The GIANT Sioux Warrior of the Korean War

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  • @carddealer34
    @carddealer34 ปีที่แล้ว +2688

    As a fellow Sioux Army veteran, I am happy that he got the recognition he deserves. He is a credit not to only the United States Army, the United States, but the Sioux Nation.

    • @ignazioacerenza9881
      @ignazioacerenza9881 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      If you don't mind me asking: how can you find loyalty towards a country that did such horrible things to your people?
      Maybe my heart is smaller than yours but If it was me I wouldn't lift a finger for the us.

    • @MLMcNabb
      @MLMcNabb ปีที่แล้ว +131

      @@ignazioacerenza9881 how can you ask such an asinine question?

    • @VonEMP
      @VonEMP ปีที่แล้ว +71

      ​@@ignazioacerenza9881maybe philosophy, and good teaching from peers and parents.

    • @VonEMP
      @VonEMP ปีที่แล้ว +114

      ​@@ignazioacerenza9881you shouldn't punish the descendants of the actions of their ancestors

    • @anangryranger
      @anangryranger ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Hoka Hey brother!
      Pine Ridge reservation, was home for a long time...
      Hotel Co. 75 Ranger. '68-'73

  • @CJ_1406
    @CJ_1406 ปีที่แล้ว +1216

    Dude is literally a Call of Duty character, he:
    - Can carry extra ammo and still be agile
    - Does stealth missions
    - Is a one man army
    - Can take serious injuries and damage and still move forward

    • @vannlo355
      @vannlo355 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Or MOH

    • @chalernch.483
      @chalernch.483 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Sioux doom guy

    • @Tigerous
      @Tigerous ปีที่แล้ว +12

      War isn’t a game kid…

    • @CJ_1406
      @CJ_1406 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@Tigerous it's just a joke, bro

    • @guywithphone9222
      @guywithphone9222 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ​@@CJ_1406war isn't a joke son

  • @kellyshea92
    @kellyshea92 ปีที่แล้ว +1135

    My great grandpa was full blood Native (Hidatsa, Sioux) and survived the Bataan death march. He said that the native way of life is what saved him. He too was born and raised on the Rez.

    • @azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401
      @azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      The Indian boys

    • @brutalxxghost4148
      @brutalxxghost4148 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I know in some cases they did that do to the possible miss staking them a Japanese with the skin tones looking so close with natives

    • @kellyshea92
      @kellyshea92 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@brutalxxghost4148 very true. He wasnt a code talker just a regluar Army grunt. Sadly Marlboro did what the entire Japanese army couldnt do.
      I was told he looked like a skeleton wearing skin when he got home. I was also told he had to hide in piles of bodies on the HellShips to survive. And thats about all I know sadly besides the crazy PTSD stories my granda would tell me about him when he started drinking.

    • @nonimport-ante
      @nonimport-ante ปีที่แล้ว +11

      tough lands make for tough people

    • @patrioticz2858
      @patrioticz2858 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      How specificly.did it help him?

  • @deanfirnatine7814
    @deanfirnatine7814 ปีที่แล้ว +391

    What a man, so tragic that his health failed him and his wife, he deserved better.

    • @PROVOCATEURSK
      @PROVOCATEURSK ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Karma worked. Imagine fighting for someone that conquered your land.

    • @HungNguyen-fy8hf
      @HungNguyen-fy8hf ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@PROVOCATEURSK "Karma worked. Imagine fighting for someone that conquered your land."
      Imagine using the past to justify your hate for today's world. Also, was he alive when the Europeans settled in his land? Were his brothers in arms the same people that took his land? Those generations have died already, and unlike you, he actually knew how to move on from the past and look towards a better future instead of "oH, i aM a NaTivE, i Am a DownTroDden", despite the fact that he himself had never experienced such plight. Even though I am not an American, I am Vietnamese, I still love the US. My grandma was a militia collecting unexploded cluster bombs dropped by the Americans. Yet when I asked her how she felt about the US, she harbored no form of hatred and would rather focus on the future instead of looking at the past just to conjure hatred, discrimination, and disunity. She knew how to move on, and strived towards a brighter future for the two countries. She even went to live in the US and when she came back, she had nothing but praises for it. Even my dad, born in 1960, expressed no form of hate despite the constant bombings from the US. So what? Are you going to tell me that you would hope my grandma and my dad to contract a terminal illness all in the name of "karma" for not hating the US?

    • @TylerD141
      @TylerD141 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@PROVOCATEURSKyou have a very accurate name

    • @hollywood9158
      @hollywood9158 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@PROVOCATEURSKkarma are you kidding me ! The man was a god damn war hero and a full blooded American ! Don’t disrespect him by saying karma got him. He fought for his country even tho his land was taken from his ancestors. Don’t act like he got what he deserved. He didn’t deserve what he got. Show some respect. If it wasn’t for men and women like him this country wouldn’t be here today.

    • @Basedapple
      @Basedapple ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@PROVOCATEURSK real tough behind a keyboard

  • @dava1176
    @dava1176 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    I got genuinely overjoyed knowing he got the MOH. This guys story should be a movie he’s so badass and I once again thank you simple history for telling this gentleman’s story. One of the best TH-cam channels.

  • @Dragonicus375
    @Dragonicus375 ปีที่แล้ว +576

    I salute to this man for doing an honorable service of keeping every soldier life safe and also his heroic acting in the korean war. R.I.P

    • @gringoreno
      @gringoreno ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yah tha hie

    • @joandarc441
      @joandarc441 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist8 bot comment

  • @badsporttrolln5658
    @badsporttrolln5658 ปีที่แล้ว +524

    The safest place to be in a brutal war zone is “right next to Woody” that in itself tells you just how best mode this guy was! A hero indeed just wow. He was even wounded and still fought.

    • @TiocfaidhArLa34
      @TiocfaidhArLa34 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      tell that to his ammunition bearer.

    • @badsporttrolln5658
      @badsporttrolln5658 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TiocfaidhArLa34 well damn hah

    • @PROVOCATEURSK
      @PROVOCATEURSK ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do heroes kill people? Doesn´t sound heroic.

    • @TheHorsemanOfTheApocalypse
      @TheHorsemanOfTheApocalypse ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PROVOCATEURSK oh shut up

    • @My_initials_are_O.G.cuz_I_am
      @My_initials_are_O.G.cuz_I_am ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ​@@PROVOCATEURSK
      He repeatedly risked himself so that other soldiers don't have to.
      He's more of a hero than all the people who think like you, combined.

  • @JulesA-C
    @JulesA-C ปีที่แล้ว +272

    This deserves a movie by clint Eastwood... What an amazing story.

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eastwood would have to fund it himself, Hollywood won't DARE risk offending China and losing their box office cash cow.

    • @disguy4948
      @disguy4948 ปีที่แล้ว

      It will never happen because he isn't a black transgender lesbian.

    • @arcihungbycraneonfire
      @arcihungbycraneonfire ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes!

    • @tk9839
      @tk9839 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It would be amazing...his story told straight up without the addition of Hollywood drama.

    • @ronanchristiana.belleza9270
      @ronanchristiana.belleza9270 ปีที่แล้ว

      well so which actor that befits to his size then?

  • @frankrizzo4460
    @frankrizzo4460 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    My Dad fought in the Korean War for over two years. He got injured at Triangle Hill and was awarded the purple heart. Years later he tried to get his health benefits from the VA but he wasn't able because they didn't recognize it as a war they called it a police action unbelievable. Even as he grew older he never received any benefits, so sad all the stories he told me as a kid I don't know how he went through all of it. 🙏🇺🇸

    • @Ratclawz
      @Ratclawz ปีที่แล้ว +13

      WTF??? That’s insane. When was this that he tried to get benefits?

    • @frankrizzo4460
      @frankrizzo4460 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@Ratclawz He tried back in the 70s and 80s and was denied. Now they finally changed it to a war, before it was considered a police action according to the VA, just unbelievable to me.

    • @cattraknoff
      @cattraknoff ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@frankrizzo4460 War or "police action" doesn't matter if he's a soldier wounded in the line of duty he should qualify.

    • @frankrizzo4460
      @frankrizzo4460 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@cattraknoff Yes you would to think so.

    • @cattraknoff
      @cattraknoff ปีที่แล้ว

      @@frankrizzo4460 Politicians and bureaucrats staffing government agencies are, in general, the worst parasitical organisms making life on the earth miserable.

  • @gabrielcoito2410
    @gabrielcoito2410 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    He truly had the heart of a Sioux warrior. Much love and respect from your fellow indigenous, Hawaiian Brother. Aho and Aloha. 🪶🌺

    • @theoreoman4597
      @theoreoman4597 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yooo fellow islander 👋👋

    • @bruderschweigen6889
      @bruderschweigen6889 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Other than being Asian what do you have in common? Lol brother

    • @Fergusthecat0
      @Fergusthecat0 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@bruderschweigen6889no rent due? Land back is not limited to mainland US

  • @masterbuilderproductions
    @masterbuilderproductions ปีที่แล้ว +162

    Kind of ironically, my 97 yo neighbor up the street had the smallest frame in his squad, yet he carried the BAR for his squad through the Philippines

    • @north_warwolf1183
      @north_warwolf1183 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Fun Sized Fusildade Fire.

    • @KC24987
      @KC24987 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Think it's a running joke to give the shortest guy the biggest gun. My cousin is 5' 4" 124 lbs when he joined the army in 2005. He later did 2 tours in Iraq and both times he was outfitted with the m249 lmg as his main weapon.

    • @north_warwolf1183
      @north_warwolf1183 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@KC24987 , Could've been the 240B

    • @smartacus88
      @smartacus88 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@@north_warwolf1183The M240B is rarely used unmounted. Boots tote the Saw.

    • @teebob21
      @teebob21 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@smartacus88 My unit humped a man-carried M240B all the way across the desert and back. It saw plenty of action unmounted. Iraq 2009-2011, Afghan 2012-2014

  • @growasetalready
    @growasetalready ปีที่แล้ว +112

    My uncle tells a story of a guy in his unit they referred to as TANK. He says Tank was a monster big guy that was unstoppable in their unit. He says he unded up taking direct machine gun fire and they thought he died, tank was loaded into a body bag onto a helicopter with piles of other dead troops and during flight came too in the body bag. He recovered and lived out his life. I have asked him about tank occasionally and my uncle still immediately gets this look on his face to this day and says that guy was insane.

    • @modelcitizen72
      @modelcitizen72 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      All the very very best for your uncle and Tank

    • @blazingsummit
      @blazingsummit 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Dude was in heaven, got a good look and went “hm, nah not yet” and woke up in the bag

  • @crookedsmile8474
    @crookedsmile8474 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Why is Woody’s story not being told thru the silver screen, this man is an inspiration!

    • @daharos
      @daharos ปีที่แล้ว

      because he's not white.

    • @wzx6x6z6w
      @wzx6x6z6w ปีที่แล้ว

      Hollywood directors are too pussied out to make films that involve Korean War, since it might trigger Chinese aka their largest market.

    • @grabacactus5709
      @grabacactus5709 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      hollywood should have no part in it lol

  • @BesekerRage
    @BesekerRage ปีที่แล้ว +77

    A true definition of a Warrior! He did his ancestors and lineage proud!

  • @capncake8837
    @capncake8837 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Bet this’ll be an interesting story.

    • @DaveSCameron
      @DaveSCameron ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nah, nothing to see here,, move along...

    • @Kyle-l9n
      @Kyle-l9n ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Bro is literally playing call of duty vanguard story mode💀💀💀

    • @milesarroyo8404
      @milesarroyo8404 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Kyle-l9ngo outside nuerotico Jajaja

    • @SlyCooper1920
      @SlyCooper1920 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@DaveSCameron Too late, it's, already begun. Germany has a giant so too the Americans and is also native

    • @noahboat580
      @noahboat580 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@SlyCooper1920big people always existed, its a different story if they become soldiers

  • @benjaminsande8711
    @benjaminsande8711 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I learned about him in my history class in highschool here in Wahpeton, this is the person I think of when I hear the word Hero, He single handedly took out 3 chinese bunkers all by himself, Im so glad he was awarded the Medal of Honor!!

    • @threemileteacher
      @threemileteacher ปีที่แล้ว

      Does anyone know how tall he was? How giant was he?

    • @jefftraboulsy8631
      @jefftraboulsy8631 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@threemileteacher probably too big for words.

    • @jefftraboulsy8631
      @jefftraboulsy8631 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@threemileteacherprobably like 6 foot 10 and 270

  • @AnakinSkywakka
    @AnakinSkywakka ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I'm Lakota Oglala Sioux; hearing about Keeble's history is such an inspiration. I hope to be atleast half as badass as he is within my lifetime.

  • @barnesfamily1128
    @barnesfamily1128 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Holy cow i wish they would teach this kind of story in history class in schools. I never knew this about this stuff. Thank you to the family for getting the medal of honor for him. He Really did deserve it. ❤❤❤

  • @manuelacosta9463
    @manuelacosta9463 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    This should definitely be a full on movie, the title alone is enough to warrant it.

    • @crazedvole
      @crazedvole ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If you made a movie about a native American war hero, it would get dumped on for being "woke" and no one will want to see it.

    • @IsengardMordor
      @IsengardMordor ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@crazedvolenaah, i for One would watch it several times. Its a rare and unique story, unlike the garbage remakes that hollywood loves to churn out

  • @CristianMonserrate-wo2rk
    @CristianMonserrate-wo2rk ปีที่แล้ว +146

    This brave man fought in two wars. Just like Leo Major

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      General Matthew Ridgway was another. Led the U.S. Airborne Divisions in Italy and on D-Day, became an incredible hero there, then took over in Korea after the Chinese entered and MacArthur started his feud with Truman, and completely DESTROYED the Chinese invasion of South Korea in 1951. At times he got so close to the actual fighting that he carried a rifle himself for his protection. Morale understandably had a remarkable recovery for the UN forces because of his leadership. Once MacArthur was fired, Ridgway was the immediate choice for the new leader, and he arguably did an even better job than his well-known predecessor. Absolutely criminal that he's not better known. The man was an absolute war horse, yet loved his men enough to fight his superiors against foolishly sacrificing them (which they almost did in WWII Italy).

    • @Elon-chan
      @Elon-chan ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Have you ever heard of Adrian Carton de Wiart? To this day I haven't heard of a crazier guy, he fought the Zulus in Africa and lost an eye to a bullet, he fought in ww1 and was wounded multiple times while also losing an arm, he was captured in Italy during ww2 and he escaped by digging a tunnel with his only hand. He later wrote a book titled "Happy Odysey" where he states that "Frankly, I enjoyed the war" lmao what a madman

  • @Tempus0ptic
    @Tempus0ptic ปีที่แล้ว +271

    Damn imagine if him and the giant German soldier would have met on the battlefield, talk about Clash of the Titans.

    • @Nutty151
      @Nutty151 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      I remember there was a period of time when Germans were fascinated by Native American culture. I don't remember when, but it was sometime after WW2.

    • @_The_Seeker_
      @_The_Seeker_ ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@Nutty151Before WW2 and even today.

    • @ianorr1388
      @ianorr1388 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      battle of the gods

    • @vembeq
      @vembeq ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jakob Nacken

    • @Klonen75
      @Klonen75 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jakob Nacken was tall but no exeptional soldier. That would be a short fight with a major victory to the sioux nation.

  • @corymorimacori1059
    @corymorimacori1059 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    MacArthur: Nuke em!
    Truman: No!
    MacArthur: NUKE EM!
    Truman: NO!
    MacArthur: AH COME ON!
    Truman: You’re fired

  • @b.t.f6280
    @b.t.f6280 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    What a badass he was... may he RIP

  • @joejohnson4183
    @joejohnson4183 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    It is shameful how the military and government officials always seem to loose the necessary paperwork , as was done in his case or wait until the statue of limitations occurs . This was done to MSGT Roy P. Benavidez also and this should never be done again to any individual that deserves the recognition of their heroic actions .

    • @jamie.777
      @jamie.777 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wanna see evidence of that, I don't believe it

  • @REEEPROGRAM
    @REEEPROGRAM ปีที่แล้ว +30

    His men: Go see a medic
    Woody: no
    His men: Why not?
    Woody: *TIS BUT A SCRATCH*

    • @theultimatederp3288
      @theultimatederp3288 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      His men: YOUR NOSE IS ALMOST OFF!
      Woody: Just a flesh wound.

    • @gandalflotr2898
      @gandalflotr2898 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      His men: wow and they said Filipinos are crazy

  • @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache
    @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I knew this was coming Sioux-ner or later.

  • @somefool4625
    @somefool4625 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    One fierce warrior.

  • @IrishTechnicalThinker
    @IrishTechnicalThinker ปีที่แล้ว +45

    This story makes me proud to be Native American and I'm not even Native American.

    • @azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401
      @azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't talking about a racisms of Native American

    • @baconsoldier3876
      @baconsoldier3876 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ​@@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401 How that's racist? Explain with source

    • @youwillbeloved8069
      @youwillbeloved8069 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fighting for their genocidal conquerors, what a tragedy

    • @darylobey8867
      @darylobey8867 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@youwillbeloved8069 that's why I never put on that uniform and fought for them when that same uniform almost killed us off

    • @younginslakk7700
      @younginslakk7700 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@youwillbeloved8069that’s maturity in realizing those were different times not everyone currently feels the same and you can still have camaraderie with your fellow Americans

  • @jadentetzlaff1108
    @jadentetzlaff1108 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    "being big can make you more intimidating on the battlefield" - him

  • @45newsutah
    @45newsutah ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My grandfather was 6 ft 9inch. He was comanche apache, mixed with several eastern tribes. His father was full Choctaw Chickasha chepoussa. He was 6ft 5. He fought in these wars, too. I was told he was very violent during and after the war. He was warrior

    • @dondiddly8942
      @dondiddly8942 ปีที่แล้ว

      He couldn't have been Apache. They were extremely short. He may have had some other nearby tribal genes, like perhaps Ute. They are giants. The Comanches were very much enemies of the Apache, as they were of every other tribe to which they came into contact.

    • @CoyoteroApachu
      @CoyoteroApachu 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m Apache supposedly full blood born in Lawton ok Comanche village. Im only 5’10 but chief mangas coloradas was supposedly around 6’4 or even taller then that. Genetics are a weird thing and it really boils down to how lucky you are when you are birthed

    • @arkinyte13
      @arkinyte13 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CoyoteroApachu Don't forget the children of these native giants would shrink from the reservations, due to poor nutrition. You can see this in North and South Korea today, where the northerners are shorter then the southerners even though they are the same ethnicity. My ancestors were 6 footers and I'm 5'6 due to being poor from childhood, I'd say genetics, athletics and good nutrition can determine human height.

  • @Bandidat
    @Bandidat ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Keep up the good work!

  • @ives3572
    @ives3572 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Talk about real courage under fire, RESPECT ✊🏽

  • @kingsimp1072
    @kingsimp1072 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    The Native Americans are some of the best warriors to exist couldn’t imagine being a communist when encountering him

    • @LegendStormcrow
      @LegendStormcrow ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Must have peed themselves. The Souix I knew could walk silent through pine needles, and that included one who was nearly 7 foot tall.

    • @PROVOCATEURSK
      @PROVOCATEURSK ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A few ex-british rebels took their lands, they ain´t that good.

    • @fiske5918
      @fiske5918 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@BigMeech935 this is very true, also not to mention the native americans being vastly challenged by technology and numerous european settlers (i.e., dutch, spanish, british, french).
      however, the natives were far superior compared to europeans when it comes to guerilla warfare. i know that different native tribes had their own tactics, whether it be psychological warfare (scalping), ambushes, diversionary tactics, hit-and-fade attacks and numerous other categories of guerilla warfare.

    • @LegendStormcrow
      @LegendStormcrow ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@PROVOCATEURSK The US had better guns, the ability to create guns, spread plagues, and killed off much of the animals they relied on for tools, clothing, shelter, and meat.
      Also, by the it wasn't just British rebels, but the descendants of Scandinavia that settled down in their lands. The descendants of Britain only did what would later be war crimes.

    • @LegendStormcrow
      @LegendStormcrow ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@BigMeech935 We also faced their guerilla tactics in the French and Indian war. Coincidentally the French were the ones to introduce scalping.
      You also forgot to mention the settlers killing off the buffalo and always having a technological advantage. And in the end, it wasn't even descendants of the British rebels who took the land. It was poor Scandinavian farmers, at least until the Black Hills Gold Rush pushed them even more.

  • @davidnemoseck9007
    @davidnemoseck9007 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    As always, thanks for bringing this mans story to our attention. He was a great and brave man, and as a fellow North Dakotan, am proud to hear about this man.

    • @leee3880
      @leee3880 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This man was born only about 40 miles from where I live, and was born. I believe there’s a photo of him hanging up in our Native American owned casino.

  • @harryshriver6223
    @harryshriver6223 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Now, that is what I call courage and determination, a true example of a Sioux warrior. He fought bravely into wars and survived , he also showed conscience by not wanting anyone else to be his ammo bearer and risk another man's life. It is stories like this that need to be taught as examples to emulate for all Americans.❤😊

  • @AgentGB1
    @AgentGB1 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    What an incredible individual and unknown story.

  • @JamesFromTexas
    @JamesFromTexas ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Dude was BAR gunner AND assistant gunner/ammo bearer!?!?! My boy's a beast!

  • @Sweetheart_san
    @Sweetheart_san ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As an indigenous person I was so hyped when I heard about this one coming out I love to hear about our people

  • @bradystockert6113
    @bradystockert6113 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    It's so cool you guys did a video on Woody. I was looking up North Dakota Medal of Honor recipients recently and his stood out for some reason. Being from North Dakota, I was shocked that I didn't already know about this guy. He should be known by everybody there.

    • @leee3880
      @leee3880 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I believe there’s a picture of this guy hanging in our Native American owned casino, which is only about 40 miles from where this man was born.

  • @SteepFuse
    @SteepFuse 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As a Native (or here in canada we say First Nation). Im in awe, really makes me thankful hearing these brave soldiers, these native warriors being brought up. Thank You Simple History!! 🙏

    • @JaemanEdwards
      @JaemanEdwards 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      As a Maori, respect to this great Sioux warrior..
      And respect to your ancestors as well.
      Nga Puhi

  • @indianajones4321
    @indianajones4321 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Always good to get a Korean War video!

  • @tk9839
    @tk9839 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    His pitching ability + hand grenades = special weapon

  • @owenyou1022
    @owenyou1022 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I am really happy that Simple History is making videos about the actions of these soldiers during the Korean War. I think another amazing story that they could turn into a video is that of Kurt Chew-Een Lee.
    (For those who don't know who that is, Lee was the first Asian-American officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.)

  • @007Davis
    @007Davis ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Tip top video and very happy to see the Korean War being recognised. Hope to see videos of British actions in Korea as well.

  • @greengoblin99999
    @greengoblin99999 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    My great great grandfather was in the Korean war, we still have the rifle he took from a north Korean he shot. Sadly he passed in 1980s from a heart attack

    • @hamburgerhamburgerv2
      @hamburgerhamburgerv2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      your family had kids early

    • @donotneed2250
      @donotneed2250 ปีที่แล้ว

      My dad and a few uncles was there. Dad was also in Vietnam as well as another uncle(USAF) and a cousin. I did 2 tours in South Korea between 1976 and 1980. I still recall the morning of 18 August 1976 and I was in country when President Park was killed. I right outside of Seoul. Both instances were very interesting to say the least.

  • @alfrancisbuada2591
    @alfrancisbuada2591 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The Korean War isn't always remember, but it was the first time The UN faced its first challenge and was just as brutal as any other major conflict.

  • @curtishalfe1169
    @curtishalfe1169 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Canadian & USA Native American Indian WWII & Korean War
    Woodrow W. Keeble & Tommy Prince

  • @Metalheart880
    @Metalheart880 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My grandfather was full blooded sioux who fought in ww2- they’re all a testament to the stories: they don’t go down and don’t give up

  • @kevinmoh3882
    @kevinmoh3882 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The man is literally a main character, not many medal of honor recipients get home alive in the first place. Survived against all odds and opposition he managed to get home and it is not stated he got PTSD here so I assume he's still chill till death. Man was literally born for war.

  • @jacoballen3268
    @jacoballen3268 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    In my opinion, this man deserved a Medal of Honor.

  • @Real-Agent-Meta
    @Real-Agent-Meta ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I admire his bravery and courage. Such a war hero shouldn't go unrecognized, and I thank Simple History for this video

  • @Mister_Ess
    @Mister_Ess ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A true warrior and hero, a genuine brother in arms!
    Rest in peace, Sir!

  • @chrisbarrett8377
    @chrisbarrett8377 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You should do Scout Sgt Tommy Prince. The highest decorated indigenous soldier in Canada's history. He was nominated for the Croix-de-Guerre and he would have earned numerous Intelligence Stars if they existed back then. Man was a true warrior and you can legit make a whole video game based in his exploits alone

  • @blackkakari
    @blackkakari ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Jesus Christ. This man is like a real life video game protagonist. My respects. What a legend!

  • @attemptedunkindness3632
    @attemptedunkindness3632 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Him refusing an ammo bearer reminded me of what my father (also a large 6'4, 230 lbs person) would sometimes bring up; he was a weapon specialist usually on the m60 in Vietnam for the 9th infantry. He permanently jacked his feet up carrying his extra ammo because he lost an ammo bearer in a rice paddy around a former Michelin plant, or something-- is about what I parsed out from it over the years being his son, didn't really tell me much even after I enlisted. But I get it. If you can hump the hurt to where it needs to go, let it just be you being in the center of that loud bright "hey look at me as you die you bastards" why bring a friend and possible casualty into it?

  • @JonPaul1953
    @JonPaul1953 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Woohoohoohoo Camouflage
    This was an awfully big marine"

  • @RichardOcampo-fz2cf
    @RichardOcampo-fz2cf ปีที่แล้ว +3

    True blooded warrior. Honored and glad to hear this story.

  • @anthonymaselli7533
    @anthonymaselli7533 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It’s disappointing that the Korean war and stories like these aren’t getting enough attention as they deserve

  • @brandonsoal-bo5fl
    @brandonsoal-bo5fl ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This guy is the real life Rambo

  • @WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle
    @WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad this story was told! I hadn't heard of this before!

  • @brodie61dogg23
    @brodie61dogg23 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    How could you not award the Medal of Honor to this man. Wish he could have received it while he was alive. Huge courage and sense of duty. True warrior.

  • @khaaleliilighntingcoronado9009
    @khaaleliilighntingcoronado9009 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Apache nation here. Proud of all who serve their countries with pride, men and women. Of all colors and religious views. Warriors are taken for granted. The things they do and see is beyond a normal civilians mind. Thank you all who serve for better and for worse

  • @flavius5722
    @flavius5722 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good that the free world had people like him

  • @valmid5069
    @valmid5069 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another amazing upload! Cant wait for more great content!

  • @nw_angler
    @nw_angler ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a legendary soldier. Legendary human.

  • @joshrodriquez2397
    @joshrodriquez2397 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome and powerful video. How is this man's life not made into a movie? Thank you for your service. Rest in peace.

  • @harrybrop
    @harrybrop ปีที่แล้ว +14

    All of the troops despatched under the name of U.N, they are heroes to we Koreans. Thank you very much for your service in Korea. We will never forget.

  • @mhugc123
    @mhugc123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing individual. Thank you for showcasing him. A real hero

  • @BenJune09
    @BenJune09 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That man deserved the medal of honor in his living years.

  • @Trucksofwar
    @Trucksofwar ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A true warrior doing his people & nation proud.

  • @TheFlutecart
    @TheFlutecart ปีที่แล้ว +14

    That man was a Warrior. Wondering if the MOH is even good enough. I wish the TB had not taken him down. He was a credit to to the entire world returning as a teacher.

  • @tjm11015
    @tjm11015 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My grandfather was captured by the Nazis on Valentines day in North Africa and held for two years in Stalag 17-B, he was a bronze star recipient along with many other medals. The reason I'm writing this is because after he came home he suffered a stroke and was paralyzed on half his body and wasn't able to walk without a cane and was only able to say cuss words. The Dr. told him that he would never walk at all and my father loked at him and said"Jim, you going to walk again?" And he said "You're GODDAMN right!" He did, and lived many years with cancer and heart attacks. The only person I've ever seen that never complained about anything. I was born after his stroke so I never knew him any other way, but we always had a deep connection where whenever he was trying to say something and nobody knew what it was, I always could speak for him. Greatest man I ever knew, along with my father. When he died I knew it, I was in school and just knew. My mom came to pick me up from the bus stop and I got in and just said "grandpa is dead", she was shocked and asked how I knew but I didn't say anything. Miss you Jim Shirey

  • @heavystarch100
    @heavystarch100 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    As an Army veteran I'm in awe! I'm glad he did not leave this unworthy world alone!

  • @courageagbeyebiawo4104
    @courageagbeyebiawo4104 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Why isn't Hollywood telling his story??

    • @GamerFrisco
      @GamerFrisco ปีที่แล้ว

      Because they can't cast a lesbian female to play the role.

    • @UnnamedThinkTank
      @UnnamedThinkTank ปีที่แล้ว

      Because Hollywood can't have a macho native America who actually loves America for what it is and is actually willing to serve 2 wars (WWII and Korea War).
      He would tick all the check boxes, but he being patriotic part doesn't fit their narrative.

    • @gandalflotr2898
      @gandalflotr2898 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Forget Hollywood get sabaton make a song

  • @charlesbullghost5491
    @charlesbullghost5491 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My very proud father is a full blood Dakota sioux Indian warrior from the crow creek sioux Indian reservation of SD along the beautiful Missouri River! He was a sergeant of his unit. An actually fought in the Korean War conflict during the early years. Many infamous conflicts of the hill top battlefields scene's. The great siege of Heartbreak ridge to little jabota close fighting with his fellow us army green beret fighting soldiers fighting against the large number of north Korean an the Chinese communist soldiers! My fathers eagle spirit past into the spirit world in February 2002. May the old great very strong chief spirit still lives on! My great information for today. Have a great fabulous wonderful day.

  • @hmk5123
    @hmk5123 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A teacher in peace-time, a leader in war-time.

  • @cameronholmes2002
    @cameronholmes2002 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Something in history: exists. Simple history: “why let me introduce myself.”

  • @ahmadqasim4773
    @ahmadqasim4773 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Possibly the only history channel I would watch for fun. Keep up the good work 😉

  • @stephenforsberg4038
    @stephenforsberg4038 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Is anyone else getting Master Chief vibes with this man's military story?
    (I never played any of the Halo games but I watched the cutscenes of some of them to learn of its lore.)

  • @pointly
    @pointly ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Rest in peace hero. Watch over us from heaven with your BAR, Woody.

  • @1l175
    @1l175 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thats a sioux warrior right there ❤ all my respect ✊️

  • @TysonBabb
    @TysonBabb 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for your service brave warrior !

  • @freedomstar3930
    @freedomstar3930 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If he hadn’t caught TB, then just imagine how he would’ve fared in Vietnam? I thank him for his bravery and heroism that he showed against the forces of fascism. May he rest in peace.

    • @bluejaguar744
      @bluejaguar744 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      and the commies in the korean war ofc

  • @jellydonut360
    @jellydonut360 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Woody got that dawg in him!

  • @imlovely6522
    @imlovely6522 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Can we all appreciate the fact that Simple History never disappointed us with his content. 🤗🤚

  • @hasibmuhammad5217
    @hasibmuhammad5217 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    do a video about kurdish revolutions against iraqi army and specially that one guy “mama risha” (bearded uncle)

  • @StormLaker
    @StormLaker ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video! Keep up the great Korean war content. As a kid I grew up knowing many of these guys. They've never really gotten their due respect, and some of the heroics belong on the silver screen, or if there weren't people there to back them up, you wouldn't believe it.

  • @glennpruess6936
    @glennpruess6936 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    To be honest, this war (The Korean War)is most known for its aerial combat

    • @theultimatederp3288
      @theultimatederp3288 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And M*A*S*H.

    • @comradericefarmerhao2269
      @comradericefarmerhao2269 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know it for the massive Chinese human waves

    • @dr.woozie7500
      @dr.woozie7500 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@comradericefarmerhao2269 Chinese "human waves" is propaganda from the cold war era. The Chinese were highly experienced in squad tactics from the Sino-Japanese and Chinese civil war. They actually advanced in 3-man squads and crawled as close as possible to enemy positions before signalling an attack. That's why UN soldiers described the attacks as "waves," because a large force would suddenly appear and overwhelm a defensive position.

    • @glennpruess6936
      @glennpruess6936 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dr.woozie7500 so exactly what Japanese banzai charges were supposed to do to US positions

    • @dr.woozie7500
      @dr.woozie7500 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@glennpruess6936 I'd say they were pretty different. Banzai charges were direct frontal assualts with no cover and were usually last resort attacks. Chinese squad tactics made use of smaller squads along with local superiority and flanking/infiltration maneuvers as well as heavy usage of grenades. Many US Korean war veterans have noted that Chinese armies were formidable and well-trained. Look up PVA tactics on wiki if you want to learn more.

  • @CamoGuy76239
    @CamoGuy76239 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for Honoring this Man! Because of you his well earned story as a Hero and a Man will continue on, ensuring his efforts were not in vain!

  • @jacobwiles547
    @jacobwiles547 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    First comment! God bless our Korean War Veterans!

  • @bbones504
    @bbones504 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of my cousins served in this war and many from his town died in the war. I was stationed in Korea from 01-03 and the people still remember this war. Many older Koreans would thank us for being in Country when I would go down rage in the smaller villis….the college kids not so much, but that just is what’s it is.

  • @SageofCancer
    @SageofCancer ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's hard to accept that even with scouting ahead, firing at all the right places, Woody lost his ammo bro.
    I see why he'd rather carry the bullets than another ammo bro's death.

  • @roustabout4458
    @roustabout4458 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I very much appreciate that WW Keeble's story is being told. I live in the Lake Travers reservation, home of the Sisseton Whapeton Dakota Oyate. While I am not a tribal member, Mr Keeble is well remembered for being a genuinely good man. Our local VFW Post bears his name and I went to school with members of his family. He was truly a gentle man that cared for his troops rather than hated his enemies.

  • @Wensonus
    @Wensonus ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hi since you mention Philippines can you make an video subject to heroism of Filipino soldier fighting Chinese forces during korean war, thank you.

  • @cmb9993
    @cmb9993 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can't find the words to express the admiration I feel for such heroes. God bless them!

  • @JamesFromTexas
    @JamesFromTexas ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Could you do one on 2LT Billy Walkabout? He's a distant uncle and a legend from Vietnam!

  • @ksd12345100
    @ksd12345100 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This guy was like Teddy Rosevelt, death was so scared of taking him alive that he could only take him when he was asleep.

  • @neofulcrum5013
    @neofulcrum5013 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Got the warrior blood

  • @longrider188
    @longrider188 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for telling this important and forgotten story.

  • @corymorimacori1059
    @corymorimacori1059 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    “Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television,North Korea, South Korea, Marylin Monroe. Rosenburgs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmojan, Brando, The King and I, and the catcher in the Rye. Eisenhower, Vaccine, England’s got a new Queen, Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye.” Billy Joel