1967 Lance Corporal Buddy Mann from De Valls Bluff, Arkansas talks about his experience in Con Thien, Vietnam. (Tiếng Việt: Cồn Tiên, meaning the "Hill of Angels")
Thanks for the post. i did not know Buddy but ( he was a Hero ). Con Thien was Hell. I arrived at Con Thien & within 20 min. 2 dead several wounded. yes, i was scared as hell. one of the guys i was replacing said, welcome to hell, this is your new way of life get use to it. spent about 14 months on the hill
oh my what a nice young man ,i could see in his eyes and his smile when he spoke of his little girl,and wife just how much he loved and adored them, makes me very sad to know that he didnt get to spend his life with them , rest in peace buddy x
Dang. You can quickly tell by his demeanor that he was a genuine kind hearted man. It breaks my heart he left this world without meeting his daughter, so many of them lost their lives for nothing. This one is for you, Buddy. May your light continue to shine.
Vid made me break down and am not ashamed to admit it. I can’t understand how a good hearted person like this is subjected to something so terrible... Makes absolutely no sense
@@clc-gl4jnOur country cares more about money than it's own citizens. He was killed, 50,000 were killed because of the military industrial complex. They can pretend all they want that there isn't a God, and we will _all_ meet our maker.
We were the bait. Sitting ducks. I went back to ConThien (Hill of Angels) in 2010. I Said a prayer and cried for everyone who died. May all of those who died rest in peace.
We're still doing it is the sad part. Political war = sit on a bullseye to demonstrate our leaders willingness to risk it all,boooiii. Of course, if they decide to win, not just fight, troops are in place ready to go. Boooyyyy.
I'm a father and I teared up watching this, then I saw Janet Mann-Stewarts' comments. Its' usually parents losing children that makes me tear up but this made me teary for grown up children. I want to wake my daughter up to hug her. I'm going to hug her so much in the morning that she will think I have lost my mind and in a sense I have. We have to make sure this never happens again.
My neighbor was killed in 1968 on his very last day in Vietnam, I was 6 years old and I remember the entire neighborhood was devasted. His name was Robert Marcantoni. Bobby's parents had a big banner tied to the telephone poles on our street saying welcome home Bobby. They never recovered from his death. The Vietnam war touched and tore a lot of lives apart. So sad!
The politicians ans weapons contractor got rich. The working class Americans and Vietnamese civilians ended up being the loser from that miserable war.
I will be at Con Thien in October 2024. I will say a prayer for Lance Corporal Buddy Mann and all the other Marines who did and didn't make it home. Rest in Peace Buddy.
i wonder how many peoples deaths he caused. i wonder what the people who are dead because of him would have to say in a interview a week or two before he killed them.
@@ijustquitmyjob Oh boy another liberal. Hey Jane, it's a war....its kill or be killed. And don't start with that bs about killing innocent people. Did it happen, unfortunately it did, but it was few and far between.
This makes me feel very sad. This man was a perfectly healthy person with lots of potential and his life was robbed from him during that awful war. So many other young men with the same potential were also wiped out and absolutely nothing was accomplished from this and it gives me chills to think how long these guys have been dead for. This was about 50 years ago and look what these guys missed. They missed the 70's the 80's and the rest of time after that and didn't get to see all the advancements in the world all the technology that was created. This man never saw his wife again and didn't get to see his daughter grow up. He should have lived and he would probably be in his early 70's today just living life. It is so tragic.
@@MrGuyJacks Nice red herring. Tell that to the people killed in Vietnam, massacres in Bangladesh and Timor. Really easy to say that when its not your family and friends getting sent off to die because a liar says it nessecary. I'm not against war in the slightest but are you telling me nothing happened in East Timor thats worth mentioning? Why won't Kissinger go to France?
@@MrGuyJacks "military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy " said by Henry Kissinger. That's the kind of man he was. Don't make excuses for asshole politicians.
ryan king Just because it’s incredibly painful it doesn’t change the sad truth: he died for money and little sick games played by sociopathic leaders. Nobody’s spitting on his grave! Putting blindfolds over your eyes just means the same cycle is going to keep happening ( as it does with other wars, pick one just in 21st century ) and we don’t learn. This man was exploited and sacrificed, his ideals were noble but naive and ignorant, people still trusted their government and country then, today we’re waking up.
I did some research and he died in December which was a month after this was filmed. Very sad. I found out he was only 20 years old too... Now days, most 20 yr olds are really immature and so hearing that he already had a family back home really surprised me. I guess it was a different world back then...
It makes it really sad to know that he died just not much later after this interview. RIP Marine. Another unnecessary victim by the fucking government which sleeps every night safe in their own beds.
i agree with you man i wish we the people would stand up to the government to end all this senseless killing its awful he never got to see his daughter
Seems like a great guy. I was sad to read that he was killed. I served in the military, and you get a sense of the kind of guys who will have your back and those who won't. Mr. Mann strikes me as the first. God bless you sir. You sacrificed so others didn't have to. You are a true hero.
So nobody before him or after him died while in a USA conflict zone ? I didnt realize he was a religious martyr laying his life down for the cult of #DumbYank #ConsumerSwineism , I thought he was just disposable cannon fodder CONSCRIPTED into the Military without any choice to be culled in a far away land by his own Government & their War Game playing buddies all in the name of stimulating their domestic economies. Do we call him Allah, Buddah, Jesus or Krishna now that he has laid his life down so that others dont have to n transcended humanity via the US Military DRAFT ? Perhaps a mixture of all of the above eh ? #ScummyYanks #WarProfiteeringVermin #3rdWorldUSA
The way he starts breathing when he talks about the incoming artillery. You can tell he already had ptsd at this moment. Its almost taking his breath away to talk about it. Poor guy.
You can see the guy's face light up when he talks about his newborn child back home. I looks like he was proud of her already. When he says 'he's a natural born chicken' it don't mean what some folk might figure it does. 'Cos I've served with at least one hero and that's just the way that real humble heroes talk when they want to put us normal folk at our ease.
Con Thein, my first combat when I came in country. Third Battalion Ninth Marines, 1968 to 1969. Unhappily dying are what Marines do, living is the hard part. Semper Fi brothers.
H&S Co 3/9 me too I remember being near last off the truck when getting there from Cam Lo. Never heard mortars before but learned very quickly. Semper Fi Dave
@@kenkal1829 my sister's high school classmate, was in H&S Co. 3/9 Marines. PFC James S. Perez from Dallas, TX. He was KIA on 04SEP1967. My eternal gratitude to you, sir.
@@ZEWlistener Thank you! We were kids when we got there and most of us returned without the innocence of childhood. I was in H&S Co. 106 mm/Flame Throwers! arrived in Con Thien mid October 67! Damn what a coincidence. I thank God every day for my safe return! My thoughts and prayers are with James family and with you always!
Every time I watch this interview it breaks my heart. I served in Iraq and i can see the want to go home in his eyes like I had. God bless his daughter.
What a good hearted and sweet young man he seemed to be. Naturally he seemed to just wanted to be safe and at home. How terribly sad this is to see... God bless his soul and all Vets like this stand up man who served ❤️💙🇺🇸
I know where Con Thien is. It was 2 or 3 miles north of Dong Ha across the Cua Viet river. I was Army, serving in I Corps in support of the 3rd Marines from Feb.1968/69. We were 1Cav. operating out of Lz Stud (Vandegrif), LZ Sharon, Quan Tri Province. Hello. God Bless You. Marines were a tough bunch of guys with no names. But I remember you. You guys will always be remembered. Rexer
Dear Janet: Please accept my thanks for the sacrifice your father and your family made on behalf of our country. As you certainly know, your father is a hero and will always be. I felt compelled to tell you that, as a father, I understood immediately the joy he felt when I saw his eyes light up when speaking of you, his baby daughter. I can assure you that although he had not yet seen you in the flesh, he loved you as if he had been your father his entire life. I hope that can, in some small measure, give you comfort as the daughter of a hero who sacrificed his life for all of the rest of us. God bless, and RIP Lance Corporal Buddy Mann.
Will, thank you so much for this heart felt message. My dad gave everything, as did so many brave others. My mom and I were supposed to meet up with him in Hawaii for R&R, just 2 weeks after he was killed. My mother was very lucky to know this reporter from Little Rock, or I would never have heard his voice. Again, I appreciate your kind words.
Janet...unbelievable video footage of your father. How he spoke of the conditions there in Vietnam. Talking to the reporter, specifically about you and your mother,was absolutely amazing. So heartwrenching he did not make it home alive. I'm so sorry for your loss to you and your extended family.. My condolences!!! 🙏 Semper Fidelis Lcprl Mann 💞 My Deepest Regards, Ret. USMC Msgt Marcello
Thank you for sharing this touching interview. My mother (Mary Ann) was Buddy's first cousin. Her mother - Beulah Mann Lassiter - was a sister of Buddy's father - Garland Mann. God bless you and God bless the memory of this fine young soldier! 💜💜
Was there 10/1/67, with 3rd Bn 9th Marines. This brought tears to my eyes and many sad memories. Most of the grunts were from lower and middle class families. There is no bias, no racism, no jealousy in a foxhole! We were kids and we were naive but we were all brothers! I'm 72 years old and my only really vivid memories are from Viet Nam! I still have the plaid cloth grasshopper suitcase taken to Nam with my serial # written on the side. I thank the lord everyday for my life. I will see Buddy and all my marine family again in heaven. God bless you and your family Janet!!
To everyone who said that he died remember this. He didn’t want to be there. No one did. He was sent to do a job and he did it and when you’re in war you’re not fighting for a cause. You’re fighting for the man right next to you.
I’m a disabled OEF veteran and served in the Marine Corps and Army for ten years total. I find myself visiting this video often and it epitomizes the story of so many people that died in that war. I guess there are two reasons I watch it. One is, I also served in the Marine Corps. Two, I was away in a war when my son was born, but I was lucky enough to make it home. It could have easily went the other way just like it did for Buddy. I have wept many times over the unfairness of it all. Let us never forget the ultimate sacrifices some had to make. Semper Fi Buddy!
This broke my heart to watch it reminded me of our time back then. Remembering Cpl Joey Barillo KIA Con Thien 6th july 1967 R.I.P thank you for posting
He seemed so down to earth and a lovely man. Thankful for his service. Reading his daughters comment about him passing away shortly after this video was made brought me to tears. Rest In Peace Buddy Mann
I was saddened after watching this interview on Tiktok to find he did not make it out of there. Seeing that 3 month old little girl he spoke up posting this broke my heart. His life mission was obviously to bring you into this world, God let him come home after that :)
I’m so sorry about the loss of your daddy!! My dad is a Vietnam Era veteran too. He first had orders to go to Vietnam then his orders were changed at the last minute and he went to Germany. My kids have Veteran’s Day services at school and he is reluctant to attend because he feels that men like your dad, the true brave hero’s need recognized before he does. God bless you and your family.
Commenting form Little Rock. My dad was in Vietnam too. Not in the Marines, but 82nd Airborne. Thankfully he made it back home. RIP to all the fallen and your father.
Janet you could tell how much your father loved you, he was beaming with pride and love when he spoke of you. You may not have known him but he was always with you.
I have watched this interview several times since I first saw it, and every time it is harder and harder to watch. He seems like such a kind person, and it's devastating to think that he didn't ever get to come back home and finish his deserved happy life. God bless him and his family. People like this make me proud to be an American. I wish more Americans today appreciated the sacrifice people like buddy have made in the name of this country.
Dying in a war that was prolonged over four presidencies for political reasons is nothing to be proud of, it’s tragic. The guys daughter had to grow up without a dad. His death was tragic and meaningless.
Right after graduation in 1964 I joined the Navy and one of my best friends joined the Marines. He was in Bravo 1/9 and was killed in the ambush and massacre during Operation Buffalo of July 2, 1967. I read the book about that encounter and my heart was broken at what happened there. I wear a Buddy Poppy all the time in my hat in memory of Lance Corporal Robert Haines. May God's peace and comfort be with you and all those others who have lost a loved one in defending our nation.
OORAH Right after Services on Sunday 02 July, '67, walked into the Gauntlet from Hell We even lost 8 Docs & are the only Battalion to ever have 3 Skippers on the same day in the history of Corps.
So sorry for your loss. Thank you for keeping this video up all these years...even though you had to deal with some real assholes in the comment section. I believe you will get to meet him one day. You will get to see his smile! God bless you and your family.
Janet Mann-Stewart Your father and the hundreds of thousands of troops who fought during the Vietnam war were my inspiration to join the Army. He is a true hero in my book, I appreciate his service and sacrifice for our country. I am happy for you to have this video of him, not many service related people have this kind of memory, you are one of the lucky ones. GOD bless you and your family and may he Rest In Peace.
Semper Fi GARLAND RAY MANN E3 - Lance Corporal - Corps - Regular - B CO, 1ST BN, 9TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF United States Marine Corps His tour began on Jul 15, 1967 Casualty was on Dec 6, 1967 In THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY ARTILLERY, ROCKET, or MORTAR Body was recovered
Hello there Janet ! Many thanks for keeping your Dad on board! Please don't feel that you have to reply . I so admire your courage and strength to keep the memories and men /women alive . God bless you ....X Fiona Higgins X
My gosh, after watching this and seeing your comment about your father passing away i just cant imagine how much pain you have endured. But you have a lot to be proud of. Your dad seemed like a great young man. God bless him and you. I am so sorry.
This is so sad, such a great young man. He reminds Me a lot of one of My best friends I had in My unit. I am thankful to have had a fairly safe tour of duty. I pray My Son does as well. Semper Fi Brother You will not be forgotten.
Edward Brink, BS ! You don't know a damn thing about what you speak ! Hell yes he was scared, but didn't know what you spoke or sensed it. There is no more helpless feeling than bombs and motors falling around you and there isn't a damn thing you can do about it. It's not like taking fire from some where that you can take out and stop.
@@bruno640 lol no I've read about soldiers in WWII that would tell their friends they were going to die in the next attack and it happened. Sixth sense is real
@@SmokeDog1871 , Exactly , you are clueless ...........go back and turn on your TV and don't comment on real things, because that is what you saw on TV or movie. Real War is not a John Wayne movie !!!
Buddy Mann, comes across as a unassuming young man not self absorbed with his own importance. Called to action and responded like generations of young men before him. I hope that ‘Buddys’ walk among us always, we never know when duty calls. Regardless of your feelings about Vietnam this young guy is someone every patriotic American can identify with. Next time at the Wall I’m looking him up.
Janet, I am terrible with words, but I just wanted to say that you and your family are in my prayers. This hurt to watch but I am glad it is here. It should teach us all to simply enjoy each day as I know you do. So many have no idea what it is like not to have your father there growing up and the added pain of that absence during graduations, marriage, having a baby and so on. Find peace in that he was there during all those moments. May a peace come over you.
Heartbreaking! Scared, as he should be, but putting on such a brave face for his fellow Marines (semper fidelis) and knowing family back home might see this interview. Just wanting to be with his young wife and little baby girl. Wanting desperately to be back home in DeValls Bluff. You see the goodness in his eyes. He comes across as a very decent young man. For a "natural born chicken," he sure has a lot of guts! If we could have shared just one day with him, lived what he lived for just one day, then, "My friend, you would not tell with such high zest To children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori" (Wilfred Owen).
I'm so sad to hear that....he seemed like a really nice man. I hope you have a great Memorial day. God bless you and your father for his service and ultimate sacrifice.
Garland Ray Mann layed down his life for the freedoms we all have today in this country along with 11,201 Marines in the Viet Nam war.Janet I me so sorry you were not able to grow up and know and love your father,I'm sure he would have been very proud of you. I also served my country in the Marines at Con Thien in1966 with the 5th Marines.There`s a saying that God has chosen his gates to heaven to be be guarded by United States Marines, I me sure your father will be there to welcome you when God calls you to his kingdom. Semper Fi Buddy Mann RIP
alan woodruff I’m sorry but Vietnam had nothing to do with “freedoms”. Read the pentagon papers and see that the war dragged on and on for political reasons. This man lost his life for nothing, very sad.
@@ericb5666 Vietnam was about America's paranoia of the word "Communism". America was so afraid that communism would spread around the world they thought they had to go fight everywhere communism sprouted up. Well, South Vietnam fail to the communist and not one other country in south east Asia has ever fallen to them. Vietnam was the biggest mistake America ever made.
Truly saying this with all due respect because his was heart breaking. I was going to point out he was right about not making it home for Christmas. He died on the 6th of December.. then I realized.. my God.. he was home for Christmas but not in his actual home.. but at De falls Bluff cemetery. My god. Brutal. So he was wrong. He was shipped back for Christmas. Terrible. He didnt get shipped back with life in him. His body made it back.
You may not have had the chance to meet him before he passed away but at least I’m sure you have preserved memories of him. Your father and people like him are the back bone of the US military. I’m sorry for your loss, and this interview was nice to see. Optimistic in spite of any potential negative aspects of the war he was fighting. Have a nice day
I just ran across this video and did not look at the comments first. I tried to see if Buddy's name was on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D C. In one of the comments he mentioned your name Janet Ellen Mann. Your last comment was 8 years ago. I believe we go right to God when we leave the flesh. I also believe that you will meet your Father and Earthly Father one day in Heaven. How wonderful to have this video to see your Dad. May God continue to bless you Janet. From Kentucky USA.
I love watching these videos. It's sad at the same time. I always wonder how we compare to the old warriors. If our boots deserve to be laid next to theirs. I served from 05-13 as a Marine Combat Engineer. Pumped out twice to IRQ and twice to AFG. I just hope I did Marines that went before us proud. Semper Fi Warrior. Till Valhalla
LC Buddy Mann -- a clear example of one of the most decent and honorable young men who served our country. He makes me proud to be an American. Although he passed nearly 50 years ago, he is a living contrast to the safe space, trigger warning snowflakes who are now in their late teens/early 20's who contribute nothing to society and cannot even conceive of LC Mann's bravery and humility. Rest in peace and thank you for sacrifice. You are truly the best any country ever produced.
Don't lump all millenials together. Many are proud Americans like me. Not like the commie bitches whining about the US being involved in Syria. It's a shame that people in America support dictators that hate us. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@noco7243 It's a shame that we fought a war against NV which was founded by Ho chi Minh who at one point loved and admired the United States. 60,000 proud-to-be-Americans were killed by shitty decisions of the US government.
Thank you for your service to our country Marine! Your daughter Janet is a beautiful woman now, you’d be proud of her. God Bless you Janet for retaining this memorable interview. Semper Fi from 8th Marines
I wished he left in the morinig. Janette We Love you! Buddy was such a guy Ive spent last 5 days thinking of him. He is not forgotten. Im like 50 years later he makes me cry I love him so much he was so great it hurtz me a lot we lost guys like Buddy
Thank you to him, thank you to your family... you may have never known him, but you do. This video is incredible. My dad went to con thien in '68. He raiaed me as a single dad, but my point is I saw him everyday, but never got to see him like this, in this footage. If i had, we wouldnt have fought so much. 🇺🇸
We will never forget your name and your bravery Buddy...Your name and others like you that shared the same experience of war shall forever be remembered...Thank you buddy and i'm so sorry for your loss @janet man-stewart....
A big "Thank You" to all the former American servicemen for trying to liberate my country from the evil communists. Although we lost, but your sacrifices will never be forgotten!
@@paulmyrick5031 Ethiopia, Grenada, Benin, Madagascar, Moldova, Cyprus, Guyana, Nicaragua, Angola, Mozambique, Laos, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Nepal. They all fell to communism or elected communist parties after we were involved in Vietnam. Not to mention the large communist parties which still enjoy notable constituencies in Japan, Russia, India, Brazil, and Czechia. Bang up job, Paul.
As the video began, I immediately thought he was a kind person, stuck in an awful place, and hoped he made it back safely to his loved ones. So sad... I didn't know you but I'll never forget you Buddy Mann.
He's an Angel making an impact silent and indirect to those who know and don't know....he's been doing it for over 50 years and still doing it..just think about it. Thank you Mann!!
Lance Corporal B CO, 1ST BN, 9TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF United States Marine Corps Biscoe, Arkansas June 04, 1947 to December 06, 1967 GARLAND R MANN is on the Wall at Panel 31E, Line 49 See the full profile or name rubbing for Garland Mann
JBP 568 THIS INTERVIEW makes you more than sad, VIETNAM WAR took so many lives, and for what, so MANY people in our GOVERNMENT should of went to PRISON, THEY DID NOT EVEN CARE HOW THEY LIED TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, they got to go and live there comfortable rich lives, SHAME TO ALL OF THEM, THEY are all gone now, and did not have to answer for their CRIMES.
This is heart breaking. Then I find out his daughter, who maybe never saw him uploaded it. I'm sorry for what you and your family went through. I'm sorry your father was lied to and sent off to war. I hope he's at peace
Janet I am sorry for your chance never to meet your father. I have daughter's and can only imagine what he was going through. I spent 8 years in the Marines and feel his pain and readiness to get home. Semper Fi Marine.
Janet, I can’t imagine the pain you’ve always lived with not having known your father, but what a treasure this video is. As a combat veteran of Iraq I identify so much with this young man, and his country lost a great man, with the war robbing us all of his future and the good he would have done.
Jeez died at 20 years old, fight for his county. Nowadays you have kids getting triggered on university campuses for there feelings being hurt... May he rest in peace.
he was not fighting for his country. Last war that the US soldiers and marines and sailors and airmen fought for, that was for their country was world war 2. the rest were bullshit conflicts
Shane,Vietnam was 10 times worse that what is going in the world now.The Marine Corps had the highest casualty rate in the Vietnam War,and thy are the smallest branch of the Armed Forces.Total casualty in Vietnam War 56,000 plus.You have no idea of what you are talking about.
Shane Hawkins no soldiers now a days fight or fought any harder then the soldiers of literally any other war besides the ones in the middle East. all the "war" is in the middle East is terror attacks and occupation of worthless dirt. these men of Vietnam especially fought harder than the new generation. Your the one with bull shit, alameano was paying respect then your rampaging liberal ass had to come in and give a bull shit speech.
Shane Hawkins what unit did serve with in Nam? I hope you did serve there, then thats OK to talk about the war. If you did not serve in country keep your opinions to yourself.
alameano So stupid. You're comparing people in the military to regular civilians. In the 60's you had the same "triggered" hippy fucks in the civilian world as we do now. Nothing has changed at all.
Yes, he was killed soon after this interview. This was my dad...I so wish that I could have known him.
Thanks for the post. i did not know Buddy but ( he was a Hero ). Con Thien was Hell. I arrived at Con Thien & within 20 min. 2 dead several wounded. yes, i was scared as hell. one of the guys i was replacing said, welcome to hell, this is your new way of life get use to it. spent about 14 months on the hill
Thank you so much for your service. I am sorry that you and so many others had to endure such Hell.
6970bigj My grandpa was at Con Thien with the First Marines Alpha Company 1/1 during this time
oh my what a nice young man ,i could see in his eyes and his smile when he spoke of his little girl,and wife just how much he loved and adored them, makes me very sad to know that he didnt get to spend his life with them , rest in peace buddy x
Your dad was talking to you in this film. That's good enough for me.
He just wanted to go home, I know that feeling. Rest in peace brother.
Aleksandr Kravchenko
You can see how happy he got talking about it, so sad to see
What's also sad is he was probably drafted.
@@saucejohnson9862 He was a Marine, very unlikely he was drafted.
@@pats3071 you're right. He enlisted.
@@pats3071 Were marines not drafted? Was it only the Army who drafted? I didn't realise that.
Dang. You can quickly tell by his demeanor that he was a genuine kind hearted man. It breaks my heart he left this world without meeting his daughter, so many of them lost their lives for nothing.
This one is for you, Buddy. May your light continue to shine.
Absolutely sad and stupid. Although I think that there was at least an intentional purpose behind that.
Vid made me break down and am not ashamed to admit it. I can’t understand how a good hearted person like this is subjected to something so terrible... Makes absolutely no sense
@@clc-gl4jnOur country cares more about money than it's own citizens. He was killed, 50,000 were killed because of the military industrial complex. They can pretend all they want that there isn't a God, and we will _all_ meet our maker.
That is one of the saddest interviews I have ever seen or heard. The fear and trepidation in his voice is palpable. RIP you brave young man.
Bawled my eyes out
His courage and strength is what’s palpable to me.
He had no business being there. Dammit.
@@user-tb6sm4jg4d Nobody from America had any business there, but he seemed so kind it makes one very sad.
We were the bait. Sitting ducks. I went back to ConThien (Hill of Angels) in 2010. I Said a prayer and cried for everyone who died. May all of those who died rest in peace.
We're still doing it is the sad part. Political war = sit on a bullseye to demonstrate our leaders willingness to risk it all,boooiii. Of course, if they decide to win, not just fight, troops are in place ready to go. Boooyyyy.
Randy Holy-Day I wake up,my days gonna be shit!,I play the video of these guys on that bull's-eye,my problems don't mean shit!.
Love you all.
I'm a father and I teared up watching this, then I saw Janet Mann-Stewarts' comments. Its' usually parents losing children that makes me tear up but this made me teary for grown up children. I want to wake my daughter up to hug her. I'm going to hug her so much in the morning that she will think I have lost my mind and in a sense I have. We have to make sure this never happens again.
Welp now I’m going to do the same with my son.
My neighbor was killed in 1968 on his very last day in Vietnam, I was 6 years old and I remember the entire neighborhood was devasted. His name was Robert Marcantoni. Bobby's parents had a big banner tied to the telephone poles on our street saying welcome home Bobby. They never recovered from his death. The Vietnam war touched and tore a lot of lives apart. So sad!
Wow! That’s must have been one of the many sad stories that helped create The Wonder Years pilot.
The politicians ans weapons contractor got rich. The working class Americans and Vietnamese civilians ended up being the loser from that miserable war.
Everybody got Rich off the poors
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Absolutely sickening. Twenty years old. I certainly hope there is an explanation offered for all this senselessness one day.
I will be at Con Thien in October 2024. I will say a prayer for Lance Corporal Buddy Mann and all the other Marines who did and didn't make it home. Rest in Peace Buddy.
Easy to tell this was a decent and honorable young man. Just tears your guts out.
i wonder how many peoples deaths he caused. i wonder what the people who are dead because of him would have to say in a interview a week or two before he killed them.
@@ijustquitmyjob Oh boy another liberal. Hey Jane, it's a war....its kill or be killed. And don't start with that bs about killing innocent people. Did it happen, unfortunately it did, but it was few and far between.
@@ijustquitmyjob This could be your son or husband. Don't be so callous, you've never known war, and will never have to.
jane smith edgy
@@ijustquitmyjob you wanna bitch about our war go move to China
This makes me feel very sad. This man was a perfectly healthy person with lots of potential and his life was robbed from him during that awful war. So many other young men with the same potential were also wiped out and absolutely nothing was accomplished from this and it gives me chills to think how long these guys have been dead for. This was about 50 years ago and look what these guys missed. They missed the 70's the 80's and the rest of time after that and didn't get to see all the advancements in the world all the technology that was created. This man never saw his wife again and didn't get to see his daughter grow up. He should have lived and he would probably be in his early 70's today just living life. It is so tragic.
Henry Kissinger killed this man and many others. We need to put him under the prison and throw away the shovel.
@@Patchaddictedpolymath Henry Kissinger became secretary of state long after America got involved in Indo-China
@@MrGuyJacks Nice red herring. Tell that to the people killed in Vietnam, massacres in Bangladesh and Timor. Really easy to say that when its not your family and friends getting sent off to die because a liar says it nessecary. I'm not against war in the slightest but are you telling me nothing happened in East Timor thats worth mentioning? Why won't Kissinger go to France?
@@MrGuyJacks "military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy " said by Henry Kissinger. That's the kind of man he was. Don't make excuses for asshole politicians.
ryan king Just because it’s incredibly painful it doesn’t change the sad truth: he died for money and little sick games played by sociopathic leaders. Nobody’s spitting on his grave! Putting blindfolds over your eyes just means the same cycle is going to keep happening ( as it does with other wars, pick one just in 21st century ) and we don’t learn. This man was exploited and sacrificed, his ideals were noble but naive and ignorant, people still trusted their government and country then, today we’re waking up.
This is my grandpas cousin he is from my home town in DVB Arkansas he was a true marine corps hero my you Rest In Peace Buddy Mann love you pops
I was there (Con Thien) with Kilo 413 155mm as 2531 radio operator 1967
Buddy Love hey sir by chance did you know a Lt Jerry Bennett? He was an Arty FO Kia in Sept 67
I am glad to hear you made it out of there. I served in the Army years later in the first Gulf war.
Its 0621 now. Dont know why they changed it. 2010-2014. 1/9 Alpha Co. The Walking Dead.
Buddy Love lifespan of 30 seconds right?
Radio operator. That must have been brutal.
"whats her name?"
"janet ellen"
ive never experienced emotions this hard
I did some research and he died in December which was a month after this was filmed. Very sad. I found out he was only 20 years old too... Now days, most 20 yr olds are really immature and so hearing that he already had a family back home really surprised me. I guess it was a different world back then...
because of the elite refused to serve the good ones did.
I envy the 50's and 60's america
20 year olds were immature back then, as well.
TheZoneRanger Kind of like the protesters of that era who spat on people like this guy when (if) they came home.
It makes it really sad to know that he died just not much later after this interview. RIP Marine. Another unnecessary victim by the fucking government which sleeps every night safe in their own beds.
Do t forget the millions of children missing every year. Wonder where they end up. talk about terrorism
+Mrbest0121 he really wasnt that green. He was in Vietnam for 4 months. He was just in Con Thien for 36 days. He could have been in other places.
Mojo Risin sir, was you assigned with this marine?it is sad very sad MAY GOD BLESS HIM ANAND HIS FAMILY,AND TOU AND YOURS.
Mojo Risin these days with a mail order in the white house feel sad about the marine rip he never had a chance to see his daughter.
i agree with you man i wish we the people would stand up to the government to end all this senseless killing its awful he never got to see his daughter
Absolutely heart breaking.
Seems like a great guy. I was sad to read that he was killed. I served in the military, and you get a sense of the kind of guys who will have your back and those who won't. Mr. Mann strikes me as the first. God bless you sir. You sacrificed so others didn't have to. You are a true hero.
So sad, rest with easy with the fallen...
So nobody before him or after him died while in a USA conflict zone ?
I didnt realize he was a religious martyr laying his life down for the cult of #DumbYank #ConsumerSwineism , I thought he was just disposable cannon fodder CONSCRIPTED into the Military without any choice to be culled in a far away land by his own Government & their War Game playing buddies all in the name of stimulating their domestic economies.
Do we call him Allah, Buddah, Jesus or Krishna now that he has laid his life down so that others dont have to n transcended humanity via the US Military DRAFT ?
Perhaps a mixture of all of the above eh ?
#ScummyYanks
#WarProfiteeringVermin
#3rdWorldUSA
Tf is your problem Spidermoose? lmao
So true Tim! Could not have said it better myself!
@@calipto4605 God, I hate commies.
The way he starts breathing when he talks about the incoming artillery. You can tell he already had ptsd at this moment. Its almost taking his breath away to talk about it. Poor guy.
You can see the guy's face light up when he talks about his newborn child back home.
I looks like he was proud of her already.
When he says 'he's a natural born chicken' it don't mean what some folk might figure it does. 'Cos I've served with at least one hero and that's just the way that real humble heroes talk when they want to put us normal folk at our ease.
Con Thein, my first combat when I came in country. Third Battalion Ninth Marines, 1968 to 1969. Unhappily dying are what Marines do, living is the hard part. Semper Fi brothers.
H&S Co 3/9 me too I remember being near last off the truck when getting there from Cam Lo. Never heard mortars before but learned very quickly. Semper Fi Dave
OORAH to Death in the Dark
Quang Tri was Hell on Fire
in '67
& no better in '68
Semper Fi Brother
Agreed, that comes with what we do. L3/9, 0311, Gulf War veteran. Oorah!
@@kenkal1829 my sister's high school classmate, was in H&S Co. 3/9 Marines. PFC James S. Perez from Dallas, TX. He was KIA on 04SEP1967. My eternal gratitude to you, sir.
@@ZEWlistener Thank you! We were kids when we got there and most of us returned without the innocence of childhood. I was in H&S Co. 106 mm/Flame Throwers! arrived in Con Thien mid October 67! Damn what a coincidence. I thank God every day for my safe return! My thoughts and prayers are with James family and with you always!
Every time I watch this interview it breaks my heart. I served in Iraq and i can see the want to go home in his eyes like I had. God bless his daughter.
He seems like such a decent man. So sorry for his loss.
It's not a loss if there's a Heaven.
one of the greatest and saddest shout outs ever. I'm glad he got to send a message home. RIP Buddy Mann. God bless all you Vets.
What a good hearted and sweet young man he seemed to be. Naturally he seemed to just wanted to be safe and at home. How terribly sad this is to see... God bless his soul and all Vets like this stand up man who served
❤️💙🇺🇸
I know where Con Thien is. It was 2 or 3 miles north of Dong Ha across the Cua Viet river. I was Army, serving in I Corps in support of the 3rd Marines from Feb.1968/69. We were 1Cav. operating out of Lz Stud (Vandegrif), LZ Sharon, Quan Tri Province. Hello. God Bless You. Marines were a tough bunch of guys with no names. But I remember you. You guys will always be remembered. Rexer
My grandpa fought in the same war … he survived but died back in 2014 ❤. Rest both of their souls
Dear Janet: Please accept my thanks for the sacrifice your father and your family made on behalf of our country. As you certainly know, your father is a hero and will always be. I felt compelled to tell you that, as a father, I understood immediately the joy he felt when I saw his eyes light up when speaking of you, his baby daughter. I can assure you that although he had not yet seen you in the flesh, he loved you as if he had been your father his entire life. I hope that can, in some small measure, give you comfort as the daughter of a hero who sacrificed his life for all of the rest of us. God bless, and RIP Lance Corporal Buddy Mann.
Will Urbano very touching well said!!😁
Will, thank you so much for this heart felt message. My dad gave everything, as did so many brave others. My mom and I were supposed to meet up with him in Hawaii for R&R, just 2 weeks after he was killed. My mother was very lucky to know this reporter from Little Rock, or I would never have heard his voice. Again, I appreciate your kind words.
Janet Stewart i just teared up reading your post and this guys message to you. Your dad seemed like such a good man.
Thank you Negan. Everyone that knew him tells me he was a really really great guy.
That's beautiful. I wish she could read this. I wonder where she is.
Janet...unbelievable video footage of your father. How he spoke of the conditions there in Vietnam. Talking to the reporter, specifically about you and your mother,was absolutely amazing. So heartwrenching he did not make it home alive. I'm so sorry for your loss to you and your extended family.. My condolences!!! 🙏
Semper Fidelis Lcprl Mann 💞
My Deepest Regards,
Ret. USMC Msgt Marcello
@Brian Marcello thank you very much sir. I really apprciate your kind words.
As soon as I found out he died this was heartbreaking...
My dad was there and survived. God bless you Janet My heartfelt sorrow goes out for you. I was about 5 when my dad was there.
What a brave and beautifully spoken man. His daughter clearly has the same face. Lest we forget. 🇦🇺🇺🇸
What a good man. Gentle spirit. I am so glad you posted this.
Thanks to all who served in the military and in Vietnam.
Thank you for sharing this touching interview. My mother (Mary Ann) was Buddy's first cousin. Her mother - Beulah Mann Lassiter - was a sister of Buddy's father - Garland Mann. God bless you and God bless the memory of this fine young soldier! 💜💜
Was there 10/1/67, with 3rd Bn 9th Marines. This brought tears to my eyes and many sad memories. Most of the grunts were from lower and middle class families. There is no bias, no racism, no jealousy in a foxhole! We were kids and we were naive but we were all brothers! I'm 72 years old and my only really vivid memories are from Viet Nam! I still have the plaid cloth grasshopper suitcase taken to Nam with my serial # written on the side. I thank the lord everyday for my life. I will see Buddy and all my marine family again in heaven. God bless you and your family Janet!!
God bless you Ken. I cannot imagine what you guys endured.
Thank you for your service sir. God bless you. Semper Fi.
This is highly touching. May you have a happy life.
To everyone who said that he died remember this. He didn’t want to be there. No one did. He was sent to do a job and he did it and when you’re in war you’re not fighting for a cause. You’re fighting for the man right next to you.
Dang, well said
"Pray for war" is what the Marines like to say.
I’m a disabled OEF veteran and served in the Marine Corps and Army for ten years total. I find myself visiting this video often and it epitomizes the story of so many people that died in that war. I guess there are two reasons I watch it. One is, I also served in the Marine Corps. Two, I was away in a war when my son was born, but I was lucky enough to make it home. It could have easily went the other way just like it did for Buddy. I have wept many times over the unfairness of it all. Let us never forget the ultimate sacrifices some had to make. Semper Fi Buddy!
24 years ..2nd Ranger Bn and the Unit..Buddy Mann needs 90 seconds every Superbowl halftime to get the message across to all our chicken hawks
What a hero !!! thank you so much for sharing❤️ This puts things in perspective especially in these times. Greetings from holland
This broke my heart to watch it reminded me of our time back then. Remembering Cpl Joey Barillo KIA Con Thien 6th july 1967 R.I.P
thank you for posting
Sent chills down my spine when he said your name, Rest In Paradise, Buddy.
He seemed so down to earth and a lovely man. Thankful for his service. Reading his daughters comment about him passing away shortly after this video was made brought me to tears. Rest In Peace Buddy Mann
I was saddened after watching this interview on Tiktok to find he did not make it out of there. Seeing that 3 month old little girl he spoke up posting this broke my heart. His life mission was obviously to bring you into this world, God let him come home after that :)
I’m so sorry about the loss of your daddy!! My dad is a Vietnam Era veteran too. He first had orders to go to Vietnam then his orders were changed at the last minute and he went to Germany. My kids have Veteran’s Day services at school and he is reluctant to attend because he feels that men like your dad, the true brave hero’s need recognized before he does. God bless you and your family.
Commenting form Little Rock. My dad was in Vietnam too. Not in the Marines, but 82nd Airborne. Thankfully he made it back home. RIP to all the fallen and your father.
Thank you, and thanks also to your father for his service.
Janet you could tell how much your father loved you, he was beaming with pride and love when he spoke of you. You may not have known him but he was always with you.
God Bless this young man and all the veterans who served in Vietnam.
God bless him, thank you for your sacrifice, my father was an E-9 and completed two tours of duty in Vietnam
I have watched this interview several times since I first saw it, and every time it is harder and harder to watch. He seems like such a kind person, and it's devastating to think that he didn't ever get to come back home and finish his deserved happy life. God bless him and his family. People like this make me proud to be an American. I wish more Americans today appreciated the sacrifice people like buddy have made in the name of this country.
they were good folk.
Dying in a war that was prolonged over four presidencies for political reasons is nothing to be proud of, it’s tragic. The guys daughter had to grow up without a dad. His death was tragic and meaningless.
Right after graduation in 1964 I joined the Navy and one of my best friends joined the Marines. He was in Bravo 1/9 and was killed in the ambush and massacre during Operation Buffalo of July 2, 1967. I read the book about that encounter and my heart was broken at what happened there. I wear a Buddy Poppy all the time in my hat in memory of Lance Corporal Robert Haines. May God's peace and comfort be with you and all those others who have lost a loved one in defending our nation.
OORAH
Right after Services on Sunday
02 July, '67,
walked into the Gauntlet from Hell
We even lost 8 Docs
& are the only Battalion
to ever have 3 Skippers on the same day
in the history of Corps.
He didn't defend our nation. he was invading someone else's country.
So sorry for your loss. Thank you for keeping this video up all these years...even though you had to deal with some real assholes in the comment section. I believe you will get to meet him one day. You will get to see his smile! God bless you and your family.
Janet Mann-Stewart
Your father and the hundreds of thousands of troops who fought during the Vietnam war were my inspiration to join the Army. He is a true hero in my book, I appreciate his service and sacrifice for our country. I am happy for you to have this video of him, not many service related people have this kind of memory, you are one of the lucky ones. GOD bless you and your family and may he Rest In Peace.
you can really hear how scared he is behind the smile
Semper Fi
GARLAND RAY MANN
E3 - Lance Corporal - Corps - Regular -
B CO, 1ST BN, 9TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
His tour began on Jul 15, 1967
Casualty was on Dec 6, 1967
In THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
ARTILLERY, ROCKET, or MORTAR
Body was recovered
My Dad served with Charlie Co. 1/9 weapons platoon 66-67 Operations prarie 1,2 deckhouse 5, Buffalo. Semper Fi
+Victor O rip very sad
Hello there Janet !
Many thanks for keeping your Dad on board! Please don't feel that you have to reply .
I so admire your courage and strength to keep the memories and men /women alive .
God bless you ....X Fiona Higgins X
Watching gave me chills and sadness. I respect all Men and Women who serve. Thank you for your sacrifice for our country and for Freedom.
Semper Fidelis Sir, and slow salute. I was in Vietnam, 3rd & 4th Corp, 5th Mech. Inf. attracted to 440th Trans, 70-71.
Ok - so he died 1967 in December short after this interview. And his daughter is here below Janet Stewart
Hello from Sweden 🇸🇪
My gosh, after watching this and seeing your comment about your father passing away i just cant imagine how much pain you have endured. But you have a lot to be proud of. Your dad seemed like a great young man. God bless him and you. I am so sorry.
Thank you @Justin Maynard
@@janetmann-stewart2334 wait how do I know this is your dad you 100%
This is so sad, such a great young man.
He reminds Me a lot of one of My best friends I had in My unit.
I am thankful to have had a fairly safe tour of duty.
I pray My Son does as well.
Semper Fi Brother You will not be forgotten.
Sometimes soldiers just know when they're going to get it, you can tell he sensed he was doomed
Edward Brink,
BS ! You don't know a damn thing about what you speak !
Hell yes he was scared, but didn't know what you spoke or sensed it. There is no more helpless feeling than bombs and motors falling around you and there isn't a damn thing you can do about it. It's not like taking fire from some where that you can take out and stop.
@@victorcastle1840 Thanks. You saved me the time & trouble of bitch-slappin' this goof-ball...tho' late I may be...!
@@bruno640 lol no I've read about soldiers in WWII that would tell their friends they were going to die in the next attack and it happened. Sixth sense is real
@@victorcastle1840 i dont even know how this comment applies to what I said
@@SmokeDog1871 ,
Exactly , you are clueless ...........go back and turn on your TV and don't comment on real things, because that is what you saw on TV or movie.
Real War is not a John Wayne movie !!!
Buddy Mann, comes across as a unassuming young man not self absorbed with his own importance. Called to action and responded like generations of young men before him. I hope that ‘Buddys’ walk among us always, we never know when duty calls. Regardless of your feelings about Vietnam this young guy is someone every patriotic American can identify with.
Next time at the Wall I’m looking him up.
Keep your head up Janet Ellen, your father loved you & gave his life for freedom for others.
We All should be very proud of out Vietnam Soldiers💥
Janet, I am terrible with words, but I just wanted to say that you and your family are in my prayers. This hurt to watch but I am glad it is here. It should teach us all to simply enjoy each day as I know you do. So many have no idea what it is like not to have your father there growing up and the added pain of that absence during graduations, marriage, having a baby and so on. Find peace in that he was there during all those moments. May a peace come over you.
Thank you. I appreciate it very much.
Heartbreaking! Scared, as he should be, but putting on such a brave face for his fellow Marines (semper fidelis) and knowing family back home might see this interview. Just wanting to be with his young wife and little baby girl. Wanting desperately to be back home in DeValls Bluff. You see the goodness in his eyes. He comes across as a very decent young man. For a "natural born chicken," he sure has a lot of guts! If we could have shared just one day with him, lived what he lived for just one day, then,
"My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori" (Wilfred Owen).
RIP to him. You could tell he was a gentleman
the way he said "i've got a little girl..." broke my heart. god bless you and your family! your father was an amazing man, i just know it!
I'm so sad to hear that....he seemed like a really nice man. I hope you have a great Memorial day. God bless you and your father for his service and ultimate sacrifice.
Garland Ray Mann layed down his life for the freedoms we all have today in this country along with 11,201 Marines in the Viet Nam war.Janet I me so sorry you were not able to grow up and know and love your father,I'm sure he would have been very proud of you. I also served my country in the Marines at Con Thien in1966 with the 5th Marines.There`s a saying that God has chosen his gates to heaven to be be guarded by United States Marines, I me sure your father will be there to welcome you when God calls you to his kingdom.
Semper Fi Buddy Mann RIP
alan woodruff I’m sorry but Vietnam had nothing to do with “freedoms”. Read the pentagon papers and see that the war dragged on and on for political reasons. This man lost his life for nothing, very sad.
@@ericb5666 Vietnam was about America's paranoia of the word "Communism". America was so afraid that communism would spread around the world they thought they had to go fight everywhere communism sprouted up. Well, South Vietnam fail to the communist and not one other country in south east Asia has ever fallen to them. Vietnam was the biggest mistake America ever made.
Truly saying this with all due respect because his was heart breaking. I was going to point out he was right about not making it home for Christmas. He died on the 6th of December.. then I realized.. my God.. he was home for Christmas but not in his actual home.. but at De falls Bluff cemetery. My god. Brutal. So he was wrong. He was shipped back for Christmas. Terrible. He didnt get shipped back with life in him. His body made it back.
You may not have had the chance to meet him before he passed away but at least I’m sure you have preserved memories of him. Your father and people like him are the back bone of the US military. I’m sorry for your loss, and this interview was nice to see. Optimistic in spite of any potential negative aspects of the war he was fighting. Have a nice day
I just ran across this video and did not look at the comments first. I tried to see if Buddy's name was on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D C. In one of the comments he mentioned your name Janet Ellen Mann. Your last comment was 8 years ago. I believe we go right to God when we leave the flesh. I also believe that you will meet your Father and Earthly Father one day in Heaven. How wonderful to have this video to see your Dad. May God continue to bless you Janet. From Kentucky USA.
I love watching these videos. It's sad at the same time. I always wonder how we compare to the old warriors. If our boots deserve to be laid next to theirs. I served from 05-13 as a Marine Combat Engineer. Pumped out twice to IRQ and twice to AFG. I just hope I did Marines that went before us proud. Semper Fi Warrior. Till Valhalla
strange way to justify murder but alright
jarrod Alexander Proud of killing people. Just strange humans on this earth.
LC Buddy Mann -- a clear example of one of the most decent and honorable young men who served our country. He makes me proud to be an American. Although he passed nearly 50 years ago, he is a living contrast to the safe space, trigger warning snowflakes who are now in their late teens/early 20's who contribute nothing to society and cannot even conceive of LC Mann's bravery and humility. Rest in peace and thank you for sacrifice. You are truly the best any country ever produced.
What are bawling about?
@@donaldjnixon-rl3zt Seems he made it pretty clear, terminator. But I doubt you'll be getting a response. This comment is two years old.
Don't lump all millenials together. Many are proud Americans like me. Not like the commie bitches whining about the US being involved in Syria. It's a shame that people in America support dictators that hate us. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@noco7243 It's a shame that we fought a war against NV which was founded by Ho chi Minh who at one point loved and admired the United States.
60,000 proud-to-be-Americans were killed by shitty decisions of the US government.
Fuck you too Boomer.
Wow this was deep. Janet you could see it in his eyes and face how proud he was of his lil girl n wife. R.I.P sir and sorry for your loss Janet
Thank you for your service to our country Marine! Your daughter Janet is a beautiful woman now, you’d be proud of her. God Bless you Janet for retaining this memorable interview. Semper Fi from 8th Marines
Thank you so much
A top Bloke waiting for his family to arrive along with the rest of us soon enough.
Heavy man!
I wished he left in the morinig. Janette We Love you! Buddy was such a guy Ive spent last 5 days thinking of him. He is not forgotten. Im like 50 years later he makes me cry I love him so much he was so great it hurtz me a lot we lost guys like Buddy
Thank you to him, thank you to your family... you may have never known him, but you do. This video is incredible. My dad went to con thien in '68. He raiaed me as a single dad, but my point is I saw him everyday, but never got to see him like this, in this footage. If i had, we wouldnt have fought so much. 🇺🇸
We will never forget your name and your bravery Buddy...Your name and others like you that shared the same experience of war shall forever be remembered...Thank you buddy and i'm so sorry for your loss @janet man-stewart....
Got bless this man and his family.
A big "Thank You" to all the former American servicemen for trying to liberate my country from the evil communists. Although we lost, but your sacrifices will never be forgotten!
how old are you? is that what u learn from school? wow lol
lucatiti Thank you. Ignore the asshole comments from the American Cong. One day, they'll get theirs.
lucatiti, we didn't lose that war. tricky dick nixon gave it away. A plus is the fact that no other country on earth fell to comunism after our war.
lucatiti America didnt lose....free Vietnam lost
@@paulmyrick5031 Ethiopia, Grenada, Benin, Madagascar, Moldova, Cyprus, Guyana, Nicaragua, Angola, Mozambique, Laos, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Nepal. They all fell to communism or elected communist parties after we were involved in Vietnam.
Not to mention the large communist parties which still enjoy notable constituencies in Japan, Russia, India, Brazil, and Czechia.
Bang up job, Paul.
As the video began, I immediately thought he was a kind person, stuck in an awful place, and hoped he made it back safely to his loved ones. So sad...
I didn't know you but I'll never forget you Buddy Mann.
He's an Angel making an impact silent and indirect to those who know and don't know....he's been doing it for over 50 years and still doing it..just think about it. Thank you Mann!!
Lance Corporal
B CO, 1ST BN, 9TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Biscoe, Arkansas
June 04, 1947 to December 06, 1967
GARLAND R MANN is on the Wall at Panel 31E, Line 49
See the full profile or name rubbing for Garland Mann
C. Co 1/9 2006-2010
+Charles P Thank you for your service Charles.
JBP 568 THIS INTERVIEW makes you more than sad, VIETNAM WAR took so many lives, and for what, so MANY people in our GOVERNMENT should of went to PRISON, THEY DID NOT EVEN CARE HOW THEY LIED TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, they got to go and live there comfortable rich lives, SHAME TO ALL OF THEM, THEY are all gone now, and did not have to answer for their CRIMES.
That's as honest as it gets.
This is heart breaking. Then I find out his daughter, who maybe never saw him uploaded it. I'm sorry for what you and your family went through. I'm sorry your father was lied to and sent off to war. I hope he's at peace
Your Dad is brave and hero. Thank you for for his service.
Janet I am sorry for your chance never to meet your father. I have daughter's and can only imagine what he was going through. I spent 8 years in the Marines and feel his pain and readiness to get home. Semper Fi Marine.
KIA on 12/06/1967, LEST WE FORGET.
Janet, I can’t imagine the pain you’ve always lived with not having known your father, but what a treasure this video is. As a combat veteran of Iraq I identify so much with this young man, and his country lost a great man, with the war robbing us all of his future and the good he would have done.
Why oh why did I scroll down to read comments after watching this. I am shattered. I'm so sorry for your loss.
That was a Sharp Marine Serving his country with honor God bless him and his Family he is our hero as well. RIP Marine
Earl Wright ,Marine Corps Ret
Tough,strong old school American!
Sorry for your loss and God Bless him and your family
What a blessings to at least have this video. Semper Fi ! The real Hero never make it home. God bless .
Jeez died at 20 years old, fight for his county. Nowadays you have kids getting triggered on university campuses for there feelings being hurt... May he rest in peace.
he was not fighting for his country. Last war that the US soldiers and marines and sailors and airmen fought for, that was for their country was world war 2. the rest were bullshit conflicts
Shane,Vietnam was 10 times worse that what is going in the world now.The Marine Corps had the highest casualty rate in the Vietnam War,and thy are the smallest branch of the Armed Forces.Total casualty in Vietnam War 56,000 plus.You have no idea of what you are talking about.
Shane Hawkins no soldiers now a days fight or fought any harder then the soldiers of literally any other war besides the ones in the middle East. all the "war" is in the middle East is terror attacks and occupation of worthless dirt. these men of Vietnam especially fought harder than the new generation. Your the one with bull shit, alameano was paying respect then your rampaging liberal ass had to come in and give a bull shit speech.
Shane Hawkins what unit did serve with in Nam? I hope you did serve there, then thats OK to talk about the war. If you did not serve in country keep your opinions to yourself.
alameano So stupid. You're comparing people in the military to regular civilians. In the 60's you had the same "triggered" hippy fucks in the civilian world as we do now. Nothing has changed at all.
That really sucks I was in that crap hole for about 2 weeks in 67. Nothing but mud and trying to stay alive.
Mate..Your story brang a tear to my eye..
thankyou for your service