60 Minutes update: The Forgotten Veterans

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4 жыл бұрын

Morley Safer revisits female combat nurses who served in the Vietnam war after the dedication of the Vietnam Women's Memorial statue.
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@marblymount 4 жыл бұрын

i was hired as a cook for a NW Vietnam vets party in marblemount wa many years ago. approximately 200 people. vets and spouses. most wore their gear. at least 20% were women in uniform. i had never thought much about all of the support it takes to put troops in the field. to see all of these tough sob's come to tears and show so much love and respect to these women had an impact on me. we all cried and hugged, paid respect to the fallen, and rejoiced for being here and alive. they earned their memorial in spades. thanks for posting this 60 minutes.

@MrMkayultra 4 жыл бұрын

Bless those nurses

@jessetorres8738 4 жыл бұрын

My father and I took my Vietnam veteran grandfather to Washington D.C. several years ago for the 1st time for him to see the Vietnam War Memorial Wall (as well as the women's memorial). He got drafted in the late 1960s, and he got injured by shrapnel from a land mine (in addition to getting shot), so he got sent home and received a Purple Heart. However, 6 of his buddies didn't make it back home, so before the trip he made a list of all of their names and where they were located on the wall. As he found each on the wall, he got very emotional knowing that he managed to come home (though injured), get married, have 3 sons, and live another 50 years, but 6 of his friends didn't.

@billhuber2964 2 ай бұрын

God bless those nurses. I understand how they feel.my sister is a retired nurse.

@RetroCat31 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You men and women veterans of the Vietnam war. You were never appreciated like you should have been.

@USNveteran Жыл бұрын

I can't say enough good things about our military nurse's especially our Nam vet ones. They as well as all the Nam vets did a remarkable job under the most difficult circumstances. All of them deserve our highest respect. Now all I can say is a very, very, very, long overdue WELCOME HOME TO ALL! Thanks to all now serving, those who have, and those who will in the future. FLY NAVY!!!

@davidsoule1252 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Welcome home! I am a Vietnam Veteran who served on guided missile destroyers during 2 and 1/2 WestPac deployments. Seven months off the coast of South Vietnam and eight months off the coast of North Vietnam after the Easter Offensive of 1972.

@jusmudpie 3 ай бұрын

I hit 75 this year, I was a medic in the AF from 1968-1972. Was at small hospital in North Dakota (804th Med Group), and worked with Captain Mealy. She had come back from Vietnam, an O.R. nurse that I really came to respect, more and more, over the years I was there. I was never sent over, so lucky in that respect, but the survivor remorse is still alive at times, when it's really quite, and I'm just sitting and thinking about different things that affected, effected and infected my life. I know I can't be the only one.

@jackpruitt2842 4 жыл бұрын

God Bless her!

@jamesferris4573 4 жыл бұрын

The women veterans from Vietnam deserved that statue, and the recognition, but should have had it sooner. I lost friends over there, and more died from the result of Agent Orange when they returned home.

@jamesferris4573 4 жыл бұрын

@Angela DeSantis I agree with you completely. This country has treated heroes very badly in the past. We can only pray that the future will be better, but I am not holding my breath.

@2098elk 9 ай бұрын

Vietnam Era Army veteran but know many who served in country. Even now at 81 years old I appreciate the nurses who assist me with my health issues. God Bless you alll and Welcome Home!

@johnd.1849 Ай бұрын

Welcome home. Thank you for your service.

@markjfox866 11 ай бұрын

They r alllll heros.🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖

@TheTacticalHouse 4 жыл бұрын

When the news had some class.

@KimChung1970Saigon Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all of those WHO service in South Vietnam during VN 30 yrs Civil War. Welcome home! God bless US all.

@charlesdolphinboy Жыл бұрын

thank you all 🙏🕯✨️

@MrMkayultra 4 жыл бұрын

Vietnam war was brutal ! We can owe our freedoms to the fighters in Vietnam

@frankng792000 15 күн бұрын

Thank them for the service. But, not fighting freedom.. they was in Vietnam fighting some politicians theory of “Communist domino effect” .The Vietnamese was fighting to defended Vietnam from America.

@bo2.4u6 4 жыл бұрын

When. If ever will it be OVER.

@dakdjonsey2398 4 жыл бұрын

WOW !

@pickakacamperjohn2262 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service to our American Heroes 🇺🇸❤️

@harryhardnips3853 4 жыл бұрын

What a horrible quote from that “Washington official”, these women’s selflessness saved countless lives. Lives put in harms way because of the lies and selfishness of the Washington elite.

@MerwinARTist 4 жыл бұрын

Yep .. my tears flow too .. I was drafted as a Conscientious Objector .. served state-side working in a hospital at Ft. Hood, TX Orthopedic Tech, (bones) .. imagine what we do .. go to war slaughter a lot of innocent people in other countries .. and many of our own come back maimed for life physically and emotionally! We're worried about a virus .. and we shut down the economy .. and make plans for the next foolish war! What's wrong with US?

@harryhardnips3853 4 жыл бұрын

Merwin ARTist thank you, my grandfather narrowly avoided deployment to Vietnam and I’m thankful every day. He raised me and I don’t know who I’d be without him. Stay strong, I know I am one young voice but I intend to use my own to shed light on the injustice in this country.

@kellypowell2786 4 жыл бұрын

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@MerwinARTist 4 жыл бұрын

@@harryhardnips3853 Well said! 😊👍

@MerwinARTist 4 жыл бұрын

@@kellypowell2786 💖☮

@MrMkayultra 4 жыл бұрын

My man friend and I visited the VA home today

@maxmulsanne7054 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Some folks get lonely in those places.

@davidhollenshead4892 4 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was a front line Feild Surgeon in the US Army during WWII. They would sort the casualties into three categories, can't save, shouldn't save & will save. When I asked him about the "shouldn't save" he explained "when a soldier sets off a land mine he was trying to disarm, what can you do, no arms, no face, no eyes, what can you do?". They had the ambulance drivers inform the medics in the field to give the "can't save's" & "shouldn't save's" enough morphine to send them home so that the enlisted men at their field hospital didn't have to use morphine & alcohol to make them stop screaming. As for PTSD, my grandfather drank a fifth of rye every night to sleep for three years after the war...

@Robert-lr8ve 2 ай бұрын

I think all veterans were forgotten before they even got off the plane 😢

@TC-bg7up 4 жыл бұрын

God bless our hero's

@MrMkayultra 4 жыл бұрын

Involuntary service , called the "draft" Young 18 year old men had to register for the "draft" . They drew a number with your name. My brother's was 350. My husbands was 6 . My husband got inducted . He died young

@gabrielmariscal9554 Жыл бұрын

Welcome home, ladies 🇺🇸 🤍

@LuvJT101 4 жыл бұрын

If these nurses are the forgotten veterans why is this report short on telling the their story and their contributions?

@klc4023 4 жыл бұрын

Because it isn't the complete show.

@danderibas2640 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU I WAS ON LZ CENTER AND CHU LAI 68 THE WOMEN DESEVE IT

@ctwatcher 4 жыл бұрын

Just a small percentage from the tv ads alone would have all homeless Vets cared for, all people. That's insulting.

@wardragonprime 9 күн бұрын

Shame on those who did not treat them with the respect and dignity they deserved.😠😠😠

@marjoriejohnson2224 4 ай бұрын

I just finished reading Kristin Hannah’s book “The Women”; although it is classified as fiction, she clearly had done her homework about this same topic: young women going to war, living through unspeakable horrors and coming home to derision by an ungrateful, ignorant country-their country.Combat nurses were, indeed, the unsung heroes of the terrible that debacle that was the war in Vietnam.

@robertbrouillette6767 4 ай бұрын

Even nurses from WWII were never acknowledged .

@tsherman393 4 жыл бұрын

Semper Fi

@MrMkayultra 4 жыл бұрын

Bless those nurses ! But, they weren't drafted . The draft system was brutal

@laopang91362 4 жыл бұрын

Now Vietnam is a model for NK.

@michaelsmith5583 4 жыл бұрын

How about we take care of the injured living veterans. You know, an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. So clearly we should raise alarm about the way the VA doesnt take care of injured soldiers. We should save money and help veterans. Close all VAs and let veterans seek help from the private sector. I doubt any sane Vet would disagree with this.

@2148aa 4 жыл бұрын

You will just love the private sector. It is just to die for.

@harryhardnips3853 4 жыл бұрын

While I feel it’s important to memorialize those who have sacrificed for others in the line of duty I agree we must do more to accommodate those living with the consequences brought on by service. Maybe instead of the current administration feeding the military an extra $50 billion that money could’ve found its way to the VA.

@michaelsmith5583 4 жыл бұрын

@@harryhardnips3853 The VA is a waste. Half of that could provide healthcare to all Veterans for life, outside of the VA. The VA is the problem.

@MerwinARTist 4 жыл бұрын

How about WE stop making more veterans .. that would help a whole lot! Stop these endless foolish wars! I'm a Vietnam vet .. how about we stop slaughtering innocent people in other nations.

@michaelsmith5583 4 жыл бұрын

@@MerwinARTist I couldnt agree more. I think we should focus on America(n)s first. We have alot of people here who need help, we should focus on nation building here. That still doesnt solve the issue with helping Veterans that already exist and deserve our utmost respect and admiration for doing a job that many are unable or too afraid. I sincerely mean this when I say it, thank you for what you have endured and done for our nation. Every American owes you a debt of gratitude and appreciation. The least we can do is honor you with a quiet repose and healthcare.