Grandpa's Medals – A Vietnam veteran tells his grandson about his medals

My dad explained the army medals he received during two tours of Vietnam and throughout his career in the US Army to my son in this video. You can learn more about what my dad went through in the Vietnam War in an upcoming documentary called My Father's Brothers – https://www.myfathersbrothers.com See the trailer here: https://youtu.be/xVbpOZO6bB4 If you like this video, please leave me a thumbs up and a comment. And consider subscribing. I will be adding more content soon. Thanks! More about this video: Grandpa's Medals is a video where my dad discusses his military medals he earned throughout his career. These include combat medals from his time in Vietnam. While these are all army medals, some were for aviation. He was in a lot of helicopters during the war, three of which crashed – one was shot down, one hit some trees and crashed, and one, as my dad would say, 'gave up the will to will and just dropped out of the sky.' I really appreciate my son wanting to know more about his grandpa's medals and what he went through. And fortunately, my dad made it through the war to talk about it. Some of the units he was with in the army: 173rd Airborne Sky Soldiers 1st Infantry Big Red One Fifth Special Forces Group Green Berets Joint Chiefs of Staff Some of the medals and badges that are discussed: Silver Star – the Army's third highest honor Bronze Star with Valor Device Distinguished Flying Cross Legion of Merit Purple Heart Expert Infantryman Badge Combat Infantryman Badge Parachutist Badge (or Jump Wings) Pathfinder On June 29, 1966, my dad's company in the 173rd Airborne was attacked in the jungles of Vietnam. During the battle, one of his sergeants went above and beyond the call of duty and later received The Medal of Honor for his actions on that day. This is documented in the documentary film, My Father's Brothers, which can be seen here: https://www.myfathersbrothers.com/watch The film features eight heroes and what they went through then and continue to go through now because of it.