I too was 19 years old when I arrived in Vietnam. I ended up flying as helicopter door gunner for the 119th Assault Helicopter Company. We flew combat assaults in the enemy held areas inserting elements of the 4th Infantry. This was back in 1970. I lost some good buddies during my tour of duty. This music helps me to remember and appreciate their memory. We were young once and those of us who came back will always remember those who did not make it back alive.
*Those who have seen the movie and those who have not, PLEASE be INFORMED the "Platoon Story" portrait a REAL event Therefore it's EXTREMELY DIFFICULT and next to IMPOSSIBLE to FORGET!!!*
@@richardmartin8585 Are you stupid?! usa went there based on a lie. Poor soldiers that have died just because of greed and lies. Get your facts straight.
_"I think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy; we fought ourselves. And the enemy was in us. The war is over for me now, but it will always be there, the rest of my days as I'm sure Elias will be, fighting with Barnes for what Rhah called possession of my soul. There are times since, I've felt like the child born of those two fathers. But, be that as it may, those of us who did make it have an obligation to build again, to teach to others what we know, and to try with what's left of our lives to find a goodness and a meaning to this life"._ Private Chris Taylor
RIP to Sgt. Elias and all who were the angelic soldiers during a time were that war easily corrupted the mind and patience via processing logic of man.
Hi Chris. I am 61 years old and I am from the Czech Republic. I understand your feelings. I will probably never be able to understand exactly what you experienced and what you felt then, but I definitely understand what you feel today, especially when I read your honest words. I never thought I would experience war in Europe, let alone about 700 km from our country. And it is here. What do you say. I feel it strongly, and I experience it very intensely. But in any case, I think that great evil must fight even greater evil. Best regards Pavel from Kladno.
Music like this always does that to me. Something that makes me remember some scene in some movie based on some event in history, where real men died in some far off place they never wanted to be in, fighting a battle they never wanted to be a part of.
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee." John Donne
*Chickenhead* *May GOD Almighty Bless and Always Protect you, your Family, Friends AND all Your Love Ones.* *=========PLATOON=========* *THE STORY in PLATOON is TRUE!!! BEAUTIFUL Music but VERY SAD!!!* Those who fought in Vietnam are now we'll over 70 years old. Those that made it back *can never...EVER Forget the "experience they had in the Battle Field." I CAN NEVER... EVER FORGET!!!* Yet regardless of *so much unjustified* loss of Life there people who are motivated by Evil started so many other wars. *VERY SOON maybe WWIII.* *Rest assured however GOD will punish those who murdered so many of His Children and continue doing it now.*
went to see that movie alone...I am a Nam vet....walked out of that movie depressed.....it was the most graphic and real movie of that war that I had ever seen....
When this movie came out in the theaters in the 80s my dad took me to go see Platoon a few times. I didn't know until I grew older that this movie was about the outfit he served with 25th Infantry Division Bravo Co. 3/22. Apparently the movie takes place the same time he was over there 1966 -67 . The war never leaves them, just a few years ago at a 25th Infantry Div. Vietnam Vet reunion, I saw my Dad crying for the first time in my life. Must have brought up some buried emotions.
My dad too was in the 25th, Bravo Co., 69-70. We watched this movie together whenever he could muster the nerves. I never saw him cry but I could see him hurt every time we saw it. He instilled in me the same emotions whenever I see this or any other ‘Nam movie. Just looking at The Wall makes me break down for all those who served and especially those who didn’t come home. God bless and keep all you ‘Nam vets and your families.
It really heartbreaking that so many lost their on a lie and another thing that makes it even more heart breaking is for those who came back from the war were failed by their government and mistreated terribly by the people for years.
@@cacambo589 The Vietnam war was built basically on a lie propogated by the Johnson Administration. The gulf of tonkin incident was a false flag entirely.
I'm gonna tell you the single quote that summarizes the Vietnam War. "We were invaded by the most brutal regime on Earth and we resisted for decades, and after they killed 5 million of us, we defeated them. Long live the fight of the peoples of the world against the Washington regime."
"You" didn't do anything, as "you" aren't a Rockefeller, a Morgan, a Goldman Sachs... "you" are an expendable human weapon used by them to kill, poison and rape those of us who question American hegemony. "You" are ignorant and fanatical enough to call "we" those who never go to war and laugh at you from the 5th Avenue. From their living rooms there, they thank you for speaking in their name and doing their dirty job while you believe that you're doing justice.
Yes, we did not fight a WAR in Viet Nam. We were suckered into FIANCING the American military-industrial complex (which Eisenhower warned against) and THE BLOATING OF LBJ's pocket book. Another statesman, in his later life, Robert McNamara wrote a book; "In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam", and also cried tears over the insidious..(for no real value)....anguish and pain he...(and the good ol' boys)... put 18-20 year old soldiers through. I personally doubt the Domino Theory's validity. I know the "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution" was fakery bullshit! I know that the rules of engagement...(there).....forced soldiers to fight with peashooters and one arm tied behind their backs. Years later, we saw the same crap when Rumsfeld exclaimed, "you go to war with what you have". I also know that IF LBJ et.al.was/were so chicken shit of China and the USSR .........(therefore not bombing Hanoi)...., they had no business being there!. I could go on and on, but it boils down to only two things; power and money-greed at any price; not philosophical B.S. about not fighting the enemy.
Bought the CD around the time it came out. Listened to it a lot back then because of the film which my dad took me to see as a teenager. Got a valuable lesson. Fast forward to Veterans Day 2022, I was able to assist two Vietnam era veterans who are now ailing and elderly. They had the time of their life at The American Legion. Their mannerisms reflected those soldiers in this film. This past Veteran’s Day I will never forget. And I can credit my father for teaching me about Vietnam. I grew up on it. May his soul and all the US veterans rest in peace. Amen. 🇺🇸
War is a machine It takes young men with innocence It changes them It breaks them It traumatizes them And the machine spits them out And the only thing left are broken soldiers
A friend of mine from scouts was a very proud soldier, handsome. But as I saw him some years later he was broken from the kosovo war...as a young man. I can feel with your words here.
I was 21 yrs. old when I went to Viet Nam, a lot of good guys died, and we had very little support from the people back home they didn't understand what we were going through, I lost friends while I was there, even guys I grew up with. We were all brothers and would die for each other, we didn't enjoy our time there, and when we got back home we were spit on and called baby killers, so I just shut my mouth up and didn't talk about it, nobody cared.
+Luis Navarro You have to speak. There are many people want to know the truth of that War. U can give the truth! You have to tell it them otherwise it'll be passed away with you! Sorry for my rude... but I think U have to... Do it!
Luis Navarro I am sorry for what you went through so many people back then did not recognize ptsd and could not had helped you with all the issues that you and your brothers brought from 'Nam. Also I am sorry for your lost and all I can say is that you and your brothers and sisters are heroes for me that statement " no one is left behind" shows me the meaning of the word "brotherhood" and that you did everything to emphasize it in the battlefield. God bless you and thank you for your service. Welcome home. You and your brothers and sisters are in my heart and prayers.
I think this movie portrayed the Vietnam War the best. Mostly because the director Oliver Stone was a Vietnam war veteran who actually fought in the war, and knew what it really was like.
A lot of the things in this movie are things he really witnessed as well, such as the village scene and someone he based sgt barnes off of as well as elias.
@@hebiennousnsommespasdanslm6452 Shut the fuck up? You know how many fucking wars France and Britain have gone into, how many pointless wars happened because some damn monarch wanted power, money and reputation? Hypocrite.
This music makes me cry,my older brother was 20 years old,when he was killed in this war,for nothing,I remember my poor mother her sadness it killed her too.
Thank you vets, war is a terrible thing to experience and what went on in Vietnam. It was not right what they did to you and people protesting you. Again thank you
My brother and I loved platoon. We watched it a million times. We joined the army at age 18-19. We were doing a patrol and we got ambushed.IEDs everywhere. He got shot 15 times.He said"They got Elias." I held him as he died. I played this at his funeral.
I saw this movie in the theatre. It touched me deeply, like no other war movie has. I also have the DVD and I re-visit it every now and then especially when I am feeling self pity and life isn't worth the struggle. This movie brings me back to the reality that every "minute" of our lives is a gift. And "each" little joyful moment is a blessing".. because it can be over in a mere second. May God be with you all.🙏
God is Fake. Have faith in yourself. Because the invisible man isn’t here to help you. You help yourself and others. Fuck the Bible and all religions. Just a way to control the masses. And the fools let them. 😂 have a good day.
My brother in law who did 2 deployments in Nam as a gunner on a Huey committed suicide 20 years after he came home......he saw things no one should ever see......
Check out Master Sgt. Andrew 'Andy' Christian Marckesano. The fox news article says he served six full tours in Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne. His friends said of him he was the real life Captain America. The guy was back home for good. One day, while having dinner he committed suicide in front of his wife. He had 3 small children. That gives a hint what sequels war leaves on someone. The toughest guys are not immune.
richard mell full metal jacket is a joke compared to this. First half is okay, second is crap. This, Apocalypse Now and Jarhead are probly the only comparable movies about war in this class. Apocalypse now is different however, different look on war than this, so they're both good in their own sense
Platoon was and still is one of the all time greatest war movies that was ever made. Also giving credit to movies such as Full Metal jacket, Saving Private Ryan, Hamburger Hill, Apocalypse Now and a few other oldies....
I was 19 years old in April 22, 1969 and flew from El Toro Naval Air Station, California on a commercial jet to Okinawa on my way to Vietnam. The USMC taught me very well how to handle stress and survival in the bush. I served With G/3/11 1st Marine Division, I Corps. I was a gunner on a 105mm Howitzer in G Battery Hill 10. We shot 24/7 and saved many Marine Grunts lives with accurate cannon fire times six guns in unison. I performed all the duties on the gun and we took turns, loading, setting fuzes, firing, and breaking out hundreds of rounds of ammo on a daily basis. My pride was knowing that every time I pulled that lanyard someone was gonna be blown away in a few short seconds and save Marines from an ambush gone bad somewhere in the bush. This music really puts chills down my spine whenever i hear it. God Bless the USMC and our United States of America. Also, God Bless the other branches of our military who served in country during my tour in the Nam. 1969-1970 DANNYGUNSIX...
Esta película la vi cuando tenía 13 años y marco mi vida. Hoy a mis 40 años me entristece el alma y me hace preguntar si mi vida marco un destino oh un cambio para este mundo. Extraño las películas como estas, ya el cine se desvió completamente. Estoy feliz de haber vivido en mi tiempo y espero dejar mi huella.
only today in 2022 I decided to watch this masterpiece and this gotta be one of the most realistics war movie of all time, it's angusting, sad and depressing. you can see yourself in most of the characters along the movie, you can feel their desesperate, the agony to go home, to end that war...this movie and this soundtrack are speechless...
4:59 "THEY GOT ELIAS!!!" *Elias is running off from the enemies being left behind getting shot multiple times and raises his arms up to try to call back the rescue but suddenly dies*
One of the very best war movies as this is based on what soldiers saw in Vietnam and not some propaganda. Oliver Stone served in that war himself and witnessed.
Esta película la vi con mi hermano mayor. Fue un momento inolvidable cuando fuimos a ver esta película. Él ahora ya no está conmigo porque hace cuatro años partió al Cielo. Hoy, al volver a escuchar esta melodía, vinieron a mi mente los momentos que compartía con él y no he parado de llorar. Esta melodía llega a lo más profundo del alma y el corazón. Estimado hermano, tu recuerdo siempre estará en mi memoria.
My grandfather drove supply trucks from Saigon to Hue from fall 1966 to winter 1968, said it was the scariest time of his life. Every time they began a convoy he never knew who would survive and who wouldn't
I agree it wud be scary. When I arrived in Saigon I had no job, so they wanted me to drive their truck and deliver messages to our other office and said no that's not my job. They made me take the dmv test and then the international test. I passed the first one then purposely failed the other one. Pissed them, so I had to take it again and again and again and again. I failed the international 6 times my 1st sgt really hated me until he left Vietnam. Lucky me
This is one of the very few movies I seen several times at the theatre, and then many more times at home after I bought it. Some of Charlie Sheen's best work.
✌️🇺🇸 Love and Peace to all of our Brave Vietnam Veterans always....🇺🇸 Never Will Be Forgotten....lost my first love in 1968 and he will always have a special place in my heart forever.💞 God Bless you all...🇺🇸
I'm not sure if anyone will read this or care, but this piece, Barber's Adagio for Strings, is known as "Agnus Dei" (Lamb of God). When sung with a choir the only words are, "Agnus Dei, qui tolis peccata mundi, Dona nobis pacem." (Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant us peace.) Very appropriate for a war movie, in my opinion.
That movie and the music impressed me so much when I was younger, and still today. The eternal fight of good and evil within each of us. What would WE do in case of war? It isn't that much easy to say.
My dad went to Vietnam (I’m Australian) my dad and we watch this together when the Anzacs fought for us, we remember our ancestors who fought in the war
My great uncle served in vietnam, he was also an Australian, he was on patrol when the person in front of him stepped on a land mine killing him instantly, also killing the soldier who was behind my great uncle. My uncle himself was badly wounded and was largely affected by the war for many years. R.I.P everyone who lost their lives in this war.
War is like death. You can postpone it, you can avoid it, but eventually it will come. I love this music. To the previous vets, and vets to come. Good luck. See you on the battlefield.
Comrade_Ivan get rid of that mentality, otherwise were doomed and we will be extinct, weve reached a point in our civilization were war is no longer a part of us and most people have realized that, people like you are a minuscule percentage
Based god megladon example nobody agrees with all the taliban people, theyre assholes we know but america is tryna look like heroes and shit, starting wars only to make it worse now theres terrorist attacks everywhere, if you kill one taliban you will wake up the inner terrorist in 5-10 more, their family and friends will now be enemies too, youre killing them in their own soil they aint letting that shit slip just like that, I known I wouldnt, plus all the shady shit related to the cia, the government funding terrorists, like alright so war is mostly a game to you😂 funny thing the people like you dont even realize you are being fooled by your beloved government/military, killing yourselves and funding the enemy for their own dark purposes, nice going dumbasses, the strongest nation in the world misusing their fucking power, irresponsible pieces of shit, trillions of dollars wasted, hundreds of thousands of lives gone, way to go "heroes"
I think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy; we fought ourselves. And the enemy was in us. The war is over for me now, but it will always be there, the rest of my days as I'm sure Elias will be, fighting with Barnes for what Rhah called possession of my soul. There are times since, I've felt like the child born of those two fathers. But, be that as it may, those of us who did make it have an obligation to build again, to teach to others what we know, and to try with what's left of our lives to find a goodness and a meaning to this life.
+Arturo Hernandez Lopez No. You didn't fight the enemy, and you didn't fight yourselves. You fought FOR the enemy against your own people: the vietnamese people. You fought for the interest of the banksters in Washington and Wall Street.
+Patrick N Thanks, I didn't know. And my statement is still right for every American soldier who fought there: You fought for the interest of the banksters in Washington and Wall Street.
Музыка невероятно трогают до глубины души, могли писать замечательную музыку, но время идёт, ценности становятся другими и уже редко встретишь по настоящему красивую музыку. Рад что жил в это время, когда можно было наслаждаться такой музыкой.
My grandfather’s brother...I don’t call him uncle...is the worst person you’ll ever meet. All thanks to the Vietnam war. Family says he was a good, fun person. But the guy I knew was an asshole. The war changed him somehow. There were no winners in that war. I hate war.
My father is vietnam vet. from south korea. He is nice and gentle person. But I could not imagine he killed so many Vietnamese there. He feels sorry for them untill now.He thought at that time that aiding Ameria's war is duty for korean who were helped by America during Korean war.
no one should have t go through something like that, William defoes character was based on a real guy oliver stone served with and lost his life the Vietnam veterans should get 100 times more respect than they do
Not just Elias (Stone based Elias his character off of a native indian guy he knew over there but lost his life) Stone also based the character of Barnes off of a real bad dude he served with over there and admitted to be scared of him. The REAL "Barnes" was a guy who had been shot 6/7 times but kept volunteering to go back into the fight.
What about the people they killed 3000, 4000... km far from USA, at their door steps? Do you feel sorry for them? I feel sorry for both sides but have in mind among the sides children are victims just from the side of those who died fighting for the lives of their families not for democracy. Be aware of that. I am from Serbia and I consider US people as friends but when reading about casualties in some war where US takes part first thing which crosses my mind is US bombs. Sorry, I had to say that!
Seriously though. A lot of people will have ptsd over corona. People with chronic diseases that feared catching the disease, were paranoid, and didn’t leave the house. People that got it and had long term symptoms. People that lost a love one.
this song is so heartbreaking, i feel for those who lost their lives in all wars, god this makes me cry, i even cry so hard, when william defoe's character sgt. elias dies. great movie too.
I'm 21 years old and I enlisted when I was 18, I only served 2 weeks and was released to college, in those two weeks we did training in the bush and received various instructions, there were moments when I remembered "platoon" I admire every man who went to There, they are true heroes that ordinary people never understood them. I will be prepared to serve my country just as these men were
best movie ever ,with the best scenes no one will ever beat oliver stone. for me the best scene is the bunker defense while vietcongs are assaulting and swarming their enemy by thousands, and then chris avenges ellias.
I remember going to the theater to see this movie in college. I was one year into military training, so the effect of listening to the musical scores, and seeing Platoon twice since it's debut, has now become a visceral experience. A timeless classic, with perhaps the greatest score you will ever hear. Kudos to my Military brothers and sisters
Anyone who has served in a theatre of war in a combat role will appreciate how powerful this piece of music attached to Platoon the most incredible war movie. RIP all lost brothers and injured souls. It's hard to comprehend how war effect each individual ❤
Gives me chills. Our world is a crooked place, where war robs us from our innocents. Peace on earth is a myth. This song will last until the end of time as the true enigma of our world.
Was a career troop with 10 years in. Volunteered for Vietnam. Got there in 1969......left after 3 years in the war. How do you tell people the horrors you saw ? How do you tell people what it was like to live like an animal for 3 years?
Bob Remel I deeply apologize for my ignorance but what is a career troop? I'm English and I've never come across that term before. Also on a side note I thank you for your service to your country your fallen brother in arms will always be remembered.
when you relate this to the film it is one of the best classical pieces of music ever, even if you listen to this without watching platoon it moves you !
Yes. I never saw the movie, but this song is heart wrenching to me. I can never hear it without tearing up. I don’t know why. But I know that war has to be hell. !
Esta cancion me transmite la perdida de la fé en todo despues de algo traumatico y como aunque ya tengas paz en tu corazón siempre cargaras con esos recuerdos.
PLS READE THIS !!! This song is sublime !! You can feel incredible emotions, sadness, cruelty, suffering... when I hear this music and thinking about the story of the film, I can ,in a certain way, feel how bad and horrible was the Vietnam war and war in general... I would like to salute all the soldiers that died for there country. But unfortunately war start always for economic trouble and innocent people die. We all think to live in a wonderful world , but we hide the cruelty of our society. We are controlled by all the leader of the world with propagation hiding the bad part of the world.
Le meilleur film sur la guerre du Vietnam ! Et cette musique qui te prend aux tripes. Le moment où Elias, meurt, un pur déchirement qui t arrache les larmes à tout les coups.
Vietnam was a tragic war. I love this movie. It makes me proud to know that all of these guys went through the agony and pain. Struggle and hurfulness. They did and went through that for our country. This movie lives in my heart always..
Before this year of 2020 ends , let us not forget those who did not return home and those who fought this war for whatever reason that makes your mind at ease. God Bless You All and have a healthy New Year
This was by far my favourite war movie if not movie of all time... the characters were amazing and depicted a contrast of good and evil in an almost spiritual way
this music really describes how sad i feel for myself and everyone going through this covid19 crisis..peace be with all the people who have died and will die in the coming months of covid19 (sobs)
@@donsharma6136 there is always someone who suffers more worst then you. I always say it to myself during dark days lets hope we all get trough this soon especialy for the docters and nurses who are fighting on the front line.
When I watch this movie I was a child and couldn’t understand why people could do so much harm to each other. For the GI’s it doesn’t matter anymore if someone was innocent or not. I couldn’t really understand the horror and what was going on there. Raping children and torture people was far beyond my understanding of humanity and mankind. With this film Oliver Stone showed me something of the darker side of a human being... I’ll never forget that
Idi I smotri is one of the most underrated movies. As bleak as it is it's actually an amazing film. At the start he's just a normal boy and by the end he literally looks like an old man
You forget Pianist,Apocalypse Now and Schindler's List. But Come and See is one of our Soviet Union movie which isn't looking so naive and I think it influenced a lot Western war movies
I went to this country when I was a kid on vacation. They’re such a peaceful people, all this is heartbreaking to revisit the history in the museums and to see the gruesome pictures.
@@kyleshiflet9952 Not really, Vietnam is communist, and they sort of resent America. America was in the wrong. They invaded a country that wanted to be communist for their own gains, and forced their people to die for this.
I was a teenager in the 80s. Most of the programmes i watched were Vietnam connected. Miami Vice: Sonny Crockett was a Vietnam Vet as well as Castillo. Magnum: Magnum/TC/Rick were all Vietnam Vets The A Team: All Vietnam Vets Tour Of Duty: Series based on the war in Vietnam. Platoon: 1986 Full Metal Jacket: 1987 Hamburger Hill: 1987 Thank You for your service Sir
When i was a kid, I used to think war was “cool”. Being brainwashed by hollywood and stupid games like call of duty and battlefield that glamorize war. Im older now and understand enough how horrible it is. But not enough like someone who’s actually lived through that.
As a child, I always wanted to join the army because I thought it would be cool and fun. Now, as a 16 year old, I wish to enlist after graduating high school because I see what hell our soldiers have been through and I want to keep their legacy going
@@JDP2104 My country has conscription, and i see nothing wrong with that. My great grandfathers and uncles fought against soviet invaders in ww2. Im proud to have such men in my family. Even tough they may not be alive any more, but what i herd from my uncle i can safely say that they were fricking legends.
Adagio for strings. im 31.... and can still remember when and where i heard this for the very first time. i was 6, living in Norwich England, and getting ready for School when this came on the radio.
I first watched this movie not long after it was released which was about 30 years ago. I loved it, saw it twice, it really had an affect on me and I would have to say the sound track greatly contributed to how I felt during and after the movie. Especially Adagio, it is so haunting. I have watched it again today with my husband and although I still rate it as a brilliant movie it made me feel sick, sad and horrified. It is a real story written and directed by a Vietnam Vet, won Academy for Best Picture and Best Director - Oliver Stone.
The most beautiful and wonderful story of the real reality of the brutal war that took place in Vietnam and the injustice and oppression that occurred there, I have followed the film since I was twelve years old and I continue to follow today and is my favorite filmً
I too was 19 years old when I arrived in Vietnam. I ended up flying as helicopter door gunner for the 119th Assault Helicopter Company. We flew combat assaults in the enemy held areas inserting elements of the 4th Infantry. This was back in 1970. I lost some good buddies during my tour of duty. This music helps me to remember and appreciate their memory. We were young once and those of us who came back will always remember those who did not make it back alive.
My father was 101st airborne 2nd/502nd.66-69 Lz Sally with the 188th Guns of Spider.Welcome home.
*Those who have seen the movie and those who have not, PLEASE be INFORMED the "Platoon Story" portrait a REAL event Therefore it's EXTREMELY DIFFICULT and next to IMPOSSIBLE to FORGET!!!*
I'm from Canada, but let me show you my respect and Thank You for your Service, Sir.
im sorry for my countrys non involvement Ireland is ashamed we bleed for our American brothers.
@@richardmartin8585 Are you stupid?! usa went there based on a lie. Poor soldiers that have died just because of greed and lies. Get your facts straight.
The composer of this melody is a genius. This song makes you feel anything and everything..
Samuel Barber. Adagio. 👌🏽
Praise JESUS 4 ever
Amen to That 🙏🏾🙏🏾🫶🏾
@@johnnydanna8958why
_"I think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy; we fought ourselves. And the enemy was in us. The war is over for me now, but it will always be there, the rest of my days as I'm sure Elias will be, fighting with Barnes for what Rhah called possession of my soul. There are times since, I've felt like the child born of those two fathers. But, be that as it may, those of us who did make it have an obligation to build again, to teach to others what we know, and to try with what's left of our lives to find a goodness and a meaning to this life"._
Private Chris Taylor
Peace!
The. Best. Ever
RIP to Sgt. Elias and all who were the angelic soldiers during a time were that war easily corrupted the mind and patience via processing logic of man.
Epic…
Hi Chris.
I am 61 years old and I am from the Czech Republic.
I understand your feelings. I will probably never be able to understand exactly what you experienced and what you felt then, but I definitely understand what you feel today, especially when I read your honest words.
I never thought I would experience war in Europe, let alone about 700 km from our country. And it is here. What do you say. I feel it strongly, and I experience it very intensely. But in any case, I think that great evil must fight even greater evil.
Best regards Pavel from Kladno.
This song makes me mourn the loss of people I never even knew.
Music like this always does that to me. Something that makes me remember some scene in some movie based on some event in history, where real men died in some far off place they never wanted to be in, fighting a battle they never wanted to be a part of.
I felt that when I went to DC to visit the Vietnam wall memorial. Seeing all those names…
So am l my dear friend
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee." John Donne
*Chickenhead*
*May GOD Almighty Bless and Always Protect you, your Family, Friends AND all Your Love Ones.*
*=========PLATOON=========*
*THE STORY in PLATOON is TRUE!!! BEAUTIFUL Music but VERY SAD!!!*
Those who fought in Vietnam are now we'll over 70 years old. Those that made it back *can never...EVER Forget the "experience they had in the Battle Field." I CAN NEVER... EVER FORGET!!!*
Yet regardless of *so much unjustified* loss of Life there people who are motivated by Evil started so many other wars. *VERY SOON maybe WWIII.*
*Rest assured however GOD will punish those who murdered so many of His Children and continue doing it now.*
went to see that movie alone...I am a Nam vet....walked out of that movie depressed.....it was the most graphic and real movie of that war that I had ever seen....
Thank you for your service john
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Thank you for being a part of one of America's greatest Generations.
✌️🇺🇸 Thank you ever so much for your Service... 🇺🇸 All of our Brave Vietnam Veterans are amongst the Best.🇺🇸 Never To Be Forgotten 💞xo
The most respect to you sir. For answering the call of your country and serving it.
When this movie came out in the theaters in the 80s my dad took me to go see Platoon a few times. I didn't know until I grew older that this movie was about the outfit he served with 25th Infantry Division Bravo Co. 3/22. Apparently the movie takes place the same time he was over there 1966 -67 . The war never leaves them, just a few years ago at a 25th Infantry Div. Vietnam Vet reunion, I saw my Dad crying for the first time in my life. Must have brought up some buried emotions.
My dad too was in the 25th, Bravo Co., 69-70. We watched this movie together whenever he could muster the nerves. I never saw him cry but I could see him hurt every time we saw it. He instilled in me the same emotions whenever I see this or any other ‘Nam movie. Just looking at The Wall makes me break down for all those who served and especially those who didn’t come home. God bless and keep all you ‘Nam vets and your families.
Knowing that the war was built on a lie and that so many good people were sent to their demise is even more heartbreaking.
WAR ALWAYS BUILT ON A LIE
It really heartbreaking that so many lost their on a lie and another thing that makes it even more heart breaking is for those who came back from the war were failed by their government and mistreated terribly by the people for years.
@сладкий медвежонок Thank you for your service.
Which war was that, then?
@@cacambo589 The Vietnam war was built basically on a lie propogated by the Johnson Administration. The gulf of tonkin incident was a false flag entirely.
Always have to fight back tears, every time I listen to it. Masterful.
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"We did not fight the enemy, we fought ourselves. And the enemy was in us"
This single quote summarize the Vietnam War
Same today my friend ☺
I'm gonna tell you the single quote that summarizes the Vietnam War. "We were invaded by the most brutal regime on Earth and we resisted for decades, and after they killed 5 million of us, we defeated them. Long live the fight of the peoples of the world against the Washington regime."
"You" didn't do anything, as "you" aren't a Rockefeller, a Morgan, a Goldman Sachs... "you" are an expendable human weapon used by them to kill, poison and rape those of us who question American hegemony. "You" are ignorant and fanatical enough to call "we" those who never go to war and laugh at you from the 5th Avenue. From their living rooms there, they thank you for speaking in their name and doing their dirty job while you believe that you're doing justice.
Yes, we did not fight a WAR in Viet Nam. We were suckered into FIANCING the American military-industrial complex (which Eisenhower warned against) and THE BLOATING OF LBJ's pocket book. Another statesman, in his later life, Robert McNamara wrote a book; "In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam", and also cried tears over the insidious..(for no real value)....anguish and pain he...(and the good ol' boys)... put 18-20 year old soldiers through. I personally doubt the Domino Theory's validity. I know the "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution" was fakery bullshit! I know that the rules of engagement...(there).....forced soldiers to fight with peashooters and one arm tied behind their backs. Years later, we saw the same crap when Rumsfeld exclaimed, "you go to war with what you have". I also know that IF LBJ et.al.was/were so chicken shit of China and the USSR .........(therefore not bombing Hanoi)...., they had no business being there!. I could go on and on, but it boils down to only two things; power and money-greed at any price; not philosophical B.S. about not fighting the enemy.
They are still doing it with this fake war on terror
Bought the CD around the time it came out. Listened to it a lot back then because of the film which my dad took me to see as a teenager. Got a valuable lesson. Fast forward to Veterans Day 2022, I was able to assist two Vietnam era veterans who are now ailing and elderly. They had the time of their life at The American Legion. Their mannerisms reflected those soldiers in this film. This past Veteran’s Day I will never forget. And I can credit my father for teaching me about Vietnam. I grew up on it. May his soul and all the US veterans rest in peace. Amen. 🇺🇸
War is a machine
It takes young men with innocence
It changes them
It breaks them
It traumatizes them
And the machine spits them out
And the only thing left are broken soldiers
😪
🎯🇭🇷⚡😶
My grandpa is one of them. And I know I can't do anything to help him for whats he's been through, and it fucking hurts my heart 😞
A friend of mine from scouts was a very proud soldier, handsome. But as I saw him some years later he was broken from the kosovo war...as a young man. I can feel with your words here.
I am with you am agree with your opinion
I was 21 yrs. old when I went to Viet Nam, a lot of good guys died, and we had very little support from the people back home they didn't understand what we were going through, I lost friends while I was there, even guys I grew up with. We were all brothers and would die for each other, we didn't enjoy our time there, and when we got back home we were spit on and called baby killers, so I just shut my mouth up and didn't talk about it, nobody cared.
+Luis Navarro You have to speak. There are many people want to know the truth of that War. U can give the truth! You have to tell it them otherwise it'll be passed away with you! Sorry for my rude... but I think U have to... Do it!
Well maybe it's not you but your government who sent you there...
You and all your brothers in arms have my respect, and deserve it from all.
im sorry.....thanks
Luis Navarro I am sorry for what you went through so many people back then did not recognize ptsd and could not had helped you with all the issues that you and your brothers brought from 'Nam. Also I am sorry for your lost and all I can say is that you and your brothers and sisters are heroes for me that statement " no one is left behind" shows me the meaning of the word "brotherhood" and that you did everything to emphasize it in the battlefield. God bless you and thank you for your service.
Welcome home. You and your brothers and sisters are in my heart and prayers.
I think this movie portrayed the Vietnam War the best. Mostly because the director Oliver Stone was a Vietnam war veteran who actually fought in the war, and knew what it really was like.
i agree, but mostly from 70-71
Все врно
A lot of the things in this movie are things he really witnessed as well, such as the village scene and someone he based sgt barnes off of as well as elias.
@@AR15SP1 No. The whole war as a WHOLE.
🙏👀👍
*Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth*
It is impossible to hear this theme and not cry for all of the lost lives.
So true...although it doesn't take this music to make me cry, it helps to break through and bring more emotion than usual...hope that made sense.
AND ONLY FOR MONEY...
USA 230 years of existence.... 229 years of WAR.. Sons of beachs.
@@hebiennousnsommespasdanslm6452 Shut the fuck up? You know how many fucking wars France and Britain have gone into, how many pointless wars happened because some damn monarch wanted power, money and reputation? Hypocrite.
Lost lives for nothing...
@@natthxify That's true. It's very sad... No war!!!
This music makes me cry,my older brother was 20 years old,when he was killed in this war,for nothing,I remember my poor mother her sadness it killed her too.
FUCK THE US
I m sorry lord morales.
Geezzz thats sad, so sorry.😞😞😞
So sorry for your loss, may your brother rest in peace.
Bonita banda sonora para morir
Thank you vets, war is a terrible thing to experience and what went on in Vietnam. It was not right what they did to you and people protesting you. Again thank you
My brother and I loved platoon.
We watched it a million times.
We joined the army at age 18-19.
We were doing a patrol and we got ambushed.IEDs everywhere.
He got shot 15 times.He said"They got Elias."
I held him as he died.
I played this at his funeral.
God bless his soul am also lost my brother in war of disease
God bless you and your family and your kids
It is Adagio for Strings from Barber.
wtf, this is real? i feel for you :(
Haha
I saw this movie in the theatre. It touched me deeply, like no other war movie has. I also have the DVD and I re-visit it every now and then especially when I am feeling self pity and life isn't worth the struggle. This movie brings me back to the reality that every "minute" of our lives is a gift. And "each" little joyful moment is a blessing".. because it can be over in a mere second. May God be with you all.🙏
You too man.. you too.
God is Fake. Have faith in yourself. Because the invisible man isn’t here to help you. You help yourself and others. Fuck the Bible and all religions. Just a way to control the masses. And the fools let them. 😂 have a good day.
My brother in law who did 2 deployments in Nam as a gunner on a Huey committed suicide 20 years after he came home......he saw things no one should ever see......
that's so sad, it was a useless war who killed many souls and innocent people.
So sad. Respect to him. Friendly from Belgium.
The high up people telling theses young lads to go fight while they sit in their offices not giving a shit about them
i am so sorry . he is in heaven
Check out Master Sgt. Andrew 'Andy' Christian Marckesano. The fox news article says he served six full tours in Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne. His friends said of him he was the real life Captain America. The guy was back home for good. One day, while having dinner he committed suicide in front of his wife. He had 3 small children.
That gives a hint what sequels war leaves on someone. The toughest guys are not immune.
One of the most heart touching movie i have ever seen. I think we will never see better movie about this war.
what about Full Metal Jacket I have to admit it is very good though
richard mell
Yes, its also very good movie! Apocalypse now, Deer Hunter and some other movies are also good. But Platoon touched me the best.
Fair point
richard mell full metal jacket is a joke compared to this. First half is okay, second is crap. This, Apocalypse Now and Jarhead are probly the only comparable movies about war in this class. Apocalypse now is different however, different look on war than this, so they're both good in their own sense
Platoon was and still is one of the all time greatest war movies that was ever made. Also giving credit to movies such as Full Metal jacket, Saving Private Ryan, Hamburger Hill, Apocalypse Now and a few other oldies....
I was 19 years old in April 22, 1969 and flew from El Toro Naval Air Station, California on a commercial jet to Okinawa on my way to Vietnam. The USMC taught me very well how to handle stress and survival in the bush. I served With G/3/11 1st Marine Division, I Corps. I was a gunner on a 105mm Howitzer in G Battery Hill 10. We shot 24/7 and saved many Marine Grunts lives with accurate cannon fire times six guns in unison. I performed all the duties on the gun and we took turns, loading, setting fuzes, firing, and breaking out hundreds of rounds of ammo on a daily basis. My pride was knowing that every time I pulled that lanyard someone was gonna be blown away in a few short seconds and save Marines from an ambush gone bad somewhere in the bush. This music really puts chills down my spine whenever i hear it. God Bless the USMC and our United States of America. Also, God Bless the other branches of our military who served in country during my tour in the Nam. 1969-1970 DANNYGUNSIX...
That's deep, thank you for sharing your story
GOD BLESS YOU 🙏🏼👊🏼
The life is short we should enjoy every moment
Saludos desde España amigo y gracias por tu sacrificio
Thank you for your service keeping us safe 🙏🏿
Esta película la vi cuando tenía 13 años y marco mi vida. Hoy a mis 40 años me entristece el alma y me hace preguntar si mi vida marco un destino oh un cambio para este mundo. Extraño las películas como estas, ya el cine se desvió completamente. Estoy feliz de haber vivido en mi tiempo y espero dejar mi huella.
Platoon is one of the masterpieces of contemporary cinema.
L'uomo e la creatura più talentuosa che esiste...ma purtroppo anche stupida e si autodistrugge...DIO.perdonaci
What does contemporary even mean?
Non ci sono parole per descrivere questo capolavoro,la musica fa' venire i brividi !
Platoon showed the sadness of war a pointless war....... it was all about money.
OLIVER STONE IS A GENIUS
A Truly Masterpiece, could be one last movie watched before I'm gone
Good luck man :)
From someone who was out there : beautifully
Adagio for Strings.... never fails to give me Goosebumps. 💗
Same
only today in 2022 I decided to watch this masterpiece and this gotta be one of the most realistics war movie of all time, it's angusting, sad and depressing. you can see yourself in most of the characters along the movie, you can feel their desesperate, the agony to go home, to end that war...this movie and this soundtrack are speechless...
thank you. beautiful music. i miss my Father he will always be very special to me i will never forget him. he saved me. God bless u dad
Suzita And May God Bless You both our Fathers so special.
we all are specials... our lifes
This has to be one of the most terrifying, sad, and realistic war movies I have seen.
Well watch Hamburger Hill. It's also a Vietnam war movie.
playdohmovies
+John Daly bruh that shit is so dark...
@@paulbeen459 i have
Darkwarrior125 yeah along with the ''lion king '' AMEN '
I love this movie. Nothing but respect for the Vietnam vets.
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@@pacomorais3304 Do you need medical support?
Yea respect to the Good marines in Vietnam ☠️
Je sais en français
@Josef Mengele Both of them saw a lot of shit
A Masterpiece, I will never stop coming back here to hear it.
Una Obra Maestra, nunca dejaré de volver aquí para escucharla.
4:59 "THEY GOT ELIAS!!!"
*Elias is running off from the enemies being left behind getting shot multiple times and raises his arms up to try to call back the rescue but suddenly dies*
1LT Wolfe: 'BACK DOWN! BACK DOWN THERE!!'
Dafoe said that what his character was doing is opening his arms up to the sky.
@@kevt3770 they could have brought back Elias' body doh..😣😣
i biught a black bandana and wore it. lmao
he doesnt, it's still alive i think
One of the very best war movies as this is based on what soldiers saw in Vietnam and not some propaganda.
Oliver Stone served in that war himself and witnessed.
+SHADOWWOLF77 Il est l'un des rares a denoncer ce qu'il s'est vraiment passé la bas!!!
+Fumiette Delagadouille
Sorry in english please.
+SHADOWWOLF77 He is one of the few to denounce what really happened!!! google translate x3
SHADOWWOLF77 your so right
This song gives you a true feeling of how cruel war really is, yet most of us will never see it ourselves
❤
Esta película la vi con mi hermano mayor. Fue un momento inolvidable cuando fuimos a ver esta película. Él ahora ya no está conmigo porque hace cuatro años partió al Cielo. Hoy, al volver a escuchar esta melodía, vinieron a mi mente los momentos que compartía con él y no he parado de llorar. Esta melodía llega a lo más profundo del alma y el corazón. Estimado hermano, tu recuerdo siempre estará en mi memoria.
te comprendo. un saludo ruclips.net/video/bBE6oFEiGEk/видео.html
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Él te espera en el cielo, para que te reúnas con él, pero aún no es el momento. Siento si partida.
My grandfather drove supply trucks from Saigon to Hue from fall 1966 to winter 1968, said it was the scariest time of his life. Every time they began a convoy he never knew who would survive and who wouldn't
wow, thanks for sharing that.
saigon to hue is pretty darn far. My dad was an MP and would guard those convoys. RPGs always would hit the tankers.
Uncle got sent to s POW camp
+Car Dynamics I hope it was not the Hilton
I agree it wud be scary. When I arrived in Saigon I had no job, so they wanted me to drive their truck and deliver messages to our other office and said no that's not my job. They made me take the dmv test and then the international test. I passed the first one then purposely failed the other one. Pissed them, so I had to take it again and again and again and again. I failed the international 6 times my 1st sgt really hated me until he left Vietnam. Lucky me
This is one of the very few movies I seen several times at the theatre, and then many more times at home after I bought it. Some of Charlie Sheen's best work.
Charlie Sheen sure has come a long way lol
I like him the way he is!
tom berenger was better
The platoon is best movie I ever seen.
✌️🇺🇸 Love and Peace to all of our Brave Vietnam Veterans always....🇺🇸 Never Will Be Forgotten....lost my first love in 1968 and he will always have a special place in my heart forever.💞 God Bless you all...🇺🇸
I'm not sure if anyone will read this or care, but this piece, Barber's Adagio for Strings, is known as "Agnus Dei" (Lamb of God). When sung with a choir the only words are,
"Agnus Dei, qui tolis peccata mundi, Dona nobis pacem."
(Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant us peace.)
Very appropriate for a war movie, in my opinion.
Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis ...
Amen 🙏🏻
That movie and the music impressed me so much when I was younger, and still today. The eternal fight of good and evil within each of us. What would WE do in case of war? It isn't that much easy to say.
My dad went to Vietnam (I’m Australian) my dad and we watch this together when the Anzacs fought for us, we remember our ancestors who fought in the war
My great uncle served in vietnam, he was also an Australian, he was on patrol when the person in front of him stepped on a land mine killing him instantly, also killing the soldier who was behind my great uncle. My uncle himself was badly wounded and was largely affected by the war for many years. R.I.P everyone who lost their lives in this war.
When I was in the US army we had a First Sergeant who was Australian and a Vietnam vet.
This has to be one of the most realistic war movie that I have ever seen.
😪😪😪
War is like death. You can postpone it, you can avoid it, but eventually it will come.
I love this music.
To the previous vets, and vets to come. Good luck. See you on the battlefield.
Vincent Roedel bullshit we dont need war, come on man get rid of that old mentality
Aldo BG like it or not, there will always be war somewhere
Comrade_Ivan get rid of that mentality, otherwise were doomed and we will be extinct, weve reached a point in our civilization were war is no longer a part of us and most people have realized that, people like you are a minuscule percentage
Based god megladon example nobody agrees with all the taliban people, theyre assholes we know but america is tryna look like heroes and shit, starting wars only to make it worse now theres terrorist attacks everywhere, if you kill one taliban you will wake up the inner terrorist in 5-10 more, their family and friends will now be enemies too, youre killing them in their own soil they aint letting that shit slip just like that, I known I wouldnt, plus all the shady shit related to the cia, the government funding terrorists, like alright so war is mostly a game to you😂 funny thing the people like you dont even realize you are being fooled by your beloved government/military, killing yourselves and funding the enemy for their own dark purposes, nice going dumbasses, the strongest nation in the world misusing their fucking power, irresponsible pieces of shit, trillions of dollars wasted, hundreds of thousands of lives gone, way to go "heroes"
Based god megladon lol u mad, take a nap rambo
I think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy; we fought ourselves. And the enemy was in us. The war is over for me now, but it will always be there, the rest of my days as I'm sure Elias will be, fighting with Barnes for what Rhah called possession of my soul. There are times since, I've felt like the child born of those two fathers. But, be that as it may, those of us who did make it have an obligation to build again, to teach to others what we know, and to try with what's left of our lives to find a goodness and a meaning to this life.
+Arturo Hernandez Lopez One of my favorite scenes... ever.
+Arturo Hernandez Lopez beautiful and sad words ...
+Arturo Hernandez Lopez No. You didn't fight the enemy, and you didn't fight yourselves. You fought FOR the enemy against your own people: the vietnamese people. You fought for the interest of the banksters in Washington and Wall Street.
neuropakho It's a quote from the movie Platoon...
+Patrick N Thanks, I didn't know. And my statement is still right for every American soldier who fought there: You fought for the interest of the banksters in Washington and Wall Street.
Музыка невероятно трогают до глубины души, могли писать замечательную музыку, но время идёт, ценности становятся другими и уже редко встретишь по настоящему красивую музыку. Рад что жил в это время, когда можно было наслаждаться такой музыкой.
Эта музыка до чертиков напоминает музыку из Наруто. А точнее наоборот получается.
I'm young, I love classical music and famous film soundtracks
My grandfather’s brother...I don’t call him uncle...is the worst person you’ll ever meet. All thanks to the Vietnam war. Family says he was a good, fun person. But the guy I knew was an asshole. The war changed him somehow. There were no winners in that war. I hate war.
Don't blame him. He saw and experienced the most horrible things the human mind can imagine and no human should ever experience something like that .
My father is vietnam vet. from south korea. He is nice and gentle person. But I could not imagine he killed so many Vietnamese there. He feels sorry for them untill now.He thought at that time that aiding Ameria's war is duty for korean who were helped by America during Korean war.
my friends dad would wake up in the middle of night yelling, "incoming". then break down and cry...
Bless his heart...Been there...
bless
man that's heart breaking. knowing the loss of life for a war without meaning
Are you speaking of China getting their just desserts
+Lord Commander Collins what just desserts? please explain
no one should have t go through something like that, William defoes character was based on a real guy oliver stone served with and lost his life the Vietnam veterans should get 100 times more respect than they do
many of my early mentors were vets from this period
Not just Elias (Stone based Elias his character off of a native indian guy he knew over there but lost his life) Stone also based the character of Barnes off of a real bad dude he served with over there and admitted to be scared of him. The REAL "Barnes" was a guy who had been shot 6/7 times but kept volunteering to go back into the fight.
What about the people they killed 3000, 4000... km far from USA, at their door steps? Do you feel sorry for them? I feel sorry for both sides but have in mind among the sides children are victims just from the side of those who died fighting for the lives of their families not for democracy. Be aware of that. I am from Serbia and I consider US people as friends but when reading about casualties in some war where US takes part first thing which crosses my mind is US bombs. Sorry, I had to say that!
@@boziczivko7102 24.03.2021. danasnji dan.
After quarantine:
- Hey, man. Looks on my new Batman mask.
- Mask...
*corona flashback*
Daryl? What are you doing here?
Seriously though. A lot of people will have ptsd over corona. People with chronic diseases that feared catching the disease, were paranoid, and didn’t leave the house. People that got it and had long term symptoms. People that lost a love one.
This soundtrack is so powerful, it can make a stoic statue shed a tear!
This tune conveys with perfection the total sadness, loss, and destruction of war
being a Nam vet...seeing the movie depressed me, but it was very accurate..
Thank you for your service in Vietnam John.
thank you very much...it means a lot..
Thank you for your service sir! Semper fi
Thank u !! we love u guys !!!!
Thinking of you man !
this song is so heartbreaking, i feel for those who lost their lives in all wars, god this makes me cry, i even cry so hard, when william defoe's character sgt. elias dies. great movie too.
Gloria M
i so agree
I just watched Platoon again recently. So glad someone posted this(and other Platoon videos) on youtube. Love this music.
Nikita0156
me too
I'm 21 years old and I enlisted when I was 18, I only served 2 weeks and was released to college, in those two weeks we did training in the bush and received various instructions, there were moments when I remembered "platoon" I admire every man who went to There, they are true heroes that ordinary people never understood them. I will be prepared to serve my country just as these men were
I cried watching this film.... The music really gets you going.... Love the film though
best movie ever ,with the best scenes no one will ever beat oliver stone. for me the best scene is the bunker defense while vietcongs are assaulting and swarming their enemy by thousands, and then chris avenges ellias.
Adagio for Strings, the best choice for this movie.
one of the most beautiful songs from a movie you will ever hear in your lives
I remember going to the theater to see this movie in college. I was one year into military training, so the effect of listening to the musical scores, and
seeing Platoon twice since it's debut, has now become a visceral experience. A timeless classic, with perhaps the greatest score you will ever hear. Kudos to my Military brothers and sisters
Platoon is a beautiful movie! Super-Good movie of 1986!
This song is so beautiful yet heart wrenching...
Well said.
Me: this is hard to listen to...
SSG Barnes: Shut up and take the pain...TAKE THE PAIN!!!!
Anyone who has served in a theatre of war in a combat role will appreciate how powerful this piece of music attached to Platoon the most incredible war movie. RIP all lost brothers and injured souls. It's hard to comprehend how war effect each individual ❤
Gives me chills. Our world is a crooked place, where war robs us from our innocents. Peace on earth is a myth. This song will last until the end of time as the true enigma of our world.
Was a career troop with 10 years in. Volunteered for Vietnam.
Got there in 1969......left after 3 years in the war.
How do you tell people the horrors you saw ?
How do you tell people what it was like to live
like an animal for 3 years?
you are a hero my friend god bless you greetings from the Netherlands
no but sorry if my englisch is bad but the soldiers in ww1 and ww2 are in my eyes heroes they fight for our freedom
Aquaman20000 true.
MsDreesje yes, they are heroes. They give they lives for a lost war. The real villains are the politicians.
Bob Remel I deeply apologize for my ignorance but what is a career troop? I'm English and I've never come across that term before. Also on a side note I thank you for your service to your country your fallen brother in arms will always be remembered.
Still brings a tear to my eye.. Old school combat vets , live on
when you relate this to the film it is one of the best classical pieces of music ever, even if you listen to this without watching platoon it moves you !
Yes. I never saw the movie, but this song is heart wrenching to me. I can never hear it without tearing up. I don’t know why. But I know that war has to be hell. !
i never forget the sounds of platon,all my life
most beautiful piece of music ever written.
One Of *
me too
Adagio For Strings Samuel Barber
check out vide core meum
One of
Esta cancion me transmite la perdida de la fé en todo despues de algo traumatico y como aunque ya tengas paz en tu corazón siempre cargaras con esos recuerdos.
I think this masterpiece encapsulates a life from beginning to end.
I am an Italian soldier, I dedicate this song to all our fallen brother weapon in combat, peace happens one day .........
Italian soldier...
The first real casualite of war is the innocence
lol i whould say CORRUPTION
NO IT S CORRUPTION
@@VADORT Well, i know you are Freud, but the movie quote says "innocence"
And truth...
INNOCENT
PLS READE THIS !!! This song is sublime !! You can feel incredible emotions, sadness, cruelty, suffering... when I hear this music and thinking about the story of the film, I can ,in a certain way, feel how bad and horrible was the Vietnam war and war in general... I would like to salute all the soldiers that died for there country. But unfortunately war start always for economic trouble and innocent people die. We all think to live in a wonderful world , but we hide the cruelty of our society. We are controlled by all the leader of the world with propagation hiding the bad part of the world.
Le meilleur film sur la guerre du Vietnam ! Et cette musique qui te prend aux tripes. Le moment où Elias, meurt, un pur déchirement qui t arrache les larmes à tout les coups.
"rejoice O young man, in your youth..."
Vietnam was a tragic war. I love this movie. It makes me proud to know that all of these guys went through the agony and pain. Struggle and hurfulness. They did and went through that for our country. This movie lives in my heart always..
Before this year of 2020 ends , let us not forget those who did not return home and those who fought this war for whatever reason that makes your mind at ease. God Bless You All and have a healthy New Year
I'm french and my two great father and their brothers served during algerian war that was also a dame hell they lose many friends
euh le vietnam n est pas un des etats des USA contrairement a l algerie qui etait un département francais
@@VADORT on oublie aussi la guerre d' Indochine bien avant et qui aurait du inspirer les USA....
@@VADORT euh ça reste une guerre quand même, hein!
This piece of music sums up war entirely, its brutal and unforgiving, yet powerful and courageous
This was by far my favourite war movie if not movie of all time... the characters were amazing and depicted a contrast of good and evil in an almost spiritual way
30 yeats from now:
-Hey dad you wanna a beer?
-Sure what you have?
-Corona
Me:
When you see empty bread stocks in the supermarket...
this music really describes how sad i feel for myself and everyone going through this covid19 crisis..peace be with all the people who have died and will die in the coming months of covid19 (sobs)
@@donsharma6136 there is always someone who suffers more worst then you. I always say it to myself during dark days lets hope we all get trough this soon especialy for the docters and nurses who are fighting on the front line.
When I watch this movie I was a child and couldn’t understand why people could do so much harm to each other. For the GI’s it doesn’t matter anymore if someone was innocent or not. I couldn’t really understand the horror and what was going on there. Raping children and torture people was far beyond my understanding of humanity and mankind. With this film Oliver Stone showed me something of the darker side of a human being...
I’ll never forget that
"Platoon" and "Idi I Smotri". The most shocking war movies that I've ever seen.
Come and See was a fucking experience
Idi I smotri is one of the most underrated movies. As bleak as it is it's actually an amazing film. At the start he's just a normal boy and by the end he literally looks like an old man
You forget Pianist,Apocalypse Now and Schindler's List.
But Come and See is one of our Soviet Union movie which isn't looking so naive and I think it influenced a lot Western war movies
@@rockfrolic6249 that movie broke me god its rough especially the village scene
Remember the victims for ever
Boris Mark but will we?
I went to this country when I was a kid on vacation. They’re such a peaceful people, all this is heartbreaking to revisit the history in the museums and to see the gruesome pictures.
And despite the fact we fought each other Vietnam is an American ally which in my opinion is a sign of no hard feelings
@@kyleshiflet9952 Not really, Vietnam is communist, and they sort of resent America. America was in the wrong. They invaded a country that wanted to be communist for their own gains, and forced their people to die for this.
I was a teenager in the 80s. Most of the programmes i watched were Vietnam connected.
Miami Vice: Sonny Crockett was a Vietnam Vet as well as Castillo.
Magnum: Magnum/TC/Rick were all Vietnam Vets
The A Team: All Vietnam Vets
Tour Of Duty: Series based on the war in Vietnam.
Platoon: 1986
Full Metal Jacket: 1987
Hamburger Hill: 1987
Thank You for your service Sir
Adagio for Strings is probably one of the best orchestra pieces that I can relate to a movie. The Band of Brothers theme song comes a close second.
When i was a kid, I used to think war was “cool”.
Being brainwashed by hollywood and stupid games like call of duty and battlefield that glamorize war. Im older now and understand enough how horrible it is.
But not enough like someone who’s actually lived through that.
As a child, I always wanted to join the army because I thought it would be cool and fun. Now, as a 16 year old, I wish to enlist after graduating high school because I see what hell our soldiers have been through and I want to keep their legacy going
Cod world at war did a pretty good job capturing the horro of war, and still having an epic campaing.
@@JDP2104 My country has conscription, and i see nothing wrong with that. My great grandfathers and uncles fought against soviet invaders in ww2. Im proud to have such men in my family. Even tough they may not be alive any more, but what i herd from my uncle i can safely say that they were fricking legends.
I think you are stupid, Cod and Battlefield dont glamorize war
Your very wise 👏
This always reminds me of how many people that are gone ,lost but never forgotten Heartbreaking 💔
When I was very young ,I never believed that men could kill ,until kids (19) were sent to kill and got killed.
Adagio for strings.
im 31.... and can still remember when and where i heard this for the very first time.
i was 6, living in Norwich England, and getting ready for School when this came on the radio.
I first watched this movie not long after it was released which was about 30 years ago. I loved it, saw it twice, it really had an affect on me and I would have to say the sound track greatly contributed to how I felt during and after the movie. Especially Adagio, it is so haunting. I have watched it again today with my husband and although I still rate it as a brilliant movie it made me feel sick, sad and horrified. It is a real story written and directed by a Vietnam Vet, won Academy for Best Picture and Best Director - Oliver Stone.
This is the best ever sadness song melody never made.
Dedicated to the Men who fought and died in the Vietnam War.
The most beautiful and wonderful story of the real reality of the brutal war that took place in Vietnam and the injustice and oppression that occurred there, I have followed the film since I was twelve years old and I continue to follow today and is my favorite filmً
This song is called Adiago For Strings- Samuel Barber
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Adagio per archi.
"Adagio" means "slow" or "slowly". In italian.
Adagio 11 for strings. Listen to it monthly.
Samuel Barber was a 20th century American whose work evoked older classical composers.
" I'll Always Love you Hayden Panettiere "
Those who have experienced war never stop experiencing it. For them it never ends.
That is true.
The horrors many of them must’ve seen will continue on in their minds for as long as they live. War is hell.