Lam Sơn 719 - Hạ Lào 1971 Unthinkable Valor

My Father's 夙清高
Love no matter what
All and so much more
Precious cares and devoted
So I like to convey
My admiration and respects
Forever and ever grateful
Hold dear and cherished

http://www.thebattleofkontum.com/memories/20.html
"According to Lt. Colonel Bui Duc Lac, 1st Artillery Battalion commander of the Airborne Division, Colonel Le Duc Dat had not been captured and taken to North Vietnam. He was killed at the first moment of the enemy attack in Tan Canh on Monday, April 24, 1972."
一将功成万骨枯
"Nhất tướng công thành vạn cốt khô"

夙清高
Túc Thanh Cao

岚山 Lam Son 719
Objective: North Vietnamese Army supply bases
Timeline: 7 Jan - 27 Mar 1971 Lao
1st Airborne Brigade
1st Airborne Arty Battalion
Commander: Bùi Đức Lạc 裴德樂
Route: Vietnam-Lao "Quốc Lộ" Highway 9, marched into A-Lưới "Bản Đông" established central fire base. After objective completed with command and control over the field, Vietnam Airborne walked out uncontested with all 18 105mm M-102 howitzers to Đông Hà, not air lifted out. Without rest, he went with the 2nd Airborne Brigade engaged enemy 986th Division. In 13 days (5 -17 May 1971), Vietnam 2nd Airborne Brigade retired 986th Division at DakTô Tân Cảnh.

CFB-A-Lưới
Base Camp:200m x 500m 107639 square feet almost 2 football fields
Received up to 2000 artillery salute bombardments per day from enemy Arty Regiments
After FB 31 overrun, he's the highest Airborne Arty ranking officer on the field. Lam Son 719 Airborne Arty command, control, and coordination of the operation went on from here.

Mission: Objective Completed

Anti-war medias like Newsweek, Time, local papers and televisions showed the bad, the ugly and the worst. Monstrous and absurd, brave spirit defending liberty stabled from behind with a pen. The good, the valor of Lam Son 719 front-line was never covered or told. Cơn Uất Hạ Lào, Lam Son 719 one document from a commander who was on the battle field from start to end, speak out for those can't so their souls rested in peace. For future generation, who will look at these extraordinary men deeds, 24X7 they faced hell from enemy Arty Regiments and maintains composure where others uncommitted and wavered. They stood tall at enemy 320th Division & 304th Division best efforts tarring and feathering. They took the field and met their objective. Vietnam Airborne, they're all volunteers and most willingly put themselves in harm ways for freedom. Cơn Uất Hạ Lào, Lam Son 719 documented a decisive commander, his astute officers and headstrong persistence resourceful men were one of many battle engagements example from "Sư Đoàn Nhảy Dù SĐND" Vietnam Airborne Division. My Mom's said it best ""Nhảy Dù" Airborne, man among men" honor, duty, always a gentle man and a gentleman.

些時爫鬼渃南哙欣爫王坦北
"Ta thà làm quỉ nước Nam còn hơn làm vương đất Bắc."
"I rather go to hell in Vietnam than live like king for China"
Trần Bình Trọng 陳評仲 (1259 - 1285)

Was it faith or destiny, in late 1973 Airborne released him of command. An attempted at court martial failed. Again I met those men; those without honor; with their family at Guam. They left their Division, Brigade, Battalion, command and men before April 30th, 1975. I'm a Vietnamese but here and now this is my home, my country where liberty dwells. 裴德名

Division SGN-7th Fleet Morning April 29th, 1975
Arty SGN-MNL HQ502 April 29th, 1975
4th Brigade SGN-MNL Commercial Flight April 28th, 1975
Their men exhausted and understrength against overwhelming force they fought valiantly to the very end.

一将功成万骨枯
Captain goes down with his ship
越南 Việt Nam "Commander first to charge and last to leave". Unthinkable valor, man among men like Colonel Lê Đức Đạt 黎德達 a gentle man and always a gentleman.

http://www.vietbao.com/?ppid=45&pid=5&nid=104648
http://www.calitoday.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=5a8fcbb8c6f8712438...
http://www.vienxumagazine1.com/viethai42.htm
http://www.viettribune.com/vt/index.php?id=781
http://www.nguoi-viet.com/absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=57206&z=87
http://www.doctruyenaudio.com/truyen-dai/con-uat-ha-lao-bui-duc-lac-doc-lam-s...
http://nhaydu.com/index_83hg_files/left_files/ConUatHL.htm

GĐMĐ: Chiến Sử SĐND, Đặc San Mũ Đỏ & Cơn Uất Hạ Lào "Unthinkable Valor"
http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B18E_30JW0j1MmI2NDY4YmEtZDI0ZC00YjQ4LWIyZjQtM...

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[HenryB164]

And after all these things are his, add, I pray, enough of a sense of humor, so that he may always be serious, yet never take himself too seriously. Give him humility, so that he may always remember the simplicity of greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, the meekness of true strength.

Then I, his father, will dare to whisper, "I have not lived in vain."

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[HenryB164]

Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge. Here let him learn to stand up in the storm; here let him learn compassion for those who fail.

Build me a son whose heart will be clean, whose goal will be high; a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men; one who will learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past.

[HenryB164]

A Father's Prayer

by General Douglas MacArthur

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

Build me a son whose wishbone will not be where his backbone should be; a son who will know Thee and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge.

[Dongha1]

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[johnpaul191191]

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[anphant]

@sunrisesunsetsundown Thế cộng sản có đủ dũng cảm để đánh Tàu lấy lại Hoàng Sa không? Đánh đàng hoàng, thắng thua chưa bàn, nhưng phải đánh cho đúng nghĩa đánh như hải quân VNCH năm 1974 à nha, chứ không phải đứng phơi ngực cho Tàu nã đạn vào như bộ đội đảo năm 1988 đâu đó?

[sunrisesunsetsundown]

vnch van bi mat , tai vi cong san dung cam hon

[sharcol]

@kdolo100 Song is "A Summer Place" written by Max Steiner

[cleopatcriso1]

rat chan that!

neu nhung tai nang nay cung chung tay voi VNXHCN bay gio danh trung quoc thi lam sao no dam lao ca nhu bay gio?

[myhoangsa]

cuộc chiến qúa thiên vị nghiêng về, ngả theo ác qủy csvn hơn là ngả theo thiên thần Mũ Đỏ. rất kính phục tinh thần chống cộng và sức chiến đấu của các thiên thần Mũ Đỏ, cánh dù phủ kín 20 ngàn chiến sỹ trong chiến trận bảo vệ nền tự do cho 20 triệu dân hiền hoà miền nam Việt Nam. VNCH muôn năm. vinh danh các anh lình dù đánh đuổi quân cộng tàn ác. cảm ơn anh, người lính qlvnch. miền nam mất vào tay csvn sau 1975, nhưng hình ảnh các anh còn in mãi trong tâm khảm người dân. cảm ơn anh, cảm ơn !!

[myhoangsa]

rất thương các anh trong quân lực VNCH. đặc biệt các đơn vị thiện chiến như Nhẩy Dù, Thủy quân lục chiến, biện Động Quân, Thiết Giáp, Biệt Kích.

[thanhmap100]

rat hay.

[kdolo100]

somebody tell me name of the song at 1:05 please.

[tpbluewings]

thank you for telling us!!!

[fabrycerlll]

someone can tell me when in the video the speak about col. lê duc dat?

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