Hill 881N 1967 

My dad was there. Artilleryman. He called it first battle of khe sahn. Unfortunately he never would tell his story. He didn’t like talking about it so I never asked much. But I wish he had shared his story before he died. He died 3 months ago at 76.

These MEN, these MARINES are heroes. Like their fellow Marines (….a few that fought in BOTH earlier wars…) of WWII Tarawa, Peleliu, IWO and Korea, from Chosin and the nasty HILL battles of Korea….they all knew their was a good chance that the “blank check they signed to the country” was gonna be cashed in by horrible leadership at the top and the politics of Washington D.C.. But these HEROES of Vietnam went as they was ordered and did their BEST because of and for their fellow Marines. I DO NOT blame that Captain for telling them the truth. They ALL had BALLS oF STEEL and COURAGE at its FINEST. THESE…..are the Marines I tried to honor and lived up to them in my 30 years of service from July 75 -Jul 2005 and ALWAYS past on our history to the young Marines throughout my time in. Semper FI to all the brave Marines! 🫡🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

The best documentary about battles in vietnam war so far.

God Bless the US Marines in Vietnam. They were kids doing a man’s job. They fought with their hearts and for each other and died so young. They trusted our government to make prudent decisions while they did the hard work. Sorry that the government failed you. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

I can't even imagine the horrors of war that these guys went thru.. all I can say is Salute!!!

My older brother was killed there. He lived for years afterwards but that experience left him physically and emotionally damaged. He could not finish his four year enlistment. The recruiting NCO, SSgt Finnly delivered the first message during the night. SSgt Finnly delivered the last message a year later. Odd, I only remembered SSgt Finnly’s name just now. I recruited myself in ‘69, but GySgt did my paperwork and sent me to San Diego . SSgt 1969-77 USMC. My writting this confirms that I was not killed.

As a fellow Marine, I have much respect for those who came before me. Through their sacrifice, they have kept up the tradition of my beloved " Corps"..Semper Fi!

Semper fidelis brothers. Seems like nothing changes. We died for politics, at same time we fight for each other. History repeats itself . Hell of a thing. We fight for each other. Please lord guide our fucked up politicians. They gratuitously throw lives away. Nobody seems to listen to history.

Some incomplete and inaccurate information. Map didn't show other hills around Khe Sanh including 950 and 1015. 950 had grunts from 1/26 Marines and 1015 was occasionally occupied. Both were very steep. The 6,000 Marines were magnificent. NVA first moved 20,000 (2 Divisions) in and temporarily supplemented these with another 20,000 (2 divisions) later withdrawn. The air strikes by the US Air Force, Navy, Marines and ARVN (South Vietnamese) airforces played a major factor. From our intelligence the NVA lost about 15,000 which was confirmed later after the war by their generals. Most of the NVA artillery was firing from Laos about 8 miles to the West, and the US politicians would not allow us to destroy them across the border, as with so many other times. A Vietnam Veteran, I Corp 1967-1969

Thank you for posting these war stories! I had 4 cousins n two uncle's in Vietnam and 2 uncle's p0ws in ww2, 2 cousins in desert Storm n desert shield! 2 cousins 2 nephewsbin Afghanistan. My mom n dad were in the Philippines in ww2! Love our military 💓

My Father Ronald R Brotherton was on hill 861, he passed away on Thanksgiving day last year, I'm searching for those who might have served with my father to learn more about him.

I served with some of the men of Bravo 1/9 who survived the Hill Fights. Their stories were terrifing. Stories of weapons that didn't work, being overrun by NVA, wounded being murdered by the NVA, of men covering themeselves with bodies of their dead comrades. It was just scary.

My uncle and namesake Carman K. Hicks was with Fox co 2nd battalion 3rd Marine division and unfortunately was KIA on May 9th his and a lot of fellow Marines died with a jammed up M-16 . So many families were affected by these horrible battles in the spring of 1967 they fought and died for each other. Semper Fidelis Marines

My best friend Thomas Melvin Barrow PFC Barrow received the silver star KIA April 26th 1967 Mike company 33

Thank you Sir for your service God bless you.

2nd Lt Drew James (Jimmy) Barrett was in Kilo Company. Ambushed in February; Died from infections in March. Missed by all who knew him.

I was there then 65 days Khe Sahn Barnes..USMC..3/9. 0331 m-60 man

My friend just showed me your photos of her Father Sgt Ruben Santos. Incredible photos. I wanted to be a combat photographer back in the 90's working for a photo agency as a teenager. My mentor got me a internship at a entertainment magazine and my life as a photographer took a 180 and I ended up photographing celebrities.

My friend Eward C Eberle joined the Marine Corps together in December 1965, Ed served at Kae Sanh from March 1967 thru May of 1968. He was in Artillery firing 105's. I have lost touch of him, he lived in Chicago, was married and had a daughter who would be around 55 years old. Wish I could tell him how proud I am of him, would like to see him again. Semper Fi.

My dad was a USAF FAC (O-1 Bird Dog) at Khe Sanh during the Hill Battles. How he made it back alive and the PTSD he endured still amazes me. He passed away in 2021. I pray he finally found the solace he deserved.

Read a book on The Hill Fights. It was good. Also recommend Alan B. White interview about same.

My Dad was there in 66-67 1st Bn 12th Marines Bravo Bty 3rd Mar Div To my Dad… Doug Steadman my Marine brother…Semper Fi!!

True it was a waste of lives . Poor military planning on behalf of the US . Thanks to the brave soldiers and the courage they displayed . Thanks for your service .

Tommy Wheeler has mis informed u about the facts he was shot across his back. Nobody from Kilo Carried his body down Found him in a poncho in a crater me and 3 others drag him down I pick him up at the bottom of the hill and carried him on my shoulder to a chnook And got him on a chief wouldn't let him on after a little persistent Tommy was let on.He came back to the unit a few weeks later leading patrols Which he couldn't if his intestines where coming out.When I got wounded he was in the river bottom I was on highway 9 The older u get the bigger the fish.I was with M Co 3/3 July 66-Aug 67 1st squad leader 2nd platoon

We were an artillery battery during that battle, it was hard fought and I lost many friends and fellow Marines. This /rings back many memories, hope I can sleep tonight.

The M-16's the Army pawned off on us were defective and they knew it. The unchromed chamber would heat up and the spent casing would get stuck in the breech. Many Marines died trying to clear their weapons. The joke from the Army was that Marines just didn't keep their weapons clean. We failed to see the humor in that. After that they chromed the chamber and it fixed the problem. Regardless of faulty gear Marine courage took that hill. My company; F 2/3 secured the crest. Semper Fidelis

Excellent post! 👍🏻

M...F...kers wasted these brave young men/boys...for what...God Bless the officer who refused to keep doing it...

We used the M16s in late 1966 down in Tam Ky province. I was with the 5th Marines.

POPS SAID WE FOUGHT FOR 12 DAYS STRAIGHT FOR THAT HILL. Only way the enemy stopped WE BOMBED OURSELVES WE BOMBED THE TOP OF THE HILL. Sylvester Bracey Sr Marine Recon Vietnam 67, 69

"Can't take my kids out". That's a real leader

The F4b squadron I was in, VMFA542 and other squadrons set records in ordanance dropped in support of our grunt brother Marines. Semper Fi

Poster boy example of systemic poor leadership of USMC at Battalion level and above during Vietnam War. The Battle of Hue comes to mind as another prime example. All those lives lost because of ego and a culture of “damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead”. So sad.

3rd Batt. 7th Marines ChuLai,RVN 10/65-11/66

My dad was there, Fox co 2/9..

This has got to be the most intense war story I’ve ever heard….I’ve seen many but this takes the cake…wow! God bless our military.

Welcome home,thank you all so much for your service.👊🏻🇺🇸

I commented earlier but didn't see it posted so short and sweet h&s 3/3 was told clean them in a creek they don't rust ammo came in 20 round cardboard boxes I saw no clips or charger guides for fast load of mag like 14!

Much love and respect brothers, 69-70. USMC

Survivors were some of my instructors in Infantry school about 18 months later, they're sacred.

So proud of you men

My uncle Kenny was there. Mike co. 3/9.

My dad was there 3/9 Kilo. He got blown up carrying other Marines iff the hill. Semper Fi

My stepfather never spoke about his time in the 1st Air Cav. I received his medals when he passed. Guess I'll never know how he received the Bronze Star with Valor, without also having received the Combat Infantry Badge.

What happened on those hills was horrific.

As a Bravo 1/9 1967grunt I can attest to the lousy M16. I was personally wounded after being over run with my M16 jammed with a cleaning rod assembled inside the barrel and bayonet attached. These guns were a toy piece of shit. The Marine Corp should be ashamed that so many young Marines died without a fighting chance. PJMac

If the military had moved into North Vietnam, where would this country be today? Semper Fi to my dead brothers.

This was referred to as the hill fights.

I hunt with a marine who fought for this hill twice and he was a infantry man/post machine gunner named Ron Gains who had a sawed off shotgun instead of his m16. If you know this man please tell me

Recently got into a debate with someone who tried to say trenches didnt exist in Vietnam. Under the idea that there were no "Frontlines" and hence there being no trenches I assume. But I cant imagine a single war in the history of humanity where a person didnt dig a trench or foxhole somewhere to survive. I brought up Khe Sanh in response. Where Marines did indeed fight in trenches. My Vietnam veteran father, like WWII veterans is now reaching old age. Its important people hear the truth about this war and its a shame its topic was avoided in my youth to the newer generations detriment. The education these videos gives to others is priceless. Thank you for sharing this.

GOD ALMIGHTY COMFORT THE MEN WHO FOUGHT IN VIETNAM THAT SUCH AN AWFUL WASTED WAR

My friend, Combat Engineer, 1371, Bill Womble died on 881. I don’t remember which one. An rpg hit him in the head as he was helping out covering a with draw. At that time engineers still had m14s. The grunts had m16s. When I had two weeks left on my tour they issued us the 16s. I refused to take it until my platoon Sgt. took my 14. November 1967.

What an effen waste! I honor the skipper who resigned. He valued his men more than his career in the Corps. Semper Fi Captain!

Shots comin from everywhere. I couldn't imagine. God bless our vietnam vets!!

Captain Giles figured it out early. Most of them didn’t.

Is there a full documentary?

All Brothers..all

The militarys hierarchy's obsession with hills led to many a soldiers death. Ludicrous.

I was with the 1st Marines in April, in the Que Soon fight, all of our rifles jammed too, 900 marines died in that valley between april and november. we were issued M16sE model, experimental, the army had the M16A1 model, it was six months later we got these better rifles, it is criminal we were issued these useless rifles,but some politician got rich mkes us use these worthleess rifles. they were in such a hurry to dump this junky rifle on us we did not even get issued the cleaninhg rod, no way to punch out the jammed rounds. many marines were fighting with captured AKs.

Nva were tuff guys

1:18 Sooo,,,, when upper Brass gives you any information about your enemy,,,, believe the exact opposite.🤔

Go to hill and then leave they go back to hill nva

OO- RA MARINES YOU ARE ETERNAL...

The lead platoon that was initially ambushed and before a relief force could get to them, the little people moved in among them and finished most of them off

Our M 16s jammed incessantly. Later I the year of 1967 they worked better. Some folks who knew this should’ve been sent to prison or in the least dishonorably discharged. So many excuses and very little done.

I was in H&S 3/9 from Dec 22 66-Jan 21 67. I was transferred before this happened.

The USMC were on top of those hills during the siege of Khe Sanh. Don’t believe everything you see!!

They need to stop saying "missing". They're dead.

All the 1st North Vietnamese leaders were once Americans allies during WWII against the Japanese army. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent a small group of US special military personnel to Vietnam after 1 year after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. These US military personnels train the 1st Vietminh soldiers how to use assault rifle and booby trap. The Vietminh save several US pilots, who plane was shot down by the Japanese army. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt recognize Vietnam Independence from France but never to live to see it. But his Vice President Truman took a different approach by supporting the French to recolonize Vietnam after rejecting Ho Chi Minh letter of support for Vietnam Independence from France. This cause Ho Chi Minh seeking support from communist Russia and China. In 1950, US Democrats President Truman sent the 1st US MAAG personnel to Vietnam to assist the French Army in Vietnam. This is how America 1st got involve in Vietnam. On May 7, 1954, when France lost thier rule over Vietnam after losing a major battle at battle of Dien Bien Phu to the North Vietnam. America military never left from Vietnam because US Democrat President Truman, JF Kennedy, and LB Johnson made sure that United States Southeast Asia would not fall under Communsit. On Nov. 2 1963 US Democrats President JF Kennedy and LB Johnson stage a military coup assination on South Vietnam President, Ngo Dinh Diem. This gives United States the power over the country of Vietnam and the Vietnamese peoples. And US Democrats President, JF Kennedy and LB Johnson appointed their puppet ex-Vietminh soldiers, Nguyen Van Thieu, as President of South Vietnam. The South Vietnamese President, who later cost 500,000 South Vietnamese killed or capture by the North Vietnamese army and their allies Pathet Loas and Khmer Rouge of Cambodia when he sent them to Laos and Kampuchia. And who told him to do so. United States. On Nov. 22, 1963, JF Kennedy was killed in Dallas, TX. US Vice President LB Johnson, was appointed as President of United States. The following year Aug. 8, 1964, US Democrats President, LB Johnson announce US military action to Vietnam to Americans peoples over the Gulf of Tonkins, which involve a US Destroyer was patroling past the 17th parallel DMZ line near Honoi the capital of North Vietnam. But according to US Nuclear weapon offier, John White on the US Destroyer Maddox. Their were No attack. But still US Democrats President LB Johnson push for US military action to Vietnam which lead to the Vietnam War. Only 500,000 US ground troops was sent. Out of all the US ground troops who was draft and sent to fight in Vietnam. 40% were Blacks males, along with non-college white male, high school drop out, war protester males, and convict. America didn't sent their best but their worse from 1965. When Nixon became US President in 1969. Nixon order all US ground force in Vietnam to began pull out. US Republicans President Nixon order a non-stop flight of B52 bomber to bomb Hanoi and Haiphong. Nixon promise to continuing of US military aids to South Vietnam to defend themselve from the North Vietnam aggression. United States would replace any US military weapons that was lost to the South Vietnam. The South Vietnamese army did retake back many lost territories in the South from Communist North. On August 8, 1974, President Nixon announce his resignation as President of United States over the Watergate Scandal. On Nov. 5, 1974, the Democrats won a landslide in congress both in the US Senate and the House of Representative. The following year in 1975, the Democrats control congress cuts all US promise military aids to South Vietnam and on April 30, 1975, the Fall of Saigon to Communist North Vietnam and thus began the flow of Vietnamese refugees out of Vietnam. During the entire Vietnam War, America brought pain, death, and destruction to the Vietnamese peoples of Vietnam. And today, several South Vietnamese young generation is still suffer from the affect of United States biological chemicals, Agent Orange which the US military spray all over rivers and forests of South Vietnam. And American still today still talk about how heroic they did during the Vietnam War and they came to fight against communist.

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God bless Tim Moylan from Catonsville, Maryland with 3/3. The Walking Dead. Made it out alive!

God rest your souls,

the horror

Heros. Studs

They put these men through hell 🤕 and death 💀 for what??? Then the government pulled out after they made billions off these brave men

This is an example how stupid this war was for our kids to fight in.

they were in a fishbowl,...should have leveled one of the taller hills around there

Most wars are bad wars

M14s became popular

donny Dumpster trump Should Be Made To Watch This

Marines got pounded in vietnam

Many inaccuracies within. Most glaring is the statement we gave the hills up. Marines occupied, said hills during the actual siege.

True hero s in my book fighting and dieing for each other for a worthless cause and there government didn't give a dam

All the death and injury still didn't stop Uncle Sam from doing it over and over again. To keep repeating the same thing again time after time expecting a different result is a sign of INSANITY. Did the TRIGGER PULLERS never hear of FRAGGING? 🤔