Top-10 WWII Badasses! How many do you know?
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Our top-10 AMERICAN World War II badass list (finally!)
Ok, this is a subjective list, meant to stir insightful conversation and additional research on this amazing heroes. This is our list, we want to hear from you! Leave a comment on your top American badasses during World War II!
0:00 Introduction
0:39 Calvin Graham, the 12 year old superhero!
2:57 Jimmy Stewart
5:25 Dorie Miller, Pearl Harbor hero!
6:41 Chuck Yeager ... Yes, that Chuck Yeager!
8:21 Pappy Boyington, the ultimate Black Sheep!
9:31 Dick Winters, the ultimate Big Brother!
10:59 Matt Urban, the real Captain America
13:12 Desmond Doss, pacifist badass
14:47 Honorable Mentions
16:23 Audie Murphy
17:35 - John Basilone, America's Marine
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✔️ Check out our video on arguably the greatest Marine Badass of all time, John Basilone, who received both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross at Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima respectively: • America's Marine: John...
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@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Tell us your list of American Badasses from WWII!
@seventhson27 3 ай бұрын
Chesty Puller
@jonlegato1620 3 ай бұрын
I think you need to correct Jimmy Stewart info. He flew B-17's while instructor pilot. For combat he flew B-24 liberators with 445th and 453rd bombardment groups.
@JEM133 3 ай бұрын
My dad,1st Marines, Okinawa/Frozen Chosin.With Chesty,at Chosin.
@serpentines6356 3 ай бұрын
How does one have all their baby teeth at twelve? That's never happened to anyone I know.
@katherinefreidline7050 3 ай бұрын
My father Army Major JD Botkin 1st Infantry Combat of Civil Engineers South Pacific. They went to "uninhabited" islands, cleared jungles, built airstrips & barracks so the rest of the army could come in & fight. He said they never knew if they'd find hostile natives, wild animals, dug in Japanese, or mosquitos the size of B52s when they landed on shore. He walked off college campus straight to enlisted Pearl Harbor Day & 10 weeks later was in Manila. Served two tours & was in Army Reserves all together 34 years plus a grade 18 civil servant for the Treasury Department for 34 years before retirement. It wasn't until my mom passed & I went to live & care for him his last 9 years that he ever spoke of his WW ll experience. Finally s lot made sense... PTSD. They had no name for it, he never complained but went on to serve the country he loved so much in many ways & was a great man and Father. I miss him so much & I dreamed about him just last night. It was so real, I could almost touch him & it was one of those technicolored dreams, very 3 dimensional & I heard his kind voice telling me, "Baby, you are just heart high!" He was 6'3" ,& I am 4'10" & standing on his feet I was heart high.
@loose-arrow-garage 3 ай бұрын
It is called the greatest generation for a reason. I think all WWII vets are deserving of our respect and admiration. I served over 30 years in the USAF but my service pales in comparison to their service and sacrifice!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
God bless you!
@woodrowpreacely7521 3 ай бұрын
Remember too since people forget they also all went through the Depression and so many then died young in the war. Yes may be the greatest American generation for what they had to deal with - certainly better than all these snitched out fools today!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
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@christhecarpetguysabatini7452 3 ай бұрын
YES SIR N my FATHER WAS A MARINE in WW2 N A BAD ASS ALL HIS LIFE ❤️ don’t make ‘em like that anymore 🇺🇸😉
@richardheinz 3 ай бұрын
6:05. I love your videos. But who cares that Dorie was Black? Yes... Black, not African American. He was a badass American soldier who happened to be Black. Why do people always bring race into things?
@normajean678 3 ай бұрын
To this day, GySgt John Basilone is remembered and revered by the USMC. Semper Fidelis
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Amen!
@JEM133 3 ай бұрын
He's certainly one!
@USNveteran 3 ай бұрын
I believe they recently put a new USS Basilone in the water think it's an AEGIS destroyer, what a fitting tribute with the firepower those have. FLY NAVY!!!
@arthureaks3591 3 ай бұрын
Look, I’m not a big military buff or anything, but I look at John Basilone almost winning 2 Medal of Honors in that short a period of time-my jaw drops in awe.
@GorillaCookies Ай бұрын
My grandpa served with Sgt Basilone on Guadalcanal at 20 years old. And never spoke of the Fighting itself but did once tell me about Basilone and how he was 1 of only 3 that were still alive after wave after wave of Japanese troops attacked the machine gun emplacements protecting Henderson Field . My grandpa was already evacuated earlier that day having recieved 2 bullet wounds to his left shoulder and upper arm from small arms fire and multiple wounds to both legs and elsewhere from shrapnel of a Japanese grenade during a earlier attack. My grandpa's left arm was amputated on a ship and 4 decades later both his legs were amputated in the mid 80s because of circulation problems associated with the scarring of the wounds and surgeries he recieved after combat. The doctors took 1 leg above the knee and the other below the knee. He passed away in 1994 at just 72 due to complications associated with the wounds he received 52 years earlier. He never complained and always worked until he lost his legs and had to retire. That generation was just Tough. RIP Pop
@armandhammer9617 3 ай бұрын
Chuck Yeager had the best eyesight in the airforce. He could spot a plane 3-5 miles away and he never wore sunglasses or goggles. He said it impaired his vision in a dogfight.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Wow!!!!
@serpentines6356 3 ай бұрын
That's so cool. That's why some were so great. They had some lucky genes, along with their own tons of guts. I always want to remember those too who didn't make it because of accidents in training, drowing, shot on D-day before getting in the fight, and the tragic friendly fire. RIP all of you brave ones!!! 🙏 💜 🌿
@fazole 3 ай бұрын
Bud Anderson was pretty good too. He's still alive at over 100 now!
@richardmardis2492 3 ай бұрын
Yeah, my ex wife had 20-10 vision… It’s freaky how far she could see way farther than 20-20 vision. Super human! I could read a sign on the side of the road- she could read the next one (maybe) 1/8-1/4 miles further.
@GorillaCookies Ай бұрын
Gen. Yeager said Bud Anderson was the best fighter pilot that ever lived. And he said it several times and even once to me personally. I had 20-10 vision and even in my 50s can still read road signs well beyond what others can . I can't see well up close though now though. Words in a book just a foot away might as well just be squiggly lines. Even a open books edges have no clear outline . I'm already relying on 3.00 reading glasses and am just 52. But I can see fantastic still starting just 5 -6 ft away with it only improving from there to a distance well beyond what should be expected or believed.
@candyaffrunti5150 3 ай бұрын
My father was a Pearl Harbor survivor. I'm so proud of him and this country.
@jeanneserrano3397 3 ай бұрын
Lemme share w/you something I'd learned while living in Hawaii. Became friends w/an old man who was a pearl diver in his youth. He was in the water that fateful day w/other pearl divers when the Japanese planes flew overhead. Being a scuba diver in my own youth, asked him why, every Dec 7th local TV would pan the audience of widows/their children, vets and inevitable Hawaiians standing near the Arizona - with scowls/distain on their faces, standing shoulder to shoulder watching [what I later learned locals refer to as "the dog and pony act" of tossing wreaths of leis of flowers over the sunk Arizona. When asking him WHY the locals had such looks on their faces, he got up in my face, his eyes squinted to slits, then said "Do you really wanna know?" My retort was a growling "I would not have asked if I didn't WANT to!" He told me that the Arizona was sunk in only 40 ft; surprisingly now on my guard as 40 ft is the depth that any sport scuba diver is tested at (to get certification/air card (tanks) whereby the instructor pulls off your mask, turns your air off, loosens your weight belt and pulls off a flipper. And you have to retrieve (air nozzle turned back on as 1st priority) and so on. I had a sinking feeling, as I knew Pearl Harbor was a deep water port, yet in spots shallow. He then told me (as carnage bombing was going on) the pearl divers watched the Arizona sink right at its dock. Thus began a vigil of divers communicating via morse code to tap on the hull realizing there were survivors! The base commander had been warned for over a year by all kinds of Oahu locals (Hawaiian, Filipino, Samoan, Fijian, and even Japanese) that Pearl was gonna be attacked by the Japanese (they just didn't know when). My friend reinacted (for me) that while he/his fellow pearl divers clutched the pilings, screaming into the wind demanding to be given metal cutting equipment to cut a hole thru' the hull to free trapped crew as survivors could free ascend and not have to decompress. I was given a visual body gestures reinactment of the CO's wannabe "MacArthur-esque" swaggering [legs spread eagle, fists on hips] stance [minus a pipe] - from the dock's still floating wrecked dock where the Arizona had sunk, bellowing: "Those men are dead! We have a war to fight! Get out of our way!" For 9 days, the pearl divers maintained 24/ 7 vigils in the water, trying to keep spirits via morse code, hopeful. But the base commander denied them any equipment to save the Arizona's survivors. By the 10th day, the tapping had stopped as the last of the crew died horrible deaths of asphixiation. And THAT is why there is such contempt for "the show" put on for visiting family/friends who lost a loved one ~ all for the battle cry "Remember the Arizona!" B4 15 ft high chain link fencing w/5 ft of curled wire above it was installed around access to the lava cliffs obscuring the attack, I'd spent the night at the top of those sheer vertical 500 ft high lava cliffs over which Japanese planes 'undetected' flew over. In a setting sun, B4 wrapping my legs around a small tree (to keep from rolling off the narrow goat's width path) at the ridge's top to fall to death far below, now realized w/horror we'd been LIED TO re: a "surprize" attack ... as Pearl was sacrificed instead! Ask yourself this: If the one/only blind spot to view the entire Pacific Ocean were cliffs smack up against a deep water port w/ALL amphib vehicles, battleships, subs and ammo as sitting ducks ... WOULD YOU NOT have GUARDS 24/7 atop that blind spot ridge w/walkie-talkies AND RADAR TOO - so what the fuk conclusion was there to make except a scapegoat to unite a divided America (re: Hitler) FOR WAR IN EUROPE only now in 2 theaters, one being the Pacific. Oh, and HOW all this orchestration began was a US prez had a financial expert come up w/a plan to force Japan to attack us "safely away from a CA coastline target" and to use our base in Hawaii as a sitting duck to now embroil US rage for war. Perhaps if the "stories" of military heroism didn't glorify WAR so much and "the stories" THAT DIDN'T were told more ~ Americans wouldn't be such pansey-assed WARMONGER suckers for the TET Offensive trickery ploy to access Uranium 235 in the mountains of N./S. Vietnam, perhaps a 21-yr war to 'police' poppy fields for opium in Afghanistan would not have made the "guns-for-drugs" cartels so lucrative, & perhaps a present prez and his spawn would not steal taxpayer money to fund war to make hundreds of millions personally by two presidents (US and Ukraine using THE VATICAN's funds to launder the insane war profiteering), and perhaps sikfuk ISRAEL would not have "in their back pockets" biblethumpers BELIEF Israel was actually GODS CHOSEN (but for ?WHAT) ... no one has ever said! Yet turn a deaf ear/blind eye to GENOCIDING the Palestinian People as there will not be enough of them left for a next INTIFADA for daring to "get in the way" of those huge pockets of natural gas found off the coastline of the GAZA STRIP? And so I have nothing but contempt for this BEST GENERATION disavowel as to HOW ALL are pawns in "BIG BUSINESS" rather than a true BEST GEN yet to be - being finally those people who "GET IT" there is NO GLORY IN WAR, and ONLY THE UBER-ELITE PROFIT by forcing humanity to die on their behalf, so they can steal the natural resources of other nations. P.S.? Another justification of ISRAEL to genocide Palestine? A recent DNA genetic analysis of Palestinians is 80% JEWISH compared to almost nonexistant in ISRAELI BLOOD. How can this be? asks USA christian bewilderment (those ignorant of ISRAEL's Khazarian "jews" (who are not jewish at all) but 'political opportunistic refugees' with no original jewish blood left. So ?what ~ are the PALESTINIAN PEOPLE "THE LOST TRIBE" OF ISRAEL? Backing the wrong horse, US christians? Perhaps the prophesy WHEN WAR COMES, ITS SYMBOL WILL BE THE CROSS WRAPPED IN AMERICA'S FLAG, as christianity "comes front and center" when war raises its ugly head. Parroting scripture, we are denying the REAL TRUTH of our nation's history: if not too busy communicating with emojis, suggest share (WITH WORDS) what can be learned from a book: GOVERNMENT BY CONSENT by John Darash, publ 2021 (894 pg) + invest in a ref text needed to understand what the reader learns - a copy of: BLACKS LAW DICTIONARY 4th (NOT 5th) Edition as supreme court judges removed a lot of the COMMON LAW in 'our' Constitution to make their criminality rulings easier in courtrooms nationwide. Being an activist for 43 yrs now, am convinced those who BELIEVE "WAR IS a necessary EVIL" are to blame (along with unfathomable GREED) for perpetuating both be put on pedestals to glorify their mutual means to an end, only now the weaponry can do so for us and to us.
@rogermckamey8299 2 ай бұрын
The damage to the Arizona was from bombs that went through the deck into at least one of the powder storage lockers. When the bombs detonated they inturn caused the powder in that lockers to detonate. The only survivors from the Arizona were those sailors that were topside or in the compartments that were the most distant from midship. The sailors that were heard knocking were trapped in the Oklahoma which capsized from torpedo strikes. The knovking was heard for seversl days but rescue efforts were hampered because of the concerns of cutting into the powder lockers which would have caused a massive explosion killing more people. I know this because of questions asked about the rescue efforts of one of the men that was there doing some of the rescue work. That whole event was predicted by General William Mitchel many years before, and his stance on the need to develop an air defence system was what got him Court Martialed. Mistakes were made and hopefuly we learn from those mistakes. The "real truth" about any event will never be known because the tellers of "the truth" will only be able to tell what they did or observed and nothing else...anything added to that is opinion.
@jeanneserrano3397 2 ай бұрын
Reply to @candy: PRIDE. Why not prove RESPECT to be the far superior emote; read the book (suggested below) altho any 'defense' reply to FACTS provided does prove a point made. Try to LEARN from history, not juz what pride via (personal gratification) wants TO know.
@jeanneserrano3397 2 ай бұрын
@@rogermckamey8299 Hello, Roger. Re: your response; I think those Hawaiians were well aware of the diff between a sub and any other 'ship.' A hint of TRUST in anything "military" comes across as authorative so must assume you too, were or are still in the military? Considering how many THOUSANDS of vets are SILENT re: painful memories; unfortunately, this SILENCE serves the military well.
@rogermckamey8299 2 ай бұрын
@@jeanneserrano3397 i never mentioned a sub...the Oklahoma was the Battleship that capsized. The sailors that were trapped inside were the ones that were below deck when the ship started to roll over. I had the honor of knowing a few of the sailors that survived and a few of the civilians that were part of the rescue teams. Each one told basicly the ssme story. I agree there is a cloud of "doubt" about any information being provided by any goverment agency. Those men that shared their stories of that event thought that something was "fishy" about the official information about it. Like many events in history we may never know what realy happened. Hopefuly we learn from history...both from succeses and from failures. And yes i am a vet. that one reason i developed the attitude of DTA...(don't trust anybody, in case you didn't know)
@markhubanks3715 3 ай бұрын
My Dad, 509th PIR of the 82nd.Airborne. Made the first US Airborne drop at 17 years old in North Africa. Made jumps in the Italian campaign, Jumped at D day, Jump in Holland, Fought at the Battle of the Bulge and fought all the way to Germany. Wounded 4 times, numerous decorations and all by the time he was 20 years old. He spent more time in combat then any of the individuals you named. That is a Bad Ass man.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
God bless your dad!♥️♥️🙏🏼🙏🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸
@robmckrobmck5567 3 ай бұрын
Whats his name?
@UKBIGBLUENATION1 3 ай бұрын
Yes he is....
@billiebickers.... 3 ай бұрын
What an honor to have belonged to him.......thank you for sharing with us. You are blessed.
@markhubanks3715 3 ай бұрын
@@robmckrobmck5567 Robert Hubanks B company 509th PIR
@hawkeyegeorge 3 ай бұрын
I always imagine the courageous and heroic things people did, but none of the witnesses survived to tell. Leaving the stories untold for eternity.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Amazing to ponder.
@wollywolly2734 3 ай бұрын
@@ThisDate Very
@serpentines6356 3 ай бұрын
Yes. I wish I could know ALL the stories.
@BMF6889 3 ай бұрын
If you know the entire story of Jay Zeamer, B-17 pilot, then I don't see how he missed being in the top 10. His crew was the most highly decorated crew in WW II with two medals of honor earned on one mission one of whom was Jay Zeamer and the other was the Bombardier who was the only crew member killed. Zeamer was so badly wounded that when the ground crew were getting the wounded off the B-17. The medic told the crew to take Zeamer last because he was already dead. However, despite his severe wounds, Zeamer had continued to fly his B-17 and landing it before collapsing in his seat. Zeamer lived and died in 2007. That mission was essentially a one way suicide mission for which every crew member volunteered. Zeamer earned the Medal of Honor, two Silver Stars, Two Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Purple Hear and two Air Medals. Bad Ass.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
We did a video on Jay and the Eager Beavers! And we called him an honorable mention!
@RetiredSailor60 3 ай бұрын
Doris Miller is having a Ford Aircraft Carrier named in his honor.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Yup!
@serpentines6356 3 ай бұрын
Yaaaaay! 👏👏👏👏 👍👍👍
2 ай бұрын
Destroyer not a carrier
@RetiredSailor60 2 ай бұрын
If you look at the next few carriers under construction, you'll see CVN 81 USS Doris Miller.
@MariaEvans-zu5qp 3 ай бұрын
They are our heroes. They gave us the freedom we still have today.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Well said!
2 ай бұрын
And we must vote Blue this November to maintain that freedom
@GorillaCookies Ай бұрын
They didn't give us that Freedom we see under attack today . They protected and preserved that freedom and if they were all still with us and young today they would absolutely be disgusted and embarrassed by what our nation has become today. Our freedoms and rights are under attack by those who constantly insist they are trying to preserve Democracy in the US. And there are too many Americans who ignorantly believe that they are and 2nd that the United States is a Democracy. We are not a Democracy when the true definition of Democracy is learned. We are a Constitutional Republic which is a type of Government that is based upon individual Rights and Freedoms that are supposed to be preserved and defended by the Adherence of Government to the instructions and rules of Government written and included in the Constitution of The United States and its Amendments . The Democratic Party and its members both elected and appointed have been ignoring , defying and even attacking the Constitution and its Amendments for decades. It's become so unbelievably obvious that they are attempting to destroy our form of government and replace it with a form of Government based upon a Comminist Ideology of sorts. And one has to be a damn fool to keep buying their BS after seeing what direction they've taken this country in just the last 3 .5 years. It's unbelievable seeing people still believing anything they say . We are in danger and it's never been greater
@reader3769 3 ай бұрын
I can imagine at least 2 actors today being badasses, Drew Carrey(US Marine vet) and Adam Driver (another US Marine, gulf war vet)
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Good call!
@BDot-dv7lq 2 ай бұрын
OOH RAH!!!
@Caledoniarose 3 ай бұрын
Wow! All of these gentleman definitely belong in the Pantheon of Badassery! Definitely ALL are HEROES in my book! So forever grateful and in awe of these great American men!! 🙏❤️🙏🇺🇸
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Well said!
@markbeauseigneur5947 3 ай бұрын
I'm glad you made John basilone your #1. And rightly so. I am Italian also. He is one of the reasons that I joined the Marines in the 1980's🇱🇷
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
God bless you!
@billymadison8036 3 ай бұрын
I agree 100% with number 1. He didn't just do his job exceptionally well, he implemented machine gun tactics that he came up with under fire. He was the epitome of adapt and overcome
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Nice!
@valiantsfelinesmccarty6678 3 ай бұрын
Yeah but his family did his wife dirty treated her with such disrespect. Then I don't understand why he didn't get his insurance set up so she could be taken care of She loved him so much and though she had a career in the military thank goodness she had a career because he left her not a dime, didn't do the insurance. If you get married In the military please make sure you have insurance for your spouse and or your family so they will have a little something to get started again with. I always feel sorry for her I know she was okay but it would have been so nice if he had left her that little bit so she could have got a house of her own.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
💔💔💔
@fredachildress3728 3 ай бұрын
Audie Murphy is from my home state of Texas.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Excellent!
@morriscaudle4317 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for keeping the memory of these men, scratch that, heros. My father was a waist gunner on a b24 assigned to the "Carpetbaggers " flying out of Harrington England. Among his medals was the distinguished with medal and 3 bronze and one silver leaf. My understanding, Jimmy Stewart, flew 24s in your video you state he flew 17s, but obviously, I can be mistaken. My father brought home all his gear (throat mic, goggles, gloves, even the piece of his 24 that burst from AA fire that tore into his leg)with the exception of his 45 which he tossed into a creek in the uk when he was told he could be reprimanded if caught with it. All his gear I have and display it proudly in my home. Sorry for the long-winded comment. Keep up the great work.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
God bless your father. We did a longer video on Jimmy: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fLyKZ9Fll87MXZs.html
@serpentines6356 3 ай бұрын
Yes! Bless your dad!!! 🙏 💜 🌿
@stellar1620 3 ай бұрын
Your not mistaken at was b-24's, He flew his last combat mission in 1966 in a b-52 over North Vietnam.
@jorgelrevene 2 ай бұрын
@@stellar1620 As a Brigadier General (one star). He finally retired from the Air Force on May 31, 1968 after 27 years of service and was subsequently promoted to Major General (two star general).
@capt.morgan5921 3 ай бұрын
Europe, Pacific campaigns, two different theatres of operation. Both theatres had their own complications. 1 to 10… Doesn’t matter they’re all number one to me… That’s what heroes are…❤ Keep the videos coming the younger generations need to know!!!❤❤❤❤❤
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thanks ♥️♥️♥️♥️
@serpentines6356 3 ай бұрын
Yes. Many adults have not taught the children right!
@nelsonlanglois9104 3 ай бұрын
I agree with your assessments Especially about Desmond Doss , Chuck Yeager and Jimmy Steward..!! Salute !!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@xgiancanax1749 3 ай бұрын
Nick thank you for these videos God bless all these brave men 🙏 my dad was wounded in Korea on pork chop hill rest in peace dad
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
God bless your Dad!
@kratoscraken5614 3 ай бұрын
Well, there's a reason why they're calling "THE GREATEST GENERATION" 💪🇺🇸💪
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@Charlielizard 3 ай бұрын
Good Lord, how I love this channel and the videos that bring tears to my eyes. This was a good list; however, I strongly believe that it's only the tip of the iceberg. When I think about what our service men and women had to deal with in WWII, they are all heroes. Am proud to be an American and even more proud of these men and women who put their lives on the line for our freedom. With so many paying the ultimate price. May our Father continue to provide and protect our military families and those who are fighting for freedom and humanity throughout the world.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thank you♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
@billreinhardt3684 3 ай бұрын
Amen beautiful words
@buickinvicta288 2 ай бұрын
Agree 💯
@npervious9923 3 ай бұрын
Excellent... EXCELLENT video!! My heart ACHES praying that today's young people are watching ALL of his videos! I'm 70...no military service. But I've reverenced these mortal sacrifices since I was 12. These videos are helping to keep alive the memories and sacred honor of the MILLIONS that gave all! THANK YOU!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thank you♥️♥️♥️♥️🦅🗽
@margaretmaryyoung6991 3 ай бұрын
I'm a USAF VET. 🇺🇸 Daughter of a late WWII vet. My father was a medic in the 77th Evacuation hospital out of West Michigan. U. S. Army. 🙏
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
God bless you and your dad!
@MariaEvans-zu5qp 3 ай бұрын
God Bless all of our military vets! Thank you for your service.
@HatefulBane3750 2 ай бұрын
I am also a USAF Vet who served during Viet Nam. Also the grandson of a WW1 Army vet, son of a WW2 Navy vet and nephew of nine veteran uncles, cousin of six veterans of various branches. Pride of country and service kind of runs in my veins. Any vet on active duty or is Honorably Discharged has my undying gratitude and respect.
@AmericanActionReport 3 ай бұрын
Marine Platoon Sergeant Mitchell Paige. When two Japanese regiments broke through a weak spot in American lines and killed or disabled his machine gun platoon, he singlehandedly held off 2,500 Japanese troops all night long. A Newsweek cover photo of him holding a machine gun, with belts of ammo over his shoulders, was the inspiration for the action figure G.I. Joe.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@user-mi3pg5ds5v 3 ай бұрын
I've watched this Top 10 list more than once and have saved it. How can we as Americans never have known so much of this? Thank you ALL! ❤
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Awesome thank you♥️♥️♥️♥️Check out our longer video on this amazing Marine: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bciPn8eFlbjGg5s.html
@katrinaolsen2444 3 ай бұрын
I have a copy of my grandfather’s “Lucky Bastard Certificate” for flying more than 50 missions (in B’17s, he was the pilot) for the 8th Army Air Force. (There was no Air Force in WWII, it was part of the Army) I’ll have to tell my birth mom that he out-badassed Jimmy Stewart.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Wow! Wow!!!!
@HatefulBane3750 2 ай бұрын
The Air Force was created by the Separation Act of 1947.
@thomasjamesdyejr1814 3 ай бұрын
All....great Americans. God bless America.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thanks👊👊👊👊
@USNveteran 3 ай бұрын
I know of most of them on this list, but had the great pleasure of meeting one General Yeager. Only briefly got to talk to him but seemed like a great guy. My personal heroes from WWII are my father in law USN, and my brothers father in law USMC. My father in law joined the Navy on 12/8/41 and was a torpedo man in the destroyer escort fleet doing convoy duty in the North Atlantic in early 1942. He made 37 trips through the canal seeing Naval combat in both the Atlantic & Pacific theaters. My brothers father in law was on Tarawa & Saipan, and I feel truly fortunate to have heard both of their stories first hand. I like to call them card carrying members of that GREATEST GENERATION, we miss you Brownie & Norm. FLY NAVY!!!
@clarecampbell6801 4 күн бұрын
My uncle, Robert Grapen was USMC, and was killed on Saipan. He was 20 years old. I wish I could have known him or someone who did. He was very brave. Knew he was going to die on that mission, and bravely went. Semper Fi Uncle Bob!
@USNveteran 23 сағат бұрын
@@clarecampbell6801 My brothers father in law didn't think he was going to survive any of the operations he was in. Fortunately both he and my father in law did. They were both in the Pacific and waiting for Operation downfall to start but it never did after the atomic bombings. It's hard to say if they would have made it back otherwise, but they both felt very lucky to make it back home. FLY NAVY!!!
@jockmazza 3 ай бұрын
Another amazing video. There are a lot of heroes. Jimmy Stewart is my no. 1 .. oh no he's not. The Iwo Jima guys are no.1.. oh no they are not. ALL are heroes
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thanks! We did a longer video on Jimmy: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fLyKZ9Fll87MXZs.html
@frankdavis8182 3 ай бұрын
The most Wonderful Treasure ever given to Our Country from The Almighty, Our Many Brave Military Heros. May their names never be forgotten or the memories of their incredible heroic feats. God Bless them and their families.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Well said🫡🫡🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🗽🦅
@cerberus2881 3 ай бұрын
In my family there were Rosy the Riveters two second cousins still aboard the Arizona, to a D-Day radioman who owed his life to his radio, which took the bullet meant for him. That's why I know the story of nearly all of these folks, without which I probably wouldn't exist. Certainly my wife and children wouldn't be here if my father in law had stormed onto Japan as he did on D-Day!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
God bless you family!
@ronfullerton3162 3 ай бұрын
The branding of being a bad ass in the rural Midwest wasn't quite the same as the way it is used today. So I sort of cringe when I hear it used for our American heros of WW2. But then again, I realize what you truly mean with tour usage. It is so gard to list then in a tio ten, because we all know that rhere were manyacts of unselfish heroism that happened in the war that wasn't either seen or reported. I just wish all of them could of been put on a podium and given the appreciation they deserved. But there again, they would not accept praise willingly. I remember the statement I heard from many of them when I tried to praise them for rheir service. "I am not a hero. The real heros didn't come home"! I guess they all were "Badass "!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
They all were!
@flparkermdpc 3 ай бұрын
. I see Louis Millet didn't make the cut today. I thought he and Matt Urban were near twins when I saw both of their profiles on "This Day". Both are modeled in courage. Thanks for the FINE work. FP.
@woodrowpreacely7521 3 ай бұрын
They naming a modern aircraft carrier after Dorie Miller - quite impressive!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Deserves it! What did you think of my list?
@BradYaateeh. 3 ай бұрын
I understand you were featuring individuals,but maybe a honorable mention for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Absolutely. They were legendary!!!!
@ospreyyy1 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for all your videos. You are right. The younger generations need to know these real Superheroes. They need to be informed about the World Wars and all the wars. I have always enjoyed history. Your videos are right to the point and should be shown in schools. Thank you for remembering all these men and women who fearlessly signed up, or were drafted. I look forward to seeing more.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!!!
@user-qp6sw4kg2j 3 ай бұрын
I believe you have it correct Sir,God Bless each and everyone who served ,what a Mighty God we serve?
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Amazing! Thanks!
@rosannerossi6376 3 ай бұрын
My dad!❤
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Love it!
@koz449 3 ай бұрын
Most who served In ww2 were heroes in one way or another. I heard alot of stories growing up. My Dad and uncles. Unbelievably stories.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
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@roberthunerberg1509 3 ай бұрын
My Dad was a Pearl Harbor Surivor. I got a book about the attack and Dorie Miller is in it! He was also a Champion Boxer on the USS West Virginia no one make fun of his name!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
God bless your dad!
@theminutemen1275 3 ай бұрын
Thanks Nick - GREAT Video!!!💯❤️🇺🇸💥
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
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@swampghost72 3 ай бұрын
It makes you think how many heroic acts that took place that is not known and will never be known..The greatest generation..Im 51 years old and feel privileged to have known people from that generation when they were still able-bodied.. the generations today will never know them In that way..
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Beautifully said!
@swampghost72 3 ай бұрын
@@ThisDate thank you.Its really something to think about.That generation is nearly gone and todays generation can careless for the most part..They dont know what struggling for the greater good of not only your country but to save the world from a takeover..Their struggles today revolve around pronouns..And their right to choose their gender..They dont know what its like to stand in a bread line or to have to be self reliant , or to care about your neighbors and your community..
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
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@jamesa.rodriguez8598 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for your efforts, bringing forth, and educating us of this vast list of American Heros. A list of which only God Himself knows the length. My own father served during WW II. He had a fourth grade education. I'm not sure too what degree his service included, yet he served. I am the last born of his ten children. My father worked hard and was never on welfare. In my opinion, and I'm sure the opinion of my family and friends, Manuel Rodriguez, was a great American hero. By the grace of God, I hope to see you again, Pop. Mom, too! I love you both, and thank you for the sacrifices you made for us.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
God bless your parents!!!!♥️♥️🙏🏼🙏🏼
@jamesa.rodriguez8598 3 ай бұрын
@@ThisDate Thank you. God bless you and your family as well. Love, from Central Valley California USA
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
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@dandolfan3794 3 ай бұрын
Discovered your channel through your great, informative and historical Tik Tok videos! Thank you for honoring and preserving the legacy of the Greatest Generation and the sacrifice they made. They were men and women who served at a time when it was an honor to serve; when preserving freedom and democracy was very real and not just a punchline or a catchphrase. It's amazing that almost all these men voluntarily wanted to go back into battle when they certainly didn't need to anymore. Look forward to watching the rest of your full length "badass" videos on the greatest generation's badasses!😊
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching♥️♥️♥️♥️
@Nafregamisrocanob 3 ай бұрын
Cannot argue any on the list, but honestly I rank those in the 8th AF that flew over europe to be the bad ass hero’s of WWII. Flight crews were the true meaning of cannon fodder and they knew it every time they went to the sky. My father in law was a waist gunner in a B-17 that was shot down over France and spent the rest of the war in a POW camp. If any of your subscribers visit Duxford AFB in the UK, there is a IWM museum dedicated to the US airman. On the walkway to the entrance there are glass panels with B-17 planes etched that represent losses…..it brings you to tears.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Great point. Thanks.
@elizabethtaylor3779 3 ай бұрын
Great compilation, thank you very much for yet another wonderful and enlightening video 😊
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thank you♥️♥️♥️♥️
@stevedone1958 3 ай бұрын
This is an awesome video, thanks for pointing me to it.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@dianealden9293 3 ай бұрын
Great list. Glad Stewart made it - Basilone was a righteous choice. My uncle Howard was at Guadalcanal and remembered him. Howard was and is in death - as always- a US Marine. He was 6'2" and weighed 170 when he enlisted. When he came home he weighed 140.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
God bless your uncle!
@donnalayton6876 3 ай бұрын
Betty White thank you for your service during the War. God bless you. RIP dear lady, with your loving Alan. Together once again.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
What did you think of this video?
@achair7265 3 ай бұрын
May all who are no longer with us continue rest in peace and perpetual light shine upon them. May those still with us continue to be a blessing. In the name of the Father son and holy spirit Amen.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Amen🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@mellenmay22 3 ай бұрын
Thank you, Nick. I never miss your uploads. It grieves my heart that the newer generations do not know how these men, through their bravery, made this country safe and great . You keep their memories alive. Thank you.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thank you♥️♥️♥️♥️ More great vids to come. Have you seen our longer video on John Basilone: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bciPn8eFlbjGg5s.html
@HogMan2022 3 ай бұрын
This was a badass video, and your channel is pretty badass, too! Thank you, Sir! 🇺🇲🙋
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@catcherad5444 3 ай бұрын
The Top Two are definitely interchangeable! Amazing!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
I agree!
@gregw9689 3 ай бұрын
Wow thank you for sharing this I had several uncles and older cousins who fought in WW2 and was always proud of them!
@jrc8466 3 ай бұрын
I realize that this list is for WW2 combatants but speaking of badasses, Army Colonel David Hackworth was a Korea and Vietnam veteran who acquired 2 DSC's, 10 Silver Stars, 4 Legion of Merits, 8 Bronze Stars (with 'V'), 34 Air Medals (with 'V'), 4 Army Commendations (with 'V'), and 8 Purple Hearts. He was most proud of his Purple Hearts. Read his book 'About Face'. It's a hell of a read and his life is worth producing a video on.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Great book indeed. Will likely do a video.
@richardwarner3705 3 ай бұрын
Wasn't Jimmy Stewart a B-24 Liberatator pilot?
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Yes. We did a longer video on Jimmy: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fLyKZ9Fll87MXZs.html
@randalcolucci6833 3 ай бұрын
Nick, keep up the strong work! Our military heroes need this exposure but who needs to learn about these leaders is the American public. Sadly, too many young people are clueless about such history. Great channel. I am spreading the word!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thank you, we appreciate it!!!🙏🏼🙏🏼👍👍🗽🗽🦅🦅
@judyannlemay618 3 ай бұрын
WOW!! Sir…This Video was Outstanding & We Salute Ya!! ❤ Keep these HEROES Alive for the Kids…They Need to Hear These Fabulous Stories ;] GOD BLESS All Those Who Served to Fight Against Evil & Oppression 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 🇫🇷
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Well said!
@treadheadpete4770 3 ай бұрын
I watched this earlier, but apparently forgot to comment... rectified! For the algorithm! 🤣
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Ha thanks!!!!!
@colddeadhands5167 3 ай бұрын
This generation, almost to a man, was filled with kind, gentle souls. But when called turned into fierce warriors......
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Well said!
@billhickman7903 3 ай бұрын
Excellent show here.. !! Semper fi GOD bless America...what's left of it
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thank you♥️♥️♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@rd9793 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for this list. It truly means a lot.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thank you♥️♥️
@acharletta 3 ай бұрын
Nick, thank you so much for this video. Most I knew of but others are new to me. To me, they are all number ones!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@acharletta 3 ай бұрын
From one NJ pisano to another.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Love it!
@rc-darkangel774 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for speaking up for Dorie Miller! So many examples of Black fighting men as well as Japanese Americans who faught in Europe have been mostly left out until now. However it is sad how we know more about fiction heroes than Richard Bong,Tommy McGuire, and I have met soldiers who knew nothing about Audie Murphy!
@acharletta 3 ай бұрын
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@GorillaCookies Ай бұрын
In the early 2000s I was a neighbor of Gen. Yeager here in Northern California . I got to know him a little sharing several conversations over a couple year period. He almost never spoke of his personal exploits but did speak about Aviation and pilots he had flown with during his career. Had I not mentioned something Aviation related there would have been a different subject without question. We talked about my career as a employee of a Defense Contractor. And also my having grown up in Oroville Ca. Where he had attended training at the Oroville Army Airfield and his meeting his wife Glennis in Oroville where she was from. The man was a amazing encyclopedia of Aviation and Aircraft. He told me about his "Ace in a Day" dogfights and said he only actually shot down 4 German fighters that day. But had intimidated a 5th so badly that day that he flew into the ground attempting to avoid being shot down himself. He was credited with that one as well and rightly so considering he would have fallen prey to Yeager had he not flown himself into the ground trying to escape. A truly remarkable pilot, fantastic American and Undoubtedly a True American Legend. He wasn't a very big man but even in his 80s he had the handshake grip of a 200 lb 30 year old me. I of course didn't grip his hand as such but my God he sure gripped mine that way everytime we shook hands. If you ever get a chance and want to read a story of a legend read his life story. The best part is its not exaggerated and if anything it reads downplayed to some degree when comparing his version of things to the versions told by those who witnessed them. He often struck me as unbelievably confident and occasionally even arrogant . But in the very same conversation demonstrated a humility that was in such contrast to his personna that it made clear he was as skilled as has been told but admitted to being as lucky as they come without really saying it. Just a fantastic American and a unbelievably daring , skilled and lucky Man who truly was as good as has been said to be. RIP Gen. Yeager, RIP
@ThisDate Ай бұрын
Wow amazing!!!!! ♥️♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@richardwarner3705 3 ай бұрын
You have a fine list.⚓🇺🇸⚔️🦅
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@garypender9459 3 ай бұрын
Salute all American WWII Bad Asses! They are ALL #1!!! 🫡🫡🫡🎖🎖🎖🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
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@topgunner1 3 ай бұрын
You got that right
@randywarren7101 3 ай бұрын
I would have included Merritt Edson, 1st Marine Division, Battle of Edson's Ridge aka Battle of Bloody Ridge! Guadalcanal.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Good call!
@H_H_____ 3 ай бұрын
Exquisitely documented production. ❤
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
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@MikeyD22 Ай бұрын
Excellent tribute to some of the most heroic men in U.S. history. Total respect for how you laid out this list and from my standpoint, hard to offer an argument as to the order. And in the end, they've all done so many incredibly brave services to their country that I totally respect different points of view. 👊💪🇺🇸
@ThisDate Ай бұрын
Thank you!!!👊👊Check out our video on Top 10 Hollwood Heroes: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f7h9Z5CeytnKeWg.html
@jadakowers590 3 ай бұрын
All those who enlisted deserve to be called badasses although I prefer the word brave. Voluntarily going into any branch of the service during wartime is an heroic act. I asked my father why he enlisted after Pearl Harbor. His reply was simple,” I liked the Navy and it was my duty.” The character those volunteers had was magnificent. We all owe them and every person in uniform a debt of gratitude. Many were drafted before they could enlist.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Amazing generation of heroes!
@bobharrison7693 3 ай бұрын
Earnest Evans belongs at the top of the list. Some others: Chesty Puller. Red Best. Swede Vejtasa, David McCampbell.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Good calls!
@jerrymiller8313 3 ай бұрын
# 1 badass alll those nameless guys who did heroic things nobody knew about and those that died doing their job.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Truth
@johnm1720 3 ай бұрын
Hard to argue this.
@abdul-basiyribnmarcus8640 3 ай бұрын
Loved bkack sheep squadron when i was a kid back when the history channel was still good
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Me too!!!!!!
@scottgurmin429 3 ай бұрын
Loved that show. They were poor little sheep who had lost their way. Baa. Baa. Baa.
@KrazyMitchAdventures 3 ай бұрын
6:48 I met Chuck Yeager at the 2001 EAA Flyin at Arlington Washington, I was there with my pop, and I flew a high altitude barrel roll in my RAF 1000 Gyro (it was an accidental roll) but Chuck Yeager came over to tell me to never attempt that again, as they are incredibly dangerous, and that a long life of a pilot doing safe maneuvers are more impressive than dumb ones. As I explained to him, I caught a bad updraft that sent me over on a bank, and I managed to recover instead of crashing. He shook my hand, and credited me for not crashing at an EAA event.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Wow!!!!!!!!!!♥️♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@MrThebirddog 3 ай бұрын
I know it had to be whittled down, but my dad, John P. Bryant was a bad ass. Army, fought in the Pacific. He was a bad ass until he died at 59 years old.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
God bless your dad!♥️🇺🇸🪖🙏🏼
@seanohare5488 3 ай бұрын
Good selections of very brave American heroes
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thanks! Any you would include?
@jamescrawford2341 26 күн бұрын
Another great video! I knew about some of these badasses and now I know about more. Dick Winters was truly one of the best, a leader that truly led from the front! Thank you for bringing attention to these heroes!
@ThisDate 25 күн бұрын
Thanks! Check out our video on Boss Hogg: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lauSg9qV39SdeYk.html
@ThrobbingChomboni 3 ай бұрын
My Grandfather fidged his age to join the Navy after Pearl Harbor. He was tge greatest man Ive ever known. He waant 12 like Calvin,but he waa a stick thin poor hillbilly from West Virginia with a 5th grade education who had been working since 10 years old. Hearing about Calvin got my eyes watery because these boys were men, men before their time for the greater good. Thank you to all those men who did these things
@michaelduncan2151 3 ай бұрын
Check out a Soldier by the name.....of Pascal Cleatus Poolaw....a Full-Blood Kiowa Indian....Fought in 3 Wars.....Earned 42 Citations / Medals....Pascal Cleatus Poolaw Sr. His Son Pascal Cleatus Poolaw Jr. Lost an arm in Vietnam....They fought together.... Pascal sr. Was very Proud that he served his country.....GREAT HERO'S BOTH.....!!!!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Will do.
@marilynadams349 3 ай бұрын
Cool Calvin the 12, year old
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Yup. We discuss in our longer video on Calvin: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rJaef6eXz7nVYGQ.html
@harti81269 3 ай бұрын
I have to say Matt Urban. However i wouldn't argue anyone on this list. So so hard to decide. All badasses!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Good point!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Amen!
@mattstakeontheancients7594 3 ай бұрын
So glad to see this channel getting more subscriptions it deserves it. Also the black sheep squadron is one of my favorite shows along with Band of Brothers. Also the video on Matt Urban was fantastic and he was a machine.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
THANKS!!👊👊👊Over 171k subs and adding about 1,500 a day. Skies the limit!
@alangil3493 3 ай бұрын
Great video. Quick point of order; James Stewart started in the B-17, but was moved to the B-24 prior to going to Europe. He flew 20 combat missions before his Wing Commander pulled him out. I don't know about his Korean service, but he did fly an Arc light mission in Vietnam. Side Bar, one of his enlisted Airmen asked his opinion on pursuing a career in Hollywood. Jimmy told him to do it. That crewman was Walter Matthau. While I agree with you about the heroics of Manila John Basilone, but unfortunately he would never be submitted for a 2nd MOH. Only one MOH can be awarded to a person. Instead he was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions on Iwo.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Great feedback. Correct on Jimmy. We did a longer video on Jimmy: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fLyKZ9Fll87MXZs.html
@alangil3493 3 ай бұрын
I watched that one. You do good work and I enjoy your content
@connielandron6432 3 ай бұрын
The movie Too Young The Hero is based on Calvin Graham.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Truth! We discuss in our longer video on Calvin: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rJaef6eXz7nVYGQ.html
@user-xh9oq1jx6b 3 ай бұрын
Anyone who has been in combat is badass hero!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Truth!
@Reach2929 2 ай бұрын
I’ve been waiting for this video. Thank you, for your service.
@ThisDate 2 ай бұрын
Thanks!!! Check out our documentary on Charles Bronson: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdJolL2kkrPDeIE.html
@MarketTeaLeaves 3 ай бұрын
Good choice on naming John Basilone number one!! My uncle fought with him on Guadalcanal and for years talked about him. When I saw the Pacific it all came home to me. I too am from Jersey and am also a paisan....The ultimate hero!!!!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Wow amazing! Check out our longer video on this amazing Marine: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bciPn8eFlbjGg5s.html
@petercraw8188 3 ай бұрын
Roy Benavidez. US Army Special Forces. MOH action a year after being blown up by a land mine and being told he would never walk again. He wasn’t done, yet. Amazing guy. Look him up. He was the definition of Badass.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Will look into him! Thanks!
@billreinhardt3684 3 ай бұрын
Well i have watched all of the clips and am so proud of your research in bringing all these true AMERICAN HEROS TO LIGHT.Your research is Amazing!!!ps AUDIE IS MY #1Hero!!!but they all are!!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@michaelparkhill4765 3 ай бұрын
My father in law was part of the Fourth Marine Division and survived with 4 battle stars. Depending on which records you review their loses were 75-80% killed or wounded. He got out without a scratch extremely lucky. One my uncles was in the Army as tripple a gunner starting Far southwest pacific. His stories which he only told to other vets in the family would curl your hair. He lived until he was 95.
@robinblankenship117 2 ай бұрын
What class & bravery. To these you selected and to every single military person who served and serves. Thank you. No words could convey what I & every American owe to those who give the ultimate sacrifice. Appreciate this channel.
@ThisDate 2 ай бұрын
Thank you♥️♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👊👊
@michaelduncan2151 3 ай бұрын
Doss...Had EXTREMELY Strong Faith in God.....!!!!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
He did!
@johnnyreno7200 3 ай бұрын
Gotta mention Charles Jackson French. Swam through shark infested waters pulling a raft full of his fellow sailors.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
We did a video on him. He should have been an honorable mention!
@johnnyreno7200 3 ай бұрын
@ThisDate oh awesome, I'll check it out! Love the videos, great work!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@IDIDNCU23 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing I will listen to the entire video.
@ThisDate 2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@BillFEILHAUER-bu7go Ай бұрын
Just found your channel, Just fantastic. Your dignified demeanor and delivery are impeccable. Thanks so much for remembering these men who gambled it all to keep us free
@ThisDate Ай бұрын
Wow thank you!!!♥️♥️
@user-fy2vr9zr6c 3 ай бұрын
TRULY ALL PART OF THE GREATEST GENERATION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD .
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Amen!
@donnalayton6876 3 ай бұрын
The sailor name was not Dorie it was Doris praise God there is now a ship named for him. RIP, sir.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
An amazing man indeed!
@john-nx4xn 3 ай бұрын
Praise the humans!!!
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Indeed
@usmc-veteran7316 3 ай бұрын
Once again a true American Hero, Chuck Yeager and a proud West Virginian from Hamlin, West Virginia. We are so proud of this true West Virginian.
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Absolutely! What did you think of the list?
@usmc-veteran7316 3 ай бұрын
@ThisDate A great list of American Heros. As you know, there could be many more. I have no problem with your list. I always enjoy your uploaded videos. Semper Fi
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Yup!
@helenziegenfus6754 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for this☺️
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
My pleasure 😊
@earlcollinsworth 3 ай бұрын
What about Nevill Brand?
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Working on a video of him. Coming soon!
@earlcollinsworth 3 ай бұрын
@@ThisDate Very cool!
@HatefulBane3750 2 ай бұрын
Another highly decorated soldier of WW2.
@someoneelseentirely3452 3 ай бұрын
Actor Neville Brand
@ThisDate 3 ай бұрын
Working on him
@user-iv2tu4wq7t 3 ай бұрын
“ YOU WANT CONFIRMATION??!!! TAKE A LOOK!!! THERES!! YOUR CONFIRMATION!!!” Nevill Brands line in “Tora Tora Tora”.
@lonnievaughn5202 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for your Podcast of Heros. I grew up listening about those brave women and men. My Family goes back to Rev. War having served in each generational war. We appreciate you highlighting our heros. God. Has Blessed America.
@ThisDate 2 ай бұрын
God bless your family!!! Check out our new video on Hollywood Heroes from War: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f7h9Z5CeytnKeWg.html
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