Yes, he does. My mom gave me a St. Michaels before I left intotheArmy. Interesting that anytime, anywhere was my Unit crest motto 9th Infantry Division 9th Combat Support
Not the first time I've heard about the South Korean Soldiers and the opposing forces getting out of Dodge rather than fighting the South Korean army. I was TDY at Osan air base and was treated like a king by the Koreans. They still appreciate the freedom we gave them
Huey pilot, 68th AHC, Bien Hoa, 68-69.. My story is very similar to his story.. My mother draped the Miraculous Medal around my neck.. I too never turned down a mission.. It helped too that our church was right across the street from our home.. My mother never mentioned it but I am sure she spent a lot of time over there.. I needed all the help I could get..
@barsoom43 - Thank You for your Service there.🇺🇸 Question : did you or others on your ship crew drip fuel into the sand filled cookie tin, place an empty tin on top to boil water for coffee per: Robert Mason ?
@@mrwest5552 Huey's had several fuel cell drains on the belly... What we did sometimes was fill a can with sand and wet it with fuel.. take an old style beer can opener and puncture across the top of the can to make little spikes sticking up.. Then light the JP-4 and set a can of food on top of the impromptu heater and warm the contents.. Had to be careful with that because we could get a scramble notice at any moment and have to pull pitch.. so there you'd be with a hot can and half warmed food.. Mostly, I ate my C's cold but I do have a picture of one of those little heaters.
@@barsoom43 - thank you for your reply Sir - Mason's was largely the same recollection. cookie tins and army instant coffee, no sleep, engine shut down on the top of a knoll having flown all night, ate their cookies drank their coffee sittin' in the seat. back when i was young dumb and full of cum U.S. Forest Service brought on aux fire crews and i humped. we weren't given much beyond water so when a Forest Service crew gave up their old rats we thought it was payday. 🇺🇸
@@raymondfryar1533 Thank you.. Later in life, I turned my flight skills into more productive work as an air ambulance pilot for a major university hospital program.. flew over 5K medical flights in 26 years.
11b here. 1969-1970 To this date whenever I hear the familiar wop wop wop of a slick flying overhead I look up and smile and silently thank the warrant officers for their skill and bravery . Beautiful narration of your experience.
Chopper Pilots were life savers. Lima Platoon, A Co., 1/26th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. Oct. 1, 1966- Oct. 1,1967. To all my dear pals, who gave all.
Nam vet. This is slightly off topic and more than a little stupid and juvenile, but you might get a giggle out of it. I am sure that you remember the standard greeting when you met someone over there (at least among enlisted troops) of "SHORT!", followed by announcing how many days left before you rotated. So "short, 93 days" was how it went. I was in a shitter, on base somewhere in the Delta, just reading the graffiti on the walls, when I saw "short, 364 days, and it feels like I just got here yesterday! Stupid, I know, but it cracked me up then, and I still remember it 50+ years later!
Yes sir. In the Navy we used to say, "I'm so short my knuckles are draggin." Or, "Don't start any long conversations, I'm too short." This was a helluva story of bravery and dedication. Also a heartfelt depiction of one mans love of family. Thank you sir.
I saw posts from other Vietnam vets who called these Huey pilots angels in the sky ! Thank you for your service, your skill , bravery,and your honorable 🌹service to our country 🇺🇸 God Bless you ✝️
Welcome home Brother. We were there and wearing our St Christopher medals at about the same time. I went over in Feb 72 and came home the end of Jan 73. My grandmother had a medal blessed by the bishop of her church and told me to wear it, that it would protect me . . . We saw a bunch of action that spring with the Easter Invasion, the stand downs and all, troops were going home everywhere but those of us the flew just changed units and flew special forces or ARVN support. Although many around me got shot up, my helicopter never took a hit. I tell the story on occasion but never heard anyone else with the same story. Thanks for sharing . . .
I flew my first tour in the Central Highlands, (II Corps), been to lz english a few times, LZ Bong Son, Oasis, Dak To. I can't remember all of those FSB's. I went down in my loach,(OH-6a) near Oasis I think it was. RVN- 7-/71/72. Now I flew a wheelchair. Scouts out.
My team was shuttled on opts & supported a while by the 240th AHC Bearcat near Bien Hoa. I understand the emotion, combat is always there & raises it head on unexpected times. I remember after returning back to the world, arriving Travis AFB, I spent the night in SF. The next evening I caught a flight to an airport near my grandparents in CA. My dad was a USAF Col., fighter Pilot that just finished survival school on his way to Vietnam. He had a couple of weeks left of leave before departure to Nam. I'll never forget on the way to my grandparents home with them in the car & mom & dad. My dad said, "Your son's home mommy, you can sleep tonight." It's the mother's with sons in harms way that are the heroes. Army 67&68, Tet. Welcome back, brother. Thank you for the support & saving those you were able too. Trust me, they remember you & your crew.
11B here. These guys always put themselves in harms way just to save our asses on many occasions. Hearing those rotary blades off in the distance was always a relief.
I flew with 173rd airborne brigade aviation Casper I was a door gunner. Flew in same areas as this man did. I disliked the highlands. To me the highlands were spooky. I flew for 6 months until the brigade got orders back to fort Campbell Kentucky. The 6 months flying were the best time for me in Vietnam. I felt like I really was doing something that made a difference. Would do it all again.
Love those crew chiefs & door gunners too. Please say call sign. Thanks in advance. Ian Robinson Tiger 24/Viking 22 (121st AHC) & Falcon 88 (335th AHC), 69-70, 70-71
I was flying F-4 in Nam and got shot down while trying to support a Special Forces camp in III Crops - very bad spot - the bad guys weren't taking prisoners - I was hanging in a tree in my chute after having to eject and was getting shot at - busted up pretty bad and really couldn't move - then this Huey comes in and lands in the bomb crater I was hanging near - the crew cut me out of my harness dragged me to the Huey to get me out - then they got shot down - after a few minutes of lead flying back and forth a LOC comes in like he was on a Sunday afternoon flight in the park and gets me out - if it wasn't for Army air I would be here today - God bless those men!
I never called anyone a hero But you sire are one, l've hear lot of helicopter pilots stories from Vietnam ,and there's no doubts of your heroic deeds while there. All in all its one of the best and happiest Vietnam stories I've heard. Mom prays are blessing. Thank you sir 🙏
As a retired Huey Army pilot who never encountered real fighting, I have no clue what you've been going through. You Stephen and all your comrades are real heroes. God bless you.
We might have crossed paths, I too was in Tuy Hoa end of 1971 and early 72. I was with the 981st Sentry Dog Handlers and we were some of the last to leave before the base was torn down. We moved north just outside Qui Nhon to Lane Army Heliport, which also was downsizing. Didn't have enough of our own people so we had Korean tower guards. They were very good to work with, very dedicated.
11:00 THISISSO !!! 13:50 - 18:27 There is no biblical word for coincidence. ''They'' They served and defended those lives They did not live. For Those in Their day were They. ''For none are closer to the author of pain & sacrifice Himself. Than those who choose to perform it for the sake & safety of others.'' ~U.S. Paratrooper Sgt. William 'Rock' Gilpin 82nd Abn. Div.1/504 ... a half a century ago back in '74. Currently: Just another one of those many one's of... ''We His Believer's'' Who's patiently waiting & watching for '.' His✝Just⚖Return🪃'.'
Thank you for telling us your story. I'm very touched and inspired. I've heard that real heroes never consider themselves heroes, they just do what is needed to be done. How amazing you are still that "hero" willing to go back if needed! Thank you for being you!
An extremely touching story that catches your voice in throat. War is not for good people, but unfortunately bad people start wars and good people have to end them.
May I ask who the POW-MIA bracelet belonged to or who it was made in remembrance for? I'm just curious because obviously it can't have been made for you, you not being either a prisoner of war or missing in action.
@@jameslong9921 Charles L Hoskins . My first one was Frederick Masterson who was a POW and was released in probably 1973. Sadly he was killed in an automobile accident
That must be the sweetest story I ever heard from that terrible war; it should appear in places like National Catholic Register and the wider, secular press! I've worn St. Christopher for more years than I can remember; only time I was without the medal was during SERE training, when it was confiscated and was used against me during mock interrogation. I flew with a Vietnam Huey vet until a couple years ago; he was in his early eighties when he finally called it quits; we all love him, admire his skills and are awed by his service. You guys are the very definition of hero! God bless you and your family, Stephen!
I know so many Vietnam vets. Most just didn't want to discuss their experiences, but I could feel how it weighed on them. I'm so glad that through these projects, the vets are finally able to express their thoughts. Thank you.
Looks like I'm being prevented from writing about the actual enemy. Maybe you can look at the "Made In" labels on items in the store. I like Vets, I hate the people behind the people who send them.
PRC-25 was the backpack sized field radio carried by🎉 the grunts. The survival vest radio was a different nomenclature. Thank you for your sevice. 3rd Tanks, 3rd Marines MOS 2531 (field radio operator).
Like some off the other respondents here, I too was WOPA. Class 69-1, Nam 69-70 Ist Cav. I also had, and still have and carry, a St. Christopher medal. I used to tell guys over there that I wasn't superstitious - but that medal was what kept the main rotor blades on .... (LOL). Welcome home, Brother.
Thank you Sir for your courage and your service. And to all our service men and women. Thank you!!! I unfortunately never severed and wished I would have. You all have my respect and admiration.
18:53 I think you may have been thinking of this quote. “One day my grandson said to me, grandpa were you a hero in the war? And i said to him no I'm not a hero, but I have served in a company full of them.”― Dick Winters, Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick. Winters. Do not doubt it Sir, you are a hero. Like those of the "Greatest Generation," you didn't go out looking to be great but rather, did the best you could when called upon to serve. Thank you, Sir.
I was at Wolters in the 6th WOC in 68 and I was the team lead on building the sign at the Y as you came into the base. I was a cement finisher before joining the ARMY. The sign is still standing but I never saw the finished product as I was in a flight that was on a 2 week faster training schedule ( 68-515) so my flight left Wolters 2 weeks before the rest of the company. We got leave and the sign was completed after I left. I drew the plans and was there for pouring the concrete and I sacked out the new stripped concrete. I wish I had a picture of it. Got home from Nam in Sept 69. Reply
That this universe we live in has so much diversity of all disciplines and those who go who know what consequences those actions might arrive at, and yet in this vast space of distance and time there are fine young men and women still willing to do their best for change in a world that needs so much compassion, a better way for all the ones who will always inevitably do their best no matter what the price. 🇺🇲🦅🇺🇲🦅🇺🇲🦅🇺🇲🦅🇺🇲🦅
I knew some Vietnamese" boat people" back in the 70s here in Canada. They had been in the south Vietnamese army and they told me the same thing about Korean soldiers. The enemy would run away when they found out they were facing south Korean soldiers.
My Mother's cousin was a devout Catholic Nun of the Sisters of Chairty of Nazareth . She sent me a Scapular of the Blessed Virgin Mary. I wore it often and still have it by my bedside to this day. I'd like to pay tribute to Capt Robert A. Clements of Paducah, Ky who was killed on my birthday, November 23, 1969 when his Cobra came apart and crashed on a recon mission out of Cu Chi with the 4th Air Cav. May you Rest in Peace dear Bobby. His crewman also perished. And thank you for your service !
I can sleep without a care. How do I thank you for your service. How do I thank all who are in service. WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
Sir, you earned the right to be as emotional as you want anytime, anywhere.
Yes, he does. My mom gave me a St. Michaels before I left intotheArmy. Interesting that anytime, anywhere was my Unit crest motto 9th Infantry Division 9th Combat Support
Not the first time I've heard about the South Korean Soldiers and the opposing forces getting out of Dodge rather than fighting the South Korean army. I was TDY at Osan air base and was treated like a king by the Koreans. They still appreciate the freedom we gave them
Love the St. Christopher story. May your Mom Rest In Peace.
Who is "ST. Christopher"
Huey pilot, 68th AHC, Bien Hoa, 68-69.. My story is very similar to his story.. My mother draped the Miraculous Medal around my neck.. I too never turned down a mission.. It helped too that our church was right across the street from our home.. My mother never mentioned it but I am sure she spent a lot of time over there.. I needed all the help I could get..
@barsoom43 - Thank You for your Service there.🇺🇸 Question : did you or others on your ship crew drip fuel into the sand filled cookie tin, place an empty tin on top to boil water for coffee per: Robert Mason ?
@@mrwest5552 Huey's had several fuel cell drains on the belly... What we did sometimes was fill a can with sand and wet it with fuel.. take an old style beer can opener and puncture across the top of the can to make little spikes sticking up.. Then light the JP-4 and set a can of food on top of the impromptu heater and warm the contents.. Had to be careful with that because we could get a scramble notice at any moment and have to pull pitch.. so there you'd be with a hot can and half warmed food.. Mostly, I ate my C's cold but I do have a picture of one of those little heaters.
@@barsoom43 - thank you for your reply Sir - Mason's was largely the same recollection. cookie tins and army instant coffee, no sleep, engine shut down on the top of a knoll having flown all night, ate their cookies drank their coffee sittin' in the seat. back when i was young dumb and full of cum U.S. Forest Service brought on aux fire crews and i humped. we weren't given much beyond water so when a Forest Service crew gave up their old rats we thought it was payday. 🇺🇸
Glad you made it back for your sake and mom's. Thanks for your sacrifice.
@@raymondfryar1533 Thank you.. Later in life, I turned my flight skills into more productive work as an air ambulance pilot for a major university hospital program.. flew over 5K medical flights in 26 years.
To you, good sir, and all those who served with the integrity with which you did, whether they came back alive or not, we thank you.
Welcome home
11b here. 1969-1970 To this date whenever I hear the familiar wop wop wop of a slick flying overhead I look up and smile and silently thank the warrant officers for their skill and bravery . Beautiful narration of your experience.
Such a heartfelt interview from a good man. It tugged on my heartstrings
Chopper Pilots were life savers.
Lima Platoon, A Co., 1/26th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. Oct. 1, 1966- Oct. 1,1967. To all my dear pals, who gave all.
Thank you, Brother
Guy said that the Korean allies to the U.S. were considered really Bad News to the enemy , how did their fighting differ?
Nam vet. This is slightly off topic and more than a little stupid and juvenile, but you might get a giggle out of it. I am sure that you remember the standard greeting when you met someone over there (at least among enlisted troops) of "SHORT!", followed by announcing how many days left before you rotated. So "short, 93 days" was how it went.
I was in a shitter, on base somewhere in the Delta, just reading the graffiti on the walls, when I saw "short, 364 days, and it feels like I just got here yesterday! Stupid, I know, but it cracked me up then, and I still remember it 50+ years later!
Yes sir. In the Navy we used to say, "I'm so short my knuckles are draggin." Or, "Don't start any long conversations, I'm too short." This was a helluva story of bravery and dedication. Also a heartfelt depiction of one mans love of family. Thank you sir.
My mom gave me a Saint Christopher’s medal to wear when I went to fly in the air force. I served and I am still here and will be 80 in September
Thank you for your sacrifice. It is very much appreciated. Thanks again.
THANK YOU!!!
Do you still wear the saint Christopher
@@johnashep109 Whenever I travel I wear it. As a matter of fact I just came back from. two week trip and wore it all the time
What is a St. Christopher’s medal?
Very emotional story, thank you for sharing. I was a Marine stationed there near the DMZ in 1967-68 during the TET OFFENSIVE. I’ll never forget it.
What division, battalion, company, squad were you in troop?
@@Buce-ku9vx HQ Co. 4th Marines, Communications
Me too, Army 67&68, Tet.
tough weeks. Welcome back, brother. Semper Fi!
Welcome home thank you for your service from England
@@jamiejack764 thank you. My ancestors are from the UK. 🇬🇧 😊
I saw posts from other Vietnam vets who called these Huey pilots angels in the sky !
Thank you for your service, your skill , bravery,and your honorable 🌹service to our country 🇺🇸 God Bless you ✝️
As a retired Chicago Police officer I had St. Michael with me everyday. Saints are awesome and always there to help.
Amen.
Well done, Sir. Family is everything and family isn't always blood connected.
What an incredible story that was! 🙏🇺🇸.
The bravery of these men is beyond my comprehension. Just so special ❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing your story..Thank you for serving.
Welcome home Brother. We were there and wearing our St Christopher medals at about the same time. I went over in Feb 72 and came home the end of Jan 73. My grandmother had a medal blessed by the bishop of her church and told me to wear it, that it would protect me . . . We saw a bunch of action that spring with the Easter Invasion, the stand downs and all, troops were going home everywhere but those of us the flew just changed units and flew special forces or ARVN support. Although many around me got shot up, my helicopter never took a hit. I tell the story on occasion but never heard anyone else with the same story. Thanks for sharing . . .
I flew my first tour in the Central Highlands, (II Corps), been to lz english a few times, LZ Bong Son, Oasis, Dak To. I can't remember all of those FSB's. I went down in my loach,(OH-6a) near Oasis I think it was. RVN- 7-/71/72. Now I flew a wheelchair. Scouts out.
Emotional 🙏 Salute... They called... He hauled..
As a 11B I was amazed at the bravery, skill and tenaciousness of the ”Chopper” pilots.
My team was shuttled on opts & supported a while by the 240th AHC Bearcat near Bien Hoa. I understand the emotion, combat is always there & raises it head on unexpected times. I remember after returning back to the world, arriving Travis AFB, I spent the night in SF. The next evening I caught a flight to an airport near my grandparents in CA. My dad was a USAF Col., fighter Pilot that just finished survival school on his way to Vietnam. He had a couple of weeks left of leave before departure to Nam. I'll never forget on the way to my grandparents home with them in the car & mom & dad. My dad said, "Your son's home mommy, you can sleep tonight." It's the mother's with sons in harms way that are the heroes. Army 67&68, Tet. Welcome back, brother. Thank you for the support & saving those you were able too. Trust me, they remember you & your crew.
I had not heard as much about the Koreans being there during Vietnamization efforts. Very interesting.
11B here. These guys always put themselves in harms way just to save our asses on many occasions. Hearing those rotary blades off in the distance was always a relief.
11D,,yes they were and that sound snaps my head up always,,
I flew with 173rd airborne brigade aviation Casper I was a door gunner. Flew in same areas as this man did. I disliked the highlands. To me the highlands were spooky. I flew for 6 months until the brigade got orders back to fort Campbell Kentucky. The 6 months flying were the best time for me in Vietnam. I felt like I really was doing something that made a difference. Would do it all again.
Thank you for your service and for those who served with you and after you.
God Bless.
Mr, You are a true hero!
God Bless. I was a CW2 pilot in 4 corps in 69/70. Glad we both made it back.
Thank you, Brother
Love those crew chiefs & door gunners too. Please say call sign. Thanks in advance.
Ian Robinson
Tiger 24/Viking 22 (121st AHC) &
Falcon 88 (335th AHC), 69-70, 70-71
Hero's
I was flying F-4 in Nam and got shot down while trying to support a Special Forces camp in III Crops - very bad spot - the bad guys weren't taking prisoners - I was hanging in a tree in my chute after having to eject and was getting shot at - busted up pretty bad and really couldn't move - then this Huey comes in and lands in the bomb crater I was hanging near - the crew cut me out of my harness dragged me to the Huey to get me out - then they got shot down - after a few minutes of lead flying back and forth a LOC comes in like he was on a Sunday afternoon flight in the park and gets me out - if it wasn't for Army air I would be here today - God bless those men!
And then Mom woke you up and told you to stop pulling yourself
It is really kind of disrespectful to make up silly stories like this.
@@niklasnystrom1415why do you think its made up
@@niklasnystrom1415 ua-cam.com/video/I1FiS5LhFjM/v-deo.html
Huey Pilot, 87-96, medevac most of the time. My heart goes out to you Steve and your St Christopher.
I never called anyone a hero But you sire are one, l've hear lot of helicopter pilots stories from Vietnam ,and there's no doubts of your heroic deeds while there. All in all its one of the best and happiest Vietnam stories I've heard. Mom prays are blessing. Thank you sir 🙏
Beautiful story sir! We all owe your family our gratitude ❤
Welcome home and thank you so much for your service.❤️🇺🇸
brilliant record Sir - thank you for sharing it for the future to learn
Yes Sir you will see him one day and..He'll thank you for trying to save him!..God Bless You Sir..
As a retired Huey Army pilot who never encountered real fighting, I have no clue what you've been going through. You Stephen and all your comrades are real heroes. God bless you.
My mom didn't know I was coming home either. I miss my mom
March 30th 1972 I was 11 years old,it was the year I got saved and Baptized
Thank you for serving and doing your best. You didn't waver sir! Glad you made it home. Salute!
My husband was there in the infantry. He was a lucky one that made it home.
Thanks for your service please remember you did your best!!! Everyone please remember the ones that didn’t make it back home!! Thanks67 was my year
We might have crossed paths, I too was in Tuy Hoa end of 1971 and early 72. I was with the 981st Sentry Dog Handlers and we were some of the last to leave before the base was torn down. We moved north just outside Qui Nhon to Lane Army Heliport, which also was downsizing. Didn't have enough of our own people so we had Korean tower guards. They were very good to work with, very dedicated.
I was in Di An 71 - 72 and we had ass kicking ROK'S so we never got hit with incoming.
Absolutely incredible. Thank you for your service to America.
i done 30 days as a door gunner on a UH-1 HUEY, around pleiku, pla-Durang, ankhe, ba Mettuit, tew a wah. 4th div.
Welcome home Brother.
Thank you brother, I was a tunnel rat and the copters saved my ass a few times .I LOVE MY FLAG
Sitting here, floored. Wow. What an experience. Guys like this are truly special, indeed. Grateful for his service. ✌🏻
11:00 THISISSO !!!
13:50 - 18:27 There is no biblical word for coincidence.
''They''
They served and defended those lives They did not live.
For Those in Their day were They.
''For none are closer to the author of pain & sacrifice Himself.
Than those who choose to perform it for the sake & safety of others.''
~U.S. Paratrooper Sgt. William 'Rock' Gilpin 82nd Abn. Div.1/504 ...
a half a century ago back in '74.
Currently:
Just another one of those many one's of... ''We His Believer's''
Who's patiently waiting & watching for '.' His✝Just⚖Return🪃'.'
Steven is of Croatian descent
Thanks for ur service!
Tears flowing!!
Welcome Home Brother from another Nam Vet, Chu Lai 68-69 1st MAW MAG 12. Liked your story.
Thank you for sharing your experience, your service and your passing on the heritage with your grandson!
I went in 1978. 20 years Army Aviation. Three years after Vietnam. I knew many pilots like this. Great bunch of guys. Fun Warriors.
I'm always impressed with these helicopter pilots. These guys had nerves of steel and bravery was never questioned. Semper Fi
Thank you for sharing! GB
Thank you for telling us your story. I'm very touched and inspired. I've heard that real heroes never consider themselves heroes, they just do what is needed to be done. How amazing you are still that "hero" willing to go back if needed! Thank you for being you!
@robert, AMEN!!
Right on brother.
Beautiful survival story!
An extremely touching story that catches your voice in throat.
War is not for good people, but unfortunately bad people start wars and good people have to end them.
And Go Your Way In Safety. St Christopher goes with me everywhere. Glad he was with you. God Bless You. 52 years wearing a POW-MIA bracelet
May I ask who the POW-MIA bracelet belonged to or who it was made in remembrance for? I'm just curious because obviously it can't have been made for you, you not being either a prisoner of war or missing in action.
@@jameslong9921 Charles L Hoskins . My first one was Frederick Masterson who was a POW and was released in probably 1973. Sadly he was killed in an automobile accident
That must be the sweetest story I ever heard from that terrible war; it should appear in places like National Catholic Register and the wider, secular press! I've worn St. Christopher for more years than I can remember; only time I was without the medal was during SERE training, when it was confiscated and was used against me during mock interrogation. I flew with a Vietnam Huey vet until a couple years ago; he was in his early eighties when he finally called it quits; we all love him, admire his skills and are awed by his service. You guys are the very definition of hero! God bless you and your family, Stephen!
Wow very powerful story, god bless you Mr French
Very touching to say
the least
I know so many Vietnam vets. Most just didn't want to discuss their experiences, but I could feel how it weighed on them. I'm so glad that through these projects, the vets are finally able to express their thoughts. Thank you.
You did what I had thought seriously about doing. Some guys coming back from being in country talked me out of it. I graduated VFMA in '70.
Thank you for your service, sir. My son’s father in law was a Cobra pilot in Vietnam. Both of you are heroes!
SIr i could not hold back my tears when you went home and gave your mom back her necklace. Thank you for your service.
Amazing story. God bless you, Sir.
God Bless this amazing soldier and his family. We are very grateful for your service to our nation. ❤
USAF Sgt 20th SOS; Vietnam 1968-69....Bell UH-1Fs
I flew Cobras and Lochs with 11th ACR. Ben Hoa and Quan Loi 68/69. Glad you are home.
Looks like I'm being prevented from writing about the actual enemy. Maybe you can look at the "Made In" labels on items in the store. I like Vets, I hate the people behind the people who send them.
One person makes a lot of difference in other peoples life. This is why abortion wrong.
PRC-25 was the backpack sized field radio carried by🎉 the grunts. The survival vest radio was a different nomenclature. Thank you for your sevice. 3rd Tanks, 3rd Marines MOS 2531 (field radio operator).
Oh mate, your the best of the best
Amazing video
Thank you Sir..
Like some off the other respondents here, I too was WOPA. Class 69-1, Nam 69-70 Ist Cav. I also had, and still have and carry, a St. Christopher medal. I used to tell guys over there that I wasn't superstitious - but that medal was what kept the main rotor blades on .... (LOL). Welcome home, Brother.
Incredible, Thank you Mr Franich
You are indeed a hero, sir. God bless you.
Thanks for your service in vietnam. Mom's are great, they love you no matter what, an can embarrase you. I could never get over on my mom.
Welcome home Sir. Thank you for sharing your story.
God bless this man.
Happy Memorial Day everyone 🦅
vietnam
Amazing what war does to a man...
Rip my father. WWII tank operator
Brings back old memories.
Thank you Sir for your courage and your service. And to all our service men and women. Thank you!!! I unfortunately never severed and wished I would have. You all have my respect and admiration.
Wow! What a great man and great storyteller. Thank you for your service you are an inspiration to myself and I'm sure meant others as well.
18:53 I think you may have been thinking of this quote. “One day my grandson said to me, grandpa were you a hero in the war? And i said to him no I'm not a hero, but I have served in a company full of them.”― Dick Winters, Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick. Winters. Do not doubt it Sir, you are a hero. Like those of the "Greatest Generation," you didn't go out looking to be great but rather, did the best you could when called upon to serve. Thank you, Sir.
I was at Wolters in the 6th WOC in 68 and I was the team lead on building the sign at the Y as you came into the base. I was a cement finisher before joining the ARMY. The sign is still standing but I never saw the finished product as I was in a flight that was on a 2 week faster training schedule ( 68-515) so my flight left Wolters 2 weeks before the rest of the company. We got leave and the sign was completed after I left. I drew the plans and was there for pouring the concrete and I sacked out the new stripped concrete. I wish I had a picture of it. Got home from Nam in Sept 69.
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You ARE a hero!! Dont think otherwise. God bless you and welcome home❤❤❤
Thanks for your story. You are a veteran HERO in my book. Thanks for your service. God Bless you.
All Good SIR.......Thank You......and your Family......FOR EVERYTHING !!!
That this universe we live in has so much diversity of all disciplines and those who go who know what consequences those actions might arrive at, and yet in this vast space of distance and time there are fine young men and women still willing to do their best for change in a world that needs so much compassion, a better way for all the ones who will always inevitably do their best no matter what the price.
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I knew some Vietnamese" boat people" back in the 70s here in Canada. They had been in the south Vietnamese army and they told me the same thing about Korean soldiers. The enemy would run away when they found out they were facing south Korean soldiers.
Thank you for your service, sir. 🙏🫡 You indeed will see that kid again one day. And when you do, he will tell you that his death wasn't your fault.
great story
what an incredible story of faith!!! thank you
Thank you for everything you did and thank you for sharing your story
Thank you for sharing. Thank you for your service on behalf of a greatful American
My Mother's cousin was a devout Catholic Nun of the Sisters of Chairty of Nazareth . She sent me a Scapular of the Blessed Virgin Mary. I wore it often and still have it by my bedside to this day. I'd like to pay tribute to Capt Robert A. Clements of Paducah, Ky who was killed on my birthday, November 23, 1969 when his Cobra came apart and crashed on a recon mission out of Cu Chi with the 4th Air Cav. May you Rest in Peace dear Bobby. His crewman also perished. And thank you for your service !
I can sleep without a care. How do I thank you for your service. How do I thank all who are in service. WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.