked like my highschool buddies, very young, and very brave. When I was a patient at 67th e\Evac Hospital, I was in the ward with a guy who had arms and legs in traction. His chest was covered by a purple, green and yellowish bruise. I asked him, What happened to you? He said, "I'm a chopper pilot. I was shot through the windscreen and hit in the chicken plate by a 12.7." I said, Oh shit you look terrible. He said, "You don't need to tell me how I feel." The 12.7 impact had separated his sternum. That had to have hurt.
That's my shot done in a Chinooke story. Welcome home brothers and sisters.
@@Wildcat5181 jesus christ it's SURREAL reading that comment, thanks for taking the time to post it
A very humble man...
My dad is a Vietnam veteran he says hes not but a Vietnam error veteran but i still call him a Vietnam veteran cause he was in the service during the war i even had a uncle who was a Vietnam veteran with the marines but he was killed in action i never know him but i hear stoires about him i thank all our veterans out there
I too am an “era” veteran draftee. We don’t call ourselves Vietnam Veterans because we were never sent there. We “got over” as it was called then, meaning got one over on the army. I served as a clerk in a Post Reenlistment Office. I helped “Lifers” reenlist as part of their career process. I could type 120 words a minute without errors which was much prized by the five senior NCO counselors I worked for. Met some outstanding career people. I don’t feel bad for missing the war.
@@captainsalty9022 i don't blame you for also missing out on it my dad was in in the air force he did communications and guard duty but he was in Thailand his time was in 1974 near the very end but also thank you for your service and for sharing your story i just wish we could rewind the clocks and people respected the vetreans coming home instead of treating them bad i feel awful for you service men in how you all were treated by people at home in the state's it was complete wrong they should have been angry at the government members who kept sending troops over there not the ones coming home thats my thoughts god bless you sir
Sergeant Majors don't take crap from anyone, they are the backbone.
Great interview. Great man.
What a wonderful guy. l could listen to him and his stories for hours.
Amazing story from so many veterans. He has so many stories and experiences to share hell logging at 70 is amazing. I was Heli logging in my late 40s and I was anomaly at that point. He is amazing.
This guy is amazing, thank you sir
Comes across as a really great fella
I salute you sir ! Thank you for your service . And your great reflection of your time in combat .
I served with the black cats from 74 to To 77 in Korea after they redeployed from the is redeployed from Vietnam. I truly do believe it was one of the best companies that you could ever be in.
Vietnam, New York Airways flying to top of skycrappers, then logging hello pilot until 70 yo. Dammmm.. Im a commercial airplane pilot, those are dam dangerous and difficult helo jobs.. Until 70 ? Daammm !
His Sydney story was gold😂
I was standing on the runway at Salerno FOB in Afghanistan talking to a NG chithook crew chief when a rocket hit near us. He had been flying in chithooks since he was 18. But never got hit until Afghanistan!
Man this guy is entertaining 😂.
Best wishes and regards from a 71yr from Scotland
My brother was with the 31st combat engineers and was stationed at phu vinh in 69 and 70.
What a professional pilot.
Love the story about stickin' it to the Air Force captains!
I'm glad he tells the story with all the ups & downs, all the things you have to do to actually get to you front line unit. I was Army Artillery and I can commiserate with all the grief the army is when you're just trying to get INTO the army to just do your job. If I had known any better I would not have bothered to go through ROTC to earn a commission, it was just an immense hassle and basically a big game that I didn't want to play. I was commissioned and went to officer basic for Artillery at Ft. Sill, but I wasn't going to get to serve on active duty so after a year of national guard duty I requested transfer to individual ready reserve and got on with my life. It wasn't the way they sold it.
I flew on a "stretch 8" from McGuire to Mildenhall in 77 quite an aircraft 😮😮
I knew a guy in the early 70's who had been a crew chief on a Chinook. He never talked about it.
I worked on Chinooks CH-47, 69 & 70 242nd assault support helicopter company. Cu Chi Vietnam,
I am 70 years old and I remembr those timer perfectly .
Glad you enjoyed Australia mate.
Thank you for your service to our country and welcome home
Thank You for your service! A friend of mine Hank Cunningham was a Chinook crew chief. His bird was shot down 3 times in Vietnam. Maybe he knows him?
He should put his flight hours/stories into a book, cover his period in Vietnam.
Hey dude, nice shirt. Vung Tau/Can Tho, 1970, Hillclimbers door gunner relates to the "basketball" comment, bigtime. Never got an RNR, dang it.
The criminals are the ones who send soldiers to wars that they should not be involved in. Many Brave men have been wounded and killed. I admire those men.. Please, lets honor those who serve and despise those who profit from war. Blessed are the peacemakers. Reccommend a Book called "Chickenhawk".
Operated CS and Napalm drops out of 1st Cav Chinooks ‘69-70.
I didnt know helicopters were capable of doing napalm runs. I was under the impression that sort of maneuver would need a higher air speed
A hero for sure. Mild mannered hero
Much respect. I appreciate his story telling
Thanks!
I used to look foward to that Shythook.
Mail,chow,ammo and a ride to the rear
Thank you - I could feel you story. I also enjoyed looking up Columbia Helicopters and the Boeing Vertol 107 and the Boeing Vertol 234. Makes me want to quit my job and go help them setup their production line of helicopter parts.
Terrible issues in Marine Corps Boot Camp....?
What......?
Impossible !
I can't imagine !
WTF.....?
SERIOUSLY....?
IMAGINE THAT !
SEMPER FI
Wow!!! Respect.
Canadian search ad rescue were still flying Chinooks into the mid 2010’s. Apparently they needed 4 hours of maintenance for every hour of flight time. These birds were just used up and no longer fit for service.
I took r&r to Sydney in July 68 .The Oprah house was being constructed at that time.The people treated us nice.
Thankyou sir for all you did, I'm sure you saved a lot of lives and your service will NEVER be forgotten.
Love this guys and his mindset!
Thank you for your service, stories and for coming home to share.
God bless you sir.
Simply, thank you!
Hooah! Thank you for your service sir! Thank you for taking time to share your story!
Chinooks were great for the british army/RAF/Royal Navy. The size of them when you looked inside was just incredible and they could carry some huge weights on or underneath. Could take some real brutal punishment and hand out a suprising amount of brutality themselves from the two front side windows which had all sorts of machine gun arrangements on them. Some had naval type rotary guns at the windows so ive been told, didnt see that myself though.
They we,re never given the respect honour or help they needed
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Thank you Sir
“Hangar Queen “ An unfortunate aircraft that for variable reasons (could be in the shed for scheduled maintenance or for a defect) becomes a lame duck because it gets serviceable parts robbed off it to keep the rest of the fleet going. Eventually, someone makes the call and you can’t ‘rob’ anymore parts off it, and it is put back together as replacement parts eventually arrive.
Great guy, thanks Jim!
Thank you for your service, God Bless and welcome home Sir!
I Loved the Iced Tea!!! Omfg LMFAO 😂
Great interview, Jim!
Thank you Jim.
178thAshcPathfinder Phu Loi Chu Li 66 67
Such an amazing guy! Thank you for your service
Great story and sincere
Great interview. Thanks for your service ❤️🇺🇸 in 1975’ our firefighter crew was helicoptered into a lightning strike fire deep into Lassen National forest. It was a old Viet Nam copter piloted by a Viet Nam Veteran. I learned some interesting and humorous aspects of soldier life.
Thank you for your service 🇺🇸
SPARTAN SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS! Awesome!!! I believe it is still around, albeit under a different umbrella (I believe). What an amazing man and story! Thank you!!!
Welcome home
Finally. Someone who knows how to greet a Nam Vet. Thank You.
@@philbrown9764 you're very welcome
Amazing, thank you very much
Great man thank you sir God bless
Jimmy C. You a Kool Mother!!!
Brother!
great story telling thanks man
Real life vs. maps. Bless you for your control.
Mate, if you’re ever back in Darwin I’d love to shout you a beer!
Thank you for your service.
Bless you.
Cool guy!
Thanks for you're service.
Would love to sit down and talk with this fine man for hours! 🥹
Just like the teachers lounge, A smokers hide out. They were not subject to danger like the vet.