Greetings from Cambodia. It's good to see Vietnam is doing well now as a country and society. The US dropped more bombs on Laos than have been dropped on any country in history. Farmers and their children continue to die due to unexploded cluster bombs the size and shape of tennis balls. An average of one person dies this way every week and this is almost 50 years later. It's often taught that the US bombed the network of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, but the bombings occurred far outside those perimeters. I know that first-hand now from talking to people whose families were devastated by the bombings far from those locations. US schools aren't often the place to find the truth. US support for Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge has had devastating effects on the people here in Cambodia. I protested the involvement of the US in Southeast Asia and have served here in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos as an English teacher for the past 9 years to help the descendants of the victims of US atrocities here who think skills in English will help them and their families have better lives. I look forward to returning to my students and friends in Laos next month. Thank you for your video.
One thing to note is the stupid strategy the Americans had in this war: they thought they could kill their way to victory. Mostly they just sent troops with helicopters into an area, killed those Vietnamese in the vicinity and then just left just so the Vietnamese could come right back. Americans hardly held any area they had just won (with heavy casualties on both sides). A good example of this is portrayed in the movie "We Were Soldiers".
Wow i just realized how woefully underrated your channel is
Thanks so much, that's really nice to hear! 🙂
Very informative. I really liked the ( chronological ) delivery
Great video
Thanks Derek, hope all goes great in California!
fascinating
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the video!
@@americanhistorygeek1926 im also interested in learning about the vietnam war
@@Brunch65 That’s great, it’s a super important topic in U.S. History, so I’m happy to hear that!
I'm rooting for you!
Thank you, I appreciate the kind words!
Thank you I was holding my breath as to see if you would say anything about angant orange and I want to Thank all of the Veterans that served.
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Greetings from Cambodia. It's good to see Vietnam is doing well now as a country and society. The US dropped more bombs on Laos than have been dropped on any country in history. Farmers and their children continue to die due to unexploded cluster bombs the size and shape of tennis balls. An average of one person dies this way every week and this is almost 50 years later. It's often taught that the US bombed the network of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, but the bombings occurred far outside those perimeters. I know that first-hand now from talking to people whose families were devastated by the bombings far from those locations. US schools aren't often the place to find the truth.
US support for Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge has had devastating effects on the people here in Cambodia. I protested the involvement of the US in Southeast Asia and have served here in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos as an English teacher for the past 9 years to help the descendants of the victims of US atrocities here who think skills in English will help them and their families have better lives. I look forward to returning to my students and friends in Laos next month. Thank you for your video.
One thing to note is the stupid strategy the Americans had in this war: they thought they could kill their way to victory. Mostly they just sent troops with helicopters into an area, killed those Vietnamese in the vicinity and then just left just so the Vietnamese could come right back. Americans hardly held any area they had just won (with heavy casualties on both sides). A good example of this is portrayed in the movie "We Were Soldiers".
The movie is an adaptation of the book "We Were Soldiers Once… and Young." I know the book is available on Amazon too.
NO WIN WAR FREEDOM FIGHT.
My FATHER was caught twice by the ENEMY vietcong never shot pr taken POW. Sylvester Bracey Sr marine recon vietnam 67-69
Taiwan Vietnam the same