I was drafted in 1970. I speak weekly with friends from my army experience. One from Ohio, Tennessee and Indiana. California here.

God bless this man. Hope he is still around. The most sensible veteran I've listened to so far. Thank you for your service, Sir. I'm a Ukrainian born during the cold war. As an aniti-communist, I cannot thank you enough for your service.

From California ,thank you Sir for your service to this country It is a great injustice how our soldiers were treated when they came home , I was to. Young at the time but from what I have learned about the treatment of our brave American soldiers is shamefully and I apologise ....your service is much appreciated and you have my deepest respect . Thank you sir God bless you .

Hey Jim, it's Bob Cooley EN3 From RAID72. I'm so glad to see this.

God bless our Vietnam veterans - and all our American veterans - and THANK YOU for serving our country.

One of the very best, in every sense. The world really would be better off with more people like Mr Kerr.

Thank you Jim Kerr for your touching insight and your service.

It's should be an example of how poorly these men were treated after this war to see how such small gestures, such as a Thank You, or a handshake, can mean the world to them. It was a realization that really shook me when I first started studying Vietnam. I hope everyone that went through this war, in any capacity, has found or finds peace.

Incredibly insightful man. I am so sorry what our country did to you guys. Thank you for your service .

I wish there were these types of interviews from WW2 vet's.

From one Kerr to another: Thank you for your service, sir! Harold Kerr from Missouri

Thanks for your service. Welcome home. It ain’t the movies, you had no script to follow.

This man is a bad ass. Thank you for everything you did for us.

The soldiers did not lose the war in Vietnam. They won every fire fight. The politicians and the media were responsible.😡As long as I am alive I will not let America forget🇺🇸. Welcome home Sir, much respect.

To hear these vets who are true Americans With their perspective on United States and their experience shared with us who cannot in no way know what they went through. I have the utmost respect for Vietnam vets and the ones who did not make it back. To help these vets comfortable and respected by interviewer Is excellent thank you to Darrell for letting us listen to these wonderful Americans.

Welcome home soldier! You have made your country proud!

Thank you for your service, Jimmie Kerr, and welcome home.

Respect and thanks to you sir. My uncle served and although he never talked to me, I think he had a lot of empathy for the people of Vietnam.

Thank you Jimmie!

Thank you both.

Tough man. God bless.

You the man. Thank you for your service to our country and theirs.

Another, among all, hero! This man should talk to every American; his expressive capacity would be a lesson to all of us. Thank you.

Jimmy Thank you for your service Its sad how Americans treated their follow Americans..God Bless

I've been looking for a place to hear from the men of this era .. Lost my uncle to the effects of coming home to the same place and not being the same person...I know that he served with a honorable discharge in the end and hold his memory dear to my heart being three when he passed... their only faint and few.. but mean so much.. thanks so much for the effort and time to produce this documentation for the future to hear first hand of the front lines..

Thank you for your service Mr. Kerr.

44:00 'Every one of them should have to serve in the military before they become a congressman'. Score! That is a change that should begin ASAP. And it should be a very strong issue for getting employment as a school teacher, too. Thanks for talking about your experiences.

This was outstanding. Thanks for posting ~ from Texas

Perhaps the most heart-wrenching interview. Sir, thank you for your service. I am so sorry you were treated so dishonorably upon your return. You deserved so much more respect from your fellow countrymen. God bless you.

Thank You!

Thank you for your service.

I can totally relate to him on his experience with getting a job after getting out of the service even though I was in during the 80's. Employers and even colleges don't understand your knowledge level, and the amount of responsibility you had at 18, 19-23 yrs of age, and refuse to give you the credit you've earned. I still can't get the amount of credit at the University that I was told the education and experience I was given in the military. They all say they'll give you the credit at these universities, but once you get there, you get nothing. We have to fight for everything you get, and that's the one very good thing the military service gives you, the fight and be perseverance needed to get through life.

Thank you for your honesty. Insights. Articulate and no hype.

The ones who treated these guys like garbage should be ashamed of themselves. Cowards.

Welcome home sir, you done good...I still see your pain, God bless...72 yo Navy Veteran

Thank you Sir for your service God bless you.

I am not a veteran. But I want to say How Much I have been enthralled listening to your story and all the other guys who have came in to share their thoughts and stories about there individual VIETNAM experience. You guys r truly Great Men!!!! I very much am captivated by America's people who went to VIETNAM. I could only imagine how it would have felt to b a 18 or 19 yr old young man and go into the service's and then into this situation that was going to change u as a person in so many ways. I sincerely want you to know how much respect I have for each and every one of you guys! I think it's very important for our people and kids to b aware of what these men did and gave for us to have this world to grow up in. We r truly blessed to have guys like you in our community. I find myself hanging on every part of what you guys tell about it over there and in a war. U guys were just like all of my friends and I at that age we grew up playing football and baseball and hunting and fishing and working and then you guys went to war! War in a jungle! On a river! Truly amazing tails. I wish you guys all the best and want you to know that each of you r hero's/superb people who gave a lot for the rest of us. Thanks feels so little compared to what we owe you each. So I will say A BIG THANK YOU 4 BEING THERE!

I just had a Christmas Eve dinner with a Vietnam vet. I'm a bit of a military history/weapons nerd so I like to find very obscure and not well known tidbits of info. This guy I just spent time with .. I let him ramble and slowly he said things one at a time that most people are unaware of. The thing is, he's not a nerd. He just actually lived it! These men are incredible and it deeply saddens me that they're running out. I'll always remember you crazy Dave, love you brother

Best interview yet. Thank you sir.

Jimmie Kerr the way you explain things, makes one think. That is quite an ability to have.

What an amazing interview. Incredibly important lesson on not keeping everythig to one's self and talking about life's difficulties. As a result we hear the interpretations of a man who analysed and dealt with his internal demons, which has ultimately made him aware of these. This advice holds true for generations past, and the generations to come. Speak your truths, and process your trauma, big or small. Thank you sir, you have my utmost respect.

This guy`s really a philosopher,a thinking man`s vet......great interview....

This was before my time and I'm not even American but love these interviews. Absolute maximum respect fot these men who went through so much.

Good man right there.

I spent a year on the Basac River in 69 and would bet he was there. I wish the interviewer would let him get into a little more detail. Watch "Apocalypse Now" Where the PBR boats (Patrol Boat, River) were taking the Army SF Captain up the river to drop him off and you will get a good idea what he was doing.

Only 30 k views on this in 5 years ! These guys need heard ! I like that this fellow was able to know the people & interact in a positive way ! ! Truth is all of the North & South wanted independence from France ! Rightfully so because the French treated them like slaves . If the western world had listened to Uncle Ho after WWII this war never would have happened !

AN EXCELLENT INTERVIEW AND VETERAN…..THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SIR 🇺🇸🇺🇸

Jimmie knew the VN'se really well, an appointment for anything in VN even these days is a rarity, the kids are usually on time for the 7 am school start, ( usually 6 days a week, and sometimes Sunday ), but a different story when it comes to Language Center classes, also I've come to the conclusion that the favorite hobby of most VN'se, is watching some one one else working.

A lot of American Legion lodges vanished because of what Mr. Kerr states.

Thank you 😊

May God bless this man

If I could go back in time, I wish I could help give these guys the welcome home they truly deserved. It is just unimaginable the things some of them had to deal with back here.

My one regret in life was not doing service . Im now 44 . Ive searched my whole life for comradeship, in the workplace etc... I often wonder , would i have been brave or a coward . I will never know i guess! All my respect to any man that fights for his country . Right or Wrong!

You are a very strong person good on yah

Thank you for your service Jimmie!

He kept his integrity in an ugly war... Thank you for your service 💞✌️🙏

Perfect description

Send Congress!!! Yes. That is the only way to stop our involvements in other countries..

He's completely right. If we don't finish things then the war goes on and on.

My dad served on the front lines in the army. He’s passed away now but it breaks my heart to have witnessed how it changed him! His Heath was ruined by agent orange and even though he didn’t whine about it he had many horrors in his head for the rest of his life! All for a political war that should not have happened

That’s one I really never ever understood; why didn’t people hire/give jobs to Vietnam vets? I don’t get that at all, back then & these days it’s hard to find anyone experienced at anything...These Vietnam vets were experienced in all kinds of stuff, most of them had a field they learned in, Electronics, radio repair, Helicopter pilots, communications, etc...Bunches of these guys had plenty of experience, and most of all they just got back from the war and they want to settle down back into life and sustain “normalcy”, so they will work and work hard. And after all they went through, I am sure they will be tickled to death to have the job they are interviewing for, so they will be hard workers. With all the crap they dealt with, to have a “normal” job, a 9-5 job that after they can see their families, they will be hard workers for them. So I just don’t get why they turned Vietnam vets away, like the example he made in this video where he and one other guy applying at a job were Vietnam vets and the guy came out and called those two guys only over and just bluntly told them that they can’t hire them, so it was obvious that they weren’t going to hire them specifically because they were vets. I just don’t get it why they would be turned away solely because they were vets. I guarantee that if I was an employer, and if I had a room of people that were average interviewees and I saw that one was a Vietnam vet, then I am going to hire the vet first before I hire any of those other ‘Joe Blows’...

It wasnt tii my college years did my studies include vietnam and it was a course i chose for that reason.

Hello Sir and what a pleasure listening to your commentary . Some very good points made all around . what an inspiring and well balanced individual .

I like the comment on Miskito dope. I worked in a military ware house. The WIMIS label on the box was ( toxic use eye protection, gloves, when handing) now put it on your skin. It was good as a penetrating oil, and removing leaches. ( Canadian Veteran)

Jimmy Kerr served during my time there 1969 to 1971. What I'm surprised as a mud water river boat he never mention the usn seawolves helicopter squadron We protected the nbr boats as well as ground troops cia ops, seals, green berets rangers.

It was nice.

I think that like in Korea and Viet Nam people didnt care or want to deal with it because we as the US were not attacked..In WW2 we were attacked in Hawaii and Alaska so it builds up the population to want to repel the invaders mentality. Because if your country is attacked I guarantee you want the invaders gone. In Viet Nam we werejust in another country that didnt effect life in the US, to a point.

Politicians did have an affect on the war. I can't count the number of cease fires we had due to Vietnamese holiday's. War as Jimmie says is war, lets get it done. USAF, 9/70-9/71

The part I can’t understand is why the World War II vets turned the Vietnam vets away. Very sad. 🇨🇦🇺🇸

Vietnam soldiers, on average, fought far more than WWII soldiers. I can't imagine the Iraq and Afghanistan soldiers fought any less than the Vietnam soldiers.

Mine was like too..Do your time

I'm sorry your fellow citizens and government abandoned and betrayed you.

I had no problem with a job. I made my career in the navy.

I've watched a lot of these interviews, and have really enjoyed most of them. However, this guy was likely the most 'on point' person that I have watched you interview. If you could bottle his wisdom and force feed all Americans with it our country would be much better off.

Is this the first of the series Vietnam Voices?

My mum fought in nam. Semper fi marines

Well stated Jimmie. Like you and many vets say it was a political war a chess match if you will and not one of taking valuable land or even for positions and holding it cause it was a gorilla terrorist warfare with small groups of enemy. Of course, hindsight being 20/20 we never should have set one American boot in Nam.

("...a boat captain WHO was from China.")

They hardly ever mention the many massacres by the ROK soldiers as well.

Walter Beery

I would never blame any individual soldier. It's important to be on the right side. In Viet Nam, we were the wrong side. For reasons unknown to this day, we went into another peoples' homeland and murdered several million of them, and maimed or rendered homeless many more. The people that carried it out, boots on the ground, like the Germans of WWII, must bear some responsibility for what happened. Ultimately, all wars are banker's wars. It never changes.

The ABCs of Salvation, or how to be right with God, and know you're going to Heaven: A-dmit that you're a sinner, and need a Savior. As it is written: There is none righteous, no, not one. Romans 3:10 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23 B-elieve that Jesus Christ died paying the penalty for your sins, and rose from the grave. He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross. 1 Peter 2:24 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures... 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 C-all on the Lord Jesus Christ to save you, and trust only in Him for your salvation. If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9 For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:13 The moment you "believe," or, put your trust in what Jesus has done for you, God saves you and your eternal destiny in Heaven is assured. You go from spiritual death to eternal life the moment you believe. Jesus said it this way: Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. John 5:24😀

you were never in viet nam you jive turkey

He's worried about protecting Christmas plays and I'm worried about children being taught that evolution is just a "theory" like it's some kind of guess about how we came to be as human beings. Which is more dangerous to society?