Today, May 11, 2022, we lost this amazing man, my brother in law, Jose Riojas. May you Rest In Peace … 😢

The hurt in that man over the way he was treated when he got home is heartbreaking...my dad is a Vietnam vet he has the same hurt...thank you Jose.

The salsa story was great !! Jose is the type of guy you want to be your neighbor..... he is great

Mate i am 60 and in Australia,, Kinda grew up watching this on Tv as a kid and had an interest since,, I am not a walter Mitty or wrapped in the War thing. Australia fought there alongside America AS WE ALLWAYS Do. ,,, Good Bad or Indifferent we allways have a go. Jose This is one of the most riveting and honest humble and Funny at times interviews i have ever seen in m y life. your a hero mate and Thank You for doing this Interview, Your welcome in Australia Any Day and feel free to drop me a line if you come. We have free beer and food. I feel we owe our lives to these guys Steve Driver

This great man and marine passed away today very sad day for so many ppl including myself and my family Rest In Peace Jose aka radio man.

Mr. Jose is the original bad ass🤗 he did not Play, mr. Jose I really enjoy your story Love you experience in Vietnam thank you for your service ☺️ and be at peace ☮️

No excuse for stupidity, I’m sorry sir for the way they treated you an your brothers. Thank you so much for what you did for us!!!! Your a hero, nothing but respect. God Bless you sir.

One of the best and sensible interviews I have watched! What a Marine!

*I have watched every Vietnam Voices video and I even go back and listen to some of them all over again..sometimes I listen to them with my earbuds when I go to sleep (gives me some scary dreams sometimes) but I can’t believe these videos don’t have millions more views than they do and most of the videos are 5 years old or more (today is 2/2022). I wish these young kids would take some time and listen to these men tell their stories..maybe they would have more appreciation for their freedoms,their country and the life they have...even if they listened to one of the videos while playing a video game..or like I do,listen to them at night as you lay in bed.*

that is a man this is what you look up to and try to be.... thank you to all vet's out there

Jose Always was very kind and friendly. He is my age and we went to school together in Laurel. I’m so happy You’re still around Jose you’ve really been through it and you still have that wonderful smile I hope to see you again one day! Great interview!

The family of this man is lucky. I bet he has contributed to hundreds of hours of laughter.

I have such admiration and respect for this man and ALL Viet Nam Veteran's ! Well ALL Veteran's ! May GOD BLESS THEM !!!

"We landed in Da Nang, April 1st, April fool's day, and it's been like that ever since...." 🤣 Welcome home brother, glad you made it back

YOU SIR are what makes me PROUD to live in a Country like the USA !!

I GIVE ALOT OF DAMN THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WELCOME HOME SIR!

God bless your mom , Jose. She did a wonderful job raising you boys. Thank you for service sir.

Jose, Great stories, I could listen to you for hours and still be entertained. You are a great patriotic person and Im not even in your league and very proud of you and your accomplishments, God bless you and may you remain healthy and happy. also great project Daryl, I give you all the credit for the project and I must say you are very sharp as well.

I am enjoying these videos of these brave men.thank you all for your service.when he said nobody gave damn then about his story.that really got me I had tears in my eyes.I give a damn about you and your story.god bless you.

You were a hero to that man's wife when you volunteered for his slot..God bless you.

Welcome home Mr. Riojas. Welcome back to the world.

Thank you Jose you are a great man and patriot. Please be proud of the service you did for our Country. I could listen to your stories all day. You have a wonderful spirit unduanted by your Vietnam experience. May you live a long happy life. God bless you Jose.

Jose did the best interview of all the Vets !!!! He didn't let the interviewer interrupt w/ goofy ques !!! 82nd Abn 82-86' Grenada 505 PIR Combat Retired Vet

Im 37, my father was in country 70-71; Army 101st, ranger, pathfinder. I remember, I care, I'll never forget. God bless, live long and free.

I have watched many of these interesting interviews and all are amazing but Jose is honest humble and very very funny God bless you Jose and are proud of you!

Thanks for all y'all service

Thank you for your service sir, welcome home

I really enjoyed listening to Jose share his story! A fellow Marine!

Salute / thanks Jose ( Ree - haus )

Jose you and your life makes me proud to be an American. What a blessing you are to your posterity! I love your attitude and your outlook on life, and i loved your story. You are a real American hero thank you so much for your service.

Thank You SIR for your Service and Dedication to our Country........You SIR are a True American Hero !!

Love watching these stories about young men fighting a jungle war while veit con being fighting for years im from uk an salute the servicemen who were in Vietnam ❤

Thank you for your service Love your attitude and smile

This Marine was hilarious. I really respect his experience and great sense of professionalism and humor.

Welcome home Jose, im proud to hear your story. Semper Fi brother

You’re a good man to help your brother out like that he needed you you were their family

Thank You Jose, may God bless you.

I love this guy! Great story teller. God bless you and your family.

My favourite of the 20 or so stories in the series I’ve seen

I really like how he speaks about the experience. Very honest, I’m so glad you made it back to your family.

I appreciate you and thank you for your service, Jose! #SemperFi

You’re great Jose I love you brother, I could listen to you for hours

Thank you Mr. Riojas

Jose, thank you for your service! Your humor & great personality is great, I appreciate you sharing your experience. Take good care!

Thank you for your service sir

Well i dont know if your still living but god bless you sir,and i do give a dam.Thank you for your courageous service. I was a couple years too young to serve buy i believe 2 years.But being said i would of gladly served with men like you tthank you!!!

Thank you for your service

Only into the interview some 15 minutes. I truly like this guy. He just seems to be so on the up side. I would think he was so good to be around. Just a great positive person. Looking at the last few comments I see that he passed away. My true feelings to his Family. You had a great person I think. While I cannot actually Thank Him for his service, I can thank you (his family) for his service. Thank you all.

What a great interview and Guy! RIP Jose

Thanks Jose for your service , you were definitely a gifted radioman with the ability to multitask while undergoing enemy attack.

I asked my granddaddy, who volunteered at the age of 28, why he wasn't the hellraiser after Vietnam that I'd heard he was before. He simply said, "Son, war humbles a man". Watching these men, that saying certainly rings true! Most of them are so humble! Thank you, SIR, and if no one's told you WE LOVE YOU AND WELCOME HOME!!

God bless you Jose 🙏🏻🇺🇸 And Thank You , and Thank you’re Brothers ! 🙏🏻🇺🇸

Welcome home soldier. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

How can you not like this guy! Thankyou for your service.

God bless your service and thank you, Jose

God bless you Sir. I hope you are at peace knowing people really respect and appreciate your sacrifice for us here to watch this today . Thank you for sharing your story!!! Thank you ,Thank you ,Thank you !

Love this Soldier man. Salute and much Respect

Great interview with Jose. Thanks for your service, I listened to every word. What a brave man for sure.

Jose, you remind me so much of my grandfather. Thank you so much for sharing the experiences you had. God bless you

Thankyou Jose and welcome home!

Ya gotta love this guy. God bless you mate.

THANK YOU JOSE! YOU ARE INCREDIBLE.

Amazing story from an amazing man! I'd've been so proud to have served with him!

Good man!!!

"We're seeing you too much around here." - a police officer (told Jose Riojas)

Great Man!

Amazing man great man wish I could have met him God bless you sir thank you sir

You spent my entire time in high school in the Marines. God Bless you and your family. There are many people who would have thanked you when you came home. I lost a cousin to agent orange. Thank you so much for your service.

I can’t imagine how you’ve managed to keep your humanity after witnessing as much death as you have Mr. Riojas

What a true hero and so humble

Thank you great interview and whit

Thank You Jose a very good man live long Sir!!!

Jose. I believe this interview helped you more than you realize.

Sorry to hear that, seems like a good guy too, God bless him!🇺🇲

I remember Falstaff beer in Da Nang....the cans were metal and covered in rust...no pull tabs. The bar tenders had big can openers on the bar with a large handle and punched the holes in the cans.....ca chunk ca chunk.

Thanks for sharing great guy

44.30 great line..... "...... Tie your boots up, let's get it on....."

A very interesting interview. God Bless. A very honest man. Good interviewer. I served as a sergeant in Japan and Korea. 1968-72

Absolutely one of the best if not the best interviews of these so far!

Welcome home,thank you Sir, God bless you all..

This is at least the 3rd one of these where the barber was VC.

Great testimony and thank you for sharing. Thank you for your service and dedication sir. Well done.

Great interview 👍 thank you for your service.

What an outstanding gentleman!

I love this man's golfer shirt, cute ground hog right on top lol

Jose you just made me a prouder American. Welcome home brother with much love and respect.

Thanks for sharing your story Sir.

22:43 “get your ass back over there” LOL

My neighbor is 2nd generation of Mexican immigrants and he was in Vietnam as well but in the Air Force. This fellow reminds me a little of him. The way he speaks and his mannerisms.

Jose I wish you well what an amazing and sad story I was at Bien Hoa for only 6 months July to November 65 . We only had incoming once while I was there . I was in the Air Force and I know tat it is no comparison with what you went through .

What a hero.and a decent man

Fantastic story

Thank you.Jose.your really something!!

Love this guy, so funny and brave

The Billings Gazette conduct the best interviews.

I hope this finds Jose I wasn't old enough to be there but you vets are my hero's and I always wanted to be a soldier like you guys! God had other plans (hereditary diseases prevented it)

Great Brothers ! Me and my Bros are tight like that to , I hope his Brother finally found some peace, 🙏🏻🇺🇸

Thank You Sir and Welcome Home hope ur doing well 🇺🇸😎

You sure are a jolly man I like to see that

What a great guy!!!!!