RIP Melvin Hill (mentioned by Jim) soldiersystems.net/2020/08/15/in-memoriam-melvin-hill-veteran-of-first-combat-halo-mission/

@hughescrewchief836

3 жыл бұрын

Rob, Bonnie C did a great KZread tribute to Mel on his passing. You might post a link here.

@b-52eggbeast88

3 жыл бұрын

@@hughescrewchief836 please post it Don - thanks!

@hughescrewchief836

3 жыл бұрын

@@b-52eggbeast88 Rob I asked Bonnie if she still has it to please post it here.

@hughescrewchief836

3 жыл бұрын

Link to Mel Hill Tribute

@SavageGameDesign

3 жыл бұрын

@@hughescrewchief836 vimeo.com/537206137

Thanks all for watching. So proud to be part of capturing the essence of the Wild Carrot. I don't think I'll ever meet anyone like him again in my life. Thank you Jim for taking the time to talk with us and tell so many incredible stories. You made our day.

For those who noticed that I have long nails on my right hand is because I play Classical Guitar...

@soldier2390

3 жыл бұрын

Jimi, you have always been a lifelong hero of mine and one of the reasons I wanted to be a PJ. Thanks for everything you’ve done sir, your a legend!

@JumpingJimmyJet

3 жыл бұрын

@@soldier2390 Wow, thank you... Wishing you all the best ;-)

@oriamir8994

3 жыл бұрын

Was honored to be part of testing the game and in the process exposed to all the podcasts and audio books of SOG men, always had a thing for the Vietnam war, respect from Israel. hope to read your book when it's out.

@Patchaddictedpolymath

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing this interview. Hope to see you out there :)

@JumpingJimmyJet

3 жыл бұрын

@@Patchaddictedpolymath I'm still working on how to play the game LOL @#$%^&*(

As a Veteran who plays Arma, and is very late to the party in finding this content after being AFK for about 6 years this made my day! thanks guys! Purchased instantly lol

@SavageGameDesign

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and we hope you enjoy it!

Jim is so cool you’d never know he was such a hard charger. Even the youth in his voice feels like a time machine.

Amazing, such a down to earth fella! Outgoing and energetic, I hope to one day play Arma 3 Vietnam with Jim. thanks for the stream guys

I like the part that he goes “So the mission is to go take out the tank” Jimi : what!?!?

Talk about making you feel like an underachievier. WOW what a life. Once again a great interview. Thanks!!!

Love Mr. Jim

This man has such a calming demeanor while talking about his intense experiences. Thank you for sharing with us snippets of your well accomplished life. I would be first in line for any books you pen.

Classic tales. Another SOG legend ! 🎉 Salute to Mr Jim

What a legend.

Somebody gotta make a movie about this man, what a legend!

@SavageGameDesign

2 жыл бұрын

totally agree!

When they are talking bout the enemy grenades.... I was in the transient barracks at our HQ in Danang Aug, 68., on my way to R&R in Hong Kong We woke up to explosions bigger than grenades. It was satchel charges. Though, at the time we thought it was incoming rockets. The end of the building next to us had taken a lot of damages ( Gilbert Secor died in that). We were all passing through, R&R, or meetings. So none of us had equipment. I went out in the hallway and saw a grenade roll just in side the far end of the hall from our room. It was cylindrical and smoking. My mind actually said( very quickly), "it looks like a smoke grenade. Why would someone throw a smoke grenade? I don't care" and went back into our room. It wasn't a smoke grenade. During the next few minutes other grenades rolled into the hall, each getting closer to our room. The last one about 6 feet short. We waited. I was holding the light fixture that blew off the ceiling to use as a bat if one came in our window. And who ever was grenading us did try for our window but hit the outer wall. It went off

@SavageGameDesign

3 жыл бұрын

That's a fascinating first hand account I'venever heard before - thank you! Can we invite you to post it in our community forum where other veterans may also read it and add their stories about that night? I have posted it here and will add our copy of the translation of the NVA Sapper Battalions AAR to that page. community.sogpf.com/threads/356-Sapper-attack-on-fob4-Da-nang?p=987#post987

@JumpingJimmyJet

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry you had to go through all that. Satchel charges are bad... I've had a few experiences with them as well... :'-(

@CandC68

3 жыл бұрын

@@JumpingJimmyJet Satchel charges from the enemy were part of the "game." The game being war. What was a bit more unexpected was friendly fire. Once with the Spike team we woke on the side of a trail. Heard voices(not friendlies) and laid low. An aircraft passed over head, then returned and dropped a CBU on the "voices." It landed short and we were untouched. But we used every radio we had, to ask them to stop bombing. While waiting, the radio operator at FOB2, wished us a "Happy Easter." Another time, with the team, we got inserted and a few minutes later, a plane dropped a bomb close to where we got off the Huey. We decided two things. 1-Sometimes bombing the insertion loc was a good cover. But letting us know it was planned would have been nice. 2- It was time to accelerate our departure from the area. On a "practice" hatchet force op, I was with the small squad (George Pointin was lead) to drive supposed enemy into an ambush(hammer/anvil ). The point man fired his M-79 ahead of us. It armed and detonated very close, proly hitting a branch. One piece of shrapnel hit my chest, didn't penetrate. I had a couple more friendly fire (or accidental) events that I would not have minded, missing out on. So, in retrospect, incoming anything from the enemy was more expected/acceptable, in a way.

@JumpingJimmyJet

3 жыл бұрын

@@CandC68 That's some crazy stuff...

What an amazing, inspiring interview! "What's the difference between a ship and a boat"? Those guys must have been laughing their asses off at your answer after you left the room. Would have made you a flag officer if it were in their power. Much, much respect, sir.

@JumpingJimmyJet

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you... I was offered a field commission 3 times. I turned it down, Officers don't get to have the fun us enlisted dudes have. ;-)

Dang jimmy.... Amazing ! Can’t wait to hear more from you!

It's so wild a couple game designers can do such a good job interviewing our Vets! There are people who's entire YT Channel/MO is Interviewing Combat Veterans and ya know they should take a couple pointers from you guys because every interview y'all do is phenomenal! I watched this a couple years ago and i just ran across it again and it's still awesome! Good job, fellas! 💪 NjG

Rob asked some fantastic questions, good job guys.

@SavageGameDesign

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom. It was a tough interview as we were so awedby our subject. Jim put us at our ease so well, but there was so much we wanted to ask, and getting the right words in the moment of a live interview is not always easy, especially at 1 in the morning! Jim was so great though he kept me alert til 4am...!

When you look up the definition of a life well lived…there’s a picture of the Wild Carrot. Wadda life. 👏👏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸I’m always happy to hear the mention of the bravery of the Montagnards and the Hmong team members.

@SavageGameDesign

9 ай бұрын

yeah Jim has lived more than any of us would in 5 lives

WOW! What an amazing life of dedication, excitement and sacrifice. Get that book done "Wild Carrot " ASAP! I'LL be waiting for its release. Be Well.

What a Career!! What a Guy!!…

@raynorman4315

2 жыл бұрын

Wonder how many Angels God assigned to Jim!!

Love the photos at the end.

Amazing video that’s documentary quality interview right there. I will use some of those information and facts to plan my mission edition in the future. Thank you guys for sharing and taking the time for it.

By far the most amazing person I've every heard of. As impressive as Johnny Kim the astronaut. Hoping to hear more of him and his story.

What an incredible life Jim has had - Great interview once again

I’ve enjoyed this series of interviews so much! This is my favourite. Just incredible stories and he is so engaging. Please write a book! 🙏

Super interview. So grateful for the service of these men.

a true american hero. Navy, Army SF, air force PJ. Doctor. i hope to be half the man this man is!

@JumpingJimmyJet

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure you are ;-)

SOG is the best podcast ever------------

Thanks for sharing Jim, it is amazing to hear your stories!

Thanks very much for this video - I really enjoyed this interview. It was really interesting. Jim is an amazing guy with some great stories. Funny how different Jim and John are in personality types!

@JumpingJimmyJet

3 жыл бұрын

I just take life as it comes. I don't let anything get to me, no matter how hard it may be. Actually these missions were a lot tougher than I present them to be. I have a habit of playing things down... I'll expand on them a bit more when I write the books... Best wishes, jimi ;-)

Thank you for sharing!

He invented the Camelbak and never got any credit for it.

@JumpingJimmyJet

3 жыл бұрын

LOL, I'm sure some other guys did it as well ;-)

Great interview, loved the stories from "Wild Carrot".

What an amazing man! Awesome isn’t even enough of a word just awe inspiring, wish I could thank him for his service but if he does see this , Thank you will never be enough.

Hi, just wanted to say Great Job. Really wonderful depiction, thank you.

Jim thank you for your service !!

Thank y’all for doing these interviews and the work for the game! Incredible!

I was playing this DLC a month or so ago, and this guy sounds a lot like a guy in game that helped me when I got bit by a snake while fighting. He put anti-venom, food and water in my backpack. Would be amazing if it was Jim.

What a great interview!

Hey Jim! Lee Burkins here. Glad to see you living well.

It’s interesting to see the gear the early SOG guys had vs what the guys carried later (e.g., 30-40 round mags instead of those dang 20 round ones).

@SavageGameDesign

3 жыл бұрын

A lot changed from FOB to FOB and from man to man and month to month. It was an ever evolving setup.

What a badass dude. I hope I can contact him and thank him for doing this interview, he's clearly a bright guy, and I'm glad to say that he's one of my countrymen.

Wonderful interview. One of many. Does anyone else find the ending music/pictures captivating?

14:42 Reminds me of the river ferry scene in Outlaw Josey Wales.

This man is crazy but heroic. This will sound self-impressed, but I have frequently had to have that risk and adrenaline need throughout my active life I took on the toughest criminal defense cases for trial at the request of judges--they estimated around 300 major felony cases--of those about 40 were murder trials. While I was doing the build, repair and them drove them---midgets and sprints ; the deadliest race cars of any type--- on weekdays I was doing those trials. I was a big water (1 mile wide Mississippi River) waterfowl hunting guide---November- December each year. Peers say I just had to have that danger and risk to live a happy and productive life. It was BRUTAL for my wife and daughter. Starting at 16, my daughter learned and became my crew chief at the track until about age 20. At 44 years old, she still remembers the firing order of the V-8 Small Block Chevy engine. She and my wife refused to be absent when I raced. They saw some awful wrecks in those races, but even when seriously injured, I crawled out. Very lucky !

1:26:30 “we got hit by an RPG... nothing serious” balls of steel!!

@JumpingJimmyJet

3 жыл бұрын

The part where I say "the first time I was wounded, that was funny" well what happened is, I saw the enemy and the guy's asked me ware, so I put a magazine of tracers in my rifle and said, "there" well, all the enemy started shooting back at the tracers LOL, a bullet landed in front of me and kicked up a chunk of wood, it flew up and hit me square in the left eye, blood was all over the place... Moral of the story, "don't mark your position with a mag of tracers" LOL

@matthayward7889

3 жыл бұрын

@@JumpingJimmyJet incredible stories, thank you for sharing them!

What a life

AMAZING HUMAN BEING!

Arthritis- Lower back 1-5, OHSU,, Iv'e lived with it for a long time. Is this different than joints that have the 300 types of it? Should I be asking for the clarification of classification? Thanks. Great stories Jim. Thanks to the USA, Utube, and the folks getting the details...

Every SOG guy gets told dont go here- they all said "ok-challenge accepted" everytime its hilarious! I dont know how they walk around because they have the biggest balls on the face of the earth I swear!!! Im so mad that here we have the most elite guys on the planet but yet no1 talks about them in history classes and during the time we are studying vietnam war! Its a travesty that more people dont know about these absolute heros!!!! I made damn sure my son knows about them and proud 2 yeach him about these men!! Not enough words to describe how proud I am to be from the same country as these warriors! Thank you for EVERY single 1 of them living and dead, and thank you for your sacrifices, bravery, and courage in your service for us here in the US and world too.

@SavageGameDesign

Жыл бұрын

that's a very cool comment, thank you

@shannon7206

Жыл бұрын

@@SavageGameDesign Its the truth plain and simple, but Im thankful that they're getting a chance to document & talk to these heroes b4 its too late. It makes me sad to think that how we have acted as a country these last few years, I think, "We don't deserve men like this" sometimes. But anyway thank you for being a part of getting the rare chance to talk to them so we can learn from them. So few survived to begin with so these heroes are of a rare breed!

Wow Man!

I finally know what Rob looks like. Lol good job guys I miss you all I just got praire fire

Oooo this round eye gets it Better than Joe Rogan

@RockyMountainWest13

3 жыл бұрын

Well duh Rogan is a major douche and has nothing on these guys

wish you guys put this great game in to Arma Reforger.

I grew up playing Military games. Starting with Medal Of Honor and Call Of Duty. Alot of WW2 era games eventually leading to Modern Games. But as great as they were. I thought I knew what Warfare felt like. Well as much as one can know without having been there. I was wrong. Playing Arma 3 has been Intense and Made me reevaluate my knowledge from before. I am in a server with tons of others and In game. fighting to take all the AO's on the map. Facing VC Ambushes, Mortar Fire. You name it. All part of the Experience of the Vietnam War. I feel now. I have experienced alot more and I appreciate the Vietnam Vets. Even more then I did before playing. To all the Vietnam Vets. I want to say. Thank you for what you did. Seeing that in game was. Incredible. And Scary at the same time. [those ambushes are insane] I am where I am Today because of what those guys did. And my Freedom. is due to everyone who wears a Uniform.

This guy needs to be on a Wheaties box !

We are collecting questions for our live discussion with 5 MACV SOG legends this Friday / Saturday (24-25 September 2021) here sogpf.tiny.us/run

The carrot is awesome, just dripping with arrogance, total badass.

10:22 damn had to catch himself there haha

What didn’t he do? What a great guy! I feel like I’m such an underachiever.

@SavageGameDesign

2 жыл бұрын

don't we all? Jim is such a nice guy too. He's saved countless lives as a doctor since.

Wow, great show. Subscribed!! Thanks for showin me u exist😸 ... Don't worry, itsa good thing😹 b beast 🗡🍯💜🥀🐺🍻

@widget5150

3 жыл бұрын

Ps. Thank u so much for ur words of encouragement on my PTSD. 🙏💕🍻

The two dislikes are VC

@JumpingJimmyJet

3 жыл бұрын

LOL, I have a lot of respect for the enemy... They can take your life... I have always treated others the way I'd want to be treated... ;-)

@d-drizzle

3 жыл бұрын

@@JumpingJimmyJet Jimi thank you for your service and the reply you made my day. Take care

@JumpingJimmyJet

3 жыл бұрын

@@d-drizzle Any time brother

👍

Good Lord, one guy did all this?!!!! No way could they make a movie, and his autobiography would be as thick as Ben Hur…

@SavageGameDesign

2 жыл бұрын

SOG men are truly unique

Where can we get the music?

@SavageGameDesign

3 жыл бұрын

store.steampowered.com/app/1616620/Arma_3_Creator_DLC_SOG_Prairie_Fire_Soundtrack/

wooow so intersting

Moose ‘s first name is Alton.

captured 7 or 8 guys... wasnt that like 5 days R&R and a 100 dollar bonus per dude? talk about a payday!

@JumpingJimmyJet

3 жыл бұрын

I took around 13 or 15 prisoners while I ran in Vietnam. No bonus checks for them. I never took a prisoner in Laos or Cambodia.

Is there anything that Jim hasn’t done yet?

@SavageGameDesign

3 жыл бұрын

He hasn't played Arma 3 Prairie Fire, but we mean to change that!

@Hoss_91

3 жыл бұрын

@@SavageGameDesign it’s a great DLC! So glad y’all were able to interview these legendary people! Thank you for what you do!

@JumpingJimmyJet

3 жыл бұрын

Lots of things I haven't done yet ;-) Still in my bucket to do :-)

Promotion Board story ...Hilarious!

Khan Doan aka Cowboy podcast, (mentioned by Jim) kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y3eVmZWyntrghNY.html

Whose the kid doin the interview a civilian legg?????:-)🤔

@SavageGameDesign

2 жыл бұрын

Sam was 173rd, so he ain't no leg. I'm a brit, ex-sailor and marine reservist, so yep I'm a leg! We made the video game, the other guys ran the real missions ;)

I thinkjim is getting the RPK confused with the RPD the RPK used 75 round drums the ROD is belt fed and the drum held 100 regularly but SOG could load it to 125 to make it quiter and more ammo

@SavageGameDesign

3 жыл бұрын

yeah most likely. these guys handled so much warsaw pact ordnance in their careers

@sqike001ton

3 жыл бұрын

@@SavageGameDesign plus it been 50 years and there not gun guys at least gun guys like I am

I grew up in Colorado too, wonder where this gentleman is from exactly

@Paulywauly1969

3 жыл бұрын

He's from Liverpool , England of Irish extraction which would explain the red hair and his slightly mental attitude 😀

@JumpingJimmyJet

3 жыл бұрын

@@Paulywauly1969 LOL I love it

@JumpingJimmyJet

3 жыл бұрын

I was born in Liverpool, England. moved to the USA and raised in Evergreen Colorado. Went to High Sylmar School, Los Angeles/ San Fernando Valley area of California. I went to college in San Jose California. Did my doctor training in the Bay Area and my residency in Radiology in Saint Louis, Missouri. My practice was in Tucson, Arizona...

@Paulywauly1969

3 жыл бұрын

@@JumpingJimmyJet you can tell I'm ex army .... I did a full recce before posting my comment .... salutè my friend.

What is ARMA? Like some SOG or Mike F nickname I have not heard? Sorry for my ignorance, my time was 01-13... Not the 60's 🤨😉

@hissyhonker220

Жыл бұрын

Voice actors? Ok nevermind, is it a movie or a documentary? I kept hearing about voice overs

@hissyhonker220

Жыл бұрын

Nevermind its a f'in game LMAO... Never heard of it

@SavageGameDesign

Жыл бұрын

@@hissyhonker220 yeah the SOG vets featured on our channel worked with us for 5 years to make a video game telling their units story. See www.sogpf.com for more info

@hissyhonker220

Жыл бұрын

@@SavageGameDesign I will definitely check that out.. my uncle W.E. "Whit" Whitaker was LRRP.. hehe used to say he was lucky cause he got to Nam on Jan 19 of 68.. get it? Lol was a joke for vets, he got there at Hue the day before TET popped off, he was all up and down the perfume river over at Khe Sahn but "never, ever, ever went to Cambodia or laos, cause we we're not allowed there" he had a great sense of humor. Here in NC I volunteer at local VFW halls and do some video interviews with the guys willing to talk, it seems to really help some of these guys, it's sad but I got into doing this cause one day I was walking out of a pawnshop I buy flintlocks at and a navy Nam guy walks in, I just told him, I know it's a few days late and heck of a lot of dollars short, but welcome home G.I. and gave him a 20 and said go get some ice cream... The guy, Ron just looked at me and then cried I felt like shit and then he said no one ever said that to me but my wife and mother, he told me he and his buddies when they got back home changed at the airport and threw their uniforms away because guys were being targeted... Next thing I know I'm 5 hours late getting home because we talked forever and then I got invited to a local halls chicken stew and showed up in my uncle's jungle blouse and erdl trousers and boots and next thing I know I'm being called "cookie" whatever that means and I'm doing Interviews and welfare checks on the guys who live alone.. it's been 5 years now.. I love our nam boys, I hope they all find piece.. anyway sorry for the rant, I will definitely check this out it seems very interesting.. it's kinda funny to think of a Nam guy playing a "Vidya game" LMAO as my uncle would say. Keep up the solid work and always remember, keep your powder dry!

@SavageGameDesign

Жыл бұрын

@@hissyhonker220 you're doing GODS WORK there. Salute.

Just wanna see if i could get killed...... How does he walks WITH EM BALLS OF STEEEEEELLLLLL

@JumpingJimmyJet

3 жыл бұрын

I won a contest one time for having the smallest balls on the A-team... and it's true... LOL

I heard the Vietnamese were scared to death of redheads and if they were captured they'd really do a job on them. Please ask this guy if he knew Jake Bowditch

I was told that the Vietnamese was scared to death of redheads and they would really f÷÷÷ them up if captured

Tom Cruz??? You gotta be shi--ing! Hell ...why not Benny Hill? Tom Crus....?

If you have enemy signs at both landing sights saying hello, and them calling by name, telling you to call the chopper back in, how does that happen? Look at planning- 2 drop zones, when is the mission planned, you have radio comms compromised or double agents in camp right? You could have someone selling the intel? He hasnt talked about how this occurred yet in the vids I've listened to...Not cool.

@SavageGameDesign

Жыл бұрын

It's common knowledge amongst SOG vets about the moles and leaks they endured.

he looks so mild mannered for an epic badass.