My father and many soldiers were well aware of the lies and manipulation that brought them to a foreign land and forced them to do things they otherwise wouldn’t have done. I learned of Gulf of Tonkin from an early age. This of course is included in the thoughts and prayers for all the people who’s lives were destroyed by not only this war, but all the wars in modern times that were nothing more than a racket to quote the heat Smedley Butler.

Our President "Joe Biden" he was called to Vietnam five different occasions he said he was a football player in high school and college he was a swimmer and a lifeguard once he got into the Senate..This "coward" went to his own doctor and they made something up for him they said he had asthma and he wasn't qualified to go to Vietnam..🤮.. probably between 30,000 to 50,000 maybe more they went to Canada to avoid the draft knowing they would never return as an American citizen when "Jimmy Carter" became president he signed documentation saying if you want to come back to the United States as an American citizen you are welcome back that was a real kick in the balls to all the veterans..😡 look at that wall in Washington DC how many men and women sacrificed their lives and died and years later the cowards get to return back to the United States.. I'd say Jimmy Carter and Joe Biden have to be the stupidest presidents the world has ever seen..John Kerry he spent only 4 months total in Vietnam and then went home when he got in front of Congress all the veterans thought he was going to defend them instead he threw everybody under the bus and stabbed them in the back..He's just as bad as Jane Fonda both of them are traitors...🤮🤬🤮🤬

Noubliez Jamais

@@_audacity2722 God bless the brave AMERICAN men who fought the Vietnamese lapdog. YOUR A COWARD BEHIND THE KEYBOARD. GOD BLESS 🇺🇸 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

@@_audacity2722 why not bless them both? No one should have to die in war. Especially in that war. American or Vietnamese.

National Security Order 263.

@@jackmitton2534 ??

@@briandanker8431 NSAM 263 accepted the military recommendations of McNamara and Taylor, as follows: (1) changes to be accomplished by the government of South Vietnam to improve its military performance; (2) a training program for Vietnamese "so that essential functions can be carried out by Vietnamese by the end of 1965. Did JFK want to withdraw from Vietnam? John F. Kennedy had formally decided to withdraw from Vietnam, whether we were winning or not. Robert McNamara, who did not believe we were winning, supported this decision. 10 The first stage of withdrawal had been ordered.

@@jackmitton2534 schizo moment 😊

@@BonnieBunny118 NSAM 263 accepted the military recommendations of McNamara and Taylor, as follows: (1) changes to be accomplished by the government of South Vietnam to improve its military performance; (2) a training program for Vietnamese "so that essential functions can be carried out by Vietnamese by the end of 1965. Did JFK want to withdraw from Vietnam? John F. Kennedy had formally decided to withdraw from Vietnam, whether we were winning or not. Robert McNamara, who did not believe we were winning, supported this decision. 10 The first stage of withdrawal had been ordered.

Fighting in the military does not make you a great man

​@@zazasnruntz7505lol what an odd conclusion to come to from the original comment

He doesnt have the wisdom yet to understand or maybe the empathy or compassion, like the soldier said my friend we must look at things from a total bigger picture no? I am a pascifist a pascifist that would die for peace at the drop of a hat i am homeless when i have homes open to me and regarded as the lowest scum based on convenient labels the criminal justice system has placed on me despite commiting no violent or malicious crime it was not something id ever want to participate in or do again and i understand fully that i was a lesser person back when it happened and my heart and mind and soul was in the deepest pit of depression apathy and self destruction but yet even as i have changed and desire such beautiful and selfless and morally upright things and have changed so much they simply do not care, tthe suffering i have endured my entire life has made me given up on all worldly things to a degree anything to do with enriching myself with money , or seeking love or security or guidance from anything or anyone in the world while their are plenty of amazing amazing people simply cannot give me that which my spirit and heart needs, it comes from god for me, it comes.fron within, i will probably give up on probation at some point because of how disgusted and depressing participating in thier system and commands and tyrannical thier rules are, its truly heartbreaking to be in this situation and yet i feel closer to god and want to do good things and good deeds even more and more as the hardships stack up against me, i can see what jesus and martin luther and so many martyrs went thru and i find great comfort knowing many have walked my path. Lets judge no one friends lets give eachother time and space and respect and patience and kindness for most of us are trying to figuire out what life means what the highest "good" or other grand questions and while many people fall short or come to.dissapointing conclusions, many will also become greater then anyone of us!

@christking

@@timdillon4876shut up until you learn to write coherently

Really to him americans are now the enemy

Totally agree.

He sounds like a decent guy, but I guarantee he beat the hell out of some hippies back in the day.

@@chrisparker8539 for sure, police abuse is totally great. 🤡

@@jaa89623 decent people don’t usually beat the shit out of other people

@@opaljk4835 hippies would often spit and yell profanity at veterans returning home

He left the war but the war never left him

I've been up watching Vietnam vet videos all night and I'm not even American (British), the reflection and insight some of these guys show, even when ironically they don't realise it, is beyond heartbreaking. I feel so lucky that I never saw what these men saw.

Why impressed? Think soldiers are dumb?

@@nicholitadlock6768 in comparison to most men's ability to articulate themselves as such in front of a camera, and also the ease of which people spoke back before social media anxieties. It's impressive. I have words in my own mouth thank you.

That is a reflection of the schools and society. I recall watching a video documenting Irish "punk rockers" in the 1970s or 1980s, I honestly can't remember the era. Even for "punks" the kids were well spoken. Clear annunciation and a seemingly broad vocabulary.

Damn, there might be a modicum of truth to that 🤔 definitely not the absolute rule but certainly thought provoking

@@marsford2716 yeah I think so.

I have found it true in my own life. Most “hippies” or radical progressives ive known, talk a lot about nice sounding ideas and virtuous theories and portrayed a vision of virtue, but personally they were some of the meanest and most selfish people I’ve ever met. Extremely disrespectful and their virtue only went as far as their face and mouth.

they recently proved nixon kept the war going and killed about 50,000 americans so he could have a war boost to his poll numbers. had lots of supporters caring more about politics and power more than american lives, kinda like now

What a ridiculous generalization! I guess it’s fun, in hindsight, to reduce complex social movements to bumpersticker quotes. Actually, it’s obvious that hippies (not violent radicals) attempted to be kinder and gentler, and as such attracted many kind and gentle people. Sure, some punks have a heart of gold, but have you ever been to a punk show? Punk obviously flirts with violence and transgressive anti-social behavior, attracting those who have those tendencies. So punks are more likely to be outwardly mean, hippies to be outwardly nice. Now, since we expect hippies to be nice, sociopaths will pretend to be hippies, so yes some “hippies” are mean and vile. And many gentle kids are attracted to the aesthetic and attitude of punk to mask their vulnerability, to show their rejection of a cruel & brutal society, and the failure of the boomer/hippie generation to live up to their ‘peace & love’ ideals.

I get goosebumps thinking about that book

Those guys were trapped in a sort of hell i wouldnt wish on any of my worst enemies. its amazing anyone made it out at all

I just read about your uncle by looking him up on Military Times. What a brave young warrior!! Much respect to your uncle and to your family for his honorable and courageous sacrifice. God bless.

@@Walter37165 thank you

Legit question, If I am right, the NVA were the "North Vietnamese" Army, but the only thing I can find on Dink is Double Income / No Kids (And I am assuming that the U.S. wasn't trying to stop a Yuppie Domino Effect. Who were the dinks. VietCong or someone else. {I am not Northern American so certain Acronyms are foreign to me}

Could you elaborate more on what made him an excellent cop

Did you go to the Peoples Repuplic of Berzerkly. Haha. Sorry that cracked me up.

Thank you!

Just like every other kook with a phone

Amazing. Thanks for your service.

Thank you for your service good sir…we see you.

God bless you sir!

Bless you friend. Your story is so valuable. Congrats on 12 years sober. 👏

Welcome home! Thank you for your service

im a younger Marine, struggled with substance abuse for six years in the corps, and many years before the corps. Finally sober now, what a pain in the fuckin ass. Good job man, Semper Fi. Wish I could buy you a beer. Get it?

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Nope you were very balanced same with this guy..........

Nope you were very balanced same with this guy..........

Nope you were very balanced same with this guy.........

he is being real with himself @@b-bopeddie1290

That made him a more beautiful person in my view. His sensitivity towards people who were suffering whether or not he he agreed with them. David Hoffman filmmaker

@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker right, that was clear..! He’s able to identify and articulate his emotions, rather than just being reactive or vindictive.

Cops see the absolute worst of humanity, it's a tough job.

Holy shit i had to pause the video and recollect myself after hearing about the baby, as a father of 2 with high anxiety that made me tremble.

Im really in awe at how good a soul this man has. I dont know how people can go through so much and turn it around and use their experience to help ease others turmoil.

It's bizarre how this generation of Euro Americans worship law enforcement. This was not always the case. When they were the faces of criminality, they hated the police and had sympathy and empathy for their brothers in poverty trying to make a living the best way they could. Flamboyant gangsters were well loved and respected. Now that those faces has changed from white to black and brown, cops are seen as heroes.

You can literally see the evil in this white mans eyes 🤦‍♂️ the irony is what he described kind of sounded like slavery

The police earned their vilification. They've shown that they've worked for it.

@@HipixOFFICIAL Every officer and every soldier has their own story, and their own reaction to what they've experienced. To blanket-statement all cops is wrong and wrong-headed and simple-minded. It's the equivalent of saying all hippies were dirty drugged-up dead-enders, or all BLM supporters are clueless mushy-headed thugs. Stereotypes are easy, lazy, and not real. What is true is that police *culture* in America as well as police *unions* we can say with certainty have absolutely earned vilification. Both need massive enemas.

They weren't vilified for nothing. Check out the massacre of My Lai and how to U.S. authorities tried to cover it up. Your country has a lot of blood on its hands.

The midwest was still the wild west lol

Horror yes, but a great deal of wisdom. To stop and think that there might be a bigger picture is very mature. Hubby, didn't learn the big picture about a battle he was in until 1998 or 1999. He was watching PBS documentary. It was then he learned how very close they were to being over run and slaughtered..... He then realized why such a heavy use of artillery.

@@troubleshooter166 no!! Omg, I have to watch the full doc...

He's put together dude, regardless. Very concise speech. Intense, but he has earned the right to be.

I was just about to say the same thing. Within the first minute he mentions his frustration about not being able to figure out whether his friend survived or not… you can see the pain in his eyes

He fights that ear every

I am still active duty with two tours in Afghanistan and one in Iraq. My first AF deployment I’d wake up and look at everybody and be like: Where’s Hamilton? Them: Oh you didn’t hear? He went home during last nights patrol. Me: Oh ok. Well I’ll have to get a beer with him when we get back. Them: No one is seeing him. Ever again….He’s…..gone….Me: oh I hadn’t realized….. Shit was just the same for me back in 2011. Thanks for letting write this. It felt nice. Take care and cherish every day

@@dantheman7506 my dear friend, I was a commending officer in an infantry unit in the Israeli army. In Israel the units keep such a strong tie with the families of the dead. It simply breaks my heart to know that my Americans brothers in arms are so poorly treated, really. You guys are at my heart, take care ❤️

@@TheRahimpur A lot of what the guy being interviewed is saying is not true. He could of easily found out what happened to his "friends", especially after the war. He didn't know what happened to those men because he didn't want to know what happened to to those men. When you go through a lot of trauma you start making your own truths in a subconscious attemlt to shield your psyche. He is obviously heavily traumatized and clearly sees "the hippies" as an extension of the Vietnamese enemy he never mentally stopped fighting. He is doubtlessly a great man and we are in his debt for his sacrifices, but heavily traumatized veterans like him should of never been allowed to serve as police officers. He even talks about how he militarized new police recruits that he trained. He genuinely felt that he was at war in Berkely, a college campus lol, and so he and men like him imparted the same traumatic lessons that kept them alive in Vietnam to a new generation of rookie police officers. The situation in Berkely was never a war zone "where they were under constant attack". There were a few cases of political violence, but police were never openly targeted with firearms every time they walked onto the street like he claims. There was no "years ofwalking the wire" in the upper class college campus of Berkley lol. The sad part is that he is not lieing, he genuinely believed that he was still in open war with the "communist radicals" of Vietnam. The large influx of combat veterans, many with PTSD that would immediately disqualify them for police service in our current times of psych evaluations, is a large part of what led to the militarization of our local police forces. Officers were now being taught warzone combat doctrine and that they were constantly under attack. We are still reeling from those law enforcement mistakes to this day.

@@matthew92604 this is a great underrated comment second he said i never heard from them again I knew he was off there is literally a whole memorial to find out what happened

@@metacomfortable ... they talked about the memorial after that.

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so as his eyes which Spark's adrenaline rush from time to time.

@@silvadossantos6803 yea you can see allot going on there

@@BoostedPastime the part that get me was when he spoke for people that lost limbs and went downhill.

I just don't understand why he became a police officer if he had PTSD, nobody forced him to make his profession revolve around guns and stressful situations like he had to in Vietnam, as a soldier he had no choice but as a civilian, he had many options to choose a career path that was relaxing, he chose the stress filled occupation of being a police officer.

​@@rootbeer2399lmfao how completely clueless you are...he said being a cop HELPED him. Did you watch the video before you wrote a paragraph looking down your nose at him?

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Why Canadians learning about Vietnam??

​@@gavinalvarez7272Why not? Although I will say from what I remember we did not cover even close to enough Canadian history in school, and even now as an adult with a strong interest in 20th century history - I know vastly more about US history than Canada (my home). Same goes for 19th century, 18th... History class in Canadian school as I recall had a strooooong emphasis on aboriginals, and even with them it was very superficial "noble savage" type stuff. Frankly I think a lot of what we were taught about the Indians was just wrong or misleading. Conversely I could very nearly list all the American presidents and give a little take on what they were about and what the American political order looked like in their era for about half of them. I know enough about various American political figures to have opinions about them, often opinions that run counter to the mainstream academics at that. But I doubt I could come up with more than 4 or 5 Canadian PMs off the top of my head. That includes the three I've been alive for haha It's a problem. Canadians don'tcare about our history like the Americans do. Maybe I'm projecting but I do think it's a broader cultural thing. Americans will straight up argue about and bring up various ideas and themes from their history in a way Canadians simply don't. It's a consequence of being a very liberal country, I think. It tends to be right wing type people who cherish and seek to understand their heritage and history. Liberals tend to operate in the eternal present. The "current thing" is always what matters most; the "progressive" thinks we're always progressing and that we're necessarily more enlightened and wise than our ancestors. These days I think the opposite is true, but regardless I suspect this leads them to gloss over and ignore the nuances and details of their own country's history. They teach and talk about it insofar as it bolsters their very modern worldview (hence the very heavy emphasis on aboriginals). Liberal progressives have had unchallenged complete control over academia, and the education sector broadly, in Canada for decades now. So they de-emphasize history and focus a lot more on all their favorite humanities issues (environmentalism, sociology, critical studies, cultural revolution stuff, social justice... and the like). It's lame.

Make sure you learn about history from as many perspectives as possible! It's the most important piece of our culture Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it. This is true in economics, science, law and order, and ethics. You're the future.

30,000 Canadians volunteered to serve in the U.S. armed forces during the American/Vietnam war. It's called a history class. You learn about, wait for it...history. You need to pick up some more books and get off YT if you are asking such dumb questions@@gavinalvarez7272

Yes, that would be amazing! I wonder if Mr H could do that!!

I see my grandfather every week and I get snippets of his past. If you have anyone in your life with a grim, but interesting story.. please try to extract it. Humans need to see more of this so we can learn and strive for a better future for us and our fascinating brains.

I wouldn't be alive that long with my ptsd and it cant be nothing compared to his.

@@datadavis Men used to be men, sadly now generations of men have been failed in the West which is why we see poor mental and physical health.

And now the Hippies run our country. The same dirt bags he referred too.

Tom,if your uncle is still living,I hope that he's doing well now and hopefully having a great retirement.

That's what you get for participating in bullshit imperialist adventures. I hope he never had a peaceful night's rest. Glory to the freedom fighters of Vietnam!

@@johndavis9432 He's doing alright, Thank You. He is living in North Carolina. He was divorced from his wife and mother of his two daughters but sees them as frequently as possible.

@@thomasmarciano6133 Tom,I'm glad to hear that your uncle is at least managing.That's great news.

@@johndavis9432 One of his daughters, Vicki (Victoria), was one of the first women to represent the USA in the 2006 Winter Olympics at Park City, Utah in the Women's bobsled competition.

Going to the VA is a nightmare for many. They are ignored and shrugged off. I have a couple of friends and an uncle that served in the gulf. They have what seems to be some sort of nerve damage. Constant nausea, body aches, etc etc. If you talk to vets, many suspect illegal weapons were used. They KNOW. No voting citizen has done a damned thing about it. We ignore them and only remember them at parades. We don't deman something be done. Instead, we let them be called crazy at these centers that don't really take care of them. And are their mothers silent? I don't care how old my son is, if the government fucks him over, it is my duty to make it known and to do something about it.

@@RunninUpThatHillh they probably are experiencing after effects of burn pits known to cause a variety of diseases, like neurological, damage to your eyes, lung problems, tremors, and every cancer you can think of. And more often than not it's the Republicans causing the proposed bills to not pass, considering major ones in power like Lindsey Graham, Trump and Mitch McConnell have all openly stated numerous times that they will do everything in their power to impede Democrats, no matter how bad the people want or need it, no matter if it helps everyone, no matter if it helps soldiers, no matter how positive it is, all because they're petty, tribalistic, old shit heads, that are already rich because they've done whatever their check writing masters tell them. The just got extreme backlash, when it came out that the Republicans were against passing the soldier burn pit compensation bill, that Democrats were all in favor for. People need to realize that politicians don't give a flying damn about anyone besides themselves or maybe their party if they're lucky, *especially* republican/Trumpers. Hell draft dodging Trump has mocked soldiers and PoWs multiple times. And now lately has been attacking the justis system (because it's finally holding him accountable) so the party that's supposed to be pro military, and pro "law&order" have 180°'d just in 4 years of Trump era, all because they want to play dumbass political tribalism games, and they don't give a damn about their constituents because their side knows that they're statistically lower iQ'd, easier to con, and are more likely to their pathological lying spins on the truth. This is why voting is so important, especially now that Republicans are causing so many voter restrictions, with anti-voter bills & propaganda, along with their (what should be illegal) gerrymandering. SMFH. I wish people would actually know what their candidate were pushing for, and then hold them accountable for when they implement something that's negative, or hold them accountable for blocking something that's positive.

@@RunninUpThatHillh Well said. 100% accurate concerning the Veterans Administration. USMC: 1973 - 1976. USN: 1978 - 1993. 100% PTSD rated. Thank you!!!

@@stereo-soulsoundsystem5070 You don't even understand the purpose of the Vietnam war.

@@tuckerbugeater It was to demonstrate the consequences of choosing an economic model outside the US sphere of influence and it cost 5+ million lives, most people outside of your USA raised bubble consider it morally reprehensible

Just like Afghanistan and now Iraq is a vassal state of Iran… the government sure has made the best choices in the last 60 years…

Well defense contractors and politicians made millions, so it wasn’t entirely for nothing :/

I see your point.My family escaped communist Cuba in 1970..My father volunteered for Vietnam but wasn't accepted.My neighbors are vietnamese,we hate commies & love our country & military.My point is many people are greatfull for the sacrifices made.

Wasn't it over the poppy control??

how many slaves did your family own?

Civilization? Is killing Civilization ?

These men and women are SO articulate. I feel like being able to speak well is a dying skill.

@@HiGlowie It definitely is. I speak "rather well" and people get excited over what should be regular vocabulary and articulation

I think there are about 8 people in the U.S. today who know the difference between There/their/they're Too/to/two Your/you're etc etc etc

Cell phones, facebook, have MSM and effectively retarded the current generation. We now have retard class and slave(mask) class.

@@bhall4996 it’s the same here in the U.K. even though I didn’t do well at school I can manage a sentence without too many mistakes

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@@finnanutyo1153 his net worth is only 11 million dude stingy

@@Broken_dish lol net worth don’t mean jack, kid

@@jonathansanchez319 how can you read that and not think it was sarcasm

Yes. It's been 17 years since the first and only time I saw it, watching this video made that feeling come over me again. That feeling is intensified when you look at the WWII memorial first, with all its pomp and pageantry, then you go and see the wall.

My husband went there to find his best friend's name. He cried when he found it.

I'd like to see what your life is like when you are 60 as well. I hope that I do. David Hoffman filmmaker

There's a book by George Orwell, titled 1984, that describes exactly what life is going to be like when you are in your 60's.

@@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568 We took the totarialism of the past and the technology of the future.

This guy's inspirational story clearly gives the kids hope.

@@ronfroehlich4697 not 1984, brave new world. We’re already living it

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Wow that’s so incredible to hear, you have quite the badass family tree my friend across the pond. I thank them for their service, I’m so happy the U.S. and U.K. have formed such a good alliance over the past 150 years after how we originally came to become accustomed to one another back in colonial times lol, anyway wishing you and every Brit the best from America 🇺🇸 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧

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