Welcome Home Lance Corporal McClain!! I too was in the Marine Corps and landed at Chu Lai, Vietnem in the Spring of 1965. I was there in '65 - '66, and sometimes I can be there again in a blink, as the memories come back without warning. Your vivid recollections were so accurate about the conditions that we somehow tolerated, but will never forget. The Veterans Administration declared me 100% disabled due to Agent Orange exposure, and I have gone through Cancer and Ischemic Heart Disease, as well as having a Cardiac Pacemaker that literally beats every beat of my heart. That being said, I am one of the lucky ones because so many of my friends have died from the horrible affects of Agent Orange. As you said, "Once a Marine always a Marine". My discharge date was coming up while I was "in-country" and I received orders that stated "You are hereby extended - Involuntary Extension Convenience of the Government, term of extension to be determined." We were short of people and that solved the problem until a replacement showed up. The people I served with in my 4 years, 3 months, and 5 days of active duty were the BEST people I have known in my life. I was Blessed to know them, and I have never forgotten them... Semper Fidelis ~ Semper Paratus, Corporal Rod "Scotty" Macleod - USMC '62 - '66.......We will all die as Marines.
I was in Chu Lai too Rod. Welcome home! I have been denied any for claims with the VA. I've had cancer 2 times. I wish you well and hang in there! Semper Fi Marine
I have had the pleasure to call this good man my friend for 40 years. I can count on Michael, always a friend, always a patriot. Thanks for your service Michael and Welcome Home.
I cast this to my TV. Welcome home, Marine. Semper Fi. I slept on a ship with clean sheets every night and rode to combat on a helo as a gunner. My feet only touched the ground 3 or 4 times in 3 months. When we rearmed and refueled I usually sat in our helo and told them how many cans of ammo I needed. I got a hot breakfast every morning aboard ship. Thank you, US Navy. I was an electronics (Comm/Nav) technician flying as a door gunner.
I served in The U.S. Army 25 years Retired Master Sergeant. My brother Lance Corporal Joseph J. Rivers passed away May 20, 2022. He was riddled with cancer from prostate, heart and brain! He suffered for years, mental issues, he signed a paper to let him die, he couldn't stand the pain anymore! Lejeune and Vietnam 67 and 68.
Well Done, Lance. In 1970, a Corporal decided that I would remain on Okinawa, as a welder for Third Tanks. Semper Fi, and thanks for sharing your story. USMC 1969-1973
WOW, "THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, JARHEAD AND WELCOME HOME". I did Parris Island in June, 1975. You were only 9 years ahead of me. As I listen to your story, I can see that I would have gone through that very thing, too, if Viet Nam had continued. I can't thank you enough for your service. I, too, am Proud that I am a Marine. My PROBLEM is that, right after boot camp at Parris Island, I got stationed at Camp Lejeune and lived on base at Hadnot Point (MainSide). I was there from Aug, 75, to Apr, 77, right before getting sent to Camp Foster, Okinawa. Well, on June 10, 2020, I got Fournier's Gangrene, and almost died, because of this water contamination at Lejeune. Got stuck in the VA Hospital in Oak Cliff (Dallas), for 6 wks. They were telling my sister that they did not think I was going to make it, but I did. So here it is, Jan, 22, 2023, I still have a Colostomy bag attached to my side, and waiting on the Dept Of The Navy to complete their investigations on each case. There are 1000's of Marines who are sick because of this Water Contamination at Camp Lejeune. Most of them have different forms of Cancer, some have already died. My attorney says that Camp Lejeune and the govt knew about this Water Contamination, and DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. This is what makes me angry. Here we served our time in the Marines, and they are treating OUR SERVICEMEN LIKE THIS. AGAIN, JARHEAD, I want to thank you for everything that you did while in the Marine Corps. Your story could have been mine. OORAH and SEMPER FI. THANK YOU
Thanks for your story, Mr. McClain. I am thankful I can come here to hear all those personally and historically meaningful stories. I wish I could hear my dad's stories all over again. RIP, dad (USMC '67-'71).
Thank you Mike for your story as I could relate to a lot of it. I was in Nam in 1966 to 1967 with E CO 2/5 and M CO 3/1 and again with C CO 1/27 in 1968 during Tet until the end of July. Welcome home brother and Semper Fi.
As an American, an US Army widow, a daughter of a US Navy sailor serving during WWII, and a human, I cannot thank you enough for your service. I am humbled by your story and your service. God Bless you and Thank YOU for your service.
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Semper Fi my Marine Brother! Thank you for your story and your service. Your sacrifice and dedication are deeply respected. I served in the Corps during the Vietnam Era and P.I. was my Recruit training. I'm back there again as you describe your story. :-) I got a hot cigarette pushed into the palm of my hand at chow line for killing one of those fleas. Thank you for making it back home... SGT Middleton USMC
Im a vietnam era veteran. I just wanted to say how much love and respect I have for my brothers and sisters from this war...conflict...war. So sorry for all the abuses from any government entities. I also pray that you all have known honor ftom this generation of patriots.
USMC September 66. Platoon 2078 Paris island South Carolina combat engineer. Spent most of my tour of duty in khe-Sunh up near DMZ. Charley Co 3 rd marine devising. Thank you for your reply
July 1, 1960: Our utilities were not starched nor pressed in any fashion. They were washed and dried in the base laundry and brought back to our barracks all stuck together. After we unstuck them and ID's which were ours, we had to pull them apart enough to put them on. We wore unpressed and fully wrinkled utilities for 3 months. Haircut: I was in the Civil Air Patrol Cadets, CAPC, during my Jr. and Sr. years in high school. I also attended one 'encampment' at Grenier Air Force Base, in New Hampshire and had a good base in military history and tradition, drill, etc. I knew there would be haircuts, so I got a flatop haircut the day I boarded the train for SC. They cut me bald. And, yes, one guy was asked how he wanted it; he had a ducktail thick haircut. He told them a little off the back but nothing else. They cut him bald and he was devastated. Shots: I remember two lines of Corpsmen, each with injection devices from needles to airguns. We got from 6-8 shots in each arm. I made it without passing out or vomiting. Some didn't. Bunks: I had many aspects covered in the CAPC, so I ended up the first recruit to makeup my bunk during the first day's bunk drill. If one recruit did not pass bunk drill, the entire platoon, repeated the drill; get into the bunk, get out grab all the linens and make up the bunk again. My bunk was perfect and tight. When we were gently awakened by 3 drill instructor, throwing our trash cans down the deck, yelling and screaming, tipping over (2 high) bunks or flipping recruits out if anyone did not get out After getting out of the bunk, we grabbed our pillowcase, blanket, sheet, hugged them against our chest at the foot our our bunk, and double timed until everyone was out. The we were called to halt and stand at attention to wait for orders to make up the bunk. Then, the Sr. DI came over to me, asked me if my bunk was tight. I said sir yes sir. Then, he said that bunk doesn't look tight to me. Are you sure. I said sir yes sir. Then, he proceeded to take his swagger stick (yep) and jab me in the solar plexus and say are you calling me a liar, as I was taken to my knees. Of course, I said sir No sir.
Danang was my first Vietnam duty station too. I was an Air Force pilot flying Spookies, and loved working with the Marines. Great men. Love you, man. Thank you for sharing your story.
Hi, Max. Being a U.S Air Force pilot flying Spookies, how were most of the sorties organized? Was there a specific unit from the U.S Marines or any of the branches that you helped or was it a general order to support units? Have you ever helped any Special Forces "A" Team? MACV-SOG? CIDG? Green Berets? I am quite interested.
@@firenews1523 We we’re organized with one airplane on airborne alert with another on ground alert. If the airborne alert got called to a fire mission, the ground alert replaced it on airborne alert. We orbited over the ocean off Danang waiting for a fire mission. We supported any American unit that had troops in contact with the enemy. We did work with SOG, Green Berets, Marines, Army, etc. in I Corps. There were other Spooky squadrons throughout Vietnam. All our missions were at night.
@@maxcorder2211 At night?!?! That is very interesting. Were the "Spookies" equipped with night vision? I know that night vision was not the most popular equipment used amongst American personnel in the U.S Armed Forces. I have heard of stories about its usage, but it wasn't the go-to equipment at that time. Also, during a support mission, was there instances where an airborne plane was taking incoming from any SAM sites/bases? Was a SAR (Search and Rescue) sortie called to order? Last question, were the "Spookies", during your time, Lockheed AC-130s or Douglas AC-47s?
@@firenews1523 We didn’t have night vision. We used 1 million candle-power parachute flares we threw out from the AC-47. Later, the AC-119 and AC-130 had a device called a Starlight Scope. Now the AC-130 is equipped with modern technology and large caliber weapons. There were no SAM missile sites in S Vietnam at the time (1970), but the enemy did have some guns of 50 cal and such. That’s the reason we only flew at night.
My dad who served in Vietnam 2nd battalion 11th marines 1st marine division FMF (1967 1968) told me a story of the battleship New Jersey firing right over their position and said it sounded like a freight train flying over. He also told me he was shot down on a H34 helicopter. Other than that didnt tell me much except most the action took place at night. He had 8mm film that says hill 330 and another one says operation Colorado near tam Ki. I'm getting the film developed. He was a Hollywood marine that was from Missouri and had the option to go to paris island or camp Pendleton because he was between the two depots. He now has Parkinson's late term and doesn't have long left with us. Probably from the agent orange shit. He was always a great dad who could do anything and very sad to see him this way. He was always proud to be a marine and serve. God bless who've all served.
As a former Vietnam era vet, I appreciate what your Dad went through. I lost a good friend to Agent Orange. He was awarded the Silver Star for his actions during the Tet Offensive. I miss him.
I couldn't imagine living like that for six months. Lose your footing and slide down to the NVA.I was a Marine ten years after- not much to compare with being in Nam, though I am sure all my DIs were. I've heard of the fighting on hill 881-Great memoir. 👍
Mike, we must have just missed one another in boot camp. I noticed that on your platoon book one of your drill instructors was MY former jr DI, Sgt Crabtree. I left March 3, 1967. Our service numbers are very close as well. Hope all is well
When I arrived by Greyhound Bus at the gate of Parris Island on August 17, 1964, it was around midnight. We stood at attention while the DI's yelled at us and the sand fleas crawled in and out of our ears and noses, eating their pound of flesh. We got maybe 1 hour of sleep that night. From there things went downhill. Happily, 12 weeks later we graduated as United States Marines.
Welcome home Marine! I was there 1969 9th Eng. Battalion Chu Lai I can relate. I felt very much the same coming home. God had a different plan for our lives. Those that did not make it are the real hero's as they gave their last measure of life so that we could live. We will see them again one day when we come upon heavens scenes as the streets will be guarded by United States Marines. Semper fi MacClain
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Your story sounds a lot like mine after enlisting into the USARMY,10-14-68/10-14-70. Fort Dix NJ arriving at 0200:hrs. The DIs were scary as hell. WETSU THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE WELCOME HOME MARINE
That is interesting, Robert. Did you serve in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War era? I am quite interesting. Vietnam is my favorite era and I love to learn about the different war stories during that time as well.
@@whiskeybravo9232 I forgot to ad that Mr. McClain is quite a guy. I wanted to join the Marine Corps in 1982. I had a girlfriend that went to Michigan State and loved the uniform LOL. My Dad talked me out of it - thank goodness. I joined the Air Force like my brother. It takes a special breed to be in the Marine Corps. I'll admit that I wasn't of that breed. Thank you for your service, Mr. McClain!
Thank you for your service. I am proud to say that both my Dad and youngest brother both served on the New Jersey. WWII, Korea and also thru the late 90's.
I was ten years old in 1970, and I saw how our Government handled the troops upon returning to the USA and that’s when I decided to not join the Marines. They didn’t even give the soldiers any type of decompression. They landed on US soil and sent directly back to everyday life, in less than 48 hours. They were offered no kind of mental health to the very men and women that served their country. Thank you for your service. Watching from Panama City Florida, USA. 🇺🇸 I’m still free because of the many people that fought for it, in all of the wars.
Thank you very much I believe in America my brother wanted to go to Canada but he chose to be an American I miss my brother I miss his friends that came up to see me 4 years ago out of five only three were there I have no idea why they came to visit me but I felt much better knowing that they were there when he died that's what Marines do I was 7 years old when I lost my brother
We were treated like crap, were called baby killers and rapists! None of us did that! We were assailed by mobs! We were egged and spit on by our own citizens!!
My Brother Bob USMC was on the USS St. Paul. A cruiser with 8 inch main guns and 5 in secondary. The Marines crewed the 5 inch. They cruised along the north Vietnam coast etc and fired on land Targets Bob was in charge of the ship Brig " jail" he had other duties also he finished out as a member of the Admirals color guard and being in charge of the Admirals personal security detail
I loved my Allen (Army 69-70) who came home . I didn't understand what war and Vietnam did to you guys. Later wore a POW bracelet of a Navy pilot and he was released in 73 or 74. Now for almost 40 years wearing an MIA bracelet of USAF pilot . Respect you guys so much
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Thank u all for your service life fighting then fighting nitemares now. The people that didnt make it hme or the people that made it hme but couldnt cooe with life or memories.heros men women donut dollys and service dogs 🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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I wasn't a Marine, I was a Navy Seabee, but going back to Freshour, I know that name. I served with someone in NMCB 4 with that name 25+ years ago, just wondering if there's any relation. Okay,, back to the video.
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The USS New Jersey only had 16-inch guns that fired with a range of about 22 miles. It was never equipped with 8-inch guns( no room) and its other guns were 5-inch. Only Battle Cruisers had 8-inch guns. So the corporal was given bad information. There was no special turret and no way could an 8-inch gun shoot a 16-inch shell! The Battle of Khe Sanh was from January to July 1968, the USS New Jersey did not arrive off the coast of Vietnam till September 1968 so it was no way the USS New Jersey!
I was a Rifleman 0311 Grunt with Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division on December 7th-9th, 1968, we were attacking the Northern Bunker complex on Operation Meade River with A-co 1/7 & L,I, & M companies 3/26Marines. On Dec 8th & 9th we received support from the New Jersey's 16 inch guns . It was in The Dodge City area, around 10 miles south of Da Nang, Vietnam 🇻🇳 those 3 days were the most intense combat I saw in Vietnam. We did also receive 8 inch Artillery s I support from hill 55 which was west of us. The New Jersey was cruising 🛳 on the ocean cost, East of were we were.
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Parris Island dont have Mount M####F####R..... and all the other California mountains..... So I dont want to here about Parrris Island... it was all hell
I WAS SWORN INTO THE 199TH SIGNAL ARMY RESEVER 1 WEEK AFTER I TURNED 17 YEARS OLD MY DAD HAD TO SIGN FOR ME TO GET ME IN- IT WAS A SGT MAJOR FREND OF OUR FAMILY WHO GOT ME IN. -- MY VERY FIRST ARMY RESERVE MEETING ON SUDAY WAS NOVEMBER 24, 1963 ON FRIDAY NOV 22ND (JFK) WAS ASSASINATED WHAT A WEEKEND THAT WAS. - I HAD 8 MONTHS OF MEETINGS FINISHED WHEN I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. THEN 2 WEEKS AFTER GRADUATION I WENT FOR BASIC AT (FORT ORD) THE OASIS OF MILITARY BASES. NOT ONLY WAS I BROUGHT INTO THE ARMY BY A SGT MAJOR - THE FULL BIRD COL. OF OUR UNIT BY SHEER LUCK I KNEW THE COL. BECAUSE I DELIVERED NEWSPAPERS TO HIM ON MY VERY FIRST PAPER ROUTE AND MY SISTER WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HIS DAUGHTER. THEN JUST TO CAP IT ALL OFF THERE WAS A MAJOR IN THE UNIT WHO HAD 2 OF HIS KIDS GOING TO THE SAME HIGH SCHOOL I WAS IN. SO I HAD A SGT. MAJOR & AND A MAJOR & THE COL. WHO HELPED ME. I NEVER HAD TO GO THE VIETNAM I GOT OUT IN 1969 WITH THE RANK OF SP-5. SO I WAS THE MOST FORTUNATE PERSON TO EVER WALK ON THIS EARTH MAKING THE DECISION AT 17 YEARS OLD SAVED ME FROM VIETNAM. ALL MY FRIENDS IN 1963 AND 1964 AND 1965 THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY GOING IN SO YOUNG - THAT WAS UNTIL 1967 CAME AROUND AND THEY WERE DRAFTING 60 THOUSAND A MONTH INTO THE SERVICE. THEN ALL THOSE PEOPLE THOUGHT I WAS A GENIUS. I WAS NEVER FORCED INTO COLLEGE TO AVIOD THE DRAFT AND NEVER ACTUALLY EVEN HAD TO REGISTER FOR THE DRAFT.
I don’t know why you never had to register for the Draft. Every male turning 18 had to register. Every 17 year old in New York State anxiously awaited turning 18 so they would receive their Draft Card which most Bars required to be served. Age 18 was the legal drinking age. My birthday is October 12 but I was few days late registering because I had just graduated from Boot Camp on September 10 and in those days you went to Camp Geiger ITR and then Leave mid October from what I recall.
@@mikemcclain8392 Mike, I’ve been trying to find myself mistaken but all I find proves me correct. In your video you tell how you arrived at the Parris Island Main Gate and then it was about a 45 minute bus ride to Receiving. When I measure the distance it appears to be no more than three miles. In your video you talk about the huge double doors at Receiving. I’ve seen those in videos of recruits arriving in recent times. My 1965 Platoon Book shows an old WW2 building with wood steps to a standard single door. In 1965 most of the buildings on base looked like they had been built in the late 1930s. You said the barracks had two floors and you were on the top floor. What Bn were you in? What was your platoon number? I thought that was a simple question if you had the pleasure of Boot Camp.
@@mikemcclain8392 Mike I don’t need proof. Do you have. fake DD-214 you printed up? Mike your whole story reeks of bull shit. Almost every thing you say in your video says you’re a fake. You say it was a 45 minute bus ride from the Main Gate at PI to receiving. Mike, PI is a rather small Base. Since you were never there I would think you would have checked google maps or google earth and taken. look. The distance from the Main Gate to receiving is about 3 miles. If you had ever been to Parris Island you would know your Battalion and your Platoon. I was there in 1965 and you claim to be there in 1966. What was the difference between the different Battalion Barracks? One had a special nickname. What was the nickname and why? You can’t answer because you were never there. Sorry Mike it sounded great but your story is pure fiction.
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I heard this great story from Lance Corporal Mike McClain years before and I might have even been there if it was not for the draft lottery which I received # 363 in.
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@@whiskeybravo9232 we drove the car back, put it back in the garage, talk to company commander, got a attorney their, women would not press charges, so local police could not press charges, 4,000 dollars and 75 days in stockade.
Welcome Home Lance Corporal McClain!! I too was in the Marine Corps and landed at Chu Lai, Vietnem in the Spring of 1965. I was there in '65 - '66, and sometimes I can be there again in a blink, as the memories come back without warning. Your vivid recollections were so accurate about the conditions that we somehow tolerated, but will never forget. The Veterans Administration declared me 100% disabled due to Agent Orange exposure, and I have gone through Cancer and Ischemic Heart Disease, as well as having a Cardiac Pacemaker that literally beats every beat of my heart. That being said, I am one of the lucky ones because so many of my friends have died from the horrible affects of Agent Orange. As you said, "Once a Marine always a Marine". My discharge date was coming up while I was "in-country" and I received orders that stated "You are hereby extended - Involuntary Extension Convenience of the Government, term of extension to be determined." We were short of people and that solved the problem until a replacement showed up. The people I served with in my 4 years, 3 months, and 5 days of active duty were the BEST people I have known in my life. I was Blessed to know them, and I have never forgotten them...
Semper Fidelis ~ Semper Paratus, Corporal Rod "Scotty" Macleod - USMC '62 - '66.......We will all die as Marines.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, BROTHER MARINE!!!
I was in Chu Lai too Rod. Welcome home! I have been denied any for claims with the VA. I've had cancer 2 times. I wish you well and hang in there! Semper Fi Marine
Semper Fi Marine god Bless you
I have had the pleasure to call this good man my friend for 40 years. I can count on Michael, always a friend, always a patriot. Thanks for your service Michael and Welcome Home.
I think he and I had one of the same Drill Instructors. I think I was in just a few weeks ahead of him.I graduated in March of 67
To every Vietnam veteran thank you so much for your service
I cast this to my TV. Welcome home, Marine. Semper Fi. I slept on a ship with clean sheets every night and rode to combat on a helo as a gunner. My feet only touched the ground 3 or 4 times in 3 months. When we rearmed and refueled I usually sat in our helo and told them how many cans of ammo I needed.
I got a hot breakfast every morning aboard ship. Thank you, US Navy. I was an electronics (Comm/Nav) technician flying as a door gunner.
I served in The U.S. Army 25 years Retired Master Sergeant. My brother Lance Corporal Joseph J. Rivers passed away May 20, 2022. He was riddled with cancer from prostate, heart and brain! He suffered for years, mental issues, he signed a paper to let him die, he couldn't stand the pain anymore! Lejeune and Vietnam 67 and 68.
Welcome home, Marine. My youngest son is a Marine and I love you all. Semper Fi.
Well Done, Lance. In 1970, a Corporal decided that I would remain on Okinawa, as a welder for Third Tanks. Semper Fi, and thanks for sharing your story. USMC 1969-1973
WOW, "THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, JARHEAD AND WELCOME HOME". I did Parris Island in June, 1975. You were only 9 years ahead of me. As I listen to your story, I can see that I would have gone through that very thing, too, if Viet Nam had continued. I can't thank you enough for your service.
I, too, am Proud that I am a Marine.
My PROBLEM is that, right after boot camp at Parris Island, I got stationed at Camp Lejeune and lived on base at Hadnot Point (MainSide). I was there from Aug, 75, to Apr, 77, right before getting sent to Camp Foster, Okinawa. Well, on June 10, 2020, I got Fournier's Gangrene, and almost died, because of this water contamination at Lejeune. Got stuck in the VA Hospital in Oak Cliff (Dallas), for 6 wks. They were telling my sister that they did not think I was going to make it, but I did. So here it is, Jan, 22, 2023, I still have a Colostomy bag attached to my side, and waiting on the Dept Of The Navy to complete their investigations on each case. There are 1000's of Marines who are sick because of this Water Contamination at Camp Lejeune. Most of them have different forms of Cancer, some have already died. My attorney says that Camp Lejeune and the govt knew about this Water Contamination, and DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. This is what makes me angry. Here we served our time in the Marines, and they are treating OUR SERVICEMEN LIKE THIS.
AGAIN, JARHEAD, I want to thank you for everything that you did while in the Marine Corps. Your story could have been mine. OORAH and SEMPER FI.
THANK YOU
Thanks for your story, Mr. McClain. I am thankful I can come here to hear all those personally and historically meaningful stories. I wish I could hear my dad's stories all over again. RIP, dad (USMC '67-'71).
And of course, thanks very much for your service, Mr. McClain.
Thank you Mike for your story as I could relate to a lot of it. I was in Nam in 1966 to 1967 with E CO 2/5 and M CO 3/1 and again with C CO 1/27 in 1968 during Tet until the end of July. Welcome home brother and Semper Fi.
As an American, an US Army widow, a daughter of a US Navy sailor serving during WWII, and a human, I cannot thank you enough for your service. I am humbled by your story and your service. God Bless you and Thank YOU for your service.
Thank you Linda. As you might know the Navy saved my life and about 50 others. Thank God for the Navy. God bless you
Welcome back to the world Mike.
My Father was a WW2 Marine and like you said, he was a Marine for the rest of his life.
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True American my uncle is a Vietnam veteran i do not ask to many questions but he is also a great man. THANK YOU for your service Mike McClain !
Semper Fi my Marine Brother! Thank you for your story and your service. Your sacrifice and dedication are deeply respected. I served in the Corps during the Vietnam Era and P.I. was my Recruit training. I'm back there again as you describe your story. :-) I got a hot cigarette pushed into the palm of my hand at chow line for killing one of those fleas. Thank you for making it back home... SGT Middleton USMC
Im a vietnam era veteran. I just wanted to say how much love and respect I have for my brothers and sisters from this war...conflict...war.
So sorry for all the abuses from any government entities. I also pray that you all have known honor ftom this generation of patriots.
Hey, Gilah, what branches of service did you serve in during the Vietnam War? Thank you for your service as well.
USMC September 66. Platoon 2078 Paris island South Carolina combat engineer. Spent most of my tour of duty in khe-Sunh up near DMZ. Charley Co 3 rd marine devising. Thank you for your reply
July 1, 1960:
Our utilities were not starched nor pressed in any fashion. They were washed and dried in the base laundry and brought back to our barracks all stuck together.
After we unstuck them and ID's which were ours, we had to pull them apart enough to put them on. We wore unpressed and fully wrinkled utilities for 3 months.
Haircut: I was in the Civil Air Patrol Cadets, CAPC, during my Jr. and Sr. years in high school. I also attended one 'encampment' at Grenier Air Force Base, in New Hampshire and had a good base in military history and tradition, drill, etc. I knew there would be haircuts, so I got a flatop haircut the day I boarded the train for SC. They cut me bald. And, yes, one guy was asked how he wanted it; he had a ducktail thick haircut. He told them a little off the back but nothing else. They cut him bald and he was devastated.
Shots: I remember two lines of Corpsmen, each with injection devices from needles to airguns. We got from 6-8 shots in each arm. I made it without passing out or vomiting. Some didn't.
Bunks: I had many aspects covered in the CAPC, so I ended up the first recruit to makeup my bunk during the first day's bunk drill. If one recruit did not pass bunk drill, the entire platoon, repeated the drill; get into the bunk, get out grab all the linens and make up the bunk again. My bunk was perfect and tight. When we were gently awakened by 3 drill instructor, throwing our trash cans down the deck, yelling and screaming, tipping over (2 high) bunks or flipping recruits out if anyone did not get out After getting out of the bunk, we grabbed our pillowcase, blanket, sheet, hugged them against our chest at the foot our our bunk, and double timed until everyone was out. The we were called to halt and stand at attention to wait for orders to make up the bunk. Then, the Sr. DI came over to me, asked me if my bunk was tight. I said sir yes sir. Then, he said that bunk doesn't look tight to me. Are you sure. I said sir yes sir. Then, he proceeded to take his swagger stick (yep) and jab me in the solar plexus and say are you calling me a liar, as I was taken to my knees. Of course, I said sir No sir.
Thank you sir,for your service!!!🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
Thank you for sharing your story Michael. God bless you and other patriots .
Glad you made it home Mike! You brought back many memories!
Danang was my first Vietnam duty station too. I was an Air Force pilot flying Spookies, and loved working with the Marines. Great men. Love you, man. Thank you for sharing your story.
Like my brother said it was just a job
Hi, Max. Being a U.S Air Force pilot flying Spookies, how were most of the sorties organized? Was there a specific unit from the U.S Marines or any of the branches that you helped or was it a general order to support units? Have you ever helped any Special Forces "A" Team? MACV-SOG? CIDG? Green Berets? I am quite interested.
@@firenews1523 We we’re organized with one airplane on airborne alert with another on ground alert. If the airborne alert got called to a fire mission, the ground alert replaced it on airborne alert. We orbited over the ocean off Danang waiting for a fire mission. We supported any American unit that had troops in contact with the enemy. We did work with SOG, Green Berets, Marines, Army, etc. in I Corps. There were other Spooky squadrons throughout Vietnam. All our missions were at night.
@@maxcorder2211 At night?!?! That is very interesting. Were the "Spookies" equipped with night vision? I know that night vision was not the most popular equipment used amongst American personnel in the U.S Armed Forces. I have heard of stories about its usage, but it wasn't the go-to equipment at that time. Also, during a support mission, was there instances where an airborne plane was taking incoming from any SAM sites/bases? Was a SAR (Search and Rescue) sortie called to order? Last question, were the "Spookies", during your time, Lockheed AC-130s or Douglas AC-47s?
@@firenews1523 We didn’t have night vision. We used 1 million candle-power parachute flares we threw out from the AC-47. Later, the AC-119 and AC-130 had a device called a Starlight Scope. Now the AC-130 is equipped with modern technology and large caliber weapons. There were no SAM missile sites in S Vietnam at the time (1970), but the enemy did have some guns of 50 cal and such. That’s the reason we only flew at night.
My dad who served in Vietnam 2nd battalion 11th marines 1st marine division FMF (1967 1968) told me a story of the battleship New Jersey firing right over their position and said it sounded like a freight train flying over. He also told me he was shot down on a H34 helicopter. Other than that didnt tell me much except most the action took place at night. He had 8mm film that says hill 330 and another one says operation Colorado near tam Ki. I'm getting the film developed. He was a Hollywood marine that was from Missouri and had the option to go to paris island or camp Pendleton because he was between the two depots. He now has Parkinson's late term and doesn't have long left with us. Probably from the agent orange shit. He was always a great dad who could do anything and very sad to see him this way. He was always proud to be a marine and serve. God bless who've all served.
God bless him and the battle ship new jersey. Ooooraw!!!!!! Tell him Semper Fi. For me
As a former Vietnam era vet, I appreciate what your Dad went through. I lost a good friend to Agent Orange. He was awarded the Silver Star for his actions during the Tet Offensive. I miss him.
The New Jersey fired over us in Beirut to take out a Syrian Artillery unit for us in January 1984.
I served with Echo Battery 2nd Bn 11th Marines 67-68 Gun 7 155mm Howitzer
An Hoa Vietnam 25 miles SW of Danang
@@buckappel6835 my dads name is Ronald Duvall. He operated the radio.
Welcome home Marine!
Semper Fi -
Rick Lindsey B 1/11, Echo and Golf 2/1 1966-67
I would be honored to salute this brother. Semper Fi
This was a excellent story about a proud American that served his country well.
Thank you for your service Marine. God bless
Thank you sir! Glad you made it back!
I couldn't imagine living like that for six months. Lose your footing and slide down to the NVA.I was a Marine ten years after- not much to compare with being in Nam, though I am sure all my DIs were. I've heard of the fighting on hill 881-Great memoir. 👍
Mike, we must have just missed one another in boot camp. I noticed that on your platoon book one of your drill instructors was MY former jr DI, Sgt Crabtree. I left March 3, 1967. Our service numbers are very close as well. Hope all is well
What a great speaker ! And great editing! I could of listened to him for hours. Excellent work ! Keep them coming!
Much appreciated!
Mr. McCain, great interview, it was great to hear about The New Jersey and how you gave them respect for their support...
When I arrived by Greyhound Bus at the gate of Parris Island on August 17, 1964, it was around midnight. We stood at attention while the DI's yelled at us and the sand fleas crawled in and out of our ears and noses, eating their pound of flesh. We got maybe 1 hour of sleep that night. From there things went downhill. Happily, 12 weeks later we graduated as United States Marines.
thank you for your service.
Much appreciated
One heck of a story. Thank you Marine.
Mike - Thank you for your service !
Excellent story, thank you sir!
Welcome home Marine! I was there 1969 9th Eng. Battalion Chu Lai I can relate. I felt very much the same coming home. God had a different plan for our lives. Those that did not make it are the real hero's as they gave their last measure of life so that we could live. We will see them again one day when we come upon heavens scenes as the streets will be guarded by United States Marines. Semper fi MacClain
God bless you sir and thank you endlessly for your service!!!!! ✝️🇺🇲✝️
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@@whiskeybravo9232 it's a great documentary and very important to have been made. History cannot be forgotten!!!
Thank you!
Great testimony. Thank you for your service sir.
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Your story sounds a lot like mine after enlisting into the USARMY,10-14-68/10-14-70. Fort Dix NJ arriving at 0200:hrs. The DIs were scary as hell. WETSU THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE WELCOME HOME MARINE
Welcome home! Thanks for your service!
I was on a couple of attack carriers and spent 6 months in Danang. Proud To be a fellow Vietnam vet
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I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart thank you for your service
Great story! Thanks for sharing.
Our pleasure!
@@whiskeybravo9232 I forgot to ad that Mr. McClain is quite a guy. I wanted to join the Marine Corps in 1982. I had a girlfriend that went to Michigan State and loved the uniform LOL. My Dad talked me out of it - thank goodness. I joined the Air Force like my brother. It takes a special breed to be in the Marine Corps. I'll admit that I wasn't of that breed. Thank you for your service, Mr. McClain!
Thank You for Your Service, Merry Christmas.
Thank you for your service. I am proud to say that both my Dad and youngest brother both served on the New Jersey. WWII, Korea and also thru the late 90's.
I was ten years old in 1970, and I saw how our Government handled the troops upon returning to the USA and that’s when I decided to not join the Marines. They didn’t even give the soldiers any type of decompression. They landed on US soil and sent directly back to everyday life, in less than 48 hours. They were offered no kind of mental health to the very men and women that served their country. Thank you for your service. Watching from Panama City Florida, USA. 🇺🇸 I’m still free because of the many people that fought for it, in all of the wars.
Thank you very much I believe in America my brother wanted to go to Canada but he chose to be an American I miss my brother I miss his friends that came up to see me 4 years ago out of five only three were there I have no idea why they came to visit me but I felt much better knowing that they were there when he died that's what Marines do I was 7 years old when I lost my brother
We were treated like crap, were called baby killers and rapists! None of us did that! We were assailed by mobs! We were egged and spit on by our own citizens!!
Thank you Mike McClain !!!!!!!
Semper Fi, Thank You Sir for your Service!!!
My Brother Bob USMC was on the USS St. Paul. A cruiser with 8 inch main guns and 5 in secondary. The Marines crewed the 5 inch. They cruised along the north Vietnam coast etc and fired on land Targets
Bob was in charge of the ship Brig " jail" he had other duties also he finished out as a member of the Admirals color guard and being in charge of the Admirals personal security detail
Thank you for your service and for sharing your story.
Thanks for the Memoir.
You bet!
Semper Fi brother. Welcome home
Welcome home Mike…and thank you for your service..I was in nam 68/69 25th infantry division….
Mike McClain, you are a true hero!
Thank you for your service
God Bless you and Thank You...
Same to you!
I loved my Allen (Army 69-70) who came home . I didn't understand what war and Vietnam did to you guys. Later wore a POW bracelet of a Navy pilot and he was released in 73 or 74. Now for almost 40 years wearing an MIA bracelet of USAF pilot . Respect you guys so much
I'm so proud of you too Marine. Semper Fidelis.
You Should be Proud , you earned it. Welcome Home
Thank you for your service brother. I was on escorting duty with the New Jersey, when she fired her guns she cut holes in the clouds. Welcome home.
Some are really blessed!!!
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Thank you for your service sir.
Semper Fi my Brother
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Echo battery 2/11 Gun 7 An Hoa, Phu Bai, Phu Loc Vietnam 67-68. At Phu Bai the night TET started. Fired 155 mm on Hue City
Welcome home Marine. God Bless you.
I salut you Brother and Welcome Home...70 yo Navy Veteran
RVN US Army 68/69. Welcome home brother.
Thank u all for your service life fighting then fighting nitemares now.
The people that didnt make it hme or the people that made it hme but couldnt cooe with life or memories.heros men women donut dollys and service dogs 🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Couldnt cope
A little different at MCRD San Diego. July 1969. Hollywood Marines Rule!
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He says it all very well !!!
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Damn, what a story!!! Man oh man what these guys went through!!!
I wasn't a Marine, I was a Navy Seabee, but going back to Freshour, I know that name. I served with someone in NMCB 4 with that name 25+ years ago, just wondering if there's any relation.
Okay,, back to the video.
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Welcome back brother
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Semper Fi, Brother. USMC "71-"76
Semper Fi
Semper Fidelis Marine. Welcome home.
The USS New Jersey only had 16-inch guns that fired with a range of about 22 miles. It was never equipped with 8-inch guns( no room) and its other guns were 5-inch. Only Battle Cruisers had 8-inch guns. So the corporal was given bad information. There was no special turret and no way could an 8-inch gun shoot a 16-inch shell! The Battle of Khe Sanh was from January to July 1968, the USS New Jersey did not arrive off the coast of Vietnam till September 1968 so it was no way the USS New Jersey!
I was a Rifleman 0311 Grunt with Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division on December 7th-9th, 1968, we were attacking the Northern Bunker complex on Operation Meade River with A-co 1/7 & L,I, & M companies 3/26Marines. On Dec 8th & 9th we received support from the New Jersey's 16 inch guns . It was in The Dodge City area, around 10 miles south of Da Nang, Vietnam 🇻🇳 those 3 days were the most intense combat I saw in Vietnam. We did also receive 8 inch Artillery s I support from hill 55 which was west of us. The New Jersey was cruising 🛳 on the ocean cost, East of were we were.
Welcome home, Mike.
Thank you for telling your story.
Well, you know we Marines aren't really far up the curve on U.S. Navy ships; but our hearts are in the right place.
He's a jarhead, not a lousy squid. Give the poor guy a break. GO ARMY, RANGERS LEAD THE WAY!!
Semper-Fi
That C-130 in the photo @Khe Sanh was a C-123
I was a demo specialist 559 combat engineer. I loved det cord explodes 100k/ persec.
Am a veteran of the US Army 1966-1969. RA. Where can I buy the hat you are wearing? Thank you SP 4 Peter L Lustig
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Good job Marine, Semper Fi
Thank you kindly
The only way to deal with the miserableness is to think about what your enemy is doing.
I was a hollywood Marine. Don't know if I could have survived Parris Island. Semper Fi.
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@@whiskeybravo9232 I was a peacetime mechanic. Not even a pimple on this guy's rear.
I was Laramie Wyomi g Marine...Whats the difference...bug deal? 🤪 ball
Parris Island dont have Mount M####F####R..... and all the other California mountains..... So I dont want to here about Parrris Island... it was all hell
@@josephlachney1629 Mount MF was tiddlywinks compared to the sand fleas and no-see-ums. Besides, you can run a horse to death on flat ground.
Semper Fi DD
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎖👌
Heros of vietnam. 🎖🎖 shame on anyone that mistreated abused or dissed them .👎
Semper Fi Mike
I'm a little confused; he said when he came into Vietnam in 1966 it was full draft, but the first Vietnam draft lottery wasn't until Dec. 1st. 1969?
SEMPER FI fellow marine.
I was Plt 235 directly across from the mess hall
Excuse me, across from the chapel
I WAS SWORN INTO THE 199TH SIGNAL ARMY RESEVER 1 WEEK AFTER I TURNED 17 YEARS OLD MY DAD HAD TO SIGN FOR ME TO GET ME IN- IT WAS A SGT MAJOR FREND OF OUR FAMILY WHO GOT ME IN. -- MY VERY FIRST ARMY RESERVE MEETING ON SUDAY WAS NOVEMBER 24, 1963 ON FRIDAY NOV 22ND (JFK) WAS ASSASINATED WHAT A WEEKEND THAT WAS. - I HAD 8 MONTHS OF MEETINGS FINISHED WHEN I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. THEN 2 WEEKS AFTER GRADUATION I WENT FOR BASIC AT (FORT ORD) THE OASIS OF MILITARY BASES. NOT ONLY WAS I BROUGHT INTO THE ARMY BY A SGT MAJOR - THE FULL BIRD COL. OF OUR UNIT BY SHEER LUCK I KNEW THE COL. BECAUSE I DELIVERED NEWSPAPERS TO HIM ON MY VERY FIRST PAPER ROUTE AND MY SISTER WENT TO SCHOOL WITH HIS DAUGHTER. THEN JUST TO CAP IT ALL OFF THERE WAS A MAJOR IN THE UNIT WHO HAD 2 OF HIS KIDS GOING TO THE SAME HIGH SCHOOL I WAS IN. SO I HAD A SGT. MAJOR & AND A MAJOR & THE COL. WHO HELPED ME. I NEVER HAD TO GO THE VIETNAM I GOT OUT IN 1969 WITH THE RANK OF SP-5. SO I WAS THE MOST FORTUNATE PERSON TO EVER WALK ON THIS EARTH MAKING THE DECISION AT 17 YEARS OLD SAVED ME FROM VIETNAM. ALL MY FRIENDS IN 1963 AND 1964 AND 1965 THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY GOING IN SO YOUNG - THAT WAS UNTIL 1967 CAME AROUND AND THEY WERE DRAFTING 60 THOUSAND A MONTH INTO THE SERVICE. THEN ALL THOSE PEOPLE THOUGHT I WAS A GENIUS. I WAS NEVER FORCED INTO COLLEGE TO AVIOD THE DRAFT AND NEVER ACTUALLY EVEN HAD TO REGISTER FOR THE DRAFT.
I don’t know why you never had to register for the Draft. Every male turning 18 had to register. Every 17 year old in New York State anxiously awaited turning 18 so they would receive their Draft Card which most Bars required to be served. Age 18 was the legal drinking age. My birthday is October 12 but I was few days late registering because I had just graduated from Boot Camp on September 10 and in those days you went to Camp Geiger ITR and then Leave mid October from what I recall.
@@georgeconway4360 I did register. Sept 66. If I didn’t sign up quick I would be drafted. I unlisted. I was not drafted. Do you want proof.?
@@mikemcclain8392 what Recruit Bn, Platoon ?
@@mikemcclain8392 Mike, I’ve been trying to find myself mistaken but all I find proves me correct. In your video you tell how you arrived at the Parris Island Main Gate and then it was about a 45 minute bus ride to Receiving. When I measure the distance it appears to be no more than three miles. In your video you talk about the huge double doors at Receiving. I’ve seen those in videos of recruits arriving in recent times. My 1965 Platoon Book shows an old WW2 building with wood steps to a standard single door. In 1965 most of the buildings on base looked like they had been built in the late 1930s. You said the barracks had two floors and you were on the top floor. What Bn were you in? What was your platoon number? I thought that was a simple question if you had the pleasure of Boot Camp.
@@mikemcclain8392 Mike I don’t need proof. Do you have. fake DD-214 you printed up? Mike your whole story reeks of bull shit. Almost every thing you say in your video says you’re a fake. You say it was a 45 minute bus ride from the Main Gate at PI to receiving. Mike, PI is a rather small Base. Since you were never there I would think you would have checked google maps or google earth and taken. look. The distance from the Main Gate to receiving is about 3 miles. If you had ever been to Parris Island you would know your Battalion and your Platoon. I was there in 1965 and you claim to be there in 1966. What was the difference between the different Battalion Barracks? One had a special nickname. What was the nickname and why? You can’t answer because you were never there. Sorry Mike it sounded great but your story is pure fiction.
Oorah jarhead!!!
New Jersey Lebanon 1983
Present arms
S/F Devil Dog! USMC 1974-78
Sgt Crabtree had the famous, "frog voice"....... hated him
Semper Fi DevilDog!
Yes i remembered boot camp that screaming maniac yelling cursing and i mean to say
Hey Marine, we call helicopters helos, chopper is an Army term.
Simper Fi... we used to call no see ems 10 90's 10% body 90% mouth.
Thank you sir
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I heard this great story from Lance Corporal Mike McClain years before and I might have even been there if it was not for the draft lottery which I received # 363 in.
OOHRAH!
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my son and friend escape from parris island in 1998 swam off island and stole a car, drove to Ohio , belive it or not
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@@whiskeybravo9232 we drove the car back, put it back in the garage, talk to company commander, got a attorney their, women would not press charges, so local police could not press charges, 4,000 dollars and 75 days in stockade.