My father warned me about My Lai and other atrocities before I went to Iraq in 05. Taught me about Hugh Thompson and left it with serve with honor while you’re there, and if you see anyone doing anything that you find illegal or distasteful don’t be afraid to stand your ground and speak the truth. I did just that 3 years later in Afghanistan when a gunner in my company lied about the events that led up to his shooting a bus driver. Out of 20 sworn statements, mine was the only one that gave the accurate count. Integrity is one of the most defining characteristics a person can have.
Give me a break about integrity, theres no virtue in war. Doesnt matter how you take a life youre still killing them on their soil over senseless propaganda of liberating them or defending your countries honour.
What upset me is how Sargent Alex Campbell faced no consequences for his actions. The man was basically a warlord. He always had brothers everywhere. He got roughed up a bit, but that was it?? He got away with it because of his connections to his politician relative who helped women get the vote.
Dude he was the military's TOP sniper before he became Warlord. I know it's not confirmed, but there is definitely reason to believe that he and colonel Kurtz were running their own guerilla campaigns against Cobra even before the massacre.
Also fucked up how poor Pvt Alex Anderson went and got himself hooked on heroin in his tours of duty, and brought that shit back home with him leading to an early grave. RIP
@@xandru.mitropoulos I am pretty sure Colonel Kurtz was not a real guy. But he was based on a real guy. A US CIA agent stationed in Laos that did his own thing. There are two main ethnic groups in Laos, the mien and the Hmong. When stationed among the first group, he led them on authorized attacks on China. So they moved him to an area inhabited by the second group and did the same thing again. He bought a teenage girl with a water buffalo and stayed married to her for life. He lived in Thailand for a while and wandered around at night drunk and armed. He moved to the USA and kept a lot of Lao friends. He dug into the culture and he dug in deep. There was a report on how in old age in the USA he atended a Lao wedding. He was diabetic, so his Lao wife tried to keep him from drinking. But when she wasn't looking, his Lao friends would pour whisky into his diet soda.
The fact that some of these men raped, and not just murdered, shows that they were perfectly aware that this wasn't just "following orders" and that there was a huge level of malice and sadism involved. Thank goodness for people like Thompson, or else there might have been no witnesses left. Makes me wonder exactly how many other atrocities were so thoroughly committed and covered up that we've never heard of them.
I recommend the book "kill everything that moves" by Nick Turse. Quite comprehensive and well written. Gives you an idea of how rampent war crimes were during that war.
The fact that the main in charge only got 1 year of house arrest and then getting it dismissed shows the injustice america has brought upon these people
I know of one of the soldiers involved in the massacre, he still shuffles around Casper, Wyoming, mumbling to himself and just totally immersed in his own darkness, getting kicked out of every bar, looks like he lives on the streets which is strange since he smells really fucking good.
I've heard of that guy. He really hate r**e now, constantly repeats it to himself whenever he sees a girl. That whole thing must have really messed him up. He still wears the Vietnam fatigues too. 20 days in a row sometimes without changing them.
Simon, you did an excellent job of narrating this tragedy. The ending was perfect. Hugh Thompson is an inspiration and he deserved his award to be recognized publicly.
My dad was part of a search and destroy team in Vietnam after he was drafted at 18. He wasn't at My Lai/Mai Lai, but he told me once that all units like his were given the same orders: "They told us, 'If it breathes, kill it. A soldier, a dog, a cow, a baby - they're all the enemy. Kill them.' And we did. When I got home, people called me a baby killer, and I couldn't tell them they were wrong."
The bog-lim is still a tale that is hushed In the north of vietnam by all of age woman, they say that if you spill your drink combos he will appear like magic with his mangled scabby wand in his hand
@No Touchy it is said that the heroic gothic veteran pictured on the left of the thumbnail had an encounter with the bog-Lim and according to witnesses he fused with the bog-lim, this is how a new monstrosity called jord sandeux was born, it is said that now he could be sighted around a town called Casper WY where he roams the streets looking for the cuties dvd on blu ray, if you see him you should leave him alone, he is autistic
I spent 21 months in Vietnam and I have never met a finer people. we brought destruction to that country and I was still treated with respect and kindness. war is unkind and I despise those who injure and kill for pleasure.
Whenever I hear the term 'war hero', I immediately think of Hugh Thompson - the helicopter pilot. There was a very moving RUclips film of Thompson returning to Vietnam, many years later, and meeting some of the people he had saved.
@@alexcruz4640 But you agree with me right?? Thompson was caught up in the middle of the slaughter and tried to paint himself as guilt free. Like Opa was in the Wehrmacht, but Opa didn’t help Herr Hitler with the “kazettes.” 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
Josh took a turn for the worst when he went on that massacre. 😰 All those poor people lost their lives to a Gothic cowboy from Casper, WY. Oh the horror!
Sandly, this was not an isolated incident, this was part of an operation carried out by the U.S. Army in Vietnam. They pretty much attacked another country without provocation.
Him and Alex “Warlord” Campbell took out several hundred civilians on their own. Warlord displayed such impressive muscle control that it’s still talked about to this day.
Americans in WW2: Alright wounded Japanese we will care for ya Americans in Vietnam war: Hmmm There is old ppl and stuff, welp! **Guns go pew pew** PS: I know I shouldn't joke about this
the pic in the thumbnail is a photoshop that includes a somewhat imfamous youtuber king cobra jfs the post your replying to is referencing a meme popular among fans of king cobra the commenter is poking fun at the channel for using a silly edit on a serious topic@@jdl9679
Even the thumbnail makes me sick to my stomach. That gothic bad boy pointing that rifle at those innocent people... That is most definitely NOT what's up. #Fuckmassshootings #fuckrape
I went to Son My in 2001; it was a very sobering experience. There was an excellent little museum near the memorial. I was the only tourist there but the staff still ran a movie documentary about the atrocity. It left me in floods of tears, both the treatment of the villagers and the courage of Thompson and his crew.
my uncle darf always told me about his time in 'nam. he'd always tell me about how the Vietnamese women on his base would always chill his beer before they brought it to him! glad he's still with us and he regularly donates to our local police department!
I remember watching a documentary about this. As a former infantryman it made my skin crawl. May the dead rest in peace. Great video, Simon. Well done.
@@monsieurdorgat6864 "War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The more cruel it is, the faster it will be over." ~ William Tecumseh Sherman.
@@kiwi_comanche ruclips.net/video/RCRTgtpC-Go/видео.html Not necessarily. Sometimes - frequently, even, cruelty accomplishes nothing. We should do what we have to - absolutely no more, and no less. Not sure I'd quote anyone who subscribes to total war ideology.
@@JayeEllis I think that means "for Jesus' sake" I am pretty sure Jesus is happier with peaceful professing Buddhists than warmongering "Christian" churches. Not that this is the belief that He wants the Buddhists to remain in forever, but they're closer and easier for heaven to win. Ever since the Holy Spirit was sent into the world, the calculus of heaven is being clarified to mankind in ways that religious big shots never expected.
The helicopter pilot made me think of the saying that goes something to the effect of “the only thing needed for evil to prevail is the indifference of good men”
"Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing." - John Stuart Mill, 1867; commonly misattributed to Edmund Burke as "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
I really do enjoy that quote.. it's quite perplexing after you define what a "good man" is.. the quote turns paradoxical in this way; "How could a good man be indifferent to evil? It doesn't even seem possible unless the men we speak of were never truly "good" in the first place.. I believe all good men will oppose evil whenever and where ever they encounter it
I think the craziest part of the My Lai Massacre that you didn't bring up was the legend or myth of The Green Phantom. Many soldiers reported seeing it and hearing a demonic laugh, and the figure always seemed to show up whenever r*pe had occured, which had led many to believe the phantom was anti--r*pe.
My grandfather Darf Lenny was actually a participant in this event. He recalls using a tactical soap that the army had just invented at the time for experimental purposes. The glycerine in it allowed it to be made into C4.
@@detectivebloor4011 you’re just a great human being arn’t yah. Making excuses for murders. Now, I support our soldiers, but I do not support genocide or senseless slaughter of innocent civilians. As those actions are what drove them to join the vc.
@@Angellisgod ? Everything I just said was a clear an obvious KingCobra reference (who is being discussed as he is hidden in the thumbnail of this video for some reason). Nothing I typed was even close to being “edgy”
Thompson is a hero, a true moral crusader, bravely standing up for those in true need against orders and his own company. Bless him. RIP to those innocent victims ❤
There couldn't be a funnier way to prove bigger youtube channels just grab whatever shocking images they find on the internet. I have been laughing for 30 minutes straight. Jesus christ this is hilarious. Cobes is the funniest guy on the internet in the most unintentional way. It's even better that the guy edited himself in with a serious face, but his glasses are super crooked, almost like a call back to drunk Cobes. Hands down the most hilarious youtube thumbnail I've ever seen on RUclips, and I've had this account since 2006.
A Wyoming-born private complicit in the massacre was actually brought up on charges related to crimes against humanity. Upon hearing his sentence, he began to scream at the court: "Come on, dude- leave me alone! I'm autistic!"
As an American high school student back in the 2000s, I had to do my own research on the Vietnam War because we only skimmed over it. I think our teachers were too nervous to talk about it. You know, being taught that we were the liberators of the world and all.
No, it's pretty much a worldwide phenomenon that more recent history gets neglected, mostly because if you're proceeding chronologically, you start reaching recent events at the same time as testing, accumulated delays, and various other events sap time to cover them.
@@brandonpayne1207 It's more than just that, I was also a high school student in the 2000s (graduated 2003) and the Vietnam War is not covered extensively in our public education system at all here in the US, regardless of the teacher. It's the conflict that the US public wishes to forget, collectively speaking, because it's the conflict that we were on the losing side of and there were plenty of accounts of atrocities we were involved in which makes people uncomfortable. This isn't unique to us either - history classes in other countries also tend to gloss over the shameful parts of those countries' pasts as well, leaving the more detailed dives into the actual history for those who pursue it in secondary education or seeking more information on their own time.
In war, they never do. If you think the Nuremberg Trials gave justice to the millions who died for little to no reason then you're kidding yourself. Not saying that the Trials had no purpose, it allowed future generations, us, to learn from the mistakes of the time, but make no mistake, if we're talking about "justice" then what the trials accomplished was only a drop in the ocean.
You can't escape bias. I'm just glad you don't take offense to this particular bias - that being pro human rights and anti-American nationalism. If you took offense, I wouldn't bother treating you with any kind of respect. But do know that bias is never something you can avoid. It's better to understand it than to pretend it doesn't exist.
I think things like this cannot really be biased unless there is distortion of the objective facts. What you choose to take away from it is up to you, but the facts remain.
@@RillianGrant But what facts you do and don't present, and even how you present them, is also bias. A lot of people are very affected by how messages are presented - I can make a movie where the message is to not be a racist, but if I do it badly people will become spiteful towards what should be my good message. The opposite also happens, where awful ideas gain more traction than they should because they're presented in a way that resonates with people's emotions. Birth of a Nation is a great example of that. If someone is bothering to show you something, it's for a reason, and that reason is the bias. There is no such thing as unbiased information, because information is only neutral if it's irrelevant.
I wonder what happened to him. He easy could be charged with insubordination for refusing to follow orders. I wouldn't put it past the military to have a charge for shooting yourself just to avoid duty.
I remember when all this happened. I was 11 years old, and I remember thinking it was horrible. My dad was in Thailand during Vietnam, and he never talked about it. I happened to overhear him talking to another Vietnam veteran about what he'd gone through when I was about 14. No wonder he never talked about it except with someone else who understood.
16NOV2021 - I'm in tears. Again. Every time I hear this I break down. I broke down when I heard it the first time so many, many years ago. The adage "war is hell" is an understatement. By my age I missed Viet Nam by one year, but growing up and hearing of it every single day, I just expected my time to go would one day be made manifest. The relief of not going though, does not comfort me some days, for I knew far too many who returned, changed, not the people they were. I tell myself, " . . . neither shall they learn war anymore." Isiah chapter 2, verse 4. This is my hope.
Now there's a statement that no one can get behind, because it makey no sensy. Does anyone read what they write before they post it? I'll get my team of researchers to decode that post😖😋
"Well, you see Willard . . . In this war, things get confused out there, power, ideals, the old morality, practical military necessity. But out there with these natives, it must be a temptation to be god. Because there's a conflict in every human heart, between the rational and the irrational, between good and evil. And good does not always triumph. Sometimes, the dark side overcomes what Lincoln called the better angels of our nature. Every man has got a breaking point. You and I have one. Walter Kurtz has reached his. And very obviously, he has gone insane."
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My father warned me about My Lai and other atrocities before I went to Iraq in 05. Taught me about Hugh Thompson and left it with serve with honor while you’re there, and if you see anyone doing anything that you find illegal or distasteful don’t be afraid to stand your ground and speak the truth. I did just that 3 years later in Afghanistan when a gunner in my company lied about the events that led up to his shooting a bus driver. Out of 20 sworn statements, mine was the only one that gave the accurate count. Integrity is one of the most defining characteristics a person can have.
Well said. Glad you made it home too, brother.
Kudos to your father. Great men raise great sons. I salute you both.
Give me a break about integrity, theres no virtue in war. Doesnt matter how you take a life youre still killing them on their soil over senseless propaganda of liberating them or defending your countries honour.
@@yxungm0e514 You are missing the point, your many assumptions and subjective truth makes that pretty clear.
I was an 11B humvee turret gunner for 8 months in Baghdad 06-07, was it an honest mistake or did that soldier execute someone?
What upset me is how Sargent Alex Campbell faced no consequences for his actions. The man was basically a warlord. He always had brothers everywhere. He got roughed up a bit, but that was it?? He got away with it because of his connections to his politician relative who helped women get the vote.
Dude he was the military's TOP sniper before he became Warlord. I know it's not confirmed, but there is definitely reason to believe that he and colonel Kurtz were running their own guerilla campaigns against Cobra even before the massacre.
Something tells me that is definitely what's up
I'm fucking dying
Also fucked up how poor Pvt Alex Anderson went and got himself hooked on heroin in his tours of duty, and brought that shit back home with him leading to an early grave. RIP
@@xandru.mitropoulos I am pretty sure Colonel Kurtz was not a real guy. But he was based on a real guy. A US CIA agent stationed in Laos that did his own thing. There are two main ethnic groups in Laos, the mien and the Hmong. When stationed among the first group, he led them on authorized attacks on China. So they moved him to an area inhabited by the second group and did the same thing again. He bought a teenage girl with a water buffalo and stayed married to her for life. He lived in Thailand for a while and wandered around at night drunk and armed. He moved to the USA and kept a lot of Lao friends. He dug into the culture and he dug in deep. There was a report on how in old age in the USA he atended a Lao wedding. He was diabetic, so his Lao wife tried to keep him from drinking. But when she wasn't looking, his Lao friends would pour whisky into his diet soda.
The fact that some of these men raped, and not just murdered, shows that they were perfectly aware that this wasn't just "following orders" and that there was a huge level of malice and sadism involved. Thank goodness for people like Thompson, or else there might have been no witnesses left. Makes me wonder exactly how many other atrocities were so thoroughly committed and covered up that we've never heard of them.
I recommend the book "kill everything that moves" by Nick Turse. Quite comprehensive and well written. Gives you an idea of how rampent war crimes were during that war.
Should all have gotten capital punishment... If I was in charge of an army, it would be instant field court for anyone who raped.
The fact that the main in charge only got 1 year of house arrest and then getting it dismissed shows the injustice america has brought upon these people
Fuck sickos doodt
Soem crimes are just not forgivable
I know of one of the soldiers involved in the massacre, he still shuffles around Casper, Wyoming, mumbling to himself and just totally immersed in his own darkness, getting kicked out of every bar, looks like he lives on the streets which is strange since he smells really fucking good.
I've heard of that guy. He really hate r**e now, constantly repeats it to himself whenever he sees a girl. That whole thing must have really messed him up. He still wears the Vietnam fatigues too. 20 days in a row sometimes without changing them.
He handcrafts Juans and mixes drink combos like a meth cook.
I ride bike.
The dude literally got a letter from the president thanking him for his service. TWU
He always mumbles about a "Mrs. Green"? An old flame from the pre-war days, perhaps?
TWU
Private Jord Sandeau, MIA
He has been a sicko for a long time
Simon, you did an excellent job of narrating this tragedy. The ending was perfect. Hugh Thompson is an inspiration and he deserved his award to be recognized publicly.
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This
It wasn’t a tragedy it was mass murder!
Well said.
@@CashelOConnolly I don’t know about you, but I consider a mass murder a tragedy.
Code name Cobra .
The my lai sicko
My dad was part of a search and destroy team in Vietnam after he was drafted at 18. He wasn't at My Lai/Mai Lai, but he told me once that all units like his were given the same orders: "They told us, 'If it breathes, kill it. A soldier, a dog, a cow, a baby - they're all the enemy. Kill them.' And we did. When I got home, people called me a baby killer, and I couldn't tell them they were wrong."
Imagine if a soldier heard that and pulled the trigger on the officer, he was still technically following orders.
TMDWU
However, those who called them baby killer were the same who lobbied of legalized abortion!
@@markross2124kind of difference between abortion and killing a living breathing child
@@markross2124How selfish of you to inject your self-righteousness into this conversation. No one cares what you think about abortion. Grow up.
That was the last magazine of ammo I HAAAAAAADDD!!!!! TMDNWU
The bog-lim is still a tale that is hushed In the north of vietnam by all of age woman, they say that if you spill your drink combos he will appear like magic with his mangled scabby wand in his hand
@No Touchy it is said that the heroic gothic veteran pictured on the left of the thumbnail had an encounter with the bog-Lim and according to witnesses he fused with the bog-lim, this is how a new monstrosity called jord sandeux was born, it is said that now he could be sighted around a town called Casper WY where he roams the streets looking for the cuties dvd on blu ray, if you see him you should leave him alone, he is autistic
Actually it was a VC guerilla named Nguyen Bòg Lim whose wartime atrocities led to the urban legend
@@breadbaker5449 Bòc Lim loved to make banana snake wine
TWU. Semper Fidelis, war crimes are not cool.
Fuck Warcrimes, fuck mass shootings, fuck gRape
I spent 21 months in Vietnam and I have never met a finer people. we brought destruction to that country and I was still treated with respect and kindness. war is unkind and I despise those who injure and kill for pleasure.
All of that is just history, hope you has fun and joy in Vietnam
@@tomsin1417 Was South Vietnam worth it?
@@drakejoy2902 as opposed to communism/authoritarianism? Yes
@@kyluu9731 South Vietnam was not authoritarian?
@@p11357 not nearly as much as the north or the country as of now. And you miss the communist part didn't you?
That's most definitely **not** what's up
He killed his bearded dragon also. RIP Puff
Whenever I hear the term 'war hero', I immediately think of Hugh Thompson - the helicopter pilot. There was a very moving RUclips film of Thompson returning to Vietnam, many years later, and meeting some of the people he had saved.
@@John77Doe shut up
@@alexcruz4640 But you agree with me right?? Thompson was caught up in the middle of the slaughter and tried to paint himself as guilt free. Like Opa was in the Wehrmacht, but Opa didn’t help Herr Hitler with the “kazettes.” 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
@@John77Doe no one agrees with you, shut up
It takes a special type of bravery to go against your own side based on what you know to be right and wrong. A great person.
@@John77Doe Any proof that happened, though?
THAT WAS THE LAST MAGAZINE I HAD! GOD DAMNNNNNN ITTTT!
Oh my god thats GothicKingCobra he wears bond tactical soap
Josh took a turn for the worst when he went on that massacre. 😰 All those poor people lost their lives to a Gothic cowboy from Casper, WY. Oh the horror!
Joshua Saunders committed the Mai Lai Massacre because he accidentally spilt the mixture of liquor, bitters and battery acid he was drinking.
I love how this channel is stubborn only about probably the most disgustingly disrespectful thing you could do lmao
Sandly, this was not an isolated incident, this was part of an operation carried out by the U.S. Army in Vietnam. They pretty much attacked another country without provocation.
@@Jefferu_Nintendomoto I wander if Chance Wilkins was in that group
Him and Alex “Warlord” Campbell took out several hundred civilians on their own. Warlord displayed such impressive muscle control that it’s still talked about to this day.
Better not commit any war crimes, BOY!
You're not big enough to stop me troll.
Who knew our Welfare Wizard was also a war criminal¿ TMDNWU
I cannot believe they didn’t catch this 😂
“And I heard the Vietcong say “that goth dude shoots really well”
You're not even the real Hauge, get hidden from this channel.
Americans in WW2: Alright wounded Japanese we will care for ya
Americans in Vietnam war: Hmmm There is old ppl and stuff, welp! **Guns go pew pew**
PS: I know I shouldn't joke about this
The Mai Lai massacre is most definitely NOT what's up.
Huh
@@jdl9679It was tragic, toobz.
the pic in the thumbnail is a photoshop that includes a somewhat imfamous youtuber king cobra jfs the post your replying to is referencing a meme popular among fans of king cobra the commenter is poking fun at the channel for using a silly edit on a serious topic@@jdl9679
Even the thumbnail makes me sick to my stomach. That gothic bad boy pointing that rifle at those innocent people... That is most definitely NOT what's up. #Fuckmassshootings #fuckrape
#FuckTheForbidden4/5
TWU
Leave that war criminal alone dood he’s autistic.
The Hague says you cant prosecute autistic soldiers RUclips. Get BLOCKED trole
That’s just how they’re shipped bud
A lots up, son.
How wuz I suppoze to know that it wuz a war crime? Not everyone is born knowing not to grape civilians!!
@@Mutiny960GAHD DEEMMEEEET
TWU, Great journalism, quality sources!
TWU
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TMDWU
Twu
TMDWFU
I ain’t no fortunate son but damn I smell good
Those congressmen calling Thompson and his crew traitors are the very core of how this came to be in the first place. Disgusting beyond words.
That gothic war criminal smells good
That War Criminal smells good
@No Touchy
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A dark moment in American military history. That's what's up.
TMDWU
Hahaha yesssssssshhhhhh
There is nothing bright in American military history or for that matter any country's war history in general.
Just remember that history is written by their victor's
@@sankubanku1633 Read about the "Berlin Blockade" and the "Raisin Bombers". If it wasn't for the USA I might not even be on this planet.
The soldier in the photo of the thumbnail is Joshua Fay Saunders he has committed many war crimes
I was waiting to see something like this
Tmdwu
Plus all the scRapes
He can't keep getting away with it, Toobz!!!
@@lukegarner6948 oh he will though.
Love that the photo thumbnail is KingCobraJfs TWU. Thank you for your service Pvt Saunders
Upon being sentenced for his role in the massacre, Pvt. Joshua Saunders remarked, "It is what it is toobz."
He got what he got, to Leavenworth for him, toobz.
TWU.
No skin off his shoes
@@leviathantoobz Yep. That attitude changed,I am sure.
This day Vietnamese people learned an important lesson about the meaning of freedom and democracy
Fuck sickos doodt
Wait a minutes, I thought he said “fuck mass shootings”? Guess he’s been a sicko since ‘Nam at least
It is what it is t00bz... guess cobes was all caught up in the glitz and glamour of it all... being in the US army.
What are you guys referencing??
That's why he's against them.
Warlord Bog
@@OnSightGaming_ ahahaha this regard isn’t in on the fun. No one tell him, so mote it be in the witches circle
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War Crime Saga coming in nicely Toobz
Fuck mass shootings toobz
This has got to be the funniest thing I've ever seen.
@John same! I was at work when I saw this and I laughed soooo hard. Once Cobes finds out you can bet it will lead to some hilarious content 🤣
I wonder if Clint knows what’s up.
Better not be shooting innocent civilians BOY
That was the last bullet i HHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAADD!!!
Cobraverse is coming full circle bois. Josh has finally learned a new spell to cast him anywhere at anytime. So mote it be.
--TWU YOOTOOB
I went to Son My in 2001; it was a very sobering experience. There was an excellent little museum near the memorial. I was the only tourist there but the staff still ran a movie documentary about the atrocity. It left me in floods of tears, both the treatment of the villagers and the courage of Thompson and his crew.
my Jord bad boy kingcobraJFS coming in nicely in that thumbnail RUclips
TWU
Executing civilians? TMDNWU
Praise Cobras magic TMDWU
my uncle darf always told me about his time in 'nam. he'd always tell me about how the Vietnamese women on his base would always chill his beer before they brought it to him! glad he's still with us and he regularly donates to our local police department!
Why the fuck would you donate to a police department
@@nicolascage7345 he donates cookies.... it's most definitely what's up
This is not the cool fact you think it is
@@velphidrowyou’re just a trole, get blocked
Committing war crimes? Well social media doesn't give a shiiiiit!!
*Burns down hut with flamethrower*
"Extra crispy."
@@lukegarner6948 Dank food hack
Circle of protection on this thumbnail
I absolutely can't believe its almost been 3 years of that thumbnail
What's up with this thumbnail? It's completely normal and relevant to the topic..
Trole.
I remember watching a documentary about this. As a former infantryman it made my skin crawl. May the dead rest in peace. Great video, Simon. Well done.
New Zealand?? 😐😐
Well, I think the Vietnam war taught us what war really is. Honor is bull shit - war is about killing people. There's rarely a good reason to do that.
@@monsieurdorgat6864 "War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The more cruel it is, the faster it will be over." ~ William Tecumseh Sherman.
@@John77Doe Yep. Kiwi, but currently living in Ireland.
@@kiwi_comanche ruclips.net/video/RCRTgtpC-Go/видео.html
Not necessarily. Sometimes - frequently, even, cruelty accomplishes nothing.
We should do what we have to - absolutely no more, and no less. Not sure I'd quote anyone who subscribes to total war ideology.
That's what's up!
Praise King Cobra’s Magic
TWU
RIP Homeboy Scotty
TMDWU
The goth guy smells good
TWU Toobz
I could feel the raw emotion and pure energy with every word and that finally closing line "heros" before walking off
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Pretty hard to dispute that assessment. Which is why I won't.
I'm so glad that one day the algorithm suggested Biographics, because that lead me down a rabbit hole of Whistler channels
When was that? Welcome to SimonTube ❤️😇channel number 13 is starting tomorrow
You are welcome.
I try my best
@@the_algorithm lol! Well played my friend, well played!
Killing of innocents? That's not very Cool Cobra of you 'toobz
He's not fucking around with his dark powers
Legend has it he made a drink combo with their blood
Boglum with the rifle on the wrong shoulder TMDWU
Jesus that was the best narration ever !!
Definitely felt so.. thought I was the only one who thought of this after watching
I'm pretty sure his name is Simon.
@@JayeEllis I think that means "for Jesus' sake"
I am pretty sure Jesus is happier with peaceful professing Buddhists than warmongering "Christian" churches. Not that this is the belief that He wants the Buddhists to remain in forever, but they're closer and easier for heaven to win. Ever since the Holy Spirit was sent into the world, the calculus of heaven is being clarified to mankind in ways that religious big shots never expected.
@@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648 Jesus fucking Christ, it was a joke. FFS
God damn right! Simon- that was award winning.
The helicopter pilot made me think of the saying that goes something to the effect of “the only thing needed for evil to prevail is the indifference of good men”
Edmund Burke
On a lighter note, Dark Helmet in "Spaceballs" said "Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb."
"Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing." - John Stuart Mill, 1867; commonly misattributed to Edmund Burke as "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
I really do enjoy that quote.. it's quite perplexing after you define what a "good man" is.. the quote turns paradoxical in this way; "How could a good man be indifferent to evil? It doesn't even seem possible unless the men we speak of were never truly "good" in the first place.. I believe all good men will oppose evil whenever and where ever they encounter it
The soldier in the thumbnail is quite, tactical, you might say.
Vietnamese prisoners: Damn these American soldiers sure do smell good.
That Goth veteran dude with the rifle smells good
That thumbnail in MDWU youtoob
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Cobra commiting war crimes is MDNWU, but at least he smelled good
Maybe they were sickos tho...?
That is most definitely not what's up :(
My dad sometimes tells stories about how his best friend Alex biffed it in 'nam, they were homies for years. Brootal stuff.
Did he know private suanders?
That goth dude smells good
may lay massacre TWU
Massacred may lay in a pie high hat
Those boys left every last shred of their innocence on those jungle floors. TMDWU
Praise cobras magic
@@jenkhemhuffersanonymous3990 circle of protection for muy thais
@@xandru.mitropoulos nak muay supremacy
GODDAMNIT!!!! I HATE COMMITTING WAR CRIMES!
"THAT WAS THE LAST BULLET I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD"
THE VIET CONG DOESN’T GIVE A SHIIIIIT!!!”
Cobra's been kicking asses so long now, I figure, its time he got his kicked.
That soldier in the thumbnail smells good
KING COBRA IN THE THUMBNAIL LMFAOOO
I think the craziest part of the My Lai Massacre that you didn't bring up was the legend or myth of The Green Phantom. Many soldiers reported seeing it and hearing a demonic laugh, and the figure always seemed to show up whenever r*pe had occured, which had led many to believe the phantom was anti--r*pe.
The Green Phantom strikes again.... yesss...
That anti-r*pe phantom smells good
When confronted by soldiers, the Green Phantom was known to retort “Dude, leave me alone, I’m autistic”
@@nonoffensiveperson9877 red wine RED WINE
why do you have kingcobrajfs holding a machine gun in the picture? lol
tell him thank you for his service for me
Because he was there and is still committing war crimes on his teeth and neighbors.
Gothic king cobra is a sexy goth bad boy who smells good
Nice to see KingCobraJFS shopped into the thumbnail LMAO TMDWU
XDXDXDXD
Coward changed the thumbnail.
@putrid3304 it's still cobes for me
My grandfather Darf Lenny was actually a participant in this event. He recalls using a tactical soap that the army had just invented at the time for experimental purposes. The glycerine in it allowed it to be made into C4.
Why is the picture Kingcobrajfs???!😂
Dude, your thumbnail. TWU.
Dood....
Its honestly pretty goth
TMDWU
In the photo on the thumbnail, Pvt. Joshua "The Angel" Saunders killed at least 10 innocent people.
Not everyone is born knowing how to distinguish civilians from combatants trole, get buhlocked
@@detectivebloor4011 you’re just a great human being arn’t yah. Making excuses for murders. Now, I support our soldiers, but I do not support genocide or senseless slaughter of innocent civilians. As those actions are what drove them to join the vc.
@@germfreepizzawi1839 that’s just how they’re slaughtered bud
@@detectivebloor4011 we get it you’re an edgelord lmao
@@Angellisgod ? Everything I just said was a clear an obvious KingCobra reference (who is being discussed as he is hidden in the thumbnail of this video for some reason). Nothing I typed was even close to being “edgy”
Thompson is a hero, a true moral crusader, bravely standing up for those in true need against orders and his own company. Bless him. RIP to those innocent victims ❤
Fuck him the real hero is saunders who is pictured in the thumbnail FOR A REASON
That’s MY boy, folks!
Your not even my reel dad trole
I'm loving this channel more and more with every new video you upload, Simon. keep up the good work, Sir.
Whoa the goth dude who burned a whole village sure smells good.
FUCKING TIME TRAVELING COBRA
This was the bestest ever narration in Simon's whole youtube career
Thank you. Glad you liked it.
@@IntotheShadows TWU
There couldn't be a funnier way to prove bigger youtube channels just grab whatever shocking images they find on the internet. I have been laughing for 30 minutes straight. Jesus christ this is hilarious. Cobes is the funniest guy on the internet in the most unintentional way. It's even better that the guy edited himself in with a serious face, but his glasses are super crooked, almost like a call back to drunk Cobes. Hands down the most hilarious youtube thumbnail I've ever seen on RUclips, and I've had this account since 2006.
I love, LOVE how these end. No drabble, no nonsense, you just leave us with the information and the silence to let it all soak in.
@@caspay21 how would you know, you’re not even a real soldier trole
A Wyoming-born private complicit in the massacre was actually brought up on charges related to crimes against humanity. Upon hearing his sentence, he began to scream at the court:
"Come on, dude- leave me alone! I'm autistic!"
That sniper smells good I bet
As an American high school student back in the 2000s, I had to do my own research on the Vietnam War because we only skimmed over it. I think our teachers were too nervous to talk about it. You know, being taught that we were the liberators of the world and all.
No, it's pretty much a worldwide phenomenon that more recent history gets neglected, mostly because if you're proceeding chronologically, you start reaching recent events at the same time as testing, accumulated delays, and various other events sap time to cover them.
No. We literally skipped that section of the book... We could tell our teacher wasn't comfortable talking about it.
@@brandonpayne1207 It's more than just that, I was also a high school student in the 2000s (graduated 2003) and the Vietnam War is not covered extensively in our public education system at all here in the US, regardless of the teacher. It's the conflict that the US public wishes to forget, collectively speaking, because it's the conflict that we were on the losing side of and there were plenty of accounts of atrocities we were involved in which makes people uncomfortable. This isn't unique to us either - history classes in other countries also tend to gloss over the shameful parts of those countries' pasts as well, leaving the more detailed dives into the actual history for those who pursue it in secondary education or seeking more information on their own time.
@@Dreznin ya i agree with you. school system just can't function. it's impossible. especially public ones.
Cool! So what did your research turn up about the Dak Son massacre?
The worst thing about this: the dead never got the justice they deserved.
Not to mention that this was hardly an isolated incident; it just gets the most attention.
In wartime, the dead seldom get the justice they deserved. That's true for both aggressor and victim.
The justice they deserved would be not to have been slaughtered
The real worst thing is that it happened again in Iraq. 😧😧😧
In war, they never do. If you think the Nuremberg Trials gave justice to the millions who died for little to no reason then you're kidding yourself. Not saying that the Trials had no purpose, it allowed future generations, us, to learn from the mistakes of the time, but make no mistake, if we're talking about "justice" then what the trials accomplished was only a drop in the ocean.
A very tough subject. Kudos to you for presenting it in a non-biased manner.
You can't escape bias.
I'm just glad you don't take offense to this particular bias - that being pro human rights and anti-American nationalism.
If you took offense, I wouldn't bother treating you with any kind of respect.
But do know that bias is never something you can avoid. It's better to understand it than to pretend it doesn't exist.
Thank you.
I think things like this cannot really be biased unless there is distortion of the objective facts. What you choose to take away from it is up to you, but the facts remain.
@@RillianGrant But what facts you do and don't present, and even how you present them, is also bias. A lot of people are very affected by how messages are presented - I can make a movie where the message is to not be a racist, but if I do it badly people will become spiteful towards what should be my good message.
The opposite also happens, where awful ideas gain more traction than they should because they're presented in a way that resonates with people's emotions. Birth of a Nation is a great example of that.
If someone is bothering to show you something, it's for a reason, and that reason is the bias. There is no such thing as unbiased information, because information is only neutral if it's irrelevant.
@@monsieurdorgat6864 Very good point. I sometimes dispair at people's inability to be unbiased
“I ride bike”
Weather permittable
Never heard about that soldier who shot himself on the foot to avoid participating
I wonder what happened to him. He easy could be charged with insubordination for refusing to follow orders. I wouldn't put it past the military to have a charge for shooting yourself just to avoid duty.
There is a photo of him in the FOUR HOURS IN MY LAI documentary here on YT
it was insanely common
I remember when all this happened. I was 11 years old, and I remember thinking it was horrible. My dad was in Thailand during Vietnam, and he never talked about it. I happened to overhear him talking to another Vietnam veteran about what he'd gone through when I was about 14. No wonder he never talked about it except with someone else who understood.
So you're dad was having a lovely holiday in Thailand, while everyone was fighting?
That brave soldier in the thumbnail also defeated ISIS with his magic alone. TMDWU
Praise cobra’s magic
16NOV2021 - I'm in tears. Again. Every time I hear this I break down. I broke down when I heard it the first time so many, many years ago. The adage "war is hell" is an understatement. By my age I missed Viet Nam by one year, but growing up and hearing of it every single day, I just expected my time to go would one day be made manifest. The relief of not going though, does not comfort me some days, for I knew far too many who returned, changed, not the people they were. I tell myself, " . . . neither shall they learn war anymore." Isiah chapter 2, verse 4. This is my hope.
Also that helicopter pilot are real hero's. They risks death by his own men thank you gentlemen for your service.
Hugh Thompson is an absolute legend.
@@thefourshowflip A legend of legends.
Now there's a statement that no one can get behind, because it makey no sensy. Does anyone read what they write before they post it? I'll get my team of researchers to decode that post😖😋
@@aq5426 a league of legends
@@mp40submachinegun81 the legend of Tarzan
"Well, you see Willard . . . In this war, things get confused out there, power, ideals, the old morality, practical military necessity. But out there with these natives, it must be a temptation to be god. Because there's a conflict in every human heart, between the rational and the irrational, between good and evil. And good does not always triumph. Sometimes, the dark side overcomes what Lincoln called the better angels of our nature. Every man has got a breaking point. You and I have one. Walter Kurtz has reached his. And very obviously, he has gone insane."
It's pronounced "Warlord"
@@lukegarner6948 TWU
Great job putting King Kobra JFS in the thumb nail…
Tmdwu
@@DaveDavidDavidson Thanks toobz
it is ehat it is t00bz
PRAISE COBRAS MAGIC!
There are hundreds of comments that say this, he ignores them on purpose lmao. This is so disrespectful
That’s what’s up
I raised that boy right, I tell you what
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It's been nearly 3 years and bro still hasn't realized the thumbnail 😂😂
Yeah, what was that rifle in the thumbnail anyway? A scoped AR10 without the early carry handle?
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Agent orange comin' in nicely toobz
If everyone on this planet possessed the integrity of Thompson...the world would be a truly beautiful place.