Vietnam Voices: 'You're always listening. That's one sound you'll never forget — the incoming'

Hi, I am a 73 year old Vietnam Combat Vet (1966 to 1969) USS Providence and In Country at "Monkey Mountain" by Danang. I am on VA Disability from exposure to Agent Orange. I enlisted in the US Navy when I was 17 years old. Three of my High school friends were killed in Vietnam, I was spared. Participated in the TET Offensive 1968.God bless all Vietnam Vets. You are not forgotten.

Who else likes to listen to vets on the weekends with there morning coffee good way to start the day

Very humble guy. Seems like he suppressed a lot of his life. This production probably helped him. Two thumbs up.

I love these stories. Beats the brakes off anything Hollywood puts out.

That nervousness of not being used to being on camera in the beginning of a lot of your videos, before they get comfortable speaking, captures the expression they're trying to articulate perfectly. You wouldn't want to corner this guy.

God bless all Vietnam vets and their families. You bore the burden without complaint. You are all heroes and deserve our utmost respect.

This guy has a great mindset. In the last few minutes of the interview, it really shines thru. People could learn a great deal from this man.

The man is right about job assignments to boots back in the day: they were tested for aptitudes and assigned their NEC or MOS according to their abilities. I believe that is better for the country and better for the individual than giving the youngster a choice in the matter. When I went through boot camp in 1962, the detailer had me fill out my "dream sheet". I was clueless as I looked at the puzzling list of rates and picked out the three choices that (to me) sounded like one of my passions: auto mechanics. I later learned that all three choices were "deck rates". The detailer looked at my test scores and said "I think you would be better qualified for the technical rates within aviation, but to get into aviation you must initial here to volunteer. So I did. I had been told by the recruiter that I could not be in aviation or electronics because I'm colorblind. But, like the man being interviewed, at boot camp graduation I was issued orders for Aviation Electronics School. Go figure. It turned out to be the break of my life and I retired at 55 after thirty-some years working as a civilian in the field of aviation electronics. No regrets.

Hey Billings Gazette, thank you for putting these men's stories online, so they can be saved for history. Too many experiences go to the Graves with these men. I'm glad your giving them a louder voice to let the future generations hear it in their words, from their mouths!

Humble, with incredible outlook. You have to admire this man.

Thank you for your service sir. Welcome home

Thank you for giving these amazing men a space to tell their story. This is real history.

I've said it in the past and I'll say it again. This is some of the best, real stuff to watch, listen, and learn on, here on YouTube, period.

Thanks for your service everyone please remember the ones that didn’t make it back home!!

Alot of things go on behind the scenes to keep things moving and running during wartime. Fighting a war isn't just pulling a trigger, this guys job was vital. Thank you for your service

I enjoyed hearing his story. Much respect for all who served over there

He's a genuinely good person. It would have been nice to see the photos that he brought.

I was also there, I also left about when you did in 1967 after the Dong Ha ammo dump got hit. I was also 2nd platoon sgt. Where I extended the perimeter to the road, then I went to Suicide Hill Across the road from the ammo dump. I was Tip Top Alpha. Before Dong Ha I was also in CUA Viet, great place. Also Gio Linh”yikes”. Our fuel dump also got hit. My first tour was mostly DaNang, Tam Ky, and Kham Duc. 65-67, Sgt. Long

Watching these interviews is way better than tv or movies! Just amazing! Thank-you! This man is a great dad you can tell! Awesome!

I'm happy the interviewer is knowledgeable about the subject he covers. Welcome change of competency.