California should succeed from the union because liberal communist!

You have too keep in mind this was the first time American war crimes were published in the news. Massacres and other atrocities. People back home thought this was a usual thing

I had a totally different experience returning from the Gulf War. I never knew this much hate. At a refuel point for 2 hrs, we go off the plane so I picked up a couple local newspapers and a 6 pack of cold pepsies. Pulling out my wallet to pay, I was stopped and was given a couple more of other local papers and another 6 pack. I could not believe the smells of a woman's shampoo or a nearby steaks burning. I had perfected self control to an extensive level that did not hit me for about a week.

All the spitters went into academia and the democratic party

Im a black Vietnam combat veteran and i was used to getting spit on and chased out of stores as a kid by white cops and store owners for trying to buy bread and milk when i was a kid . I know the feeling before it happened!

I'm sure my experience was not unique. I was treated with respect and courteousness and people went out of their way for me. I only regret that I didn't thank them more and get their names so I could thank them again. I have thought many times that I should write my story, maybe I will someday. Viet Nam from Easter 1968 until April 11th 1969. Americal Division, infantry.

"Mainly on the WEST coast".. 🙄

I personally would like thank buddy the elf for his service.

My father is a Vietnam veteran and he watched his birthday come up on the national lottery. His birthday was the first on the second column. He said his family screamed and cried and he was in shock... He said his first thought was he wasn't coming home.. he did come home and he said he was treated so badly that he didn't want to tell anyone that he was there. 😢 He is 74 years old and he still has nightmares about being there. My father is my hero. He's everything to me and he said he was more scared coming back home then he was in Vietnam. 😢

So shameful how they were treated!!! I hope this never happens to any other veterans again

Some hippies sure have short memories with the Veterans fighting for your freedoms

I am so sorry for those experiences....so shameful.... Those men, every last one of them are Heroes...

God bless good luck

I spent 2 years in Vietnam i left in 1964 and returned in 1966. It was a different ciuntry. Long hair hippies drugs the Beatles and contempt in the civil sector for the military. So I shrugged got out of the Marine Corp put my uniforms in the closet bought a new 1967 427 435hp Corvette took my GI Bill and went to college and grad school and got myself a life. I never joined any other organization. I never voted for a politician or trusted one. I watched the US military crumble during and after the Vietnam war. Watched it be rebult by the patriots that stayed in watched it take 106 hours to dest r oy the Iraqis in Kuwait then watched the next 30 years of political bullshit and stupidity and lies destroy the US and its military again . Im old now. I have no relatives children or grand children. I have never had anything but contempt for the political parties in the US both of which are incredibly corrupt and owned in fee simple by foreign countries large corporations and billionaire tech oligarchs. Nor do I have much regard for the American voters who in the main know nothing of what is happening and why to their federal republic have no knowledge of geography history economics or critical thinking BUT believe with all their heartthat they are massively entitled....to what their ancestors paid in blood and treasure for. Now...like the Roman empire in the early 5th century its all beginning to come apart. There have been signs and portents of the di d integration of the US and its global reach for over 20 years. Indeed for the past 3 generations . But no one has heeded them. Before long though it wont be possible for the average citizen to ignore it. Unless they are on a moderate dose of fentanyl.

Less than 4% (four percent) of draft resistors were convicted in the 1960s and 1970s. They all got off easy.

Not in war myself but i saw communism attack this great news country. Sick to my stomach to see it reating history. I want to cry when they wasted our soldiers

Another war we lost.

Earlier I could not understand the treatment of the US soldiers returning BUT, because of the current war mongering going on here in my country I have begun irritate mysefl everytime I see a military man or woman. What I think of them is also that they are kind of brainwashed stupid people beleivng they "protect me" and they do not / Sweden

So true

Thank the good lord for these brave men

8:10 i went to college after vietnam, .... studies were not tough concentrating was! my attention span was all over the damn place while i was there. you hear a noise and your trying to connect it with all the other noises to make a fix!

Welcome home to all Vietnam Veterans. There are millions of Americans proud of you and your service to our country. It’s a shame the way you were treated - Johnson and McNamara and the rats that invented the conflict should be held accountable.

I. Ser ved USMC lady vet 71 Evac mash love my. Brave brothers and sisters 💜💜💜💜💜🪖

Thurman Murman 😝

we heard from the Marines who replaced us that there was protesting at the airports. when i got to Ohare in Chicago, we went into the first restroom and changed into civvies, we were just glad to be home, and didn't need any bullsht from anyone... 3rd Batt. 7th Marines ChuLai,RVN 10/65-11/66

All those ppl that hated solider back then all took a moment to think. " Wait it's not the soldiers fault. If the country keeps acting an thinking it was the soldiers that were bad an started the war we won't have anyone to protect our ass. So, what did the government do? Ride in MORE patritism. Also the citizens used there head an thought I will have Togo war if no one liked soldiers. So they sucked it up. This whole " Thank you for your service here is my wife"! Wasn't always like that. I. I do stand behind the troops cause I never was dumb enough to even THINK it could there fault. Shame. Shame on you baby boomers. 🎉

The first time I came back ( total three tours of duty) I took a bus to San Francisco airport. Two people we called "Hippies" were there and one looked me over and asked "you're from Vietnam, aren't you?" he said. Well Hell, I'm from Pennsylvania. I replied quietly "Yeah, I'm from Vietnam".At that moment I stopped being an American, and became a Vietnam veteran. Haven't been an American since. Never wanted to be an American since. Typing this in Philippines.

Remember all the people out there now that spits on the police and the army now are kids of the scum that treated the soldiers bad after vietnam

I'm an Iraqi veteran, and I had it better than Vietnam vets coming home. It's bs how they were treated. WELCOME HOME VIETNAM VETERANS.

The veterans were far worse than the girls....see John Kerry types

They suffer from two hells the first one was the war, the second the nasty welcome of the anti war protestants

In 1965, approximately end of May, early June, 7th Marines from Camp Pendleton , 1st mar div hit the beach at Quinhon VietNam . The next day we were in the mountains by chopper. 3 months later we would head North to Chulai. I had turned 19 in VietNam . Tour was 13 months. Here I am now, an old man. MOS 0311 infantry auto rifleman. God spared my life . Later, with no hope, I called on Jesus Christ to forgive my sins. It was then 1980. ( almost 14 years later) I learned from a tract a Christian gave me, I needed Jesus to go to Heaven. I will never forget that day in June 1980 I called on Him. For 14 years, I lived in drunken hell, afraid of death, like I said no hope. In 1980 Jesus saved my life again, for eternity. John 14:6. In VietNam, we would each die for another. With zero camaraderie outside of the Marine Corps, I missed that. Then hearing Jesus died for me on that cross, gave me the greatest camaraderie of all. Thank you all of my veteran Brothers. Today, we really live in a crazy world. Your stories were great. Mike

LOVE AND PRAYERS GUYS. IM GLAD FOR EVERYONE THAT MADE IT BACK. ❤🙏

I spent 18 months in Vietnam, I was an Air Force weapons mechanic 10 months at Cam Ranh Bay an 8 months at DaNang. I got a 30 day leave for extending an went home for Christmas, we were told to change into civies so we wouldn’t attract too much attention. I wasn’t spit on or yelled at, we landed at Travis which was known for harassment once off the base but the protesters much have been on a break or something. Our first stop on my way to Virginia we had to land in Chicago, it was snowing an our flight was cancelled, as I was wondering where I sleep in the terminal a flight attendant came back to my seat an said the Captain wanted me to go with them to the hotel, so I did, they got me a room, took me out to dinner and I rode to the airport the next morning. I must have been the only Vet in the plane, we did stick out with our tans an scrubby civies. I road home on a Greyhound bus from Richmond to my home in Hadensville, Va. got my duffle bag out of the baggage compartment and walked the mile to my house, it was dark already, no one knew I was coming home it was a big surprise but some crying when I told them I had to go back. I didn’t want to go back then either but I did. No one cared to talk about it an I didn’t either except to my friends. They really didn’t care either.

It's so crazy and disturbing to hear that our soldiers were spit on and degraded when returning home from Vietnam.... 😮😮 Despicable!!!!

Were the protestors just in California...Berkeley?.. hippies my dad called them

My brother came back going to Fort Lewis landing in Seattle had to walk through a gauntlet of idiots. One of the guys with him hit one in the face & broke his jaw. The MP there told him THANK YOU ✝️🇺🇲✡️🇮🇱

An interesting reflection all these years later (Navy Corpsman, Devildoc, USMC, Nam/‘66) is I fought Charlie in the jungle, came home and fought the protestors as a cop two years later.

Protestors back then are grandparents of Antifa today

Disgusting how they were treated shame shame shame

Bow do i ask my grandpa about his time? I dont want to be insensitve but im really curious about his time in nam

Thank you for your service gentleman.

As the son of a Vietnam veteran I heard a lot about what it was like overseas. All I can say is God Bless all of you who served, and you deserve all the respect and recognition for the service to your country.

We had friends that served and came home. We were in college at the time. All of them told us the govt is lying about the war .

Sorry that these guys had to deal with this crap. Shameful. Thanks for the video

WOW! What a story!! God bless these Good Men!

When I hear people claim, or read people try to convince us that nobody abused the returning vets, I get angry. I remember a girl in one of my Advertising classes at college, who I had been friendly with, upon hearing that I was had joined the Army, asking me in a judgmental voice "so, are you willing to kill children and women?" Just to undermine her obnoxious, self-righteous condescension, I replied, "Oh sure thing!"

That cherry brandy would have been cool. Love the guy flushing the toilet. 😊😊 you guys are awesome! Thank you for your service guys, freedom isn’t free. ❤❤❤

Friendly fire.. OMG. 😢😢😢😢

What was Vietnam like? Why should I know...I didn't belong there. I'm a Vietnam/Draft resistor....AND...the Vietnamese people didn't invite me to visit them. Maybe a better question is why were those veterans over there in the first place to experience what Vietnam was like?