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Thanks Dad for your service! I was lucky enough to hear these stories and more as you raised me. I always wanted to grow up and be just like you. I still have not achieved it, but still trying at 47.... Love you, your favorite son.

My father served 2 tours in Vietnam. When he returned in 70 he never talked about his time in country. I was 16 in 70. He died in 1990 at age 67 and i was 36. I never asked him questions about his time in Vietnam I wished I had. I knew some vets who returned in the early 70's and you could tell they had aged and their minds were always somewhere else. A couple told me stories and I listened and I believed every word they said. Your story touched me and I felt your pain. Thank you for your service and I'm ashamed of my country for abandoning the Vietnam veterans when they returned home and for many years afterward.

This one definitely put me in tears. He has carried so much pain and anguish for so many years.

I am proud of men like Ed that stepped up and served their nation. Thank you Ed!

Wow. I hope this guy is doing better since this interview. One of the best and most intense I've watched. Incredible pain he has endured. God. I hope he finds some peace.

Ed I hope you see this. My son is a combat medic in the Army. It's because of men like you is why he chose to serve. I watched every single second of your interview. We will never forget you. Thank you so much for your service. You the few, protecting the many. God bless.

My favorite part of this video is the last 30 seconds, seeing the wonderful, warm smile on Ed's face. You were perfect Ed, and you still are. Thank you sir.

Thank you Mr. Masterson for sharing your story and serving our country. May God bless you and your family.

Deepest respect to Ed Masterson and all who served in Vietnam. 🇺🇸 “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”

Ed you were there for "the kid" when he was dying. You cared for him when everyone else left him. He didn't die alone or without comfort. Thank you, many guys came home because you fought so well. 101st Screaming Eagles!!

The most powerful story I have heard. Thank you Eddie for your service. I was 11B at n the Guard in the 1980s . Some of my NCOs and officers were Vietnam vets. I was Lucky to never gone to combat but proud to have served. Eddie was right, we were and are trained very very well. God bless you Eddie.

Mr. Masterson, you carry a heavy burden. Thank you for your valor, loyalty, and sacrifice for all of us. God bless you Sir, and may you find the peace of the faithful.

Gut wrenching interview. Thanks, Ed for your service.

Thanks, Ed! Your recountings of your time in 'Nam are the most painful veterans' recollections that I've ever heard. As a non-combat veteran and a friend of several combat survivors, as well as the brother of a West Point officer, KIA in an ambush less than 2 years post-graduation, all I can hope and pray for you is respite from the horror that plays out in your head! Neithet you nor your comrades did anything wrong! We asked you to make war, and you all performed magnificently. Every. Single. One. Please be well, welcome home and thank you for your service to our country!

My dear brothers,Delta 1\5 USMC, returned from VietNam, to try to live. They could not talk about what they had gone thru. Finally, they did with VAM bringing them together, thanks to Computers. Both died from Agent Orange very young, it destroys your organs. Thank you Ed, now I understand their pain that we couldn't talk about as Family. Sir, thank you for your Service to the USA & my safety. I cried & cried watching & listening to you. I feel a relief & understanding. I needed this, perhaps my pain will subside also, being left behind. God Bless You & all of the USA.

Tremendous interview. You can feel the pain he has lived with and will be with him until the end of his time. Freedom is not free! 101st Airborne, VN 1970-1971.

I have had the honor and pleasure of getting to know Eddie, he is one of my many heroes! STRIKE FORCE!

I am humbled by your story! Thanks Ed!

The courage, bravery and commitment of this man and many other veterans is amazing.

Thank you Mr. Masterson for your service to our Country. Welcome home!

Thank you, Sir, for your service. My Dad was a Medic and he never talked about Vietnam to me. I would hear him waking up screaming from a sleep when I was just a little kid. These stories make me understand why. Hes gone now, was killed in a car wreck back in 2019. Thank You all Veterans!

Absolutely heart wretching. I went to tears. This man was writhing in pain, yet is still proud and still fighting. Incredible interview. These stories need to be known.

One of the best story telling from Vietnam that I have heard. Much respect Ed Masterson. I was never there, but after listening to you it feels like I sure was over there...

Thank you sir for your service, you told me what my father couldn't, he was a Vietnam vette. God bless you and your family 😊

Ed , Not sure if you remember me but you brought tears to my eyes when I found this. Thank you so much for sharing your life an experience with me so many years ago ( at least it feels like it’s been a long time). God bless you and thank you for your service and strength thru all these years. You are such a wonderful human being and I am so blessed to have met you Karen Gage

I was there in '69 based out of camp Eagle in an Airtiley unit and he really represents all of us. I was apart of 101 too.

Thanks Ed hope that you live a long life.

Thank you brother for serving our country and being a hero. I lost an uncle in Vietnam. He died before I was born and I was named after him. Bless all you Vietnam veterans

He was absolutely fascinating. Good job faithful soldier. Thanks for all these stories.👍

Your a hero Ed . Thank you for your sacrifice, for you service to the US. God bless you

My grandfather was in Vietnam, hearing the part about blowing up corpses after counting them is what he was ordered to do with 109a howitzers he was a commander of one or more. it breaks my heart to know that those young men didn't get thanked for there service and were made to feel ashamed for a war they didn't start but were tasked with finishing. Eddie you are loved and will always be a hero in my book, If you don't make it in the gates of heaven its because God asked you to guard them. Your courage and strength will be a great example in this new world where most wars are fought with a keyboard.

Thank you ED, thank you for your service for this country and for sharing your story. I hope you find the peace and serenity you deserve ! God bless you

There isn’t enough gratitude for your service and for your testimony. Hero

We love you Ed, thank you for our freedom, we are proud of you and thank you for your service. I pray to almighty God that he delivers you from the ptsd inflicted upon you, be healed my brother.

I've watched loads of these interviews and this one really hits the heart. God Bless these men who sacrificed so much on the battlefield and continue to sacrifice at home!

Fantastic interview. Sorry for the pain that Edward carries and admire the strength to tell his story. Thank you Eddie, you are a hero.

No BS this is the most powerful thing I’ve ever read or watched concerning that war. Your statement that PTSD is never diagnosed to soldiers who’ve never witnessed or watched or participated in the many horrific stories described in this interview and many more makes perfect sense and I have learned another thing to recognize a real American marine or soldier or whatever and realize PTSD is one step away from going crazy, or battle fatigue or whatever it’s been called through the years. And being assigned to Hue as your first aggignment ? My emotional experiences continued to increase the more I watched. The men you served with in that famous 101st , knowing that at least some our government sent to that country were as fine as any military man I’ve read or heard about, provide some solace and do help but will never erase the pain experienced by millions.I never once criticized or thanked a Nam vet and I would have went to that war but the lottery was initiated my first year eligible and my dad convinced me to not enlist. He fought in World War 2 so he was no coward and was very proud of America yet he would never tell us kids anything about his experiences.He knew why he argued as he did even though us kids never did. Not until his funeral did his friends share some war stories they lived through. Upon your return our entire country, and I mean everyone never mentioned it or wrote about it and we didn’t ask. I knew absolutely nothing about that war until the movie Platoon came out in 1986 ,and that took at least 10 years. My silence when not saying Thanks is a shame I will always carry and the one thing I’m most sorry for. Your interview and reliving your experiences could be noticeably seen on your face and it was so obvious that you were reliving great and deep pain. I sincerely appreciate your service to our country, whatever the true reason is, and now have a more complete understanding of what some went through and with no retaliation to the protesters,when finally coming home ,that would have also been difficult, but it’s another example of why some know, some need to know and all should be required to know. Again, Thank You. You deserve and deserved so much better. As a country, we MUST do better.

When I got back home after Vietnam in 1970, I did everything I could to put the war behind me. It wasn’t until I discovered videos like these on KZfaq about 6-7 years ago that I started remembering and thinking back. I cannot remember details like some of these guys, most of it’s just flashes of memory. I can see the faces, but I can only remember a few names. I don’t think there’s been a day that I don’t have a small flashback of the war. You never know what triggers it. I volunteered, because I believed that we were going there to stop the spread of communism. It was a different world. 1/4 Cav. 1st ID. C troop 2nd platoon

Eddie.I just want to say your a real human being.I'm 77 years old today and glad I made it.I served in the Air Force as a young man starting in 1966 with a break in service and flew with the 732nd mil alft grp out of Mcguire as a flight engineer 141-A aircraft.I've seen many things Ed,spoke to many Vets.I've been to Vietnam on only one mission and wanted to get the hell out of there asap.In my long military career I've had some close calls but what you have been through is many times greater service to our country.I salute you and have the utmost respect for your service.I hope you find peace of mind .I am proud to know a man like you and hear your story. Msgt/Ret Norman H Feinberg

Thank you Eddie for my freedom and all that you have endured! prayers for you, you are a Hero! God bless you brother! my heart is with you now.

I’m in the UK, have no connection to the war beyond a few ‘Nam films and books that I’ve read about it …it ended the year I was born, but this interview genuinely moved me to tears. It was a tough watch, but really brought home the human cost of war, even to those that survive the combat and make it home. Heartfelt best wishes to Ed…you made it this far man, keep doing what you’re doing.

This is very powerful and a noble cause. Very emotional and gripping account from these veterans. It’s true - those of us who are in the service or law enforcement - go and do what others fear to do. You can only truly understand if you’ve seen the heartbreaking things we have seen. Ed Masterson was very poignant and honest in his descriptions. I wish him and all Veterans the very best wherever they are! I pray that they find solace and peace. Thank you all for your service 🙏🏼❤️

Wow...I am fortunate to hear your heartfelt testimony. ❤ Thank you for your service and for putting your life on the line, so I can enjoy mine.

The interviewer should have let him tell all of his stories it was obviously therapy for him . Thank you for your service

Man this guy's emotional and psychological pain is palpable. I don't usually cry when watching these type videos but Ed's story brought me to tears more than once. And I'm so thankful and so grateful that he had the strength and the courage to share his remarkable yet tragic story. I'm so glad he made it back home because he never would have had the children or the grandchildren that he enjoys today. I so hope that he finds peace one day because I don't think he's there yet.

I hurt for the torture you still carry from that War. You were changed so dramatically from your civilian self. Courage and Steel to this act of bravery as you confront the Hell and share it , and let the pressure valve inside your mind release a bit at a time. I pray you find comfort in that process. Thank you for all your service, great man.

Ed. I am an ex Brit soldier. English. Ex Paratrooper. I can honestly say I have never seen anything so powerful on any picture screen. It's not so much the events you talk about. It is your raw courage in Vietnam and that courage in telling these events now - says everything about you. I hope you get to meet Smithy your 90 Gunner.

Thank you Again, Eddie. I can't imagine the horror that you navigated through during your tour in war. God be with you!

I've enjoyed every minute of this. God bless you Ed and welcome home. A lot of Vietnam vets have passed or getting up there in years now.. when I was growing up I talked a lot to the WWII vets and Korean vets. The Nam vets understandably wouldn't go into it generally.. Many are sharing their stories now, and we really need to hear them..

What a great interview. Thank you so much for your service & welcome home. 🇺🇸

God Bless you Ed and all those who never made it back.

Thank you Mr. Eddie Masterson for your service. And Larry thank you for this interview. Another one that makes a grown man cry. And I agree at the end about the congress losing the peace- and what Mr. Masterson said about ditching the equipment when pulling out.. reminds me exactly what just happened a little over a year ago in Afghanistan. Much and love and respect to Ed and his family. Ps- the salutes at the end make just tear at your emotions. Thanks again Ed and Larry🇺🇸

Thank you for your service, Ed. You men will always be winners to me.

Mr. Masterson...thank you so much......i admire your stremgth and courage to face the demons. I am so thankful for you and those you fought alongside.....i will pray for you for continued strength and your family for continued understanding......once again...THANK YOU

Amazing job you did over there Ed God bless you sir

There was a reason. That this Great Soldier could say these truths. So thankful you made it sir. YOU ARE THE BEST.

God Damn, I have watched nearly all of your videos like this and never has one touched me like this one, I cried my eyes out through most of it, and to know the pain Ed Masterson has endured and still endures hurts me so bad, THANK YOU ED THANK YOU SO SO VERY MUCH!!!

After spending a couple of months watching and listening to every interview Larry had with the Nam boys, I loved them all. This one takes the cake for me though. What incredible detailed stories expressed by Mr. Masterson. I have an Uncle that returned home and it's probably because of soldiers like this in his unit. Welcome home Ed and you are the ultimate Airborne warrior!

What a true hero & patriot. Thank you for making your experiences official historic-record for future generations to hopefully learn something from.

Your life has been a blessing to so many of us/people. THANK YOU.....

Two things. Before being drafted I worked with a US Marine veteran who had fought in the Pacific in WWII (he was also my Uncle's father in law). His manner of speaking, body language, grief and countenance was just like Ed's. One of the things his family told us was that his landing craft got caught on a coral reef and the men in the boat had to walk into direct fire from the defenders. The furniture factory kept him on out of a sense of duty and compassion. The second is that after I got home from Vietnam I joined an Army Reserve unit. One of the guys that joined had the same job as Ed except he fought in the Delta. He told me a couple of stories about using the flechette (beehive) rounds. He once fired one at a sniper who was up in a tree. The VC soldier looked like a pile of hamburger after getting hit. No one wins a war.

Sad to see this era slowly disappear as each days goes by. I'm glad we are able to capture it on video! Thank you!

I spent two years in the 101st 1968-1970 but unlike Edd I was in a hvy helicopter unit stationed in the Danang area. I can't even imagine what it would be like to have gone thru what Edd had gone thru. What I did go thru with the rockets coming in and seeing another person die and also receiving a dear john letter while I was there plus a few other events also gave me PTSD but nothing compared to what Edd is suffering this man is truly a warrior and hero. Edd thank you for your service and your sacrifice.

Thank you Mr. Masterson. God Bless & Thank you for your service & your ❤

May Our Lord walk with you every day Eddie and may HE Bless you with everything that is before you.

Eddie Masterson, thanks so much for sharing your history in Vietnam with us. It’s so important for us to hear.

Broke my heart listening to Eddie’s stories. Thank you for your service sir.

Ed, I thank you for your service to me, my family, and our country. My Dad and his brother were both drafted. He was on the helicopter on his way to the plane to take him over there when he got the news that his brother had been killed. My Dad got to come home because of that and never had to go and fight. He has suffered with guilt ever since. My Uncle had finished his tour and was coming home for R&R when he was blown up with a grenade. He was the only one killed there that day. I hate that I never got to meet him but am thankful that my Dad didn’t have to go.

Amazing documentary. Amazing story. Thank you to all of you Vietnam Veterans for what you did for our country. Mr. Masterson, you are a warrior indeed. God bless you.

I'm listening to this man and im feeling worthless and undeserving. Thank you for your service sir.

Thank you, Eddie. I wish you nothing but peace and serenity. God bless you

Thank you for your service Ed. Your eyes tell it all. Your a great man. Thank you for fighting for this country and my freedom. God Bless you 🙏

God bless you, Mr. Masterson. Thank you so very much for your service in Vietnam. I’d also just like to say, I realize a lot of people hated this war, even to this day, including myself. However, the fact is most of these guy’s, like Ed, went either because they were forced into the draft or because they enlisted thinking it was their duty to do so. Obviously our country was lied too about Vietnam, we know this now, but at the time these guys did what they thought was right. Which in my eyes makes there service just as valuable and important as any other war our nation has fought in. Our government at the time made it seem we needed to be there, to help. These guys were very young, patriotic and were the children of WWII veterans. I’m not trying to say the Vietnam war was right or just, but the way these guys were treated when coming home should be a learning lesson to all Americans. I hope to God our troops never have to go through what our Vietnam Veteran’s went through, never ever again. Bottom line… hate the war, hate the government, hate the politicians that sent them there, but please, don’t hate the troops… it’s not their fault. If you watched this video all the way through, saw Ed’s body language and really listened to him speak, you can see firsthand that Ed, will never be the same again. This war affected him for the rest of his life. If you’ve never been to war, never served, I can see where it would be hard to understand my sentiment. Trust me though, the best thing we can do for men like Ed is welcome them home, say thanks and most importantly listen too them when and if they choose to speak. They certainly deserve our love and support. Bottom line, War is ugly! Nobody really wins. A lot of people who die in war are innocent, or have no real desire to be there in the first place. Rest In Peace to all the Vietnamese citizens, Vietnamese soldiers and American troops that died in the Vietnam War. And God bless those today, who never left the fight and are still battling for peace inside themselves.

Thank you for your service to this great country, Ed! It truly was an honor to hear your story. God Bless You!

Amazing - God bless these veterans - gave their best -

Thank you for sharing, and thank you for your service.

Watched quite few of these... Mr. Masterson story is the most heart wrenching, yet wonderful... Thank you sir for your service... glad you made it... need more men like you

Awesome man and Patriot. Thanks so much for your service.

Hard stori😢but thank you so much. I am thankful for you.

I have an older friend who’s lived in the same building as me. He’s 101st airborne, has a service dog but not many friends at all besides me. His name is William “Billy” Stuart. I have to find out his dates of service. If anyone recognize the name please let me know! Thank you all for your service

Thanks for serving Ed, God bless you.

Thank you

A very heart moving interview, thank you for your sacrifice and service.

God Bless You Sir!! One heck of a story. Thanks for telling it. Folks need to hear this and realize your tremendous sacrifices

Eddie, thank you for telling your story, through all the pain. May God give you peace and calm.

Great interview! Thank you Ed and welcome home. True American warrior!

I can't thank Eddie Masterson enough for sharing this. My Uncle SSGT John T Dozier II also served in 101st Airborne Division, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry, A Company in Vietnam. He was killed June 18, 1971. SSGT Dozier left a kind and gentle 18 yo. When he came home in March of 71 we knew something had changed in him. SSGT Dozier volunteered for service in Vietnam and fully understood what he was volunteering for. John's father was a Marine in the 1st Marines WWII 1941-1945 he then served in Korea in the Army until his retirement in 1964. Thank you for your service.

Eddie, respect and love. Welcome home and thank you for serving our flag and our freedom.🇺🇸

I am absolutely moved by the courage of Eddie for him to be talking about the nightmares he lived through. You can see that it has consumed every part of his living being even all these years later. It is incredibly hard to watch but please I do not mean that in a bad way there is just so much raw emotion it is overwhelming to see how badly it really was over there. I love you Eddie, I am a fellow soldier myself, unlike you I served my entire time in garrison just training the whole time, I cant even begin to imagine what they put you through, you are a brave man for sharing these stories. edit: just finished the interview, ed I return the salute back, I wish there was a way I could just quickly reach out to Ed and thank him and tell him that the sacrifices he made and are still making, as well as all the guys he was there with are not forgotten. Because of the things Ed and the guys did that they are the reason this country is so great. This is absolutely one of the most moving interviews I have ever watched. Thank you voice of history and thank you Ed

Coming from a 31 year old patriotic s.o.b., thank you so much. Your more appreciated than you think and I want to thank you for what you did and had to do. It's people like you that people should look up to and I can't express that more. Thank you sir. If your ever in Missouri let me know and I'll fix you up some BBQ

When you see how much the war has upset these tough men its hard to watch. They deal with their memories so courageously.

Thank you Ed and thank you to everyone who have served for our country. My dad was there in 68 and 69 he was stationed at a navy hospital

Your an American Hero never forget that Sir.....Airborne America 🇺🇸

I salute you back Ed. You are truly a hero and I thank you so much for being again so brave to tell such a heart wrenching story. God Bless You

Thank you for the courage to relive and share these experiences.

Mr Ed; With much respect. Sincere thanks for your service and your sacrifice for our great U.S. of A. Thanks for stepping up to make this video record & sharing your heart. May God have mercy upon us, upon our Nation. May our children not be so open minded, they allow their brains to pour out. Thank you sir, May you have sound mind & body all your days.

Thank you for sharing this important story. Ed, thank you for your service, courage and the humanity you showed fellow soldiers .

Thank you for your service. I know the stories are hard to tell I didn't see action as a 91d in Desert Storm, but stories like yours Are awesome to hear because I know it's helping you and people like you heal. Again thank you very much. It may not have been like WWII WAS ON SCREEN, BUT YOU AND YOUR BUDDIES MADE PEOPLE LIKE ME WANT TO RESTORE THE GOOD STUFF (IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE) TO THOSE WHO SERVED . AGAIN THANK YOU, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

Ed is very inspiring. I can't even begin to thank this man for his service to America. Ed has reassured me that America is untouchable. So with that i want to thank you for your service, Ed.