The 82nd Airborne Division All American Chorus performing Blood on the Risers during the Airborne Heritage Banquet at the 70th National Convention.
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@lachlanho90383 жыл бұрын
Germans in ww2: makes song about their fiancé Japanese is ww2: makes songs about the empire America in ww2: Let’s make a song about the most gruesome way to die but make it sound badass
@natekaufman19823 жыл бұрын
Blood Upon the Risers is more of an interactive safety brief...
@lnd17363 жыл бұрын
But we ain’t gonna jump no more
@blakeking70793 жыл бұрын
Mhm
@nabilnasran80773 жыл бұрын
I’m not sure how badass dying because of a parachute failure during a training jump is haha
@prind1423 жыл бұрын
@@nabilnasran8077 Because The airborne always land with casualties far behind enemy lines with limited food and ammo for long periods of time they fight isolated and alone while still getting the job done. Its one of the most dangerous infantry jobs in the military.
@JCGver6 жыл бұрын
The airborne leave a massive impact whereever they show up, especially if the secondary fails
@804_grandstaff5 жыл бұрын
My first parachute failed before I fucking shit myself
@otravis6764 жыл бұрын
That's just wrong funny as hell but WRONG LMFAO.
@leroyschmitt96804 жыл бұрын
Move away Earth. Airborne coming down. Hooah
@jeffreyzheng88753 жыл бұрын
pun intended
@Ilum-ng3 жыл бұрын
666th COMMENT!!
@bphillips20824 жыл бұрын
My dad was in 11th airborne WWII in the South Pacific. He used to sing this song around the house once in a while and drive my mom crazy. He died in 2014 at 94 years old.
@cletusthegreat32932 жыл бұрын
Hes a hero, rest in peace to your fallen soldier
@jkchias2 жыл бұрын
God bless, lost my papa many years ago. Don’t wanna imagine the horrors they witnessed
@noname24272 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear he passed may he rest in peace and i just want to say that your dad is a hero to me and many others in this country and others around the world thank you...
@gunman1555556782 жыл бұрын
God bless
@kd7412 жыл бұрын
AATW! Rest easy Trooper!
@TheOlesarge7 жыл бұрын
Want to find a safe place? Find the 82nd Airborne and get behind them.
@danielshutts45217 жыл бұрын
Chris Perkins I like my tank more. the 101 st may not agree but they know the truth about 1st armor and safety
@johnnyazuavasquez17 жыл бұрын
The GI, PFC Martin, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, looked up and asked, "Are you looking for a safe place?" "Yeah" answered the tanker. "Well, buddy," he drawled, "just pull your vehicle behind me... I'm the 82nd Airborne, and this is as far as the bastards are going."
@citruscactus8227 жыл бұрын
johnny vasquez ?
@wari3rkng7 жыл бұрын
behind? fuck that I'd stand next to them and fight if I could. even if I die doing it I'll die keeping my people safe from those who mean to do us harm. I wanted to enlist but ADD, tourettes syndrome, and OCD disqualifies me from service
@artemis78086 жыл бұрын
Tanks are just big mobile steel plated targets with explosive ammunition
@dakotamanyguns95103 жыл бұрын
"Grandma, who was my great grandpa?" "He was a hero." Frederick Weasel Fat. 1st Canadian Division. WWII. You gave me the fighting spirit to keep on being indigenous and to join the cadets so thank you great grandfather.
@John-mf6ky Жыл бұрын
Respect
@robinthomas84487 жыл бұрын
my dad was in the 82nd airborne in ww2 504 PIR. HE died in 1989 and I still miss him RIP DAD
@Dad-lu1oi5 жыл бұрын
rip dad.
@Dad-lu1oi5 жыл бұрын
salutes
@viper42745 жыл бұрын
Robin Thomas god bless
@thearmobro63905 жыл бұрын
Many thanks to him, God bless
@KeepItBrick5 жыл бұрын
Do you still have his uniforms?
@kathiewippel9135 жыл бұрын
In memory of my brother who proudly served in the 82nd Airborne. Miss you.
@lizardman94944 жыл бұрын
Kathie Wippel thank you for his service
@brucelombardo3 жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure he’s the ghostly critical voice the boots hear when they’re crapping their BDU’s and hoping they remembered everything in those blurry moments as their bodies fling out the plane.
@kommandantgalileo2 жыл бұрын
did he die in a gory way?
@thanoscube85732 жыл бұрын
May be rest in peace
@kd7412 жыл бұрын
AATW! Rest easy trooper!
@lewis_bubba7114 жыл бұрын
I don't care how much it costs, they are being at my funeral/wedding
@alexhoyt81064 жыл бұрын
Funeral wedding sounds sick! Count me in!
@sebastianaspron36814 жыл бұрын
@@alexhoyt8106 bruhhhh
@Vgorb4 жыл бұрын
I'm bringing the S.A.S
@lewis_bubba7114 жыл бұрын
@@alexhoyt8106 you dont need a wedding if shes dead
@midgetarmy19214 жыл бұрын
@@lewis_bubba711 Well I mean it is 2020, it's probably already happened.
@shiraziwineco.66834 жыл бұрын
“Grandpa were you a hero in the War?” “Grandpa said no..... But I served in a a Company of Heroes - Major Richard Winters, Easy Company, 506 PIR, 101ST Airborne
@francisbishop51584 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment.
@alexandersheridan21793 жыл бұрын
If that doesn't make you pause and take a seat for a moment
@gryphonosiris25773 жыл бұрын
God, the pain on his face when he said that. You could feel it through the screen.
@deexonedeexone97733 жыл бұрын
Screaming chickens!
@AudazPicaFumo3 жыл бұрын
Marvelous Boys & Campaings ever! We deserve our FREEDOOM, For All these GI's and Brazilians for FEB!
@nmelkhunter14 жыл бұрын
The uniforms from the different eras were awesome.
@kkk-tq7hf Жыл бұрын
Excuse me from Japan. My great-grandfather was a former Japanese soldier who survived World War II. However, he never talked about those days. He may have said it was for the sake of the empire, but his real intention was always to think of his family and friends. Of course, I believe it was the same for the American soldiers. Therefore, I respect all the heroes who fought in the wars of those days. I believe that we are kept alive by our ancestors. War must never be repeated. If you have a dispute, why don't we decide it with a Pokemon match? Sorry for my poor English.
@MaZEEZaM4 ай бұрын
Your English was perfect. I'm an Australian, i'm all for negotiations while having Pokemon battles.
@CosmicbirbАй бұрын
We should just do Pokémon battles for conflict
@Glock2217Ай бұрын
@@Cosmicbirb pokemon ww3 sounds lit
@mj12m5 жыл бұрын
That all-beige uniform looks brutally good
@irishrebublican78325 жыл бұрын
Yeep
@artyd15164 жыл бұрын
Khakis
@callumhiggins87554 жыл бұрын
Whose uniform?
@nmelkhunter14 жыл бұрын
It’s a WW 2 paratrooper uniform.
@tacticalfall45053 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah. Back when uniforms were also made to look good and camo wasn’t super widespread
@bjrnmgranvang11073 жыл бұрын
So, the 82nd can sing too. I'm impressed. My 101st Screaming Eagle tattoo on my left upper arm started to scratch, hell, I could hear Babe scoff in the back ground.
@NEFARIOUS_B.I.G.2 жыл бұрын
2nd place tattoo !🇺🇸
@jamesscott79447 жыл бұрын
That feeling when you got your jump wings
@theopinion94526 жыл бұрын
James Scott August 3 2002!..3 weeks of reaching for heaven!
@FIRSTtimeGAMER226 жыл бұрын
Don't they do the pinning tradition then? where they basically punch the shit out of you?
@DonB.-Mulefivefive6 жыл бұрын
they're stamped. into you
@Codex_06135 жыл бұрын
that's the whole idea of the song being a stark contrast to the dark and broody reality which they have to face
@804_grandstaff5 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@TraceursMonkey7 жыл бұрын
You know it`s a good performance when you get goosebumps all over you`re skin ! Long live the 82nd Airborne Division !
@BradySzabo6 жыл бұрын
paratroopers are a crazy bunch. God Bless them all. Thanks for sharing. I heard this on Band Of Brothers and looked it up.
@christopherdrzymala41823 жыл бұрын
They did and do what we are all scared to do
@comradecatu66033 жыл бұрын
Jumping from perfectly good aeroplanes with not a thing wrong with them
@chasedean40322 жыл бұрын
What's wrong with jumping from a working aircraft into enemy territory to be outnumber and surouded.
@BradySzabo2 жыл бұрын
@@chasedean4032 The size of their testicles could get in their way and the weight may overload the parachute. 😂. In all seriousness, they are extremely bad assed individuals. Health issues disqualified me from joining the service. At the time around high school graduation the AH64 Apache had just hit the scene and I wanted to be involved with it in any way that I could. Cheers.
@kennyrowles28987 жыл бұрын
my dad would sing this to my he was in the 101st a screaming eagle he severed in Korea
@lo-rez6 жыл бұрын
Kenny Rowles THFHS
@lysanderharris89555 жыл бұрын
You must be old enough to spell correctly then...
@user-ub3cc4ze3g5 жыл бұрын
Thank you..
@cathysorrells32434 жыл бұрын
My dad was a 101st Screaming Eagles Crew Chief in Vietnam...we are still family.. Always and Forever.
@jefferybauduin29194 жыл бұрын
My dad was in Korea, he was infantry.
@helmutwalthers22243 жыл бұрын
This is honestly the best version of this I have ever heard, remember the fallen
@holl09183 жыл бұрын
No pun intended.
@lachlanseiffert61862 жыл бұрын
@@holl0918 Damn bro
@user-bh4ge1pm2t4 ай бұрын
I agree. All other versions, including the original, are draggy. To me, this song should be sung with some vigor. A certain devil may care bravado, not like a funeral durge, despite the gruesome lyrics. That's how Band of Brothers did it. P.s. "She hates that dog"
@catherinedumas92733 жыл бұрын
This is a moving rendition. My Dad was 82nd Airborne and used the sing this at home, including the “Beautiful Streamer” part. Hearing it always reminds me of Dad, who’s been gone 25 years now. It also reminds me of an Army medic I used to work with at his secondary, civilian job. He worked at Fort Devens when it was the home of the 5th rangers. There was the occasional chute failure, but, the medics found no glee in gathering and scraping up remains. We are blesses to have our fine and courageous military, as well as our valued military allies, some of whom borrowed this song and made it their own.
@cletusthegreat32932 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace to your fallen soldier, he is a hero
@silverbloodborne94952 жыл бұрын
fuck you would think anyone form the 82 would be hard to find but holy fuck I'm finding them left and right last I heard of the modern 82nd they where sent to Poland two months ago
@shaunbarlett91082 жыл бұрын
You can tell how much emotion is involved w the first signer, Incredible performance. Have heard better, but I sure as hell can not remember when. Amen and God speed. True masterclass in performance and this is coming begrudgingly from a Marine.
@hans59873 жыл бұрын
I love how they all messed up in sync and got back into it in sync
@davidsweed26543 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard this in over 30 years , thanks for the memories .
@Itachi-ms1of2 жыл бұрын
Verse 1] He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright, He checked off his equipment and made sure his pack was tight; He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar, You ain't gonna jump no more [Chorus] Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more [Verse 2] "Is everybody happy?" cried the Sergeant looking up, Our hero feebly answered, "yes" and then they stood him up; He jumped into the icy blast, his static line unhooked, And he ain't gonna jump no more [Chorus] Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more [Verse 3] He counted long, he counted loud, he waited for the shock, He felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt the awful drop, The silk from his reserves spilled out, and wrapped around his legs, And he ain't gonna jump no more [Chorus] Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more [Verse 4] The risers swung around his neck, connectors cracked his dome, Suspension lines were tied in knots around his skinny bones; The canopy became his shroud; he hurtled to the ground. And he ain't gonna jump no more [Chorus] Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more [Verse 5] The days he'd lived and loved and laughed kept running through his mind, He thought about the girl back home, the one he'd left behind; He thought about the medic corps, and wondered what they'd find, And he ain't gonna jump no more [Chorus] Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more [Verse 6] The ambulance was on the spot, the jeeps were running wild, The medics jumped and screamed with glee, they rolled their sleeves and smiled, For it had been a week or more since last a 'chute had failed, And he ain't gonna jump no more [Chorus] Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more [Verse 7] He hit the ground, the sound was "SPLAT", his blood went spurting high; His comrades, they were heard to say "a hell of a way to die!" He lay there, rolling 'round in the welter of his gore, And he ain't gonna jump no more [Chorus] Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more [Verse 8] There was blood upon the risers, there were brains upon the chute, Intestines were a-dangling from his paratroopers suit, He was a mess, they picked him up, and poured him from his boots, And he ain't gonna jump no more [Chorus] Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more
@mefish1Күн бұрын
wrong version
@mirceadraculov65153 жыл бұрын
My grandfather was a jumper in the 503rd. RIP George Flying Hellcat Houk.
@xjamesx70476 жыл бұрын
Guys wearing old school *BDU* outfits still looks awesome! 😃
@hoovie213 жыл бұрын
Especially with that red beret
@seanwatts83423 жыл бұрын
"uniform"
@seanwatts83423 жыл бұрын
@@hoovie21 "maroon." Airborne have never had _red_ berets.
@baskitbunk_155 ай бұрын
🤓@@seanwatts8342
@xcritic96717 жыл бұрын
Even though they are trying to make it light-hearted, I can't stop the tears whenever I hear this song
@TheAmbientUniverse3 жыл бұрын
Just a lowly civvie, but I sang along and gave a standing ovation from my lone apartment chair
@PatBickham6 жыл бұрын
Wish I would of had a deeper appreciation for this sort of stuff back when I was at Bragg. Great performance!
@randomguyontheinternet68856 жыл бұрын
"Is everyone ready?" I though that was "Is everyone happy?"
@ethereal15445 жыл бұрын
Aqua Airways Channel Two versions I believe
@byronobrien31214 жыл бұрын
That's retarded
@zacbru3 жыл бұрын
It is in some version. The original song uses a lot of word and expressions that are less current today. I think for a current audience, it makes more sense to say ready while preparing for a jump.
@jackbinkovsky20522 жыл бұрын
There are many versions to that song, it was written by an unknown composers therefore there is no specific precision on some of the words.
@ww2gaming3894 жыл бұрын
I’m doing a 101st reenactment airborne medic outfit and I always listen to this song it’s so perfect
@sneakyzeke567 жыл бұрын
This song is for those who had the courage & heart to endure jump training. Bless them all!
@andrewmitchell91704 жыл бұрын
You gotta love American war songs they don't hide the horribleness of it all they jump into it with a sense of humor with a touch of sarcasm😅
@user-py8fw8uz3r24 күн бұрын
My mom taught me this song when I was about 8 or 9 years old. She learned when dad applied for jump school. Couldn't get in because his eyesight was too bad. He had memorized the eye chart so he could pass the test without his glasses. They changed the chart on him and he failed the eye test.
@daghettoghost55399 ай бұрын
My neighbor was former 82nd airborne fort benning and hes in hes 60s probably one of the best friends i got rn and im 24 my dad breifly trained with them and almost had to jump into iran miss ya dad rip
@mattj91973 жыл бұрын
I’m ex British airborne and I love this
@theroyalequestrian59556 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs
@GiannaGodchaux38573 ай бұрын
As a musician myself I love a good harmony. Especially this song.
@owen06177 жыл бұрын
We pull upon the risers We fall upon the grass We never land upon our feet We always hit our ass! Hidde Tidde Christ almighty Who the hell we are we? Zim Zam God damn We're airborne infantry! x2
@grantburgess74037 жыл бұрын
OWEN061 I'm in the NJROTC and I'm gonna make sure we cadence this XD Our major got his gold wings
@truisticprince7 жыл бұрын
Grant Burgess a major in the navy? surely you are mistaken and meant to say lieutenant commander
@randycheow53117 жыл бұрын
That's easy company, this is the 82nd
@jdmfan41346 жыл бұрын
truisticprince NJROTC instructors come from The Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and of course - The Navy.
@monttemadness92506 жыл бұрын
No no no no no, that's easy company 101st damnit, and that's from Band of Brothers
@lawrencemay8671 Жыл бұрын
As a Medic at Fort Bragg for 6 years, I saw three total malfunctions. Fortunately both managed to pull their reserves. One, being a Female, on the Golden Knights, had a total out at Raeford, NC Airport. She panicked and pulled her reserve before cutting her main loose. She streamered in. Broke her ankle and wrist and some ribs. She was the niece of the Lt Governor of North Carolina.
@acevazer84333 жыл бұрын
I love how casually they talk about dying
@aldocarulli30543 жыл бұрын
As a civilian that went through paratrooper's training, kudos to all the jumpers
@cvn-65ussenterprise312 жыл бұрын
このテンションほんと大好き
@patsyparisi30004 ай бұрын
James Houston Works, 505th PIR.....RIP to my great-grandfather.
@otravis6764 жыл бұрын
Honestly I've heard a number of versions of this song and the is without a doubt the best yet. Great job men.
@ops3892 Жыл бұрын
Being the 82nd or the 101st must have some fucking hell during WW2. Brave men
@nancyjanzen5676 Жыл бұрын
They never talked about it.
@jaydub7547 жыл бұрын
This immediately made me think of my dad. He was in the books "Blood on the Risers" and "Charlie Rangers"
@walmantristianto24044 жыл бұрын
Shit went really fast from a like a church song beginning to a vietnam war flashback
@Simonsvids5 жыл бұрын
Wow! Brilliant! Very similar to British type soldier songs - quite dark. There are British variants of this song, but even more gruesome, and darkly comical. I suspect the same for the US too.
@TrueBlue06873 жыл бұрын
An Airborne Choir of really good singers. US Army Honorary O-6 from the UK.
@RandomJ20233 жыл бұрын
The 82nd Airborne Division "All American" Chorus is indeed in its own class.
@samsammy62103 жыл бұрын
Run down Ardennes on Ft.Bragg to the loud speakers to the tune of Beautiful Streamer followed up with
@mil546 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful singing so angelical. Nice Thank you for sharing. 82nd Airborne Division.
@B17tailgunner5 жыл бұрын
Why is my mind taking me back to the Malcolm in the middle episode with Hal and his friends doing the singing competition? Very good video and thank you for everything you do everywhere.
@margiemoberley172823 күн бұрын
My son went to the 82nd Airborne at age 17 a boy and came home safely a man🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏
@xw1ngnutsx9522 жыл бұрын
Wonderful rendition of it. Thankyou.
@PamAtkins12 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic group of me with a great sense of humor. Thank you so much.
@thegrandlevel313 Жыл бұрын
He graduated from Airborne school and soon deployed so he ain’t gonna jump no more.
@daviddenaldi8162 ай бұрын
I could listen to this every day and the smile would never leave my face. So awesome!
@Zippsterman Жыл бұрын
I love this rendition, great stuff
@IsaacVanos3 жыл бұрын
This motivates me everyday to become a better soldier , thanks .
@kruppratte2187 жыл бұрын
You guys are awesome and thank you.
@Kampf0r7 жыл бұрын
Outstanding performance!
@TheJoppa996 жыл бұрын
Beautiful.
@elijahcrosby7866 ай бұрын
love this every time i watch it!
@k.s.7104 Жыл бұрын
Nice job soldiers, thank you all for your service and commitment to our security. Great song which keeps these jumpers focused on attention to detail which in turn keeps them safe, the ultimate cautionary tale with multiple purposes.
@fiapritchard905 Жыл бұрын
I love the fact that the way they sing it still shares the same spirit as if it’s being told like a story
@shamfella133 жыл бұрын
I love all the different uniforms
@johnleeson69467 ай бұрын
Much respect to those who jumped out of perfectly good airplanes or helicopters. I used to go to sea on a ship that sank itself on purpose! SSN-671.
@henryjoyce78353 ай бұрын
Same here, SSBN640. Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane would scare the living crap outta me. Submarines? I felt perfectly safe.
@severussnape7102 жыл бұрын
The 101st and the 82nd Airborne Division are my favorites amoang all paratroopers
@Crossingman1810 ай бұрын
This group was fantastic!
@robertramsey63542 жыл бұрын
Love the chorus'
@xAllSystemsReadyx4 жыл бұрын
Love it!!! Great job!
@JoanneSgrignoli3 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏👏👏👏 Standing ovation! You're awesome! Thanks to all for your service to our country! 🇺🇲❤
@jakubfurst64716 жыл бұрын
really amazing
@mattm90872 жыл бұрын
song kinda hits you right in the feels man.
@deidrekoehl51934 жыл бұрын
Love this so much. Hooah!
@MisatoBestWoman6 ай бұрын
Beautiful military choirs are incredible, from this one, to the us marine choir to the Red Army Choir they are all truly amazing This song is incredible the singers really outdid themselves
@hiramhill32206 жыл бұрын
Yall did great you made me stand up and clap in my livingroom 4real great job MEN
@mrgrinch35iswise625 жыл бұрын
Brings back memories.
@Militaria_Collector6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing......hooah!
@timf2279 Жыл бұрын
Those are my boys. Outstanding performance AIRBORNE
@fuhr122 жыл бұрын
Outstanding AATW. Bought a tear to my eye for sure.
@floyd43112 жыл бұрын
Such a fantastic job these Troopers did! Strike Hold!
@toketokepass5 жыл бұрын
love this
@kampfoppa99613 жыл бұрын
Brilliant performance , Nice to hear .
@TheJoeyboots3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding!
@thems1513 жыл бұрын
That was so good
@rubinguzman21536 жыл бұрын
I love this, i especially love slowing the speed of the video
@Mikachu19945 жыл бұрын
Of course there are the "goddamn it sing it like MEN!" people in the comments. Guys, they are singing it like men. Know why? Because they're men. Yall do know anyone can be in a choir right
@Rooster_DT3 жыл бұрын
this is my favorite version
@budgetbooger9415 Жыл бұрын
I was proud to be an active member of the AIRBORNE Mafia. 2d 508.
@tonyschram12603 жыл бұрын
Outstanding 👍
@user-gw1xp5yb2y5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all Anti-fascism warriors in the WWII
@oliverwindall5 жыл бұрын
李旭珩 The 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, commonly known in mainland China as the June Fourth Incident (Chinese: 六四事件, liùsì shìjiàn), were student-led demonstrations in Beijing (the capital of the People's Republic of China) in 1989. More broadly, it refers to the popular national movement inspired by the Beijing protests during that period, sometimes called the '89 Democracy Movement (Chinese: 八九民运, bājiǔ mínyùn). The protests were forcibly suppressed after Chinese Premier Li Peng declared martial law. In what became known in the West as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, troops with automatic rifles and tanks fired at the demonstrators trying to block the military's advance towards Tiananmen Square. The number of civilian deaths has been estimated variously from 180 to 10,454. Set against a backdrop of rapid economic development and social changes in post-Mao Zedong China, the protests reflected anxieties about the country's future in the popular consciousness and among the political elite. The reforms of the 1980s had led to a nascent market economy which benefitted some people, but seriously disaffected others and the one-party political system also faced a challenge of legitimacy. Common grievances at the time included inflation, limited preparedness of graduates for the new economy and restrictions on political participation. The students called for democracy, greater accountability, freedom of the press and freedom of speech, though they were loosely organized and their goals varied.[6][7] At the height of the protests, about 1 million people assembled in the Square. As the protests developed, the authorities veered back and forth between conciliatory and hardline tactics, exposing deep divisions within the party leadership.[9] By May, a student-led hunger strike galvanized support for the demonstrators around the country and the protests spread to some 400 cities.[10] Ultimately, China's paramount leader Deng Xiaoping and other Communist Party elders believed the protests to be a political threat and resolved to use force.[11][12] The State Council declared martial law on 20 May 20 and mobilized as many as 300,000 troops to Beijing.[10] The troops suppressed the protests by firing at demonstrators with automatic weapons, killing multiple protesters and leading to mass civil unrest in the days following. The international community, human rights organizations and political analysts condemned the Chinese government for the violent response to the protests. Western countries imposed severe economic sanctions and arms embargoes on Chinese entities and officials. In response, the Chinese government verbally attacked the protestors and denounced Western nations who had imposed sanctions on China by accusing them of interference in China's internal affairs, which elicited heavier condemnation by the West. It made widespread arrests of protesters and their supporters, suppressed other protests around China, expelled foreign journalists, strictly controlled coverage of the events in the domestic press, strengthened the police and internal security forces and demoted or purged officials it deemed sympathetic to the protests. More broadly, the suppression temporarily halted the policies of liberalization in the 1980s. Considered a watershed event, the protests also set the limits on political expression in China well into the 21st century. Its memory is widely associated with questioning the legitimacy of Communist Party rule and remains one of the most sensitive and most widely censored political topics in mainland China
@Coldfront154 жыл бұрын
Oliver Windall Damn dude, thats a dick move.
@KANG-lp3zy4 жыл бұрын
Don’t know what you’re trying to achieve which that copy & pasting of a convoluted Wikipedia page.
@asianlifter4 жыл бұрын
Oliver Windall What point are you trying to make from a copied and pasted article?
@footfinger81954 жыл бұрын
@@asianlifter the government pulls your wifi search it up China trys to ban people from seeing it
@firerrhea10862 жыл бұрын
Kicks ass!. Beautiful job all! Killer ending
@tanjongmalim6869Ай бұрын
Great performance!
@Shakti7006 жыл бұрын
AWESOME!!!
@Jason-hv4eu5 жыл бұрын
Great job, Airborne!
@ChrisParadise-wv5iz3 жыл бұрын
much respect
@Lubbock0948 Жыл бұрын
Love this song we sang at Fort Benning Officer Basic course.