Wonderful Memories, for the exception of our loved ones, tejano music kept us going through that hell called the ted-offensive, and reminding us that we all had priceless reasons for returning home. Welcome home my brothers--Viet-Nam 1968-69....4th Infantry. Martin E. Quintana...Pecos, New Mexico.
Awesome find, my brother. This song reminds me of my two tours in Viet Nam. No matter where I was, I always ended up with my Tejano brothers. Thanks again. A big thank you to all the chicano's who served and are currently serving our country. Que dios los quide para siempre. J. Gonzales
When our Brother went to serve in Vietnam I was 15 years old and listening to Little Joe. This is always going to be the song that reminds me of that time when our brother was away, but remembering that I gave my Brother the Medalla Little Joe speaks of in this song, and know in my heart that it was what brought our Brother home safe. Thank you Little Joe for remembering all our Brothers and Sister, nieces and nephews serving this Country with this song and Thank you for all the beautiful Music you have bestowed upon myself and every other Baby Boomer out there..
this song was very popular 66 67 brings back memories of us sailing west to vungtau nov25 1966 all the guys from san antonio and temple new braunfals the rio grande valley houston coastal bend 3rd bdge 9th inf div 2/60 many didnt make it home so its a special song to us vietnam war grunts mwhoserved in the mekong delta thanks johnny joe on memorial day 54 years ago still hold true remembering cha cha jimenez and all who served eduardo hinojosa de premont .
My sister gave me an 8 -track player and this 8 track -- I worn it out when I was on-board a carrier in Vietnam ... Still bring tears when I here it.. Thank god for our music... kept allot of us going.
Thank you "Little Joe". From Corpitos, Tx. For supporting the soldier. USA! 1st Shore Party Bn. 1st Mar Div, DaNang, Vietnam. '67, '68, '69. God Bless!
Judan, Little Joe played this song during his performance at Casche Casino last Friday. I just happened to be visiting family when I found out he was going to be there. Not only did he play this song, he payed tribute to all the Veteranos in attendance. I am from the Vietnam generation. I spent 23 years in the Corps, from 1969 through 1992. I still get goose bumps whenever I hear this song. No one plays it better than Little Joe.
I have friends who fought and survived the Vietnam war and like me they love this song. Mis respetos. Y recuerdos de mi amigo otro gran cantante Abelardo "Cha Cha" Jimenez que en paz descanse, tambien fue Sargento del Army en combate en Vietnam. Decorado con 13 medallas y listones de honor.
From Seguin Texas to working in the fields of Colorado, and Michigan, in Vietnam 1969-1970, always have listened to Little Joe Y La Familia. Muchos Recuerdos con las canciones de esta grand Familia. Jose Sauceda Guerrero
Jose Maria De Leon Hernandez, Also Known As Little Joe, Is The Protoype Of Tejano Singers, The Rest Of Us Are Imitations. Sing On, King Of The Brown Sound!! You Will Live Forever!!
Dedicated to my brother that passed away at the end of June 2020. Was a Vietnam warrior only had 6 months to edt but he volunteered to go to Vietnam. It was an adventure to go n fight in the war. He came back.
I was with some firme vatos DE Tejas. El Paso, Sananto, and Brownsville. puro Raza. Those camaradas introduced me to this fine rola. Yo soy de Los Angeles.
This song reminds me of my badass uncle Tommy, 101st ABN Div, 68-69 Vietnam, I seen get drunk and cry, listening to this song, never understood what he meant. I was a kid, but he is and was cool to me. Fast Fwd to 03 am getting ready to deploy to Iraq. The last phone call I got before I got on the plan was his. He tells me," take care, be safe, and come home". Well I made it home, and now Uncle Tom, I understand.
wow , this music is the best ! it always brings back so much memories of my youth , when we were little me & my sister & brother & cousins would always be running around & playing while our parents tios & tias were partying & dancing the night away ! you talk about memories these memories always make me cry , especially now that my dad had past on & some of my tios & tias grandma & grandpa & one of my favorite primos have passed away ! my family still plays this music at our party's & our family reunion in sweetwater,texas , little joe & augustine ramirez music will always be in my heart & will always bring me back those beautiful memories & make me happy & cry ! thanks for these , awesome songs & music ! p.s. I have a lot of family members on both sides of my family who served in united states military armed forces (marines, army, navy,air force) , my dad's tios we're in the x-ray invasion of normandy & my & tio went to korea & a lot of my relatives went to vietnam my brother was also in the army in germany ! I cried at 18 years old back in 1976 cause they wouldn't let me join the marines or army cause i had asthma
I never knew this song existed till after I came home from deployment in 91. We stood ready to go to Kuwait but we weren’t called to go 3rd LAI BN. 29 palms Ca. I just imagine my mother hearing this song and wondering if I am headed to the Persian gulf or not
One year after high school, I got drafted but I enlisted per my brother's suggestion to stay out of the infantry. Served in Pleiku during the Tet 68 offensive. Thank God I made it back to my family and wife in El Paso. Retired after 22 years and now live in Georgia. Danny & Belen 55 years and going strong.
DAMN ! WHAT A SONG. JUST CAME FROM VIETNAM 1968. IN PARRANDAS , MY UNCLE WITH HIS BAJO SEXTO AND I WOULD SING IT ALL THE TIME OUT IN THE COUNTRY ROADS. ISRAEL
My respect to all U.S arm force service personal including my self as a USMC. Sad to say that Little Joe don't even sing this song no more at his concert, for example 4th of July,Memorial Day nor veteran's day. This song and Soldado Razo. He claims so much respect for all veteran's? Why doesn't he dedicate this song to veteran who attends his concerts? Any way's Thanks for sharing this video.
Served in Vietnam 69/70 phouc vhin from California I got hook to tenant music met family from Crystal City Texas back n the early 70s at Wisconsin working in the lettuce sure would like to hear from them their name are Yolanda & Gloria Martinez
mr joe hernandez cAmeup with this jam during the vietnam WAr OR HIS SONG WRITER AND WHAT A VIVID IMAGINATION TO PUT IT INTO WORDS and paints A pIcture of our endurance of having to lEave our mom s IN DADS ARMS CRYING siSters brothErs , if you hAD a chick even better pEro going into airmobile inf ,not a good Idea ,cause you had to be on the ball going into lz insertions and stayING aliVe and watch your platoon buddies backS and sQuad and we usually were on point or briNGing up the rear, and like joe sAYS WE HAD OUR RELIGIOUS MEDALS AND CATHOLIC FAITH ,BUT SOME DIDNT MAKE IT HOME OUR MOTHERS AGED 20 YEARS IN 11 MONTHS 25 DAYS ,RIPS SANTIAGO RODRIGEUZ GONZALES ,KIA 271967FEB ROBERT AGUILAR APRIL 15 67 RAY ROLAND WOOLDRIDGE TEXAS KIDS 3RDBDGE 9TH INF GO DEVILS 66 67
I hadn't a brother, he went and got back,then got married and they had a boy, he killed my sister in law and killed him self, 😢 wow , God bless all 🙏😊😭🙏😊😭 of you and thanks you 🙏🙏🙏🙏
down below it supposed to say , d-day invasion of normandy not x-ray lol ! "God Bless The United States Of America" & the military , cause freedom isn't free !
leno black s kneel cause of police brutality its not cause of vietnam war service or this song or our sacirfice, they also sacrificed in vietnam,7600 of theres were kia and mia. we brown people also lost 3700 and 176,000 served like 275,000 african americans served and 7600 died in the war this song is special ,cause the draft and our mothers crying seeing us leave on trailway buses. and dad had her i n his arms ,and like many of us tejanos catholics we wore rosaries and medallas to keep us safe in the war some of us had girls got dear johned and came home to nothing yes took about six months to get over the war and go on with our lives some of us go sick and almost died from dysentary dec jan feb 68 tet offensive was on going and distant memory all i did when i came home was cruise get drunk and listen to music go to dances and i got serious went to work for exxon mobil kingsville district thanks joe hernandez for produicing this song it has alot of tears sorrow and haert ache behind it even if it eads written for us or chacha jimenez we all had to go and we didnt chicken out as draft dodgers like donald j drumpf called u losers and suckers
