Man in the Doorway

A poem about the men who flew helicopters during the Vietnam war

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[dianejmac]

My brother was a door gunner in Nam from 71 to 73....this great film and poem helps me to understand what he must have went through...he never spoke about it. He died three weeks ago a realheor. Thank you for doing this vedio

[docfixer1]

A great tribute Thanks. 282nd AHC "Black Cats & Alley Cats"

[broadwaycoins]

@ArtieRosel I was located at the 155th from 69, 70, 71,I was located at the signal site there in the middle of the compound. I was the one that had the mini Gun that eventually wen to the back to support the jungle area. We where close to the the gate that was closed off to traffic. I eventually moved to the Bungalow with the Mac V in town when the 155th pulled out of Bam Me Tout. This was after the Bungalow burned down.

[MMGCDICK]

That was a very touching tribute to the many brave men, who spent days, upon days doing that tough, dangerous work for...(you can fill in the rest, depending on your politcal bent). God bless them, the pilots, as well as all of the crews that kept those birds in air. And, hey, I liked the poetry.

[GalaticSpaceHero]

You all dont want to believe it ! You all think we are in War to Win Hearts and Minds ! I was 17 old Private and E-7 said to me you Know What You ARe? I said No SGT! He said your Mercenary! Hired Gun MAN! You belong to Uncle Sam ! those have the Fucking Guns and know how to use them make the Rules around here . I had General from Nam call us Killers. Good Morning Killers ! Who you going to kill today ? Any body I fucken tell you to Kill! Is that understood ? YES SIR !

[GalaticSpaceHero]

LBJs wife owned majority stocks in huey. they even made them out of magniesim. Why i know? because the door gunner told me. Thousand were shot down . Great work horse but its to dam slow . its bullet catcher . Door gunners were purple heart winners.who was that Mayor that had two shot down under him ? Got silver Star he got, in another one . LBJ was counting the money ! didnt go there to win no war, went there to make fucking money and heroine they brought back Mr. American Gangster! U Killer

[jvfd1730]

my old man was a chew chief on a Huey in one of his two tours of duty in Vietnam that lasted from '69 to '71. 7th/1st Air Cav Blackhawks

[derdesdemden1234]

War is the most disgusting thing that people can do to each other! So lets never forget those who saw WAR in the trenches of Europe, Korea, Eastern Europe, Japan, Africa, South East Asia, Latin America, and all the other places through the mists of time...

[panzermike46]

IT was a dirty war and the Huey Door Gunner was a big part of it. Lest We Forget! Mike Templer

335th AHC Co.

BearCat. Vietnam-1969

[theartist53]

how terrible to go through that....i cannot imagine. And a senseless, needless war for profit..................

[1SGPARKER]

@dianejmac Your brother was a rare breed; A Door Gunner. I know because I was one, also. Mission after mission, day after day, without even so much as a whimper. Some days you don't fire a single round. Some days you fire thousands. Yea, your brother was a hero.