Vietnam Voices: 'How am I going to survive this?' 

No kidding... We need to all be sorry for any complaining

yeah. when you think you have it bad think back to this.

Riiiiight

I just wanna say - pain is pain. Just because you haven’t experienced this type of trauma doesn’t mean that your feelings and pain in your life aren’t valid. ♥️ I’ve been through long term traumas of every kind including sexual, psychological, and domestic abuse. What happened to me isn’t as bad as what happened to other survivors of these same traumas. But it was enough to fuck me up. I had to really struggle through understanding that pain is relative, if you’re complaining because you don’t have a lot of money, etc, it’s valid. It sucks. You know? Please don’t discredit your pain, it’s valid. I just wanted to put this here for you or anyone else who might need to hear this today. Much love

@@Erika-vd9qw I hope you can find peace. This world can be a good place ♥️

Thank you for your service Sir 💗 ☮️

Semper Fi brother, but most corpsmen including myself actually feel that way about Marines and have plenty of stories to tell of how Marines saved the day from combat deployments to preventing us getting chewed out by our plt sgt for something dumb we did in garrison. So right back at ya, and thank you for your service.

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There are a LOT of guys my age who owe their very existence to guys like him because they saved the lives of their fathers in Vietnam. Thank you sir for your service.

You all are.

My papaw fought in that war as well, he too passed in 2008. Similarly, he would never speak of his time in the service. I just posted the same comment as yours on a video "memoirs of WW2 veterans" video. There will never be another group of men like our grandpa's.

My grandfather was in the Navy during the war. He also rarely said anything. Once, my brother was talking about the possibility of joining the Marines....My Grandfather only remarked "You see those bodies floating in the water? Those are the Marines."

@@Hammerback972 to be honest, I hope it is never necessary to need another group of men like our grandpas.

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They were a Special Breed of men for sure!❤ As were many of these Vietnam Veterans who did not receive appreciation for what they did for many years after returning.

True

Ive watched about a dozen so far.

And they are real! Makes you appreciate life more and feed them more my dad who is a Vietnam vet always told me people are people no matter what race you are. It's true. America will defend and fight with our allies but also we defend and fight so that none of their evil ideas come to the U.S. Not every human on the planet to live in the U.S. but they can dang sure have a basic human right. God bless all of our guys from Vietnam. Welcome home! Love, respect, honor, and dignity. These guys are courageous and brave.

These guys had brass balls. Esp for 18 or 20yo kids

I've been an emotional person but some of these hit you hard

Cant imagine what you went through prior to getting to hospital.... one vial morphine each... holy schmoley.... How men survive the heinous injuries shows what the human body can cope with !... Im sure the sound of a chopper was amazing for the wounded...not so much when in a firefight....or waiting for airstrike, that would have been a shitter. So pleased youre getting Agent Orange recognition...its left an awful legacy.... Thank you for your service.... 💞✌️🙏

I find it vindictive that the U.S. chooses to call war "tours" like the soldiers are on vocation in Vietnam. Kind of that double speak language that is meant to make unpleasant things seem pleasant coz the marines really arent going on a tour but to kill

@@Kenia-sn1cg what about the other countries who also refer to it as a "tour of duty", or have another kind of name for it? or how germany called auschwitz a "labor camp"? i find it vindictive when people constantly criticize the US for things that virtually every country is guilty of. its also indicative of a narrow world view and very little knowledge of history

@@warshipsatin8764 that’s because it was a labor camp

My father was on that Jan 19th Recon patrol that started Khe sanh. Sylvester Bracey Sr 3rd div 9th Marine RECON 67-69

Thank you for your personal sacrifices

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Did they die in the war? So sorry for your loss

Thank you for your sacrifice.

My dad was a ww2 marine corpman, when i quit collage he cryed. Ask me what was i got to do i said join the marine corp he cryed again and said ive killed enough people for the whole family, i went into the national gurad ive been regreating it sence the 80s. I feel i cheeted the guys that went. At 74 i really feel bad.

Some things just can't be forgotten

I wonder to what degree he just can’t forget some of the events… sad events but this guy is a real pool of wisdom!

I am gonna guess that in his attempt to comfort(or gauge severity of injury of) his dying or wounded he would talk to them and ask them where they are from and about their home etc.

@@On3_Fons3ca On replay everyday I'd imagine.

Thank you for recognizing the same horrible truths... And realizing how REAL... I appreciate your recognition

Yes it should but I doubt they could understand it. It's so wonderful to hear and I have such respect. Beyond words

The Billings Gazette. interviewer is very cool. He doesn't interrupt.

Yes. I am just blown away that this interview hasn't had a million plus views.. This Man deserves everyone's Respect.

James Scott Agree. Kids ought to be made to hear these guys. My father enlisted in the Navy in 1947. He’d tried with his cousin three years earlier and they got caught-under age! He missed WWII, but served in Korea and Vietnam. He left in 1966, just as Vietnam was really getting hot. Then he worked as a civilian out of Lakehurst, NJ.

I'm not surprised, it's not a pop video or a viral video, it's more a documentary, a piece of history.

The majority of people my age (mid-20’s) arent so out of touch. We’re here! We’re curious! And we care! For the 2000’s kids, well, I can't speak for them but have a hunch it's not the same for them.

@@HartJon282 usually Gen Z is more into this stuff than millennials

Well Said.....

The Meat, I totally agree! I could listen to him all day recount his experiences over there. He went through that whole ordeal and on his final moments on the airplane that was departing to take him home, the airstrip was taking mortar rounds. He thought the airplane was going to get hit and kill them. Incredible!

James Hickey Stolen valor stories are often so bad they’d be laughable if they weren’t so morally bankrupt.

thanks for the insight. Im glad i hear it from a genuine vet like yourself. I always want to to believe everything i hear but maybe im just gullible.

All of the Billings Gazette interviews are straight up Nam combat vets.

@@gchuggins I was a grunt in Vietnam 1971. You can always tell BS if you've been there.

This guy is the real deal

Everyone needs to watch these interviews. This one is of a teacher who can teach for many years to come. I don’t think this can be watched without gaining a lesson in humility for one thing. I think there’s also a lesson on making your life worth something. These two lesson just touch a small part Of what this man taught in this interview. Thank You Sir.

Yes sir , my boy was a combat medic in Afghanistan .

@@oldman9843 ooooo

@@oldman9843 ooooooooooo

Their job was to be a hero’s hero. Become invisible, rush out under fire, repair / return fallen hero, carry on. Thanks for your service doc. Welcome home. Job well done.

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Sheldon Winter soldier Medics and Corpesmen are ANGELS.

Maine Made......I guess YOUR FAKE GOD DIDN'T BLESS THE 6 DEAD THIS GUY HAD TO TAG....

@@slit4659 - I guess you weren't raised to respect other's beliefs.

Thank you for your service. God bless you Ed Styer.

Thanks for your service (USMC vet)

I sure hope so.

There is, and for everyone else as well. But everyone has to make the decision to go God's way. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. John 3:16 -19 We're either saved by God's mercy and grace through the perfect sacrifice of God's Son at Calvary. Or, as the verses above clearly state, we stand condemned. No one needs to die condemned, holding on to their sins. Jesus bore our sins and has already paid the debt we owe for them. Make a decision to accept Jesus today as your Lord and Savior. Call on him in simple childlike faith and He will forgive you, and give you eternal life as a free gift. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved... Acts 16:31 For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:13

All vets I think but yeah combat vets only carry handgun mostly medic stuff

Lulhannes... verzin een andere reden om te "drinken en genieten".... hoe dom kan je zijn om bij dit relaas de conclusie te trekken... een lekker biertje drinken en eervol zijn.... wuft, onbeleeft en misplaatst.

@@T.v.d.V for those of you who don't speak Dutch, first let me give you the translation of Mr T.vd. Venne wrote ( IMHO not to respectful): "Dickhead, make up another reason to drink and enjoy. How stupid can you be to draw the conclusion on this account to drink a nice beer and be honorable. dumb, rude and out of place" Just to clarify my initial comment, I have , in contrary to what Mr. vd Venne tries to imply, the greatest respect for the gentleman in the video, I am thoroughly impressed by his story and would love to meet this gentleman to listen to more of his stories and thoughts over a beer. ( Or a cup of tea/ coffee/ wine ) But I presume that most of the readers of my comment understood that.

@@rikvandok typisch Nederlands, altijd wat te zeiken. Niets van aantrekken!

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My dad served with the 173rd 2nd of the 503rd 68-69he never says much either other than hes done enough killin for everybody his nickname was el cid im told they all had nicknames

173rd seen tons of action insanely good group of guys

Used to be

Unless their None can

Read it but dont go gung ho on it the minute you see a Vet trying to prove you know all about it ,,,for if you never were ,,, ,,,,,..

Paul S they were VC.....

Thin skinned A holes. I've binge watched many of these Nam vet stories. Gazette stories are the best as yall have comments afterwards. I cherish my 1stA. NY does NOT. F NY. 11.19.2019 1221

How does one worry about likes and dislikes..If you like the video that's all that matters

@@danthedewman1 because you have to wonder about the weak character of someone who dislikes a video of someone who makes sacrifices like these Men have. It's disturbing.

There’s at least 11 people out there that think too much of themselves. I think they’re scumbags myself.

TundraWoman Says I second that! My father was a helicopter mechanic.

That was beautiful. Brought a tear to my eye. That needs to be a plaque/display for veterans and EMS

100% agree, no added words required 👏👏👏

Amen.

Fuckin WOW!! Thank you doc

Hello Sir. Mr Eynon, Did you serve (or know) with Joseph Ayd? Thank You for your time! Warm regards, Shawn

Its been to many years to remember names who I served with. Besides, I was pretty much a loner. Sorry that I couldn't help you. Believe me, most who served in that conflict were good men. I never met women serving oversea. God bless them one and all.

Heinrich Muller I was a medic and some memories never let me alone

@@edstyer2566 i thank you for your service

My first meeting with a Corpsman was at my first duty station. I was 19 and all the corpsman were like big brothers. I became especially close to senior chief corpsman. Being stationed at Navel Test and Development Station at Warminster, PA Where they had a centrifuge and asked the chief to "volunteer" me for any experiments and sure enough got my chance. I will never forget our first full dress inspection I wore one good conduct medal and all the corpsman had 2 or 3 rows of medals, this being June '69-May '71 all the corpsman were VIETNAM VETERANS. All brave but humble heroes!

Made my eyeballs leak a little.

Amen brother.

And we got all these liberal democrats that could really give a sh#t about our Vets and just think what these awesome warriors must be thinking of just what their mission of Stopping Communism from creating a presence here in America!!??

Thank you for your service Jay. God bless you.

Well I whatv

Well I watches it all and I think you are a IRON MAN 🤣🤣🤣♂️ O

Ian Commissiong - Even though most of us are anti-war, most are pro-military but unfortunately there is an abundance of left wingers that are deluded with half-truths and think anything war or military related is bad, regardless of the era in which it took place. Any sane human being knows the Viet Nam war should not have happened, much less the involvement of other nations. Even shortly after the initial US presence, Robert McNamara is on record stating that the Gulf of Tonkin incident did not occur. LBJ wouldn't budge. He wanted that war. Very few others did.

VC

Chormen were ourer life blood we protected them at all costs they did the same for us Marines

7 liberals that know nothing about what it is to serve your country,only th BS the politicians feed them

I was a combat medic with the 7th cavalry in 66 and 67, I was an 18 year old kid, but smart enough to know we would lose that war in aug of 67 when I came home. I told all my high school friends that and they thought I was crazy!

His name is PICKARD, not "Prickard".