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If I may, when my brother Steven went in country, I was born. To him I was his replacement in the family, and he was meant to die there. He volunteered for every dangerous mission, just to get it over with quickly. In the last few years Steve has opened up to me some of the experiences he endured. I am so proud of the man that I barely know even today. Just needed to get that out there. Thank you all. and God bless the homeless vets, we needed them, now they need us.

Thank you Mack Bentley for sponsoring this page from a disabled country boy Missouri!. Give me up is not an option. God bless

Thanks Sarge ! May Gods Richest Blessings be Yours Melvin.

Thank you...and to all Vietnam vets, you're loved🌹♥️🇺🇸

What a humble guy and, so soft spoken, like a real hero. I really like these interviews, they are so important to our history. Thanks for doing these.

Thank you Mr. Faber. I am having a difficult time finding the right words to express my gratitude for your service and your candor in this interview. Not for a lack of words, but for the avalanche of words that has overtaken me.

Vietnam vets are top soldiers in my book.

Thank you Mr. Faber

Great show with great men of honor

Thank You SIR......for everything.

This man is so humble . He thinks before he speaks . He draws a resemblance. To my Cousin 1970 . I can only imagine what he’s feeling reliving. his tour .

Thank You Melvin for your service to our country. It means more than you can imagine. I will always respect all of our American soldiers, for their sacrifices. Every soldier is important to America’s accomplishments.The men and women of the United States armed forces are very important. Always watching from Panama City Florida, USA. 🇺🇸

Thanks for your service everyone please remember the ones that didn’t make it back home!

Thank you, Sgt Faber, for the salute and your service.

Vietnam Loves that name, thats why you lived! MELVIN...

Sgt Melvin Faber has the eyes of a man who has seen to much, Bless you sir , much love from the UK

Thank you for your service and sharing your experience with us.

One of the better interviews by far. Very humble and the eyes were very telling during the moments when memories must have flashed by. The salute at the end deserves all the mention and recognition befitting a man of such obvious stature. Absolute respect to both you gentlemen.

As a fellow Iowan, I salute you for your service sir. Thank you!

What a humble man. Thank you sir for your service and agreeing to share your experience with us.

Thankyou Sgt Faber

First. God bless our vets

I love this man. His view is terrific

Thank you, Sgt. Melvin Faber, 4th Infantry Division, Vietnam, Bronze Star! Thank you, Mr Larry Cappetto!

I came home from boot camp in October 1973. I was not expecting to be spit on and yelled at in the airport.

I was lil kid in the 80s, and the "Full Metal" Jacket movie was my first Vietnam War movie. It did something to me. Docs, movies, and music. I'm shocked I didn't try to learn the language.

Thank you Melvin, god bless you 🙏

Thank you Sgt. Faber. You went over there and won that war for us. God bless all of ya.

Thank you for your service Melvin. I love Viet Nam veterans. You guys are my heroes. I was very young during the war, but I prayed every night for you guys. Love you.

Thank you for your service. I volunteer my time at the legion and vfw maintaining the m1 garand for the funerals. A few days ago I went to the vfw to teach a few members how to take care of the m1 garand and I had a Vietnam veteran talk to me about his experience in Vietnam and coming back home. He couldn’t understand why I would volunteer my time to help with maintenance of their m1 rifles. I told him I couldn’t go into the marines. I’m a gunsmith and I like sharing my knowledge to help others. Not many of us are left that are knowledgeable about the m1 garand. Several years ago I was asked if I could teach members to take care of the rifles. God asked me to help others so I share my knowledge to help others. God works in mysterious ways. God bless you sir.

Thank you soldier. Your service is appreciated.

I remember neighbors sons ,vAnd friends bros. sent to SouthVietnam from 1965-1969; last one returning hm by late 1971 . Lost a relative in SouthVietnams Central Highlands , tail end of bloody ass TET , mid-3)1968 , about little over 10 days around my 11th bday. The palpable PSTD issues if the ones coming hm .

I was one of four playing a snare drum as a member of the Burt High School marching band back in the early to mid-70's and remember Melvin "Jr." Faber marching with his fellow veterans in the Memorial Day Parade. The parade uniforms they wore were from WWII and Korea to the then present day. We all looked up to those guys with such reverence and pride. I felt small in their presence.

Thank you for your service sir. Awesome salute Sgt.

Thank you sir for your service. That salute was definitely one of the best. Again thank you Larry for another wonderful interview.

What a humble and down to earth men.. when he said he hopes his words get to the right ears, i was thinking "oh, you cant Imagine how much they get to the right ears right now" Thank you for your service, Sgt.Faber! Im glad you did this Interview, your a good men.

thanks mack and larry

Thank you so much Sir, for serving our country. I admire how humble you spoke about your time spent in Nam. You are a hero, and much loved buy so many. God bless you ✝️

Good interview as always and another great man I am proud to call a fellow Amercan. My Dad is a vet who never talks about it so these interviews are so important to me.

God bless you sir... Thank you for your service

You got a awesome job larry. 🇺🇸 🍺 🙏

Thank you and God bless you Melvin

very well done interview, really enjoying your interviews with these great Service Man......best wishes from Florida, Paul

Thank you sir for your service, thank you for doing this video, God bless you

Thank you for your service

Thank you for your service Sgt Faber and thank you to everyone else that served for are country!!!

Thank you for your service to our country. God Bless You

I enjoy your episodes and the way you interview. So many of these heroes are talked over by their interviewers.

Thank you sir what hard time you guys went through you are my hero may God bless you thank you

Thank you and all other veterans for their service

Larry, thank you so much for bringing these American Heroes Stories to view, especially our forgotten Warriors from the Vietnam War, their part in America's history is often overlooked and their sacrifices forgotten!

Another Amazing Man. Thank You Sir for your Service!

🇺🇲🎖️⭐🙏 Thank you for sharing

When I was at ft Rucker Alabama in January 1968, we had gotten our orders for Vietnam. Before we left to come home on a 30 day leave, the sergeant got us all together on some bleachers. He stood on a podium in front of us. He asked us if there were any sole serving sons in the group. He stated that a sole surviving son is someone whose father was killed in action or was 50 percent of more disabled from wounds. My dad was 60 percent combat disabled from being hit 3 times. In France a high explosive round landed close to him and tore up his hand and right forearm. In Germany, a sniper put a round thru his right hand while he was eating an apple in his foxhole. In Germany on March 30, 1945, he was shot thru his left hip of which he spent 6 months in the hospital. All my jones’ uncles were all combat vets. 2 in the Atlantic and 2 in the pacific. Anyway, I knew I was in this category but I did not say anything. Nobody in the group did either. I felt if I did that I would let my daddy down as I wanted to live up to him in Vietnam as he did in world war 2. He was a staff sergeant, squad leader, i company 318 th infantry, 80th division. I had orders for the 11th combat aviation group in Vietnam. I never could live up to him. Here I am now 100 percent combat disabled and I’ve had nitemares the last 2 nites. The nite before last I dreamed that artillery rounds were coming down on top of me. I was so scared and it was so real that when I woke up I felt like a 5 year old child that was just all to pieces and I wanted my daddy to protect me. I always felt safe when I was a boy and daddy was there. That has been 2 days and I am still all to pieces. I’ve been taking clonAzapam to try and calm down. This has been going on since may 30th 1970 the day I got out of service at ft dix. The g i who is speaking here knows what I’m talking about. Now I’m 75 years old and I am scared all the time, especially that someone is going to come in on me and I can’t fight them off. Just some writings about someone who didn’t take the sole surviving son status.

Thanks for your service and sacrifice Melvin….You all are America’s best 🇺🇸🙏

What goes through your mind really I'm scared as hell and I'm being shot at with the attention of killing me gotta be pure frightening his clam manner show he's a well adjusted individual great guy wish I could be half the person he is I take my hat off to you sir thanks

11C's have to graduate from gunner's school, which requires a certain type of individual. They have to hump the components of the mortar - tube, tripod, base plate - for miles over rough terrain. Firing it correctly is a life and death responsibility. Each rifleman (11B) carries a round or two of ammunition, to feed the gun. Salute, to the 4th ID Ivy men !

A great interview...again.Larry,Love where you are humble on the questions and still mention the Good Lord even if the Vet is not..and you always respond to the comments!! That means alot from other channels where you appreciate the folk and of course the Vet himself.I look forward on here to listen to your work here in the mountains of east tn. even though i,m just 50...Great Job on the interviews and would Love to shake your hand one day.

Turns out, US involvement in Vietnam achieved an unexpected positive development. Vietnamese Communists are not Chinese Communists or Russian Communists and many of the worst prospective leaders were eliminated from the power structure. We did a great thing there

There was no law preventing sole surviving sons from combat unless there was another direct family member that had been killed or seriously injured. As an only child that served in combat, I believe this is the way it should have been.

I didn't enlist in the Army until 1973, but I never saw a Camo beret like Sgt. Faber is pictured wearing in the numbnail photo. Were the Camo berets something unique to the 4 Infantry Unit?

I didnt serve, turned 18 in 9/75 but i think my weapons of choice would have been an ithica model 37 with m-79 and a couple 45's. Question did our troops pick up ak's and use them or would thay draw friendly fire?

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A question you should ask some of these guys who were in combat. Did you ever reach a point of loosing your wits from the no sleep and patrols and combat, that if you were ordered , could you have committed some atrocity, like shooting innocent civilians. We know these things were done, but did YOUR conditions get to the point where you and your men could have done something like this ? Did you ever reach that point of madness with the whole situation ?

You post great videos, the music is a tad somber

Thank you Sgt. Faber for your brave service. The person conducting the interview needs to talk less.

burnt bread is one of the smells

Goverment making rules of war. They were,nt on the front line. How can u make rules regulations an laws in war

Thank you for your service