Feb 27, 1982 Interview with Jack Hill 

Jack Odell Hill Sr., also known as "Kalem", 69, went home to be with the Lord Thursday afternoon, August 4, 2016. He was born in Schenectady, NY on July 22, 1947 to the late John Hill Sr. and Lillian Frances (Langston) Hill and was predeceased by his oldest brother, John Hill Jr. He was a husband of one wife, Malikea Edwards (Hill); a fun-loving father, grandfather, uncle, brother, cousin and friend. At an earlier age he loved to dive, ride bikes and play sports. Later in life he enjoyed driving cars and he was also known as one the greatest dancers in his hometown. Another one of his greatest attributes was riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle(s). Jack Odell Hill Sr. was an Honorable Veteran who was dutiful and faithful in the Marine Corps as a point man. He was Soldier and man of valor that served his country well, by earning two purple hearts. After his honorable discharge, he was employed as a CDTA bus driver, and because of his love for music, he played the congas, as well as in many local bands in the Capital District area. He also loved to watch football, boxing and documentaries. Because of his amazing gift of storytelling, he was interviewed in a documentary entitled the "Vietnam", a television history PBS program in 1982. Jack Sr. loved to laugh, make others laugh and smile, especially children. One of the ways he made them smile was in his volunteer service through the US Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. He also volunteered as a Memphis, Tennessee Patriot Guard Motorcyclist, visited hospitals, youth centers to uplift the spirits of children, and if he called you friend, he was faithful to the end. There is so much that will be missed about "Kalem". He leaves to treasure his memory sons, Jack Jr., Jamal; daughters, Jacqueline, Crystal; brother, Joseph Hill; first cousins and caregivers, Booker T. and Gloria Jones; the Langston Family; the Bergeron Family; extended family, godson, Santino Graviano; daughters, Teanna Hill, Ebony Daniels; his lifetime friends, Jimmy Douglas, Dan Wilson; 11 grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, family and friends. A Home-Going Service and Celebration will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, August 11, 2016 at Mt. Olivet Missionary Baptist Church, 1068 Park Avenue, Schenectady. Visitation will be from 10 to 11, before the service. Interment, with full Military Honors, will be in the Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Schuylerville at 2 p.m., following the service. To leave the family an online condolence, please visit www.sbfuneralhome.com.

I had the feeling the interviewer, had his mind made up. Jack Hill, great job of defend our position.

nobody knows unless you were there if you want to blame somebody blame the politicians a nd generals

My man seems like a hella of a soldier and appreciate his humility and honesty. Cant even imagine trying to walk in these guys shoes. Props to him for making it back home. Peace!!

Hate war but love the American warrior. This commentator should feel lucky to have this true warrior hear of his experience in the Vietnam conflict, as well as others!

Went to High School and played some football with Jack Hill. Knew he went into service but lost track of him. He was friendly but no doubt he could handle himself. Always liked him.

Much respect to you Jack Hill. The interviewer seemed to be an ass and fishing for a specific response and you handled him well.

My cousin SIP....

this straight laced interviewer's only concern is digging for dirt and cross examining this guy... more like an investigation than an interview.

Helped keep his brothers alive in a scary place at a scary time. He was a good Marine and a good man. All you softies pissing & moaning about him being a "war criminal", I wonder what you all would do if thrown into Vietnam circa 1968?

Stand Up guy given a no win situation- while our coward politicians sat in a/c rooms eating surf and turf.

Give this man some respect! He served unlike many of the loud mouthed scum bags who question what he did!

Its amazing this video was put on here 11 yrs ago. My dad was there. And it is still with him. I hope Mr Jack is still alive and happy. Thanks Jack.

That wasn’t a interview that was a interrogation

I was a grunt in Vietnam 1971. He is the real deal.

Thanks to Jack Hill for opening up and sharing what must have been difficult to talk about. The interviewer did a great job of balancing the task of getting at some difficult questions while remaining compassionate and respectful. You could tell from Jack Hill’s demeanor that he wasn’t taking offense or annoyed by the questions. If you think this interview is more like an interrogation, you must be pretty thin-skinned.

Definitely a Marine.....thank you Mr. Hill, your the epitome of what a Man should be. Semper Fidelis

That was more of an interogation than an interview.

Rip soldier. You did what you had to do.

Jack hill is a stand up guy. Interviewer trying to get him to admit to war crimes..Marine lance corporal Jack hill passed away in 2016 he served 2 tours in Vietnam 🇻🇳 in country. He was wounded in action twice and awarded 2 purple 💜 hearts. He mentioned 2 of his buddies getting killed during the mission 1. PFC William R. Dumas Born 3/29/1948 KIA 1/29/1967 Quang Nam Thuy Bo village 🇻🇳 Vietnam 2. 2 LT Brian R. O’Conner Born 7/12/1939 KIA 1/31/1967 Quang Nam Thuy Bo village 🇻🇳 Vietnam He was awarded the Silver Star ⭐️ for his actions that day. Jack hill refers to him as Conner but it’s correctly O’Conner. He also mentions a Corporal Munez.

I wish i could give this guy a hug. I cant imagine listening to your friends in agony slowly dying for two days. Pure hell.

"RiP Mr Jack Hill Warrior..Dad.. Husband.. Son.Etc.. Another Bad Dude in the theater of War!!!

God Bless Hero Jack Hill! You have my utter most Respect Sir. God Bless You!

Semper fi Brother

I love this guy, he's awesome, i wish i could thank him in person for what he's gone through for our country, he's a hero. thank you sir

Mr Jack Hill I hope you are in good health. You handled that very difficult interview very well. Hope you are in good health.

Was this an interview or an interrogation?

Most honest straight answers. Really appreciate this.

Thank you for your service Jack. Semper Fi

Awesome dude man

The brotherhood that is formed in battle can never be broken. It is one of the most intimate things you can go through

I love this guy, really likeable and real about war. I remember him from watching the Ten Thousand Day War 20 years ago I always recall some of his quotes. I wish him all the best.

I was 3 months old when this interview happened.

A true warrior and hero

I appreciate the honesty...a lot of his mindset, and that of other marines there, and what he stated was SOP, makes it easy to understand why the whole "Hearts and Mind" nonsense was a catastrophic failure.

Dude is hard as nails!

Never saw the full interview only the partial one in the documentary series. " The Vietnam television History. "

I loved it when he said all he cared about his men laying out there... Everyone else can go to hell.. loved it..

At 25:25, Mr. Hill, while talking about his fellow point man, says, “The day he got killed was terribly exciting-upsetting to me, period…” At 38:58 Mr. Hill says (concerning what happened in the village), “…and the allegations that is was mass murder, no, I’ll definitely have to agree-disagree with that.” Are these Freudian slips? 😢

interviewer is terrible, Jack Hill does a great interview regardless

don't know the history on Thuy Bo village but judging from the interview alone, his response and mannerism it seems like they killed a shit load of civilians... good bad wrong or write not here to judge

Interviewer asked the same damn question 10 times...

one commenter said anybody why knows body language can tell he is lying about what happened. i'd like a time machine and to let that person go back and be there too, i bet he would shut his mouth right quick. you are vilifying a young marine who saw more than any kid ever should. as was the interviewer. i believe jack hill when he said he didn't see whatever went on that shouldn't have. i also believe him when he said he didn't give a damn about that two faced village.

Sad. Sending kids off to a country that is alien to them and that they don’t really understand then expect them to act like saints after they’ve have been terrorised and seen the deaths of their comrades. War is immoral. It’s the people who send them there in the first place that should be grilled and held to account, not them.

Rip Mr Jack Hill.

The text for this sucks... My friend Jack O Hill, aka Kaleem Hill, aka ICEMAN! and iiiiiiii willl alwaysssss Love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu I will always Love you I will alwayssssssssssss Loveeeeeeeeeee YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! AnitaL

It is easy as someone who was never in the soldiers shoes to find these war crimes as abhorrent. Most of the military sent to Vietnam were very young, with limited education, broken down by the military to be killers. Vietnam was not like WW2 where your enemy was easily identified. Where military leaders where completely inept mainly due to their non understanding the new type of war. They were also pressured by the Politicians of the day who put political aspirations ahead of the lives of their men. However, all life should have meaning. The very young men who had very limited life experience put in a war they also didn’t understand scared nervous suffering from PSTD watched on as their friends died or hurt demonised the Vietnamese ppl with encouragement by their leaders did unspeakable war crimes killing many innocent men woman and children. Yes some may have been a combatant but a baby or toddler is an innocent non combatant. Nothing can change what has passed but I hope these now older men look back and take responsibility for their actions. I hope they pass on their truth so new generations understand the futility of war. I will not judge these men as they were brave enough to put themselves in danger so I can write this comment. I would like to end by saying how my heart breaks for the innocent lives lost and ponder the question why? , and what was it all for? US Australian and New Zealand troops in the main fought in good faith to help ppl that required help. Many ppl on both sides died for what? For Presidents to be elected to be re elected for Generals to get more stars for the war machine to make more money you or I could count. The next war send the rich and privileged kids first I guarantee the war will end quickly.

Damn 1982

I don't know if this guy personally took part in killing innocent civilians but...... there's a lot that he knows and is hiding, possibly because he doesn't want to implicate his fellow soldiers. His body language and his defensive stance on the whole situation is telling. Again, not saying he did or didn't take part in killing the innocent people but...... there's more to it then he's willing to reveal. But we can all agree this dude seen some shit, that's for sure.

You couldn't invite them out with a free meal... This guys a legend 👏

You know what?? Great interview on the soldiers part,, but this interviewer was stuck on the horror in a negative way towards the American soldiers

as if the Viet Cong never wiped out entire villages during that war, I'll bet it happened more with them than it did for us

Jack Hill you made the ultimate sacrifice. May you rest in God's peace forever.

I couldn't give a dump about what was happening inside that village, even he said he was hearing screams of women n children

My friend Iceman!

Jack hill. A real man

He keeps saying 'only Americans said this' BUT he says at start he'd been in Vietnam and particularly the village they're talking about. I DON'T believe that these allegations are coming from Jack Hills comrades. Disingenuous from interviewer

The villagers lived under constant intimidation and fear of the VC. If they sided with the Americans they were tortured and murdered for it when the Americans left their village.

Jack Hill rest in peace you deserve your hero

I believe every word he says. And I believe he was a good man. I hope he was able to find some peace in is life.

Where were the gun ships?🤔

What ever was moving around , wasn’t moving around anymore .

Has anybody else watched the videos?The Vietnamese Knight about what happened back then.I see the laughing and pride on how women and children with TikTok's attack.Americans and then act like they're just a lonely peasant

who's Larry?

i got Vietnam flashbacks here 1:53

I agree with everything this guy is saying he reminds me of us I was in the Marines also third battalion nice Marines bravo company I agree with everything that he said you going to the villages crank tree province Don Hall was our base camp they didn't come out we drove them out going to the village tell him to come on the loudspeaker come out whatever and Vietnamese interpreter tell him to come out they didn't come out we got him out of there the pieces fall where they fell. My hero

American hero...thank you Mr. Jack Hill.

There's no civilians in a situation like that, they should be long gone to return when it's over. Simply saying 'no VC' isn't going to cut it when there's tunnels and its clearly a hotbed. Shooting at soldiers then hiding the gun makes you complicit in making the risks to villagers greatly increase. How is everyone a civilian when there's still casualties as you enter and as many as you LEAVE the village? It's too easy, years later, to declare that there was only civilian casualties.

Assassins for hire

Anyone who knows anything about body language can tell that he's lying about killing civilians. He died at 69.

You could interview a member of the Waffen SS whose done similar things during Operation Barbarossa and he could say the same things.

America will continue to do this stuff. Our leaders suck.

Americans pulling a “Police Action.” In their country? Doesn’t sound like freedom to me.