The Eagle Cried ~ Vietnam Veterans Tribute 

My brother Darryl Debruhl died today at 2 30 this afternoon from agent orange.He served two tours In Vietnam and I was so proud of him and I loved him dearly..He was a real soldier and deserved much better than what he got when he came home.He escaped from capture and took some men with him..Rest In Peace my oldest brother..Im gonna miss you so very bad.

Not only did we come back with PTSD, but we came back to a nation that hated us. I carried that for 40 years until I started to come to grips with everything in the fall of 2017.

To all veterans past, present and future, I want to welcome you home and thank you for your service. We only have the greatest country in the world because of you

Rich, I will always love the warrior! I had 3 uncles who served in Vietnam and they all made it home, but so much was wrong with all 3 of them, mentally and physically, one died at the age of 40 of a heart attack, one died from numerous issues, and one is still alive, but barely, suffered several strokes. I just want it noted that I appreciate everything the military has done for us. I don't like the thought of war, it scares me. Now our country is in more turmoil because of the election that is coming up. Rich Dudley, you are a very special person. I was in the Army, but had medical problems and ended up with a medical discharge and also being a woman did not help any, but I volunteered in 1985 and it was what I wanted to do. I loved and respected my sergeant in basic training, he was one of a kind and fair! Rich Dudley, thank you so much for your service and the love of our wonderful country.

I had a uncle that spent 3 tours as a Marine in Vietnam. I had nothing but admiration and appreciation for him. It was due to him, that I joined the Marine Corps. My uncle never talked about Vietnam, but I knew that he was a very honorable man and he loved America. There have been only 2 men that I have known that I have the highest respect for. They are my uncle and my dad. I hope that I can be at least half the man they were.

Not one deserved the home coming you guys got. It was heartbreaking. I just hope this country has learned something from the way they chose to treat you all. Thank you all for your service to our country, you have always and forever will have my support and my RESPECT!

Most of us came home like this, many still call the streets there home.The VA can't do it alone, Now we must prepare to bring new warriors home.They will not come home to be shamed. Viet Nam 65-69 My all our brothers and sisters RIP. We will never forget.

My Uncle served two tours in Nam...I'm the only one he ever talked to about the war because I was the only one who understood...Lest we forget the sacrifice of those who went before us....Scouts out!!

Nothing but respect for all the boys and men who gave so much! You will never be forgotten!!

I Lost a Brother yesterday Cancer,PTSD, to much pain and he ended it. Thank You Major there are alot of us just holding on.

I wish I found this before, I want to dedicate this to him, a good old guy from the 173th Airborne 1965, he passed away out of cancer. I still remember his smiles, it's beautiful and everything like just happend yesterday. I love you miss you so much big Mike.

There is a Vietnam vet that is an old family friend but he doesn't ever want recognition. I'm just happy my grandfather lived, but I wish I could have met him before he died.

Thank you for posting this. My late husband served in Vietnam from Nov.67-May 69. I still am proud of his service and trials from PTSD. I have a son who is serving now in the Army and spent 3 tours in Iraq. May God bless all our wonderful Veteran's and may this country never turn it's back on another one. And as my husband would say, "Welcome home."

I have heard this said more in the last 2 years, more than ever before. ( "Thank you for your service, and welcome home!" ), We did our JOB, TOO BAD WE WERE LIED TO, AND STILL ARE BEING LIED TO.

Thank You. I remember the time my car broke down and I was walking down the road in uniform. All the respectable people past me by with no offer to help. Finally, a hippie stopped to help me. He was driving a VW micro-bus decked out in peace symbols and psychedelic colors. I found that very interesting. The soldier during the Vietnam era was spit upon and hated. This song is great and sad remembering back then. I cannot listen to this song without tearing up:

To all Vietnam veterans, thank you for your service. But also not just those from Vietnam but to all veterans. Thank you.

I feel numb when I go to The WALL. We were so young. Welcome Home Brothers and Sisters. You are missed.

God Bless our Vietnam Vets! From one Vet to another. Heaven forbid anyone disrespects a Serviceman, Servicewoman, Vet, or the US and Texas Flags in front of me.

A couple of years ago I was at the convenience store down the road and saw a gentleman with a Vietnam Veterans cap. I told him "Welcome Home" and asked permission to give him a hug. He cried in my arms & told me I was the first person to say that to him. I never saw him again, but he stays in my prayers

My wife and I were at the Vietnam Memorial a year after it was completed. As we walked along the wall watching people cry as they touched the name of their loved one and saluted their comrades that died you could have heard a pin drop - the reverence was that great. And than a news team with cameras showed up shouting at people and pushing them out of the way so that they could get their story. That's when my wife took charge and forced the crew off the walk and quite frankly threatened to break their cameras if they didn't show proper respect. Whether thru fear or a realization of the respect due this Memorial, the crew backed away and the people went back to honor their loved ones. I love each and every American who wore their uniform and served, and so does my wife.

We are german and we love america, we are pleased to know a lot of soldier and Police Officer there, who have fought in Afganisthan, Iraq, we salute for all of you who has served and protect this great Nation. Thank you all for your service and God bless .

I know if I was alive in 1960s and '70s I wouldn't have spit on the ones defending America, I would have gave them a hug and all the money I have in my pocket. God bless our Vietnam vets.

I'm an Australian. I was in Bangkok during part of the Vietnam war, I was a child but I haven't forgotten the wound of Vietnam. The Americans and Australians who fought saved us, the children, and literally millions of other children, from communism and slavery and it always hurt me to know how they were maltreated. I've never forgotten them. I thank them. I was brought up in Thailand and Malaysia for 17 years, my English father being a civil engineer whose company, founded by himself and an Australian, was finally Malayanised in 1983. There's a time to stand and fight if you want to preserve freedom. The rest of S-East Asia remained free because of those who fought in Vietnam. We were in Malaysia at the fall of Saigon. Saigon fell but they didn't cross the Mekong, and they never made it to K.L., and China was unable to use Vietnam as a means to invade the peninsula.

The way our soldiers were treated when they returned from Vietnam was one of the major events in my life that made me conservative. Its amazing how so little has really changed.

And some of us were women who served proudly. I was a nurse at the 12th Evacuation Hospital, Cu Chi, Vietnam 1967. They were not all he's some were she's.

god bless all of them they did there duty and were treated worst than criminals how sad my heart and gratitude for them

In loving memory of my cousin; Sgt. James R. Inboden of Robinson Illinois. Killed in the rice paddies of Vietnam. Jimmy, you are missed. I make sure you are not forgotten, Jimmy. All gave some but Jimmy gave all.

This song is gettin' my beard wet. i remember. We didn't do it for our government. It was for our country. Duty is a heavy word. Honor them who carry it.

"I tried rubbing your name hard enough so it would wear of the wall and would be on my hand so I could take you home with me. I miss you so." An anonymous note left in front of The Wall a groundskeeper found. Those were the only words on it, no one seen the person write it or leave it there. There was no name or date.

sir i am a vietnam era vet 82nd airborne that song made me cry, i came back from overseas july 1970 and experienced the rejection in that song thank you for posting it

I want to dedicate this heartfelt song, (which is so very true,) to my brother. He was one of the lucky ones. He came home. But his story doesn't end there. He is a semi-retired Colonel, Black-Op's. Viet-nam was only his beginning. We didn't love our Soldiers the way we should have. Thank God we learned our lessons.

What very beautiful and poignant lyrics! I joined the US Army in 1972 and though I was not deployed to Vietnam, I served with men and women that were combat veterans. I worked with two guys that had been dust-off medics. The crews of those Medi-Vac helicopters put it out there everyday. Thank you to all who served in times that your service was not appreciated.

Thank you for this song Major Billington.My brother is a Vietnam vet and they all deserved better and thank you to all our veterans for your service that we may remain free.

A most beautiful song. My husband is a Vietnam Veteran and one of the blessed one who got to come home.

My husband served proudly with 1/9th Air CAV "Headhunters" '67-'68 as a grunt first then the last part of his tour as a Huey doorgunner. Thanks from his widow- he died 25 June 2013 of larynx cancer due to Agent Orange exposure (also had renal cell- kidney & bone) cancers- bone cancer was Stage 4.

That was a beautiful tribute to the brave soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines that fought so selflessly in Vietnam. God bless all of you, and no matter how late it may seem to say, welcome home.

beautiful song , i know all about this i saw it first hand , my dad never came back , but i still was abused by some calling me a son of a baby killer, i served as well , i wish i could hug every veitnam soldier and say welcome home , God bless you ................. I wish my dad could see what I have turned out to be , something he could be proud of .........

I'm feel bad for the way are troops were treated coming home from Vietnam God bless them all and thank you all for your service

Not only the eagle cried,GoD bless all of our fallen heros.I pray for all Vietnam veterans every night

I spent 14 months in vietnam at lz shueller as an artilleryman.We were proud to have served our country.We never expected what we got when we came home.My cousin said they hated the war not you.I told him NO they hated the war but they hated us worse.Korean war veterans say they were forgotten but that is better than being despised.We got a double shot of stress syndrom.I can not speak for other veterans but it has opened a wound in my soul that has never healed.Sometimes when I am down I still cry

My daddy and my uncle are both Veitnam vets. To every last person who served in this sinceless war. THANK YOU. I am TRULY grateful for your service and the sacrifices. YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN AND SINCERELY APPRECIATED.

On my field trip to DC we stopped at the wall for a few minutes and I was tearing up when I saw a veteran who was honoring a fallen friend. God bless everyone who served and every one who died.

Than you Jason from a U.S. Navy Veteran, Tonkin Gulf/ South China Sea 1968-1970. Aircraft Carrier USS Hancock CVA19.

I love this song so much...My husband, Jim Mann, was in Vietnam during 1965-67 with the 101st Army Airborne (Screaming Eagles - All the Way!) ...This song speaks volumes for the vets....Thank you for sharing it ...and thank you to all who served our country and continue to doing so....God bless you and keep you safe...

this song pretty much sums it up....we went...we did...and some of us made it back.....Good Bless America Nam Vets 1965-66

Thank you for writing & singing such amazing songs & dedicating to our Military Men & Women! I am a Retired US Navy Petty Officer! Whether you are a Wounded Warrior, injured in anyway, trying to maneuver through the Veterans Administration System for medical treatment, GI Bill, or looking for a job! We need to strive everyday to do our best for our Active Duty Personnel, Retired, & Veterans! I Will Never Forget!

Thank all of you, both active/retire special veterans. Dad served in both the Korean and Vietnam war. May we never forget their service, for our freedom.

My brother survived Vietnam but not the homecoming. He was forced into a dangerous job because Jane Fonda and her followers convinced Americans my sweet brother was a baby killer. I'm glad things had changed today, but it's a bit galling this woman's butt touched a seat with the "100 Greatest Women in America!" Thank you for a wonderful video!

my great grandfather was a fighter pilot in Vietnam he died when I was 10 due to a heart attack I'm 15 now and even though I never saw him I cry because of the stories my mom told me 😭

I was a L/Cpl in the Canadian Reserves Army and this video/songg really touched me. I never saw active service but this song means a lot to every free person on earth that owe their freedom to all the armed forces world wide that fought and died for this freedom! I salute them all as should every one that sees this video. God Bless.

To all veterans I know it's a little late but thank you for your service to our country.

This really touched my heart. My Dad was KIA in Nam in 1969 so he did not experience the "shame" of a Nation who shunned its heroes. Thank you so much. I've forwarded this song to some of the many men from his battery. Linda

I wonder why people did that. It brings tears to my eyes every time i see hear this. God Bless America! I'm not even american but God Bless It

As a Vietnam Veteran we can make it right for ourselves and all new veterans by making sure we honor them and speak out for them.

I was an Army Vietnam Veteran (1966). I was young and hated the way I was treated when I came home. People today don’t understand that freedom is not free. To all military veterans, I salute you. You can’t change history. This young generation just doesn’t get it.

May God bless these true heroes. And what they did.

Thanks for posting... Many of us returned home to a "welcome" that was disturbing beyond belief... the utter betrayal of surviving a war the country sent us to fight and being despised was difficult for all, but mostly so for those who were injured. They answered the country's call and left a part of themselves 10000 miles away, only to return to be spat upon and called "baby killers". They have a constant bitter reminder of their service, and they are the true heroes of the Vietnam war.

Thank you for making me remember all of the bad times I came home too after two tours. But most of all, THANKS for remembering all of us that served in Vietnam.

I can't stress enough how much love I have for veterans

*With a Tear in my eye*.Thank you to all the soldiers that fight for my freedom. I am going to serve in two years, just like my dad and grandparents before me. I would like to dedicate this to all the men of the 1/7th Cavalry from Vietnam, you men, and all American Soldiers, will not be forgotten. "On July 16, 2001, and February 26, 2007, respectively, helicopter pilots Captain Ed Freeman and Bruce Crandall were each awarded the Medal of Honor for their numerous volunteer flights (14 and 22, respectively) in their unarmed Hueys into LZ X-Ray while enemy fire was so heavy that medical evacuation helicopters refused to approach. With each flight, Crandall and Freeman delivered much needed water and ammunition and extracted wounded soldiers, saving countless lives" Thank God for the soldiers. God Bless The USA

From the UK I salute you all.

"God forgive us for the day we lost our sight .. and we turned our eyes, when the Eagle cried". Powerful stuff right there. I can only say "God will bless the deserved who are not blessed here on this Earth". Thank you to ALL veterans who fought in every war. YOU are the reason that we are free and that I can write this comment right now. Thank you .. thank you .. thank you ! AJ

🇺🇲I am a son of a Vietnam Veteran & even though my father passed away in 94' I am still Honored to have known him as my father & a man who Served for Our country.🇺🇲 My grandfather, uncle, sister, nieces, cousins & friends have All Served.🇺🇲 I am Very grateful to know that they Served for Our Country with their Hearts that they Truly cared for & put their lives on the line to protect Us & Our Freedom. I would like to say Thank-You to All of Our Military in every branch for Serving For Our Country, Past, Present & Future.🇺🇲 R.I.P. to the ones We have lost, You will Always be Remembered but Never forgotten. Thank-You!♥️

We do not know them all, but we certainly owe them all. Thank you for serving.

Oh. My. Gosh! Tears! Thank you, sir, for this song. Thank you, and all of the soldiers past and present, who gave their all for our freedoms. We never appreciate them enough.

Great song, brings back memories. Remember getting called names and things thrown at us in the airport, couldn't wait to get into civvies. Memories that shouldn't have been, but are better now and getting better. For all my Nam brothers, WELCOME HOME, and "LEST WE FORGET" those that never made it home. God Bless us all, all our service members now on active duty and all those veterans from all wars, past and present. All gave some, some gave all. Nam Vet 68-70

Thank you Major for a beautiful song

Thank you for this. When I came home in April of 1968 I landed in San Francisco. I had been wounded twice and lost so many brothers. I was called names and had things thrown at me. I couldn’t understand what happened to my country. Thus I hid my medals and memories under my bed. It took me 30 years to admit I was a Viet Vet. I thank my fellow vets and the VA for helping me find my soul again. God Bless all who came home and those who didn’t.

Love it! My Dad did 2 tours; he came back home but died 3 years after, age 42 :-( Thank you all who serve for this COUNTRY, the great USA - we so appreciate you!!

Thank you for posting. Dr. John E. Russell Chaplain (COL) AUS Retired Vietnam 1969

My father is my hero 1st cav 8th division "First Team In" ... "Garry Owen"... love you see u one the other side.

Major, thanks for doing this. you are very correct. We didn't get this when we got home. from an old Army Combat Medic. 9th Infantry.

Shame be on those that chose to give a thumbs down. Brilliant!! Your musical tribute is beautiful. Warms the heart and brings tears to my eyes. God Bless all the Warriors, young and old that valiantly fought in that War and all Wars. I was in the second grade when my Father served his tour in Nam. He was a pilot of a B-66 Radar Jammer. He had no weapons, albeit a side arm. His crew consisted of a Navigator and four Electronics Personnel. Their Aircraft was protected by two F-4 Phantom Escorts. He was awarded the Distinguish Flying Cross for staying his post and continuing to Jam enemy Radar. His escort relief failed to find him and his crew, so they were on their own. A Mig attempted to destroy them, but he managed to lose him and still provide protection to a Squadron of F-105's on a Bombing Mission below. Had they been seen on radar, many could have been picked out of the sky. Because of my Dad, several children were able to see and embrace their Dad's once again. I love my Dad. Sadly, he passed away three days after Christmas 2013, a day before his Birthday.

I still remember the welcome I got walking through LAX in June 1972. A woman that I didn't know spit in my face and called me a F****** Baby Killer! I was brought up to respect women so I just stood there in a daze of shock. I thought I was doing what my families always done, fight and protect our country. Remember, FREEDOM AIN'T FREE!!! Some one paid the price.

Thanks for the song. I'm just glad that the troops coming home now are treated a lot better.

Thank you for your service and sacrifice! God Bless You!

By the way the U.S. Military never lost that damn war, the politicians did.

My God, we were so young then. My brothers I will alway remember your Eyes, before you died. I love you my brother's.

I lost my oldest brother in Vietnam. I think of all these vets as my adopted brothers. They have my gratitude and love, and that of millions just like me who grew up during the Vietnam Era and knew that our guys were good and honorable in their service.

Remeber all our Veterans who gave it all. My family is and was a military family. My Grandfather . Navy, My Uncles, Army. My cousins Marines and Navy. Don't forget those who were in the Armed Forces this Monday2013.

Awesome song. Thanks for your tribute

I was overwhelmed by it all then and I remain overwhelmed. We're coming around to recognizing that not all the wounds of war drew blood or are visible. Wishing peace to all my brothers and sisters who have, are and will ever serve.

To all americans we get knocked over you get back up thats what my grandpa told me R.I.P Major Damian Black Of the U.S marines 1942-2013 All soldiers Gone but not forgotten

#1 on my bucket list " The Wall", fulfilled in 2019, had names of all in my company that gave their all. I am so privileged the good lord allowed me to have all of these extra years, to raise a family and make new friends...but I have not and never will forget those who stood with me so long ago.

Thank you Jason. Decorated US Navy Combat Veteran, River Patrol Boats, RVN 1967/1968. No one cared when I came home in '68.

Top shelf stuff my brother in aims...........2 tours here! Made it back in one piece

my dad was in Vietnam as we're two of my uncle's. may there souls rest. hoping to join the military service and support the veterans and our country. god bless you and your service. never forgotten and never will be. Amen

Whenever I search up this song I ask myself if I feel like crying.

For all my Vietnam era brothers and sisters......you are loved and appreciated. God shine on you!

Thank you brother, we got nothing when we came home.

I'm very proud of our Vietnam vets, most went through hell, and came home to a country that didn't appreciate their work. I've got 7 friends on The Wall. When I see a Vet I always thank them and shake their hands, you could do the same.

Growing up in the early, 60s with my father a WW2 Vet. I remember as a child me and my Dad at a cafe a man said that boy will end going to Nam.I didnt I went in the Navy to keep from being a foot soldier in Nam.All over this great country we were spit on and cursed and this song makes me proud our comrades are finally getting a welcome well deserved.The Travailing Memorial will be in Tennessee this weekend.I hope all the people that are proud of our heroes will visit.We The Willing, Led By The Unknowing ,For The Ungrateful,Have Done So Much For So Long With So Little,We Are Now Qualified To Do Anything With Nothing...........

Exactly what happened when I came back. Spit at in the airport in LA.

i served in the u.s.army for 9 years. and did not go to veitnam. but while on leave going ome i was spit on and called baby killer. just because i was waring the uniform. it was a sad time in our history. wecome home veitnam vets wecome home.

The soldiers who went to Vietnam, did not sign up most of them were drafted. They went, they served and many died serving a country treated them like scum when they came home. What a shame. If you could ask those young men most of them did not agree with the politics but they were soldiers following orders. It is so easy to sit at home and judge. The only people who have the right to judge are the ones that were there. God Bless our Soldiers All of THEM

I hope that this tribute expresses my praise of those who served in Vietnam and all wars before and after... 3. A Tribute to all those in Harm's way. We the people of the United States owe our country such a debt of devotion to those who have placed their precious lives in harm's way. To these gallant brave soldiers; from whom the ultimate price of freedom was purchased in the shedding of their own blood. We honor both the faithfulness of those living and fallen heroes in service to this great nation. Our unrestrained gratitude goes out to all who have answered the call to keep this country the greatest country in the history of the world. There never has been a nation like our great nation; it is only because men and women have continually paid that noble debt; often, with their lives to keep the United States: a land that is free, a home where such bravery makes one noble. Where free men walk and freedom is still freedom. That last bastion of such character, hope and dreams in the world today. Let us not forget their valiant efforts, let us not forget their last and greatest measure of love and supreme sacrifice, to let freedom's spirit flow for all, for all freedom's sake. To show what it means to be truly: “American”, is to sacrifice one's own freedom in order for all Americans of this great sovereign nation can exercise theirs. These last noble defenders who sacrifice their own lives; so that others may know, and experience a life that is 'Truly Life' - the freedom to live! Those who had suffered the loss of family, friends and comrades in arms to the battlefield, have suffered the loss of homeland, suffered even the loss of that last patronage of a grateful nation, that of an unmarked grave on the stage of conflict, whether it be of a grassy knoll, a watery tomb, or far away, unblemished by wreath or acknowledgment an obscure unremembered deposit into the dust from which they returned to; known only by its Maker, as their last post of freedom. To show the stripes in ole glory are still red - fresh and bright, long and high. To know the stripes are still white for the hearts of pure service is still required. To cast a patriotic eye where the fields are dark blue and bright with the honor they valued to answer their nations call to keep such a nation one of the highest honor, brightest purity and deepest sacrifice. To find those brilliant stars sharply point to those lives through the history of this sovereign nation are still remembered and shine brighter still because they made them to shine. This unfurled symbol which rides the wind as the spirit of devotion keeps it flying for all to look up and know freedom stands for freedom for all. We can never give due service or render due gratitude to those who have so dedicated their lives, however brief, however long to shoulder the price of freedom and carry it to a world that tries to take such freedoms away. No nation can truly survive and remain wholly free: who forget the sacrifices of those who built it with their own blood, who allow those graves to go unvisited, who allow their memories of the highest devotion to go unheard. It is to us who live; because they died, to bear their deaths forward; onward, wholly alive and freedoms fully measured to show that their dedication was not in vain. Their memorial or remembrance cannot be just a day: to stop and pause, to reflect, a day to just mourn or even a day in which to celebrate. It then must be a lifestyle that says - never we will allow: their memories pass unforgotten. Never will we allow their devotion to pass in vain. Never will we allow their blood to dry or fade in any degree such passion as they gave, and freedom they so bought with their blood with such dedication and honored service. Never will we allow their highest tribute to this nation be ever borne alone. To these men and women who have faithfully served who are still among us and to those who passed on into history's grand depository awaiting that great day of the resurrection from the dead, I wish to express my deepest heartfelt adoration and utmost respect, give this humble piece of tribute, to each and every one of you:- may your service never go unvoiced - may your duty never go unrecognized and - may your sacrifice never be forgotten to keep us free.

This Tribute to the Vietnam Veterans is long overdue. So Welcome home Thank to all whom served. This song is a perfect tribute to for you. So from the bottom of my heart Thank you for both your bravely and your service. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

I was medevaced out of Viet Nam, then after a hospital stay I was sent home via Travis AFB. There were protesters outside the gates, but what I remember the most is locking eyes with a beautiful American girl. All of a sudden her whole expression changed to one of total hatred. A moment later she threw the contents of a container straight at me. The window was up, fortunately, because what she threw was dogshit. I sometimes wonder if she remembers me as I remember her, and if she realizes that the scars she caused were even worse than those that had been given to me by the person who shot me.

I am hearing this song for the first time, 50 years after returning from Vietnam to a very condescending and hostile US population. Like many others we turned our collars to the cold winds and went back to University, got married, took jobs and got on with our lives. Today if people find out you are a ‘nam vet they usually go out of their way to express appreciation, which was odd at first considering the mood back then. However today I accept the positive comments as intended and say thanks. Beautiful song by the way, and thanks for writing and posting it. May you all find peace in your remaining years.

This song got mainlined straight to my Heart. Now I can't see because he made my eyes water. Joe 'Jody' Caldarulo D 1/4 3rd Mar Div. Quang Tri Province, 1969