Not Forgotten (A Moment of Truth)

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  • Опубликовано: 9 ноя 2014
  • Produced in partnership with the Vietnam War Commemoration, “Not Forgotten” tells the story of an American widow who finds the closure she's been seeking for more than forty years when her MIA Marine husband’s identification tags and wedding ring are recovered in Vietnam. Through their story, Moments.org & INSP memorializes and salutes all of the service members who were reported as missing in action during the Vietnam War. For more stories like this visit www.moments.org.
    Directed by Thomas Torrey
    Written by Thomas Torrey & Shea Sizemore
    Produced by Thomas Torrey, Michelle Wheeler, Shea Sizemore
    Director of Photography Chris Calnin
    Costume Designer Monique Morales-Kroll
    Executive Producers David Cerullo, Jim Goss
    A Production of Moments.org/INSP/Vietnam War Commemoration

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  • @Casper1tfg
    @Casper1tfg 3 года назад +244

    To the 369 of you that gave this a thumbs down, what the hell is your problem? A wife waits 40 years for her Marine husband to return and when she is notified that they found where he died and can bring him home soon, you give it a thumbs down. It's obvious to me that you have no idea of the pain and suffering at the not knowing about the fate of your loved one. Despicable...that's just how I see you. Maybe one day it will be you that has to wait and wonder if your loved one will ever come home again!!!

    • @recceeboy1237
      @recceeboy1237 Год назад +1

      Pearls before swine. These cretins have no honour and little or no empathy thankyou for your post.

    • @YourDome_
      @YourDome_ Год назад

      The fuckin problem is that you motherfuckers avoid the fact of how many innocent men,women and children American marines slaughtered for no fuckin reason

    • @Casper1tfg
      @Casper1tfg Год назад +7

      @@YourDome_ Yeah and I can just bet you would be one who spit on our returning servicemen and calling them all kinds of names.

    • @YourDome_
      @YourDome_ Год назад +2

      @Casper1tfg no definitely not me, I give respect to where it's due, I'm just not as dumb as you are to kiss up to people just because, You tell me that I'm wrong about US Marines killing innocent civilians and I'll take my comment back

    • @geographyinaction7814
      @geographyinaction7814 Год назад

      @@YourDome_ Take your tender sensibilities elsewhere, you haven't a clue.

  • @cgeisler505
    @cgeisler505 5 лет назад +805

    Here I am, grown man, former Paratrooper, crying my eyes out from this. Bring them home, whatever the cost

    • @tedhernandez2394
      @tedhernandez2394 4 года назад +17

      I'm with you on that. As I'm sure many Americans are......I'm a bit up there in age....But I always remember the ones still missing, their lives and their sacrifices are not in vain. Their families will always need our support.. Bring them home.

    • @stevenmarquis2073
      @stevenmarquis2073 4 года назад +14

      I for one as a former member of the 82nd will never forget each and every sacrifice our brave men and women have given to this country.

    • @paulkeryc4228
      @paulkeryc4228 4 года назад +11

      I'm right beside you brother may all of the fallen be carried home on the wings of angels and to the families a deep sincerity "he swore a solemn oath to keep faith amen

    • @stevenmarquis2073
      @stevenmarquis2073 4 года назад +9

      Paul Keryc amen brother. Gone but always in our hearts. Never forgotten

    • @stevenbentley310
      @stevenbentley310 4 года назад +13

      Former artillery, combat veteran, tears on my cheeks as I post this. Be well, brother. None shall be forgotten.

  • @B_Sandman
    @B_Sandman Год назад +56

    As the proud young(only 35) son of a Vietnam Veteran, this really HITS HOME!!! Thank you, Vietnam Veterans! Until every one of your brothers comes home and is properly laid to rest, those of us in the younger generations who actually care will carry on your legacy! You and your brothers will NEVER be forgotten!

    • @MsWed1
      @MsWed1 Год назад +2

      A resident of Truong Thi Lae, who was then 33 years old, recalled: “When the Americans came to the village, they took us out of the houses, pushed us in the back with butts so that we would go into the ditch, where there were already more than a hundred people. They put us on our knees and immediately started firing machine guns from behind. Of our family of 11, only me and my youngest child survived - I covered him with myself. Three corpses fell on top of me, and it was only thanks to them that we survived: they hid us from the Americans.

  • @justbecause968
    @justbecause968 4 года назад +13

    My father was in the 101st Airborne Devision in Vietnam. 69' to 70. He was 17 years old. Lost many friends there. POW-MIA. ✊️ peace be to the fallen, and to those who carry on, with the memories of their brethren.

    • @davidwilliamson4937
      @davidwilliamson4937 Год назад

      I too served with the 101st…1968 \70……C. 2/327th Infantry lost many friends. One MIA. HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED IN 1999…..his family is now at peace

  • @denniscastle936
    @denniscastle936 Год назад +67

    I came home. Don't really know why. Too many friends left behind, 54 years ago and I still tear up when the memories sneak back in.

    • @TOMAS-lh4er
      @TOMAS-lh4er Год назад +2

      I enlisted in 1971 , and came back , I feel like I just went through a time machine!

    • @johnhirte8876
      @johnhirte8876 Год назад

      Welcome home Dennis! Dad did two tours and would always tell me the same thing, he didn't know why he cheated death so many times...

    • @johnhirte8876
      @johnhirte8876 Год назад

      @@TOMAS-lh4er Bless you and all who served in Vietnam!

    • @denniscastle936
      @denniscastle936 Год назад

      @@TOMAS-lh4er means a lot bud. More than you know.

    • @denniscastle936
      @denniscastle936 Год назад

      @@johnhirte8876 a greeting we never heard back then. Can you believe that we were told NOT to wear the our uniforms when we went home????

  • @geronimo7834
    @geronimo7834 3 года назад +76

    I'm a British Army Vet,served in her majesties infantry unit ( Duke of Wellington's Regiment )for 26 years , I've lost mates in Iraq ,Afghanistan and Northern Ireland ....This short film is very moving and I'll be honest I've shed some tears . Our big brother across the pond have had some conflict in their long history and I'm glad we share a common value when it comes to Vets not coming home . Gone but not forgotten. Rest Eazy. Love from the Yorkshire Moars

    • @bc359
      @bc359 Год назад

      Fbi fti

    • @Shogun459
      @Shogun459 Год назад +2

      Thank you my Brother by another Mother.
      Dad served till he fell, 25 Oct. 1967. USAF F-105 pilot.
      I served and returned home, 1986 US Army.
      "All gave some. Some gave all."

    • @scottbee501
      @scottbee501 Год назад

      @@bc359thank you. At 70, former military, a very good home friend of mine made it home from Vietnam then took his life. My father was in the U.S. Army Air Corps, WWII, as an 18 yo navigator/bombardier on a B-24 Liberator “Battle Dragon” stationed at Bungay, England. He never talked about it.

    • @MsWed1
      @MsWed1 Год назад +1

      Baha Mousa was an Iraqi man who died while in British Army custody in Basra, Iraq in September 2003. The inquiry into his death found that Mousa's death was caused by "factors including lack of food and water, heat, exhaustion, fear, previous injuries and the hooding and stress positions used by British troops - and a final struggle with his guards". The inquiry heard that Mousa was hooded for almost 24 hours during his 36 hours of custody by the 1st Battalion of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment and that he suffered at least 93 injuries prior to his death. The report later details that Mousa was subject to several practices banned under both domestic law and the Geneva Conventions. Seven British soldiers were charged in connection with the case. Six were found not guilt, Cpl Donald Payne, pleaded guilty to inhumane treatment of a prisoner, was jailed for a year and dismissed from the Army.[1][2][3][4][5]

    • @V_Komi.43
      @V_Komi.43 Год назад

      А что делал англичанин в чужой стране? Колониализм за штаны ещё держит. Все никак не успокоитесь.

  • @adriangraham63
    @adriangraham63 8 лет назад +1810

    It was an absolute honor and a pleasure to have been part of this short film honoring our POW'S. We must never forget those who've served and are still serving this great nation.

    • @donniewiggs8749
      @donniewiggs8749 5 лет назад +58

      You made me cry. This should be on tv. At Superbowl halftime

    • @davidrutola5743
      @davidrutola5743 5 лет назад +14

      Thank you Adrian

    • @mshawnmhulett
      @mshawnmhulett 5 лет назад +21

      Adrian G thank you for making this. Thank you for loving your country. I will stand beside you anytime to fight for her and for you my fellow countrymen

    • @marcusj722
      @marcusj722 5 лет назад +11

      JESUS BLESS you brother

    • @allananderson1906
      @allananderson1906 5 лет назад +6

      Thank you Sir!

  • @benerval7
    @benerval7 9 лет назад +886

    I was tasked out as a Casualty Officer with the Army in 2004-2005. I thought these cases, known as "historical remains" cases would be easier than notifications of Active Duty Casualties. They turned out to be just as hard.....mainly in seeing the old pain and grief being brought to the surface again. Every family was thankful for the closure that we were able to help bring them, but it showed me that time dows not heal all wounds....it just allows people to deal with it. Being able to help with closure and to hear the stories of the fallen Soldeir and their families was an honor for me.
    I had the honor of returning remains from WWII in both theatres of war, along with items and remains from the conflicts in Korea and Vietnam. This still occured even while I was handling stuff from the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I was shocked that we still had recovery teams functioning on prior wars while a new one was going on.
    This came back around to me when I buried my own son at age 20 this past June (it was illness, and not combat or anything military related). Time does not ease the loss.
    This video is very well done, and although it is not exactly how the process is done, it shows the emotions, dedication and functions of how it plays out for all of those involved.

    • @MrCRAIGSHILL
      @MrCRAIGSHILL 9 лет назад +5

      That was one job i would never do, rather do anything in the world then that shit! would have ate a bullet after the first one. Sorry for your loss

    • @benerval7
      @benerval7 9 лет назад +30

      MrCRAIGSHILL I am/was (befroe retirement) an artilleryman. The NCOES schools NEVER mentioned that any SFC or above could be tasked with doing that. I was in shock when I was "voluntold" it was my turn. They didnt get easier.....but unfortunately I became very skilled at handling the job. In a way I felt that I would rather do it for the families and the fallen Soldier, rather than having a random guy do it and possibly making it harder on the families. The families deserved perfection and I felt it was the least I could do.
      Truthfully though it really did impact me in the long run. I had been on the giving and receiving end of artillery and small arms fire....but really was not bothered by that......but after my time of doing the CNO/CAO job was done, some really intense bottled up thoughts and dreams started to come out.

    • @MrCRAIGSHILL
      @MrCRAIGSHILL 9 лет назад +3

      The year before we left we were told we may get tasked to do that job at Hood, my SSG told me he wanted me to do it and to get ready, i told him i rather be sent to levingworth
      or even reclassed as a low level pog then to do that job! everyone got mad, thought i was disrespecting the fallen... in reality i couldn't handle having to tell the parents, wives, and possibly children of the fallen of their loss! and i was right the thing that hurt the worst over there was losing friends, and the thing that gets to me the most now is watching *(real/fake) door knockers do that shit.
      i see their faces and everything with their deaths when i see that shit

    • @benerval7
      @benerval7 9 лет назад +14

      MrCRAIGSHILL I uderstand that....very well. In a way I lucked out....all of my guys came back from Iraq in one piece, but I guess that each casualty I dealt with back here then felt like a Soldier that was now assigned to me. I did hold it maybe a bit too close.
      There were a few people that I dealt with that could not do that job.....and I never felt any anger or disrespect towards them. Not everyone could do it.....just like there were things that other Soldiers might do that I would not be able to do. (one of my biggest worries was to be forced to fire on a car/car bomb with a terrorist and kids inside......I was never sure I wold be able to pull the trigger on a kid)

    • @MrCRAIGSHILL
      @MrCRAIGSHILL 9 лет назад +19

      you would be surprised how easy it is to kill a kid who is a threat to you and your men, at the time . but when you get home that is one demon that eats at you every day

  • @tomconstance2391
    @tomconstance2391 7 лет назад +288

    Note that she finally takes off her bracelet now that he is found. This video should have 1000X the views

    • @knocknevis7390
      @knocknevis7390 5 лет назад +8

      Definitely noticed the bracelet!

    • @knocknevis7390
      @knocknevis7390 5 лет назад +9

      That's where my tears rolled out.

    • @KryterionOnline
      @KryterionOnline 4 года назад +4

      Thank you for clarifying this. I didn't understand the meaning of that shot. Makes me appreciate this video even more.

    • @racketyjack7621
      @racketyjack7621 3 года назад +3

      She also added her ring to his. "Together Forever"

    • @tomconstance2391
      @tomconstance2391 3 года назад +2

      @@KryterionOnline Here are two stories you might enjoy
      www.cbsnews.com/news/woman-wears-pow-mia-bracelet-for-nearly-40-years/

  • @anthonybush607
    @anthonybush607 Год назад +10

    We owe these families our every effort to bring our people home. No matter how long it takes.

  • @mdr212roger4
    @mdr212roger4 3 года назад +23

    I was light infantry in Iraq and Afghanistan, spent 37mo of my life on the front lines of combat... and I can guarantee I didn’t a fraction of what my Vietnam brothers saw. God bless you brave men. Excellent video

    • @MsWed1
      @MsWed1 Год назад

      DIE BUSTARD songmi 1969

    • @jimbrant1253
      @jimbrant1253 5 месяцев назад

      Thank you for your service. I was right foreigners that responded to you .

  • @traceywoolf4680
    @traceywoolf4680 5 лет назад +377

    Every one comes home eventually, "Gone, but NEVER forgotten". (And not ashamed to admit my tears at this film).

    • @jakem20
      @jakem20 5 лет назад +6

      I did, as well, teared up on this film.

    • @sgrizzo48
      @sgrizzo48 5 лет назад +2

      nobody gets left behind eh? wish we had the same type of active searching here, maybe we do and i don't know but i doubt it....

    • @shawnhughes4192
      @shawnhughes4192 4 года назад +3

      GIs were left behind... Many reports that as recent as 2011 that Vietnamese farmers were contacting US about seeing very old tall skinny white men in chain gangs doing different types of work and they knew enough of the language to tell these farmers who to contact in the US.. these farmers later said that nobody cared or believed them at all. It's sad but true that the top officials of the military made the decision to leave GIs behind and lie about it rather than pay the massive ransom money the NV demanded

    • @Bure478
      @Bure478 4 года назад +2

      @@shawnhughes4192 do you have the story on this or some kind of link?

    • @shawnhughes4192
      @shawnhughes4192 4 года назад +2

      @@Bure478 yes there is a 400 page book titled "An Enormous Crime" that is full of stories and reports of farmers seeing white men in large groups doing work. there are other books and reports aswell. its so sad but real

  • @ronaldthomas7836
    @ronaldthomas7836 4 года назад +10

    I had the honor to welcome each and every POW home while seconded to the USAF Hospital at Clark AB in 73. I worked in the debriefing center and heard their stories first hand. Got to shake their hands and see the pride and honor in their eyes.

  • @walkingass1
    @walkingass1 4 года назад +70

    Outstanding, should be played at all high schools and colleges. Let these children know what sacrifice and honor are, it is not a person playing sports!.

    • @nathanjones6638
      @nathanjones6638 3 года назад +5

      Indeed. And also to counter the recruitment propaganda. Stop glorifying wars started by politicians for money, and tricking people into dying for the cause of the wealthy.

    • @davidstover5651
      @davidstover5651 3 года назад +3

      If the liberal and leftest schopls will sllow it to be played.

    • @oliverb.8995
      @oliverb.8995 2 года назад +1

      @@nathanjones6638 no

  • @BR54966
    @BR54966 4 года назад +15

    From 1992 to 1995 I worked for the CILHI organization on Hickham AFB in HI. Our teams deployed across the globe investigating, searching for and recovering lost servicemen from WWII, Korea and Vietnam. It was the PROUDEST thing I did in my military service and that includes two combat tours.
    Never FORGET

    • @harlan51537
      @harlan51537 3 месяца назад

      Thank You for your service. Welcome Home!

  • @katieskorner8164
    @katieskorner8164 Год назад +16

    This made me cry. I remember sitting in the livingroom with my Father, watching our Vets return home and how they were treated. I also recall the reoprts done on some of our Vets Missing in Action and I could never forget their loved ones pain flooded my Spirit. Thinking how they must feel. Just heartbreaking. 😔

  • @Whitesp44
    @Whitesp44 5 лет назад +199

    Semper Fi. This country should never give up bringing our warriors home. They didn't give up.

    • @coryburns1905
      @coryburns1905 5 лет назад +3

      John McCain stopped efforts to go after them

    • @Whitesp44
      @Whitesp44 5 лет назад +5

      @@coryburns1905 Yes, that it so disturbing. Good call. It's amazing to me that #1 a POW would cock block that inquiry form Lt. Gen. Eugene Tighe and #2 that the US public / government did nothing. Poor families. At least the French paid ransoms for their prisoners! Unbelievable.

    • @sonofizzy
      @sonofizzy 4 года назад +6

      McCain very apparently did not want certain things to come out about him if certain records were declassified.

    • @sonofizzy
      @sonofizzy 4 года назад +4

      I have seen a video of an informal hearing or meeting with him and an MIA group which was very respectfully requesting declassification of records which would provide information helpful to locating MIAs and/or their remains. McCain treated them and their leader, a very decent lady, like trash. he was insulting, rude and single-handedly block the release sought. It was at that point that I lost all respect for him, and the more I found out later on, the worse it got. I am definitely not a fan of McCain, to say the least.

    • @u.s.m.c13
      @u.s.m.c13 4 года назад +1

      Semper Fi, no marine left behind

  • @yes9555
    @yes9555 3 года назад +15

    My Grandpa served in Vietnam. He got the purple heart medal, I know very little about the military, but to see his medal, flag and uniform made me almost cry. Man is he funny

  • @chrisnnh
    @chrisnnh 5 лет назад +63

    To the hateful comments - "You still don't get it, do you?" To the Tears - "You have company." To those sacrificed (includes 18 high school classmates; 1 awarded the MOH) "We will honor you by not making the same mistakes again." To the producers - "Thank you."

    • @chrisnnh
      @chrisnnh 5 лет назад +6

      Pat McRotch Parkland ???? You are referring to my friends, classmates in High School and College, who served in Vietnam 1965-1973 and never came home. Their names can be found on “The Wall.” Take your self righteous rants someplace else. Do you know what MOH is? They don’t give those away for anything other than “above and beyond, in the service of our country.”

    • @AlejandroP1980s
      @AlejandroP1980s 4 года назад

      Chris Collier MOH Medal Of Honor

    • @AlejandroP1980s
      @AlejandroP1980s 4 года назад

      Chris Collier also kid is right we keep bringing history all over again like that say says if men cannot learn from their past and mistakes and history is doom enough to repeat it

    • @AlejandroP1980s
      @AlejandroP1980s 4 года назад +1

      Chris Collier also now in the future is bio-logical weapons and bombs and robots and unmanned drones and vehicles the future is black

    • @jrsharker23
      @jrsharker23 3 года назад +2

      @@AlejandroP1980s war isnt ever won by technology or bombs or bullets. It's won by the men and women who fight them. Shut up.

  • @realityhurts8697
    @realityhurts8697 5 лет назад +85

    First time I have seen this one, my dad's a nam vet, I'm an Iraq and Afghan vet.

    • @phillipasalisbury3070
      @phillipasalisbury3070 5 лет назад +3

      D Garland -hi d garland thank you for your service. Would it be OK for me to ask you how you are doing? How are you!

    • @ffgrif
      @ffgrif 3 года назад +1

      Thank you for your service and for your dad’s.

    • @yokkai7775
      @yokkai7775 3 года назад

      Thank you for your service!

  • @rickqueen2751
    @rickqueen2751 2 года назад +15

    My deepest respects to all of those who served, those that are serving now and to those who never made it home. Thank you for this wonderful service that you are providing. Peace be with the families of the fallen and God bless.

  • @terryjp3050
    @terryjp3050 5 лет назад +134

    Why don't we truly Honor the fallen by putting aside our differences for awhile as much as possible. Stop listening to Politicians and the Media and listen to your heart. God Bless.
    U.S. Army, class of "68".

    • @swettybetty6114
      @swettybetty6114 5 лет назад +5

      Amen Brother 😇

    • @chrisnnh
      @chrisnnh 5 лет назад +3

      From your lips to God's ears.

    • @dwighthayes4738
      @dwighthayes4738 5 лет назад +8

      INDEED YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH! Former 82nd Airborne light tactical infantry here and I co-sign what you have stated. It is past time for good men to stop dying for the wars of the wicked and the corrupt found in our so called leadership.

    • @ThePreachingOfHisWord
      @ThePreachingOfHisWord 4 года назад +1

      That hit the heart brotha.....God Bless

    • @CrimsonRaven51
      @CrimsonRaven51 4 года назад

      Terry JP And 1971.

  • @dwighthayes4738
    @dwighthayes4738 5 лет назад +21

    This was truly touching. My parents were married after my father was injured a 3rd time during his 3rd tour. I was born a year and a half later. He was sent home and assigned to an advisory unit and then he got orders and we all left the USA for Germany when I was about 18 months old. God bless and protect the fallen and their families. You are not forgotten.

  • @timvaughn8696
    @timvaughn8696 5 лет назад +139

    Never forget those that were lost ... never to return RIP RESPECT

  • @mdr212roger4
    @mdr212roger4 2 года назад +8

    I’m an oif oef infantry veteran. If there are any Vietnam vets watching this know people like you are why I joined, my time was nothing compared to yours and you will always have my love and respect.

  • @apollo204
    @apollo204 5 лет назад +4

    You done made me tear up.. my Uncle Tom was a Marine in Vietnam and experienced frontline combat, ending up being wounded and sent home. So many didn't get to go home, their life ended in a rice patty far far away from home and those they loved. God bless all who served, and to those who never returned.

  • @bobdewey6727
    @bobdewey6727 6 лет назад +39

    To Our Service Men and Women who were KIA or MIA, may they never, ever be forgotten.

  • @martybowen1
    @martybowen1 2 года назад +1

    A Lot of good men died and many more were abandoned when they came home for taking part in what some saw as an unjust war. They did what they were trained and required to do AND DESERVE ALL THE RESPECT THAT WE CAN GIVE THEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE!!

  • @Americanstripes269
    @Americanstripes269 Год назад +3

    My grandpa served in the Vietnam war and he still alive but it’s hard to not think about our soldiers who fought and died and the ones who are living. And so I say thank you all to all of the man and women who fought for our country.

  • @flyon8368
    @flyon8368 4 года назад +23

    My Grandpa Died In 1968..
    I Miss Him So Much.. I've never even seen his face.
    He died on a hug of his bud...
    Sgt. Billy
    When I Was a Kid Uncle Billy Always Take Care Of Me..
    God Bless Him And My Grandpap.

  • @johnsmith7911
    @johnsmith7911 5 лет назад +22

    Tears. And love for those who arent home yet.

    • @marekfabis8575
      @marekfabis8575 4 года назад +1

      Our Heroes missing but not forgotten!!!!! Maybe some day........

  • @timp3035
    @timp3035 5 лет назад +4

    I was 8 yrs old when my cousins went to Vietnam ! All I knew was that they were fighting guys named Charlie ! Lost them both in the last few years !! God Bless our Veterans !!

  • @jessierobbins2321
    @jessierobbins2321 4 года назад +18

    May we never forget that freedom isn't free .

    • @hughtuller6344
      @hughtuller6344 3 года назад +1

      Vietnam war. It wasn’t about American freedom. America was never in danger. Too many young Americans died in that conflict because politicians lied about what the war was about. Domino effect? supporting our so-called allies? We are still missing over 3000 Service men from that conflict, and for what?

    • @robertisham5279
      @robertisham5279 2 года назад

      @@hughtuller6344 Amen finally someone gets it. I mean in what way did the Vietnamese people posed a threat to the United States? What does it have to do with the American people what does it have to do with our daily lives? Nothing. They were not fighting for anyone's freedom. It was just a pointless imperialistic war.

  • @josephg6536
    @josephg6536 4 года назад +13

    seeing a mans wedding ring on his dog tags makes me grasp my wedding ring that much tighter.
    hoorah, to those who serve, have served, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice, hoorah!!!! thank you!

    • @warhawk2121
      @warhawk2121 4 года назад

      I carried mine on my tags as well in Bosnia. It didn't fit well under my gloves and I was absolutely paranoid about losing it.

  • @iTubeHarryPotter
    @iTubeHarryPotter 9 лет назад +94

    And I'm crying..

  • @mshawnmhulett
    @mshawnmhulett 5 лет назад +5

    I absolutely love the Vietnam vets. When I see one I make it a point to thank them and apologize for the way America treated them. I make sure other people here it. It’s way past time to thank these soldiers. God bless America, god bless the veterans

  • @berthalloway9953
    @berthalloway9953 5 лет назад +16

    To many gave all in a war they did not want to be in. Praying that they all RIP

  • @djf2451
    @djf2451 2 года назад +7

    .
    THANK YOU FOR THIS
    as an army veteran
    i can’t tell you
    how long after this video ended
    i had tears in my eyes

  • @jijiXSama
    @jijiXSama Год назад +2

    This is why we reenlist, why we don’t want to leave, the feeling of being left behind is unbearable for us until our brothers tell us it’s ok, I’ll see you when I get out as well. Some never do. Fights never over

  • @raytaylor5022
    @raytaylor5022 6 лет назад +22

    I love these videos. They don't show how the Vietnam Veterans were treated when they came home. when I turned 17 in 79 I joined
    thanks to all who served

  • @geraldmiller8973
    @geraldmiller8973 5 лет назад +44

    i don't know how to express myself. that 3 minutes and 51 seconds says everything i could think of.

    • @coryburns1905
      @coryburns1905 5 лет назад

      You could how disgusted you feel about John McCain stopping all efforts to get our men back

  • @doublemeatjesus
    @doublemeatjesus 5 лет назад +19

    To the friends that will never grow old.

    • @donneary7104
      @donneary7104 3 года назад

      Bcove90...Your comment really touched base with me. I've got six friends of that catagory. And they were so young!

  • @hint0122
    @hint0122 4 года назад +2

    My great uncle is MIA in Korea. God bless all those who have served. You will NEVER be forgotten

  • @TheMrFlyBoy18
    @TheMrFlyBoy18 5 лет назад +31

    I told myself to do 50 well angled push-ups for the Marines and other branches that lost their lives and I finished with my arms tired and blood bumping right now. As a Marine it touched me so much when the two Marines were talking to the widow and show the devil’s tag and his ring he wore. The part that got me the most is “I with you my love.” And he says “forever.” I subscribed. If I ever die in combat in the near future I can see and hear my wife saying that about me and it making me tear up right now

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      @gerardoddlacosta9804 3 года назад

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  • @TheVatonaught
    @TheVatonaught 5 лет назад +40

    I was in the Army (draftee) 1967 thru 1969...couldn't bring myself to watch this.

    • @rogerscott9332
      @rogerscott9332 5 лет назад +3

      Welcome home.

    • @SGTRIP-dh7fz
      @SGTRIP-dh7fz 5 лет назад +3

      Thank you for your service Carlos. RIP Uncle Richard Sept 67 1st Cavalry 4th Inf Div

    • @dj3037
      @dj3037 5 лет назад +3

      Glad to have you back Carlos.

    • @B5Blue1968
      @B5Blue1968 5 лет назад +1

      Carlos, "thank You and Welcome Home"

    • @supertrooper7403
      @supertrooper7403 4 года назад

      Welcome home brother

  • @louiewatson9389
    @louiewatson9389 5 лет назад +5

    That's a loyal woman. One of a kind.

  • @randallburgess46
    @randallburgess46 Год назад +1

    This was an amazing short story. I remember watching tv at my grandparents house at night,the name list of people who were to be drafted and wondering if my 2 uncles would be drafted. They both wound up volunteering. God bless all who have served in our military. If this didn’t make you tear up at least a little, you have no soul.

  • @makkaroni2236
    @makkaroni2236 4 года назад +17

    Things that only a soldier can understand this is too emotional

    • @jacquelineaslan8403
      @jacquelineaslan8403 3 года назад

      When I was in the USAF we called those that had served in Vietnam the “old-timers.” I guess I’m one of the old-timers now…I miss those guys...

  • @17874
    @17874 5 лет назад +30

    May God bless those who gave all, those who served, and those who continue to serve.

    • @acevfx2923
      @acevfx2923 5 лет назад +1

      and those who will be serving.

  • @dillonquick3508
    @dillonquick3508 4 года назад +6

    2:25 oh man I’m a grown man and I shed a tear or two that hit deep I’m thankful for the ones who fought and can’t begin to imagine the families that don’t have their loved ones home I’m currently in the marines rn and pray to god if I see combat that I live through it and if I don’t that my remains make it back home so my family can have closure never forget the pow’s and mia’s you are not forgotten

  • @nullnull4198
    @nullnull4198 5 лет назад +11

    Bottle of red, watched this tears in eyes as I appreciate the sacrifice. From a sympathetic Englishman

  • @bonniejohnson5148
    @bonniejohnson5148 8 лет назад +44

    Wow! Gone but never forgotten--thank you to all who served and all who gave their all!

  • @usapatriot4peace894
    @usapatriot4peace894 3 года назад +3

    America is the greatest nation on earth where freedom, opportunity, prosperity and our civil society can flourish.
    We owe a gratitude of thanks to the brave men, women and their families who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Teach you children well.

  • @douggoodell1978
    @douggoodell1978 3 года назад +3

    Sitting here with tears in my eyes. To all who never came home and to those that did. Thank you for your service....

  • @chrisrogers8687
    @chrisrogers8687 Год назад

    Marine Nam Vet here. Lost a few good friends over in crap hole. Came home with my best friend. 71 years old now. It never leaves you. SEMPER FI BROTHERS.

  • @americanpatriot8996
    @americanpatriot8996 4 года назад +2

    I am just a 41 year old veteran who never served over seas just state side but I show great honor in having known so many veterans and many are my family members who did serve in combat but I have to say I respect our veterans and my country over anything else and I mean anything else but I must say I never show any signs of emotion or feelings of sorrow but this brought tears to my eyes and I guess it’s because it’s so true for tens of thousands of American families and I am honored to know that ppl still show there gratitude and make memorials that will live forever for future generations to see but I do fear that our youth of today is lost and this has to do with liberalism but I won’t make this political but I fear for our future as a nation.

  • @Bobk857
    @Bobk857 7 лет назад +95

    Until they all come home.

  • @gilesyazzie214
    @gilesyazzie214 6 лет назад +12

    This made me cry it reminds me of my dad...

  • @dadskrej5226
    @dadskrej5226 2 месяца назад

    Tears flooded my eyes on this tribute. The Brotherhood I belong to, all those who served in Vietnam, especially those who did not come back. runs strong in my blood even after 54 years. Wishes for different outcomes back then will never come true...ever.

  • @michaelgaynor6866
    @michaelgaynor6866 7 лет назад +7

    God Bless all of our Veterans, Those here and those not! I honor all of you.

  • @klo3496
    @klo3496 5 лет назад +5

    Very touching. Thank you. And thank you to all our servicemen.

  • @bennyh.9717
    @bennyh.9717 5 лет назад +86

    Such a heart breaking but, an amazingly beautiful piece of work.

    • @philipplayer6346
      @philipplayer6346 5 лет назад +2

      Wy do we make war?

    • @ydur-r4274
      @ydur-r4274 5 лет назад +1

      Philipp Layer it’s a part of life whether you agree with it or not. Wars have been going on for centuries and nothing will ever stop them from occurring.

  • @michaelneuman1931
    @michaelneuman1931 5 лет назад +1

    Wow.........a Marine....his wife ..and eternal love...Praise God....Some of us understand the ''forever''!.............That was special and a powerful video..and statement...well done!

  • @highmileagehusband1915
    @highmileagehusband1915 9 месяцев назад

    I was with the 1st Inf. Div. And just want to say how so very Proud I am of those who went before me. May you never be forgotten. 🙏🙏🙏

  • @someginger6996
    @someginger6996 5 лет назад +5

    ................that........that pulled quite a few heart strings.

  • @arohk1579
    @arohk1579 5 лет назад +31

    Very well done, one thing I would like to say is thank you to all the Canadians who went and served with the US, you are still not getting the recognition you reserve here in Canada. I was proud to serve this Country but while our Country was protecting draft Dodger's you all went without being asked to do what you felt was right and some paid with their lives. Your service and sacrifice hasn't gone unnoticed.

    • @brianlewis6993
      @brianlewis6993 4 года назад

      thank's, volunteered to go, (DD1049) 326 ENG. 101 ABN. 70-71

    • @robertisham5279
      @robertisham5279 6 месяцев назад

      Sacrifice for what? 1971, I was 21 and in college with a deferment from being drafted. Then came that summer and they took my deferment away and announced that we were all to be given a number on TV by the Sec. of Defense who would draw out a number out of a barrel filled with ping pong balls with numbers on them. I was vehemently against the war. I was dead set against the war. You could tell by watching the news and reading the reports that this was a civil war, that the South Vietnamese government was corrupt and the fear of communism was unwarranted. Then the Pentagon Papers came out and the cat was out of the bag. US involvement in VietNam was fruitless and they knew it. I decided I was not going to let the US Government make a war criminal out of me. I was not going to let my future be decided by some idiot pulling ping-pong balls out of a basket. I decided that if I got a low number I would not serve. I would go to Canada or something but I would not kill for the US Government. As luck would have it I got a high number and I was never called to serve. But this whole mess still bothers me today. I've been to the wall in DC, and I watch the veterans wear their stupid Viet Vet baseball caps. The real people that should be honored are the 100,000 who marched on DC in 1970 and slept on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to protest the war. The real people that should be honored are the soldiers who resisted the war and had to serve time in jail. The real people that should be honored are people like Howard Zinn and others who spoke out publicly against the war. They helped stop that war and they saved the lives of countless Vietnamese and US soldiers. I visited Cambodia in 2009. I visited the killing fields of the Khmer Rouge and I know the story of how 2 million were killed at their hands; an atrocity on top of the war that many say never would have happened without the US involvement and pullout. I've seen the war-wounded amputees in Phnom Penh. There was no glory in that war, there were no heroes in that war, and those that went and fought deserve no more remembrance than those that stayed home and resisted. That's the truth

  • @tuckermiller9660
    @tuckermiller9660 3 года назад +1

    God bless and strengthen those families who's love ones never returned home.

  • @davidford4112
    @davidford4112 Год назад

    I am a 4year army veteran sgt ford 1977.met the love of my life when I got out. Lost her 💔 to cancer. Had her for 39 years. Not sure I can live without her. She save my life. I couldn't save her. She was a better soldier than me. I can't live without her.

  • @MyDailyPerspective
    @MyDailyPerspective 5 лет назад +6

    To the eleven of you who gave this a thumbs down....you have that right. It is because of the brave men and women of our Armed Forces team who provide assurances that you can give thumbs down. Regardless of your thoughts....we fight for you.

    • @pappyghost
      @pappyghost 5 лет назад +2

      Yep, that's right, but they are still PUKES.

    • @jrsharker23
      @jrsharker23 3 года назад

      @james cordan do you understand the historical context of Vietnam? We were there to stop the spread of communism. Communism inherently creates vast levels of human suffering. Even today. Look at Hong Kong and North Korea.

  • @TheGamingStoner7432
    @TheGamingStoner7432 6 лет назад +11

    this is what should be like everyday with people helping other people not saying our country is bad just for the person we elected not because one persons skin color not because one belief we should all support one eachother and we should all stand by each others side and never ever let eachother down because the moment we do is the moment that we fail as friends its the moment we fail as people and its the moment we fail to support the ones we love GOD BLESS AMERICA

  • @deeess8064
    @deeess8064 4 года назад

    From a grateful Nation and a grateful American. . . "You Are Not Forgotten" Your honor lives on in those you fought and died for. In every war from the beginning of time, Veterans, especially American Veterans, have been sacrificing their youth, their innocence, and their lives so we, a free nation and world can live free of tyranny and ungodly horrors. Veterans of all wars, I honor you, because you answered the call, because you gave ALL, because you gave that ALL to me, a humble America. You are what make America, this world GREAT. GOD Bless you!

  • @FriendofRamblinJack
    @FriendofRamblinJack Год назад

    Just found - recommended by YT. This was hard. My military serving family goes back to the Civil War. My dad helped free Leyte and Luzon; my other WW2 uncles fought in the Pacific, one a Marine on Iwo Jima and survived to go on to be a paratrooper in the Korean War, PH recip. My only child was chosen to serve in the United States Coast Guard; that's when I started making stained glass windows honoring our military men and women. This POW/MIA as my pic - I made and sent to Guam for a young (then only 40) yr-old MSGT in the US Air Force to leave on the island to honor those who never came home. This is a hard watch but necessary watch. God bless you all and thank you all who served. from a US CG mom, believer and follower in Lord Jesus Christ. NO FEAR. < MARANATHA

  • @williamhenderson9535
    @williamhenderson9535 5 лет назад +9

    COL, (Cry Out Laud). Don't know why I have only just seen this, but from an old vet - Not Forgotten! Thanks for the Sacrifice!!!

  • @alexgrimmett6197
    @alexgrimmett6197 4 года назад +3

    I may be late for this video but from one soldier to the next a heart felt salute and every bit of honor deserved

  • @tigtrager6923
    @tigtrager6923 5 лет назад +1

    Old men start wars that sacrifices both the youth and future of their country. The lesson is never learned and often repeated. This video is a great honor to those young men and their sacrifice.

  • @Trig188
    @Trig188 Год назад

    Excellent video which left me sobbing. My most vivid memory from those times while mustering out is not of death and destruction but of getting off a plane and being continuously spit on and jeered at by protestors. For years I often thought that I should have never stepped off that plane. Still ... I wore my uniform proudly, stood tall, and never bowed my head in shame or rebuked my tormentors. To this day, I cannot understand why my countrymen were scorning me and I probably never will. During all the years after getting off that plane, I have remained patriotic and have a deep respect and love for my country. I am now old and am looking forward to resting with my brothers in the near future. Semper Fi my brothers.

  • @user-cn4ly3lf1e
    @user-cn4ly3lf1e 4 года назад +7

    Простой солдат, отдающий Долг Родине,не виноват в ошибках своего руководства - он просто исполняет приказ. С огромным уважением и почетом из России. Спасибо, что чтите и помните павших воинов! Горе не имеет границ, а честь и доблесть должны быть чтимы в веках!

  • @billybob7767
    @billybob7767 5 лет назад +43

    I'm man enough to admit this shit just made me cry a little.
    wow...............

  • @neilyoung9064
    @neilyoung9064 3 года назад +1

    May those marines rest in peace no matter the atrocities they had to do or face

  • @Bswinmo1
    @Bswinmo1 Год назад +1

    This never gets old! Thank you to all the Vietnam Veterans out there

  • @nathanleftwich46
    @nathanleftwich46 6 лет назад +9

    Granpa your service will never be forgotten

  • @AndrzejGrzeszczak
    @AndrzejGrzeszczak 3 года назад +7

    jest takie powiedzenie - '"gdzie serce twoje tam dom jest twój " i dla tych co walcza tam w niobiosach gwiazd o nasz piekny swiat

  • @Vikingr4Jesus5919
    @Vikingr4Jesus5919 3 года назад +2

    There were so many thoughts going through my head, heart and soul, I didn't know what to write. But I did want to write something, so I'll tell you this.
    This 3.51 minute video has more depth, is a better love story, and hits at the heart far better than movies like Endgame and Marvels movies.
    To those that have served before me, I salute you.

  • @hello-lg9qi
    @hello-lg9qi 4 года назад

    My grandfather served in the Sarawak Border Scouts during the Malaysia -Indonesia Confrontation...in the 60s...my grandmother still keeps his old beret ,portrait, and uniform...althought i never met him .......after watching this video...i felt so touched

  • @gilbertoescamilla2993
    @gilbertoescamilla2993 5 лет назад +65

    My God, this was beautifully done.

  • @snowflakemelter1172
    @snowflakemelter1172 5 лет назад +22

    I'm a 50 year old ex paratrooper but you got me blubbing with this.

    • @neriksen
      @neriksen 5 лет назад +3

      Rufus Chucklebutty I had a chuckle with a tear when I read your remarks. It’s Ok, it’s good to feel. It’s good to be alive. Thank you for your service.

    • @warhawk2121
      @warhawk2121 4 года назад +1

      I'm with us brother, damn onion cutting ninjas hit this beat to hell old infantryman as well.

  • @isf-2_trival
    @isf-2_trival 5 лет назад +2

    May God help the families who have lost there loved ones due to war.
    It's the saddest thing to lose a child, brother, son, father.

  • @hughjunit2503
    @hughjunit2503 Год назад +2

    Such a powerful and humbling insight into what it's like to not know where your one true love has gone. Bring them home, bring them all home where they belong and can finally rest, in peace.............this was my father's war and I am here today only because of the bravery of 9 other men whom I'll never meet in this life, who saw it better to die to save my dad then let him die alone and save themselves..........I could never thank them enough even if I could meet them..........I miss you dad, glad you are finally at peace

  • @supermanultiment
    @supermanultiment 9 лет назад +9

    Brought tears to my eyes.

  • @hansj8203
    @hansj8203 5 лет назад +5

    Damn, this hit me right in the feels. Gone, but not forgotten.

  • @Diwana71
    @Diwana71 3 года назад +1

    So nice. The Vietnamese returned these. This called Civilized people. Those who consider others as humans too.

  • @EPW-ej3cb
    @EPW-ej3cb 4 года назад

    I am from The Republic of Palau, where the United States had WWII with Japan in, I believe was 1941. There were so many lost soldiers after the war. I was about 15 years old when I heard of an American family that came to my country in search of their grandfather/great-grandfather's remains. I never could imagine having to try and look, after all those years of them being missing, for remains that have been gone for all those years. I thought it was impossible. But they were able to find their Hero's remains and bring him back home for a proper burial. Seeing their faces when they found the impossible, was very heartwarming. All those years, and now their soldier is home with his family. I hope and pray that more soldiers/heroes are able to come back home one last time.

  • @michaelgilroy1277
    @michaelgilroy1277 5 лет назад +49

    Powerful! Well done! Never Forget! Rip warriors.

    • @maxpaschke2297
      @maxpaschke2297 5 лет назад +1

      Not Warriors, Murders!!!

    • @Anti_fasc1st
      @Anti_fasc1st 5 лет назад

      Fuck you @Max Paschke

    • @vikingirishman1
      @vikingirishman1 5 лет назад

      @@maxpaschke2297 YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT WHAT A WARRIOR IS YOU PIECE OF SHIT!

  • @inluvwith7of9
    @inluvwith7of9 9 лет назад +19

    i cried

  • @djbigbet853
    @djbigbet853 4 года назад

    For all that have served...............From my Family to yours..........Thank You for your Service!

  • @streamlinedful
    @streamlinedful 4 года назад

    Thank you., I'm crying. In memory of Staff Sgt; James Michael Ray.,POW-MIA.,3/18/68'., and the 88,000 still listed as MIA. Semper Fi God damn it! !., you are Not forgotten., USMC., class of 67'-68'.

  • @charliebrown6590
    @charliebrown6590 4 года назад +7

    Beautiful...endearing...best of all PURE.

  • @tonycummings5427
    @tonycummings5427 5 лет назад +17

    Thank all of you for your service and sacrifice God bless ^

  • @MuchLoveMa
    @MuchLoveMa 4 года назад +1

    Oh my word, this had me crying. My soon to be son in law is in the Marines stationed in Hawaii. I pray for him every day.

  • @Sandhill1988
    @Sandhill1988 Год назад

    I just saw this again 3 years later, and again, I'm in tears.