What Crazy Shit His Dad Really Did in Vietnam Shocked Him

As my subscribers know I get many emails and phone calls from people who feel they have a story to tell. I have a particular soft spot for Vietnam veterans and their children. I interviewed Ken, who has done wonderfully in his own life I grew up with a Vietnam vet dad who challenged him and at the end of the day, gave him great tools to live a good life. So many Vietnam veterans carry stories in them, often untold, that continue to haunt them and make their lives more difficult. I feel for each and every one of them. I did not go to Vietnam but colleagues and friends did and so many of them came back, unlike apparently so many of the World War II veterans, with challenges and troubles they spent their lives trying to overcome. Depression. Anxiety. Sleeplessness. Silence. And so many physical ailments from Agent Orange etc. I hope that all those that see this video benefit in some way from Ken's story and from his dad's life as Ken describes it. A front line medic in Vietnam lived in constant danger. They were usually unarmed or carried only a pistol, but they had to move into the thick of battle to treat the wounded. When firefights broke out, medics ran toward the sound of gunfire instead of away from it, crawling through mud and bullets to reach injured soldiers. They often had to perform emergency procedures like stopping bleeding, opening airways, and giving morphine under fire, sometimes using their helmets as makeshift basins or cover. Helicopter evacuations were a lifeline, but getting a wounded man to a safe landing zone could be nearly impossible during combat. Medics formed strong emotional bonds with their units, and losing men they had tried to save took a deep toll. Many were killed because the enemy targeted them, knowing that taking out a medic weakened morale. The mix of fear, adrenaline, and responsibility created intense psychological stress that stayed with them long after the war.