Gary Yeager served as a Machine Gunner with the 101st Airborne in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. After five months in-country, Yeager was wounded by white phosphorus and evacuated to the United States to undergo treatment.
A film crew accompanied Yeager’s platoon for thirty days, collecting film for a documentary about race relations titled “Same Mude, Same Blood.” It can be viewed here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk97G6DhVmQ
Chapters:
0:00 – Into the Bush
1:58 – Combat/Life in the Jungle
4:31 – Casualties
5:19 – NBC Film Crew
6:44 – Racial Issues
7:24 – Wounded
9:52 – Evacuated
10:10 – Burn Ward
10:41 – Ashamed
11:33 – PTSD
12:14 – Reflections
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The film crew that accompanied Yeager's platoon was filming for a documentary titled "Same Mud, Same Blood." It can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk97G6DhVmQ
My brother told me to take me uniform off when I was home on leave…I had my uniform tailored was looking good….kept it on….I think I wanted someone to say something….
“ we were always looking for this guy named Charlie”
-Forest Forest Gump.
Thank You Sir for your service. I enlisted in the USMC in 74 and did not go to Vietnam. Much respect for you and those that did.
Mike Myers
Thank You for your service Sir.The film real detailed.
Thank you sir for your service, I can’t imagine being in your shoes!! Especially at 19! You’re a hero in my eyes!!
That was the dumbest frickin war. What a waste.
From my hometown Lehigh Valley Pa w Thank You
I saw a doco about a Vietnam vet who had gotten in trouble with the law after the war and he was the person who was Ducking a bullet in this footage and ended up in jail. I am glad to see that Gary made it home.
What a genuine, gentle, lovely man. Wars don"t discriminate … nice people get minced up too. So sad that this gentle sole had to go through this.
served 23 years in the army and in Spec ops. Didnt do Nam but all my mentors were MACSOGV guys. I had and still have much respect for anyone who stepped foot in Nam. Our Gmvmt then and now sucks. Love my country hate the politicians. Love you soldiers.
Welcome home , thank you for your service.👊🏻🇺🇸
My respect for this man, no words that I can say, will turn back the time for this gentleman.
I would love to know as well where is the complete footage, of the media that was documenting his company or just platoon.
Fantastic Footage and Brave Man ❤
This was an excellent show well done and concise. I subbed.
Guns!
….he didn't want people in his hometown to see him in uniform. Whatever your opinion is of the Vietnam war, the way veterans were treated is completely disgraceful to say the least.
This might seem a completely random question lol. But I’m from the uk. And I visited NYC in December 2007. And what I couldn’t fathom was the amount of homeless nam veterans there was, I even saw a homeless vet with a traffic cone on his stump, were the poor bloke had lost his leg from the knee cap down. Now these blokes fought for their country, so y are they homeless. Y is the us government not looking after these hero’s who put their life on the line for the love of their country?? Me and my family at not rich by all means and we Saved up for a couple of years so we could visit nyc at Xmas, but my dad gave 1 bloke his coat and we bought a few of them food, and they were so grateful, there was a police woman nearby and she said it was a beautiful thing what we did, it was emotional! The thing that annoyed me the most was that this happened near Tiffany’s, and the amount of mega rich ppl that walked past these poor Hero’s in their designer clothes, Cartier watches etc and looked down their noses at them, made me mad. Hey, it’s their money they Dont have to give anything away if they Dont want to, but Dont look at these people like shit, cos they fought for u and your country! So basically what I mean to say lol, is how come the us government is not looking after these men? It’s just unbelievable!
Who would have ever imagined Vietnam building a car factory in the USA🙂 yet they have now – Good luck (Chuc may man) VinFast!
And it is Deadly. Thank you. Brother. Hanson
Eight months of. Good training. I recommend. All warriors carry a ax with them. It has saved me and my teammates. It wasn’t standard issue to Green Berets at my time. But I had a friend of mine that was in a very high up SF-CIA. Anyway he donated like 22 to me and I passed them out and thank God we had them we got. Trapped in a building. Outnumbered and we. Dug our way out and threw some explosives bingo room killed a bunch of enemy and we got away
I have done. Broken Arrow Way too many. Times. Thank. God. For. All the. Pilots. Help s. Jets. And. Puff. Yes. I have Done the 40 mic mic bounce around a few times. Did care if I got hit. But one. Damn thing the. enemy was gonna go with us
Being A. 90 day wonder. No wonder we List so many Good men. It takes 8 min of intense. Training to turn a green. Recruit into anything. Just my experience. And every. Battle- firefight is different. Been there done that. Your. Hope. Is. Jesus
I agree with this man 100%. There’s a time to go to war to protect you and yours but when government wants to send you thousands of miles away you had better think twice.
I don't see anything but courage and willingness to fight for freedom we should have stayed and finished what we started and attained victory for the Republic of South Vietnam America lost passion for the effort.
I've a story for you! I am a Navy Vietnam Veteran, having served two combat tours in the "Blue Water Navy' from '72 to '74, ' as in air wing with VA-25 out of Lemoore, CA. It's a story of the times!!
This is an amazing story, I cannot imagine what he went through and spoke so calmly about it years later. Thank you sir for sharing and for what you went through.
The average age of the grunt in 'nam was 19 years old.
Bad war
Good people.
Flew F-4s in Nam 68; 70; 72. Flew a lot of mission bombing trees – however – the best missions we flew was in support of the grunts on the ground – the only time we would really hang it out – the reason I got shot down – trying to support a SF camp in III Corps – then it was the grunts turn to help me get out of the situation I bail out to – talk about a band of brothers!
Honest, intelligent man
I can't even start to imagine.."combat in all kinds of weather.. the terrain..the reptiles… hauling your gear which was of the utmost importance..snipers..jokers Poppin out of spider holes.. having to kill.. and to avoid being killed..all kinds of gun fire.. for prolonged periods.. One thing for sure war is Hell.. Shout out to to all Veterans.. and to the Combat Photographer's/ news crews that were imbedded.. with the units in the field!!
It aways amazes me how veterans like Yeager never over-dramatize or chest-thump when talking about combat. They say unassuming things like, "It wasn't too friendly out there" and when describing being wet, exhausted, scared, being 135lbs carrying a 50lb pack all day and having leeches and ants constantly all over, as; "It was kind of uncomfortable." – They all have my respect and gratitude.
Deep respect for your service! Thank you! PSU class of 93’. I assume by the jacket you went there.
MY brother was there in 68. He was in the Marine Corps. He was a radio man. They also were out 30 days at a time. He did 13 months, and the scariest time was they were being shelled one night quite heavy. Found out the next day,it was all friendly fire.