I was only 19

Really rough man. I ...
Really rough man. I am in the Marine Corps today. Semper Fi
anewell41


Ex Australian Army ...
Ex Australian Army Digger myself, I was a little to young to go to Vietnam (10 yrs old)..,. My Brother went over in 1969, completed 12 months in the hell hole. He was injured, shrapenal in the Right Shoulder (tore open a bloody big hole) he survived. I remember when the Army turned up to Mum and Dad doorstep, my mum thought he was dead...but they told us he was doing fine in a hospital. The next day, I left a note in the kitchen, packed a small bag and was heading to Vietnam.
ColinVanderheide


MY LIL BROTHER WAS ...
MY LIL BROTHER WAS 19 WHEN HE WENT TO IRAQ AND I'M GLAD HE MADE IT HOME!!! GOD BLESS ALL US ARMED FORCES THAT HAVE SERVED AND ARE ARE SERVING AND WILL SERVE!! LUV YOU ALL!!
BRIDGETCOLORADO


Oh okay I thought ...
Oh okay I thought you got mixed up or something and said afghan instead of iraq.
xxcupxx1


Yes that is correct ...
Yes that is correct I did not say otherwise. I said that the SASR deployed alongside US forces in Afghanistan. I did not mention Iraq at all where US forces spearheaded the invasion.
LJW943


NO I asked my uncle ...
NO I asked my uncle which nows everything about military he said the US were first to invade Iraq didn't ask about afghan.
xxcupxx1


and @MadDogKrey ...
and @MadDogKrey Yeah you have your info mixed up. The SASR were one of the first to deploy in Afghanistan alongside US special forces and played a pivotal role in reconnaissance which the unit is famed for and I believe is why the US government requested them.
LJW943


@MadDogKrey MadDog ...
@MadDogKrey MadDog is just mistaken, the SASR was one of the first to go into Afghanistan, along side many other US special forces and played a pivotal role in reconnaissance as that is what they're famed for and I believe that is also why they were requested by the US government as well.
LJW943


Correction to ...
Correction to Military aircraft 101..the majority of the public didn't hate the diggers in Vietnam.Where does that stat come from?? Don't attempt to establish a myth (lie). The Libs were elected by one of their largest majorities ever during that war and their major plank was continuing support of our presence there!!
thesprocket100


I'm only 20 years ...
I'm only 20 years old and I'm getting deployed in 2012, I do not regret serving my country
MrAtrixzz


Our leaders are at ...
Our leaders are at it again , this time its the Middle East .......
panzermann007


I am a navy wife, I ...
I am a navy wife, I have had family in every branch, my best friends have touched their boots to the sand in nearly every area our troops occupy, and if I had been allowed to - I'd've served beside them... I am not always proud of our government, or our society... but I am proud to be an american, and therefore I am proud of our service members...
TigerlilyFields


I Salute these men ...
I Salute these men , heros , mislead to fight a dirty war for the States , not for us , Commie bullshit , fuck you Amerika .................
panzermann007


the ol SLR's are ...
the ol SLR's are definetly superior to the f 88's
themadscottman


go the Vietnam vets
go the Vietnam vets
captaingreenpenguin


actually no I am ...
actually no I am sorry You have wrong info. You did join the war by the notes I have but you weren't the first the US army was already in Kuwait which made easy to attack/invade.
xxcupxx1


just so you know ...
just so you know the australian sasr were one of the first forces in iraq
MadDogKrey


is that redgum in ...
is that redgum in the clip?
themadscottman


I was in the USMC ...
I was in the USMC during Viet Nam, never actually served with any Aussies, but I heard some really good things about them. They were damn good troops.
lucyrusty


I was a weekend ...
I was a weekend warrior in the Aussie Army Reserves in the 80s when this came out, bloody proud of the Aussies who fought in 'Nam, they were doing their duty for their country nd their mates. I always remember this song and Dimantina Drover from a great band, Redgum
hypercomms2001


no man this clip is ...
no man this clip is nothing to do with any movie its actually a clip from an Australian hip hop song paying tribute to a another song and veterans to a generation that is probably unaware of the war :D
shitchops


My great uncle was ...
My great uncle was a door gunner of a medical chopper in vietnam and he is still very much there to this day :( he cant sit down in a chair with people standing behind him at family BBQ's because it makes him un easy and very erratic... :( among other bad issues he has... :*( fuck you bullshit government for fighting a bullshit war that didnt even matter for your own fucking bullshit gain. what ever that was
shitchops


Remember the Iraq ...
Remember the Iraq war? I was THERE...and so were Aussies, and Brits, and even some El Salvadorans and Mongolians - stuff that didn't get coverage in the US Press, but no less real..and there's this thing called Google. LOOK. IT. UP. Same goes for Mexico in WWII - look it up. They sent troops to the Phillipines, Brazilians fought in Italy. LOOK. IT. UP.
estalker1647


Don't you remember ...
Don't you remember the Iraq ware no one joined us until a while when the war was almost done. Then the Canadians joined us and I don't think Mexico helped in WW2 because they had troubles in their own country at this time.
xxcupxx1


It is not John ...
It is not John Williamson. It's John Schumann, he was the lead singer of Redgum who originally wrote this song. Nor did Williamson serve in Vietnam, or did Schumann. The song is based on the stories a Vietnam Veteran told them during an interview for the song.
TheHandgunhero