Only those who were there can truly feel what they felt. As Alexander Solzhenitsyn wrote in Gulag Archipelago...(in Siberia) one who is warm does not know how someone in the cold feels.
@@toldyouso5588 I was with the Army 4th infantry division central highlands of south Vietnam 68/69, 24/7 in the jungle. Our company of about a hundred infantry soldiers would move from one hilltop to another only staying a week or two and sometimes longer. Those hilltops were referred to as our firebase. From the firebase we ran three-man patrols out for four days. The central highlands were filled with Ho Chi Minns trails. On patrol we walked out of thick dense jungle right into a main thoroughfare big enough to drive a semi-truck through. The enemy must have used a big truck or tank and had helpers on top the rig to cut jungle branches and bamboo and attached it up above to hide from being seen from the air. Most of the time we were bored and tired, fill with terror and killing on both sides.
These were mostly children they were snatched up and forced to go and fight another war started on a bunch of lies Johnson had to get the countries mind off of him and the deep stater's killing the Kennedys. And for the politicians in Washington DC to get richer off of the military industrial complex.the government killed off a lot of America's youth alot .The media bashed the Soldiers so bad they couldn't even come home in uniform.What a shame and waste of innocent blood.
I am a Caregiver to a Vietnam Vet. He is in his 80s. He was a Corpsman (medic). His job was to resuscitate, stop bleeding, manage pain, and whatever else to keep troops alive until they could be evacuated. He still cannot go to sleep until 3am each night because he had to keep watch until that time during the war. NOT conflict. Balloons are not allowed in the house for fear of popping. He still has night terrors. He tried to hang himself three times. He always has to sit facing the entryway. He tells me what he did and what he saw. That "conflict" was a living nightmare. So many American boys were sacrificed. Many barely old enough to shave. My heart goes out to all Vets everywhere.
This film was shown to my Company during Marine boot camp in 1967. It was extremely graphic and was a wake-up call to us young Marine recruits. The graphic realism let us know what we would be facing in the very near future. Sadly, five of my boot camp friends would be dead within the year following our viewing of this film. The original title of the film was "A Company Called 'Mike."
When I was in boot camp in 1981 they showed us the Sands of Iwo Jima, with John Wayne, right up until Striker was killed, then they shut it off and moved us out
As a two tour combat veteran of Vietnam I’m so moved by the comments by your wonderful subscribers. I couldn’t watch this whole video but it does give people a glimpse of what combat is like. Though it doesn’t and can’t show the sheer terror, or sheer adrenaline rush of war.
I graduated in the class of 1976, I was lucky the war ended in 1975, thanks for your service men, I met several of you guys after the war, the most humble human beings I ever knew and worked worked for, they told me some terrible stories of what they had endured, horrible indeed!
Can't replicate the real sounds either or more importantly, the smell of fear and the smell of combat. Video never really did it justice. You just have to be there, as you well know.
I was a little kid when my dad went there 67, 68 and 69 he came home after being there for 3 years and battled with cancer from agent orange died at 50 years old, I remember picking him up at the airport in California waving my little American flag and was so happy to see him, all the men came off the plane in street clothes getting tomatoes and eggs thrown at them from the protesters, I was so mad I was throwing stuff back at them then the MPs rushed us into a hanger , I miss him so much my dad was my best friend RIP dad
My grandpa Paul was 1st cav and same thing, he threw away his combat fatigues and put on street clothes he flew into san Fran they called him baby killer and threw stuff at him, he never talked about the war but he cried inconsolably when someone thanked him for his service
I’m Australian I lost a very good friend to that senseless war I was told that an American company was being attacked by the viet cong . They were radioing to HQ where they were told no help is coming. Our boys heard the call for help so they went and fought along side the soldiers Lest we forget ✝️🙏🏻🙏🏻✝️
I disagree that the Vietnam War was senseless. In that era communism was spreading in Asia and local communist redesigned their structure to make their Communist Party absolute dictators and tyrants subjugating and enslaving their own people. When the stupid French messed up Indochina and left it with a growing dominance of communism the neighboring countries also started to get consumed. Just for example my home country in the late 1950's Philippines the Armed Old Huk communist rebels and the New CPP communist had gotten very strong and their leaders predicted they will over throw the Democratic Government by the early 1960's with the help of Chinese and Vietnamese Communists. If USA did not interfere in 1964 and the Communist take over of the entire Vietnam was not prolonged to 1975 then surely the grand plan of a Chinese Vietnamese aided communist take over of the Philippines would have materialized. But China and Vietnam were drained by the US entry to their war and by the 1968 Tet Offensive whatever dwindling aid they were sending to Philippine Communists had stopped.
My father was 173rd AB Brigade 82 AB Division and he always remarked on the bravery the Aussie soldiers possessed. Unfortunately he died of Agent Orange cancer and I miss him terribly. Sad thing is the rulers of our country today are the ones who never went to that horrible place and much more needs to be done to square up the price paid by all those brave men who lost their souls fighting so we could be free. Thank you Vietnam Vets just wish y'all got to live your life as you wished when you came home. My dad got the last 8 years of his life finally decent before that war finally came back to claim him. Seems like he gave so much for such a small return. And as I grow in age I see how great a man he truly was and that just tears the heart out of me knowing if he avoided his "duty" he may have lived such an easier, longer life but would not be the same man I carry so much respect for in my heart as only a man of honor would sacrifice his life for what he truly believes in. Can't say I see much of that in our leaders of today, you know, the same ones who didn't go over there to fight and die yet make light of those who did.
an old farmer i work for was on an aircraft carrier in vietnam. His brother just passed away a few weeks ago, 2 bronze stars he received for carrying out over 100 fallen comrades during a battle to make sure they made it home to their families. RIP Mr. Ellis
Im not sure what carrier he was on ill have to ask. He mentioned the name in one of his stories but i cant remember. Might have been enterprise bc i remembering him saying they scrapped his ship. He worked on the f-4 phantoms and f-8 crusaders. Said he loved working on those mk 16 cannons. He was lucky as he was on a carrier so not really any ptsd to speak of. His brother had a lot of demons to deal with i guess though. I never met him as he was a pretty private guy. @@jamebrooke894
Considering he was drafted, thrown into a jungle for years in miserable conditions against his will , saved as many people as he could ,to come home to be treated like shit by idiots like you, I doubt he enjoyed it too much. He was a hero in my book. @@Genessyss
@@Genessyss It's an individual decision, but all the troops voted that they wanted to invade. So they elected generals and admirals and just thought it up and did it.
My brother Bobby was there and came back. He was my hero. I was very close to Bobby and he mentored me from 12 yrs old through my teens. We did so.much together; played football, basketball and fast pitch softball on the same team. He taught me to be tough. We hunted but mostly fished. When he returned from Nam he was guaranteed his job in the Union working for Safeway when Unions were strong in Va and paid well. He bought a really nice new bass boat and we fished for yrs. on thar boat. He took me on a fly in trip to a lake in Canada with 5 other friends for a present for graduating from High School. He took me so many places fishing. He took me also to Yellowstone Park when I was 15. Awesome brother and I miss him so much. Bobby passed away on Mothers day in 2008. I post this honoring my great brother and hero Bobby Wayne Chumley. Miss him so much! I cannot write enough about my brother Bobby. We grew up.in a large family of 9 children; 5 brothers and 4 sisters. Bobby wasn't my biological brother and my dad adopted Bobby when he was 5 months old. Not a biological brother but a true brother indeed. I was closer to Bobby than my 3 other brothers. Sorry for going on so much about him but there are not enough words about just how Bobby blessed me. Welcome home you men who served, welcome home and SHALOM!
Well said, and very heartfelt. I salute your big brother my friend, he endured what most of us will never have to. God bless his service, not just to his country, but to you.
The unlimited trauma these men were expected to endure should remind our country how improperly they were (are) treated upon return. Politics be damned when it comes to honoring these sacrifices. Then. And now. Thanks for this, David.
It should remind everyone that this bs wasn’t any good and will never be any good. Unless you’re getting attacked you shouldn’t go to war. As simple as that.
It was a disgrace, and the youth, resilience, and reaction time of the soldiers didn’t save them all by any means. The men who sent them, and who unnecessarily prolonged this combat should have faced trials, but they didn’t…they just got richer.🖤🇨🇦
Viet Vet 1967-1968...11Bravo Infantry....First Infantry Division...Purple Heart....Rough stuff, lost many buddies...Met a wonderful young woman upon my return and she helped ease the demons in my mind, but you never forget. I think about those guys quite often.
I will never forget my first firefight in Vietnam. The sound of a bullet that could have killed me as it zipped past my ear. I had no earthly idea where it can from nor what direction to return fire to make if stop. Not a day goes by that when I find myself sitting alone that I don't think of how scared I was and at time still am.
Thank you for your service 🫡 Unfortunately I know EXACTLY what and how you felt. My second firefight in Afghanistan, I had bullets wizzing by me from 10-12-2’O’clock directions. There were soooo many bullets coming at me, that I was too terrified to even DARE fire back (I was the machine gunner on our truck 🛻) Eventually I prayed and sprayed 400 .50 Cal rounds left and right until they stopped shooting. Absolutely terrifying!
I've had bullets whiz by right here in the woods of the USA. Not sure if they didn't know I was walking there, knew and we trying to hit me or knew and we're just trying to fk with me.
Hey hey 1st CAV.. l thank you for your service to our great nation in traditional Honor Duty Country as an American Warrior and WELCOME HOME... l lost 11 compadres from my Hiram W Johnson high school Class of 1965 KIA RVN... l also lost 1LT during combat operations Opn Desert Shield/ Desert Storm... and 2 suicides post battlefield tour duty. Vietnam * Persian Gulf War * Korea tour duty 1986-89-93 * LA Riots 1992
58,000 Americans died in that war. One of them was my cousin, Lt. Col. Albert Charles Butler. U.S. Army. KIA 03/22/1969 Tay Ninh, Republic of Vietnam. Home town: Florence, MS
A shout out to you from florence ms! Ive lived here since 1970, after my mom died and my dad remarried. I gained a stepsister and stepbrother with that marriage. My step brotherwas already in country. My dad was a trucker, so it was mostly just my mom me, and new sister. She was so worried. We would gather round the TV at night to watch walter ronkite, and read the names of the dead, every piece of footage, she strained to see if she could see her son, Henry. One day, she got a call that he had been wounded in action, and would be in the Walter Reed Hospital. She left after making hasty plans for me and my sister. He had gotten ambushed, (like so many), and had taken a couple machine gun rounds to his shoulder. He was there a couple months with surgeries and rehab, but he got to come home. He recovered physically, but had emotional scars till he died in his early 50s. Sorry for the loss of your loved one. Just had to say hi, not every day you see little ol Florence MS. mentioned.
David, thank you for posting. My father is a Vietnam Marine Vet. Won't talk about anything. After watching your clips, iGet the opportunity to see what "made" him the man, father, husband he is today. Heartbreaking to see what he had to go through. Now, iUnderstand why he refuses to talk about ANYTHING. ❤💔
My dad was lucky to have been stationed in Korea on the DMZ and didn't have to fight during the Vietnam War. He did lose several HS friends, and one of our family friends his age, who did see combat, won't talk about it. Also had several great uncles that were on that Normandy beach in WW2, none of them talked about what happened to me or anyone that I knew of. Those men have been gone for a while now, but man, they WERE Men. I adored them and still honor their memory.
Men who face such things, regardless of which War, often try to compartmentalize those inhuman things they were forced to be a part of. They lock them away, and never speak of it, except to those who went through it with them. Soon, everyone who fought in WWII will be gone, and with them, the things they saw, and did, and learned will also be gone from human recall. They didn’t want that part of their lives to taint that of their children and loved ones… And yet, by silence and suppression, they often did exactly that. To understand is a precious gift,, if we ever come to that place.🖤🇨🇦
Just think how scared the vc was. These Paris island devil dogs would do it again. I see courage and bravery. Some times the freedom bearers die in unnecessary wars gaining political advantage for politicians. The Americans love freedom and peace but sometimes our military is required to spill their blood for not so good ideas. God bless our warriors. These Brave Men. ! God bless them! God have Mercy on America.
I was a US Marine in the early 80's. My cousin Greg was was a Marine in Vietnam around the same time this was filmed. He told of the time he tripped a booby trap and had to spend the night alone, wounded, in the jungle, all alone because nobody could get to him. That must of been a long night. Semper Fi
I was a radioman in Vietnam in 68-69 and served with the first batallón, first marines, first marine division. During my tour there we participated in many different operations some batallón size, some company size and also many squad patrols as well as listening post with a four man fireteam. Even though I participated in many firefights, I was never hit or wounded and I thank God I made it home after my thirteen month tour safe and sound. I struggled with life after three years of service for about ten years during which time I used my educational benefits. My life was drastically change in 1979 as I came to know my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Since then I have been serving in ministry as an evangelist, chaplain missionary and a pastor. For God and Country Semper Fi
John Gonzales ... thank you for your service to our great nation in traditional Honor Duty Country as an American Warrior and WELCOME HOME.... Rios US Army MP ret Vietnam * Persian Gulf War * Korea tour duty 1986-89-93 * LA Riots 1992.. combat vet.. l carried that monster at times PRC 77
"Hands down" the most gripping 31min. 02sec. i've ever witnessed on YT! Tough as it was to watch, I couldn't take my eyes off this incredible footage! Thanks for such an intense yet historic share David✌
About a 3-4 weeks ago I went to DC and went to the Vietnam Memorial… I had the chance to find a Vet and talked to him. There is a lot of encapsulated anger in his heart but most of us have massive respect for their service. They came and they delivered.
The anti veteran feeling was strong at the time. How disgraceful to look at a 19 kid and trash them. It is a everlasting shame for all that participated in spitting at veterans. Joe Ryan 173rd Airborne.
@@ryleeryan3738 Mam the vietnam war was the first media coverage war, it’s a known fact that us soldiers killed more civilians than north Vietnamese soldiers. The us soldiers killed babys and children anyone the could find, US lost the war plain and simple. Your gouvernement made it seem it was a war against communism for freedom but it was a industrial war. Look up facts and show respect to not only the fallen soldiers who died but the Vietnamese innocent civilians
My high school friend two years older than me was killed in the "Nam" on September 16, 1970. His name was L/Cpl William Franklin. He was an assault rifleman. He was a track star and his relay team were State Champions for our school. He had about 8 months in-country before a Box Mine took him on patrol. Our birthdays were the same day but 2 years apart. I think of him often and wonder what life would have been for him. I went in the Marine Corps 2 years after him in Helicopter aviation. I just want ppl to know his name so he isn't forgotten! Semper Fi!
@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker David, I've always marveled at your film making technique and how you bring true life and experience to the present moment in time. I truly believe you were in "director mode" as soon as you were born! :-). What a true gift you were given and a gift to the Planet for all you have accomplished in giving the human experience of all those who have been in front of your camera! I Salute you Sir! Namaste. From a Vietnam Era Marine Corps veteran.
Welcome home Bro. I was an Army M48A3 TC with the 1st Bn /77th Armor, 5th Mech Infantry on the DMZ. We provided tank support for the 26th Marines on their request after the 1st and 3rd USMC tank battalions were pulled out of DMZ operations. Those Marine grunts were outstanding as we supported each other on ops.
I was in the 2nd Tank Battalion at Camp Lejeune in 1966. In October I got orders for Southeast Asia. Spent 6 weeks at Pendleton playing war games. Then 800 of us Marines boarded the USS Simon B Buckner headed for Vietnam. We stopped in Okinawa and my name was called among 25 other Marines...we were to get off on the island. I spent my 13 months there. Never made it to Nam. I have no regrets.
The Vietnam vets are passing at a faster pace every day. I'm 64 and my dad and my uncles were Korean veterans and they have been gone for 5 yrs. God bless all veterans and just know 1 thing. You went and fought and not everyone has forgotten what you sacrificed for.
I'm 74 and still hanging tough! LOL!! My wife of 46 years passed away in 2016, and now it's just me, my kids, and grand kids. Without them I wouldn't have much to live for.
Things started to heat up in 1965. That's when our little town of 10,000 citizens saw it's first casualty of the war. You check on the number of Americans killed in action every year during the war, and you get a very good idea of how things were going.
The birth scene, how absolutely profound. The complexities of so many themes and emotions in just seconds of visual and audio film. These were just kids, my dad one of them from the USMC. He and Lane Furniture’s owner’s son were stationed together. When my dad married my mom Lane gave them a custom cedar engraved trunk. The bonds you form in war.
The movie's name is "A face of War" that was filmed by Eugene Jones and covers the actions of Mike Company, 3rd Bn, 7th Marines in August 1966. I was just across the river from them then and an artilleryman, serving a 105mm howitzer in Bravo 1/11. ended up serving as an artillery forward observer a month or two later and had similar experiences as Mike company as I patrolled with Echo and Golf Company 2/1 until May 1967 when I was wounded by gunfire. The film is excellent and still hard for me to watch, all these years later. We were good young men, doing what our country sent us to do and I am very proud of all of them. Not as proud of how our country deserted us when we made it back home. I don't know why this film is not available on DVD and in a higher quality copy. It is the realest depiction of our fight - its tactics, its failures and its bravery and yet all we have is this blurred and too-many-times-copied version with its distorted sound.
I worked with one of the Marines featured in the uncut version of this documentary. His name was Eddie Dupuy from San Antonio, TX. He told me he was severely wounded not long after this documentary was made. He was a good man who served his country with honor. God bless him and the rest of those who went downrange in service of this country.
That war broke many more than it killed…and it killed far too many. War always benefits the rich…those who supply the weapons, equipment, and even the food and medicine…it does not benefit the young, who are handed weapons and sent somewhere they have never been to kill people they know nothing about (except the word that makes them not human…like “gook”), making it okay to kill them. The men who came home wounded had to fight for proper care and pensions, the memorial took years too long to put up…because they didn’t want to call it a war. So much was too late for too many.🖤🇨🇦
I'd like to witness some of the lib-turds on here handling the booby traps. Every day and see if they survive.... and then if they do, tell me their memories.....
My great uncle went to Vietnam in 1968 when he was 18 and my aunt would say she had to sleep on the couch because he would wake up swinging his fists and having nightmares it lasted all the way until he died in 2019 he refused any help and denied having any ptsd his hole life I miss him he had a awesome sense of humor even with his issues he always made us kids laugh ❤
I thank all the troops and service people who served time in Viet Nam. My father did two tours there. Early '65 and then in late '67. Every so often there is an honor flight that comes into our airport. It striking now to see these young men are now up in their years, a generation that will soon fade from our presence, but never from our memories.
My 2nd cousin did 3 tours and he is in hospice right now at 79. He came home riddled with PTSD. He received a Combat Action Badge, Purple Heart, and Bronze Star. He had 52 confirmed kills. He was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia for decades. He used to tell me some wild war stories about 35 years ago but as time went by he stopped talking about it and became withdrawn from the world. I can see how the war messed up his head. Thanks for sharing
@@heretoserve5023 I can't speak for those willing to fight longer. I can only ask why would they. The Vietnam War was a tragic outcome. U. S. Soldiers weren't prepared for jungle warfare. The political powers didn't care.
@@heretoserve5023I was an Army medic….I spent two tours in Vietnam and would have gone back for the third…..but that wasn’t allowed at the time……besides…I’d rather be with my brothers who appreciated my skills than returning home in 1970
My father was there for 3 years in 101st Airborne. He is still alive and in very good health today. I have heard some stories from him over the years but he doesn't speak of it and I don't dare ask out of respect however when he does speak about it am always ready to listen. He is a brave man, after his return home he joined the Police Department and stayed there for almost 30 years. From one hell hole into another, it take a very special kind of person to be that committed to doing the job everyone else would not. Few years ago we convinced him to have his medals framed nicely. Though he did he doesn't display it ,it sits in his closet but myself and my 4 brothers are very proud of him and what he has done for his country.
I was a kid in the 60s but I remember Walter kronkite reporting on Vietnam, the tall grass, the injured and dead. I remember the nearby armory with helicopters landing there often and railroad cars with tanks and howitzers. I was so afraid of being drafted even as a kid because I knew that in a few short years I would graduate from high school and be drafted soon after. I prayed for peace and I listened to peace rock songs. Thank God it was finally over.
It would be great if this film could be remastered. It is the only film I have found that presents a awesome job of capturing what our troops went through including the impact on the local nationals.
@@derikuk2967Those sweet little kids must have been totally petrified. The look of utter despair n horror on their faces was totally heart wrenching as they watch the chaos erupt n their world crumbled around them. I too lost a loved one n remember those endless nights of walking the floors n weeping helplessly night after night holding my son in my arms n Watching this Doco brought back memories so vivid. I remember lying there numb that December night 1972 I was so young n completely devastated n holding my son n BEE GEES song came on the Radio "Don't forget to Remember" n it was his song n I just went to pieces. I had never played it for years after his death. He would say with a smile "I dedicate this beautiful song to you my love'' i couldn't bear to play it for years until few years ago.Now I play it when am in bed alone n it's just sweet tender memories of a wonderful n loving gentleman that I knew n once the love of my life n still the love of my love n forever sealed in my heart. One day I will go over to the US n visit the Vietnam WALL.n touch his name with a kiss n play quietly his favourite Bee Gees song "Don't forget to Remember'". My son is taking me over to the Wall such a long long trip from Down Under but it's worth it n he is paying for it...
My father may be somewhere in this footage. He landed with the first wave of Marines that Johnson sent in country and came out in 1966. So many of the stories he tells about that war are represented here (playing football, evacuating villages, even the model of helicopter that he flew on from Chu Lai and Danang.) I’ll ask him to watch this; he thankfully survived the war and a lifetime career in law enforcement with multiple gunfights and stabbing. My personal hero, and a decorated hero to our Nation.
My father fought in WWII in Guam and he wasn't the kind of dad that wanted his boy to continue on the military tradition. He told me to absolutely not join the Army unless America is invaded. He didn't really need to say that to me because the idea volunteering to have somebody try and shoot bullets at me sounds like the last thing I'd want to do especially when the men who have the problem with the country you're fighting are hiding back in their mansions in America.
It wasn't an easy decision for many of us. My dad was the complete opposite. Family before me had served, and now it just happened to be my turn at bat.
@@felixmadison5736yes, I joined, thinking I was protecting the world from communism; however, we should have been protecting the world against our American government.
Watching the child being born I was reminded of how certain things in life unite us all regardless of our background and circumstances. The marines and villagers were all like family for a few minutes after the child was born. 14:38
When someone tells you war is HELL, believe them. A mortar round got me, but only had to spend 9 months in the hospital, and multiple surgeries, before finally being discharged in 1970 at age 21.
Thanks David... I was two years old in 1966 when this was going on. I can begin to remember seeing the war on TV when I was five or six. Hard to fathom that this was going on for more than half of my childhood. My kids were young during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. They and I were lucky not to be touched by war directly. Would be nice to have a generation grow up without a war. The content on your channel is an important look at our past!
If there will be a generation that grows up without War…things need to drastically change in the halls of government. The size of the US military budget grows exponentially year upon year. It is into numbers the average person cannot comprehend. Even if it was cut by a third, all Americans could have full healthcare, childcare would be affordable, and no one need go to bed hungry, to sleep in a parking lot. War costs way more than most ever think.🖤🇨🇦
@@tamarrajames3590 Well.. that's what happens when US has world reserve currency status and abuses it. When the value of the currency is debt rather than real wealth and the only limit to how much you can print is how well you can sell it... Well.. you know.
@@RealShamanX True that…but a tipping point always comes…and one is approaching now. I wonder how it will play out this time…too much money out of circulation, and in the hands of too few, while the poor are blamed for their own poverty. That can’t stand much longer, no matter how many wars you throw in to distract the populace.🖤🇨🇦
@@tamarrajames3590 It's All About You.....Narcissist. Give me figures on how much is spent on people & programs now. How much of our GDP are those numbers? And you want more.? You want more, and then more, and then more.... When will more be enough? I'll tell you to your face....."More" will never be enough. You. and others like you; are as bad as the corrupt politicians, banks . businesses , and was you opine about......Actually, you're WORSE than them.
Thank you for this video. I was in 1/1 during the 1980s and all the senior Marines I encountered told me how beautiful Viet Nam is and how they'd love to go back for a visit. I thought about the horrors they'd seen and was truly perplexed why they'd want to return. I did a WestPac and also discovered a beautiful continent. A couple decades after getting out of the Corps, I got the opportunity to visit Viet Nam for work and I was overwhelmed - it truly IS an amazing place. Today, the Vietnamese people I've spoken with love America. One restaurant owner said to me, "The war was between countries, politicians, not people. We love you and want only a peaceful life. Let's not fight it again." While I'd never give up mu US citizenship, my house and wife are about an hour north of Ha Noi.
Hold on to your US citizenship ! Vietnam's neighbour and traditional enemy - the big Red Dragon has become a superpower and has become very aggressive on the international scene.!!
I have wondered what it would be like to go back to the place where I was wounded. To see where I spilled blood for my country, but I've waited way too long and nothing there is close to what it was like in 1969. Not the jungle areas anyway. Finding the exact are is probably pretty close to impossible.
@@felixmadison5736most of the well known battle locations are easily accessible and open to visit with guided tours. One of my Dads friends visited about 5 years ago and visited hill 886 and he found an old rations can and an artillery shell in an area where his artillery unit was stationed. He said he was overwhelmed with emotions once he was shown a map and then noticed the tree line that was located led to where his round were being sent. He witnessed a lot of death that month of combat and the stench and thoughts never will leave him.
My fathers brother survived the war but his mind didn't. A majority of his life spent into drugs after the war. He was artillery and a lot affected him till the day he died. He may not be remembered by many, but his sacrifice is seen. RIP Greg.
Two of my brothers were American Soldiers and were captured. The Marines made a special effort to free them and succeeded. I can't thank you Marines enough. God bless you all. My oldest brother fought like hell during his time In Nam but he recently passed away from exposure to agent orange He told me he thought he made It out alive but It looks like now he was killed by friendly fire from the agent orange. my other brother took care of him until his dying day. I'm proud of both of them and God bless our troops all over the world. I am so proud of my brothers that fought for our country it's bitter sweet now because Derryl has lost his life after going through pure hell. Rest In Peace Darryl. You deserve to go to Heaven and I know you did. 😊
A very intense film of what it was actually like on patrol in Vietnam. The Soldiers many of them came back with PTSD. Yet unlike other Wars WW1, WW2 , Korea. Where the returning Soldiers were thanked for their service. Many Vietnam Vets were treated badly upon returning States side. Still many are MIA to this day. This film gave a brief glimpse into what truly happened on patrol when one didn't know friend from foe in the Villages often. 💪🏻🙏🏻✨
although they knew friend from foe more often than not. when seperate units converge on one enemy they typically communicated with each other via radio
it's true the public mistreatment is heavily exaggerated by US government & media. The trope of how horrible it was to have condemned the soldiers was just one of several methods used to silence anti-war public dissent during the Gulf. However, the VA back then were essentially homeless shelters and not as effective at reintegrating soldiers as they are today @@SandfordSmythe
One of the main differences was the large portion of soldiers drafted for this war compared to the modern day Iraq and Afghan conflicts where it’s a volunteer force. It’s extremely shitty when you didn’t wanna go there in the first place and you come back with no respect.
A friend of my father's came home mentally wrecked. He helped my father through real hard times and was such a gentle man. In the late 1990s i was working at the V.A. i saw Larry in town and questioned him about benefits. He told me that one day taking my father(a Korean War vet) to the V.A. he inquired. He was told he never served because they had no record. I told him to bring me a dd214. About the year 2000 he can in with a dd214 that was real yellowed. I took him to our eligibility office and he got his benifits.
I was 18 when this horrible war finally ended. We would watch the news reels on tv every evening. Heartbreaking how those poor boys were treated when they got home. They did what they were asked to do.
Exactly, how they treat them that way when most were drafted! Of course the people blame them instead of 100 percent on their gov who did all of this! Propaganda and brainwashing is a real thing!
I served in the USMC in the 80's. Every time I meet a Vietnam Vet, I always say, "Welcome home." They didn't hear that very often when they came home. I believe there is a special place in Heaven for our Vietnam Vets. God bless.
If anything, graphic war footage is more widespread and available than in any other time in history. Just look at all the horrific videos coming out of the Ukraine or the years upon years of footage from the Middle East.
Yeah, I bet Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans would disagree. Our “elected” federal officials don’t seem to know how awful war is. 20 years in Afghanistan?
It is for most of them. LOL!!! My son plays a war game on PS5 based on the Vietnam War and they have a ball. My son never says much about it to me, because he knows what I went through was unlike any video game he'll ever see.
Very interesting film capturing a small part of the daily life of a Marine in the Southern part of I Corp. The concern of young Marines in child birth, health clinics, and the day to day grind of war was shown naturally. You did a great job. Thank you Marines. A Vietnam Veteran I Corp Phu Bai, Hue and Khe Sanh 1967-1969
I was wounded in Operation Starlight, 20 miles of Chu Lai in August of 1965. With 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines. SGT Frank Blank was shot to death 3 feet away from me, I watched him die. The VC opened up and machine gunned around 7 of us a once. I was hit in the shoulder. We went against the 324B North Vietnamese Battalion, a crack unit( highly trained). I met after evuacuated to Danang Battalion Aid Station, Ribert O Malley, medal of honor reciepient there, what a hero, we smoked and talked about the S and D operation.
Dad lived into his 80's. He Always slept in total darkness and never snored! The slightest noise would wake him up. 23 years in the Army, 1st Calvary Division . Was very proud of the Army! RIP Dad
My paw paw was a medic as well in Vietnam. He never talked about it, not even for a second. The main thing I remember as a kid was everyone had to basically yell talking to him bc of hearing loss from the war and he always sat out on the porch. He hardly talked and stayed to himself. And there was probably only a handful of times I saw emotion on his face. RIP paw paw Harold Backers
Thanks for posting, we were all so young back then. My time in the Corps was 63-67 and not sure how some of us made it so far amd still miss those that didn't. Semper Fi, less than 1/3 or our brothers and sisters from that war are left above ground.
I’m a Vietnam vet, I had nine guys that graduated high school with that were in Vietnam, all came home, one died from Agent Orange. Big Red One, Tet 1968.
I am a Southeast Asian, many Americans like to criticize Vietnam vets.... well they were no saints but soldiers.... soldiers who gave their lives to stop the tide of communist domination... Today, I live in freedom and democracy because of their sacrifices... while some of you americans may looked down on them and think badly about them.... I SALUTE THEM, THEY GAVE UP THEIR LIVES, THEIR YOUTH, and many are still suffering neglect.... I SALUTE YOU VIETNAM VETS..... GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
That first part is simply not true. The cause was not freedom and democracy. Today Vietnam is communist AND a trading partner, an exporter to the American market. The war was a big mistake. We killed innocent people, people who wanted their independence.
I had an uncle who was in Vietnam and was shipped over to Khe Sahn before that base was attacked. That battle lasted 77 days. He said he was scared the entire time until it ended. Sadly he passed away at the age of 58.
It's sadly a common thing in many countries, men come back from wars and never get the help they deserve. It happens here in the UK also, its strange that nobody ever stops a war because they have exceeded their budget, but veterans everywhere face a situation where there is never enough money according to the governments.
Thank you for posting this video. My uncle was in the Black horse regiment in Vietnam (RIH) and my cousin was apart of a Marine force recon unit in Vietnam. I can only imagine the hell they witness. My uncle died from Agent orange so many years later.
We fought alongside the Black Horse Cavalry (1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry) in Vietnam on occasion. Great bunch of guys and a great fighting group. As good as we had in 'Nam.
I was born in 1965 am a Veteran myself also a History Buff of Wars throughout our World History. This is a riviting first hand account of a Marine unit in the biggining of the Vietnam war. My son served with the 2/7 golf Marine unit in Fallujah not sure if it's the same, but my hat goes off to these young brave Americans that have been immortalized in there youth as of today and Vids of young Americans from WWI to WWII, To Korea and beyond brings " Tears" to my eyes how young we were. The commrodery leadership and the nieve attitudes we had about war. We went in thinking we just wanted to save the World so that they could live as we did in America. Turns out it's not so this is how they prefer to live. Respectfully Arthur Puente
Something to ponder. The Vietnam War wasn't the same for everyone. At it's peak, there were around 500,000 troops in Vietnam. Yet at any given time, only 80,000 or so (roughly 15%) were out in the field fighting. Many GI's in Vietnam had cushy jobs. It didn't mean they were safe. The big bases were frequently mortared. My point is, in my opinion the Vietnam War wasn't traumatic for everyone. Many GI's served two tours or more.
To further that, approximately 2.6 million service members served "in country" during the Vietnam war years with 6.4 million serving globally during the Vietnam War era. After the 2010 census there was a report that up to 10 million people claimed to be Vietnam Vets. Not Vietnam Era vets, but Vietnam vets.
@@throwedoff1961 Pursuant to my original post, in all fairness, the "cushy job" folks trucked in food, ran the PX, kept the helicopters flying, manned the base hospital and did lots more helped keep the line troops alive. I've read that many REMFs were gullible for "battle-scarred" NVA flags that had been sewn locally, poked with a pencil, rubbed in dirt and spattered with chicken blood.
The military has always been a mobile city, even nowadays only about 10% actually fight. The rest are simple mechanics/cooks/ AC repairmen/ ect. Thays what most people tend to forget, if you arnt infantry or something involving direct combat then you pretty much don't have much to worry about....mostly at least
@@Tysandifer Agreed. The commonly-held perception of "Vietnam War experience" is that of a battle-scarred veteran. But you point out, that only applied to a small minority. The only post-war stories we hear are of PTSD (not minimizing it) or nightmares or alcoholics. Again that only happened to a few if I can paint in very broad strokes.
@@Tysandifertruck drivers and people in aviation were getting shot at in 1972, and of course the Rangers were always taking risks in several neighboring countries.
I was in the Central Highlands, II Corp, with an Ammo Resupply/EOD Company in '67. I can say that the experience you see in this film is REAL as it gets. However, I never saw an M14s round reloaded from the top down. It was always magazine replaced ammo.... The old M1s DID load top down, and the M14 was an upgrade of the WWII/Korea M1.... That is to say it might have been possible, however, I never saw it (M14) loaded like an old M1....
First, thank you sir. The Marines are using "stripper clips" to reload their magazines. Each clip holds 10 rounds. So you could do this twice and fill your magazine up while it was either still on your rifle - or any empty mags you might have not on your rifle. I am almost 60, and had 2 uncles that served in Vietnam. Both have told me stories, and one has even shown me very graphic pictures of combat. I do have alot of memories of the war from when I was growing up. One, I remember picking one of uncles up at the airport. He had been wounded and was home for a leave. He stayed with us. I remember him unpacking his duffle bag in our kitchen. One thing he pulled out was a jungle hat- all torn up, with dark stains on it. When I asked about it, he said it was his friends hat. He was killed right beside my uncle when my uncle was wounded. My uncle decided he couldn't go back. I remember Mom telling me that if anyone came around asking about my Uncle, for me not to say anything. I served from 1982-88 with my local Army National Guard Field Artillery Unit. I know it was nothing compared to what you and my Uncle's went through over there.
It was so easy to use the stripper clip to fill the magazine in the well. I really liked the m14. After a year I qualified on the m16. That m16, fell in love with it. My little toy gun with tiny bullet's
@@ralphriffle1126 I was issued an M-16A1 in basic in 1982. I was also issued an M-16A1 once I got to my Field Artillery Unit. When I got out in 88- we still had them. I did volunteer to carry an M-60 early into my enlistment. I did like it much more than the 16. I like the 7.62+51 round the 60 fires (same as the M-14) alot more than the 5.56. I do own an M-4, 5.56 semi auto carbine now. It's okay- but I also have an old Savage bolt action 30-06. I do favor 30 caliber rifles over the 5.56 ones. But they each have their uses.
The receiver of the M-14 had a clip guide at the rear of the receiver bridge which allowed for the insertion of a 10 round clip of 7.62 ammo to be fed into the magazine of the rifle without removing it.
My dad was platoon Sgt F/Co 2/9 July 65- Jan 30, 66. They were ambushed on 30 Jan 66, 5 wounded, (dad hit twice, leg amputated ) and 4 KIA …. He told me many times last years of his life , “I had bad feeling those 10 days we were on patrol “ … I dug up info years later, the US government had intelligence that there was reinforced viet cong regulars in the area they were in!!! Many things about that war that should have been handled differently
As a young and dumb guy, I was forced into the Vietnam Slaughter. The "Thank you for you service blah blah blah" always sickens me. The American people continue treating their veterans like crap. If you want to truly thank them work to end the VA 3-D System: Deceive-Delay-Deny. Any veteran who was in combat should automatically qualify as a "service connected" disability. A simple criterion would be the Combat Action ribbon awarded for being in any area where you were being shot at.
This film was very intense! after having watch this I am left with many emotions, first off seeing a new life being born in the middle of total chaos of war was something else. Second, knowing what I have learned over the years how the Vietnam Vets the men and the women were treated upon their return home to America. Third, SSgt Barry Sadler "The Ballad of the Green Berets" was released by RCA Victor Records in January 1966, and became a fast-selling single, holding No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for five consecutive weeks from March 5 to April 2, 1966. The record sold more than nine million copies. Fourth, I think back on my childhood in the 1960's playing with my G.I. Joe to young and unaware the Vietnam war was raging oversea in Southeast Asia and young guys 18 to 25 were dying. as I enter my teens in the 1970's I became aware of the Vietnam conflict to this day the Vietnam Vets the men and women who served our country have my up most respect. Thanks David Hoffman and a special thanks you to our Vietnam Vets.
18:13 soldier from Bridgeport CT .I'm from Milford CT and lived in Bridgeport CT for a little while . I hope he made it home. My uncle served 1966 -1968 he did make it back then went to college on gi bill Alabama . I was a young child but I remember watching the news everyday I remember the last day my uncle spent time with me before he left and he explained to me that he might not come back after he left I always was thinking about him then waiting for mail from him from time to time relieved to hear from him when he did right up until he finally came home I was so happy to see him have much respect to all who served in Vietnam today in 61 hard to believe how the years passed from 1966 to 2023 .
From Stratford…in Oxford now. Was wild to hear that guy say he was born in Bpt. Hope he made it back. *EDIT* : went through the entire states casualty’s. No one from Bpt Ct named Vince was KIA. There a couple Vince’s in Ct that are ‘Nam vets.
My brother enlisted in 69 was a door gunner. Doesn’t talk much about the war. He is 75 years old doing great but it was hell on our family when he was there. We would watch Bob Hope specials hoping to see him on tv. He never let my mother know that he was a door gunner on a helicopter. He wrote home saying he was a cook I. The mess hall. God bless all of you !!
Thank you Thank you Thank you to all military personnel for your service in the Vietnam War. You stood up to the call regardless of politics. The scars on you may or may not be seen but they are real and I hope our young men and now women rise to that same call when asked of them. They will become a generation of selfless people and turn from this crap in our society. I never served but my son who was recently medically discharged as a 5 stripe sgt in the Army served two combat tours in Afghanistan. My father in law was Canadian but served 1.5 tours (wounded in combat) in Vietnam as a US Marine. He said he wanted action and all the Canadians had was a row boat and a shotgun for a Navy. He wanted action (lol, he was a funny guy). As humorous as he was he was. More so humble and rarely spoke of his time to anyone but me. I love military history. This video is awesome.. it helps me see in his world as he did back so many years ago. God Bless our Service Members!!
Just for a piece of history to be recorded - somewhere, I register this story here: I was a 1Lt, USMC, 3rd Platoon, C 1/9, 1968, near the Ashau, just before operation Dewey Canyon, My new platoon sgt had done an earlier tour, and was back. He told me his aim was to kill 35 NVA (he got one with his .45 while still with me). I asked, why? He described an operation during his first tour: 2 Marine Battalions, they were going down a road when they heard a (signal) shot fired; they all dived into the ditch on the opposite side of the road. A hail of bullets went over the road. That was the start of the battle. Two companies were sent off over a field to take a hill - after going a short distance, the NVA opened up on them, simultaneously activating a line of exploding fire barrels (something such) that created a wall of fire behind the Marines. I don’t remember what happened to the companies, I doubt it was good. My Sgt’s platoon was sent off to occupy another hill (he was in command, apparently the Lts had been killed/wounded earlier - a Lt’s lifespan in Vietnam was considered two weeks). Looking down from the hill, they saw what they thought were several “hedgerows.” Then they saw an NVA officer standing in front of the hedgerows, waving his sword. A machine gunner asked my sergeant if he could kill him - answer, yes. So the machine gunner opened up, literally “walking” the NVA officer’s body along via the volume of rounds…then let him drop. The “hedgerows” (camouflaged NVA, at least a battalion) got up; they started an online assault up the hill on the platoon; they just walked, bayonets ready, never fired, until a few yards away. The Marines meanwhile were firing furiously. The NVA swept over the hill, went to the other side, turned around, swept over the hill again, turned around, swept over the hill again. After the third sweep, there were two Marines left - my sergeant and his radio operator. My sergeant radioed his company command, said he could not hold the hill, and was given permission to abandon the position. 35 Marines were dead. Anyone who claims Vietnam was not a “real war” (e.g., Will Schryver) is just deeply ignorant.
🇬🇧I'm a proud vet of 4 wars with armored cav and recon. The day we stopped lining up on horses to charge our enemy, war became not a cause of righteousness and bravery, but a business of market profit, driven by unmitigated slaughter and propaganda.
He was pretty much right about that. It was just kill or be killed one day after the next and you just hoped you could hang in until your tour was up. I didn't make it that far, but luckily I survived my injuries and am still kicking today.
Our Veterans and Soldiers deserve all our thanks and respect. Wars are for those that want to control through power and wealth! God will hold them accountable for the atrocities inflicted
My grandfather was a Vietnam vet. His favorite story to tell us kids to get the point across was the tale of his unit driving down a pitch black road one night and coming across a group or family who had stepped on a land mines. One kid was still alive and walking away from the site like nothing happened, despite missing both arms at the elbows. I Miss him every day, I hate that we’re losing people like him. We gotta keep their realities alive.
Wow this is doc really isn’t about reciting strategy or tactics but captures the daily experience & ambience of Marine operations early in the Vietnam war. Extremely fascinating. Thanks for sharing
My dad a Marine Sgt Maj (Ret) Vietnam Veteran served around this time frame 1966-1967 2/7 Marines. I noticed the M14,s Ch 34,s the Marines carried and flew in. Man God Bless them. Love you dad and all my Vietnam Vets. Semper Fi & welcome home...
Thanks for sharing these Vietnam war video, get to see how what they did back then. Somuch history. Some people say the war was pointless. Thanks again for sharing. 🎞️🎥😎✌️
Often, the point of a War is money, pure and simple…it is a way to boost the economy, and make more civilian jobs available at home. Usually it smoothed over political differences, and brings both parties together in patriotism. The Vietnam war was different, because regular people watched it unfold on TV every night, saw the many flag covered coffins come home…and started asking questions instead of just waving the flag. Americans will never all agree about that War, and perhaps that is as it should be. Many Fathers who sent their Sons believed it was like the War they fought WWII, many who went, or dodged the draft didn’t see the comparison that was all their Fathers had to work with.🖤🇨🇦
I always stop to watch these kinds of videos as there is always a chance that I might get a glimpse of my older brother who was KIA in 1968. He had told us he was interviewed by CBS news in one of his letters home. As I was watching this, the childbirth scene came up and I suddenly realized that this movie had been shown back in late 1960’s on television, a station WTTG channel 5 in Washington, D.C. where we were living at that time. I think it came on right after the 10 o’clock news or something. I was only about 9-10 years old but I do remeber that childbirth scene very very well. I cannot remember if my brother was still alive at the time but it made me realize that he was in a very dangerous place. Thanks for sharing this. As a former Marine myself, I take my hat off and honor anybody who served in Vietnam. You are a special chosen group of individuals from the history of this country. I work with a few veterans who made it back OK and some who didn’t do very well. Sometimes I wonder what changes the war experience would have made in my brother and I realize that some people would have done better not to have returned o face a lifetime of mental illness and dysfunction. His name is on The Wall, honored in his own hometown of Washington, D.C. that he loved so much. What an honor but also, what a tragedy to die so horribly so young. Thanks again for going to the trouble to render this for viewing and thank you UA-cam for not taking it down because of its graphic nature.
This also really shows how machine like it is. They're just, sending you straight in there, and if the pointman dies someone takes his place and is pushed up front. And the short briefing and commands before they're sent out I could feel the nerves. Closest feeling I've had was a football huddle before the kickoff or first play of the game in a stadium, couldn't imagine it being possibly life or death or worse.
Picture looks a bit like my dad would. I’m always scouring. Secrets that’ll never be known of a broken man. To all veterans, I’ve witnessed the aftermath. You are loved.
One of the first books I ever read was “phase line green : battle for Hue city” this was a battle in a city of house to house fighting in Vietnam. The Captain left with about 7 men out of his whole platoon . It’s a real raw account of war and it will have you feeling what the soldiers felt.
The guy that deserves the purple heart as well should be the camera man. To my understanding, the camera man doesn't even carry a weapon. He just loves dodging bullets and recording reality. That takes heart!
A government film shot in Vietnam at approximately the same time - ua-cam.com/video/X-be9To8l3I/v-deo.html
Amazing. I hope you have more and continue to put this out.🇺🇲💪🏻❤️🙏🏻
Only those who were there can truly feel what they felt. As Alexander Solzhenitsyn wrote in Gulag Archipelago...(in Siberia) one who is warm does not know how someone in the cold feels.
@@toldyouso5588 I was with the Army 4th infantry division central highlands of south Vietnam 68/69, 24/7 in the jungle. Our company of about a hundred infantry soldiers would move from one hilltop to another only staying a week or two and sometimes longer. Those hilltops were referred to as our firebase. From the firebase we ran three-man patrols out for four days. The central highlands were filled with Ho Chi Minns trails. On patrol we walked out of thick dense jungle right into a main thoroughfare big enough to drive a semi-truck through. The enemy must have used a big truck or tank and had helpers on top the rig to cut jungle branches and bamboo and attached it up above to hide from being seen from the air. Most of the time we were bored and tired, fill with terror and killing on both sides.
3 tours . Nothing can duplicate it. Highest adrenaline rush ever. Tried many adrenaline thing since, no comparison.
These were mostly children they were snatched up and forced to go and fight another war started on a bunch of lies Johnson had to get the countries mind off of him and the deep stater's killing the Kennedys. And for the politicians in Washington DC to get richer off of the military industrial complex.the government killed off a lot of America's youth alot .The media bashed the Soldiers so bad they couldn't even come home in uniform.What a shame and waste of innocent blood.
I am a Caregiver to a Vietnam Vet. He is in his 80s. He was a Corpsman (medic). His job was to resuscitate, stop bleeding, manage pain, and whatever else to keep troops alive until they could be evacuated. He still cannot go to sleep until 3am each night because he had to keep watch until that time during the war. NOT conflict. Balloons are not allowed in the house for fear of popping. He still has night terrors. He tried to hang himself three times. He always has to sit facing the entryway. He tells me what he did and what he saw. That "conflict" was a living nightmare. So many American boys were sacrificed. Many barely old enough to shave. My heart goes out to all Vets everywhere.
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@@happymess3219 I'll let him know you said this.
Conflict..... exactly. B.s. tell that to their parents. Ty for saying that
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Lots of respect and love for him from the Netherlands 🇳🇱🇺🇸 and thank him for his service ! (My dad is a WW2 veteran in the Pacific)
This film was shown to my Company during Marine boot camp in 1967. It was extremely graphic and was a wake-up call to us young Marine recruits. The graphic realism let us know what we would be facing in the very near future. Sadly, five of my boot camp friends would be dead within the year following our viewing of this film.
The original title of the film was "A Company Called 'Mike."
- Bravo Zulu.
Thank you for your service, sir. From Canada. Semper Fi.
God 🙏 bless you
Thanks for sharing, I'm going to have to see if I can find the full video. Wasn't being shown when I was in bootcamp in 85.
When I was in boot camp in 1981 they showed us the Sands of Iwo Jima, with John Wayne, right up until Striker was killed, then they shut it off and moved us out
As a two tour combat veteran of Vietnam I’m so moved by the comments by your wonderful subscribers. I couldn’t watch this whole video but it does give people a glimpse of what combat is like. Though it doesn’t and can’t show the sheer terror, or sheer adrenaline rush of war.
I don't think I'd have survived ... except, I wouldn't want to let my buddies down.
Only way to know is to have lived through it all.
I graduated in the class of 1976, I was lucky the war ended in 1975, thanks for your service men, I met several of you guys after the war, the most humble human beings I ever knew and worked worked for, they told me some terrible stories of what they had endured, horrible indeed!
Nothing can top the rush you get when you think you're about to die.
Can't replicate the real sounds either or more importantly, the smell of fear and the smell of combat. Video never really did it justice. You just have to be there, as you well know.
I was a little kid when my dad went there 67, 68 and 69 he came home after being there for 3 years and battled with cancer from agent orange died at 50 years old, I remember picking him up at the airport in California waving my little American flag and was so happy to see him, all the men came off the plane in street clothes getting tomatoes and eggs thrown at them from the protesters, I was so mad I was throwing stuff back at them then the MPs rushed us into a hanger , I miss him so much my dad was my best friend RIP dad
Sorry to hear that. That damn Agent Orange killed almost as many of us as the VC did.
My grandpa Paul was 1st cav and same thing, he threw away his combat fatigues and put on street clothes he flew into san Fran they called him baby killer and threw stuff at him, he never talked about the war but he cried inconsolably when someone thanked him for his service
I don't believe all of this.
You can believe it
@@SandfordSmythehow old are you?
I’m Australian I lost a very good friend to that senseless war I was told that an American company was being attacked by the viet cong . They were radioing to HQ where they were told no help is coming. Our boys heard the call for help so they went and fought along side the soldiers Lest we forget ✝️🙏🏻🙏🏻✝️
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Most wars if not all are senseless.
I disagree that the Vietnam War was senseless. In that era communism was spreading in Asia and local communist redesigned their structure to make their Communist Party absolute dictators and tyrants subjugating and enslaving their own people. When the stupid French messed up Indochina and left it with a growing dominance of communism the neighboring countries also started to get consumed. Just for example my home country in the late 1950's Philippines the Armed Old Huk communist rebels and the New CPP communist had gotten very strong and their leaders predicted they will over throw the Democratic Government by the early 1960's with the help of Chinese and Vietnamese Communists. If USA did not interfere in 1964 and the Communist take over of the entire Vietnam was not prolonged to 1975 then surely the grand plan of a Chinese Vietnamese aided communist take over of the Philippines would have materialized. But China and Vietnam were drained by the US entry to their war and by the 1968 Tet Offensive whatever dwindling aid they were sending to Philippine Communists had stopped.
Started by old men n young men die in them!
My father was 173rd AB Brigade 82 AB Division and he always remarked on the bravery the Aussie soldiers possessed. Unfortunately he died of Agent Orange cancer and I miss him terribly. Sad thing is the rulers of our country today are the ones who never went to that horrible place and much more needs to be done to square up the price paid by all those brave men who lost their souls fighting so we could be free. Thank you Vietnam Vets just wish y'all got to live your life as you wished when you came home. My dad got the last 8 years of his life finally decent before that war finally came back to claim him. Seems like he gave so much for such a small return. And as I grow in age I see how great a man he truly was and that just tears the heart out of me knowing if he avoided his "duty" he may have lived such an easier, longer life but would not be the same man I carry so much respect for in my heart as only a man of honor would sacrifice his life for what he truly believes in. Can't say I see much of that in our leaders of today, you know, the same ones who didn't go over there to fight and die yet make light of those who did.
an old farmer i work for was on an aircraft carrier in vietnam. His brother just passed away a few weeks ago, 2 bronze stars he received for carrying out over 100 fallen comrades during a battle to make sure they made it home to their families. RIP Mr. Ellis
WAS IT THE USS FORRESTAL??
how did he feel about invading an other country that did nothing to him?
Im not sure what carrier he was on ill have to ask. He mentioned the name in one of his stories but i cant remember. Might have been enterprise bc i remembering him saying they scrapped his ship. He worked on the f-4 phantoms and f-8 crusaders. Said he loved working on those mk 16 cannons. He was lucky as he was on a carrier so not really any ptsd to speak of. His brother had a lot of demons to deal with i guess though. I never met him as he was a pretty private guy. @@jamebrooke894
Considering he was drafted, thrown into a jungle for years in miserable conditions against his will , saved as many people as he could ,to come home to be treated like shit by idiots like you, I doubt he enjoyed it too much. He was a hero in my book. @@Genessyss
@@Genessyss It's an individual decision, but all the troops voted that they wanted to invade. So they elected generals and admirals and just thought it up and did it.
My brother Bobby was there and came back. He was my hero. I was very close to Bobby and he mentored me from 12 yrs old through my teens. We did so.much together; played football, basketball and fast pitch softball on the same team. He taught me to be tough. We hunted but mostly fished. When he returned from Nam he was guaranteed his job in the Union working for Safeway when Unions were strong in Va and paid well. He bought a really nice new bass boat and we fished for yrs. on thar boat. He took me on a fly in trip to a lake in Canada with 5 other friends for a present for graduating from High School. He took me so many places fishing. He took me also to Yellowstone Park when I was 15. Awesome brother and I miss him so much. Bobby passed away on Mothers day in 2008. I post this honoring my great brother and hero Bobby Wayne Chumley. Miss him so much! I cannot write enough about my brother Bobby. We grew up.in a large family of 9 children; 5 brothers and 4 sisters. Bobby wasn't my biological brother and my dad adopted Bobby when he was 5 months old. Not a biological brother but a true brother indeed. I was closer to Bobby than my 3 other brothers. Sorry for going on so much about him but there are not enough words about just how Bobby blessed me. Welcome home you men who served, welcome home and SHALOM!
Well said, and very heartfelt. I salute your big brother my friend, he endured what most of us will never have to. God bless his service, not just to his country, but to you.
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I thank your dear brother for his service one could only imagine the mansion God prepared for him in heaven...❤🇺🇸🇺🇸❤🇺🇸
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I think it great you carried on like that. Thank you for sharing his story and your love for your brother that swerved out coubtry well.
The unlimited trauma these men were expected to endure should remind our country how improperly they were (are) treated upon return. Politics be damned when it comes to honoring these sacrifices. Then. And now. Thanks for this, David.
most marine 2nd lr were 21 WE were convinced,we were immortal
Convinced by a oligarchy who needs these wars
It should remind everyone that this bs wasn’t any good and will never be any good. Unless you’re getting attacked you shouldn’t go to war. As simple as that.
It was a disgrace, and the youth, resilience, and reaction time of the soldiers didn’t save them all by any means. The men who sent them, and who unnecessarily prolonged this combat should have faced trials, but they didn’t…they just got richer.🖤🇨🇦
They were treated infinitely worse by their military by being sent to Vietnam in the first place. The president is the head of the military.
Viet Vet 1967-1968...11Bravo Infantry....First Infantry Division...Purple Heart....Rough stuff, lost many buddies...Met a wonderful young woman upon my return and she helped ease the demons in my mind, but you never forget. I think about those guys quite often.
Welcome home ... 👍
God bless you and your lady
Thank you kindly for your Service
I will never forget my first firefight in Vietnam. The sound of a bullet that could have killed me as it zipped past my ear. I had no earthly idea where it can from nor what direction to return fire to make if stop. Not a day goes by that when I find myself sitting alone that I don't think of how scared I was and at time still am.
God bless you
Thank you for your Service
Welcome Home sir and thank you 🫡💚
Thank you for your service 🫡
Unfortunately I know EXACTLY what and how you felt. My second firefight in Afghanistan, I had bullets wizzing by me from 10-12-2’O’clock directions.
There were soooo many bullets coming at me, that I was too terrified to even DARE fire back (I was the machine gunner on our truck 🛻)
Eventually I prayed and sprayed 400 .50 Cal rounds left and right until they stopped shooting.
Absolutely terrifying!
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I've had bullets whiz by right here in the woods of the USA. Not sure if they didn't know I was walking there, knew and we trying to hit me or knew and we're just trying to fk with me.
I was a Soldier with the First Air Calvary in Vietnam. Lost a lot of the best people that I ever knew.
You were in the First Air Cal- the Baptist division which had its fame stolen by the inferior 1st Air Cav?
Do you think civilians should watch combat footage?
@@vodkacannonInteresting question. Your thoughts.
Hey hey 1st CAV.. l thank you for your service to our great nation in traditional Honor Duty Country as an American Warrior and WELCOME HOME... l lost 11 compadres from my Hiram W Johnson high school Class of 1965 KIA RVN... l also lost 1LT during combat operations Opn Desert Shield/ Desert Storm... and 2 suicides post battlefield tour duty.
Vietnam * Persian Gulf War * Korea tour duty 1986-89-93 * LA Riots 1992
Thank you sir God 🙏 bless you
58,000 Americans died in that war.
One of them was my cousin, Lt. Col. Albert Charles Butler. U.S. Army.
KIA 03/22/1969 Tay Ninh, Republic of Vietnam. Home town: Florence, MS
Sorry for your loss
Sta archidia Maß! !!!
A shout out to you from florence ms! Ive lived here since 1970, after my mom died and my dad remarried. I gained a stepsister and stepbrother with that marriage. My step brotherwas already in country. My dad was a trucker, so it was mostly just my mom me, and new sister. She was so worried. We would gather round the TV at night to watch walter ronkite, and read the names of the dead, every piece of footage, she strained to see if she could see her son, Henry. One day, she got a call that he had been wounded in action, and would be in the Walter Reed Hospital. She left after making hasty plans for me and my sister. He had gotten ambushed, (like so many), and had taken a couple machine gun rounds to his shoulder. He was there a couple months with surgeries and rehab, but he got to come home. He recovered physically, but had emotional scars till he died in his early 50s. Sorry for the loss of your loved one. Just had to say hi, not every day you see little ol Florence MS. mentioned.
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David, thank you for posting. My father is a Vietnam Marine Vet. Won't talk about anything. After watching your clips, iGet the opportunity to see what "made" him the man, father, husband he is today. Heartbreaking to see what he had to go through. Now, iUnderstand why he refuses to talk about ANYTHING. ❤💔
My dad was lucky to have been stationed in Korea on the DMZ and didn't have to fight during the Vietnam War. He did lose several HS friends, and one of our family friends his age, who did see combat, won't talk about it. Also had several great uncles that were on that Normandy beach in WW2, none of them talked about what happened to me or anyone that I knew of. Those men have been gone for a while now, but man, they WERE Men. I adored them and still honor their memory.
Men who face such things, regardless of which War, often try to compartmentalize those inhuman things they were forced to be a part of. They lock them away, and never speak of it, except to those who went through it with them.
Soon, everyone who fought in WWII will be gone, and with them, the things they saw, and did, and learned will also be gone from human recall. They didn’t want that part of their lives to taint that of their children and loved ones…
And yet, by silence and suppression, they often did exactly that. To understand is a precious gift,, if we ever come to that place.🖤🇨🇦
@@tamarrajames3590 Indeed. Well said. ✌🏽❤
Just think how scared the vc was. These Paris island devil dogs would do it again. I see courage and bravery.
Some times the freedom bearers die in unnecessary wars gaining political advantage for politicians. The Americans love freedom and peace but sometimes our military is required to spill their blood for not so good ideas.
God bless our warriors. These Brave Men. ! God bless them! God have Mercy on America.
@@davidhayes7596 where’s the love for the Hollywood Marines? MCRDSanDiego.
I was a US Marine in the early 80's. My cousin Greg was was a Marine in Vietnam around the same time this was filmed. He told of the time he tripped a booby trap and had to spend the night alone, wounded, in the jungle, all alone because nobody could get to him. That must of been a long night. Semper Fi
I was a radioman in Vietnam in 68-69 and served with the first batallón, first marines, first marine division. During my tour there we participated in many different operations some batallón size, some company size and also many squad patrols as well as listening post with a four man fireteam. Even though I participated in many firefights, I was never hit or wounded and I thank God I made it home after my thirteen month tour safe and sound.
I struggled with life after three years of service for about ten years during which time I used my educational benefits. My life was drastically change in 1979 as I came to know my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Since then I have been serving in ministry as an evangelist, chaplain missionary and a pastor.
For God and Country Semper Fi
how old are you ?
Amen to you brother!
@@sonar112 I am 75 years young 😉
I was with 1/1 in the early 80's. 0311. Semper Fi brother
John Gonzales ... thank you for your service to our great nation in traditional Honor Duty Country as an American Warrior and WELCOME HOME.... Rios US Army MP ret Vietnam * Persian Gulf War * Korea tour duty 1986-89-93 * LA Riots 1992.. combat vet.. l carried that monster at times PRC 77
"Hands down" the most gripping 31min. 02sec. i've ever witnessed on YT! Tough as it was to watch, I couldn't take my eyes off this incredible footage! Thanks for such an intense yet historic share David✌
Thanku!
About a 3-4 weeks ago I went to DC and went to the Vietnam Memorial… I had the chance to find a Vet and talked to him. There is a lot of encapsulated anger in his heart but most of us have massive respect for their service. They came and they delivered.
The anti veteran feeling was strong at the time. How disgraceful to look at a 19 kid and trash them. It is a everlasting shame for all that participated in spitting at veterans. Joe Ryan 173rd Airborne.
@@ryleeryan3738Anyone spitting on a veteran (or anyone for that matter) deserves a punch in the face
@@ryleeryan3738 well they decided to travel half way around the world to "defend" their country. they deserve to be sipt upon
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@@ryleeryan3738 Mam the vietnam war was the first media coverage war, it’s a known fact that us soldiers killed more civilians than north Vietnamese soldiers. The us soldiers killed babys and children anyone the could find, US lost the war plain and simple. Your gouvernement made it seem it was a war against communism for freedom but it was a industrial war. Look up facts and show respect to not only the fallen soldiers who died but the Vietnamese innocent civilians
My high school friend two years older than me was killed in the "Nam" on September 16, 1970. His name was L/Cpl William Franklin. He was an assault rifleman. He was a track star and his relay team were State Champions for our school. He had about 8 months in-country before a Box Mine took him on patrol. Our birthdays were the same day but 2 years apart. I think of him often and wonder what life would have been for him. I went in the Marine Corps 2 years after him in Helicopter aviation. I just want ppl to know his name so he isn't forgotten! Semper Fi!
Thank you Charles.
David Hoffman filmmaker
@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker David, I've always marveled at your film making technique and how you bring true life and experience to the present moment in time. I truly believe you were in "director mode" as soon as you were born! :-). What a true gift you were given and a gift to the Planet for all you have accomplished in giving the human experience of all those who have been in front of your camera! I Salute you Sir! Namaste. From a Vietnam Era Marine Corps veteran.
Thank you sir.
David Hoffman filmmaker
I spent 12 month and 29 days in-country Vietnam as a US Marine tank commander from Jan '69 - Feb '69. God bless all of these grunts.
Welcome home Bro. I was an Army M48A3 TC with the 1st Bn /77th Armor, 5th Mech Infantry on the DMZ. We provided tank support for the 26th Marines on their request after the 1st and 3rd USMC tank battalions were pulled out of DMZ operations. Those Marine grunts were outstanding as we supported each other on ops.
I was in the 2nd Tank Battalion at Camp Lejeune in 1966. In October I got orders for Southeast Asia. Spent 6 weeks at Pendleton playing war games. Then 800 of us Marines boarded the USS Simon B Buckner headed for Vietnam. We stopped in Okinawa and my name was called among 25 other Marines...we were to get off on the island. I spent my 13 months there. Never made it to Nam. I have no regrets.
Thanks for going through that, the idea of being there and going through that makes me just feel overwhelmed, I can't imagine actually being there.
As a kid born in 1958 I thought I had seen all the existing combat video from Vietnam. Thanks for finding something I haven’t seen.
The Vietnam vets are passing at a faster pace every day. I'm 64 and my dad and my uncles were Korean veterans and they have been gone for 5 yrs. God bless all veterans and just know 1 thing. You went and fought and not everyone has forgotten what you sacrificed for.
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they sacrificed for a colonial empire that had no business being in those countries
yes and also for the warrior's spirit, and for an opportunity to leave home, and for a chance to depose a different way of life
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I'm 74 and still hanging tough! LOL!! My wife of 46 years passed away in 2016, and now it's just me, my kids, and grand kids. Without them I wouldn't have much to live for.
Questionable to u since ur not a warrior
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Another excellent upload from David Hoffman! Good footage of Marines using M14's in the early years of the Vietnam War.
Seeing those rifles made me think the footage was early in the war.
I saw some M1’s in the footage. Never saw one in Vietnam.
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Things started to heat up in 1965. That's when our little town of 10,000 citizens saw it's first casualty of the war. You check on the number of Americans killed in action every year during the war, and you get a very good idea of how things were going.
In Marine Boot Camp in ‘68, we were issued M-14s to use, practice and march with. But in ITR, we were issued M-16s. It was a HUGE difference.
The birth scene, how absolutely profound. The complexities of so many themes and emotions in just seconds of visual and audio film. These were just kids, my dad one of them from the USMC. He and Lane Furniture’s owner’s son were stationed together. When my dad married my mom Lane gave them a custom cedar engraved trunk. The bonds you form in war.
Hit me hard too
Band of BrothersBrothers in Arms
Unfortunately there wasn't always Band of Brothers. Some Platoon also existed
I was a young man of 20, but I could have easily passed for a 16 year-old.
The movie's name is "A face of War" that was filmed by Eugene Jones and covers the actions of Mike Company, 3rd Bn, 7th Marines in August 1966. I was just across the river from them then and an artilleryman, serving a 105mm howitzer in Bravo 1/11. ended up serving as an artillery forward observer a month or two later and had similar experiences as Mike company as I patrolled with Echo and Golf Company 2/1 until May 1967 when I was wounded by gunfire.
The film is excellent and still hard for me to watch, all these years later. We were good young men, doing what our country sent us to do and I am very proud of all of them. Not as proud of how our country deserted us when we made it back home.
I don't know why this film is not available on DVD and in a higher quality copy. It is the realest depiction of our fight - its tactics, its failures and its bravery and yet all we have is this blurred and too-many-times-copied version with its distorted sound.
It’s frustrating that this is not widely available
I worked with one of the Marines featured in the uncut version of this documentary. His name was Eddie Dupuy from San Antonio, TX. He told me he was severely wounded not long after this documentary was made. He was a good man who served his country with honor. God bless him and the rest of those who went downrange in service of this country.
What's the name of the uncut documentary
@@Keith-fq5xr A Day in Vietnam
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A Company Called Mike.
@@kathrynmcmorrow7170 thank you
I had several friends who were drafted and came home totally changed...it was a senseless war. Thanks for sharing this...✌️😎
How old were they when they were drafdted?
@@Thebluesky0311 Between 19 & 21
@@KathysTubeAll wars are senseless..
@@danwebb4418 Yes!! ✌️😎
That war broke many more than it killed…and it killed far too many. War always benefits the rich…those who supply the weapons, equipment, and even the food and medicine…it does not benefit the young,
who are handed weapons and sent somewhere they have never been to kill people they know nothing about (except the word that makes them not human…like “gook”), making it okay to kill them.
The men who came home wounded had to fight for proper care and pensions, the memorial took years too long to put up…because they didn’t want to call it a war. So much was too late for too many.🖤🇨🇦
That trip wire scene had me breathing hard. The entire documentary was so intense. Thanks for uploading!
I'd like to witness some of the lib-turds on here handling the booby traps. Every day and see if they survive.... and then if they do, tell me their memories.....
My great uncle went to Vietnam in 1968 when he was 18 and my aunt would say she had to sleep on the couch because he would wake up swinging his fists and having nightmares it lasted all the way until he died in 2019 he refused any help and denied having any ptsd his hole life I miss him he had a awesome sense of humor even with his issues he always made us kids laugh ❤
I thank all the troops and service people who served time in Viet Nam. My father did two tours there. Early '65 and then in late '67. Every so often there is an honor flight that comes into our airport. It striking now to see these young men are now up in their years, a generation that will soon fade from our presence, but never from our memories.
My 2nd cousin did 3 tours and he is in hospice right now at 79.
He came home riddled with PTSD. He received a Combat Action Badge, Purple Heart, and Bronze Star.
He had 52 confirmed kills.
He was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia for decades.
He used to tell me some wild war stories about 35 years ago but as time went by he stopped talking about it and became withdrawn from the world.
I can see how the war messed up his head.
Thanks for sharing
Why did people keep going back for a 2 & 3 or even more tours when would seem to me some place you would never want to never go back to
@@heretoserve5023 I can't speak for those willing to fight longer.
I can only ask why would they.
The Vietnam War was a tragic outcome.
U. S. Soldiers weren't prepared for jungle warfare.
The political powers didn't care.
@@heretoserve5023I was an Army medic….I spent two tours in Vietnam and would have gone back for the third…..but that wasn’t allowed at the time……besides…I’d rather be with my brothers who appreciated my skills than returning home in 1970
*Combat Action Badge began after 9/11. Perhaps you mean Combat Infantry Badge or Combat Action Ribbon...Thanks for sharing.
@@redrocks1983 Oh, okay.
I did not know that I was not aware.
When my cousin was in hospice his son brought it up.
My father was there for 3 years in 101st Airborne. He is still alive and in very good health today. I have heard some stories from him over the years but he doesn't speak of it and I don't dare ask out of respect however when he does speak about it am always ready to listen. He is a brave man, after his return home he joined the Police Department and stayed there for almost 30 years. From one hell hole into another, it take a very special kind of person to be that committed to doing the job everyone else would not. Few years ago we convinced him to have his medals framed nicely. Though he did he doesn't display it ,it sits in his closet but myself and my 4 brothers are very proud of him and what he has done for his country.
I was a kid in the 60s but I remember Walter kronkite reporting on Vietnam, the tall grass, the injured and dead. I remember the nearby armory with helicopters landing there often and railroad cars with tanks and howitzers. I was so afraid of being drafted even as a kid because I knew that in a few short years I would graduate from high school and be drafted soon after. I prayed for peace and I listened to peace rock songs. Thank God it was finally over.
The Viet Nam War is not over for as long as there are Viet Nam veterans alive and remembering it.
@@jbfiveash636quite the well worded. Thank you
It would be great if this film could be remastered. It is the only film I have found that presents a awesome job of capturing what our troops went through including the impact on the local nationals.
Find out what the Vietnamese went through.
the full film shows quite a bit of the hell the Vietnamese went through actually@@derikuk2967
@@derikuk2967Those sweet little kids must have been totally petrified. The look of utter despair n horror on their faces was totally heart wrenching as they watch the chaos erupt n their world crumbled around them. I too lost a loved one n remember those endless nights of walking the floors n weeping helplessly night after night holding my son in my arms n Watching this Doco brought back memories so vivid. I remember lying there numb that December night 1972 I was so young n completely devastated n holding my son n BEE GEES song came on the Radio "Don't forget to Remember" n it was his song n I just went to pieces. I had never played it for years after his death. He would say with a smile "I dedicate this beautiful song to you my love'' i couldn't bear to play it for years
until few years ago.Now I play it when am in bed alone n it's just sweet tender memories of a wonderful n loving gentleman that I knew n once the love of my life n still the love of my love n forever sealed in my heart. One day I will go over to the US n visit the Vietnam WALL.n touch his name with a kiss n play quietly his favourite Bee Gees song "Don't forget to Remember'". My son is taking me over to the Wall such a long long trip from Down Under but it's worth it n he is paying for it...
My father may be somewhere in this footage. He landed with the first wave of Marines that Johnson sent in country and came out in 1966. So many of the stories he tells about that war are represented here (playing football, evacuating villages, even the model of helicopter that he flew on from Chu Lai and Danang.) I’ll ask him to watch this; he thankfully survived the war and a lifetime career in law enforcement with multiple gunfights and stabbing. My personal hero, and a decorated hero to our Nation.
What he said
My father fought in WWII in Guam and he wasn't the kind of dad that wanted his boy to continue on the military tradition. He told me to absolutely not join the Army unless America is invaded. He didn't really need to say that to me because the idea volunteering to have somebody try and shoot bullets at me sounds like the last thing I'd want to do especially when the men who have the problem with the country you're fighting are hiding back in their mansions in America.
It wasn't an easy decision for many of us. My dad was the complete opposite. Family before me had served, and now it just happened to be my turn at bat.
Rich men north of Richmond.
@@felixmadison5736yes, I joined, thinking I was protecting the world from communism; however, we should have been protecting the world against our American government.
Well said …you and your dad are right …
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Well said …
Watching the child being born I was reminded of how certain things in life unite us all regardless of our background and circumstances. The marines and villagers were all like family for a few minutes after the child was born. 14:38
For just a few minutes…🖤🇨🇦
Fast forward to when the Air Force turned it all into a moonscape.
When someone tells you war is HELL, believe them. A mortar round got me, but only had to spend 9 months in the hospital, and multiple surgeries, before finally being discharged in 1970 at age 21.
Thanks David... I was two years old in 1966 when this was going on. I can begin to remember seeing the war on TV when I was five or six. Hard to fathom that this was going on for more than half of my childhood. My kids were young during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. They and I were lucky not to be touched by war directly. Would be nice to have a generation grow up without a war. The content on your channel is an important look at our past!
If there will be a generation that grows up without War…things need to drastically change in the halls of government. The size of the US military budget grows exponentially year upon year.
It is into numbers the average person cannot comprehend. Even if it was cut by a third, all Americans could have full healthcare, childcare would be affordable, and no one need go to bed hungry, to sleep in a parking lot. War costs way more than most ever think.🖤🇨🇦
@@tamarrajames3590 Well.. that's what happens when US has world reserve currency status and abuses it. When the value of the currency is debt rather than real wealth and the only limit to how much you can print is how well you can sell it... Well.. you know.
@@RealShamanX True that…but a tipping point always comes…and one is approaching now. I wonder how it will play out this time…too much money out of circulation, and in the hands of too few, while the poor are blamed for their own poverty. That can’t stand much longer, no matter how many wars you throw in to distract the populace.🖤🇨🇦
@@tamarrajames3590 It's All About You.....Narcissist. Give me figures on how much is spent on people & programs now. How much of our GDP are those numbers? And you want more.? You want more, and then more, and then more.... When will more be enough? I'll tell you to your face....."More" will never be enough. You. and others like you; are as bad as the corrupt politicians, banks . businesses , and was you opine about......Actually, you're WORSE than them.
Me too.
Thank you for this video. I was in 1/1 during the 1980s and all the senior Marines I encountered told me how beautiful Viet Nam is and how they'd love to go back for a visit. I thought about the horrors they'd seen and was truly perplexed why they'd want to return. I did a WestPac and also discovered a beautiful continent. A couple decades after getting out of the Corps, I got the opportunity to visit Viet Nam for work and I was overwhelmed - it truly IS an amazing place.
Today, the Vietnamese people I've spoken with love America. One restaurant owner said to me, "The war was between countries, politicians, not people. We love you and want only a peaceful life. Let's not fight it again." While I'd never give up mu US citizenship, my house and wife are about an hour north of Ha Noi.
Hold on to your US citizenship ! Vietnam's neighbour and traditional enemy - the big Red Dragon has become a superpower and has become very aggressive on the international scene.!!
I have wondered what it would be like to go back to the place where I was wounded. To see where I spilled blood for my country, but I've waited way too long and nothing there is close to what it was like in 1969. Not the jungle areas anyway. Finding the exact are is probably pretty close to impossible.
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@@felixmadison5736most of the well known battle locations are easily accessible and open to visit with guided tours. One of my Dads friends visited about 5 years ago and visited hill 886 and he found an old rations can and an artillery shell in an area where his artillery unit was stationed. He said he was overwhelmed with emotions once he was shown a map and then noticed the tree line that was located led to where his round were being sent. He witnessed a lot of death that month of combat and the stench and thoughts never will leave him.
My fathers brother survived the war but his mind didn't. A majority of his life spent into drugs after the war. He was artillery and a lot affected him till the day he died. He may not be remembered by many, but his sacrifice is seen. RIP Greg.
It's gripping footage! Can you imagine the soldier whose job is also to be the filmmaker. Outstanding
I served in Vietnam and just seeing those trip wires and booby traps made my palms sweat all over again!
I've been honored to work as a Park Ranger at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. God bless these men
Take good care of that monument! My wife and I visited it in 1986 and it's overwhelming. Especially if you came close to having your name inscribed.
…and women.
@@lawrencetrujillo65 Yes indeed!
I feel sorry for the vietnam people who suffered the most in this war. They are mentioned too seldom. 14:01
Two of my brothers were American Soldiers and were captured. The Marines made a special effort to free them and succeeded. I can't thank you Marines enough. God bless you all. My oldest brother fought like hell during his time In Nam but he recently passed away from exposure to agent orange
He told me he thought he made It out alive but It looks like now he was killed by friendly fire from the agent orange. my other brother took care of him until his dying day. I'm proud of both of them and God bless our troops all over the world. I am so proud of my brothers that fought for our country
it's bitter sweet now because Derryl has lost his life after going through pure hell. Rest In Peace Darryl. You deserve to go to Heaven and I know you did. 😊
A very intense film of what it was actually like on patrol in Vietnam. The Soldiers many of them came back with PTSD. Yet unlike other Wars WW1, WW2 , Korea. Where the returning Soldiers were thanked for their service. Many Vietnam Vets were treated badly upon returning States side. Still many are MIA to this day. This film gave a brief glimpse into what truly happened on patrol when one didn't know friend from foe in the Villages often. 💪🏻🙏🏻✨
although they knew friend from foe more often than not. when seperate units converge on one enemy they typically communicated with each other via radio
The war WE came home from wasn't backed by our country like the other wars were.
It was an unpopular war, but it has become part of the Vietnam Vet Myth to say that they were treated badly. I never saw that.
it's true the public mistreatment is heavily exaggerated by US government & media. The trope of how horrible it was to have condemned the soldiers was just one of several methods used to silence anti-war public dissent during the Gulf. However, the VA back then were essentially homeless shelters and not as effective at reintegrating soldiers as they are today
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One of the main differences was the large portion of soldiers drafted for this war compared to the modern day Iraq and Afghan conflicts where it’s a volunteer force. It’s extremely shitty when you didn’t wanna go there in the first place and you come back with no respect.
And we humans are still doing this to one another
yes but with drones
Ordered by men in suits who never fought themselves.🖤🇨🇦
@@tamarrajames3590 We can’t all have Bone Spurs, darn it…
@@KittyGrizGriz Now isn’t THAT the truth…but can you imagine what serving with him would have been like for the others?🖤🇨🇦
@@tamarrajames3590 🤭👏👏😝
A friend of my father's came home mentally wrecked. He helped my father through real hard times and was such a gentle man. In the late 1990s i was working at the V.A. i saw Larry in town and questioned him about benefits. He told me that one day taking my father(a Korean War vet) to the V.A. he inquired. He was told he never served because they had no record. I told him to bring me a dd214. About the year 2000 he can in with a dd214 that was real yellowed. I took him to our eligibility office and he got his benifits.
That was a beautiful thing to do.
David Hoffman filmmaker
Bless you David for sharing this, I can't watch it as it hits too close to home. POW-MIA ~ Never Forgotten 🇺🇲
Thank you David 🙏
I was 18 when this horrible war finally ended. We would watch the news reels on tv every evening. Heartbreaking how those poor boys were treated when they got home. They did what they were asked to do.
Exactly, how they treat them that way when most were drafted! Of course the people blame them instead of 100 percent on their gov who did all of this! Propaganda and brainwashing is a real thing!
I served in the USMC in the 80's. Every time I meet a Vietnam Vet, I always say, "Welcome home." They didn't hear that very often when they came home. I believe there is a special place in Heaven for our Vietnam Vets. God bless.
Lt William Calley croaked finally this year. Wonder where he is now..
The younger generations don't know how awful war really is. They think it's like a video game.
We increasingly use drones which of course is just like a video game - except to our victims.
If anything, graphic war footage is more widespread and available than in any other time in history. Just look at all the horrific videos coming out of the Ukraine or the years upon years of footage from the Middle East.
Yeah, I bet Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans would disagree. Our “elected” federal officials don’t seem to know how awful war is. 20 years in Afghanistan?
It is for most of them. LOL!!! My son plays a war game on PS5 based on the Vietnam War and they have a ball. My son never says much about it to me, because he knows what I went through was unlike any video game he'll ever see.
War is hell! For all generations. Ain’t never gonna stop.
Very interesting film capturing a small part of the daily life of a Marine in the Southern part of I Corp.
The concern of young Marines in child birth, health clinics, and the day to day grind of war was shown naturally. You did a great job. Thank you Marines. A Vietnam Veteran I Corp Phu Bai, Hue and Khe Sanh 1967-1969
My Fad was a Marine vet stationed around Chu Lai 9/65-10/66. I was priveliged to visit his old base in 2010. He passed in 2020. Semper Fi, Dad.
My wife's half brother was a Marine Lance Corporal KIA 9 Dec 65 Operation Harvest Moon in Chu Lai Valley. They may have served together.
I was wounded in Operation Starlight, 20 miles of Chu Lai in August of 1965. With 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines. SGT Frank Blank was shot to death 3 feet away from me, I watched him die. The VC opened up and machine gunned around 7 of us a once. I was hit in the shoulder. We went against the 324B North Vietnamese Battalion, a crack unit( highly trained). I met after evuacuated to Danang Battalion Aid Station, Ribert O Malley, medal of honor reciepient there, what a hero, we smoked and talked about the S and D operation.
@@dodgebailey1182I was on Hill 69 in Chu Lai in 66
Dad lived into his 80's. He Always slept in total darkness and never snored! The slightest noise would wake him up. 23 years in the Army, 1st Calvary Division . Was very proud of the Army! RIP Dad
He was a Vietname veteran?
My paw paw was a medic as well in Vietnam. He never talked about it, not even for a second. The main thing I remember as a kid was everyone had to basically yell talking to him bc of hearing loss from the war and he always sat out on the porch. He hardly talked and stayed to himself. And there was probably only a handful of times I saw emotion on his face. RIP paw paw Harold Backers
We must never forget.
Love and healing to all of those affected.
Thank you Mr. Hoffman
It's interesting people are watching these videos right now.
@10:30, The Caribao (water buffalo) ride😂brings a bit of laughter to a dangerous and scary place. Cowboy UP! Thank you for this video.
I was born in 1966 in the States. Served in the Marine Corps 85-89. Thanks for posting this.
Thanks for posting, we were all so young back then. My time in the Corps was 63-67 and not sure how some of us made it so far amd still miss those that didn't. Semper Fi, less than 1/3 or our brothers and sisters from that war are left above ground.
Wow.....I was wondering how many of us are still alive......1/3.....left........gzzzzzzzzzz
I’m a Vietnam vet, I had nine guys that graduated high school with that were in Vietnam, all came home, one died from Agent Orange. Big Red One, Tet 1968.
I am a Southeast Asian, many Americans like to criticize Vietnam vets.... well they were no saints but soldiers.... soldiers who gave their lives to stop the tide of communist domination... Today, I live in freedom and democracy because of their sacrifices... while some of you americans may looked down on them and think badly about them.... I SALUTE THEM, THEY GAVE UP THEIR LIVES, THEIR YOUTH, and many are still suffering neglect.... I SALUTE YOU VIETNAM VETS..... GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
That first part is simply not true. The cause was not freedom and democracy. Today Vietnam is communist AND a trading partner, an exporter to the American market. The war was a big mistake. We killed innocent people, people who wanted their independence.
I had an uncle who was in Vietnam and was shipped over to Khe Sahn before that base was attacked. That battle lasted 77 days. He said he was scared the entire time until it ended. Sadly he passed away at the age of 58.
The way these men were treated if they actually lived to make it home was a CRIME!
It's sadly a common thing in many countries, men come back from wars and never get the help they deserve.
It happens here in the UK also, its strange that nobody ever stops a war because they have exceeded their budget, but veterans everywhere face a situation where there is never enough money according to the governments.
Thank you for posting this video. My uncle was in the Black horse regiment in Vietnam (RIH) and my cousin was apart of a Marine force recon unit in Vietnam. I can only imagine the hell they witness. My uncle died from Agent orange so many years later.
We fought alongside the Black Horse Cavalry (1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry) in Vietnam on occasion. Great bunch of guys and a great fighting group. As good as we had in 'Nam.
I was born in 1965 am a Veteran myself also a History Buff of Wars throughout our World History. This is a riviting first hand account of a Marine unit in the biggining of the Vietnam war. My son served with the 2/7 golf Marine unit in Fallujah not sure if it's the same, but my hat goes off to these young brave Americans that have been immortalized in there youth as of today and Vids of young Americans from WWI to WWII, To Korea and beyond brings " Tears" to my eyes how young we were. The commrodery leadership and the nieve attitudes we had about war. We went in thinking we just wanted to save the World so that they could live as we did in America. Turns out it's not so this is how they prefer to live. Respectfully Arthur Puente
Something to ponder. The Vietnam War wasn't the same for everyone. At it's peak, there were around 500,000 troops in Vietnam. Yet at any given time, only 80,000 or so (roughly 15%) were out in the field fighting. Many GI's in Vietnam had cushy jobs. It didn't mean they were safe. The big bases were frequently mortared.
My point is, in my opinion the Vietnam War wasn't traumatic for everyone. Many GI's served two tours or more.
To further that, approximately 2.6 million service members served "in country" during the Vietnam war years with 6.4 million serving globally during the Vietnam War era. After the 2010 census there was a report that up to 10 million people claimed to be Vietnam Vets. Not Vietnam Era vets, but Vietnam vets.
@@throwedoff1961 Pursuant to my original post, in all fairness, the "cushy job" folks trucked in food, ran the PX, kept the helicopters flying, manned the base hospital and did lots more helped keep the line troops alive.
I've read that many REMFs were gullible for "battle-scarred" NVA flags that had been sewn locally, poked with a pencil, rubbed in dirt and spattered with chicken blood.
The military has always been a mobile city, even nowadays only about 10% actually fight. The rest are simple mechanics/cooks/ AC repairmen/ ect. Thays what most people tend to forget, if you arnt infantry or something involving direct combat then you pretty much don't have much to worry about....mostly at least
@@Tysandifer Agreed. The commonly-held perception of "Vietnam War experience" is that of a battle-scarred veteran. But you point out, that only applied to a small minority. The only post-war stories we hear are of PTSD (not minimizing it) or nightmares or alcoholics. Again that only happened to a few if I can paint in very broad strokes.
@@Tysandifertruck drivers and people in aviation were getting shot at in 1972, and of course the Rangers were always taking risks in several neighboring countries.
I was in the Central Highlands, II Corp, with an Ammo Resupply/EOD Company in '67. I can say that the experience you see in this film is REAL as it gets. However, I never saw an M14s round reloaded from the top down. It was always magazine replaced ammo.... The old M1s DID load top down, and the M14 was an upgrade of the WWII/Korea M1.... That is to say it might have been possible, however, I never saw it (M14) loaded like an old M1....
First, thank you sir. The Marines are using "stripper clips" to reload their magazines. Each clip holds 10 rounds. So you could do this twice and fill your magazine up while it was either still on your rifle - or any empty mags you might have not on your rifle.
I am almost 60, and had 2 uncles that served in Vietnam. Both have told me stories, and one has even shown me very graphic pictures of combat. I do have alot of memories of the war from when I was growing up. One, I remember picking one of uncles up at the airport. He had been wounded and was home for a leave. He stayed with us. I remember him unpacking his duffle bag in our kitchen. One thing he pulled out was a jungle hat- all torn up, with dark stains on it. When I asked about it, he said it was his friends hat. He was killed right beside my uncle when my uncle was wounded. My uncle decided he couldn't go back. I remember Mom telling me that if anyone came around asking about my Uncle, for me not to say anything.
I served from 1982-88 with my local Army National Guard Field Artillery Unit. I know it was nothing compared to what you and my Uncle's went through over there.
It was so easy to use the stripper clip to fill the magazine in the well. I really liked the m14. After a year I qualified on the m16. That m16, fell in love with it. My little toy gun with tiny bullet's
@@ralphriffle1126 I was issued an M-16A1 in basic in 1982. I was also issued an M-16A1 once I got to my Field Artillery Unit. When I got out in 88- we still had them. I did volunteer to carry an M-60 early into my enlistment. I did like it much more than the 16. I like the 7.62+51 round the 60 fires (same as the M-14) alot more than the 5.56. I do own an M-4, 5.56 semi auto carbine now. It's okay- but I also have an old Savage bolt action 30-06. I do favor 30 caliber rifles over the 5.56 ones. But they each have their uses.
The receiver of the M-14 had a clip guide at the rear of the receiver bridge which allowed for the insertion of a 10 round clip of 7.62 ammo to be fed into the magazine of the rifle without removing it.
They can be loaded both ways so you can use stripper clips instead if don't have time to reload magazines I believe
My dad was platoon Sgt F/Co 2/9 July 65- Jan 30, 66. They were ambushed on 30 Jan 66, 5 wounded, (dad hit twice, leg amputated ) and 4 KIA …. He told me many times last years of his life , “I had bad feeling those 10 days we were on patrol “ … I dug up info years later, the US government had intelligence that there was reinforced viet cong regulars in the area they were in!!! Many things about that war that should have been handled differently
After enduring this for his country, a soldier shouldn’t have to beg for anything.
As a young and dumb guy, I was forced into the Vietnam Slaughter. The "Thank you for you service blah blah blah" always sickens me. The American people continue treating their veterans like crap. If you want to truly thank them work to end the VA 3-D System: Deceive-Delay-Deny. Any veteran who was in combat should automatically qualify as a "service connected" disability. A simple criterion would be the Combat Action ribbon awarded for being in any area where you were being shot at.
Amen !!
This film was very intense! after having watch this I am left with many emotions, first off seeing a new life being born in the middle of total chaos of war was something else.
Second, knowing what I have learned over the years how the Vietnam Vets the men and the women were treated upon their return home to America.
Third, SSgt Barry Sadler "The Ballad of the Green Berets" was released by RCA Victor Records in January 1966, and became a fast-selling single, holding No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for five consecutive weeks from March 5 to April 2, 1966. The record sold more than nine million copies.
Fourth, I think back on my childhood in the 1960's playing with my G.I. Joe to young and unaware the Vietnam war was raging oversea in Southeast Asia and young guys 18 to 25 were dying. as I enter my teens in the 1970's I became aware of the Vietnam conflict to this day the Vietnam Vets the men and women who served our country have my up most respect.
Thanks David Hoffman and a special thanks you to our Vietnam Vets.
18:13 soldier from Bridgeport CT .I'm from Milford CT and lived in Bridgeport CT for a little while . I hope he made it home. My uncle served 1966 -1968 he did make it back then went to college on gi bill Alabama . I was a young child but I remember watching the news everyday I remember the last day my uncle spent time with me before he left and he explained to me that he might not come back after he left I always was thinking about him then waiting for mail from him from time to time relieved to hear from him when he did right up until he finally came home I was so happy to see him have much respect to all who served in Vietnam today in 61 hard to believe how the years passed from 1966 to 2023 .
From Stratford…in Oxford now. Was wild to hear that guy say he was born in Bpt. Hope he made it back.
*EDIT* : went through the entire states casualty’s. No one from Bpt Ct named Vince was KIA. There a couple Vince’s in Ct that are ‘Nam vets.
My brother enlisted in 69 was a door gunner. Doesn’t talk much about the war. He is 75 years old doing great but it was hell on our family when he was there. We would watch Bob Hope specials hoping to see him on tv. He never let my mother know that he was a door gunner on a helicopter. He wrote home saying he was a cook I. The mess hall. God bless all of you !!
My dad is a Vietnam combat veteran. 1966 to 68. 3rd battalion/5th Marine regiment. Not many survivors. 🇺🇸
I believe the Marines lost more men during the Vietnam War than in any other war in our history.
Thank you Thank you Thank you to all military personnel for your service in the Vietnam War. You stood up to the call regardless of politics. The scars on you may or may not be seen but they are real and I hope our young men and now women rise to that same call when asked of them. They will become a generation of selfless people and turn from this crap in our society. I never served but my son who was recently medically discharged as a 5 stripe sgt in the Army served two combat tours in Afghanistan. My father in law was Canadian but served 1.5 tours (wounded in combat) in Vietnam as a US Marine. He said he wanted action and all the Canadians had was a row boat and a shotgun for a Navy. He wanted action (lol, he was a funny guy). As humorous as he was he was. More so humble and rarely spoke of his time to anyone but me. I love military history. This video is awesome.. it helps me see in his world as he did back so many years ago. God Bless our Service Members!!
When I look at these films what really stands out for me is how young we were. Many of us kids really, who don't even know how to shave yet.
WELCOME HOME TO ALL VIETNAM VETERANS, GOD BLESS ALL OUR TROOPS EVERYWHERE.... Thanks for sharing this Documentary.
Amazing footage, Dave! Wow! Thank you.
Just for a piece of history to be recorded - somewhere, I register this story here: I was a 1Lt, USMC, 3rd Platoon, C 1/9, 1968, near the Ashau, just before operation Dewey Canyon, My new platoon sgt had done an earlier tour, and was back. He told me his aim was to kill 35 NVA (he got one with his .45 while still with me). I asked, why? He described an operation during his first tour: 2 Marine Battalions, they were going down a road when they heard a (signal) shot fired; they all dived into the ditch on the opposite side of the road. A hail of bullets went over the road. That was the start of the battle. Two companies were sent off over a field to take a hill - after going a short distance, the NVA opened up on them, simultaneously activating a line of exploding fire barrels (something such) that created a wall of fire behind the Marines. I don’t remember what happened to the companies, I doubt it was good. My Sgt’s platoon was sent off to occupy another hill (he was in command, apparently the Lts had been killed/wounded earlier - a Lt’s lifespan in Vietnam was considered two weeks). Looking down from the hill, they saw what they thought were several “hedgerows.” Then they saw an NVA officer standing in front of the hedgerows, waving his sword. A machine gunner asked my sergeant if he could kill him - answer, yes. So the machine gunner opened up, literally “walking” the NVA officer’s body along via the volume of rounds…then let him drop. The “hedgerows” (camouflaged NVA, at least a battalion) got up; they started an online assault up the hill on the platoon; they just walked, bayonets ready, never fired, until a few yards away. The Marines meanwhile were firing furiously. The NVA swept over the hill, went to the other side, turned around, swept over the hill again, turned around, swept over the hill again. After the third sweep, there were two Marines left - my sergeant and his radio operator. My sergeant radioed his company command, said he could not hold the hill, and was given permission to abandon the position. 35 Marines were dead. Anyone who claims Vietnam was not a “real war” (e.g., Will Schryver) is just deeply ignorant.
Yes, sir. Been there, did similar. Semper Fi, MSgt USMC (ret)
Jan '68 - Oct '88
Jesus Christ, 35 KIA in such a short span of time. NVA/VC were terrifying enemies.
🇬🇧I'm a proud vet of 4 wars with armored cav and recon. The day we stopped lining up on horses to charge our enemy, war became not a cause of righteousness and bravery, but a business of market profit, driven by unmitigated slaughter and propaganda.
Thank you to all who served. My dad was there 66-67 with the 196 LIB. Hit twice but made it home. You will never be forgotten!!
Thanks to all who served and are still serving
AMEN!
I am a Marine, MEU,AFG.
I had a Vietnam Marine tell me “it was a free for all.”
And that’s all he had to say about that.
He was pretty much right about that. It was just kill or be killed one day after the next and you just hoped you could hang in until your tour was up. I didn't make it that far, but luckily I survived my injuries and am still kicking today.
Our Veterans and Soldiers deserve all our thanks and respect. Wars are for those that want to control through power and wealth! God will hold them accountable for the atrocities inflicted
My grandfather was a Vietnam vet. His favorite story to tell us kids to get the point across was the tale of his unit driving down a pitch black road one night and coming across a group or family who had stepped on a land mines. One kid was still alive and walking away from the site like nothing happened, despite missing both arms at the elbows. I Miss him every day, I hate that we’re losing people like him. We gotta keep their realities alive.
Wow this is doc really isn’t about reciting strategy or tactics but captures the daily experience & ambience of Marine operations early in the Vietnam war. Extremely fascinating. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for your service 🇺🇸
As tears fill my eyes.....I know these soldiers deserve more than they ever got.
Respect to all
You are welcome and thank you.
Nam Vet , Tom
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- Your welcome, you were worth it . Nam Vet. Don
My dad was a Vietnam vet, being the western North Carolinian that he was, he always referred to it as "that mess over thar" .
This brought back a lot of memories, especially when I heard; “Bring that corpsman up.” HM3 (Hospital Corpsman Third Class), Viet Nam, USMC 1966.
I love your videos David Hoffman. It shows how much appreciation you show. I really like that.
My dad a Marine Sgt Maj (Ret) Vietnam Veteran served around this time frame 1966-1967 2/7 Marines. I noticed the M14,s Ch 34,s the Marines carried and flew in. Man God Bless them. Love you dad and all my Vietnam Vets. Semper Fi & welcome home...
Thank you and God Bless these brave young men
To this day until the day I die, I am so proud to have earned the title United States Marine. Semper Fi!
Me too. SFMF
Thanks for sharing these Vietnam war video, get to see how what they did back then. Somuch history. Some people say the war was pointless. Thanks again for sharing. 🎞️🎥😎✌️
Some people say every war is pointless.
Some people say everything has a purpose.
Some of them are the same.
Often, the point of a War is money, pure and simple…it is a way to boost the economy, and make more civilian jobs available at home. Usually it smoothed over political differences, and brings both parties together in patriotism.
The Vietnam war was different, because regular people watched it unfold on TV every night, saw the many flag covered coffins come home…and started asking questions instead of just waving the flag.
Americans will never all agree about that War, and perhaps that is as it should be. Many Fathers who sent their Sons believed it was like the War they fought WWII, many who went, or dodged the draft didn’t see the comparison that was all their Fathers had to work with.🖤🇨🇦
I always stop to watch these kinds of videos as there is always a chance that I might get a glimpse of my older brother who was KIA in 1968. He had told us he was interviewed by CBS news in one of his letters home. As I was watching this, the childbirth scene came up and I suddenly realized that this movie had been shown back in late 1960’s on television, a station WTTG channel 5 in Washington, D.C. where we were living at that time. I think it came on right after the 10 o’clock news or something. I was only about 9-10 years old but I do remeber that childbirth scene very very well. I cannot remember if my brother was still alive at the time but it made me realize that he was in a very dangerous place. Thanks for sharing this. As a former Marine myself, I take my hat off and honor anybody who served in Vietnam. You are a special chosen group of individuals from the history of this country. I work with a few veterans who made it back OK and some who didn’t do very well. Sometimes I wonder what changes the war experience would have made in my brother and I realize that some people would have done better not to have returned o face a lifetime of mental illness and dysfunction. His name is on The Wall, honored in his own hometown of Washington, D.C. that he loved so much. What an honor but also, what a tragedy to die so horribly so young. Thanks again for going to the trouble to render this for viewing and thank you UA-cam for not taking it down because of its graphic nature.
Thank you Mr. Hoffman for this amazing video.
This also really shows how machine like it is. They're just, sending you straight in there, and if the pointman dies someone takes his place and is pushed up front. And the short briefing and commands before they're sent out I could feel the nerves. Closest feeling I've had was a football huddle before the kickoff or first play of the game in a stadium, couldn't imagine it being possibly life or death or worse.
Hey, it's the military. At least that's how it was during the war.
Picture looks a bit like my dad would. I’m always scouring. Secrets that’ll never be known of a broken man. To all veterans, I’ve witnessed the aftermath. You are loved.
One of the first books I ever read was “phase line green : battle for Hue city” this was a battle in a city of house to house fighting in Vietnam. The Captain left with about 7 men out of his whole platoon . It’s a real raw account of war and it will have you feeling what the soldiers felt.
The guy that deserves the purple heart as well should be the camera man. To my understanding, the camera man doesn't even carry a weapon. He just loves dodging bullets and recording reality. That takes heart!