Vietnam Pilot Shot Down and Captured, Surviving the Hanoi Hilton

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"I was a POW in Vietnam 5 years, 4 months, and 2 weeks - 1,955 days. I get a lot of questions, 'How did you guys do it?' You have to be committed to your mission and your purpose." - United States Air Force Colonel Lee Ellis.
On Nov. 7, 1967, Ellis and his aircraft commander, Capt. Ken Fisher, received serious damage to their F-4C Phantom and both men had to eject and were captured on the ground by the Viet Cong. After two weeks of travel, they landed at the Hoa Loa Prison in Hanoi, Vietnam, infamously known as the Hanoi Hilton.
Ellis was among the youngest of the Vietnam War POWs. This is his story.
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  • @christopherblevins1968
    @christopherblevins19688 ай бұрын

    I sound like a broken record, but thank you SO much for making these videos. It's extremely important not to let the hardships and trials that these men suffered be forgotten. If it weren't for BRC, I'd never have even heard of these guys. Again, sincerely, thank you.

  • @BlackRifleCoffeeCompany

    @BlackRifleCoffeeCompany

    8 ай бұрын

    Our pleasure! Thank you for enjoying them!

  • @shawngansert1973

    @shawngansert1973

    8 ай бұрын

    @@BlackRifleCoffeeCompany thanks for sharing them!!!!.

  • @theandrewk2786
    @theandrewk27867 ай бұрын

    I am of Vietnamese descent. Being adopted I don’t really know if this is true but it is extremely plausible. My biological grandparents fled the war in the south, emigrating to Galveston TX. I think if not for American intervention, I would not have the privilege to have the freedoms I have today. God bless America, and I thank every veteran who reads this for the sacrifices they made.

  • @jerzzyboystakes4973

    @jerzzyboystakes4973

    27 күн бұрын

    Of course it’s true….

  • @s.k.mcduffie6475

    @s.k.mcduffie6475

    21 күн бұрын

    Trust me it's true

  • @Sokol10

    @Sokol10

    17 күн бұрын

    @@jerzzyboystakes4973 Old meme

  • @andrewj9831
    @andrewj98318 ай бұрын

    For a great POW story... Look at Lance Sijan He lived the code of conduct, to the point the VC shared his story, when they handed over his remains. Both Mccain and Stockdale credit him for helping them survive and not give up.

  • @cled3600
    @cled36007 ай бұрын

    I wore a POW bracelet when I was at university. I knew it wouldn't directly help any captured Americans, but I wore it so people would ask me about it and I could open a conversation with them. It warmed my heart deeply to hear this ex-POW mention the bracelets.

  • @saswildman1
    @saswildman18 ай бұрын

    Total respect. He made hell sound not that bad. I remember being captured on Scape and evasion week for the first time in the cadet's. When I was 13 that was bad enough.

  • @Worstpersonsingular
    @Worstpersonsingular7 ай бұрын

    The incredible courage of those men is deeply moving.

  • @dankingjr.2088
    @dankingjr.20888 ай бұрын

    One of my Dad's pilot training buddies, Wally Newcomb, shared time with you there. Glad both of you are home sir.

  • @LanceRomanceF4E
    @LanceRomanceF4E3 ай бұрын

    I wore Col Carl Crumpler’s POW bracket until he came home in 1973. He was shot down in an F-4 and spent five yrs in the Hanoi Hilton. He returned to his family and lived a productive and happy life. He died about three years ago.

  • @rustygardhouse7895
    @rustygardhouse78958 ай бұрын

    I remember those bracelets. Thanks for bringing this to light again. Those who forget the past will repeat it.

  • @BrennanHammons
    @BrennanHammons8 ай бұрын

    I hadn’t heard of the prisoners in the Hanoi Hilton teaching each other classes in the midst of that hell. That’s very badass.

  • @jvleasure
    @jvleasure8 ай бұрын

    I was honored to be taught the code by Tom Moe a few years back.

  • @stephanieritter9285
    @stephanieritter92858 ай бұрын

    I was 12 years old when it ended... But I remember all the protests from the hippies in my hometown.....that you got cheers warms my heart... Most didn't.... The one thing that I have to say is that nobody failed for filling out the cards because you gave all the wrong information.... This was not a failure.... It breaks my heart that you still feel this way... I was so glad when my brother served in the Gulf war ....that the country made a promise never to forget our military again and we haven't...... Just like 911 yesterday we will always remember..... God bless you and may he heal your heart and your mind.... Thank you for your service to each and everyone of you..... And I think every man in my family has serveded since the civil war.,. The military will always have my support and my love..... God bless you seriously..,.. I've had the honour to take care of our vets.... I couldn't think of a more worthy cause . .

  • @johnb7490
    @johnb74907 ай бұрын

    I had a CO of my squadron that spent 6 yrs in the Hanoi Hilton, he has a book that he wrote about it. He was a great pilot and CO. THANKS for another great video.

  • @Hesseonavy
    @Hesseonavy3 ай бұрын

    I have been subscribed for years now but never really watched these type of videos until recently. I love hearing the stories of men and women in our armed forces. Keep up the good work

  • @limeyprat
    @limeyprat6 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your service Colonel Ellis and thanks to BRCC for making this kind of content.

  • @MrThedoors28
    @MrThedoors287 ай бұрын

    These are true Americans. I’m glad they survived and made it back, the ones who didn’t should be honored and never forgotten. My uncle was a Vietnam veteran, he ended up being a tunnel rat but later in life agent orange tore him to shreds his last few years were miserable but he always said “ I refuse to feel sorry for my self because my friends and brothers never even got to make it back to American soul alive, I’m thankful for every breath I take” I miss him dearly Darrell was a good man who suffered from a troubled mind.

  • @dustyking8851
    @dustyking88518 ай бұрын

    Thank you for creating this video. Thank you for letting us know about these great men. I remember the day they came home, we watched everything about the war. 😢

  • @wyattoneable
    @wyattoneable8 ай бұрын

    Outstanding production, well done!

  • @dutchman7216
    @dutchman72168 ай бұрын

    Great video of Black Rifle thank you.

  • @raptorranch9594
    @raptorranch95948 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing, " God bless America "

  • @brianhoffman5414
    @brianhoffman54148 ай бұрын

    This is incredible gentleman, thank you for your service!

  • @ja1cspikes
    @ja1cspikes3 ай бұрын

    That was amazing thank you for sharing this story.

  • @teamperry757
    @teamperry7578 ай бұрын

    Those are some tough mother fuckers. Five years in that hell. I can't imagine the shit they went through that they won't even talk about.

  • @suprarcjpop545

    @suprarcjpop545

    8 ай бұрын

    They were treated as they were deserved. In America you can get shot dead for resisting arrest. America has turned into the toilet of the world

  • @JoeFolgers

    @JoeFolgers

    8 ай бұрын

    That guy deserved to be tortured?@@suprarcjpop545

  • @-RONNIE
    @-RONNIE8 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this video with us 🇺🇸

  • @larryjohnson1966
    @larryjohnson19668 ай бұрын

    Great video. Those guys went through hell. I am so glad that they got to come home. We owe them a lot.

  • @shawngansert1973
    @shawngansert19738 ай бұрын

    God bless those young men!!!!

  • @rl64rl
    @rl64rl3 ай бұрын

    Wonderful video! Thank you.

  • @dolfanshannon
    @dolfanshannon8 ай бұрын

    Great video about a great American hero

  • @MrShooter03
    @MrShooter038 ай бұрын

    Thank you for honoring them!

  • @MyDadsiAM
    @MyDadsiAM8 ай бұрын

    God bless you men

  • @thetuna8099
    @thetuna80998 ай бұрын

    great video

  • @TheSgCompany
    @TheSgCompany7 ай бұрын

    Love these videos, you guys have to bring gbrs group on!!!

  • @SoCaliSurfer13
    @SoCaliSurfer138 ай бұрын

    I’ve always found it absolutely incredible that regardless of the war and the terrain that we have fought in throughout the years, there has always been several people who take that extra step forward and lead the way as an example for what the rest of us in the United States military should strive to be. If you listen to anyone who has earned their Medal of Honor, you will always hear them say that they were just doing something that had to be done and that they’re no different than anyone else who they served with and if it was possible they would rather give their Medal of Honor back if that meant that they were able to to have no one killed or injured and everyone was able to make it back home on their deployment.

  • @suprarcjpop545

    @suprarcjpop545

    8 ай бұрын

    I found the American retreat from Afghanistan the most cowardly thing ever seen.

  • @SoCaliSurfer13

    @SoCaliSurfer13

    8 ай бұрын

    @@suprarcjpop545: Yeah that’s what happens when you have an old mumbling retard who has dementia and can’t take 2 steps without falling or even say a simple 8 word coherent sentence without forgetting what he was talking about half way through as a President. But my question for you is what does leaving Afghanistan have to do with anything at all that I said? There is less than 1 half of 1 percent of the US population that even joins the military and out of those people I’m talking about the extra rare people which is a much smaller percent who are given the Medal of Honor. There has been roughly 40 million people who have been in the United States military and out of those people only 3,517 have been awarded the Medal of Honor which comes out to 0.00001 or a hundred thousandth of 1 percent of everyone who has been in the United States military to earn that honor but yeah you can keep going on about other random bullshit that has nothing to do with what I said. Let me help you out, why can’t they make a pillow that stays cold on both sides while using it?

  • @andyfriederichsen

    @andyfriederichsen

    4 ай бұрын

    @@suprarcjpop545 Blame the current administration/president.

  • @northernlight696
    @northernlight6966 ай бұрын

    Great video - thanks

  • @tomazstonks
    @tomazstonks7 ай бұрын

    This kind of hits home. I try to do my job the best I can, every day. I never served. It's an who can be the biggest a-holes these days. Trying to be the heroes for their country, but things have changed a lot since then

  • @lurree1904
    @lurree19048 ай бұрын

    Amazing men. I am so proud that I live in this country and have men like these protecting us and our freedom. Thank you sir.

  • @kornholyo1828
    @kornholyo18288 ай бұрын

    Love At the one minute mark. I feel like a teacher. Drag the TV in... now I'm hocked for 20mins

  • @SoCaliSurfer13
    @SoCaliSurfer138 ай бұрын

    Shit like this and really all the stories that I’ve read and was told about all men who suffered for years and were able to made it back home but honestly even more than that were the men who never were able to make it back home is one of the main reasons why I PROUDLY joined and served as a United States Marine. Serving in Iraq is obviously completely different than serving in Vietnam but I was able to talk to my uncle who also was an United States Marine and we both were like wow I’m glad that I didn’t have to fight in those conditions/situations but ultimately it wouldn’t have mattered where we went because our main goal was to do whatever it took to bring everyone back home who came with us.

  • @clshep
    @clshep8 ай бұрын

    Those guys should've been able to fly in an F-22 Raptor or the F-35 Lightning II instead of a T-38 Talon. Show them how far we've come since the F-4 Phantom.

  • @1MileOut

    @1MileOut

    8 ай бұрын

    I could be wrong, but both the F-35 and F-22 are single seat aircraft.

  • @clshep

    @clshep

    8 ай бұрын

    @@1MileOut This is true, they both are single seat fighters....but come on, if these pilots could handle being POW's for 5+ years, they can handle a Raptor! Lol

  • @jonathonlyles3349
    @jonathonlyles33498 ай бұрын

    It totally makes Afghanistan look like a cake walk mad respect to all the Vietnam vets

  • @mr_narto
    @mr_narto8 ай бұрын

    Legendary man, legendary unibrows👌

  • @user-nk2js8wg1q
    @user-nk2js8wg1q2 ай бұрын

    The flaming aircraft on the flight deck were not a result of the Gulf of Tonkin incident. That was the USS Forestall flight deck fire!

  • @70stunes71
    @70stunes715 ай бұрын

    Welcome home brothers. 🙏🙏🙏

  • @d.j.roberts187
    @d.j.roberts1873 ай бұрын

    I had the honor of meeting Col Tom Mcnish. He was with these guys for 6 years. He gave new his challenge coin.

  • @Celtic-Iron
    @Celtic-Iron8 ай бұрын

    Hero

  • @brandonfouts4074
    @brandonfouts40742 ай бұрын

    crazy how much different wars are fought now, these were men vs men

  • @derya3990
    @derya39908 ай бұрын

    bravery wow, we cant imagine

  • @fredb4968
    @fredb49687 ай бұрын

    God bless you American heroes !!!!!!!

  • @Gmoney222
    @Gmoney2223 ай бұрын

    To this day it sickens me to see Vietnam vets are treated terribly , a country that DRAFTED them to serve , not by their own will and the Veterans Association isn’t ran by the government ??? I see groups of veterans where I live struggle on a month to month basis , with call back times of 2 weeks to a month and have terrible bus schedules that take them an hour or 2 away just to be seen 1 time , thank you all service man who have served and still continue to serve , you all are the definition of being an American❤️🇺🇸 I hope this generation shows the gratitude we OWE

  • @georgecoull1883
    @georgecoull18838 ай бұрын

    You guys HAVE to have Brent Tucker rival coffee guy and talk about the meme and have a truce? Green berets after all shouldn't be so competitive 😂

  • @louambers
    @louambers7 ай бұрын

    Did I experience a glitch in the matrix?

  • @rickcimino5483
    @rickcimino54838 ай бұрын

    at 18:18....is that John McCain on the right?

  • @The_Lone_Crusader
    @The_Lone_Crusader7 ай бұрын

    Anyone else’s screen glitch out at 1:03 ?

  • @lllllllllllIllI
    @lllllllllllIllI3 ай бұрын

    Jesus. I thought my phone broke at the beginning of the video.

  • @-hawtzauce-1108
    @-hawtzauce-11086 ай бұрын

    1:36 hey it's the UAP tictac pilot 😅

  • @gsxrtwitch89
    @gsxrtwitch897 ай бұрын

    This man spent more time as a POW in hostile territory than gen z spend in college. Yet, gen z want everything handed to them all while this MAN made a successful life for himself. Truly shows the major difference in generations. Or shall I say woke generation.

  • @chadidsinga5119
    @chadidsinga51198 ай бұрын

    😢 brings a tear to my eye to see this and hear what our Americans went through . To see what is going on in world today makes my stomach sick to know what people have sacrificed for all of us to be free 🇺🇸 Trump 2024 save our beautiful country 🙏🏻🇺🇸

  • @buituan7969

    @buituan7969

    Ай бұрын

    Should not, keep your water😂

  • @Realbeardedgamerdad
    @Realbeardedgamerdad8 ай бұрын

    ❤️👍🏻🥃🇺🇸

  • @markjfox866
    @markjfox8663 ай бұрын

    👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖

  • @TAR3N
    @TAR3N8 ай бұрын

    What about all the ones left behind? There were still POWs after the war . Some in China. Rumors of some in Russia …..

  • @jessekendall8714
    @jessekendall87143 ай бұрын

    Drinking my Rich Mocha watching another testimony

  • @derya3990
    @derya39908 ай бұрын

    geneva convention, no war was declared so that was the problem legally. HCM read up on what hotel he worked at lol

  • @chartphred1
    @chartphred17 ай бұрын

    This is why the West should not torture combatants. Because it gives future enemies the excuse to do the same. We need to set the example first. The war after 2001 broke that morality we had. The Chinese and others won't be so nice, if future conflicts happen.

  • @PendulumMapTarotLightWorker
    @PendulumMapTarotLightWorker8 ай бұрын

    I Tea Bag All US Military Special Forces

  • @JB-td9fz
    @JB-td9fz8 ай бұрын

    Bit of a shock to find out that some of the top dogs at BRCC donate to the Democrats...😮

  • @cruisinguy6024

    @cruisinguy6024

    7 ай бұрын

    I genuinely feel bad for you. I don’t know if you’re a paid troll or just naturally anti America but regardless I hope you spend some time reflecting on your views and mentality

  • @andyfriederichsen

    @andyfriederichsen

    4 ай бұрын

    @@cruisinguy6024 Democrats are anti-America.

  • @howardpage9915
    @howardpage99156 ай бұрын

    I think everyday of the US president who said "I like the ones who didn't get caught!". He still has a very loyal following. The world is upside down. I respect these men so much. They are the best of America.

  • @suprarcjpop545
    @suprarcjpop5458 ай бұрын

    The USA lost in Vietnam and they lost and ran away in Afghanistan for the world to see. Big ships and planes still cant get the US a win.

  • @andyfriederichsen

    @andyfriederichsen

    4 ай бұрын

    You are either a troll or an idiot.

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