California Dreamin' - Vietnam War

I was 14 in 1967 and listened to the radio my father had on every morning before he went to work and I went to school. What I heard in those days ways the number of American war dead. Those early morning broadcasts' are a memory of my childhood I will never forget.

That song took me to Vietnam 68-69 and brought me home. I did my time with the 25th infantry.

My cousin served in WWII and Korea as a fighter pilot. He had a desk job at the Pentagon in 1968 and volunteered for active duty. January 1969 he was shot down. MIA for 2 years and the POW for 5 total years. He was a man’s man and loved his Country. God Bless all veterans and may our country bless all our Vietnam Nam veterans.

This war ruined the joy of my childhood. We lost three boys on our block to this war. At 16 we had to register for the draft and take the physical and mental tests. At 18 you could be drafted. It was like Russian roulette, you never knew when your draft number would be called.

As a kid growing up in the ‘60’s & ‘70’s the Viet Nam War was on the tV news every night. “The Living Room War”. We lived in Champaign, IL, a college town. My Dad worked there. I remember the student protests, violent demonstrations burning campus town. I get really emotional for our men & women Viet Nam vets. The tail gunner tale “We came in low & hot, tail toward the trees” gets me, really gets me. I just saw a tribute to a local Viet Nam hero in Peoria, IL w/ pictures & quotes in the display @ The Riverfront Museum. Powerful words like, “Dump everything you’ve got & kill them all.” What as a commander of a platoon under siege he was calling in for air fire on the enemy so they could pull out of an ambush in the jungle. PTSD is real. I see it in my son in law while served in the Army 2008-10 in Iraq & Afghanistan. As the Viet Nam & Desert Wars vets age their psychological & physical needs amplify yet Congress cuts their medical funding. You better believe I’ll be voting those jerks out of office in my state. I’m there for each & every man & woman that has served our country, anywhere, anytime, I’ve got your six. Mary Z. Walker Member N.S.D.A.R.🇺🇸

I was with the 11th ACR in 69 with the 919th working as a combat engineer.... the same outfit as your dad was in. Our first mission after we arrived in country was clearing mines from the road between Blackhorse and Xuan Loc. A few months later they moved us up next to the Cambodian border near An Loc where I was shot. I'm sure your dad appreciated your respect. One thing most people who haven't experienced combat is the deep love you discover and experience for the men you're fighting beside. Wish I'd known your dad.

a friend of my dad's served in the Marine Corps and had his 18th birthday in Vietnam. God Bless all those who've ever served.

I spent my tour of duty running convoys in a M543 wrecker from Saigon to chu chi , Tay NIngh, Plieku and Long Bingh. I also worked at the ammo dump at the 25 infantry division unloading ammunition and rockets from convoys when I was not on the road. At night I was sent to the where the Huey's airstrip was and pulled rotors, transmissions and turbines. I was sent out into the field and pulled power packs on motorized 155 cannons and any other type of vehicles that had engine problems. I was shot at by snippers and mortared whenever I had to spent the night out in the field on the road or in a rice patty. I had a U S serial number and was used like a red headed step child out of the five in our section. It was a very intense year for me because everyday I was on the go.

My Dad was a combat engineer in Xuan Loc 1971-1972. Some of his team mates were wounded or killed. But he said he was grateful in that his group had a clear mission and knew who and where the enemy were. He said once we knew that we were successful. Unfortunately for the U.S., it was not always clear who and where the enemy was.

My grandfather served in the Vietnam war in Combative Logistics and field supplies. He fought in multiple battles throughout both North and Southern Vietnam. He got injured from shrapnel due to a Vietnamese attack in 1973- he was brought back to the US and retired in his hometown Sheboygan Wisconsin.

😥 that war. Every night we would hear how many of our people died. Bad😱 We can't go on like this. Peace-out! Thank our veterans.

Such a beautiful song portraying such horrific routines of war. Life sometimes plays some tricks on us!

A thanks to all the Vietnam Vets and their sacrafice. God bless them all.

My dad's war was vietnam. I did 3 tours in the middle east. One to Iraq two to Afghanistan. The only thing we have in common is we both killed for nothing.

I was on a fighter base in Thailand and we played this song over and over in the Airman's hall, we were all dreaming of getting back home, but not until our job was done.

Danke...fürs Senden....

We love you, our Vietnam veterans! Many of you dreamed of California while at war, I'm sure. Many of you did not return to live that dream, but all of you are heroes and in our hearts!! We more than thank you for your service and your sacrifice.

i feel bad for the vietnam vets that died for nothing

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3rd Batt. 7th Marines ChuLai,RVN 10/65-11/66