Cool, thanks for posting.

Well worth watching, thanks.

Brave men and women flew in helicopters in Southeast Asia.

I hear people say we "lost" that war.

Then I look at images like this and I observe "We did?" because that looks like the capital of a capitalist nation to me.

Wonderful story.

Thanks. I really enjoyed watching this.

My neighbor was a door gunner with the Centaurs based at Cu Chi in 1967. That was some dangerous business. He didn't make it through his first tour but is still around to tell about it.

I graduated college in 1974 and was working for a local retailer at the time to pay my way through. We hired a fresh-back-to-the-world GI who had served as a door gunner on a rescue chopper.

A nicer guy you couldn't imagine. But he had lost all sense of propriety and decorum. I guess when you've looked into the doors of Hell, nothing can ever be the same again.

Thanks for sharing.

I have a friend that was a gunner. I don't know if he would want to walk down the memory isle ...but it did give me some insight on what he probably went through.
I was in between wars ...Never even thought about joining ....wish I would have now ...
Thank you to all that served ...

The neighbor I was speaking of was diagnosed with PTSD. He had held it all in for years. Part of therapy was the suggestion he tell the story. He wrote it all down. He was kind enough to trust me with the pages. It's not something he shares readily. It was an honor to be one of the few.

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Originally posted by fpuhan:
A nicer guy you couldn't imagine. But he had lost all sense of propriety and decorum. I guess when you've looked into the doors of Hell, nothing can ever be the same again.

Thanks for that response fpuhab.

I agree. This was a fucked up way to spend your "learning years".

My best friend flew snakes, (he was four years older than me) and taught me how to do a layup, how to hit opposing players in football, and how to pick up babes. My parents loved him. Good Lord I grew up lucky. God Bless America!

That was very well done and well worth a little break mid work day to watch.

Very interesting. My cousin was a door gunner. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the post.

I was not there for I was a little to young at the time for I graduated high school in ‘74.
A few of my older friends were there as were a few of my friends’ older brothers.

I have seen some of their photo albums.

I remember the homecoming they were given.

I truly respect all those that were there and all that have served for our country.

Thank you for sharing this.

Good Lord!! That was an awesome video. The production was done really well. The story being told is to the point and, from the heart. Some pretty cool music too. Thank you to the Author of this video and, for your service.

Though I wasn't there, I am an "Era" vet. This video gave me a glimpse of what it was like.

That was awesome. Well put together story. I really enjoyed watching that!

I was a motor sgt./wrecker driver 1969-1971. Those that flew were a special breed. God bless them, for they literally lived through hell.

The video was truthful. I helped haul some of the downed 'copters out.

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Originally posted by Haveme1or2:
I have a friend that was a gunner. I don't know if he would want to walk down the memory isle ...but it did give me some insight on what he probably went through.
I was in between wars ...Never even thought about joining ....wish I would have now ...
Thank you to all that served ...

I was thinking of sending this to my friend, but decided not to. He was a tunnel rat in the Marines. He does not talk too much about it.

Thank you for posting. It was a very eye opening video.