Vietnam Voices: 'We had Agent Orange all over the place'
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Vietnam War veteran Chuck Tooley talks about his experiences. Tooley, former Billings, Montana mayor, served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. He’s lived in Montana for more than 40 years. He graduated from high school in Washington in 1964 and graduated from Lynchburg (Va.) College in 1968. He worked as a technical director while teaching theater in college and high school in Birmingham, Ala.
I am a 68 yo Navy Veteran who salutes every Vietnam Veteran I encounter...Thank you Sir for your service
Just recently found these in last months and I am grateful for this work to preserve our veterans own personal take aways of this war.
War criminals
This guy deserves to speak as a veteran and as an American about war.
The young people coming from behind need to know his personal history!!!
Thank you for your service Chuck.
I just barely and thankfully missed out on the Viet nam ordeal due to age, but have had many friends that were involved. Most that were actually in the thick of things do not wish to discuss it much, and I understand that. Sadly I know of some that blabber on and come to find out that they were never exposed to any combat situations. I’ve become somewhat addicted to watching and listening to these guys that You interview. Thank You and all that served and share these experiences.
A really nice and pleasant guy. God bless!
What a lovely man god bless you and keep you safe
I love these interviews...
I have a gut feeling there is more to Chucks story that is too painful for him to talk about. It seems his mind starts to go there and feelings start to build and Chuck is able to deflect before those feeling start spilling out. It happened more than once. Chuck...I admire you for what you have went thru and if there is more that is troubling you please get the assistance that's available. Walk tall sir, I salute you.
I get the same impession
Was an infantryman around DaNang at this time. This guy had it made.
This guy could’ve done radio. He’s got a great voice
Yes he could ! But what kind of radio ?
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i have a serious health issue tied to agent orange and only God knows what else we were exposed to....
Sympathy for the people who had to endure Vietnam, respect for those who were able to refuse induction
Man can you imagine that in today's world
Thank you for your service!
Monsanto!!!!
What a joy Agent orange was/still is….
Hi Billings Gazette find these interviews amazing . I would like to re listen to one interview about a career soldier who never lost a man in his platoon did 3 or more tors any idea's. cheers Dave
glad to see one who can see cheers
Thanks for your service. Good luck with the cancer. I've read on the internet that fenbendazole (a dog dewormer) may be a cure for cancer. I was born 1953 and my draft number was 70, but that year I believe the military stopped the draft at number 39. I wonder what my life would have been like if I had enlisted.
I’ve never heard of the dog wormer being a cure for cancer but I’m grateful I read this, I’ll do some research on that, thank you!
@@cowboyjc11 ua-cam.com/video/HYILnjc_wuY/v-deo.html Edmond man says cheap drug for dogs cured his cancer This is the first video that I saw about fenbendazole. My doctor prescribed an MRI when I turned 66 and told me I had early lung cancer. That's all he said, no further treatment). I did some research and saw Joe Tippens' video. I found low priced fenbendazole on Amazon. I used fenbendazole (1gm twice a day, or 1/4 tsp twice a day) for 3 months and and when I went back for a second MRI a year later, the doctor said the lung cancer was benign. Doctor also said something about scarred lymph nodes in the cancer area and he made it sound positive. Good luck.
I'd imagine what goes though their minds when they get a deferment is " it'll be over in 6 months or they'll be a truce..
Nobody thought " oh Lord this war will last another 6 years
My cousin joined the national guard to avoid the draft and Vietnam.
My father was in ROTC at Ohio State with Bobby Knight. Before they graduate in 63’, my father joined the Ohio National Guard and Bobby began his coaching career at Army which fulfilled his obligation. Two years later he went to Indiana. Back then the National Guard ranks were full and my father felt very lucky to find a unit that would take him.
@@michaeloedy1568that's cool
Chucks a bit of a preformer...
sounds like a politician for sure
Explain it to us Chuck
I'm sorry but there's not a single soldier alive who would ditch their weapon system whilst inside the base much less outside. This guy is either absolutely sloppy with his admin or is extremely talented at lying about his past.
28:10 is the most profound thing anyone has said on this channel about the war in general
about 'we were supporting a totalitarian government'? Sounds like Ukraine.
Could have done without the constant hammering on the politics of the wars,but still I`ve got to give him due respect and thanks for serving.......
I was thinking the same.
I have watched many of these interviews. They are very good. But I have yet to see a female military nurse and their experience.
Damn, this is not how Vietnam is portrayed in movies. Have we been lied to?
If Chuck was drafted how come he did 3 years instead of two years?
You need to go back to Vietnam. The capital city and a couple others are modern. The rest of the country is impoverished
They killed my dear neighbor Ray Faber! And for what?
As soon as he said cassette tapes. I was out
What you mean?
@@joshw.c.3862 There’s a lot of folks that are questioning the legitimacy of what this guy is saying.
Can one be to full of himself? Yes one can..
Somehow he is hard to believe.
Poor thing
The best thing about the Vietnam war ...was the fact that it NEARLY ..Levelled the playing field ....Americas ...wealth ...America's MASSIVE armed forces .... America's superior technology ... was pretty much cancelled out in the Jungles of Vietnam .... so Americans learnt they were not superior men to people living in the 3rd world ... Vietnanese men fought and killed just as many Americans as u did ... Vietnam stood up to America ...and survived ...
Right comrade.✊ Now if we could just get those imperialist yankee dogs to return to Europe and promote Marxism, what a wonderful one world government we'd all have. Of course, big tech censorship and re-education camps will be needed for all the clueless rubes in that deplorable fly-over country!👎
@@texasnewt Typical coward American reaction, Marxism...Communism was NEVER a threat to AMERICA ! and is NOT a THREAT to America - Now u cowards have replaced that imagined threat with - Islam and Muslims - HIstory has shown that AMERICA is the BIGGEST threat to World peace - Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan - WHO next ???? IRAN ?
Sounds like my kind of luck. Then at that job have to sit and listen to people tell me I'm privileged after having to get an education and live 10 years longer than the person telling me that to get the same job bc I'm just another white guy
There is an alternative, and very valid perspective to Vietnam. Those of us who resisted the Draft/Vietnam were serving our country...just as those who see this man doing it. Vietnam was an illegal war. It did not have anything to do with America or Americans. Yet, almost 60000 Americans lost their lives and there was a 10 year drain on the US economy. Many...many...veterans acknowledge a lot of BAD things happened in Vietnam. We who resisted did NOT enable our dysfunctional US Government in its erroneous foreign policy. We hastened the end of an American tragedy.
Try thinking out of the box who you want to thank for their service and dedication. To resist the US Government could have serious consequences. Don't be mislead....a lot of Vietnam veterans chose to serve in Vietnam ONLY b/c it appeared to be the best option for them
I don’t believe his story. Too many things out of place.
I do
I do too.
He's got locations correct...... I believe him. He knows things that a normal citizen would not.
Enough
something about this guy - not a tear in his eye - i have watched a whole bunch of these - Im getting sick to my stomach - good example of middle class cowards hiding behind the poor and honest - could be wrong but im a good guesser
I wasn't going to say anything but I get the same feeling.
Aee
Can’t believe guys like this even consent to be numbered among the real combat veterans.
For every "combat" soldier there were a dozen of other soldiers supporting them in other MOS's.
As for the times back then, you would have to have lived through them. He is not your regular type soldier.
We had all types.
We served all over the world. We were all part of the green machine.
I don’t think he’s misrepresenting his service. Not everyone was a grunt, but anyone in country was in varying degrees of harm’s way. Just to be there was more than what many did-- which was to dodge or hide behind deferments. I’m not commenting on one’s personal decision of the time, but just being in Vietnam brought a level of danger most will never experience.
Nobody's safe in Vietnam.
Not the poor middle classed white male being discriminated against due to draft status
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