Vietnam tunnel rat describes one of most dangerous jobs in the war

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Sam Nelson is proud of his service in Vietnam. But he had one of the most dangerous jobs there. Now, a Purple Heart recipient, he tells what happened underground.

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@jasoncarnevale2998 6 ай бұрын

Vietnam was an extremely unnecessary war. But to spit on the soldiers that were forced to fight while you’re in the comfort of the USA is gross. Blame the politicians not the brave men who had to fight

@user-td2jw9ze2c 3 ай бұрын

More volunteered than drafted, they were treated that way because they killed babies and more war crimes.

@TenaciousTentacruel 8 ай бұрын

The commentary is so hilariously tone deaf

@supermetroid009 Ай бұрын

Ikr!!!! Like it’s not about pride these men witnessed horrific things a lot died, and the ones that did come back either killed themselves or had to endure being judged for defending for their trouble, smh. my dad fought in the Korean War and Vietnam. He was not a nice man and now I see why.

@Cape-Dweller 21 күн бұрын

Is she from Entertainment Tonight? And they don’t know Marines from Soldiers.

@BilThomas 6 ай бұрын

the lady’s tone just seems so out of place 😂

@michaelmarama-de4gx 5 ай бұрын

You must be tone deaf BOY. She sounds lovely

@mikeegbert6584 2 ай бұрын

i thought the same thing, especially when saying when he came home.

@kevinfatemi634 4 ай бұрын

Eddie Wise from Delta Pennsylvania was a little guy who often wrote his mother saying how terrified he was going into those tunnels. He said he was ordered to because he was the smallest in his platoon in the 28th Div. He died in a tunnel from small arms fire ( an AK47). He name is on the Wall in DC and inside the Main Hall of North Harford High School in Pylesville Maryland. RIP Eddie

@z17seattle 3 ай бұрын

You were so brave Eddie

@FrankeeLee223 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your service sir . From one old vet to another

@Gabu-San 29 күн бұрын

The reporter is horrible! She sounds so happy and disrespectful.

@Web3Prep 2 ай бұрын

My friend was a runnel rat in vietnam. I knew him years and upon his return hes never been the same. Hes not a guy to ask for help either... but you can tell, by his silence alone, hes already dead inside. Sad. What the men of vietnam went thru, theres no amount of gratitude that could ever repay them for their service.

@ThePatrioticTurtle 9 ай бұрын

Thank god you’re home and thank you so much for your service hero I cannot be more grateful and feel more blessed to call you my countrymen

@daviddooley6064 8 ай бұрын

Hero ? They invaded a forgeing land and killed hundreds of thousands of civillians and lost the war

@Ontiming2023 6 ай бұрын

So your telling me 15 racist whyte supremacist can tell millions of non whyte people an whyte persons to go to Vietnam an kill women an children to protect our country? Poor people in jungles is a threat to my life? I mean how dumb can anybody be to listen to that

@michaelpaige3398 10 ай бұрын

My Uncle is the same way. He will not acknowledge service in Vietnam. He was a tunnel rat.

@claytongiampaolo7848 3 ай бұрын

When I bartended one of my regulars was one, and the one and only time he did talk about it he said that he went in with C4 and his 45 pistol and that was it and he made it back home. If the song american pie would come on the jukebox he would go stand outside until it was over.

@michaelpaige3398 3 ай бұрын

That hurts when you think about it. Not feeling comfortable anywhere anymore.@@claytongiampaolo7848

@allenstevenson5986 8 ай бұрын

Never serve a country who doesn't give a damn about you. Let the politicians kids go since they love the country so much

@patryk5133 Ай бұрын

Change your lgbt view bro 😅 Not every deal has to be equal loving your country doesnt mean it payback, but proably thats why u are in America not in own country - Greetings from East EU

@allenstevenson5986 Ай бұрын

@@patryk5133your right. I'm in America and that is how it is. What exactly is your point? They send everyone else's kids to die but their kids are protected. It's not my view it's a fact. If you don't live in America, don't come at me negatively? I really don't care where you are from.

@glennrossi2753 27 күн бұрын

Thank you Sir…

@petermccuskey1832 25 күн бұрын

God bless these hero's

@patrickkoch8619 26 күн бұрын

The lady narrating this video makes it almost unwatchable.

@michaelamanek8908 25 күн бұрын

My buddy Bob was a tunnel rat. A squirrelly dude indeed. Blown up a few times. Kept going back. Miss him.

@LoftyXsWaGX34 23 күн бұрын

A few times? Dude really loved his country

@garymontgomery454 23 күн бұрын

God Bless All of you 🙏🙏💖

@jonance93 10 ай бұрын

To experience the HORRORS of war and be greeted by Americans who spat on you when you survived it, it just BREAKS MY HEART for these MEN. I feel such LOVE and GRATITUDE for each and every one of them. THANK YOU my Brothers❤

@richpryor9650 5 ай бұрын

Google Gulf of Tonkin

@fredrickmillstead2804 29 күн бұрын

Tunnel rats are completely insane. I did 1 1/2 tours in I Corps and nfw are you EVER going to get me into a tunnel. I do not have that kind of courage.

@aldoyle2125 6 ай бұрын

The tunnel rats are more than courageous.

@BlackMarvel25 5 ай бұрын

My dad won't even speak to me or my mom about what happened to him in Vietnam. He refuses to talk about it. It's almost like a parent that's an alcoholic and there's this shame or secret about it. I'm the same way with my wife about my rime in Iraq. I know it had to be worse for him because he didn't have the technology equipment we have now to make things easier.

@johnsimms818 26 күн бұрын

57 years ago and still some nights I return. Welcome home my brother !

@jamesdelaney3797 28 күн бұрын

Your all heros to a lot of us in this land

@gregharris7182 Жыл бұрын

God bless you both sir God bless you

@lavernseegert2719 3 ай бұрын

It was a very nasty assignment nothing worse of the fear of being buried alive and the poisonous snakes and bugs booby traps

@MM5150LA 6 ай бұрын

To all Vietnam vets thank you so much for your service and WELCOME HOME SOLDIERS, and to the HEROS who didn’t come home Rest Peacefully all of you sure in the Hell deserve it and to you men that basically had to do the job has a tunnel rat, I wish I had just a little tiny bit of the guts and bravery you all have God bless you all and thank you for serving the country I was born and raised in.

@johninalaska9563 27 күн бұрын

MM5150LA, it wasn't just soldiers over there fighting. Remember U.S. Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard also fought and died, wounded, taken prisoner and maimed.

@DGDG-777 22 күн бұрын

God Bless You!!

@barneycockburn Ай бұрын

Whoa… these dudes are NOT JOKING.

@Eyyy702Logan Ай бұрын

Out of curiosity, never seen a solid purple uniform that hes wearing, is that of his own doing and just reputting his medals and such on it? Outstanding stories and complete respect. 💯

@DM-lq8hc 25 күн бұрын

No reason to be ashamed of your service. Drafted.

@sinner-saint361 12 күн бұрын

Also keep in mind they didn't have night vision or decent flashlights like we do nowadays.

@jooeybabbabooey 10 ай бұрын

So patronizing

@WaitAMinute1989 Ай бұрын

She sounds so phoney

@jamesdelaney3797 28 күн бұрын

Never heard of a tunnel rat? What kind of reporter are you? I knew what a tunnel rat was when I was 10

@gianlucamai Жыл бұрын

🙏🏻from Italy

@joshuavillasenor5984 12 күн бұрын

I thought i was the only one who thought the lady was a horrible interviewer and commentator. Asking questions with a smile on her face like she actually is trying to understand what they went through or cared. It's both hilarious yet infuriating at the same time.

@gregharris7182 Жыл бұрын

This is when the United States of America started going down hill because if the ignorance of the American citizens when the troops returned from Vietnam. God bless you all and God bless America

@user-fs3ms8qi3g 2 ай бұрын

The bravery that these men had is just beyond words to do them the respect and admiration that they without a doubt are entitled to even the thought of doing what they did time after time I believe they all every one are very rare and special men of extreme valour just the claustrophobia alone would be more than ninety nine percent of men could manage its shameful how all the men were treated on there return how do people who have no clue of the hardships trauma and horror a lot of the troops went through think the have the right to judge how the troops got through there postings most who criticised there actions would be broken in a day surrounded by hate would for sure have a huge factor in reaction to stressful situations on a massive scale don’t be an armchair warrior it’s shameful I salute Everyman who served in Vietnam

@gigemaggies50 12 сағат бұрын

I would be honored for you to be in my home. Thanks

@johnbell2677 26 күн бұрын

Well done Sam, gotta say y looking good bro

@225rip 28 күн бұрын

Unbelievable nerve.

@ShonThomas-rp3ui 26 күн бұрын

Ty For Your Service in Southeast 🌏 Asia...I Can't imagine Being Treated like Dog's After Serving in Vietnam...Those MARINES Trained Me...Tuff as Freakin Nails....OOOH-RAH!! Purple Heart Receipient Veteran Sam looks Damn Good at 75 Years Young

@mr.channel6467 29 күн бұрын

That woman narrator is the most annoying

@Jeff-fc3tw 25 күн бұрын

My Dad talked about these guys alot . He had huge respect for tunnel rats. My dad said he was ever so glad he was a Big guy, too big to go into those holes

@martymcfly9582 5 ай бұрын

A black man comes back to the USA after fighting for the country to get treated like shit

@straightouttathe7thcircle431 2 ай бұрын

They all got treated like shit. To the hippies, it didn't matter what color the soldiers were, they were all pieces of shit to those sub-human hippies.

@WaitAMinute1989 Ай бұрын

and you have a Vietnam draft dodger (bone spurs) running for President again.

@flyby1708 Ай бұрын

Black or white they was all treated badly when they got back to the US

@Hungryrain45618 Ай бұрын

Ain’t no way there was a WAR in the TUNNELS of “CU-CHI” 😂😂😂 my ex has wars there all the time

@AM-jd9pw 25 күн бұрын

Welcome home, job well done! It was a disgrace how you were treated

@MiniUsyk 27 күн бұрын

She thought she was doing the Birdseye Potato Waffles advert.

@robertcherry1369 9 ай бұрын

Read the book 📖 amazing bravery , dedication and commitment salute all you Veterans ❤

@Khaos969 5 ай бұрын

To this day no one has dared make a film on what really happened in Vietnam in all its horrifying detail , I don’t think there allowed its to gruesome and illegal

@jerryinsc 26 күн бұрын

Illegal? In what way is it illegal?

@anthonyr5869 8 ай бұрын

Hero

@theveryelect1004 5 ай бұрын

Love you man. Nobody understands 😢

@BB12659 28 күн бұрын

This creeped me out.

@catjack90 Ай бұрын

Worst journalist ever.

@ShonThomas-rp3ui 26 күн бұрын

No Freaking way!! Glad i wasn't a Short USMC INFANTRYMAN

@markjfox866 26 күн бұрын

These veterans.Are heros Put through a bad war. Not given respect honour praise they help,they so deserved.SHAME ON THE GOVERNMENT AN THE PUBLIC THAT MISSTREATED HERO,S OF A BAD WAR Lots became homeless alcoholics addicts sent to prison or commited suicide

@bluediver2 27 күн бұрын

It is a waste to die for strangers overseas

@johninalaska9563 27 күн бұрын

bluediver2, according to who?

@butruuushbutrage 9 ай бұрын

Hell yeah

@barneycockburn Ай бұрын

Charlie didn’t survive 😉

@MarcusAurelius7777 4 ай бұрын

Damn people get old fast don't they...?

@barrbarr31u 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service, gentlemen. America owes you a debt we could never repay.

@user-wg8we4yz4j Ай бұрын

Can you bring my dad back, no you can't. But I take a few with me 😢😢😢❤

@qwertykevin1 Ай бұрын

Information has no information

@vileanthomas1442 Жыл бұрын

And giving reparations to them what is wrong with our government? And want help our soldiers that came back from that devils hell messed up bs of these folks some didn’t make it back.bs of the horrifying situations they endured these heartless people are living in America and prosperously still having rascist feelings toward Americans how ridiculous but many veterans are still not compensated. Wt..?

@jarraandyftm Ай бұрын

What in the name of christ is that thing on his head?!

@cccspokesmanandcofounder 5 ай бұрын

Horrible reporting. Read the room.

@user-wg8we4yz4j Ай бұрын

I hate war

@markjfox866 26 күн бұрын

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖

@vileanthomas1442 Жыл бұрын

And you Are selling our America land to these folks‼️💯💯

@glennrogers5568 9 ай бұрын

NON GRATUM ANUS RODENTUM…

@Bobm-kz5gp 11 ай бұрын

That lavender uniform? Never saw that in any Branch of the service, I guess uniform something he had made up? I think it sounds true, skeptical of skin pealing off with socks and not getting any medical treatment, infantry live by their feet. At least awards were real, and not a poop load of ribbons like most fake hero’s, I believe he is genuine, just proud of his service now. I wouldn’t have volunteered to be a tunnel rat, it is terrifying just to think about it. Vietnam Vet, 18 months, 1969-1970, and somehow did not have any protestors to deal with, and as I was flying from LA to Va we were snowed in at Chicago and the airline crew put me up in a hotel and took me out to dinner, I get teared up now as I think how wonderful that crew was to me.

@alphadragongamingFTW 9 ай бұрын

It is not military sanctioned dress. However it is a civilian dress and he is part of or in a leadership role in some kind of purpleheart society. That is why it is purple. He also drives a purple 70s model restored chevy truck with some kind of purple heart society sign on the door, could not quite make it out as it was in the background of him and a tad blurry. I am guessing it is strictly for special occasions, anniversaries and parades and things like that.

@edgardovilla199 9 ай бұрын

It’s not a military uniform, but he is a actual veteran.

@Ontiming2023 6 ай бұрын

@jeremybunston100 5 ай бұрын

I thought the same about his uniform and story to be frank. my father was in Vietnam as an airborne ranger and would say the same... if skin was peeling off his feet he wouldn't be on patrol... period.. and his uniform? completely made up... I've been around hundreds of Vietnam vets over the years through meeting them with my father and BECER seen a uniform like that unless it was some kind of stolen Valor situation and there was plenty of wannabes that were easy to spot with their medals that didn't check out. He used to call it "fruit salad"

@sandman62100 4 ай бұрын

@@jeremybunston100 It's pretty obvious he has a purple heart and and BSM w/ V device. But keep criticizing from the sidelines. YOU are the wannabe.