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November 7th, 2011, 05:04 PM
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#1 | | Automatic Rifleman
Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: central New York
Posts: 171
| Vietnam in HD
Starting Tuesday night at 9 pm on the History channel there is a 3 part series on Vietnam in HD. The previews I've seen said there is quite a bit of never seen footage. A couple of quick scenes with the M14 rifle.
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November 8th, 2011, 06:37 PM
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#2 | | Newbie
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: az.
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watching now... 1st scenes i see are GI's with nothing but M14's....HD and color WOW!!!
reading Hal Moore's book "we were soldiers once...and young" A MUST read
dave
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November 8th, 2011, 08:01 PM
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#3 | | Scout Sniper
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 823
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Pretty cool. I'm recording it.
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November 8th, 2011, 08:44 PM
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#4 | | Lifer
Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 7,891
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Recorded it as well, just sitting down to watch. I heard the same about the new footage. I find it strange writing about watching it. I know we have a lot of VN vets here on the forum that lived it and some probably find it peculiar that we can get excited about new footage. Sort of makes me feel like a heal. Not like I'm watching for the horror of it all just look at it from a historical view. We can never forget is what I'm trying to say. I'll shut up now and watch.
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November 8th, 2011, 09:06 PM
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#5 | | Automatic Rifleman
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eielson AFB, AK (formerly Rantoul, IL)
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I totally forgot that was on tonight... When I told my dad about he just grumbled and said his memory of it was in Black and White and he wished to keep it that way...
On a side note, went to my firearm club meeting tonight and they had all the veterans stand up in groups of their conflicts. Definitely interesting to see the generations of grandparents, parents and children that were home on leave standing up. That and the heckling my dad got for being the only vet from the 'nam-Bosnia time frame...lol
Edit: Watching it right now, just the intro is... just wow...
Last edited by M_anstrom; November 8th, 2011 at 10:04 PM.
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November 9th, 2011, 12:06 AM
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#6 | | Squad Leader
Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: DFW
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Just watched it. Very moving images and narration.
I'm literally sick to my stomach thinking about what guys are getting BSMV these days and the sacrifices that were made in Nam to be considered for it.
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November 9th, 2011, 12:12 AM
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#7 | | Scout Sniper
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles
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On one hand I'm a little surprised they didn't have more. 3 part? the WWII series was like 9 or 10 part. You'd think they would have a lot more footage and reporting on Vietnam.
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November 9th, 2011, 12:22 AM
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#8 | | Automatic Rifleman
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eielson AFB, AK (formerly Rantoul, IL)
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Yea the old man ventured downstairs after the show while I was still sitting there speechless just processing just how different 'nam was then WWII, Korea, Gulf war, OIF/OEF,etc... he just looked at me and said, "looks like they did a good job... you never shut up"... spoken like a true AF Chief...lol
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November 9th, 2011, 02:10 AM
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#9 | | Lifer
Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 7,891
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I am recording the series and it is scheduled to record several more shows.
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November 9th, 2011, 05:42 AM
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#10 | | Rifleman
Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Michigan
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Stellar!
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November 9th, 2011, 12:27 PM
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#11 | | Squad Leader
Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Texas
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I was disappointed to see the footage didn't exactly match the time period. Lots of footage with ARVNs carrying M16 rifles and only a little with carbines, etc., mixed footage of period correct aircraft and those used later in the war. And the photo editing folks clearly cannot distinguish between Marines and army personnel. A lot of the footage when addressing army engagements had Marines interspersed in it.
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November 9th, 2011, 12:29 PM
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#12 | | Lifer
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lilburn, GA
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Thanks for the heads up. Time to get my Tivo fired up.
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November 9th, 2011, 12:58 PM
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#13 | | Automatic Rifleman
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eielson AFB, AK (formerly Rantoul, IL)
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I'm kind of surprised they didn't address the Airmen involved with Operation Safeside, the USAF's response to the airbase attacks. They frosted right over that but did mention the Marines that were sent prior the 1041st's arrival...
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November 9th, 2011, 09:05 PM
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#14 | | Automatic Rifleman
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eielson AFB, AK (formerly Rantoul, IL)
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Hate to double post but in case y'all didn't know they have the part 1 hour long recap before part 2 showing right now...
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November 9th, 2011, 09:23 PM
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#15 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Texas
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Cant wait until 30 years from now when they have Iraq in HD, lol. I do like to learn about WW2, Korea, Vietnam, but i can only imagine how some of the VN Vets here feel about reliving those times. Im sure there some of you who were getting scuffed up who just dont plain care to ever see it again. Would I be close to the mark on this one? Because, honestly, i cant stand to watch anything about Iraq. No war movies, no footage, no video games. i dont care to see any of it. Maybe its because they always get it wrong, one way or another.
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