I served with two raiders, CSM's Joplin and Macguire. Both were great leaders in different ways. "Mad Max" Macguire was a physical stud and pushed the guys in a good way. Jack Joplin was a quiet guy who was full of knowledge he passed on to us. Jack recently passed away. RIP Jack.
Can't get enough of that picture of Robin Olds at the start!!! What an absolute beast he was. This story from Terry was great and the guests you are bringing are so important as we are losing these guys that never had a chance to tell their stories to the masses and so important to our history of warfighters!! Bravo Ryan!!!
As a Vietnam Era vet I've always had a special interest in the raid and in fact bought and still have a copy of the first book about the raid. I'm so thankful for all the support that we've seen for veterans since the Vietnam War but it raises a troubling question for me about the Vietnam Veterans. From the Irac and Afghan wars we've lost many times the veterans to suicide then we lost in combat with the receptions which most of them came home to. I shudder to think what those numbers might be like for the Vietnam Vets. An absolutely amazing presentation om the Raid and a special thanks to all of you for this video and those who were involved either with the Raid or the production here. And to each of you ... THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE!!! I think I'm speaking for the three of you as well as for myself when I say that if I were physically able and were asked to participate in something like the Raid and was needed I'd do it in a heartbeat even now at 70 years old.
Because I did not know anything about the Son Tay raid I was on the edge of my chair as these warriors were telling the story. What a glory that all the raiders returned!
Awesome interview with two true warriors. God bless these men, as well as all the Sontay raiders and POWs. In 2004 I had the distinct pleasure of meeting someone they often mentioned, Colonel Leroy Stutz. He spoke to my Airman Leadership School class, and his story was nothing less than amazing. Like these men, Colonel Stutz is a genuine American hero.
Great interview! My old SGM was also a member of this group, CSM Billy Moore. He was a badass! He got stuck in a field artillery unit as the Battalion SGM. He would run the crap out of us and then smoke a couple of cigarettes and give us a snarl. I don't think he wanted to be in a artillery unit.
Another great podcast about one of the greatest missions of the war. Many years ago I read the book, "The Raid" by Benjamin Schemmer. Great book that describes this mission in detail. I did not know of this book until now. I will have to pick up a copy. I am making my way though your podcasts and this just became one of my favorites.
Hey man i just wanted to say thanks for interviewing these veterans. I think you have the best military channel on the internet hands down. Keep up the good work.
I am so happy to hear this interview. I have read so much about this raid and it is great to put a face and personage to a member of this rescue mission. Cliff and Terry I will be reading this book. Ryan WOW great interviews.
Ryan & guest's: phenomenal podcast! Thank you for sharing. Much appreciated for doing so while you are all so lucid in memory and forthright in willingness to share in the detail. It is great to hear of the enormous impact that the raid had on the POW's. One thing I heard & alway's wondered about and am frankly still skeptical about--even now-- was the missing POW's. I say this as MACV at the upper echelons was compromised throughout the war by moles -- unfortunately and to our troops GREAT demise. From the cross border SOG recon teams being compromised upon landing time after time (after 1967) to the disaster that was the all-vietnamese "Jedburgh-like" teams in which 100% of all men were murdered or captured AT landing, it was pretty clear that MACV was riddled with spies and the upper echelon leadership were to inept to do anything about it. I am happy to hear that this was the exception.
Thanks for watching and I appreciate your comments. I mentioned in this podcast that Terry and I were going to be presenting at a symposium at an April 10th 2021 Texas Tech University along with John Gargus, Patrick St.Clair and Lee Ellis. We address your question in the Q&A portion of the video: ruclips.net/video/5neTZVluoYk/видео.html
As a Vietnam vet who has had a mixed experience in my time there, this account of the Son Tay raid really does eclipse that experience with something to be proud of. Thanks for sharing & I just got the book on Kindle!
I understand the great impact of the raid and the boys learned about that impact later, but it must've been absolutely crushing to them, at the time. Great job, guys. De Oppresso Liber!
Great podcast gentleman as a teenager in the UK I was aware of this raid I was born in 67 and the Vietnam war was raging like nothing Vietnam always fascinated me all my life and to actually listen to first-hand accounts from Terry and to think he was 20 years old on that ride I do not think I could go to something like that until my 30s I suppose it all comes down to you never leave a man behind going to be seeking the book out and have a good read how to respect to Terry and the boys
Fantastic historic event. Great bunch of American men exemplify the soul of our country, our veterans and our people. This interview will continue to get views for quite a long time. Just now found your channel. Great channel. Great host. Looking forward to viewing other interviews.
I had just graduated from training and assigned to the 6th SFG and woke up around 4am looked out the barracks window and saw them loading equipment up in trucks. It was only after the mission that I realized these were the guys that I saw that morning, leaving for Florida where they would train for the mission
To hear them talking about flying platforms that large at 1,000ft agl is mind blowing. One of my side jobs while I was in was flying SUAS type platforms and I would fly those between 800-1,000ft agl. For height safety aspect and noise. Unbelievable. Hats off gents.
Ryan, I’m a big fan of your podcasts. I’ve been binging them while at work daily and enjoy them immensely. I’m a retired veteran of the active Army and National Guard with 3 deployments. My stepfather was a Vietnam veteran serving in the Air Force flying C130’s and C141’s. Sadly he passed away last October. Since his passing I’ve felt regret that he and never shared stories about our experiences during our times in a combat zone. In talking with my mom about my regret she said that he never really talked about Vietnam. The only thing he shared with her is that he was on a mission to rescue POW’s, but the POW’s had been moved. After hearing Terry’s story about Son Tay it got me thinking whether my dad was on this mission. After some research I don’t think he was, but now I’m beginning to research what he may have done. I want to say thank you for doing these interviews, especially this one. Keep up it up.
Ryan just watched ep 24 they were talking about special training at duke field and Elgin I just wanted to add that was super interesting to me because I live about 25 minutes from them bases and have all my life I am 55 years old so I guess I would have been around 4 or 5 can’t remember what year they did this mission love hearing stuff like that that has happened right here where I live and still living in the same place I grew up little unknown town called Crestview thank you for doing these podcast on RUclips I love watching them I am retired now so I sit around and watch them all the time keep up the good job Thank you
Love to hear from the Vietnam era Vets. My basic training cadre (Ft. Jackson) included Ltc. Kennedy (a Vietnam Vet S.F. Officer) his CSM was a 173rd Vietnam Vet, and my 1SG, a 4 ID Vietnam Vet. I always wondered why I was placed with such a distinguished cadre. Thank you gentlemen, for a great episode 👏🏻
Very good point. I apologize! Dick Meadows was the commander of Blueboy. One of his men, Sgt Pat St.Clair spoke as a part of our panel at the symposium at Texas Tech University. There we present some good detail about Dick Meadows on the Son Tay Raid. He is a legend! ruclips.net/video/5neTZVluoYk/видео.html
@1:04:38 camp was apx. 2000ft nw of Thành cổ Sơn Tây north of School T80 (secondary school) www.google.com/maps/@21.1415271,105.4956889,1262m/data=!3m1!1e3
I served with two raiders, CSM's Joplin and Macguire. Both were great leaders in different ways. "Mad Max" Macguire was a physical stud and pushed the guys in a good way. Jack Joplin was a quiet guy who was full of knowledge he passed on to us. Jack recently passed away. RIP Jack.
Can't get enough of that picture of Robin Olds at the start!!! What an absolute beast he was. This story from Terry was great and the guests you are bringing are so important as we are losing these guys that never had a chance to tell their stories to the masses and so important to our history of warfighters!! Bravo Ryan!!!
As a Vietnam Era vet I've always had a special interest in the raid and in fact bought and still have a copy of the first book about the raid. I'm so thankful for all the support that we've seen for veterans since the Vietnam War but it raises a troubling question for me about the Vietnam Veterans. From the Irac and Afghan wars we've lost many times the veterans to suicide then we lost in combat with the receptions which most of them came home to. I shudder to think what those numbers might be like for the Vietnam Vets. An absolutely amazing presentation om the Raid and a special thanks to all of you for this video and those who were involved either with the Raid or the production here. And to each of you ... THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE!!! I think I'm speaking for the three of you as well as for myself when I say that if I were physically able and were asked to participate in something like the Raid and was needed I'd do it in a heartbeat even now at 70 years old.
Awesome story. My dad served '61-69 USAF with his last tour in Vietnam. Thank you gentlemen for your duty and dedication.👍👍
This is one of the greatest stories I’ve ever heard from this war. It’s sad that only 10k have seen this
Because I did not know anything about the Son Tay raid I was on the edge of my chair as these warriors were telling the story. What a glory that all the raiders returned!
Looking forward to the read. My uncle was a POW and we didn’t lean he was alive until 1968, three years after he was shot down. Thank you.
I guess there are 7 north Vietnamese that didn't like this amazing story
The podcasts are so important, keep getting Vietnam Vets on!
Awesome interview with two true warriors. God bless these men, as well as all the Sontay raiders and POWs. In 2004 I had the distinct pleasure of meeting someone they often mentioned, Colonel Leroy Stutz. He spoke to my Airman Leadership School class, and his story was nothing less than amazing. Like these men, Colonel Stutz is a genuine American hero.
Great interview! My old SGM was also a member of this group, CSM Billy Moore. He was a badass! He got stuck in a field artillery unit as the Battalion SGM. He would run the crap out of us and then smoke a couple of cigarettes and give us a snarl. I don't think he wanted to be in a artillery unit.
Another great podcast about one of the greatest missions of the war. Many years ago I read the book, "The Raid" by Benjamin Schemmer. Great book that describes this mission in detail. I did not know of this book until now. I will have to pick up a copy. I am making my way though your podcasts and this just became one of my favorites.
"We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."
A real interesting, ambitious Vietnam War mission. Thanks for the story.
Hey man i just wanted to say thanks for interviewing these veterans. I think you have the best military channel on the internet hands down. Keep up the good work.
I am so happy to hear this interview. I have read so much about this raid and it is great to put a face and personage to a member of this rescue mission. Cliff and Terry I will be reading this book. Ryan WOW great interviews.
Another amazing guest! Cannot wait to listen to this! This is already becoming one of the best military podcasts out there!
Really appreciate the support!
Ryan & guest's: phenomenal podcast! Thank you for sharing. Much appreciated for doing so while you are all so lucid in memory and forthright in willingness to share in the detail. It is great to hear of the enormous impact that the raid had on the POW's. One thing I heard & alway's wondered about and am frankly still skeptical about--even now-- was the missing POW's. I say this as MACV at the upper echelons was compromised throughout the war by moles -- unfortunately and to our troops GREAT demise. From the cross border SOG recon teams being compromised upon landing time after time (after 1967) to the disaster that was the all-vietnamese "Jedburgh-like" teams in which 100% of all men were murdered or captured AT landing, it was pretty clear that MACV was riddled with spies and the upper echelon leadership were to inept to do anything about it. I am happy to hear that this was the exception.
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Thanks for watching and I appreciate your comments. I mentioned in this podcast that Terry and I were going to be presenting at a symposium at an April 10th 2021 Texas Tech University along with John Gargus, Patrick St.Clair and Lee Ellis. We address your question in the Q&A portion of the video: ruclips.net/video/5neTZVluoYk/видео.html
As a Vietnam vet who has had a mixed experience in my time there, this account of the Son Tay raid really does eclipse that experience with something to be proud of. Thanks for sharing & I just got the book on Kindle!
I understand the great impact of the raid and the boys learned about that impact later, but it must've been absolutely crushing to them, at the time. Great job, guys. De Oppresso Liber!
Great podcast gentleman as a teenager in the UK I was aware of this raid I was born in 67 and the Vietnam war was raging like nothing Vietnam always fascinated me all my life and to actually listen to first-hand accounts from Terry and to think he was 20 years old on that ride I do not think I could go to something like that until my 30s I suppose it all comes down to you never leave a man behind going to be seeking the book out and have a good read how to respect to Terry and the boys
Fantastic historic event. Great bunch of American men exemplify the soul of our country, our veterans and our people. This interview will continue to get views for quite a long time. Just now found your channel. Great channel. Great host. Looking forward to viewing other interviews.
I had just graduated from training and assigned to the 6th SFG and woke up around 4am looked out the barracks window and saw them loading equipment up in trucks. It was only after the mission that I realized these were the guys that I saw that morning, leaving for Florida where they would train for the mission
Amazing story
Thank you for sharing it
Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to hearing this episode!
When I was a kid I used to read this Vietnam stories in magazines...I lost those magazines. Now I can see it on youtube...this is awesome
To hear them talking about flying platforms that large at 1,000ft agl is mind blowing. One of my side jobs while I was in was flying SUAS type platforms and I would fly those between 800-1,000ft agl. For height safety aspect and noise. Unbelievable. Hats off gents.
Tragically, at work right now; cannot wait to get home and hear the interview!!
Another great story, thank you all.
Ryan, I’m a big fan of your podcasts. I’ve been binging them while at work daily and enjoy them immensely. I’m a retired veteran of the active Army and National Guard with 3 deployments. My stepfather was a Vietnam veteran serving in the Air Force flying C130’s and C141’s. Sadly he passed away last October. Since his passing I’ve felt regret that he and never shared stories about our experiences during our times in a combat zone. In talking with my mom about my regret she said that he never really talked about Vietnam. The only thing he shared with her is that he was on a mission to rescue POW’s, but the POW’s had been moved. After hearing Terry’s story about Son Tay it got me thinking whether my dad was on this mission. After some research I don’t think he was, but now I’m beginning to research what he may have done. I want to say thank you for doing these interviews, especially this one. Keep up it up.
Awesome podcasts - love these so much - thanks to all for these
Really appreciate it! This story is amazing.
Incredible, thank you!
Ryan just watched ep 24 they were talking about special training at duke field and Elgin I just wanted to add that was super interesting to me because I live about 25 minutes from them bases and have all my life I am 55 years old so I guess I would have been around 4 or 5 can’t remember what year they did this mission love hearing stuff like that that has happened right here where I live and still living in the same place I grew up little unknown town called Crestview thank you for doing these podcast on RUclips I love watching them I am retired now so I sit around and watch them all the time keep up the good job Thank you
This is amazing! I’m actually reading the raid and who will go!! This was AWESOME
Love to hear from the Vietnam era Vets. My basic training cadre (Ft. Jackson) included Ltc. Kennedy (a Vietnam Vet S.F. Officer) his CSM was a 173rd Vietnam Vet, and my 1SG, a 4 ID Vietnam Vet. I always wondered why I was placed with such a distinguished cadre. Thank you gentlemen, for a great episode 👏🏻
Awesome, you do such great interviews Ryan.
grt story n grt men
WE NEED NICHOLAS IRVING AKA NICK THE REAPER ON HERE
Amazing.
Essayons! 💥👊🏼💥
Heroes
I'm surprised there was no mention of Dick Meadows.
Very good point. I apologize! Dick Meadows was the commander of Blueboy. One of his men, Sgt Pat St.Clair spoke as a part of our panel at the symposium at Texas Tech University. There we present some good detail about Dick Meadows on the Son Tay Raid. He is a legend! ruclips.net/video/5neTZVluoYk/видео.html
Hey Ryan, I wonder if these fine men have tears for America now, as I do. Army vet.
@1:04:38 camp was apx. 2000ft nw of Thành cổ Sơn Tây north of School T80 (secondary school)
www.google.com/maps/@21.1415271,105.4956889,1262m/data=!3m1!1e3
When are you going to create your very own interview?
I would like to hear Ryan be interviewed by someone as well!
What is the name of the book of this raid? Gb
What's the Intro song? Checked description. No go. Link?
Udorn is pronounced Oodorn in Thai