Vietnam Voices: 'We had incoming rounds virtually every day, incoming rockets or mortars'
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- Опубликовано: 30 окт 2015
- Vietnam War veteran Marvin Besel talks about his experiences. Besel grew up between Laurel and Billings. He graduated from Billings West High in 1963. He served with the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1999.
Thanks Billings Gazette for these interviews. I think you are the only news media in America I like. Thanks Marvin for your service.
Finally an interview with an Officer! Great interview, thank you for your service sir.
My comment on this video:.
He starts crying at 1hr 4min and you don't even offer him something to drink or a kleenex. I think Dale E has desensitized himself in an almost jealous way after watching numerous videos. At least he gave them a chair to sit on! This isn't a freaking interrogation!
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Thank you Marvin for your service. I too was in Vietnam on "C-day (conversion day) at the 2 Core Headquarters in Nha Trang. I think we had something like 3 or 4 hours to convert our MPC (Military Payment Certificates). If memory serves me right if you had over 200.00 to convert you needed a Company Commander's signature on the form. That day I was standing by the rear gate and a good looking Vietnam girl came up to me with a briefcase that she said had 5000.00 MPC in it and whited me to exchange it for her. She said she would give me half. I told her "hell no, no deal. You are the 1st vet that I have heard mention about C-day. Good luck to you. I would like to tell my Vietnam story someday.
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@@kevinmelvin643 Hi Kevin tried to contact me a few minutes ago about the missage I left on Marvin Besel's Gazette interview. You can send me a personal message on Bgarvin1802@aol.com. Thanks. Bill
Welcome home Marvin. Thank you for your service.
Marvin, You are one of those people that will leave this earth a better place. I think when you had your moment, you were thankful for everything you had in your life and it was truly also a moment of healing. God bless America!
Another great interview! It was great to hear Mr. Besel say, "No one was killed". That makes for even a better story!
Good , humble man.
Wow I wasn't ready for that ending! So much hides just below the surface. Colonels are human too. Great interview!
Before the interview even starts I "like". Just cuz they show up to tell their story.
Welcome back to the home of the brave warriors Sir! Thank you for your service.
Humble strong leader, warrior.
a true American patriotic human being, salute hat's off sir-thank you usaf/usarmy retired
God Bless. We need more Marvin's! Great interview.
Thank you for sharing such a personal story--looks like over 5,000 people have watched already! I have watched quite a few of these and it's common for a wave of grief to sneak in an unguarded moment, as if the synapses finally fire and bring your friends' faces back to you. I cry quite a bit as a gal, but if anyone in the world has a right to express grief, it's you guys! You are only human and it's like you were taken to a different planet for a few years--first indoctrinating you for combat, then putting you into a situation where you have the closest bonds in your life but have to watch these same people die beside you, and then you have to leave them in the middle of the action and they go on without you, you are forced to kill people in a situation you can't understand, forced to live in fear for hours or days, forced to live like an animal in the jungle, and at the end you are dropped unceremoniously back onto the old planet with no transition. Who would you talk to once you were back? Who could relate to you? Losing one person close to you is bad enough--what happens when you lose several? :( I guess the military thought it was doing guys a favor by taking guys right off the battlefield and home to the USA as quickly as possible, but not even a decompression chat! I'm glad we have the internet to connect with people these days. Thank you again Marvin and thanks for letting us see the grief so many carry with them even after decades.
THANK YOU MARVIN !
What a calm and collected character. Even after his sudden onset of trauma related emotions @1:04:10min he was back to his former self immediately and obviously came to terms with these outbursts a long time ago it seems. Thank you Col. Besel for what you have done for America and the free World. Best Regards from Germany.
He didn't do anything.
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Thank you!! You deserve all the best of life , you earned it!!
Thank you sir, I appreciate everything you’ve done and the leadership to your men, I would have loved to have served under an officer like yourself, humble, a genuine care for your guys and willing to listen to your men. More importantly, thank you for sharing your faith in the Lord, God bless you and your family.
Thank you for your service Sir
Thank you Marven for your faith in God. Thanks for your service, all of it.
Thank you for your service.
Truly enjoyed this video . great questions . Got a great sense of what it was like there . thank you .
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE MR. BESEL!
the Billings Gazette - gets the GREEN SOMBRERO prize. I would recommend other awards but they are so inflated with nonsense. Awesome work BG and BRAVO to the heroes of the VNW. BRAVO!
I wish you peace, sir, to go with the respect of all who have served or known those who have done so.
A man of faith, obviously.
Thank you Mr. Besel!
Love these videos!
Thank you Sir for your service
Very humble man.Im sure he was a great leader
Thank you for these videos. I dont know why but I always felt such a strong interest in the vietnam war almost like a pull. Im not one to believe in reincarnation but there's something about that war that makes me feel funny things
God bless you for your service
In 196th Inf 2/1st Bde 1971
Thank you for your service
How did this officer have no casualties? Was that common? I must have missed something. As an interviewer I would have explored that. That’s an amazing accomplishment. What was his secret? This guy is a real
Hero. No deaths in his command. Wow
Maybe he did have casualties.That was his way of saying ( i do not want to discuss this) that is what i think . Your right it dose sound a bit funny.
MSU 1882, VietVam 1971. Great University.
A great leader. A humble man. Thank you for your service, Sir!
MP 811 Cdn Forces 1969-80
Proud of your service, Sir.
Godbless you sir. Thank you.
I was drafted 9/67. Basic at Leonard Wood. After basic, held over without orders. Eventually orders for combat engineer AIT at Ft Wood. Arrived in RVN 3/68. Sent to Co C, 19th Engr Bn (C)(A) at LZ Lowboy on QL-1 at southern edge of I Corps. Back to US 3/69.
Welcome home, soldier.
God bless you, Sir
My grandfather on my father's side got drafted and packed his bags.. the day before he shipped out the war ended...
Let the NCO's advise and go from there, Smart.
FAMILY means all
Cool man
Hero
We started with 330 (three hundred thirty) and graduated about ninety people.
WELL ,inconsistency of security=ARVIN.
The Col.seems very guarded with many of his replies.
I’ve wondered when they went in either through the draft or voluntarily, how were they as a person. I know they’ve come home a different person but how did they look at life from before & etc. Sorry for the stupid question but want to learn about all aspects. Interviews like this are compelling yet sad at times.
Thank you for your service and sacrifices. JAD 11H2P 2/504 P.i.r. Humbly in you debt.
When you asked about the wall you reminded him of his buddies. You can see from that moment he was fighting the tears. Poor guy.
your fellow mates have made by learning fuller. your brave men,what were the nurses,doctors experience plus the photograhers female and male there story you were loved by my town i think the loss of usa men wore people down and now nothing of middle east which is a real failure that were not able to be as informed about that war that continues.the veterns need more support all of us rise up and help them PEOPLE GET A NO VOTING ON REP/THAT DONT HELP THESE MEN POWER IN VOTEING
Hey, I got one better,
Draft board lady handed my notice when I walked off the stage from graduation, thought I was going to Fort Lost in the Woods, Missouri
6th sense, nobody died in my group.THAT IS MY COMMANDER FOR SURE!!
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Such an intelligent looking guy. And he chose to be in the military for 30 years. Guess the Vietnam experience really turned him on. What one person can call "faithful service" another can call "blind foolishness". But I bet that retirement was damn good.
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Hey mr. interviewer. dont stress. and stop saying "K"...
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I foughted in east nam as marine gruntard for 3 years. 2nd bat 45th brigade 143fd armoured recon special forces with red beret. I was made acting colonel high ranking because of my great smarts and hero man. I killed many glookies with my m18 fully auto and 150 bullet banana clip. I showered neked with my buddy boys and msn loved with deep usmc penetration through pink panties. I blowd up enemy bunkers while smoking the green dopey weed. Praise Jesus on sunday shooting up big h. I getted msny medals of heroic valer. 3 gold and one green heart. I better than you. You must bow down and thank me while recieving my bodily fluids. Sumpter fiy fellow gruntseds. I love east nam battle zone and go back whenever uncle ram love me.
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Thank you for your service sir