Tilt is a legend. I have a tiny YT channel and when I asked him for an interview, he didn't hesitate for a second. We spoke for a couple hours and gave me material for an hour-long video. Now I'm working to have his books translated into Spanish.
That’s awesome. I emailed him after listening to him on a podcast. After a few back n forths we exchanged numbers and I ended up talking to him on the phone a few times. Humble as they come and a bad ass
Thanks for the this little insight into op.. These little tid-bits are absolutely priceless not only to see what they went through but also the comradery they developed between one and all. God bless our troops and may they be kept in God's grace and protection..
It was amazing how our G.I.s were hampered by the politics. I am pretty sure I saw a presentation where the speaker who had flown missions over North Vietnam said he found out later somewhere way up the chain of command told North Vietnam where they would bomb the next day. The thought was to decrease civilian casualties. This explained why the North Vietnamese knew where the Americans were going. We lost allot of pilots over North Vietnam. The pilots in the beginning could not bomb the airfields holding the planes that came up after them. At first they could not bomb the North's SAMs.
The Battle of Lima Site 85 in 1967. Senior USAF techs were invited to resign from the service, and then sign on with Lockheed - based out of Thailand. The teams would shuttle into neighboring neutral Laos (Site 85) on Air America. During the battle, Air America got into a shootout with Soviet-era biplanes that were dropping bomblets on the techs at Site 85 - the helo aircrew downed a bandit with an AK-47. See: Combat Skyspot / Commando Club
The Jocko podcast has several fantastic episodes with Tilt as a guest. He has several more with Tilt's old team mate's as guests, including Phouc, his indigenous point man. All are worth checking out, I highly recommend them
I was in the first stryker brigade. Not his particular namesake, but was named after 2 posthumous MOH winners. Seems there were a lot of badasses with the name Stryker in the Army.
its only in america that u commit a war crime, then call it "petty politics" and then get to make a video about it where u are put in scene as the "hero" love this channel but that dude isnt a legend. hes nothing more but a undisciplined wannabe rambo
I missed the war crime in this video? If you are referring to the use of a white phosphorus grenade, the use of white phosphorus, or other incendiary weapons against combatants, is not prohibited by international law. Its use against civilians is, but these were NVA, so they were combatants. I am also reasonably sure that at the time, it was legal against civilians as well, though I didn't look that one up so I could be remembering wrong. Also, not sure why you would say that the glorification of a war crime, which I didn't hear in this story, but maybe I missed it, would only happen in the USA. It happens all the time, all over the world, and has for all time. Certainly not a good look, but hardly something that the USA, or anyone else, can be singled out for.
@@craigpaul623 Thank you for this information. I was also confused about this, and after actually looking it up have changed my view. I thought it was prohibited also, but unless Wikipedia is wrong "The use of incendiary and other flame weapons against matériel, including enemy military personnel, is not directly forbidden by any treaty."
Tilt is legendary. Jocko has hours and hours and hours of this guy on tape telling awesome stories, FYI.
Edit: Sandboxx, thanks for the content!
if youre not aware tilt has his own podcast, he cant come out with episodes fast enough
Awesome thanks on both counts.
Thank you for your service John Stryker Meyer
Tilt is a legend. I have a tiny YT channel and when I asked him for an interview, he didn't hesitate for a second. We spoke for a couple hours and gave me material for an hour-long video. Now I'm working to have his books translated into Spanish.
That’s awesome. I emailed him after listening to him on a podcast. After a few back n forths we exchanged numbers and I ended up talking to him on the phone a few times. Humble as they come and a bad ass
My two most favorite RUclips channels: SOGCAST with John Stryker Meyer & Sandboxx News! It's like Christmas!
Welcome Home! And Thank You for your service SIR!!!
Thanks for having John Stryker on, he's a legend. My old buddy was MACV-SOGIII
Great content thank you - and thank you to all current and prior servicemen for all you’ve given for your country.
JSM is a legend, and so are the other MACV SOG guys
Thank you Sandboxx news, he is a legend!
Thank you for sharing this
🏆🎖️🇺🇸🤗🙏
Warriors soldier ❤
Great job you did John Stryker “Tilt” Meyer!! 🐉Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club Member 1968-69🐉🇺🇸⚓
Great hearing these story,s. Cheers from Australia.
Thanks for the this little insight into op.. These little tid-bits are absolutely priceless not only to see what they went through but also the comradery they developed between one and all.
God bless our troops and may they be kept in God's grace and protection..
Tilt = instant like on the video!!!
God bless the Vietnam vets ❤️💯
This is something I'd never expect! And I just subscribed to this channel! :)
Great show !!
Great story
It was amazing how our G.I.s were hampered by the politics. I am pretty sure I saw a presentation where the speaker who had flown missions over North Vietnam said he found out later somewhere way up the chain of command told North Vietnam where they would bomb the next day. The thought was to decrease civilian casualties. This explained why the North Vietnamese knew where the Americans were going. We lost allot of pilots over North Vietnam. The pilots in the beginning could not bomb the airfields holding the planes that came up after them. At first they could not bomb the North's SAMs.
The Battle of Lima Site 85 in 1967. Senior USAF techs were invited to resign from the service, and then sign on with Lockheed - based out of Thailand. The teams would shuttle into neighboring neutral Laos (Site 85) on Air America. During the battle, Air America got into a shootout with Soviet-era biplanes that were dropping bomblets on the techs at Site 85 - the helo aircrew downed a bandit with an AK-47. See: Combat Skyspot / Commando Club
The Jocko podcast has several fantastic episodes with Tilt as a guest. He has several more with Tilt's old team mate's as guests, including Phouc, his indigenous point man. All are worth checking out, I highly recommend them
Wow!
I was in the first stryker brigade. Not his particular namesake, but was named after 2 posthumous MOH winners. Seems there were a lot of badasses with the name Stryker in the Army.
American Hero in my eyes.100
Thanks Tilt I will always now think of Willy Pete as Cambodian turkey dressing !!!
I just finished the book. Very interesting.
Matt Daaaaaman
I thought the same thing lol
He’s so good
I’m pissed I was born in 1980 and missed this
Mud off the boots that’s how close they were
jc 🤦🏻♂️
What
Good... extremist anything doesn't get pass just because something terrible happened somewhete elsr... that just stupid.
fucking legend casually commits a war crime lol
You're looking at it right here.
That's great, thug life chose them. 😎
its only in america that u commit a war crime, then call it "petty politics" and then get to make a video about it where u are put in scene as the "hero"
love this channel but that dude isnt a legend. hes nothing more but a undisciplined wannabe rambo
Only in America do we actually care about "petty politics". Stfu.
I missed the war crime in this video? If you are referring to the use of a white phosphorus grenade, the use of white phosphorus, or other incendiary weapons against combatants, is not prohibited by international law. Its use against civilians is, but these were NVA, so they were combatants.
I am also reasonably sure that at the time, it was legal against civilians as well, though I didn't look that one up so I could be remembering wrong.
Also, not sure why you would say that the glorification of a war crime, which I didn't hear in this story, but maybe I missed it, would only happen in the USA. It happens all the time, all over the world, and has for all time. Certainly not a good look, but hardly something that the USA, or anyone else, can be singled out for.
@@craigpaul623 Thank you for this information. I was also confused about this, and after actually looking it up have changed my view. I thought it was prohibited also, but unless Wikipedia is wrong "The use of incendiary and other flame weapons against matériel, including enemy military personnel, is not directly forbidden by any treaty."
Tell me more about how ignorant you are
@@amdeloachThat’s paraphrasing what the Geneva convention says so yes it is accurate.