DirtyDeeds Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 (edited) I’ve just started watching this 10-part, 18-hour treatise by historical filmmaker Ken Burns on the Vietnam War, which is on Netflix. So far, as is usual, the film is excellent and detailed. I can’t believe how completely lacking my education is on this topic. I’m probably going to have to watch this film a few times in order to actual absorb enough to have a working foundation on this history. It looks like full episodes are on YouTube as well. Edited July 6, 2018 by DirtyDeeds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 I watched that over Christmas time. It is very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverburst80 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Fuck the NVA/Viet Cong were hard as nails. They just kept coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 (edited) Is my man smokin' a spliff in that pic? Go on son Could be a rollie I suppose. I shall have to give this a watch. Edited July 6, 2018 by Len Cnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 I've watched it last week. It's really very good! I like how they're focussing on all the different viewpoints as well as the surrounding political and social climates. And as mentioned before, when you watch this it slowly becomes clear how little you really know about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverburst80 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Len Cnut said: Is my man smokin' a spliff in that pic? Go on son Could be a rollie I suppose. I shall have to give this a watch. Fuck a spliff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 6 minutes ago, Silverburst80 said: Fuck a spliff! I've done that before only it was with a double barrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverburst80 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, Len Cnut said: I've done that before only it was with a double barrel You ever done a bucket bong?, they get you too stoned haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 9 minutes ago, Silverburst80 said: You ever done a bucket bong?, they get you too stoned haha I ain't no but my brother has and he reccomends it highly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Nova Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 I watched WWII in color last week and this one is on the schedule for this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 On 7/6/2018 at 3:23 AM, Silverburst80 said: Fuck the NVA/Viet Cong were hard as nails. They just kept coming. my dad served in the navy during the Vietnam war. It was a war most of the country was against. so many men lost their lives. My mom had a cousin who had a friend who served. He had this handbook that said how the US soldiers were guests in Vietnam and how there were all these rules. The book also had pictures of the traps the Vietcong planted all around the country. It was horrible. My mom had friends who lost their lives there. That time in America was very depressing, she said. Nothing good came of it. So sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverburst80 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, dontdamnmeuyi2015 said: my dad served in the navy during the Vietnam war. It was a war most of the country was against. so many men lost their lives. My mom had a cousin who had a friend who served. He had this handbook that said how the US soldiers were guests in Vietnam and how there were all these rules. The book also had pictures of the traps the Vietcong planted all around the country. It was horrible. My mom had friends who lost their lives there. That time in America was very depressing, she said. Nothing good came of it. So sad. Yeah sad isn't the word. My best friends old man served (Australian Army) and to this day he said he hasn't spoken a word about it. Edited July 8, 2018 by Silverburst80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Yeah from what I've heard it was a terrible war all around for everyone. Even after all the fighting, Vietnam fell anyway. I know there is a big population of Vietnamese living in Texas. At least some of them got out and lived a better life. I honestly don't know how our soldiers fight in these wars. Most are never the same after it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 On 07/07/2018 at 7:42 PM, dontdamnmeuyi2015 said: my dad served in the navy during the Vietnam war. It was a war most of the country was against. so many men lost their lives. My mom had a cousin who had a friend who served. He had this handbook that said how the US soldiers were guests in Vietnam and how there were all these rules. The book also had pictures of the traps the Vietcong planted all around the country. It was horrible. My mom had friends who lost their lives there. That time in America was very depressing, she said. Nothing good came of it. So sad. Jim Morrisons old man was an Admiral in the Navy. Like really high ranking. He was present when the war was declared. Get on that eh, a mad-head like Morrison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 What kind of new stuff do we learn from this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 On 9-7-2018 at 1:05 AM, dontdamnmeuyi2015 said: Yeah from what I've heard it was a terrible war all around for everyone. Which sets it apart from a lot of wars that are totally awesome for everyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 I’ve seen Platoon, I’m not sure what else I need to know. My netflix is on the fritz. I’ll have get it on dvd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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