Wolfie the Grunt takes 8mm movies of a Combat Assault in Vietnam

Bought 8mm color movie camera during a stand down from combat. Kerry Harwick & Ed Barraza, buddies in Nam and afterwards. No auto focus, it wasn't available then. No steady cam and sound, it was the olden days.

Channel: John Wolf

Views: 2,980,869

Rating: 4.9018917 out of 5

Keywords: 8 Mm Film (Film Format), Movie Camera (Invention), Vietnam War (Military Conflict), US Army, Infantry, Combat, 23rd Infantry, Americal, Soldiers, Easter, 1971, War, PTSD, VA Mental Health, VA C&P, Chaplain Merle Brown, Death in Vietnam, Last Chaplain to be killed in combat in Vietnam, Veterans Administration C&P, Veteran suicides, 35+ Vets a day commit suicide

Id: LvIkTGmCmg4

Length: 18min 46sec (1126 seconds)

Published: Fri Nov 07 2014

Reddit Comments

[u/BobLablawLawBlogFTW]

Long but interesting perspective from a Grunt in Vietnam. More from John about his experience can be read here:

https://medium.com/@SoldiersWhisper/it-is-now-my-mission-in-life-6519fe69bb54

[u/300blk300]

what dose it look like there now high way 1