Thank You For Your Service (A Moment of Truth)
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The Vietnam War marked a time of social unrest that divided our nation like never before. Service members returning home with physical and emotional scars were greeted with an unprecedented level of disrespect and dishonor. The courage and sacrifice of our veterans cannot be overstated. When you encounter them, thank them for their service. You never know how powerful those words may be. Find your moment at www.Moments.org.
Great Video. Unfortunately those who served in Vietnam never got the "Thank You" they deserved. My father was a World War II Veteran. I made a similar tribute for him and all of his Brothers and Sisters here and in Heaven http://youtu.be/1lG8GDYdKsc
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I really enjoyed this simple and well done acknowledgment but unfortunately all too truthful neglect depiction of our Vietnam Veterans. Good job on the video. Thank you to all veterans for your service.
@roselewis7683When i returned home from Iraq ppl would say "thank you" and my response is always the same don't thank me thank the ones that came before me it is them that chance to serve because with out them i would have never the chance
@godandcountry720Thank You for Your Service to our Country..
@williamtipton5475Thanks, Dad.
@sonrougeSo many deserve our thanks including my two cousins. They wore the uniforms just like the soldiers today do but yet for some reason they were treated less than dirt. We as a country should be ashamed. I thank all our veterans from WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf, Desert Storm, Operation, Enduring Freedom, OIF, and Afghanistan and what is still going on and what will continue to go on in the very near future. Thank you is not enough.....
@tbiggers2002The American forces in Vietnam never got the recognition they rightly deserved. As an ex British soldier I hope you don't object if I too thank you for your service. Soldiers everywhere are brothers. God bless.
@smiff4748TO ALL WHO SERVE AND TO ALL WHO HAVE SERVED THANK YOU YOUR SERVICE IT CANNOT BE SAID ENOUGH THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE YOU HAVE DONE
@joshuaholmes7929As a 65 year old woman, daughter of a retired Navy Captain, Navy Cross recipient, who grew up during the Vietnam era I know all too well how the Vietnam vet felt. It is an entire generation of those who served our country who have never been honored for their sacrifices. It is not hard to spot those who served in "Nam"... in a war that caused so much anger and hatred at home. There is a look about them...their eyes tell the story even if their words never do. They too deserve recognition, as do all those who serve now, and served in the past. Our WWII Veterans are fast disappearing... lets also make sure we take time to acknowledge those members of "The Greatest Generation"... Thank you for your service Dad!
@ltbossladyVery touching! It made me cry.
@billiehicks6587As a veteran of the current conflict, I want to THANK the ones who came before and paved the way for us. You were never treated right and I have always felt that buying your meal or even your groceries is not enough. I am still going to do it but damn that big green weenie is still ....
@alfjames3201to all my brothers--that are still around after 30 to 45 years --don't forget and never be forgotten
@tommoore3443I swear I got something in my eye!
@jonmauss5023Nice ^^
@0CoSmOs-_-thank you all men and women in the military who is Serving our country from my bottom of my heart
@ericcostain3940To all men and women thank you for your service
@ericcostain3940America Must Never Forget That Soldiers Are Not Politicians & Our Military Serve The Nation Not Power Hungry Politicians! I want Thanks Veterans whom have served.
@d1islanderThank you to all of the veterans!!
@tristanmason8421We will never forget those who served!
@TxInfinityThank you, very well done. This is why I ask for my Husband to wear his Marine cap showing "Korean Vet". Two Purple Hearts? Proudly he wears his cap now, when he returned few paid attention. Now he is thanked, as he and all Veterans deserve.
@DeeFaunVery nice. As for me, I got to the point of not telling people I was a disabled vet. It took me four years to even get a job. At the time "disabled vet" meant you were a mental case and would go off on a killing spree.
@OpenUpHB1501Great Video!
@0500hrsVETERANS ARE VETEREANS
@Mastercinghiowhy dislike?
@RAMBOBOVNThank you for your Service. Hand Salute from a 20 year Vet.
@PAULAWOL41You .... NOW I'M IN TEARS!!! Thanks for making me cry like a girl!!!
@JB-ue6lfHappy 70th anniversary of D-Day.
@wesleyogilvie8105This is a powerful spot.
@johnmagill3072very well done...glad i taught my kids to notice and honor our Vets.
@BUSTER.BRATAMUSTo bad the only Thanks some vets of that time and war had to wait 40 plus years for anyone other then family and close friends to say those few simple words! Thanks to all my fellow Vets for your service as so many will ever know what just the training is like that we might make it back home and not come home in a casket! and for those that did a special Thanks to their families for their loved one they lost!
@robertaskme1338Swapped combat jackets in Germany with a guy from the 11th armoured cavalry
@Toe_MYeah, there sure was no hoopla when we returned home from Vietnam. We were called baby killers and some names I wouldn't even repeat. We were even confronted with physical violence.
@virgilwalden967211th Cav tattoo. Thank you brother from one cavalryman to another!!
@piperzdadI wish to send out a vote of thanks to all men & women who have & still are serving to protect our country. Thank you to you men & women of service: Past, Present, & Future. GOD BLESS! :)
@omacron5It is a very positive thing that people in this country now commend and accept those serving in the Armed Forces. As a Viet Nam veteran, I was condemned and rejected for serving my country. I tearfully enjoyed this and can only say: God Bless America.
@billvanasse460711th armor cav was the tat. and I remember coming home in Chicago and guys were turning their purple hearts for a cup of coffee welcome home yeah right
@satchhuntzhall1No matter what war a soldier fights in, he comes back a hero and for this, deserves to be greeted and treated as such. Vietnam veterans are heroes no matter what anyone's political opinion may be on the war they fought in.
@paranormalorb9905SGT US Army 709 MP Ret. Thanks for the moving video. Many of go un noticed, but we know who we are. It was my pleasure to serve. Just wished I could have done more.
@victorhansen6474I am a Vietnam vet I still give in the Honor guard this is a first class video whom ever made it should be recognized for there good work it hit home thanks again for the recognition.
@larryharris6714I had the pleasure of working 30 years as a civilian with the Army, Air Force and Marine Corps fire protection and I can honestly say, I never worked for a better bunch of men and women in my life.
@franklivingston2837This truly brought tears to my eyes.
@AntonioHeckstallMy Uncle served in Vietnam. He never wanted or maybe could talk about it. I know Soldiers had a really hard time when they came home. He's no longer with us. I love him very much & hope he knows how proud I am of him. Thank you to all past, present & future Veterans and their Families for their service and sacrifices. You make it so easy to be proud to live in this wonderful country!
@denisewerley2463Wow what an amazing video! Joining the service has made me realize that little moments like that make you feel appreciated! God bless all veterans!
@jacob3070 it reminds me of my father who was in Vietnam the same years as his tattoo says in the vid. He returned to meet only my mother at the Airport with no one saying a word
We kids suffered from his inability to communicate, noise would set him off. The Marines may have been used to his loud Sargent voice but we sure were not, i know decades later that the crap we dealt with all those post Vietnam years with him still has all of my siblings and me slightly messed up.
My Vietnam Vet father was an absolute asshole MOST of the time. Even the neighbors avoided him.
We live in the land of the free because of the brave. Thank God for our soldiers, where ever they may be.
@russellramsey1521This one brought tears to my eyes. Thanks.
USMC Vietnam Vet
I came home in September 1968 from Vietnam and had not slept in 3 days travel. My wife picked me up at SFO and we tried to get a Hotel room in downtown SF so I could get to Treasure island the next day for processing out. We were refused a room at the Hilton because I was in uniform. We slept in the car in the street. The next day we walked through SF only to get spit on and called baby killer. That was my first 24 hours of coming home to a country I loved and hated me. Those haters are still there.
@lancmacThanks to the families that uniquely support the ones that serve.
@carlosbarahona9256the WWII vets understood the Vietnam vets. Got back stateside 1967 no hurry to get home just meandering around a while out west amazed to be alive. Finally got an airplane to Pittsburgh, my dad doesn't have a car so took the bus to the city to catch a bus out into the country. Missed the bus so got a cab and its going to cost a lot to take me 40 miles. The cab driver said I'll drop you off in Carnegie, no charge and you may be able to get a bus from there. No dice already gone. Went into a bar, all older vets there, could not pay for a drink and the bar owner closed and rode me home. He was at Normandy.
@jimfraz4675Great Video!