Interview with Paul T. Giles Jr. A veteran of the Vietnam War
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- Опубликовано: 24 сен 2015
- Interview conducted on March 7, 2014. Paul T. Giles Jr. served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. To view his collection and explore our other veterans please visit the following website: www.ccsu.edu/vhp
In 1972, Febuary, my lottery number was 2...I thank God I had enough sense to join the Navy😂
Very brave man to go through his tour and not fire his rifle, thank you sir
Learned a lot from his testimony. His unit’s relationship with their montanyards, fragging of guards on drugs during duty in other units, the quality of life in II corps, animals, miseries of indigenous diseases, environment, mode of attack of very well-trained but ill-supplied enemy-few enemy had rifles, most attacked with homemade explosives which might or might not detonate, firefights often lasting 4-5 minutes because enemy ran out of ammo & fled--most casualties occurred in first 30-45 seconds & were often surprises, interdependency required for survival along Cambodian/Vietnamese border in 2nd corps, life expectancy of indigenous population, total absence of healthcare among indigenous pop., doing laundry & bathing in bomb craters, many more experienced described by this medic assigned to patrols on Ist cavalry border areas in II corps. One of the best interviews I’ve heard.
Whoah!!! The US government paid with taxpayers money to be a soldier & fire his gun!!! Thanks for serving!!!
Stop the bs, it was never "125° every day " , these clowns kill me with the same exaggerated stories- everyone the same!
I was a Marine and served with Hotel 2/5, in 69/70. It’s not at all difficult for those that did real bush time to recognize some of the tall tales some VN Vets tell, or ones that get heavily embellished. Normally all you need to know what branch of the service they served, when, what their military occupation was ( infantry, supply, admin, artillery), what units they served with and where. And frankly, everyone that served, in whatever capacity, should be proud of their service. It bothers me when Vets feel they need to embellish and exaggerate what really took place. I’m not saying that this guy didn’t see some shut, but there’s several
things he states, or describes, that I just don’t believe.
@@markgorian7855 I have nothing but true respect for the real combat vets. But facts are facts. Only 22% of all Vietnam vet's saw combat. Most of these guys have been waiting years to tell their horseshit hero stories after watching Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, Apocalypse Now and inserting themselves.
@@markgorian7855 Apreciate the honesty finally.