CCR - Run Through The Jungle (Vietnam footage)

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  • @dennyt7475
    @dennyt7475 3 роки тому +7177

    I was 17 years old when I got to Vietnam-1966 through 1969 ( My mom had to sign a waiver for me), I grew up fast and learned a lot, good and bad. (I am now 73 and still learning). I was stationed on the USS Providence and also stationed in Country at a place called "Monkey Mountain" close to DaNang, by the DMZ. I spent 3 tours of duty in and around Vietnam. 3 of my high school friends were killed in Vietnam, I was spared. I participated in the TET Offensive in Feb 1968, that was bad. There were many Vietnam songs back then that I just loved by CCR, this song is one of them, I still listen to them every now and then. To all Vietnam Vets out there, you are not forgotten.

    • @kolosovnikolai1618
      @kolosovnikolai1618 3 роки тому +140

      Y`m just yunger, in 66 i was 6-x? but my uncle fault in Danang (may be felt-my english is very poor-i learned it at shcool in early 70-s).But(?) I remmember this desolustination: our generation have no hopes to be sent to Vietnam,wheare we can shoot the Americans.And in ewerything,but else-Yu`re a great Man and in something greatesness- we are listening one-by-one muisic.May be we can unerstand each-other?

    • @kolosovnikolai1618
      @kolosovnikolai1618 3 роки тому +89

      По русски это называется "Со всем уважением"

    • @frankdowling8831
      @frankdowling8831 2 роки тому +133

      You are not forgotten .. it maybe many years and far away but it still counts for a lot to people like me who appreciate what you did for your fellow servicemen

    • @edsonsantana3345
      @edsonsantana3345 2 роки тому +140

      Thank you for your service!!!!!!

    • @relvem5515
      @relvem5515 2 роки тому +105

      Thanks for serving, I salute you!

  • @debbiestiles9910
    @debbiestiles9910 3 роки тому +8133

    For my brother who gave his life in Vietnam at 19 years old.

    • @liluziburnt7678
      @liluziburnt7678 3 роки тому +498

      Your brother is honored and respected , A brave young soul is watching over you and your family, bless him for fighting for his country!

    • @debbiestiles9910
      @debbiestiles9910 3 роки тому +161

      @@liluziburnt7678 TU for your comment on my brother

    • @bfry38
      @bfry38 3 роки тому +283

      My uncle just passed away from being exposed to agent orange from when he was in Vietnam! I was in the Marines (0331) I did two tours in Iraq and I can tell you this. World War 1, 2, Korea, and Vietnam these were men!! Not only did the Drill Instructors, and Drill Sergeants beat the hell out of these guys. There training and the Wars they fought in was bad!!! They didn’t even know what PTSD was!!!

    • @bobdaniels3725
      @bobdaniels3725 3 роки тому +119

      @@bfry38 I'm truly sorry for your loss. I've been going to the VA. For health care 22yrs I go to the Memphis Tennessee VA I can't count how many Brothers I've lost to that Dam chemical!!! I've called wrote nasty ass letters to Dow chemical Co. It seems like when they tested pos . they didn't last long I apologize for being so long winded . the VA hospital waiting rooms are full 24/7 of head shaking crying veterans an the young people come in tore all to hell from 2 to 4 tours Afghanistan & Iraq vets! Again my condolences

    • @bfry38
      @bfry38 3 роки тому +59

      Thank you sir. I really appreciate it! It’s to bad about all the vets that have to suffer with that. He worked his whole life and never got to enjoy it! His wife has dementia and she keeps looking for him. It’s a messed up situation to say the least! Prayers to you all!

  • @georgegagnon4566
    @georgegagnon4566 Рік тому +55

    700 hours in those glorious Huey's, 153 missions. door gunner/crew chief. Blessed to make it home!

  • @fisher7636
    @fisher7636 Рік тому +771

    RIP to both my grandfathers who served us in Korea and WWII. For all those lost in Vietnam… never forgotten

    • @KurtADayORight
      @KurtADayORight Рік тому +18

      Sorry for your loss

    • @kateh.2327
      @kateh.2327 Рік тому +11

      So sorry for the loss of those heroes .. my dad was in Guam n Saipan n was almost killed in WWII... Don't think he ever got over it tho he retired a career military officer.... We owe a debt of gratitude to all who served n let us never forget any Veteran 💚🇺🇸

    • @kateh.2327
      @kateh.2327 Рік тому +4

      @@m.k.3654 that was a very kind response n I appreciate it... My dad served in the South Pacific but was deployed to Germany shortly before the war was over n afterwards... I'm sorry if any of your family suffered the atrocities of the war .. thank you!!

    • @bobforce814
      @bobforce814 Рік тому +3

      When I went over and I poured my dad's name

    • @cb-yl6gj
      @cb-yl6gj Рік тому +4

      Thank all for serving

  • @caleburman3488
    @caleburman3488 3 роки тому +5466

    CCR is the official band of the Vietnam War

    • @telluwut5674
      @telluwut5674 3 роки тому +329

      *The official band of the American veteran.

    • @doragoffman2191
      @doragoffman2191 3 роки тому +47

      I agree

    • @thebigboytin
      @thebigboytin 3 роки тому +56

      @@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012 You don't know if that man served in the vietnam war, It doesn't matter how people type.

    • @markbrewer9634
      @markbrewer9634 3 роки тому +57

      @Dale Hansen i hate to see you did this but don't you think that maybe you are disrespecting and dishonoring the 53,280 of your fellow brothers-in-arms who didn't come home alive? i am also a military veteran and i fly my flag high. so take care ok.
      .

    • @panspermiapancakes
      @panspermiapancakes 3 роки тому +124

      While i agree that CCR is the band of the Vietnam war, it is important to note that the band was not pro war, very class conscious, and against the exploitation of our troops dying needlessly in war Vietnam didn't deserve to be part of, and our troops should have never been sent. Both sides died needlessly in an attempt for what? US imperialism. What is worse, is they didn't even accomplish the goal, as it was damn near impossible given the conditions of jungle warfare in a foreign country.
      Many of our vets came home and lived in poverty, had ptsd, and became homeless. That was their reward for a sacrifice many of them didn't want to participate in, hence the damn draft which forced them.

  • @mistake111
    @mistake111 5 років тому +4892

    was in chu lai may '67 to june '68. still alive and kickin' life is good.

    • @gino2304791
      @gino2304791 5 років тому +172

      i have seen docu of viet war it realy was hell glad you made it

    • @user-xj6ko3nd8z
      @user-xj6ko3nd8z 5 років тому +51

      GOOD FOR YOU! I MADE SURE I DID NOT and LIFE IS BETTER!

    • @brucedoyle7805
      @brucedoyle7805 5 років тому +132

      Thanks for your service

    • @DavidGomezRgr3_75
      @DavidGomezRgr3_75 5 років тому +115

      So was my DAD he died Dec 30th 2016 LRRP RANGER. Esprit de Corps RLTW!!!

    • @darrenbayliss2338
      @darrenbayliss2338 5 років тому +36

      Keep on rocking man 👍

  • @simonritchie9393
    @simonritchie9393 5 місяців тому +147

    I'm a former Marine, I served in Afghanistan. My Father was a Marine, he served in Nam. Much Love I send you!.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @bassilal-oboudi435
      @bassilal-oboudi435 Місяць тому

      so who did you serve you idiot

    • @_357_
      @_357_ Місяць тому +2

      Thank you and your father sir.

    • @martinaubut5027
      @martinaubut5027 24 дні тому

      I served in Cyprus during the Iraq war and this video remembers me those times.

    • @martinaubut5027
      @martinaubut5027 24 дні тому

      also one of my friend who served in Afghanistan put a foot in a mine and lost a leg,,, he killed himself.... War is dirty but necessary.

    • @travisbaxter6597
      @travisbaxter6597 15 днів тому

      IM A COW BOY WITH SPURS

  • @annquick8469
    @annquick8469 11 місяців тому +416

    My husband is a decorated Vietnam veteran suffering from the effects of Agent orange. He had battled PTSD and I will forever be so thankful to him and all veterans for their sacrifices. God bless all of them.

  • @johnfkennedy8281
    @johnfkennedy8281 3 роки тому +2955

    My father suffered with nightmares and a urge to want to go back til the day he died. May he finally find the peace he never could find in life. And rest in peace to all those who served and serve. Aman.

    • @realhookrealhook3339
      @realhookrealhook3339 3 роки тому +50

      Much Respect

    • @evelynmabe7877
      @evelynmabe7877 3 роки тому +189

      My husband never wanted to go back, he didn't like to talk about it, he buried it. He didn't start talking to me about it until we'd been married 20 years! The nightmares never ended. I had to make him fight for his benefits, he didn't want any part of the Government! At least he didn't die angry, God took his mind and erased all his demons! R.I.P. Danny. See ya soon!

    • @kathleenstrodtman1542
      @kathleenstrodtman1542 3 роки тому +37

      @@evelynmabe7877 So sorry,much love .

    • @evelynmabe7877
      @evelynmabe7877 3 роки тому +53

      @@kathleenstrodtman1542 Oh, please, Thank You, but, don't be sorry for me, I'm ok, because I know he is. He is at peace for the first time since 1968!

    • @thesupralegacy
      @thesupralegacy 3 роки тому +45

      @@evelynmabe7877 " μόνο οι νεκροί έχουν δει το τέλος του πολέμου " .Πλάτωνας.
      Translation :
      " Only the dead have seen the end of the war " .Plato.

  • @slavic2819
    @slavic2819 3 роки тому +3628

    Im sorry to those who fought and died in those jungles, you are not forgotten.

    • @jamesaylmer7099
      @jamesaylmer7099 3 роки тому +23

      amen my was there

    • @trickster_zxz2701
      @trickster_zxz2701 3 роки тому +92

      one stupid ass war

    • @brendenbarnes2071
      @brendenbarnes2071 3 роки тому +117

      You don't have anything to be sorry for. It's the stinking American government that needs to be sorry. A war that didn't need to be fought. All because the Vietnamese wanted to govern themselves.

    • @cynthiawhite3945
      @cynthiawhite3945 3 роки тому +11

      Amen.

    • @Lyle_Stevik
      @Lyle_Stevik 3 роки тому +7

      Amen

  • @markbroady9056
    @markbroady9056 Рік тому +8

    My American uncle was a Vietnam veteran a lifer, good man Perry Rowe, God bless you man much love from your nephew by marriage Mark in the UK 🇬🇧.

  • @mikesalden3313
    @mikesalden3313 Рік тому +143

    This song hits home, like it was just yesterday but it's been 54yrs. I miss my brothers !!!

  • @bigmac_trumpusa
    @bigmac_trumpusa 3 роки тому +2346

    Shoutout to my grandpa for serving our country. He passed 2 weeks ago and apparently was never the same after coming back. Semper fi

    • @hklegomaster
      @hklegomaster 3 роки тому +20

      Memento Mori

    • @ld3511
      @ld3511 3 роки тому +12

      Thank him for his service sorry for your loss!!! He would be VERY SAD that you support tRump because tRump tried to destroy our democracy, everything your Grandpa sacrificed for & tRump tried to destroy it! Take care!

    • @shessoheavy6130
      @shessoheavy6130 3 роки тому +95

      @@ld3511 Seriously? It's all about you and your politics, huh.

    • @bigmac_trumpusa
      @bigmac_trumpusa 3 роки тому +50

      @@ld3511 come on man can we not talk politics

    • @lt_tomusmcroblox9690
      @lt_tomusmcroblox9690 3 роки тому +14

      HOORAH

  • @markthompson1330
    @markthompson1330 3 роки тому +3101

    6 uncle's and my father served in Vietnam, lost my dad and two uncles, those that survived came back changed. Two of my uncle's pretty much adopted me and I seen something they would never show others, both taught me so much camping and hunting they learned in Vietnam. Marines was my choice and no one really wanted me to go, all the drill instructor's in 78 were Vietnam vets that taught us, all said I owe my life to the ones who served in Vietnam because the 21 year's I served was by the unselfish education those vet's gave me.

    • @yoharve
      @yoharve 3 роки тому +140

      i did not come back changed. but i noticed my gf changed and i kicked her to the curb. my friends changed so to the curb. music changed. and when i later noticed strangers changed i knew something was wrong! you just can't admit it right away and you'll never be the same person that left for nam.

    • @jamescarter5417
      @jamescarter5417 3 роки тому +80

      @@yoharve it was the same for me and iraq it took me about 10 years to figure it out hell 17 years later im still trying to figure it out

    • @rickwiiliamson8177
      @rickwiiliamson8177 3 роки тому +57

      I'm so proud of you and of your family. I love America but its not the America I grew up in. Today not many young men would have the character of your family.

    • @johndavis9432
      @johndavis9432 3 роки тому +45

      Than you for your service Mark and my condolences regarding your dad and uncles.

    • @johndavis9432
      @johndavis9432 3 роки тому +17

      @Nick Dickens Semper Fi Nick I was there in 1990

  • @daphnemarch7040
    @daphnemarch7040 Рік тому +36

    I can remember as a little girl, that when my brother was drafted into the Vietnam War, my father told the Army:
    "You can't have him. 2 of my boys in Vietnam is enough".
    2 of my brothers were already over there and we're not even Americans. WE'RE AUSTRALIANS.
    I think the USA too easily forgets the sacrifices made by its allies in the Vietnam war. Over 500 of my countrymen, died there. Many were wounded. Many more came home with what would turn out to be cancer caused by Agent Orange.
    My brother came home then was taken almost immediately to the army hospital in Sydney with severe malaria. After a couple of weeks the hospital rang my mother and told her not to expect him to be coming home.
    Thousands still today suffer with PTSD. Let alone the suicides.
    While our soldiers were out on patrol they would be saturated by Agent Orange as it was sprayed on the jungles they were walking through. 2 years ago my brother Ian died after a long and painful battle to breathe and move, as a result of a chest cancer typical of the type caused by Agent Orange.
    That war didn't just steal the lives and sanity of Americans. It stole the brothers I remembered from me. Inevitably they were different when they eventually came home, but being the youngest sister I didn't understand. As I grew up I realised more the incredible stress and fear my family lived with as a result of Vietnam. It stole my childhood.
    Even now, all these years later I still flinch at the sound of helicopters on TV and in movies, and going overhead. I go straight back to the late 60s and early 70s, watching the ABC Australia News on our black and white TV and seeing men like my brothers running hard to get to rescue choppers in long battered grass.
    I spent a good part of my childhood writing letters to my brothers on super-thin airmail writing pads, and making biscuits (cookies) for them, making sure I got the recipes right (Edward liked more walnuts, Ian liked more dried currants).
    I remember my mother getting annoyed with me because I didn't pack the little treacle tin full of biscuits right.
    She said they were too loose and they would get broken.
    It wasn't until many years later I realised that it wasn't so much that she was annoyed with me, but in her mind she was seeing the little tin, wrapped over and over with thick brown paper and tied tightly with string, crashing to the ground, in some God forsaken grassy field along with mail and parcels from all the other families waiting and praying and living in fear that they would never see their brothers and sons and fathers again.
    And for what?

    • @williamsherman1942
      @williamsherman1942 Рік тому +3

      Ain’t war hell? And yeah you’re right, many Americans have a centralized view of history and it’s mostly due to how the American education system runs. Americans who have served know the sacrifices and acts by our allies, but casual civvies don’t understand or learned about it

    • @francispaniagua4228
      @francispaniagua4228 22 дні тому +1

      Powerful story, thank you very much for sharing it and I hope You are doing well.

  • @markkini
    @markkini 9 місяців тому +26

    My father served 2 tours to Vietnam. I listen to this song although I never measured up to his expectations I am very proud of what he did to me Vietnam was 1 level below. Love u dad R.I.P.

  • @jrodmad4195
    @jrodmad4195 2 роки тому +1731

    The music that helped keep us alive as we literally ran though the jungle

    • @99thsketchythought
      @99thsketchythought 2 роки тому +36

      GOD bless...Thanks

    • @oldermusiclover
      @oldermusiclover Рік тому +34

      thank you for your service had an older brother who was a Nam Vet and lost a classmate there

    • @jrodmad4195
      @jrodmad4195 Рік тому +40

      @@oldermusiclover thank you and god bless your brother and may your classmate eternally rest in piece

    • @feebrodriguez7942
      @feebrodriguez7942 Рік тому +7

      SALUTE. 🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @gabrielmaddern6070
      @gabrielmaddern6070 Рік тому +8

      welcome home

  • @eduardodelagarza4787
    @eduardodelagarza4787 3 роки тому +662

    My father played in a Mexican cumbia band, any time a ccr song played he would cry, I never understood until I also joined the Marine Corps and did my 6 years. Here is to you Dad, Semper Fidelis

    • @joeswansonthesimphunter2612
      @joeswansonthesimphunter2612 3 роки тому +6

      @Colin Killian but in the end its all jokes because you and others know that without each other you can't complete as much

    • @joechannell1385
      @joechannell1385 3 роки тому +10

      Semper Fi! 68-70

    • @eduardodelagarza4787
      @eduardodelagarza4787 3 роки тому +8

      @@joechannell1385 oohh rahh brother

    • @eduardodelagarza4787
      @eduardodelagarza4787 3 роки тому +4

      @Curly Howard we are all in this together and none of us will get out alive lmao, when I think of my dad I cry too, we can all just be brothers and sisters

    • @kenhess4418
      @kenhess4418 2 роки тому

      Semper Fi

  • @arlenebowers326
    @arlenebowers326 Рік тому +97

    When I watch this video and see these guys, my heart hurts. I nursed quite a few of these guys after they came back. So heartbreaking but they were so strong and courageous. Proud of them and Proud to be an American.

    • @williamsherman1942
      @williamsherman1942 Рік тому +1

      Respect

    • @JohnMoore-xf5wy
      @JohnMoore-xf5wy 11 місяців тому +1

      Thank you.❤

    • @snowyowlz5992
      @snowyowlz5992 Місяць тому

      @arlenebowers326 you may appreciate Barry Sadler’s “Salute to the Nurses of South Vietnam”. I did AeroMedEvac in the late 70’s because of inspiration from my stepfather. 🇺🇸🪖🫡
      ua-cam.com/video/IUYPevLkuEc/v-deo.htmlsi=RHLaHqjaQreKJ9Zq

  • @darlenegallegos5653
    @darlenegallegos5653 Рік тому +39

    My partner served in Vietnam. He would often tell me stories about his time there. Thank you for your service...and for the stories. Until we meet again, Rest in Peace, John Warren Cain ❤

  • @calliebrown6929
    @calliebrown6929 2 роки тому +1214

    My dad was a Vietnam Veteran... He passed away in 2011 after a long fight with health issues from Agent Orange. He struggled with depression and PTSD from his time in Vietnam. I pray for all who served and suffer. You will never be forgotten and I thank each of you for your sacrifice.

    • @ricardoisaiasdelasernacruz5503
      @ricardoisaiasdelasernacruz5503 Рік тому +14

      Heroes verdaderos dios les bendiga.

    • @susiecorus7842
      @susiecorus7842 Рік тому +25

      Lovely post. My elders were in WW2. I failed to honor them. Failed to tell them so. What I wouldn't give to have 5 minutes with them to tell them so.

    • @huckleberryfinn7758
      @huckleberryfinn7758 Рік тому +13

      Who used Agent Orange against humans?

    • @TheXxLEONIDASxX
      @TheXxLEONIDASxX Рік тому +23

      @@huckleberryfinn7758 U.S.A

    • @mslicioussassylips
      @mslicioussassylips Рік тому +16

      So sad. My cousin also died from complications from agent orange.

  • @larrymitchell9897
    @larrymitchell9897 3 роки тому +1549

    Shoutout to my uncle who was Green Beret serving as a sergeant during his tour of duty in Vietnam.

  • @tammysarratt1158
    @tammysarratt1158 7 місяців тому +8

    I lost my only Uncle in Vietnam my Dad's brother made back in 1 pieces physically! I have a special live for all Vietnam Vets❤❤❤❤❤❤
    May God Bless you all! Thank you all for service and sacrifice!

  • @marionlong9037
    @marionlong9037 Рік тому +15

    I served. Fortunately I was based in the States my entire service time. Thanks for those that sacrificed so much for so little recognition. I apologize to the Vietnam vets that came home to such attitude of American people. Thank you for my ongoing freedom. God bless you all

    • @TPOrchestra
      @TPOrchestra Рік тому +3

      Same here. I was stationed at Redstone Arsenal for two years. I got to see Werner von Braun speak. For being from the WWII era, he seemed young. (he was in his mid-sixties) Thirty years later I drove down there in 2002 and was shocked to see nothing left of my barracks, the movie theater and the PX diner we used to frequent. I think the tornado that devastated Huntsville leveled much of it. The Quonset huts where I stayed when I took AIT were all gone too, with just their cement slabs left. I felt like a part of me was erased. One thing that was noteworthy was how thoroughly the MPs searched my car because 9/11 was the year before.

  • @sidneygreenglass106
    @sidneygreenglass106 3 роки тому +728

    For my brother, an infantry man in Vietnam who died from agent orange two years ago. R.I.P. John B.

    • @sonnyman4280
      @sonnyman4280 3 роки тому +6

      #SALUTE

    • @noble14
      @noble14 3 роки тому +12

      Damn he lived long. Good on him.

    • @sidneygreenglass106
      @sidneygreenglass106 3 роки тому +15

      @@noble14 Thanks for saying so. He was the best and bravest .

    • @norbertsiewert3917
      @norbertsiewert3917 2 роки тому +33

      I came out with the effects of agent orange six months after my discharge. Puffed up face, gastro intestinal distress, and lingering malaise. 2.5 years of misery. It was called delayed stress syndrome. No such thing. We were poisoned!

    • @debbygordon1432
      @debbygordon1432 2 роки тому +11

      @@norbertsiewert3917 you are so right. My brother in law is suffering as well. THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE

  • @biezerplayz3270
    @biezerplayz3270 3 роки тому +321

    God's grace and mercy has kept me safe after the freedom bird brought me home 52 years ago. But still behind every smile is my dry tears for my lost brothers I still love and miss. My 3 sons still hug me when they see me gazing into the past. The heroes die but the other hero has to live to tell the stories of them. DaNang 1969.

    • @sicric7190
      @sicric7190 3 роки тому +8

      Thank you for Your Service my Brother !

    • @gabevietor3685
      @gabevietor3685 2 роки тому +5

      Thank you for your service. Stay safe out there friend.

    • @drewpall2598
      @drewpall2598 2 роки тому +3

      BieZerPlayZ
      Thanks You for your service in Vietnam and welcome home.
      The last part of your comment reminded me of the song
      "I'm a Lucky One" by SSgt Barry Sadler from his1966 album
      "Ballad of the Green Berets"
      "I'm a Lucky One"
      I’m going home, my tour is done
      I’m going home, I’m a lucky one
      But I left friends behind me
      Who won’t come home no more
      Yes many friends remain forever
      On that bloody shore
      But at night when I sleep, I know my dreams will be
      About my friends I left across the sea
      I’ll here verbal young men harn, laugh again out loud
      We’ll all be together in a happy crowd
      But then I hear the sound of bullets whining overhead
      Feel the crash of morters and all my friends are dead
      My friends they fought and gave their all
      My friends they died for freedoms call
      As my dream was ending, they’ll come and say goodbye
      Though I’m sound asleep a tear I’ll cry
      And they say something which fills my heart with pain
      Tell them about us Sadler, don’t let us die in vain
      I’m going home, my tour is done
      I’m going home, I’m a lucky one
      ua-cam.com/video/kv8cKqqsO24/v-deo.html

    • @billvet6
      @billvet6 2 роки тому +4

      Welcome home brother. RVN May 69/Dec 70.

    • @crackerjack7960
      @crackerjack7960 2 роки тому +5

      Thank you for your service sir and God bless you! 🇺🇸

  • @mlester3001
    @mlester3001 9 місяців тому +6

    I had a number but it was high and late in the war. Later became a doctor and was proud to care for Viet Nam vets at the VA in Muscogee, OK while in training.

  • @retiredrho7721
    @retiredrho7721 10 місяців тому +13

    My husband was in Vietnam. First couple of years on the grand with a LRP Team, then transitioned into helicopter pilot. He flew Cobra gun ships in the Aushau Valley. I have always been proud of him. Thank you for your Service.

  • @garyolsen3409
    @garyolsen3409 2 роки тому +824

    It's so hard to believe so much time has passed. We were so young then. Every minute is still vivid in my mind.

    • @aaronp.888
      @aaronp.888 2 роки тому +9

      We all going to get there

    • @wwsuwannee7993
      @wwsuwannee7993 2 роки тому +16

      You and every soldier who has ever fought in all of time who made it through it.

    • @nobo2979
      @nobo2979 2 роки тому +1

      Amen.

    • @JoeJoe-pf3ej
      @JoeJoe-pf3ej 2 роки тому +3

      My heart hurts for you all

    • @markfurman4386
      @markfurman4386 2 роки тому +15

      50 years ago. Boone High class of 70. 3 year hitch. Honorable. My old man piloted a B29 off Tinian in '45. What else could I do but enlist. Should have known better.

  • @jarheade3823
    @jarheade3823 2 роки тому +231

    I enlisted in the USMC after graduating from HS in 1973,. I wanted to go to Vietnam like my cousin who had 2 tours in Nam the last was in 1968 in a place called Khe Sanh. There he received a Silver Star on a rock pile of all places. Before Nam he was the prince of our family,. Never was the same when he came home. After serving 22 years he spent the rest of his life in the deep woods of east Texas,. On his front porch you could find him drinking whiskey and smoking pot. Once I asked what it was like,. He always answered I'm glad you didn't go,.. With tears falling from his face.

    • @glenblignaut9977
      @glenblignaut9977 2 роки тому +2

      yes it was bullshit the start of money mongers that started it..lots of money in arnament cannon fodder counts not

    • @quantumbitz3473
      @quantumbitz3473 2 роки тому +11

      The exact same response from my grandfather as a wee boy when I asked about WWII.

    • @norbertsiewert3917
      @norbertsiewert3917 2 роки тому +5

      I met someone in my early days in the National Guard, who could not leave it behind. As many of us were Vietnam veterans, we knew where he was coming from. He eventually went insane.

    • @wilhelmgeisler2124
      @wilhelmgeisler2124 2 роки тому

      @@norbertsiewert3917 AGAIN?

    • @ronaldcrenfro4637
      @ronaldcrenfro4637 2 роки тому +6

      I went in USMC 72 went to the makong jungle from Tyler Texas... got out in 83 E-6 5 combat medals

  • @anthonyandersen2958
    @anthonyandersen2958 Місяць тому +3

    Borneo 1966 met you folks on R&R in subic bay. I grew up fast and always remember those fallen or injured. In 2024 it is as clear in my mind as in the sixties the good and bad. Those that have never served will never know or understand. Respect to all veterans past and present ✌️

  • @user-ns1jj3ks5s
    @user-ns1jj3ks5s Місяць тому +5

    Did two tours in Nam ; 67-68 & 70-71. Was a 19 year trooper during Tet 68 and drew 1st blood. Am 5th generation army and it was my home for 22 years. Came out of retirement for Operation Desert Storm.

  • @revanelson8810
    @revanelson8810 3 роки тому +581

    Two of my uncles were drafted and did two tours in Vietnam. They both passed from complications of Agent Orange. May they Rest In Peace now.

    • @itsmeitsmeearnestt.5772
      @itsmeitsmeearnestt.5772 3 роки тому +11

      Bless them, Reva. They have my Heart.

    • @janetplesniak236
      @janetplesniak236 3 роки тому +6

      I'm sorry

    • @sullysquid674
      @sullysquid674 3 роки тому +4

      THEY SURVIVED AGENT ORENGE?!?!?!?!?!?

    • @bobdaniels3725
      @bobdaniels3725 3 роки тому +14

      Agent orange is a fuckin killer , three of my brothers were tested at the Memphis VA, after testing they didn't last two years!! Fuckin government!! R.I.P. all my brothers I miss y'all!!!

    • @jilllawson8270
      @jilllawson8270 3 роки тому +11

      @@sullysquid674 HOW LITTLE YOU KNOW. It coated our soldiers! And, no, they didn't die instantly. It was a strong carcinogen that devastated foliage and caused terrible cancers and health problems after exposure--sometimes years after. And, for many, the government denied responsibility for it.

  • @michelleterry2820
    @michelleterry2820 3 роки тому +49

    For my dad...a Vietnam Vet who served 2 tours....and was never the same. RIP daddy 🥰

  • @pmfsify
    @pmfsify 4 місяці тому +9

    One cousin of mine fought in Vietnam from 67/68 in recce company - lots of KIA.
    Still solid these days, great guy.❤

  • @TheHoquiamHunter
    @TheHoquiamHunter 6 місяців тому +8

    My great grandfather was stationed aboard the USS Saginaw Bay during the latter half of world war two as a backup TBM avenger gunner. He is 98 and still tells new stories. He recently had a great great grandson.

  • @lex1945
    @lex1945 3 роки тому +343

    My old man died last month, 74 years old. Taught me to love CCR. Semper Fi and RIP! And thx for everything!

    • @angelapopoe7317
      @angelapopoe7317 3 роки тому +3

      Blessings

    • @lex1945
      @lex1945 2 роки тому +1

      @@angelapopoe7317 Thx man!

    • @WolfsH0ok
      @WolfsH0ok 2 роки тому +4

      Sorry for your loss
      My uncle died last year. He was an Evac Medic 68/69 (Tom McDonald, Minnesota )

    • @rusty8425
      @rusty8425 2 роки тому +3

      Semper fi

    • @VerbalVantage
      @VerbalVantage 2 роки тому +1

      Sorry for your loss sir. I can't imagine how I would feel when my dad dies.

  • @ronlugbill1400
    @ronlugbill1400 Рік тому +324

    When I was in third grade, one of the kids in class had his head down on his desk, crying all morning. His brother had just died in Vietnam. Still brings tears to my eyes to think about that poor kid who lost his brother.

    • @oldermusiclover
      @oldermusiclover Рік тому +12

      lost a classmate there

    • @nicidevine6670
      @nicidevine6670 Рік тому +3

      Thank you for your service

    • @susiecorus7842
      @susiecorus7842 Рік тому +2

      I started reading the obits in my teens to see what classmates didn't make it home. I thought that was as bad as it could get. My mistake ... the 3rd grade. It doesn't get much sadder than that. What a heartbreaker this war was.

    • @stevepickett4453
      @stevepickett4453 Рік тому +3

      RIP to that brave soldier 🙏 , and we never forget ,,,, ever ,

    • @sclogse1
      @sclogse1 Рік тому

      @@susiecorus7842 I'm.a little confused. If you were in your teens your classmates were too.

  • @andreilopiansky
    @andreilopiansky Рік тому +22

    My grandfather served in Angola during the portuguese colonial war (1966-68) and he used to say "at least we were not in vietnam" and still had some moments in the african jungle. May God bless all the veterans who served their country with honor, even if they were on our opposite side, we are all sons of god

  • @portrait1001
    @portrait1001 Рік тому +62

    My age spared me by 1 year before the Vietnam war ended. This song scared about Vietnam before I even realized I might be going. I have so much respect for veterans making my life free on behalf of their sacrifice's

    • @BrunoHartmann-
      @BrunoHartmann- Рік тому +3

      Thank god you didn't need to partake in that hellish war, brother. I appreciate you giving the right men proper credit for their sacrifices. God bless

  • @rob1248996
    @rob1248996 3 роки тому +145

    50 years later and I still get choked up by this song.

    • @tylerpickering6458
      @tylerpickering6458 3 роки тому +10

      Thank you for your service

    • @deux55
      @deux55 3 роки тому +1

      you've been there, could you tell us more please?

    • @rob1248996
      @rob1248996 3 роки тому +1

      @@deux55 I didn't go to Vietnam but one of my friends joined the Marines. He lasted 7 days there until he died from enemy fire on Oct 14 1968. I spent my time in a Submarine squadron mostly in Norfork Va servicing their weapons systems. I had been drafted into the Army and transfered to the Navy. I didn't realize how lucky I was until years later. I actully have many Vietnamese friends now in the U.S. and even have a Vietnamese God Son.

    • @thatotherrandomfloridian9456
      @thatotherrandomfloridian9456 3 роки тому +1

      Much respect to your friend and their service.

    • @killerleafs1
      @killerleafs1 3 роки тому

      I never get sick of hearing this song

  • @TheLisamac11
    @TheLisamac11 3 роки тому +17

    My Dad returned from Nam on a stretcher. I was 10 years old and remember it like it was yesterday. At least he came home. So many didnt. 😔🇺🇸

  • @cairlmatejek3596
    @cairlmatejek3596 10 місяців тому +28

    Thank you everyone for your sacrifice and service. I to am a veteran but didn't have to go through anything like this you all are the real heroes.

  • @eileeno.3203
    @eileeno.3203 Рік тому +18

    Thank all who served in Vietnam 🇻🇳 We owe you gratitude, better medical care, and the utmost respect. We honor you ❤ 🇺🇸
    Never Forgotten. POW/MIA .

  • @juantwothree321
    @juantwothree321 2 роки тому +352

    My grandfather was in the Vietnam War I frequently ask him questions about what it was like in Vietnam but I remember one time he brought up his friends and just started to break down. I’ve never seen him cry like that and I was completely speechless.

    • @glennlawson5289
      @glennlawson5289 Рік тому +13

      Yep, been there.My dad was an Australian vet, he came home angry and unfortunately I was on the end of it. Not his fault.

    • @JP-hy9gz
      @JP-hy9gz Рік тому +5

      @@glennlawson5289 that happens with a lot of GI's that were there. I understand but still even find myself doing that.

    • @rubenpacheco6902
      @rubenpacheco6902 Рік тому +5

      You are very true l had two cousins in that war

    • @rubenpacheco6902
      @rubenpacheco6902 Рік тому +3

      I feel you brother I had relatives they made it out the I wanted to go but mom didn't sign

    • @leebaker2588
      @leebaker2588 Рік тому +5

      @@glennlawson5289 If it's possible, tell your dad "thanks . . . from Tom, CPL, USMC RVN"

  • @aw9680
    @aw9680 2 роки тому +826

    After having done two tours in Afghanistan, it is just crazy to think we fought a war like this. So much respect for these men. The terror and fear must have been overwhelming.

    • @sid2112
      @sid2112 2 роки тому

      We not only fought, but accomplished feats of arms unmatched in warfare since. Just like you, the politicians got us in, fk'ed around, and got us out without the job being done.

    • @RoerDaniel
      @RoerDaniel 2 роки тому +30

      They where Invaders in someone's else's home just the exact same way Russia is doing in Ukraine.

    • @verbic96
      @verbic96 2 роки тому +7

      Don't you me an international policing? It was never declared a war.. sounds pretty familiar now that I think of it...

    • @readilium3432
      @readilium3432 2 роки тому

      Crazy to think that it was a lie that got us involved in the first place. Gulf of Tonkin? Complete fabrication. At least 70 years of lies ....

    • @ethanjensen2027
      @ethanjensen2027 2 роки тому +42

      @@verbic96 you do realize we never invaded North Vietnam. South Vietnam was at war with the north we were helping South Vietnam. Thats not an invasion.

  • @r.d.4437
    @r.d.4437 Рік тому +4

    Went to Nam in late 69 barely Nineteen from the day I landed and flew to Pleiku I can remember every day like it was yesterday for all the vets out there I’m sure you experience the same everyday it never goes away God bless you all!

  • @EsterStrausberg
    @EsterStrausberg Рік тому +9

    Thank you for serving our country, glad you came home. We salute you.

  • @sandrajparrish1178
    @sandrajparrish1178 2 роки тому +23

    I'm a widow of Viet Nam, my husband wasn't the same when he returned. That era was my straight hell

  • @whereismymind1402
    @whereismymind1402 2 роки тому +582

    Vietnam vets are fuckin badass people.
    My Grandpa who got drated in Vietnam was 18 and he got the Staff Sergeant Rank after, he was in it for a while and he has 2 Purple Hearts and was in the Army in the 25th Division and my mom said when he gets defensive he always says "If it's a war you want, you better bring big guns". Hes still alive and I go drink a beer with him.

    • @thingman100
      @thingman100 2 роки тому +17

      God bless him! Hope he's doing fine

    • @jamesdevlin4493
      @jamesdevlin4493 2 роки тому +12

      My dad was in Vietnam

    • @Outofthejungle
      @Outofthejungle 2 роки тому +6

      Wow 2 years to Staff Sergeant / NEVER heard of that happening.

    • @whereismymind1402
      @whereismymind1402 2 роки тому +3

      Wanna see his Rank patches? He was in the Military for 2 years you prick

    • @WoahBoWobble
      @WoahBoWobble 2 роки тому +14

      I'm glad there isn't assholes in the comments saying "wArCriMers" is disgusts me people even think like that it really truly hurts when people disrespect the Vets.. no matter what you did, if you were in a war, you deserve respect.

  • @stephencurrie1163
    @stephencurrie1163 Рік тому +2

    I’m turning 55 next week & I remember CCR n the 70’s. Nothing but badass Rocking & Rolling!!!!!

  • @CowboyCookhouse
    @CowboyCookhouse 3 роки тому +526

    Respect to those who fought in this war. My grandfather was lucky enough to survive, but alot of others weren't so fortunate. RIP heroes 🙏

    • @lwoods7283
      @lwoods7283 3 роки тому +3

      My uncle died a few yrs ago after a long battle w Asian orange! Miss ya uncle woody!!!!

    • @CowboyCookhouse
      @CowboyCookhouse 3 роки тому +1

      @@lwoods7283 my condolences, RIP

    • @coltluger2079
      @coltluger2079 3 роки тому +8

      You could say they ain't no fortunate son

    • @norbertsiewert3917
      @norbertsiewert3917 2 роки тому +1

      That is the fate of military personnel who are deployed into hostile territory. I myself survived, only by the grace of God. Had witnessed incoming rockets on my first day over there in Cam Ranh Bay, and again as I was on my way out waiting for a flight from Da Nang to Chu Lai. I knew I was safe when the plane departed Cam Ranh Bay for the flight home.

    • @David.L291
      @David.L291 2 роки тому +1

      Still makes no bloody sense to me this Vietnam war and I don't think it ever will , It still makes no sense as to why it started and what it was all over about, it's like if they just wanted to cause trouble just to cause trouble, really crazy!!!

  • @dannymanny6917
    @dannymanny6917 2 роки тому +47

    Just brought home the remains of an airman shot down during the Vietnam war, what an awesome day. Never seen so much patriotism in all my life.

  • @cynthiawilson5066
    @cynthiawilson5066 2 місяці тому +2

    Married to a service man 6 years before he passed 8 years ago he gave 27 years to the service Best Man I ever met in my life miss him everyday God Bless our Service Men

  • @safecrackerbrutality6508
    @safecrackerbrutality6508 3 роки тому +69

    Glory and honor to all Vietnam Veterans. They are real men! Respect from France here we do not forget what you did for us in 1944. Sincerely, my American brothers
    🇺🇲🇫🇷🙏

  • @jamestier4700
    @jamestier4700 2 роки тому +300

    We who served there will NEVER forget our brother in arms

    • @kellyford5903
      @kellyford5903 2 роки тому +12

      And I’ll not forget YOU! Thank you, truly, for ALL that you’ve sacrificed. Be Well - God Bless you❣️🇺🇸❣️

    • @whippledmarauder1159
      @whippledmarauder1159 2 роки тому +5

      Just wish I was old enough then to stomp the worthless protestors at the airport when them brave soldiers came home. My uncles went thru it & couldnt beleive it when they returned!!

    • @kellyford5903
      @kellyford5903 2 роки тому +5

      @@whippledmarauder1159 ….I remember running through LAX (11yrs old) toward my Dad

    • @kellyford5903
      @kellyford5903 2 роки тому +6

      @@whippledmarauder1159 ….(ooops! Cut myself off there 🤣)……Anyway….running at him, jumping into his arms, Mom right with me….finally coming back-down-to-Earth and….looking around…people were glaring at my Dad! Scowling at him!! I remember it clearly….didn’t comprehend it (at that time anyway). Man-O-Man was I ever SO HAPPY that he made it back!! Yep, I’m with ya…I’d stomp the shit outta them today!

    • @whippledmarauder1159
      @whippledmarauder1159 2 роки тому +6

      @@kellyford5903 yea crazy times ,protesting something is fine but to disrespect the young men who were doing a service. Worst part of it them protestors are now politicians!!

  • @ericnicolaisen7284
    @ericnicolaisen7284 Рік тому +11

    Thank you VETERANS for your service and my condolences for all you suffered and lost!

  • @ZyGotham38
    @ZyGotham38 Рік тому +8

    One of the best classic rock songs ever.

  • @Sarah-hv9sd
    @Sarah-hv9sd 2 роки тому +143

    My dad is a Vietnam veteran and an ex POW!! Mad props to those guys!

    • @rubenpacheco6902
      @rubenpacheco6902 Рік тому

      I feel for you had family in Vietnam and world War 2

  • @hermannholte898
    @hermannholte898 2 роки тому +1129

    Anyone who served in this war has my deepest respect

  • @judipierry549
    @judipierry549 9 місяців тому +5

    Thank you. Thank each and every damn one of you for going, fighting and making it back. I’m sorry for what so many put you through after your return. I remember. It was unconscionable. Most of all I Salute the ones who gave their lives in the Jungle.

  • @user-lx8wc9nr1t
    @user-lx8wc9nr1t 9 місяців тому +1

    We love all the great, beautiful people our super Heroes our Vets !!!!! thank you 💟 so so much for all what you did for Our America for our American freedom let it ring...let CCR rock n roll ❤ 🇺🇸 ❤ i will always be endowed to you Vets and May God bless you all.✝️🛐✝️ God bless America. God keep us all safe to the end of the world.

  • @julieestill9602
    @julieestill9602 2 роки тому +62

    To my brother who left home to serve in Vietnam and came back a very different man.

  • @kichigan1
    @kichigan1 3 роки тому +535

    My respect for the Vietnam Veterans.

    • @charliebrown6514
      @charliebrown6514 3 роки тому +15

      Yea respect to all vets of all wars

    • @carloschavez2863
      @carloschavez2863 3 роки тому +1

      Amen

    • @swagcandy2576
      @swagcandy2576 3 роки тому +2

      That include the vietnamese veterans?

    • @sullysquid674
      @sullysquid674 3 роки тому +2

      @@swagcandy2576 yes all though they where horrible...we did some horrible things too

    • @sullysquid674
      @sullysquid674 3 роки тому +5

      @Big Ben the ones who did the atrocity's were not American... they were monsters...and they were on both sides

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz 9 місяців тому +5

    Thank you Vietnam Veterans
    from the bottom of my ❤,
    Peace and Welcome Home!
    dad served in army WW2,
    son-marine in Afghanistan Operation Enduring Freedom,
    daughter-army national guard.
    3 older sibs all served.
    💔WAR💔IS💔HELL💔😿

  • @FRANCEDOCS
    @FRANCEDOCS 11 місяців тому +17

    to all the Vets who fought all over the world for better things. In my heart with this song from France

  • @realRichHunting
    @realRichHunting 3 роки тому +12

    Miss you dad. Richard Hunting - RIP - Dec 1948 - May 2019 - Vietnam Veteran

    • @janicedeeter577
      @janicedeeter577 3 роки тому +1

      I'm praying for your loss, always.

    • @evelynmabe7877
      @evelynmabe7877 3 роки тому

      Thank you Richard Hunting for your service! Lost my Husband to Agent Orange valentines day, 2017!

  • @beaumoore5582
    @beaumoore5582 3 роки тому +181

    I had a uncle that served in Vietnam he was a great man. He will be missed.

    • @jaydencaplinger9804
      @jaydencaplinger9804 3 роки тому +3

      My teacher served in the vietnam war

    • @jaydencaplinger9804
      @jaydencaplinger9804 3 роки тому +3

      @team killer my grampa is a veteran

    • @terrymosby7904
      @terrymosby7904 3 роки тому +4

      I just lost my uncle David last month.he was the closes man I had as a good role model he died from his dementia..My uncle made me feel so proud..he was a hardcore marine n he did 2 tours in Vietnam n he volunteered each time..he use to scare the hell out of me when I was a kid just the way he breathe..My uncle kicked ass n He was a true patriot...I miss him so much..he never talked about the war until a few years ago n our family was blessed to get him back safely..they played taps at his funeral n did the gun salute n flag to my aunt..I lost it when they played taps..he was my uncle n more..rest easy uncle Dave n to all the other vets who survived these wars n came home.. Everyone should be more there for our Vietnam vets..

  • @somebody670
    @somebody670 11 місяців тому +5

    God bless you and a big thank you, for serving our country. Sorry your mom signed the waiver. You went through a lot, at such a young age! Thank you, again!

  • @brettm1131
    @brettm1131 Рік тому +6

    These are the guys that taught me to fly. I am so grateful. Thank you.

  • @patrickwebb221
    @patrickwebb221 2 роки тому +203

    My uncle served in nam , he told me story's I don't want to recall , even cried on my shoulder a time or two. If you don't respect nam vets , I don't respect you .

    • @djpsy9538
      @djpsy9538 2 роки тому +1

      patrick i wanna ask u what that war give u did u gat anythin u UNCLE lost his friends same as i lost i vukovar remaber u dont wont enemy u need a friend god bless u and u family

    • @shillrickvanhussler767
      @shillrickvanhussler767 2 роки тому +8

      I respect the vets, not the liars who used them and sent them there though.

    • @djpsy9538
      @djpsy9538 2 роки тому

      @@shillrickvanhussler767 directli what i wanna say amen

    • @Goofbird76
      @Goofbird76 2 роки тому +4

      Anytime I see a Vietnam vet I start to cry internally wishing I could take at least some of thier burden away.

    • @djpsy9538
      @djpsy9538 2 роки тому +5

      @@Goofbird76 i iost 10 family members in war in ex yugoslavia dont gat me wrong but again i hate it my finaly question is why did USA even go there lolll

  • @rwboa22
    @rwboa22 3 роки тому +10

    My father went to 'Nam 50 years ago (1970-1971). Came back a changed man and rarely spoke about it. Had no problems speaking about West Germany (he was in the Army from December, 1965 to August, 1971) yet rarely said anything about 'Nam unless they were watching a 'Nam film ("Hamburger Hill", "Full Metal Jacket", etc.) and she would ask if that really happened. Died at age 49 in September, 1995, 25 years ago last year and 25 years after he went there.

  • @user-hf7ly6qk9g
    @user-hf7ly6qk9g 8 місяців тому +4

    i turned 17 and my mother sighned me to the marines/ and left proudly and served my time in vietnam/ was an M60 MACHINE GUNNER/ SERVED PROUDLY IN THE MARINES

  • @halogenie1
    @halogenie1 Рік тому +8

    A tribute to you sir for serving your country. My nephew is a warrent officer in his majesty 's British Royal navy. A service person who fights for their country owes no explanation xx Noreen Faruga, United Kingdom

    • @reedbender1179
      @reedbender1179 9 місяців тому

      Agreed,but your country definitely owes everyone an explanation as to who is the enemy, and what are you fighting for...cause it ain't democracy..

  • @falloutgangsta4472
    @falloutgangsta4472 3 роки тому +260

    Anyone who was served in this war has my total respect my grandpa Dick was an Army medic for the 1st infantry in Vietnam he only carried an M1911 pistol and he flew in on choppers and helped the wounded and got them out

    • @bigchungus1086
      @bigchungus1086 3 роки тому +9

      Thank you my grandfather was drafted when he was 18 and the stories he told shit I even have nightmares about that kinda stuff he was on night watch one night when a bunch of VC attacked the base they was stationed at

    • @leetaige7440
      @leetaige7440 2 роки тому +5

      Medics deserve much respect. Tell your grandfather his nation is proud of him

    • @falloutgangsta4472
      @falloutgangsta4472 2 роки тому +4

      @@leetaige7440 thanks comrade i would but he is no longer with us

  • @skuaogaming2680
    @skuaogaming2680 3 роки тому +44

    My pap (grandpa) was a Vietnam vet, a man who will never talk about his time over there but is one of the beat ive ever met, rip grandma, his wife passed 3 weeks ago.

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz 9 місяців тому +2

    The harmonica adds so much to the trepidation, sound…darn spooky. It’s like time stands still.

  • @marz3487
    @marz3487 8 місяців тому +2

    I love to honor our Vietnam veterans and heros not forgotten

  • @annettemccaslin9029
    @annettemccaslin9029 2 роки тому +56

    My Husband was a Sergeant in the airborne rangers and Did two tours in Vietnam. The second one he did because he had two younger brothers he was afraid if they were drafted in the second draft they would not come back alive and he did not want his mother to go through that. He told me he knew he would make it back a second time! And he did. He had PTSD Pretty bad when he came home but I learned how to deal with it and when he had one of those spells how to get him out of it. He is still alive and Kickin today! And always says if they took old men veterans To fight he would go back in a heartbeat!

    • @deaddog5344
      @deaddog5344 2 роки тому +2

      Annette, thank him for me, great group the Rangers.

    • @frednugent2310
      @frednugent2310 Рік тому +1

      omg GOD BLESS your husband. My uncle was an Airborne Ranger in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Lima company Rangers. GOD BLESS em

    • @Tysandifer
      @Tysandifer Рік тому

      They usually don't draft brothers with the same name. Even now in 2022 they try not to deploy family members at the same time incase 1 gets killed

  • @billyboycrews4627
    @billyboycrews4627 2 роки тому +48

    My Daddy,and at least one of his brother s, uncle Franky, served during "Nam". I'm proud of them and I'm honored to be their kin. I want to welcome you all home who made it. You all honored yourself s, your country and we all owe you. Thanks

  • @carriholt3438
    @carriholt3438 11 місяців тому +11

    I was only 6 when you went there but I will NEVER forget what you did for us - thank you for your service

  • @billbaumiester6764
    @billbaumiester6764 8 місяців тому +8

    Great video. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) running thru the jungle is the icing on the cake

  • @DeoVindice_61-65
    @DeoVindice_61-65 3 роки тому +99

    My dad got his draft card in 74’. Luckily for him he ended up not having to go. They were pulling troops out of Vietnam by then. Respect for all who served in this war.

    • @tomcatt998
      @tomcatt998 3 роки тому +2

      i signed up in 73 when i was 17,, sent to Pittsburgh for my tests then put on standby then reclassified (not needed) most vets that i have talked to say I'm lucky and that i didn't miss anything...

    • @DeoVindice_61-65
      @DeoVindice_61-65 3 роки тому +1

      @@tomcatt998 Usually when you meet a Vietnam vet, they don’t want to talk about it. They never really got the homecoming and respect that they deserve. Thank you for your service.

    • @jamesmcmanus742
      @jamesmcmanus742 3 роки тому +3

      I was born in 68 and I remember them coming home in 74 and 75. My uncle did two tours in Vietnam and an uncle who was over there when they were spraying Agent Orange his daughter some problems. God bless the man who fought over there and for the boys never came back.

  • @patjenkins3402
    @patjenkins3402 3 роки тому +33

    To all the guys in my Class of 71 (and my father and brother both who served in Vietnam) I think of you all when I listen to this song. May you be back in safer arms and my peace be in your hearts.

  • @americaforer1776
    @americaforer1776 9 місяців тому +1

    This song drove my great uncle nuts when he was in Vietnam they playing this constantly and Jimi Hendrix

  • @coreymills5625
    @coreymills5625 9 місяців тому +3

    To all the Vietnam vets, I’ve always had a spot for y’all in my heart. Had the a1 tattood on my chest when I was young. Built my first a1 years ago. I’ll always love y’all and support y’all guys, god bless.

  • @Obadiah-de9jg
    @Obadiah-de9jg 3 роки тому +53

    Creedence really captures the essence of music from the Vietnam War era. Shoutout to my Father who served in Vietnam from 1967-1970 during some of the war’s worst years . RIP Dad you are missed - a special RIP to all who lost their lives in that conflict

  • @vonfischermarcell836
    @vonfischermarcell836 4 роки тому +27

    Guys I'am from hungary. One of my grandad had to levae Hungary in 1956. He went to the U.S and when the war started he was a lieutenant at the navies. He stayed in Nam from 1965 to 1970. He served almost 5 years. Sadly I can't met with him personally, but his memory will always live in my heart.

  • @joekelley6606
    @joekelley6606 8 місяців тому +3

    Thank you vets for your service ❤🇺🇸

  • @IsabellaHale
    @IsabellaHale 4 місяці тому +2

    xoxo to my Viet Nam warriors and friends who are still alive and RIP to all my friends who served there. We will always remember you and your service with gratitude and love.

  • @lazysummerdayes7
    @lazysummerdayes7 4 роки тому +706

    You boys were brave men and probably didn't know it at the time. Bless you boys.

    • @crazycanuck2578
      @crazycanuck2578 4 роки тому +29

      They knew it, it was some American people that didn't know it when they came back home, they treated them like shit, Just fucking unbelievable how some of the American citizens treated their Vietnam vets the way that they did.

    • @user-fq3co9wh9d
      @user-fq3co9wh9d 4 роки тому +7

      Crazy Canuck Not all Americans treated them badly

    • @crazycanuck2578
      @crazycanuck2578 4 роки тому +2

      @@user-fq3co9wh9d Thank you I corrected my comment.

    • @rupty6573
      @rupty6573 4 роки тому +2

      @@crazycanuck2578 Why did they treat them like shit?Because of they civilian casualities?

    • @man-gi1yv
      @man-gi1yv 4 роки тому +1

      @Thomas Fannon True they never achieved their own independence they wanted at the time.

  • @florencesmith6700
    @florencesmith6700 2 роки тому +8

    My uncles service. As marines they were ground combat they got puller hearts. I'm so proud of them i was their fav nice l love them R I P MY UNCLES ILL NEVER NEVER FO GET YOU I LOVE YOU SOME DAY ILL SEE YOU AGAIN

  • @richardlandis793
    @richardlandis793 8 місяців тому +2

    I was 18 when I joined the USAF in '69. One of my classmates did not return. MY SALUTE TO AMERICAN PATRIOTS. 😊😊

  • @JohnBergeron-kl2gy
    @JohnBergeron-kl2gy 4 місяці тому

    One of my best friends is a Nam Vet-- He's in his 70s now but that doesn't put a dent into his life changing memories that he has used to help so many others as he went on to help so many in the life of an AA sponsor. Awesome guy! Thank u Charles G!!

  • @paulinechapman5669
    @paulinechapman5669 2 роки тому +16

    Why is it the best music comes out of this era….keeps what happened alive..we should never forget how needless wars continue to destroy
    lives long after they are over..🇨🇦

  • @emiliohernandez630
    @emiliohernandez630 3 роки тому +44

    I always enjoy CCR with my great uncle, a Vietnam Veteran. He was a young Mexican-American, thousands of miles from home (the New Mexican desert) running through the jungles of Vietnam with many others just like him.

  • @richarddewitt1558
    @richarddewitt1558 13 днів тому

    Having served from 1986 to 2018. Thank you all for your service!

  • @azdesertrat9104
    @azdesertrat9104 Рік тому +1

    Every time I hear this song I'm reminded of my uncle Sam. He fought in Vietnam and when he returned, he was not the same, at least that's what I remember my mother telling me. He suffered from PTSD before it was even a diagnosable mental sickness. He got drunk (probably his way of coping with Vietnam) and died in a burning home, we never knew how that house caught on fire with him in it. He was such a good man. My only memory of him is giving me a dollar as a young child and his sweet smile. Respect to ALL our service men and women who paid the ultimate price! You will NEVER be forgotten!!

  • @unitedstatesofamerica2417
    @unitedstatesofamerica2417 3 роки тому +42

    Whoever served in Vietnam My Prayers go out to y'all
    To all Veterans thank you and love you.

  • @nicoleriendhouse8545
    @nicoleriendhouse8545 3 роки тому +146

    Thank you to all the men and women that have served. You have my deepest respect. I can never thank you enough for all that you went through and still endure.

    • @glenblignaut9977
      @glenblignaut9977 2 роки тому +2

      For what if I may ask?

    • @elainevankat5353
      @elainevankat5353 2 роки тому

      @@glenblignaut9977 Good question!! But, in all fairness... (some people just don’t really understand).