Without substantiation? Since you asked but apparently didn't bother to read my original comment... I did not serve and I'm deeply grateful to all veterans for their service. I’m not saying the guy didn’t serve, but many of his comments raise suspicions. 1 - He said he "enlisted in January 1963 during the height of the Vietnam War" and said he did it “to go to Vietnam and get this war over with because it’s gone on long enough.” But that can’t be accurate… the US didn’t start bombing until 1964 and ground troops didn’t arrive until 1965. The war hadn’t even started so how was it at its height and had gone on too long in 1963? 2 - He said “any ammunition you find on the ground” can be used with an AK47 and doesn’t need to be the same caliber. How can someone with his claimed experience say that? 3- Lackland AFB, where he said he went for basic training, has a website listing all who went through training from 1963. His last name, Chang (visible later on an award he shows), is NOT listed during the time he stated. 4 - He said his 1963 basic training focused on using the M-16, but it wasn't adopted until 1964. How was his basic training focused on a rifle that wasn’t adopted yet? 5 - He said his unit in Vietnam built airfields AND provided security… so he was a specialist with power/HVAC systems and also pulled security duty in front line areas. I asked someone who served a decade in Air Force security... apparently that's not how it works. 6 - He said all senior Air Force NCOs carried the S&W Model 10, but records say AF NCOs were issued the Colt Police Special or the M1911. 7 - He said common complaints about the 38 special revolver with a 4 inch barrel were excessive muzzle climb and recoil. Anyone who shoots even recreationally knows a heavy steel revolver with decent barrel length in a lower power caliber like 38 spl is typically easier to control with less felt recoil and muzzle climb than many other handguns. He also said arthritis and carpal tunnel were significant issues for NCOs shooting handguns in Vietnam. Really? 8 - He said pilots only had a 38 spl revolver because that’s all that was approved,. But wasn’t it in case a pilot was injured and could only use one arm? He also said they depended on “their instincts and experience” to survive, but didn’t pilots receive survival training? He seems to be criticizing how pilots weren't given adequate gear and preparation, but his facts seem inaccurate. And as an HVAC mechanic, how would he be so involved in this subject? 9 - His comments about many US troops using enemy AK47s conflict with what many reports say (primarily covert units operating behind enemy lines). He also makes many comments about what jungle combat was like… but he was a mechanic. 10 - He said Explosive Ordinance Disposal teams were responsible for retrieving soldiers killed in action, but wasn't their job... explosive ordinance disposal? Mortuary Affairs is/was responsible for retrieving soldiers killed in action. 11 - When asked how he cleans and maintains an M-16, his answer is odd given how he emphasized his experience and how important proper maintenance is, and that he has an AR15 now. All he said was “do everything necessary”, and only noted one specific element (cleaning the gas “ports” plural). 12 - He said 5.56 ammo was designed to kill people and said it as though it was done with sinister, improper intent. Wasn’t it an intermediate cartridge originally designed for small game? 13 - He said the 5.56's effective range is only 100 to 150 yards. That's wrong and shows lack of basic knowledge. 14 - He said if you’re shooting beyond 150 yards you can’t know what you’re shooting at and have no business shooting. Sorry... wrong. 15 - He said 1,000 rounds were fired for every enemy kill in Vietnam. But the US military estimated it was 50,000 rounds per kill in Vietnam, not much different than World War 2 (45,000). Plus he suggests it’s because the 5.56 is a low power round (despite earlier saying it’s a round “designed to kill”) rather than the many other reasons for a high volume of ammo expended. 16 - He said you need to shoot an entire 20 round magazine of 5.56 to equal the impact of 2 or 3 rounds of .308. That’s just not accurate. 17 - He brought what he said is his squadron yearbook from one base but it didn't seem like he showed himself in it. Odd. He only showed two random pages, and he didn't name the two men in the pictures. 18 - His scrapbook looks very different from others I’ve seen. It contains one photo he said was of him receiving an award and a few he said were of him with an officer and also some generic photos of equipment. No captions or notes. No photos of him with buddies, basic training class photo, unit photos. Nothing AT ALL from Vietnam. All from much later. Just a few pictures of trainees and equipment without himself in the shots. Maybe I don’t have a clue and have no business commenting. But it seems odd he purchased a pre-made fancy scrapbook to put just those elements in it. 19 - His story about his son working on the design and development of the MOAB at Eglin AFB in Florida seems odd. Wasn’t the MOAB was developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio? It was tested at Eglin AFB on land, not over the Gulf of Mexico as he explicitly said. The test video is on RU-vid. 20 - He showed a picture of someone in a helmet with the visor down he said is his son flying backseat in an F-15E while testing weapons systems over the Gulf of Mexico. Isn’t the F-15E variant designed for ground attack, so would testing be done over the Gulf? Also, are selfies often taken during testing of advanced new systems? 21 - His story about his father’s experience on Pearl Harbor Day doesn't add up. He said his father was working as a phone repairman and was in the National Guard. He tried to enlist when war was declared, but wasn’t allowed because he was already in the Guard. But the entire National Guard had been called to active duty in August 1941, so his father wouldn’t have needed to enlist and wouldn’t be working for the phone company. He would’ve already been on active duty when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He wouldn’t have been turned back by local police even if they had roadblocks up during the attack because the Guard Regiment there (298th Infantry) was part of Oahu defense. Wouldn’t he need to report? 22 - He said Vietnam was a communist country before the war and the US fought the war to change their society and thinking. That’s not true. South Vietnam was not communist and he should’ve known it because he served there. He repeats that falsehood several times during the video and mischaracterized US rationale, policy, and actions multiple times. 23 - He said he volunteered to go to Vietnam but was initially denied because “we had too many people volunteering to go to Vietnam.” Then he said he took another man’s assignment to Japan because that man got assigned to go to Vietnam before leaving for his assignment to Japan. Then he said when he got to Japan he volunteered for Vietnam again and anti-war demonstrations had increased dramatically (in that short time) so now there was a shortage of people in Vietnam. Odd how quickly it changed from too many volunteers to a desperate shortage, and that protests in the US caused the situation even though the protests hadn’t really geared up yet. 24 - His description of protestors being violent in the SF airport in the early-mid 60s and attacking troop buses is… interesting... and doesn't match up with many published accounts from other soldiers and airmen. He seems to be relating, and exaggerating, things that happened years later than the time period he stated. 25 - At the end of the video, when firing the AR15, he comments how it doesn't have an adjustable stock like his AR15. You’d think he’d comment about how it’s like the M16 he used during his service but he doesn’t. Then he pulls the charging handle, looks at the forward assist and pushes it even though the first round seemed to chamber just fine. Odd. I’m no expert, but he doesn’t look comfortable operating that rifle. Granted he’s old, but he emphasized he’s a shooting enthusiast.
The Vietnam part is messy because depending on who you hear the story of the era from there would be different interpretation. To my understanding northern Vietnam was heavily influenced by communist thinking due to its proximity to southern China the og of communist Mao China while southern Vietnam was not yet. However because northern Vietnam holds more territory and population the election that they were going to have before the US intervene was in favour of a communist Vietnam. US foresaw this and took action before Vietnam officially through election becomes another communist state and joins in with the Soviet bloc during the cold war. Vietnam was similar to Korea with the west led by US trying to contain the spread of communism, the only difference is northern Korea tried to make a communist Korea through forceful takeover while Vietnam (the communist viet) tried using election. Both were stopped by the US through war.
@@captainofnumenor8221 So your concern is my comment, not his blatant stolen valor bullcrap? You didn't address any of the valid questions I raised about his claims.
@@a1aprospects470 questionable or not depends on where you hear/know your information from in case you missed my point. No one knows exactly what happened leading into vietnam conflict because like all history there is multiple sides saying different but seemingly close enough version of what actually happened. My point is there is no absolute facts when it comes to history because we are all bias towards something we think is correct.
@@jasonchui111 Read both my original comments... so much of what he said and claimed is demonstrably false it's difficult to see a way where he isn't lying.
