The Most Nerve-wracking Job of the Entire War - Clearing the Tunnels
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- Опубліковано 25 жов 2020
- This is the story, of the Viet Cong tunnels.
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Hey guys, nothing like being a week and a half late.
I've realized that trying to keep up with the BTS team is tough! I'll need to get a Wartime Stories team together at some point. Until then, I'll shoot for a video every two weeks.
Also, what do you think of 30-35 min video times? Some of these stories are going to need it.
the longer the better 🤙 great job by the way
I agree longer the better
Do the best you can. We are with you. Personally, I don’t care if the story is 10 min or 40. The content is king 👍🏻
I like it. Very interesting stuff.
Thé longer thé better!
My uncle was a a medic in Nam. He never spoke about it until he started reaching out to other veterans a decade ago. This year was the first time I heard a story. It was simple. He was a medic, a soldier needed attention, my uncle ran through crossfire to aid that soldier. He showed me the honorable mention he got for that and other acts. Other than that, my uncle only recieved hatred from those that opposed the war, hepetitis c he contracted while in Nam, and severe ptsd that he had to learn to live with. The hepetitis decimated his liver, he was on a very long list for a liver transplant he never recieved. He has since been removed from list. The long wait caused other organs to suffer, making him no longer a good candidate to recieve a transplant. He's still hanging on. He told me he went to war, only to come home and battle a new war of heroin and alcohol addiction. He's been clean and sober for over thirty years. Vietnam was no joke for anyone involved.
God bless your uncle... I couldn't imagine being there.. And how they where treated coming home... I was in 3rd grade when it was over.. I remember my mom in front of the tv crying...
I second Cindy Johnson's comment.
Thank you for sharing your uncle's story. All I can offer is to say that he. among many, is a clearly an incredible man who has suffered much and is blessed to have a compassionate family that supports him. From one veteran to another, I am grateful for his service and certainly wish him nothing but the best.
Best wishes to that great man and you. Nobody should have to live with what he went through, especially after doing such a heroic thing.
Let's hope the errors of the war will be redeemed in the future.
Of course, there's the Communist Chinese and North Koreans... so I won't be optimistic when it comes to "peace in the future".
Respect for your uncle.
I swear this is way better than most war docs on TV nowadays! Superb animation, soothing voice, obviously thoroughly researched materials! Glad that BTS expanded to include war stories!
Stop, I'm blushing. But thank you for the generous approval. I'm just happy to be telling the stories.
I had an uncle who was a U.S. soldier during Vietnam who told stories how the Viet Cong would dig tunnels under their encampments and plant explosives. He was caught in such a situation and even though he survived, everyone else in the encampment were killed. After that, he came home a very changed man.
Thank you for sharing, and for being supportive of your family!
Your uncle was an incredibly tough man. Living though that and kept on going.....
@@kordi7888 Thank you. He had a tough time with the flashbacks of what he saw in that war. War is a terrible thing.
Shut up, none of that is true (maybe you do have an uncle, but for his sake I hope not).
agh!! another uncle was a tunnel rat story!!!!!! please!!!!!!!!!
I am very pleased and impressed that you said "Allied" soldiers vs. the VC, not just "American." South Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand all sent troops as they along with South Vietnam were members of ASEAN, an alliance system still in existence today. Very, very, very fair and balanced presentation from both sides - perhaps the best progarm ever made in this regard.
But of course. Having worked with many other service branches during my time in the Marines, I wouldn't think to discount the contributions of others.
It is probably a blind spot for most folks; thanks for mentioning it, Marc.
@@WartimeStories Here,Here!
You never hear about the fallen Vietnam soldiers from the other countries besides America. So sad that those men lost their lives over there and really it was for nothing.
SAS made their appearance too if in Vietnam to teach America how to win hearts and minds etc, we had our own Vietnam just before and won it quickly and saved a whole nation from communism.
Even us Brits
If someone wants to increase their knowledge of the real toll on the Vietnamese people that this war took on them, a book I'd recommend is "Kill Anything That Moves" Really elaborates on how incredibly fucked up the war was, what our US forces did there, how we turned these men and often boys into these mindless killing machines. We took our own people, broke them, sent them to kill civilians and then completely disregarded them once they returned. Always remember that the US government does not give a flying fuck about the boots on the ground in these wars. The vets are just thought of as pawns then forgotten as soon as their usefulness is up.
And that really shows how little they care about the citizens. We're basically looked at as cogs in a machine
Omg that time was as shit as the present 2020 just that we are being targeted with an unknown army of virus.
"Military men are just dumb stupid animals that should be used as pawns for foreign policy"- Henry Kissinger
And nothing at all has changed. The Powers that be still don't give a tin shit about the troops so long as they get what they want...
@Vlah Vlah spotted the capitalist tool.....
There were about 800 tunnel rats and they were all volunteer . If I remember correctly about 200 made it out of the war . The bravery these men had can't be measured . To drop into an unknown deep dark abyss is beyond most people ability . We need to always hold these men in high honor as the tunnel rats were a different breed of men and we are fortunate to have such courageous men fighting on our side . We had Australian tunnel rats as well .
There was far more than 800
Grew up doing the war. Not one friend who came back from there was ever healthy medically or mentally again.
Extremely well done story and history. Thank you. Stay well.
This was really "hell underground the earth".
Born in 1945, I exact had the age to fight in Vietnam wasn't it so, that I was not an American but a Dutchman.
Two of my neighbour friends had not this luck because of both, their parents emigrated from the Netherlands to the United States in about 1957.
Both these boys became soldiers in Vietnam and both did not survive.
Seeing this video, I again see these boys in their younger age before me and realize that they (just as so many other people) had not the change to live their lifes and this (in my opinion) completely without any use.
Man, you got luckyyyyyyyyyyy!
Your narration was very respectful to the Vietnamese people whose country had been invaded by the US on the basis of an entirely false account of an attack on their vessel by the North Vietnamese Military.
I had a Vietnamese friend in the mid 1980's and I one day told him that as a 12 year old in the UK I used to come home from school and watch the daily Vietnam war on the family television set.
He remained quiet for some time before saying that at the same age, after he came home from school he used to go out with other children to kill the soldiers that had invaded his country!
I hadn't realised that child combatants were used so extensively in Vietnam, and I couldn't, and still can't help thinking about he and I, two 12 year old boys simultaneously living two so very different lives!
Very good point. Too many people on English channels are eager to jump on the jingo patriotism thing, or are sore about losing the war, especially to Asians they might regard as less tough or manly than themselves. Some damn tough people, the Vietnamese. Here in Ukraine, I think often about the multiple decades of war they had to fight to regain their independence.....we might be in for it ourselves, albeit against different foes (though the PRC is helping the Russians just as they invaded Vietnam in 1979)...
I don’t think there are many people left on earth who don’t think Asians, let alone the nearly mythical Vietnamese, are tough. They might be sore losers or jingoists, but not respecting Vietnamese soldiers..can’t say I’ve ever seen it.
Glad bedtime stories decided to expand this is badass!
This video was insane! My dad is a Vietnam Vet and I am so glad he wasn’t a tunnel rat! I may never have been born. These men who VOLUNTEERED for this job are absolute legends and they are THE example of the crazy brave! Thank you all for your service!
My name and I am 74 yrs. old 100% Disable Vietnam War Vet. and I did two tours in Vietnam; in 1968 and 1969, I was with the Americal Division, 198Th. and 196Th. Infantry and I was a Grunt, a Tunnel Rat and I also was attached wit a LLRP Unit. I was wounded twice. I have had 11 different types of cancer all over, 7 stents and two bullions in my heart and now I am due any day now for the VA Hospital in Augusta, Ga. to put a new stent in my one only right kidney. If you would be so kind and say a pray for me Ernest Wayne Toney Sr. Thank You Wayne. GOD BLESS AMERICA🥰🍀
👃👃👍 prayers and best wishes to you sir and thank you for your Service Air Force 1970 too 1974 station at utapao Thailand
@@ambertoney2237did you know Dave duncan,lrrp 3 tours?
Fun fact: Ho Chi Minh wasn't always a Communist. He appealed to the Versailles Conference of 1919 for Vietnam to be afforded the same rights of "national self-determination" as the nations formed out of the defeated German, Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman Empires were, and his appeal quoted the US Declaration of Independence. However he was rebuffed by France, Britain, and the US. One could argue this radicalized him.
"His appeal quoted the US Declaration of Independence" Ah, so he's guilty of cultural appropriation.
The scariest things in life are the things we can't see, but know are real, and there.
Yeah, I heard that the worst part of being a tunnel rat was not knowing what to expect. I dunno if the stories I heard in basic training were 2nd, 3rd, or 25th hand, but they were stories. You might be crawling into a trap... literally, or you might be crawling into a room where Women and children are hiding.... who will then try to murder you for being there.
like when i poo
@@michaelmagic988 You know it's gonna be a massive turd, and you had almost no fibre this week. You know it's gonna be painful, and you count the minutes till it is time to sit down and contemplate the decisions that lead to that moment.
I’d say not knowing is worse, because then your threat assessment is allllll over the place.
Like Gravity, right? Lol
As a history major of WWII, I have heard horror stories from veterans who trusted me and opened up to me. The paranormal is scary, but war is out and out a true horror!
My dad told me about the 'tunnel rats,' that had to crawl in the tunnels. He didn't envy their job.
Met one who gave a presentation when I was in middle school. Dude said he was down there and kept hearing a clicking noise and couldn’t figure out what it was. Turned his flashlight to a small opening and saw a young man with a pistol in his hand aimed at him that just happened to jam up. He paused for a second after telling us and just said “Mine didn’t jam”
Shit was pretty heavy for some 12 year olds lol
Apparently they got the most respect amongst the guys if they volunteer 🙋♀️.Guys with not much to lose not much stripes and a little bit crazy.To me they get 100% respect.They are equally as brave as the pilots.
My grandfather said that they didnt pay tunnel rats enough, so he became a Lurp. In the Army Rangers. Got three purple hearts in Vietnam. He didnt tell many war stories, but the ones he did were pretty jarring.
I am not kidding when I say I would commit suicide before entering those tunnels. I have terrible claustrophobia. Death doesn’t scare me a tenth as much as the thought of being buried alive.
@@essen00cat Braver than a pilot? IMO, being a pilot is basically a role that requires the least bravery. Would have personally loved to be one. I fly, but it’s not in a fighter jet. BTW, I am aware our pilots in the Vietnam war faced exponentially more danger than in any war since and displayed extreme bravery. Just saying that I think it would be much more desirable than being any type of ground soldier let alone a tunnel rat.
My father was there with Westmorlands division, Tropic Lightening, I’m so very proud of him, he’s my hero.
Heck yeah. Love the content on both channels, guy. Keep them coming.
Stop. Just enjoy.
Mad respect for any and all servicemen, especially those with service and experience in Vietnam. That war was the very definition of a tragedy and they deserve better than what they got when they came home.
Amen
to bad people living during those times didnt appreciate them the way we do today (remember the "fucking baby killers! chant they would get when they got off the boat home?)!
Yeah, go ask John Rambo when he first came home
That was all propaganda to fuel the war
@@hybridAbsol And what about that sheriff?! We need to hold him accountable.
My grandfather was a tunnel rat during the war. Very interesting man
They were all volunteers. Rumor was they could only fly in helicopters one at a time because there balls were so big they couldn't fit another man alongside
@@tonyg-2jz82 He was a small guy like me. So he made a perfect fit. A small, muscular, well mannered quiet man. You'd never believe he killed around 60 men in an underground hospital. Biggest balls ever
Please tell me he didn't suffer PTSD because of it?
@@Q_7169 Please tell me he didn't kill war medics and out-of-combat soldiers... because... that's... war crime you know @@
@@bruh5601 I don't think guerrillas are protected by the same laws a soldier would
I have a friend who told me that their uncle refuses to mention a word about his experience in Vietnam to this very day. This episode is absolute quality and it allows us to give us as close to a satisfying answer to the madness as possible. Keep up the good work!
A sober reminder how fucked up that war was. The Americans have no excuse for invading that country and so many young men and women on both side died for absolutely no reason other than to save their fellow soldiers. Then to add insult to injury, so many people treated American soldiers horribly upon their return even though they had no choice but to serve.
Despite the horrors, most modern Vietnamese have chosen to forgive and move on. Visiting there many times has been some of my best travel experiences and the people are warm and engaging. Highly recommend visiting their American War museum, really enlightens you of their perspective and experiences.
Conversely the Vietnam Memorial in DC is quite moving as well. Hard to visit it and not feel the sorrow that came from the war.
Came here for spooky stories, end up learning more about the Vietnam War in the first ten minutes of the video than I ever did in school. Keep up the awesome work man!
I went on a tour of the Cu Chi tunnels in 2019 and even though it was only a small glimpse in to the hundreds of kilometres of tunnels dug, it was so daunting to think what it would have been like on both sides
Just curious, at 16:54, were you guys referencing the Battle of Xa Cam My? I had a distant cousin that was killed in that battle, and the battle itself paints quite a horrible picture of the war in Vietnam. I’d be glad to give information about this if you need it for another episode. Keep up the great work guys!
Never fight anyone on their home turf. They have nothing to lose and therefore obey no rules.
Nearly every war we have fought has been on the enemies home turf so not sure what saying never do so will accomplish as it’s a rule we consistently break. Just saying...
We Finns know this better than many others...
They have everything to lose that's why they fight so hard.
@KRUG Are you sure we lost the war, the French lost the war, we were just reinforcements with Agent Orange. So I'm pretty sure we won.
@@johnlemon8280 what’s that name of Saigon now?
I had an uncle who was a tunnel rat as far as I know I was the only one in our family that he ever spoke to about his time there and that was very little . It was a terrible experience for an 18 year old who grew up in a god loving family to be thrust into such a war of attrition. He had his demons to live with until the day he died but now he has pease love you and miss you uncle David I'll see you on the other side
I would love to see a video on animal attacks during war time. I remember reading about how during the Vietnam war, tigers were just as feared as enemy combatants and men were scared of night patrols because it wasn't uncommon for a tiger to pounce on an unsuspecting soldiers
Also in the first and second world wars on the eastern front. There were rumors of super packs of wolves hunting, killing and eating sentries, rear guards and sometimes even entire squads if they were caught off guard while sleeping, eating, etc.
I think the one about the Vietnam War 'rock apes' would be especially perfect for this channel to do a piece on. Even a respectable war history channel like Mark Felton Productions had done a whole video about it:
ua-cam.com/video/BpNxWxSHDoA/v-deo.html
The most common animal in Vietnam that can be a danger to you is the water snakes. They live in the rice fields and just about any ditch or damp places, have natural camouflage and while aren't the most venomous snakes out there,they are at least enough to sent you to hospitals for weeks. Getting bitten without medical care will be certain death of course
@@minhducnguyen674 I went to Vietnam in the summer of 2019, and, when visiting the Cu Chi tunnels I was bitten on the back of my neck by something....at first it just felt like a needle or a sharp piece of wood, but after a few minutes my head was slightly spinning and subsequently the spot on my neck where I was bitten swelled and did hurt quite a bit for 3/4 days, and it took several weeks to heal completely....I'm still wondering what it could have been.....a scorpion? a centipede? something else? I see by your name that you are Vietnamese...so maybe you can have an idea of what it was....
Oh, by the way...amazing country and people 👍
@@andreatomassini5521 More likely centipede. Scorpion are just as common but because people perceive them as the bigger threat, they can't go near human without getting killed. Also, most centipede in Vietnam do give you a week to fever so the description look fit. And because scorpion are slow, if they sting you, they would still be nearby posing defensive stance unlikely centipede which would run away. Luckily, most venomous critters in Vietnam can't kill humans, they just give you a very hard time. I went to visit the south too and it was unbelievable that a mosquitoes bite can make my skin look like it was burned. I'm Vietnamese but I'm from the north and not even living near the jungle so I'm not familiar with wildlife. But the jungle in the north is just as harsh as the south. Just in different ways
I have a uncle that was a tunnel rat...he had nightmares and became severely claustrophobic later in life. .hr had to sleep with a light on...if he woke up in the dark he would freak out...he wouldn't talk about Vietnam and wouldn't allow any movies or documentaries on the Vietnam war...he also wouldn't allow it to be called a conflict...he said none of them came close to how it truly
was over there
Your uncle sounds like he was an amazing man to go though that and keep going.
Thank you I will always look up to him...and all veterans have my respect...
I didn’t know that much about the war in Vietnam, now I do know a little. It must have been an awful experience for those on both sides. Thank you for writing, producing, narrating & illustrating this.
7:19 that graphic of the B52 is great
This was pretty good in terms of descriptions of Tunnel Warfare in Vietnam, however, there are a couple glaring errors in the summary of the lead up to American combat involvement in Vietnam: The video repeatedly refers to a 'French Government' after 1954. The French administration and involvement was pretty much gone by the end of 1954. South Vietnam was an independent nation, as was North Vietnam. From the late 50s onward, the South was primarily supported by the US, it was a pseudo democracy, with it's leadership, especially that of Ngo Dinh Diem, increasingly tyrannical, with continued US support based on the South's adamant Anti-communism. Additionally, the video refers to the Viet Cong fighting the French as part of the Viet Minh. This is incorrect. The Viet Minh was both the political and military organization that fought the French, and it gave way to the actual Democratic Republic of Vietnam and People's Army of Vietnam after 1954 when the North gained independence. The Viet Cong (officially called the National Liberation Front) was started up in 1960 in South Vietnam, with the purpose of trying to overthrow the Southern government and unity with the North. It was effectively a front for the North's efforts to unite with the South under Communism. All that being said, I really do love the content, I just felt that I needed to bring up this major inaccuracy in the provided narrative.
Thank you.
Thank you for the helpful feedback.
I figured some parts of the story would be lacking in precision. Not to excuse the inaccuracies, I'll certainly do my best to ensure historical truths, this was likely an attempt to balance the complicated political realities with an easier to follow story (focusing more on the creation and reason for the tunnels), lead to an overgeneralization. I'm not sure if a couple sentences could have explained the government change over, or so I thought.
Since Diems government (like the French) alienated the South Vietnamese Buddhists and other groups, I suppose I just carried the term "French government" to mean the actual French and the subsequent turmoil and forms of government which resulted from their occupation.
If anything, my understanding of the Diem government is that -- despite being largely run by Vietnamese nationals -- Diem and his family had been largely influenced by the French, having long been converted to the French religion of Roman Catholicism and growing up under entirely French governance.
Here’s a list of some you need to cover:
- Stanislav Petrov and Vasili Arkhipov
- the Katyn, Babi Yar, Glencoe, Biscari, and My Lai massacres
- Operation Himmler
- Operation Wandering Soul
- WW2 Norwegian heavy water sabotage
- Near usage of nuclear weapons in Korea and Vietnam
- the highway of death
- Operation Felix and Goldeneye
- Simo Hayha
- Audie Murphy
- Roy Benavidez
- the battle of castle Itter
- Joseph Mengele and Reinhardt Heydrich
- WW2 SAS Desert Raids
- Louis Zamperini
- Oleg Gordievsky
- Soviet Persius
- Joseph Beyrle
- Unit 731 and Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night
I’ll edit in more as I think of them or just add some more recommendations in the replies.
The highway of death
You mean the one that the Iraqi soldiers tried to use to escape from Kuwait?
@@thedemoninthecornerofyoure6609 yes
@@maxwelljw8400 although they were my enemies (cuz I'm from Kuwait) the sight wasn't satisfying nor horrifying I don't know how to explain it I felt like yeah they deserve it but at the same time their families will mourn and would freak the fuck out if they saw them in that state
And Unit 731, don't forget those horrors.
@@HalfLifeExpert1 thanks, forgot
Thank you for explaining historical information regarding Colonial Era Viet Nam.
they did a poor job of it...i only say that with how much research they seem to put into the bedtime stories series.....talking about "French controlled Saigon" in the late 60's time. also no mention of how the french, vichy french, japanese, and allied occupation forces actions led to the first Indochina war. then how the partitioning of the country with the 54 treaty led to millions of people leaving both countries for the other, as well as the the creation of two other countries, (Cambodia and Laos), along with north and south vietnam..just a ton of stories in this war alone that could be done.
Didn’t know about this awesome channel until tonight. My grandfather had two Purple Hearts from WWII, my father and three uncles are Veterans, God Bless Our Vets 🙏🏻🇺🇸
Damn, this is some rough shit. I can only imagine what it would’ve really been like
Guaranteed PTSD
I had a family member to fight over there it messed him up badly he told of us of one of his stories avout what happen over there...... He told of us of how they had to shoot children and babies who could just walk the why they had bombs or grenades in there dippers or underhwere and then sent out in front of there tanks..... they had a choice ether get blown up or kill the child there another one from my landlord who fought there a soldier had to shove his hand into his guts to stop him from bleeding out.
The Vietnamese had been fighting the Chinese for a thousand years.
The men that went into the tunnels themselves , are absolutely brave individuals. I think I would've been more creeped out about the snakes and traps that were there, than an opposing soldier
This is true. It's quite shocking to see how humans evolve to try and "do their duty". They had to wise up to battling and exploring those tunnels real quick or end up hurt or dead...I agree I tip my hat to such bravery no matter which soldier is doing it...at least the VC knew the tunnels typically they were entering.
I know it's pretty early for me me to say this but so i really like this one. Also i look forward seeing your other videos about Survival Creepy tales Acts of valor Daring missions Heroic determination Human experiments Espionage Crimes against humanity Massacres and Genocide that i felt pretty excited.
I remember watching unedited war footage in Vietnam on the morning news before school during the late 60s to early 70s. Mom would often turn off the TV to prevent us from seeing people die. There was one scene that sticks in my mind of a truck getting blown up and you see arms and legs blown up into the air. I've often wondered why they showed that on the morning news.
This is some next level story telling. I'm so stoked it's like an official documentary
With that being said, this only proves that war truly is...horrifying, to say the least
Not only war is horrifying, but also it's like living in hell...
I love both of your channels! Thank you for this, love from Lisa UK X
This is both extremely good and very informative. I love the balanced, humanizing view of both sides in this terrible conflict, instead of focusing just on the American side.
Nice to see a new channel with a bright future ahead of it. You've earned a subscriber :)
Cursed spelunking
You should take as long as you need, it will pay off in the long run. Great work and the longer format is appreciated, thanks for the hard work
Call of duty Black Ops 1 really did a great job making you feel the fear of going through those tunnels in “Victor Charlie”.
"No one fights alone, Mason."-Viktor Reznov.
Also, the part where Swift was stabbed by Viet Cong gave me a small surprise when playing for the first time.
@@ernestw2474 that and the VC popping up in front or behind you and firing at you.
i know what you mean _"Is that a bug or is the guy suppose to be completely black... no it's just a bug"_ scaaryyy!
@@Enkabard Lol IK!!! But I eventually figured it out. I kept flashing my light on and off to lure them to where I could take them out.
As a fellow 🇨🇦 Canadian I didn’t study or learn much about the Vietnam war. Basically watching some movies you get a idea what happened there. Thank you 🙏 for this, learning what those soldiers went through is almost incomprehensible to believe it happened. These soldiers stories should never be forgotten or how they were treated when they returned home. Great job, outstanding voice love this channel great offshoot of Bedtime Stories!!!!!
More Vietnam stories to come! Thanks for the kind words Shaun.
One of the reasons I included a brief synopsis of the war in the video was that I too knew very little about the Vietnam war when I started this video. I assumed that others might be in the same boat, so to speak.
Considering I spent 8 years of active service in the US Marines and met a handful of Vietnam vets along the way, I'm not surprised many folks haven't heard much about the war.
I could kick myself for not diving into war history much sooner. Better late than never, I suppose.
Thank you. Extremely interesting! Yes extra time needed for these historic events! 👍🏻
I like the 30+ min videos. It allows time to give background on the situation.
For those you don't know, the burning Buddhist monk at 5:30 is Thich Quang Duc.
Awesome video, in-depth & informative. My stepdad was a Vietnam vet. I think he was there from 68-72. Hell on earth he said it was. Loving this new affiliate channel also so far, keep it up.
Extremely well done. Thankyou. Lest We Forget! 🙏
I've never understood Vietnam...this was so informative...and clear...and showed both sides with respect...thank you
One of my scout leaders was a tunnel rat, but he wasn't what you'd think. Somehow he survived, somehow he never strayed from himself. He's one of the nicest, fairest people you'd ever meet. He owns a horse ranch, he taught me how to make French toast, and he likes his hamburgers still breathing.
My grandfather's older brother fought in the Pacific in WW2 and then went to Vietnam as an Army fireman in Saigon. During the Tet Offensive, while everyone had to hide, he stayed out in the thick of it putting out fire and helping people trapped and wounded. I met him many times. I don't recall him ever speaking a word. He has passed since of problems related to alcoholism. To this day I have no idea what his voice sounded like.
My father was outside of Saigon in long binh. I just went through his photos but he was there for tet offensive. Was there when the vietcong blew up the ammo dump. My father recently went a shit show that did on the base. He was an engineer. From building roads to spraying that agent orange. Whats messed up is he has pictures of their barracks right next to rows of barrels of agent orange and they dont get nothing from the VA
@@mr.pickles810 Non-service related they intone pompously.
BTW, imagine Mr. Pickles in Vietnam.
Awesome job guys thankyou....the claustrophobic terror the soldiers on both sides experienced in these tunnels us horrifying....
'Disposable Heroes' started playing in my head about mid-way through.
The "Tunnel Rats" had balls of steel,it's hard to imagine how anyone could be so tough and fearless.
My Dad worked with a guy who was In Vietnam for 12 years. (last few were as a tunnel rat) When asked why he stayed there for so long he simply said. "Once you started killing it was hard to stop"
What a great, informative video. The longer run time is needed for some of these stories
Thank you!
2:30 Napoleon III*, if you just say Napoleon you usually mean Napoleon I.
While I agree, that could get pretty confusing and would rather the person speaking take the extra millisecond and say the Third.
I also LOVE longer form channels so if you've got a good story to tell, tell it well and in its entirety, I dont care how long it gets I could listen to you for hours! My only regret is that, unlike BTS, I found this channel particularly early and without an extensive back catalog to binge watch lol. I'll be back everytime you post, Guaranteed!
Great job...can't wait to see more
These videos are so maxing and well done!! I like the videos around a half hr. Really gives time to tell the story
I hope the Attack of the Dead men is on the list for adaption.
And that's when the Dead Men are marching again...
Osewic then and again
My father was with the 101 during that time all those years since pulling out he tells me those memories are still with him.
This is great. Thank you!
Well, okay, hands up: That is probably one of The Best things I've ever came across on youtube. Never thought I'd live to say that. Thank you, " Wartime Stories ". I'll now Subscribe.
Mason:"Rat tunnel up ahead!"
Woods:"I see it."
Well done, this was brilliant. We all appreciate your hard work during these troubled times.
Pretty damn good stuff here people! Both channels are great and I find myself glued to the screen for pretty much any of your work. However this one really did it and did it well! Amazing art and narration all around!
He'll The reality must of been he'll. THANKS FOR THE FANTASTIC ART WORK THE PHOTOS 📸 PLUS THE REALITY TOLD . TROY FROM AUSTRALIA .THANK YOU 💙
You totally left out the British, the first western forces to arrive after WWII, they rearmed the Japanese, and fought the Viet Cong until the French showed up almost 6 months later. Mark Felton has an incredibly good video on his channel.
Wild horses couldn't have got me down those tunnels ! The highly courageous socalled "Tunnel Rats" who did go down must suffer from horrific nightmares to this day - if they even survived the experience!
Woww.. Crazy!! To all who were brave enough to enter those tunnels you have a heart felt DEEPEST RESPECT for doing so.❤️❤️❤️
Visited those tunnels some years ago and walked through one of them. Quite an experience, I must say!
Only the dead have seen the end of war.
Man, the Vietnam War would be perfect for a Dead Space styled horror game.
Too bad we haven't gotten proper Vietnam War games since the original Xbox/PS2 days. Games like: Vietcong, Shellshock 1, Men of Valor, and Conflict Vietnam.
There’s a game called “ air conflicts: Vietnam” for the 360.
A gem of a channel right here do not stop making stories
Fantastic video. Expecting more.
Their were murderers on both sides of the DMZ. It was a terrible place during it's war years and some time after
Then the Vietnamese kinda just dropped the communism thing after us troops left
Words cannot describe how I feel after hearing and watching this unbelievable presentation. Thank you for making this masterpiece. My heart and soul is in pain, anger and sorrow for everything that happened and all those lives lost. May god bless you all and the souls lost. Wow just wow. I salute you.
The Vietnam war is fascinating to me. This one was truly moving. These experiences are absolutely insane. Amazing job, your voice slays even when youre not doin accents 🤘
Very impressive, I have to say. Talk about the experience of the tunnels and the brutality of traps. Talking about Vietnam War and the setting of war in Asia made me think of suggestion: The Reign of Terror of the Khmer Rouge, and the Nanjing Massacre.
My uncle was the guy in his platoon who had to be the tunnel 🐀 I cannot imagine the fear he went through
Amazing. Thank you for this video good sirs.
my grandpa was a code talker during vietnam war, unfortunately he passed due to lingering effects of agent orange when he was sent out into the jungle while they were dropping the lethal chemical. He received a purple heart during his service and had a journal with many stories after his service in vietnam, but a week before he passed due to heart issues from the chemicals he told my dad how he would take all of it back and never served during Vietnam. It affected my grandpa terribly and he felt guilt all the way up to his passing after serving.
I don't know how those tunnel rats did it dragging those huge balls along with them.
Anyone feel that the guy sounds a little bit like a Twilight Zone narrator. Very good presenting.
Crazy to know this happened. Thank you
What a crazy story, thank you! This is beyond crazy! And truly tragic.
It is almost as if there shouldn't have been meddlers in Vietnam to begin with...
One could almost understand why the locals where fighting so brutally to defend their land...
its really weird how rarely the vietnamese soldiers are interviewed about this war. imagine if there was a war in the US and afterwards you never heard any americans talking about it only foreigners who fought there.
That's very perceptive, excellent comment. It's similar to how they keep saying that Putin is losing in Ukraine.
It's the nature of American culture, it seems....they always have to be centre stage even if most of the participants were not Americans, and the country was not theirs. It's weird given that translators and interpreters exist, showing it's probably a conscious decision.
Love your channel! Merci beaucoup
Excellent video, wow.
Followed BTS since like 83k and followed this one since 1.7 and only once was disappointed. That was when I rewatched the entire channel for the 3rd time and could remember every story. I hate to be a suck up but I think I should show some love for the people that make genuinely good content.
My binge-watching/listening the BTS episodes during COVID is what lead me to start this channel and reach out to Rich who generously offered a partnership. We're all addicted. Thank you for the support.
Americans: “why do people hate us :((“
Also Americans: Kills an entire village several times
Massacres like that were committed by both sides in the Vietnam war.
Good job on this documentary. Great presentation and good artwork.
Incredible. Simply a mind-blowing story. Can't wait for the next one. 😊😊