My brother in law was in Vietnam. One evening wherever they were some of the men decided to go to beach site for a shout swim. He didn't want to go. That evening all his friends were killed by the enemy on the beach. My mother-in-law prayed the rosary every day praying for his safety and his return to home. Her two other sons returned home from other conflicts. My husband was in the Korean war. Hes 91 now 🙏📿
I'm watching this at work memorized, because Bill looks a lot like my dad, who also served 3 tours with the green Barrett in Vietnam. Such similar stories, wow. My dad is 78 (or did he just turn 79) I don't remember. Anyway, wow. I'll watch this again with my wife later. My dad has similar side effects from the agent orange, he can hardly bump his arms against anything without peeling his skin back, yet he's still tough as nails. One of my dad's best friends Terry was a helicopter pilot and saved my dad after a fire fight. They didn't know each other back in the late 60's but in about 1985 they became close friends and made the connection that they were on that same mission and Terry had rescued my dad. Terry, his wife and my parents are still very close and have skied, hunted, fished together for decades. Sending you all the best Bill!!! Take care!
I was in military ( army ) from very late 1969 ..in fort poke/North Fort Tiger land from there to veitnam 1970/1972 before I got seen back to the States..sad welcoming home
Bill, you need to file for PTSD and unemployability ( VA form 21-8940 ). Also get with a DAV , VFW or American Legion service officer to help .. It took me 8 years to get my 100% with help from DAV..
Welcome home brother thank you for your service you really need to put in for ptsd you will definitely be at 100 percent you earned it..nam vet 68/69 25th infantry division..
LBJ and his buddies needed their shares in the defence industry to keep going up that’s why the Vietnam war was started I live in the UK and followed the war from the 60s until it ended and I have nothing but respect for all those who served
Welcome home brother, thank you for your service for our country. 😊I remember every date from landing in Nam to being hit to hospital to my DEROS. The older I get, the more I remember, crazy right ? I came back to the world at the end of August 1970. We are very much alike brother, God bless you. I have had bladder cancer 4 times plus lung cancer with a lobectomy of right lung. I never smoked.😊 I am 75 years young.
Two weeks of orientation, I arrived in Vietnam one day and was in the bush the next day. The difference between the Army and the Marine Corps. Welcome home.
Great interview Bill. I was in and around Chu Lai for most of my 1-year Army tour. Our times there overlapped a bit. While I was in the rear with the gear running the mobile Army POL lab in the Navy Tank farm, we were hit regularly with Katyusha 122mm rockets starting with Tet. You above all deserve to be rated 100% by VA. Once you're at 70% you can then put in for unemployability that will get you100%. Never take no for an answer and keep filling until you get it. Also use your local Veterans Service Office to help you with this, definitely worth doing. I believe Matt Hindra is now setting me up so I can tell my story on USA Warriors Stories. My purpose is to help other vets. If you have any suggestions, please get in touch.
My guess is he just inadvertently said AR but meant RA. I always wonder why guys say they were about to be drafted so they enlisted. Why is that better? Either way he ends up in Nam.
@@scottankers6690 I watched one video where a guy was about drafted that enlisted first. He said he did it because he was told by enlisting 3 or 4 years he'd receive training that would keep him from being in the infantry. He received training in a communications job of some kind. When he arrived at his unit in Vietnam, they told him they needed him as a rifleman.
@@scottankers6690 Exactly ----when enlisted in the US Army 1969 my records and "dog tags" were RA (regular army) ----but if you were drafted your tags were US ------to be honest by the time you completed basic training no body even talked about it no one even cared -----how other guys saw you was really about the kind of guy you were -----just that simple !
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My brother in law was in Vietnam. One evening wherever they were some of the men decided to go to beach site for a shout swim. He didn't want to go. That evening all his friends were killed by the enemy on the beach. My mother-in-law prayed the rosary every day praying for his safety and his return to home. Her two other sons returned home from other conflicts. My husband was in the Korean war. Hes 91 now 🙏📿
Glory, be to God ☦️ Amen.
Amen ! The feverent prayer of the righteous ❤availeth much .....
What a righteous & wise man
I'm watching this at work memorized, because Bill looks a lot like my dad, who also served 3 tours with the green Barrett in Vietnam. Such similar stories, wow. My dad is 78 (or did he just turn 79) I don't remember. Anyway, wow. I'll watch this again with my wife later. My dad has similar side effects from the agent orange, he can hardly bump his arms against anything without peeling his skin back, yet he's still tough as nails. One of my dad's best friends Terry was a helicopter pilot and saved my dad after a fire fight. They didn't know each other back in the late 60's but in about 1985 they became close friends and made the connection that they were on that same mission and Terry had rescued my dad. Terry, his wife and my parents are still very close and have skied, hunted, fished together for decades. Sending you all the best Bill!!! Take care!
I was in military ( army ) from very late 1969 ..in fort poke/North Fort Tiger land from there to veitnam 1970/1972 before I got seen back to the States..sad welcoming home
Thank you for your service!
Bill, you need to file for PTSD and unemployability ( VA form 21-8940 ). Also get with a DAV , VFW or American Legion service officer to help .. It took me 8 years to get my 100% with help from DAV..
Thanks for your story.
Ty sir welcome home
Welcome home brother thank you for your service you really need to put in for ptsd you will definitely be at 100 percent you earned it..nam vet 68/69 25th infantry division..
Semper Fi, 68-69, multiple Purple Hearts. 3/5, Phu Bia to An Hoa.
Oh wow, this guy was literally in HELL for a year.
Thanks for your service
Enjoyed his story.
Thank you.
Thank you for your service 🙏
Welcome home Sarge.
LBJ and his buddies needed their shares in the defence industry to keep going up that’s why the Vietnam war was started I live in the UK and followed the war from the 60s until it ended and I have nothing but respect for all those who served
He should have gotten at least a silver star.
Welcome home brother, thank you for your service for our country. 😊I remember every date from landing in Nam to being hit to hospital to my DEROS. The older I get, the more I remember, crazy right ? I came back to the world at the end of August 1970. We are very much alike brother, God bless you. I have had bladder cancer 4 times plus lung cancer with a lobectomy of right lung. I never smoked.😊 I am 75 years young.
Present arms, brother.
Thanks Bill!
Welcome Home! Thank you for your Vietnam Service! True heroes!
Thank you sir!
Two weeks of orientation, I arrived in Vietnam one day and was in the bush the next day. The difference between the Army and the Marine Corps. Welcome home.
A breat interview and account of a participant.
Thank you. You are a hero.
Informative
Thank you Sir...
Great interview Bill. I was in and around Chu Lai for most of my 1-year Army tour. Our times there overlapped a bit. While I was in the rear with the gear running the mobile Army POL lab in the Navy Tank farm, we were hit regularly with Katyusha 122mm rockets starting with Tet. You above all deserve to be rated 100% by VA. Once you're at 70% you can then put in for unemployability that will get you100%. Never take no for an answer and keep filling until you get it. Also use your local Veterans Service Office to help you with this, definitely worth doing. I believe Matt Hindra is now setting me up so I can tell my story on USA Warriors Stories. My purpose is to help other vets. If you have any suggestions, please get in touch.
I met a Gimlet from Detroit, Ralph Hickerson. Indian Rocks Beach, Florida. 2003 or so.
correct ---11 charlie MOS was a mortar squad or mortar platoon
He enlisted, was RA, regular army…but he said he prefix was AR not U.S.
I don’t understand.
I did 24 years and I don't know what he meant.
My guess is he just inadvertently said AR but meant RA. I always wonder why guys say they were about to be drafted so they enlisted. Why is that better? Either way he ends up in Nam.
@@scottankers6690 I watched one video where a guy was about drafted that enlisted first. He said he did it because he was told by enlisting 3 or 4 years he'd receive training that would keep him from being in the infantry. He received training in a communications job of some kind. When he arrived at his unit in Vietnam, they told him they needed him as a rifleman.
E5? Walking point? Interesting.
@@scottankers6690 Exactly ----when enlisted in the US Army 1969 my records and "dog tags" were RA (regular army) ----but if you were drafted your tags were US ------to be honest by the time you completed basic training no body even talked about it no one even cared -----how other guys saw you was really about the kind of guy you were -----just that simple !
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Thank you for serving!
Anyone vet this guy?