I think your wife just gave you a small fish tank and told you it was a fancy cup

My great-grandfather was in the 82nd Airborne during WW2. He and a buddy 'aquired' a 'spare' bazooka off some infantry unit and carried it into the Battle of the Bulge. He did take out four tanks, earning a bronze star...and a purple heart due to one of the bits of blown up tank landing on his legs.

Regarding John Rabe, the Nazi you mentioned at Nanking, you know it's bad when even a high-ranking Nazi is telling people "guys, wtf?" over war crimes. Rabe is really a perfect example though of how history is never black and white and how complicated humanity is.

One of the civilian internees at Los Banos was Frank Buckles, an engineer who had served in WW1. He not only survived Los Banos but he went on to be the oldest surviving American WW1 veteran.

LOL I was dying when you started singing "Oh Canada."😂

Don't explain you being a human. You are not soft you are a real man admitting that this affected you in a deep and visceral way. I too was in tears when I first watched this video. I was also very happy to hear that Baby Lois had no scars from the burn she suffered during her escape from Los Banos. I truly enjoyed hearing your response to what all happened and shows that right now today we are mere inches away from repeating all of this once again. So please push the truth of what is happening today and maintain your faith that the human race will stop the idiocy that is currently going on and step away from the edge chaos.

At some point, you will time your quack with the duck's perfectly, every time! Until then, don't mind me, Commissar. I'll just be chortling in the corner...

dude I thought you were dramatically setting up a sea monkey tank and then you drank it. For a solid 3 seconds I thought you just consumed countless unborn sea monkeys

As to why these stories arnt covered or made into movies, the answer is simple and Nic actually cites it as a big reason why he does what he does, why he covers what he does, and why he decided to become a historian. Around the later part of the 20th century, journalists, historians, and film industry tycoons decided they hated America and did everything they could to erase all the good stories of America and have tried for decades to paint it in has horrible a light as possible.

MacArthurs speech when the beach head of the Philippines was breached is always so amazing. The fact that he spent so much time in the Philippines and his effect still runs true for connection with the Filipino pelle is insane.

We as Americans never seem to remember our Filipino cousins and their role in the Pacific Theater. It's only Bataan, if even that is remembered.

I’m going to give you a bot of an info dump that will increase your opinion about General Swing, not that it is likely to be needed. Here are the important parts in his citation for the Distiguished Service Cross. The full citation can be read on his wikipedia page. 15 to 17 April 1945, at Luzon, Philippine Islands. Mt. Macolod, Batangas, Luzon. Swing flew many dangerous flights in liaison airplanes at low altitudes over the heavily defended ridges in order to make a thorough estimate of the enemy positions and of the terrain. Despite the protest of subordinates, he personally, and on foot, led tank destroyers forward through intense enemy machine-gun and mortar fire to place them in more advantageous positions, and directed their fire so effectively that the enemy-held ridge was taken without further delay. He then moved to the south flank where he found the front lines stalemated and weapons unmanned because of heavy enemy fire. With heroic disregard for his personal safety, General Swing strode fearlessly between tanks and machine guns, calling upon his troops to man their weapons and attack. Inspired by his fearlessness and heroic action, the troops attacked, silenced the Japanese fire, and seized and held the main enemy positions. General Swing didn’t just train a bunch of badasses. He didn’t just lead a bunch of badasses. He WAS a badass himself. Also sounded like a cool guy to serve under with both the ammo quote and the generator bit.

Nice you’ve reacted to #2 the old bastards #3 the angels now to complete the 3 favorites is #1 old 666

I never knew macarthur personally gave that command but man is crazy and understandable why do many people refused to talk about the pacific war, it was so different than the European war.

Nah man, you gotta realize that we've all been totally gaslit for our entire lives. Showing emotions, even for a man, is not a weakness. It's actually far harder to express yourself properly than it is to just be all stoic and "manly". Great reaction, and I completely agree. I love this video, but it also causes unrestrained rage and sadness to flow around my brain, which is of course why it's a hell of a story. Also completely agree with the after-video commentary. There are many facets to being human, and some of them are straight up evil. Just know that as many horrific things as have happened to people, there are just as many people and things that are absolutely amazing in their interactions with people. There is objective good in the world, and sometimes you get to hear about it. And that's a good day.

The 11th just got reactivated recently and based in Alaska I heard. “artic airborne”

When I first realised that the reason we don’t hear about this action is because of Iwo Jima. I was literally spitting chips and swearing my guts out; because if this happened on any other day then it would’ve been front page news. As it has, it got lost to the annals of history. And you’re right, it needs a series, not movie, a series like band of Brothers or the Pacific. To see the buildup of how they got to the internment camp, and then in the final episodes, how they were liberated, it would be wonderful to see. So my fingers are crossed that at some point in history, someone will get the finger out and actually make a series or a least a movie on this particular action

It is truly a shame that Hollywood absolutely refuses to do justice to our heroes. It isn't something new. They never have and may not ever. Don't be ashamed of being emotional about these stories. If the atrocities don't make you angry and stories like baby Lois don't bring a tear to your eye, you really need to reexamine your humanity.

When in the thick of it we act on it; only afterward in visiting history do we allow the emotions to flow. You're so good Old Man!!

One of your best videos, love the emotion and the reaction. The whole Dwight Clarke bit always gets me a little teary eyed.

Never be sorry for showing true emotion where it counts, and having the presence of mind to understand the past the present and how it impacts the future. You're definitely one of my favorite reactors to TFE. Keep it up, and carry on. It is appreciated.

Watching the fat electrician, drinking a potion, mystically

If my grandfather was in the 82nd Airborne, I'd have that tattooed across my freaking chest!

32:33 hey i mean...the job is done,it might go who the fuck know where at some point but it done 😅

There is a movie similar to the Raid to Los Banos called the Great Raid and is about the Raid at Cabanatuan the difference is that it was conduced by US Rangers and Alamo Scouts.

24:21 aw man wanted to hear the rest of that

It's really sickening how some people are when at war. It's crazy how Japan completely changed compared to literally a century ago.

If you have a florescent room light, I believe it is causing a wavy strobing effect in the video. That, or you have a ceiling fan. LOL

Sir! I need to know what you're drinking out of that fish tank lmao nah but I love your reactions!

@47:13 Very much agree. It's been something I've pointed out to friends for years at this point. Whatever safety we think we have comes from two things, the herculean efforts of our ancestors, and the constant work of kickass people to keep what's been made. There is no such thing as safety that isn't man-made, and even then there isn't any. A gamma ray burst, asteroid, or coronal mass ejection can take all of our opinions and make them nothing but footnotes in a history that would no longer exist. It's one of the reasons I'm such a hardcore constitutionalist, like the vast, vast majority of us prior service. That document is de facto one of humanity's greatest achievements. -- edit -- added 'de facto'.

Happy birthday America 🇺🇸 And Happy birthday Philippines 🇵🇭

I put on Fortunate son after this 55:40

More fat electrician let's goooooooooooooo

One of the Best Intros I have seen

"No, they can't. However, the claim 'I was only following orders' has been used to justify too many tragedies in our history. Starfleet doesn't want officers who will blindly follow orders without analyzing the situation." - Captain Jean-Luc Picard

You finally react to it

That Amtrac name gives off "All callsigns check in" vibes. Alright, All of you in the comments get a tank! What are you naming it?

I think I went to Los Baños when I was 1? Idk My Dad had His Masters in a University there

So those calls aren't "spam calls" even though for the love of everything holy they feel like it. They are called trigger lead calls and Joy they are allowed by law from the US government because they care about you not getting a bad deal on your mortgage

There are lawful orders, that need to be followed. There are unlawful orders that you are not only not required to obey, you are, by military regulations obligated to disobey and report.

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