Amen.

Price of freedom? For whom? The US had no earthly business being in Nam. The whole business was a lie from Tonkin onwards. The powers that be knew the war was lost ages before the end. As a result an additional 30,000 or so died. Sgt E 5 US Army 65-68.

Did you end up working in the medical field?

no sir... I more or less just did my own thing over the years, ... tried to find less stressful jobs... and managed to do so. I worked for JCPenney for 17 years delivering furniture in Tampa Florida, and 11 1/2 years at Academy Sports and Outdoors here in alabama.@@diabolivirtusen-tavares-ea4645

We will Never Forget .

I am honored to admire the military family and the heroes of the country. I pay tribute to them.

I ask myself that question. We owe our veterans everything. Veterans before all others!

You didn't live during the Vietnam era, did you? The truth is the US had a huge anti-Vietnam war sentiment. The US was doing a lot of harm and destruction in Vietnam...beside killing the so-called enemy. Those that show disrespect to the returning veterans were also a small minority or fringe group of people. Most Americans simply minded their own business and didn't want to hear the veterans stories...which they had every right to. The only thing these guys should have cared about is getting a 2nd chance at life. All they do is whine about how they were treated. The bigger issue is why did they expect anything else from what they received.

@@topgeardel I am a purple heart Vietnam vet. And I wonder if you were even alive then. I, and almost all the VN vets that I know, never once whined about the way we were treated. Sure, there were those who expected a parade and banners when they got home, but they weren't dealing with reality. There was a lot of myths about VN and the one about being spit on is the worst. Do you seriously think that some person would be crazy enough to spit on a guy who was returned form that? That wouldn't have ended good. Never happened and I was in the Army for 2 years and wore my uniform a lot. Never got a second glance. Also, we didn't bore people with stories. i went to college and worked many jobs over the years and I believe all my friends never knew I was in VN. No.1, there is no way in hell they would understand, and 2 most wouldn't care. VN vets talked to each other only. My wife didn't know I was in VN for a year and a half after we were together and then only because my bother told her. Were we ashamed? Hell no. And we cared a great deal about a lot of things, not just about our own survival. I Joined the Vieteram Veterans Against the War in Texas and did recruiting for them for 2 years until the war winded down. We were deeply concerned about the Vietnamese but were pretty much powerless to do anything about it. Some men died trying to protect them but that doesn't make the news. A group of VN vets from Wisconsin returned to Vietnam and spent years clearing mine fields on their own. it would have been interesting to see you go thru Vietnam and how you felt when you got home. Expect? We didn't expect anything and that's pretty much what we got.

@@dbeaus Sorry buddy, I didn't bother reading your whole comment b/c I've read it all before. You don't get to marginalize me and build yourself up at my expense.. I very much lived those days without being a dumb F and be sent to a Vietnamese jungle to throw my life away for NOTHING. That's actually un-American and un-patriotic to me. The "best" Vietnam veteran is the one who keeps his mouth shut and quietly lives his life without videos, documentaries and trips to Vietnam to cleanse their souls. I guess you don't qualify. I respect people enough to read all of their comments to me...when I'm ready. I simply get tired of responding to bullshit.

Those orders to deploy to Vietnam were unlawful and should have been challenged in court every one who followed them is a war crimanl LBJ and his wife took financial control of Bell helicopter and made large investments in Genral dynamics just before he sent troops The whole thing was unnecessary and for money and raw materials like rubber and opium There never was a South Vietnam and the only Vietnamese to ask us for help was ho chi min It was all manufactured bull shit

@@billywylie3288 TRUE

Rats were a food supply. That Vietnamese street food was spicy for a reason.

A Navy vet told me that they called Rat " Shanghai beef!" 😮

Democrats bud

it never happened.

We had C rations only. I don't know when MRE's started, but we never saw any.. Not only did we get only C rations, we got the ones not taken by the folks in the rear. I am a Vietnam infantry vet, 69, and this is one of the most accurate and honest portrayals I have ever seen. No fabrications here. Some things I could find fault with, I don't believe we ever carried 100 pounds. Statistics, we have 22 vets a day commiting suicide. The daily grind and boredom are accurate. Mission? I be damned if I ever saw one. It seemed as if every day some one in the rear was deciding on a map what to do today. We did the same thing over and over again, with little change.

I used a word fabricated wrong. I sincerely apologize to Mr Bowes. I know time does fade all our memories of difficult times that are gone in time.I did a little research regarding C-rations and Mre’s. They were both in country and fed to our troops. I again applaud all the military that served in this terrible war. God’s speed to each of you!

Shame on you. Your a Disgrace to our heroes.

That’s shame on you Sergeant Major you’re a disgrace to our heroes.

Thanks for the update on the MRE's. In my year there I never saw or even heard of, MRE's. They would have been a refreshing upgrade. They were probably there, but, as you know, the guys in the field got what was left. One of my M16's had a handle held together by tape. The year was 69 and the MRE's could have been introduced after that. Anyway, if you have one a day, which we sometimes did, the C's tasted pretty good. God speed to you sir.

After all these years the proud resisters still cant get over how brave these guys were. For your info the resisters and protesters prolonged that war by years. Read quotes from the leaders of North Vietnam who and i quote We knew the US would pull their troops out because of the protesting in the US so we waited instead of coming to the table and sign a treaty or whatever. So we can thank you and your friends for many lives that were lost. Shame on you and the rest of your proud resisters. What a joke you people were and still are.

@@dominicdavino252 @Dominic Davino Nice twist on history. You're an example of the blind leading the blind. Resistors "can't get over how brave these guys were"?? Are you out of your mind? First of all, your "brave" veterans were assholes for allowing themselves to be sent to a war their Government never had the integrity or guts to declare. Secondly, those "brave" veterans didn't have the courage to stand up to their Government when it was wrong. They were too intimidated by family & social pressures to "serve" or face the consequences of their bully Government. Many were so damn stupid they concluded that putting their lives on the line versus Government punishment was the lesser of 2 evils. The US should have never been in Vietnam in the first place. The first major battle of the war was la Drang. It was there the US should have gotten a major clue what they were getting into. The US did NOT get the clue. Ho Chi Minh got it...that he could win a long war. War protesters like me prolonged the war? What a dumbass statement. The US got played throughout that entire war...and so did the veterans personally. The Vietnamese had skin in the game...the US did not. You wouldn't know what real courage and patriotism is even if it sat on your lap and called you "daddy"

Listening to your response the name calling etc etc you still are showing your true colors. You will harbor the hatred till the day you die. You had your opinion on the war as others did. Don't remember any servicemen spitting on any protesters when they came home. read your history the leaders of Hanoi when interviewed and i quote again. We would have come to the peace table years earlier but we did not because we knew the US will pull their troops out because of the PROUD resistors and protesters. That is a fact. Weather we believe the war was right or not we all have an opinion on that But you Never Ever take it out on the troops that are on the front line Never. And by the way we fought alongside the South Vietnam troops and fought against the North Vietnam troops.

@@dominicdavino252 Boo Hoo...grow up. Name calling? What are you some daisy? The US did NOT belong in Vietnam. The US had years with air superiority, air mobility and naval superiority to get the "job" done. Ask a LOT of veterans what that "job" was in reality. They will tell you it wasn't to win. The US also had about 5 other countries supporting it as well in country. It was an unwinnable war b/c it was essentially an Asian civil war for independence after decades of colonialism. It wasn't a battle for control of the Free World. What are you telling me about the North and South Vietnamese for? The Viet Cong were essentially S. Vietnamese conducting a guerilla war in S. Vietnam. Then it evolved into a "proxy" war. The US kicked the world's ass in about 3 1/2 years on 2 major fronts in WW2 across oceans. Vietnam lasted almost 11 years. A country the size of the State of North Dakota. You have absolutely no insight in the dynamics of that war. What Ho Chi Minh said or what the resistors did or didn't do is irrelevant. Nevertheless, the protest movement hastened the end of an already manipulated war. You need to talk to Vietnam veterans that you care so much about. Resistors weren't sacrificial lambs or the Government's pawns. And BTW....I harbor hatred? THE only reason I'm on these videos is for the benefit of younger generations who view this BS. And you're probably one of them.

Yes, these men that I was next to, who were responding to our nation's leaders, were men I could rely on. I am philosophical enough to question my position and what I did and was doing in this conflict, and hope your clinging to your position "with pride" avails you the opportunity to philosophically question your position as well. I am reluctant to easily define myself or my fellow soldiers as heroes. There is a bit of embarrassment there if you do a bit of research, when we were trying to honorably serve and do a difficult job the best we could. Yes, in that fray we had many opportunities to save lives. You? Well, you saved your own life. I don't speak ill of you and don't blame you for your position. Have you treated me with the same respect? To me, we are still in a battle for personal power against larger governmental structures that utilize fear to seize control. Perhaps Vietnam is an example of that, or perhaps Covid is an example. Get your experimental vaccine? Wear a mask to rebreathe carbon dioxide! Don't question, don't research, just follow the crowd you like. Thanks for the dialogue, reflective of the 2nd amendment.

? Why do you say that Sir?

You're a 100% bull. The guys a hero like all the vets who did the best they could and still are (UK).

@@lastknowngood0 listen again very closely and watch his eyes, these are rote anecdotal stories gleaned from books, movies or other combat vets' experiences, his body language alone gives him away. Prove me wrong. Very likely he was in Vietnam according to his dd214, but the endless combat missions, 10 1/2 months under triple canopy, macheteing down trees by himself in the dark to make a poncho stretcher, etc etc etc. 100% Bravo Sierra! REMF at best.

@@tyroniousyrownshoolacez2347 you offer no proof was in country from Nov 67 to July 69 I believe him Co B 2nd Bn 8 Inf Regt Co B 1 bn 7Cav Regt

Well Tyronious, there are SEVERAL interviews WITH Eugene and Lyle together. Bowes is 100% legit and your comment is 100% horse shite.