Alabama Marine talks about the act of killing during war
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- Опубликовано: 17 фев 2015
- An Alabama Marine talks about his chilling real life sniper stories from the Vietnam War.
Music:"Despair and Triumph" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) 
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Man this was my guy Mr Washington. I worked out with him at the YMCA. He passed a couple of years ago. R.I.P
Orlando Lewis true he was a good friend I did the same man rip man
@@natejay82 love and much respect for your uncle. Can tell he was a god fearing man
@@natejay82 ALL Praises brother. May you and your family continue to be blessed
Nathan Jackson aka NateJayBossJay Respect for your uncle man, Rest In Peace from New Jersey
Damn it!!! I don't connect with most people on an emotional-level, and this man had _instant_ magnetism. I regret not having the pleasure of making his acquaintance.
Men who fought in this war deserve way more respect than they receive.
True. A war we had no business being in, with kids and men being drafted forced to go when they didn't want to, just for people to treat them like shit for the things they had to do.
@@HolyBowly Yep, seriously makes me so sad. They blame these guys for something they were forced into. Anytime I see a Vietnam vet I stop them and thank them. We should've never been there though
Back then when they were FORCED to join the army-I agree. These days, those BETA minded suckers in the military right now, fighting and KILLING for transnational corporations do not deserve any respect. They are fools who bought into the imperial propaganda.
* US Retired Special Forces Master Sergeant Stan Goff explains what military life really entails.*
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No respect for murdering people u have never met, for people u never met. No excuse. U don't HAVE to kill anybody. Nor should u. NO. Good men do not go along with evil and God told u NOT to kill.
There are things worse than death. That's one of them. As many found out, unfortunately. I do feel bad for the ones who have horrible regret and i do respect that. We all make mistakes.
And i cannot remember the name and i haven't seen the movie, but there's one about Desmond, i think. Can't remember the last name. But u could always be a Conscientious Objector. Or go to prison instead for a while. Or the best way, is to just run away as many did to escape the draft. Just say NO.
It's better to DIE than to do that. We all have to go, and that would be a great way to go out if u must. But none of their lives were threatened for saying no. And ironically, their lives were threatened and many died when they went to kill others. But even if it came to that, it would be well worth it. Die with your principals, dignity, compassion for others, and die with your good heart and self respect intact.
“It almost gives you a god complex “😔 that’s some of the realist s**t I’ve heard
For real!
@dakota haro BS. America isnt a monolith...America is comprised of Individuals. Black people arent a monolith and neither are white people. Many Americans viewed him as a good man and a hero. This complex that America hates black people is so 1970s.
@@writehandproductions1914 racism is still alive and well unfortunately
@dakota haro 💯💯💯 black men should see that much AT THE LEAST.
@@writehandproductions1914 the evidence is too overwhelming from centuries past to present day. It’s pretty much a proven fact at this point and more and more of us are finally coming to the realization and acceptance of it all.
This man has to be in his early 70's and looks amazing for his age.
Rip to him
@@miat696 he died?
@@gabirivera1348 yes
Black genes man!! Melanin!
I heard that steel mosquito myself, how he missed me is still a mystery. Welcome home brother. 1st Cav. Div. 69 & 70.
Thank you for your Service! 👍✌
Thank you sir
@@deathriders83 Thank you most kindly
@@jefflewis7676 Thank you most kindly.
Welcome home Jay Dee brother.
Semper Fi!
I could listen to this man talk for 13 hours straight.
Video is only 4 mins? Only 13 hours? Go fuck yourself!
Pablo Escobar You have issues young man.
Pablo Escobar what the fuck are you talking about?
Its called replaying it for 13 hours. And whats with the insult? People have problems.
Me too man
This man was wise as hell. Brutally honest too.
He definitely knew what he was talking about and it’s clear as day
A "steel mosquito". I think that's the best I've ever heard it described before.
Davito2000
Almost put me there it was such a precise description.
I know, that's exactly what i thought too. I can imagine that situation so clearly
Was about to say the same.
Davito2000 I can't imagine what that must feel like... Knowing that bullet was aimed at your head, but probably only missed because of a lucky gust of wind.
Blew my mind, as well.
This video was too short. He had my full undivided attention. I even stopped eating to listen to him. Then the video just ended, I was ready for him to keep going
I could listen to this soldier talk all day
maybe thats why they called um zips? (the Vietnamese that is) because thats the sound you heard when they shot at you?
@@halfieindatray7825 zips is short for another word
Thank you for your service sir. In fact I can't thank you enough.
@@kountrygunz2032 and that other word is?
If I die, I wouldn’t know nothing about it.
Mr. Washington. A true Soldier!
He was not a soldier... he was a Marine.
Don’t insult the man by calling him a soldier. He was a Marine. RIP Mr. Washington.
@Michael Collins in my ignorance! What is the difference? Sorry if I offend, I really don't understand the difference!!! I'm from the UK and our marines are commandos! Is this the same in the states?
@@LouieNeira well,you are insulting soldiers apparently
@@ytuber971 I respect the army. Their only fault is that they’re not Marines.
Being a Vietnam Veteran myself, I understand what this guy is talking about. If someone is coming after me with an AK-47, I have to kill him, because if I don't, he will kill me. This all comes down to survival. The will to survive is the most powerful instinct we have. Ground combat is very instinctive and reactive. Our instincts actually take over, and it happens before we can actually think about it. What did I learn when I was a kid ? Thou shalt not kill. This bothered me and I felt uncomfortable. But at the same time, I knew I had no other choice. This is because of the hypocrisy of this society. Some bible thumping moralist who has never been in this position, and probably will never experience warfare, has the audacity to dictate to me what is right or wrong. Many people are incredibly naive and stupid. They send someone into a hellhole, and naively expect them to return and be good little boys and girls again. It doesn't work this way. I've dealt with PTSD for 50 years. I'm in much better shape now, than when I was much younger. But those instincts I developed when I was in Vietnam are still there. Once those survival instincts surface, they don't go away. They are just under the surface, waiting for the time when they are needed again. Physically speaking, humans have instincts just like animals. They are self preservation instincts. If someone threatens me, I automatically revert to my instincts. Just like a switch was just flipped. It's kind of like being possessed and it's very empowering. Feeling like a tiger who is ready to pounce.
There is an old adage: There are no winners in war, only survivors.
Thank you sir for your service an the sacrifices you an your family made ! God Bless all who served and are serving !
@@victorjeffers1993 you are welcome.
thank you for sharing that.
@@panache8722 you are welcome
Appreciate your comments and Welcome Home. As one of those bible thumping moralist, I just wanted to offer this little bit of encouragement. The one's that tell you the bible says "Thou shalt not kill" probably need to read their bibles a little closer. It says not to commit murder, totally different from an act of war. Don't let anyone throw that in your face. Glad you made it home.
"Wash" Booker, I personally knew him. He was a Birmingham native and foot soldier, one of the kids who stood up to Bull Connor during the civil rights movement. I have video of him talking about life during segregation days in Birmingham but patriotically serving during Vietnam. He passed 2 years ago. He was a living library. Until Valhalla Semper Fi....
Yeah. I worked out with him at the YMCA. Very great guy
He seems like a great guy. His sacrifice and service are an inspiration to me. RIP.
@lioness of lechistan when you spend all your time questioning every little thing through the lense of race, you end up becoming the very thing you despise
@lioness of lechistan to understand the outside, you must first look _inside_ ...
@lioness of lechistan To truly make sense of something, you must realize that it often makes no sense...
"If I die I won't know nothing about it" best line
@@DontCryAboutIt revelation 20:12-14
Bingo Hall how do you know we do then ?
Damnnn
I worked on explosives. I told the young troops if you hear the explosion you have lived through it.
Yeah he will...but no pain
Wow in my life I’ve watched so many war movies and documentaries but none have ever clearly explained what is like to be in a war like this guy. This 4 minute video has taught me more about war experience than all the movies and documentaries in the world, period
I found myself glued to it
yes. movies ate a waste
@@grawakendream8980 also spelling books as it seems
@@11-21-7 you're stuck in the past man! lol
@@grawakendream8980 coz I think there are some movies with such a deep message that such people as you cant really get it?
Guess I’m stuck in the past.
And guess what? ever heard about books?? they are even older than movies.
The way he describes the bullet fly by... damn man.
You can't boil down combat in 4 minutes....but this is as close as it gets. Intense.
Prodigysportsman I felt like I was there with him
Well said!!
So few veterans talk about this subject. Love this guy for his straight and insightful talk.
Skandalos my brother in law always talks about killing. every fifteen minutes or so. says he liked it. i tell him hes either full of shit or hes lost his fucking mind. no one else i know that was in combat ever talks like he does.
I knew an old sailor that served during WWII, who always wanted to talk about his time in the service when he saw my young face at the senior center. I wish I took the time to listen more.
Imagine, another war like this one described. Then imagine it being a
Young woman. This will be future
America.
My grandpa was in the 82nd airborne. Dropped into France on Dday invasion. He once said "I killed alot of people, but i never murdered a single one."
Private Harry Patch. The longest lived British survivor of WW1. Described his own killing of many people as 'legalised mass murder'. He has a point.
And tbh thats how it should be written thou shall not murder, not kill. Its two different things
@Wayne Collins you don’t pick who lives or die, and sure as hell don’t have the judgment of who’s worthy of living
@@dangelojohnson1744 nahhh, it’s fine the way it’s written
@@dangelojohnson1744 Thank you
That war destroyed this man and a bunch of other people
"Steele Mosquito", wow! Scary as hell. Thanks for your service bro
All I could think about when he said that ... was just how hungry all those "steel mosquitos" where.
steel jacket too
"If I die, I wont know nothing about it."
Depends.
if you are thinking of an afterlife. there's not a shred of evidence of one. maybe there is, but there's no proof....ever.
Nor will I because I'll be fucking dead.
That to will pass and I will be dead.
Never close to death from violence but have been revived several times. I know fear and have been shot at, death is a given. I'm sure I will do fine when my turn comes around. The fear will pass into acceptance if it's not an instant death. If it is going to be a lingering one I will check out on my own if I am able.
"A steel mosquito". His testimony is both poignant and eloquent.
I had a steel mosquito bite me on the right side of my head, not too hard though, just a graze.
Thank you Sir ! My Father in WW11 ...Bomber Command Lancaster's navigator...said ",we shat ourselves darling !" I liked your remark on defecation ...shite is shite ! And that damned Vietnam War was most definitely CRAP . Most definitely thank you for your service
I know that sound all so clear.
As a Vietnamese person, I just want to say that I hope the vets can somehow forgive themselves as much as we've forgiven them.
It is unlikely that South Koreans have a similar need for forgiveness.
forgive just don’t forget! they are eagerly waiting to do all again, somewhere, somehow. they love feeling sorry for themselves
@@oakstgorillas shut the hell up keyboard warrior you know nothing
@@PvtPyle-tj6xx well that is what it's look like
@@LeeRaldar america saved them from communist north Korea. America is their hero and south korean don't have problem with american soldier stationed in their country.
Thank you for your service Mr. Booker. My family and I pray for brave people like you everyday.
The failed effort to annex part of mineral rich Vietnamese territory by French colonialist and American imperialist and their vassals resulted in the genocidal massacres of millions of people .mainly civilians of S.E Asian nations .100,000S of foreign invaders were also killed or maimed . US armament corporations also made a "killing " care of the US taxpayers . Nations demonized by US propagandist ,inc. Hollywood are now close trading partners of both China and America . US vets who visited post Vietnam were welcomed and forgiven by the victors ,who explained ,US combatants were also victims of war and the real culprits were the lying corrupt politicians in the pockets of the US military/industrial complex .who President Eisenhower so eloquently spoke about ,when he warned the American people in his farewell address to the nation in Jan. 1961 ... Communist "threat "was just a MYTH to cover the expansion of the US imperial empire ,still guarded by over 700 US military bases world wide .and now we have the destruction of the historic cities of the Middle east ,by the same rapacious forces .and the rise and threat to NATO cities from vengeful Jihadist .
moonbeam Are u trying to impress people by using the biggest words that u know. Because it did not work, trust me. First, what you said makes virtually no sense whatsoever. Second, the regurgitation of these so-called "facts" you've supplied us with are just your opinion. You get an "A" for effort, but an "F" for execution.
Saint Michael hahaha joke
Well if you know history, when bad people are in power, they will reign terror as much and far as possible. We kept our nose out of Europe during WWII until the Axis Powers nearly had full control of Europe and Japan taking Asia & the Pacific. America and other NATO countries do this to keep the majority happy and safe. Somebody has to stand up to evil, America is just one of the most capable of doing so, and I wouldn't complain. After all, it is the country that (if you're American like me) keeps you fed and safe. I guarantee you haven't had to worry about where you would sleep or what you would eat your entire life. You have access to nearly all the information you want and you have the freedom to say ANYTHING. Don't take this the wrong way, I'm not trying to change your opinion. I just wanted to share mine with you. Who am I to tell you what's right and what's wrong?
Most likely sent against his will, like most of the people who were sent. It was a draft war.
"Steel Mosquito" sounds like an awesome movie title.
@Cultrice my boi palmer wus gud!
These soldiers telling their stories are priceless & pure gold!!
This man deserves our upmost honor and respect! Rest in peace Mr. Washington, your fellow American.
BS
@Hamual Davis I can say the same to you
@Hamual Davis Sorry Blunt Truth is right...No props for killing people in a country that should NOT have been invaded by a foreign power...the usa!!!!
@Hamual Davis Why... he was a hired gun...a paid killer for a country that had not too long ago held Africans as slaves and murdered hundreds of thousands of indigenous people and stole their land!
Why for killing some one? 🤷🏾♂️
I couldn't even imagine the hell these men have been through... what an intense memory to watch on RUclips, wow
Fuck him...he volunteer to kill...he put himself in that position intentionally becuz he thought it would be fun.
@@TC-cv1dg It was Vietnam, you got drafted back then. He didn't volunteer.
Fair enough! What about the hell that millions of dead Vietnamese went through, when they were attacked by the most powerful military force in the world?
@@TC-cv1dg Back then people were drafted. It was against the law not to have your draft card in your possession if you were pulled over by the police.
"There ain't no subtitle, there ain't no footnotes."
That is the most cathartic description of the commandment that contradicts the very most.
Thank you sir.
Some say the line is supposed to be Thou Shall Not Murder, but was changed in translation.
I like that much better, as there is a time to kill.
@@mrjon75 in the original hebrew text, its thou shalt not murder, there is a commandment for dealing with home invasion/burglary and killing the intruder is permissable. also in mutual combat “david and goliath” ect.
Krymson --- exactly! When I heard him say that, I immediately thought of the "medium/average" age of the soldiers who fought in Viet Nam. It was 19 years of age on the aggregate!! Basically, we're talking about -- "kids." Maybe not literally, but I trust whoever reads this will get my point. Having to experience that at 30 would still be a bitch.
@@mrjon75
It’s basically” Israelites shall not kill another Israelite”. The same tribe of Israelites were also instructed to murder whole tribes.
This is probably the best video on RUclips...EVER! Total honesty
Look up the video by cut called vets describe killing in war it's a good one aswell
I guess you never saw "death metal rooster"?
Close.
Go to David Hoffman, Vietnam Great video also.
From a fellow Alabamian and Infantryman; Thank you, Marine.
Thanks for what??? For murdering innocent people who had done NOTHING to deserve being attacked!!!
@@robertroselle5073 he served his country with honor. What have you done ?
@@robertroselle5073 no one is ever innocent
@@sebastianshaw210he had to come back to a racist Alabama, they didn't care what he did for his country. Still just another ni....
you did more than should be asked of any man, i'm humbled by your service.
cannon m yess
They were fighting for US freedom. That war, much like the rest of modern wars, are fought for personal agenda
I was thinking the exact same thing. Serving 3 years in a war like that can kill a man on the inside...
@TheEnd more like you don't have honor
@@nathanc5789 WTF are you talking about...U.S. freedom!!! Freedom to pillage and rape maybe,...but nothing else!!! That is the most ignorant comment of all!! How does going 3000 miles from home to fight against poor people who have done nothing to you increase U.S. freedom???!
I heard that steel mosquito and that loud snap and clap near the ears back in oif4. Almost had my head blown off several times. I have to admit that Vietnam combat vets dealt with so much more combat than I can ever imagine.
Thanks for sharing these clips and giving us a chance to hear from this man. May you rest peacefully Mr. Booker. I hope you hear our gratitude for your service.
Thank you for your candidness, your service and your sacrifice. I wish you peace.
thanks for the service? vietnam was a fucking pointless war. Poor natives
Wonderful Draws And not one of those motherfuckers wanted to be there,but they sucked it up and did their duty. Then they came home and were treated like shit and spit on. My respect to them,and FUCK YOU!
Fo Reel you miss the reality of war if you seriously think all those kids were fighting for communism, most just did because a bunch of assholes they looked up to and admired told to them go die, senseless war all around.
My Dad served two tours in Vietnam, Quang-Tri, Quang-Nam, Thau Thien from 68-70 with the 3rd Marines. After watching this, I have more understanding on why he never really liked to be asked about his time there.
what profile pic man? respect to your Dad
ww2 colorizer This one... I forgot that I had changed it back to the sasquatch!!! lol
American Sasquatch haha yeah i thought that was pretty funny. Again, respect to your pops
ww2 colorizer Respect to your dad as well. Those guys seen Beyond...
American Sasquatch shouldn't have been out there
He was my dad's neighbor.....really cool guy....
I've heard that steel mosquito at 16 unfortunately in the streets. He didn't miss the next shots. May he rest in peace.
That's got to be very hard on young men. They have so many years to hold those memories.
IT TRULY IS SIR IT TRULY IS
brother tbh not really a lot of things help tone it down like PRAYING AND GIVING IT TO GOD also having a awesome wife of over 20 years really helps a lot and lots of self medication with weed but it never really leaves you so i try to keep my mind occupied with things like video games and work i am a steel fabricator and i have a creative mind so i love to build stuff and fix stuff
Biff Danielson just being a awesome friend and being there for them i can promise is the best help u can give them and THANK U FOR WANTING TO HELP THEM THE WORLD NEEDS MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU GOD BLESS BROTHER
Biff Danielson i haven't heard of it but i will def ask my doc thank you for the info and i will keep u updated as to what he says and as for losing my faith that will never happen GOD has showed me his awesome glory personally i really cant get into it more than that and also if i'm going through a lot of trials and tribulations i think of the parable of job biblehub.com/childrens/The_Story_of_Job.htm
jnkoa33 HAHAHA
This guy is special. I wish there were more like him. I learned more in 4minutes by listening to him than anyone ever . Thank you brother.
From one combat vet to another, thank you for your service. Glad to know you are alive and well!
He's no longer alive now, but he did survive it and lived until six years ago (per another person in this comment section who knew him personally).
I hope someday, in someone else's lifetime, there are no war veterans, just their stories.
I wish i could meet this man, shake his hand and thank him for his service .
He passed away a couple years ago
How did he pass
@Sterling Bailey your the type of person to say fuck the police but the first to call 911 as soon as it fits your needs.
@@boujiatexas1870 I call 911 just to say fuck the police
@herro my friend Be grateful. Because you dont always comeback the same way you left from war
What a true warrior. God bless you brother. 🇺🇸
Semper Fidelis Brother! I am a Veteran myself, but it just warms my soul to the utmost when I see guys who fought the fight before us. WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam, etc...You guys are the heroes who paved the way! God bless all of you Vets, regardless of Service, however For my teufel hundens! Semper Fi, until we die! OORAH!
Hey I was in boot camp with that guy! My picture is in that book he's holding! I don't remember him that well but I remember the guys next to him! Hey buddy look me up, last name is Tarr but those folks from the south pronounced it "Tah" and they printed it that way to! LOL We didn't go to the nam together but I made it over and back twice. D 1/5 1st Mar Div. First time and 1st Marine Air Wing in Da Nang the 2nd time! I know exactly what your talking about! Good to see you my friend!
They say he died a few years ago
Welcome Home. Semper Fi Devil Dog!!!
Man I'm just grateful to listen to veterans share how they feel.
“That’s when you realize, damn, I’m a short timer, and you become so cautious, and stop moving on instinct, and that’s when you get hit”...
Sounds like prison
He was so right about short timers.
This helps me.
When asked, I've tried to honestly express what it's like to lawfully take the life of another person for war purposes.
What always ripped my guts up, was when our target was out numbered and out gunned and we knew it and they knew it, yet we were never allowed to give them a chance to simply surrender. "Nutralize the objective" rings in my head still to this day.
Command wanted positive body counts and those fuq's would sacrifice our own in order to achieve that goal.
Killing and murder are the same thing. The results are the same. The causes we draw between combatants are equally righteous in their mind's eye.
Was given a general discharge for having refused to shoot an unarmed combatant who was trying to surrender. Second in command who was a psycho shit plugged the guy between the eyes and shrugged his shoulders like it was no big deal.
I'll never forget it. I'll never raise my hand to a fellow human either unless given no choice. But, so long as I have a choice in the matter, my goal will remain a peaceful outcome.
I love his joy and intelligence that comes through when talking about such a traumatic experience. God bless this man.
As your neighbor from Tennessee and a fellow Navy veteran thank you for your service sir brothers forever
Service? It was a stupid war.
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@@mrmegabuckssongs sadly they had no say , government send young people to fight for drugs (by draft) now you can sign up and fight for oil AND drugs now :)
Than You brother,for your service! Iv,e had alot of good friend,s over the year,s were in infantry in the Nam! Clay
mrmegabuckssongs Ok and? A lot of wars are stupid
Semper Fi Brother!
God, the darkness and pain in his eyes is haunting
One of the most fire lines I heard, “attitude check. F*ck it” 😂😂😂
For me it was a very powerful 4 minutes
I"ve watched this every night for more than a week. Mr. Booker is such a sensitive soul. Wish I could give him a handshake and a hug. Thank you sir. For what you did and what you have suffered.
"Thank you for what you did"??? What he did was to kill people who were defending an invasion of their country!
@chris brady What an ignorant comment!! I grew up in the 40's and 50's! "my country" treated people of color most disrespectfully! I grew up reading about Emmett Till...Mack Parker ...(can you ell me who they were)... and countless others like them! When I was growing up there were movie theaters, restaurants, and other public facilities where I, and millions of others like me, were not welcome!! People of color suffered these indignities on a daily...no...hourly basis! Do not refer to me and others like me who died on a daily basis in this FUCKING county as a spoiled brat!! My people...and I...have paid our fucking dues! My father and uncles paid their dues in WW2 and Korea to come home and not be able to find a decent job or buy a house! So Hell...Fucking No...I was not going to Vietnam to fight against other people of color who had done NOTHING to deserve being attacked!! It is ignorant MFs like you you who make this country a difficult place to be in...and no I am not going ANYWHERE as long as IGNORANT MFs like yourself are polluting the air that I, and other decent...intelligent people have to breathe...so Kiss my BLACK behind!! If you and other ignorant MFs want to go around the world getting your asses kicked...be my guest!!
Welcome home, marine. Thank you for your service.
At the time of filming, this man looked absolutely remarkable for his age. I thought he was going to talk about his experiences during the first Gulf War!!!!!! Shame to hear he no longer with us. Fascinating insight - RIP
Thank you sir, and welcome home.....Semper Fi......
I lost my oldest Brother in the battle of Khe Sanh, Hill 861, USMC 1968..
Semper Fi Marine...
Sorry for your loss...💝
@@miapdx503, thank you kindly
Live on in power sir. Thank you for your service
what a legend. you can see in his eyes how war has affected him. cheers to you brother
I love this man, my brother!
@HUMAN CONTRABAND so that goes for every veteran in this country right
Adam Jackson peace doesn’t work you fucking idiot
I love this video. It is raw, honest, a true representation of war. None of that false bravado we often see from combat veterans. The horror of war is written his face. God bless this man.
MAYBE THAT ' FALSE BRAVADO ' IS A MUCH NEEDED COVER FOR THEIR REAL FEELINGS .
Semper Fi! Thank you for your service! Great interview.
Thanks for posting.
To all the men n women who have served. Thank you for your service
I want to puke every time someone tells me "Thank you for your service". When you're 17 with no prospects in sight it is a minority that sign the form with god and country in mind.
What Dennis would you prefer to be treated the way our soldiers got treated when they returned from Vietnam?
I got out in 1974. I would prefer we not send them off to wars that are basically to make money for corporations. Do you think what we have done in Iraq was the best thing for the Iraqis today? I don't think many of us sign up thinking we are off to "save" America.
I would like to hear from any vets.
I was born in 74. Id love to recall ACDC made an album...Id love to recall HUSTLER made their first pornographic magazine...IM HARDCORE SINCE 74
Krazy K Fucking idiot. They're only supporting Zionism. And you think we're on the defense. Hahaha. Moron
I was an air force veteran who served two six month tours in viet nam. I feel so sorry for the men who had to slug it out in the jungles . We lost 58000 men, maybe more there in this useless war. My job was to direct B52 bombers to their targets and I was very good at my job. I don't know how many VC and other peoples deaths I was responsible for. I did not think about it at the time . I felt good that I was doing a good job. They gave me a bronze star medal. After I left I began to realize what we were doing . Killing people for no reason. Our political leaders were killing our men and the viet nam people for political advantage. Rather than allowing myself to be sent back to do more killing, I retired from the air force after twenty years and eight months service.
Today, I see the same thing happening. Endless no win wars. Killing people for no reason except political advantage. I pray my government will wake up and stop this tragedy.
Remember the theme song for the movie " billy jack ",the politicians adopted it.Think about it.
@@frannicolo8147 Thank you for your reply. However, I did not see the movie, "billy jack"
Took 20 yrs in the service of killing innocent people for you to finally understand you were doing wrong....smh
A bronze star to an Air Force guy that directed bombing sites? That's what is wrong with our military. You sit on your ass doing what a Marine can do from the combat zone and you get a bronze star. Hope you are lying about how you got it. You don't have the authority to speak for real combat military.
You were misled, so many were initially. The light came on at different times for all of us. Even the Presidents, as the agendas changed. As in many wars, no one won, all countries lost. You did what you believed was right. When your light went on, you quit in disgust. You were a tool. Forgive yourself, and thank you for your service to the country.
When someone who's real explains a story, it really sinks in! I hope you find peace! Thank you for sharing!
For those curious about the act of killing, the book “On Killing” is a fascinating dive into the psyche of basically everything about it. How we enable someone to psychologically do the most instinctively repulsive act, the common reactions, war stories about it, and how it affects us right now.
A very eloquent & candid testimony.
I really pray and hope my son and I never ever see WW3
nigel nuj Let's hope the US doesn't start shooting down Russian jets in Syria then.
Hate to say but +nigel nuj Progressives are killing us all!! They will put the world into WW *lll*
Anyone how say they're Progressives, RUN FOR THE HILLS!!
Russia has already positioned "eight warships" and an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean sea. They are waiting for Clinton to become president because they know she will initiate the NO FLY ZONE. Then your World War 3 will begin. Glad im too old to be drafted but then again not many people around the world will survive nuclear fallout.
Russia will not do shit. They will fold and continue to live with their kangaroo rogue states like North Korea and Syria.
+John Kirby How is Syria a rogue state? Bashar Al-Assad was elected, it's not a regime contrary to msm publishing. Speaking of contrariety, it's the Americans that have been backing down while Russia continues to aid the Syrian military after Obama and his political associates have attempted to ward them off.
I don't really have anything to say about North Korea, as I believe that's China's problem. It's not like China (or Russia) likes North Korea. China treats North Korea like their retarded cousin that they have to look out for. Mark my words, if the day came for serious political change in NK, China could easily decide either way to deal with their government.
I hope God blesses you with peace, gently erasing the horrors. Thank you for your service to this country.
This country didn’t give a shit about him
Congratulations on reaching 1m views! What an amazing and eloquent account of the horrors of war. You served your country and upheld the code impeccably sir!
With a conversation of this gravity and magnitude, curse words being bleeped diminish this man's experience. Allow him to speak.
Agreed!
Absolutely! I agree, this isn’t for 1st graders to watch anyway! Ironic isn’t it? 🤷♂️
I’m just sayin, let him speak his mind, he’s earned it. DAMN
this man is a hero!!!! never met him but if I could I would shake his hand. god bless this dude
Bless you sir, and thank you for your service. US Army Combat Medic, 1981 - 1994.
I wish my old neighbor would have talked about his experiences over there, he was OG special forces but was very reluctant to talk about what he saw and did. Its important to hear these stories to warn the next generation about war.
Both of my grandpas were in Vietnam at the same time as him! Respect
Mr Booker
Thank you for your honesty, your compassion, your skill, your words, and your service. I thank you and am truly humbled by your spirit.
OMG can you imagine?? Thank you for sharing your story! I'm humbled every time I hear about the sacrifices these men made.
He reminds me of so many of my relatives even my father, I feel like I know this man and I never spoke to him in my life. What a great interview may he rest in peace
As a Man from Alabama and former Devil Dawg...Salute to you Sir...Hurah
You are always a devil dog Semper-Fi brother
That's some real ass insider knowledge 💯
Man this sucks to hear, Ive heard many vets, All I can ever say is sorry you went through that BS, But thank you. You saved another teen from living with what you are
Felt the bee zing of death an inch from my ear. Still can hear it when i close my eyes and remember back 50 years ago.
My grandfather was always candid and sometimes graphic about WWII - but he always 'forgot' how he won his bronze star.. so I did digging almost behind his back which I felt bad about. but actually got the order for what he did...
And he moved forward on his own with a bazooka - and failed to take out a German artillery position. But made it back and led a squad to destroy a position. Later that day he got hit and got a purple heart. But I read that report, saw the type font, saw his C.O. describe what he did... I was proud - but I was really, really sad. I had to take some time to myself to think about what my grandfather - who was the most loving and wonderful guy I ever met.... I was so sad he had to do that. I was sad he had to be that terrified. I was sad he had to overcome that terror. I was sad he felt he had to do that to protect other and I was sad that he had to lead other men into that situation. I was also incredibly sad for the people he probably killed.
So many families guys... that didn't get to be. Because he was in a spot where he had to be decisive. To protect me who wasn't even a gimmor in anyone's eyes... to snuff a generation of what i'm sure were good, honest german people out and deprive them of that.. It got really heavy for me.
I still won't tell him that I know what he had to do, but it makes me equally as proud and greatful as it does sad. I really wish - just a species - we could be better. I really do. but I thank god I have people like my grandfather and others who are so brave. And fight so hard for others. It's a heavy thing.
Hunter Golden may I ask how you got those record of what he did? my grandfather earned multiple medals for his actions as well but never talked about the war not even what boot camp was like and sadly he's not here with us anymore
Yeah kind of by dumb, incredibly stupid luck, Cody. There's a website that was dedicated to his division. I followed them on FB. Probably followed them for a few years and then noticed a post where they had uplaoded all the medal orders and service reports.
I emailed the webmaster and not only did he have my grandfather's stuff, but he had his medal order - the actual original doc.
For the kicker - it turns out my Grandfather's CO who signed the medal order is not only still alive, but lives three blocks from the webmaster. Again - stupid luck, crazy story.
there are no details here, please elaborate i'm interested
Well the order itself was pretty emotional for me. On it's face it doesn't seem like much, but man... there's something about reading something that someone you know in your family actually had to do. Mixed feelings for me. On one hand, unbelievably proud that my grandfather could be that brave. On the other - a massive sadness he had to go through that. Made it pretty real for me.
Long story short, with was April 27th, 1945 in Leipheim, Germany. Literally the last stanza of the war.
Apparently two tiger tanks were up the road and had been putting a hurting on his unit. My grandfather went forward with a bazooka and disabled one of the tanks, but wasn't able to destroy them. He was a squad leader - and went back and gathered his soliders, took out the tank and then took out the remaining German stronghold which was 55 people + with 22 men.
Leipheim was where the messerschmidt jet was being made and was one of maybe one or two locations along the German autobahn that had something resembling a bridge. So it had some significant strategic importance in southern Germany. My grandfather was also hit that day in the ass - so when he was brought back there two months later after the war, it turned out that it was a displaced persons camp for holocaust wanderers, POW's and POI's. He was an MP for a month before they shipped him back.
IN terms of battle orders, he arrived in Marseilles in late '44 and didn't see combat until January '45 in Jebsheim - which was in the Colmar Pocket. Basically from there on out, he was chasing the last few pockets of german SS soldiers in the west, which i'm sure was pretty awful. They broke through the Sigfried line and basically pursued them into southern Germany - right in HItler's back yard.
He's told me some really graphic stuff about the war - but always told me he 'forgot' what he got his bronze star for. He did however - tell me a story a few years ago about how he got his purple heart - which kind of lined up with the whole bridge thing.
Basically they took Leipheim and the Germans counterattacked. he was up in a house with a machine gunner and he was sniping with a tommy gun out of an upstairs window. A third guy tried coming up the stairs to help them right in time for a Tiger to open up with tracer fire on the house and it ripped up the staircase and killed the third guy - a friend of his. He said he pretty much dragged him up the stairs and watched him die.
The tank kind of inexplicably moved on, presumably on my part because of the lack of return fire and got taken out by an AT gun (he found out about that after the fact). The house itself overlooked a bridge with two lower catwalks on either side of it, and once they got their wits back together they noticed the Germans withdrawing from the town. He opened up on a bunch of them and then side arm heaved a grenade that basically fell short about 10 feet of the bridge and went off. Well when the grenade went off, about 40 Germans like hornet in a next came swirling out of the cat walk, retreating across the bridge but returning fire. My grandfather went to run away from the window and a bullet came through and hit him in the ass. His buddy the machien gunner helped him out of the house and that was the end of the war for him.
So KIND OF lines up. I did see a photo of the bridge at leipheim, but it didn't look like the bridge that would line up with my grandfather's story - like the one at say... Arnhem or something. It was just kind of an overpass bridge.
But trying to piece both stories together the 'stronghold' could have certainly been the dudes on the bridge, the tank could have been the one that rippped up the house, etc.
But that was always the weird thing to me - that Pop never knew or could remember what he won the Bronze star for - which always seemed weird to me largely because he never really ever held back with me when it came to getting graphic about his war experience - but if you combine the two stories - maybe Pop's was the rality and the order was more the fiction. I dunno for sure.
But it was pretty cool to get that history. I have his dog tags, dress top and all his medals and ribbons. Plus some other momentos he got over there. I have a German bayonet at home he brought back overseas with him. Maybe i'll never know the truth, but it's just over the top rewarding to be able to dig into your family's history like that with that much detail.
Pop struggled with a fuck ton of PTSD after the war. He was an alcoholic and didn't treat my grandmother very well according to my (late) father, and wasn't always as present as he should have been as a Dad. But holy fuck the guy made up for it by being a monstrously amazing grandfather later in life and my two young daughters absolutely adore him. Don't need him to be a war hero - he's already a hero to me - in spite of all his flaws.
My cousins and I don't always see eye to eye on a lot of things, but he's kind of the common denominator for us and is just a hilarious mess of a man who's cable chord we enjoy disconnecting on the outside of the house, taking his cadillac deville and parking it where he can't see it and watching him freak out, and prank calling him on his cell phone. He's just a total dude.
He's def. in the twilight years. His friends have mostly died off and the ones that are left are much like him - they can't get up and at em to go see each other and that makes me sad. He wasn't doing well for years and when I finally settled down and got married, I started hanging out with him more; and found a lot of stuff around the house he couldn't really do on his own anymore. When my father unexpectedly passed away, we obviously got even closer. He's got great care takers in the house with him who he likes. He got into baseball largely because that's my career (i'm a minor league GM), and has always been *obsessed* with golf his whole life. Used to make clubs, etc. So I always make time to be around.
But he's a pretty great guy and a funny motherfucker. Couldn't be more proud of him.I'll miss the shit out of him when he's gone. He's ready to go now, but i'm enjoying the time we've got left. He's a wild man who's seen a lot and still has a sense of humor way ahead of his time (his favorite show is Aqua Teen Hunger Force if you can believe it) - and I've been fortunate to learn an awful lot from him.
Without people like your grandpops, desperate German weapons coming out that might have had the war last a few days longer and a lot more people, not just those in allied nations but also Germans, would have died, thats more generations to be deprived their chance in the world.
Believe it or not but morale was actually still high in many German units even up to the god damn end, there were still uncontested areas so big that for some of them, fully armed and equipped, ready to fight, the war simply ended for them.
So in a situation like that, shit just has to be done, especially taking out a vital German position so that you can push on through.
I`m just thankful the allies, people like your grandfather, were able to STOP the Germans with all means necessary.
I wish i could thank him in person
Thank you very much for talking so honestly about these horrible experiences.
What those Marines went through could never be forgotten.
Happy Veterans day to those who served.
Im not going to thank you for your service as we are expected to. Instead I will say god bless you for your courage, strength and willingness to do what many can't.
You have served and survived. And we love you for it.
Thank you
You basically just thanked him for his service in a thick ass sugar coat
Frenchify with a asshole on top.
Expect in one hand and shit in the other.
Aptly put. The Vietnam war was unjust. Another lie from the US Govt. (See Gulf of Tonkin) These guys focused on saving each other until they got out of country.
What an amazing interview.
Best veteran video I’ve ever seen and by far the shortest. His descriptions are so poignant. Incredible, RIP sir.
RIP mate, thanks for your honesty in your feelings.
Rest in peace my brother. I missed you at the class reunion. Not only a great Marine but was a great councilman for the city of Birmingham. Loveman Village strong.
Thank you for sharing your experience and for your service, sir.
Thank you for you service Sir!
That is the best description of the sound. Would make a good official nickname or book title.
Respect for all who served during Vietnam.
Thanks for talking about this. It really helps the younger Afghanistan/Iraq vets
Nah.. there's a major difference between Vietnam and the two illegal invasion/occupations in Iraq/Afghanistan. The cowards that enlist today get off on the God complex they get from murdering innocent men, women, and children.
@@damone70 what the fuck... combat is fucked up no matter what... there where people who felt the same about Nam..... so please save that shit... and Nam vets got spit on harrassed all sort of shit.... they deserve more from us and the damn government.... and to my brother in arms stand strong and remain humble... and push forward as warriors