Royal Marine Reacts To The Most Gangster Marine Of All Time - Dan Daly

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  • @stevewilson6723
    @stevewilson6723 หลายเดือนก่อน +469

    In most militaries, an officer is there to motivate the troops to fight. In the Marine Corps, an officer is there, to keep the Marines from committing war crimes.

    • @angusmcawesome7921
      @angusmcawesome7921 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It ain't a war crime the first time, and the Marines are good at being the first at trying new and interesting ways to unalive the enemies of the United States.

    • @Dannyedelman4231
      @Dannyedelman4231 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Same as with the army at least ever since Vietnam

    • @biggusdickus1234
      @biggusdickus1234 หลายเดือนก่อน

      same with pretty much every branch of the US Military that fights on the ground. When the babysitter is away, the boys get to play.

    • @tateranus4365
      @tateranus4365 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      you say that like its a bad thing!

    • @silverstar4289
      @silverstar4289 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Watch the movie Patriot where Mel Gibson’s character is lectured about the hazards of targeting officers.

  • @Davyayyay
    @Davyayyay 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +261

    At the Marine Corps musium in Verginia they have a lot of information including snippets from journals. One Marine wrote that he couldn't believe Dan Daly was his 1st Sgt, he thought that was a made up character like Uncle Sam because these stories seemed just as impossible back then.

    • @cameronsnyder1246
      @cameronsnyder1246 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      That fucking rules! I gotta make a trip through Virginia and check that out!

    • @MechanicalMafioso
      @MechanicalMafioso หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Good to know, additionally almost had a stroke reading musium and Verginia…

    • @Davyayyay
      @Davyayyay หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@MechanicalMafioso well, it was 3 am and I'm a Marine so... you know... Spelling lol

    • @matthewzimmerman5064
      @matthewzimmerman5064 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Davyayyaytoo many of those red crans will mess with you. You should eat more of the blue ones. I’m 20 years retired chairforce so I will stick with lobster and steak and let you bad@$$es go in on the ground and clean house.

    • @atheist101
      @atheist101 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      ​@@Davyayyay best explanation ever!

  • @user-uv4yw7hv2c
    @user-uv4yw7hv2c หลายเดือนก่อน +194

    Former US Marine Infantry here. They *hammer* these legends into your grape in bootcamp. Deservingly so. I was wia in afghan but, fortunately, in wounded warrior battalion they choose to send me and some others to Normandy, Omaha, and Utah Beach, Pointe du Hoc, and of course, Belleau Wood. Shit gives me goosebumps just thinking about it. The trenches and fighting holes are still there. Then there’s the rows and rows and rows of crosses and some stars of David (edit).You truly feel insignificant in the presence of such greater men.
    Semper Fi

    • @RGRundeRGRound
      @RGRundeRGRound หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      SEMPER FI.
      I'm a proud Marine Dad, my Sonny-Boi was found Deceased on MEMORIAL DAY 2024 and I'm watching these inspirational videos as therapy. I was a recipient of the so called Peace Dividend and all my predecessors and those following me are VETS.
      I feel like I was short changed because I had 'academic possibilities" as my high school counselor put it. He was a good man, hoping for the best, but as Ronald Reagan said it, we are only a single generation from darkness....

    • @fraeyr
      @fraeyr หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      When you join the Marines, you're being inducted in a cult and god damnit do we venerate our heroes. Dan Daly, Smedley Butler, Gunny Basilone, all of them. They are our heroes and their blood runs in our veins.

    • @crowttubebot3075
      @crowttubebot3075 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Yeah, boot camp was what gavve me a love of history. In school, history was merely memorizing names and dates for a test. to get a grade on a piece of paper.
      Boot camp classtime gave the Marines of our past a story, and a reason for our traditions. I have been a fan of learning about history ever since.

    • @semihazah0352
      @semihazah0352 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      03, 1/6 wpns co, 06-09 here. Went to Ramadi and Garmsir, rah brother.

    • @WookieWoman
      @WookieWoman หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I still have friends from my time in (2003-2011) that haven't retired yet that just participated in the Belleau Wood ceremony last month. Their pictures are so amazing.

  • @jackhammertwo1
    @jackhammertwo1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +306

    "Do you want to live forever?" Actually that quote, the full quote while i am at it, is part of the lyrics of Sabaton's "Devil Dogs"

    • @Echowhiskeyone
      @Echowhiskeyone 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Also from "Conan the Barbarian" 1982 movie.

    • @spacetiger5076
      @spacetiger5076 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Also “Starship Troopers” the movie.

    • @andyloy7809
      @andyloy7809 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes?

    • @briandix4633
      @briandix4633 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@spacetiger5076except in Starship Troopers it was "come on you apes, you wanna live forever?)

    • @ninjabearpress2574
      @ninjabearpress2574 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      It's on the page before the story begins in the book Starship Troopers.

  • @sweetrolldealer
    @sweetrolldealer 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +620

    You've got to go on the Unsubscribe podcast someday. I don't think they ever talked to anyone in the Royal Marines yet. (correct me if I'm wrong.)

    • @TheRagratus
      @TheRagratus 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +112

      They have had a former SAS member, Christian Craighead, aka "Obi Wan Nairobi".

    • @vampiro4236
      @vampiro4236 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      For sure!

    • @KaoretheHalfDemon
      @KaoretheHalfDemon 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@TheRagratus i know that guy!

    • @daltonv5206
      @daltonv5206 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      He's a boss! ​@@TheRagratus

    • @ThatofMusic
      @ThatofMusic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Word

  • @TheRagratus
    @TheRagratus 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +139

    The reason there is no movie..... No one would believe it. You have to remember- the truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. The Marines have had Daley, Chesty Puller and John Basilone. The Army has Sgt York, Audie Murphy, and Roy Benavidez. Some get movies, some don't.

    • @dj11o9er
      @dj11o9er 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      They had to scale down Desmond Doss' deeds in Hacksaw Ridge

    • @andrewwebb3248
      @andrewwebb3248 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      They didn't put all of Audie's heroics in his movie because it wouldn't be believed by audiences.

    • @nerofl89
      @nerofl89 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      The army has the 77th from WWII, that was a crazy good group of "Old Bastards." Their accomplishments were so good that the Marines would call them the 77th Marines.

    • @user-te9pk6sf2f
      @user-te9pk6sf2f หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      "55 Days at Peking", Charles Heston fights Boxers.

    • @cameronsnyder1246
      @cameronsnyder1246 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@andrewwebb3248Crazy af considering He was doing the acting for the films.😂

  • @daveratledge
    @daveratledge หลายเดือนก่อน +81

    You're an American citizen and know (and care) more about American history than 70% or more than the rest of the American population. I appreciate that you did something with yourself at a young age. I spent 28 years in the military and have issues as well. Sometimes you don't have options. Love to you my friend.

  • @mikematusek4233
    @mikematusek4233 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    Most time that the Medal of Honor is awarded, the winner is dead. So surviving to win two is a miracle.

    • @jsp7410
      @jsp7410 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      He should have been awarded a 3rd.

    • @ronnysmith4117
      @ronnysmith4117 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      general custers brother collected 2 spanning 2 days

  • @Suprentus
    @Suprentus 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +105

    I actually served in one of the units that served in Belleau Wood. The Marines of those few units still wear the French Fourragere today in honor of that battle. I've long since hung up my dress blues uniform, but it still hangs in my closet wearing the French Fourragere.

    • @1rotzy
      @1rotzy หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Thank you for your service.

    • @jordanashen3811
      @jordanashen3811 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Same here 2/4

    • @Suprentus
      @Suprentus หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@jordanashen3811 Ooh rah, brother. 2/6 here.

    • @jordanashen3811
      @jordanashen3811 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Suprentus hell yea

    • @ImprovmanZero
      @ImprovmanZero หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I hope your service was uneventful

  • @tonytaylor5218
    @tonytaylor5218 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    I’m an old Marine SSGT and feel EXACTLY the same way you do about Nick and his stories. I could (and have) watched his videos for hours at a time! Getting to reach out to a former Royal Marine even on TH-cam makes today a good day!

  • @nicholasmangialardi1618
    @nicholasmangialardi1618 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    He was actually nominated FOUR times for the MoH, by all his men and his chain of command, just like with the 3rd nomination. I read a comprehensive biography of this Devil Dog. Very inspiring, theres a lot in the biography that's not covered in the YT videos

  • @jobereinicke7430
    @jobereinicke7430 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +313

    spanish american war= they touched the boats...

    • @itz_bktouray
      @itz_bktouray 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

      One thing I learned from watching The Fat Electrician's videos is DON'T fuck with USA's boats lmaoo

    • @Duskraven67
      @Duskraven67 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

      War of 1812: they touched the boats and stole our sailors.
      Barbery wars: they touched the boats and tried to extort us
      Spanish-American War: they touched the boats
      WW1: they touched a civilian cruise linner. (Aka a boat)
      WW2: they touched the boats, and Germany can get some too.
      Vietnam: they touched the boats
      Operation praying mantis: They touched the boats with oil on them.

    • @frankfedison5203
      @frankfedison5203 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      ​​@@itz_bktouray Don't forget korea...they touched the boats too. USS Pueblu is still on active commission, despite being a NoKo museum. [Edit] USS Pueblo (sp).

    • @jacoblongbrake8230
      @jacoblongbrake8230 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, don't touch your boats, but in that incident, we touched our own boats to go to war. Proven factual of a conspiracy theory. It was just a land grab because the united states was still trying to expand when ran out of room on the west coast, we wanted to our own little empire.

    • @captain-commander8138
      @captain-commander8138 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ya don't touch the boats and don't blow up a bunch of civilians in short don't test the FAFO scale.

  • @TheKiLl3rPiG
    @TheKiLl3rPiG 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +115

    The British "wrapped" term is mirrored in the US Army by the term "going internal". That moment when you are dirty, tired, hungry, its raining, and you look at someone and they are just sitting expressionless looking at nothing. They have gone internal lmao

    • @TheKiLl3rPiG
      @TheKiLl3rPiG 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      I commented a tad early. When Daly said "I would rather be an outstanding Sergeant than just another officer" he was being EXTREMLY respectful. He was downplaying his own achievements by saying they are outstanding for an NCO, but just the average things an officer does.

    • @RobinBarton-fh1ts
      @RobinBarton-fh1ts 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The American term, or any rate the other one, is "the thousand yard stare" as I recall......

    • @TheKiLl3rPiG
      @TheKiLl3rPiG 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @RobinBarton-fh1ts That is a term referring to the look in an individuals eyes who has seen war. There is a stark difference between a training exercise in bad weather and time spent in combat. The idea of looking off into middle space expressionless is really the only thing connecting the two.

    • @Animo2006
      @Animo2006 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      We called it "embracing the suck" when I was in the Corps lol

  • @KaoretheHalfDemon
    @KaoretheHalfDemon 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    Interesting fact. After the battle, the French renamed the wood Bois de la Brigade de Marine ('Wood of the Marine Brigade') in honor of the Marines' tenacity.

    • @JPhipps2001
      @JPhipps2001 21 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Wow!

  • @briangulley6027
    @briangulley6027 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    The quote of "do you want to live forever," inspired me to shout to my UASF troops the following inspiring order, "organize those chairs you bastards, do you want to stand forever." I get tears in my eyes to this day when I remember how quick they got the job done. I was submitted for the highest UASF award, The Order of the Chair, but it wasn't approved.

    • @RobinBarton-fh1ts
      @RobinBarton-fh1ts 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The "United Air States Force " ,if you had typed it once, I would probably cut you a break.. But..cmon..I was USAF !! Get it Right or pay the Price Airman !!!!!°

  • @pipes_7993
    @pipes_7993 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

    DAN FUCKING DALY BABY LETS GO

  • @stuchris
    @stuchris 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    if you like that line "come on you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever" and dan daily's story in general, listen to sabatons "Devil Dogs". it hits hard

  • @busterdee8228
    @busterdee8228 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    So many tubers make coin on other people's videos. I think you are the most sincere in pushing your followers to the orginators. No wonder they are pleased to 'loan' their content. You are top tier.

    • @ericjorgensen3911
      @ericjorgensen3911 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He blabs too much, ruined it for me. Went to a different guy who talked 1/2 as much

    • @jennifergreen1567
      @jennifergreen1567 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@ericjorgensen3911you’re ridiculous! That’s literally his job. Adios!

  • @JIMBEARRI
    @JIMBEARRI 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

    That "Do you want to live forever" line was used in the movie "Starship Troopers"
    .

    • @OfficerCharon
      @OfficerCharon 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It was quoted in the novel, and tossed into the movie.

    • @generaljesus9825
      @generaljesus9825 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Also in a metal song about the Battle of Bellou Wood.

    • @consoleviking7775
      @consoleviking7775 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Devil dogs by sabaton​@@generaljesus9825

    • @bandit6272
      @bandit6272 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Also in Conan the Barbarian. Valeria says it when her (ghost?) appears to give him some help in his last fight with the Harley Davidson looking miniboss guy near the end.

    • @jimmyford4509
      @jimmyford4509 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The "Do you want to live forever?" quote was also used in one of the Conan movies. Valeria (I think her name was) shouted it out to Conan and companion just before engaging their opposition.

  • @jasoncordial4730
    @jasoncordial4730 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    The Battle of Bellau Woods was much more brutal than guns. People were killing each other with shovels and whatever else they could find.

  • @HoustonJP
    @HoustonJP หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    As a veteran of the U.S. Navy, I didn’t realize that it doesn’t matter (relatively) what military you are a part of you all have the same sense of humor… until I heard you laughing at all the problems you have because of joining😂😂😂

  • @Cubs-Fan.10
    @Cubs-Fan.10 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    Guy waffling on in the corner, don't feel bad. There has been so much US involvement militarily that most Americans aren't that familiar with many of them either.

    • @brigidtheirish
      @brigidtheirish หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      The vast majority can be summarized as "someone touched the boats, we took that personally."

    • @libertybell8852
      @libertybell8852 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@brigidtheirish or in the last 70 years or so.. they raised gas prices. 🤣 OR found oil that we decided we wanted.. 🤷‍♀️ Just saying it like it is. I love my country, but damn!

    • @brigidtheirish
      @brigidtheirish 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@libertybell8852 Eh, not really. Our involvement with the Indochina Wars had to do with combating communism. Same thing with the Lebanon crisis. And the Dominican Civil War. And pretty much everything else up to the '80s. Then there were several retaliatory strikes. The Tanker War, for instance, was started because Iraq and Iran were attacking merchant vessels. The *only* war with oil as a major reason was the Gulf War.

  • @Nepomniachtchi_Austin
    @Nepomniachtchi_Austin 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Something worth mentioning, machine guns at the time aren't what they are now. Operating one of those things by yourself is remarkable. Between reloading, keeping the barrel cool and repositioning, it was easily a 3-4 man job, all while being engaged at that.

  • @mysteriousnobody2903
    @mysteriousnobody2903 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Funny story. In raiders of the lost ark, there was supposed to be an epic fight scene, but Harrison Ford had food poisoning that day, so he did that instead.
    Edit: I was referring to the scene where Harrison Ford's character shot his opponent instead of a longer, more drawn out fight.

    • @qs4177
      @qs4177 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      By that he means Fords character took out a gun and shot his opponent instead.

  • @kendallneason3645
    @kendallneason3645 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As an American mother of two grown sons, I am proud of Daly and our history but glad my sons couldn’t join the military until they were at least 18. I’m relieved they were too young to be in the wars pre and post 9/11/01. In my paternal family history a male relative has fought in every US war from the revolutionary war up until my dad fought in Vietnam as an army intelligence officer. It allowed our family to live in Germany and visit much of Europe afterwards and the army paid for him to go to law school and be a JAG officer. The traveling army posts gave my parents and my siblings and I a more worldly knowledge. I can’t go in to everything my dad did in his career but he accomplished amazing things. Thank you for your service sir and my sympathy to you and your family who must have been worried sick. As our allies know Americans recognize the sacrifices and bravery of our allies!

  • @brettwillard8892
    @brettwillard8892 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Ok, he missed on a few things. Dan Daly was I believe 25 when he joined. He didn't fight alone in the boxer rebellion. He was the gunner, but gunners have 2 man crews. There were 2 machine gun crews to fight the boxers. Daly's assistant gunner did die. The other gunner died, and the other assistant gunner helped Dan Daly. He fully deserved the medal of honor for his duty.
    Daly deserved 4 medals of honor.
    Also the Fat Electrician was slightly wrong about 1 medal of honor as well. You got clusters for each medal of honor over 1.

    • @rmartinson19
      @rmartinson19 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Also, he wasn't just diving into the river at night in Haiti to find the machine gun, he was doing it while there was an active firefight going on around him, and also while dodging enemy patrols. He actually had to personally and silently kill three enemy scouts in hand-to-hand combat to keep them from revealing his position while he retrieved the gun.

    • @nicholasmangialardi1618
      @nicholasmangialardi1618 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I commented on the 4 MoH nominations also, before I saw your comment. Yes, a lot was left out in the videos. A comprehensive biography is always very interesting and has so many more details. They don't make movies about these guys because nobody would believe it lol. Hollywood actually has to dial it back because of this lol

    • @mcmillanndu
      @mcmillanndu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Also, it wasn't just the U.S. Marines trying to rescue the foreigners. It was a 20,000-man international force (of whom half actually made it to Beijing) commanded by an general from the British Indian Army. And Daly wasn't left alone to defend the entire compound, just a critical section of the wall. Which doesn't make what he did any less amazing.

    • @rebel11201991
      @rebel11201991 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I read that there were two guys on the wall but it came down to either both go get reinforcements which would be a loss of territory neither go then there would be no warning or only one goes. It just so happened Daly stayed behind.
      I didn't see about getting the machine gun but that there was an overnight battle. I also saw in that same engagement he dug a tunnel to rescue prisoners of war.
      I did my further reading on defense.gov they have a section for news and run stories on medal of honor recipients. I felt that article made him even more impressive.

    • @brettwillard8892
      @brettwillard8892 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@rebel11201991 Thank you. It is very hard to get fact from fiction on some of this, as nobody actually can read the actual MOH award, because its a general one. Most are the actual events now days. I will check out your site.

  • @chrisvibz4753
    @chrisvibz4753 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    hey bro! semper fi fellow marine.

  • @OrojinMusic
    @OrojinMusic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    "I should probably know more about these small wars since I'm a US Citizen"
    No.... most native US citizens don't know anything about these conflicts much less the big ones. The only reason I know as much as I do is because I'm married to a history teacher and I watch Fat Electrician's videos.

    • @geraldgrenier8132
      @geraldgrenier8132 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Spanish-Amercian War if the origin of the term "Yellow Journalism"

    • @lindalightfoot9837
      @lindalightfoot9837 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I know a fair amount of military history as a 35+ year librarian and the proud daughter of a US Marine, WWII vet. He encouraged my interest in military history. My mother, also a librarian, encouraged my love of history in general. If I don't know about a battle or war, I can usually find out

  • @pranc236
    @pranc236 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Tbf, America has to play world police much more than the UK does (props for showing up with us) and we have many more marines. Kind of increases your chances. I watch all of FE’s videos when they come out but they are just as good to rewatch with you. Thanks 👍

  • @vernhoke7730
    @vernhoke7730 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    It's the same here in the Marine Corps. The Army, Navy, and Air Force hand out medals like candy at Halloween. My buddy, who lived across the street, joined the Air Force in 1979. He got married in 1980 and wanted me to be his best man. Át the time I'd been in 4 years and was a Sergeant. He was an Airman first class with 1 year in. He had a stack of 4 ribbons to my one.

    • @Anthony-zp4dm
      @Anthony-zp4dm 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Hahaha, so true brother, a work mate was in the air force,4 years he had 5 rows to my 1!, I asked him what country he conquered!, sempre fi devil dog

    • @kenle2
      @kenle2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Most of the "fruit salad" is more career achievements (a lot of them rote) than "medals" as they are understood.
      The Valor awards- Purple Heart, Bronze and Silver Stars, Lifesaving Medal, DSC or DFC, and "The Button" - Medal of Honor, are the only ones that count beyond "you put in the time, and you didn't screw up completely".
      Combat Infantryman's Badge is also one I'd pay attention to.

  • @Snowtail07
    @Snowtail07 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    check out sabatons's "Devli Dogs" they quote Dan Daily in the song

  • @DragonxFlutter
    @DragonxFlutter หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    So that's where Starship Troopers gets it.
    "COME ON, YOU APES! YOU WANNA LIVE FOREVER?!"

  • @Anthony-zp4dm
    @Anthony-zp4dm 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Another Marine was awarded 2 MOH,
    Smedley Butler, but before the MOH, officers could only receive a brevet award it is the same as recieving the MOH, but for officers only. It is exactly like the MOH only its a red ribbon of white stars instead of the blue ribbon of white stars, but, the design format is the same, So Smedley really had 3 such awards

  • @bryanduchane2371
    @bryanduchane2371 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I've watched FE for about 6mths now and have learned a ton about US History of all types. He's actually received messages from Mom's thanking him for getting their children instead in history and school in general... He's a special talent.

  • @avocadoarms358
    @avocadoarms358 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I want to thank you for not just mentioning his name, but also putting the video link in description and it’s not buried in the bottom, RIGHT AT THE TOP!
    Props to you sir

  • @adamrou12345
    @adamrou12345 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The medal of honor is an exceptionally rare award considering that the US has given out 3,536 medals of honor since 1863 and the US has been involved in an unconfirmed and debated number of conflicts since 1863 but, it is well into the hundreds since it is currently embroiled in between 15 and 112 armed conflicts depending on who defines "conflict" and "involved". The victoria cross came around in 1856 and since then, the medal has been awarded 1,358 times while England has been involved in less than 100 conflicts since the Crimean war which is what the vc was created for. England has only given out 15 vcs since ww2 and 4 were given to Australians hence that 11 number. The medal per conflict ratio is quite a bit less for the medal of honor. Murica has just been doing a hell of a lot more war the last 90 years than Inglerland. Currently 230k thousand US Soldiers stationed across 159 or 178 countries depending on who defines "country" we are huge on the whole countries that other countries don't recognize thing so thats a lot of opportunity for exceptional and terrible things to happen.

  • @user-fh5re1ot7e
    @user-fh5re1ot7e 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great job,that is a great video, good job on using it on podcast.

  • @catherinesearles1194
    @catherinesearles1194 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nick is an incredible story teller

  • @FinalRepublic
    @FinalRepublic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Check out his video on Percy "Hobo" Hobart he's a fellow UKer

  • @lucasrage0078
    @lucasrage0078 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love how ur just going down the rabbithole of youtube gun community and exploring every creator, that is exactly what i did when i first found out about this.

  • @GhostWatcher2024
    @GhostWatcher2024 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Yeah...when a double-CMOH winner says, "No, seriously, this dude's a badass"... that means something.

  • @JUMANJI27G
    @JUMANJI27G 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Your appreciation for the infamous electrician motivated me to subscribe, your lord of the rings reference granted you my respect and following! Lol
    The Fat Electrician is nice, your reaction to him is likewise, you gained a fan and follower!

  • @esh_414
    @esh_414 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love his channel. It's not just that I am an American that loves these historical stories, it's the way he tells them. I remember when he was just starting out on TikTok with the 3 minute videos of "The Most Angry Battleship in History" and it always made me laugh. I was glad to see him do more longform videos on TH-cam... always entertaining.

  • @fudg3ynugg3ts11
    @fudg3ynugg3ts11 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    you should watch his video about the creation of the us navy, it also kind of mentions whats basically the origin of the Green Berets. video title: "America Dismantles Pirate Nations For Touching Their Boats". and his video about the most decorated air crew in history: 2x Medals of honor with seven other members of the crew being awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Nation's second highest honor.

  • @MalkhiaSidhe
    @MalkhiaSidhe หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really enjoyed seeing your reaction to this TFE vid, my friend! Don't feel too bad about not knowing some of your American military history, though. TFE has illuminated my understanding, and I'm a native born Texan. Love his content, though! He is an amazing storyteller. He's even done some rather interesting vids on some of the badasses from across the Pond. Much respect for all who've served. Thank all of you for your service!

  • @thedarkmage7373
    @thedarkmage7373 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for having actual reactions

  • @TKDragon75
    @TKDragon75 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What's even more crazy is that in many battles, when a side suffers even say 10-20% K/W, you look at those numbers and a lot of people would retreat or wait for backup. At Belleau Wood, the US Army and Marines suffered somewhere around 60% losses combined. It was an extremely costly victory.

    • @Just_A_Dude
      @Just_A_Dude หลายเดือนก่อน

      Motivation. It's a hell of a drug.

  • @ryanweintraub9448
    @ryanweintraub9448 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The only issue this video has is saying in 1915 Daly was 5'6" 135lbs. He was that height and weight at 16 years old in 1899. He probably grew a bit more and gained a bunch of weight

    • @qs4177
      @qs4177 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In 1899 Dan would have been 26 if he was born in 1873.

  • @squeedikatako
    @squeedikatako หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I heard two movie quotes and I guess they came from this man. Starship Troopers and Battle: Los Angeles

    • @Just_A_Dude
      @Just_A_Dude หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yup. Hollywood writers know a good quote when they steal one.

  • @jasoncordial4730
    @jasoncordial4730 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A Colt 1911 is a semi-aotomatic pistol, it only holds 7 rounds plus one in the pipe

    • @liamrichardson6830
      @liamrichardson6830 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bestowed upon us by Gun Jesus himself, John Moses Browning.

  • @michaeltriptow6877
    @michaeltriptow6877 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My Marine son. And when he visits, he seems very nice and polite. I think it is because he knows what he is protecting.

  • @GaryJimenez
    @GaryJimenez หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Welcome to the guntube community. Your commentary is great and compliments the videos well.

  • @jehoiakimelidoronila5450
    @jehoiakimelidoronila5450 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    On the sneezing part, I feel you. But mine's *way worse* ; I sneeze one after another continuously like a rapid fire artillery everytime I have this nasty runny nose

  • @george217
    @george217 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There have actually been 7 two time recipients of the Medal of Honor from the USMC, but 5 were awarded both the Army and the Navy versions for the same act of valor. Butler and Daly are the only two to be awarded two Medals of Honor for different acts...

  • @MikeF_44
    @MikeF_44 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great react to one of my favorite TFE videos. Well done sir

  • @jeffsnyder4624
    @jeffsnyder4624 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just wait till you get to his newest videos, they are longer. But some how even better, the one about the 77th ID is crazy.

  • @marine5480
    @marine5480 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Being originally from across the pond I’d say you need check out his video on Percy “Hobo” Hobart.

  • @JIMBEARRI
    @JIMBEARRI 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have a video suggestion. In my city, there was a special event on the eve of November 11 2018 in honor of Veterans. That was the Centennial of the end of WW I " November 11, 2018 WaterFire Salute to Veterans " THAT night was very special. This video show some of the highlights.

  • @randallknapp7528
    @randallknapp7528 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I joined the US Marines at 17, the earliest allowed, with both parents' permission - Finished my senior year of High School then quickly went to Bootcamp at 18 - 1986. My hugest respect for these true heroes, wow! - Semper Fi

  • @janedewarray3970
    @janedewarray3970 หลายเดือนก่อน

    True story here. I worked long term care for about 40 years. I took care of a Spanish American war veteran. It was long time ago, he was 105 years old when I took care of him and he lied about his age to join the military. I love to tell that true story... I had very interesting people and I loved to hear their stories.

  • @audiogarden21
    @audiogarden21 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The line "come on you apes, you wanna live forever?" was used a few times in the movie Starship Troopers. Clearly an homage to Dan Daly.

  • @RoberinoSERE
    @RoberinoSERE หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You Brits have legends like this too. I just saw one. A one armed one eyed officer from WW1 and 2. Amazing guy.

  • @anhfjdzbxjxisk1929
    @anhfjdzbxjxisk1929 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Spainish americian war started because they touched our boats.
    EDIT: This is a guess but statistically speaking, probably correct.

    • @Hakar17
      @Hakar17 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Possibly the USS Maine blew up in Havana harbor,but it's not known for sure. Whether it was the Spanish who did it or a malfunction of the ships boiler.

    • @anhfjdzbxjxisk1929
      @anhfjdzbxjxisk1929 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Hakar17 figured some touched a boat.

  • @rmartinson19
    @rmartinson19 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    One of the main reasons for the Chinese people's anger at Western missionaries in particular was a result of the end of the Opium Wars. Britain and France had cooperated to defeat the Chinese and force concessions from them. While British concessions had mainly been focused on ending the trade imbalance caused by China's policy of only accepting silver as payment, the French focused on religious issues. Namely, they wanted to stop the persecution of Chinese Christians and of Catholic Missionaries by Chinese authorities. Their solution? They demanded that the Chinese Imperial government pass a law making Christians immune to criminal prosecution (i.e. they cannot be charged with a crime), and the Chinese government had no choice but to agree.
    The result was that practically overnight, every two-bit bandit, rapist and murderer "converted" to Christianity and immediately became above the law. This went on for years where you could get away with any crime, no matter how heinous, by simply wearing a crucifix around your neck and carrying some sort of documentation showing that you were a Christian. So to the average Chinese citizen who had no experience with Christianity otherwise, it looked a lot like Christianity was a religion of pure evil spreading chaos and malice everywhere it went. This is why Chinese rebels targeted missionaries and Chinese Christians with particular hatred. It is also why there is a deep distrust for Christianity to this very day in Chinese culture.

  • @IamNuideas2001
    @IamNuideas2001 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I've watched a bunch of the Fat Electrician's videos. I love them so much I now watch others watching them for the first-time because I love watching their reactions to the amazing storytelling of amazing people and events from the history of our military. My favorite so far has to be The Barbary Wars. If you hadn't reacted to it yet, you need to hear it. Our founding fathers were just as amazing, if not more, than were any other main characters he tells us about.

  • @PriscillaV1964
    @PriscillaV1964 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "Tell it to the Marines" (1926) starring Lon Chaney is loosely based on Dan Daley. The Marines were so impressed with Cheney's portrayal of a Marine Corps Sergeant they made him a Marine.
    Yes, it is a silent, but it is still a truly great movie.

  • @jenno6824
    @jenno6824 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can i just say thank you - you are the way I got introduced to the "the chubby election guy" ( your reaction to the US getting "proportional") and I have now learned so much more military history and interesting side quests than in all my years in school and / or from my all male military family. He is truly the "fowl"-mouthed history teacher we all need! I love your reactions to his content ❤

  • @colewest7096
    @colewest7096 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So apparently, anytime Hollywood gets the story of someone who earned a Medal of Honor, they have to make it less impressive because no one would believe it otherwise.
    Dan Daly got that medal twice.

  • @daltonv5206
    @daltonv5206 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You should listen to him tell more stories! He's got so many good ones! The Eager Beavers one is fantastic

  • @bulldawggirl2168
    @bulldawggirl2168 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love it when you react to his stories, you understand and get IT better than 99% of others who do his stuff. I really think you would get a kick out of either world war tree, grand theft uboat or the biggest logistic flex of all time which is a story of Americans and Brits working together.

  • @okie-kan9240
    @okie-kan9240 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fat Electrician is really awesome, I love his channel. You have a great channel as well. Wow, you finish high school at 16, that's awesome.

  • @stephenrh1680
    @stephenrh1680 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hope you have a wonderful vacation bro enjoy and will see you when do you get back you will see me there when you go live hopefully also its allergy season everywhere and i was sneezing like crazy so dont feel like your the only one

  • @Snipergoat1
    @Snipergoat1 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    "Surely they would just gun them all down, so long as they don't close the distance." It is obvious that this man has never really familiarized himself with Pre ww1 machine guns. They were not like modern ones where you can just hold the trigger down until either your ammo can runs dry or the barrel melts (Which happens far more quickly than many would think. As a Marine, he should be well aware of how quickly you can heat a barrel up to the point that it begins to melt causing the slug to jam in the barrel and the gun to explode. Machine guns have quick releases and spare barrels for this very reason.) These early machine guns were very prone to jamming and assorted failures without the heat issue. They always worked in pairs or more or at minimum had many riflemen with them. That way they could maintain fire even in the rather likely event of a weapon jam. 200 Dudes would be dicey with a modern gun. With a early gun, well I would place much on those odds.

  • @robertlombardo8437
    @robertlombardo8437 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Everyone keeps telling him not to feel bad for being a US citizen and not knowing this.
    No! We SHOULD feel bad! Do homework! Learn the lore! Have some pride in your new home!
    People say this country was never great and can't be. That we Americans have nothing to be proud of. Nah, I reject that out of hand! We have heroes by the plenty and we have many yet to come!

    • @Leonarco333
      @Leonarco333 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      We all agree with you. If people knew any single iota of history, we would have way less problems. This guy is miles ahead of average just in his desire to learn. It’s so sad.

    • @liamrichardson6830
      @liamrichardson6830 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We had men firght an empire for their freedom, twice. We had men bleed a river of blood to make slaves free. We had marines that earned the name Devil Dogs. We had men like Teddy Roosevelt, Dan Daly, Alvin York, Chesty Puller, Larry Thorne, Audie Murphy, and many others who put all on the line for their men and country. There have been villains in our past that sullied our name and did horrendous things, but that's why a patriot loves and supports his country always, and the government when it deserves it, just like these brave bastards.

  • @unreal4010
    @unreal4010 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good vid! I've wanted you to watch this!

  • @377skyboss
    @377skyboss หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Veterans Day/ Dan Daly's birthday- Nov. 11th ; Marine Corps' birthday- Nov. 10th. There's a party!!!

    • @superpro9c660
      @superpro9c660 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was in Basic at Paris Island in 1981, the meal we had for our celebration was the best that I ate during training!!!

  • @austinzipfel3911
    @austinzipfel3911 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey bud, one series of the boxer rebellion and a lot more historical occurances that i recommend checking out is extra history. They have lots of great content.

  • @pohlec89
    @pohlec89 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As a native US citizen... almost none of us know anything about these conflicts. Don't feel bad. I do appreciate your interest in finding out more, though. I've been trying to do the same. And agreed, TFE is one of the best storytellers on the internet

  • @cravenmadness967
    @cravenmadness967 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes, his oratory skills are peak, he can feed you with information without you losing interest.

  • @Keith-le7qh
    @Keith-le7qh 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    You should see his video on old 666 should also be a movie

    • @daltonv5206
      @daltonv5206 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      One of my favorites. It's wild that it hasn't been done

  • @Stevarooni
    @Stevarooni 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yeah, TFE's storytelling style os mesmerizing. No lulls, it's fascinsting throughout, and he's a thorough researcher.

  • @Whiskers41989
    @Whiskers41989 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Man, back then hearing "do you want to live forever" from an absolute legend of a marine....Yeah.... BRING THE BOYS!

  • @Hei1Bao4
    @Hei1Bao4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Guessing you haven't seen Starship Troopers, since the drill Sgt in that movie uses that line, "(Come on you apes!) Do you want to live forever?" Which is always the first thing I think of whenever I hear that line.

  • @blackout9352
    @blackout9352 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    When delivering his famous quote “come on you sons of b******, do you wanna live forever”
    He was referencing the fact that their actions would go down in history and they’d be immortalized.

  • @busterdee8228
    @busterdee8228 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was US Marine and, in training, we used to hear the similar: "They can kill you, but they can't eat you."

  • @seanmyers3853
    @seanmyers3853 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The Fat Electricen is awesome, I found your Chanel after reaction videos

  • @steveg5933
    @steveg5933 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Surely that's not a real thing, right? Stand by........
    Don't feel bad about not knowing about the various battles. 99% of America doesn't know about them either..

  • @Looztherin
    @Looztherin 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    "I only stoped firing cause they stopped coming" is a fucking BAR tho lmao 😂

  • @thenson1Halo
    @thenson1Halo หลายเดือนก่อน

    Now this is my jam right here. All of the AF and Navy videos. Time for one our Marine heroes! Semper Fi!

  • @bevinboulder5039
    @bevinboulder5039 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Glad to hear you're an American citizen. I've now watched several of your reactions and your accent has sunk in a bit . . . are you originally from Yorkshire? It's not like I can identify every UK accent, but I'm a big Sean Bean fan. Just curious. I have actually been to the battlefield of Belleau Wood many years ago when I was in France as a junior in college. It was a foggy day and you could still see the shallow remains of the trenches. Very moving experience.

  • @jameswoodard4304
    @jameswoodard4304 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Look up 55 Days at Peking.
    He makes it sound like only the US had troops there, but it was actually a small multinational force from, I believe, 8 or so nations including Brits, French, Germans, Russians, and others that defended the international legation. It's a pretty dramatic story.

  • @tikkaguy1520
    @tikkaguy1520 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You just earned a subscriber just for your reactions and support of FE. Cudos. Greetings from Alabama

  • @jonassundell9366
    @jonassundell9366 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You are a pretty fly for a; nonhistoran marine? Great stories! God bless Daly. Big hugs from Sweden. ❤

  • @woodywoodman2319
    @woodywoodman2319 หลายเดือนก่อน

    At 2:12 .... Right! He Nails the info game!!!

  • @chelleduns8700
    @chelleduns8700 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Don't feel too bad even those of us who grow up in the American education system learning all of these things don't really know much about them if anything. That's why people like the fire electrician are so popular.

  • @xv6701
    @xv6701 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There are so many US Military stories that I hear should be movies. Problem is, most people wouldn’t believe them

  • @fhsd1998
    @fhsd1998 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dan Daly with the Optimus Prime level of speech to get you hyped up for a war. 😂

  • @robertgoss4842
    @robertgoss4842 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    When I was a young Marine (1970-1973), nearly done with boot camp (Hollywood Marine), young, dumb and fulla come, I, like most other 19-year-old Marines, was a smoker. In boot camp, we were allowed 3 cigarettes a day. Each time, the platoon fell in, standing the butts, at parade rest. We were required to recite the following, as loudly as possible: "Sir! Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health! But we don't give a shit. Marines don't live long, anyway!"

  • @K1llj0yc137
    @K1llj0yc137 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You're not alone everything I know about the Spanish American war and the boxer rebellion I learned from this guy

  • @edwardcalvet
    @edwardcalvet หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was Awesome.