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This is another picture of my dad at the vietnam war holding his M60. I did not take this picture again but I wanted to share. Tell me what you think...Related content
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I'm sorry I'm commenting so late. I can still hear my M60 today, some things NEVER go away. MikeZadopc
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You should be proud of your dad, he fought and suffered for his actions in a war that we didn't really lose, but really just decided not to finish
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Your dad did a great job back in Nam. He was a real American hero. Be proud of him. Beside come to think about the outcome of the war and its impact, America didn't loose it infact they have won it. Stopping COmmunism trends in Southeast Asia and the rest of the world.
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Nope. Vietnam became communist, so they lost.
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Actually America DID win the war. Back in late 72 during operation Linebacker II or the Christmas bombing, Hanoi sent a secret telegram to the US declaring that they surrendered because of the USAF's precision bombing of their industrial and military infrastructure is dead on the money. But at that time the US kept the telegram top secret because they don't want to piss off Communist China. Recently it was reveal by a man named Ted Gunderson here, have a lookΒ vnchdalat.blogspot.com/2012/07β¦ .
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And you believe that bullshit? You LOST, get over it. Get over nam, and get over your goddamn falling towers.
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Let me ask you a question. How can you continues to fight a war whether its guerrilla or conventional when your infrastructures and economic assets are destroyed your guerrilla army suffers mass desertion, your regular army is far too undermanned and undertrained? And you're talking to a real Vietnamese in Saigon who spend 8 years of his life to research the war of his country.Β
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"How can you continues to fight a war whether its guerrilla or conventional when your infrastructures and economic assets are destroyed your guerrilla army suffers mass desertion, your regular army is far too undermanned and undertrained?"
True revolutions new end in the opresser [USA troops and government] winning. If they lost, they wouldn't be communist, Get your facts straight. If you think we won, you truly do have an ignorant mind like most people of the 50 states. The USA hasnt won a war since nam. You couldnt even place a government in somalia. In the movie blackhawk down, they tried to do just that and they lost. They caught the leader sometime latter, but another took his place.
You need to understand that what you read was a hoax and a conspiracy theory, like the Illuminati. If you dont get away from them, then you will be an even more ignorant American.
Post script: It's ill-trained not undertrained
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I see you don't have much in terms of military, the saying that America hasn't won a single war since Nam is an understatement. Remember Grenada, Panama, the Gulf War or Bosnia? Those were real victories right there. And i know my info source, why? Cause my grandfather fought that damn Vietnam war too. And he knows who was winning and who was loosing.
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"I see you don't have much in terms of military, the saying that America hasn't won a single war since Nam is an understatement. "
Then tell me right now, are any of those places secure right now?
And your grand father docent know jack if he was on the ground. The army keeps its info hidden from its people for a reason, you lost the war. The viet cong killed them and I wish they killed my step father. He bombed kids over there and don't you dare say itΒ wasn'tΒ his fault. He knew it was wrong and he did it anyway.
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In Grenada the US secured not only 600 American mdeical students taken hostages by Grenadian military. They overthrow the military goverment that enforced strict curfew orders. In Panama was a swift victory overthrowing the military dictator Manuel Noriega and stabilized country. Kuwait was liberated in 91 by US troops and those country were stable and till this day. FYI my grandfather stick his neck for the boys of the ARVN navy in the Mekong Delta as much as US troops does. And he had seen how the Viet Cong and US troops faired against each other.
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Then he should know that his people lost. You USA hasnt won a war since na- world war 2! Korea, you have a cease fire that is going on TO THIS DAY. Nam, USA let the south fend for themselves resulting in the north killing them and taking their land. The point of the war was to stop communism, so you failed, Vietnam is communist that is non-debatable. Somalia, still a shit cause America couldnt leave it alone. Iraqi and Afghanistan, where are those weapons of mass destruction? Oh wait, they never existed. Securing democracy in the middle east? ISIS has undone that too. I don't respect usa soldiers anymore, their all scum.
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You're the kinda person vets want to punch in the mouth. And if I meet you, I want to punch you in the mouth. Your stepfather stuck his neck out in 'Nam, be proud of that. Β If you don't respect US soldiers, get out of our country then. I'm fairly certain you don't live in this country, based on that spelling. You USA? Their all scum? Soldiers take all kinds of crap from people, especially after 'Nam. People were spitting on them, calling them baby killers. I'd like to see you shipped off to Afghanistan. Soldiers aren't the scum, it's people like you who are the scum and don't appreciate what they do for us.
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Then I sue their ass for assault.
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You only truly understand what vets go through when you go through it as well. You probably bought into what the media says "Soldiers Slaughter Unarmed Civilians," when in reality, those "unarmed civilians" were armed to the teeth and already fired at those soldiers. That's war. It's scary and most people are traumatized by what they see. You'd most likely be one of those people who during basic, you pull out the card that gets you out of PT, you'd quit training after you're exposed to the tear gas. You wouldn't last a deployment. Hell, you're probably a Taliban informant.
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My grand father fought in d-day. He landed in France. They captured him and beat him till he was deaf in a ear. When he got out, he helped the Russians and got back at the innocent women men and children who lived near the boarder. If he had a grave, I would piss on it right now and put a censored on my page. And I would never serve the American regime if my life depended on it. In fact, I would rather work for Putin before I served for this terrorist nation.
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My dad fought in Vietnam as well as a stretcher bearer and it was hard for him. Β Hopefully your dad didn't have as much...trauma to deal with after the war.
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What a waste of life the Vietnam War. 58000 americans died for nothing. In the end we lost and guess whose our ally today!? fuckin vietnam
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Wtf ? Your fuckin people came, destroyed, and killed my people, many innocent folks died because of USA machine killer, include my aunt when she was on the way run away from bomber'sΒ frag bomb.Β Β Watch out your mouth, stupid rascal, brain full of turd.
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Hey hey! Im sorry that happened to your family but I wasn't there! I know that a lot of young boys were slaughtered too and that a lot of Vietnamese were slaughtered as well but don't hold me accountable for something that happened in the 60s and 70s!
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Oh and if we are Allies with Vietnam it's just a means to an end against China. I still think that's BS though.
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Enough with the flame war already. Every lefty has to spew their BS it seems.
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I respect your father's courage and bravery in Vietnam for fighting for the United States of America. Such an ugly war wasted so many innocent lives 
(Well, EVERY war does that to innocent lives.)
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Nice one, your dad looks like a badass in that picture!
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I really thank your father for his service at the time. The guy looks so cool
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Im not gonna answer this for him but I'm gonna guess FUCKING VIETNAM. And the year would have to be in between 1968 and 1973
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Hi, Scott: Fantastic photo! Are you still here on Deviantart? I'd like to talk to you about using the photo in a book.
Cheers,
Chris Evans
Editor
Stackpole Books
www.stackpolebooks.com
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My name is ChrisTian Evans too
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you may if you can get me a copy of the book and it will not be in anyway detrimental to the memory of my dad.
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Very cool. My uncle was an Army Sergeant, and carried a M240, so this really resonates for me, it's like looking at my uncle, but in another era.
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Wow. He must be very strong now, considering all the weight he had to carry while he was in Vietnam.
The M60 was about 19-25 pounds, while most soldiers carrying the M60's also had to carry 50 pounds of ammo, the regular weight of their their uniform, and their other gear. In total, they had to walk around and carry about 100 pounds.
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He looks kinda thin, must've had a hard time carrying it, it's like 20 pounds, and dosent all the equipment it comes with. 
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He's wearing flip flops, it looks lke he's at their fire base kicked back. Good pic!
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Your dad must be proud of that picture. Did he ever keep that M60?
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why is he pushing the barrel into the dirt
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Awsome picture my grampa was in the vietnam war! Your dad looks freaken bad ass lol :3
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Must of been very humid there. What did he do in Nam'
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He looks totally badass, the bandolier look is awesome.
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Nice picture!! I love the fact he's standing there in Jesus cruisers instead of issued boots.
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dude great picture the condition of the photo helps to express the feelings in it and thank you to your father for serving our country
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Great photo! Love the Ho Chi Minh sandals!
Would love to hear some of his stories!
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~bing281, with all due respect to your dad and this image, I would like permission to try and freshen the picture up as much as possible. Try to see how come I can get it to mint condition.
Ps. My dad Vietnam Vet too, so we already have something in common
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Wow he's packing a lot of ammo! That reminds me of my neighbor from Vietnam who was a tunnel rat. He said he would carry extra ammo instead of food & water.
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