US Vietnam War

[EatApplespie]

why kill vietnam D: you guys know im vietman right O_

[hamzah336]

what was the reson of this war ??

[BAIYUE1]

@hamzah336

Has many reason!

With Vietnamese( I'm Vietnamese), we want independence and freedom

With USA they want agaisnt communist,and take benefit from war.

USA lost,because Vietnamese will fight to the end people to gain independence.

[hamzah336]

@BAIYUE1 oh thx i really wanted to know

[BAIYUE1]

@hamzah336

Vietnamese actually fought for independence, not for communist.It is reason why we fought French, USA, and China all for independence of Vietnam,



[BAIYUE1]

@hamzah336

Now we are independent country, peaceful,and developing

[1945iwo]

death in all their eyes.

[usmcgi0341]

I served 8 years in the Marine Corps,was in the first Gulf war but saw no action.but I know what is like to be far away from home.and in a country were people don't like you.Semper Fi.

[williwillswissenify]

Great Video..... all of those guys were heros....

what is the name of this song ?

[slash74537]

Everyone in veitnam war changed

[marine919]

Semper Fi,brothers. Northern I Corps 68 and 69.

[KingsLee8]

sorry about your brother

[scubasteve42009]

ur brother is a hero and the people that disrespected his honor, well if i knew who they were i wouldnt even spit in their direction

[Herbymac0811]

LCPL Fields, 1st MARDIV, 2004 2008, Iraq vet.

I fought in a very difrent war from the one these men did, when you get there you might 19 or 20 but when you leave you may as well be 100, thats how you feel.

You leave your youth behind along with a few freinds. If you haven't served then you realy dont know just how easy you have it. Even if you don't know him, but you know he's a vet shake his hand and say thank you. He did more for you than anyone you'll ever know !

[hayseed1957]

@Herbymac0811

I so agree with you. Thanks for commenting, and thanks for your service.

[Herbymac0811]

@hayseed1957 Thank you, and you are welcome.

[jenm00n]

@Herbymac0811

I've watched this so many times, because I'm haunted by the faces and by Tim Buckley's "Once I Was" behind them. Two faces seem so very familiar: the man at .45-.47 and the one at 1:14-1:18. Does anyone know who they are?

[latinamericangascan]

@TheKeesie If i'm right,then it was a draw.The army wanted to prevent an communist takedown in vietnam,and i think they made it.But for usa it was an loss.But i dont know,since i do NOT was in nam.

I just want to thank usa for saving our asses.

But i think they may even won, since vietnamese (vietcong and north vietnamese army) had 1.000.000 casualities,when usa had like 56.000 casualities.Still,i do NOT reallyknow it.But videos say so.

Thanks for this vid,remembering the brave 'nam vets.

[TheKeesie]

@latinamericangascan im happy its over R.I.P. usa soldiers

[joseph95239]

I will always love you all,,,,,,,youre all super heroes ,

[joseph95239]

I will always love you all,,,,,,,youre all super heroes ,,,

[twozuluzulu]

greatest respect for all those that fought and died in this terrible war

i served nine years in royal green jackets, we lost 4 guys at crossmaglen and dungannon NI during two tours. still miss them today

[coreysm1th]

Look at the moral of these soldiers , now i know what the 1000 yard stare is .

[marc7898]

this is a badass tune, it fits well with our conflict too, war does one thing constantly, it changes the youth that fight it in a heart beat.

[pedrolegion]

GOD BLESS AMERICA

SAT CONG

[4711StGermain]

1 more comment for hayseed1957. Some of us never knew we were hard to recognize when we came home. "...back in the World" we used to say re. coming home. We meant that - you folks back in the States were on a different planet. Some came home, some didn't. Some just thought they did. Not looking for pitty -it's probably like that in all unpopular, unsupported, undeclared wars. When it got down to it  - we served for each other, not you folks.

[4711StGermain]

Surfed here looking at my 60's folk music: I was a conscientious objector - not because I'm a pacifist - just wanted to help people & not shoot 'em. So off I went to Vietnam as a medic. Your posting here & your comments are a superb tribute to your brother, and are understood by those who served with him. It surely did change us all - and most have come thru it OK, one hopes; a little bent,a little wiser and a little more forgiving. But we remember & remember & remember , sometimes..........

[moviemeester]

my brother died in one of the first helicopter assaults, he was a pilot in the 1st air cav

[temperex]

damn they're so young. I swear some these guys look at the most 16 or 17

[billymack221]

i think everyone should be made to watch "dear america ,letters home from vietnam" as it really brings it home what these young guys went through.(i had to order it as could,nt get it in uk) brings a tear to my eye everytime. massive respect to all who served. I,m sure your brother has found his peace he deserves.

[KINGofSOUTH00001]

This is such a powerful video. I think people definitely tend to forget what it was like for all those men and kids to be over there, no matter what the war was all bout. Greatest respect for them and your brother.

[seamonkey41]

remembering cpl joey barillo age 20 KIA con thien 1967 with all my love

semper fidelis

xxx

[nozrydr1]

Great post, I think too many people forget the things that should be rememberd. The youth now days complain about hard they have it, forgetting that most of the boys in Vietnam were 19 or 20 years. I was the lucky one. in 1968 I was drafted, but spent my time in Okinawa (M.P.) most of my friends were in Vietnam. Your post brought several tears to my eyes, but we all need to remember now and then. Thanks again. (895th M.P. Co.) 1968-1970.

[hayseed1957]

@nozrydr1 @nozrydr1 Thanks for your nice comment.

Once you go through something like that, it seems like the rest of your life would be all Gravy. But my late brother Willie could not get the horrible things in his memory suppressed. He died in 1996, but really he died in a firefight in Vietnam in 1970. The memory of what happened over there consumed him.

RIP Willie, I hope you finally found the peace of mind that you were searching for.

[SFD230]

Sorry about your brother, I wish he didn't have to suffer like that. But hopefully he has finnally found peace, god bless!

[scaramoochscaramooch]

0:45-0:49 hugs...hugs

[mudriverut]

Great vid. ..0311...1974

[FargoMarc]

My God, look at their eyes...the despair in them (both Americans and Vietnamese) is just heartbreaking. War truly is hell.

[SEEVIEGEENIE]

Painful looking at these suffering boys faces. Boys. Sickening.

[justjustinme]

Dear America; Letters Home from Veitnam

If you're still wondering :P

[pedrolegion]

God Bless America. Semper Fidelis.

SAT CONG.

[twinHD]

full respect to all who served from us guy's over in wales (uk) watch on youtube DEAR AMERICA - Letters Home From Vietnam its very good,

[battycrease1992]

One of the best videos on youtube today and i mean that.

[henryhaven]

I think this a good clip and moving. We in the UK are falling in Afghanistan now alongside the US and Germans and other allies to stop the terror threat . The song is about peace though not war. I hate seeing the coffins come home makes you wonder whether Afghanistan is worth it even worse for the lads that come home changed and damaged forever.

[MajorHud]

I fought in Vietnam in 1970-71 and have a son who has just enlisted in the U.S. Army. Afghanistan is a very difficult fight and I very much appreciate the UK who has made a significant contribution, along with Canada and other NATO nations. Until someone comes up with another approach to subways being blown up, buses, airplanes crashing, I think we have to pursue terrorists, they don't seem to want to engage in dialog. I wish it were not so.

[henryhaven]

I hope your son keeps safe and you must be very proud of him. I would say abouit the Afghanistan issue though that there are memorials there to British interventions about 150 years ago. In the UK terrorists have been Muslims who brought up in this country.There must be an end to the Israeli persecution of the Palkestinians which is a moral disaster which the terrorists use to recruit angry young Muslims for a start. Anyway the fighting goes on for now , I hope your son keeps well.

[vincentrodriguez123]

very  nice

[Olwarrior]

Look into the eyes of these fathers and sons. They were having it pretty rough. Many (not shown) had another kind of expression you may not recognize...one of fear and anguish and pain and horror. Im sorry this country sent you to Vietnam. But I know you did your best and I love you for it. Every soldier that served in that war has my undying respect. Every politician that endorsed that war must burn in hell....forever.

[WWIIairsoftColorado]

i have 2 great great great grandfathers that served in the lousianna 96th in the Civil war i have 2 grandfathers and a Great uncle (Geat Uncle KIA in daylight bombing Raids over Berlin) that were in WWII i have 8 uncles that were in the vietnam war i have one of theyre steel pot helmets and i plan to serve in our armed forces thank you all for your service I cannot thank you enuff i currently reenact (with airsoft guns) for the 28th Infantry

[johenp]

i was in vietnam i whas groupp leder all died exept me my brother was a part of that group i never U.S.A. lost thst war

[tomhildi]

Please tell me the name from this song!! Ist`s great

[MajorHud]

Once I Was - Tim Buckley

[tomhildi]

many many thanks

[ChapmanBertelli]

This film, from another generation, fills me with memories. The faces and eyes of war are always the same, wherever it may be. If we were allowed to see them from Afghanistan they would tell the same story. Sadly we don't. Regardless of beliefs, eyes and faces around the world would look at and would be seen by a camera, and thus you, the same way, regardless of what they believe.

[Aadje56]

I realize that i was a litlle boy at the time in the 60es. I felt safe at my parent's You Sir, were somewhere in the fields of Vietnam . There wasn't one single day that there was an item about the vietnam war. I'm 53 now en feel deep respect for a man like you MajorHud. A man who did sevice for his country. You and your fellow-veterans Sir, will never be forgotten by a document like Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam.

A respectfull salut from The Netherlands.

[MajorHud]

You are most kind. We should think about the young people from both The Netherlands, U.S. who are fighting in Afghanistan. My youngest son is just now enlisting. Americans do not always think they are right but they feel strongly about being an American. My son is the 4th generation of my family to serve in our Army. Again thank you.

[SimpleDan76]

father is a vietnam veteran I really appreciate this vid

[floydgirl7]

Oh m8 im so sorry for your suffering,,may Godbless you all & may you find peace xxtootsxx

[MajorHud]

I'm a Vietnam Veteran and see the faces of my friends nearly every night. If I didn't I would miss them but it took getting used to. I can't believe I lost my youth. My emotions aren't all that different than when I was in Nam. Thank you for your concern and good wishes. Peace comes a little at a time.

[jabo109k]

Makes me sad. Especially because people will forget. I'm 28 and will propably never fully understand what people had to go through...all I can do is try. 5 stars.

[hayseed1957]

Jabo,

Thanks for dropping by and commenting. I wish all young men and women your age thought like you. Regards, Hayseed.

[OzixSniperxxPL]

@hayseed1957 CHWAŁA BOHATEROM !!! [*] From Poland

[godzplaya]

There faces say everything

[MajorHud]

I'm 59 years old and was 20 when I was in Nam. The faces are so familiar though I'm not sure that I ever met the men in the pictures, but I looked in the faces of hundreds like them. Eight months into my tour, I met my fiance in Hawaii, I tried to smile but she took one look at me and started crying, I was cleaned up but must have been a sight.  She married me anyway. I see my buddies each night that I close my eyes.

[godzplaya]

SIR i praise what you did for America you gave the ultimate sacrfice im joining the usmc MOS 0311 infantry i hope i could be half the man you were

[hayseed1957]

Major Hud,

Thanks for dropping by. My big brother would have been 59 years old this year also. Two tours in Vietnam changed him pretty drastically. I always wonder why some men were affected so much, while others came home seemingly unscathed?. I miss him so much. My hat is off to you, you you have my utmost respect as well.

God Bless, Hayseed1957.

[MajorHud]

I wish I could tell you why some men were drastically affected and others adjust upon coming home. I can tell you that it has nothing to do with strength or courage, if your brother made it back he had both. In my case, by some blessing, my mind has blocked out the very worst images. I still can't sit with my back to anyone, I flinch at unexpected sounds and I don't go for walks when there is a bright moon. I will wonder why I'm ok till I die, and then I'll talk to your brother about it.

[Str8JacketMafia]

I've been out of the USMC for 2 years and I still get nightmares about Iraq. I can only imagine 30 years later, when the kids I know died could've had a family and grand kids.

Thank your for your service, MajorHud.

[imajeepster]

ye gods...some of them look like they're 12 years old...

[bblokes]

those faces say it all man, they tell the entire story without words. god bless vietnam vets, god bless the american soldier.

[AceDoggOC]

RIP to tab46619's brother and all those who died from that war, including the vietnemese.

*****

[tab46619]

You've disabled your star ratings, so here are mine.... *****

I lost my brother, my hero and best friend to that war. Life moves on but I still miss him.

[mirlin235]

I lost my friend to an IED in Afghastian so i know how you feel brother

[hayseed1957]

tab46619, I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my brother to the Vietnam war too. But he did not die untill 1996. He did two tours in that hell hole. And he came back a very changed individual. I hate that war.

I will enable the ratings.

Mirlin235, Sorry for your loss as well. Those poor men are on alert 365 days a year. what hell that must be.

[gasman396]

All you guys in vietnam are heroes. All of you.

[Funkypete9]

i watched this movie in history, its a good film but has some sad parts

[soxbearshwks]

for me, the looks on our warriors faces says it all...

3rd Batt. 7th Marines ChuLai,RVN 10/65-11/66

[phredshome]

Vietnam...All gave some, Some gave all. RIP Willie. PS UTube ratings are disabled Por que?

[hayseed1957]

Thanks for dropping by Pherd.

Did you ever meet Willie?

Ratings are disabled for a reason, long story, I have a Gremlin after me...... I'm sure you've heard the story....

[rostrifred]

yep man, I don't know if you served down in the nam but it must be hard to be down there, maybe we can talk by msn one day

[rostrifred]

58 000 men were killed during vietnam war, most of them were between 18 and 21 y/o may of them came back addicted to any drug, and further more they were critiziced by many! So where is the common sense

[hayseed1957]

Thanks for dropping in. I don't think the 58,000 dead men did many drugs, (LOL) but the over 2,000,000 survivors did a LOT. My brother had a terrible experience on one of his return trips in the airport. He was called a baby killer etc. He served two tours over there. He was NEVER the same after serving in Vietnam. RIP Willie Dale.

[sexymalcom1970]

From this conflict there is one statistic that amazes me, the 160,000 servicemen whom committed suicide on their return. In the Iraq conflict 30000 have committed sucide since returning from the conflict. Shouldnt these men also be remmembered by a memmorial or should they keep being forgotten casualties.

[101stBlackJack]

well done

[Alexn1067]

god bless vietnam vets

[peoplecan1965]

Great footage and a great song,