"A Marine is never outnumbered...he just sometimes finds himself in an exceptionally target rich environment."
@redeyedmongoose2963
Жыл бұрын
Hurrah !
@DjWellDressedMan
Жыл бұрын
Noam Chomsky - The Crimes of U.S. Presidents @ Ytube.
@christineshotton824
Жыл бұрын
@@DjWellDressedMan The fact that you quote one of the most radically anti-American leftists on earth says all one needs to know about you and your opinions.
@DjWellDressedMan
Жыл бұрын
@@christineshotton824 He sadly can backup every word with facts, you can believe facts or live your sad life. Please point to one issue that Chomksy lies about, just one!
@christineshotton824
Жыл бұрын
@@DjWellDressedMan I can't point at just one, because Chomsky's lies are legion. And his background as a linguist, coupled with his being clearly aware of how manipulation of terminology influences opinion, proves conclusively that he is lying deliberately rather than failing to express himself well The two most obvious are, first, his clearly BS notion of anarchosyndicalism. The idea that people will voluntarily participate in collectivist socialism without coercion if they just understand it is either ludicrously naive, or a blatant lie. Either way, it's BS. And given his expertise in linguistics, the rational conclusion is that it's a deliberate lie. Also, his contention that free market capitalism cannot work is also a blatant lie, unless (like all leftists) he defines "working" for free markets as a flawless utopia. It's very telling how leftists fail to honestly measure socialism, communism, or other forms of collectivism by the same standards they demand free markets be measured. So, much like a the proverbial stopped clock being right twice a day, Chomsky's occasional truthful observations do not in any way conceal the fact that he is a leftist who will use lies as readily as truth to advance his anti-American agenda.
@timothy742
Жыл бұрын
I was there with 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines Hotel Company as a 0311 grunt for all of 1968, thank you for making this video I lost a few brothers in arms during that week and those losses still haunt me. Semper Fi
@chrisalexander2478
Жыл бұрын
Semper Fi Brother
@USMCdad470
Жыл бұрын
Semper Fi Brother. Welcome home.
@lplacido61
Жыл бұрын
Welcome Home Devil Dog. Semper Fi
@pancho1154
Жыл бұрын
Semper Fi brother !! I was with 2/3 in '68-'69.... H&S Co. Comm. ! I arrived in country on 1May68 ....
@robertharing7031
Жыл бұрын
God Bless you for your service. Thank You and I’m sorry for your losses
@ctbailey16
Жыл бұрын
As a Marine I’m very humbled buy the men that came before me. This story is extraordinary and shows the Marine spirit. The fact that after the start of the battle after they have intel now from captured NVA that a group of 600 Marines are going up against a force of 10,000, the order is to fix bayonets and charge forward. That’s the Marine spirit. Never quit.
@ccLA08
Жыл бұрын
Semper fi devil dog
@davidstaudohar6733
Жыл бұрын
Semper Paratus Semper Fidelis 3 3 3 🦅🌍⚓🇺🇸‼️
@lplacido61
Жыл бұрын
Semper Fi Brothers
@Zeekstuff
Жыл бұрын
This video really doesn't do this battle justice. There is a show that interviewed these men called Against The Odds and the episode is called The Bastards of Dai Do. The 2/4 is nicknamed The Magnificent Bastards and there is a book with that title about this battle too.
@bo0tsy1
Жыл бұрын
Rather you not to sacrifice
@Richard-ue3gx
Жыл бұрын
My father was in Japan under 2/4 echo company as a clerk detached. He was brought in when the battle started and dropped right into it. He didn't talk much about it, except once when he mentioned a certain marine that he had confused with another marine, as he corrected himself, he said no, no, that marine was shot in the head in Dai Do. Although my father's gone now, agent orange finally took him, I'll never forget his words of those who gave it all. Live well people, it comes with a price... God bless our military, God bless our Marines.
@steelcross839
Жыл бұрын
A retired Marine LT Col. who had done tours in Desert Storm and Afganistan told me, "even out numbered, out gunned, there is no safer place to be than surrounded by 15 other Marines".
@DjWellDressedMan
Жыл бұрын
"United States War Crimes" Wikipedia Vietnam War: My Lai Massacre / Operation Speedy Express / Phoenix Program / Tiger Force...
@michaelgumienny679
Жыл бұрын
@@DjWellDressedMan are you really just rapidly posting these on every comment dude
@DjWellDressedMan
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelgumienny679 Yes, because most people here, YOU, think the USA is all and only good and great while it actually commits War crimes into 2023. What is more disturbing is the jaw dropping level ignorance here, dont you people ever read anything about history, or just Fox "NEWS" 24/7!
@michaelgumienny679
Жыл бұрын
@@DjWellDressedMan you literally are assuming I'm instantly against what your saying without anything to back it up. I didn't even disagree with you bro, you gotta chill
@DjWellDressedMan
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelgumienny679 Sorry about that, used to people on this channel with zero knowledge of US atrocities.
@kimberlyb2975
Жыл бұрын
My dad was in the area where these videos were taken. He sent me the link to this video - gave me chills to watch. I asked him if he was there, at the locations in these videos and he answered, “I was on the base at Dong Ha. These videos were around us. We made some convoys to Quang Tri, Khe Sanh, and Cam Tuyan. I rotated back to the states in June of 68. I rotated with other radio operator's going off base for convoys, medical runs, and demolition runs.” He has told me some stories of his time in-country that would make your hair stand on end. He was in the Force Logistics Support Group Bravo, 1st Support Battalion, 3rd Marines. Thank you ladies and gents of the Marines for your service! Ooh-Rah! Y’all are a tough bunch of whom I am very proud!
@RovingRoninEDC
Жыл бұрын
As a Marine Combat Veteran, I know what they did and I remember it and so do those I was given the humble honor to serve with. I also know, in the part of my heart which is tattooed that day on the parade deck at PI or SD, that if you were to ask any Marine who fought there that day, “why did you do what you did”….you wouldn’t hear words like Recognition, Country or even corps. You’d hear “For each other”. And that’s why we don’t forget them.
@phettywappharmaceuticalsll8842
Жыл бұрын
Semper fi
@southtexasprepper1837
Жыл бұрын
The Presidential Unit Citation should be issued to these brave United States Marines that Held The Line over such overwhelming odds. Not to recognize their bravery would continue to be a Travesty!
@marycopeland4049
Жыл бұрын
Don’t expect the current regime to honor these men....
@southtexasprepper1837
Жыл бұрын
@@marycopeland4049 I don't. Unless undue political pressure is brought upon them or someone says that they're going to get upstaged by the next Administration.
@DjWellDressedMan
Жыл бұрын
Why should a person get a medal if they invaded a sovereign country and committed war crimes, not clear on your logic?
@jimcronin2043
Жыл бұрын
I agree, however, I doubt that they were hunting medals at the time.
@jimcronin2043
Жыл бұрын
@@DjWellDressedMan The fact that someone would make a comment such as this shows how low our culture and society has descended in this unfortunate time.
@charlesedris2086
Жыл бұрын
Marines never fight for the glory, we fight for our brothers. SEMPER FI DEVIL DOGS!
@vic5828
Жыл бұрын
Right on! I'm proud to be a Marine and proud of my Brother for what they did in this battle and all wars.
@ccLA08
Жыл бұрын
Semper fi brother, Oohrah
@lplacido61
Жыл бұрын
It is all about the Brotherhood, Semper Fi.
@vic5828
Жыл бұрын
@@lplacido61 That's for sure!
@phettywappharmaceuticalsll8842
Жыл бұрын
Yut
@johnwilliamson2276
Жыл бұрын
I was with 3/9 in 1969 a year after this battle. Our headquarters was in Quang Tri City but most of the 9th Marines were out of Vandergrift Combat Base 5-6 miles south east of Kayson. We were pulled out of Vietnam and sent to Okinawa in July of 1969. I was very lucky and only spent 5 months in country. Semper Fi
@sebenty6844
Жыл бұрын
I have have the brain power not to follow what you just said but thank you for your service sir.
@QuinnV100
Жыл бұрын
Did you know a John Valentine by any chance?
@mtlbstrd
Жыл бұрын
No disrespect intended if you were actually there (sorry, “stolen valor” exists…), but, wouldn’t someone who was in-country know that “Kayson” is actually spelled Khe Sanh?
@simonheaney8721
Жыл бұрын
Khe sahn
@PaladinSix
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service, Sir, my Dad was at Da Nang with the 1st MarDiv Band from 1969 to 70. My twin brother and I have followed in his footsteps and joined the Marine Corps, my twin in Desert Storm and myself in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nothing to be ashamed of, five months in Vietnam is no joke.
@userjlj
Жыл бұрын
man, 10K NVA against 600 marines that's like a 16:1 advantage.. hats off to those leathernecks!!! one of the finest fighting forces there is!!!
@historymatters6627
Жыл бұрын
Almost gotta feel sry for the NVA, against 600 devil dogs few would stand a chance. God bless the USMC, love from Australia. x
@rooftopcat1785
Жыл бұрын
10k? Cant all be from small arms, arty took some of that im sure.
@NefariousKoel
Жыл бұрын
My father was with C/1/196 (Army) who got called in as reinforcements to block the other side of the river, around Nhi Ha, from the inevitable NVA flanking attack. One of his old buddies sent a few Polaroids to him. The pic from the helo, when they were leaving after days fighting there, showed a landscape that looked like WW1 trench warfare. The village and the foliage were almost completely gone from a huge area, just trenches, artillery craters, and a few tree stumps left. He said, "when we saw that Marine helicopters came to pick us Army grunts up, we knew the sh!t must've really hit the fan and we were headed into straight into it." The Defense of Dong Ha was related in a book by Keith Nolan, "The Magnificent Bastards". Brutal fight.
@DjWellDressedMan
Жыл бұрын
Noam Chomsky - The Crimes of U.S. Presidents @ Ytube.
@christineshotton824
Жыл бұрын
@@DjWellDressedMan The coward leftist who refuses to address Chomsky's lies continues to troll.
@morganottlii2390
Жыл бұрын
May God Bless your father. He secured his place in Heaven, because he has been to hell already.
@christineshotton824
Жыл бұрын
@@DrewHop325 Edwin Land created the first polaroid camera in 1948. By the 1960s they were very popular, cost about $20, and most households had one. So what exactly is so absurd about someone having polaroids from the early to mid 1970s?
@christineshotton824
Жыл бұрын
@@DrewHop325 This is public record. Do a two minute online search for the polaroid camera. You are probably confusing the SX-7O cartridge cameras with every polaroid. Polaroid started making cartridge cameras with integral batteries in the film cartridge long after the film pack instant cameras. The color pack series of instant color cameras was in production in series 100, 200, 300 throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The black and white instant film pack cameras, even earlier. As for you wanting me to quote a source - do your own research. Literally every search engine on the internet can give you this information with a two minute search. Just type in "history of the polaroid camera". Stop being such a lazy-@$$ blowhard and do your own research. As for my age - I am old enough that I have photo albums with POLAROID pictures of me and my family when I was a little kid in the 1960s. You should really do a little research before making a such fool of yourself.
@tbarry4990
Жыл бұрын
How could you have anything but absolute respect and awe for the way these guys fought bravely. Today, I still can't believe these guys never got the recognition they so sorely deserved.
@mtlbstrd
Жыл бұрын
Blame the hippies and feckless politicians.
@tbarry4990
Жыл бұрын
@@mtlbstrd - To be honest, I don't think some of the hippies and politicians really had a clue as to what the guys drafted there had to look at and experience. I think if they had, they might have shut their mouths pretty quickly. Perhaps like for some (or most) of the guys that were there in Vietnam had nightmares/PTSD for years.
@johnsheldon4880
Жыл бұрын
I was welcomed home in San Fran, I was spit on at the Airport. A cop kept me from going to jail.
@tbarry4990
Жыл бұрын
@@johnsheldon4880 - Sorry to hear that. I remember hearing stories about that and was disgusted to hear they treated the vets that way.
@ishitunot5152
Жыл бұрын
Yes totally agree the NVA never go the recognition they so sorely deserved by the US government. I therefore thank you for your service. USA USA USA
@Switch2Burst
Жыл бұрын
As a Marine with a PUC from Afghan. These men deserve it way more than I do.
@DjWellDressedMan
Жыл бұрын
Noam Chomsky - The Crimes of U.S. Presidents @ Ytube.
@christineshotton824
Жыл бұрын
@@DjWellDressedMan The leftist coward continues to troll about Chomsky's lies.
@nedmccarroll8462
Жыл бұрын
You served you deserve the same honours and respect
@phettywappharmaceuticalsll8842
Жыл бұрын
@@DjWellDressedMan keep spamming wuss…why not tell us about Japanese war crimes during ww2 or the torture by north Vietnamese in the Hanoi Hilton
@mwhitelaw8569
Жыл бұрын
Definitely more needs to be told from this war New generations of people need to understand. Thanks for covering this stuff
@QuinnV100
Жыл бұрын
My dad was there! Told me all about this, running out of ammo, engaging in hand to hand combat, and calling in naplam so close it burned the hairs off his body
@nedmccarroll8462
Жыл бұрын
Thank your dad for his service
@jcllh3276
Жыл бұрын
Hope your father is well thank him from me! I’m great full men like your father paved the way for someone like me to then serve decades later and fill the USMC with such rich history of bravery.
@Zeekstuff
Жыл бұрын
There were no napalm strikes in this battle. In fact, there was no air support besides medivac helicopters.
@russell28533
Жыл бұрын
I have the luxury of watching this in an air conditioned room, with a well fed stomach. I think I might have slightly twisted my ankle stepping over one of my cats on my way to the toilet to take a dump. Its unfathomable to me that these men experienced so much. Their eyes, seeing so much. Years later, their hearts and memories, carrying so much. I am both saddened and relieved to know there are better men than I on this earth. Better men that can endure what I cannot.
@mjs3343
Жыл бұрын
A great comment indeed!
@jrm2fla
Жыл бұрын
Well said!
@oldesertguy9616
Жыл бұрын
You never know what you can endure until you have to. War brings out both the worst and the best in men.
@DjWellDressedMan
Жыл бұрын
I SUPPORT YOU SUPPORT OF THE VIETNAM PEOPLE FIGHTING THE AMERICANS! "United States War Crimes" Wikipedia Vietnam War: My Lai Massacre / Operation Speedy Express / Phoenix Program / Tiger Force...
@kenkendall1285
Жыл бұрын
*And yet, even with those guys, the US lost the war anyway...*
@craigmurgatroyd5633
Жыл бұрын
The US Marines, always dependable.
@PhilosophersLegacy83
Жыл бұрын
Or tools for their masters.
@huntclanhunt9697
Жыл бұрын
@@PhilosophersLegacy83 That's literally what militaries are, regardless of what nation. Militaries are a tool for their nation to use for defending their interests.
@petegarrido5406
Жыл бұрын
@@PhilosophersLegacy83 well..so are you..and you don't even know it .
@DjWellDressedMan
Жыл бұрын
The US Marines, always dependable... to further US Corporate Interests around the World while you think they are doing it for FREEDUMB or Patriotism or whatever?
@scothayes9220
Жыл бұрын
Yut..
@jaredevildog6343
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great video. Also thank you for getting the names, terms and even saying Golf and Foxtrot. Most other creators don't take the time to use proper terms.
@92angelguzman
Жыл бұрын
Rah JareDevilDog!
@Anime96Vault
Жыл бұрын
Each man, an army.
@hpblack1953
Жыл бұрын
Each man, a Marine. A pissed off Marine.
@DodAederen
Жыл бұрын
Every man a rifleman.
@maninthemiddleground2316
Жыл бұрын
As the famed US Marine General, Chesty Puller said, “There are not enough chinamen in the world to stop a fully armed Marine regiment from going where ever they want to go.” I guess 10,000 NVA is really not enough 😅 Semper Fi! From Philippines
@johnjohnson8812
Жыл бұрын
Indeed! 'Ole Chesty at the beginning of the Viet Nam war went to the Marine brass and tried to get them to let him form a division of Marines from all the brigs and prisons to form a fighting force against the Viet Cong. Can you imagine?? Needless to say, the brass wasn't about to turn that bunch loose over there! They might have taken over Hanoi. Ha! Semper Fi!
@thinkharder1645
Жыл бұрын
Once more into the fray. Respect
@tomdevine7395
Жыл бұрын
I’ve read a few books on this battle, incredible. “Hue” is also a great book. To you Vietnam vets, thank you.
@davidrudd9846
Жыл бұрын
The Soldiers and Marines did not lose Vietnam the politicians and diplomats did!!!!!
@marklangkamp3151
Жыл бұрын
It didn’t matter who was going to win or lose, we lost it before we even got there, we weren’t going to win it was all about politics, religion and how much money can we screw out of the people to make the fat man richer. Nixon had them coming to the table until he needed to run again for the presidency then the bombing stop gave the North time to regroup. Nixon and the Republican Party should have been shot for that, how many guys died after that? and for what for money? When you have war there’s just going to be more war, it sucks! 1969-72 USA Airborne Vietnam
@BillHalliwell
Жыл бұрын
G'day Dark, Your own video on the Battle of the Bulge tells of US soldiers who were heavily decorated for their outstanding valour and tenacity at repelling the last gasp of Hitler's 6th Panzer Army and other units, 37 years after the WW2 battle which, for a short time, threatened to split British and US forces on their way to Antwerp; an objective they never reached. This mammoth action by the Allies crushed the last hopes of the Nazis having any further victories. If large numbers of troops can be decorated 37 years after a battle then, I don't think it's much of a stretch to do the same, with Presidential Unit Citations, 50 years after the same kind of outstanding heroics by a mere 600 Marines facing 10K+ NVA during the Vietnam conflict. The time to do this is now; before too many of the P.U.C.s are awarded posthumously. Thanks, Dark, for both of these videos that demonstrate that a well-trained soldier with his rifle is a formidable force at any time in military history. Cheers, Bill H.
@radamson1
Жыл бұрын
I was in Fox co. 2/4. You can find much more about Dia Do here on youtube and the discovery channel had a segment on it. It was far more intense than this version leads one to believe, at the time there seemed no way to survive it. But as Marines we were determined to sell our lives dearly. It wasn't until a few days latter that we were told of the numbers difference. I had less than a week in country and was convinced this would be what a Vietnam tour would be like.
@11buster1000
Жыл бұрын
Make what the Australians and New Zealanders did at Long Tan even more spectacular.
@Mark-Marine
Жыл бұрын
I, and all the Marines I served with, had the utmost respect for the Aussies. We called them out Bros and meant it. Sadly, most I knew who survived have succumbed to AO years ago.
@11buster1000
Жыл бұрын
@Mark Marine unfortunate, like in the states, the recognition of the bravery of these men and women has not been recognised. For the men of Long Tan, this recognition is still pending. The bravery awards and medals should be now given for there actions well they are still here.
@chadrushing4685
Жыл бұрын
"The enemy have us surrounded!”, “they won’t get away this time!!" Chesty Puller, American hero
@Ishkybibble
Жыл бұрын
There is a great book about this: “The Magnificent Bastards: The Joint Army-Marine Defense of Dong Ha”
@s.garywerley3580
Жыл бұрын
I was with Delta 1/9 in the first contact at 3:08 in the video, my first purple heart, my squad leader was killed and 2 days later I was promoted to Lance Corporal and made squad leader,(over much protest as I had been in Nam about 6 weeks) of 3rd Squad 3rd Platoon. At one point we were cut off with 5 wia, 1 kia and 5 men with rifles. The radio man called in the tanks, they would shine their spot light and sweep the sky until we stopped the light over us and came to help us get out there.
@johndc2998
Жыл бұрын
Welcome home, thank you for your service.
@QuinnV100
Жыл бұрын
Did you know John Valentine by any chance?
@s.garywerley3580
Жыл бұрын
@@QuinnV100 not to my very old memory
@MrScott1171
Жыл бұрын
My father was a Marine in Vietnam about this time frame. He was not in these units but he did see action.
@constitutionsupporter1972
Жыл бұрын
One hell of a battle, 600 against 10,000. I think they should be awarded a Presidential Unit Citation in a ceremony in Washington. It was overlooked because of urgent matters tearing the country apart. So due to special circumstances, special consideration are in order I think. These guys are in their 70s now, hurry up.
@victors-9711
Жыл бұрын
There's a reason why we're the best and always will be
@OhDatsikk
Жыл бұрын
Calm down boomer patriot. That might change in 100 years
@victors-9711
Жыл бұрын
@@OhDatsikk 25 years old don't worry I'll just label you a gen z cause why not. Sure change in 100 years but I'll be dead by then so if I'm proven wrong wellp tell that to my grave lol. Bless you
@gford1491
Жыл бұрын
@@OhDatsikk it's already changing you can see what's happened just in the last 10 yrs
@PhilosophersLegacy83
Жыл бұрын
So great your army hasnt won a war decisively since '45 😂. America will have her downfall eventually, no empire lasts forever.
@southtexasprepper1837
Жыл бұрын
@@OhDatsikkYou've obviously never been in the Military, Junior!
@lyntwo
Жыл бұрын
I honestly did not know of this battle. Thank You.
@danor6812
Жыл бұрын
I had 2 brothers that served in Vietnam. I remember in the 60's and 70's. People were quick to correct you if you referred to Vietnam as a war. It was called a "police action" back then. Johnson should have recalled all out men after the first 6 months at most. Our guy were to fight and win ground. The South Vietnamese were then supposed to occupy the ground won. They never did. The NVA would come back after a couple of days and occupy that ground again. Which is why so many times Army and Marines fought for the same piece of jungle or hilltop over, and over again.
@arthurbrumagem3844
Жыл бұрын
Guarantee it was a “ war” to those of us who were there in the jungle 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
@danor6812
Жыл бұрын
@@arthurbrumagem3844 I know it was a war. I had 2 brothers sent to fight in that war. I was referring to what it was called back then. I was young and was corrected many times in school because I referred to it as a war.
@arthurbrumagem3844
Жыл бұрын
@@danor6812 agree, just adding my two cents
@jimwjohnq.public
Жыл бұрын
Actually the Vietnam war was a 'conflict', the Korean war was a 'police action.' But no matter what it was called it was indeed a war.
@harryexx2
Жыл бұрын
I was in the Navy and respected the Marines. They are well trained, gung ho and tough people. The respect their country and their fellow Marines and love to kick ass in battle. A military man unit was surrounded by bad guys and he said: " Good , now we know where their at and they can't escape!
@johnsheldon4880
Жыл бұрын
Chesty Puller at the Chosin. Surrounded by the Chinese.
@jimcronin2043
Жыл бұрын
Ever since the end of WWII bureaucrats in the Army and Pentagon have been trying to get rid of the USMC. But the fact is that they can do things that others cannot do and we are fortunate to have them.
@duanepigden1337
Жыл бұрын
I’ve never heard that.
@jimcronin2043
Жыл бұрын
@@duanepigden1337 It started with Eisenhower and Omar Bradley. In fact, Eisenhower had a regiment of Marines on the Texas on D-Day and refused to use them. There was simmering resentment over the Marines' combat record in WWI. Gen. Robert Gates, Defense Secretary for Bush and Obama proposed doing away with the Marines, saying that they are an obsolete force and redundant.
@duanepigden1337
Жыл бұрын
@@jimcronin2043 -- what was wrong with the marines in WW1? The things I heard about them was that they were the only/best trained warriors that USA had at the start of their late coming to the war.
@jimcronin2043
Жыл бұрын
@@duanepigden1337 As you state, the Marines were the first into the fight at America's initial involvement because they were already trained. In fact, there were Army divisions with Marine commanders for a short time. As the war progressed the Army began fighting but the Marines' contributions outsized the Army's in terms of proportional effort. The Marines were very proud of their accomplishments and made no secret about it and the Army officers resented it.
@duanepigden1337
Жыл бұрын
@@jimcronin2043 -- I’m with you, why get rid of an effective branch. Especially when money is being wasted with creating a new unit, Space Force.
@edwinclark5041
Жыл бұрын
They were all so very special. Thank you, isn't enough. Semper Fidelis.
@hughsmith7281
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great video.
@jerrysolomon7623
Жыл бұрын
Won every battle,politicians lost the war! Makes me sick just thinking about it.
@petegarrido5406
Жыл бұрын
There was no super objective in Vietnam...we've been meddling overseas since 1898 . By the way..we broke the Japanese code in the late 30s...and knew about the upcoming attack on Pearl .
@batzzz2044
Жыл бұрын
You get it was pre orchestrated right? We blockaded them and cut their oil which provoked them to attack. They had to. Not only did we know, we caused it and let it happen. You don't understand that these people have been doing this for generations now. Back room meetings and deals were easier then.
@mtlbstrd
Жыл бұрын
@@petegarrido5406 Roosevelt DEFINITELY knew it was coming. However, with the American sentiment about war following WWI, he also knew that he couldn’t convince Americans to go back to a war that didn’t involve America, until it did.
@help8help
Жыл бұрын
You can thank traitorous “reporters” like Walter Cronkite.
@johnjohnson8812
Жыл бұрын
@@mtlbstrd Yes, he was a staunch Isolationist. Interesting fact is that Hitler declared war on the USA four days after Pearl Harbor. Talk about stupid! With that we were in the war totally! We were the greatest economic power in the world and quickly transformed our civilian products to war time products. I'll bet Hitler thought a lot about that when June 6, 1944 (Normandy landing) rolled around, and our boys showed up on his doorstep. Ha! Semper Fi!
@historymatters6627
Жыл бұрын
Total respect!
@bigsteve6200
Жыл бұрын
Outstanding !. The World's Finest US Marines. Semper Fi
@Boostedm3nace
Жыл бұрын
It’s because of men like this and the hero’s from WWII that I wear the name of leatherneck with pride. My tours to Iraq had bad days and we lost good men, but it was nothing compared to what these warriors went through.
@grapeshot
Жыл бұрын
Yep there's a good book about this battle called The Magnificent Bastards.
@MrHouseparty6
Жыл бұрын
Keith William Nolan?
@grapeshot
Жыл бұрын
@@MrHouseparty6 yep
@wmprice1
Жыл бұрын
This is awesome. I drove MajGen Livingston back in 95' when I was serving COMMARFORRES in NOLA he was an amazing guy. Actually, playfully, punch me in the diaphragm as I saluted his medal, MOH, one night opening his door while picking him up after a dinner party, old school Marine.
@TSimo113
Жыл бұрын
10,000 enemy against 600 marines sounds like a normal work day
@vic5828
Жыл бұрын
All gave some, some gave all. I'm proud of my Brothers! OOHRAH and Semper Fi.
@Irish381
Жыл бұрын
SEMPER FI!
@Kneon_Knight
Жыл бұрын
U.S. Marines - when it absolutely, positively has to be destroyed overnight. Welcome home to all that served in that war, and all wars before and since.
@mutantfmj
Жыл бұрын
Marines " You only brought 10,000 NVA , you better send for more troops" NVA "but there is 600 of you Marines" . Marines " NVA stop complaining we are cheating, we told you to get more troops"
@Zeekstuff
Жыл бұрын
I was wondering if you would cover this battle. My grandfather is William Weise who lead this attack. I have got to meet all of these men in person. They have some awesome stories.
@PaladinSix
Жыл бұрын
You mistakenly address Lieutenant Colonel William Weise USMC, Battalion Commander of 2nd Bn, 4th Marines as Lieutenant Commander a US Navy rank equivalent to a Marine Corps Major. LtCol Weise was wounded at the battle for Dai Do where he was later awarded the Navy Cross, the 2nd highest award for a US Marine. This is an extremely good documentary, I've enjoyed every one that I've seen.
@noneyabusiness4006
Жыл бұрын
The 2nd highest award from the Navy. Given to both Marines & Navy.
@radamson1
Жыл бұрын
The grunts of 2/4 just called him "Wild Bill"!
@Zeekstuff
Жыл бұрын
He was also awarded the Silver Star. The only thing that kept him from being paralyzed from being wounded was that the bullet hit his binoculars.
@Zeekstuff
Жыл бұрын
@@radamson1 he was called that throughout his career in the Corps. Not just the 2/4.
@radamson1
Жыл бұрын
@@Zeekstuff I didn't know that. Do you mean he was called that before Vietnam?
@joshmccoy1522
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the attempt, Sen Tester, and FJB.
@Aegirak
Жыл бұрын
I’m telling ya man! Don’t mess with the US Marines. They are the most underfunded, under-equipped, under-populated, under-paid and best trained force in all of our military. No wonder they are such bad asses. Marines get or hold on to the last vestiges of equipment, and make them work to the best ability any US Army could. During Operation Desert Storm we had very few M1-A1 Main Battle tanks and a bunch of old M60 main battle tanks. Yet we were the first into Kuwait City working the SE flank gulf side. Army had all the M1-A1 tanks. Army gets all the new toys and Marines get the hand-me-downs. No wonder the Marines feel like step children.
@B126USMC
Жыл бұрын
Always been like that .... that way...... the USMC gets the hand-me-downs we used to steal gear from the Army when we could......
@russellwilliams4317
Жыл бұрын
I think Dark Docs has finally returned! Good sh** man!
@willmears1111
Жыл бұрын
As an intelligence advisor at Phu Bai, Hue and Khe Sanh (you should pronounce it Kay-San) during the 1968 Tet offensive, I was intimately involved in each of the battles the Marines fought at that time, and they always faced massive odds at Hue, Dong Ha and Khe Sanh. These three battles were primarily totally different from each other. At Hue our odds were 20 to 1 (urban/house to house); Dong Ha about 15 to 1 (open terrain) and Khe Sanh (defensive) about 15 to 1. Marine casualties in Hue were double what you stated, and the other errors you made did not effect the story. The 1st ARVN Division in Hue was excellent, but because the agreed Tet holiday ceasefire was used by the lying Communist North Vietnamese to attack our locations, the 1st ARVN had compassionately sent their soldiers home to be with their families, and only a very small reserve had remained in Hue. They had no troops to supply to anyone else, nor did the Marines in I Corp have anyone else, or the 1st Cavalry unit who had only 400 on the West side of Hue to close the Imperial Palace supply route against thousands of NVA. I am so proud to have fought with all of these units. They fought bravely, with courage and a selflessness that is hard for me to describe even today. I will never forget my comrades during those events, and the sacrifices they made. As with Communist Russia today, and their attempt to steal the Ukraine, Moldova or anywhere else they can get their hands on, we must be vigilant. Likewise, Communist North Vietnam was happy to invade Democratic South Vietnam and steal their country. The communists always want someone elses country.
@B126USMC
Жыл бұрын
I agree with everything you mention of the Marines and Army. However, I have issue with the sentence before your last 2 sentences.
@noneyabusiness4006
Жыл бұрын
William, stop believing propaganda and read a little more about the conflict in Ukraine and its' origin.
@errolfoster1101
Жыл бұрын
utmost respect Brothers
@estellemelodimitchell8259
Жыл бұрын
I thought the Marines would say: Now the bastards have made it easy for us. They are there and we don’t have to find them.
@frankdavis8182
Жыл бұрын
Thank All of You Marines for you Valor, Courage and Tanacity. May God Bless those who gave their all and God Bless those who returned. The USA had the commitment, the equipment but not the resolve.
@dreamchasergarage690
Жыл бұрын
They deserve the unit citation. They paid for their laurels with blood and honour.
@stephenblake2196
7 ай бұрын
❤❤ THANK YOU FOR SHARING!! WELCOME HOME!! THESE MEN AND THEIR EXPERIENCE IN VEITNAM MUST TOLD !! NEVER LET THE POLITICIANS AND THE AMERICAN PUBLIC FORGET!! THE SACRIFICES OF THEIR YOUTH AND MORE !! ❤❤
@calebmartens7435
Жыл бұрын
You always make me feel like some man in black is reading top secret documents too me personally. That you for your wonderful work learn something new everyday.
@alanstrong55
Жыл бұрын
Anyone coming out of that horrible pit deserved 5 years pay as a bonus. Tax free!
@PattMcCrotch
Жыл бұрын
You need to investigate the Battle of Lang Vei, Vietnam, if you have not already. Now that's a story to tell!
@timjacobsen6957
Жыл бұрын
Always faithful!!
@mustanggun
Жыл бұрын
Does it surprise anyone that President Poopy Pants is an empty suit, and snuffed the Marines presidential citation for this battle? I’m an Army airborne grunt, and I say give the jar heads the award, they earned it.
@transitionministries2072
Жыл бұрын
I had been at Dong Ha less than a week, assigned to FLSG-B as a Small Arms Repair Technician/Armorer. Spent my whole 13 month tour at Hong Ha. Those Grunts earned their pay in that engagement. Semper Fi
@thetigerstripes
Жыл бұрын
NVA lost 2 of their best divisions at Khe Sahn and they never recovered. They were conscripting 15 year-old kids by force and giving them 3 weeks of training, a uniform that didn’t fit, and no weapons.
@masivatak
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great story!!!
@donmackay9315
Жыл бұрын
I was never in the military. When I watch stories of battles like these, I always wonder where the air support was. Was it because it was just too risky to fly near these hot zones? Or was there air support and that aspect of these battles simply not reported in this story?
@SK-tr9ii
Жыл бұрын
Sometimes it's an issue of flyable weather. The battle scenes we see often don't show enough of sky to tell if that was an option. I am a pilot but have never flown anything remotely close to what combat conditions might dictate, but it would seem logical that close in air support would mean visual flight conditions. I've wondered the same thing as you asked.
@alfredodelacruz1864
Жыл бұрын
Weather plus the enemy might have anti aircraft weapons. Plus when you're fighting the enemy in hand to hand combat that's too close for planes to be dropping bombs DANGER CLOSE. Semper Fi
@lynnpark8849
Жыл бұрын
Don, when i was there('66-'67) air support was much dependent on the weather.Example: Jan.15 1967 we were 85Marines holding a base camp in Indian Territory, (Marine lingo for enemy territory) we were unexpectedly hit by 400 NVA in the wee morning hours and NVA were inside our perimeter which resulted in hand-hand fighting...the weather was heavy rain, very dark, no help from air support neither F4Phantoms, gunships, nor 'Spooky' but for the 3Marine Tank Battalion reaching those of us still standing (we were mostly out of ammo) I definitely would have no progeny today. L/Cpl. Leonard Park, 3/1 Kilo company, 106rr USMC
@B126USMC
Жыл бұрын
Many times, no air support because of the weather. Many times, fog so thick you could cut it with a butter knife, monsoon, even the jungle.......
@donmackay9315
Жыл бұрын
@@lynnpark8849 thanks for the great explanation. And thanks for your service…really, thanks
@ivenhamby2403
Жыл бұрын
Marine's have made the grass grow since 1775. Semper Fi!
@bessie1854
Жыл бұрын
I had the honor to serve with LtCol Jim Livingston at Parris Island and later at Camp Lejeune when he was a Colonel.
@landonpotts6815
Жыл бұрын
Great video
@richardjensen8351
Жыл бұрын
600 US Marines is NOT an inferior force. 600 Marines vs 10000 NVA is pretty even. Actually probably too many Marines. Semper Fi!!!!!
@markusbracey5229
Жыл бұрын
Hoorah My Pops WAS THERE 9TH MARINE RECON. He said we went from bunker to bunker THEY WERE EVERYWHERE. Pops said Dong ha WAS THE WORST BATTLE OF 2 TOURS IN VIETNAM My profile pic
@user-dn8wu3pr1e
Жыл бұрын
Lol maybe back then- but now they would be trying to figure out their pronouns while checking out each other’s bulges.
@Andrewbaysura1
Жыл бұрын
@@user-dn8wu3pr1e unfortunately I must agree to an extent... We should really return to the late 60s, maybe 80s training style.
@bloodbornlink8998
Жыл бұрын
Fairy tales
@stevelee6283
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your service…my father was in ARVN and found alongside with US in Saigon.
@constitutionsupporter1972
Жыл бұрын
At 5:31 I am sure it would be Lt. Colonel Wise. While he would be Battalion Commander and the troops could call him Commander, there is no Lt. Commander in the Marine Corps.
@TheCookbaker
Жыл бұрын
I was based at Dong Ha in early 68 and moved to Quang-Tri towards the end. Never thought about it, but leaving or retreating was never even mentioned or thought about by leadership. I was too young to know then but I know now …. A Marine spits those words out!
@oldtruthteller2512
Жыл бұрын
"Gimme that old Marine Corps spirit "
@daleliske9757
Жыл бұрын
My son is a current reserve Marine.! Very proud.!
@jesterflight8593
Жыл бұрын
They clearly had Chesty Puller on their side. I lost 3 uncles in the South Pacific USMC, one made it through Bataan death match, and went back to avenge his 2 brothers & he also fell😢Leaving many Devil Pups, back at the farms in Texas.😢
@Cander509
Жыл бұрын
Outstanding!
@andrewthomas695
Жыл бұрын
Have you done The battle of Long Tan?
@guyh.4553
Жыл бұрын
Great tips John. They are good ones. Too many times have I stayed in relationships because she liked me but I wasn't the same until it was too late when I started falling and she had fell out. Love these videos, live them!
@ATLBraves1992
Жыл бұрын
Giáp was actually a good general. He doesn’t get a lot of credit because he fought against the US. He was smart he distracted the US by laying siege to Khe Sahn and then launching the Tet Offensive while pressuring Khe Sahn.
@johnjohnson8812
Жыл бұрын
Yes, indeed! He was a brilliant tactician! But he could never count on the fighting spirit of the USMC being as what it was. Semper Fi!
@benjaminstubblefield2637
Жыл бұрын
I love this! I am a Devil Dog, and wore the French Fortige’. Of course, decades after they earned it!
@jimdellavecchia4594
Жыл бұрын
No better fighting force than the USMC!!!!
@richardmedina2619
Жыл бұрын
Grunts love the fight! Semper Fi!
@rollotomassi6374
Жыл бұрын
No better friend….No worse enemy……The United States Marine Corps……Semper Fi.
@petegarrido5406
Жыл бұрын
Very tight informative vid 👍
@FuzzyMarineVet
Жыл бұрын
The Greeks had their Spartans, and the United States has the United States Marine Corps. 600 Marines vs and entire division of enemy, the poor sods are outnumbered by the Marines.
@huntclanhunt9697
Жыл бұрын
US military has shown itself more impressive than Sparta ever was, and we didn't need eugenics to do it.
@trevormiller8169
Жыл бұрын
They DESERVE medals. From a soldier.
@acethemc6633
Жыл бұрын
You should do one on chesty puller and the Chosin Reservoir Marines. 1st MarDiv destroyed 7 Chinese divisions. Do you hear what I’m saying to you bro, 1 Marine Division annihilated 7 Chinese military divisions
@johnjohnson8812
Жыл бұрын
And they brought out all their dead and wounded! All of them! Semper Fi!
@neilreynolds3858
Жыл бұрын
I know one of the Chosin Few. His unit got overrun by Chinese one night and he was the only one left in the morning. He would wake up with a nightmare of being overrun and try to kill his family 30 years later.
@johnjohnson8812
Жыл бұрын
@@neilreynolds3858 Hey, man! I am an old Marine - joined in Oct., 1961. Was a 'brown shoe' Marine. Get some of the old Marines to tell you what that meant. Was in with a lot of guys who had served in that fracus. It was only 8 years after the Korean War had ended (1953). One of my DI's had been there. He was a hell of good Marine. Just like the story you told, most people had no idea what the fellows went through in that deal. I, also served with guys who had been on Saipan, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, Pelieu, on the Mayaguez, and elsewhere. I went in the Active Reserves after a 4 1/2 year hitch, and a three years time off from the military. We were getting our 782 gear and paper work, shots, etc... ready to go over to Gulf War I and Bush 41 said stop and that was it. My unit stood down. I should make a journal and write down the sagas I've experienced and listen to from my Marine years while I can still remember them. I thoroughly enjoyed my service time with the military (22 years and 7 months). But as we know it is not for everyone. By the grace of God I came out of all it in one piece. Semper Fi!
@neilreynolds3858
Жыл бұрын
@@johnjohnson8812 1961? And you're probably still ready to kick ass, aren't you? Yeah, the old guys were tough. I had a neighbor who was on a 5 inch gun who shot up about every island in the Pacific. He was about 80 when he got his hip replaced. I ran into him walking down to the mail box 3 days later.
@johnjohnson8812
Жыл бұрын
@@neilreynolds3858 Ha! I do my best! I'm a little slower in the dojo, but I'm still there! That 5 inch gun was as fine piece of artillery as there was. It was a very accurate piece of weaponry. I've watch those guys fire those things. Dynamite!
@gunfreak9mm
Жыл бұрын
I'm a Navy vet myself and work at the local VA Hospital. I enjoy serving my fellow veterans and hearing some stories. Ooorah
@derekbootle8316
Жыл бұрын
You can't provide freedom to people who don't want it.
@xephael3485
Жыл бұрын
They did want it and that's why they asked the US to kick the French out. They actually modeled their Bill of Rights after the United States. After the USA told them to get bent, Ho Chi Minh went to Russia to study communism... Real History isn't as black-and-white as you'd like it to be.
@chickengenius4202
Жыл бұрын
Facts, people are free here and all you hear is about communism. Be careful what you wish for because if we go full communist I’m gonna be a gulag prison guard
@PhilosophersLegacy83
Жыл бұрын
More like you cant force your version of freedom on ppl that dont want it.
@gdubya83
Жыл бұрын
@@PhilosophersLegacy83 You can fly a white flag, rainbow flag etc. Take your pick because rocking the punisher logo and thinking like that then you can just get fkd
@neilspires7259
Жыл бұрын
@@gdubya83 Most of the idiots in my beloved USA won't fight for freedom. What a shame
@JEBlancoMEd
Жыл бұрын
"We've been looking for the enemy for several days now, we've finally found them. We're surrounded. That simplifies our problem of getting to these people and killing them." Good Night Chesty Puller Wherever you are - sgt JB usmc 1982
@brianpauley4831
Жыл бұрын
How this action was forgotten and passed over without being recognized for their outstanding performance is beyond belief. Come on creepy Joe, do the right thing and recognize these men.
@miketaylorID1
Жыл бұрын
How you ask? The very same Hippie boomers that protested the war and spat on our returning Marines, troopers and all are now the ones who run the media and academia and have burrowed themselves into the bureaucracy of the federal government and will never admit how very wrong they were. It tough to look in the mirror every day and realize you were just the Communist’s useful idiot. But the boomers days are passing and its up to patriots like you to keep the memory the history and the truth alive!
@arthurbrumagem3844
Жыл бұрын
He failed to mention how the ARVNs were called in to assist the marines but refused to commit to the battle . They had armor. Couldn’t always count on them . But to be fair they were there for the duration,we went home after a tour of a year or so.
@haphull
Жыл бұрын
ARVN WERE WORTHLESS! WOULD NOT FIGHT FOR OWN COUNTRY. E-2/5
@topgunsnake720
27 күн бұрын
My brother was at Dak To and Dong Ha during Tet. He was Navy assigned to a Marine unit as a fork lift operator. He was thrown into a building by a rocket blast and suffered a broken leg. I was in the area three years later in '71 with the 101st Airborne Division, Company D (Attack Helicopter) 158th Aviation Battalion at Camp Evans during Lam Son 719 (Seven One Nine). Some call it seven nineteen in error. Somehow I end up going back there almost every night fifty-three years later.
@bobfox3717
Жыл бұрын
my battalion of the 101st- the 1/502 was awarded a Valorous Unit Citation 30 years after the action took place.
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