It doesn't matter if you're a green berets colonel or an army doctor if you're part of a hostile occupying army you're a legitimate target just for being there same as spies
I too was a medic in the Army in Vietnam. When I arrived in Vietnam the Medic that I was relieving warned me not to wear an armband. He also handed me his .45 and told me to forget the Geneva Convention. The enemy didn't follow it, so neither did we.
@@AGuy-vq9qp Awwww you mad little commie? I'm sure South Vietnam totally wanted dirty commies in there, totally America's fault. Oh wait, France forced the US into it by threatening to pull out of every agreement they made post WWII?
@@AGuy-vq9qpYou clearly know nothing about Vietnam. Half of Vietnam did not want communism, but communists are violent trash that will torture and kill their own family until there is no one left.
1. Thank you for your service! 2. Glad you were smart enough and innovative enough to know that you had to do whatever was required for survival. You don't owe any apologies to anyone. I'm so glad you survived! 3. Thank you again for your service. A true patriot!
These guys were incredible But serious question What was patriotic about serving in Veit Nam? Knowing everything we know about the political side that created that mess We just seem to go blindly along. To save face?
My cousins corpsman fiance’ was killed 3 days after his arrival in ‘Nam in ‘66; his family disapproved of her and never told her so she thought she was abandoned.
I was a combat medic in Nam ‘67. I put all my medical gear in claymore bags (so my aid bag wouldn’t give me away) and carried an M-79 (grenade launcher) and .45 pistol. I was happy not to get a Purple Heart. I spent my second Nam tour in the Saigon US Hospital as a surgical tech. We got a few days of sniper fire during Tet was all.
@lennoxrobinson5858 The Purple Heart Medal was/is given to service personnel who were wounded in the line of duty. It's not a "participation" Medal. He was glad that he didn't get one, because he'd have to have been wounded to obtain one.
CID officer got one , when he investigated a arms for sex scandal happing so he says gave a hooker a grenade for a blow job she bite him .. he wrote it up differently so yeah he got the medal . Meanwhile guys were on patrol for days getting wounded didn’t get shyt . So yeah some of it is bull shyt we all know guys who drunkenly fell out of a jeep n the officer whom was partying w em wrote it up as a Purple Heart .
Thank you, Doc. My cousin was a combat medic 68-70 who got dropped off by the Riverines. He carried two 45s and all the grenades he could carry. He is now passed and I miss him.
My good friend was a riverine during Vietnam. One of his stories has stayed with me. His boat was going down the river when they came under fire. Everyone on deck scrambled to defend themselves and the boat. My friend especially remembers how the gunner on his one side and another on his left were hit. Then one in front & behind. I'm not 100% sure, but he was the only one left on the boat. I think it left him with heavy survivors guilt. He was very insightful and caring. Vietnam was awful here in the States due to the conflict of protestors for peace. It was the last war with the draft.
What a load of crap.... They invade a country and expect people to follow their rules while using agent orange and napalm... I swear Americans have no logic.
To all the vet medics here, thanks for saving my gramps ass during Vietnam. He was special forces during that time and was able to come back home and serve during Desert Storm because yall pulled his out of the fire a handful of times. Yall keep kicking and giving the world the hell it deserves
My brother who served two tours told me that the field medics were the bravest men he knew! They saved him twice while being shot at, and they never stopped administering to him! ✝️God Bless all military medics no matter what branch they are in!!
Model 37, the Deerslayer? My father lived & breathed by that shotgun. Growing up, over there, and after he came home, too. A good, reliable weapon, for sure.
@@seanspruck ~I am also older, I was not in the military but I had a long barrel Ithaca model 37 back in the 1970’s for duck and goose hunting. It was faulty and dropped live shells out the bottom. I unfortunately got rid of it. My 1960 made Remington 870 Wingmaster is my very favourite being reliable and ball bearing butter smooth. But the worst shotgun I have ever had is the Mossberg 590A1 rough rattling junk clunkmaster.
As a former FMF Corpsman that went through Jungle Warfare Training, it gave me a deep appreciation for what the Vietnam era Devil Docs went through. Thank you to all Corpsman that paved the way for us. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. And to the Marines for treating us like one of their own. 🇺🇸🍻🇺🇸
I was an Army Combat Engineer, and I was attached to the Marines many times. The Corpsmen I saw brought the utmost respect out of me. They carried the biggest packs, marched up and down the ranks on those 'little hikes,' (lol) and when a rest was called, they didn't. They went around to everyone making sure they got what they needed that he could provide (socks, powder, etc.).
Y friends, teenagers were drafted. They didn't know where VietNam was, let alone why they were there's. And like 5 country',s before us we lost sneaking out like thieves in the night. Most my friends died, or returned as monsters After doing drugs ,& committed atrocities. Most couldn',t return as they left. Why did we invade Vietnam?
@@ladyrose508because the South asked for our help, and throughout America's almost 300 year history anytime a free people are being oppressed in the world the United States does what is right and assist them in staying free instead of being oppressed and under the boot of communist fascist authoritarians or autocrats or all of the above. That's why.
He's a HERO in MY BOOK !! Those guys went through HELL over there !!! AND, WHAT'S WORSE, IS WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH RIGHT HERE IN THEIR HOMELAND !!! OUR GOVERNMENT, AND, THE ARTSEY-FARTSEY FLOWER "CHILDREN" (the hippies) ought to be ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES, for the way these brave Men were treated by them !!!!
@@patriciajackson6711in another video this same man said he was in the Navy, he wouldn't be in the field if he was in the Navy, ihonor all real veterans and thank them for their service not this guy , way to go youtube
Do you know what happen to all Vietnamese villeragers who were suspect as Vietcong or Vietcong that were caught during US military soldier on their "Search and Destroy" mission? They were taken to the Intellengent in South Vietnam. Which was run by US Intel personnel. The Vietcong or suspect Vietcong would be blind fold and their hand tie behind their back and taken to a US helicopter. The US helicopter would fly high up in the sky of Vietnam. The US intel personnel would try to abstract information from the Vietcong or suspect Vietcong by threaten them to throw them out of the helicopter to their death if they refuse to tell them what they want to know. Many Vietcong and suspect Vietcong was thrown out of the US helicopter to their death. Violating the article of Warfare under the Geneva Convention. Why there "No Prison Camp" in South Vietnam after the Vietnam War. United States committed so many War Crime during the Vietnam War that the US military in Vietnam became like the Japanese army of WWII. Many was never told to American peoples and a lot was cover up and lied about the War was fed to American peoples.
I remember my grandfather's comment when he was asked about the difference between fighting in WWll, Korea, and Vietnam, as he'd fought in all three wars. His answer was "There were no non-combatants in Vietnam". Thank you for your service sir.
Of course not. There were desperate people just defending their homes. United States were the agressor and invasor. US did not respect Genebra Convention or anything when they bombed the hell out poor villages and genocided millions of innocents.
Hey my great uncle was a 3 war vet! Pointe du hoc Rangers in ww2, kane guard in Korea, and served as a Green Beret in Vietnam. He was actually one of the pallbearer for general Georgia S Patton!
Hey Doc I truly appreciate your service I too am a “8404” FMF Corpsman, I believe we are the best of the best. Grunt-Squids willing to give our lives to save our Marines. The Gator Navy was far different from regular navy I took more flack from sailors than any number of Marines. That’s why I’m a proud member of the Marine Corps League and not the Navy. I appreciate the Navy giving me the opportunity to be where I always belonged FMF Grunt Corpsman. Semper Fi till the day I die! Ooh Rah, Doc
Thanks Brother nobody understands like we and every time we roiled with the Best of The Best, actually nobody could ever say that we could we could have Had company, we were joined together by Our Creator. HE’ still uniting us as “A Band of Brothers”! Some HE Sent, Some followed you know that we fall Smack-Dab in the middle of that And I know exactly what you’re talking about the Fleet Sailors “ We Are GATOR Navy we dint always react butttt I did have some good effects “ I’d say not now Boys I see all my brothers just over there” it worked a lot it’s better to hit the ground running than hit it Groening. Anyway Big Salty Blessings to you and yours. Semper Fi “Doc” aka: Robert
It was righteous and the South Vietnamese to this day thank you for your attempt to save them. The sacrifice of 58,000 American lives in a war that took 1M+ lives on both sides is a small price to pay to stem the spread of Russian, Chinese, and predominantly Israeli led communism across the world.
@jonathanbray3075, it's a legit question what service? You sheep By that logic germans should say thanks for your services to nazi soldier's lol lthis medic clown said the north Vietnamese didnt follow any rules like the us followed the rules when they wiped out village.
@@jonathanbray3075he hit a nerve ha lol it's a legit question what service? By that logic germans should say thanks for your services to Na*** soldier's lol this medic cl0wn said the north Vietnamese didnt follow any rules like the us followed the rules when they wiped 0ut villages in vietnam
Whatever was sacrificed by US combat vets had nothing to do with defending democracy or even helping the Vietnamese. It was simply the U$ government trying to establish itself around the world and secure it's own hegemony so that it could call the shots and create new vassal states and to be able to exploit them.
Nothing more ironic and more American than yanke invaders in other countries saying the people defending their land didnt follow rules like they didn’t commit one of the worse war crimes in history
@@covakoma1064That’s not the point. In Vietnam, at the grunt level each person was fighting to stay alive. Medics and corpsmen were invariably going into harms way to keep them alive.
A late uncle of mine was a US Army Medic on the Western Front in WW2. A couple of pictures of him taken by colleagues show him wearing only a small red cross collar insignia, plain helmet, no armband, and a revolver on his belt.
My dad was a combat medic in the Pacific he told me the same thing the Japanese didn't care😮 My dad saved the man's life bronze Star purple heart oakleaf cluster I put his name on the world war II memorial Washington
My dad was also in that theatre with the 77th. All the soldiers who fought the Japs need to get more credit for what they did! Shout out to the 11th AB
@@bonkerslez91 well let me put it to you this way look up the statistics on Google at the end of world war II in Germany it was a lot of American prisoners to come home look up the number of prisoners that were released from the Japanese My father was fighting 3 years he was a combat medic according to the Geneva convention they're not supposed to shoot at him he was shot at three times one round got him through them leg just missed his fenwal artery
My generation should be ashamed of themselves for the way they treated the vets on their way home. It was horrible . I knew better my dad was in the Army. But I saw such sadness. I’m 70.
My father was in artillery. During siege of a fire base he was shot twice thru the meat on his upper torso with 7.62x39. Took 4 hours to realize the wounds, and a medic fixed him up. Thanks, doc, whomever you were. 👍
Man! I watch these stories to put life in perspective. When I complain about hard life I see others talk about their past and realize I am blessed. Thanks for doing your duty men.
Statistics on how many drafted and how many died. Drafted youth to fight a war that was anti Constitutional. US troops in Gaza, more than 4k, using some as snipers!
Thank you sir, for your service. my dad was an airplane mechanic in World War II, I know times were different and the war was different but both of y'all signed up to do what you are best at to serve our country.
My heart goes out to you. You are a brave man, and I’m glad you made it home. Mt dad was a medic in WWII and spent the last 9 months of the war in a Japanese POW camp in the Pacific. Gratefully he came home too. He was my hero and so are you.
that's so touching that he is your hero.. you were both blessed to have each other..i hope life will be Really good for you Best wishes from Rolland in Scotland
@@hubster4477 actually agree. Army vet who is disgusted with the way the government is willing to sacrifice young men to make money off the military industrial complex
@@hubster4477 first off pay non taxed is pretty good second the north Vietnamese invaded the south and probably committed war crimes way before the USA ever got involved. And also to stop communist influence like what happened in Cambodia good old pol pot he definitely stirred that pot. Also from what I heard in the comment section is the NV never signed the Geneva convention ssssoooo yea. Overall yes war bad but also war to defend other nations and their interest happens forever ago will happen forever more.
@@MetricOwl-tv8zx but not with russia? Theyre even kidnapping our citizens and we dont do anything, except give them an arms dealer for a gay black wnba player.So we'll fight with NV but not russia? Interesting.
What service? USA doesnt give a sh1t about its soldiers! You think they fighting for some noble cause? They are poor pawns used to fund a war machine that makes u think fighting is patriotic...ur govt just wants to make $$$$$$ from war.
@@eugenegavin459 the question "are you America" doesn't make any sense. Im going to assume you want to ask if i am American. I am not. Im a 34 year old European historian, from one of the many countries that were devastated by American imperialism through Operation Gladio. The only reason you might care about the person behind the argument and not the argument itself is if you want to make an ad hominem attack. So why are you asking?
God bless you, sir. Because of you, many of our warriors' lives were saved so these men could return home to their families and loved ones. Great men like you built this country and it's from their blood, sweat, tears, and unfortunate sacrifice, that we get to live comfortably. Gob bless you and all Soldiers, of all nations who loyally serve their home and people.
My uncle was a corpsman from 1970-73, two tours based in Da Nang. He said the radioman was first target, CO next, and corpsman third. By 1970 they no longer carried ANYTHING that would have them stand out as anything medical. Every once in a while they’d get a sniper who used a strap for a corpsman kit bag as their rifle sling. He also did carry a 1911 with him in the field and usually had a couple bandoliers of ammo, he called it “preventative medicine.” How did he become a corpsman? He was going to lose his draft deferment because he was failing college. My dad, who was in the Navy in the mid-50’s, told him to enlist in the Navy, be safe on a ship. Then he volunteered to be a corpsman during a momentary lapse of judgment. He did find it rewarding enough to do more than one tour even though it was dangerous. His second tour was mainly at the hospital, although he did go on patrols every once in a while. He never breathed a word about most of his exploits until I was coming of age and thinking about enlisting in the late 80’s. He persuaded me to stay as far away as possible from the Corp so I ended up in the Army.
You Corman,Always took good care of me,When we Were Stationed in Spain.After Dad' s First Tour in Vietnam. This Navy Brat is happy you are here to tell what happend!❤🕊️Lord Bless you sir.❤🕊️❤️🇺🇸❤️THANK YOU!
It wasn't Vietnam that attacked the US !!!!! The US had NO business there whatsoever!!!! You were not defending your country, you invaded another country ! It was a bad mistake and many poor guys paid with their life, not to speak of the hudreds of thousands of innocent civilian victims !!!!!!!!😡😡😡😡😡😡
Sry to punch that damn reality into your (actually quite anti-american) nationalism, but, even though he may actually have done sth good individually as a medic, they so definitely did not fight for freedom.
As a Navy Seabee, in the field I carried an M14, and two swarms, a Colt 45 on a side holster and a 32 on a shoulder holster since sometimes I drove fuel trucks and I could not retrieve the 14 from the cab when my hands were fueling equipment.
A hero? You went to someone else's country and f ked it up, just like you did in Libya. America the failed state specialists. 1 day someone's going to bring 'democracy' to America, then you won't be laughing.🪓⚰️⚰️⚰️
@@MrMonkeySlurpingCaprisundepends on who you ask. I think war brings out the worst but also the very best in men! I've seen guys take some pretty glorious actions for the chance to save a teammate!
@@MrMonkeySlurpingCaprisunThe combat isn’t the glorious part. The glorious part is why a soldier keeps fighting. It’s not about the war, it’s not about the enemy, and it’s not about the combat. It’s about your fellow soldiers, and trying to get them home safe. This doesn’t always work out, but finding out means sticking with them until the end.
These are the guys that deserve the greetings or declarations of, "thank you for your service" most of all. Why? These guys actually placed their lives on the line for America and their fellow servicemen. God bless you all!
Thank all of you for your bravery and for exemplary examples of what character is to my brothers and myself. We will forever be in your debt and will never ever allow what you went through, be forgotten or changed for a narrative. Heroes every last one of you.
I will always have the utmost respect and admiration for brave patriotic gentlemen like you and can never express my appreciation for all you've done. 🙏 Thank you sir for your service and immeasurable bravery 🙏 .
