128th Assault Helicopter Company Vietnam.
Helicopter Gunship pilot Captain James Powell shares his personal 8mm footage taken while on tour in Vietnam 1968.
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Added: Aug-20-2012 Occurred On: Aug-20-2012
By: smokey75
In: Weapons
Tags: Helicopter, Vietnam
Location: Viet Nam (load item map)
Marked as: approved, featured
Views: 33665 | Comments: 120 | Votes: 42 | Favorites: 61 | Shared: 500 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
By: smokey75
In: Weapons
Tags: Helicopter, Vietnam
Location: Viet Nam (load item map)
Marked as: approved, featured
Views: 33665 | Comments: 120 | Votes: 42 | Favorites: 61 | Shared: 500 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
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God bless these guys. They fought every day against overwhelming odds, outnumbered by an enemy equipped by the Soviet Bloc and Chinese communists, and stupid hippies at home.
Posted Aug-20-2012 By1bigdave (71.20) 
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@1bigdave and stupid hippies at home lol
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByLeopardi (672.34) 
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@Leopardi Truth hurts, hey?
Posted Aug-21-2012 By1bigdave (71.20) 
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I liked those chopper pilots. They were a crazy bunch of guys. Thanks for the vid, Smokey.
Posted Aug-20-2012 By-sloop- (2900.32) 
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If the Afgan war was fighted by these guys, the war would have been won a long time ago.
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByCrapyFrog (22.68) 
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So people dont miss out, there are TWO parts to this video.
http://www.liveleak.com//view?i=ee7_1329240126 (this part, that was reposted but somehow featured)
http://www.liveleak.com//view?i=248_1329151126
Which is the second part, and its just as interesting.
But Im still a bit miffed, LiveLeak mods, that the video wasnt featured when I posted it back in February (it sureley desrves it, its an amazing historical video) and that the REPOST does get featured.
So maybe you gusy should featur More..
Posted Aug-20-2012 Bygnark1ll (541.06) 
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@gnark1ll Well hundreads of videos get posted every day and some can go un noticed, you just sound very jealous. Just be happy it is finally featured.
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByRichPostCode (307.40) 
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@gnark1ll thanks for all your efforts. These vids are the true war perspective
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByFukmup (577.90) Fukmup View Channel Send Message
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@RichPostCode I AM jealous yeah! luvverly POINTS that should be MIIINE (lol)
But equally glad that a lot of others got to see them, that might have missed them first time round.
I only upload things that people may not have seen before (you might enjoy my channel if you like aerospace engineering, or a bit of motor racing-shameless plug)and things that arent necessarily on youtube or on the net at all.
I do think that had you rescued these videos (part one from an empty 500 views corner on y More..
Posted Aug-20-2012 Bygnark1ll (541.06) 
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@Fukmup Yep, incredible footage and interview.
I found part 2 on VHS of this series, but I found that the interviews came from a large multi-volume VHS tape set, that I have been looking for ever since.
I have 1 VHS from it, but I think there are up to 10 or so, that was either a box set or a monthly release sort of thing from the early 80s.
One about the Riverine War, another about SEAL frogmen, and another about Jet pilots, a different video covering different areas of the Vietnam War.
If More..
Posted Aug-20-2012 Bygnark1ll (541.06) 
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@Fukmup Oh and just in case you want to have a hunt for a copy of this box set, (which looks like it could be amazing)I have discovered that the series is called (the VHS I have just says 128th Air Assault 8mm recollections of a Cobra Pilot)
'Vietnam Archives, Home Movie Series'
There are at least 10 in the series I THINK. Could be even more, but Ive got alerts out on ebay and other places waiting for months now for a copy to come up.
Posted Aug-20-2012 Bygnark1ll (541.06) 
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Jesus Christ that was intense what the guy said about the guy's mom and the scream.
Posted Aug-20-2012 Byircirs (57.30) 
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How come this wasnt featured when I posted it several months ago?
In fact i posted both parts : (
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ee7_1329240126
Posted Aug-20-2012 Bygnark1ll (541.06) 
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@gnark1ll part 2 if anyone is interested
http://www.liveleak.com//view?i=248_1329151126
Posted Aug-20-2012 Bygnark1ll (541.06) 
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@gnark1ll well done & we prefer repost-features.. (starting to not be funny)
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByGunZenBomZ (648.90) 
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@GunZenBomZ The only good thing about it in this case is that it IS an excellent video, that SHOULD be seen by as many people as possible, both parts in fact are very good indeed.
Posted Aug-20-2012 Bygnark1ll (541.06) 
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Honor those who served.
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByJames_M (230.86) 
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Amazing footage. Thank you for sharing!
VOTE.
Posted Aug-20-2012 By_Joubert_ (299.28) _Joubert_ View Channel Send Message
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Imagine some of the things these chopper gunners see.. He was talking about death in a very calm way like it was nothing.
Posted Aug-20-2012 By313hole (50.50) 
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@GERMANY_PREVAILS your right it did happen a few bad appels and while the uprising was going on in libya are you telling me there were no rapes at all
Posted Aug-20-2012 Byvoice of the people (118.60) 
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Horrendous fighting conditions.
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByStudas (17.54) 
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My respect to you sir
Posted Aug-20-2012 Byeddvii (239.80) 
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Best 30 min Ive spent on Liveleak in a very long time
Posted Aug-20-2012 Byjwalkerej257 (189.70) 
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great video. Respect
Posted Aug-20-2012 ByGhost (41.80) 
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My Uncle flew choppers in NAM. Received many medals and a purple heart.
Posted Aug-21-2012 BySpicyTruth (123.60) 
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@SpicyTruth ....MY UNCLE GOT LOTS OF METAL, AND AN ENLARGED HEART....
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