Nah breh. You've got to watch this one. I've watch several documentaries too and none of them even touch on the subject at the level this one does. This is the top drawer of Vietnam docs by far. Nothing is touching it in depth.Ken burns is The Godfather of the modern documentary he invented the techniques they teach in film schools around the world.
Ive seen so many Vietnam docs and TV specials that I skipped this one, I may check it out though
Anyone watching the Ken Burns documentary on Vietnam?
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I finished episode 8 and 9 yesterday.
I especially pay attention to the parts about blacks role in the war and their experience. The one black soldier story about when he was literally being chased by artillery on flights between airports during the Tet Offensive to get back home. Then he finally gets home to the airport and tries to hail a cab and none of them would stop for this black man in uniform
and had to have a police officer stop a cab for him to take this black solider home. Cab driver talking about "No I'm not going to *Name of the black area of town*" 
This country ain't shyt.
Also found it interesting that a lot of the "fragging" incidents involved mostly minority soldiers who were often mistreated by officers. You draft me, call me ****** and treat me like shyt and always put me in more danger thanwhite soliders. Tell me to cut my hair while white boys get to have long ass hair? Nah fukk that, you're getting a grenade in your hooch.
I especially pay attention to the parts about blacks role in the war and their experience. The one black soldier story about when he was literally being chased by artillery on flights between airports during the Tet Offensive to get back home. Then he finally gets home to the airport and tries to hail a cab and none of them would stop for this black man in uniform
and had to have a police officer stop a cab for him to take this black solider home. Cab driver talking about "No I'm not going to *Name of the black area of town*" This country ain't shyt.Also found it interesting that a lot of the "fragging" incidents involved mostly minority soldiers who were often mistreated by officers. You draft me, call me ****** and treat me like shyt and always put me in more danger thanwhite soliders. Tell me to cut my hair while white boys get to have long ass hair? Nah fukk that, you're getting a grenade in your hooch.
I'm probably going to get the bluray collection myself even though its free online. If I really like something, I usually buy it, even if its available online simply to support it and to always have it available.
Caught an episode last night. Kerry gave a good speech representing the VVAW. The Vietnamese though, fought the French, Americans and Chinese in their history and lived to tell the tale. The jingoistic nature of war never ceases to amaze me, that Mylai captain having all those people pleading for him and sounding disappointed that he got convicted for mass murder.
Richard Nixon was more f*cked up than I thought.
Scottie Drippin
Should Never Mention Me
Until Ken Burns does a documentary on something it basically hasn't been documented yet 
What he did while LBJ was trying to negotiate peace is criminally disgusting. Dude basically was trying to prolong the war for political points.
Guy was an opportunistic scumbag to the infinite degree. Also while I thought the whole shyt was a pointless exercise from the get go just like all the presidents thought as revealed in the pentagon papers, the way he did South Vietnam has a sense of dishonor to it. Just letting it fall to the communist should have been the goal but can't shake the feeling the whole way it played out was some snake shyt.Its so easy to say he reminds me of Trump...but he reminds me of Trump. Just more intelligent.
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Yeah, you're exactly right!What he did while LBJ was trying to negotiate peace is criminally disgusting. Dude basically was trying to prolong the war for political points.
Its so easy to say he reminds me of Trump...but he reminds me of Trump. Just more intelligent.
At them pushing the helicopters off the carrier
Had a deep convo with a Vietnam vet the other month. Some of the stories he told me about being over there 
He talked about being 18 and landing in Vietnam and as soon as he got to base all of the dead bodies of soldiers lined up to be shipped home
He even talked about one of his battle buddies who got killed and the Vietnamese cut his dikk off and stuck it in his mouth and skinned him whole.
He said when they found his buddy he was basically mutilated by the Viet Cong.
He even mentioned some of the stuff his company did to the Viet Kong when they captured them
He said being in the war caused him to lose faith that there is a God
He talked about being 18 and landing in Vietnam and as soon as he got to base all of the dead bodies of soldiers lined up to be shipped home
He even talked about one of his battle buddies who got killed and the Vietnamese cut his dikk off and stuck it in his mouth and skinned him whole.
He said when they found his buddy he was basically mutilated by the Viet Cong.
He even mentioned some of the stuff his company did to the Viet Kong when they captured them
He said being in the war caused him to lose faith that there is a God
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As a vet I had to give myself a cut off time for watching this. Can't watch to close to my bedtime, those images are hard to get out of your head.
Hi you have to admire the North Vietnamese, they were disciplined and fearless.
Wo.en were out there rotting AKs and dropping us service men.
Hi you have to admire the North Vietnamese, they were disciplined and fearless.
Wo.en were out there rotting AKs and dropping us service men.
Yapdatfool
Superstar
The level of candor and honesty from the vets is and 
at the same time.
I haven't finished episode 10 yet, so far its a fantastic documentary on the war and time-frame.
I can't help but feel those union workers protesting and beating up other protestors mirror the same activities of charlottesville.
So many mistakes and lies we're still falling for over and over and over again...
and at the same time. I haven't finished episode 10 yet, so far its a fantastic documentary on the war and time-frame.
I can't help but feel those union workers protesting and beating up other protestors mirror the same activities of charlottesville.
So many mistakes and lies we're still falling for over and over and over again...
So just started watching this last night and damn this shyt is really good. There is so much stuff I had no idea about and I consider myself a significant history buff.
What makes it particularly good is that the first episode goes a lot into the history of Vietnam under French rule and before the war and I find that history more fascinating than the war itself.
In retrospect it highlights the arrogance and narrow mindedness of American perspective and sadly it's still applicable.
If you've never seen Apocalypse Now, it'll put the movie in a different light for you. Watch the long version
zayk35
Superstar
The best Vietnam documentary ever ...very detailed and the music...
ADevilYouKhow
Rhyme Reason
Anyone know if it's on the pbs smart tv app?