If you don't know history your doomed to repeat it! Respect to all the combat Vets.

@11kungfu11

5 жыл бұрын

Like the US's history of perpetual war?

@elvis3634

5 жыл бұрын

Lol no respect for these vets, or Vietnam vets

@falloutboisumbish9409

5 жыл бұрын

@goff0103 nazi

@falloutboisumbish9409

5 жыл бұрын

@@11kungfu11 yes.

@falloutboisumbish9409

5 жыл бұрын

@goff0103oh alright

"New corps, Old Corps, Same Corps." Semper Fi Brothers

@rithvikmuthyalapati9754

2 жыл бұрын

The Great Corps

I’m Canadian and I have huge respect for these guys🇨🇦🇺🇸🕊

@Eray2007

4 жыл бұрын

America doesn't seem peaceful :/

@xxwolfxxcodex6191

4 жыл бұрын

Eray Kepenek what do you mean explain honestly us Canadians aint any nicer we seem nice in person and when you talking but afterwards not so much its just on the outside we are but are we really not so

@saggitariuspotato2043

3 жыл бұрын

@@Eray2007 I would argue that most countries aren't so nice. America is no exception. I am American and I love my country, but I'll admit this. It's my home, it's where I was born, it's where most of my friends and family are. I can't think of another country I would rather live in. Kindness isn't something that we can really use to accurately describe a country. This is because countries have thousands, if not millions or billions of people, and very few words to describe all of those people other than the fact their human.some countries are just more powerful than others and that's where the outer hate of that county stems from as well as their difference in standards and culture. The fact the country has a reputation of invading other countries of course has to stem from that power they have. If a country can win a fight, or if they can't, that effects the odds of them starting it or getting involved in it.

@marcusaetius9309

3 жыл бұрын

I have more respect for many of the Vietnam vets because they were drafted. Iraqi vets volunteered to do war crimes. I’m a Canadian also and if you approve of what was done to Vietnam, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Syria then maybe a move to the USA would be a good thing for you....

Because I sat around a bunch of Vietnam vets, Korea vets most of my time....because of my uncle....I picked their brains and learned...that’s why I’m still alive after 8 combat deployments between Iraq and Afghanistan.... Now I’m retired and only got shot once...

@Vicepresidentsaturday

5 жыл бұрын

eddieg1979 only once

@t5unami195

5 жыл бұрын

Tasty Duckling it was a lucky shot, that’s all it was.

@Dreaded88

5 жыл бұрын

@eddieg1979: Welcome home! We're glad you made it! *_:D_*

@bradenmiller4356

5 жыл бұрын

Lil Beans a gun

@joshuakang4507

5 жыл бұрын

Your Dad why would you say that

When a Vietnam vet talks shut up and listen, You just might learn something.

@ochkonlon3169

4 жыл бұрын

@Your Dad wdym they are the best? Do you know what ISIS or al-Qaeda is?

@Janco1803

4 жыл бұрын

@@ochkonlon3169 dont forget the civilians of Vietnam who killed by the Americans

@momazosalejandropig1542

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but the yanks are the most powerful country in the world so

@momazosalejandropig1542

4 жыл бұрын

Your Dad Murica and I’m not murican

@momazosalejandropig1542

4 жыл бұрын

Your Dad ok

One of the biggest reasons people tended to dismiss Vietnam vets was because we lost the war and a lot of the civilians blamed them for that but it really was the limited engagement tactics that let the troops fail in their mission. The funny thing is so much was learned and implemented as a result of Vietnam such as the A 10 ground attack weapon platform and the use of weaponized helicopters and even smart bombs not to mention night vision optics, C 130 gunships and on and on. Also we learned a whole lot that didn't work as well in weapons and equipment.

@welhynole4082

5 жыл бұрын

No one blamed them for losing they blamed them for fighting in a corrupt war. Many military operations had US soldiers destroying homes and killing innocent people. Millions of innocents killed by bombings alone. In Vietnam Laos and Cambodia

@3689dyf

5 жыл бұрын

No, bc it was a pointless war like iraq.

@cptromero5595

5 жыл бұрын

We lost politically

@robertb7230

5 жыл бұрын

Did America really lose? Or did the media want you to think they lost because the ideological bias in the media was against containment strategy? I'm not sure of the answer, but when you look at actual statistics on the battlefield, the U.S. barely lost any major engagements. For example, take the Tet Offensive--most Americans will say it was a major loss, and we "lost our embassy. In reality, the Embassy was never breached (The famous picture of the evacuation was just a medical lift from fighting in front of the embassy), and the Tet offensive as a whole was a catastrophic loss for the north and represented one of the last major campaigns that didn't use guerilla tactics. The North lost its entire fighting force in a week, suffering horrific casualties and was repelled on every front despite it being a surprise attack. But you may say "but America left!"--yeah, after we forced the north to sign a treaty we wanted. Now, the treaty may have been a "sham"--but it illustrated America's problem. Unless we were willing to commit genocide and supply the South in a never ending conflict, there was no "winning" that was acceptable. Pretty much the media held the U.S. to an pre-modern, brutal standard of victory, and used that to create the narrative of how hopeless it all was.

@robertb7230

5 жыл бұрын

@@LENZ5369 *Did the Vietnamese win a US election and use that constitutional power to end the war? or did they break the US's morale and will to fight on?....which is how every war (excluding genocides) has always been won -stopping the otherside from fighting* The North Vietnamese literally signed a treaty that gave us what we had wanted from the start of the war. Do you call that a loss? You could argue we knew they'd betray it the moment we left, but the issue is, that pretty much means the only way to win a "defensive war" (Because Vietnam WAS a defensive war) is to invade and commit genocide. Thus all wars used to police to "bleed out" instability factors are pointless...But given we're now going on 80 years without a colonial inspired "global conflict", its pretty clear there is something to intervention and a vigilant hegemony. But I guess we'll find out soon if that was all by chance and people suddenly evolved after WW2, since America seems hell bent on putting down its badge and retiring from the sheriff role (Which I'm all for. The world can have its tinderbox.)

I remember when an enlisted soldier called out Donald Rumsfeld in an open press conference, during this time. The Army soldier complained and asked for armored trucks, as he and his fellow soldiers were having to adjust, adapt and improvise what they had, and create, as he worded it, “hillbilly armor “. They were getting their asses kicked on a daily basis. Secretary of State Rumsfeld replied, indignantly, “You go to war with what you got.” The brassholes in Washington were, and are, just as aloof as they were during Vietnam. There is a special, dark, place in Hell for these people.

@Ward413

5 жыл бұрын

Fighting 6th Air Cavalry The worst is when they kept our boys in unarmored Hummers for months while they were constantly being killed by IED’s because AM General had an assembly plant in several Republican districts. It was essentially a jobs program in return for soldiers lives. Disgusting. Some papers leaked or something and they finally went to APC’s and dropped the Hummer.

@maggsstuckey487

5 жыл бұрын

That special place is called capitol hill

@Wolfkin18

5 жыл бұрын

Politicians can't find, so they send Men that CAN fight. I never trusted Politicians, ever.

@scottlowson2879

5 жыл бұрын

A trillion dollars a year and nothing for the boots on the ground

@FeWolf

5 жыл бұрын

Throughout war the soldier adapted, from the very beginning of war.

It ain't changed: Rich man's war - but- poor man's fight I'm a wounded combat Marine vet...the statement is reality

@kennethhudson8013

Жыл бұрын

You are right. This was a lie and the real terrorist was Bush, Cheney, Netanyahu, Mossad.

Man I too had a gun truck in Iraq 🇮🇶 in 2007 I too had a Vietnam vet who was a contractor working in my motorpool and told me how build one for me and boys and we did. It was the best blessing we ever had. Thank you Larry McCoy I will never be able to repay you for your hard work and dedication for us marines. KEEP THEM MOVING CLB2

@dw7094

Ай бұрын

Gave me a good chuckle. Did Larry tell you how we begged, borrowed and stole the equipment for the trucks?

@femoralslasher

Ай бұрын

@@dw7094 actually we did lie cheat steal and begged for the material to them.

Young warriors turning to the old sages for advice

@abdullahakhtar9824

5 жыл бұрын

Brian K 201something colorised

@FeWolf

5 жыл бұрын

I did the same to my father, he was a combat veteran

@curious_one1156

5 жыл бұрын

Big deal. Fighting with modern state of the art weapons against poor farmers, even small advice over dinner, and some investments will work.

@FeWolf

5 жыл бұрын

@@curious_one1156 never fight fair

@tridentrex0576

5 жыл бұрын

Beware the old man in a profession where the young die quick.

That was a good box

@falloutboisumbish9409

5 жыл бұрын

Read it exactly as he said in

@mikatuitoga4992

5 жыл бұрын

how does it hold up against an IED?

@ignaciog5818

4 жыл бұрын

It really was

Beware. Tons of key board warriors in the comment section.

@vnkable

4 жыл бұрын

As always

@DustMug

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I will no longer scroll. Salutations

@Ray-ng3ke

4 жыл бұрын

I like how this is the first comment

@irishtrains1396

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks lol

@aforerunner1773

4 жыл бұрын

太邪太恶了犹太佬 🤨

I'm 64 now, my father told me years ago, always listen to older people advice and sometimes you can combine it what you have learned and you can improve a situation. He was right, he passed away 3 years ago at 85 ,would have traded my life so he could have lived to pass his wisdom on . MSGT JAMES H CARTER .Always take time to listen to older people you might learn something new. Great post. 🇺🇸

Read books about Vietnam while i was in Iraq...."War and Decision" is one.

Gun Trucks, been used since WW2, my Dad drove Half Track quad 50's

@joehaddow2746

4 жыл бұрын

The quad 50's half tracks seem tough until you the Skink, it's a Canadian AA tank. They took a Sherman tank and modified the turret with four 20mm cannons. It was never really used because by the time it was sent to Europe the German Luftwaffe was basically gone.

@fredrickmillstead6397

4 жыл бұрын

How about a Duster, twin 40mm .

Vietnam vet: Well you see, you keep on firing nonstop like Rambo till the enemy is completely dead.

@brodiewaldrop5364

3 жыл бұрын

Then we smoked and thank god we made these badass trucks that no one would forget later hopefully

Vietnam vets have a wealth of knowledge that we all should value

Congratulations to all the people, including these two, that have survived these wars. Welcome home Greg w Riverine forces Mekong River, USN, RSVN, 1966 -1967. .

It's an honor to learn from the Masters who served in Vietnam. So much soldiers today can learn from them

when you invade another nation - do not expect them to obey. Expect them to fight for their country in every way they can. Just like you would if your country was invaded.

@joseplasencia3490

5 жыл бұрын

David Boson I DONT SEE ANY DEMS FIGHTING TO REPEAL THE INVASION ON OUR SOUTHERN. BORDER AS MATTER. OF FACT LIBERALS WANT US TO BE INVADED.THATS THE RESULT OF OPEN BORDERS.

@importantname

5 жыл бұрын

@@joseplasencia3490 your funny bone is showing

@xavierprotocols

5 жыл бұрын

@@joseplasencia3490 I couldn't agree more, this plus them trying to constantly disarm citizens and implement Socialism is why the current Democratic Party Leaders in D.C. should be labeled as a Public Enemy. They are a threat to National Security and the Sovereignty of this nation. They should be put on trial for Treason and Sedition and publicly executed for those crimes as written in the law.

@cushpnk

4 жыл бұрын

@@xavierprotocols Do you really think the democrats stand for socialism? At best they're milder (as in closer to the center) authoritarian right. That's what happens when you don't have a multi-party system, both of your parties become more or less the same.

@SynthgirlBulge

4 жыл бұрын

@@xavierprotocols they're not trying to "implement socialism", they maybe are trying to implement basic human rights and things a developed nation should have. But since you can't see the difference and only think in black and white, I wont try to discuss this with you

I met a viet nam vet at a vfw in Tennessee and the story's of when he got home were almost worse then when he was over there. Anyhow I always have and always will show respect for those that have served. Got bless all of those who have served and defended thier country.

@neilreynolds3858

Жыл бұрын

Well, when I got home I couldn't stand to be around people - even family and nice ones. I can tolerate them now after 53 years but still prefer to be alone. They tell me that's not supposed to be healthy but I don't know how having people drive me crazy could be good for me. Give me peace and quiet instead of senseless chatter any day.

Three words for the next gen vehicle: Slope the steel. Make them a modular unit that can be set into (onto) the "Flat" of any Truck that can carry the loaded weight. What you would get would look something like a faceted "Ball Turret" from a B-29, but turned upside down. Sloping the steel increases the protection while reducing the weight.

@josephzugel1360

3 жыл бұрын

H.E.A.T. says no

@callidusvulpes5556

3 жыл бұрын

@@josephzugel1360 flat or angled won’t matter if using heat either way since this vehicle is only defended enough to protect against small arms.

@josephzugel1360

3 жыл бұрын

Hence why Heat says no

God bless BOTH of these men and their selfless brave actions in the acts of war their bravery gives folks like me and you the freedom we have all enjoyed for so long it gets taken for granted but because of these guys we can have that God bless all our men and women in uniform

@guntruckLT

5 жыл бұрын

5star King Thank You James McCormick Captain USA Retired

I done two tours to Iraq and one to Afghanistan and I realized my first tour that this was my generations Vietnam

I was blessed to be in service at the end of the 1980’s and early 90’s with some nam vets still serving. I’m extremely excited to hear this story the knowledge gained is fantastic and leaves me wondering if there are any more examples similar to this.

@anarchosyndicalism4449

2 жыл бұрын

Were you in the gulf war?

The you dont mess with Vietnam vets

@adambaker4745

5 жыл бұрын

The you not no good at sentence structure

@OEFarredondo

5 жыл бұрын

Damn skippy

@Joseph-pk7wu

5 жыл бұрын

No you badder dan him wif gramner

@Swock010

5 жыл бұрын

How'd you get 100 likes for not knowing how to write?

@Bobobaggins1380

5 жыл бұрын

@@Swock010 I was wondering the same shit

We didn't lose the war. We took our ball and went home. The generals lost the war.

@Relax53980

5 жыл бұрын

Ben Gaarder exactly. They kicked ass.

@Maples01

5 жыл бұрын

We weren't allowed to win, much Like Korea, politicians worry more about being re-elected than doing their jobs, they don't back the soldiers they sent to war, deny them the tools to finish the job then claim we have no business there, play games that has us giving back combat zones that has cost soldiers lives for absolutely nothing, listening to people who have no military knowledge, and aren't even there, they know nothing that is going on.

@Kenzokian

4 жыл бұрын

Still lost to a bunch of farmers tho

@dylansedgwick2932

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kenzokian look at the death counts. There's a difference between losing and giving you.

@expanddong5925

4 жыл бұрын

@@dylansedgwick2932 You lost the war tho

Vietnam vets are some of the best soldiers in existence... Plus both wars are impossible to "win"

@sanjaykrishnannair8153

5 жыл бұрын

It is possible to win, only political limitations are actually a hindrance to progress. There were enemy combatants who used hospitals as anti aircraft bases and the inability of a professional army to counter them because of lack of political will. You enter into a village, it seems peaceful and then the villagers start attacking you from all directions. No clear lines etc. The government being gullible in buying whatever that companies sell them. Each and every conflict have their own specific equipment types. The M1 Abrams is a very good tank and is perfect for anti-tank roles but would be poor against insurgents and the same goes for Predator drones - good for anti-insurgency ops but shit against technologically advanced nations with large militaries. US cannot fight against Afghanistan like how they fought Germany during WW2. The Soviets also made the same mistake focusing on superior firepower rather than limiting the enemy's ability to attack. Instead of the US trying to directly fight Taliban, use your awesome special forces and cia to co ordinate and attack their food and ammunition storage, assassinate whoever tries to fund them cut foreign influence. Squeeze them until they squeal for freedom. Influence locals to fight against them, propaganda etc. You will win.

Nam vet: "Stay away from the trees!"

Don't lose sight of history. (Good or bad). If you don't know where you've been, you can't know where you're going. This was a valuable lesson. I'm glad that someone was still around to teach it to those youngsters over there.

Never been asked don't think anyone would listen anyway, led an Infantry platoon C/ 3/22, 25th Inf.Division, reception back home was as hostile as in Vietnam

@Skinny_El.Funky6.9

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service Sir!

@tommyblackwell3760

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome home, big brother....and thanks.

@Razgriz85

3 жыл бұрын

I've asked my grandfather about his experiences in Vietnam and he still won't talk. I've seen slides of him from the war and he's mentioned a few things, but nothing really of substance. He was a Navy doctor during the war.

It's beautiful to see them finding these older vets that a lot of people wanted to forget, and show the world the great things they did and developed under the most horrible circumstances.

@neilreynolds3858

Жыл бұрын

They didn't just forget about us - they wanted us to go away and keep our mouths shut and not talk about what we saw and did. We did that for far too long and a lot of us are dead.

I ran the company supply convoy on QL-1 in Vietnam in 1968 and the only extra protection we used was sandbags on the floorboards.

The man how forget his history is doomed to repeat again

It's all about loving Vietnam veterans who gave their best and their lives for freedom! Love.from.india.

(A joke no offense or anything) Vietnam veteran: if you hear trees talking you better start shooting.

Now this an example of corporate knowledge being discarded to soon. In the 80’s, high year tenure ensured that valuable knowledge was forced out before their time. Under the old way of doing things, for example an E7 doing 30 years active duty. Now a 37 year old is considered old and useless. In the BC era ( before Clinton), a staff NCO in their late 40’s or even 50’s was not uncommon.

This brings back so many memories from Iraq

I think it’s important to note, all veterans are deserving of our respect, even the enemy. We are all people trying to serve our country or protect our home.

@marcusaetius9309

3 жыл бұрын

What is more important to note is don’t invade and bomb countries that are not a threat just because a politician tells you to....

@alex-nrg

3 жыл бұрын

@@marcusaetius9309 wot

"Son, you're country used you."

God bless our fighting men. Thank you. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Army: we are losing supplies! What do we do!? Vietnam war veteran: play fortunate son. Army: wha- 5 seconds after playing fortunate son Army: oh hay we won!

These gun trucks are good against an enemy that has nothing more than AK's and decades old RPG's. They won't last very long against an enemy that has guided anti-tank missiles that can hit out two miles away

@jackstephens7222

5 жыл бұрын

Thats because they aren't designed to do that... different types of warfare need different equipment

@willkenny5687

5 жыл бұрын

As jack said, that’s because these trucks aren’t meant for a near-peer fight. They are strictly meant for asymmetrical and unconventional warfare. For the near-peer fight, Abrams tanks, Bradleys, strikers, and LAVs, will do just fine.

@AHalz

5 жыл бұрын

will kenny The Israelis did not fare too well against infantry armed with Kornets back in 2006. Minus the fact that their armored vehicles took some beatings, they weren’t able to effectively resupply their troops for long term due to persistent threats from ATGMs The US has not faced an enemy armed with large numbers of Kornets and RPG-29s. If Saddam had half a brain cell, he would have stockpiled on such weapons months prior to the invasion, these resupply missions would have been significantly more bloody and these gun trucks near useless

@bennet1295

5 жыл бұрын

I think the enemy(terrorist groups ) have advanced weapons and beyond so it's not the old days anymore

@orlock20

5 жыл бұрын

Generally one doesn't want to run their supply line through enemy territory. There are always infantry that can sneak behind enemy lines with some light weapons to do some damage to light skinned vehicles. If the enemy keeps sneaking through with anti armor weapons, the command has a much larger problem.

I read a lot of books and memoirs about the Vietnam conflict so much it's crazy. Just fascinated by it. I can't explain why.

@teddanyluk4602

3 жыл бұрын

Sam Fisher that my Brother was called in our circles ... "Improvise & overcome" ...the threat❗️💪💪👏👏🦅🇺🇸😎❗️68-69 Central Highlands..LZ weigh- davis ......"A man & his "Pig"

@neilreynolds3858

Жыл бұрын

I was there. Don't believe anything you read unless it comes from one of us.

@lukefrommacdonalds72

6 ай бұрын

Some sort of aesthetic appeal, the technology,the music , drugs,the social complexities with the public and personnel often not agreeing I can relate to on some parallel though I live a ha rmless sheltered existence

God Bless All Our Veterans !! They have sacrificed so much for the freedom we enjoy . Brave men and women who deserve our honor and gratitude forever !! You Veterans definitely deserve it !

@Excalibur_86

5 жыл бұрын

Wayne Gordon explain how iraqis were going to take away ur freedom?

@wpgordone352

5 жыл бұрын

Excalibur. Maybe you should ask the people of Kuwait and the persecuted Kurds how they feel about freedom .

@Excalibur_86

5 жыл бұрын

Wayne Gordon so they r not fighting for our country and our freedom. They r fighting for the kurds of other minorities in iraq. They should be kurdish heros.

@wpgordone352

5 жыл бұрын

Excalibur Our Armed Forces bravely go wherever ,and to do whatever our president deems necessary to defend the interests of the United States of America and to protect the safety of it's people ! Have our political leaders made mistakes in using our military power over the years ? Yes , they certainly have ! I pray that our leaders will always use great wisdom and much caution before committing our men and women to war ! But when our military is called to duty they have served with great honor and with great sacrifice !!! I will always be indebted to them and will always gladly honor them for being the greatest fighting force on the face of the Earth !!

@divinesan7786

5 жыл бұрын

Wayne Gordon by using your freedom to attack other country. Wow.

All hail the gun trucks! They are peak ingenuity and will power.

Thank you for your service

Damn, I wish more would spread the wealth of knowledge on everything. A vast majority of them will not speak to us, at least in great detail. Specially in the Philadelphia metro area(AO).

See the NDQSA (National Dusters, Quads, Searchlights Association) about information regarding AAA weapons systems deployed and used in Vietnam for truck convoy protection and point security. Quad gun trucks were used to provide a "hardened convoy" where in the gun trucks would be able to acquire fire supremacy once engaged and so at minimum buy the time necessary for air power/artillery intervention. Other units, especially transportation units built their own gun trucks also.

This tactic is the exact modern taste of the old famous battle wagon tactic in europe. We just repeating the history once again

Lessons from the past used to help soldiers fighting in the present.

Vet: aim for the trees Active: huh?

Thank you all for your service, god bless.

@f4wnz132

Жыл бұрын

The only people that were serviced are American Oil Companies such as Haliburton. What did the poor US soldier gain? PTSD? Guilt? I will tell you what they lost... a friend, a brother, or their life.

One of my best friends was a infantry soldier in Vietnam and now has Parkinson’s as a result of the use of agent orange. It’s really sad, but he’s still such a great man and artist

Larry “that was a good box” Fiant

I have so much respect for these two men!

@guntruckLT

5 жыл бұрын

Lisa Hubbard thank you.

We like to call it lessons learned. The military officers forget things faster than they learn.

@neilreynolds3858

Жыл бұрын

Now that sounds like something an EM would say.

I remember in 2003 when people were saying, "Don't go into Iraq! It will end up like Vietnam." But then the neo-con hawks said, "Nah. We'll be home by Christmas."

@benfed4873

4 жыл бұрын

*Christmas in an unspecified amount of years

Learn from the Vietnam era Masters they will help you win the fight.

for whom the bell tolls

Talks about how the war was bad and then talks about how nice it was that they learned new ways to combat in said war... Anyone understand how this is a good lesson instead of just pulling out of there and stop wasting so much god damn money and LIVES?!?

It seemed like every war with a foreign nation we tend to bring back their people as a souvenir.

Made a mistake by going in to Iraq

The engine and the wheels looks pretty vulnerable. A well placed IED or strike from an RPG could probably disable it and the crew would be stranded.

The Iraq war and Libya shouldn’t have happened but respect to vets

I developed a peel and stick armor and then started an armoring company about the time the towers went down. The military grab my little company and ran us to Aberdeen it seemed in a New York minute. We armored Humvees being sent to Iraq. I was asked to attend a meeting at Lawrence Livermoore Labs during this time early in the second Gulf War. At that meeting I met the inventors of the Claymoore Mine,and the developers of nearly every shaped charge warhead used by the Army, Navy or Air Force. We were all there to discuss how to develop "Gun Trucks" similar to the ones used in Vietnam. I had a book printed during the Vietnam War relating to all the different armored gun trucks the convoy soldiers used while running supplies from base to base in Vietnam. As usual the military had no provision for protecting the soldiers,while driving convoys around Iraq either. It wasn't until there was a sort of mutiny by NG trucking units that the Army took armor seriously. We also armored Singapore Army Trucks and a bunch of other types of vehicles in the Middle East. It was a great time in my life.

Were Rambo when you need him

Haha, I always wanted to jerry-rig a "box" / armored cage and .50 cal mounts onto the back of one of our LMTV/FMTV or HEMTT trucks... man, Vietnam and the earlier days of the invasion of Afghanistan / Iraq were great examples of a time when innovation meant survival. Tons of respect for the vets of both.

thank you vet's

Our military did not lose the war. Our government leadership quit the war and failed to support our troops. The civilian population was disgusted with the whole thing, and many were actively accusing the troops of being monsters for doing what they were told to do. It was therefore a massive snafu. "Lost the war" is from one perspective entirely too normal a concept, as though we did our best and just failed. That would have been preferable. At the same time, from another perspective "Lost the war" assumes we were fighting to win, and they were never given that opportunity. I don't know what you call it, but the military did not lose the war. They fought, they died, some were mutilated physically, some mentally, some spiritually, but they were never given the orders needed to fight to win. It has to rank as one of the biggest failures - but let's be clear about who failed. It was not our military. It was a turkey shoot, and our boys were some of the turkeys. There was no objective that we could achieve that would end the war. In that our government and leadership failed and I know of no other time in which it has failed us that completely before. From that point on however, I have never trusted that it could not happen again. We need to remember the lessons from Viet Nam, and we need to do it before the men and women who were there are gone forever.

@neilreynolds3858

Жыл бұрын

Our soldiers didn't lose the war but the brass, the President, Congress, and the American people got us into a situation where our leaders were doing everything wrong. I met 2 officers who knew what they were doing the whole time I was there but they were lieutenants and had no influence. As they say, a mistaken strategy can only be rectified in the next war. We've had several chances since then but learned nothing except to keep trying it over and over.

USA:We upgrade our Killing machine Terrorist:We produce 200 RPG a day

@talltale9760

5 жыл бұрын

Procure*

@monkeywithyoutubeaccount1705

3 жыл бұрын

No terrorists just make people produce children to use as suicide bombers

i love to see like americans see their histrory 300 years old like it neve happed before.

So what's the technique? Viet: u will hear the sands, and its course, rough, and irritating, and it gets everywhere

It aint meee, It aint meee, I no fortunate sooooon.

War doesn’t change much whatever your facing on the battlefield the Veterans of the last war probably saw and dealt with.

This war is like vietnam. It’s highly unpopular and the media portrays it horribly. Hundreds of men died and thousands more combat wounded/traumatized. I guess that they have not learned much since.

Lost all intreat the moment she started speaking. Lol

THERE IN THE SAND

My dad and his sister were in transportation, 1990s, 1960s respectively.

Beware. There are comments that will make you lose brain cells. Good luck.

Begs the question when are we going to get out of Iraq?

@marcusaetius9309

3 жыл бұрын

And Afghanistan and Syria etc....

@neilreynolds3858

Жыл бұрын

Around the time we go to war with Russia.

Guess I’ll watch this or it will never leave my feed

@neilreynolds3858

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I end up doing that too.

Here's a lesson to learn from Vietnam. Don't start unnecessary wars that can lead to mini vietnams.

Yes go to someone that fought in Vietnam, compared to Iraq definitely gonna get the best tactics there! (Sarcasm) This is the longest war we have ever been in and it’s probably not gonna end soon! But I thank all the brave people that have fought for our country 🤝

@bluntcabbage6042

4 жыл бұрын

Hate to break it to you, but America won just about every notable engagement with a defined enemy, and also lost far less people than the NVA and VC did.

I'm a big fan of technology and learning from past mistakes and improving your weapons and tactics. However, it seems to me that if we had learned something about fomenting peace somewhere along the way, a lot of the problems the US keeps finding itself in could be avoided.

@neilreynolds3858

Жыл бұрын

From 2 years later: Almost everybody in the government is invested in going to war with Russia and the American public is letting them do it.

I'm just saying, open mountains and hills are much better than a muddy rain forest. Toss trees into the mix and you'll get the Bosnia war.

Don’t ever disrespect or dis honor Vietnam vets. It’s now their fault we lost the Vietnamese war it’s the governments. Now shut up and listen

@neilreynolds3858

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. We were the best soldiers with the worst officers. You can't do much except try to stay alive in those circumstances.

You know what repeats itself? Stupid wars.

Wisdom comes with age .

@neilreynolds3858

Жыл бұрын

But only if you let yourself age and accept it and that's something Americans hate to do.

My parents live in Vietnam. And became refugees who went to America.

With the Old Breed, in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The soldiers that served in Vietnam made the most badass gun trucks there were

Me an Vietnamese: shame Usa: shut up, i dont want to talk about it Iraq: well no but yes

spot more IEDs and disarm them is more important, I think, maybe I'm wrong

@1pyroace1

5 жыл бұрын

zhang nick thought so too but I’m no expert

@orlock20

5 жыл бұрын

The problem is they could be set up for traps. For instance, a guy sees a trash can out of place. The convoy stops so it doesn't get his by a possible IED. Then the enemy mortars rain down on the convoy while others open up with heavy machine guns. The convoys were told to stop for nothing.

Read that as soldier in Iraq turns into Vietnam vet and I was thrown for a loop for a second lol

Never throw away failures because we grow from losing

I wonder if someone played Fortunate Son in thw truck while on base.

Sequel II: We do it all over again, all over again.

I have to say when I seen those towers fall o thought my generation never but these men done a hell of a job and I always love my nam. Vets hura

Respect from CT