vietnam. i believe that one of the reasons for the deep division about vietnam is that many americans have lost confidence in what their government has told them about our policy. the american people cannot and should not be asked to support a policy which involves the overriding writing issues of war and peace unless they know the truth about that policy. tonight, i would like to answer of the questions that i know are on the minds of many of you listening to me. how and why did america get involved in vietnam in the first place? how has this administration changed the policy of the previous administration? what has really happened in the negotiations in paris and on the battlefront in vietnam? what choices do we have if we are to end the war? what are the prospects for? peace. and let me begin by describing the situation i found when i was inaugurated on january 20. the war had been going on for four years, 31,000 americans had been killed in action. the training program for the south vietna

i'm in a well-known place in vietnam.oday it is a suburb of hanoi and when you were here there was a village limat, which was famous for its catchers of snakes, there are snakes here and today they are sitting in their sheds. well, practically, when homemade tape is on a par with chickens and piglets. won't pop out. lying, lie down, the snake, that this is god, this is not dangerous, the snake is absolutely, but this is not a cobra, you can stroke it. how smooth, and what kind of snakes do you have here. oh, what a yellow-bellied she is, there are also cobras. i held a snake in my hands for the first time. you can try the second one. it just feels like it's in your hand. here are her muscles, how they roll inside her this long don't be afraid of the calf. i understand correctly, no, if only a little cobra. oh my god oh, how i feel sorry for her horror! all this is a traditional vietnamese rite that has been practiced for hundreds of years . they believe that a snake, especially a cobra, can give you vitality and health. t

well, in general, any vietnam only at first scares with its originality., even in chaos, there is order. they look edible and taste delicious. here, despite all the stereotypes, they love animals, and the soul of people sings in any weather , here you understand that before you hang any labels, you should understand everything properly. this is what i'm taking with me. mists on another katyusha on a vezuki coast on a steep katyusha went ashore on a high bank on a steep one. we lived for a year, like relatives, i cursed you. premieres on channel russia and i work. and if mine, what you handed over, you spun on all three, you never regretted it. with us, if it came together, no, mouse, you're pathetically afraid, then get him out of here. you love me, let's go , it's not difficult to go. the main thing is to decide who to take with you. continue watching on monday. continuation of the conversation in the new episodes of our podcasts, and in order not to miss anything, subscribe, listen and look at media platform, we watch the substations that we watch. a mov

good morning vietnam tour continues. vietnam is a country in which traditions have been formed for thousands of years and despite the influence of alien cultures, the locals managed to keep them in their original form, and with them their identity, by the way, one of the pillars of the identity of any vietnamese is the cult of ancestors, or, more simply, worship, of deceased relatives in their honor in every house, cafes and even in small trading shops build an altar with fruits and sweets. they are also asked. good luck with any new endeavor. well, or here they burn cupirs in memory of them. and why do they need money in the next world, we believe that life in the afterlife is the same as here, which means that the needs of our loved ones are the same. but they have nowhere to get money from. who else will help them, except us. that is, this is financial assistance to deceased relatives, yes, and it is also a way to tell them. thanks for all the good deeds. and what is it, besides money? burn it down paper is gold, but

uh, vietnam vietnamese peasant.it was later established by a hoe that one of charlie's commanders, captain medina, received an order from above quote to destroy everything that moves, even animals. after the soldiers tried to find out from him who the enemy is and whether they include women and children according to the testimony. they realized that they had to kill absolutely everything. it seems that this draws at least gaga, but the american generals pretended to nothing happened, the fact of the massacre was not recognized for a long time, moreover, charlie’s battalion was awarded thanks for the excellent operation, and in the american military reports everything that you saw before was listed as a heroic battle of us soldiers ah, the americans used machine guns, small arms even grenade launchers, and they were also engaged in the fact that the village was largely wooden e yes, houses or er, in general, or there is a hut and you can call it that they were still, but set on fire, that is, they also burned down. w

how is our game against vietnam? or can you see that in east asia, vietnam is almost the third and fourth team ? they have the speed of fast counterattacks , they have super fighting players and the game i saw from this team is summarized. in fact, his team won the least opportunity the boys of mo must be very careful. the game against vietnam must be played with the necessary attitude. if we are in the attack, ragheb zed , but ali will be too much, but it seems that we can be successful in free kicks. from the fact that the players have extremely good offenses and creativity and can be tight ninjas, until the game that the iranian team played and i was the owner and football owner of azan iran, we played well , we moved the ball in different areas, we hit 420 in this game , we concluded that this high quality field with my quality seems like we don't have this issue. for several years, the mantle of the last teams was the problem . in my opinion, they didn't bury and cover themselves well . our lines were not follow

here is one of the most ancient buddhist pagodas in vietnam.e pagoda on one pillar to many. it resembles a lotus flower as well as it looks like a pagoda blossomed right on the water. here, in general, a lot of things are done on the water, either because of the analogy with the lotus, or simply because it is beautiful. imagine a puppet theater on the water. something got stuck on palma. genuinely presented nuts now will be something grandiose. i even have a dragon. spitting great. well, that's cool, it looks so real. this seems to be an ancient way of fishing. your life on the water puppet theater i see for the first time a puppet theater on the water this is true, a unique exclusively vietnamese tradition comes from the 11th century, our peasants of the north came up with it, who lived in villages in the delta, and there were regular floods. there were many such theaters, but after the war this art almost disappeared. i became one of those who decided theaters on the water restored and built his amateur from scratch with a joint effort with t

uh, vietnam vietnamese peasant. or it was later established by a hoe that one of the commanders, charlie, was a captain. received an order from above quote to destroy everything that moves even animals. after the soldiers tried to steal from him who the enemy is and whether they include women and children according to the testimony. they realized that absolutely everyone should be killed. it seems that this draws at least gaga, but the american generals pretended that nothing had happened; the fact of the massacre for a long time did not recognize moreover, charlie's battalion was awarded thanks for the excellent operation, and in the american military reports everything that you saw before was listed as a heroic battle us soldier with color congors. not only did these murders of hundreds of people take place , completely cold-blooded, uh, the americans used machine guns, small arms even grenade launchers, and they were also engaged in the fact that the village was largely wooden. uh yes, lady or uh, in general, and

of course during the vietnam. but we a will delegation that was able to go to both south vietnam and north vietnam, which rather unusual. and we found ourselves in the position of taking messages from women from south vietnam to women of north vietnam, and between families and so forth. it was incredible and we were also in laos at that time. one of the outcomes of that was that we worked out, signed, drew up peace treaties with the women between our our countries, women, u.s. women and south vietnamese women and us women in north women. and that was a very useful. later. we went to cuba when was not encouraged to go, one could not return by way of mexico city. if one went in by mexico. so three of us made a point of having to fly to madrid and then back to the states and, held a press conference to say, wasn't this ridiculous? we should be traveling and trading and talking with cubans. and later it began happen. we went to chile shortly the coup and while two of us would be talking, the government leaders of thre

i am in hanoi vietnam, a country of sports and health.t is not for nothing that many tourists come here for all kinds of treatment from local residents and the truth. there is something to learn. well, at least the second way of life. here, admire what the capital looks like around 6 o'clock in the morning. and there are non-obvious practices here, for example, such yoga. 1 2 3 4 breathe. yes, i was told that this is yoga. now how are the ducks? i have seen many different types of charging. and this is what her smile or her laughter is, there is no need to joke or tell jokes, just smile to the whole world and laugh. this is a replacement exercise. this practice came to us from india, where it originated in the nineties. so what to do? that's right that's what yoga is for, smiles, smiles, laughter are a source of inspiration for a person, they change the body from the inside, the lungs work, the body is saturated with oxygen, the muscles are in good shape, and bad thoughts. as never before, sheer benefit. and you every morning. so come at

i am a vietnam veteran. i was brought into this service in 1968 and i want to speak on the presidents and the racism i face after being drafted. i want this gentleman to tell me what he thinks about the racism and remorse blacks get and do not get. guest: it is an interesting question. i would go back to world war ii and talk about that for a little bit before coming to the present day. the most recent recipient of the medal of honor was a black soldier, special forces in vietnam who in the last couple of weeks received the medal of honor from the president, making that 66 living recipients of the medal of honor. back in world war ii, black americans served with great courage and of the clinton presidency, seven of them, only one was alive, was giving the medal of honor. i think that is decades way too late but there have been efforts over the years to recognize american minorities who are not recognize -- who were not recognize. most recently in the case of mr. davis, there has been the paperwork was conven

iran and vietnam will face each other in order to hold a very sensitive game that i hope the game will benefit the youth of our country and we will be able to have a spell , god willing, our children will have the experience of participating in the world cup. working harder because of the same australia 60 as australia and the goal difference the difference between the teams can definitely determine the team's promotion to the next stage on the last day and tomorrow . it will be difficult if we talk about the potential of the country's youth, let's be realistic and see that the discussion is over and we want something from you to work for me in tehran, the conditions are very difficult for the coach and the players, but what they are very important for us and you are talking about the end of training nature is done and now other issues are unfortunately involved and it makes the work difficult and has a purity . our base is tehran, he says, i don't know you, but tehran is, i know that many people are not right in terms of management, in terms of the smallness of the world, in terms of

. >>> and on this vietnam veterans day, , haarry smiith on a a journey home more than 50 years in theaking. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome, everyone. we begin with developing news out of the vatican tonight surrounding the health of pope francis. just days before the start of holy week observances, the 86-year-old leader of the roman catholic church is in a hospital in rome tonight after suffering breathing difficulties in recent days. tonight the vatican reports pope francis is being treated for a respiratory infection and will remain hospitalized for a few days receiving medical therapy. in washington, president biden tonight expressing concern about the pope who he called a friend. we get late details now from anne thompson. >> reporter: this morning, at his weekly general audience, pope francis appeared to be in good form and voice. [ speaking non-english ] >> reporter: perhaps the only hint of trouble, reports he grimaced getting in and out of the popemobile. that didn't stop francis from the part of his job he clearly enj

uh, vietnam vietnamese peasant.it was later established by a hoe that one of charlie's commanders, captain medina, received an order from above quote to destroy everything that moves. even our belly is in evidence. they realized that they had to kill absolutely everyone. it seems that this draws at least gaga, but the american generals pretended that nothing had happened; the fact of the massacre did not admit for a long time; moreover, charlie's battalion was was awarded thanks for an excellent operation, and in the american military reports everything that you saw before was listed as a heroic battle of us soldiers, they were still engaged in the fact that the village is largely these wooden uh, lady or uh, in general, and there is a hut and so you can call them they were still, but they were set on fire, that is, they also burned down. what kind of tribunal did the us army generals initially try to pretend that the cis was a fantasy of soviet propaganda in response to questions, and after the massacre, us preside

received the medal of honor for risking his life multiple times to save his men during an ambush in vietnam. president biden presented him with the nations highest military award during a ceremony at the white house. ♪ >> distinguished guest, the president of the united states accompanied by colonel paris davis, u.s. army, retired. ♪ ♪ >> the solemn nest of all rights, praise be to the lord my rock who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle. he is my loving god and my fortress, my stronghold, my deliverer, my shield in whom i take refuge. ladies and gentlemen, please join me as we mark this very special occasion and prayer. almighty god, author of liberty and champion of the oppressed i praise you for the life, heroic leadership and distinctive service on your humble servant, retry a lord -- retired colonel paris davis. our army is always counted on our leaders to be fully committed to our nation's ideals and our army values and to all the soldiers under their command. colonel davis is a warrior leader who demonstrated what it looks like under the most challenging of conditions. we

i lost a good friend in vietnam. was a coalminer, mining coal to make the steel and what have you. it took him 20 years and the american people and the governments have made our young men and old men murderers. the bible says they holler peace and there will be wars and rumors of wars. we must start back and love one another. love is the only thing that is going to stop wars. host: i appreciate your call, clark in west virginia. andres is in ohio. we are ready to hear from you. caller: thank you for taking my call. i just want to take a little bit of a different path through this partisan bickering, particularly about the war in europe and the war in ukraine. first of all, the u.s. is not at work today. there may be a remote danger that we might become involved, but as long as the ukrainians are doing the fighting we owe it to this country, we literally owe it to this country to support the ukrainian people. it is not a matter of partisanship, it is a matter of democrats and republicans and the only people that i see

our first color is a vietnam veteran.on and alamo, california what is your question or comment thir morning, jon? >> i have had this experience were i have very good health insurance. but i do go and use the vietnam benefits and they have been very good. i strongly recommend that two other veterans. i also use it as a posttraumatic stress issue with some of things that happened to me in vietnam. but the reason i'm calling in is i have but again, told if i should mention it but at the very good insurance plan. i thought it was interesting that a sort of gravitated more into the va program. when i checked with my health insurance i don't get the same kind of documentation my wife gets who uses our health plan. when i finally asked him to send me the last year of records of payments that my health plan pays for va treatment, none of that is in there. so my conclusion is the va health insurance but my health insurance plan which is $1000 a month, it does not pay a dime for this. my reason for calling in is, i would think that

the white house supported the corrupt puppet government of southern vietnam. in 1965 americans began their invasion following the aim to defeat the forces of vietnamese patriots. the pentagon was confident that the victory would be on the american side due to its military superiority. however, the vietnamese turn this war into a total hell for the occupants. unable to cope with a guerrillas, the american army started blanket bombing alongside using chemical weapons and napalm which burnt all alive. the village of my lay wearing 969 american soldiers killed 504 civilians, including 210 children, became a tragic symbol of this war. all in all, during the whole period of this conflict, the usa dropped on vietnam more than $6000000.00 tons of bombs, which is 2 and a half times as much as on germany during the 2nd world war. in 973, the american army under the pressure of the rebels, withdrew from vietnam. and only 2 years later did the puppet regime in saigon fall . however, the vietnamese paid a high price for their freedom. more than 1000000 vietnamese people be

i lost a good friend in vietnam. was a coalminer, mining coal to make the steel and what have you. it took him 20 years and the american people and the governments have made our young men and old men murderers. the bible says they holler peace and there will be wars and rumors of wars. we must start back and love one another. love is the only thing that is going to stop wars. host: i appreciate your call, clark in west virginia. andres is in ohio. we are ready to hear from you. caller: thank you for taking my call. i just want to take a little bit of a different path through this partisan bickering, particularly about the war in europe and the war in ukraine. first of all, the u.s. is not at work today. there may be a remote danger that we might become involved, but as long as the ukrainians are doing the fighting we owe it to this country, we literally owe it to this country to support the ukrainian people. it is not a matter of partisanship, it is a matter of democrats and republicans and the only people that i see

america's official war in vietnam ended before january 27 after four years of negotiations. in paris, an agreement was signed to end the war and restore peace in vietnam chests of tanks and armored personnel carriers the pentagon plans to issue playing cards depicting nato weapons for the ukrainian military , 52 image notes that such maps should help the military learn to quickly identify enemy equipment and distinguish it from the weapons of friendly forces, for example, the six of clubs depicts an american missile system and mars, and the seven peak is a german self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, a cheetah installation. the great depression is just around the corner and the us europe has been swept by a wave of banking panic, and the social networking application has aggravated the spanish edition of elize, the publication notes the situation with banks, and the spread of bad news and rumors, the commotion arises from walking in the internet. bank trouble warning. well, digital applications allow you to instantly transfer money without giving the authorities time to urgently

from operational detachment alpha 321 special forces group airborne and the army of the republic of vietnam, 83rd regional company with him on that day of battle in 1965. your servant displayed uncommon fortitude and courage and the willingness to sacrifice his own life to save others. the men under his charge looked to him for leadership and by your strength, he delivered. as colonel davis rightly received our nations highest military award for valor in action, for distinguishing himself by acts of gallantry above and beyond the call of duty, i humbly ask that his legacy not be defined by this moment or the receiving of this metal, but made the legacy of this metal and the rich history it bears be further evidence enriched by the character, selflessness and heroism of colonel davis. and may his life which has been marked by a commitment to you in a sacred commitment to all that freedom loving people cherish here, serve as a beacon of inspiration to all witness today's activities and learn of his courageous actions under fire. finally, made a ceremony serve as a testament of hope for the wo

today is vietnam veterans day. as a vietnam era veteran and having a brother who served in vietnam, i wish to recognize and acknowledge this day and the honorable service of those who served in vietnam. 33 years ago today, i was blessed with the most incredible of gifts -- with the birth of our daughter, taylor. happy birthday, taylor. you are a blessing to both your father and i. madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from pennsylvania, ms. dean, for five minutes. ms. dean: i thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, as president biden recently said, the genius of israel and america's democracy is they are both built on strong institutions, on checks and balances, and on an independent judiciary. israel's checks and balances, its independent judiciary faced an attack from its own, from its own prime minister netanyahu. he tried to implement so-called judicial reforms that would turn israel's courts into nothing more than an enforcement tool for his policies. by un

the white house supported the corrupt puppet government of southern vietnam. in 1965 americans began their invasion following the aim to defeat the forces of vietnamese patriots. the pentagon was confident that the victory would be on the american side due to its military superiority. however, the vietnamese turn this war into a total hell for the occupants. unable to cope with guerrillas, the american army started blanket bombing alongside using chemical weapons and napalm which burnt all alive. the village of my lay wearing 1969 american soldiers killed 504 civilians, including 210 children, became a tragic symbol of this war. all in all, during the whole period of this conflict, the usa dropped on vietnam more than $6000000.00 tons of bombs, which is 2 and a half times as much as on germany during the 2nd world war. in 973, the american army under the pressure of the rebels, withdrew from vietnam. and only 2 years later did the puppet regime in saigon fall . however, the vietnamese paid a high price for their freedom. more than 1000000 vietnamese people bec

the white house supported the corrupt puppet government of southern vietnam. in 1965 americans began their invasion following the aim to defeat the forces of vietnamese patriots. the pentagon was confident that the victory would be on the american side due to its military superiority. however, the vietnamese turn this war into a total hell for the occupants. unable to cope with guerrillas, the american army started blanket bombing alongside using chemical weapons and napalm which burnt all alive. the village of my lay wearing 1969 american soldiers killed 504 civilians, including 210 children, became a tragic symbol of this war. all in all, during the whole period of this conflict, the usa dropped on vietnam more than $6000000.00 tons of bombs, which is 2 and a half times as much as on germany during the 2nd world war. in 1973, the american army under the pressure of the rebels, withdrew from vietnam. and only 2 years later did the puppet regime in saigon fall . however, the vietnamese paid a high price for their freedom. more than 1000000 vietnamese people be

and honoring and showing appreciation for vietnam war veterans. today's special ceremony on the uss hornet. once again, taking a live look outside. a gorgeous saturday on tap. we do have spencer christian up next with your forecast. dion: a special celebration parking the 120 for the anniversary of wong kim arc day in san francisco's chinatown. the event featured descendants of wong kim ark. elected leaders and prominent chinese-american community members spoke today. wong kim ark francisco in the 1870's, and after a trip outside the country, he was denied reentry to the u.s.. his case was taken all the way to the u.s. supreme court, which ruled the 14th amendment guarantees birthright citizenship to all born in the west -- in the u.s. i was so honored to bmc this morning. thank you so much. today, families celebrated national vietnam war veterans day in alameda. what a spectacular site. this afternoon, a memorial squadron conducted a flyover at the event on the uss hornet. organizers gave pins to the vietnam war vets to show appreciation for thei

how did we get into vietnam? we were trying to can chain -- contain china and quell chinese influence in south aa. the last cold war ended in a favorable way. let's not forget that i believ we lost 60,000 young americans in vietnam war and let's not forget the hundreds of thousands of americans wounded. this is not a desirable out come. we need to realize china's gains are limite we need to realize this idea that china is trying to take over the world is patently false. look at africa, they have a military base in africa but they have not used for some large-scale even though they been there for a long time. they are mostly building roads and railroads and making money but africa is by and large improving. there are problems with any kind of major development around the world. china's names are limited. we have to keep our powder dry and keep a strong defense and perhaps we have to draw some redlines. we have a very strong and defensible position. we shouldn't bankrupt ourselves to try to defend taiwan and gettin

he commanded american special forces and south vietnam company. the president of the united states is getting ready to look at his leadership to allow south vietnam -- he rescued two men. injured himself. colonel davis directed the helicopter extraction of the wounded but refused it himself and continued to fight the enemy until his entire company made it out safely. you want to talk about a hero. we always have time to recognize our military heroes and those in law enforcement as well. today the honor is put upon colonel davis. president biden will have that ceremony and then colonel davis, who is already highly decorated for the reasons i laid out for you. he received the silver star, the bronze star medal the v-device. that's specificity. purple heart with one bronze oak leaf cluster and the air medal with v-device as well and giving his bio right now. let's watch and listen together. >> willing to sacrifice his own life to save others. the men under him looked to him for leadership and he delivered. as colonel davis rightly receives our nation

a vietnam war veteran, a hero.ack officers in the special forces, just 26 and a captain when his unit came under fire in north vietnam in 1965. despite being shot multiple times himself, davis refused to leave the battlefield until all of his men were safe. >> i was spending most of my time just trying to keep us alive and keep them off of us. >> reporter: his superiors would nominate him for the medal of honor, but he was told the army lost his paperwork not once but twice. at the white house today, 57 years later, the president praising his bravery and patience. >> he never lost faith. he never stopped believing in the founding vision of our nation. >> reporter: president biden presenting the medal of honor to colonel davis. [ applause ] >> reporter: and this is what he told us about receiving the honor nearly six decades later. >> you feel pleased that you served your country in the way that you thought you would serve your country. america becomes profoundly your -- your flag that you carry around. i'm extremel

generations are treated better than the vietnam generation.we've been talking this morning with army veteran allison jaslow, the incoming ceo of iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. thank you for joining us. guest: thank you for having me. host: that's going to do it for us this morning. q&a -- "washington journal" will return tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. enjoy the rest of your day. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

. >>> and my conversation with the vietnam war hero who received a long overdue honor today at the white house. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, and thank you for being with us. in barely 15 hours, alex murdaugh went from disgraced attorney to convicted killer to a man who tonight is condemned to life in prison. the wheels of justice moving rapidly in south carolina where the jury began its deliberations only midafternoon yesterday. three hours later finding murdaugh guilty of murdering his wife and son, and today his sentencing hearing where emotions ran high, murdaugh wearing a jail issued jumpsuit as he learned his fate, two consecutive life sentences. the judge speaking to him in personal terms telling him he would have to reconcile with as he put it the monster you have become murdaugh one more time denying he harmed his wife and son, but admitting that he continues to lie catie beck reports >> reporter: before alex murdaugh's fate was sealed entering court in a tan jumpsuit and shackles, judge newman offers the disbarred attorney who once

and yet that was the basis for the august 2, 1964 talking golf incident which got us into vietnam. one of the many foreign policy blunders that we continued. and then the lessons were supposed to be learned after the what $6000000.00 kill the login and you have now, and then it's an a for example, you, you rightly pointed out, george w bush abrogated the anti ballistic missile treaty. because he was super concerned with the possible threat of missiles from iraq. and part of that was to put aegis assure anti ballistic missiles in europe in several locations. which infuriated the russians because they knew that iran was not going to have a threat. and they feared that those missiles could be used against their strategic systems. this was another case of the lack of knowledge and understanding. and perhaps the biggest blunder, unfortunately, that george bush mate beyond the iraq war was in 2008 at the nato summit in bucharest, romania when george and ukraine, we're not allowed to join the nato membership ashford as a throwaway line. bush sat, but of course, one day they can jeremiah n