Jarhead - Vietnam veteran - HD 

sad, he saw more combat than the whole bus put together.

To sum up, the Marines gave nothing but got something. The Vet gave something but got nothing.

I was a Marine from 1966 to 1971 when the Vietnam war broke out. I was in Paris Island for months, and then got orders to Vietnam. I was in the battle of Quang Tri and I got my left leg blown off. I was spit on, hit, and even shoved when I got home on crutches in May 1971. I will never forget my fellow Marines and will never forget their sacrifices to the United States. Semper Fi

Vietnam vets returned home greeted with hate, protests and spit. This guy is a proud Vet who just wanted to feel the “welcome home “ back. Nobody tried to remove him. Respect.

he never got a welcome home but he still gave a welcome to them, and that's what's so fucking sad

:( poor guy most likely never got that welcome and he just wanted a little bit of that praise.

I feel like the significance of this scene flew over most people's heads

What I really loved about this was that the Desert Storm Marines didn't try to remove him or told him off. They just sat in silence knowing that all the cheering and celebrations outside for them was what the Vietnam Marine deserved but didn't receive.

After being wounded in Vietnam, 1968, I was in the hospital at Fort Polk for quite a few months. The first leave I got, I was still on crutches, in uniform, passing through an air port in Texas. A woman about my age approached me and asked if I had been hurt in Vietnam and I said yes. She then said "I wish you would have been killed there" before walking away. My how times have changed.

The expression on the face of Jamie Fox in this scene at the 47 second mark is priceless. Sometimes the best acting is done without words. These Marines are receiving the heroes welcome that the Vietnam veterans deserved.

That tunnel rat patch.

This hits home hard. That's my dad. That war just tore him up inside. The thousand stare is real, I see it every day I see him.

we the unwilling led by the unqualified to kill the unfortunate die for the ungrateful

My dad is a Vietnam Veteran and he told me that when he came home, he was walking through the airport to greet his parents and some scumbag went to go spit on him. He grabbed the guy by the throat and slammed him to the ground. As that happened, a State Police Trooper ran over and arrested the maggot and then my dad told me that as they stood up, the Trooper saluted my dad and welcomed him home. So welcome home to all Vietnam Veterans who never received the honor of being welcomed home as they should have been.

We owe a huge debt to our Vietnam vets

It's Sgt. Frank Woods after Vietnam

Being a Vet Myself, this hits me hard.. After Coming Back from Iraq.. My Grampa was the only person who understood my pain & helped me find my way back to being part of society.. RIP Uncle Derek

When I was little my dad and I would go to air shows and he would meet other Vietnam vets there. They would say to each other, " Welcome Home Brother' At first I was only 7-9 when I first heard it. I did not understand why they said that to each other when they were already home. I never had the courage to a ask. It wasnt until 1982, I was 11. I saw the ending to Rambo that I understood they really never had no welcome home parties or parades.

He saw more combat than the entire regiment returning home from Iraq.

My husband came home in 72 , Dec. The people in charge ran them thru an Air force National Guard base t o keep them safe. He has had nightmares for over 40 years. He said nothing to anyone but me. The vet was just begging for someone to give him the vindication, the love that should have come his way forty years before.

This scene was like a punch to my stomach...give that man a hug 1:14 That PTSD hit him hard

That Marine went out his way to make sure they got what he never got. It's a fucking shame the way our Vietnam vets were treated.

What an incredible scene. The eye contact that he makes with each Marine he comes into contact with; when he finally sits down, the exhaustion of his soul etched into his face, the mental battles that he's STILL fighting; these young boys know that they haven't even come close to seeing what he's seen....brilliant acting.

I’m not American, and never been through war in my life, but this scene make me feel really sad.

I teared up when I first saw this scene. To his silence as he finally sits down and glances at the return these vets got, to his introduction where he makes sure the Marines know that they did America PROUD. He was telling them exactly what he wished he had heard 20 + years before. You know he's just sitting there imagining this to be the "welcome back" parade that him and his surviving friends NEVER got when they returned home. Instead they came home to a changed America, a country divided and in the middle of a cultural revolution that left them behind. Spat on and vilified as baby killers, when all they wanted to do was answer the call as their fathers before them did in WW2, and as their grandfathers did in WW1. Today's generation will never understand those times. On why a generation of veterans from 'Nam felt pissed off. The left wing condemning them as murdering monsters, the right condemned them as losers that didn't get the job done as their fathers before them did.

Saddest seen in this whole movie, bad memories in Vietnam

My big uncle, the oldest of 9 siblings, was a Korean marine of 2nd Brigade "Blue Dragon" during Vietnam war '67~'69. In my memory, my big uncle didn't have his left leg because he lost it during his last minutes of war in '69. I remember myself being 9 year old kiddo asking him "Uncle, why don't you have a leg?" He just simply said "Well son, because I gave it in honour for my country." Also he told me when I was about 14, "I visited US for the first time in my life back in 80's bcs one of fellow combat anglico buddies form US invited me to visit... I guess people didn't like them returning back home alive in his time unlike ours in Korea.." Rest In Peace, Uncle. Republic of Korea Marine Corps 2nd Brig Veteran, Vietnam 67-69. Sgt. Bang, Heenam (1940~2011)

I’ll never forget when we came back to the states after serving in Afghanistan, first people to greet us at the airport in Bangor, ME were Vietnam-era vets…giving us the welcome home they never got. We were treated like rockstars and they got shit on…truly heartbreaking.

*This is one of the saddest scenes in a sad movie. You can tell by the look on this old marine's face: he is utterly traumatized not just by the Vietnam War but also by how he was treated when he got home. He makes damn sure to make the new Marine veterans feel welcome. Gives me goosegumps.*

They should make a Jarhead prequel film for this guy.

This scene never fails to make me smile, you can see just how excited the vet is by the look in his eyes when he first gets on the bus. He wanted to make sure that they didn't feel what he felt when he returned home from Vietnam. It's really beautiful. He wanted to give them a warm welcome, the welcome he and his fellow vets were robbed of. Semper fi devil dogs!

I saw this movie when I was 14. My Dad took me, and the meaning of this scene flew right over my head. It wasn't until 11 years later, returning home after a deployment to the Persian Gulf, that the significance hit me like a battering ram. That war hero, the unnamed Vietnam Veteran, came home to ungrateful derision from civilians who had no idea that the damage they caused him was more palpable and powerful than any PTSD from the VietCong. God bless all of our Vietnam Veterans.

VERY POWERFUL SCENE. OUR VIETNAM VETS NEVER GOT THE CREDIT THEY DESERVED. THEY WEREN'T GIVEN A WELCOME HOME PARADE, A LOT WERE SHUNNED BY SOCIETY AND CALLED BABY KILLERS. I SALUTE ALL MY VIETNAM VETS AND VETS OVERALL.

This was the scene that I remembered the most. I've fought in Afghanistan and Iraq, and my grandfather went to Vietnam 3 times. He didn't get a welcome home, he threw away his dress blues, and never talked much about his experiences. I received a huge welcome back from Afghanistan, and he was so proud, and I could see that in his eyes and how I wish that man would of got the same welcome back.

The sadness in the Vietnam Vet afterwards they were treated horribly after they came back

The message in this scene is bigger than the whole plot of this film.

My late husband served in VN 67-68. He was a Marine. Died in 2009 from AO exposure. He’s my forever hero. And I believe that he and his brothers with him now finally got the WELCOME HOME they so deserved. Every last VN veteran is a hero. Thank you for your service and Welcome Home. Semper Fi. 🇺🇸👏🥰

That Vietnam vet being a marine probably felt worried that the Marines on the bus were getting treated the same as he did coming home so he just wanted to help

I will say this once. I’m not a soldier but. I think it’s hard to be treated like shit when Politicians cause the war, yet veterans are the ones that people are blaming.

Respect from south korea to US military and all of military vets thank u for saving my country in korean war god bless

One of the best scenes of all time.

Im Australian, this brings tears to my eyes, thankyou for your sacrifice and service, God bless the marine corp. I'm glad we are on the same side. Semper fuckin fi!! We Aussies will fight along side you Americans no matter what, we have your back and will always be on the ready to march into war along side you guys, no matter the odds, we will fight and stand by you. Ooorah brothers

Incredibly powerful scene. The nation treated the great Vietnam vets terrible. They deserved so much more. I honor you all. Thank you for your sacrifices.

The way he holds the Ssgt's gaze says so much, like "No really, Welcome Home."

This was the scene that I remember the most about the movie. All the hardships these marines faced in the movie seem like nothing when you see the eyes of that Vietnam vet walking in that bus. They all stare at him with a near guilt in their faces.

Welcome home Vietnam veterans and thank you for answering the call and your sacrifice I only wish I could have been there to say it in person .

This is one of the underrated scenes in the movie

Every war maybe the same but every soldier who enlist to protect his country is all hero.

I’m watching this on Vietnam War Veterans Day and as a Desert Storm Vet I felt like those Marines. Salute Vietnam Veterans you will never be forgotten.

As a vet of Gulf 1, I say thanks fellas to the Vietnam vets. Unpopular war maybe but y'all toed the line. Had two uncles who went, thanks to God they made it out.

It's sad. Because when our boys came back from Vietnam. everyone hated our troops rather than thanking them

When you’re a veteran who’s never been in a war and you meet a guy who’s seen some real shit

This is singlehandedly the most emotional part of the movie. If you don't get this, you don't get the movie or the history of the crap the vietnam vets had to go through at home, and abroad.

Damn that sad piano refrain. Tears me up every time.

A scary ass reminder of how war ages you like crazy

This scene is so damn touching! 😢 Welcome Home! 🇺🇸

that veteran experience more horror and hell. salute to him

Man those people who disrespected the Vietnam war vets should see how it’s like to have heavy RPK or M1919 fire on them while artillery shells are being fired like hell.

Vietnam war is my favorite war, and to the extent it was covered. Every time I've met a Vietnam veteran, I made sure to shake their hand and tell them welcome home. In particular I remember a LRRPs vet I've met and when I told him welcome home and I saw something in his eyes when he told me, "after all these years it means so much to hear that" I can't quite say it, it was like both happiness and sadness at the same time. I had a chance to talk to him a little, and he told me how when he arrived in the states people called him a "murderer" and a "baby killer" he had to ditch his uniform just to not be called names. He was a super nice man too,

Everyone loves to hate on PMC's/Mercenaries, but who's trying to give these people a place, when the government uses them all up? Instead of being treated like a pawn, PMC's gives them a $200,000 a year income, for what they do. Military barely makes anything, outside of the benefits that disappear, as soon as you go to collect, because your recruiter conned you. Now veteran make up the largest homeless majority, then any other class of people. Mercs have done more for soldier, then their own government.

Yes, I realize this is very emotional and I see the meaning of this but... Woods?

1:13 This is the part of the movie that really made me cry. I immediately thought of my grandfather. Served in one of the only ground units for the USAF during 'Nam. Fought side by side with Marines and watched a lot die. Then how he was treated when he came home. Fuck.

Most don’t know how shitty Vietnam vets were treated

The vet just wanted acknowledgement, but I think his appearance was a story method as a cautionary tale for the marines on the bus. This war you're heros, the next war may be your vietnam.

The way he sits in the bus.. to get the feeling he didnt get

This is one of the saddest scenes the Vietnam veteran never got the welcome home he deserved and he didn't and would not let that be the case for future devil dogs. SEMPER Fi MARINES!!!

I feel bad for that man

The old vet had a RAIDER logo patch on. Much respect to this man!!!

for hundreds of thousands of veterans who came home, the war never ended… that why i always made sure to be there for my cousin who saw serious shit in iraq. he just wanted someone to hang with and not feel alone. i still remember the days of him letting me play metal gear solid on his ps1 when we were kids. i will always be proud of him…

I can't help but feel so sorry for this Vietnam Veteran. Even though it's an actor, the acting simply gets to me of how every soldier who made it back from Vietnam was shunned by society at that time. Simply sad.

This scene always makes me cry

This is a very powerful scene. War bring nothing than sorrow and trauma.

This scene breaks my heart every time. A lot of people don't understand the reference. Welcome home to all our Vietnam veterans

My grandpa was a door gunner on a Huey. He didn’t have a good welcome back and he will not speak about what he did over there

The fact the Vietnam vet knew all the ranks and asked if he could sit down. .. he saw shit was glad to see Young's come back and realize. " I remember the bus but not my friends coming back with me"

Very powerful scene… I Love my Vietnam vets. Never got the props they deserved..

War, war never changes

As an Afghan vet, this scene hits home a different way.

That guy was weary and tired...used up.

i see republic of vietnam flag on his shirt

The fact that he said welcome home and shook their hands ment alot more than most realize. Vietnam Vets didn’t get that treatment when they came home so I think he felt it was necessary to do something that was never done for him when returning home.

Best scene. The nam vet acted terrific

He puts the courage to every young soldiers, of what he had done in Vietnam war, so this young one's will do the same thing when they get older and became vets, till every war generation

This never made sense to me but I just figured it out, he feels like he's in the Marines again sitting on the bus with his brothers.

As the proud son of a Canadian USMC Vietnam veteran who served in the 1st Marine Division this scene hit home big time all you lads have nothing but my utmost respect and appreciation for going over there and doing the job . Semper Fi .

When he started welcoming everyone home, I felt like my heart broke. Veterans from the Vietnam War never got welcomed home after they came back. They were treated like shit, but the fact he came up on that bus to welcome everybody home, even though he wasn’t, really shows how much these men went through, and how they want to not make the returning Marines feel what they felt after coming back.

They got 1000 times casualties but 1/1000 respect.

Still the most powerful scene in any military movie

Wow as a war on terror veteran i know what this means, my brother never got the deserve welcome home when came from the Vietnam war, i salute you all my fellow veterans, God bless you all. And thank your for your service.

Every war is different. Every war is the same.

This scene strikes hard that’s why every moment I get I always thank The people who came before me for their service especially Vietnam vets !!! Semper Fi

dunno why but this scene is heartbreaking

This was about the only scene I remember from this movie. So powerful

What a great visual scene. The long drawn eye contact with a staff sergeant. The thirst to belly up to his equal. Beautiful scene.

Holy shit... He was also a "Tunnel rat"... That was one of the most dangerous jobs in the Vietnam war, it was their job to clear out Vietcong tunnels with explosives, and facing other Vietcong soldiers in those cramped tunnels, it had a very high fatality rate compared to regular soldiers since tunnels could collapse under you, or being killed with poisonous snakes Vietcong soldiers put in there on purpose or even poison gas traps too, there aren't many tunnel rat vet's alive today because how often they'd be killed.

I dont think people get that this scene was a moment of inflection. The vietnam marine symbolized what a lot of those guys future was going to be, stuck in a war for the rest of their lives while the world moves on.

This man made the point to get on the bus and give these men something he never got such a heartbreaking scene

This made me tear up.

I truly believe that in this moment Swafford being told “welcome home, son” unlike what was said to the others made him realize why his father was the way he was, especially after his mental breakdown in the desert. Vietnam was astronomically worse than Desert Storm. That Vietnam vet represents so many unsaid words in this story.

Got on there to make sure they got the heroes welcome. Good man