This video is demonetized and might be age-restricted, but the heck with it. I released it, anyway. I have censored it so much already. The less censored version can be found here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eYB2mNObepfQkpM.html I think I'm done covering wars for awhile. Support the sponsor to make up for the fact that I won't make much from ads on this one, eh? It's Henson razors this time.Try out Henson and get 100 free blades with purchase of a razor. Use code "mrbeat." Go here: hensonshaving.com/mrbeat For real

@kubustumor69420

26 күн бұрын

Would you say that it could be interesting if a "Presidents, and how many people died because of the president's actions and (miss)handlings" comes someday? PS: Congratulations to 1M!

@justmytw0cents

26 күн бұрын

Thank you Mr. Beat. I'm 19 and when I see a vet I thank them, but I really thank them if they were in Vietnam sometimes you can tell they want to tear up, some ask not to be thanked. It was so hard for them, so psychologically taxing. My neighbor is a Vietnam vet and since I love history I've always wanted to ask him about it, but I know he was sent home on injuries, and to this day he has bad PTSD. This was one of the toughest and most controversial wars that our country has been into (that really didn't need to happen). Congrats on 1M Mr. Beat!!

@bubkabu

26 күн бұрын

i understand how frustrating this must be and i havent watched the vietnam one yet (cant wait), but know that the iraq war one was amazing and so important. thank you for your work. i hope that youll continue doing long form videos like this in the future. all the best from germany

@adampica9815

26 күн бұрын

You’re a real trooper Mr. Beat, excellent work

@PremierCCGuyMMXVI

26 күн бұрын

I really don’t understand why YT censors history channels but not channels that actually spread disinformation. Smh

“It’s kind of like the government telling you that there’s no war crimes, and then you get on TikTok and see the war crimes. And then the government bans TikTok.” So much respect for saying this, Mr. Beat. Thank you.

@ronaldmartin2666

26 күн бұрын

But CHINA, your supposed to be afraid of CHINA and other buzzwords.

@anon2427

26 күн бұрын

Tiktok should still be banned because it corrupts the minds of the youth. Of course certain horrific crimes are happening, but the app still ought to be banned.

@bobfind9151

26 күн бұрын

Wat war crimes is he referencing I seriously don’t know can someone enlighten me?

@sundaeoffline

26 күн бұрын

@@bobfind9151 99% sure he’s referring to Palestine

@makcarolin

26 күн бұрын

@@bobfind9151 it’s implied he’s talking about Israel and Palestine. Mitt Romney recently admitted that a major reason for the TikTok ban happening now is the prevalence of TikToks that are pro-Palestine or criticize Israel.

"The one thing they don't prepare you for in war is the incessant use of Fortunate Son"

@astro_mapping1

26 күн бұрын

"I'd hear that song whenever i was in a helicopter."

@Pai_2005

26 күн бұрын

some folks r born made to wave the flag they r red white and blue

@samuelbarber6177

25 күн бұрын

Just wait until they get you with ‘The End’ and T.S. Eliot.

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

This may be the first Vietnam War video to not feature that song...

@thisfooreallysaid

25 күн бұрын

“The one thing they don’t prepare you for with Vietnam content is the incessant use of this same joke”

When I was in 9th grade, I chose to write an essay about the Vietnam War, as I didn’t know much about it and wanted to know more. The further I got into my research the more appalled and disgusted I was. The things people experienced were truly horrific. Thank you Mr. Beat for educating people about this very important subject. I feel that not enough people understand the horrors that happened during the war.

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing that!

@Robert-hy3vv

22 күн бұрын

Sure hope you're talking about the terrorism the north did and how the north started the war and surrendered to America and failed their objective of conquering south vietnam.

@quan-uo5ws

19 күн бұрын

@@Robert-hy3vv Cope

@davidbarkhausen7739

19 күн бұрын

The North Vietnamese must have been much worse, because South Vietnamese still love everything and anything American - despite all the terrible things that happened during the war.

@veronikalynn5084

Күн бұрын

@@Robert-hy3vv do you bring your hatefulness with you everywhere you go?

Former Vietnam war protester who enlisted in the USAF because WWII vets said I didn’t know what I was talking about saying the government was covering up what was actually going on. Good to see your video. Thanks!

@Yurito12

26 күн бұрын

How was it back then? I recently interacted with a viet war vet and he said the protestors were "cowards" it was honesty shocking..

@anon2427

26 күн бұрын

What we’re they saying if you don’t mind me asking? Usually you don’t hear that perspective from WWII vets, it’s interesting. My grandfather served in WWII and my uncle in Vietnam, but by my grandpa never spoke about it and my uncle passed away during the fighting. I keep researching and listening to veteran’s stories trying to learn and understand what they went through.

@wcwright44

26 күн бұрын

Lots of people were dying and I guess young people didn’t want to lose their lives for a cause they couldn’t get behind. To this day, I feel it was a needless war, but many of my peers don’t agree with me and would consider protesters, cowards. I think the protests helped show the coverage of the war and shape public opinion against it…so, a win there.

@Yurito12

26 күн бұрын

@anon2427 he was father of my history teacher and was around 60 but pretty much he said "I did not do anything I would regret and I tried to help" responding to the mai lae massacre questions as he condemned the unit that did it. He also admitted that the reason for the beginning of the war "may have been a lie" I don't remember much of everything else as he started talking about recent events defending the U.S involvement in other nation affairs and politics of today

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing that. You were right. You were bloody right.

I’m in a relationship with a Hmong woman and she taught me the whole reason why that ethnic group is now here in America. During the Vietnam War, there was also the Secret War in which the CIA used the Hmong people to fight against the Viet Cong. In payment of fighting against them, the CIA helped the Hmong people immigrate to America. I’d love to see you make a video on this proxy war within the whole Vietnam War. Or how other groups were paid into fighting.

@thebeermaster34

21 күн бұрын

The CIA doing illegal secret wars? No way, they would never.😂

@tuckerbugeater

14 күн бұрын

@@thebeermaster34 Do you think they're in charge?

@Echo32x

7 күн бұрын

Can confirm this story being near Castle AFB in the late 80s and my Neighbors being Hmong…. I was very little but remember all of these stories first hand.

@chewyguy

6 күн бұрын

There's a whole rabbit hole regarding the hmong involvement in the Vietnam War. If you just look up Vietnam War and add hmong to the search, you'll find a lot of things about them. Every single hmong household has a story regarding the Vietnam War and is truly amazing to learn about. An video example would be Hmong Story 40: Documentary on Galen Beery

My FIL fought in Vietnam and we talk about every now and then. He definitely has suffered with PTSD. He still can't handle being in crowds, especially airports. He's almost 80 now. It's crazy how long reaching the effects of trauma can go. He's done well for himself at least considering all that. He's one tough dude. Thanks for making this Mr Beats.

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

I'm glad he's done well considering all of the trauma. Thanks for sharing that and thanks for watching!

@eamonnkeenan3771

23 күн бұрын

How many children did he kill

@cthulues5527

23 күн бұрын

@@eamonnkeenan3771 very insightful comment

@josecipriano3048

21 күн бұрын

​@@eamonnkeenan3771I bet he didn't went there on his own will. Blame the ones who sent them there.

@uncleho1945

10 күн бұрын

@@josecipriano3048 Heard a lot of that at Nuremberg

1-2-3-4, What are we fighting for? Don't ask me, I don't give a damn. Next stop is Vietnam.

@ec_money

26 күн бұрын

“Hey hey LBJ how many kids did you kill today?”

@lukejolley8354

26 күн бұрын

Next stop is Ukraine.

@royalroyal2210

25 күн бұрын

Land of the free, amirite?

@sheevinopalpatino4782

25 күн бұрын

​@@lukejolley8354 At least that wouldn't be the silly containment policy

@wcwright44

25 күн бұрын

Country Joe and the Fish…..love it!

My pop-pop was a soldier in the Army during Vietnam, he never fought in the war itself because he was honorably discharged due to an injury. He died three years ago at 72. Rip, 9/11/49-1/9/21.

@iammrbeat

26 күн бұрын

Respect to your pop-pop

@anthonyminimum

26 күн бұрын

@@iammrbeat Thank you

@Jamesdaveson

26 күн бұрын

R.I.P for your grandpa🙏

@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty

26 күн бұрын

Crazy to think that some baby boomers are dying...respect to your pops but wow. Man...72 is too young.

@jeffman5428

26 күн бұрын

My dad said his uncle fought the only reason he knows is because of the “trophy’s” he has from the war aka EARS

Nothing screams "fight for freedom" more than not having the freedom to choose if you want to fight

@klonicke9911

12 күн бұрын

Freedom ain’t free

@Jack-sq6xb

12 күн бұрын

@@klonicke9911yeah cause some can pay to not fight

My mom's side of the family was a big army and military family. I have ancestors that have fought in every war from 1812 up until Vietnam. Vietnam changed everything. My mom's oldest brother fought in Korea and in Vietnam. After his second tour, he told my grandparents everything that happened. My grandparents did everything possible to make sure their two younger sons didn't get drafted. One spent a long time in medical school, the other lucked out that Saigon fell a few days before his 18th birthday.

@shadowguard3578

26 күн бұрын

Your family history is very important. Thank you for sharing.

3 days before my exam on the Vietnam War and this comes out, all hope is not lost

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

YASSS

@noodle5283

23 күн бұрын

And unfortunately, oversimplified doesn't have a video on the Vietnam war, so it's good Mr. Beat uploaded this

@kingace6186

20 күн бұрын

@@noodle5283 We are still waiting for that Oversimplified Vietnam video. He has us waiting more than One Piece fans.

My neighbor in Spanaway, WA asked me to help him find some of his war records. Being in the Army I said sure. Turns out he didn’t have US war records. I found out this man was a Commando during the war. He lost his jaw when he was hit in the face with a rocket, and spent 3 years in a reeducation camp after Saigon fell. He was awarded a US Bronze Star, and the National Archives have his records. I’ve fought in 2 wars on 4 different occasions over my 20 years of service. I’ve never felt more inadequate than I did when I found out the caliber of man who was asking me for help.

@charliesmith4072

26 күн бұрын

His experience wasn't unusual. During the Nixon Administration the V.A. decided to save money by refusing to acknowledge that several groups of men who had fought with (or in) the U.S. military were not "veterans" within the meaning of U.S. veteran benefit laws.

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing that and thanks for your service to our country.

25:00 good timing with this video. So many americans are ignorant to the fact that we are seeing a repeat of the vietnam war protests on college campuses and create a laundry list of reasons why their money must be spent on suffering.

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

:)

@gack1015

24 күн бұрын

Today's American college students shouldn't have to worry about being drafted into a war in Gaza. A lot of people aren't protesting for their life, they are just protesting misguidedly for an Islamic theocratic deathcult that has killed as much Palestinians or Arabs as they did Israelis.

@maargenbx1454

19 күн бұрын

The timing is not a coincidence. Mr. Beat rocks!!

@russell-gt1dy

16 күн бұрын

The suffering started way before US involvement

@nathansolorio7181

12 күн бұрын

Genuinely what do those protests help with besides just angering people?

This afternoon, I took the AP US History exam. To relax, I went on KZread and despite not really having an appetite for anything history at the moment, I put on this video because why not. I'm glad I did, Mr. Beat never fails to present multiple perspectives on every issue he discusses. Thanks for all you do, Mr. Beat!

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

Heh! I was worried I would literally get no APUSH kids watching this, especially I expected y'all to be sick of learning about American history at this point. Thanks for sharing this. It meant a lot.

@melrosebabe

25 күн бұрын

@@iammrbeat as an apush kid i feel like a lot of us just want to learn about america more!! all my classmates are saying they’ve never felt so patriotic 🫡🇺🇸🦅

@gunwooks_planet

18 күн бұрын

@@iammrbeat i am about to take my apush exam next week and this video really helped me reinforce a lot of what i learned in my class (key phrases emphasized, broader ideas contextualized, overall attitudes of the era etc.) i feel like these types of videos are a lot more beneficial and engaging to students, as compared to having to pore over textbooks and pages of dense notes, so thank you.

My Grandpa fought in it. I wish I could still talk about it with him.

@UnbelieverJr

26 күн бұрын

My grand uncle Roger served in Vietnam, all I know is he smoked weed, survived an explosion, and got herpes. Pretty badass. Sorry for your loss.

@Xenonmorph__

26 күн бұрын

Forever greatful my grandpa let me pick his brain and ask questions even though they were very painful experiences. One thing to read about it, another thing to talk to someone who was there. I love him dearly for sharing those experiences wifh me.

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

Respect to your Grandpa

@LardBucket_

25 күн бұрын

Same scenario here; I feel you.

@michaellear6904

24 күн бұрын

I've got a few Australian mates who fought in Vietnam and they very rarely talk about their experiences there. Only recently has my friend Gordon opened up about his two tours of duty. It has shaped and informed his life. Veterans deserve our respect and compassion 🙏.

I am a 20 man from Texas. And most of my later academic journey was ruined due to covid 19 and other aspects in life. I appreciate your video essays and lovely style of teaching. Thank you @mrbeat

@sweatywraith8242

26 күн бұрын

I wish all 20 of you the best of luck

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

I'm glad the videos help you learn some history. Thanks for the kind words!

@NonTwinBrothers

25 күн бұрын

Ah, tienes 20 anos? Impressive ...

@robertcampbell3019

24 күн бұрын

@@NonTwinBrothers what?

It is honestly insane to me the frequency with which I still run into people in real life and online that say "America was the good guys!" or "America won the Vietnam War!" when like pretty much any reading that doesn't come directly from the government will tell you otherwise in both cases. I enjoyed this video.

@gracchus7782

24 күн бұрын

Good guys is a matter of opinion but "won" seems pretty ignorant.

@ChucksSEADnDEAD

23 күн бұрын

North Vietnam had to wait for the US to end their involvement.

@PLandericus

22 күн бұрын

Even the North’s biggest military action the Tet Offensive was a huge blunder resulting is massive casualties. The difference is that the North did not have to answer to the people they govern. They could throw bodies away aimlessly without repercussions. You don’t hear about the atrocities committed by the Northern government compared to My Lai which was a rare unique and horrifying incident. You hear the constant propaganda that Uncle Ho wasn’t really a communist and wanted to be like American revolutionaries. So compared to the northern communist government I’d say yes, the US was way better. And I’d say the US didn’t lose the way so much as it lost interest.

@deathcare

22 күн бұрын

@@PLandericus What the US did to Laos is 50x worse than anything that the North Vietnamese did to anyone. I will never understand why Americans just see the word "communism" and immediately lose their minds and all reason goes out the window.

@sterlingmarshel6299

20 күн бұрын

@@PLandericus they lost interest because they weren’t winning easily. So I guess it’s just a way for the US to save face by saying they lost interest.

My dad and his cousin were both drafted. His cousin was killed and my dad came back messed up mentally and physically. Thank you for bringing up how the rich got out of going.

@tacioob2337

7 күн бұрын

They made your family ruin to enrich the rich.

As a Vietnamese who subscribed to your chanel for a long time, thank you for making this video Us Vietnamese, we don't care about communism or capitalism, America, China or Russia, we just wanted freedom. Even today, we might be a " communism " country, but we are different compare with China and Russia

@PremierCCGuyMMXVI

26 күн бұрын

As an American I hope Vietnam has long lasting freedom. And I apologize for what my country did. ❤️🇺🇸🇻🇳

@datbui6009

26 күн бұрын

@@PremierCCGuyMMXVI No need for that mate. War happened. We fought so many nations before to protect our country. We can't held a grudge on everyone haha. Right now Vietnam and America relationship is pretty good, which is nice to see

@StephenLuke

25 күн бұрын

@@datbui6009 Greetings from the United States of America to Vietnam! 🇺🇸❤️🇻🇳

@CeeYouInMyDream

23 күн бұрын

Đúng vậy 💯

@MCKevin289

23 күн бұрын

I’m an American history teacher and something that’s always fascinated me about Vietnam was how much influence our founding fathers had on Ho Chi Minh. My uncle served in Vietnam and he said that was the biggest waste of time ever. Several of my relatives have suffered from the side effects from agent orange exposure.

I went to Afghanistan. You didnt miss much. I came away jaded, angry and with a nasty case of PTSD, which took me years to stabilize. Watching the widraw from Afghanistan on TV was heartbreaking, to say the least since i knew we should have been out of there at least a decade prior. Im an 02 grad btw but didnt commission until 07, through ROTC.

@iammrbeat

26 күн бұрын

I'm sorry you had to go through all that. I appreciate your service.

@erenjaeger1738

26 күн бұрын

It's now happening with Ukraine and Russia.

@Black_Caucus

26 күн бұрын

People appreciate your sacrifice, even though that random KZread comment means nothing of course. Yeah, we should have never been there in the first place, but the withdrawal should have happened in 2009. It’s a shame that it didn’t happen. Us finally pulling out was the most alpha, total BOSS move that a president has taken in foreign policy in decades, and my life time. Uncle Joe totally defeated the military industrial complex, and the mainstream media, even the so-called “liberal media” (that doesn’t actually exist) freaking out and criticizing him because he pulled out and ended the war like an absolute fucking legendary boss was hilarious to watch. They were totally disappointed. The total collapse of Afghanistan was the most predictable thing in the entire world. We could have stayed in Afghanistan for literally another 7 decades and the exact same outcome would have happened regardless in the exact same way. Ripping the band aid off was worth it both short and long term. Like I said, it was the biggest and most impressive foreign policy move a president has made in at least 50 years, if not longer. Uncle Joe deserves an ice cream for not allowing the mainstream media faux pearl clutching and pro-war propaganda to get him to reverse his decision. It was legendary, honestly.

@Baconcatboy

26 күн бұрын

Thank you for your service sir 🫡 hope the best for you

@abrahamlincoln937

26 күн бұрын

I believe that if the Iraq War never happened, the US mission in Afghanistan would have been more successful and the war would have ended earlier than in our timeline.

My grandfather fought in the war as a radio operator. Luckily I still have him around, he is 75. He cares about our country a huge deal but is not shy to talk about all the areas we have messed up in this war. Thank you Mr Beat for your continued service in education for everyone. I truly believe you try and stick to the facts of everything and not get to much into personal opinion

Congrats on 1 mil!

@iammrbeat

26 күн бұрын

Thank you!

I actually went to the Vietnam memorial recently on a school trip to D.C. By far one of the best memorials ive ever been to and nearly cried seeing all the notes from parents and children alike to remember their family members lost in the war. Its awful to see so many young people drafted and dying when they had their whole life ahead of them. Amazing video as always! (These are better than my school at explaining things most of the time lol)

I am an American currently living my best life in vietnam since 2016. Beautiful country, beautiful people and delicious food.

My history EOC was yesterday, impeccable timing.

@iammrbeat

26 күн бұрын

I wanted to release this last Friday actually!

@reportedbooch697

26 күн бұрын

@@iammrbeat nah you good passed with flying colors

That’s why my present responsibilities have me where I belong in the rear with the gear

3:27 FDR was very anti-colonialism, definitely ashame he died in 1945 and didn’t live out his term because US forgein policy would have been so different.

@daltongalloway

26 күн бұрын

Yeah he would have let Kremlin Joe have the whole world

@user-yr5yd6oh9f

26 күн бұрын

FDR being good is a presentist trap my friend

@jimmym3352

26 күн бұрын

@@daltongalloway Maybe not that much, but he was very naive with regards to the Soviets. Truman was the man we needed at the right time.

@PremierCCGuyMMXVI

25 күн бұрын

@@daltongalloway there is no reason to believe he would. You may say “Roosevelt gave half of Europe to Stalin” not really. The USSR had millions of troops all the way up to Berlin. The west can’t just say to the USSR to leave, they defy us. FDR had no choice too.

@PremierCCGuyMMXVI

25 күн бұрын

@@jimmym3352 Roosevelt really wasn’t, he began to take a stand against Stalin a few weeks before his death

My uncle was sent to Vietnam in 1968, being called up as a result of dropping out of UCLA. He briefly served outside Saigon, where he was shot in the ass and almost immediately got a transfer to Berlin, where he spent the remainder of his service and which he apparently loved. He didn't tell anyone in the family that he'd ever been in Vietnam to begin with until 2000.

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing that, Sam. I had an uncle (on my wife's side actually but I call him an uncle) who served during the Vietnam War but out at sea.

I'm sorry your videos are getting demonetized, I find your content easy to watch and incredibly informative. I always come away knowing that I've learned something new. We support you fully

@shring727

25 күн бұрын

majin blob gb

@josecipriano3048

21 күн бұрын

Getting demonetized is how you know you're making good educational content these days, sadly.

My Grandpa was a Vietcong troop, he is always proud of protecting his nation from foreign invaders

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing that

@Nick-o-time

25 күн бұрын

Your grandpa was a hero!

@StephenLuke

25 күн бұрын

His services will never be forgotten!

@reallyfreakingoodvideogame468

23 күн бұрын

Hell yeah man.

@98Hbrown

23 күн бұрын

His service will not go forgotten.

Our grandfather just passed away last weekend after 28 years of fighting cancer and exposure to Agent Orange. He was the whistle blower of the NZ Army upon seeing transcripts being thrown out and realizing that our government was actively going to hide the affects of the exposure to not only soldiers and medics, but the generations that would follow too. You can receive funding, medical care and all sorts of support through the V.A thanks to Doc Mountain ❤ he also said it was not the war itself that caused PTSD, but witnessing the assault on children by American soldiers, so that's...interesting.

My grandfather served in the Navy and fought in the Vietnam War. Afterwards, he struggled greatly with PTSD and substance abuse. He was a great man and I wonder what he would be like now. He passed away yesterday, May 9 of 2006, when I was 2yo. Thank you for the great video Mr. Beat

I work at a steel plant in PA an hour outside Philly. 75% of the old timers fought in Vietnam , most are retired now but they are exactly what you expect, biker/rocker dudes with tattoos and huge beards . The draft was not evenly applied , fortunate son is a great song from that era calling that out. I believe the largest group of draftees actually came from PA, near Quakertown and Lehigh valley.

@sterlingmarshel6299

20 күн бұрын

Drafts have never been equal. Wealthy families can buy their way out

Disappointed you didn't mention the millions of Vietnamese refugees who fled, many of whom settled in the USA.

@Julian-oy7hx

26 күн бұрын

Millions fleeing 50+ years of straight war should be obvious

@tntkit

24 күн бұрын

Well the US left them at the end of the war anyways, so it's not worth mentioning

@gracchus7782

24 күн бұрын

There's other stuff he didn't mention. For example, the role of Australia, New Zealand and other US/Sout Vietnamese allies. It mostly just focuses on an overview of the US involvement in the war itself.

@leaveme3559

22 күн бұрын

Millions ?

@PLandericus

22 күн бұрын

@@leaveme3559 look up “boat people.”

When I was 18 and thinking about enlisting or going to college, I had a conversation with my Uncle (mom's brother) about it. He was a Vietnam vet and he told me "every man in your family on both sides has fought in every war since the founding of this country and somehow returned home. I'm not sure how much luck is left in our blood." That simple statement helped me make the decision to go to college. Later on, in doing my own genealogical research and talking with my Aunt (dad's sister), I came to understand that he was at least partially correct, at least for my dad's side of the family. The men on my dad's side had fought in the Revolutionary War (US), The Civil War (North), and both World Wars. This is further corroborated by the fact that the men on my dad's side all had children in their 40's or older, so I would not have been born if any of them had died in combat. Additionally, my dad told me he had almost been drafted to Vietnam but the war ended before that happened. However, my dad was born in July 1956 which would make him 16 when the final draft of the Vietnam War occurred in June of 1973, so I wonder about the veracity of his claim (he's dead now so I can't ask him). My generation of siblings and cousins on both sides was the first in many generations to have no males join the military. I think this is probably due to Vietnam Syndrome spurred on by the access to information which became so widespread in our youth. In fact, to my knowledge, we are all decidedly anti-war. Sorry grandpa!

@KarenHayes-fi5fu

20 күн бұрын

I’m sure your grandpa would be glad you’re alive.

@sterlingmarshel6299

20 күн бұрын

I sure your grandpa is glad you weren’t sent to war to fight for oil or “speed democracy”

@matthewcharles5304

19 күн бұрын

@@KarenHayes-fi5fu For sure. He was not a fan of war after returning from what I understand. I've seen pictures of him before and after the war and it most definitely took a physical toll on him. He was a mechanic for B17's in England but according to my Aunt, he was also part of a "reclamation squad" that would glide into enemy territory when a downed but salvageable bomber had been identified. My dad told me he refused to do anything in the snow and would say he spent "too many cold nights in France." My mom's dad was part of a mortar team and was in Bastogne, France during the Battle of the Bulge. I never really knew him because my mom kept us away from him (for reasons outside the scope of this conversation). But I have heard that he said he could go from foxhole to foxhole on the front line and find nothing but frozen corpses. Apparently he had a mental breakdown and started shooting his sidearm wildly on the frontline so the Germans would shoot him but they never did, ostensibly to save ammunition and let the freezing temperatures kill the Americans. He was taken to a psychiatric facility and that's the last thing I know about his time in the war. I was very young when I started hearing these stories so I imagine that also colored my view of military service and war.

That tik tok ban comment really hits the nail on the head. Everything infront of our eyes yet our government is gaslighting us into thinking none of it’s true

@SirOrangeVillian

26 күн бұрын

fr, crazy its always been this way

@Baconcatboy

26 күн бұрын

I'm all for a ban on tik Tok itself but that bill gives the government some suspicious amount of power...

@awnaw5529

26 күн бұрын

@@Baconcatboyexactly only the American company’s should be stealing our data not the Chinese company’s

@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty

26 күн бұрын

​@@BaconcatboyPatriot Act 2.0

@anon2427

26 күн бұрын

Tiktok should still be banned regardless

My papa got a direct spray from agent Orange in Vietnam.

@grmpEqweer

26 күн бұрын

My uncle has lung damage from it.

@dg-ov4cf

26 күн бұрын

what did it taste like

@goldfish587

26 күн бұрын

@@dg-ov4cf my papa passed in 2018 and never talked about his time in Vietnam and I was to young to understand at the time

@penelopejoann

25 күн бұрын

Agent Orange exposure can cause genetic mutations that can potentially make descendants more susceptible to cancer. Your parent and/or you may be eligible for specific benefits from the US government, which you may already be aware. Contact your local Veteran’s Affairs offices.

Despite Vietnam's current corrupt government, the country is flourishing. I was just in Saigon on December 2019, visited beautiful mangrove forests in the Mekong delta river system. The country is rebounding from that disastrous war quite nicely.

I'm British and know the reasons for it, but do any American viewers know why British and Japanese troops fought in Vietnam in 1945, on the same side? Also I find it ironic that the man probably most responsible for the Vietnam war, Charles de Gaulle, advised Kennedy to keep away after the French withdrew. De Gaulle, despite being out of government during the Indo China war, was so influential that he was able to bring down French governments that were unwilling to maintain the colony. In 1945 the British advised de Gaulle to prepare Indo China for independence in cooperation with the Viet Mihn, but he wasn't our greatest fan and ignored our rather sensible advice.

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

It was only for a brief part of 1945. Japan was there first during the war, Britain came in afterward after the Japanese defeat. So really they weren't on the "same side." I should have made this more clear.

@gracchus7782

24 күн бұрын

I did. I know Mark Felton did a video on it.

@josecipriano3048

21 күн бұрын

Funny to see how the British can make good policies regarding imperialist matters. I guess it's easier when the colonies are yours.

My 12th grade project was on this war. Would've loved to have this video back then

@iammrbeat

26 күн бұрын

Go back and do the project again. :)

@floppy_hands1770

25 күн бұрын

@@iammrbeat actually my project and presentation was so bad 😞, the teacher told me to do it again and I had to a reenactment of an interview with Bruce Lee. But thanks anyway Mr. Beat!

My grandfather ended up passing way before his years after suffering for almost his entire adult life because of agent orange. The VA refused him benefits even though he was nearly physically incapable of working and he never had a time in his life where he wasn’t sick or in the hospital. I hold a lot of animosity on his behalf. Miss ya Dad

I had a teacher, Col. Robert Guy. Awesome dude did two tours. He gave a really good Vietnam presentation for the whole 8th grade. He said he did in fact get spit on at the airport coming back and he almost killed the guy who did it. Like most soldiers he didn’t return with his platoon. So the random other soldiers that didn’t know him luckily saw what happened and cooled him off in time.

I know this story of one Vietnam vet who went back to the states only to find out that his old buddy died of cancer related to agent orange. He eventually got harassed by a small-town sheriff and had a mental breakdown. He wreaked havoc on that town before his old commanding officer managed to console him. Truly harrowing stuff. Someone should make a movie about it.

@gezin82

15 күн бұрын

He got into a high speed chase on a motorcycle and took out a helicopter with rocks too.

Pls cover the Korean war next!! It’s rarely ever covered and a video this comprehensive would be a godsend

Congrats on one million subs, Mr. Beat! Please keep the great videos coming!

My granddaddy served for 3 years in the army during Vietnam. He sadly passed this April at 76. Feb 2 1948- April 29 2024 RIP Grandad and ty for your service.

@electrikpikachujm69

25 күн бұрын

RIP

My dad and uncle were in during Vietnam. They have very different views on it. My uncle feels like we lost a war we shouldn't have been fighting. My dad is the type to tell you that we never lost an actual battle so we didnt lose the war (he's not technically wrong, but there weren't many of those to begin with). My uncle saw combat, but my dad never did. Its an interesting dichotomy.

The thing I like about Mr. Beat is that even though there is a level of sarcasm and jokes about the subject, you can still tell he deeply cares about the situations at hand.

Very glad this channel has reached 1 million. Has always been my favorite channel. ❤️✌️

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

I appreciate you!

A mostly American perspective on the vietnam war, disappointed it didnt go more into a inner politics of South Vietnam and North Vietnam leading up to the vietnam war and amidst the Vietnam war. My Grandpa was an ARVN captain who fought the Binh Xuyen in 1955 and later owned a farm Xuan Loc before moving to america after the suspicious death of his eldest son who at this point had joined the new Communist government’s armt

you are sincerely doing the lord's work with this content. despite it being demonetized and not pushed into recommendation pages, you still create factual and unbiased reports of oft suppressed and murky historical events. thank you for all you do

my grandpa was in the army during vietnam as well but didnt fight…. I have been waiting for a video like this for a while W mr Beat

The Viet Minh (Namely Ho Chi Minh himself) were not "straight up communists" which provoked the US into fighting them, they wanted help from the US, Ho Chi Minh was a nationalist who wanted independence, he was not a communist. But the US was staunchly against liberating them from the French so he turned to China for aid, which thus brought about communist rule and sentiment after-the-fact. The US pushed them into communism by fighting against them out of their own fear that they might fall to communism. Ironically the US could have more effectively fought against communism if it had been them who sided with the Viet Cong to help take over South Vietnam instead of China. If that were so, Vietnam today would likely be much more like modern Philippines in being an independent western ally on the South China Sea. Or South Korea and Japan to a lesser extent.

No mention of Kissinger?

Man, you're a great storyteller! As someone outside of the US, and not the most educated in major history events; thank you, for bringing some transparency that is easily digestible. Also I like your humble nature; casually celebrating *one million subscribers* as a quick mention at the end of a video, earns my resect at least.

The amount of time I hoped for this video to come out

It's a tragedy that your content gets demonetized. Thank you for uploading both versions.

I’m a Vietnamese-American i always try to avoid this conflict especially with all of the bloodshed of my people I always thought it was stupid that people would fight over different types of flawed governments/ religions that can coexist

@josecipriano3048

21 күн бұрын

It's more like normal people fighting for the rich to make a profit. Religions and political systems are just used for PR.

@BickyNuckley

14 күн бұрын

The rich rulers of the US know that if communism gets popular, they lose all of their power. They’re willing to kill millions of people just to maintain their wealth and power.

Massive fan of your channel, your satire is awesome, found you with the watergate scandal vid. Keep it up!!!

Thank you so much. I always was curious about this war and you did an excellent job explaining it!!! Love your videos!

Hi Mr. Beat!!

holy crap mr beat you are on a roll lately, i love the longer documentary format

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

Right on...I shall keep making more videos like this, then. :)

Haven’t even started the video, but I already know it’s a classic. Thank you, Mr. Beat! 🙏🏽

My dad was a marine in Vietnam, only a teenager. His experience there caused him to pretty much forbid me and my brothers from joining the military.

Hi Mr Beat, I’d just like to thank you for making such amazing content. Your videos are incredibly informative and i love your personality. Keep making great content !

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

I appreciate the kind words!

I really respect you for sharing the the truth of history despite it being an unpopular topic it’s why I have watched so many of these for a while now

thank you mr beast

AWESOME JOB, MR. BEATS!!!

can you do a video on the korean war?

@ILikeGod777

25 күн бұрын

Yes! Make this top

@Dalton906J

24 күн бұрын

He did say in the description that he wouldn't be making anymore war videos for a while sadly

Thank you so much for covering this war. This war isn’t really explained much in school well since it’s hard to talk about such heavy losses but you did a great job and explain this objectively and fairly. And know its history that happened. If only George W. Bush knew this history…to learn from. Congratulations on 1 million subscribers! One of the best history KZread channels. Thanks for being fair and telling difference of opinion and bias and objection and bringing clarity to subjects. I know people of many different political views that enjoy this channel for it’s objectivity :) Congratulations 🎊 it’s helped me get into many new things 🙌

I want to shout out my grandfather, who was drafted into the Vietnam War. Not only was he a fighter in the jungles, but he was also a mechanic at base. Came back home scarred, but had a few stories. He is 78 y/o and is still going strong! Thank you for serving, gramps.

Thank you for sharing this information despite money. You are a wealth of knowledge. I appreciate you!

Congrats on a million subs brother 🙏 Well deserved.

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you for releasing this at such a important time. History is so important but so neglected, the past few months (and years) have once again proven this to be the case.

I can not thank you enough for including native captions that have the correct spellings instead of relying on KZread's auto caption feature. Seriously, I know it's something that most viewers probably won't even see, but this audio disabled subscriber appreciates the labor so much!

It’s crazy how this channel is still underrated even after surpassing a million subs.

Congrats on 1 Million Subscribers!!!!!

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

Well thank you so much!

Amount of troops in Vietnam during Kennedy’s presidency: 3,000 Amount of troops during Johnson’s presidency: 300,000

This is great we were just talking about the Vietnam War in my US History class today. I will make sure to come back this time next year when doing APUSH!

Great video. Sorry it got age restricted again. You make fantastic stuff

You should be in Nebula by the way. I dont know how the process works but you should definitely be there .

I was gonna angrily comment that this wouldve been helpful before the apush exam but there was literally nothing aside from like 2 mcq questions on stuff past the 1900s

@penelopejoann

25 күн бұрын

That’s disturbing. Do you think the test has been diluted due to current war protests going on?

I can relate to what Mr. Beat said at the end. Coming from a family where my dad served in the military from the 2000s to now and my granddad going to Vietnam, I really could not be convinced to join the cause in current day. I see the mental and economic issues it put on my granddad and his community, and his warning to my dad over and over again not to join heavily convinced me not to consider the military at all. Thank you Mr. Beat for this video, and salute to the decision you made.

My former father-in-law just passed last month from COPD. Likely from exposure to Agent Orange. He was drafted for Vietnam and served as the person who dumped agent orange on the unsuspecting Vietnamese people. He also served as a helicopter gunner. When he wasnt in the helicopter he would be stirring burning barrels of human waste. He did what he was made to do. It was *never* something he wanted to do. Ever. It took decades for him to even speak of what he went through and even then it was basically a Cliff Notes version of it. His wife forced him into getting VA benefits, so when he did he barely spoke of what he was made to do and got very little compensation from the VA. Over the decades since, he downright refused to ask for a higher percentage of VA benefits because he knew it would mean talking about what he had to do and would mean drudging up all the things he never would talk about...whether it was recorded on paper or not, he didnt know. He passed last month from end stage COPD. He suffered immensely for years. He was the kindest, quietest and most gentle man I've ever met in my life. Rest in peace, Stan. ❤❤❤

Congrats on 1mil🎉

Thank you Mr. Beast, never disappoints!

My final history exam in October-November will be on the Vietnam war. Currently learning about the Cuban missle Crisis, great video.

Congrats on a million subs buddy

@iammrbeat

26 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

1 million incredible great work

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Mr.Beat you are amazing! Keep it up!

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

You are amazing, too. Thanks for the kind words.

Congrats on 1 Million subscribers!🎉🎉

Lying in bed at 11 am with mcdonalds breakfast, watching Mr Beat describe one of my most interested historical events. Life's good

@astro_mapping1

26 күн бұрын

For now

@Gun_Metal_Grey

26 күн бұрын

true American Dream!

@iammrbeat

25 күн бұрын

Hopefully it's a McMuffin

Waiting for 2030 when Mr beat releases his video on the current Israel - Palestine conflict and we all realize that students are always right

@basilbaby7678

26 күн бұрын

Totally without bias…

@mikeoxlong3676

24 күн бұрын

The Jews and Arabs in the Levant have made poor decisions. It is not as one sided as the media would have you believe.

The video was have all been waiting for

Was waiting for oversimplified but this will do. All love Mr Beat!

Even as a Canadian, the Vietnam war and the Iraq war are the reasons why I never considered joining the military. As a 18 yo kid, should you really trust your government not to use you to fight an unjust war?

@josecipriano3048

21 күн бұрын

You can always trust your government to send you to fight an unjust war .

@NeverSober8008

15 күн бұрын

If you don’t go, someone else goes when it’s required.

Fascinating video Mr. Beat. Let’s hope another Vietnam style war doesn’t happen again.

@KaelynSmith-bc9ww

26 күн бұрын

every conflict we’ve gotten involved with post WWII has been this same sort of lie. they happen all the time.

Grats on 1 million subs!

Thank you for teaching me everything I know about the Vietnam War.