As a Vietnam vet 5th grp special forces 3 tours after I viewed this documentary I cryed like a baby what a incredible man, I will go to Arlington and pay my respect

I think the next time I am tempted to complain about anything, especially that my day has been rotten....I will remember this very disturbing and incredible journey.

@morrighanwermarn-arnburg7333

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe that is why many combat veterans who went through a lot, don't like to be around the average civilian person. After being through everything they have been through, they come back and listen to people talk about pointless crap and complain about pointless crap. Things like "McDonalds ran out of ranch dip so I had to get honey mustard. This is the worst day of my life." or "They were sold out of red Air Jordans in my size. They only had white left. That store sucks!" When the Vet snaps and yells "Shut the fuckup!" or just quits going places in public, they think it's just PTSD.

This movie alone makes Herzog the greatest living filmaker. Absoloutely riveting and completely moving.

@Josef_R

5 жыл бұрын

And yet he made the war hero Gene DuBruin out to be a villain in Rescue Dawn...but still riveting.

@yannick245

7 ай бұрын

For Herzog fans: Herzog's series about people waiting for their execution, is available here on KZread. It's called _"On Death Row",_ if I remember correctly.

I was there when Dieter came back aboard via helecopter. That was a great day for sure.

Originally watched this in 20006. Over 10 years later, so much detail I had forgotten. RIP Dieter.

This man is a good example of how important it is to never stop trying. Dengler is an inspiration!

Just watched this, googled Eugene Peyton Deatrick Jr. and found out he died last year on 30th of December 2020, which is my birthday. Can't believe how sad this makes me. Herzog evoked some pretty deep feelings.

I just re-watched this on Feb. 20, 2018 and this video has been up for over 3 years with 28,271 views and 228 upvotes. Not one downvote. Good to see some of us are in agreement.

@LennyWatt65

5 күн бұрын

I'm watching this on July/5/2024 9:37 PM, it's still here 6 years later

What an incredible story of survival. A real hero

I love this guy...wish I could have met him.....amazing he can talk so candidly about his horror

I've seen this before..years ago, probably this KZread video ..I just love his attitude..he never complained about his treatment the torture or the conditions. He just mentions it like its pretty normal. ! I think I'd be traumatised for life ! But he just takes it all in his stride. Lovely innocent man who should never have been in a war situation ,even though he coped with it really well.

absolutely amazing story , thank you for the upload

just watched this amazing documentary after reading about it in a book!!! i started respecting more about the little things in life..a fresh breeze a good meal and good sleep.....man this documentary is really humbles you!!❤

Just an amazing story,as a child looking at the those U.S planes bombing his village I bet he never could of imagined he would be doing the same exact thing for the same exact government !

@species8472cze

5 жыл бұрын

Never really thought of it that way, life is truly amazing sometimes.

@johns.7609

4 жыл бұрын

@@1Sniperman after being overcome by illness and deciding his own fate like a true warrior.

@wolfu597

4 жыл бұрын

@@1Sniperman After he was diagnonized with ALS

@BrettonFerguson

3 жыл бұрын

​@@1Sniperman ...after he was diagnosed with ALS, better than shitting yourself in a bed for years, and he went a fire station so they could take his body to the morgue and bury him. Many people do it at home alone and aren't found for weeks, their bodies bloat and split open. Black rot oozes out and stinks up the place. Flies lay larvae in them. Going to a fire station where they have an ambulance ready to take you to the morgue is the smart way to do it. No one wonders what happened, was it murder or anything. Simple, painless, and relatively clean.

The film leaves you speechless !

thanks for upload!

God, this movie and story are so incredible.

What an amazing story. It is humbling to hear the stories of survival -from childhood to war to civilian life. Little Dieter was a real American hero.

@PianoGesang

2 жыл бұрын

He was a master, heroes die

@yannick245

7 ай бұрын

If fighting in an illegal war and dropping bombs on civilians on the other side of the planet makes you an _"American Hero",_ I think you have the wrong standards. The same goes for the wars in Panama, Grenada, Yugoslavia or Iraq 2003. To list just a couple of the recent illegal wars of aggression, in recent times.

This film is amazing! It is so intense, although all you're doing is watching this man talk!

Casey Neistat's section in "Tools of Titans" brought me here

@helmimakes

7 жыл бұрын

tools of titans?

@VictorFoote01

7 жыл бұрын

Lukas Helmers Lmao. Going to edit that now. Thanks brother. Have you read it yet?

@helmimakes

7 жыл бұрын

Yup. I read the parts that sounded interesting to me. Lends itself to skimming but that doesnt work very well on the kindle. Pretty crazy that almost all of them have some form of daily meditation...

@VictorFoote01

7 жыл бұрын

That is why I am happy i purchased the book so I can skip around. I think mediation is one of the best ways to keep us focused and happy. I have a reminder in my phone to take at least one breath a day. It sounds silly but it helps. I highly recommend reading Chade - Meng Tan's part. Titled "Three Tips From A Google Pioneer" found on page 154. Keep growing brother :)

@crimsonghost99

7 жыл бұрын

Well so we are becoming kind of a cult huh?

Dieter died 4 years after this documentary was made.

@yannick245

7 ай бұрын

Yup! By suicide after a long battle with ALS. A disease you can't escape. In the last stage you'd be a complete prisoner inside your own body. Unable to control any body movement. I think he had enough of being a prisoner and I fully understand that people choose this way out. It's sad that he didn't live to see _"Rescue Dawn"._ A movie about the story of Dengler. With him being portrayed by the great Christian Bale. Herzog actually wanted to make the movie before doing the documentary. But he struggled to get the movie financed. So he started with the documentary. I think with the help of public German movie funds aka _"stupid German money"._ A system many American productions ab(used) at that time. _"Rescue Dawn"_ had a very limited theatrical release. It's more of a straight-to-DVD production. I think here in Germany, it wasn't released in the movie theaters at all. It was his first narrative/"fictional" movie he made in the US, in the 21st century. A year later he made a great remake of _"Bad Lieutenant"._ Praised by many critics. Roger Ebert named the film as among the top 10 best mainstream films of 2009, and then included it in his list of the best films of the decade. So, enough (off-topic) informations. Herzog is just one of the best!

@hildapriore472

Ай бұрын

Very very impressiv.... Wounderful Docum.😊❤👍 Netflix brought me here... Today the Film came out.....😅

Legend. I have true respect for him for surviving.

Brilliant spirit....One of a kind

What crazy and amazing story and man to live to talk about it

RIP Dieter

Thanks for the upload/ Herzog is the "Man". Thumbs up.

What an amazing story of determination and persistance!

One of the greatest documentaries there is

what a stud!

One of Herzog's finest documentaries.

wow!

Extremely strong willed person. That fact that he left Germany to build a new living in the USA at the age of 18 alone is also impressive.

@yannick245

7 ай бұрын

He wanted to fly! And as we have a saying/proverb, here in Germany, America is the: _"Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten/Land of unlimited opportunities/possibilities"._ Millions of Germans tried their luck in the US. According to the Academy for Cultural Diplomacy in 2012, _"German-Americans make up the largest self-reported ancestry group within the United States, accounting for roughly 49 million people and approximately 17% of the population of the U.S."_ So even more than Mexican-Americans or African-Americans. But they have assimilated/Americanized themselves like no others but English/Anglo-Americans. In parts due to the harsh anti-German sentiment during WWI _(I won't get into detail)._ Which pushed their assimilation even more....

Yea bud, ..food's important to everyone!

A truly phenomenal story of a powerful soul, Deiter Dengler. The music at 18:30 minutes into the video is ...wow. what is this captivating trance? What is being said?

@SummerFitzgerald

8 жыл бұрын

+Thea T I have no idea what it's saying either, but I know in Herzog's Bells From the Deep and Happy People - both taking place in Siberia - there were performances of this music. When I heard it placed with these scenes of Vietnam it seemed like an odd choice, considering it's Russian, but it works pretty well I think.

@theatsatsos2291

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@SummerFitzgerald

8 жыл бұрын

No problem! Happy People is on Netflix and Bells from the Deep is here on KZread. Both fascinating in their own unique ways. Just finished this movie and it said "Tuva Singers" in the music credits, so it looks like that's the official name.

@sharptownlady

8 жыл бұрын

+Thea T I thought it was some thing from the 70's maybe done by John Belushi?

@theatsatsos2291

8 жыл бұрын

+Eastern Alley it is the "Tuva singers" that summer fitzgerald mentioned above. it's a technique of "throat singing" really interesting. no idea about the john belushi reference.

Love the space left for him by the fly over ..(last image)

Been inside of his house on my tam and driven by it many times

What an incredible man

36:10 - As a Brit, I've been brought up with the common misconception that German people have no sense of humour. We used to have jokes about it. Not only, even at that time, did I think this was cockamamie, but after viewing this scene, I finally understand that German and English humour is not all that different, just framed, expressed and appreciated differently. This scene is interesting... after seeing all of Herzog's films, whilst at times, you can see he is either cracking a joke or some 'tryist' point of view which appears humourous... However, this one of the only times I can wholeheartedly say that I've seen him use this specific style of humour to enthral his viewer. Excellent work Herzog!

Incredible experience and an incredible man. Herzog’s 2006 movie, Rescue Dawn, starring Christian Bale as Dieter is an excellent and largely factual retelling of Dieter’s experiences.

42:53. 🥺

@TimeBreakPictures

6 ай бұрын

Maybe my favourite moment

Casey Neistat recommended this in the New York Public Library interview of him. I'm glad I saw it. There's also a dramatized remake by Herzog called Rescue Dawn, which -- as of 11/10/17 -- is available on cable TV OnDemand. R.I.P., Dieter,

What’s the song at the end called?

@bentdune8143

19 күн бұрын

Oay Lahy É a traditional Malagasy song recorded around the 1930s.

I believe I can fly whereas he not only believed it he did.

Hope I stop crying before the New Year

Amazing man. R.I.P

Dieter, I hope you are still alive and happy on your porch in your twilight years. War sucks, but your story is so uplifting. Peace.

last a-1 skyraiders flew off the uss coral sea in 1968! usaf took over the skyraiders till 1973

anyone know did he fly off the ranger or independence??

@stephenyong4840

4 жыл бұрын

Ranger

Herzog's finest works

I have the honor of meeting one of his squadron mates and talking with him tomorrow

Herzog der Effekthascher von 18:43, was hat Chöme, Kehlkopfgesang mit Vietnam zu tuen?

Great film. Thank you to the great un-credited, Kongar-ol Ondar for his haunting music @ 18:20. Also here. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hoqt28qBdq6vaKg.html.

When I first heard he had killed himself I thought it was because of all the guy had gone through. When I found out, however, that he was on a downward spiral with ALS I realized he just wanted to go out on his own terms. My mom died of ALS and if I ever get that wretched disease I'd take myself out too. Rest easy, old man, and soar with God's eagles in heaven.

The Deer Hunter it ain't.

RIP Dieter!

Those Laotian guys with the AK's recreating his torture.....what the fuck. I'd be freaking out. Hats off to you Dieter, this was an incredible account of one man's life and experiences. What his fellow pilots did for him, that is the true definition of brotherhood and the bonds people form during their time in the military, and especially war. That shot of Dieter walking through the AMARG Boneyard (Davis-Monthan), you can see why the QF-4 program lasted so long. Phantoms as far as they eye could see.

really a impressive story & there is no doubt that the navy A-1 Skyraiders were truly @ the front of action in veitnam until 1968 great archive carrier footage as well

The man is very nimble.

17:59

if but half were true - he is a champion ! Shame I live in the town now and when this was filmed that he showed - and yet I never heard of this guy till 5/16/20 - today ?

mr herzog could film a pile of 2 week old shite and make a 3 hour masterpiece....another of his finest

carriers in that war that had a lot of skyraiders were the midway, coral sea, kitty hawk & then the intrepid,hancock, Oriskany, bonn homme Richard, Kearsarge, forrestal,ranger,america,saratoga, independence

The poor man shot himself in 2001.

@headlocal

8 жыл бұрын

apparently he was dying from ALS, and dealt with the matter see - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieter_Dengler#Later_life_and_death

@charlescascales647

8 жыл бұрын

he was not a "poor man." I knew Dieter for many years while we were both flight crew at Trans World Airlines. He was a remarkable and full of life person. He was dying of Lou Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,) and did not want to be a burden on others. His story is one of adventure, exploration, friends, and curiosity.

@MrSnapbean

8 жыл бұрын

thanks for the novel bitch

@RW4X4X3006

7 жыл бұрын

Rot.

@arkhangelsk

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for letting us know. It broke my heart to read that he shot himself, but there's always more to the story.

in memory of Thomas Kraemer...

How could God let this happen to such a holy man?

@OMG_BeCkY

Ай бұрын

There is no God.

5:19 “P-51 Spitfire”….???

My father fought in WW2, and the Korean war. We always had a cupboard full of beans and spam.

40:50 Character of Viet Cong and personal property like an Engagement Ring. Are there other accounts like this? Why were they adamant about this particular gear? Was it more to do with accountability of property, or that the VC must have full control over the POW and Villagers? I've heard other accounts of Viets stealing watches off of dead GIs, but maybe they only did that because they were dead? Or, maybe a wrist watch doesn't have the value an Engagement Ring has? Or, perhaps it's the fear factor and complete control they had to have over the Villagers. If the Villagers had become so brazen as to steal from the VC's POW, then they'd become independent enough to steal from the VC. If I recall correctly, each area was somewhat to fiercely independent of the other, and there were constantly shifting alliances. The VC had to have complete psychological "boogeyman" control via violence and fear of violence to keep the Villages loyal. Likewise, the Communist must have had a very strong understanding of how to "groom" high valued POWs. Examine how the East Asian Communists handled POWs from North Korea and then China. The Communist Chinese learned that American (and other Western UN POWs) had to be handled differently...or they'll die on you...and then Uncle Sam will go (nuclear) mad on you. So, out of a simple story comes a very complicated situation. It's not exactly the hiding an "uncomfortable hunk of metal" up one's ass to keep thieving hands from taking personal property (Pulp Fiction reference).

@electrolytics

Жыл бұрын

That's a pretty good assesment of the dynamics of the different areas. I think when Dieter complained to his captors down the road, the leader knew it was a challenge to his honor and his authority. So like you said, he's going to go back and show those villagers and Dieter who's the boss.

Amazing story that I had never heard before. Herzog is a master film maker but I felt that the score for this film was inappropriate and at times distracted me from following this brave man's narrative. Nonetheless, thank you for this.

@32:50 so Dieter's Opa was bravely stoic in his resistance to German Fascism, which Dieter used as inspiration in his stoic defense of... American Fascism. Funny how the mind works.

@Velvet0Starship2013

6 жыл бұрын

A) Agreed the Communists are often stupid (or tragically misled at best). B) If you knew the actual definition of Fascism (the modern version; Mussolini offered a concise definition) you wouldn't make such ignorant comments. Further, you're clearly not enough of a student of history to understand that Fascism has moved on quite a bit, in the West, since the crude German orgies of the jackbooted State of the 1930s. Fascism 2.0 very cleverly presents itself (to its own electorate) with a "kinder, gentler" face... while going about the business of blitzkrieg/ genocide/ occupation of defenseless countries. The epitome of this highly efficient double-facedness would be the smiling, crooning Obama... and his Death Drones. Want to see some pictures of headless children? Or their mangled parents? Et al. The human cost of Fascism 2.0 that Blessed Citizens like yourself are blind to. Have another cheeseburger, Citizen.

@DarkFilmDirector

5 жыл бұрын

A lot of commie apologists in this comment section that see the word fascism online or in high school books but have absolutely no concept of what actual fascism really is. You talk exactly like that old Texan hipster that joined the Novorussyan rebels in Donetsk that labels every single thing that isn't communist around him as fascism. When your way of thinking is completely warped into this black and white world of absolutes then you lose grip on reality and human emotion begins to give way to fanaticism. Ironically, the same way of thinking your hated fascists think. You are right, it's funny how the mind works, but you don't see it's effects on yourself as you completely missed the point of this documentary. This man Dieter was the complete antithesis of a war monger. He had absolutely no interest in killing people, he was just a dreamer type lost in a world too harsh for him. A very big hearted, imaginitive, and warm man. Not the cold, fanatical, blind man that goes off and fights in the name of communism or for a fascist leader like Hitler.

You don't own the right to publish this film. It's a criminal act!

@yannick245

7 ай бұрын

Cry louder! Be happy someone uploaded this documentary and it wasn't pulled down by KZread due to copyright infringement. What's your problem. This piece is almost 30 years old.

@simonbangart

7 ай бұрын

@@yannick245 As a filmmaker myself, I think you are a thief who does not respect other people's work and takes their rightful income from them, by posting films as if it is your own right. You break all laws by the crime you support. Stop it and likewise your arrogant and ignorant attitude. You are a disgrace to those who work hard to create important stories.

can do without the dink noise

"Little Dieter" should not have joined the Air Force if he was unprepared to go to war. He should have flown a Piper Cub at a local grass strip. Don't accept taxpayer $$ if unprepared to do the harsh, difficult work.

@Jason-ye4vy

5 жыл бұрын

You must peel potatoes

@jimmycakes7158

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure Dieter demonstrated he could handle the difficult work, unlike most in the AirFARCE.

@earlfithian4911

3 жыл бұрын

I expect "Little Dieter" did more harsh, difficult work in one day than you have done in your entire life.

@yannick245

7 ай бұрын

​@@Jason-ye4vyDieter left the Air Force because they made him a _"potato peeler",_ got a college degree and became a Navy pilot _("I got a need. A need for speed!")_

The lives this war destroyed on all sides is unfathomable..I feel so bad for what happened to this man but what an amazing story, and a amazing person! I feel so spoiled , and so child like to bitch ,and complain worry about life at times when my problems are nothing compared to what some people have gone through somebody always truly has it worse then you that's for sure. rip dieter