Long Live Emperor Bertrand l, Down With The Republic
@VanLE-nl1tl4 ай бұрын
R.I.P. Colonel , You are the real Brother in Arm for our Vietnamese Marines Corps ! You a real legend !
@davidsoule12527 ай бұрын
Colonel John Ripley often spoke about this mission. I applaud his courage. While this video, nor any of the other comments mention it, Colonel (then Captain when he blew up the bridge) often mentioned Naval gunfire support slowing the NVA toward the bridge allowing him time to plant the explosives and to blow up the bridge. USS Buchanan DDG-14 and USS Strauss DDG-16 were the two ships providing Naval gunfire support for this mission. I was an FTG aboard Strauss. We set up the computer and radar to fire the ship's guns. Our mission also included slowing/stopping the advancement toward the Marines spotting for both ships. Captain Ripley was successful in blowing up the bridge and the Marine spotters were saved.
@TeeterTuckin7 ай бұрын
The type of man that if something had to be done that man would do everything in his power to get it done no matter the cost. Next time I feel like calling out of work I’m gonna think of this guy and get my ass to work. 😂
@dianaleal5183 Жыл бұрын
You can’t defeat the word of God ! They make noise for themselves we stand for goodness for peacemakers. Change your lives before it’s too late.
@journaiistic1395 Жыл бұрын
Preach!
@charlessherwood2564 Жыл бұрын
I was in country and heard about it col in country keep my ass alive thank you col you are a real man
@itsoruss Жыл бұрын
Incredible account of blowing up the Dong Ha Bridge. Almost unbelievable but it's all true and did happen.
The Paratroopers prayer is actually somewhat disturbing, particularly the part that translated in English says, "I want risk and anguish. I want fight and pain." I don't think that this is a prayer that most people should be praying unless they have consulted a spiritual director, as asking for suffering is not really the norm. The Church traditionally has long held that to take on suffering anything other than regular prayer and fasting should only be done after consulting a confessor or spiritual director. Asking for suffering is kidda like asking for death, it is not a good thing to do UNLESS it is the will of God. Jesus never prayed for suffering but begged God to spare him from it. “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet, not as I will, but as you will.” When he returned to his disciples, he found them asleep. He said to Peter, “So you could not keep watch with me for one hour? Watch and pray that you may not undergo the test. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Withdrawing a second time, he prayed again, “My Father, if it is not possible that this cup pass without my drinking it, your will be done!” Then he returned once more and found them asleep, for they could not keep their eyes open. He left them and withdrew again and prayed a third time, saying the same thing again." Matthew 26. Generally speaking, based on the Bible, Christians should pray for health of body and soul because they are connected. "May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Thessalonians 5:23. Also sadness is not a good thing nor is war, they are sometimes necessary but should not be sought after. The smoking gun is this Wisdom of Ben Sira 30;21-23 "Do not give yourself over to sorrow, and do not distress yourself deliberately. A joyful heart is life itself, and rejoicing lengthens one’s life span. Indulge yourself and take comfort, and remove sorrow far from you, for sorrow has destroyed many, and no advantage ever comes from it."
@filsdelleche6592 Жыл бұрын
Hello Mr. Meyer. While you are right in the sense that one should not seek a greater suffering than what's offered in their state in life without guidance from their spiritual directors, I don't think the paratrooper's prayer should be so disturbing. After all, Our Lord sought out The Cross from His youth as that was the very reason for which He became man. Even in the Garden of Gethsemane he accepted the Chalice which His Father offered. Our Lord did ask that the cup of The Passion pass from Him, but He knew that it would not. He allowed His Sacred Humanity to endure every anxiety and every weakness in order to raise our weakness to Himself, but it doesn't change the fact that he asks us to take up our crosses and follow Him. The road to salvation is one of mortification and detachment, or as Our Lord puts it: "the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent bear it away." (Matthew 11:12) We shouldn't fear the cross, but embrace it with Joy. One can suffer and not give his heart over to sorrow. If you look at the lives of the Saints, you see this very thing. To conclude my opinion on this prayer, I think that we are in circumstances where the suffering asked for in this prayer is the suffering required in the state of life of most Catholic men. For example, how many blasphemies do you think would be averted if men started standing up against blasphemers, or how quickly would abortion end if Catholics were united in ignoring the demonic "FACE act"? We are so unwilling to give up our comforts that the devil is allowed to advance his malice throughout the world. We have forgotten our primal call to subdue and rule over the earth, perfected in the Grand Commission. Godspeed
@cboetigphone Жыл бұрын
As a Catholic paratrooper, I disagree. To be a paratrooper is to accept that you are mortal, that pain is part of life and it is worthwhile to fight for the right things. You fling your body out with the acceptance that you may not land in once piece or in favorable situation. Most people avoid pain and risk of death, being a paratrooper is not for most people. There is a very nice version of this in English narrated by the Chaplain of UK's 12th Para brigade.
@cboetigphone Жыл бұрын
Added so people can review the original and translations en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paratrooper%27s_Prayer#:~:text=I'm%20asking%20You%20God,the%20body%2C%20or%20the%20mind.
@mariebudden26 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful. God bless . Light, Happiness, Peace and Eternal life for Cyril D. Winter a pro- Life Advocate.
@franciscojoseseidl1795 Жыл бұрын
Marvelous!
@Catolico-convencido Жыл бұрын
Salve María! ¿Podrían compartirme la letra, por favor?
@LuciFranchini-kw3qm8 ай бұрын
It goes this way, although there are different versions: Give me, oh Lord my God what is left Thee; that which no one asks of Thee. I do not ask for rest or tranquility, neither of soul or body. I do not ask Thee for wealth or success or health. So many ask Thee for these, my God, that none must be left Thee. Give me, Lord what is left; give me what all refuse. I want risk and anguish! I want fight and pain! Give me these, my God, once and for all. Give me the certainty that this will always be my portion, for not always will I have the courage to ask it of Thee. Give me, Lord what is left Thee; give me what others do not want, but also give me courage, strength, and faith.
@AR-gu2no Жыл бұрын
Nosso Rei do Brasil
@sagecreekwitt3301 Жыл бұрын
I appreciate how he pronounced Vietnam correctly. I've crossed the new bridge. Humble bad ass!!!. Much respect! Thanks for your service RIP!!!
@lancegoerner1719 Жыл бұрын
Anton Levey the founder of the "Church of Satan" died at St. Mary's hospital one block away.
@miltonmason7036 Жыл бұрын
ρяσмσѕм
@1945yousef Жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing
@kyrieeleison2793 Жыл бұрын
Excellent speech and quotes! I was one of those young people who was brought to the faith through art, specifically through teaching it, and found my home in the Traditional Mass. Despite my Marxism and atheism, I could never deny the beauty of European art. That in turn lead me to reject the false notion that European culture is inherently racist, and from there, the more and more I dug into my cognitive dissonance, the more and more God illuminated my way back to Him. There is a resurgence happening of the Catholic appreciation of beauty, particularly through people like David Clayton and Dr. E Michael Jones, both of whom have recently published books on the topic of Beauty. I especially recommend Clayton's "The Way of Beauty" blog. Thank you, and God Bless the TFP, all the counter-revolutionaries out there, and Prof. Plinio (RIP).
@Occupied_South Жыл бұрын
So inspiring!
@davidstanton55872 жыл бұрын
Look they drew a Jewish star on the base ...
@davidstanton55872 жыл бұрын
This is a sign of the great monarch when you see the troubles in France know it's nearly Time......the new king's will be the arm of the holy church ...our lady of la Sallet
@davidstanton55872 жыл бұрын
Prince Bertrand was extremely moved I see this as a sign of the beggining of the process of the great monarch ⚜️🏴⚜️like a sign in the dark was the statue for the great monarch has a prefigure in st king Louis ...st francis de Paul tells us how to quicken his ascension see contrite heart Chanel prophecies on great monarch
@CHICOB42612 жыл бұрын
Col. Ripley was my fellow marine when I was in Okinawa 87-88 there was never a finer man, Catholic, or officer than Col. John W. Ripley RIP!
@robertisham52792 жыл бұрын
All these Vietnam videos are basically BS. These veterans willingly chose to go to an unwinnable, illegal war. If they say otherwise they are promoting a falsehood. A lot of these people push the image that they could or did win the war, but the "politicians" and the "people back home" lost it. Vietnam was a national American disgrace, tragedy and defeat...and they share in the responsibility of it. The politicians and American people saw that the war was not being won, or was unwinnable. The US never really had the "hearts and minds" of the South Vietnamese people...who they supposedly were fighting for. They don't talk much about the war crimes they committed against the Vietnamese....OR even against their own personnel. Lastly, whether these guys won or lost...the Vietnam war had absolutely NO effect on American freedom, security, safety or way of life. They did NOT sacrifice anything for my...or your freedom. These veterans present themselves as victims and wrongly treated. They are big boys and went to a country to kill or be killed. They shared in the failure. Now they want to be recognized for their "sacrifice" through videos, Honor Flights, endless trips to the Wall in DC or to Vietnam itself. They never grew up and really moved on. They have made themselves an embarrassment to themselves and my generation. He blew up a bridge that U.S. seabees built which was a waste of taxpayer's money.
@davidsoule1252 Жыл бұрын
How sad! I am a Vietnam Veteran. I did not choose to willingly go into this War. I was drafted, chose to join the Navy instead and I ended up on USS Joseph Strauss DDG-16, a guided missile destroyer, off the coast of South Vietnam during a six month deployment in 1970. The ship alternated between being on the gunline and in Tonkin Gulf escorting carriers. I was an FTG (gun fire control technician). We set up the gun fire control computer and radar to fire the ship's guns. Strauss fired about 5,000 5" 54 caliber shells during this cruise. It was a fairly easy cruise. We were never shot at and we never felt we were in danger. Another seven month deployment again started in February 1972 and again the ship was off the coast of South Vietnam alternating between the gunline and escorting carriers through the end of March. The first three months were similar to the 1970 cruise. We never felt in any real danger. The Easter Offensive had started in the last days of March or on Easter Saturday, April 1, though us peons did not know it at the time. Strauss had a call for fire early morning on Easter Saturday, April 1. We are in gun plot, the computer center for the ships guns. Just another routine call for fire we thought. Nope, this one was different. Strauss started receiving counterbattery. Hundreds of enemy rounds were landing close to the ship. Strauss went to General Quarters for the first time since I had been on the ship. This call for fire lasted for four days. Strauss fired 1,500 rounds during the four days. Easter Sunday, two surface to air missiles (SAM's) were fired at Strauss and just missed the ship. Almost all of the call for fire(s) Strauss had were from Marine spotters. This call for fire was again from Marine spotters. Again, this was at the start of the Easter Offensive and 200,000 NVA troops and equipment were coming across the DMZ. Strauss' mission was to protect the Marine spotters as enemy troops were advancing toward them. Other U.S. warships in the area were pounding NVA troops advancing toward the south. The same Marine spotters were spotting for those warships where to fire their shells. Strauss saved the Marine spotters. Several of them later came aboard Strauss and thanked us for saving their lives. Months later we found out that this operation was all in support of slowing the advancement of the NVA to protect the Marine spotters and to slow the advance of the NVA so that Captain (at the time) John Ripley had time to blow up the bridge. And it wasn't just the U.S. warships in the area that were supporting this operation. It was bombers from the nearby U.S. aircraft carriers and perhaps B-52 bombers. But I can assure you! Most of us in the Vietnam War either got drafted into the Army or joined a different branch of service. I didn't do any war crimes. Neither did my shipmates. Neither did my cousin who was a medic. Nor did millions of others. We did our jobs!
@robertisham5279 Жыл бұрын
@@davidsoule1252 Yeah did your jobs in continuing an American disaster going for 10 years...yet you blame the politicians and unsupportive American public for everything. Too bad all of you didn't have the brains and the courage to be real patriots and stand up to your Government when it was wrong. That's called real patriotism. It was people like myself that helped to hasten the end of that disaster and ultimately save American lives. Your time in Vietnam did absolutely nothing for the safety, security and freedom of Americans. If you believe that you did...you probably believe in the Tooth Fairy as well. All that money wasted. We spend millions of dollars on building a bridge only to have one of our military personnel destroy it? What sense is that? ALL you 2.7 million Vietnam veterans were chumps and pawns of your Government and the military/industrial complex. Your country didn't have the guts or integrity to declare war that it sent you to. Vietnam did nothing to Americans or the US. The war was essentially an Asian civil war for independence from decades of colonialism. YOU didn't belong there. It wasn't your fight. You were an invader and aggressor in someone else's country.
@davidsoule1252 Жыл бұрын
@@robertisham5279 How sad can you be?
@robertisham52799 ай бұрын
@@davidsoule1252No I'm not sad angry because Vietnam veterans like Ripley could've become a powerful force to get us put of future Vietnams but did nothing. His legacy is being a chump and pawn of the military industrial complex.
@robertisham52799 ай бұрын
@@davidsoule1252The draft was no excuse for going to Vietnam.
@davidstanton55872 жыл бұрын
St Louis was a prototype of the great monarch and prefigures him
@Athargbar2 жыл бұрын
⚜ VIVA LA FRANCE ⚜ King Louis IX was a hero for standing againts muslim invasion 🇫🇷✝️
@Heisenberg8822 жыл бұрын
It's vive not viva, we're not spanish
@blitzwing91502 жыл бұрын
"A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion." Proverbs 18:2 ESV May God have mercy on these people.
@discoverybricks36942 жыл бұрын
Is the statue still standing? Hope so.
@annb94222 жыл бұрын
A truly great combat leader and brave man. We need more interviews like this before these courageous men can no longer tell their stories. Their heroic accounts should be recorded for all to see and remembered forever.
@IsopodsAreMyThing2 жыл бұрын
That BLM stuff is bull
@artistandcamera32452 жыл бұрын
*This* is what a man is
@rudiruttger2 жыл бұрын
BLM really are hateful crazy people
@WangMingGe2 жыл бұрын
When people begin en masse to realize how the fraudulent, wicked authorities (corporations, big pharma, various political officials) they currently adore have duped them, they will begin to look again at older, wiser forms of authority...
@MinistryofPeace2 жыл бұрын
The Catholic Church has been a big supporter of this social justice movement and blm. This is what happens when you support those that want to destroy you. They had it coming.
@edaxsachorwzky88982 жыл бұрын
Ugh. Blm
@julieschriner71202 жыл бұрын
Where are the police?
@floogelhornzzz47703 жыл бұрын
_Her_ kingdom?? There's no kingdom of the Catholic goddess Mary! (Jeremiah 7:18) The kingdom is Christ's!
@stofelie3 жыл бұрын
Nn
@stofelie3 жыл бұрын
I'm going to worship the neon god in st. Commiestanwyk
@krystallee6083 жыл бұрын
The loudest are always the dumbest aren't they.
@ashtonbray98303 жыл бұрын
I dare him to do that in Europe
@marysumner25163 жыл бұрын
Wonder how "bad" he is alone!!! Should have to have that horn surgically removed!
@stockrocketspro-stocksnews48603 жыл бұрын
Shit won't happen in my neighborhood. I am a man of faith with zero tolerance for punks that disrupt an assembly of worship. I carry my sins in the name of God and will not allow for those that came to disrupt to walk away. They would " In Gods Name" still be lying in that site. Zero tolerance and the wrath of God on full display in seconds of their arrival.
@libbyandtai3 жыл бұрын
the 5:11 BLACK GAY MAN is the Same guy who says IM DELIVERED IM NOT GAY NO MORE that is ANDREW CALLWELL THAT GUY turns out he is still gay and is on the wrong side WITH BLM
@hugosmith48453 жыл бұрын
"This is what democracy looks like."
@stefanknezovic883 жыл бұрын
4:10? That was random, but actually not random. Their method of argument is to label you "other" apparently you are racists that hate black people
@jimramsey9523 жыл бұрын
No harm black people but ur lucky preist don't like black boys u would b singing a different tune all lives matter
@sadie45383 жыл бұрын
That silly horn is his answer? How childish.
@sadie45383 жыл бұрын
Ignorant fools! God help them remove the scales from their eyes!