I will never forget this movie, and the impact it had on me watchin it with my dad in the theater and seeing tears come down his face, and being a 13 year old boy at the time, and not realizing my dad had experienced some of those things while in Vietnam in 1969, he would never talk about the things he had seen or done while there, he passed away at the va hospital in kansas city mo January 7,2006 From agent Orange Rip pops
Johnny A. I was born on an air Force Base. Dad served 25-26 years. He is still here. He is 88. In the last year he. Developed Dementia. It's very strange seeing my burle daddy seargent focused and ever sharp fading into his last years this life. I am sorry you lost your dad to the AO. We were on Guam 2 years and it was used heavily around our air field and along the booney edges on base. There's a group for AO topic. There's one for Brats. Were you born while he was active duty? I was born in 1954 the year the p8lots began training on B52. I love you and thank you for sharing your hero with our Nation. They may not understand, the Nation iean. But we do and I thank him for the ones that don't know.
Carolyn Forrester God bless your father and you as well Cherish every moment you can with your father I was naive when my father got sick, thinking he would be around for a long time, but sadly I watched a 6"6ft man of 270 lbs dwindle down to a mere shell of himself in a matter of months, he was 54 years old 😞 I was born in 72, My dad had gotten out of the service in 1971, He was a sailor in the U.S. Navy, from 68 to 71, After his death i found out he served on a PBY patrol boat In the gulf of Tonkin, Patroling the rivers, And delivering supplys and personal Up and down the canals My dad was one of the best men I ever knew, I had Andy Griffith as a father 😁 Thats the best way to describe him, I will pray for your father miss Forrester, May what ever time you have left with him, may it be blessed 😉
Johnny A yes I know he always was the best and he knew too you would one day come to this. That he served then had a son know that he adored you and served as an honor for you even though it would take maturity before fully recognized by his little baby. You weren't niave so much as having just pure love for a dad and we all know our dads as our heros. It may well be a blessing that you were born after he got out. The "initiation" in to being a military kid (we call ourselves BRATs, it's an honorable to us term) as it is, is attached to long worrisome times dads are deployed on ship or air. Navy men are awesome, we have one cousin who careered up Navy. A lot of Air Force bases are along side Navy. Your dad is proud that you see fully and love wholly.
I did two tours in Nam, 67-68 and 70-71. I was 19 the first time and 22 the second. Saw a lot of combat and this music not only brings back memories but flash backs. At 75 years old still have PTSD and restless nights. Pray my grandchildren, never know the horrors of what I went thru in this mess up world.
You nam vet are treated like unwashed dog. I am not even american but i have sympathy for you. I remember reading an old forum back in 2008-2009 (idk i forgot) about how nam war vet are treated truly sickening but for some reason Australian vet are treated much better during that era than Americans. Also thank you for your service. Semper fi for the marine. Hooah for soldier.
I was in Vietnam for the first 5 months of '68. I took four wounds in that time and was sent home in June '68 losing an eye, hearing in one ear, fragments to the brain, and I am now crutch-bound and trying to live for those who served, and for those who were lost and wounded in that tragedy. I weep when I hear this song. It is Vietnam. The movie was and is tough, but it catches the essence of what went on. Good direction, good acting, good music, good movie. I lived it. I survived it. War truly is hell!!!!!!! 🤕
You saved the world pal and you don't even know it. If yous didn't face the communist then who would of? Thank you for giving so much for my children. I promise we won't let it all of been for nothing.
As a kid I've watched Platoon like 20 times on VHS. This scene always gives me a goosebumps. Barber's music. It is one of the most iconic scenes in the movie history. Masterpiece.
I want to share My grandfather's story about him and his friends. My grandfather served in Vietnam with his two best friends Rigo and Carlos. My grandfather didn't have brothers but he looked at Rigo and Carlos as his own brothers. They were from a poor town in Puerto Rico . They grew up since they were 5 and would play outdoors daily, helping elders with their needs, from what my dad told me. He mentioned they were always together. My dad was told by my grandfather before he left for Vietnam that he was going with Rigo y Carlos and to not worry cause they would all be back home together soon. When the war was over my grandfather came home by himself alone. My grandfather never talked about it. He was hated and called a baby killer, a rapist, and a murderer. Years gone by he was diagnosed with Alzheimer and Parkinsons and had to stay in a nursing home. When I and my twin brother visit him opening the door, he's just staring out the window. We would pull up by his side and greet him and He would just tearr up sobbing saying "Rigo y Carlos estás aquí, ¿cómo estás aquí? (Rigo and Carlos your here how are you here) He doesn't remember me and my brother so we just pretend we are Rigo and Carlos. In 2020 of May he passed away and when we went to his home to clean up we found an old journal he shared writing with Rigo and Carlos about what happened in Vietnam. They took turns writing 22 pages after Rigo wasn't writing anymore and Carlos stopped writing after page 37. My grandfather continued to write but his handwriting wasn't clear and the pages were wet from raindrops or tears and there was soo much pain throughout the whole journal. There wasn't any more writing but blank pages. The photo I have up is of them when they were little. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
i dont know if its true, it seems ( i learnt that youtube is full of sh...) but i feel for you, im a nurse (man) , and i see so much old people out of their mind, we dont know excatly why, Alzheimer is becomeming a wide range. I do my work i help them as i can, but know there is people who care about the suffering of old people, but its so hard to know how and why they behave....
@@nerzul3439 Mi abuelo sirvió en Vietnam con sus dos mejores amigos, Rigo y Carlos. Mi abuelo no tenía hermanos, pero veía a Rigo y Carlos como sus propios hermanos. Eran de un pueblo pobre en Puerto Rico. Crecieron desde que tenían 9 años de lo que me dijo mi padre. Mi abuelo le dijo a mi papá antes de irse a Vietnam que iría con Rigo y Carlos y que no se preocupara porque volveremos pronto. Cuando terminó, mi abuelo regresó solo. Mi abuelo nunca habló de eso. Fue odiado llamado un asesino de bebés, un violador, un asesino. Años atrás le diagnosticaron ancianos y parkinson y tuvo que quedarse en un hogar de ancianos. Cuando mi hermano gemelo y yo lo visitamos abriendo la puerta, él solo mira por la ventana. Venimos a su lado y lo saludamos y él solo llora sollozando diciendo "Rigo y Carlos estás aquí, ¿cómo estás aquí? (Rigo y Carlos estás aquí, ¿cómo estás aquí?) Él no se acuerda de mí y de mi hermano, así que simplemente finge que somos Rigo y Carlos
My father was in vietnam war at his 20 as a korean soldier. He came back and never was the same guy my mother fell in love with. He was cold and heartless to his family. Now i understand what he went through. It was fear and horror he saw.. not even one time he talked about vietnam war.. i truly feel sorry for him..
Korean soldiers in Vienan had a very bad reputation. Even the Vietcong feared them. They did not take prisoners. They said it was impossible to re-educate a communist
My father have the same beahviour. He was a soldier at Portuguese Colonial War for 2 years 1970-1972 at Guiné Bissau. When i was a kid, i didnt understand why. But now, i think he is a hero.
Jesus Cristo deu sua vida como pagamento pelos erros e pecados do mundo. Ele é a boa notícia que restaura nossas vidas. Jesus quer ter um relacionamento com você.
This was such a difficult movie to watch. When we were walking out after it was over, we passed a couple, probably in their 60’s. They looked utterly destroyed, they just sat there. I always wondered if they’d lost a son in Vietnam. Their faces broke my heart.
No, Guy! The war of Vietnam still a crimenal war.Atrocity had a visige; bodies thrown here and there;young soldiers lost their lives,and didn't enjoy a happy life.
@Bubby_Bear a lot of people do if you think about it. It’s popularized for making movies/games, they make the characters look badass make viewers feel in the vibe that they can be badasses too, never dying/restating when in reality it ain’t like that.
The power of this music..makes me cry every time. Human tragedy, hopelessness, sadness...But beautiful at the same time. Like I said, the power of music. Pure emotion.
I can't look at Tom Berenger's face in this movie without a huge wave of rage filling my entire body. I know it's just a movie but I cry my eyes out every time. Haven't watched it in a good few years. Think it's time to rewatch again 💔
All wars are sh💩 there is nothing more humbling that holding a dying man in your arms & feeling the ice run thro his body. Only when you are old do you realize the futility of wars. 75+ 🍁hunter expat
My Dad was with 3/26th Marines 67-68 Battle of Khe Sanh. Came home and served as a New Jersey police officer for 30 years. I look at him now as a elderly man who suffers from night sweats and has diabetes, something does not run in his family. Makes me so sad. May God bless our Vietnam Veterans.
“Those of us who have seen war, will NEVER stop seeing it. In the silence of the night, we will ALWAYS hear the screams.” -The late Joe Galloway, from his book, “We were Soldiers Once, and Young.”
My dad was a medic in WW 2 and I know he held guys in his arms who were dying. The war had a deep impact on him. He was as a great man and dad. And there is no one I respect more in this world than my dad. And my heart aches for all the young men, some just boys, who endured such horrors.
It's really a very sad music at the end of the film. It is one of the best movie from Oliver Stone. Sometimes when I see some part of scenes I feel so sad
Cruella Deville brought me here from 101 Dalmatians and this song was also in Braveheart with Arnold and The Patriot with Van Damme.. Also the movie Avengers Engame uses this same theme when Conan was getting his sword back from He-Man and Blade Trinity and let's all not forget that this is the main theme song for Forrest Gump.. And last but not last this song was also in Gladiator 2 and Robocop vs terminator 3
@@jeanbrozek3046 Wars are started by RICH old men, who never get to see the inside of a filthy fox-hole or go hungry while watching your friends bleed to death. I hate wars and all those who start them.
Reading all these vietnam war stories from you all just brings a tear to my eye. My great grandfather served in the 1920s and eventually probably during the first offensive in 1939 My grandpa's father forcefully conscripted into the german ranks during ww2 he got wounded and eventually escaped besides that looking through my album i found two special photos of my another great grandfather Happy in a wonderful suit with a neutral expression yet on the second wall he stood in some sort of poor attire by a brick wall with a POW number. Never forget veterans no matter what. They carry unique and special stories which help us understand the true horrors of what happened.
There is a Vietnam veteran that lives in my mom’s neighborhood. I feel really bad for him. He experienced terrible things in Vietnam. But he is a nice guy. Thank you for your service, my friend.
I dont think he'd want you to feel bad for him. What he would probably love is just for a young person to share his life stories with. Like another comment said, go to him. Speak with him. Just listen, you don't need to say much in response.
AND ABIDE BY IT!!!!!!! War is for the rich to get richer and the soldiers to be killed, maimed and made into murderers whilst the rest of us suffer loss and ever more poverty.
I only feel bad for the soldiers who witnessed the rape and killings of innocent civilians, and how they will have to carry that with them to their grave. I hope the ones who did partake in such atrocities rot in hell.
Not young children, they will be affected by the violence, but I really do understand what you are telling us. Rethinking the past makes me feel that I was incredibly lucky that I wasn’t born during a war. Thank you all the soldiers that went through this for us. 🫡 I cried through this song. Its hard for all those families that have lost their loved ones and some are still affected by the war today. Many soldiers have become monsters and cold-hearted people. We cannot blame them. The war has changed them and they will never be the same again. Think about who they were before the war started. They were normal people. Living normal lives.
In memory of Peter Nee, a son of Ireland 🇮🇪 and a US Marine, killed in Vietnam 🇻🇳, in March 1969, a handsome lad of 21 years. Now, buried in the soil of Ireland 🇮🇪, in a famine graveyard near the town of Clifden 🌻✨️🌻
@@VicThompson-pn7um I think you guys were treated unfairly. You were only kids, following orders. War is hell and I wouldn’t wish it upon my worst enemy. Has humanity not suffered enough? How has decades of death, destruction and suffering not made the hearts more empathetic? How do we end up making the same mistakes as before, yet only worse? The slain water the plains of the world with their blood, in hopes of peace. Yet, the ones alive see it as a signal for war. We are more than capable of ensuring peace. In spite of this, we choose endure the horrors of war. Why? The newer generations are not unpatriotic, they are humanitarian for rejecting war. I am not American but I salute you. You were sent into a war to fight for a cause that never existed. It was not your fault. The ones that need to be held accountable can’t be anymore. However, it is now up to us, to be the new bastion of democracy and order. Our philosophy is simple. It’s humanity.
I saw the movie years ago with my daughter who begged me to go to it with her. I was hesitant because my brother had served in Vietnam two times; he thankfully came home to us. The music is unforgettable and tears at my heart every time I hear it. It’s so difficult to even watch the trailer knowing that the terrible atrocities depicted really occurred. It’s understandable that many of the veterans can’t talk about what they went through mentally as well as physically; no one can possibly fully comprehend how they feel.
They can’t talk about what they went through because many of them were probably complicit in war crimes. Ever heard of My Lai? Incidents like that weren’t isolated, they were a common occurrence. U.S. soldiers conducted themselves brutally in that terrible war.
you are the greatest generation. You and your cohorts superseded WW2 vets in my eyes for you served and later came home to a nation of ingrates. Unlike the veterans of world war 2, who were feted as heroes upon their return, you fought twice, first overseas and then against a hostile public. One day this nation will realize the gravity of the sacrifices you and your fellow Vietnam veterans did for nation.
@@cdsk190 yupppp everyone throws around the word underrated but I cannot name an actor more underrated than Val kilmer. He was a SUPERSTAR in the 90s and then vanished. I doubt kids know his name which is sad af. He legit should've WON two oscars and instead was never even nominated.
My father died 3 days ago. And tough it has nothing to do with the Vietnam war. This song and this movie was in our way of grief for humanity and how we have lost our way in the world. The loss of my father is unbearable. He got to be 69. I love you dad. I will always remember our talks and I will always miss you. R.I.P.
Heart-felt matey😌🙏 Try to gain inner comfort through meditation. It's surprising how it rekindles the spirit.. And we ARE spirits inhabiting a physical realm. We are spiritual beings. Validate yourself by rekindling the basic innate comprehension that we all have within😑❤️😌🙏
This is the only music me and my Dad both liked. He died unexpectedly, I'm glad i told him how I felt about him a few months before he passed, it would have haunted me forever if i hadn't. R.I.P, thanks for everything.
@@karlcrossan2142 *Northern Ireland, as recognised by the UN. Unless you're talking about the Irish Republic border counties, which are the north of Ireland.
One of the best anti war movie ever made....it doesn't glorify war it makes it human....massive respect to all those warriors who have died in wars that where not of there making.
Cruella Deville brought me here from 101 Dalmatians and this song was also in Braveheart with Arnold and The Patriot with Van Damme.. Also the movie Avengers Engame uses this same theme when Conan was getting his sword back from He-Man and Blade Trinity and let's all not forget that this is the main theme song for Forrest Gump.. And last but not last this song was also in Gladiator 2 and Robocop vs terminator 3
This is the most evocative piece of classical music I've ever heard. It gives me goosebumps when I hear it. It was the perfect music for such a powerful film.
@@robertdaniels4438 no, it makes me close my eyes and just relax. I often listen to classical music lying in the bath in the dark to destress. Sounds weird, but it really helps. This piece and Ases Death are my 2 favourite pieces. Does it make you sad? Mo
I was on my second enlistment when I watched this with my entire Cavalry Troop in 86. Some of our senior Nam veteran Sargents where dead silent for many hours after the movie.
I had just got in back in 87 and only the very senior officers and nco's in my battalion were Nam vets. But even to this day and after tours in AFG and Somalia, I still recognize that there was something different about these men and their war that I will never quite comprehend.
As a bartender I had a war vet from Mozambique (Portuguese colonial wars) and he often said "We'd often lose friends, but we'd often make friends, it would only take some days before we realized that the enemy's family had no hate for us, they were better than us, because while we blamed their soldiers, they blamed our generals that used us as canon fudder." He'd often carry pictures of the friends he made, mostly Mozambique natives, and he'd praise all the good food they'd serve them even knowing the government's were opposing. He unfortunately died last year but I don't plan on forgetting him.
Man, I knew a chilean medic who was in that war. After the war he became a psychiatrist. He never told me much about what he saw, but he did give me a photograph of a notoriously malnourished guy, lying on the grass in a fetal position. His whole family had been murdered, and he only got up to eat something in the hospital, and then he went back to the ground. He didn't do anything else. Now I have the photograph on my desk and every time I see it I realize how wonderful my life is.
I served in Nam in 65-67, tho relatively safe on a Navy ship. I remember the first time I saw this movie in New York, probably 1987? I thought all my issues with the war had been put to rest, but watching Platoon brought it all back. I cannot describe the sadness….and I’ve never watched that movie since then.
@@BillKrayer12thMan A most awesome video. NOTE: Ironically, the crappy "strings" of a digital piano truly does have a forte when trying to play this piece. It does not translate well to other instruments except choral which has to be a life altering experience if one ever gets to sing it in a choir - I know there have to be major and minor 2nds which take your breath away.
When I hear this, I will always first remember the Memorial Service I attended a week after 9/11 at the Broadway Baptist Church in Ft. Worth with the Ft. Worth Symphony Orchestra performing.
@@jnicholson2522 I went to see Schindler's List at the theater and right at the emotional climax - where they people huddled around him as he was about to drive off, THE PROJECTOR FAILED and the HOUSE LIGHTS CAME ON. I swear you could hear the entire audience gasp. After it did not resume immediately someone in the audience yelled out, "We're crying down here!" I will never forget that.
When this motion picture has been presented, I was a paratrooper in Beirut. I will never forget this movie and my experience in Lebanon. My oldest grandfafather served during the First World War, from 1915 to 1918. My youngest grandfather served during the Second World War. In our hearts we must never forget our comrades, the boys who were with us between blood and bullets. We have an obligation to always build peace among peoples. Any kind of war leads to nothing, only to hatred and despair. We have the task of being witnesses and protecting our loved ones. Always!
Great film. Great director. Great music. Great actors. Great story. It took me a while to forgive Tom Beringer his acting was so real. Willem Dafoe also made me cry till snot ran down my nose. Charlie Sheen was the right actor for the lead.
This film is a Masterpiece.And no I would not ever wish war on anyone.I am grateful to the men and woman who have served. And continue to serve.Many heartfelt actors in this movie.Willem Defoes charactor in the movie made me weep like a baby.Still I cry cannot watch this movie without tears.May those who gave the ultimate price be at peace and those who came home have found peace.Much love to everyone.💜
Tom berenger and willem dafoe were nominated in best supporting actor in 1987 Michael Caine won for hanna and her sisters im English as much as i like Michael Caine. really his performance compared to both platoon actors the emotional intensity
@@JDP2104 It's definitely one of them. He gave the most riveting performance of anyone on that all star cast. I think Val Kilmer's performance as Doc Holliday in Tombstone is more underrated than Berenger's though. Berenger was at least nominated by the Academy for his performance while Kilmer was snubbed entirely. He stole every scene he was featured in and delivered many iconic lines.
I heard this for so long not knowing where I had heard it & what it was. It was years ago that I found this.. This helps with a gambit of emotions & I can just relax & feel what I need to feel, whilst the world stops just for a short while. So beautiful & many times, I have played this on a loop. ❤❤
Li muitos relatos do sofrimento dos soldados estadunidenses, mas não vejo relatos do sofrimento do povo vietnamita. Foram atacados em seu próprio país, o Vietnã não invadiu ou atacou os EUA. Lamentável o governo esmagar outros países para interesse próprio. Depois diz para seu jovens que eles estão lutando pela "liberdade". Se para o soldado estadunidense foi um pesadelo, para as crianças vietnamitas foi um pesadelo mil vezes maior.
Check out the king of the hill episode where hank tells Peggy he's rented a movie for them to watch and she thinks it's a romantic film. When she asks what movie did you rent, he responds 'platoon! 🤣
That is real sad Lucas. I am trying to find the right words, but i can't. I wish you and your family all the strength and wisdom to deal with this terrible loss, even though it's been a long time since the vietnam war.
This song has a "Finally, the war is over" feeling, then you start to reminisce on everything you've lost and realize how much little you gained. But what you gained will stay with you forever
Korean war - Afghanistan war are the most horrendous wars ever fought in the 20th century. At least World War II was patriotic, World War I was only a passing to us except Europe. But still, when I hear this song, it's hard for me to laugh at someone making some funny video out of this song, when I've heard many sad songs over the course of my 28 years on this planet. I can't imagine how it must feel to be in war....I can never imagine how that must feel.
Cruella Deville brought me here from 101 Dalmatians and this song was also in Braveheart with Arnold and The Patriot with Van Damme.. Also the movie Avengers Engame uses this same theme when Conan was getting his sword back from He-Man and Blade Trinity and let's all not forget that this is the main theme song for Forrest Gump.. And last but not last this song was also in Gladiator 2 and Robocop vs terminator 3
I remember my dad watching this with me the first time. Made me love war movies. Man do I miss you every day dad. I hope heaven is real, I hope you’re up there looking down on us and smiling. I hope we’re making your proud because it is not easy doing this with out you. I’m still waiting for it to “get easier” like everyone tells me it will.
My grandfather served in vietnam in 1968. My grandfather from europe in hungary, and my grandpa whatching this movie and crying.. i will remember my grandpaa. Old warrior :(( rest in peace green dogs 68'. Michael Phillips 1947-2010. We miss you :'((
Jesus Cristo deu sua vida como pagamento pelos erros e pecados do mundo. Ele é a boa notícia que restaura nossas vidas. Jesus quer ter um relacionamento com você.
It is perhaps the most moving scene in this film, thanks to its music, because there are many strong scenes in Platoon. Thank you.. Horrorous War, We learned nothing.
I absolutely love this piece of music. It always makes me cry because I chose it for my grandfather's funeral. Platoon is one of my favourite ever movies. I can watch it and never fail to be amazed, it makes me cry seeing elias not make it to the helicopter.
Que gran película, la podria ver mil veces y más... excelentes actores, mostrando toda la crueldad de la guerra. Dónde todos los sentimientos afloran 😭
This movie has forever touched my heart, my father joined the Army at the end of the Vietnam war, he often talked about his good friends he got to know who where in Vietnam, he still to this day gets very emotional during this part of the movie.
One vet told once that he had to go and fight in Vietnam to understand what love was. The "love" for his fellow comrades is what has driven him to do heroic things to protect them and help them. He earned a medal of honor by the way. But truly, as the movie catch phrase says: innocence is the first victim of war. You do and witness things that will haunt you for the rest of your life.
Thank you for your sacrifice...and your service...I too am a veteran...I love you all...and look forward to the day when Isaiah 26:19 comes true. Take care my friends and may you have peace.
This movie Platoon and the beautiful haunting adagio for strings, brought out all of the memories that I had managed to repress for more than 30 years about that war we were not allowed to win, yet we never lost a battle. What was more hurtful than the horrors of war was the way our Soldiers, Sailors Airman, Marines and Coast Guard were treated by so called anti-war Americans upon their return home. It was as if we were the enemy. I thank God that people today are more sympathetic and sensitive to those who served the Country in the Military and caring for our service and thank Vietnam Vets for our service as they do those who have fought in the Middle East wars. Maybe time does heal old wounds.
He had those exploding dye packs that are supposed to look like he got shot ( more ) but they didn't go off. I think the raising of his arms was to be the signal. It was an expensive scene and they didn't re-film it apparently. This from "Making of Platoon - A Tour Of The Inferno" Video here on youtube. About 36 minutes in. @Mack Sarnie
Adagio for strings, truly amazing piece of music. That's saying something when you're favourite track is rock the casbah, by the clash. William Dafoe, Tom Bergener and Charlie Sheen were all equally magnificent in platoon, one of my favourite films. 👏
God, I love this song. We played it in concert band in high school. ♡♡ I played flute and my husband played French Horn. I'll never forget how it felt to be surrounded by such an amazing sound.
Why the shitting on marvel movies in these replies? They're completely different in purpose to films like platoon and they serve their purpose remarkably well. They're the Star Wars of this generation, spectacles designed to just be fun movies you can watch and enjoy with compelling characters and grand plots. They're also not "turn your brain off" fun, a lot of them can be really emotional with deep, character driven moments. The fact they've managed to build a universe with as many complex characters, settings and plots as this and still have the huge crossover films like infinity war and Endgame make sense is a massive cinematic accomplishment.
This music makes me cry and I am married to a Vietnam Veteran. The soldiers had to do what they didn't want to do, but were instructed to do and live with it the rest of their life.
I’m a British Army veteran and served along side US twice in conflicts. Total respect for our brothers. This tune is fitting for a soldier’s funeral, including my own , when the time comes.
Chris: I think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy. We fought ourselves. And the enemy was in us. The war is over for me now, but it will always be there the rest of my days as I'm sure Elias will be, fighting with Barnes for what Rhah called possession of my soul. There are times since, I've felt like the child born of those two fathers. But, be that as it may, those of us who did make it have an obligation to build again, to teach to others what we know, and to try with what's left of our lives to find a goodness and meaning to this life.
my grandfather fought in Vietnam exactly in 1970. I always ask about Vietnam and we always look for a war movie, but there are some questions I never get the right answer to. I can also explain this, unfortunately, that my father lost his best friend and cousin in Vietnam. this is why it has been shocked and since then it has nothing to do with this phenomenon. Vietnam was not as easy as many people think. rest in peace Cousin of my father, Louis Williams (1935-1968) :"(
@Freirad Man... just shut up. www.lavanguardia.com/r/GODO/LV/p0/WebSite/2018/01/12/Recortada/origenes-auschwitz-ninos-supervivientes-992x558@LaVanguardia-Web.jpeg No saints here, nor there, nor anywhere.
I was about 13 when I first watched this and I remember I was on holiday in Manchester, England when I was 14 and this song played through the entire colossal designer department store. It was so epic I had to hold back the tears
I can't remember how old I was when I saw platoon but I was grateful I mother explained how badly the soldiers were treated when they returned home. I've had a special space in my heart for the vet.its shame how our vet are still treated being homeless and disregarded
Did you ever see this director’s follow up Vietnam film to this starring Tom Cruise? “Born on the Fourth of July” It’s all about the experience of the Vietnam veterans upon their return home. And the less then admirable treatment they received.
Uno dei film più drammatici della storia del cinema, è la colonna sono ra non è da meno, molte adatta è bellissima , viene da piangere, vedendo questo film è ascoltando musica
My grandpa recently passed away and he was a vietnam veteran, when we would ask him about vietna he would tell you the stories but he always seeemed to switch it up. He was a gunner on a river boat he operated the twin .50s and he would get real quiet like when youd ask him about the war. And he would get a little agitated. We learned to tread lightly when it came to that type of stuff with him.
My dad was captured by the Japanese in the Philippines in WWII. He was in the Bataan-Corregador death march. He helped carry a fellow soldier on the march. When he was liberated, he weighed 94 lbs, at 6 foot 4 inches. His story is in Operation Plum. His Name? Buck Prewett. I look forward to seeing him against soon.
One of my grandfather’s best friends survived the march and lived to write about it, Mario “Red” Machi. My brother carried a copy when he deployed to Iraq in 2007 for an 18month tour. I am very lucky he returned, and was able to meet Louie Zamperini, before he died and presented him his honor grad challenge coin from Sapper School which was buried with Zamperini.
La mejor película de guerra que vi en mi vida. Cuando la vi, la fila para entrar al cine era de varias cuadras. Ya adentro, creí que estaba en medio de la guerra. Tremenda pantalla y tan real. Después que acabó todo el público aplaudió de pie.
RIP to my Dad, an Air Force Vet of this Era. Although he was not in combat on the ground he was haunted until his death knowing he had indirectly killed many men through his role in intelligence, identifying enemy planes. It was only in the last couple of years of his life that i realized the effect his military service really had on him - even 50 years later it largely defined who he was. I love you and miss you Dad.
war is war. there is not much he could have done about it. i've been through a lot of trauma in my life (even in one war, as a civilian), and i often ask myself 'why is all this happening to me' (and when it will all end, more importantly). there are no answers, of course, but hinduism has a nice perspective on it: the theory, as i understand it, goes like this: before we re-incarnate on this earth, our 'higher self', our soul decides what lessons it wants to learn in the next incarnation. different souls are then chosen to help her create the experiences that will allow her to learn those chosen lessons. if we do not learn the lesson we need to learn, it will be repeated until we do (resulting in patterns in our lives). needless to say, we have free will and it's a factor in this game as well, so nothing is written in stone, but one way or another, circumstances in our lives will bring us back to the same lesson. often, apparently, we travel to this earth with the same group of souls we already know well from different incarnations, only roles may be different. the point being: whatever happens to us is our own choice, our soul's choice. we are not victims.
I've always been a big watcher of war movies, and this one is the best I've ever seen, the most existential; All wars are hard on humans, and this one shows the best feel real grit, with great impressions for the different sides of the dice. Only foolish ideologues view global issues one sided.
I have always thanked GOD for my beloved uncle Francisco who fiercefully fought in Vietnam for two years of his life and came back alive to Raleigh, NC. He fought for real FREEDOM and LIBERTY in that nation. I will always look up to him. I LOVE YOU BIG BOY!!!!!
Una de las mejores películas que he visto en mi vida, con esta escena de las mejores del cine mundial, y uno de los mejores acompañamientos de fondo musical como este bello adagio. PELOTÓN, de uno de los mejores cineastas universales, OLIVER STONE...
I will never forget this movie, and the impact it had on me watchin it with my dad in the theater and seeing tears come down his face, and being a 13 year old boy at the time, and not realizing my dad had experienced some of those things while in Vietnam in 1969, he would never talk about the things he had seen or done while there, he passed away at the va hospital in kansas city mo
January 7,2006
From agent Orange
Rip pops
Thanks to your father and others for their valorous and heartfelt service; bless you in your loss.
Johnny A. I was born on an air Force Base. Dad served 25-26 years. He is still here. He is 88. In the last year he. Developed Dementia. It's very strange seeing my burle daddy seargent focused and ever sharp fading into his last years this life. I am sorry you lost your dad to the AO. We were on Guam 2 years and it was used heavily around our air field and along the booney edges on base. There's a group for AO topic. There's one for Brats. Were you born while he was active duty? I was born in 1954 the year the p8lots began training on B52. I love you and thank you for sharing your hero with our Nation. They may not understand, the Nation iean. But we do and I thank him for the ones that don't know.
Carolyn Forrester
God bless your father and you as well
Cherish every moment you can with your father
I was naive when my father got sick, thinking he would be around for a long time, but sadly I watched a 6"6ft man of 270 lbs dwindle down to a mere shell of himself in a matter of months, he was 54 years old 😞
I was born in 72,
My dad had gotten out of the service in 1971,
He was a sailor in the U.S. Navy, from 68 to 71,
After his death i found out he served on a PBY patrol boat
In the gulf of Tonkin,
Patroling the rivers,
And delivering supplys and personal
Up and down the canals
My dad was one of the best men I ever knew, I had
Andy Griffith as a
father 😁
Thats the best way to describe him,
I will pray for your father miss Forrester,
May what ever time you have left with him, may it be blessed 😉
Johnny A yes I know he always was the best and he knew too you would one day come to this. That he served then had a son know that he adored you and served as an honor for you even though it would take maturity before fully recognized by his little baby. You weren't niave so much as having just pure love for a dad and we all know our dads as our heros. It may well be a blessing that you were born after he got out. The "initiation" in to being a military kid (we call ourselves BRATs, it's an honorable to us term) as it is, is attached to long worrisome times dads are deployed on ship or air. Navy men are awesome, we have one cousin who careered up Navy. A lot of Air Force bases are along side Navy. Your dad is proud that you see fully and love wholly.
Carolyn Forrester
You are a beautiful soul
Thank you miss Forrester
I did two tours in Nam, 67-68 and 70-71. I was 19 the first time and 22 the second. Saw a lot of combat and this music not only brings back memories but flash backs. At 75 years old still have PTSD and restless nights. Pray my grandchildren, never know the horrors of what I went thru in this mess up world.
Welcome home and God bless! May you live out your days in peace,you've certainly earned it!
Thank you for your service sir! Tough time to be over there.
You nam vet are treated like unwashed dog. I am not even american but i have sympathy for you. I remember reading an old forum back in 2008-2009 (idk i forgot) about how nam war vet are treated truly sickening but for some reason Australian vet are treated much better during that era than Americans. Also thank you for your service. Semper fi for the marine. Hooah for soldier.
I was there same time, 70-71. Same age as you. 11B/LRRP. Peace be with you, brother.
@@dirkenizer Welcome home brother. Much respect for what you guys did.
I was in Vietnam for the first 5 months of '68. I took four wounds in that time and was sent home in June '68 losing an eye, hearing in one ear, fragments to the brain, and I am now crutch-bound and trying to live for those who served, and for those who were lost and wounded in that tragedy. I weep when I hear this song. It is Vietnam. The movie was and is tough, but it catches the essence of what went on. Good direction, good acting, good music, good movie. I lived it. I survived it. War truly is hell!!!!!!! 🤕
Thank you for your service.
🇬🇧❤️🇬🇧
I'm the son of a WW2 Normandy Veteran Joseph Grace holder of the military medal for bravery 🇬🇧❤
You saved the world pal and you don't even know it. If yous didn't face the communist then who would of? Thank you for giving so much for my children. I promise we won't let it all of been for nothing.
Did You open a butchery ?
Thank you for your sacrifice. War is started by old men an the ultimate price is paid for by the young men who fight those wars. Semper Fi Sir.
As a kid I've watched Platoon like 20 times on VHS. This scene always gives me a goosebumps. Barber's music. It is one of the most iconic scenes in the movie history. Masterpiece.
This film is a masterpiece. War is truly Hell.
War is peace
@@nenadmarkovic2370 war brings peace
_si vic pacem parabellum_
Stop lying
What a fucking nerd you beta fuck the Vietnam war was when guys were men this is just the worst of it
私が中学生の時にこの映画を映画館で観ました。
そして、戦争の遣る瀬なさを知りました。
今でもこの曲を聴くと、心が沈みます･･･。
moi aussi et tous les jours
I want to share My grandfather's story about him and his friends. My grandfather served in Vietnam with his two best friends Rigo and Carlos. My grandfather didn't have brothers but he looked at Rigo and Carlos as his own brothers. They were from a poor town in Puerto Rico . They grew up since they were 5 and would play outdoors daily, helping elders with their needs, from what my dad told me. He mentioned they were always together. My dad was told by my grandfather before he left for Vietnam that he was going with Rigo y Carlos and to not worry cause they would all be back home together soon. When the war was over my grandfather came home by himself alone. My grandfather never talked about it. He was hated and called a baby killer, a rapist, and a murderer. Years gone by he was diagnosed with Alzheimer and Parkinsons and had to stay in a nursing home. When I and my twin brother visit him opening the door, he's just staring out the window. We would pull up by his side and greet him and He would just tearr up sobbing saying "Rigo y Carlos estás aquí, ¿cómo estás aquí? (Rigo and Carlos your here how are you here) He doesn't remember me and my brother so we just pretend we are Rigo and Carlos. In 2020 of May he passed away and when we went to his home to clean up we found an old journal he shared writing with Rigo and Carlos about what happened in Vietnam. They took turns writing 22 pages after Rigo wasn't writing anymore and Carlos stopped writing after page 37. My grandfather continued to write but his handwriting wasn't clear and the pages were wet from raindrops or tears and there was soo much pain throughout the whole journal. There wasn't any more writing but blank pages. The photo I have up is of them when they were little. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
i dont know if its true, it seems ( i learnt that youtube is full of sh...) but i feel for you, im a nurse (man) , and i see so much old people out of their mind, we dont know excatly why, Alzheimer is becomeming a wide range. I do my work i help them as i can, but know there is people who care about the suffering of old people, but its so hard to know how and why they behave....
@@mignonthon I wish it wasn't true and my grandfather would not have to suffer many years of depression before the illness kicked in.
Keep your head up my friend. You and your brother are good people. Love from ireland.
Me lo puedes traducir, solo entendi lo de cuando pregunta por sus amigos T.T
@@nerzul3439 Mi abuelo sirvió en Vietnam con sus dos mejores amigos, Rigo y Carlos. Mi abuelo no tenía hermanos, pero veía a Rigo y Carlos como sus propios hermanos. Eran de un pueblo pobre en Puerto Rico. Crecieron desde que tenían 9 años de lo que me dijo mi padre. Mi abuelo le dijo a mi papá antes de irse a Vietnam que iría con Rigo y Carlos y que no se preocupara porque volveremos pronto. Cuando terminó, mi abuelo regresó solo. Mi abuelo nunca habló de eso. Fue odiado llamado un asesino de bebés, un violador, un asesino. Años atrás le diagnosticaron ancianos y parkinson y tuvo que quedarse en un hogar de ancianos. Cuando mi hermano gemelo y yo lo visitamos abriendo la puerta, él solo mira por la ventana. Venimos a su lado y lo saludamos y él solo llora sollozando diciendo "Rigo y Carlos estás aquí, ¿cómo estás aquí? (Rigo y Carlos estás aquí, ¿cómo estás aquí?) Él no se acuerda de mí y de mi hermano, así que simplemente finge que somos Rigo y Carlos
My father was in vietnam war at his 20 as a korean soldier. He came back and never was the same guy my mother fell in love with. He was cold and heartless to his family. Now i understand what he went through. It was fear and horror he saw.. not even one time he talked about vietnam war.. i truly feel sorry for him..
Same to my grandfather
I feel for you brother God bless you x
Korean soldiers in Vienan had a very bad reputation. Even the Vietcong feared them. They did not take prisoners. They said it was impossible to re-educate a communist
My father have the same beahviour. He was a soldier at Portuguese Colonial War for 2 years 1970-1972 at Guiné Bissau.
When i was a kid, i didnt understand why. But now, i think he is a hero.
Jesus Cristo deu sua vida como pagamento pelos erros e pecados do mundo. Ele é a boa notícia que restaura nossas vidas. Jesus quer ter um relacionamento com você.
This was such a difficult movie to watch. When we were walking out after it was over, we passed a couple, probably in their 60’s. They looked utterly destroyed, they just sat there. I always wondered if they’d lost a son in Vietnam. Their faces broke my heart.
When I first watched this film I wept i was so gung ho before it I thought to be a warrior was the greatest thing but……….
Elias death scence goes down as one of the most beautifully shot war story scenes in cinematic history!
My son's name is Elias and I do everything I can to Prevent him to experience the same as this Elias
@@i.l.2140you want to prevent your son from dying in the Vietnam War? I’ve got news for you pal
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@@i.l.2140 what a lovely name and be proud ❤️
@@jacksullivan9168 really what is the news?
“We weren’t just fighting the enemy, we were fighting our selves”
true, brother
No, Guy! The war of Vietnam still a crimenal war.Atrocity had a visige; bodies thrown here and there;young soldiers
lost their lives,and didn't enjoy
a happy life.
@@zahramerbai2976 He's saying that they were also fighting themselves, internally.. What did what you say contradict that? He was quoting as well.
Not yet. Not on the teams I was on. Respect. Woody QGJM
@@zahramerbai2976the criminals were the communists who invaded the South.
One of the most beautiful pieces of music my ears will have the pleasure to hear.
Everyone loves war until your there.
Peace to the brothers who never came back, physically or mentally.
I love how you included mentally. Most of the veterans who were fortunate enough to survive lost their sanity in Vietnam
Bubby_Bear accept terrorists though, but’ ya.
@Bubby_Bear oh they love it. as long as they are not involved
@Bubby_Bear a lot of people do if you think about it. It’s popularized for making movies/games, they make the characters look badass make viewers feel in the vibe that they can be badasses too, never dying/restating when in reality it ain’t like that.
There are people who love war
The power of this music..makes me cry every time. Human tragedy, hopelessness, sadness...But beautiful at the same time. Like I said, the power of music. Pure emotion.
I can't look at Tom Berenger's face in this movie without a huge wave of rage filling my entire body. I know it's just a movie but I cry my eyes out every time. Haven't watched it in a good few years. Think it's time to rewatch again 💔
I think his character just adapted sadly to the madness around him in order to keep a semblance of his sanity.
All wars are sh💩 there is nothing more humbling that holding a dying man in your arms & feeling the ice run thro his body. Only when you are old do you realize the futility of wars. 75+ 🍁hunter expat
I don't think anyone with a soul could ever listen to this and not tear up.
I reckon so my friend.
Thanks for saying I don’t have a soul! Thanks a lot! I almost never tear up to this.
I still believe this is a tearjerker
i can because im lack of tears.
@@liammassengale7053 me too cool song tho
My Dad was with 3/26th Marines 67-68 Battle of Khe Sanh. Came home and served as a New Jersey police officer for 30 years. I look at him now as a elderly man who suffers from night sweats and has diabetes, something does not run in his family. Makes me so sad. May God bless our Vietnam Veterans.
A hereo
My father was with your father in Khe Sanh. 3rd Battalion 26th Marines. God bless them both.
“Those of us who have seen war, will NEVER stop seeing it. In the silence of the night, we will ALWAYS hear the screams.”
-The late Joe Galloway, from his book, “We were Soldiers Once, and Young.”
My dad was a medic in WW 2 and I know he held guys in his arms who were dying. The war had a deep impact on him. He was as a great man and dad. And there is no one I respect more in this world than my dad. And my heart aches
for all the young men, some just boys, who endured such horrors.
I'm listening to this with tears in my eyes. Thank you for my freedom and your service 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
It's really a very sad music at the end of the film. It is one of the best movie from Oliver Stone. Sometimes when I see some part of scenes I feel so sad
I can't imagine.
Absolutely the most beautiful and sentimental music ever
It’s Catholic. Naturally. ✝️
As they say, "Only the dead have seen the end of war." I tear up every time I hear it.
So true. And it is also said that “Wars are started by old men and fought by young men”
Cruella Deville brought me here from 101 Dalmatians and this song was also in Braveheart with Arnold and The Patriot with Van Damme.. Also the movie Avengers Engame uses this same theme when Conan was getting his sword back from He-Man and Blade Trinity and let's all not forget that this is the main theme song for Forrest Gump.. And last but not last this song was also in Gladiator 2 and Robocop vs terminator 3
@@jeanbrozek3046 Wars are started by RICH old men, who never get to see the inside of a filthy fox-hole or go hungry while watching your friends bleed to death. I hate wars and all those who start them.
Reading all these vietnam war stories from you all just brings a tear to my eye.
My great grandfather served in the 1920s and eventually probably during the first offensive in 1939
My grandpa's father forcefully conscripted into the german ranks during ww2 he got wounded and eventually escaped
besides that looking through my album i found two special photos
of my another great grandfather
Happy in a wonderful suit with a neutral expression yet on the second wall he stood in some sort of poor attire
by a brick wall with a POW number.
Never forget veterans no matter what.
They carry unique and special stories which help us understand the true horrors of what happened.
There is a Vietnam veteran that lives in my mom’s neighborhood. I feel really bad for him. He experienced terrible things in Vietnam. But he is a nice guy. Thank you for your service, my friend.
Talk with him.
He rarely ever leaves his house and now someone else is living there.
He might have been sent to a place where they will help him because he had a really hard time living on his one.
I dont think he'd want you to feel bad for him. What he would probably love is just for a young person to share his life stories with. Like another comment said, go to him. Speak with him. Just listen, you don't need to say much in response.
every human on this planet should see this movie!
AND ABIDE BY IT!!!!!!! War is for the rich to get richer and the soldiers to be killed, maimed and made into murderers whilst the rest of us suffer loss and ever more poverty.
I only feel bad for the soldiers who witnessed the rape and killings of innocent civilians, and how they will have to carry that with them to their grave. I hope the ones who did partake in such atrocities rot in hell.
All NATO countries first
Justice for Julian Assange
Not young children, they will be affected by the violence, but I really do understand what you are telling us. Rethinking the past makes me feel that I was incredibly lucky that I wasn’t born during a war. Thank you all the soldiers that went through this for us. 🫡 I cried through this song. Its hard for all those families that have lost their loved ones and some are still affected by the war today. Many soldiers have become monsters and cold-hearted people. We cannot blame them. The war has changed them and they will never be the same again. Think about who they were before the war started. They were normal people. Living normal lives.
In memory of Peter Nee, a son of Ireland 🇮🇪 and a US Marine, killed in Vietnam 🇻🇳, in March 1969, a handsome lad of 21 years. Now, buried in the soil of Ireland 🇮🇪, in a famine graveyard near the town of Clifden 🌻✨️🌻
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Respect from County Wexford Ireland 🇮🇪
I wonder what people that see these clips think? V. Thompson, 1st Cav Jan 67toJan 68.
@@VicThompson-pn7um I think you guys were treated unfairly. You were only kids, following orders. War is hell and I wouldn’t wish it upon my worst enemy. Has humanity not suffered enough? How has decades of death, destruction and suffering not made the hearts more empathetic? How do we end up making the same mistakes as before, yet only worse?
The slain water the plains of the world with their blood, in hopes of peace. Yet, the ones alive see it as a signal for war.
We are more than capable of ensuring peace. In spite of this, we choose endure the horrors of war. Why?
The newer generations are not unpatriotic, they are humanitarian for rejecting war.
I am not American but I salute you. You were sent into a war to fight for a cause that never existed. It was not your fault.
The ones that need to be held accountable can’t be anymore. However, it is now up to us, to be the new bastion of democracy and order. Our philosophy is simple. It’s humanity.
I saw the movie years ago with my daughter who begged me to go to it with her. I was hesitant because my brother had served in Vietnam two times; he thankfully came home to us. The music is unforgettable and tears at my heart every time I hear it. It’s so difficult to even watch the trailer knowing that the terrible atrocities depicted really occurred. It’s understandable that many of the veterans can’t talk about what they went through mentally as well as physically; no one can possibly fully comprehend how they feel.
Thank your brother for his service.
They can’t talk about what they went through because many of them were probably complicit in war crimes. Ever heard of My Lai? Incidents like that weren’t isolated, they were a common occurrence. U.S. soldiers conducted themselves brutally in that terrible war.
As a Vietnam Vet, we may not have been the Greatest Generation, but we were the greatest of our Generation.
you are the greatest generation. You and your cohorts superseded WW2 vets in my eyes for you served and later came home to a nation of ingrates. Unlike the veterans of world war 2, who were feted as heroes upon their return, you fought twice, first overseas and then against a hostile public. One day this nation will realize the gravity of the sacrifices you and your fellow Vietnam veterans did for nation.
Respect sir...
@@ragingjaguarknight86 nah. Killing Asians is pretty pussy compared to killing nazis
atm 487 😂 say that to the Japanese compared to the war fought in Europe only the pacific and the eastern front can claim to suffer horrible losses
Douglas Johnson -hi Douglas Johnson I saw your post thànk you for your service an welcome home
"The first casualty of war is innocence"
I`ll NEVER forget that movie. Watch it a lot of times when i was young.
And why Tom Berenger didn't get an oscar for his outstanding performance, is beyond me! Absolutely brilliant!👏👏👏
what a injustice same Val Kilmer in the Doors movie
@@cdsk190 yupppp everyone throws around the word underrated but I cannot name an actor more underrated than Val kilmer. He was a SUPERSTAR in the 90s and then vanished. I doubt kids know his name which is sad af. He legit should've WON two oscars and instead was never even nominated.
I beleive because he wasn't in the inn crowd with the pretty people
"You guys smoke this shit to escape reality?"
@ JR never a truer word as the saying goes.
My father died 3 days ago. And tough it has nothing to do with the Vietnam war. This song and this movie was in our way of grief for humanity and how we have lost our way in the world. The loss of my father is unbearable. He got to be 69. I love you dad. I will always remember our talks and I will always miss you. R.I.P.
R.I.P to your father brother I'm sorry
Heart-felt matey😌🙏
Try to gain inner comfort through meditation. It's surprising how it rekindles the spirit.. And we ARE spirits inhabiting a physical realm. We are spiritual beings. Validate yourself by rekindling the basic innate comprehension that we all have within😑❤️😌🙏
Sorry for you man.god bless your dad!!
This is the only music me and my Dad both liked. He died unexpectedly, I'm glad i told him how I felt about him a few months before he passed, it would have haunted me forever if i hadn't. R.I.P, thanks for everything.
I am X British Army in Northern Ireland and I have the most respect for the Vietnam veterans. God bless you
No need to apologise now!
I'm an Irishman from the north of Ireland
Born 1970.
Served 5 of 10 in long Kesh.
War is hell.
Por que os USA mandaram esses jovens para o Vietnã? Por que? Please, deixe os outros países em paz.
Yes, maybe the veterans, but not the criminals like Barnes.
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@@karlcrossan2142 *Northern Ireland, as recognised by the UN. Unless you're talking about the Irish Republic border counties, which are the north of Ireland.
One of the best anti war movie ever made....it doesn't glorify war it makes it human....massive respect to all those warriors who have died in wars that where not of there making.
Cruella Deville brought me here from 101 Dalmatians and this song was also in Braveheart with Arnold and The Patriot with Van Damme.. Also the movie Avengers Engame uses this same theme when Conan was getting his sword back from He-Man and Blade Trinity and let's all not forget that this is the main theme song for Forrest Gump.. And last but not last this song was also in Gladiator 2 and Robocop vs terminator 3
This is the most evocative piece of classical music I've ever heard. It gives me goosebumps when I hear it. It was the perfect music for such a powerful film.
Does it make you sad? :| RDD
@@robertdaniels4438 no, it makes me close my eyes and just relax. I often listen to classical music lying in the bath in the dark to destress. Sounds weird, but it really helps. This piece and Ases Death are my 2 favourite pieces. Does it make you sad? Mo
the music is similar to the Naruto Shippuden Soundtrack whose title is "Scene of Disaster"
@@maureenmcdonald9035 ppl
Shame Samuel Barber was not around to watch Platoom
I saw this movie when I was in high school with my best friend. It changed my life.
I was on my second enlistment when I watched this with my entire Cavalry Troop in 86. Some of our senior Nam veteran Sargents where dead silent for many hours after the movie.
Thank you for your service soldier..
Cap
I had just got in back in 87 and only the very senior officers and nco's in my battalion were Nam vets. But even to this day and after tours in AFG and Somalia, I still recognize that there was something different about these men and their war that I will never quite comprehend.
@tom t i was in the 11th a.c.r! 80's europe!! platoon was as real as it gets!!
@@stefanadamcik8221 wasn’t even their war to begin with.
As a bartender I had a war vet from Mozambique (Portuguese colonial wars) and he often said "We'd often lose friends, but we'd often make friends, it would only take some days before we realized that the enemy's family had no hate for us, they were better than us, because while we blamed their soldiers, they blamed our generals that used us as canon fudder." He'd often carry pictures of the friends he made, mostly Mozambique natives, and he'd praise all the good food they'd serve them even knowing the government's were opposing. He unfortunately died last year but I don't plan on forgetting him.
Man, I knew a chilean medic who was in that war. After the war he became a psychiatrist. He never told me much about what he saw, but he did give me a photograph of a notoriously malnourished guy, lying on the grass in a fetal position. His whole family had been murdered, and he only got up to eat something in the hospital, and then he went back to the ground. He didn't do anything else.
Now I have the photograph on my desk and every time I see it I realize how wonderful my life is.
Moz. A forgotten war. Rhodesia, Angola,, many body bags.
I served in Nam in 65-67, tho relatively safe on a Navy ship. I remember the first time I saw this movie in New York, probably 1987? I thought all my issues with the war had been put to rest, but watching Platoon brought it all back. I cannot describe the sadness….and I’ve never watched that movie since then.
The choice of Samuel Barber's Adagio is epic.
Billy Joel agrees. ua-cam.com/video/ZfULvG2nAu0/v-deo.html
@@BillKrayer12thMan A most awesome video. NOTE: Ironically, the crappy "strings" of a digital piano truly does have a forte when trying to play this piece. It does not translate well to other instruments except choral which has to be a life altering experience if one ever gets to sing it in a choir - I know there have to be major and minor 2nds which take your breath away.
When I hear this, I will always first remember the Memorial Service I attended a week after 9/11 at the Broadway Baptist Church in Ft. Worth with the Ft. Worth Symphony Orchestra performing.
Everyone in the theater was bawling 🥺
@@jnicholson2522 I went to see Schindler's List at the theater and right at the emotional climax - where they people huddled around him as he was about to drive off, THE PROJECTOR FAILED and the HOUSE LIGHTS CAME ON. I swear you could hear the entire audience gasp. After it did not resume immediately someone in the audience yelled out, "We're crying down here!" I will never forget that.
When this motion picture has been presented, I was a paratrooper in Beirut. I will never forget this movie and my experience in Lebanon. My oldest grandfafather served during the First World War, from 1915 to 1918. My youngest grandfather served during the Second World War. In our hearts we must never forget our comrades, the boys who were with us between blood and bullets. We have an obligation to always build peace among peoples. Any kind of war leads to nothing, only to hatred and despair. We have the task of being witnesses and protecting our loved ones. Always!
Great film. Great director. Great music. Great actors. Great story. It took me a while to forgive Tom Beringer his acting was so real. Willem Dafoe also made me cry till snot ran down my nose. Charlie Sheen was the right actor for the lead.
It is a movie based on facts! They were amazing characters portraying roles.. Sad to see once again history will repeat itself. Very sad!
This film is a Masterpiece.And no I would not ever wish war on anyone.I am grateful to the men and woman who have served. And continue to serve.Many heartfelt actors in this movie.Willem Defoes charactor in the movie made me weep like a baby.Still I cry cannot watch this movie without tears.May those who gave the ultimate price be at peace and those who came home have found peace.Much love to everyone.💜
Tom Berenger is one of the most underrated actors ever! He was supreme here!
sabes como se llama la pelicula tom berenger y madonna
the curse of playing characters like this is hunting your whole career - nevertheless - outstanding performance
Tom Berenger as Barnes is the most underrated acting performance of all time in my opinion
Tom berenger and willem dafoe were nominated in best supporting actor in 1987 Michael Caine won for hanna and her sisters im English as much as i like Michael Caine. really his performance compared to both platoon actors the emotional intensity
@@JDP2104 It's definitely one of them. He gave the most riveting performance of anyone on that all star cast.
I think Val Kilmer's performance as Doc Holliday in Tombstone is more underrated than Berenger's though. Berenger was at least nominated by the Academy for his performance while Kilmer was snubbed entirely. He stole every scene he was featured in and delivered many iconic lines.
I heard this for so long not knowing where I had heard it & what it was. It was years ago that I found this.. This helps with a gambit of emotions & I can just relax & feel what I need to feel, whilst the world stops just for a short while. So beautiful & many times, I have played this on a loop. ❤❤
They couldn’t have picked a better choice of music for this movie. Absolutely brilliant.👏👏👏👏
Yes that's true.
Indeed, may God have mercy on their sins.
Está música también sonó en la película el hombre elefante
Qual nome do filme?
@@gamervideos7953platoon em inglês….. coloca no Google aí que deve aparecer
Saw this in the cinema at the time. No movie has made me feel so much, especially the Elias scene. One of the best soundtracks too, amazing...
The First Victim's Of War is Innocence...Platoon
the first casualty in war are innocence ..
@@kdeantz froM the movie casualties of war
Li muitos relatos do sofrimento dos soldados estadunidenses, mas não vejo relatos do sofrimento do povo vietnamita. Foram atacados em seu próprio país, o Vietnã não invadiu ou atacou os EUA. Lamentável o governo esmagar outros países para interesse próprio. Depois diz para seu jovens que eles estão lutando pela "liberdade". Se para o soldado estadunidense foi um pesadelo, para as crianças vietnamitas foi um pesadelo mil vezes maior.
Actually the first casualty of war is Truth. Greek dramatist Aeschylus 550 BC
My father still has nightmares. Said this was as real as it could get. Brilliant directing about such a horrible time.
Platoon - timeless masterpiece
Girlfriend: You need to show more emotion
Me: Puts on Platoon
I hear, same same =)
Check out the king of the hill episode where hank tells Peggy he's rented a movie for them to watch and she thinks it's a romantic film.
When she asks what movie did you rent, he responds
'platoon! 🤣
I never knew my father . He is still there . Never came home to my mother and me .
That is real sad Lucas. I am trying to find the right words, but i can't. I wish you and your family all the strength and wisdom to deal with this terrible loss, even though it's been a long time since the vietnam war.
my uncle did come back, but he has stated that he wants his ashes scattered in Vietnam with his friends
Lucas ..I am so very sorry for your loss...please know many of us out here feel some of your pain. 💞
May he rest in peace. In a war everybody looses.
😥
I watched this movie alone when I was 16
I’m 18 now but I will never forget the shivers I got when I watched this great movie.
I will never forget it.
I can't watch or listen to this without crying every time.
This song has a "Finally, the war is over" feeling, then you start to reminisce on everything you've lost and realize how much little you gained. But what you gained will stay with you forever
You learn more through pain and sorrow than peace and happiness.
You’re comment is the best description of this song👍🏻
This comment is epic
Korean war - Afghanistan war are the most horrendous wars ever fought in the 20th century. At least World War II was patriotic, World War I was only a passing to us except Europe. But still, when I hear this song, it's hard for me to laugh at someone making some funny video out of this song, when I've heard many sad songs over the course of my 28 years on this planet. I can't imagine how it must feel to be in war....I can never imagine how that must feel.
Cruella Deville brought me here from 101 Dalmatians and this song was also in Braveheart with Arnold and The Patriot with Van Damme.. Also the movie Avengers Engame uses this same theme when Conan was getting his sword back from He-Man and Blade Trinity and let's all not forget that this is the main theme song for Forrest Gump.. And last but not last this song was also in Gladiator 2 and Robocop vs terminator 3
I remember my dad watching this with me the first time. Made me love war movies. Man do I miss you every day dad. I hope heaven is real, I hope you’re up there looking down on us and smiling. I hope we’re making your proud because it is not easy doing this with out you. I’m still waiting for it to “get easier” like everyone tells me it will.
My grandfather served in vietnam in 1968. My grandfather from europe in hungary, and my grandpa whatching this movie and crying.. i will remember my grandpaa. Old warrior :(( rest in peace green dogs 68'. Michael Phillips 1947-2010. We miss you :'((
Jesus Cristo deu sua vida como pagamento pelos erros e pecados do mundo. Ele é a boa notícia que restaura nossas vidas. Jesus quer ter um relacionamento com você.
This movie is a true masterpiece
It is perhaps the most moving scene in this film, thanks to its music, because there are many strong scenes in Platoon. Thank you.. Horrorous War, We learned nothing.
I absolutely love this piece of music. It always makes me cry because I chose it for my grandfather's funeral. Platoon is one of my favourite ever movies. I can watch it and never fail to be amazed, it makes me cry seeing elias not make it to the helicopter.
Que gran película, la podria ver mil veces y más... excelentes actores, mostrando toda la crueldad de la guerra. Dónde todos los sentimientos afloran 😭
We are grateful to you for this composition. RIP SAMUEL BARBER.
This movie has forever touched my heart, my father joined the Army at the end of the Vietnam war, he often talked about his good friends he got to know who where in Vietnam, he still to this day gets very emotional during this part of the movie.
One vet told once that he had to go and fight in Vietnam to understand what love was. The "love" for his fellow comrades is what has driven him to do heroic things to protect them and help them. He earned a medal of honor by the way.
But truly, as the movie catch phrase says: innocence is the first victim of war. You do and witness things that will haunt you for the rest of your life.
This music, woven through these scenes. Weighs heavy on the spirit does it not? Such beauty and tragedy.
Went to an old neighbours funeral on Tuesday and as he’s coffin was brought in this was played,epic music for a lovely and kind man.
Thank you for your sacrifice...and your service...I too am a veteran...I love you all...and look forward to the day when Isaiah 26:19 comes true. Take care my friends and may you have peace.
La mejor pelicula del Vietnam que visto y la banda sonora bestial, piel de gallina. Grande Elias!
Respect.
Whenever I hear Adiago In Strings, it reminds me of my father, my uncles and in-laws who all served in Vietnam.
Great movie directed and wrote by Oliver Stone a Vietnam veteran, I think it's the greatest most accurate movie of the Vietnam War...
yes
This film drew so many emotions from me, but I mainly felt anger. Then Adagio. The Elias scene had me weeping buckets.
This movie Platoon and the beautiful haunting adagio for strings, brought out all of the memories that I had managed to repress for more than 30 years about that war we were not allowed to win, yet we never lost a battle. What was more hurtful than the horrors of war was the way our Soldiers, Sailors Airman, Marines and Coast Guard were treated by so called anti-war Americans upon their return home. It was as if we were the enemy. I thank God that people today are more sympathetic and sensitive to those who served the Country in the Military and caring for our service and thank Vietnam Vets for our service as they do those who have fought in the Middle East wars. Maybe time does heal old wounds.
Elias was my favorite character in Platoon.
naftali Main character was Chris Taylor acted by Charlie Sheen.
Fuck you america war criminals.
Also my
hello from Colombia.
He had those exploding dye packs that are supposed to look like he got shot ( more ) but they didn't go off. I think the raising of his arms was to be the signal. It was an expensive scene and they didn't re-film it apparently. This from "Making of Platoon - A Tour Of The Inferno" Video here on youtube. About 36 minutes in. @Mack Sarnie
Adagio for strings, truly amazing piece of music. That's saying something when you're favourite track is rock the casbah, by the clash. William Dafoe, Tom Bergener and Charlie Sheen were all equally magnificent in platoon, one of my favourite films. 👏
God, I love this song. We played it in concert band in high school. ♡♡ I played flute and my husband played French Horn. I'll never forget how it felt to be surrounded by such an amazing sound.
This piece of music captures what sorrow would sound like.
This movie is fantastic with great actors in it what a classic done
A proper film, 90mins
Does more for me than 10 years of marvel.
Marvel movies is fastfood for the brain.
@@dps1689 some of them are pretty good, while others are shit
Preach!
Marvel movies are designed to make you stupid
Why the shitting on marvel movies in these replies? They're completely different in purpose to films like platoon and they serve their purpose remarkably well. They're the Star Wars of this generation, spectacles designed to just be fun movies you can watch and enjoy with compelling characters and grand plots. They're also not "turn your brain off" fun, a lot of them can be really emotional with deep, character driven moments. The fact they've managed to build a universe with as many complex characters, settings and plots as this and still have the huge crossover films like infinity war and Endgame make sense is a massive cinematic accomplishment.
This music makes me cry and I am married to a Vietnam Veteran. The soldiers had to do what they didn't want to do, but were instructed to do and live with it the rest of their life.
Larry Stevenson thank you that was the. Best answer
Dont think they were instructed to rape and murder innocents
@@lolopard99 rape had always been a part of war psychologic destruction ... infortunatly. ...
U cry??, ,And vietnam kid cry,, Your country soldire, ,killl family,, nice man and u cry !!.. bravo .).
Zhenya Wich lol
I’m a British Army veteran and served along side US twice in conflicts. Total respect for our brothers. This tune is fitting for a soldier’s funeral, including my own , when the time comes.
Who did you fight for?, certainly wasn't for Britain.
Chris: I think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy. We fought ourselves. And the enemy was in us. The war is over for me now, but it will always be there the rest of my days as I'm sure Elias will be, fighting with Barnes for what Rhah called possession of my soul. There are times since, I've felt like the child born of those two fathers. But, be that as it may, those of us who did make it have an obligation to build again, to teach to others what we know, and to try with what's left of our lives to find a goodness and meaning to this life.
I was looking for this quote, thanks. LWF💝
Quite simply this movie is a masterpiece.
One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever composed
my grandfather fought in Vietnam exactly in 1970. I always ask about Vietnam and we always look for a war movie, but there are some questions I never get the right answer to. I can also explain this, unfortunately, that my father lost his best friend and cousin in Vietnam. this is why it has been shocked and since then it has nothing to do with this phenomenon. Vietnam was not as easy as many people think. rest in peace Cousin of my father, Louis Williams (1935-1968) :"(
....as well (?) as my Cousine Edmund Victor Cudnik,killed on 24.12.68,age 18.....
@@tadec100 respect! bro
much respect to all
@Freirad
Man... just shut up.
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No saints here, nor there, nor anywhere.
I was about 13 when I first watched this and I remember I was on holiday in Manchester, England when I was 14 and this song played through the entire colossal designer department store. It was so epic I had to hold back the tears
Selfridges?
This scene was always my favorite in the movie. Partly because it’s the one time you can see true fear on Barnes’ face
yeah
Hope this Film never dies , it will show us as near as it goes what is the reality
David Goggins can’t hurt me Audiobook brought me here 🙌🏾
Yasesssss
Yes me too
Is it in his voice?
Roger that
Same here
I can't remember how old I was when I saw platoon but I was grateful I mother explained how badly the soldiers were treated when they returned home. I've had a special space in my heart for the vet.its shame how our vet are still treated being homeless and disregarded
Did you ever see this director’s follow up Vietnam film to this starring Tom Cruise?
“Born on the Fourth of July”
It’s all about the experience of the Vietnam veterans upon their return home.
And the less then admirable treatment they received.
Great actors, great script, great director. A human vision about war. God bless America.
This music will drive out a single tears out of your eyes.
Uno dei film più drammatici della storia del cinema, è la colonna sono ra non è da meno, molte adatta è bellissima , viene da piangere, vedendo questo film è ascoltando musica
This movie always makes me cry 😭
My grandpa recently passed away and he was a vietnam veteran, when we would ask him about vietna he would tell you the stories but he always seeemed to switch it up. He was a gunner on a river boat he operated the twin .50s and he would get real quiet like when youd ask him about the war. And he would get a little agitated. We learned to tread lightly when it came to that type of stuff with him.
one of the best movies that ever been maid.I also will never forget this film.
This film and soundtrack bring tears to my soul, something beyond words is this..
RIP to all those that lost their lives during these wars..
My dad was captured by the Japanese in the Philippines in WWII.
He was in the Bataan-Corregador death march. He helped carry a fellow soldier on the march. When he was liberated, he weighed 94 lbs, at 6 foot 4 inches.
His story is in Operation Plum. His Name? Buck Prewett.
I look forward to seeing him against soon.
One of my grandfather’s best friends survived the march and lived to write about it, Mario “Red” Machi. My brother carried a copy when he deployed to Iraq in 2007 for an 18month tour. I am very lucky he returned, and was able to meet Louie Zamperini, before he died and presented him his honor grad challenge coin from Sapper School which was buried with Zamperini.
The movie is so good, I can watch it over and over again.Nice musik to.
La mejor película de guerra que vi en mi vida. Cuando la vi, la fila para entrar al cine era de varias cuadras. Ya adentro, creí que estaba en medio de la guerra. Tremenda pantalla y tan real. Después que acabó todo el público aplaudió de pie.
RIP to my Dad, an Air Force Vet of this Era. Although he was not in combat on the ground he was haunted until his death knowing he had indirectly killed many men through his role in intelligence, identifying enemy planes. It was only in the last couple of years of his life that i realized the effect his military service really had on him - even 50 years later it largely defined who he was. I love you and miss you Dad.
war is war. there is not much he could have done about it.
i've been through a lot of trauma in my life (even in one war, as a civilian), and i often ask myself 'why is all this happening to me' (and when it will all end, more importantly). there are no answers, of course, but hinduism has a nice perspective on it:
the theory, as i understand it, goes like this: before we re-incarnate on this earth, our 'higher self', our soul decides what lessons it wants to learn in the next incarnation. different souls are then chosen to help her create the experiences that will allow her to learn those chosen lessons. if we do not learn the lesson we need to learn, it will be repeated until we do (resulting in patterns in our lives). needless to say, we have free will and it's a factor in this game as well, so nothing is written in stone, but one way or another, circumstances in our lives will bring us back to the same lesson. often, apparently, we travel to this earth with the same group of souls we already know well from different incarnations, only roles may be different. the point being: whatever happens to us is our own choice, our soul's choice. we are not victims.
I've always been a big watcher of war movies, and this one is the best I've ever seen, the most existential; All wars are hard on humans, and this one shows the best feel real grit, with great impressions for the different sides of the dice.
Only foolish ideologues view global issues one sided.
I have always thanked GOD for my beloved uncle Francisco who fiercefully fought in Vietnam for two years of his life and came back alive to Raleigh, NC. He fought for real FREEDOM and LIBERTY in that nation. I will always look up to him. I LOVE YOU BIG BOY!!!!!
Una de las mejores películas que he visto en mi vida, con esta escena de las mejores del cine mundial, y uno de los mejores acompañamientos de fondo musical como este bello adagio.
PELOTÓN, de uno de los mejores cineastas universales, OLIVER STONE...