My uncle charles gargitus was a young lieutenant in this war. He was picked off by a sniper believed to be dead until body collection happened and they realized he was still breathing. He said every day after that he felt he won the lottery. I remember as a kid always hearing these songs in his garage. He's still around today with dementia and Sadly, he still remembers the war in great detail. Some wounds never heal. But some songs never get old.
My dad went through the Afgainistan war in 80's(it was still in the USSR) he was injured twice and there is perfect quote from the song that was written by russian group "DDT", that can describe people that were in the war "War can be only the first one and it never ends".
I like that saying; "Some wounds never heal. But some songs never get old". Makes remembering my time in the Military all the more golden. God bless your Uncle, may he live in good health.
I offer my most respect to your uncle. Anyone who has served and survived all won the lottery. Their hearts and souls are blessed. My best friend was KIA in operation Iraqi freedom. God bless all who have and are still serving in our armed forces.
@suiterd62 sadly after nam the military stopped protecting america and started fighting for oil barons, no disrespect to your sons or anyone else who fought in afghanistan but its not for the reasons the news says it is
When I was in Vietnam, we listened to mostly psychedelic rock, folk rock, the British Invasion stuff with a little bubblegum music thrown in. The brothers listened to Motown & the hillbillies listened to country. But really any type of music was appreciated. We even listened to Hanoi Hannah (DJ) on our transistor radios, she played good American music in between dissing on America. (Vietnam Veteran -1969-) 🎖💜♠️🪖🇺🇸
@@laughingsnake1989 I was in Vietnam from December 1968 to December 1969, Black Sabbath’s first debut album came out in February of 1970, I was already home by then. So to answer your question, NO we didn’t listen to any Black Sabbath while I was over there, besides I don’t like them, so I wouldn’t have listened to them anyway. 💩👎
@@laughingsnake1989 You’re welcome. I was an Army paratrooper, 82nd Airborne, 3rd Brigade,radio operator, sorry I said I didn’t like Black Sabbath, but I really wasn’t into heavy metal at the time. It was pretty new then & a lot of people didn’t like it at first. Go easy, see ya. 👋👋🤘✌️👍
Today… a Sunday afternoon…. Saw your message… and music…song Vietnam war music… find somebody to love… house of the rising sun.. have you ever seen the rain..and so on…. I am from the Netherlands, now 73 …. As a teenager we saw on tv this terrible war, listening to this music…. Discussing why young boys were send to this hell… some never came back, some brothers,like you came back but wounded psychologically damaged …also fysical damaged, for ever…. So brave that you send this message to the world to reach young people all over the world in these difficult times ….. coming up maybe another new war! Do hope you receive my message to send you happiness,luck,good days , but above all love …..I think there is a universe were your time has come you will meet your brothers again…💫💫💫🍀🍀🍀🙏🙏🙏
Unsupported at home, restricted on the battlefield, and caught between heaven and hell yet those who served in Vietnam were still unstoppable. To the Vietnam veteran Thank you for your commitment to this nation and to each other. You stood tall in the face of such adversity and alone. Never has this nation treated her warriors with such dishonor yet you never wavered never once faltered. It is these actions that makes us all very proud thank you.
@краб на галере They died in the name of stopping communism, anyone with a brain and knowledge about communism would do it. As for the war crimes, if you think wars shouldn’t have them you are unwise. War is bloodshed and destruction, it’s why people don’t like it. And as for the war being “unsuccessful” it surely has to hurt your ears that we had 90% successful combat count. If it wasn’t for the fools in the hill and the pentagon pen lickers we would’ve won this war,., for the better.
@краб на галере "Thank for what" you say? Did I not explain exactly that in my comment? I suggest you go back and read it again but this time sloooooowly give your brain a chance to catch up alright? What's this stuff about war crimes? Napalm and agent Orange aren't war crimes dummy, they're weed killer and lighter fluid mixed with a little jello, nothing every BBQ can do without. As far as "unsuccessful" I'd have to refer ya to the fall of Saigon which happened AFTER the Americans packed up and left cause uncle Ho just couldn't get it done with'em there, due to all the ass kickins so heavily inflicted upon ol chuck, charlie, V.C. and the N.V.A. But hey if you wanna claim a victory after your opponent knocks your ass out cold and leaves the ring be my guest but it still don't make it so.
@REDFOX393 SMITH They were constripted to the military just like how the Soviets did when they invaded their neighbors and Afghanistan, there’s nothing immoral about fighting a cancer called communism in the name of your country.
@@williamsherman1942 stopping communism shouldn't justify imperialism. and no, US wouldn't have won for one simple fact: the people of vietnam choose this. it might be a hard pill to swallow but you guys were foreign invaders and hated occupiers. be proud of your soldiers who laid their lives for their country but please do not defend the false cause that was behind it
This was my dad's account,closing everything he had today,left us last night by his own hand,hard to have this end like this.Walked through the graveyard and all he kept mutering is everybody is dead he wasn't well in his mind anymore,may he now have peace instead of nightmares he was plagued with.
My grandfather served in the army during vietnam and was a Sargeant. This song would always remind me of him. He was deployed in Germany and many of his friends died in the war. He sadly died from cancer.
I still have nightmares of Vietnam I served from 1968 to 1969 I don't miss morter and 122 rocket fire from the Viet Cong at DanNang afb still have nightmares
My grandfather was a pilot in Vietnam (from Ukraine-USSR), when he returned home, he told my dad, and then only one thing to me: "This is fucking hell."
Lol! My father's friend (a Pole) emigrate to USA in 60s and volunteer army to gain citizenship faster. He serviced as helicopter crewman. Maybe they've met some day at Vietnam sky, a Pole and Ukrainian fought against each other in exotic war, thousands kilometeres far from home... Greetings, hang on there, in Ukraine!
My beloved left with his soul on the shoulder in 1968 but had he been able to reply to the question he would have said: “ I already have somebody who loves me, my wife”
@@Jim63071 It is the translation from the song “La guerra di Piero” by de Andre’ The meaning seems to indicate that the soul was heavy enough to have to be carried on the shoulder like a weigh 😯
Yeah....BUT....They DIDN'T win! The American military CRUSHED the Vietcong during the 1968 Tet Offensive. And the American B-52's CRUSHED the North Vietnamese Army during their 1972 invasion of South Vietnam. The American military action CAUSED the North Vietnamese Government to sign a peace treaty in early 1973. The FIRST "Vietnam War" ended THEN! The fact that North Vietnam AGAIN invaded the South (with NO American military present) and over ran the South Vietnamese military was due to their allies in the American Congress...NOT defects in the American militaries strategies. You might as well say the American Army LOST WWI because the Germans AGAIN invaded France, 10 years later, and over ran France. It was a different war with different parties playing key roles.
There is no "First Vietnam War", keep coping about your defeat in the war because clearly, the whole objective of the Vietnam war was to contain Communism from spreading throughout Indochina. I don't think you realise that Indochina did fall under Communism in 1975 with the fall of the South Vietnamese government along with Laos and Cambodia falling under Communist governments which proves your point of the Communists not winning wrong.
@@HabibiJasmineRice The argument above is NOT about who, eventually, wound up controlling the entire country. The argument is about whether the American military was the cause of the South's downfall. Clearly it was NOT! The South fell because of its betrayal by the American (Democratic) Congress.... in place in1975.
When my grandfather first deployed to Vietnam, they were dressed in military greens head-to-toe, with every piece of clothing issued to them. As soon as he got off the plane, the first big gulp of hot, humid air from the outside was like a "taste of hell." It was so goddamn hot out there.
i had a neighbor that was a sniper with more than 60 confirmed kills and a couple of medals... the old man passed out recently and gave me those medals
never give them away or lose them, tell your family and your descendants to keep them safe, some may argue that they got those medals for murdering people, I say that death is a part of life and that I see most of those as medals for bravery
@BruhSus Altamash most soldiers didnt really even think about that, some were definitely told lies too, yes its awful what they did, but the Vietnamese did equally awful things in different ways. not trying to take sides, (I'm actually southeast asian myself) but just surviving in the ensuing chaos and hell down there warrants a metal
My grandpa rae told me a story of how him and his friend were pinned down by friendly fire. He told me that as soon as he heard the gunshots his best friend Josh was struck in the head. He told me he doesn't wanna go back to war after what his own teammates did to his friend. He found out they were friendlies after he heard somebody yell cease fire in english.
@@SandfordSmythe The "people" voted for Richard Nixon in 1972 (the war President)...NOT the peacenik George McGovern. The LIE that the "people" wanted "peace at any price" is just plain leftist BS. The SAME leftists that sold out South Vietnam to the North and caused the deaths of thousands of South Vietnamese allies.They LIE to cover their treasonous tracks.
the footage o this video is above average for some reason. I love listening to music to Vietnam war footage for some reason (IDK why) but this is one of the most brutal footage I've seen on a music video
World war one was telling of the times to come, world war two was just plain sad, the Vietnam war I believe is one if not the most hardcore wars, if not one of the most well documented to date
Let's not forget about the men that served this country and died for you and me let's do the right thing clean up the grave sites and put flags for them and yes let's pray for them.
US soldiers committed the same war crimes the Waffen SS did. Some soldiers like hugh thompson were good, but many I have no respect for. Millions of people dead, most civilians. One of the dumbest war.
@@kit694 Just because I don't support the US means I'm automatically a communist sympathizer? The US did commit crimes in Vietnam, and seeing calling out war crimes means I'm a communist sympathizer? Wow. The war never achieved anything, the domino theory never happened, and it only killed innocent lives. Even if the US won, what did they achieve? Yeah congrats, you won the war, but you've also killed thousands of your own people fighting if for you while you sit back and relax watching these people sacrifice themselves for what you call "protection." Now Vietnam is still divided despite it not supposed to be, and you've only angered a population there, and will cause thousands more deaths from resistance.
Yeah, when I was 5 years old, during the vile bombing of Yugoslavia, your US and NATO troops bombed our country with uranium bombs and all this flew into the civilian population, I hate USA, US killed my father and mother with your "peaceful" bombing
Marines Raising Flag Hue City 1st Battalion 5th Marines had a good friend that was there if you ever see the video The Citadel wall he's the man talking with the mustache can we all just want to stay alive and go back to go to school they fought so hard for each other
That is your friend is his name Thomas Mitchell? I am a history buff and always amazed at that scene when they are in a firefight against the NVA in Hue. What ever happened to him? Thank you
As a Vietnamese I couldn’t keep watching this knowing my people including solders and civilians were being shot down and bombarded. And how it was put into an entire music video.
Песня прекрасно описывает всю безсмысленность данного конфликта, в котором США попытались погубить очередную попытку построения безклассового и справедливого общества, к чему это привело мы все прекрасно знаем. Светлая память всем вьетнамцам, кто погиб, защищая свою родину и семьи, от напалмов, рейдерских операций в деревнях, военных преступлений, а также некоторым американцам, которые в пылу войны смогли сохранить человеческое лицо, погибнув в этой, никому не нужной, кроме элиты США, мясорубке.
Я перевожу это эти Америкаские ублюдки когда мне было 5 лет бомбили нашу страну белым фосфором, кассетами, урановыми бомбами из-за них погибли мои родители Отец и Мать Напомню что бомбили Югославию в 1999
you know vietnamese government is under fire for not being able to account for missing persons who are known to have spoken out against the vietnamese government? Imagine losing 3 million people in a war with america just to call it a win and your "free" then have your government do that to "free independent citizens" lmao Vietnam was manipulated by china thats why china started sticking industrial factories in vietnam cambodia so they could mass produced clones of popular rifles like the sks and ak47 simple vietnam war research will tell you that xD jesus christ theres so many factors to the vietnam war to so simply say vietnam won is disrespectful millions of lives lost due to political propaganda..............
