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The Beattie Mansion in St. Joseph, Missouri has stood for more than 170 years. This began as a home for the Beatties and later became a home for unwed women and orphans and then an assisted living facility that occasionally served the addicted and people with mental health issues. The current owner wanted to open a boutique hotel, but he had trouble keeping help. Something was scaring them all off. Once he started having his own unexplained experiences, he knew he needed to open up the house to investigators. There has been no shortage of activity for these investigators. Join us for the history and hauntings of the Beattie Mansion! The Moment in Oddity features odd orchids and This Month in History features the Battle of Hamburger Hill. Location suggested by Sarah Crom. Check out the website: http://historygoesbump.com Show notes can be found here: https://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2025/05/hgb-ep-588-beattie-mansion.html Become an Executive Producer: http://patreon.com/historygoesbump Music used in this episode: Main Theme: Lurking in the Dark by Muse Music with Groove Studios (Moment in Oddity) "Vanishing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (This Month in History) "In Your Arms" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Outro Music: Happy Fun Punk by Muse Music with Groove Studios Other music used in this episode: Music: Haunting Prelude by Sascha Ende Link: https://filmmusic.io/en/song/12288-haunting-prelude
Today the Late Crew talks about SatVu's thermal imaging satellite (06:01), VA's growing roll of veterans getting POW benefits (13:01), Army battalion bans use of profanity (27:12), they're making a ‘Rambo' origin movie (37:17), and The Battle of Hamburger Hill ends on 20 May 1969 (42:40).
COL Jeremy Bowling makes a return to the podcast when he was last on Episode 309 with John Hollis and Chuck Casey. They discussed their efforts to honor Sgt. Rodney Davis as well as their overall goal of helping veterans. Jeremy told Paul that their 501(c)(3), The Longest Climb Foundation has become official, is growing and how it will help them meet their goal. Jeremy and Paul first talked about how Jeremy got involved and how the idea of helping Vietnam vets came from being a part of and witnessing the power of a D-Day commemoration. This led to the trip to Vietnam for the U.S. Army veterans that participated in the Battle of Hamburger Hill. Jeremy told Paul about the experience for the participants, their escorts and for him. They then shifted to talk about Jeremy and how he was raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee where he grew up playing football. Playing in a city championship in middle school got him noticed by an elite boarding school in Chattanooga and Jeremy said that led to the most important thing that happened to him as a young person. He was able to attend that boarding school for high school and Jeremy said it opened up many different opportunities which helped shape his life. They briefly discussed his deployments as well as his interesting experience going through U.S. Army Ranger School. They finished by talking about his wife Kerry and their two sons, Ethan and Jack. Jeremy expressed how very proud of and fortunate he is to have his family.
Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/lionsledbydonkeys Check out our Merch! https://llbdmerch.com/ Francis joins Joe to talk about one of the most memorable battles of the Vietnam War, which was completely and utterly pointless. Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20190515114632/https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/star/images/1683/168300010494.pdf https://www.history.com/news/hamburger-hill-controversy Frank Boccia. The Crouching Beast: A United States Army Lieutenant's Account of the Battle for Hamburger Hill Robert L. Durham. 101st Airborne fight for Hamburger Hill. Military Heritage. Vol. 21, No. 4
In this fiery episode of History Rage, we delve into the most contentious conflict in American history: the Vietnam War. Host Paul Bavill is joined by Dr. Robert Thompson, historian, documentary maker, and author of "Clear, Hold and Destroy," to dismantle the myths surrounding this divisive war.Unmasking the Myths:- Dr. Thompson challenges the simplistic good vs. evil narrative often associated with the Vietnam War.- We explore the complexities of the conflict, including the roles of the United States, South Vietnam, and North Vietnam.The Roots of Conflict:- Discover how America initially got involved in Vietnam, starting from its support of French Indochina to its direct military engagement.- Dr. Thompson explains the geopolitical stakes and the domino theory that drove U.S. involvement.South Vietnam's Struggles:- Examine the internal challenges faced by the South Vietnamese government, including corruption and ineffective leadership.- Understand the impact of these issues on the broader war effort.The Role of ARVN:- Debunking the myth that the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) was passive and ineffective.- Highlighting key battles and contributions of ARVN troops.American Strategy and Public Opinion:- A look at the U.S. military strategy and the often misunderstood objectives of battles like Khe Sanh and Hamburger Hill.- The impact of media coverage and public opinion on the war effort.My Lai and War Crimes:- Addressing the infamous My Lai Massacre and its repercussions on American and global perceptions of the war.- Dr. Thompson discusses the complexities of war crimes and the U.S. military's response.Conclusion:- Reflecting on the enduring legacy of the Vietnam War and the importance of understanding its complexities.- Dr. Thompson urges listeners to look beyond simplistic narratives and appreciate the multifaceted nature of historical events.For further insights, grab a copy of Dr. Robert Thompson's "Clear, Hold and Destroy" from The History Rage Bookshop and follow him on Twitter @DrRobThompson.Don't forget to share your thoughts on Twitter @HistoryRage using the hashtag #HistoryRage. Join our 'Angry Mob' on Patreon for exclusive perks, including early episode access and the esteemed History Rage mug, at patreon.com/historyrage.Follow History Rage on Social MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/HistoryRageTwitter: https://twitter.com/HistoryRageInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyrage/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/historyrage.bsky.socialStay Angry, Stay Informed - History Rage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Battle of Hamburger Hill was one of the most famous battles of the Vietnam War. Almost immediately after the conclusion of the battle, dumbfounded American journalists described the horrific assault of Hill 937 – and the inexplicable American withdrawal from the hill just a few days later. To journalists, and their well-fed, luxuriating readers… Continue reading The Battle of Hamburger Hill part 3 /// 91
Hamburger Hill is one of the most famous battles from the Vietnam War. This is the complete story of that bloody conflict. It's all here and it's all free on Battlecast, the world's foremost podcast on war and its sociopolitical impact. This is part two of an ongoing series. You can find part one here.… Continue reading The Battle of Hamburger Hill part 2 /// 90
Film critic Anthony Francis returns to help reevaluate the 4 key Vietnam War era movies that changed cinema. The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, Platoon & Full Metal Jacket all get contrasted with each getting some compliments for moments that given enough praise. Hamburger Hill, Casualties of War & the cinema landscape at that time also get special mention. Join us for a trip back in time on entertainment that posed questions about a once-forbidden topic!
Chaz & AJ spoke with Vietnam veteran and author Art Wiknik about his experience on Hamburger Hill and the meaning of observing Memorial Day. Image Courtesty Of Art Wiknik
Hamburger Hill. It’s a battle made famous by the 1987 film with the same name. But the real battle of Hamburger Hill, also known as the Battle for Hill 937, took place almost two decades before the film was released – comprising more than a week of fierce, modern combat in horrendous mountainous terrain which… Continue reading The Battle of Hamburger Hill: an Audio History /// 89
Talking about mental health is no longer taboo, but somehow Black men are still left out of the conversation. Enter Emmy Award-winning actor, Courtney B. Vance, whose book The Invisible Ache: Black Men Identifying their Pain and Reclaiming Their Power seeks to change that. Courtney wants to revolutionize mental health in the Black community. Can it be done? And if so, how?TOPICS(3:38) Enduring the journey of black men(7:12) Lack of trust in the healthcare system in the black community(10:48)The challenge of prostate cancer screening in the African-American community(14:24) Shame as a barrier to healing(16:56) What would revolutionize mental health in the black community?(21:18) Discovering the power of dreams (25:50) Healing with faith (29:29) Admitting the need for help
Michael Boatman is known for his roles as New York City mayoral aide Carter Heywood in the ABC sitcom Spin City, as Samuel Beckett in the ABC drama series China Beach, as 101st Airborne soldier Motown in the Vietnam War movie Hamburger Hill and as sports agent Stanley Babson in the HBO sitcom Arli$$. He also starred in The Good Fight, the Paramount+ spinoff of The Good Wife, Instant Mom, and The Jackie Thomas Show as well as guest-starring on Law & Order: SVU, Criminal Minds, Ghosts, Madame Secretary, Anger Management and countless other shows.
This podcast hit paid subscribers' inboxes on Nov. 21. It dropped for free subscribers on Nov. 28. To receive future pods as soon as they're live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe to the free tier below:WhoBrandon Swartz, General Manager of Attitash Mountain Resort, New HampshireRecorded onNovember 6, 2023About AttitashClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: Vail ResortsLocated in: Bartlett, New HampshireYear founded: 1964Pass affiliations:* Epic Pass: unlimited access* Epic Local Pass: unlimited access* Northeast Value Pass: unlimited access* Northeast Midweek Pass: unlimited midweek access* Epic Day Pass: 1 to 7 days of access with all resorts, 32-resorts, and 22-resorts tiersClosest neighboring ski areas: Black Mountain (:14), Cranmore (:16), Wildcat (:23), Bretton Woods (:28), King Pine (:35), Pleasant Mountain (:45), Mt. Eustis (:49), Cannon (:49), Loon (1:04), Sunday River (1:04), Mt. Abram (1:07)Base elevation: 600 feetSummit elevation: 2,350 feet at the top of Attitash PeakVertical drop: 1,750 feetSkiable Acres: 311-plusAverage annual snowfall: 120 inchesTrail count: 68 (27% most difficult, 44% intermediate, 29% novice)Lift count: 8 (3 high-speed quads, 2 fixed-grip quads, 2 triples, 1 surface lift – view Lift Blog's inventory of Attitash's lift fleet)View historic Attitash trailmaps on skimap.org.Why I interviewed himAsk any casual NBA fan which player won the most championships in the modern era, and they will probably give you Michael and Scottie. Six titles, two threepeats, '91 to '93 and '96 to '98. And it would've been eight in a row had MJ not followed his spirit animal onto the baseball diamond for two summers, they might add.But they're wrong. The non-1950s-to-‘60s player with the most NBA titles is Robert Horry, Big Shot Bob, who played an important role in seven title runs with three teams: the 1994 and '95 Houston Rockets; the 2000, 2001, and 2002 Lakers; and the 2005 and '07 San Antonio Spurs. While he's not in the hall of fame (Shaq thinks he should be), and doesn't make The Athletic or Hoops Hype's top 75 lists, Stadium Talk lists Horry as one of the 25 most clutch players of all time.Attitash might be skiing's Robert Horry. Always in the halo of greatness, never the superstar. Vail Resorts is the ski area's third consecutive conglomerate owner, and the third straight that doesn't quite seem to know what to do with the place. LBO Resort Enterprises opened Bear Peak in 1994, but then seemed to forget about Attitash after the merger with American Skiing Company two years later (ASC did install the Flying Yankee detachable quad in 1998). Peak Resorts picked Attitash out of ASC's rubbish bin in 2007, then mostly let the place languish for a decade before chopping down the Top Notch double chair in 2018 with no explanation. That left no redundant route to the top of Attitash peak, which became a problem when the Summit Triple dropped dead for most of the 2018-19 ski season. Rather than replace the lift, Peak repaired it, then handed the spruced-up-but-still-hated machine off to Vail Resorts, along with the rest of its portfolio, that summer.Like someone who inherits a jam-packed storage bin from a distant strange relative, Vail spent a couple of years just staring at all the boxes, uncertain what was in them and kind of afraid to look. Those first few winters, which corresponded with Covid, labor shortages, and supply-chain issues, weren't great ones at Attitash. A general sense of dysfunction reigned: snowmaking lagged, lifts opened late in the season or not at all, generic corporate statements thanked the hardworking teams without acknowledging the mountain's many urgent shortcomings. As it was picking through the storage unit, Vail made the strange decision of stacking the New Hampshire box next to the Midwest boxes, effectively valuing Attitash and long-suffering sister resort Wildcat – both with 2,000-ish-foot vertical drops and killer terrain – on the same day-pass tier as 240-foot Mad River, Ohio and 35-acre Snow Creek, Missouri. Anyone committed to arguing against absentee ownership of New England ski areas had a powerful exhibit A with Attitash.Then, last year, Vail opened the Attitash box. And instead of the Beanie Baby collection and Battle of Hamburger Hill commemorative coins that the company expected to find, they pulled out a stack of Microsoft stock certificates from the 1986 IPO. And they were like, “Well now, these might be worth something.”So they got to work. The company improved snowmaking. They replaced the 49-year-old East/West double-double with a brand-new fixed-grip quad. They raised the companywide minimum wage to $20 an hour, well above average for New Hampshire, helping Attitash staff up and resemble a functioning business. Then, this summer, they finally did it: demolished the wickedly inefficient Summit Triple and replaced it with a glimmering high-speed quad.Of course, in true Attitash fashion, the Mountaineer, as the new lift is called, was the last of 60-plus 2023 lift projects in North America to fly towers. But the chair will be open this winter, and it should reset the mountain's rap. Whether Mountaineer will finally push the resort's reputation and stature to match its burly vertical drop and trail count remains to be seen. Ski's readers did not list Attitash on their top 20 eastern ski areas for 2023. Z Rankings lists the mountain 28th in the East.Unlike NBA players, ski areas' careers span generations. In this way, they're more like the franchises themselves. Sometimes the Lakers have Magic or Kobe, and in some eras, well, they don't. Attitash just went a few decades without a franchise player. They may have finally drafted one. This is a top-20 New England ski area that may finally be ready to act like it.What we talked aboutThe overdue death of the Attitash triple; the story behind the “Mountaineer” lift name; why a high-speed quad was the right replacement lift; take the train to the mountain; what happened to the lift tower that Flying Yankee and Summit Triple shared; expansion opportunities off Attitash Peak; other alignments the ski area considered for Mountaineer; why and where Attitash moved the Mountaineer lift load station; the circa-Peak Resorts Mount Snow intelligentsia; Vail's culture of internal development and promotion; the unique challenges of running Attitash in a very crowded neighborhood; the Attitash-Wildcat combo; the Progression Quad replacement for the East/West double-double; considering Bear Peak's lift fleet; why glades disappeared from Attitash's trailmap, and why they're back; whether the old Top Notch double chair line could ever enter the official trail network; snowmaking upgrades; how big of an impact the $20-an-hour minimum wage had on Attitash; employee housing; Northeast-specific Epic Passes; and the Epic Day Pass.Why I thought that now was a good time for this interviewThe Mountaineer, of course. For 30 years, successive owners have insisted that Attitash Peak was incompatible with a high-speed quad: too much capacity feeding too few trails from a lift that would cost too much to build.Well, Vail built it. So Swartz and I discuss why, after saying no for so long, mom finally bought us our expensive toy. I won't get into that here, because that's what the podcast is for, but I will make this point: there is a dirt-stupid but persistent narrative that Vail Resorts doesn't care about its eastern properties, and only bought them to entice monied New Englanders to its western trophies. But, nearly seven years after entering the region with the surprise purchase of Stowe, Vail has done plenty to disprove that notion, launching Northeast-specific Epic Passes in 2020; installing new six-packs at Stowe, Mount Snow, and Okemo; adding high-speed quads at Attitash and Mount Snow; and moving another HSQ at Okemo. It's been a quiet but complete gut-renovation of what had been some very tired ski areas.Vail must feel, often, like it can't win. They're often framed as elitists for building too much and as cheapskates for investing too little. Social media piles on because their resorts are too busy but also because they're priced too high. I'll admit that I criticize them for making lift tickets too expensive and passes too cheap. The Mountaineer, which New England has spent two decades begging for, will likely draw criticism for overcrowding Attitash as skiers soon forget the aches and pains of the Summit Triple.Skiers can be impossible pains in the ass, no question. But Vail showed up at the steakhouse and came back to the table with the whole buffet. In the five years from 2016 to 2021, Vail purchased 29 ski areas. Prior to that, it owned just 11. That's nearly a quadrupling of size in half a decade. That would be challenging at any time. Add the Covid face-rearranging, and it was nearly impossible to digest.After several rough winters, however, Vail may be taming this herd of feral horses. They're not done yet, but things are calming down. The lift investments are helping, management is stabilizing. They still need to loosen the reigns on snowmaking outside of the West, better limit crowds on peak days, and find a less-gun-to-the-head method of incentivizing Epic Pass sales than $299 lift tickets. But Vail Resorts, as a stable entity rather than a growth monster, is beginning to gel, and Attitash symbolizes that metamorphosis as well as any mountain in the portfolio.What I got wrongWe alluded to the fact that Attitash would fly the Mountaineer towers on the day we recorded this, Nov. 6. Weather delays pushed that installation to later in the month.This isn't something I got wrong at the time, but the Epic Day Pass rates I mentioned were tier four prices. They've since increased slightly. Here are the current (and final) rates (the 22-resorts tier gets you in the door at Attitash):Why you should ski AttitashLet's continue the basketball metaphor. Who's your starting five if New Hampshire is your basketball team? Cannon makes the roster by default, a 2,180-footer with the best terrain in the state. Go ahead and fill out the roster with your other 2,000-footers: Loon, with its jungle gym of fancy upgraded lifts; Wildcat, with its Mount Washington views and high-speed top-to-bottom laps of twisted glory; and sprawling, falling Waterville Valley.So who's your number five? I'd accept arguments for gorgeous Mount Sunapee, beefy Bretton Woods, or Attitash. But as captain, I'm probably picking Attitash. Maybe not the Attitash of three years ago, but the Attitash that just got back from Chairlift Camp and can now offer a true, modern ski experience across its two mountains.But, carve away the cosmetics, and the truth is that Attitash is an incredible ski mountain. That 1,750 vertical feet is all fall line, consistent, beautiful cruisers up and down. It's not the steepest mountain, or the snowiest, or the most convenient to get to – you'll drive past Waterville and Loon and Cannon to get there (or not, Route Expert Bro; save it for your Powder DAWGZ WhatsApp chat). But from a pure, freefalling skiing point of view, it's among the best in the east. Just maybe don't show up at 11 a.m. on a Saturday.Podcast NotesOn the Top Notch DoubleI'm not sure if anyone ever really loved Attitash's Summit Triple, but the removal of the parallel Top Notch double in 2018 intensified focus on the summit lift's shortcomings. Here's where Top Notch ran (Lift 1 far looker's left):No one has ever really given me a good answer as to why former owner Peak Resorts removed that lift without a backup plan, but the timing could not have been worse – the Summit Triple suffered a series of catastrophic mechanical failures in late 2018 and early 2019, effectively shuttering the upper part of Attitash Peak for the bulk of that ski season.Anyway, once Peak removed the lift, the liftline stayed on the trailmap, suggesting that it may join the official trail network at some point:But the liftline slowly faded:This year, the old ghost line is gone completely:On the shared Flying Yankee-Attitash Summit Triple towerAn engineering quirk of the Summit Triple is that it shared a tower with the Flying Yankee high-speed quad, which crossed below the older lift:So what happened to that tower? We discuss it in the podcast.On the train from North ConwayEventually, U.S. America will have to figure out better ways to tie cities to its mountains. One of the best ways to do this is also one of the oldest: trains. Swartz and I briefly discuss the train that runs from downtown North Conway and drops you at the Attitash base. I looked into this a bit more, and unfortunately it's more of a novelty than a practical commuter service at this point. It's expensive ($40 per person roundtrip for coach), slow (the train ride takes around half an hour, compared to a 16-minute drive), and inconvenient, with the first trains arriving at the mountain around 11 a.m. and the latest one departing the mountain at 2:40. Not a great ski day, and the schedule is, for now, fairly limited, running weekends and holidays from the day after Christmas to late February. You can book rides and see details here.On the Attitash masterplanAttitash, like all ski areas that sit partially or fully on Forest Service land, is required to file an updated masterplan every so often. Unlike the highly organized western Forest Service divisions, however, which often have their ski area masterplans neatly organized online (three cheers for Colorado's White River National Forest), eastern districts rarely bother. So, while we discuss the mountain's masterplan, I couldn't find it, and the ski area couldn't readily provide it.On the Mystery of the Missing GladesCirca 2011, Attitash's trailmap called out several named glades on Bear Peak:By 2020, 10 marked glades appeared across both peaks, though Attitash had removed their names:By last season, all of them had disappeared:But this year, some (but not all) of the legacy glades, are back:What's going on? We discuss this in the podcast.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. 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Welcome to The B-Side from The Film Stage. Here we usually talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today, we talk to a great film writer about a great film sub-genre! Brian Raftery! Vietnam War Movie B-Sides! Brian (author of the wonderful Best. Movie. Year. Ever. How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen) released a wonderful podcast mini-series for The Ringer called Do We Get to Win This Time? this past summer. It examines the evolution of the American Vietnam War movie through the decades. Raftery speaks with everybody for this thing, from Oliver Stone to Dale Dye. Our B-Sides today are: Hearts and Minds, The Little Girl of Hanoi, and Hamburger Hill. We cover plenty more, dissecting movies made by both American and Vietnamese filmmakers. From when we first became aware of Vietnam as a war, to our favorite Vietnam war films, to highlighting additional underrated B-Sides in this sub-genre. Be sure to give us a follow on Twitter and Facebook at @TFSBSide. Also enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor. Enjoy!
Devastato, a livello commerciale, dal capolavoro bellico di Kubrick uscito nello stesso anno, Hamburger Hill racconta la vera storia della collina del titolo, da parte di uno sfortunato plotone. Una collona "tritacarne" che pretenderà un pesante tributo di sangue e si rivelerà quasi nulla come importanza strategica. Ovviamente, non sto parlando di una pellicola senza difetti, ma Hamburger Hill credo abbia una propria dignità e non scivoli nemmeno esageratamente nella retorica, avendo anzi il coraggio di mostrare alcuni aspetti del conflitto in Vietnam tra i più violenti e vergognosi, aiutato da un buon cast e da una regia tutto sommato abbastanza buona. Un film ingiustamente dimenticato, che il sottoscritto vi consiglia invece di recuperare.
This week- a piercer gone too far and ten attempts to summit an incline. The 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division receive five fresh replacements. They are placed under battle-weary Frantz, who has only a brief amount of time to get them ready for a major operation in the A Shau Valley. The battalion faces unexpected resistance while trying to take Hill 937. Over the course of ten days, Hill 937 would become a pivotal battle that lead to a massive shift in the US strategy, including, the first withdrawals, and leave the battle know as Hamburger Hill. Helverton, Colorado is a nice mountain town where a shockingly large percentage of the population is into Urban Primitivism. This doesn't even register to the police or normies until one takes things too far. Hunting mid90s chatrooms under the screenname Captain Howdy, a predator is capturing and torturing young teens. When Howdy takes the daughter of a local detective, no one suspects the events that will unfold and the lasting scars left on the town. A film read the coming trends a bit too early for audiences, Strangeland. All that and Dave learns how to use AOL, Craig considers investing in a slip on catheter company, Tyler loves like a loving lover loves, and Kevin dreams of distant pastures and gasoline. Join us, won't we? Episode 324- Greeting Knoll
In the late '80s, a new wave of big-studio hits like ‘Full Metal Jacket' and ‘Good Morning, Vietnam' introduces young moviegoers to Vietnam—and helps turn the war into an unlikely pop-culture phenomenon. Other films we talk about in this episode include ‘Hamburger Hill' (1987) and ‘Casualties of War' (1989). Host: Brian Raftery Producers: Devon Manze, Mike Wargon, Amanda Dobbins, and Vikram Patel Sound Design: Bobby Wagner Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville Interviews for this series were conducted before the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In the late '80s, a new wave of big-studio hits like ‘Full Metal Jacket' and ‘Good Morning, Vietnam' introduces young moviegoers to Vietnam—and helps turn the war into an unlikely pop-culture phenomenon. Other films we talk about in this episode include ‘Hamburger Hill' (1987) and ‘Casualties of War' (1989). Host: Brian Raftery Producers: Devon Manze, Mike Wargon, Amanda Dobbins, and Vikram Patel Sound Design: Bobby Wagner Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville Interviews for this series were conducted before the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Episode SummaryIn Episode #33, Dameian Hartfield joins the podcast for a deeply honest conversation, recounting some of the major moments in his life. In many respects, this podcast is a continuation of an ongoing conversation we have had as friends for nearly two decades, where Dameian speaks his truth and in doing so acts as an ambassador for the greater good, sharing the realities of what comes with growing up in an at-risk community like the Nickerson Gardens Housing Projects in the Watts neighborhood. Beginning the show with his reasons for a slow-cook approach to doing this podcast and then his experiences doing gang-intervention work and some of the key dilemmas and pressures that went with it, we get a feel for the values and lessons Dameian has earned in his life. For example, he describes how political agendas and lack of trust between different organizations in a community add more pressure to one's that are already struggling. We also see how he positioned himself in relation to those politics. Following that, we begin to hear about the challenges that come with life after being in a gang. The uphill battle of re-establishing a positive reputation along with carrying the war-like events of street battles without a reconciliation process to move forward in the way military veterans have is a hard edge to have in one's reality. Sharing with us some details of his journey, like being shot at the age of fifteen and having to deal with conflict zones like ‘Hamburger Hill,' we come to learn why the trauma of being a young, misdirected, urban warrior would need healing places like the one where we first met — at a men's retreat held by the Mosaic Multicultural Foundation deep in the redwoods of Mendocino, California. It was there Dameian and I have formed a relationship that has transcended our native neighborhoods and social upbringings. Next, Dameian takes us into the powerful decisions and transformations that took place for for him as he spent a decade in prison, repaying his debt to society. We hear how he learned to become a communicator, leaving behind his older strategies of simply acting in ways that he thought were needed. Dameian made key decisions to use his prison sentence for his own personal development, even knowing he had a very real possibility of never making it out. In this part of the podcast, we get some profound contours of Dameian's path through this important period of change and soul searching. Further on we learn about how, when he was on the run for a case against him, his relationship with his mother kept him from getting into deeper trouble, perhaps even getting killed. Dameian also walks us through how his Mom imparted to him the realities of the financial struggles they had, and pulled along his questions and challenges into a place of greater understanding and participation in the struggle. Even in his darkest moments of despair, his Mom was able to help him see beyond his hopelessness. In these stories we get a powerful picture of his mom's capacity to guide in the face of adversity, and the important impact that had. In total, this powerful, authentic episode takes us underneath the illegality of gang life in an at risk community, providing us with a sincere portrait of the human lives in and around those situations. And just when we think we are wrapping up, Dameian takes us a step further into his life experiences. He closes out our conversation with an incredibly moving and undeniable accurate portrait of what the challenges of being a black man in the American story is like. *****Dameian Hartfield primarily grew up in Nickerson Gardens housing projects in Los Angeles, California. He also spent part of his youth in Pomona, CA. Currently, Dameian spends his time growing his company, 1 Tamu Essentials, with his wife Dana, and spending time with his kids and grandkids. Mr. Hartfield
My series on mainly albums but also films, that were either denied classic status on release or have been forgotten about since - Hamburger Hill is both. Derided a little on release as a poor cousin of the defining Platoon and a lower rent Full Metal Jacket, this sometimes trite Vietnam film builds up to an incredible climax, redolent of the harrowing intensity of Come and See, far more than Saving Private Ryan.
Lethal Mullet Podcast: Episode #223: Hamburger Hill On this action packed episode of the Lethal Mullet join Adam as he looks back to the eighties most riveting Vietnam War film Hamburger Hill. All that andIt's easily the most gritty depiction of the war, and starring some of the best actors of our age at the start of their careers. All that and more on the latest episode of Lethal Mullet on FPN. Give Lethal Mullet a listen: Site: https://fpnet.podbean.com/ For all Lethal merch: TeePublic: https://bit.ly/37QpbSc Check out LM on socials: @thelethalmullet on twitter / facebook / instagram #lethalmulletpodcast #hamburgerhill #eighties
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'Platoon Leader' is a Cannon Films production that attempted to cash in on the glut of 80s Vietnam War films that saw films like Platoon (1986), Full Metal Jacket (1987), and Hamburger Hill (1987) flourish. Directed by Aaron Norris 'Platoon Leader' features the skilled cinematography of Arthur Wooster and a strong cast of TV actors while Micheal Dudikoff plays the lead, LT. Knight, who is sent to a remote firebase to whip up a jaded and rag-tag bunch of G.I.s protecting a pro-American Vietnamese village. Does the film hit the heights of the films it tries to emulate or should this film remain in the back catalog of bad mockbuster cash-ins? Join us to find out. Follow us on Twitter @FightingOnFilm and on Facebook. For more check out our website www.fightingonfilm.com Thanks for listening!
This week we are joined by the Military Historians and Podcasters, Robbie McGuire and Matthew Moss from the awesome Fighting on Film podcast. They have come to us to rage that DETAILS DO MATTER and that what we see in a war movie reflects how much care has gone into the subject matter.We'll be talking Dunkirk, Journey's End, Atonement and Hamburger Hill to name a few.You can and should get into Fighting on Film. You can find their website here. Just please keep listening to us as well
Raw Deal.On this episode we are joined by John Irvin, John Irvin is an English film director. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, he began his career by directing a number of documentaries and television works, including the BBC adaptation of John le Carré's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Raw Deal and Hamburger Hill. Please support the Mark and Me Podcast via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/Markandme or you can buy me a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/markandme or you can even treat yourself to a badge or sticker over at my store here: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MarkandMeStore
Episode #60 Fireside with a VC speaking with Charles (Chuck) Newhall, III, a 3rd generation venture capitalist. Newhall cofounded New Enterprise Associates (NEA) in 1977 with Dick Kramlich and Frank Bonsal. NEA is the largest VC fund in the world. Newhall is a U.S. warrior who served in Vietnam commanding an independent platoon. His decorations include the Silver Star and Bronze Star. Newhall is also the author of a new book - Dare to Disturb the Universe, A Memoir of Venture Capital. Discussing: · Fighting on Hamburger Hill in Vietnam and revelations of a career in VC. · Founding a VC firm built to last 100+ years and specifics of how he built NEA. · Origins of venture capital dating back to Phoenicians and how Christopher Columbus was a VC-backed founder with an 80/20 split of the gains or what he “carried”. · Wisdom from Marcus Aurelius, the 2&20 model, and aligning interests. · Stories of VC investing and startups including persistent seed investing in Apple Computer. Buying 10% of Apple Computer for $400k by sleeping at the Apple office and refusing to go home. · Investing based on DD from experts versus investing from passion. “You're only one person away from a great company at any point in time.” - Charles (Chuck) Newhall, III For more buy the books: 1) Dare to Disturb the Universe, A memoir of Venture Capital (https://rb.gy/g1izrc). 2) Brightside Gardens - A Dialogue Between The Head and The Heart (https://rb.gy/qcphsn) 3) The Chronicles of Stanley the Pug (https://youtu.be/uwjq7kInKlY) Andrew@7bc.vc --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/firesidevc/message
Cobra gunship pilot Lew Jennings flew 726 missions in Vietnam, receiving over 50 combat decorations including three Distinguished Flying Cross citations for Valor and 36 Air Medals. He published a memoir about helicopter combat in Vietnam named “19 Minutes to Live”. He joins us as part of our partnership with the Distinguished Flying Cross Society. Vietnam was considered the first “helicopter” war. Over 12,000 helicopters flew 5.25 million sorties. Eighty percent of the light observation helicopters, forty seven percent of the Hueys and thirty percent of the Cobra helicopters were lost. Nearly 5,000 helicopter crew members were killed and an untold number wounded. Lew shares some of the tactics they developed “on the fly” depending on the terrain and mission. Many of his missions involved hunter-killer teams consisting of OH-6 scout helicopters, Cobras and Hueys. Sometimes they would fly in “pink teams” consisting of only a scout helicopter and a Cobra gunship. “It was our job to go out and stir things up.” Lew describes some of the more heroic and tragic missions of his time in combat. These included one pilot who climbed out of the cockpit while airborne to kick lose a misfired rocket. One of my favorites was a mission with Eddy “Mad Bomber” Joiner. In order to deal with a bridge way deep in a ravine, Eddy filled a five gallon can with napalm and attached a phosphorous grenade. His co-pilot carried the homemade bomb on his lap, pulled the pin and barely got the contraption out of the helicopter before it exploded. They destroyed the bridge and were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for that mission. His unit was heavily engaged in the A Shau Valley action that came to be known as “Hamburger Hill”. Lew and several other “grey hairs” came out of retirement to fly hundreds of classified missions in Iraq. Lew was 62 years old at the time and their chief pilot was 72. TAKEAWAY: Lew says he spent many nights trying to figure out how to best support the guys “with a rifle and rucksack” on the ground.
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CONFESSIONS are not just reserved for the CATHOLICS!! In its simplest and most effective applied definition, a confession is anything UTTERED. Unless you are JUST BREATHING, every formed word is a CONFESSION!! What we learn from Iyob/Job, is that Elohim is NOT the Marine Corps Drill Instructor in the early scenes of Hamburger Hill, when the private was severely verbally assaulted because of his position on the Virgin Mary. Ultimately, because of his willingness to NOT RECANT his position the private was elevated to a position of authority. That, however, is not the attitude we see Elohim YAHUUAH take with Iyob, though he is in fact exalted over his peers because they spoke in ERRANT IGNORANCE!! TESHUVA is the TOOL Elohim uses to promote His Chosen Galal Talmidim, His Dedicated Disciples or Students! Where do believe this world got the idea that LEARNING for the Purposes of Growth, was supposed to be uncomfortable and occasionally unpleasant? This World, knew NOTHING, not first known completely by its Creator!! How else could Elohim CONFESS through men, "That a fool says in his heart there is no Elohim!!" --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/love-live/message
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La guerra en la jungla fue perfeccionada en Vietnam del Norte. Desde las ciudades escondidas en los túneles, el Viet Cong lanzaba operaciones que resultaban terroríficas por su ingenio, salvajismo y persistencia. La batalla de diez días por el lugar que llegó a conocerse como Hamburger Hill, constituyó quizás el conflicto clásico de la guerra de Vietnam. Reconstruyendo historias recientemente descubiertas de los dos bandos, conoceremos cómo los comandantes estadounidenses cometieron el error de librar esta batalla como lo habían hecho durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Los norvietnamitas, empleando una serie de estrategias muy diferentes, construyeron un laberinto masivo de túneles y, entonces, cuando la batalla se volvió contra ellos, se desvanecieron en Laos. Los soldados americanos, finalmente desesperados, acabaron preguntándose si realmente valió la pena.
Randall asserts that (US-made) Vietnam War movies nearly universally serve to exonerate US conduct in the war — a war whose purpose is only to oppress indigenous people, further colonialism, and expand empire. *** Vietnam movies discussed include: The Green Berets (1968) Coming Home (1978) The Deer Hunter (1978) Go Tell the Spartans (1978) Apocalypse Now (1979) First Blood (1982) Platoon (1986) Good Morning; Vietnam (1987) Hamburger Hill (1987) Gardens of Stone (1987) Full Metal Jacket (1987) Hanoi Hilton (1987) Born on the Fourth of july (1989) Casualties of War (1989) We Were Soldiers (2002) Rescue Dawn (2006) *** Topics discussed include: US empire building The Phoenix Program What would a good Vietnam movie be like? The CIA as an outgrowth of Nazi intelligence Reinhard Gehlen Operation Paperclip Mỹ Lai massacre Wannsee Conference Côn Đảo Prison Zero Dark Thirty (2012) American Sniper (2014) The Card Counter (2021) Top Gun: Maverick (2022) Bertolt Brecht's distancing effect wars run by the CIA Missing (1982) Paths of Glory (1957) *** https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/movies-video-games/2018/03/29/military-times-10-best-vietnam-war-movies/ *** Quotes from this show: I would call it a moral get out of jail free card because if every soldier in every war is really just an innocent chap who accidentally signed up for the wrong thing and now got stuck with a bunch of bullies who don't know any better, it really reduces the entire nation's moral culpability in a war because now it's just a bunch of good guys and bullies. —Chris These movies are trying to excuse the US' behavior in Vietnam. —Randall We gotta do bad things because the people we're fighting do bad things. You can literally justify anything with that moral equivalency. There's no point in having law, order, civility, or even a Geneva Convention if you're just going to tell hero stories. —Chris Our hero has the right to morally transgress because the villain is always so bad that the rules of civility exempts our hero from having any rules of civility. —Chris The CIA is the missing character in a lot of these movies. —Chris Every other kind of genre there's a moment of catharsis and realization that you can be a better person, but you can't do that with a country. You can't tell a story about a nation becoming a better person. Every time you make a war movie you're always going to end up with this false pat on the back. —Chris Is there anything the US could do that the US people would be ashamed of? —Randall Almost every one of our war movies are in some sense a perverse rationalization for violence. —Chris Why are they made at all? They're glorifications of going to war. —Randall *** Background reading: How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr The Phoenix Program: America's Use of Terror in Vietnam by Douglas Valentine The CIA as Organized Crime: How Illegal Operations Corrupt America and the World by Douglas Valentine Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson A True History of the United States: Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism by Daniel Sjursen *** recorded June 12, 2022 *** Visit us at https://chrisandrandall.com/
This week we discuss the only Hollywood depiction of the 1983 US Invasion of Grenada - 'Heartbreak Ridge'. Directed, produced and staring Clint Eastwood Heartbreak Ridge follows a US Marine Corps Recon Platoon as they are whipped into shape and thrown into battle. Written by written by James Carabatsos who also wrote Hamburger Hill the film's young cast includes Mario Van Peebles, Vincent Irizarry, Peter Koch, Tom Villard, Ramon Franco and Boyd Gaines alongside Everett McGill, Arlen Dean Snyder and Marsha Mason. Follow us on Twitter @FightingOnFilm and on Facebook. For more check out our website www.fightingonfilm.com Thanks for listening!
Episode 2307 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature a story about the Battle of Hamburger Hill in Vietnam and what two veterans of that battle have to say about their experiences in the fight. The featured story appeared … Continue reading → The post Episode 2308 – Two Vietnam Vets remember Hamburger Hill appeared first on .
This week we discuss the under appreciated John Irvin film, 'Hamburger Hill'. The film charts the experiences of a platoon of the 101st Airborne as they attempt to take Hill 937 in May of 1969. Written by Vietnam veteran James Carabatsos and starring Dylan McDermott, Don Cheadle, Courtney B. Vance, Michael Boatman and Steven Weber. The film was released in the wake of 'Platoon' and 'Full Metal Jacket', should it be remembered in the same light as its more famous counterparts or is it just another ‘Nam film? Join us to find out! Follow us on Twitter @FightingOnFilm and on Facebook. For more check out our website www.fightingonfilm.com Thanks for listening!
Hill 937 was the center of a brutal and legendary battle that began 53 years ago this week. After eleven days of vicious fighting and heavy losses on both sides, it would become known by another name: Hamburger Hill. Hear a personal account from a soldier who survived it.
This week on I Know That Face, Stephen and Andrew venture into uncharted territory as they discuss the only character actor in the MCU: Don Cheadle. Beginning with the 'Nam war film Hamburger Hill, Cheadle made his mark in Hollywood early and often. With films like Devil in a Blue Dress, Boogie Nights, Out of Sight, the Ocean's Trilogy and The Guard, the actor has stayed in the public eye for over 30 years. He was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for Hotel Rwanda and in 2010 replaced Terrence Howard as War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In recent years, Cheadle has appeared in Steven Soderbergh's No Sudden Move and in Space Jam: A New Legacy. Sign up to HeadStuff+ at headstuffpodcasts.com for the small price of €5 a month to unlock exclusive bonus episodes of I Know That Face. Andrew Twitter: @Andrew_Carroll0 Stephen Twitter: @StephenPorzio Editor and Community Manager: Charline Fernandez Instagram: @charline_frnndz I Know That Face Twitter: @IKnowThatFaceP1 / Instagram: @iknowthatface / Facebook: @iknowthatfacepod Intro and Outro Music: No Boundaries (motorik groove) by Keshco. Licence Featured Image Credit
Thursday 11-11-21 Show #680: Happy Veteran's Day! We pay tribute to our Vets today and we talk about our favorite military movies from "Saving Private Ryan" to "Hamburger Hill."
Today I'm joined by Leon Schwartz to talk broadly about the Vietnam War and more specifically the Battle of Hamburger Hill. Leon helps provide some insight into the history of Vietnam that is hard to find when just studying it from military history perspective here in the US. We talk about the Soldiers interactions with locals, some terms they may have picked up along the way, how the war is viewed in Vietnam today and a quite a bit more. - Brief background on Vietnam pre-1969 - NVA vs. VC - Body count strategy - Devastation on both sides on Hill 937 (Hamburger Hill) - Walking away, giving the hill back after that victory - Public perception changing in the US Leon was a History and English teacher for 10 years in Asia and the United States. He lived and taught in South Korea and Vietnam from 2011-2016. After teaching, Leon has worked in the maritime industry as a stevedore. Although he no longer works as a teacher, he maintains a strong interest and passion in all things history. He is from Baltimore County, MD but currently resides in Smithfield, VA.
Buckle up, good people, because actor, screenwriter, and author Tommy Swerdlow stopped by the Bunker to talk about his novel Straight Dope. While you have probably seen the movies he's written—Cool Runnings, The Grinch, and Little Giants—and the movies he's acted in—Real Genius and Hamburger Hill, he and Brad had a LOT to more to discuss: addiction, writing, famous friends, and the joy of storytelling. It's one of those GenX Writers Collide interviews (even though Tommy isn't technically GenX. But, he kinda is.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
La Guerra de Vietnam se convirtió en un callejón sin salida desde finales de la década de 1960 y principios de la década de 1970, hasta su final en 1975. Examinaremos los hechos relevantes de la postguerra, como el perdón que concedió el presidente Jimmy Carter a 10.000 opositores al servicio militar, la huida de los refugiados vietnamitas y el restablecimiento de las relaciones comerciales y diplomáticas entre Vietnam y Estados Unidos en 2007. Durante los últimos años de la guerra, los soldados estadounidenses no sólo lucharon con valor y dedicación contra las fuerzas comunistas, sino también contra una gran desmoralización, la disminución del número de soldados y la frustración de sus compatriotas. Se trata de la historia de la retirada continua estadounidense, desde la carnicería de Hamburger Hill al pánico de la Caída de Saigón.
Jerry Hoffman is in a leading position at multiple prominent companies in the area, most notably @Technical Metals Incorporated (TMI) in Fairbury. He's also heavily involved in the local government and has a deep love for his family and the outdoors. His calm, kind and gentle demeanor is surprising though, considering the intensity of his combat history in the Vietnam War. Jerry was kind enough to share the details of his experience in Vietnam and in the battle of “Hamburger Hill” one of the most dramatic and gruesome battles of the war. Thanks for your time Jerry, and thank you for your service. In honor of this memorial day!------ SUBSCRIBE & DONATE ------Watch this & Subscribe on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO7PGH0yQ2xYjV2pCcIDZXg Want to donate to the show or listen on a podcast app? Click here!https://solo.to/thepaulgarciashow -------- THIS SHOW IS SPONSORED BY --------Once 'n Again Online Consignment ShoppingOnce 'n Again strives to provide a unique and fashionable resale environment in which to offer our customers a recycling opportunity, a guaranteed value, and a remarkable shopping experience. https://www.oncenagain.com/Fairbury Location: 118 W Locust St, Fairbury, IL 61739Pontiac Location: 123 W Madison St, Pontiac, IL 61764Fairbury Phone: (815) 692-4194Pontiac Phone: (815) 844-4194•Connections of Fairview HavenFairview Haven Retirement Community is now offering in-home-care services under their new program called “Connections of Fairview Haven”. This new program offers a wide array of services to those of us who either can't get around as we used to and those of us who'd prefer to stay home during these unsure times. Their services allow one to go about their day while with peace of mind, assured that all their daily duties get completed!Learn more at: https://www.fairviewhaven.org/connections-home-care.htmlOr call Arla with all your questions or to hire their services! (815) 692-6703•Forrest Edge Tree ServiceA local, fully insured tree-removal service that's ready to help with your tree & stump removal needs! This great business is serving any and all locations in the Livingston County area! They're professionals who are sure to get the job done right and they clean up beautifully.Call OR text Joe Rudin! -- (815) 615-3037•Fairbury FurnitureCentral Illinois' Premier Furniture Provider! Isn't it about time you made your home living a lot more comfortable and stylish? With Fairbury Furniture's vast selection and great prices and services, you're sure to find just what you're looking for!100 W Locust St Fairbury, IL 61739 -- (815) 692-3000Check them out online: https://fairburyfurniture.com•The Coffee SteamerLivingston County's premier coffee drink supplier. In Fairbury, they have a trailer that sells delightful coffees, smoothies, and teas, and in Forrest, they have an entire restaurant that offers all that and plenty more! These locations are incredible and a staple in the Prairie Central Area!https://www.thecoffeesteamer.com/Coffee Steamer Cafe in Forrest: 101 W Krack St, Forrest, IL 61741Coffee Steamer Trailer in Fairbury: Route 24, across the street from Circle K and Dairy Queen. ------ Check out the show's other pages! ------Listen / Watch / Subscribe / Donate / Contact here! : https://solo.to/thepaulgarciashow
Military planners referred to the 3,000-foot tall highland in the rugged, jungle-shrouded A Sầu Valley as “Hill 937.” North Vietnamese Army fighters called it “The Mountain of the Crouching Beast.” American Soldiers would come to call it Hamburger Hill. For 10 days, from 10 to 20 May, 1969, the cursed piece of rock would torture, confound, and aggrieve a group of American Soldiers from the 187th Infantry Regiment, “Rakassans.” It was a meat-grinder of a fight, waged by a group of lightly armed GIs against fresh, trained North Vietnamese regulars, against almost impossible terrain, against brutal weather. At the end of the ten-day battle, which saw some of the hardest fighting of the war in the decades since, that fight has come to serve as a metaphor for the Vietnam War itself: a maddening fool’s errand in which Soldiers were sacrificed for a political ploy with no strategic value. We’re releasing this episode 52 years to the day that the Battle for Hamburger Hill ended. This is a longer episode, more than an hour and a half, and in it we describe the point of Hamburger Hill, the American strategy behind the fight for it, and the way that fight played it. In this episode, you’ll hear from some of the men who fought there, some of whom never truly left Hill 937. You’ll also hear from Dr. Erik Villard, a historian who’s studied the battle, the terrain, and the North Vietnamese defenders. This is truly an enlightening, gutting, and inspiring program, one that honors the Rakassans who fought and died there.
Welcome to This Week in Creepy History, a show on which each episode Chris Chavez takes a look back at past events for each day of the upcoming week. On this episode, Chris covers events that took place from May 9-15, including the inauguration of Nelson Mandela, the Battle of Hamburger Hill, the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II, the final episode of Seinfeld, the start of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and more. Find us on the web and social media: BICBP-RADIO.com Instagram Chris Chavez ccchavez13 Twitter Chris Chavez @cchavezforreal
In a monumental honor for W.T.F.P , Elvin John Kruger, better known as "BUTCH" of the legendary 101st Airborne Division, (1st of 506 Company) joins the lab to discuss some of the darkest and brightest days he experienced in Vietnam from June 1969 to June 1970.From the disappointment of receiving a draft letter to traversing the blood soaked soil of Hamburger Hill just weeks following the tragic conflict. From a lieutenant's brash disregard for his point-man's warning resulting in a bullet thru his forehead to avoiding the dangers of sexual favors offering, or in some cases, taking more than a soldier has bargained for, the rabbit hole of an unpopular war is explored in depth.While detailing the challenging, yet always completed task of carrying away the American dead comrades, Butch explains that there definitely can be 'life after war....' even one better left un-fought.PHATAL EXTRACTION: · “Can’t drink beer at home, but we can get shot at over in Vietnam.” - BUTCH
Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss jacket patches, Roger McGuinn, and one of the most famous battles of the war as they dive deep into Hamburger Hill. T-Roy volunteers to be killed by friendly fire. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the exploding heads.
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Steven Weber on Breaking it Down with Frank MacKay - Wings, Hamburger Hill by Frank MacKay
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Relationships often descend into pointless bickering. The hill you'll die on is a way to clarify what's worth fighting for and what is a pointless argument. Transcript https://www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/ce4c5862715a45a2a6e15a0a62eaec15/edit_v2?position=0.78 ([00:00]) Welcome to honest talk about heartbreak, dating and relationships, relationships, the podcast helping you navigate your path to happy ever after with your host, Rob McPhillips. Tonight, we're talking about the Hill you'll die on, and that probably sounds a little bit. It's not very descriptive. Thing, but really what it's about is. What? What are you really willing to fight about and what is a meaningless fight for you? So the saw her look at where did it where did it come from the Hill that you will die on? https://www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/ce4c5862715a45a2a6e15a0a62eaec15/edit_v2?position=49.1 ([00:49]) And it seems to be seems to have come from 1969, in 1969 in the Vietnam War, it was a battle for a hill and. The Americans lost, they say, six hundred and thirty Marines or. What more infantry and Viet Nam say fifteen hundred. And essentially, they were fighting for a hill that had no strategic value. That had no real benefit, and they gave up on it when it got when it became hard to. To win, so it was Edward Kennedy who is a senator then who named the Hamburger Hill because basically the infantry men who were killed were basically treated like mincemeat. https://www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/ce4c5862715a45a2a6e15a0a62eaec15/edit_v2?position=104.05 ([01:44]) And so the hill that dying is represents. Like, if you have to if you have to, like in the military, having a hill is an advantage because it's hard to fight. And so to win, to win a hill means that it has to be something worth conquering. Now in relationships. All the fights that you're going to have were fighting for. Or are they just something you've got in the pattern of squabbling about, are they mean meaningless battles? https://www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/ce4c5862715a45a2a6e15a0a62eaec15/edit_v2?position=148.68 ([02:28]) And then. In life, there's really. Fights that. The gain is not worth fighting. But there has to be something. That powers your life, something that's important to you. Because if you don't have the hill that you're willing to die on. Then. You don't really have something that gives you is going to give you a source of passion and enthusiasm. So the idea of the Hill that you go down is about having some sense of purpose and it's also having some sense of identity about what your life's about. https://www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/ce4c5862715a45a2a6e15a0a62eaec15/edit_v2?position=199.2 ([03:19]) So these are the things that become our North Star. So. First, though, I'm curious because you were talking about what you are passionate about when you were young. So does anyone want to share what they want you to be because I didn't hear anyone else's. OK, and I got my sherry, so we were talking about so I really do need to also with job rules actually, but when I was really young, I liked I had the dream of traveling quite a lot. https://www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/ce4c5862715a45a2a6e15a0a62eaec15/edit_v2?position=231.05 ([03:51]) So I wanted to see the world. And I was like because I felt like such a big world and I want to see it and get to know it. And I always felt the best way to meet other cultures and understand them. And then it kind of evolved. And I really started with journalism, but I always been passionate about animals, which is something I haven't mentioned. And I did quite a few rescues when I was back home. So that lasted until I moved to the UK and only at the age of 15 I thought of becoming a social worker. https://www.happyscribe.com/transcriptions/ce4c5862715a45a2a6e15a0a62eaec15/edit_v2?position=259.64 ([04:19]) So I wanted to do something that was meaningful and help others. So yeah, I think that was...
Art Wiknik is a veteran of the Vietnam War, and survived the battle of Hamburger Hill. He shares the numerous close calls he had before the battle was "won," including being set on fire, and why he does not like to be called a hero. Then, Tribe member Dan Garitta was on to share some stories about Connecticut veterans. Photo Credit: Getty Images/Thomas Bullock/iStock/Getty Images Plus
In this episode, I go over a few local Hauntings and Urban Legends in my home county. Such as, Hamburger Hill, The Klan Bridge, and Nickerson Cemetery.
Subject matter is top 5 war movies of all time. I put together a list of my best movies around World War II and Vietnam War. I also give some honorable mentions of the likes of Hamburger Hill, Dead Presidents and Red Tails. Tune in to see what makes the top 5. Special thanks to Casey on new music. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
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Fasten your seatbelts as Adolfo and Mark take you on a bumpy podcast! On today's adventure: ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)On this week's show:• Quarantine movie woes• Mark's sleazy movie tastes• How we first experienced the film• Unmatched dialogue• Adolfo owns the film in multiple formats• Barbara Stanwyck, Claudette Colbert and Joan Crawford were all considered for Margot Channing.• Bette Davis' “difficult” reputation.• Ronald Reagan was a ham• The on-set conflict with Davis and a young Marilyn Monroe• The entire opening sequence tells you everything you need to know by the character body language• Smoking looks so cool in black and white• Thelma Ritter should have been in more of the film• Adolfo's terrible frame of reference at the time he saw the film for the first time• Margot's drunken speeches• “A milkshake?”• A roller coaster of tension• People aged differently in the 50s• Bill is a good boyfriend• Classy restrooms• How Addison DeWitt is interpreted in 2020• Only film in Oscar history to have 4 female acting nomineesFILMS REFERENCED:• SUNSET BLVD. (1950)• BEN-HUR (1959)• APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)• ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST (1980)• HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD (1980)• CANNIBAL FERROX (1981)• THE BEYOND (1981)• THE NEW YORK RIPPER (1982)• PLATOON (1986)• BORN ON THE 4TH OF JULY (1989)• HAMBURGER HILL (1987)• SINGLE WHITE FEMALE (1991)• FORREST GUMP (1994)• PULP FICTION (1994)• THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994)• TITANIC (1997)• TROPIC THUNDER (2008)• ZOMBIES VS STRIPPERS (2012)• LA LA LAND (2016)• MOONLIGHT (2016)• THE VIETNAM WAR (Mini-Series, 2017)• JOKER (2019)• BIRDS OF PREY: THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF HARLEY QUINN (2020)• THE INVISIBLE MAN (2020)• SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2020)• CORONA ZOMBIES (2020)• TIGER KING (mini-series, 2020)LINKS:SOCIAL MEDIATWITTER: @EssentialFilms, @FPMoviePodcast, @Adolfo_Acosta, @Sportsguy515FACEBOOK: The Essential Films
Michael Boatman is an actor of great versatility. He is perhaps best known for his six year run on the hit comedy series “Spin City” for which he received two NAACP Image Awards, while simultaneously doing double duty as sports agent Stanley Babson on the HBO series “Arli$$.” Most recently, Boatman completed a recurring role on MADAM SECRETARY, on the Network. Prior to that he did double duty as a series regular on Nickelodeon’s “Instant Mom,” opposite Tia Mowry, and recurred as Charlie Sheen’s best friend on the FX series “Anger Management.” In addition, he had a recurring role on CBS’ “The Good Wife.” Boatman was born in Colorado Springs and grew up in Chicago as the oldest of three children. He studied theater at Western Illinois University, playing major roles in plays ranging from “Purlie Victorious” to “The Seagull” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” He performed at the Kennedy Center in the Irene Ryan National Competition, for which he won the Best Supporting Actor award. After graduating, Boatman was cast as Motown in the film “Hamburger Hill.” It was there that he met lifelong friends Steven Weber and Don Cheadle. Shortly after, he moved to Los Angeles where he starred in the award-winning ABC drama “China Beach.” Following that series run, he starred in “Muscle” opposite Alan Ruck and then moved on to the much-loved series “Spin City” for six seasons. Over the years, Boatman has recurred on shows such as “The Larry Sanders Show,” “Living Single,” “The Jackie Thomas Show,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Sherri” opposite Sherri Shepherd. Boatman has appeared in numerous movies for television, including “In the Line of Duty: Street War,” the PBS special, “The Trial of Bernard Goetz” and ABC’s “Once Upon a Mattress.” Boatman’s feature films include the lead role of J.J. Johnson in “The Glass Shield,” “Woman Thou Art Loosed,” “Bad Parents,” “Peacemaker” and Sidney Lumet’s “Running on Empty,” among others. His theater work includes “Master Harold and the Boys” at the Roundabout Theatre Company on Broadway starring opposite Danny Glover, “The Glass Menagerie” in San Francisco and “Tiny Mommy” at Playwright’s Horizons. Most recently, Boatman starred in San Diego’s Old Globe production of “Robin Hood!”
Chaz and AJ spoke with Art Wiknik last year on the 50th anniversary of the infamous "Hamburger Hill" battle during the Vietnam War. Art was shot, lit on fire, nearly abandoned, and yet made it to the top. He explained his journey to the top, the terrible cost of the repeated attempts to claim the hill, and the public backlash.
Chaz and AJ spoke with Art Wiknik last year on the 50th anniversary of the infamous "Hamburger Hill" battle during the Vietnam War. Art was shot, lit on fire, nearly abandoned, and yet made it to the top. He explained his journey to the top, the terrible cost of the repeated attempts to claim the hill, and the public backlash.
Cette semaine à 3d8plus4 on célèbre un retour à la bonne qualité audio (et le plafond) de Dan, on s'amuse des pronostics météo de David Lynch en direct de son bunker; on explore de vieux classiques du jeu 'third person shooter' avec histoire comme Yakuza 0 et Hitman Absolution; on s'extasie devant la plénitude zen de Cities Skyline ou le talent innovateur de Wartile; on décrit notre attachement nostalgique pour le jeu de role sans dés Ambre (règles d'Eric Wujcik et art de Florence Magnin); on parle de morts - celle du Colonel ainsi que celle dans les livres de Elmore Leonard; on poursuit sur le thème avec Hamburger Hill et les films de guerre en général ainsi que le style inimitable de Tarantino; on visite l'abjecte navet qu'est Smoking Aces; on mentionne Snowpiercer et Pacific Rim Uprising - puis on achève le tout en parlant de Sleep Cycle, une app qui met en évidence les troubles de sommeil de Luis (et non ça n'a rien à voir avec l'hyperconsommation de café...)Jeux Vidéo:Yakuza 0Hitman AbsolutionCities SkylineWartileLivres:Colonel Sanders and the American Dream - Joshua OzerskyAll Systems Red - Martha Wells (Murderbot #1)52 Pickup - Elmore LeonardGet Shorty - Elmore LeonardRum Punch - Elmore LeonardTV/Cinema:Hamburger HillPacific Rim UprisingLes films de Tarantino - surtout True RomanceSmoking AcesSnowpiercer, épisode 1Tech/IT:Sleep CycleQuestions, commentaires: 3d8plus4@gmail.comSuivez-nous sur Twitter: @3d8plus4
Cory, Bobby, and Cornelius are back to talk film. On this episode the Rona continues to cast it's shadow over Hollywood, We talk trailers and we review LA Originals, Waves, Stray Dolls and more! Thanks For Listening Contact Us: https://fromthecanopy.podbean.com/ From The Canopy http://www.twitter.com/FromCanopy FromTheCanopyPod@gmail.com Cory http://www.twitter.com/monkeyblood http://www.instagram.com/monkeyblood Cornelius http://www.twitter.com/Cornelius1976 Bobby Http://CatchHimOnTheNextShow.com From The Canopy Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/monkeyblood Available on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/from-the-canopy/id1245386496?mt=2 Stitcher, Podbean Google Play Search "From The Canopy" on Google
A tough month for movies unites Jon, Shane, Sean, and JR. We picked some real stinkers this month with Alita: Battle Angel, Hamburger Hill, and The Skulls, but we polish this turd into a pretty good conversation that swings between stabbed-in-the-back fascist narratives and whether or not provosts have enough space in their schedules for murders. alita_hamburger_skull.mp3File Size: 89027 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]
A tough month for movies unites Jon, Shane, Sean, and JR. We picked some real stinkers this month with Alita: Battle Angel, Hamburger Hill, and The Skulls, but we polish this turd into a pretty good conversation that swings between stabbed-in-the-back fascist narratives and whether or not provosts have enough space in their schedules for murders. alita_hamburger_skull.mp3File Size: 89027 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]
And finally the third part and final part of our urban legend series on the Midwest! We covered legends from the amazingly average states of Kansas, Nebraska and our HQ, Iowa! This is probably the best episode of the series as we covered two of the best legends from the series, the Earling Exorcism and the Villisca Axe Murder House! So if either of those sound interesting or you want to hear me just lose it on Mason multiple times then check this episode out!Time Codes: Intro: (00:00)Hamburger Man of Hamburger Hill: (02:32)Theorosa's Bridge: (06:48)Sauer Castle Suicides: (08:49)Radioactive Hornets: (12:52)Rawhide Creek: (19:13)Wilderness Park: (23:22)Lovers Leap: (27:22)Earling Exorcism: (32:28)Villisca Axe Murder House: (43:32) Support The Show: https://www.patreon.com/captainslogcasthttps://venmo.com/J-Valle27 Follow The Show:https://twitter.com/CaptainsLogPodhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgZvyiWBoZ4wgUvkXMnFR3A?view_as=subscriber Audible Trial:http://www.audibletrial.com/CaptainsLog Amazon Affiliate Link:https://amzn.to/2UfYPjn Airbnb Link:https://www.airbnb.com/c/josev4213?s=67&shared_item_type=9&virality_entry_point=13 Astonishing Legends Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/astonishing-legends/id923527373?i=1000454256189
Is this film a realistic look at the futility of war? Or is it extreme evidence to pay attention to the journey and not the destination? On today's episode Adam, Ben, and John brush their teeth in a rapid, vertical motion, while they review this 1987 thriller.This film is available on : Amazon, Apple, and your local librarySupport our showNext Film: Anthropoid (2016)Available on: Amazon, Apple, and your local library
A very realistic interpretation of one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War.
Join RJ as he takes you back to 1987 to review this very underrated war movie Hamburger Hill! War at it’s worst,men at their best…
This week on The Enginerdy Show: Mr. Pold tells about Sean Bean's film career. St. Jimmy announces a new micro console, the Sega Mega Drive Mini. D'Viddy orders a pizza. Consumption: Mr. Pold - Fury, Fantastic Four St. Jimmy - Get Smart, Bleach, Stranger Than Fiction D'Viddy - Third Eye Spies, Masters of the Universe, Eye of the Beholder, Hamburger Hill, The I-Land Music Provided By: Greg Gibbs / Most Guitars Are Made of Trees Derek Clegg / I Have You Jowe Head and the Celestial Choir / Cake Shop Girl Mark Castle / Dance! The Clientele / Impossible The Split Squad / Hey Hey Baby
En 1979, Francis Ford Coppola présentait en salle le film qui marquera toute sa carrière. 40 ans plus tard, le cinéaste propose une nouvelle version de son long-métrage sur la guerre de Vietnam. A l'occasion de la sortie de la version "Final Cut", Christophe Colpaert et ses invités, dont Christophe Dordain, le responsable du site Le Quotidien du Cinéma, et François Bour, ont pris le temps de revenir sur le mythe Apocalypse Now. Parmi les films sur la guerre du Vietnam qui ont été évoqués, Christophe vous recommande : 1/Dear America Lettres du Vietnam (1987) 2/Retour (1978) 3/Le Merdier (1978) 4/Génération Sacrifiée (1995) 5/Hamburger Hill (1987) 6/Outrages (1989) 7/Full Métal Jacket (1987) 8/Un Héros comme tant d’autres (1989) 9/Tigerland (2000) 10/Les Boys de la compagnie C (1978) 11)Full Metal Jacket (1987) Flash-Back est un podcast créé et présenté par Christophe Colpaert. Un podcast produit par Le Quotidien du Cinéma.
Dr. O'Brien and Lt. Dan journey to the A Shau Valley of Vietnam to visit the Hamburger Hill battlefield and talk to veterans who fought there. See photos from the trip on our Facebook page (@DonPrattMuseum).
En 1979, Francis Ford Coppola présentait en salle le film qui marquera toute sa carrière. 40 ans plus tard, le cinéaste propose une nouvelle version de son long-métrage sur la guerre de Vietnam. A l'occasion de la sortie de la version "Final Cut", Christophe Colpaert et ses invités ont pris le temps de revenir sur le mythe Apocalypse Now. Parmi les films sur la guerre du Vietnam qui ont été évoqués, Christophe vous recommande : 1/Dear America Lettres du Vietnam (1987) 2/Retour (1978) 3/Le Merdier (1978) 4/Génération Sacrifiée (1995) 5/Hamburger Hill (1987) 6/Outrages (1989) 7/Full Métal Jacket (1987) 8/Un Héros comme tant d’autres (1989) 9/Tigerland (2000) 10/Les Boys de la compagnie C (1978) 11)Full Metal Jacket (1987) Flash-Back est un podcast créé et présenté par Christophe Colpaert avec le concours de Christophe Dordain et François Bour. Une production de l'association "Le Quotidien du Cinéma" (www.lequotidienducinema.com).
Here it is, the most significant episode yet, which is fitting considering the topic! We have Dreadnoughts, the Royal Navy, German technical ability, and pretty much anything you'd want to cover on the battle of Jutland. This titanic fistfight between to two most dominant navies of the first half f the 20th century is full of wild little facts and fascinating tales. We also dive a little bit into the reasons the battle happened at all and why it might not have needed to taken place at all. If you like your WWI with a side of the sea and a twist of broadsides, give this a listen! Even before the Arch Duke was cut down in Sarajevo, the Royal Navy was planning for war. Churchill had sent the Grand Fleet, the colossal home water force, to its Scottish berths at Rosyth and Scapa Flow. The Royal Navy had the right ships in the right place to hold the German Navy in place. The concern now was did it have the will and the men to defeat them. The century since Nelson commanded the "hearts of oak" had improved the equipment of the Navy and its technical abilities but not it's fighting experience. The great European peace had offered little opportunity for large scale fighting, especially at sea. What little experience was to be gained was mostly done on rivers or in colonial combat. In fact, Admiral Beatty, a critical British commander, cut his teeth in Sudan against the Mahdi. Churchill feared that when the war broke out, "we had more captains of ships than captains of war." Sailing, navigation, exploration, seamanship were the balliwhack of the Royal Navy. Listen for more… Devastation and Revenge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100694 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ This week’s main source - The Price of Admiralty by John Keegan Questions or Corrections - https://www.cauldronpodcast.com/sendustheories To support the show got to https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8278347 and search Cauldron Podcast For images, videos, and sources check us out on Facebook @cauldronpodcast Instagram @cauldronpodcast Spotify iTunes GooglePlay https://play.google.com/music/m/Daq75ucopay5xe2hnyya56d4gka?t=The_Meat_Grinder_-The_Battle_of_Hamburger_Hill_10-20_May_1969-Cauldron-_A_History_Of_The_World_Bat
Art Wiknik, veteran of the Vietnam War and Hamburger Hill, talks about the Chaz and AJ Veteran's Gala (0:00), Kristen Cusato plays her cajon to "Wipeout" and talks about the warning signs for Alzheimer's (6:31), attorney Matt Maddox talks about the missing New Canaan mother case and all that happened in Stamford court yesterday (16:56), Chaz, AJ and Ashley drew pictures based on how they feel while listening to a certain song, Dr. Tammy Nelson analyzed the pictures and found a lot of sexual clues (32:44), Dumb Ass News - Giraffes struck by lightning when dumb humans didn't get them out of a storm (54:41), and Alan Bakula talks about the Chaz and AJ Veteran's Gala...and being attacked by a cat (59:15).
The fighting was intense on Dong Ap Bia (the mountain of the crouching beast), but according to U.S. command, the hill was crucial to the overall success of Operation Apache Snow. Apache Snow’s goal was to clear the A Shau Valley of the enemy. The “crouching beast” moniker was appropriate as the Communist forces were well dug in and ready for a fight. For ten days the two sides smashed and sliced through each other, the U.S. forces finally taking the hill in the 20th. A few short days later, the position that was paid for in blood was abandoned by the U.S. generals backing up the idea that the war's strategy was senseless and pointless. In fact, the battle became so violent that one young sergeant was quoted about the fight, “Have you ever been inside a hamburger machine? We just got cut to pieces by extremely accurate machine-gun fire.” The battle was known from then on as Hamburger Hill, and due to the extensive media coverage, it became a symbol for the anti-war community. Questions or Corrections - https://www.cauldronpodcast.com/sendustheories The song we used - Sao Meo by Doug Maxwell This weeks main source - Why the Battle for Hamburger Hill Was So Controversial by Barbara Maranzani To support the show got to https://www.patreon.com/user?u=8278347 and search Cauldron Podcast For images, videos, and sources check us out on Facebook @cauldronpodcast Instagram @cauldronpodcast Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/0DwcIFRfNUYusIm33ecZVN?si=Wxc6KiYMSzGaFp1iWDBbjg iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meat-grinder-the-battle-of-hamburger-hill-10-20-may-1969/id1345505888?i=1000440535640 GooglePlay https://play.google.com/music/m/Daq75ucopay5xe2hnyya56d4gka?t=The_Meat_Grinder_-The_Battle_of_Hamburger_Hill_10-20_May_1969-Cauldron-_A_History_Of_The_World_Bat
Darrell Castle talks about the insanity of warfare as a foreign policy strategy against people who have not harmed the United States. Transcription / Notes THE AGE OF INSANITY Hello this is Darrell Castle with today's Castle Report. Today is Friday, May 31, 2019, the last Friday of May, and on this report I will be talking about what I call insanity, because it makes no sense to me. It should make no sense to anyone but to those whose brains are wired to a certain end, I suppose that ripping apart the fabric of civilization in the pursuit of raw political power makes some degree of sense. May is the 50th anniversary of the Battle for Hamburger Hill and my local newspaper, the Memphis Commercial Appeal, did a special report on that battle. “As Americans this weekend memorialize the casualties of our war dead, a small band of U.S. soldiers of the 101st airborne division will recall in their collective memories that they were comrades' in-arms of a famous battle during the Vietnam War. The Battle of Hamburger Hill, fought 50 years ago this month, is seared into the memories of its participants; a struggle in the heavily contested A Shau Valley. Fought over a specific mountain, known as Hill 937, denoted for its height in meters (approximately 3000 feet), it was also called Dong Ap Bia by the North Vietnamese, which translates into “Mountain of the Crouching Beast.” The airborne battalion of the 101st suffered 71 dead and 372 wounded, a casualty rate equal to more than 70% per cent of the battalion. This report goes on to say that they spent their last breath in a hellish place so remember them. Nothing I say in this Report is intended as a criticism of those who fought and died there or in any other place our military is committed. I was one of them almost 50 years ago and today I criticize only those who sent us and who still send us. Wasting one of the best battalions in the United States Army by sending it up that hill seems like either a monumental mistake or the height of insanity, but perhaps hindsight is 20/20. The problem lies with a foreign policy that puts people in positions of fighting wars that don't need to be fought and frankly should not be an American concern. The United States had many opportunities to avoid what happened in Vietnam in 1945, in 1954, in 1958, and in 1963. The leadership could have chosen different paths, but instead they chose the paths with all the traps and in they went. I know that during my years as a Marine Officer almost 50 years ago, I and the other young officers with me didn't spend a lot of time pondering these things, at least not openly. Open criticism of overall strategy by the officer corps and/or the civilian leadership would have seemed disloyal and would never have happened. We just assumed that the people we were supposed to fight needed to be fought so that's what we did. I have had many opportunities to think about it in the intervening years, however, and I have tried to take advantage and think. It has occurred to me that when we go abroad to kill foreigners, the people we are killing, and who are trying as hard as they can to kill us, should be a direct threat to the United States to at least some degree. The people we fought in Vietnam had zero ability to harm the United States in any way whatsoever. If our enemy is not a direct threat, and in fact, is totally incapable of harming the United States then what's the point. We fought them and they killed almost 60,000 of us and we killed God only knows how many of them, perhaps a couple of million and yet they could not have directly harmed us if we had remained as far away from there as possible. The other thing that has occurred to me over the years is that the United States has actual enemies fully capable of helping to crack apart our entire civilization sitting in the halls of Congress and the Senate. It requires a strange leap of insanity to allow that to happen, but nevertheless there it is.
Sean McNamee offers Chaz and AJ a $500,000 boat for their Summer Kickoff Friday, and Joe explains how he sat on a pole at the Captain's Cove pier for 33 days (0:00), Art Wiknik, a veteran of Hamburger Hill, shares his incredible survival story on the 50th anniversary of the infamous battle and siege (7:12), and Street Pete's court audio of the dude that walked out of a store with a TV he didn't pay for, but claimed he didn't steal it (24:48).
Dr. O'Brien and LT Dan sit down with the Commander of 3-187th "Iron Rakkasans," LTC Martin Bowling, to discuss the upcoming 50th anniversary of the battle of "Hamburger Hill" during the Vietnam War. Learn more about this famous, if misunderstood, battle, and get a preview of exciting commemorations happening in this, the 50th anniversary year. Show notes: Iron Rakkasan Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ironrakkasans/ Rakkasan Association website: https://www.rakkasanassociation.org/ Don F. Pratt Museum Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DonPrattMuseum Don F. Pratt Museum website: http://fortcampbell.com/museums/don-f-pratt-museum/
There’s been something of a revival of interest in the Vietnam War in the past years. Perhaps it’s the influence of Ken Burns’ documentary miniseries, perhaps it’s just the distance from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For whatever reason, 2016, 2017 and 2018 saw the publication of a number of new works about the war. In Enduring Vietnam: An American Generation and its War (Thomas Dunne Books, 2017) James Wright employs a generational framework to understand the experience of the war. He offers a careful and persuasive synthesis of the political and diplomatic history of the war. But Wright’s interest really lies in the experience of the ordinary men and women who fought in the war or who saw it from afar. Surveys of the experience of fighting in Vietnam are interspersed with fascinating discussions of responses in the US. His pairing of a discussion of Memorial Day, 1969 as experienced across the US with the fighting at Hamburger Hill is particularly engrossing. My father’s generation grew up in the midst of Vietnam. My generation grew up in its shadow. My students learned about the war in a day in high school, if that. For them, Iraq and Afghanistan are ‘America’s Longest War(s).’ Wright’s book is a great way to open a conversation between these generations. Kelly McFall is Professor of History and Director of the Honors Program at Newman University. He’s the author of four modules in the Reacting to the Past series, including The Needs of Others: Human Rights, International Organizations and Intervention in Rwanda, 1994. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There’s been something of a revival of interest in the Vietnam War in the past years. Perhaps it’s the influence of Ken Burns’ documentary miniseries, perhaps it’s just the distance from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For whatever reason, 2016, 2017 and 2018 saw the publication of a number of new works about the war. In Enduring Vietnam: An American Generation and its War (Thomas Dunne Books, 2017) James Wright employs a generational framework to understand the experience of the war. He offers a careful and persuasive synthesis of the political and diplomatic history of the war. But Wright’s interest really lies in the experience of the ordinary men and women who fought in the war or who saw it from afar. Surveys of the experience of fighting in Vietnam are interspersed with fascinating discussions of responses in the US. His pairing of a discussion of Memorial Day, 1969 as experienced across the US with the fighting at Hamburger Hill is particularly engrossing. My father’s generation grew up in the midst of Vietnam. My generation grew up in its shadow. My students learned about the war in a day in high school, if that. For them, Iraq and Afghanistan are ‘America’s Longest War(s).’ Wright’s book is a great way to open a conversation between these generations. Kelly McFall is Professor of History and Director of the Honors Program at Newman University. He’s the author of four modules in the Reacting to the Past series, including The Needs of Others: Human Rights, International Organizations and Intervention in Rwanda, 1994. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There’s been something of a revival of interest in the Vietnam War in the past years. Perhaps it’s the influence of Ken Burns’ documentary miniseries, perhaps it’s just the distance from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For whatever reason, 2016, 2017 and 2018 saw the publication of a number of new works about the war. In Enduring Vietnam: An American Generation and its War (Thomas Dunne Books, 2017) James Wright employs a generational framework to understand the experience of the war. He offers a careful and persuasive synthesis of the political and diplomatic history of the war. But Wright’s interest really lies in the experience of the ordinary men and women who fought in the war or who saw it from afar. Surveys of the experience of fighting in Vietnam are interspersed with fascinating discussions of responses in the US. His pairing of a discussion of Memorial Day, 1969 as experienced across the US with the fighting at Hamburger Hill is particularly engrossing. My father’s generation grew up in the midst of Vietnam. My generation grew up in its shadow. My students learned about the war in a day in high school, if that. For them, Iraq and Afghanistan are ‘America’s Longest War(s).’ Wright’s book is a great way to open a conversation between these generations. Kelly McFall is Professor of History and Director of the Honors Program at Newman University. He’s the author of four modules in the Reacting to the Past series, including The Needs of Others: Human Rights, International Organizations and Intervention in Rwanda, 1994. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There’s been something of a revival of interest in the Vietnam War in the past years. Perhaps it’s the influence of Ken Burns’ documentary miniseries, perhaps it’s just the distance from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For whatever reason, 2016, 2017 and 2018 saw the publication of a number of new works about the war. In Enduring Vietnam: An American Generation and its War (Thomas Dunne Books, 2017) James Wright employs a generational framework to understand the experience of the war. He offers a careful and persuasive synthesis of the political and diplomatic history of the war. But Wright’s interest really lies in the experience of the ordinary men and women who fought in the war or who saw it from afar. Surveys of the experience of fighting in Vietnam are interspersed with fascinating discussions of responses in the US. His pairing of a discussion of Memorial Day, 1969 as experienced across the US with the fighting at Hamburger Hill is particularly engrossing. My father’s generation grew up in the midst of Vietnam. My generation grew up in its shadow. My students learned about the war in a day in high school, if that. For them, Iraq and Afghanistan are ‘America’s Longest War(s).’ Wright’s book is a great way to open a conversation between these generations. Kelly McFall is Professor of History and Director of the Honors Program at Newman University. He’s the author of four modules in the Reacting to the Past series, including The Needs of Others: Human Rights, International Organizations and Intervention in Rwanda, 1994. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Season 7, episodes 7 and 8: Kor is an absolute legend; Sisko drops by Hamburger Hill.
JAMES WRIGHT, President Emeritus and Eleazar Wheelock Professor of History at Dartmouth College, joins S.T. Patrick to discuss the Vietnam War. Wright wrote Enduring Vietnam: An American Generation and Its War to highlight the struggles of the average American soldier who spent time in Vietnam. In the conversation, Wright addresses the origin of American involvement in Vietnam, the high expectations that fell upon the 60s generation, JFK vs LBJ, demographics of the average soldier, the Battle of Hamburger Hill, the struggles with coming home, what America lost by its presence in that fight, and more. Wright also details his own personal experience as part of the Vietnam generation.Our free, unedited archives can be found at MidnightWriterNews.com.
Message From The King v Nightworld v The Ritual on the roulette, we break down some of the upcoming Oscars and give out the info for the annual Oscar Contest, and chat Black Panther, Annihilation, Firewalker, Above the Law, Manhunter, Silence of the Lambs, The Florida Project, Brawl in Cell Block 99, No Mercy, The Jackal (1997), Missing in Action 2, Hamburger Hill, Hellraiser: Judgement, and much more!
Heavy and Gustav are joined by special guest Ray Ranfill to discuss smuggling, eighties tv shows and Rambo III. As you well know, Ray Ranfill is a long time friend of the show and frequent emailer who we have been lucky enough to have join us once again. To start the episode, Heavy discusses a news story about liquid meth and Gus reads a story from Arizona about a cache of plastic explosives that someone accidentally dug up. Twitter questions lead us into a discussion about Jan Smithers, Erin Gray or someone else and then that leads Gustav to a shocking confession (alright not that shocking) about Mrs. Garrett from Diff'rent Strokes and Facts of Life fame. Heavy then upsets Gustav concerning a guest star on Facts of Life. Attention turns to war movies and the boys rattle off a bunch of good ones. Heavy wanted the movies listed, so here you go: Tora! Tora! Tora! Midway A Bridge Too Far The Longest Day Cross of Iron Saving Private Ryan Bridge Over River Kwai Apocalypse Now Redux The Deer Hunter Full Metal Jacket Platoon Rambo 3 We Were Soldiers Hurt Locker Lone Survivor Blackhawk Down BAT 21 First Blood Hamburger Hill Rambo: First Blood Part 2 Rambo III Red Dawn Then Gustav geeks out and explains comic book movies and the general comic book universes to a questioning Heavy. Howard the Duck gets mentioned again and Gustav continues to ponder the awesomeness of Rambo III and it's final battle. So send us your emails about smuggling, eighties tv shows or your favorite war movies to canyouhearmepod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter @canyouhearmepod @realgustav @tywebb3000 @longmireheavy Find us on Tumblr and Instagram @canyouhearmepod The post Does Rambo III Count? appeared first on Can You Hear Me?.
Recorded April 11, 2017 Historian James Wright, author of Enduring Vietnam: An America Generation and Its War, joins Peter Robinson on Uncommon Knowledge to discuss the challenges and successes of the Vietnam War. They discuss why the Vietnam War mattered, how the United States entered the war, the changing feelings of Americans at the time of the war, and much more. Wright expands on how the Vietnam War fit into the greater strategy of the United States in the Cold War and why the United States entered it. He argues against the common idea that the baby boomer generation was the “Me Generation” in that 40 percent of them enlisted or were drafted into combat. He argues that we need to recognize that the baby boomer generation served our country in this war because most people today have not had to deal with the challenges faced by many during the draft. Wright interviewed more than one hundred people for the making of this book; in it, he discusses some of the stories he learned from the many soldiers who fought in the war. He tells the story of Hamburger Hill and how the Americans fought to take and then hold the A Sau valley in South Vietnam. He writes how he believes this was an important battle in the Vietnam War even though many professors he’s talked to at West Point and the Army College do not teach it. Wright discusses the changing attitudes of Americans toward the war after four years, and how as the number of people drafted and the number of casualties increased, Americans began turning against the war. He goes into detail about the strategies Nixon began to implement a phase-out for Americans in the war and start handing more combat and control over to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. In the end, Wright argues that, even though Americans pulled out of the war because communist Vietnam did not prove to be a threat afterward because of their long-standing mistrust of China, the United States didn’t fully lose. (Playing time: 44:30)
It is one of the Vietnam War's most famous battles. The locals called it "Dong Ap Bia" or "Mountain of the Crouching Beast"; the Americans came to know it as Hamburger Hill. But what do you really know about the fight? Risking serious injury due to unexploded bombs and ordnance, "War Stories Investigates" journeyed to the top of Hamburger Hill. We traveled over 8,000 miles and, in doing so, "War Stories" became the first journalists or camera crew to visit Hamburger Hill since the Vietnam War. This unprecedented expedition will provide you an amazing understanding of what it is was like to do battle on this rain forest-covered mountain. In May of 1969 the famed 101st Airborne Division launched "Operation Apache Snow." The goal was simple: enter the A-Shau Valley, find the enemy and kill them. But, even a good plan never survives first contact with the enemy. From the beginning of the war, the A-Shau's steep, jungle covered slopes and valleys were an enemy stronghold. This American and South Vietnamese assault would be met with stunning force, but not where or how anyone expected. In this fascinating episode of "War Stories" you will meet a Vietnamese veteran who fought with the enemy. Hear him talk about the tactics that worked against America and our weapons he most feared. You will also learn what it was like from American veterans. "War Stories" sat down with over a dozen men who battled for the mountain. Men like Frank Boccia, John Snyder and Ray Walker, all members of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Regiment of the famed "Screaming Eagles." On May 11, 1969, it was Bravo Company that first encountered the heavily armed and fortified positions of the North Vietnamese Army's 29th Regiment. The days that followed took hundreds of lives and wounded thousands. You need to hear this episode of "War Stories Investigates with Oliver North" if you truly want to understand the battle for Hamburger Hill.
Most Vietnam War movies deal with the psychological torment of war and how soldiers left as idealistic young men, but came back scarred physically and mentally... and having to face a nation that was not proud of their sacrifices. Hamburger Hill tells a different story: one of a band of brothers trying to do the impossible in the midst of war, racism, and the knowledge that they may now be outcasts even in their own country. 1. Intro [0:00] 2. Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk [6:33] 3. Hamburger Hill background info/trailer [38:09] 4. Hamburger Hill discussion [49:25] 5. Wrap-up [1:37:16] The trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD8JsqTcZoc
To meet the national security requirements of our republic in the years to come, what direction and emphasis do we need for our military? What are the false horizons we need to watch out for, and what important areas do we seem to be either ignoring or forgetting?For the full hour our guest to discuss this and more will be Bob Scales, Major General, US Army (Ret), discussing with him many of the issues he raises in his latest book from Naval Institute Press, Scales on War; The Future of America's Military at Risk.Described by the Naval Institute Press as, Scales on War is a collection of ideas, concepts, and observations about contemporary war taken from over thirty years of research, writing, and personal experience by retired Major General Bob Scales. Scales’ unique style of writing utilizes contemporary military history, current events, and his philosophy of ground warfare to create a very personal and expansive view of the future direction of American defense policies.Each chapter in the book addresses a distinct topic facing the upcoming prospects of America’s military, including tactical ground warfare, future gazing, the draft, and the role of women in the infantry. Fusing all of these topics together is Scales’ belief that, throughout its history, the United States has favored a technological approach to fighting its wars and has neglected its ground forces.MAJ. GEN. Scales commanded units in Korea and the United States and two units in Vietnam, and he is the recipient of the Silver Star for action during the Battle of Hamburger Hill. He completed his service as commandant of the Army War College.
Screaming Eagles In Vietnam Combat missions of the 1st brigade, 101st airborne division, from the summer of 1965 to January 1967: operations Van Buren, Harrison, Hawthorne, John Paul Jones, and Pickett. The 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") is an elite modular specialized light infantry division of the United States Army trained for air assault operations. Its unique battlefield mobility and high level of training have kept the 101st Airborne Division in the vanguard of America's land combat forces in recent conflicts. During World War II, it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord (the D-Day landings and airborne landings on June 6, 1944, in Normandy, France), Operation Market Garden, the liberation of the Netherlands and, perhaps most famously, its action during the Battle of the Bulge around the city of Bastogne, Belgium. During the Vietnam War, the 101st Airborne Division fought in several major campaigns and battles including the fight for Hamburger Hill in May 1969. In mid-1968 it was reorganized and redesignated as an airmobile division, then in 1974 as an air assault division. These titles reflect the division's shift from airplanes as the primary method of delivering troops into combat, to the use of helicopters. Many current members of the 101st are graduates of the U.S. Army Air Assault School. Division headquarters is at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. In recent years, the division has served in Iraq and Afghanistan. The division is one of the most highly decorated units in the United States Army and has been featured prominently in military fiction. The 101st is currently the world's only air assault division, capable, in a single lift, of a 4,000-man combined-arms air assault 150 kilometers into enemy territory. It is supported by more than 280 helicopters.:7 This includes three battalions of Apache attack helicopters.:7 At times, additional air assets are assigned to the 101st Airborne during deployment.:7 The 101st Airborne also comprises intelligence support, maintenance and operations elements, support personnel, and artillery specialists.:7 It is the most potent and the most tactically mobile of the U.S. Army's divisions. Assisting the 101st Airborne Division is an extensive array of support elements, equipment, and training resources.:63 Source Link https://archive.org/details/gov.dod.dimoc.30205 copyright link https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ information link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division
In this episode I read/review some free-writing, which is located at: http://www.spuntoday.com/freewriting/. I also speak about Thanksgiving, watching the movies True Romance, Hamburger Hill and Creed. The Vice episode where President Obama (@POTUS) visits a Federal Prison and speaks about issues with the current prison/legal system in the U.S. I’m taking a 10 part online Photography course via Shaw Academy and I speak a bit about that, I speak about Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) announcing his retirement and also read off a couple of pieces that resonated with me from the Tao Te Ching; #57 & #64. Links referenced in this episode: Shaw Academy; Practical Professional Online Education: http://www.shawacademy.com/ Kobe Bryant’s letter - Dear Basketball: http://www.theplayerstribune.com/dear-basketball/ Purchase the Tao Te Ching: http://www.amazon.com/Tao-Te-Ching-Illustrated-Journey/dp/0711229643/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1449009087&sr=8-3&keywords=tao+te+ching Fill out my 5-question survey if you’re passionate about your craft. I’ll share your insight and motivation on the Podcast: http://www.spuntoday.com/questionnaire/ Order prints of my Photography (Posters, Canvas, Framed):www.crated.com/spuntoday Shop on Amazon using this link, to support the Podcast: www.Amazon.com Shop on iTunes using this link, to support the Podcast: www.iTunes.com Sound effects are credited to: http://www.freesfx.co.uk
In this week's episode Simon and Keith talk about the British filmmaker John Irvin. There is very little they known about this director, yet he has been making films for 4 decades. Films that both hosts had seen at the video shop, like ROBIN HOOD (not the Kevin Costner one), NEXT OF KIN and SHINER, but didn't realise they were made by the same man. The films under discussion is GHOST STORY, RAW DEAL, HAMBURGER HILL and FREEFALL. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3c883irE6oA2Vk0T7w
This week, Archie vs. Predator and No Mercy writer Alex de Campi sits down with us to talk about going over the line with the Archie characters, putting teenagers in danger, comics crossovers, bigtime spoilers, how horror writers feel about horror, and much more! Plus, we take a handful of listener questions!
The 101st airborne division, founded in 1942, is nicknamed the "screaming eagles". Their motto is "Rendevous with Destiny", and they are officially known as air assault infantry. Their training is one of the toughest in the Army. Some of their battles in WWII include: Pathfinding during D-Day, Operation Market Garden, and the Battle of the Bulge. The division also participated in the Vietnam War (ex. Hamburger Hill), during Desert Storm, and during Operation Cobra II (otherwise known as Operation Iraqi Freedom). They have been featured in various forms of entertainment including: Brothers in Arms (video game), Band of Brothers (mini-series), Saving Private Ryan (movie). For more information, read: US Special Forces by Samuel Southworth Reader's Digest Illustrated Story of World War II http://www.lonesentry.com/gi_stories_booklets/101stairborne/ http://www.101airborneww2.com/equipment3.html Military History Podcast is sponsored by Armchair General Magazine
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