Vietnam - Khe Sanh

[USMC2074]

Semper Fi brother

[wizart49]

great video. wish i could go back to L.Z. Center. 

[FLICKtheUSA]

I hope the US gets its ass kicked in Iran and they bring back the draft.

I would of course bribe somebody and evade it.

How does that make you feel?

[jalimager]

@FLICKtheUSA, a 33 year old pampered child who's only friend is his computer. His need to get a rise out of faceless people on the Internet is apparently his only joy in life. How sad.

[FLICKtheUSA]

@jalimager

Says the grumpy balding man whose youth was wasted. :)

Do you remember going off to war while people like me stayed home, racing around in convertibles? Class warfare.

[jalimager]

@FLICKtheUSA Yea, I thought that would get a rise out of you. You don't have to thank me or the others who served their country proudly so you could have the freedom to race around in your convertible. End of discussion. You're not worth my time because you just don't get it and never will.

[FLICKtheUSA]

@jalimager

You got a rise out of me? Explain. I'm not the one who had his life stolen. Do you still blame Jane Fonda?

Those kids on 'verts are now rich, while you have to wait for your benefits check.

So who won?

[nclfup]

@FLICKtheUSA i would laugh if you got drafted and were sent to the front lines

[FLICKtheUSA]

@nclfup

Duh, I would bribe somebody and get out of the draft all together.

Worst case scenario, I would skip the country. Live with my family in Italy and send postcards to your APO box. After all, I'm getting my masters in international accounting. :)

It's called "class warfare"

[nclfup]

@FLICKtheUSA thats cool that youre getting your masters through your parents but what are you gonna do with that degree when theres no jobs for it? youre a pussy

[FLICKtheUSA]

@nclfup

Already have a job lined up. :) Making about five times the highest paid military officer. You're a looser.

[devildog5004]

Semper-Fi DevilDog!!!!! Thank You Brother for your Service!!! Happy Birthday and God Bless!!!!!!!!!!!! Oouuuu-Rahhhh!!!!

[edcarlisle85]

God Bless you sir, and your family. I hope the trip allowed you to slay some old dragons, and put you at peace with the brave actions of you and your comrades. United we stand, divided we fall.

[3376495]

damned right they deserve ther place in history for ther brave stand in khe sanh and all battles past and present god bless the U,S,M,C

[cocoluvslego1st]

did they have sr-71's over the battle field?

[jalimager]

@cocoluvslego1st They may have had them, but I never saw any. Maybe they were either to high in altitude and/or did night recon.

[cocoluvslego1st]

@jalimager awesome thanks for saving australia and america by the way !!! bloddy NVA

[tatpalu]

I want to thank you for your service, I lost a relative (first cousin) Lcpl Allan Damian, he and seven others died on 27Jun67, Alpha 1/26. I was a young 13yr old when I last saw him. You all deserve your chapter in history, and live for those who didn't come home. I salute you.

[jalimager]

@tatpalu Thank you. With respect to your first cousin, my heart goes out to you and your family for your loss. With my deepest respect and honor to Lcpl Damian, my brother-in-arms ~ John Lombardo

[740iOrientBlue]

Thanks for everthing jalimager!! Semper Fi! I hate to sound selfish, but do you have any photos of Dong Ha Mountain? That's the closest I ever came to dying over there when a CH-46 missed the landing pad with its right rear landing gear. I've wanted to recreate that scene in a diorama for a number of years. My memory was that the landing pad was a square of Marsted matting and was propped in some places by C-Ration boxes.

I can't find any stills of Dong Ha Mountain anywhere on the net.

[endracismguy]

looks like you are trying to relive your glory medal winning days,fuelling your ego by going back to the scene of your crimes ...yankee go home

[jalimager]

@endracismguy You have no clue.

[TheKILLA317]

@endracismguy Fuck you communist piece of shit !!! Everybidy should respect war heroes!! Stop saying shit about things you dont even know ...Stop saying shit on things you have only seen in CBS news ...GOD i hate all you ignorant cunts.

[endracismguy]

@TheKILLA317 you just hate the truth dude there is no glory in war only shame and the killers that participate are just war mongering glory seeking scum

[masterchiefer123]

@endracismguy

ur comments on vietnam war videos,theyr everhwere.i have 1 thing to say 2u,FUCK OFF.u act like sum pompous piece of shit,so adamantly opposed to the us,yet ur the most ignorant of them all.u think ur any better than any1 else wit ur anti us redderick?ur belittling/stereotypes of all americans?no,ur a piece of shit, how dare u go 4 the heart of veterans when u don't know shit about war,about the fucked up politics that were in play, the history, ur just another biased anti us fuck

[endracismguy]

@masterchiefer123 im not anti american i am anti war but because the USA is so pro war you will cop my abuse veterens are just cowards spending the rest of their miserable lives trying to justify and come to terms with their goverment approved murder.....and always try to relive their glorious murder spree every veterens day

[PatsGrandson]

@endracismguy

You don't even rate to comment, much less tell that man anything. Punk comments are punk comments.

[endracismguy]

@PatsGrandson punk comments maybe but are you in awe and respect your grandfathers who killed civilian women and kids and then think of this action as the good old days ... fuck your twisted man lol

[PatsGrandson]

@endracismguy

Then go the hell away. Don't look at it don't watch it if thats your fucked up little POV. Your dumbass probably couldn't find Khe Sanh on a map let alone understand what it was and what it did to the men who served there.

You come here safe behind your little computer and attempt to belittle men who left a their piece of their soul in those hills. So just STFU and go listen to Lady Gaga or whatever, hell join Green Peace and hug a tree.

[endracismguy]

@PatsGrandson i wouldnt be dumb enough to go there american invaders make brilliant compost the only use for them lol

[PatsGrandson]

@endracismguy

Uh huh thats what I thought. Go iron your Che T-shirt.

[endracismguy]

@PatsGrandson ok will do

[NPMCaptain]

@endracismguy Moron MF ... you´re just a stupid idiot.

[SHINTARO249]

I feel you Sir... Semper Fi

[valver86]

Thank you and my greatest respect.

Semper Fi.

[weedybread]

@tiptoethruhell1 I cannot believe that you would say that to a man who served in one of the bloodiest war in our history and say something that disrespectful, honestly what is wrong with you? and jalimanger keep up the videos man and thank you for serving our country.

[jalimager]

@weedybread - I could have easily deleted tip toe's comments, but I thought I'd leave him hanging out there so people like you could respond to this idiot. Unfortunately, tip toe finds it necessary to hide behind his insecurities and the Internet is the place he finds most convenient. Those who possess a bit more intelligence, can see through his negativity to the center of his issues with self-esteem and inferiority; maybe his parent(s) are to blame. Thanks much for your supportive comment.

[4325air]

@jalimager Well said, sir. I pity endracismguy. He is wrestling with his own demons of self-inadequacy and inferiority. Not having the courage to step forward and serve, he denigrates others' sacrifices in a vain attempt to justify his unwillingness. Deep down, where he doesn't want to go, he realizes the truth. You and I put up with the same thing back in the 60s and 70s. Welcome home, brother; Semper Fi; and God bless you and your buddies. From an Army airborne grunt.

[DeanNam63]

Hey tiptoe have some respect for these men who died for your freedom to lay around and collect checks from the hard workin americans, get a job!

[mjlimager]

@tiptoethruhell1 Hey TipToe, I can't believe how disrespectful your comments are. I checked out your profile and it appears you have serious insecurity issues. Every post by you is completely negative and pointless. Going through the world at age 31 as a hater is no way to live. I know children with more integrity than you. Of course, I expect nothing less than another bullshit post from you so you can feel good about yourself. You keep on keepin on though. Karma can be a Bitch!

[riowest2000]

I was there in 1967 with Charlie Btry 1/.13 105's artillery we were setup back by the airstrip and the ammo dump my bunker was close to the ammo dump which was later blown up...this brought back some memories for sure./...SEMPER FI

[tiptoethruhell1]

Quit cryin in your beer,fatso and get over it already.

[Nuwaupu999]

my father faught there ~ he was the door gunner on the helo~

[jalimager]

@Nuwaupu999 - Most likely saved our ass a few time. Thanks for viewing the video.

[Nuwaupu999]

@jalimager LOL! anytime he just said ( " Prob did bro " )

[longsunhean]

thank you jalimager yes i am very lucky to survive now i have family and and two kid living in ontario Canada thank you again all the best to you and your family

[jalimager]

Longsunhean, your father was out in front of the Marine's perimeter and the first soldiers who came in contact with the NVA. They were brave soldiers who kept the enemy soldiers from probing our lines and attempting to overrun the outpost. I am grateful for his service to our Marine unit and hope that he is now in a better place. I am so sorry your family vanished in Cambodia under the Khmer Rough. I'm sure you are proud of what your father tried to accomplish and wish you peace in your life.

[longsunhean]

my father joint south vietnam army in1965 that time i am a little boy help my mom doing farm just to feed our family sometime he has permission come home to see us i remember he told us about this battle khe sanh many of his unit died he stay in the bunker without food or water for day and day . and early 1970 all his unit base in long hai move to Cambodia so our family move with him but after the war end we live through horrible time with khmer rough regime they all vanished

[shutaip]

@jailmager thank you for your support, you have no idea how important it is to hear something like that. I'm deploying this spring and comments like that is what I will remember over there. Thank you

[shutaip]

My father left Saigon in 75 right before it fell to the north! He participated in the evac and in many s/d missions with a naval unit called the blackcats, he to this day starts crying whenever he sees something like this. Thank you and you are my inspiration for joining up and getting ready for deployment.

[jalimager]

@shutaip My best wishes to you shutaip. I hope your deployment goes well and you return home safely. Thank you for your service to our country.

[VNWC4life]

Semper Fi To You sir.

[lilfate321]

hello sir, I recently found out my father served in Khe Sanh and i wanted to know if you knew him. his name is Fate Price

[thiminhthao]

I am a vietnamese born just after the war. I feel very sad when I see something about the war in my country. But we should forgive each other and I want to tell that the vietnamese people love the peace and want to make friend with every body. Thank you Jalimager for visiting my country. I understand the suffering of vietnamese people and american veterans. LOVE and PEACE

[Ticonio]

it's good to see you came back with your son...I guess you feel respect and love for all those comrades and enemies as well, ah? greetings

[PuzzlingEvidenceTV]

You got back. You have a family, a life. Amazing, no? Semper Fi to you, and to all those who still stand watch, young and silent, in the bush, just as they were so many decades ago....I can't believe it all, to this day. I turned around, and I was old......

[jalimager]

@PuzzlingEvidenceTV Yes, it was as if it were yesterday. The memories both good and bad. Semper Fi to you as well and thanks for viewing this video.

[roygonefish]

I served with B Troop 2/17 Cav, 101st Airborne in 70 and 71. I was a doorgunner on a Scout LOH and was all over Khe Sanh, Ashau Valley, Roung Roung Valley, Quang Tri, etc etc. I enjoyed your video.

My wife is Vietnamese and I've been back to VN several times but have not been back to our old AO. Welcome back to the US, welcome back to Vietnam. Thanks for what you did long ago.

Roy...Houston

[jalimager]

@roygonefish You doorgunners saved our ass many times. I can't tell you how much I appreciated those choppers coming in to lay down fire for us. Many thanks to you sir and for your service to our country as well.

[roygonefish]

@jalimager

I bet you were not any happier to see us then we were to see you when we got shot down. You guys never left us on our on, you always came and got us, no matter how bad it was ! God Bless you for it.

[Zzsmile]

Thanks for serving sir.!

[jalimager]

@Zzsmile Thank you.

[tippman2k01]

god bless you. Vietnam veterans truly do not get the respect they deserve. you are all heros. thank you for your service

[jalimager]

@tippman2k01 - Thanks so much for your kind words.

[tippman2k01]

@jalimager no problem. my grandfather is a WW2 vet. i respect every single veteran, and i thank them so much for their service

[roygonefish]

I served with the 101st in 1970 and 1971. Khe Sanh, the Ashau Valley, Roung Roung Valley, Laotian Border area, etc etc. I was a door gunner on a scout ship with B Troop 2/17 Cav. I've been back to Vietnam several times but never made it to the old AO yet, I will someday. My wife is from the Ben Tre area, south of Saigon.

Your video is well done, I'm glad I found it. Welcome home and welcome back to Vietnam. Thanks for your service.

Roy....Houston Texas

[ppspsd]

My father was in A co.3rd Recon Bat.3rd Mar.Div. and told me all about this area when I was a kid ! He was pulled out of his A.O.and sent to Khe Sahn ! Glad to see your son was able to make the trip with you! You guys did your best in Vietnam (All gave some ,Some gave ALL) ! From a son of a Vietnam Vet and a RECON MARINE (Semper Fi) WELCOME HOME !!! THANK YOU for your service! It was HONORABLE !

[jalimager]

@ppspsd, Thank you for your kind words. My son was deeply impacted by the trip. I know many of the sons and daughters of fathers who were there also paid a price by having a father with PTSD.

[rlawing2]

Thank you for allowing us to share in this moment with you. Thank you even more for your service to our country. God Bless

[jalimager]

@rlawing2, Thank you for taking the time to view this video.

[011969baddog]

sir thanks! I was unsure anyone would get my message but there you go. Thank you sir,i believe in your sincerity.I will save this for alone time,Thank you SIR!

[011969baddog]

i feel the pain to!

[BigRooster747]

and again the small bottle is thrown in the bush..... not really neccessary imo to make the point.

[jalimager]

@BigRooster747, How would you possibly know? If the bottle thrown in this video bothers you so much it compelled you to write a comment, then I suggest you find another means of entertaining yourself. Those who were there and others who have graciously taken their time to leave comments about this video seem to understand, something you apparently just don't recognize.

[BigRooster747]

@jalimager

I wasn't there, sure ........ but why the bottle, surely is was enough to be there an cry? This is a potent video for that reason.

[jalimager]

@BigRooster747, Wow! What a quick response. Let me try to explain throwing the bottle...For the guys who were there and those who died, we toasted to their service in that hell hole. Khe Sanh was littered with everything you can imagine. We shit in C-Rat boxes and threw them over the consertina wire so the gooks would have to crawl through our shit to get to us. To throw the bottle after the toast was indicative of what a Marine might have done at the time. It was thrown and Marines would know.

[BigRooster747]

@jalimager

ok thanks, I do understand you know.... and the info on the c-rations, wow yes I can imagine. I hope you were able to goon with your life after the ordeal. Never meant to show disrespect. Just got my randall....

[djs58111]

My Dad was there with Bravo Battery 1st Battalion 12th Marines 3rd Marine Division on gun #3 1966-67. I served in the Corps as an MP 1991-95. Semper Fi and God bless you for gathering the courage to return. I`d be there for my dad too if he would go back.

[p450x]

bravo!!

[IamDJ556]

my father in law was in khe sanh he thanks the lord every day for watching his six through that conflict he has also gone to iraq and afgahnistan as a contractor said the daily shelling from insergents brought back lots of old memories and feelings mostly bad one good the feeling when the all clear is given to come out of the bunker its fathers day 2010 to both my father brothers and uncles / father in law i salute you all god bless

[riir791]

SEMPER FI as a fellow Marine and my father having been one of the many on hill 881 i thank all of you for what you did.

[badgarcia]

SEMPER FIDELIS

[paulc1164]

Thank you for sharing and thank you sir for your service!

[offshorextreme]

great video i showed it to my dad it brought tears to his eyes i wanted to take him back but hes not in good health he was in khe sanh during the tet he was 26 marines hs company 67-69

[peter11677]

im just a 33 year old from england but am kind of fascinated when it comes to the Vietnam war and i just wanna say i respect all you americans who were there massively.

[FmrUSMCRnTX]

Outstanding, very moving video. God Bless and thanks to all who served and particularly all those who gave their all during this fight where brave Marines kicked Giap's ass!! Semper Fi!

[MarsHill1976]

Awesome video. I was there in May 2008 to honor the memory of my cousin 1LT Mike Helmstetler's who was KIA on 19 Jun 68 when the H-46 he was flying went down. Thanks to you and all your brothers in arms for your service, especially to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

[itisaduck]

Thx, It was interesting to see them again. I camped at the rockpile in 66, in the Hills 66 and at Khe Sanh and Hill 861 in 67. Went home laid out on a hospital plane but gave Giap's Soldiers hell while there as an grunt FO. Bagged and tagged 100% PTSD 97.

[BenAliGtor]

"We have shared the incommunicable experience of war. We have felt, we still feel, the passion of life to its top. In our youths, our hearts were touched with fire."

Oliver Wendell Holmes.

[kpd117]

Even though I was born in 1972, I'm sure it was hell for you guys. Your all heros in my book, and welcome home!

[kramerd3]

I watched this video with tears in my eyes. I,m a Vietnam EraNavy veteran. I just recently read "Voices of Courage The Battle for Khe Sahn" Few Americans ever really knew the true story of those 77 days in 67-68. Think what you will about the Vietnam War, but the valor and sacrifice made by the Marines who served and died at Khe Sahn can only be among the most notable in American military history. n.

[jalimager]

Many thanks to you sir. I am glad this video compelled you to write your most gracious comment honoring the men who fought and died there and thanks to you as well for your service to our country.

[jalimager]

I would just like to extend my thank once again to those who recently posted comments regarding this video. I greatly appreciate you taking the time to offer your sincere comments. I am humbled and grateful.

[011969baddog]

@jalimager I'm in tears ! Im not a vet of the war in Vietnam,but i cant help but cry for all you brave men who fought in that horror.in Canada we fell your pain too. God Loves you,and every man woman, who served loves you too .God Blesses all of you,and let me say sorry for the things you prob went threw, the friends lost,the things seen. Peace

[jalimager]

@011969baddog - Thanks so much for taking the time to comment. I deeply appreciate it.

[510408l0v3]

We have 20 years of freedom, Thank you for all of you. Now communist did not win the vietnamese heart !

[HelluvaBadShot]

that music. is the marine corp hymn. he was a marine so its fitting.

the crying? maybe because he and his friends fought here 40 years ago. His friends died here.

to Jalimager,

Thank you for your service to our country.

[wainuiboy74]

whats with the music? and the crying? you yanks are a very emotional breed

[SSSDiaz7]

Wow im at a loss for words, to think back 40 years you didnt know whether you would make it out of that hellish situation that was Khe sanh, not knowing whether or not one night the NVA or Vietcong might launch a final assault. Than you bring your son to the same battlefield you were standing on, that will be memorable forever. I would be honored to shake your hand or any other war veteran, you guys are legends, heroes, above all U.S Marines, good hunting back in 68'.

[daoquang]

this video make me cry :((, you're best soldier

[jalimager]

kutila, altair9, JusticeRhys and GySgtLint,

Thank you all so much for your comments. Sorry, I haven't responded earlier.

[GySgtLint]

My dad was in E comp. 2/4 marines Vietnam wasn't stationed at khe sanh but close - Semper Fi

[JusticeRhys]

thank you for your service sir. khe san was hell.

take a look at what our boys are dealing with now in the Korengal valley in afghanistan. the parrellels are disturbing

[altair9]

Semper Fi,

I was with HQ Co, 26th Marines. Brought back a few memories.

[kutila]

Sir, I am very thankful that you helped us during the Vietnam War.

VNCH

[jalimager]

duster 1968,

Thanks for your comment and watching my videos. Yea, we humped around Khe Sanh a lot. There was a valley just north of the airstrip we called, "The Valley of Death." That's where I was wounded. Glad you made it out alive man. Semper Fi and all the best to you and your family.

[duster1968]

That was a very moving film. I was an 0311 with the Golf 2/1 during Operation Pegasus. We had the pleasure of humping the surrounding mountains during the operation while the army rode in on hueys. That was the one thing that really struck me about Khe Sahn, how it seemed to be suroounded by mountains (well that and the burned out C-130 on the air strip). Great film. Semper Fi.

[BryantFinlay]

i have a question for you. do you know if U.S. troops made ground raids into North Vietnam at all? my dentist's husband was in vietnam and she says he crossed the border a number of times. Anyway, god bless the marines

[jalimager]

I don't know if any U.S. Troops purposely organized ground operations North of the DMZ. I do know, however, that my unit once drifted into Laos, but it was due most likely to a map reading error because we were ordered to move east.

[offshorextreme]

@BryantFinlay ya my dad got dropped into the north into a division of nva they went in at night killed alot of nva and had to run with the nva on there tail for 3 to 4 days to get back to the south with no airsupport he was with 26th marines

[riskygjk]

Yes they are all hero's. Absolutely. You are the rotten one and an example of everything thats wrong with America. Quick to anger and full of prejudice. Wogbasha? Knuckle headed inbred. Too thick to think. Its much easier to just stereotype isn't it. More time to read gun mags and hate. Lets hope Obama does something to stop ignorant hateful idiots like you gaining a voice anywhere. Hats off to all servicemen, rememberance day here yesterday. May you all live long and prosper. not you wogbasha.

[riskygjk]

Payback on who? The people who sent the shells in or the people who sent your pals in as cannon fodder? I mean no disrespect, I am young and very likely naive and am dedicating time trying to comprehend the enormity of it all. If you could bother with the time I would very much like to hear your thoughts. Would have loved to have been there with someone of such alternate experience. My guide was very biased. Drinking a scotch to you now. Cheers from New Zealand.

[riskygjk]

As a new Zealander visiting out of respect for all lost souls. I found it a horrible example of how americans continue to put great men like you and your mates forth to commit such pointless devastation. The area was utterley destroyed then & now for the limbless generations born to this day. You suffered no more than those whose land you occupied but you suffered incredibly. Despite who was wrong or right, its just so bloody sad.

[jalimager]

It is a new day in the United States with our newly elected "president elect" Barack Obama. I have hope in his ability to unit our country for the good of all mankind. Mr. Obama promotes respect for people of other nations, their governments and religions and I believe the USA will once again regain the trust and respect it deserves.

[darkcrimson23]

My uncle, Patrick Baddgor, was also here.

Bravo Co. 3rd Tank Battallion, Camp Carroll.

We here are all very proud. Thank you for serving my country.

[jalimager]

You're so very welcome. Thank you.

[bichurin]

Hello. this is a very nice video. a friend of my fathers was at khe sanh in 1968. aslo a marine. his name is Federico Lora Lopez. does that name ring a bell?

[jalimager]

Do you know what unit he was in? We had a platoon sergeant name Lopez in Mike Company, 3/26.

[trebla77]

Respect!

a Dutch police officer

[jalimager]

Thank you. Your comment means a lot, coming from a police officer.