As a Montagnard “BuNong “ tribe live in NC thank you for this video ❤

My Dad served , trained and lived with them .
His theater of service was Plaiku Central Highlands Vietnam. 67 to 69. I grew up hearing the amazing stories of them. They are in my hometown back in NC .  They greet you with a smile and very friendly people.
The women are shy and have eyes so beautiful you get lost in them.

There were many obstacles the language barrier, the village, the people in general, and especially their customs.   If you didn't honor their customs, show trust in them, then you had no force. but if you were able to befriend the Montagnards, you have a friend for life.  What was disturbing wasn't the patrolling, killing, and being away from family, but how the United States departed leaving the vast majority of Yards behind.  They were faced with certain prejudices from the North and South Vietnamese, neither like the Yard nor did the Yard care for them.  They were pawns in an endless war.  And when America pulled out, they tore the Yard's sense of loyalty and trust to hell.  Today we have organizations that stay in touch with many who made it stateside.  But the poison was already there, America had deserted them.  Today I visit several Yards that had worked shoulder to with me and I would never turn my back on them.  It wasn't the soldier, but the government at that time.

This is very strong video that remind all the Montagnards what was happened and what it was like back then, special thanks to the USA , my dad was working with the Americans Soldiers 45 years ago , he always tells us about what he did life was back then 😥😥

It's horrible to know what happened to the montagnards . The Green Berets and the montagnards developed a strong relationship , on and off the battlefield . Once they realize the Green Berets would risk their lives for them , the montagnards did the same . Many Green Berets got really close to his montagnards, he realized these men wanted to live in peace and defend his family. The Green Berets we're willing to train them to help them fight so he could live with his family and protect them when the time came . Of course a strong friendship developed afterwards...well when America pulled out of Vietnam , the VC swept through the montagnards village and slaughtered most of them . Just annihilated entire villages , families . It's truly sad . All the montagnards wanted was to have peaceful lives ,take care of those they loved and would stand up for themselves . The Green Berets took into consideration he montagnards willingness to fight . They made sure they got paid , clothed them like an army would and trained them with m16 and whatnot . It so sad what happened after America left ... But not long afterwards after the war  many Green Berets went back to those villages to check on the montagnards and to let the montagnard people know they are cared for and after the Green Berets seen how many got slaughtered by the VC I believe they took some back to the US . Green Berets   are just amazing individuals .. elite warriors and unlike any other fighting force in the world . True humanitarians I can't help but love them and appreciate them for their care and concern for people who are disadvantaged . They sincerely care for the underdogs and want to build them up . I have upmost respect and appreciation for these men.

I saw an interview with a Vietnam era special forces veteran and said the "yards" were top notch humans with more heart than anyone. But he felt America should accept all of them, give them a chunk of land here in America and leave them to their own way of life, and if another jungle war were to breakout somewhere, they'd have it in the bag, and would do so voluntarily.

I am of Jarai descent. True Warriors

My father was a civilian USAID police advisor in Kontum and Pleiku.  He had much love and respect for the Montagnards.

My dad was was in the central highlands in 69’. He only had good thoughts and words for the Montagnards.

My dad was a CO in the Australian Training Team, training many of these villages. He did this for 3 years. I was born the week before he left in 65. He always spoke fondly of these people. But could never go back with all the terrible things he saw there.

GOD BLESSED AMERICANS🙏👍💪❤🌏

Dad said they called them round eyes.

I hope in the future we can get our ancestral land back

Watched it every Sunday after church in the 60's,

Great Warriors and Woodsmen the ‘Yards. My late wife’s father worked with them and one of his greatest regrets is being forced to leave them for he new their struggles would never end.

RESPECTS TO ALL OUR VETERANS OF ALL ARMED SERVICES!

Thank you for posting this story on the Montagnard people. I am a Montagnard and just started a Montagnard Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@MTD-Channel

1963 Propaganda film by the U.S. Army. Saw this as a brief during intermission in a movie theatre, latter after joining the Army my squad leader was one of those green Berets that trained these incredible warriors the "yard" at his A camp along the Cambodia border. Told me, "Tales of headhunting" in the Sanctuaries for NVA encampments with the Montagnards. NVA defectors were turning into the camp on a regular basis. He stated " saving one's head" had more incentive, than the Chieu- Hoi program.

🇮🇩🇲🇾💪❤🇵🇷Montagrd Monaco Bu Mnong Tonga🇹🇴 💪

This is the kind of mission to this very day no other unit can fulfill but the ODA! Stay alert stay alive!