Hand to Hand Combat in the Vietnam War
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- Опубликовано: 1 фев 2024
- Bob Martin enlisted in the Army in 1963, did four tours in Vietnam, earned a Silver Star, three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star with “V”; survived combat operations with the 1st Cavalry Division in 1965, a stint walking point with a recon platoon in the 101st Airborne Division, a tour advising with Special Forces, and another carrying out search-and-destroy missions with the 173rd Airborne. After the war, he stayed in the Army and retired in 1983.
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This is Bob Martin.
Look up his full video.
What a story.
What a warrior.
I'd thank you ahead of time bro. I'm about to look at to look up this dude right now.
Holy fuck.
Holy shit, you weren't kidding! Thanks for the intel
Thank you, watching it now.
Not like he was literally killing people in their country for the interest of the rich elite or anything... great guy
Vietnam was a sham and was based on lies.
That's hard core.
Fuck yea it is. At one time in his life the man had ice in his veins
"....fuckin hard-core maaan"
Hardcore*
Built different 🤣
Yep - his voice was cracking. It’s still emotional. Your life or your enemies. Right now. Bad Ass Hard Core.
Respect. And lots of it.
I’ve heard this guy’s story before. Absolutely hardcore guy.
Incredible
@@TikeWatesjust incredible the bravery these guys showed in the situations they were put in.
He says "four tours" as casually as if saying 4 days... freaking legend...
Most vets are very humble and brush things off as really not a big deal when in reality it was, myself included. This guy is a bad mother fucker.
The full interview of this man is incredible to say the absolute least. What a bad ass and what a hell of a lucky man. 4 tours and came back home? One in a million…
What’s the original interview?
Pretty good
@@BlackOps6132usually above the title of shorts there is small play button with the name of the video, just press that and you’ll see the whole interview
A blessed man and a great man.
You're basically saying the chances of rolling 1-7 on a 8 sided die is equivelent probability to surviving stalingrad 3 times. (one is approx 85% rate the other is 3 in a million)
Damn 4 tours doing real fighting is nothing short of amazing! The majority felt damn lucky leaving Vietnam after 1 tour.
The world wasn't lucky.
But anyways...
Scoreboard, scoreboard!
@@bmsuperstar1and the soldiers there didn’t have a choice. And they weren’t fighting for the world, they were fighting for the men to the left and right of them!
@@710CAPMajority were volunteers. I wouldn’t demean their service by acting as though they only did it cause they were forced to. The government just plain didn’t want them to win.
Not really, very low % of Americans died in Vietnam, less than 5 %.
Ha, most zoomers and millennials would just stand there and poop their pants looking for a safe place
Vietnam Vets ….. the best of the best America had ! Thank you for your service
U.S wars have cost the lives of our best breeding stock.
The man did what he was trained to do to survive. Thank you for your service and everyone else you served with !!
its not righteous to thank some one for killing in the name of an earthly bureaucracy
How abt the Vietnamese men who were killed by him, a man from a far wealthier country. They had their families too, and they did all to defend them.
@@Nebularnoodleshit happens
@Nebularnoodle they're a strange Asian people an ocean away, do you actually expect humanity from a group of people who look at themselves as hero's when they're the villains in most countries stories whether ally, neutral or adversary.
He was a Green Beret, hell of a dude with a crazy story. Highly recommend watching his full interview
"that dudes a green beret. elite soldier"
"I'm gonna bayonet rush him"
@@long_chin_man “What?! Shit he’s gone…”
I will look him up & watch his whole video ❤ God bless all our Veterans 🤲
@@long_chin_manyou're gonna do nothing
@@long_chin_manGreen Beret, Marine, Special Forces...had he been four inches to the left or right of that Bayonet he'd be dead by some random NVA.
Man pulled out the movie move of throwing the gun at the enemy once you’re out of bullets! What a badass!
Where do you think they got it from ?
😂
guns honestly are pretty heavy its like if someone threw a 5-8 pds weight at your head and its spinning like a boomerang 😂
Saving Private Ryan? They were throwing rocks at each other in that movie.
@@sillyone52062helmets I think
@@troyverburg9600 yup it was the helemt in that movie
I've always had the utmost respect for the men who fought in Vietnam.
The level of brutality they experienced was insane, compounded by the lies that brought them into the conflict and the disrespect those too weak to fight gave them upon return.
As an OIF veteran, their plight has carried me through many dark nights.
Too weak to fight? More like the lucky that weren’t drafted. Nobody except the truly indoctrinated wanted to fight in Vietnam after the first couple years of the war. And while it was unfair to treat those returning home with such hatred, you have to remember that at the time the people that were protesting knew that the war was wrong, that there were war crimes and massacres taking place, and that none of it would be possible without our boys behind the trigger. There’s a reason things happened the way they did. To be honest Iraq and Afghanistan veterans deserved that treatment more than Vietnam vets did. At least they had the excuse of being forced to fight. Everyone in Iraq and Afghanistan was a volunteer in a horrendous crime.
@@RearrangingReality That's an awfully long winded way to say that you would.have been one of those chickens**t hippies that cursed your own countrymen.
These kinds of stories save lives, promotes endurance and adapting in a demanding environment
This dude is the real deal.
Holyfield?
For real though... That's hardcore. All these rappers today wish they were this guy
Or a storyteller
@@Gilla555exactly ,we glorify killers instead of peacemakers.
@@ericscaillet2232ur a joke 🤡🤡
When I waa going through Army basic training told us that one of the good things about the M1911 pistol was, even when you're out of ammunition you still have a weapon in your hand. I'd have to say that getting hit in the face with a government model was definitely gonna leave a mark.
Definitely, a M1911a1 + the magazine weights 3+lbs
@@NattyFitness578 yeah you usually don’t throw a fully loaded one 😂
@@CptRedBeard777 I meant with a magazine inserted , I should've been more specific
“Remember soap, switching to your pistol is always faster than reloading”
It just fits so perfectly in the hand when you flip it over and hold it by the slide with your pointer finger through thr trigger guard
Thank you for your service, my Dad was in this war and suffered from PTSD may he R.K.P. Much respect sir
What exactly is ptsd I can't understand the definition and everybody has different interpretation... Is it something society makes you go through...? Is it something in the actual brain I can't tell.. Would you mind elaborating on that since you had the unfortunate experience...
@@lessie3396It's a mental condition as a result to a traumatic event. A lot of similarities to shellshock and depression. People are typically a lot more depressed, bipolar, snappy, they don't wanna be touched, they get anxiety attacks, things like that. A lot of people with it who haven't fought in a war are victims of rape or assault, people who have been in terrible accidents, self defense survivors, or people who witnessed terrible events take place
I thank your father for his service, sorry to hear that he suffered after. Prayers for you and your father. Peace from Northern Michigan.
These young men fought as professional warriors, they deserve our respect
When I was in the Marines 87-91, we had Sgt Majors and 1st sgts who were in Vietnam and you wouldn't believe the stories they told when they were in combat in Vietnam
Those are the kind of people you want to train the fresh recruits
No doubt.Those Vietnamese soldiers were Ruthless.They REALLY followed"All is fair in love&WAR!".No rules.
Ours only told funny stories
I mean when somebody invades your home, do u have a a choise@@rudygracia5573
army here, 93-99, I too had the privilege of serving with some vietman vets. my 1st sgt. was a crew chief/door gunner on a helo, he was cool as hell & had an awe of badassery that's hard to explain
Absolutely mental.. You could see him relive the terror of that moment with his retelling. His eyes, his voice, nobody deserves the horrors of war.
It's only a "horror" if you process it as a such. This is the business of war. That is all it is. Just business. Processed correctly, you are a stronger man for it.
The U.S. Gov printed thousands of books under the War of the Rebellion: Official Reports of the Union and Confederate Armies and are compilations of every single after action report from commanding officers. Imagine having to relive entire battles in your mind, fully detailing every tactical movement and combat action with the enemy? When reading you can tell who care little to relive such events and others who write rather poeticly.
@@JamesTirone-bd7rzyes? 😂
@@lazerbeamspewpew4728 what are you trying to say? I'm just elaborating on the original comment. Nothing gets across from just saying yes and a question mark. Lol
@@Montano312bro shuddup lol
The madness you must have witnessed.
Glad you made it out to tell this story sir.
God what a terrifyingly primal moment that must have felt like. All the respect to this man.
A steel-framed 1911 makes one hell of an emergency dodgeball.
Lmaoo this comment made my day
Everyone needs to watch this full version. Its about 3hrs+, he did 4 tours of the nam and he still seems quite cheery and is constantly giggling at the good times. Fantastic interview.
2 hours and 11 minutes*
@@jimtom4878 my bad, must be a different nam interview. I've seen that many now they're starting to blur into one big meta interview. Another great one is by an old grunt.called Al White -another really good watch.
>constantly giggling and quite cheery at war
What a gigachad
Wow. A true hero. Speaking like it is a story, instead of an experience which had happened to him. Amazing man. Spoken like a true man by a true man. Thank you sir.
We all need to know what you all experienced
So many years you have all been silent.Thank you. My brother who I adore was there for 2 tours.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The most unappreciated generation of military personnel. God bless every man/woman who served in that war.
Korea, same way
Absolutely. The way they were treated after coming home bothers me still.
And the politicians that caused it all got off free 😔@@vfguy65
Including my Father, who served with 2/4 Marines Fox Company. Rah!
By the people at the time and the government ever since for not taking care of them properly for life
U can feel him relive the moment as he tells the story
especially when he pauses with that blank stare
Thank Bob Martin for me. My dad and uncle went through similar experiences as Marines during the Korean War.
Love all of you. My Dad was sent home that month when this took place.
I know he's telling this to us clearly and articulately but this had to have been some mad scramble of actions just barely quick enough to keep himself alive.
I've heard people talk about time compression in stressful situations and how a few seconds feels like minutes, I bet this moment felt like a very long time while it was happening even if it was seconds.
@@BlackHawkBallisticI’ve never been in war but I have had physically traumatic experiences where time definitely slows down. It’s really almost like your hyper-awareness kicks on and you’re just able to see everything at once and think about it much faster. All your senses are at full blast. I can’t think of a better way to explain it.
@RearrangingReality
I can...reality slows down similarly to like it's unfolding in slow motion. Been there a couple times...
It’s the focus. It slows down or makes it feel like it. I got tunnel vision. Not from war but from a potential armed civilian conflict. Crazy stuff.
I’m sure it would feel like hell to be stuck in that constant state of hyper awareness and adrenaline dumps. Like running a computer too hard your brain could only handle so much before it over heats and just gives up running your motor functions.
As he spoke I noticed behind him the “NO SLACK” Bastogne Spade of the 2nd Battalion 327th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. I served with them in 1968. His words are true…
💯🎯👀
Club...your right. Many years since 1968.
However in 1967 it was known as " 2nd to none" under the leadership of Charlie Beckwith in became "No Slack" notice the "2" on the Club...that is 2nd Battalion....or NO SLACK
NFS my dude. Served in C Co. From 17-19
That's the 3rd battalion club , not a spade, and we're Battleforce 3rd Battalion of 327 Inf Reg , 1st BDE.
Three leaf Club doesn't look anything like a Spade.
Thank you for sharing your testimony. 4 tours...thsnk you so for fighting for our freedom. God bless America 🇺🇸
2 seconds can be a flash or an eternity..so thankful i was never drafted, but grateful for all the men and women who made the sacrifice to serve in our military
Bro, i deployed to Iraq twice and Afghanistan once where i had my foot blown off 2 months in then got shot in the damn ear. We never came close to hand to hand fighting. I can't imagine the terror of that when contact is scary as hell by itself. But you're not scared till after. It's weird. But this man is a true badass.
Hopefully you are doing well Mike 👍
lol id been mad as hell over the ear , have 3 tours there as welll with 82nd 01-06
@@GATOR_MCLUSKY bro I literally was so much more pissed getting shot in the ear because my God it stung worse than anything. It literally hurt way worse than the left foot hanging on by just some meat. Another inch or two that would've been a head shot. I'm still wearing the ear with 1/4th missing to remind me how lucky I was. You airborne are some of the toughest dudes I've met. Y'all kept getting the highly dangerous missions. I'm glad you made it home brother. Did you fight in both OIF and OEF? I ask because I found the Taliban much more formidable than the Sunni insurgency or the Shia militias. Iraq was more violent but the Taliban and the terrain were a tough combination.
went to both with 1-504 devil we got broke u in 02 i spent a good portion of my time in the mountains near asadabad was a cia firebase named puchi ghar this hardest place ive ever been pech and korenagal valleys. we are who originallly took fallujah then went to southern baghdad. the taliban are very good fighters the terrain and altitude was kicking our ass no one expected to be walkin 15k foot raq was the wild west and everything was so fast@@26michaeluk
Glad he lived to tell us about it!!
I imagine he's glad too
Me too absolute heros❤❤
Something that has always boggled my mind is all the soldiers with legendary stories that die with those stories on the battle field
lol so you're glad that the other guys who were defending their country from a US invasion died at his hands?
What would we do without these stories? Amazing how he took a gun and shot it. Wowee. Sheesh. Phew. Gawrsh. Yahoo! Yeehaw!
You sir, are a hero.
I missed Nam only by a few months.
But, my heart is with all who served there.
I personally lost two friends there, and had to relatives who served there.
One was there from '63' to '75' but we lost him here shortly after.
Yankee Tango!!
Jesus Christ! This man went through absolute hell and his life could literally be a movie. I could listen to men like him all day at a diner. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾✊🏾
8th of october....I bet he remembers what time of day it was too....and the way the cordite and vegetation smelled...the way the steel and wood of the ak felt....the sound of the rifles report....burned in there.
It will probably never leave him...
You kill me guy😂
Bet he talks about more now to quit smelling it when he thinks about it.
I thought it was the 8th of November?
WHat?! Are you trying to get him going??
It's fascinating to see what a person can do when their life is in jeopardy. Thank you for your service.
Evil villain thing , Mr beast video type vibe
Thank you Sir! For everything you've done for US. 🇺🇲
Thank you sir for your service. What a unbelievable sacrifice thank you from the bottom of my heart that you give me a free place to live. I only hope you do not have nightmares. God bless you.
my Uncle did five tours and had simular experience when he got shot down as helicopter pilot, he recieve four purple hearts and most air medals in army history. His name was Cpt.Scott Alwin, documentsry on him called " Honor in the Air"
God bless your uncle
I knew a couple of Vietnam Vets who didn't really like talking about it. Had some photos Along with addictions and a body full of agent orange, but overall good guys. I just wish I learned more before they passed. I'll miss them both. Great advice givers
You're one lucky niece/nephew to have such a heroic uncle
U sir are a BAD ASS. Thank u for ur service n sacrifice.
We are all so blessed to have Men like this brave Man.
God bless you sir for your service.
Bob is to Vietnam as Vince Sparanza was to WW2. Great story teller/teacher, keeps you hanging on for hours and you don’t even know the time passed. Thanks for your service Bob and welcome home.
Interesting.. I'll have to look into both of them. Thanks!
The silence after he said “that was only two seconds”. Two seconds of the 4 tours he served. May God bless his soul🫡🇺🇸
Dammmmmmmmm I know this guy had many a bad dreams about those days I hope he has peace in his life and THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
Fight or flight. You’re a person who was fighting for your life as well as your comrades. Blessed &Glad you served 🇺🇸
My brother was a marine, and in country on Jan 27th 1968 Danang. On Jan 29th his birthday he was in Con Thien, third engineer battalion. And TET was begining to swing hot. When a month was over they had had nva regulars inside the wire mor than a dozen times and several bunkers blown up by NVA satchel charges. And multiple nights went hand to hand. One night three times. Crazy!!! Much love and respect for all of you. Wh ok fought in that war!!!
And the military says we shouldn't use the enemies weapon. This proves that there is times where it's absolutely necessary
The military meant not to carry the AK 47 as your battle weapon, because of the distinct sound it makes, the good guys might start shooting in your direction, to pick up in battle for defense is perfectly fine and advised, they train on how to use one in basic now.
Thank you for your service, and sacrifices. God Bless you and yours.
Hi Bob Martin respect to you sir and your training which kept you sane looking for a mag , respect to your fighting ability as you just cant train people in those situations.
Its all up to you to deal with it and your telling the story not the other guy.
God bless this brave man and all the other brave men who have fought in war. Vietnam was brutal. It’s hard to imagine what they went through. Respect all vets
Respect to the NVA vets too
Thanks for your Service Sir...!
Welcome Home..
Salute
From :
A Grumpy Old Brown Water Navy Veteran
Nothin but chills and goosebumps over here. Don’t know about y’all. What an extraordinary man! Thank you for serving
Full respect from Australia 🇦🇺 👍
Respect and honor, my father was there in the 8th shock parachute battalions in 1954 in Dien Bien Phu
wow, that was some mean bush
French?
@@danodonnell7218 yes
My god what a badass, hope this man gets everything he needs after his service. God bless this man❤
Fantastic, incredible bravery, thank you Bob Marlin for your service and I am very glad you made it back safely, the things this man has seen, sending good, healing energy to this hero and his family
Thank you, brother. Your service is appreciated.
Service to who?
When it’s live or die always choose life god bless you soldier
God bless you, sir. My father was in the TET.
I appreciate your service to our country sir. Thank you!
My salute to you from 1st. Inf. Phuloi Vietnam 1969.
Thank you for your service and welcome home.
❤❤
Thanks for your service as well. I served 2 combat deployments in Afghanistan. Vietnam was a whole nother beast
@FlexYourFreedoms AMEN the hardest and longest year in my life
I was with the 9th infantry division in 1968 and during my first heavy combat I had a fire fight with two Vietcong who wouldn't die until I stopped fireing and crawled up next to them and let them have it good and out of nowhere one kicked me and before he could dispatch me my buddy cut him in two by emptying a full clip into him. I wasn't the same since this.
No one who actually fought left Vietnam without serious psychological wounds. I had a brother who was almost killed by someone still fighting after returning home. They knew each other but alcohol brought Vietnam to the surface.
@dallasbeus2117 Wait, so an American soldier left Vietnam, came back to America, and then ran into a Vietnam soldier here in America and they fought it out?
@ZeeFritoBandito My older brother went to Vietnam at the same time as the man who pulled the gun. It was another brother of mine who was 4 or 5 yrs younger that was almost killed. They were drinking together when the Vietnam vet lost control and pulled a pistol and came very close to shooting my brother. I don't believe they were arguing for some reason probably a flash back the guy pulled the pistol and my brother had to talk him back to reality.
Some nights before bed I can still hear loud heavy combat and I get the feeling that something or someone followed me home from nam they always stand behind me I can feel their presence but can't see them and it's that feeling I get just before a guerilla style ambush. Most of us sleep with out guns because of this.
@dallasbeus2117 oh shit, he had a PTSD moment. I've heard that, that can happen. Just like that
i have so much respect for the men that served in vietnam. it sounds like some of the harshest environments to be fighting in and carrying so much weight on your back. not to mention how terrifying it must’ve been. RIP all the men that never made it home to see their families
Thank you for your service, sir. Glad you got home.
I cannot even imagine having to be that battle hardened that survival just kicks in and it's you or the enemy. Thank you for your service.
This man is not only an absolute hero, he is a superb storyteller and great human being. Yes, go look for the full interview. It is one of the best out there amongst so many stories. Thank you, brother, citizen. Patriot. War fighter. Real guy. Hero. 🙏🫵🏻❤️👏👏👏🌟
That why I like to train with hand to hand combat
And bayonet practice
Because one day you might face a enemy like that charging at you with hordes of men with every weapon they have
That just me I can do a little of both
God bless that man
Thank you for your service
Thank you sir for your service in the military and defending this country may God richly bless you
That’s great training and his guardian angel who kept him safe.
Absolute warrior
Thank you for your service, and welcome home, sir.
True American Hero. Thank you for your service Sir.
Sir, you are a true warrior. It's kill or be killed in moments like that. You're a survivor...
Courage is fear turned inside out…..
Holy Moses!! What a story! I am glad you made it out, sir.
I watched his whole interview. Truly fascinating
A true warrior.
Thank you for your service 🙏
Indeed, because Vietnam was such a huge threat to usa and the world
@@timjansson3286You don't have any clue or understanding of how communism did their expanding during the cold War years do you ?
Let me start with a crazy statistic. In WW2 the average GI saw around 15 days of combat per year, in Vietnam it was 274 per year. When he said he did 4 tours makes him an instant total badass! Taking out 3 enemy soldiers in less than a minute in close combat makes him a f*ckin savage! 💯
Makes him a fckin LEGEND 🔥
Yea 4 tours in Vietnam is crazy….you could imagine what this dude has seen! I’m going to check out more of his interviews actually.
15 days of combat only? Got any sauce(source)?
@@don611 I'll give you the higher number the pscific theater was 40 day, still 237 less than Vietnam. You can look it up just like I did.
@don611 in the amount of time you took to ask that, you could've looked it up yourself instead of taking up someone else's time on a site that doesn't allow links in comments
As a veteran who comes from a family of veterans , I personally believe that the Vietnam War are so often overlooked. I had to comment. This man among so many deserving soldiers are heroes. I thank you all. 4 tours, Bad ass Soldier no doubt. Thanks for sharing this story. ☮️
Thank you Sir...for all your service!!!!
Real man thank you for your service
what exactly is a real man?,a killer?
@@ericscaillet2232 apparently.
That was tough. Instincts are a helluva thing but luck was on your side that day soldier. Thanks for sharing and hopefully all these stories get compiled for a civics class.
I want to thank you for going to war & trying to help the oppressed people out. You could have run away from fighting, but you chose to stand up for the little guy! To me, you are a Hero! May God bless you. 🇺🇸 ❤
Thank you for your service sir and God bless you. 🙏🏻
The hell that these soldiers went through must never be forgotten! God bless you American heroes!
That’s a true warrior.
I salute our veterans....this man fought in the day when war was gruesome,bloody, up close and personal....
My son is a marine and four of his great uncles were Vietnam veterans...is great grandfather was a medic and joined the Marines when he was 15 . He was in the first wave on D-Day. Then he also fought in Korea... I want to thank all the veterans out there for there service....
More believable than any modern RUclips combat story
That's FKn Heavy!!....Mad respect to this man!!...They were a rare breed these Nam Vets!!
A real American hero …. Thank u from Boston 🥃🍀🇺🇸💪🏻
They are the invaders, the real heroes are the Vietnam People's Army.
I always thought my Dad should’ve been interviewed, the stories he told me bout his time as a front gunner on river patrol gave me goosebumps. I think it wouldve been therapeutic for him cause I know he suffered a lot and held a lot in, RIP Dad ❤️
The intricate details of such an experience stay with you for a lifetime. Thank you to all the men and women who have served this country so honorably and displayed such courage 🇺🇲
Thank you for your service and welcome home brother I also served in the 101st Airborne as a Parachute Rigger
God bless you, soldier!
Thought god hates killers?
Yeah, god bless him for invading a country across the biggest fucking ocean that had nothing to do with the states
@@1997BIGBABYGod hates unjust killers only.
@@alfredosenalle9284 invading a country and killing the locals is pretty unjust
@@alfredosenalle9284 Don't put words in the mouth of your omniscient deity. I wouldn't call a trans-pacific invasion of a 2nd world country in a civil war using conscript soldiers just either.
Bob is the real deal. I don’t have time to read the rest of the comments but I’m telling you as a United States Marine Grunt ,
I’ve never heard anyone describe combat as well as this man …
Keeping a straight face !!not only is Bob tough as nails, but he has a heart for his country and fellow man, Bob’s story is so intense they really need to consider making a movie about this man and not in phony baloney Hollywood. We need somebody like a mil Gibson to sit down with this man before he goes onto a better life,
If anybody deserves heaven and to have a taste of the sweet, water. It’s this man God called Bob.
More than a hero, in my humble opinion.
And Bob is a man you can not put into words that will satisfy anyone
When he talks about it you can tell he is reliving it and his voice sounds like the event still sends chills down his spine.
God Bless you!
Damn I have so much respect for the soldiers that were in that nightmare!