Cool thing to note. When Private Pyle is shooting at the range, he changes his magazine before it is empty, with live ammunition. This is where he gets his ammo for the end of the boot camp portion of the film
Crazy Ive seen that movie probably 2 dozen times, my favorite movie of all time and never noticed. Kubrick's genius will never be matched again on the silver screen.
Willard is my dad. Grew up hearing these stories and never tire of hearing them. So glad he got to share them with everyone. Thank you for all the kind words. Love you, Pop.
Daaaaam... got teary when said "when i saw my friend name on that wall"Vietnam war..........and he "almost" starting to cry... Thnx you for the service and im glad you have you're healthy both physical and mentally... its shitty and harsh when soldier get PSTD.
Learning about the harsh realities of Vietnam and the cruel treatment of our veterans made me appreciate our veterans even more. You can hate the war, but don't hate those who fought through it. Much respect and gratitude to our veterans from a grateful American.
Gunny Ermey had broken several ribs in a car accident one night before filming started. He kept himself awake until someone came by and picked him up. That's why his left arm barely moves in barracks scenes.
Something I noticed was how many jokes Jack was cracking throughout the entire video, until when Mr. Dean began speaking about the Vietnam memorial wall. Jack then showed his respect and it really shows his character
One of the best experiences of my life was sharing the "Freedom Flight" experience with my Dad in Washington D.C. I grew up listening to his stories of his time in Vietnam. I fully realized the sacrifices of all of our Veteran's and their families when we visited the memorials. We heard so many accounts of time served. Thank you to my Dad and to all of the Veterans before and after. Love you Dad (Willard Dean).
My Dad was in Vietnam but in the Air Force. He never said much about it, but I always respected him for serving especially after my own experiences being deployed three times to Iraq and one to Afghanistan. These guys went through hell and made it back.
When Dean talked about his experience at the Vietnam war memorial his face looked very similar to my own dad’s face as we searched for his friends’ names on the wall. He also says he will never forget going to the memorial.
Fun fact: Pvt. Pile in Full Metal Jacket represents recruits during a disability draft, called Project 100,000, where they enlisted people that were rejected due to physical or mental disabilities to be sent to the front lines as cannon fodder. Also that actor was working as a club bouncer and had to quickly gain 80lbs for the roll, since he was more physically fit than all his costars.
They were nicknamed "Macnameras Dummies", the Secretary of Defense at the time. They were lower IQ Soldiers because of troop shortages. They were killed at a higher rate and the program was ended. They got other Soldiers killed also.
My father is a Marine Vet. who served two tours in Vietnan... He said that the, "Full Metal Jacket" basic training depiction is exactly what he experienced. Scary accurate.
Thank you Black Rifle, my father was a Vietnam Veteran. He passed January 2021 from Agent Orange related Cancer. He volunteered for the military during the Vietnam War and served in 1st signals and did two tours in country. Seeing and hearing these veterans stories, I can hear my dad again.
My late father also a Vietnam Veteran. Heard about Nam for 20 straight years. My father said as well a scene from cbs sitcom Major Dad also said the same thing "we were put on a bus, told to change into civilian clothes, welcome home".
I do not have any family that fought in Vietnam, but one Grandfather in Korea, and one that woke up in his bunk at Pearl Harbor to the attack. I have several veteran friends and family members. I sat down with an older gentleman on a bench outside a pharmacy a few years back because I saw his Korea Veteran hat. And he was just sitting there waiting on his meds and looked very alone and contemplative. So, I do not normally chat up strangers, but I did him. We talked for about an hour about his experience in Korea. He relived some experiences for me as he told his story. What I took from his fighting and what he saw was this. He said, "They just kept coming! There were so many of them you could not shoot them fast enough! Your barrel would get so red hot, it would droop!"
I am a GWOT vet and without the Vietnam veterans I would have none of the benefits and programs that are available to me today. They went to war under horrible circumstances and then came home to ungrateful people. They made the decision to not allow that to happen to another generation of veterans and I cannot thank them enough.
Thank you all for the video 👊🏻🇺🇸 I remember my time in the Marines it was the best experience of my life. I only wish I could have stayed in longer than 6 years.
My father's stories were both fun & sad & he was 1st infantry army & he had some Oliver Stone time's, quite frankly, to many of the veterans around Hillsborough N.H. he was the most honest of what he did & saw & helped a lot of other veterans as well. Great video, thanks for bringing up the memories of my father, he was a great man...
One old guy i worked with was on his third tour when he lost an eye and he still wanted to go back. The whole put on a ship and not told where they are going was his story for the most part except he was a Ranger and they were put onto a plane and 22 hours later they were in vietnam. That part always stuck with me about how bad the guys had it back then with not being told where they were going until they got there.
For this country? You mean against a foreign country and the working class. The average American soldier had more common with the Vietnamese soldiers than with the rich exploiters.
It always surprises me that no one ever reviews "The Boys in Company C". It was R Lee Emery's first turn as a drill instructor, and an interesting take on the Vietnam War.
My dad who is a Vietnam veteran 173 Airborne Brigade 1969 to 1970. The movie Hamburger Hill is the movie that he says is the closest to his Vietnam experience.
The scene in Platoon where they’re in the bunker getting high, they’re in base camp in that scene (would’ve been Cu Chi) not out in the field at a fire support base or and LZ, so it’s relatively safe, and so many guys army and marines had those same experiences who were part of “the heads” which just meant the potheads. Platoon shows the other side as well, the guys who were wound too tight just drinking their two beers and their whisky they traded souvenirs for Oliver Stone based Platoon off his own experiences in Vietnam so it’s not gonna ring true for every vet But what all vets should appreciate is all the little details he and Dale Dye (3 combat tours Marine vet) and the other Vietnam vets who worked on that film got right, they were sick of seeing the war portrayed falsely, and so the veterans at the time came together on that movie to get it right
1991, UK Army basic training. 3 day March in the rain with full packs and weapons, digging trenches and putting up bivvy tents. The blisters on my feet prevented me from passing out in our final parade with my squadron and it pissed me off, even now it still annoys me that I didn’t take more care of my feet. They matter, more than I thought back then.
When I was in high school 14 years ago, we had a regular substitute teacher who was a veteran of Vietnam. Mr. Jones was an incredibly good man, and I remember one year he and several veterans talked about their experiences in the school theater. I remember Mr. Jones telling us about losing a friend during a hectic landing and disembark. If I'm not mixing my memories, I think the plane that dropped him off barely had time to stop on the runway before taking off again. He talked about him and a buddy, soaked in agent orange, conversing and watching the foliage die. He was still getting sections of his back removed due to the exposure. And he talked about his dissatisfaction with a new rifle, probably the M16, after coming upon dead allies with their cleaning rods still down their barrels.
Thank you for your service, welcome home! Listen up and remember kids and adults... wanna make a Vietnam vet's day a bit better say these words.. "Welcome home"
I got the absolute pleasure to work with this Marine lately. He is beloved by his whole community and has the most amazing family. I loved watching you on RUclips Willard.
Thank you gentlemen for your service. Brings back memories. I was conscripted by the SADF (South African Defence Force) in 1976, a couple of months out of high school, basics was pretty rough, due to being involved in the ongoing 'Angolan Bush War' our instructors had minimal restrictions, which they took full advantage of.
We were doing 18 month deployments (ARNG) up until 2007-ish. By then they (brass) were saying, "Maybe 12 to 18 months is too long.". That's about when they tamped deployments down to 12 months for Army, 3 to 6 months for Marines. My first deployment was 18 months. Second deployment ended at 11 months when I was wounded and my best friend died and they sent me to escort his remains back home.
There's one common theme that if noticed about these war movies, Vietnam war movies and T.V. shows in particular. For instance Full Metal Jacket, Hollyweird portrays it as if all the privates in boot camp were volunteer recruits, when in reality 1/4 of them were forced to go via the draft. I was 9 months old when it was announced that the draft was ended. My dad said his lottery number was next to be called when they ended the draft making him lucky to not have to go.
5:23: As an airman who had seen this before enlisting, I was VERY disappointed that we only got to do the "Confidence Course" once. I get that we're the nerds of the armed forces, but come on!
yeah, I had went through Army basic (four years Army Guard) and then went into the Air Force. I found the "Confidence Course" hilarious. Going over a swimming pool on a rope- get outta here.
I knew a few VN vets when I was in the service. The scene in Platoon when they are partying, is how they also described it. This was back before the movie came out. But, they also said, you don't get away with anything over there. There's always someone watching you, and taking notes. They wouldn't do anything to you while over there, but when you get back they'd have a talk with you about every time you got drunk, smoked pot, or did any other drugs. My one supervisor told me, he would never make E-8 or higher because of all the stuff he did while over there. He said when he got back, he got reamed big time by his commander. Lol. He was forgiven for all the bad things he did, but it was all left in his record. He said when he got back, he was called to the commander's office. He was still looking the way he did while over there. Big afro, (he was a black guy) sleaves tore off his uniform, peace patches all over it, unshaven, etc, and in his words, he "be-bopped" into the commander's office, and said "What's up?". Not at attention, no salute, on reporting statement, with a smile on his face! Lol. He said that's when the ass chewing started! The commander was not impressed. Lol.
My FIL had Corporal Ermey as his DI, back in '64. Even though the old man is a movie buff, he never saw FMJ until I played it for him in '03 I have never seen a Native American turn more pale than when Ermey hit the screen. It triggered a lot of memories. It also inspired him to look Ermey up in real life and they had some fun reminiscing, so there's that.
Dad was at and around Chu Lai in 1968 & 69. Actually most of his time was spent at LZ Professional & LZ Bayonet after the Army took it over. By then I think it had already turned into one of the largest bases in South Vietnam. Not too large to be passed over during the Tet offensive though.
Lmao! My wifes VP of her charity was a Marine and he also has that ring tone. Lmao! Hilarious. Operation United Hope on the webs if you want to look it up. She runs a free food pantry for vets in central TN.
Interesting to hear from a volunteer Vietnam veteran who did his tours in 1965-66, earlier on in the war. It seems most Vietnam movies depict the war around 1968-1970, and by that point the war had escalated with the Tet Offensive and draft numbers had significantly increased.
My brother - Army - was a tunnel rat - he was about 5'5" - affected him his entire life. Me - Chulai 68. Hollywood Marine from Chicago - no nice building - Quonset hut until rifle qual. I was a skinny 5'7" came home 20 pounds heavier - chest / biceps / legs so large couldn't wear any of my old clothes The absolute worst "correction" was the "elbows and knees" position in skivvies on the small tiles in head at rifle range - 10 minutes seemed like 10 days. I fell out of the rack and "loosened" :) a molar dentist had been working on - was D.I. was scared he'd get in trouble because it "came out " as he was correcting me during lunch. I bled like a tuck pig. Doc wondered how I got the bruise on my jaw shaped like a ring. Made friends with a PI DI and he said they were encouraged to never wear rings.
I was "late" to formation because I went to hit the latrine lights off before we went to PT and everyone had to do push-ups counting off "hurry up. Waiting on you." As they went up and down. I was never late again.
Went to D.C. and did the whole tiurist thing. Most the monuments were underwhelming. Vietnam war memorial was the opposite. It's large, pictures don't do it justice.
Cool thing to note. When Private Pyle is shooting at the range, he changes his magazine before it is empty, with live ammunition. This is where he gets his ammo for the end of the boot camp portion of the film
Holy shit, I never noticed that!
@@Bobbymaccys Sgt Hartman would have.
Crazy Ive seen that movie probably 2 dozen times, my favorite movie of all time and never noticed. Kubrick's genius will never be matched again on the silver screen.
Thats why we have a full shakedown leaving the range....no brass, trash, or live rounds sir
@@iamtpac8335I heard he died after finding out
Willard is my dad. Grew up hearing these stories and never tire of hearing them. So glad he got to share them with everyone. Thank you for all the kind words. Love you, Pop.
Well, seems like he must have been a good dad💜 Pass on a thank you and and a good hug next time you see him💜
I think I heard Willard mention Chu Lai. My Mom's first husband was a Marine in Chu Lai. I'm not sure of his service dates thou.
Thank him and say welcome home, from this Army grunt. (89-93)
He seems like a great humble man. Tell him welcome home for us.
Stories of going armed to a foreign country that thinks and prays different to you? So democratic.
Daaaaam... got teary when said "when i saw my friend name on that wall"Vietnam war..........and he "almost" starting to cry... Thnx you for the service and im glad you have you're healthy both physical and mentally... its shitty and harsh when soldier get PSTD.
Yeah… same. Looked like Jack almost started having feelings too 🥹
Learning about the harsh realities of Vietnam and the cruel treatment of our veterans made me appreciate our veterans even more. You can hate the war, but don't hate those who fought through it. Much respect and gratitude to our veterans from a grateful American.
Thank you Black Rifle for allowing my Grandpa this amazing opportunity to share these stories and expierences
Gunny Ermey had broken several ribs in a car accident one night before filming started. He kept himself awake until someone came by and picked him up. That's why his left arm barely moves in barracks scenes.
Thank you for the great comments, my dad Willard Dean, is a great man even after the war he helped people that needed help. Love him so much.
Something I noticed was how many jokes Jack was cracking throughout the entire video, until when Mr. Dean began speaking about the Vietnam memorial wall. Jack then showed his respect and it really shows his character
Gotta love our Veterans, they paved the way for our freedom today. Keep on keepin on...
What freedom? Half of your income is taxes, your healthcare sucks, you can´t say what you think, women can accuse you and ruin you...
One of the best experiences of my life was sharing the "Freedom Flight" experience with my Dad in Washington D.C. I grew up listening to his stories of his time in Vietnam. I fully realized the sacrifices of all of our Veteran's and their families when we visited the memorials. We heard so many accounts of time served. Thank you to my Dad and to all of the Veterans before and after. Love you Dad (Willard Dean).
My Dad was in Vietnam but in the Air Force. He never said much about it, but I always respected him for serving especially after my own experiences being deployed three times to Iraq and one to Afghanistan. These guys went through hell and made it back.
Why did he go to Vietnam? Did Vietnam attack USA? Did they invade? Or they just wanted to protect the working class from capitalist oppression?
When Dean talked about his experience at the Vietnam war memorial his face looked very similar to my own dad’s face as we searched for his friends’ names on the wall. He also says he will never forget going to the memorial.
Does Germany have a memorial for fighting against commies or only USA is allowed that?
Fun fact: Pvt. Pile in Full Metal Jacket represents recruits during a disability draft, called Project 100,000, where they enlisted people that were rejected due to physical or mental disabilities to be sent to the front lines as cannon fodder. Also that actor was working as a club bouncer and had to quickly gain 80lbs for the roll, since he was more physically fit than all his costars.
They were nicknamed "Macnameras Dummies", the Secretary of Defense at the time. They were lower IQ Soldiers because of troop shortages. They were killed at a higher rate and the program was ended. They got other Soldiers killed also.
The liuetenant (spelling?) who led the My Lai massacre was brought in under Project 100,000.
My father is a Marine Vet. who served two tours in Vietnan... He said that the, "Full Metal Jacket" basic training depiction is exactly what he experienced. Scary accurate.
Glad you made it home Willard, hope you are well.
What a fucking legend Mr. Dean is. God bless this man. Thank you for bringing this to us to hear his story.
The god that didn´t stop WW2?
@PROVOCATEURSK that's not how that works troll.
What a humble man. Srmper fi. Great job guys.
This was my favorite Vet Reacts yet. It was a really cool mix of personalities. Great job fellas.
Thank you Black Rifle, my father was a Vietnam Veteran. He passed January 2021 from Agent Orange related Cancer. He volunteered for the military during the Vietnam War and served in 1st signals and did two tours in country. Seeing and hearing these veterans stories, I can hear my dad again.
Jack’s response to hearing the Marines’ Hymn was amazing.
Thank you for your service Mr Dean, and welcome home Marine.
My late father also a Vietnam Veteran. Heard about Nam for 20 straight years. My father said as well a scene from cbs sitcom Major Dad also said the same thing "we were put on a bus, told to change into civilian clothes, welcome home".
I do not have any family that fought in Vietnam, but one Grandfather in Korea, and one that woke up in his bunk at Pearl Harbor to the attack. I have several veteran friends and family members. I sat down with an older gentleman on a bench outside a pharmacy a few years back because I saw his Korea Veteran hat. And he was just sitting there waiting on his meds and looked very alone and contemplative. So, I do not normally chat up strangers, but I did him. We talked for about an hour about his experience in Korea. He relived some experiences for me as he told his story. What I took from his fighting and what he saw was this. He said, "They just kept coming! There were so many of them you could not shoot them fast enough! Your barrel would get so red hot, it would droop!"
Awesome content. Thanks for sharing. What an honorable man. Coulda watched three hours of this.
This guy was great.
That was Awesome! Need more of these please. Love you Jack. Cheers from Melbourne Australia
I am a GWOT vet and without the Vietnam veterans I would have none of the benefits and programs that are available to me today. They went to war under horrible circumstances and then came home to ungrateful people. They made the decision to not allow that to happen to another generation of veterans and I cannot thank them enough.
Thank you for your service sir, happy holidays and happy new year:)
Thank you for your service
Well said!
My Uncle was 18 year old killed in Vietnam. He was Marine
Don´t fight against the working class, simple as that.
Thank you all for the video 👊🏻🇺🇸 I remember my time in the Marines it was the best experience of my life. I only wish I could have stayed in longer than 6 years.
My father's stories were both fun & sad & he was 1st infantry army & he had some Oliver Stone time's, quite frankly, to many of the veterans around Hillsborough N.H. he was the most honest of what he did & saw & helped a lot of other veterans as well. Great video, thanks for bringing up the memories of my father, he was a great man...
Willard Dean, it was an honor to hear your story! God bless you!
Lucifer, cancel that blessing. Protect the unwise people that want to command a vengeful god.
One old guy i worked with was on his third tour when he lost an eye and he still wanted to go back. The whole put on a ship and not told where they are going was his story for the most part except he was a Ranger and they were put onto a plane and 22 hours later they were in vietnam. That part always stuck with me about how bad the guys had it back then with not being told where they were going until they got there.
I was and raised in Summerville sc and the plantation outside Jacksonboro still has stuff from the Vietnam scences
We take so much for granted men fought and died for this country thank you all for your service
For this country? You mean against a foreign country and the working class. The average American soldier had more common with the Vietnamese soldiers than with the rich exploiters.
@PROVOCATEURSK I am talking about what our forefathers fought for and what our trups died to protect
It always surprises me that no one ever reviews "The Boys in Company C". It was R Lee Emery's first turn as a drill instructor, and an interesting take on the Vietnam War.
Thank you for your service Mr Dean 🫡
My dad who is a Vietnam veteran 173 Airborne Brigade 1969 to 1970. The movie Hamburger Hill is the movie that he says is the closest to his Vietnam experience.
The scene in Platoon where they’re in the bunker getting high, they’re in base camp in that scene (would’ve been Cu Chi) not out in the field at a fire support base or and LZ, so it’s relatively safe, and so many guys army and marines had those same experiences who were part of “the heads” which just meant the potheads.
Platoon shows the other side as well, the guys who were wound too tight just drinking their two beers and their whisky they traded souvenirs for
Oliver Stone based Platoon off his own experiences in Vietnam so it’s not gonna ring true for every vet
But what all vets should appreciate is all the little details he and Dale Dye (3 combat tours Marine vet) and the other Vietnam vets who worked on that film got right, they were sick of seeing the war portrayed falsely, and so the veterans at the time came together on that movie to get it right
Willard did an amazing job of sharing his experiences. God bless the USA 🇺🇸
1991, UK Army basic training.
3 day March in the rain with full packs and weapons, digging trenches and putting up bivvy tents.
The blisters on my feet prevented me from passing out in our final parade with my squadron and it pissed me off, even now it still annoys me that I didn’t take more care of my feet.
They matter, more than I thought back then.
We will never know another generation of Men like them. We will remember. Love, respect and prayers from Australia ❤️🔥🙏
Thank you all for your service 😊🙏🏼🇺🇸
Great show BRCC 💪🏼👏🏼
I did 4 tours in 'Nam with Marine Force Recon.
I was in marine boot camp in 04 and it's not abuse it's called "correcting " lol
When I was in high school 14 years ago, we had a regular substitute teacher who was a veteran of Vietnam. Mr. Jones was an incredibly good man, and I remember one year he and several veterans talked about their experiences in the school theater. I remember Mr. Jones telling us about losing a friend during a hectic landing and disembark. If I'm not mixing my memories, I think the plane that dropped him off barely had time to stop on the runway before taking off again. He talked about him and a buddy, soaked in agent orange, conversing and watching the foliage die. He was still getting sections of his back removed due to the exposure. And he talked about his dissatisfaction with a new rifle, probably the M16, after coming upon dead allies with their cleaning rods still down their barrels.
Would love to see the Vietnam vet react to "Danger Close".
Thank you gentlemen, for doing the impossible and living to talk about it with us. We still owe you.
Thank you for your service, welcome home!
Listen up and remember kids and adults... wanna make a Vietnam vet's day a bit better say these words.. "Welcome home"
Marty , jack with a random old vet has been a beautiful recipe for comfort and comedy relief 😂
I got the absolute pleasure to work with this Marine lately. He is beloved by his whole community and has the most amazing family. I loved watching you on RUclips Willard.
so glad to see a new episode keep up the great work
Thank you gentlemen for your service. Brings back memories. I was conscripted by the SADF (South African Defence Force) in 1976, a couple of months out of high school, basics was pretty rough, due to being involved in the ongoing 'Angolan Bush War' our instructors had minimal restrictions, which they took full advantage of.
Old timer aint dealing with that hippie shit. Love you guys.
Thank you for your service, gentlemen.
Thanks for bringing men like Willard on. Semper Fi Willard and thank you.
We were doing 18 month deployments (ARNG) up until 2007-ish. By then they (brass) were saying, "Maybe 12 to 18 months is too long.". That's about when they tamped deployments down to 12 months for Army, 3 to 6 months for Marines.
My first deployment was 18 months. Second deployment ended at 11 months when I was wounded and my best friend died and they sent me to escort his remains back home.
I feel like Jack and Angry cops are long lost brothers lol
Thanks for your service and the reactions
Yay Jack! Haven't seen him on anything in a little while and was wondering how he was doing, clearly alive and kicking. Very good.
I remember the obstacle course on KBay Hawaii was me and my brother's play ground. We lived a two minute bike ride from the house.
I watched the ww2 one the other week and was like man they need a Vietnam one to…thank yall for this
I love it when you bring the ww2 Korean Vietnam vets on the show
I had a great uncle in Vietnam war, he was an army combat medic.
As the son and nephew of Vietnam Veterans thank you for your service sir!
Good job mixing in as host, Marty!
this was fantastic thank you guys for everything
My dad said that GYSGT was his Gunny in San Diego. He fired the salute to Kennedy every hour with his 105.😊
Hay thank you for your services and sacrifices for our freedom and country.
Thank you for your service!
I hadn't noticed it before but the 101st guy changing his socks has a leach hanging on his shin.
Tom Savini was an Army photographer in Vietnam.
There's one common theme that if noticed about these war movies, Vietnam war movies and T.V. shows in particular. For instance Full Metal Jacket, Hollyweird portrays it as if all the privates in boot camp were volunteer recruits, when in reality 1/4 of them were forced to go via the draft. I was 9 months old when it was announced that the draft was ended. My dad said his lottery number was next to be called when they ended the draft making him lucky to not have to go.
God bless you boys, love fmj!, Hamburger hill, was wild! Platoon was classic, Forest Gump is good
5:23: As an airman who had seen this before enlisting, I was VERY disappointed that we only got to do the "Confidence Course" once. I get that we're the nerds of the armed forces, but come on!
yeah, I had went through Army basic (four years Army Guard) and then went into the Air Force. I found the "Confidence Course" hilarious. Going over a swimming pool on a rope- get outta here.
Real Water confidence is no joke
I knew a few VN vets when I was in the service. The scene in Platoon when they are partying, is how they also described it. This was back before the movie came out. But, they also said, you don't get away with anything over there. There's always someone watching you, and taking notes. They wouldn't do anything to you while over there, but when you get back they'd have a talk with you about every time you got drunk, smoked pot, or did any other drugs. My one supervisor told me, he would never make E-8 or higher because of all the stuff he did while over there. He said when he got back, he got reamed big time by his commander. Lol. He was forgiven for all the bad things he did, but it was all left in his record. He said when he got back, he was called to the commander's office. He was still looking the way he did while over there. Big afro, (he was a black guy) sleaves tore off his uniform, peace patches all over it, unshaven, etc, and in his words, he "be-bopped" into the commander's office, and said "What's up?". Not at attention, no salute, on reporting statement, with a smile on his face! Lol. He said that's when the ass chewing started! The commander was not impressed. Lol.
Love this, You guys did good,
The first week I wanted to go home 😢
It took you a week? 🤔😉
Thanks for your service gentleman. I wish they'd have treated you like you really deserved. But, I'm free today because of men like you
My FIL had Corporal Ermey as his DI, back in '64.
Even though the old man is a movie buff, he never saw FMJ
until I played it for him in '03
I have never seen a Native American turn more pale than
when Ermey hit the screen. It triggered a lot of memories.
It also inspired him to look Ermey up in real life and they
had some fun reminiscing, so there's that.
"The Boys in Company C" also has several memorable scenes involving the DI's
We need this content thank you brcc
7:23 is just the most comedic thing Hartman does. The way he stops and stares.
Dad was at and around Chu Lai in 1968 & 69. Actually most of his time was spent at LZ Professional & LZ Bayonet after the Army took it over. By then I think it had already turned into one of the largest bases in South Vietnam. Not too large to be passed over during the Tet offensive though.
Lmao! My wifes VP of her charity was a Marine and he also has that ring tone. Lmao! Hilarious. Operation United Hope on the webs if you want to look it up. She runs a free food pantry for vets in central TN.
I wish they would have shown Staff Sergeant Dean movie when we were soldiers news that was about the beginning of the Vietnam war see how close it was
with his name being Willard, you should have showed him Apocalypse Now
Hell yeah 🤙👍👍 I miss you Dad
I recently watched an episode on Joe Rogan I have a lot of respect for you guys
Parris Island graduate 1984 here. R. Lee Ermy nailed it!
Interesting to hear from a volunteer Vietnam veteran who did his tours in 1965-66, earlier on in the war. It seems most Vietnam movies depict the war around 1968-1970, and by that point the war had escalated with the Tet Offensive and draft numbers had significantly increased.
My brother - Army - was a tunnel rat - he was about 5'5" - affected him his entire life.
Me - Chulai 68. Hollywood Marine from Chicago - no nice building - Quonset hut until rifle qual. I was a skinny 5'7" came home 20 pounds heavier - chest / biceps / legs so large couldn't wear any of my old clothes
The absolute worst "correction" was the "elbows and knees" position in skivvies on the small tiles in head at rifle range - 10 minutes seemed like 10 days.
I fell out of the rack and "loosened" :) a molar dentist had been working on - was D.I. was scared he'd get in trouble because it "came out " as he was correcting me during lunch. I bled like a tuck pig. Doc wondered how I got the bruise on my jaw shaped like a ring. Made friends with a PI DI and he said they were encouraged to never wear rings.
Had the foot locker happen to me in boot camp...minus the jelly donut.
Hi there I just wanted to say that I like the video and I do love the movie full metal jacket and forest gump that sometimes I watch on occasion👍
Yes more Vietnam vet Reations
I was "late" to formation because I went to hit the latrine lights off before we went to PT and everyone had to do push-ups counting off "hurry up. Waiting on you." As they went up and down. I was never late again.
Went to D.C. and did the whole tiurist thing. Most the monuments were underwhelming. Vietnam war memorial was the opposite. It's large, pictures don't do it justice.
Jack, are a national treasure, my fellow Devil Dog!
When I went through P.I. in 1968 it was called a "confidence course".
awsome to hear he prefered the M1 Garand, didnt really use the M-16, did use the M-14 as much, but had problems with it..Class Act.
My oldest brother went to Paris Island in 1970. He too said his DI was a lot more intense as well.
Great video