Vietnam Voices: 'I realized we were in a mine field and I was trying to get us out of it'

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @0dietz0
    @0dietz0 3 года назад +13

    Thank you for doing these interviews with these American hero’s...priceless!

    • @jinny434
      @jinny434 11 месяцев назад

      I'd love to see a bunch of "Vietnam Voices 2" episodes.

  • @kenstone9905
    @kenstone9905 5 лет назад +44

    Thank you for your service Lynn Walker. You are without a doubt the most badass CPA ever!

  • @aegontargaryen9322
    @aegontargaryen9322 3 года назад +38

    This is what the real Rambos look like . A very courageous man .

  • @Drew-ov5pv
    @Drew-ov5pv 2 года назад +8

    This gentleman is representative of the finest America has to offer. God bless him and his family.

  • @skipmooney5732
    @skipmooney5732 4 года назад +49

    What a great down to earth man. Not once did he play the Victim card. Thank you and welcome home.

  • @kennethprice5628
    @kennethprice5628 4 года назад +16

    I am a 68 yo Navy Veteran who salutes every Vietnam Veteran I encounter... Thank you Sir, for your service

  • @redsammy7789
    @redsammy7789 6 лет назад +78

    I have seen about 20 of these so far, you learn so much more about the war coming straight from the guys, I was 16 when the war stopped thank god. Much respect for all these men

    • @johnboy6594
      @johnboy6594 5 лет назад +3

      Born in 1959. Me too.

    • @joeynighttrain1126
      @joeynighttrain1126 5 лет назад +6

      redsammy ... man we got lucky huh? 🙏🏼

    • @sirflamedrop6165
      @sirflamedrop6165 4 года назад +4

      Yes my friend I also watched a lot of them and I'm not even from the US. They are incredible tales. These men were brave.

    • @topgeardel
      @topgeardel 3 года назад +1

      Then....you ought to be thanking and respecting people like myself that resisted the Vietnam war, some at a high price, and helped bring it to an end....or it probably would have gone long enough to get you too. Forget these guys...they allowed themselves to be sacrificial lambs....with a "story"

    • @jestice75
      @jestice75 3 года назад +2

      A high school teacher of mine served in Vietnam towards the end. He talked about how is mom would always say, "good thing Johnny is only 13 so he doesn't have to fight this war". Or however old he was. Then the war dragged on and on, and of course, he was drafted.

  • @richardschaefer2637
    @richardschaefer2637 5 лет назад +43

    This guy is poster material for military recruitment. Absolute American bad ass.

  • @leefalts9607
    @leefalts9607 3 года назад +3

    Buddy mine just graduated from jump school was at bennin and Polk now in Alaska base their sad that these guys aren’t getting the respect they deserve fully supported here and thank you

  • @youtubecansukkadik
    @youtubecansukkadik 3 года назад +5

    I love these interviews. To the guy that is responsible for these videos, thanks a lot!

  • @martintully6742
    @martintully6742 3 года назад +40

    Very humble interview. My late Father was a Green Beret in the 5th Special Forces Group in the Central Highlands. He respected the LRRPs. They had similar missions. My Father served in the Republic of South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and North Vietnam from 1967-1969.

    • @angelwithbrokenwings2456
      @angelwithbrokenwings2456 3 года назад

      W

    • @tac6044
      @tac6044 3 года назад +2

      My father was a LRP

    • @GingerMoose-oy6ip
      @GingerMoose-oy6ip 3 года назад

      Was he MAC V SOG?

    • @tac6044
      @tac6044 3 года назад +2

      @@GingerMoose-oy6ip No, he was what is called a LRP (long range patrol) later referred to as (LRRP) when they became more reconnaissance focused then they or folded into the 75th Rangers. My father was a LRP in 68. They worked on 6 man teams deep within enemy territory with no outside support most of the time. They were used very similarly to the Green Berets. They were tasked with seek and destroy missions, enemy harassment missions, reconnaissance missions, prisoner snatches along with prisoner of war rescue missions.

  • @jt123993
    @jt123993 4 года назад +9

    I watch 1-2 of these every night at work

  • @carladams215
    @carladams215 6 лет назад +63

    I was in the Americal division 1968 during the My Lai massacre. I was also in Chu Lai as a base camp, but flown to Duc Pho as Recon. Lots of respect for you Lynn.

  • @CABINDAD
    @CABINDAD 3 года назад +10

    If you’re still around, I want to thank you for your service and sacrifice. Welcome home. God bless you.

  • @danmurphy4472
    @danmurphy4472 6 лет назад +21

    Thank You Lynn and all Vietnam combat Vets for all your dedication and service to our country . Job well done.......much , much Respect !! Welcome Home Sir !!

  • @robaxl3088
    @robaxl3088 4 года назад +8

    I have seen so many of these interviews..I can't stop watching them..thanks for your service sir!

  • @Cobra-six
    @Cobra-six 4 года назад +9

    From one Vet to another, welcome home brother. RLTW

  • @ronsbeerreviewstools4361
    @ronsbeerreviewstools4361 5 лет назад +14

    Thanks for these Great Interviews. Mr. Walker is a true American Hero. !

  • @captainblue2344
    @captainblue2344 6 лет назад +16

    Thank you for your service and your sacrifice.

  • @41dfcpea90
    @41dfcpea90 3 года назад +3

    Love these interviews, these are the real heroes of America.

  • @Stax-ht9md
    @Stax-ht9md 3 года назад +3

    This was a great story, and thank you Mr. Walker for sharing it. Most of all, thank you for your service.

  • @christopherreeves8140
    @christopherreeves8140 2 года назад +4

    My dad was a door gunner on a 1st Air Cav Huey gunship Oct 67-68. Mr Walker talked about being really close to the enemy and it reminded me of a story dad had told me. Dad said they were out one night and picked up a communication from LRRP operator. They were looking for an extraction after they were going to set off an explosion. Dad said the whole time he was in radio contact with the LRRP operator the guy was whispering. Dad asked him… How close are they? A few seconds of silence and the guy whispered back… Hang on I’ll put on. Now that’s close….REALLY close. If you read this comment Mr. Walker… thank you for your service, and Welcome Home!

  • @bugzie706
    @bugzie706 5 лет назад +10

    Thanks Lynn, great interview , you are a professional solder and person, proud of you and glad you are on our side.

    • @garrettconaway722
      @garrettconaway722 4 года назад +3

      I understand and i know what we had to do I graduated in 1966, and survived the tet offencive i am proud to be a veteran!!!

  • @nirmiz3378
    @nirmiz3378 5 лет назад +58

    I wish i could buy this gentleman a beer and listen to him talk for a few more hours.

    • @notagrd
      @notagrd 3 года назад +2

      🍺

    • @Damidas
      @Damidas 3 года назад

      I would be scared to listen to him for a few more hours. I can only imagine the horrific things he has seen/did

  • @vincentshelpfulhints4085
    @vincentshelpfulhints4085 3 года назад +3

    This man has more stories.. I could listen to him all day.. Thank you for sharing

  • @stevepodplesky7823
    @stevepodplesky7823 4 года назад +8

    Fascinating story, particularly your LRRP experiences!!

  • @dcd-pn3sd
    @dcd-pn3sd 6 лет назад +17

    Great interview. THANK YOU for your service, and sacrifice Mr Walker. Rangers lead the way.

  • @dondavey1959
    @dondavey1959 7 лет назад +23

    This is a great series to hear history from the people that wrote it .

  • @ronallison7578
    @ronallison7578 4 года назад +20

    Courageous doesn't even begin to describe this guy, but it is the best I can do. He was courageous during his tour, and courageous assessing his injuries and achieving an education in civilian life.

  • @christophertiredofbs8514
    @christophertiredofbs8514 Год назад +1

    This one was one of my favorite interviews, goddamn these guys were brave, fucking crazy and brave. I would like to have asked him how much the deer hunting helped him with the NVA hunting

  • @kevin00714
    @kevin00714 5 лет назад +13

    I've been watching a lot of these interviews. This one is my favorite by far. Always been fascinated by the Vietnam war, was lucky enough to have not turned 18 till 1975.

  • @tomshourd2601
    @tomshourd2601 3 года назад +3

    I have most of these videos and they are great! Great interviews!

  • @Canonfodder62
    @Canonfodder62 4 года назад +11

    I have a friend that was infantry, Huey door gunner, and did bomb damage assessment after Arc Light Bombing raids. I asked him if his time in Vietnam Nam bothered him. He said that he knows that he was afraid, and he saw some horrible sights. He also said that he was young and it was the most fun he ever had. He said that he was on guard duty one night in the bush and a Bengal tiger walked right through their Claymore kill zone. Amazing stories.

  • @kingotto6352
    @kingotto6352 3 года назад +8

    This is a man who has always been a man.. As a teenager, he had what it takes. He needs to teach Millennials across the country how to be a man.

  • @dennisjohnson3702
    @dennisjohnson3702 3 года назад +2

    Another, great guy. what a great series

  • @joshcollins1469
    @joshcollins1469 3 года назад +6

    Thank you for your service. I was born in 1950. I stayed in school and out of Vietnam. I opposed the war but not the warriors. I enjoyed and appreciate your story. Please be well.

  • @jameswsomers
    @jameswsomers 4 года назад +10

    We have a lot to be grateful we have people like Mr. Walker.

  • @donovan2913
    @donovan2913 3 года назад +3

    Great interview, great vet. Impressed.

  • @blacksmoke_1358
    @blacksmoke_1358 3 года назад +3

    Thank you for your service, sir.

  • @tomortman4850
    @tomortman4850 3 года назад +2

    Thank you for your service. Interviewer is awesome too. God Bless you sir.

  • @scrubjay93
    @scrubjay93 5 лет назад +16

    Holy cow man, you have nerves of steel and you had them at age 18! I was only 8 and these stories really help me understand what was going on over there. I live in Olympia Washington, near Fort Lewis, now Joint Base Lewis McChord. My dad was also there either on his way or coming home from WWII, I think to the old hospital there. I didn't realize so many came here as their first stop. Thanks for sharing your personal experience and thanks for coming home.

    • @topgeardel
      @topgeardel 3 года назад +1

      He may have had "nerves of steel" as you say....but he didn't have "brains of steel" to keep himself out of an illegal and immoral war that had absolutely no bearing on American security and freedom....win or lose. A war that the US never declared against Vietnam. He had no legitimate right to be there. "Nerves" aren't everything.

    • @Psookpy
      @Psookpy 2 года назад +1

      @@topgeardel y’all are really everywhere huh

    • @misawaboy7154
      @misawaboy7154 6 месяцев назад

      @@topgeardel You're just envious.

    • @topgeardel
      @topgeardel 6 месяцев назад

      @@misawaboy7154 Why am I laughing seeing your comment?? I may be a lot of things, one thing I wasn't or am today is "envious". Try another one.

  • @purplecow5150
    @purplecow5150 3 года назад +4

    wow. amazing story. thank you mr walker.

  • @dalepauley4684
    @dalepauley4684 4 года назад +6

    This man is truly a hero. He gave his ALL for us.....Sir Thank you for your service to our country....We are so proud of you guys. May God Bless you and your family . We will never forget you all !

  • @davidhammond8788
    @davidhammond8788 3 года назад +30

    Calm,cool,and collected an eazy going hero . Not many men share his bravery . A true survivor, nothing could stop his will. I stand in awe of him. May God bless you and your family.

    • @ct7567CaptRex
      @ct7567CaptRex 2 года назад

      @@braininavatnow9197 🤡🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @jamc9459
    @jamc9459 3 года назад +3

    This man saw some serious shit. Blessings on him. Thank you and God bless you soldier.

  • @ronleslie5616
    @ronleslie5616 3 года назад +2

    Thank you for your service and for sharing your experience, Sir!

  • @Ferda1964
    @Ferda1964 6 лет назад +13

    great and thrilling interview , all the best Mr. Walker

  • @jorgiepoorgie
    @jorgiepoorgie 3 года назад +3

    Balls of steel, thank you for your bravery and service. God bless you..

  • @jodimuse18
    @jodimuse18 3 года назад +5

    I love all of these interviews, some just stand out a bit more, because they illustrate the human side. Which each and every one experienced and endured. I'm currently living in Hue VN. I swear I binged all of these before I went, to help get a real feel. "Tell me about when you first landed". " Heat and humidity" and " Oh, the smells". Yup.

  • @braindamage396
    @braindamage396 2 года назад +2

    Mad respect Sir. Great interview. Thanks for contributing your life story. At 20 years old, you accomplished a lot. But, it didn't end at age 20. You've kept plowing along. And that's awesome. 🤟👍👌✌️🙃🤗

  • @LoueWhose
    @LoueWhose 3 года назад +2

    This series should be required in all schools, people have very little perspective of what these men did & do - we salute you Mr. Walker

  • @lucky-rowe2623
    @lucky-rowe2623 4 года назад +4

    Another must watch. Another true American Hero!

  • @brandonthomas303
    @brandonthomas303 4 года назад +5

    Thank you sir for your service! God bless! A real hero!

  • @paintdoctor5532
    @paintdoctor5532 4 года назад +5

    Thank you for your sacrifice and service Mr. Walker. I am thankful you sir are on our team.

  • @craigfurey942
    @craigfurey942 3 года назад +5

    The kind of guy you’d see in an accounting firm and wouldn’t bat an eye at as anything more than a number cruncher. The balls of steel on this guy.

  • @HerrGesetz
    @HerrGesetz 8 лет назад +15

    Great interview, thanks for doing it. The elephant story was a good laugh.

  • @frankhinkle5772
    @frankhinkle5772 3 года назад +4

    That was very interesting and I appreciate Mr. Walker along with the interviewer and production staff bringing this to us. Welcome home.

  • @misenplace8442
    @misenplace8442 3 года назад +3

    Great respect for this man.
    Respect is earned not given automatically.

  • @michelbetancourt7420
    @michelbetancourt7420 4 года назад +8

    Thank you for these interviews. Great job preserving history, told by the soldiers themselves. I have watched many of your interviews. One question I would like to ask is what made the enemy so effective in Vietnam? Again, great job!

    • @brucevanatta8586
      @brucevanatta8586 3 года назад +1

      We never really knew who they were. They were mixed with the civilian population. They were all around us but didn't know who was good guys and who wasn't.

    • @brucevanatta8586
      @brucevanatta8586 3 года назад

      And they were fighting for their country. We were the invaders

  • @MrRocking4ever
    @MrRocking4ever 2 месяца назад

    one of the best interviews, he is down to earth and remains positive even after such terrible injuries - respect !!

  • @henryomeara9701
    @henryomeara9701 4 года назад +5

    Mr. Walker, your Words are ENTIRELY Inspiring! Thank You for your most courageous and self-sacrificing commitment! ONLY because of men like you does America Endure! God Bless You and your Comrades! We Thank God You survived!!!!

  • @johnboy6594
    @johnboy6594 5 лет назад +12

    He is the real deal. Wow.

  • @charleshorne6465
    @charleshorne6465 3 года назад +2

    I joined the US Navy just out of high school and was on active duty for 6 year I was stationed on a destroyer escort
    the USS LANG (DE 1060) and made two West Pax cruises to the South China Sea and Vietnam. It's not something I would want to do for vacation but compared to all those guys that had boots on land, I was a lucky man. I think they are being truthful when they say they weren't paralyzed with fear during the battles. Each one of them had a job to do and they quickly realized that by doing that job to the best of their ability, they could do a pretty fair job of keeping the guy on either side of them alive and both of those those guys were trying to keep him alive. No matter what branch of the military you are in, it's the same. They call it teamwork but in the middle of the battle, it becomes much more personal. Their deep dark fear raises into their chests as a horrible anxiety, a severe panic attack that lasts for hours or even days. They were all in a state of shock and suffered from so many negative events, that is PTSD and it grows in you consuming logic, common sense and everything else you need to survive in society, to interact with the individuals that you encounter everyday. All this is magnified many times over as they withdraw from their families and friends. Both husband and wife are afraid, wondering what happened to the person they married. At that point, both the husband and wife are suffering from PTSD. Without the right kind of help families fragment and people suffer and the Vietnam Vet is clean headed enough to understand that he is the cause of all this because he came home. To a country that really didn't want him in the first place. Eight out of every 10 military members that survived the war are gone now and soon my whole generation will fade away along with the memories and the lessons we should have learned. To any Vietnam Veteran that reads this, I salute you, may you have calm seas and following winds.

  • @williswerckle1856
    @williswerckle1856 5 лет назад +12

    This country is lucky to have men like him among us.

  • @jeffkerr4249
    @jeffkerr4249 6 лет назад +9

    THANK YOU LYNN !

  • @kirkvogel9385
    @kirkvogel9385 3 года назад +2

    Thank you sir for your service!

  • @lemuelyoungblood5756
    @lemuelyoungblood5756 3 года назад +2

    Thank you for your service

  • @kennethprice5628
    @kennethprice5628 4 года назад +5

    I am a 68 yo Navy Veteran who salutes every Vietnam Veteran I see

  • @colemcclain7319
    @colemcclain7319 3 года назад +2

    Thank you for your sacrifice and Service!

  • @jameswheeler7679
    @jameswheeler7679 3 года назад +2

    Much respect for this man : I remember reading a book about Vietnam and I remember reading about LRRP however to hear him explain how they functioned is amazing he is so cool and calm

  • @joeruger5858
    @joeruger5858 5 лет назад +17

    Darrell Ehrlick, you are an outstanding interviewer. You're respectful demeanor is refreshing and welcoming.

    • @coconutpownerTV
      @coconutpownerTV 3 года назад

      Yes, but he could improve a lot by waiting a bit before asking the next question. If you come with the next question as soon as he answered your last question the interviewee has no time to elaborate or add something their answer.

  • @MeatballOne
    @MeatballOne 3 года назад +6

    Taciturn. Tougher than nails. Wanted to hear so much more even though so much was conveyed. Sounded like the interviewer (for once in this series) got, and stayed, off balance by this man’s economized responses. Great series.

  • @fortyminutes
    @fortyminutes 3 месяца назад

    I appreciate you driving an hour to get here and thanks for your service

  • @camraid9
    @camraid9 Год назад +1

    Real strong guy.

  • @TheDoozerDo
    @TheDoozerDo 3 года назад +2

    Wow this guy is amazing. I can see him as a young man out there surviving in the jungle. Funny I thought he was a quiet man at the beginning of interview. His military service seems to fit his personality. What a hero and so humble. Thank you sir.

  • @thJune
    @thJune 2 года назад +1

    Man id love to hear Jocko interview this hero. This man is a bad ass. Omg. Lynn, if you’re ever in DC, the beer is on me buddy.

  • @0006trance
    @0006trance Год назад

    Wow. This man is a WARRIOR. Thank you so much and thank you for this interview

  • @conniemacklill7302
    @conniemacklill7302 4 года назад +7

    As a former LRRP I’m dedicated to you my brother. We have all the same stories. May your last days be pleasant my brother. I just hope mine are

  • @falconmoose5435
    @falconmoose5435 3 года назад +2

    I am MSU class of 1982.
    Viet Nam class of 1971.
    A warrior indeed, Lynn Walker.Go 'Cats

  • @nikreikalas6886
    @nikreikalas6886 3 года назад +6

    Wow, this guy has some brass ball!

  • @thereforeayam
    @thereforeayam 3 года назад +3

    Went out with a Viet Nam vet. Even in 2007, even someone a bit close such as I was, couldn't walk up to his bedside at night--he very fiercely kicked in his sleep. Not small kicks, but big combat kicks--even sleeping, 36 years later, he felt trepidated as to Viet Cong.

  • @chuckcuttress2991
    @chuckcuttress2991 2 года назад +1

    I was a door gunner on a gunship in 1967 we were back in ahn khe on stand by when they called us out in the middle of the night to get some lrrps out of happy valley they were in trouble and running the nva hot on their trail over the radio the last thing we heard from them was they were getting close and throwing grenades at them often wonder what happened to them

  • @Brough1111
    @Brough1111 3 года назад +3

    Thanks to a courageous man for your service Cowboy

  • @pm7579
    @pm7579 2 месяца назад

    Congratulations on passing your CPA exam and thanks for sharing your Vietnam experience.

  • @stuartfitzsimons2786
    @stuartfitzsimons2786 6 лет назад +13

    Badass!

  • @crabmansteve6844
    @crabmansteve6844 3 года назад +7

    Damn, this guy was the boogeyman.
    That's awesome.

    • @richardcranium3579
      @richardcranium3579 2 года назад

      He’s not the boogeyman. He’s the one you sent to kill the fing boogeyman.
      Baba Yaga

  • @dollybellamy1290
    @dollybellamy1290 2 года назад +1

    Really big story of triumph over war. Glad he made it, hope he and his family are still doing well.

  • @iainsanders4775
    @iainsanders4775 5 лет назад +6

    Bravo!

  • @douglasramsey1585
    @douglasramsey1585 5 лет назад +6

    Great man

  • @dscrappygolani7981
    @dscrappygolani7981 5 лет назад +29

    To think this mild mannered gentleman is such a badass!

    • @OscarLimaMike
      @OscarLimaMike 4 года назад +3

      Dscrappy Golani I can see he is a badass.

    • @billywebb4325
      @billywebb4325 4 года назад +2

      Soft spoken but carries a big stick!

    • @ajcastellon5903
      @ajcastellon5903 4 года назад +4

      A lot of vets are like that. My dad fought in a war in his home country not for the American military. He had been wounded over 4 times bullets and shrapnel. But you'd never guess it now.

  • @larryyouguessame6078
    @larryyouguessame6078 Год назад +1

    No coughing..no sneezing..no snoring..😉👍🥺

  • @thm4643
    @thm4643 3 года назад +2

    It sounds like he was with "SOG." This is astonishing and harrowing. I wish him the best. Would it be possible to do another interview with this remarkable man?

  • @williambartell6320
    @williambartell6320 6 лет назад +8

    Whoa, the way I like to operate with a small team. Don't know if I had It. Much respect good man.

  • @oboogie2
    @oboogie2 8 лет назад +29

    All the way, LRRP!

  • @seanoliver295
    @seanoliver295 7 месяцев назад

    Great interview. A hero ….!!!

  • @sgtcrab2569
    @sgtcrab2569 4 года назад +3

    Total respect! I was US Army from 65-68 but not in Nam,,,... Germany as it tuned out. I served but nowhere like these guys!

  • @Owl4909
    @Owl4909 3 года назад +1

    Thank u for all u did , u special no doubt

  • @biglen957
    @biglen957 4 года назад +10

    Never judge a book by its cover.

  • @TheZayne34
    @TheZayne34 3 года назад +2

    He has dealt with his actions during the war very well, or appears to have. I see no PTSD, but I am no shrink. This guy talks of losing men from Mcguire rig, with no emotion at all. He is cool as a cucumber. McGuire rig is no fun. Nor is losing teammates. It takes a special breed to be a LRRP, and this gentleman is just that. Hats off to him. RLTW!!!

  • @greggpfeiffer6998
    @greggpfeiffer6998 3 года назад +3

    I was always on point, that’s where I wanted to be. - We took the fight to them. - The Men with Painted Faces.