Mickey Mantle said the one pitcher to pitch the big game in the world series it be whitey Ford he was unflappable so cool

Guat time is the concierto today

I love you, Joe. I listened intently to every word you said. I love you young man.

Awesome Laura!

Seven years later still don’t know why my pitch ideas weren’t aired 😅

Hero!

where can I find your writings?

Thank you for your valiant service Sgt. God bless you

Congress is too old

This is a Man..... the compassion, the expressive nature, a father for his men, a warrior, and a leader. Your story has left me with hope and praise. You belong to many as you have touched many. You are a Man who walks with giants.

How and when did he become Captain? Wish he talked about it..

These guys sound old. They sing like my uncle.

Grew up on long island in the 1960s, 70s and part of the 1980s. I never had any problems at lake ronkonkoma BUT there is a very creepy house located in middle island that is extremely haunted. I won’t say where it is BUT it’s a very old house. There are also very old cemeteries alongside some roads in middle island that haven’t been marked yet. Nobody realizes that people are buried on the side of the road. Historians have found a few of them but there are several still uncovered on the side of the road.

Looks great!

Thank you Public Access television for archiving my dear late grandmother reading a book to a group of children. ❤❤

My Marine died because of agent orange

Joe...I never served but a close cousin was 2nd Battalion 4th Regiment Marine 1967-68...he never spoke about his time except things that never showed the depth of his experience. He knew I guess there was no way we could understand. I had friends that were in the Army and lost limbs. I had drawn #314 in the first draft in '69...so I never had to make the decision of what I would do...but I knew by then the situation and the meaninglessness of this war. I imagine your searing experience in your soul gives you a depth of experience that serves you but at a great price. I can see your Love in you. What helped me understand my cousin and friends was a book called '' Achilles in Vietnam'' ...I wish you god's peace you did your duty to those young boys who were with you and that's all a good man could do. Forgive yourself if you feel guilty...there were no cowards on the line..it was survival.

Thank you, Gny Sgt. Blackmon. Your story is inspiring and memorable. Your service and your sacrifices are so appreciated, I hope that one day you will reach a point where you feel some vindication for what you have done for US. YOUR SERVICE IS RECOGNIZED. and will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. We Love You and 🎉WELCOME HOME,🎊 MARINE! 🇺🇲

Cpl Echo 2/4 con Thien September to 26th October 1967. A brother Marine’s love. Semper Fi

Us Army 65-68.... to this day whenever someone "thanks me or my service" I want to puke on their shoes!

I'm a Great Neck native, as is my mother. This is the second interview of yours I've watched. Thank you for sharing your experience so openly. And thank you for your service.🙏🏻

SFMF

What in the hell is up with that horrible screeching sound before and after each interview?

My dad dodged the draft and always made a point of abusing veterans as they returned from Vietnam

God bless this man and the Marines who served with him. I don't blame him for being upset at having to leave his KIA'd comrades in the battlefield for 2 whole weeks. That's disgusting and inexcusable. No doubt that inexcusable blunder can be chalked up to command level officers.

Thank you for the interview!

God bless you Joe. - Army 178th ASHC CH 47 unit Chu Lai ‘70. raised BX, NY 🇺🇸🙏🚁

I call it gilligans islandgrew up in Brentwood now live in east islip i seen my fair share of creepy stuff in cemeteries and been to some haunted houses theres definitely an after life

Thank You Joseph For Telling Your Story That Will Forever Be Etched In American History 🇺🇸⚔️

Really enjoyed the presentation. Question, are these photos available online? If not and if you'd be willing to share them they could be put on the Internet Archive. I'd love to get a better look at them.

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Welcome home Joe thank you for your service nam vet 68/69 25th infantry division nobody will understand what we went through unless you were there…

YOU ARE THE BEST.....YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW..... TIGERLAND, C-4-5 TET 68..IT AINT GOING NO WHERE....

Iam a vietnam vet and this guy is as good as they come...HE FIGURED IT ALL OUT.. WE WERE IN A CIVIL WAR, AND WE WERE IN A COUNTRY WHO WANTED TO BE INDEPENDENT....WHO CARED IF THEY WERE COMMUNIST. I SURE NEVER AND DID WE LEARN ANYTHING FROM LOOSING 58200 YOUNG MEN....WE HAD TO FIGHT HITLER. AND THE JAPANESE....WE DID NOT NEED TO FIGHT VIETNAM. IKE SAID IT BEST. MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.....

Spent all my time with Marine Airwing at Danang ( Rocket City ) I brought Viet Nam Home with me in the form of Ischemic Heart Disease from Agent Orange Exposure. I needed Quad bypass surgery and I'm on Meds forever and unable to work as well. Most Marines were Exposed to Agent Orange in one way or another getting Sprayed, Breathing it in or from the Contamenated Water. Semper Fi

3rd Batt. 7th Marines ChuLai,RVN 10/65-11/66

am tired of being thanked. Officers held drafteees in contempt. the army miss treated soldiers. finally in the early eightees the VA announed help. i can relate to this guy but somehow the Jew horse shit came upon me, the contempt continues. almost 80 and still angry. Vietnam was a war to feed a bad economy. Give jobs. So many died under friendly fire.

go eat some poop

No one ever joined the military for a politician, we join for our nation, and our commitment to keeping us free, that's why I enlisted, Love of country

God Bless Our Vietnam Veterans! Thank You For Your Brave & Valiant Service - I Am So Glad You Came Home! My Brother Is A Vietnam Vet Who Went Thru A Lot But Chose Not To Share His Experience Publicly - But If He Talks To Fellow Veterans Privately, That Can Be Even More Helpful. It Is SO Important For Veterans To Share What You Can, Not Only To Document The History Of The War & The Country Where You Served - But To Share Your Invaluable Experience, Impressions & Opinions As They Have Changed Over The Years, & The Wisdom That You Have Gained Through Your Military Service In Such A Controversal War. Please Leave Your Legacy In Your Own Words For Future Generations Of Americans!🇺🇸

Love it!

I was a REMF. One of those 5 that supported each grunt. I was always asked "did you kill anyone?". I could only say that "I did my part of what my country asked me to do". There are many of us who never saw a single day in the bush. No one cares that I was promoted to E4 with less than 6 months of my active duty. I served my year working in a room with no windows and one door. Only a very few were allowed in that room, maybe 10 or less. I worked 12 hrs. on and 12 hrs. off for 6 months straight with no days off. The things I saw and read couldn't be talked about on the 12 hours of sleep we were given. In fact I was told that my unit was not in Viet Nam. Funny I remember the dry season days trying to sleep with helicopters flying almost at roof top level. I remember after 12 hours in my little room, eating and getting in to my hootch. I remember trying to sleep and the mosquitos feasting on me despite the bath I took in mosquito repellent. My job? Passing our nations secrets to CONUS and all over Viet Nam. I saw first hand the truth and the lies my country did during that 365 days. I couldn't write home but to say it's hot as hell or it won't stop raining. There are many like me that will never get recognized for the job we did. I did mine to the best of my ability. This is my message to the ones like me. I know you, you did an important part of the war. Don't be ashamed that you didn't catch a bullet or engage in hand to hand combat. You did what your country asked and that should count for something. Icame close to getting hit by an ARVN artillery unit that fired on my unit by mistake. The VC put a couple of rockets on the AF base Bien Hoa. I was in my little room, surrounded with millions of dollars worth equipment, just doing "bread and butter. bread and butter" and never missed a lick. Lost a good friend that I played highschool baketball with. His name is Amber Andrews "Pete" Hamilton. Another friend was Donald T. Elledge, a Green Beret, an advisor killed by a VC sniper. I guess one could say I have "survivor's guilt". Now I am 74 years old. I have all kinds of skin problems. My unit was at the southeast end of Bien Hoa AFB. Many agent orange flights took off and landed there. The nozzles on all the planes leaked all the time. I had an AF buddy tell me that. So I got a very sopecial dose of it. I remember the smell almost everyday. Since I do not have a combat MOS the VA says sorry son, we don't see anything. Well friends, there were no grass or trees in my company area. Our berm line looked like a moonscape. The government today says I am half crazy. How in the hell can one be half crazy? I was threatened with prison numerous times if I talked about "anything I had seen or done" up until I ETS'd and the future. So to my fellow REMF's, your service is to be honored as all the rest. No medals, no attaboys. .

I served with the 9th infantry division in 1968 and it wasn't what everyone think it was. The heavy combat i was exposed to gave me sleeping disorders and i can still hear combat some nights before bed.

Thank you for service!

I served in 1968 with the 9 th infantry division.

I am so glad we made it home but then. disappointed abut the treatment we got upon our return. I was a training NCO and proud to be there with my men. I was hit by a mine around the town of Tan An and fill sorry to leave without accomplishing our mission.

Thank you and welcome home. So much respect for Mr. Blackmon and all Vietnam Veterans you are Heroes also those that didn't make it back

Rudy is GREAT!

Vietnam war was started off with a lie same as Iraq and other conflicts why not are these politicians held accountable lying scum bags instead off young boys dying thinking they are defending there country

I was 82nd Airborne. A young 19 year old trooper in my squad, died in my arms from VC fire. That young trooper is my nightmare!!!! I should be the one who never made it home! "GOD BLESS THAT YOUNG MAN"!