Never feel the need to apologize for getting choked up when describing a heroic actions. It is a testament to the men who sacrificed so much for their country. Thanks for what you do Nick.
Man! My heart swells up with pride and my eyes are like I've been cutting onions. I vaguely remember Rocky during his playing days and remember Tom. I was just a kid and a big nfl fan back then. I hated the Steelers, Cowboys and yes the Giants during those days because of being a Redskins (Joe Gibbs) fan. Seeing the human side, and love for Country of all these players makes a person proud.
As a Navy veteran and San Diego resident, I thank you for including Lt. Colonel Jerry Coleman, USMCR (ret.) Coleman was a great athlete and baseball announcer, and also a modest man who, like Ted Williams, considered his service in two wars as a Marine Corps pilot to be his greatest achievement. Coleman is interred at the National Cemetery just off the West departure end of MCAS Miramar in San Diego, where his flying leatherneck brothers streak overhead day and night, keeping watch and ensuring the sights and sounds of freedom remain in Americans' hearts. "You can hang a star on that one!"
Hi Nick - my middle son just graduated from has and is headed to college on an ROTC scholarship. Men like these highlighted in your video have had a profound influence on his desire to serve his country in the Army. He is also influenced by Father Emil Kaplan. A great American Chaplin who served in WII and Korea. Great account written by Mike Dowe a must read. Thanks for sharing the selflessness these men showed!
As both a veteran and the father of two veteran sons I am so proud of you for bringing these sports/military heroes to are attention. As a sports fan and lover of history I did know about a number of these heroes, but not all of them. Thank you for this video and the others to come in the future.
Wow! Thank you for digging deep to uncover some of these lost or hidden stories of such stellar American athlete vombat Veterans. I never knew of some of these great men or the accounts of their selfless service to our Country. These guys all blow me away with their feats both on the playing field and battle field. Incredible discipline, dedication, courage, and badassness. Thank you, Brothers Ragone for keeping their memories alive. God bless them all. 🙏❤️🇺🇸💪
Nick, your videos are poetry to these incredible humans. I adored Rocky Bleier and Pat Tillman. I’m also a huge baseball fan. Thank you so much for your hard work!
This is an excellent video. Thank you for putting it together. My only other comment is that I believe Warren Spahn deserved more than an honorable mention. His career was interrupted after one season 0:00 and he didn’t win his first game until he was 25 years old. He then went on to win 366 games, the most by a lefty, including 13 seasons of 20 wins or more. If his career hadn’t been interrupted he likely would likely. have become the second winningest pitcher in baseball history. In addition, he won more games than any other pitcher in the last 100 years. During WW II he was awarded Purple Heart while serving in a combat engineering unit. He was the only ballplayer to receive a battlefield commission. He escaped death by stepping the Ludendorff Bridge a moment before it collapsed. He told me personally that his service helped his career because after his wartime experience there was never anything to be afraid of on a baseball diamond. Bob Feller was great but he was also bitter because he felt his wartime experience prevented him from winning 300 games.
Good call on spahn, you're definitely right. Will elaborate in part 2. Our video remembering the 16 medal of honor recipients from DDay: th-cam.com/video/1jbhqcvnwwc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HrlxC3YMsmR28Y3X
Hey nick, another fantastic video. So many names I’ve never heard before and they shouldn’t be forgotten, they should always be remembered. Pat Tillman was definitely cut from the same cloth as all the greats from the world wars era. You are now my mortal enemy, 😂, I’m 66 years old and a life long patriots fan. I use to spend a lot of time in New York working and I was in Lake George the night your giants ruined our perfect season. Thanks for all you do, your TH-cam channel is very unique and special.
I cannot thank you enough for these informative videos that make me aware of so many valiant heroes who never spoke of their own accomplishments. I look forward to seeing more of these videos. It's absolutely necessary that all Americans know of these extraordinary people who served so we can enjoy our freedoms and way of life. God bless them all.
How about Eddie Lebaron who stood 5'7" and played QB for the Washington Redskins in the late 50's and early 60's. He was also a decorated Marine Corps Lieutenant infantry officer in the Korean War, who was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Good video. All great great guys, very patriotic. Just to add a side note, Pat Tillman had a brother that was looking at a very promising baseball career, he joined the US Army along side Pat and they served together.
Another is Larry Nelson who won the U.S. Open golf tournament and the PGA Championship in the 1980s. When asked about the pressure of playing PGA tournament golf, he mentioned that he had been a point man in Viet Nam. He said after that golf pressure was nothing. A point man is the guy who went out ahead of the other soldiers to draw fire so the rest knew where the enemy was.
After his career was over, Rocky Blier had surgery to remove scar tissue in his foot. And they found shrapnel in there. Also look at Christy Mattheson, part of the inaugural class in baseball Hall of Fame, had part of his career affected by a poisonous gas attack in World War 1.
7/1/2024 I am so glad that your opening pitch, (no pun intended), was Bob Feller, it was a strike. Through a somewhat round about method, I personally knew Bob when I was about 10 years old, He was my hero. After his major league career he worked for the Cleveland Indians, for nearly the rest of his life. All of the kids I knew liked him, a few wanted to be like him. I sometimes wonder just how many baseballs he signed for kids, I had one, Oh that's not quite right. He gave my dad one, for me, a ball signed by the entire 1954 Indians staff and team, his name was the biggest Your right, genuine bad ass.
Outstanding Presentation! As, a Nam Marine Combat Vet besides Ted Williams and Jerry Coleman. Lt. Col Ernest 'Big Ernie' Cheatham USMC Commanded the 2nd. Bn. 5th Marines in Hue City during Jan - Feb 68. He was not a 'Famous' Athlete. He briefly played professional football. Drafted 248th in 1951 by the Pittsburgh Steelers he only played 6 games and later played 2 more for the Baltimore Colts. Retired a Major General. He is also from my hometown of Long Beach, Ca. I served under his command in VN. G/2/5 An Hoa 68-69
Awesome n interesting upload. Some of the athletes/veterans I knew of while others I was educated as committed patriots ! Kudos for vid. New subscriber because of this vid. Anticipating ur next one. Peace
Love the stories of all these great athletes that served this country. Remember Rockys story when i was a kid growing up. As a Colts fan it was hard to root for the Steelers but it wasn't hard rooting for Rocky.
I bumped into a couple minor leaguers during my first Air Force enlistment in 1969. One was a two-tour Vietnam vet now security supervisor in a bomber alert area where I was a "jeep" security sentry guarding one or two of those planes. I remember him talking about getting out and getting his spot back.
Joe Louis. Defended his heavyweight title twice, as an active duty soldier, donating his purse to the Army and Navy Relief Funds. These weren't exhibitions, but actual title fights.
Thank you, thank you for this. This is the kind of history, the stories of varied lives, that would (and do) benefit Americans today. It should be a part of every child’s curriculum as they learn of their country’s heritage…. so press on, press on !
Thanks for a great video. Super tribute to guys that deserve our respect. If you do follow up honoring more heroes, I would like to submit Coach Ralph “Shug” Jordan. He landed Normandy and Okinawa. Patton named his jeep the “War Eagle” after hearing Jordan’s Auburn story. National Championship in 1957.
Before Tom Landry became a head coach he war a player coach and defensive coordinator for the great Giants teams of the 1950s. He developed the 4-3 defense that was copied by every pro team.
@@ThisDate Speaking of the 1950s Giants there's HOF safety Emlen Tunnell who served in the Coast Guard and was decorated for saving the life of a shipmate when their ship was torpedoed.
Wow, American hero’s and stellar athletes. This makes me so sad, because even before you said it, sadly we wouldn’t have many men and women doing what these athletes and movie stars did in the time of need. I’m a USAF and Oklahoma Air National Guard veteran and politics or not, I get my care at the VA hospital. I have seen- t ran$ walking the halls now full on little mini skirts, makeup on over the beards, pig tails one getting in their car with bumper stickers showing their colors blatantly. Americans are not aware they are paying for this. I believe some (and I’m sure the word has spread), get in the military and then you can get everything paid for. During the pan* there were pamphlets all over the place specifically for this group on what they had available how to get what they “needed”. I am grateful for all those who served before me and had to endure so much more. Especially those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. I have realized they really endured so much more. I was stationed in Okinawa many, many years later during the gulf war so no where near any combat. I was medical field.
I want to say thank you to all those men who gave everything up to stand up for our United States of America, not like "private bone spurs" who got out of the draft 5 times, once for claiming he had bone spurs. But one that Nick didn't mention is George William (Bill) McAfee who was a signalman in WW ll and took a piece of shrapnel which ended his career with the Chicago Bears. Bill played for George Halas in the most famous of games with the Washington Redskins. Bill made five interceptions as a DB in a wild game with Chicago winning 73 to 0. Bill went on to become a logger and I worked on his crew in the mid 70's
Nick, Thank You for bringing attention to these Wonderful Americans. I have found that most Men of Severe Combat do Not speak of their Experience. One of these Men, I believe, is Arte Moreno, Owner of The Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball. Mr. Moreno was drafted out of high school and fought in combat in Viet Nam. There is Not much written about His experience. After His military service He went on, received His college degree, and worked in advertising. He built His company into a multi billion dollar business, sold it, and bought the Los Angeles Angels in 2003. Mr. Moreno keeps most of His personal life private, but for what I know about The Viet Nam War, if He fought in combat, it was No picnic. Though during His ownership of The Angels they have not been Hughe successes in the league standings, Mr. Moreno and His wife Carole have Hugely impacted The Phoenix and Southern California Communities. Their efforts to improve children’s lives largely goes unnoticed by the media and the general public. Heroes don’t seek acclaim for their efforts, they seek results. May God Continue to Bless Arte and Carole Moreno!!!!
@@ThisDate Nick, Where do you stand on Stan Musial. I say “he was a coward”!!! He cultivated his strong standing with his liberal media friends and gave the impression, because he wore a military uniform that he served his country and took the same risk of those that fought in combat. He was Not in the Class of Feller, Williams, Greenberg, Barra, and thousands of others who put their lives at risk and in many cases sacrificed their lives for their country.
@@ThisDate Nick, can You also research Daniel Reid Topping, USMC. Dan Topping was an owner, along with Del Webb, of the NY Yankees. I found that he served in the Marine Corps during WWll, but not much else. Thanks, Bob
All the men that fight in this war we're all heroes these men were extremely brave to do what they did I can't imagine going through that and I'm a vet thankfully it was at the end of Vietnam I didn't have to see battle like that another war that could have been avoided and yet we still fighting wars to this day why can't humans learn to live with one another in peace and harmony the insatiable need for humans to kill one another it's been since the beginning of time an exists to this day when is humanity going to finally learn to live in peace and harmony
I like Rocky too. Watched him play a couple of times. He made the team thanks to Art Rooney Sr. Why you might ask. IMO Rocky had wnt to Notre Dame and they were both Catholic.
Although he did not die in combat Nile Kinnick Heisman Trophy winner Naval Aviator plane developed an oil leak perished never played a day in the pros. At Iowa he played baseball with Bob Feller.
I see a resemblance between you and Ted Williams a little bit, I don't know FUN FACT: My Irish Mother's best friend was Mickey Mantle's youngest sister Barbara here in Oklahoma City. My Irish mother look just like Lucille Ball, raised in an all Italian Town out east ended up here in Oklahoma City. She could speak Italian better than she could Irish.
Of the 16.1 million Americans who served in WWII, including my late father and uncle, only about 80 thousand remain. Their numbers are declining at an exponential rate; almost all will be gone in 10-12 years. A sad day when it occurs.
I wanted to comment about this but I don’t think you would understand me. You have a great video yet again but I have this strange problem. First let me tell you that I’ve worked the computer industry for 22+ years countless working doubles and triple eight hour shifts. My brain is to this day hyper analytical. The point I want to speak of I is very early in the video I paused and opened my notes and began typing. Then I played your video. Now everything you spoke of when you brought up the greatest generation and this group of people I wrote down verbatim as if I heard it subliminally first. I’ve done this far too many times to speak of. Countless times I did this while listening to David Wilkerson and Billy Graham sermons. I’d pause, write like I simply had too and poof there is everything they were gonna say before I heard it. So there’s no sense in me copying what you said as my comment. I can do this with movies and just general conversations with random people as well. I’m not clairvoyant nor esp. I don’t have a clue at what this is all about either. Oh well. It’s kinda like having a song in your head and turning on the radio only to be at that same exact verse.
What constantly comes-to-mind is your #45 president's attitude toward combatants as 'losers-&-suckers' supported by millions who're beneficiaries of sacrifices .. !
I don't want to appear rude, but highlighting people who served in the military just because they are actors or sports figures is insulting to all those who served who were just ordinary people.
Have you watched our other 400 videos? Do yourself a favor and watch ALL OUR VIDEOS and then report back to me. We love comments, and welcome all points of view, but know what you're talking about before you make blanket statements that dont make sense.
@@ThisDate You are correct. I have not watched all your videos. I am subscribed to your channel. It just seems like every time one of your videos pops up, it's on someone famous somehow. I apologize for thinking out loud tho.
Huh? What language? Im completely respectful of these heroes and their memories. It's clear in the way I tell their stories that I have nothing but the deepest appreciation; heck I even choke up once or twice!You must be referring to a different video 🤷♂️
Perhaps, if the word in the title offends you, you might not want to watch the video if you are so easily offended and triggered. I did not hear Mr. Ragone say anything that could be remotely considered offensive. On the contrary, he speaks honestly, respectfully, articulately, and reverently about all of these outstanding gentlemen and Heroes. The word Badass is a truly American compliment not a derogatory insult.
Never feel the need to apologize for getting choked up when describing a heroic actions. It is a testament to the men who sacrificed so much for their country. Thanks for what you do Nick.
Thank you. Al Blozis and Jack Lummus really hit me hard. Amazing men, all of them.
As a veteran, I just wanted to thank you Nick for highlighting & honoring all of these incredible athletes and their service to our country!
Thank you😢♥️🙏🏼🫡🫡
Two NFL players earned the MOH. See if they are here.
You forgot the MOH NFL player, a lineman, who survived. But Pat Tillman was a very great man.
Bum Phillips,the legendary Houston Oilers coach was a Marine in WW2.
@@ThisDate absolutely fantastic job
Bleir was a great guy. Served with him in 1969 Vietnam… 196th light infantry brigade
No way! Wow! ♥️♥️🙏🏼🙏🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🫡🫡
Man! My heart swells up with pride and my eyes are like I've been cutting onions. I vaguely remember Rocky during his playing days and remember Tom. I was just a kid and a big nfl fan back then. I hated the Steelers, Cowboys and yes the Giants during those days because of being a Redskins (Joe Gibbs) fan. Seeing the human side, and love for Country of all these players makes a person proud.
Beautifully said♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
So true. 👊🏼
I’m literally crying from proud tears of joy and remembrance… these men were my childhood hero’s… May you all rest in everlasting peace. 🇺🇸
Wow. Thank you♥️♥️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
As a Navy veteran and San Diego resident, I thank you for including Lt. Colonel Jerry Coleman, USMCR (ret.) Coleman was a great athlete and baseball announcer, and also a modest man who, like Ted Williams, considered his service in two wars as a Marine Corps pilot to be his greatest achievement. Coleman is interred at the National Cemetery just off the West departure end of MCAS Miramar in San Diego, where his flying leatherneck brothers streak overhead day and night, keeping watch and ensuring the sights and sounds of freedom remain in Americans' hearts. "You can hang a star on that one!"
Love Jerry. A true American original. Thank you for your service!
I was at the Murph when Jerry and Ted Williams got their full bird Colonel wings. I shed a few tears on that one.
Hi Nick - my middle son just graduated from has and is headed to college on an ROTC scholarship. Men like these highlighted in your video have had a profound influence on his desire to serve his country in the Army. He is also influenced by Father Emil Kaplan. A great American Chaplin who served in WII and Korea. Great account written by Mike Dowe a must read. Thanks for sharing the selflessness these men showed!
Kudos to your son, a fine young man and patriot. May God always bless him🙏🏼🙏🏼♥️♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸
Maurice Britt played for the Detroit Lions before WW2 and was awarded the Medal of Honor as an infantry officer in the 3rd Infantry Division.
Wow didn't know that! Need to look him up! Thanks!
As both a veteran and the father of two veteran sons I am so proud of you for bringing these sports/military heroes to are attention. As a sports fan and lover of history I did know about a number of these heroes, but not all of them. Thank you for this video and the others to come in the future.
Wow. Thank you. And god bless you and your amazing family♥️♥️♥️♥️🙏🏼🇺🇸🫡
Wow! Thank you for digging deep to uncover some of these lost or hidden stories of such stellar American athlete vombat Veterans. I never knew of some of these great men or the accounts of their selfless service to our Country. These guys all blow me away with their feats both on the playing field and battle field. Incredible discipline, dedication, courage, and badassness. Thank you, Brothers Ragone for keeping their memories alive. God bless them all. 🙏❤️🇺🇸💪
Absolutely! ♥️♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸🫡🫡🙏🏼🙏🏼
Nick, your videos are poetry to these incredible humans. I adored Rocky Bleier and Pat Tillman. I’m also a huge baseball fan. Thank you so much for your hard work!
Thank you, that means a lot to me and my brother♥️♥️👍👍👍🇺🇸
Well done! Their stories off the field deserved to be told. 👏
Thank you!!!
This is an excellent video. Thank you for putting it together. My only other comment is that I believe Warren Spahn deserved more than an honorable mention. His career was interrupted after one season 0:00 and he didn’t win his first game until he was 25 years old. He then went on to win 366 games, the most by a lefty, including 13 seasons of 20 wins or more. If his career hadn’t been interrupted he likely would likely. have become the second winningest pitcher in baseball history. In addition, he won more games than any other pitcher in the last 100 years.
During WW II he was awarded Purple Heart while serving in a combat engineering unit. He was the only ballplayer to receive a battlefield commission. He escaped death by stepping the Ludendorff Bridge a moment before it collapsed. He told me personally that his service helped his career because after his wartime experience there was never anything to be afraid of on a baseball diamond.
Bob Feller was great but he was also bitter because he felt his wartime experience prevented him from winning 300 games.
Good call on spahn, you're definitely right. Will elaborate in part 2. Our video remembering the 16 medal of honor recipients from DDay: th-cam.com/video/1jbhqcvnwwc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HrlxC3YMsmR28Y3X
Hey nick, another fantastic video. So many names I’ve never heard before and they shouldn’t be forgotten, they should always be remembered. Pat Tillman was definitely cut from the same cloth as all the greats from the world wars era. You are now my mortal enemy, 😂, I’m 66 years old and a life long patriots fan. I use to spend a lot of time in New York working and I was in Lake George the night your giants ruined our perfect season. Thanks for all you do, your TH-cam channel is very unique and special.
Thank you! Really appreciate it! And sorry about Eli .... twice! 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️👊👊
Ted Kroll golfer served WWII, Battle Bulge, Blier was a Marine, Roberto Clemente another Marine.
We did a video on Roberto, an amazing man!
Nice job. So many great athletes that were heroes, I had no idea. Thank You
Thank you! Our video remembering the 16 medal of honor recipients from DDay: th-cam.com/video/1jbhqcvnwwc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HrlxC3YMsmR28Y3X
I am a Vet and no hero, but the men you have so skillfully highlighted were the real deal.
You are, too♥️👊🇺🇸👍🙏🏼
This was an excellent episode. Thank you
Thanks!!!!Our video remembering the 16 medal of honor recipients from DDay: th-cam.com/video/1jbhqcvnwwc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HrlxC3YMsmR28Y3X
Outstanding Video. Today’s athletes could learn a lot from these men.
Thank you
Agree! Thank you! ♥️♥️Our special dday video comes out tomorrow: th-cam.com/video/1jbhqcvnwwc/w-d-xo.html
I cannot thank you enough for these informative videos that make me aware of so many valiant heroes who never spoke of their own accomplishments. I look forward to seeing more of these videos. It's absolutely necessary that all Americans know of these extraordinary people who served so we can enjoy our freedoms and way of life. God bless them all.
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How about Eddie Lebaron who stood 5'7" and played QB for the Washington Redskins in the late 50's and early 60's. He was also a decorated Marine Corps Lieutenant infantry officer in the Korean War, who was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Wow will definitely research him!
Thanks for the education of many of my sports hero's
Thanks for watching! More vids to come!
I'm here for the American heroes these men are, I'm a 😮subscriber after realizing I hadn't already
Thank you! 👊 Check out our Hollywood Heroes part 2: th-cam.com/video/BLrPnMzOSXk/w-d-xo.html
Good video. All great great guys, very patriotic. Just to add a side note, Pat Tillman had a brother that was looking at a very promising baseball career, he joined the US Army along side Pat and they served together.
Wow didn't know that!
Another is Larry Nelson who won the U.S. Open golf tournament and the PGA Championship in the 1980s. When asked about the pressure of playing PGA tournament golf, he mentioned that he had been a point man in Viet Nam. He said after that golf pressure was nothing. A point man is the guy who went out ahead of the other soldiers to draw fire so the rest knew where the enemy was.
Wow great call on Larry.As a golfer I should have included him. Part 2!
After his career was over, Rocky Blier had surgery to remove scar tissue in his foot. And they found shrapnel in there. Also look at Christy Mattheson, part of the inaugural class in baseball Hall of Fame, had part of his career affected by a poisonous gas attack in World War 1.
Wow didn't know that!!! Amazing!
7/1/2024
I am so glad that your opening pitch, (no pun intended), was Bob Feller, it was a strike. Through a somewhat round about method, I personally knew Bob when I was about 10 years old, He was my hero.
After his major league career he worked for the Cleveland Indians, for nearly the rest of his life. All of the kids I knew liked him, a few wanted to be like him. I sometimes wonder just how many baseballs he signed for kids, I had one, Oh that's not quite right. He gave my dad one, for me, a ball signed by the entire 1954 Indians staff and team, his name was the biggest
Your right, genuine bad ass.
Wow amazing!
Please do episode 2,3,4 and 5 😁
Absolutely will do!!!♥️♥️♥️
Here is what i think..after watching the top ten badasses.. subbed up immediately. And glad i found your channel..very well done sir!
Wow thank you! We appreciate you!♥️🙏🏼
Outstanding Presentation! As, a Nam Marine Combat Vet besides Ted Williams and Jerry Coleman. Lt. Col Ernest 'Big Ernie' Cheatham USMC Commanded the 2nd. Bn. 5th Marines in Hue City during Jan - Feb 68. He was not a 'Famous' Athlete. He briefly played professional football. Drafted 248th in 1951 by the Pittsburgh Steelers he only played 6 games and later played 2 more for the Baltimore Colts. Retired a Major General. He is also from my hometown of Long Beach, Ca. I served under his command in VN.
G/2/5 An Hoa 68-69
Thank you for your service!♥️♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸
Awesome n interesting upload. Some of the athletes/veterans I knew of while others I was educated as committed patriots !
Kudos for vid. New subscriber because of this vid. Anticipating ur next one. Peace
Thank you♥️♥️♥️ Greatly appreciate it! 👊 Check out our Hollywood Heroes part 2: th-cam.com/video/BLrPnMzOSXk/w-d-xo.html
@@ThisDate Thanks for HEADS UP on part 2 of upload !
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Im a VET, and just found your channel. Thankyou. Liked and Subd! John Glenn was My dad's Wingman as well when Glenn flew F86's with Dad.
Wow! Wow!!!!!!!! God bless him. Enjoy all our vids!!!!!🇺🇸♥️
@@ThisDate thats him in my profile pic, by the way....Blessings to you and your channel....
Nice!
thank you for a wonderful presentation to these men. 👍
Thank you for watching ♥️
Great video.
Salute to all of these fine men 🫡 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you! We did a video on hollywood heroes, part 3 th-cam.com/video/9IV0ti6LYWs/w-d-xo.html
Amazing men , not sure if we’ll see anyone like them ever again
Well said!
This is great! Super video about real heroes. What a different time we have now.
Thank you! More to come! 👊 Check out our Hollywood Heroes part 2: th-cam.com/video/BLrPnMzOSXk/w-d-xo.html
AWESOME... and thank you....
Thanks! Our video remembering the 16 medal of honor recipients from DDay: th-cam.com/video/1jbhqcvnwwc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HrlxC3YMsmR28Y3X
You can.
Sum this all up by saying, the greatest generation of which my father was one of.
May they all rest in peace
Beautifully said♥️♥️♥️Our video remembering the 16 medal of honor recipients from DDay: th-cam.com/video/1jbhqcvnwwc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HrlxC3YMsmR28Y3X
Love the stories of all these great athletes that served this country. Remember Rockys story when i was a kid growing up. As a Colts fan it was hard to root for the Steelers but it wasn't hard rooting for Rocky.
Amazing man!
Great guys one and all, we are all brothers in Arms..
Amen!
I bumped into a couple minor leaguers during my first Air Force enlistment in 1969. One was a two-tour Vietnam vet now security supervisor in a bomber alert area where I was a "jeep" security sentry guarding one or two of those planes. I remember him talking about getting out and getting his spot back.
Wow! Amazing!
Best ever. Great Heroes, I thank you for this unreal information on These men that are now my favorite Americans EVER !
Thank you ♥️♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸
Ted Williams was my dad's hero, my dad, who also served in WWII in the Navy.
God bless your Dad!
@ThisDate thank you 🙏 he passed in 2017 after a giving life of service. He also served 30 years in the Detroit Police Department .💪👍
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More great heroes. We need them now more than ever. I really enjoy your videos. God Bless. 🫡🇺🇸🙏
Thank you♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Great video, thx!!👍🏽🇺🇸
Thanks!♥️♥️
this video made me subscribe.. excellent video.. jack lummus, your reaction was right on..
Wow thank you. We appreciate it. Enjoy our other vids. We have a special dday vid coming out. You'll enjoy it.
well done sir. outstanding job
Thank you!!!!♥️
God bless them all, thank you for your service
Amen!
As a retired Army Vet I can only say WOW!!! So impressive!
Thank you!!! And thank you for your service! Check out our video on Top 10 Hollwood Heroes: th-cam.com/video/IRM4-mesfI4/w-d-xo.html
Joe Louis. Defended his heavyweight title twice, as an active duty soldier, donating his purse to the Army and Navy Relief Funds. These weren't exhibitions, but actual title fights.
Yes we discussed him!
Heaven is for Heroes, May They R.I.P.
Thank you!
@@ThisDate Touche' (smile)
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Thank you, thank you for this. This is the kind of history, the stories of varied lives, that would (and do) benefit Americans today. It should be a part of every child’s curriculum as they learn of their country’s heritage…. so press on, press on !
Thank you and we agree! More vids to come, including a DDAY video!
Ted Williams was the greatest baseball player of all times he was that good. Ted owned the goat.
Agree!
Landry and Lombardi coached in NY, Landry D Lombardi O.
True. Pretty amazing.
Thank you Nick.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for a great video. Super tribute to guys that deserve our respect. If you do follow up honoring more heroes, I would like to submit Coach Ralph “Shug” Jordan. He landed Normandy and Okinawa. Patton named his jeep the “War Eagle” after hearing Jordan’s Auburn story. National Championship in 1957.
Wow! Will definitely research him!!!
Before Tom Landry became a head coach he war a player coach and defensive coordinator for the great Giants teams of the 1950s. He developed the 4-3 defense that was copied by every pro team.
Wow amazing. What a man!
@@ThisDate Speaking of the 1950s Giants there's HOF safety Emlen Tunnell who served in the Coast Guard and was decorated for saving the life of a shipmate when their ship was torpedoed.
Definitely will look him up!
Ted William's was one of the greatest Americans of all time.
Absolutely!
Orioles CF Al Bumbry was a platoon leader in Viet Nam and received the Bronze Star.
Wow! Had no idea!
9:16 Rocky was the reason I became a Steelers fan
Wow very cool. Love the Rock!
Roger Staubach, played for the naval academy and served in the navy. Did a tour in Nam.
Amazing!
Wow, American hero’s and stellar athletes. This makes me so sad, because even before you said it, sadly we wouldn’t have many men and women doing what these athletes and movie stars did in the time of need. I’m a USAF and Oklahoma Air National Guard veteran and politics or not, I get my care at the VA hospital. I have seen- t ran$ walking the halls now full on little mini skirts, makeup on over the beards, pig tails one getting in their car with bumper stickers showing their colors blatantly. Americans are not aware they are paying for this. I believe some (and I’m sure the word has spread), get in the military and then you can get everything paid for. During the pan* there were pamphlets all over the place specifically for this group on what they had available how to get what they “needed”.
I am grateful for all those who served before me and had to endure so much more. Especially those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. I have realized they really endured so much more. I was stationed in Okinawa many, many years later during the gulf war so no where near any combat. I was medical field.
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The Cowboys had to wait 4 years for Roger Staubach to finish his service in the Navy during Vietnam.
Amazing he was. What a leader.
I want to say thank you to all those men who gave everything up to stand up for our United States of America, not like "private bone spurs" who got out of the draft 5 times, once for claiming he had bone spurs. But one that Nick didn't mention is George William (Bill) McAfee who was a signalman in WW ll and took a piece of shrapnel which ended his career with the Chicago Bears. Bill played for George Halas in the most famous of games with the Washington Redskins. Bill made five interceptions as a DB in a wild game with Chicago winning 73 to 0. Bill went on to become a logger and I worked on his crew in the mid 70's
Wow! Beautiful said❤️
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Nick, Thank You for bringing attention to these Wonderful Americans.
I have found that most Men of Severe Combat do Not speak of their Experience.
One of these Men, I believe, is Arte Moreno, Owner of The Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball.
Mr. Moreno was drafted out of high school and fought in combat in Viet Nam. There is Not much written about His experience. After His military service He went on, received His college degree, and worked in advertising. He built His company into a multi billion dollar business, sold it, and bought the Los Angeles Angels in 2003.
Mr. Moreno keeps most of His personal life private, but for what I know about The Viet Nam War, if He fought in combat, it was No picnic.
Though during His ownership of The Angels they have not been Hughe successes in the league standings, Mr. Moreno and His wife Carole have Hugely impacted The Phoenix and Southern California Communities. Their efforts to improve children’s lives largely goes unnoticed by the media and the general public.
Heroes don’t seek acclaim for their efforts, they seek results.
May God Continue to Bless Arte and Carole Moreno!!!!
Wow! Thank you! Will definitely research him some more! Really appreciate it!
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Nick, Where do you stand on Stan Musial. I say “he was a coward”!!!
He cultivated his strong standing with his liberal media friends and gave the impression, because he wore a military uniform that he served his country and took the same risk of those that fought in combat. He was Not in the Class of Feller, Williams, Greenberg, Barra, and thousands of others who put their lives at risk and in many cases sacrificed their lives for their country.
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Nick, can You also research Daniel Reid Topping, USMC. Dan Topping was an owner, along with Del Webb, of the NY Yankees. I found that he served in the Marine Corps during WWll, but not much else.
Thanks, Bob
Being that Im in STL and met Stan, Im gonna take a pass🤦♂️
We need to see parts 2 and 3 and...
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I met the Rock 20 years ago. What a great guy.
Nice. What did you think of the video?
All the men that fight in this war we're all heroes these men were extremely brave to do what they did I can't imagine going through that and I'm a vet thankfully it was at the end of Vietnam I didn't have to see battle like that another war that could have been avoided and yet we still fighting wars to this day why can't humans learn to live with one another in peace and harmony the insatiable need for humans to kill one another it's been since the beginning of time an exists to this day when is humanity going to finally learn to live in peace and harmony
Beautifully said🇺🇸♥️
I like Rocky too. Watched him play a couple of times. He made the team thanks to Art Rooney Sr. Why you might ask. IMO Rocky had wnt to Notre Dame and they were both Catholic.
Amazing man he is. Love the Rock!
True American heroes…God bless them all.
Thank you for watching!
The guy who played OC in Miracle became a green beret. Eventually his PTSD overpowered his life and committed suicide. Michael Mantenuto, R.I.P.
Wow! Amazing!🙏🏼🙏🏼
I hope you will Hank Bauer in a future video.
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Would love to see a video like this on Pro Wrestlers
Good thought, will look into it!
What an amazing group of TRUE PATRIOTS !!!!
Thank you all so very much for your Courageous Service and Sacrifice to America 🇺🇸 !!!!!!
Thanks for watching!
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Thank you for your time and effort to tell everyone about these amazing PATRIOTS AND HERO'S !!!!!
THEY SHOULD NEVER BE FORGOTTEN !!!!
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You missed Christy Mathewson and Barney Ross.
Part 2!
How much did we miss them
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Emlen Tunnell. US Coast Guard. NFL HOF.
Amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Although he did not die in combat Nile Kinnick Heisman Trophy winner Naval Aviator plane developed an oil leak perished never played a day in the pros. At Iowa he played baseball with Bob Feller.
Definitely doing something on him.
Thank you
Tom Landry was a man for all time.
Absolutely!
Happy Father's Day! 💯🇺🇸
Same!
Meo Berg needs to be discussed in part II.
Absolutely! An amazing man.
I see a resemblance between you and Ted Williams a little bit, I don't know
FUN FACT: My Irish Mother's best friend was Mickey Mantle's youngest sister Barbara here in Oklahoma City. My Irish mother look just like Lucille Ball, raised in an all Italian Town out east ended up here in Oklahoma City. She could speak Italian better than she could Irish.
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Your right
Thank you!
Didn't know about Tom Landry
Amazing man!
Thanks for your work on this video. Go usa
Thank you!♥️🇺🇸
This is a wonderful video!! 👏🏻👍🏼🫡🇺🇸
All gave some, some gave all. 😢
Thank you!
Of the 16.1 million Americans who served in WWII, including my late father and uncle, only about 80 thousand remain. Their numbers are declining at an exponential rate; almost all will be gone in 10-12 years. A sad day when it occurs.
Actually more than 1 pro athlete quit to join service after 9/11
Who else?
you said Yogi Berra was "draFTED" by the Yankees in 1943, there was no baseball draft until 1965.
Amazing hero indeed. God bless them all.
Heisman winner Nile Kinnick
Yup doing a video on him!
What about Roger Staubach?
Will be in part 2 for sure!
Thats why im a marine not army
Semper Fi!
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Thanks!
Our nation doesn't produce men like Bob Feller anymore.
Sadly no!
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Moe Berg
He'll be in part 2.
I wanted to comment about this but I don’t think you would understand me. You have a great video yet again but I have this strange problem. First let me tell you that I’ve worked the computer industry for 22+ years countless working doubles and triple eight hour shifts. My brain is to this day hyper analytical. The point I want to speak of I is very early in the video I paused and opened my notes and began typing. Then I played your video. Now everything you spoke of when you brought up the greatest generation and this group of people I wrote down verbatim as if I heard it subliminally first. I’ve done this far too many times to speak of. Countless times I did this while listening to David Wilkerson and Billy Graham sermons. I’d pause, write like I simply had too and poof there is everything they were gonna say before I heard it. So there’s no sense in me copying what you said as my comment. I can do this with movies and just general conversations with random people as well. I’m not clairvoyant nor esp. I don’t have a clue at what this is all about either. Oh well. It’s kinda like having a song in your head and turning on the radio only to be at that same exact verse.
Wow. Amazing stuff. Appreciate your sharing. 👊👊
What constantly comes-to-mind is your #45 president's attitude toward combatants as 'losers-&-suckers' supported by millions who're beneficiaries of sacrifices .. !
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Muhammed Ali?
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I don't want to appear rude, but highlighting people who served in the military just because they are actors or sports figures is insulting to all those who served who were just ordinary people.
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@@ThisDate You are correct. I have not watched all your videos. I am subscribed to your channel. It just seems like every time one of your videos pops up, it's on someone famous somehow. I apologize for thinking out loud tho.
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I wish you wouldn’t use the language you use.
Huh? What language? Im completely respectful of these heroes and their memories. It's clear in the way I tell their stories that I have nothing but the deepest appreciation; heck I even choke up once or twice!You must be referring to a different video 🤷♂️
Perhaps, if the word in the title offends you, you might not want to watch the video if you are so easily offended and triggered.
I did not hear Mr. Ragone say anything that could be remotely considered offensive. On the contrary, he speaks honestly, respectfully, articulately, and reverently about all of these outstanding gentlemen and Heroes. The word Badass is a truly American compliment not a derogatory insult.