Cu Chi Tunnels

[RisingofHank]

The determination of the people's will to fight was what kept the Vietnamese going in the war, they still sustained far more casualties in almost any engagement with American or South Vietnamese troops. Technology and training did prove to be more in battle effective, but against the people of a country who were so patriotic to their cause (Revolutionary War!), there is no victory.

[Vince313D3]

Remeber the tunnel rats

[PrimeConsciousness]

2:35...I always knew the V.C. had kickass Chinese robots!!!

[lloouuify]

great

[RigorMortisRabbit]

ha ha ha ha ha ha right under the fuckers feet! classic, those guys know how to put up a fight, i now i wouldnt want to have been drafted over there

[laejnaek]

Because of that war we welcomed over 50,000 Hmong to Minnesota. I've met many, co-workers, neighbors and friends. I never met one that I didn't like. They are beautiful people.

[olimillz9]

I waz there!! Less than a month ago!!! when I went down to one of the tunnels that hadn't been made bigger for tourists a bat flew into my face, it was pitch black, I waz on my own and fucking scared

[thangco11]

this place is bad. go to WIKIPEDIA HOCHIMINH,the bastard real name is nguyen luu manh responsible for millions of VN deaths,his picture and red flag are ugly.dont got brainwashed by commie government and my old city is SAIGON i dont like this murderer

[micro53981]

Even Children were in the war between.... i dunno?

Peace!

[1ukjunglednbraver]

you wouldnt see me going down them holes

[gokusonic92]

i like shooting there....machine gun WOW!!! superbbb... and the history as well

americans like to go there...then they give you special tea...taste sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooooo good .....and one important thing u guys should check it out...the Vietnam's coffee is seriously AWESOME..should try it... i think anyone who went knew about it ^^

[chainlove1]

they didnt make children and wifes made it

[TKNMT]

Wow!!! your voice is so good. the first time I see this video just think it is BBC document or somethings like that. well done

[FuzzyScotsman]

Will be heading there in May, slightly (more than slightly actually) to fat to head down into the tunnels due to meds from a transplant, but looking forward to seeing authentic locations were these people resisted the American occupation.

Yes i know its a tourist trap, but so is disney land, and from what i remember i didnt get to shoot mickey with and M60 when i was there as a kid....

[orangebiggy]

You would make a good narrator 

[kyletango]

M-60 firing rate I believe is 550 RPM. Also, what was temp of tunnel?

[1ukjunglednbraver]

@kyletango i think he might have been taking into account reloading

[laejnaek]

@zcg3 There was plenty of that going on for just a few dollars. Also there was plenty of rapes just like there is with every war.

[tuananh1107]

omg sorry for u. i head someone's voice in background at 4:30 said " bắn dở còn đổ thừa", which means u r bad at shooting and blame it for another reason.

sry some ppl are so straight with comment

[Yourmotwashum]

whatever man! the north did not win the war! the US just left, we had problems and corruptions going on in the South that was it! well, no matter what, i still love vietnam as how it is today! it's growing really fast, and i dont really think, vietnam would turn out to be like this if the South won!

btw, they were talking shit about your shooting skill! "bắn dỡ mà đổ thừa" , shit and use excuses! and that Victor Charlie speaks hella good english!

[EarthaKit2]

And to think the U.S. entered the war, to help the scum French! Why be the wor;d's policement? The Fr. were the one's who massed up!

THe sAMe with israel today. Why does the U.S. have to bet involved in israel's wars? They're quite capable of defending themselves, and AFTER they picik the fight, after all!

Afghanistan, Iran, Somalia, the Awat Valley, Pashtun area, and now Yemen. Neither the U.S., nor Israel can handle Iran, so they turn around and pick on the weakest link, Yemen!

[Thegregmonkey]

Apparently some of the tunnels are infested with poisonous snakes and spiders that have not been discovered yet. Also some venomous snakes were put in trap doors in walls so when enemies came passed the Vietnamese let the snakes out and the enemies were bitten, some even say some were killed instantly, in a matter of seconds.

[AtomicBlizzard12]

It's funny but all those bombs and things we dropped were used against us, by that I mean that the Vietcong looked for duds and used the explosives to hurt us

[AtomicBlizzard12]

@AtomicBlizzard12 not really funny cause people died but its funny that they were that ingenious to do that

[berthatijuanense]

I read before I went and it was suggested that we bring a lamp to explore the tunnels, and when I saw the size of the entrance.............. I had to laugh, I am a big person.

The vietnamese people are wonderful, courteous, gentle, warm, etc. etc.

[berthatijuanense]

I read before I went and it was suggested that we bring a lamp to explore the tunnels, and when I saw the size of the entrance..............

[6262742]

@flamedrag18 Shit can't think so who's dumb?

[flamedrag18]

@6262742 wow, your a total idiot, I called you a name, I wasn't referring to you being made of shit, jesus christ, you are a dumb shit.

[6262742]

@flamedrag18 In any debates or arguments, there's always a Right and a Wrong. The loser would usually lose his cool and rely on his fists or using profanity to make his opponent appears less victorious. It's a waste of my precious time to educate such a lowlife and unintelligent person. Get a life!

[flamedrag18]

wow, $1 a bullet? thats just retarded, they're really milking the americans lol, they beat you once, then they just keep beating you.

[6262742]

@flamedrag18 Hey, nobody force you to pay - the choice is your, take it or leave it!

[IgnoredComment]

@flamedrag18 how much do you pay for a can of coke at the fair? this place is tourist spot ffs, not the shooting range

[flamedrag18]

@IgnoredComment it doesn't matter, they're robbing them blind.

[dodocrest]

I thought those where real people for a sec

[brucekivi]

Nicely done video. I liked your commentary. It made clear what it was you were looking at there. The tunnels are quite hot, yes, and claustropobia is understandable. I was very happy to get out when we took the tour! War IS hell, and the best thing about it is it's ending. All the men and women there, on both sides, were quite brave and believed in what they were doing. Hopefully, we have matured to the point where we can settle our differences with our words, not guns, bombs and traps.

[ntchonthanh]

phim hoat hinh

[commmmnnnnbbbb]

3 stories underground cool

i didnt know that

[50poiuyt]

We know that the war bring to the people many suffering ,but Vietnamese always must fight from first days of their history against the forceful neighbor :China.If they are cowards ,Vietnam would not exist as independent country for long time ago

[TomWinds]

I agree with your conclusion at end of the video thought it seems military forces in the world still think it otherwise. Cu Chi is a must go to see place in VN. It is a green and beautiful country side still, unlike many other places near Saigon. It also has a huge monument and nice scenary nearby.

[natalieisnaty]

i have been there, its such an amazing counrty.

i went though the tunnels also

[thanhrohit]

two words. technology lost.

[PEDROCLASSIC]

Believe it or not southeast asian jungles are the most beautiful scenes in the world....green.....i love the boonies..love the woods..tropical jungles...thick brushes and densely populated...so thick you couldn't see the sky...perfect to wage a guerilla warfare...which the NVA and VC favored

[megat77]

im a malaysian.i juz went there last weekend (13/12/09).. its so amazing.. x)

[Jamietran123]

I did this 2 weeks ago, was much fun and the tunnels are fun to go in and the tiny hole is the size of a show box lucky i fit throught but im half Viet :p

[VIETsupermodel]

ARE U FROM VIETNAM?

[tib2x]

I did this exact tour in the spring. It is really fascinating. Check out some of my videos showing me at the shooting range at the end of the tour.

[chocksaway]

Excellent video, nice work. I am going to visit the tunnels end of month and this is a great preview.

[SanFranciscoTourism]

Great Video

You should include *Spoiler* in the title though as you pretty much would ruin the experience if someone watched your vid before they went because you've covered everything so thoroughly

[miniSandyyy]

:O i went down there alreadyy!!! it was really hot and hard to breath. the first tunnel they show you is short. the next one was longer and narrower. the last, i couldn't take it!! i was even longer and narrower than the rest. yeah you should check it out! =]

[gasdorf]

no hearing protection?

[sadom321]

i been there!!! :D:D

[eaglecommand]

Truth is America did not lose the war, it was a political defeat not a military defeat. Yes the enemy was formidible, but look at how many died on each side and what victories were achieved and there is only one conclusion in reality. The reason America lost politically is McNamarra wqas determined to run the war from the White House. This is how every conflict has been run since the end of WWII, plain and simply put , it doesn't work.

[laejnaek]

Truth is we had no business being there. These poor people were our enemies? I spent 20 months at Cu Chi in 1969-1970 and I liked the Vietnamese I met.

[runescape44411]

@laejnaek were you in the Veitnam war?

[laejnaek]

@runescape44411 I was a reluctant participant in the Vietnam war. I was drafted into the army in 1968 for a two year term of enslavement. I was promised that if I signed up for a 3rd year I wouldn't have to go to Vietnam, so like a fool I signed up for that 3rd year. In March of 1969 I was sent to Vietnam under a communications MOS. I could have been sent anywhere they needed a radio operator or anything related to communications. Luckily I was assigned to the 725th maintenance battalion.

[hawwis]

@laejnaek I had a friend who was there (Cu Chi) around that same time period. His name was Louis Marquart. I had a picture of him but it got ruined by hurricane Andrew. It was the picture of him being decorated with the Silver Star. He was with Co. A, 1/502 PIR or 1/503 PIR, 25th Inf. Div. @ Cu Chi. He passed away about a year ago here in Florida.

[hawwis]

@hawwis I'll have to re check my memory because it might have been 2/502 or 2/503 Parachute Infantry Regiment; its been such a long time ago and was a time filled with so many traumatic events for everyone. 

[hawwis]

@hawwis I'll have to re check my memory because it might have been Co. A, 2/502 or 2/503 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 25th Inf. Div.; its been such a long time ago and was a time filled with so many traumatic events for everyone.

[Capcoor]

@laejnaek Welcome home.



[fkobama1]

@laejnaek yeah but its not the vietnamese people that were fought, its the china communist rebels that were fought,

[L1fe54J0ke]

@fkobama1 Ever hear of the Viet Cong and Tet Offensive?

[Azeralas]

True humans know when they have been outwitted, so my hats off to the Viet-cong they fought bravely and with honor, though their tactics and methods are crude and many who had been there would say they were cruel, but war is cruel and the did what they could to survive. They were formidable opponents and made our american military stronger through our defeat. wether we pulled out or lost doesn't matter, we need only know they were not defeated.

[Minek91]

you also need to know that it was a terrible mistake to get into others business.

[valttu94]

i can't go in that tunnel :(

[SinhCung]

H C T = Hồ Chủ Tịch ; H C T = Hồ Cẩu Tặc

[SinhCung]

TP HCM = Tội Phạm Hồ Chí Minh

[nguyennguyenkn]

HCM even have wives ...

[Haagr4152]

While it is very true that the vietnamise people were creative in building the tunnels, the US won Tet, Idrang Valley Ka song and any other major battle in that War. Furthermore, if you look at Vietnam today with a market driven economy we have won the peace.

[dnycguy4]

good point. thanks for putting it so well, and so nicely. peace out.

[sharkie541]

looks like a very good tourist attraction i want to go there

[SinhCung]

Chó Hồ bảo ăn rau muống bổ hơn thịt bò.

Chó Hồ thương dân nên cả đời chỉ ăn thịt bò, còn rau muống chó Hồ nhất định để nhường cho nhân dân

( đúng là thằng chó đẻ lưu manh )

[Davett42]

nice vid man

[newelly690]

woo great vid

[xlemuelx]

was at cu chi tunnels 2 days ago. tunnels..felt terrible

[lolxKyle]

LOL IM IN HISTORY CLASS RIGHT NOW

[TehLilAzn47]

i love the name of the video. coochi

[giantfugu]

i fired the M16, AK47 and the M60 :D

[wrenthereaper]

ive lived there for 3 and a half years and only just FINALLY did that tour a few days ago. its a LOT more popular now, with more buildings built and whatnot (for instance, a shack that surrounds the tank) and many more guns and its all more official and touristy. to be expected i guess.

[mixednutz6]

Great video! We had the same guide...

very cool

[CrimsonsDeath12]

Im 13 i was there 2 days ago and i got to shoot with an AK47 and an M16 :D Lucky:D

[havenote]

cu chi cu chi cu

[wtfdude47]

lol you said cu

[1baroboost]

100 rounds a minute?? More like 600 mate!

[Skytroop]

Most bombed, gassed, etc. area in military history?

What about a place called VERDUN?????

[Verdunveteran]

The battle of Verdun (21 February-15 December 1916) was the bloodiest battle in world history! Not because of how many that was killed there but in the way they where killead and the amount of soldiers that was wounded or was reported M.I.A. there are still about 150 000 boddies around Verdun that has never been found. I have my self found lots of human bones there and I have helped burrie bodies that have been found on the battlefield.

[Verdunveteran]

And if you go out in the woods that nowadays cover the battlefield all the shellcraters, trenches, tunnels and barbed wire are still there. Not to mention all the shells and grenades that are still there. Every year atleast one or two people are killed by WW1 ammo because they try to get them selves a souvenir. These woods are still infected by gas and other chemicals from the explosives inside artillery shells.

[scoutcube1]

i went to the cu chi tunnel. the m60 is so loud it isnt even fun to shoot it

[krupkee]

Lol yea i went there, shot a smaller rifle but it still made me death for a while

[youtupenguyen]

In any battles, the side that has the local people will finally win, no matter how stronger one side is, compared to the other, and no matter how much blood shed from both sides. That is why foreign armies, invaders and their pupet goverments always have to flee in the end, after paying part of the lives lost and the suffering from the disgrace made by those who decided to barter those innocent lives, whether for energy or for any "strategic" occupation.

[coldshot357]

rite so instead of an american puppet government they got a russian puppet government. I do agree with the foriegn army holding another country. it can be done but the expense is to high. it will eventualy bankrupt you. So they got conned.

[Huantans]

yes to some extent I agree. That's what they call a proxy battle, b/w communist block (soviet and china) vs. US and allies. Of course the guys who suffered the most were VN. I DO NOT agree with those who try to rewrite history. Whoever emerged victorious, it's now one country under the Vietnamese government, and we live on, dream big, that's it. Sticking to polical ideology make no diffs, capitalism or communism all the same, as far as I can tell from my experience living in US, Ozzie for long.

[LRyuzzaki]

some aspects of communism arn't totoaly off. the idea does bring som ballance, capitalism one guy has 50 billion while less than a mile away another guy lives in a cardbord box. I prefer the capitalist ideoligy, but that is how I was brought up. Comunism actually living under that type of system would be cculture shock. bottom line is figure out how much is spent annualy on militaries and then figure how much of your paycheck goes to that. required I undersand, in our present system.

[nuwwi]

nice video. Author Respect!

[arnoud11111]

ive been there 2, shot the ak47 10 times with real bullets

very nice open-air museum

[goodnews82]

i had no idea you could fire an M60 at the time I visited there. I thought you could only fire an AK 47, and it was getting dark so we left. That was in june 2005. Great clip indeed.

[jowitravel]

great video, i have also been there, very interesting place

[warmadscot]

I wanna go there!

[surfsydney]

nive vid. ive been to those tunnels and its amazing. its interesting to empathise to the vietnamese rather than always the americans

[TruongTrieu]

Great video about cu chi tunnel.

[kennethcmdk]

Great video, definitely my favourite from these guys... Inzane that they could have a whole society underground in those small tunnels!!

[01100011001]

There was.