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Ngl, “Operation: Beaver Drop” sounds like a fun euphemism I would 100% believe was created by a bunch of veterans, but the reality is no disappointment either.
@@soonerfrac4611 wasn't that based on true events too? It's been like 20 years since I'd seen the movie but I'm pretty sure we also drop-shipped an elephant to Vietnam. Logistics is America's greatest asset lol
Im a Wildlife Biologist, and you could write a book on all the wacky methods we use in this line of work. We catch turkeys using a net attached to literal rockets. We airdrop fish like a C130 to stock lakes. We catch Elk by sending a guy in a helicopter with a NET GUN. Low funding, sparse manpower, and remote locations are a breeding ground for innovation.
I'm honestly fascinated by wildlife biology. It's the only job where you in the name of gathering meaningful data you can violate almost every law involving the animal in any way that would get anyone else's thrown in prison due to inability to pay all the citations. 😂
As a native Idahoan that’s the most Idaho story I’ve ever heard in my life. Just yeeting beavers out the back of an airplane with parachutes. I love my state.
Wholeheartedly agree. This is very Idaho. We are similar to grunts and farmers (a lot of us are both of those things, tbh) it won't be safe, it won't look good, but it'll get done and it'll work.
You paint an imaginative picture of some dedicated folks strapping angry beavers on high strung horses to pack into the wilderness. Fun job , high stakes, low returns. And that ONE beaver riding the parachuting box like SlimPickins riding The Bomb in Dr. Strangelove. Keep 'em coming.
On thing people do not talk about is that a big part of the Dust Bowl was that the destruction of the beaver population led to the loss of wetlands and large scale loss of alluvial plains. This led to large scale desertification and thus the dust bowl. One of many factors, but the loss of beavers and their management of the river and streams of the greater Mississippi and Ohio river systems.
"If the other 75 beavers figured out or and you didn't... it's probably on you." 9:57 This is the first video from this channel I've watched, but this line made me subscribe.
Geronimo was my sister's spirit animal. When we were younger our parents took us to Bush Gardens. We practically had to drag her on to the roller coaster. As soon as it was over she ran, full speed back to do it again.
1. Beavers are my favorite animal as well and for the same exact reasons. They are nature's Engineers. 2. Spotted Cow is in fact one of America's best beers. It is damn near a felony that Wisconsin keeps it all to themselves.
So true! My family is from Wisconsin, and everytime I go there I bring back cases of that glorious nectar. When I was younger I would sneak my beers from my dad’s spotted cow stash, and I always wondered why he was so upset... Now I know, I was taking the poor man’s Wisconsin spotted.
Loving this series of long form documentaries! And I’d love to see a video on Colonel Sir Ronald Thomas Stewart Macpherson aka the Kilted Killer! In WW2 he ran around behind enemy lines in occupied France in full Highland battle dress blowing up bridges and ambushing armoured columns. But better yet he pulled off one of the greatest deceptions during the war managing to bluff a German Major General into surrendering 23,000 German soldiers. He would go on to lead the partisans in Itali to disrupt the German infrastructure and defences. One of Scotlands many great heroes from our history. He’s pretty much Scotland’s Sniper Elite.
I didn't realize this wasn't well known because my 2nd grade teacher taught us about this. We actually saw the film, it's been many years but I remember it was about 20 or 30 min. long, and she showed it to us as what protecting the environment meant concerning wild animals. And I mean the actual film, streaming and dvds didn't exist, and I don't think my school wanted to purchase vcrs yet because they already had several actual movie projectors, the kind that used actual film reels, that the teachers would check out from storage as needed. I know my school had access to some film library so the school didn't need to maintain the films shown to us kids and the teachers would check out materials, keep it for a week or two, and then return them. So I remember watching this documentary about the gov. officials making the boxes, testing them, putting the beavers in, and dropping them out into the wilderness. I also remember seeing a beaver falling from a great height, (yes that was caught too) and my teacher saying that the beaver was surely fine, because the whole idea of flying in beavers and parachuting them into new homes was successful. She probably didn't was 2nd grade kids getting worried about the animals.
As someone who has had to tear apart a beaver dam, I have an enormous amount of respect for their abilities. It took as a year or so to encourage a local beaver family to move a ways downstream to a place where it was better suited for everyone. They're happy, we're happy, and they've got a really impressive dam and lodge now. When they take down some trees, I tell people that "beavers gotta beav."
Yes, I've torn holes in beaver dams that were waist high, to slide a jon-boat through it. And OVERNIGHT the beavers repair the dam with as far as I could tell, brand new branches and mud.
Idahoan here, we still do this in certain areas of Idaho and have started sending some down into Nevada, New Mexico, and Arizona to help rebuild the natural wetlands they destroyed back in the day hunting them to extinction in those areas. We also have fire fighting planes we use to restock alpine lakes of fish, just fly over and bombs away into the lakes 😂
Fellow idahoan here. I can attest these farm boys from Idaho are like this. My uncle was an idaho fish and game warden. Idaho fish and game guys are a whole nother level! He would overnight wild animals, in cages obviously, he was called to catch around the community at his house so they could be relocated the next day and it was just another day at his house!
10/10. You are not just incredibly effective at storytelling, but the random pop-culture references and associated editing required to pull those into your videos seamlessly would leave any Marine heavily salivating as if they’re guarding a thicc pack of Crayola Ripits.
"Look at this absolute "Chad" just manhandling that beaver into that crate with no safety equipment. No gloves. No iPro. Nothing." My God. That madman. He didn't even have a PT Belt on.
The possibility that the one beaver that didn't survive chewed its way through the box is proof that if the boxes didn't open the beavers trapped inside would have figured it out. Also probably part of the reason they used wood for the boxes.
Also, when rapidly dropping beavers, the angle of approach needs to be very accurate or else the beaver will crumple and convulse and the stick man will writhe with pain.
"obviously we're not going to put all our beavers in one basket" I dont know when or how, but I will find a way to use that quote in a future conversation.
Scale of landings: If you can reuse the plane the next day, it's a great landing. If you walk away from it, it was a good landing. If you need help walking away from it, it was an okay landing. If no one survives, it was a bad landing. If the *runway* doesn't survive, it was a Jingles landing. Rear Admiral Jingles: the only man to ever Jingles land a fucking SUBMARINE.
Band of Beavers... Sounds like a new sorority. Also, minus a few obvious exceptions, it sounds like Geronimo was well on his way to a Senior Parachutist badge 😉
Iv got a recommendation for a video on the most bad ass Army Surgeon to serve in WWII. CPT. Carlos Alden Jr. Made the first combat jumps in US Army History, captured and escaped on two separate occasions, commended for his actions from LTG Yarborough as “the most gallant Paratrooper doctor of them all”, and LTG Gavin as “the bravest of the brave, and with that a splendid combat doctor”
I used to work for a science center with a nature trail. We sent electric trams down the trail, so the beaver who desperately wanted to turn the beginning of the trail into a swamp was not appreciated. We named him Bob the Builder. It was not an endearment. We were much happier with his cousin, Justin, who lived on the other side of the trail.
so happy to see Dagget and Norbert referenced in 2024. not only that but heard about this story a long time ago and then again recently and was like "I wonder when TFE is gonna cover this?"
Honestly, I am just glad beavers don't live much more than a decade. The idea that there is a beaver in the world with more jumps than me (zero) would be disheartening.
Geronimo the beaver has more jumps than most airborne soldiers. And loved it. You can tell me I'm wrong about the number of jumps, but not the desire to get those numbers. Never met a trooper who genuinely loved jumping
To be fair, $30 per colony in 1948 would be almost $400 per colony in todays money. Still crazy that they managed to do it that cost effectively and that efficiently, that's amazing! And the fact that they filmed it makes it EVEN BETTER!
All your descriptions of what a modern project looks like made me think of the recent deer cull in BC. The government decided to hire foreign sharpshooters instead of locals and they hunted from a helicopter with illegal firearms. Instead of just putting out more hunting tags that year, and making money, they spent millions and pissed off the locals.
Ck out the Beavers at Plum Run below Little Round Top at Gettysburg battlefield. They created a pond where a swamp and stream were. NPS has to decide to be historically accurate or environmentally friendly.
Why are veterans so good at planning stuff? Like yeah is it gonna be 100% safe, or legal - probably not, but it's gonna work lol. I love our veterans, you guys have the best stories and best adventures. Hope you're doing Nick!
This is one of my favorite videos and you're right the government will find a way to waste hundreds of thousands of dollars when something can be done for about $300 or $400
I would love to see you do a video of the Seabees supporting Henderson Field on Guadalcanal; it is a combination of all the things you love: Big Dad Energy, S.T.E.A.L.'ing, and doing it better than the enemy. For example, when they arrived the Seabees found 8 japanese compaction rollers, but six did not run. Instead of working with only two, the seabees rigged 6 INOP rollers behind two bulldozers and towed the caravan of compation rollers to get things done with all 8 rollers. They built a 5-ton crane using tractor winches, Japanese structural metal frames, and an amphibious tank motor. This left them enough time to figure out how to build and operate two ice plants on a remote island in the Pacific. The more you climb into this story, the more you're gonna love it.
Fuck yes my man! Also posting again for a story or maybe mini series involving Tibor Rubin! I think you would do a great job at telling shorter but still in depth stories on people like Tibor Rubin and other MOH stories that don’t fit a full video
#76 chewed his way out.... and jumped...75' off the ground. I can't get the mindset of that beaver out of my head. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Hot damn. splat.
"Get their jump wings while doing their Band of Beavers re-enactment" "It's a Pine box, and that's a beaver. Literally the only animal... known for cutting down trees with it's f***ing face!" LMAO.
Just so everyone knows. Much like a few dozen other comments pointing this out. A beaver's dam is not just their home. It's their frig. If a beaver hears running water. The panic like we all do. When someone leaves the frig door open.
Looked into doing a video on Benjamin Louis Salomon? Dentist that won the Medal of Honor, with something like 100 kills in one fight. I forget where I read it sadly but the top comment was "well this makes sense, no one can dish out pain and suffering like a dentist."
Navy guy here. I don't think many people are aware of the CIWS. What it can do and why it's important to have an R2-D2 with a hard on. I believe the Army has them on trailers too so that's fun. Freaking robot gatling gun from GE that decides what it wants to shoot. Just be happy it can't connect to Skynet because it runs on a cassette tape instead of AI.
Please please PLEASE do a video of Athens, Tennessee. If you're not familiar with it then you will absolutely LOVE learning about it. And if you are familiar with it then you know its worth while topic.
Please you gotta do a video on Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart!! His story is up there with Roy Benavidez in terms of badassery. Absolutely insane story, can’t believe he survived everything he went through. He might just have the most badass Wikipedia page in existence 😂🔥
Shoutout to Robot Chicken at the end! That was great! Ronald Reagan once said, "The nine scariest words in the English language are 'I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.'" Once you get the Gubmint out of the way, we Americans get shit done QUICKLY and CHEAPLY. I'd estimate 70% of the cost of new things (from ice trays to half-mile high buildings, from cars to planes and roads) is because of ridiculous Gubmint regulations designed to get more money to politicians' friends.....
Hey TFE I love the content and you’re probably my favorite documentary-ish creator and have been for some time! Any chance you could do some older western world history like Alexander the Great or just Ancient Rome. I know it’s off brand but a Roman Empire TFE video would be the best thing to ever grace the vast clusterfuck which is modern TH-cam
I couldn’t help but watch this. Honestly my favorite story of beavers and want that thumbnail picture on a shirt! Absolutely happy that this was caught on film. When people could just do what is right without spending millions.
A big company here in my hometown has been trying to drain a large section of swampland for the past 4 years, so they can develop on it. They added 10 huge drains that are now constantly being dammed by the beavers that live there. Imagine a multimillion dollar company stopped in its tracks by a handful of beavers. 🦫
Better a beaver addicted to parachuting.than a grizzly hooked on trank darts. And Yes a national park a few decades ago had one. He would cause just enough hassle to get darted and relocated.but come right back and repeat the process.
Beaver Captain Geronimo: "Alright, listen up! This is coming from high command directly. Our job is simple. Make landfall. Head to the nearest water source. Dam it up. We'll hold until reinforcements arrive. In the meantime we gotta keep those dams up and blend in with the locals. Intel says they're friendly but keep an eye out for hostile forces. Just remember your training and you'll come out of it alive. Link up."
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I just want you to know, yes I watch the advertisements to do my part in helping the channel.... No I can't afford to do anything else.... Life sucks lol....
Things like this make you wonder just how long America is going to continue...or, how it has survived.
Lol.
Humans: "....."
Beavers: "....."
Humans: "...fortify everything?"
Beavers: " *everything* "
Rogal dorn if he was an animal
Not going to give upvote 70 and mess up your streak, but consider it given
@@dwaynemandac1245 "Yeeeeeeeessssssss"
😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mission accomplished...river blocked....new lake forming.... awaiting further orders from command!!!
Ngl, “Operation: Beaver Drop” sounds like a fun euphemism I would 100% believe was created by a bunch of veterans, but the reality is no disappointment either.
Yeah
GIs: Beaver? Heck yeah!...Bummer, you meant real beavers.
Disney did Operation Dumbo Drop, we need Beaver Drop!
Sounds like a fun USO show 😂
@@soonerfrac4611 wasn't that based on true events too? It's been like 20 years since I'd seen the movie but I'm pretty sure we also drop-shipped an elephant to Vietnam. Logistics is America's greatest asset lol
Im a Wildlife Biologist, and you could write a book on all the wacky methods we use in this line of work. We catch turkeys using a net attached to literal rockets. We airdrop fish like a C130 to stock lakes. We catch Elk by sending a guy in a helicopter with a NET GUN. Low funding, sparse manpower, and remote locations are a breeding ground for innovation.
Would you say that the necessary solutions are often...
Wild?
@@Liam_Pattonyou beat me to it xD
Was gonna say the same thing
Good job and have a good rest of your day! :D
I'm honestly fascinated by wildlife biology. It's the only job where you in the name of gathering meaningful data you can violate almost every law involving the animal in any way that would get anyone else's thrown in prison due to inability to pay all the citations. 😂
@@danorris5235 a "hold my beer"ologist
I saw some turkeys caught that way on one of the Game Warden shows on AP. Looked pretty sweet!
Rogal Dorn: Absolutely perfect. What is your secret, small creature?
Beaver: **[buck toothed creature noises]**
Rogal Dorn: Outstanding.
I can read that in the TTS voice.
"Yeeeeeeeeeeesss..."
@weldonwin
"I am Fortifying this position."
".... WHY!?"
"The best offense is a good defense"
"THAT'S NOT EVEN HOW THAT GOES!"
Never thought I'd see a 40k reference in the comment section of the chubby electron guy about beavers
@@StraightKnots More than that a TTS reference, because SCREW GW AND THEIR CRUSADE AGAINST FUN!!!
As a native Idahoan that’s the most Idaho story I’ve ever heard in my life. Just yeeting beavers out the back of an airplane with parachutes. I love my state.
Thats what i was gonna say
Me three.
Wholeheartedly agree. This is very Idaho. We are similar to grunts and farmers (a lot of us are both of those things, tbh) it won't be safe, it won't look good, but it'll get done and it'll work.
I'd be proud of that also ! Lmao
Washingtonian here, I was driving I90 heading east through Snoqualmie Pass and passed an Idaho SUV with the license plate "YEEEET" the other day.
"Turn the AC on to domesticate the wind so my balls aren't hot" is my favorite phrase. I'm mad i never thought of it before.
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You paint an imaginative picture of some dedicated folks strapping angry beavers on high strung horses to pack into the wilderness. Fun job , high stakes, low returns. And that ONE beaver riding the parachuting box like SlimPickins riding The Bomb in Dr. Strangelove.
Keep 'em coming.
Two beavers are sitting in a pond. "Hey, you want to go parachuting?" One asks the other.
"Gnaw."
ROFL! Comedy gold right here. Kudos! ^-^
That is so fucking stupid. I love it
"But why "WOOD"n't you?"
“Not today. Me and the Missus have territory to populate.”😉
"Well, _damn..."_
*"I already did."*
Leave it to beaver
having a line like "because i need to pay bills" is the best reason to ever watch a sponsorship. Respected.
On thing people do not talk about is that a big part of the Dust Bowl was that the destruction of the beaver population led to the loss of wetlands and large scale loss of alluvial plains. This led to large scale desertification and thus the dust bowl. One of many factors, but the loss of beavers and their management of the river and streams of the greater Mississippi and Ohio river systems.
Didn't know this, thank you for sharing!
Things I learned today: this
I was today years old when I learned this. Thank you
"If the other 75 beavers figured out or and you didn't... it's probably on you." 9:57
This is the first video from this channel I've watched, but this line made me subscribe.
I've spent more money than that to move a beaver from a restaurant to my bedroom.
@Maximus43968
The amount of logistics and money required to secure your own personal beaver is mind numbing!
Priceless.
Angry, was she?
😂😂😂😂
You aren't the only one
Geronimo was my sister's spirit animal. When we were younger our parents took us to Bush Gardens. We practically had to drag her on to the roller coaster. As soon as it was over she ran, full speed back to do it again.
Beaver.... "Is that dust on your jump wings!?" Other beaver.... " No it's sawdust!" - band of beavers
Nick, please make a T-shirt "Idaho, yeet'n Beavers" with a Beaver in a WW2 helmet parachuting.
Yes I second that
I will buy that "Idaho, yeet'n Beavers since 1947"
I would for sure buy that!
Best shirt idea ever.
Idaho Beaver Yeeters
1. Beavers are my favorite animal as well and for the same exact reasons. They are nature's Engineers.
2. Spotted Cow is in fact one of America's best beers. It is damn near a felony that Wisconsin keeps it all to themselves.
So true! My family is from Wisconsin, and everytime I go there I bring back cases of that glorious nectar. When I was younger I would sneak my beers from my dad’s spotted cow stash, and I always wondered why he was so upset... Now I know, I was taking the poor man’s Wisconsin spotted.
Fun fact: Beavers and Otters have garage fridges. (Stored food in cold places outside of main home for later)
Ah the good old beer fridge
Beavers eat their own 💩
Loving this series of long form documentaries!
And I’d love to see a video on Colonel Sir Ronald Thomas Stewart Macpherson aka the Kilted Killer!
In WW2 he ran around behind enemy lines in occupied France in full Highland battle dress blowing up bridges and ambushing armoured columns. But better yet he pulled off one of the greatest deceptions during the war managing to bluff a German Major General into surrendering 23,000 German soldiers. He would go on to lead the partisans in Itali to disrupt the German infrastructure and defences.
One of Scotlands many great heroes from our history.
He’s pretty much Scotland’s Sniper Elite.
To be fair, a lot of those Highland plaids will blend into natural environments in a scary way. It's non-intuitive, but it works.
@@suburbanbanshee true enough aye, but no an ideal thing to wear when you’ve got a 300,000 Francs bounty on your head!
@@Sparky_Sct Look you gotta be man enough to wear a kilt in the first place, you think 300K Francs is going to be anything to stop him?
@@trynnallen aye goes without saying, my point being it makes the fact he avoided capture in France that bit more impressive!
I didn't realize this wasn't well known because my 2nd grade teacher taught us about this. We actually saw the film, it's been many years but I remember it was about 20 or 30 min. long, and she showed it to us as what protecting the environment meant concerning wild animals. And I mean the actual film, streaming and dvds didn't exist, and I don't think my school wanted to purchase vcrs yet because they already had several actual movie projectors, the kind that used actual film reels, that the teachers would check out from storage as needed. I know my school had access to some film library so the school didn't need to maintain the films shown to us kids and the teachers would check out materials, keep it for a week or two, and then return them. So I remember watching this documentary about the gov. officials making the boxes, testing them, putting the beavers in, and dropping them out into the wilderness. I also remember seeing a beaver falling from a great height, (yes that was caught too) and my teacher saying that the beaver was surely fine, because the whole idea of flying in beavers and parachuting them into new homes was successful. She probably didn't was 2nd grade kids getting worried about the animals.
As someone who has had to tear apart a beaver dam, I have an enormous amount of respect for their abilities. It took as a year or so to encourage a local beaver family to move a ways downstream to a place where it was better suited for everyone. They're happy, we're happy, and they've got a really impressive dam and lodge now. When they take down some trees, I tell people that "beavers gotta beav."
Yeah, I've torn apart a beaver dam too, and DANG those rodents build better than some American contractors.
@@arzamarsh1146they're not making a Beaver house
It's a Beaver home
Yes, I've torn holes in beaver dams that were waist high, to slide a jon-boat through it. And OVERNIGHT the beavers repair the dam with as far as I could tell, brand new branches and mud.
Every time Nic dunks on Minnesota, an angel gets its wings.
Hey!! That’s crazy talk.
Don’t piss off MN redheads.
Idahoan here, we still do this in certain areas of Idaho and have started sending some down into Nevada, New Mexico, and Arizona to help rebuild the natural wetlands they destroyed back in the day hunting them to extinction in those areas. We also have fire fighting planes we use to restock alpine lakes of fish, just fly over and bombs away into the lakes 😂
Don't ever grow up but this beavers story is awesome! Thanks for sharing and i love your videos sir! No disrespect but much love within all aspects!
Fellow idahoan here. I can attest these farm boys from Idaho are like this. My uncle was an idaho fish and game warden. Idaho fish and game guys are a whole nother level! He would overnight wild animals, in cages obviously, he was called to catch around the community at his house so they could be relocated the next day and it was just another day at his house!
Nic describing beavers traveling by truck, reminds me of when Eli flew Nic to Texas by Sun Country.
Cuts down trees with its fucking face. My Uber passenger died laughing
0:02 I'm assuming this story is about the first all female group of airborne infantry.
10/10. You are not just incredibly effective at storytelling, but the random pop-culture references and associated editing required to pull those into your videos seamlessly would leave any Marine heavily salivating as if they’re guarding a thicc pack of Crayola Ripits.
Beavers doing beaver things. One of my favorite TH-cam channels.
Your writing and storytelling is next level. I'm amazed every time I watch a video of yours.
Why am i imagining a new shirt with a Beaver in an WW2 helmet and a cigarette and a clint Eastwood look 😂
With quack bangs
"Look at this absolute "Chad" just manhandling that beaver into that crate with no safety equipment. No gloves. No iPro. Nothing."
My God. That madman. He didn't even have a PT Belt on.
😆
😂😂
*wheezes*
"Beaver Delivery System"
Words I did not think I would hear today in that order.
"The beaver ate the box"
The possibility that the one beaver that didn't survive chewed its way through the box is proof that if the boxes didn't open the beavers trapped inside would have figured it out. Also probably part of the reason they used wood for the boxes.
@@DarkShadowCustoms lol yes I understand, but my 10yo brain heard it another way. 😅
@@ExcavationNationyou're not the only one 😂
The 86th beaver, didn’t listen well during jump training lecture, like me, with my smashed feet. 😊
Beaver Dropping sounds like something you shouldn't do if you have a cold or a sore throat.
Also, when rapidly dropping beavers, the angle of approach needs to be very accurate or else the beaver will crumple and convulse and the stick man will writhe with pain.
10:55 - "Beaver S.T.E.A.L. Labor" beautiful
"obviously we're not going to put all our beavers in one basket" I dont know when or how, but I will find a way to use that quote in a future conversation.
It is only stupid if it doesn't work, and if it works it isn't stupid.
-The Mightiest of the Jingles
i always call it a stupid plan that works cause the plan is still stupid, it just works xD
Salt mine brother?
@@nicocrivelli the salt mine is league of legends
@@nicocrivelli real ones know of bohemianeagle.
Scale of landings: If you can reuse the plane the next day, it's a great landing.
If you walk away from it, it was a good landing.
If you need help walking away from it, it was an okay landing.
If no one survives, it was a bad landing.
If the *runway* doesn't survive, it was a Jingles landing.
Rear Admiral Jingles: the only man to ever Jingles land a fucking SUBMARINE.
“A dried out beaver is never good” 😂😂😂
The beaver-box bit is both clever and HILARIOUS and I absolutely love it.
Band of Beavers... Sounds like a new sorority. Also, minus a few obvious exceptions, it sounds like Geronimo was well on his way to a Senior Parachutist badge 😉
Iv got a recommendation for a video on the most bad ass Army Surgeon to serve in WWII. CPT. Carlos Alden Jr.
Made the first combat jumps in US Army History, captured and escaped on two separate occasions, commended for his actions from LTG Yarborough as “the most gallant Paratrooper doctor of them all”, and LTG Gavin as “the bravest of the brave, and with that a splendid combat doctor”
How should we relocate these beavers?
America : ever seen a flying beaver?
“Yeah, once. Incidentally, that’s the story of how my D got broken”
Nice boop on Mighty Mouse I didn’t think you would go through with it 😂😂😂
High point for me lol
Dude I seriously thought nick was about to be choked out after that! 🤣
It certainly looked like the most hesitant boop yet. Sparky gots balls!
Massive respect for that boop.....gotta say I wouldn't have the balls for that one.
@@the_fat_electricianshouldn’t this have been a fat files video?
1:51 you have slipknot and corn…. Stop it.
Geronimo became the beaver equivalent of Sam Elliot's "We We're Soldiers" Sgt. Maj. Plumley with how many jumps he did.
I used to work for a science center with a nature trail. We sent electric trams down the trail, so the beaver who desperately wanted to turn the beginning of the trail into a swamp was not appreciated. We named him Bob the Builder. It was not an endearment. We were much happier with his cousin, Justin, who lived on the other side of the trail.
so happy to see Dagget and Norbert referenced in 2024. not only that but heard about this story a long time ago and then again recently and was like "I wonder when TFE is gonna cover this?"
Operation “Beaver Drop?”
I don’t know what’s more ridiculous, this actually having happened, or that the name WASN’T some clever pun
Honestly, I am just glad beavers don't live much more than a decade. The idea that there is a beaver in the world with more jumps than me (zero) would be disheartening.
@@Blasted2Oblivion Also a fair point, yeah!
Who says it wasn't a pun as well?
@@treyhelms5282 Fair, but if it was, I didn’t get it, so that’s my fault
@@MrMaradokIt's cool. Cheers.
Good chance Geronimo’s VA claim for his knees are not service connected.
Geronimo the beaver has more jumps than most airborne soldiers. And loved it. You can tell me I'm wrong about the number of jumps, but not the desire to get those numbers. Never met a trooper who genuinely loved jumping
To be fair, $30 per colony in 1948 would be almost $400 per colony in todays money. Still crazy that they managed to do it that cost effectively and that efficiently, that's amazing! And the fact that they filmed it makes it EVEN BETTER!
Rip to that one beaver. Bro was just eager to get started. No beaver left behind
Airborne Beavers. I'm a Canadian. I like that.
All your descriptions of what a modern project looks like made me think of the recent deer cull in BC. The government decided to hire foreign sharpshooters instead of locals and they hunted from a helicopter with illegal firearms. Instead of just putting out more hunting tags that year, and making money, they spent millions and pissed off the locals.
And Hawaii. And New Zealand.
Wow. I come from Texas, and I know nothing would make the boys happier than an increased bag limit.
Ck out the Beavers at Plum Run below Little Round Top at Gettysburg battlefield. They created a pond where a swamp and stream were. NPS has to decide to be historically accurate or environmentally friendly.
Why are veterans so good at planning stuff? Like yeah is it gonna be 100% safe, or legal - probably not, but it's gonna work lol. I love our veterans, you guys have the best stories and best adventures. Hope you're doing Nick!
I am also a native Iowan. Your strategy of making Minnesota into upper Iowa is genius. I would like some extra fishing areas.
FE you never cease to amaze us with these fascinating stories from American history
Fun fact, the worlds largest beaver dam is in Northern Alberta, Canada. It can be seen from space.
Hot Dam that’s impressive
@@TimeCircleBlue there was a beaver dam that broke up north past fort nelson on the alaska hwy that wiped out the hwy when it went 2 years ago
"Down from heaven comes 11 and there's hell to pay below, shout JERONIMO, JERONIMO!!!" O7😂
one very brave beaver lol
Airborne Beavers has Merch written all over it! Great vid!
This is one of my favorite videos and you're right the government will find a way to waste hundreds of thousands of dollars when something can be done for about $300 or $400
The Duluth gawking beaver ads now make sense. He was raised by veteran airborne beavers 😂
"Beavers, one of my favorite animals. Why? Because Playstation exhaust is nostalgic for me."
"Domesticate the wind so my balls aren't hot" was not on my bingo card for 'Shit I'm gonna hear today" 🤣
General: 7th airborne division will be there to help
Another dude in the room: ok cool
Later…
Soldier:why are there just beavers
In uniforms here?
I would love to see you do a video of the Seabees supporting Henderson Field on Guadalcanal; it is a combination of all the things you love: Big Dad Energy, S.T.E.A.L.'ing, and doing it better than the enemy.
For example, when they arrived the Seabees found 8 japanese compaction rollers, but six did not run. Instead of working with only two, the seabees rigged 6 INOP rollers behind two bulldozers and towed the caravan of compation rollers to get things done with all 8 rollers. They built a 5-ton crane using tractor winches, Japanese structural metal frames, and an amphibious tank motor. This left them enough time to figure out how to build and operate two ice plants on a remote island in the Pacific.
The more you climb into this story, the more you're gonna love it.
6:27 LMFAO Geronimo, that shit is hilarious
Thank u for this awesome Sunday video. Much love from Fort Campbell "Air Assault " 🗿🇺🇸
Fuck yes my man! Also posting again for a story or maybe mini series involving Tibor Rubin! I think you would do a great job at telling shorter but still in depth stories on people like Tibor Rubin and other MOH stories that don’t fit a full video
#76 chewed his way out.... and jumped...75' off the ground. I can't get the mindset of that beaver out of my head. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Hot damn. splat.
"Get their jump wings while doing their Band of Beavers re-enactment"
"It's a Pine box, and that's a beaver. Literally the only animal... known for cutting down trees with it's f***ing face!" LMAO.
Just so everyone knows. Much like a few dozen other comments pointing this out. A beaver's dam is not just their home. It's their frig. If a beaver hears running water. The panic like we all do. When someone leaves the frig door open.
The US government to the Beavers family, “ Those injuries aren’t service related.”
Looked into doing a video on Benjamin Louis Salomon?
Dentist that won the Medal of Honor, with something like 100 kills in one fight. I forget where I read it sadly but the top comment was "well this makes sense, no one can dish out pain and suffering like a dentist."
Be careful, you could contract Beaver Fever like Ren did.
Navy guy here. I don't think many people are aware of the CIWS. What it can do and why it's important to have an R2-D2 with a hard on. I believe the Army has them on trailers too so that's fun. Freaking robot gatling gun from GE that decides what it wants to shoot. Just be happy it can't connect to Skynet because it runs on a cassette tape instead of AI.
I thought you were talking about the eager beavers and then I realized you already made a video and now I’m laughing my ass off
The most ironic thing would be if any of the Eager Beavers (of the Old 666) were apart of the operation
Save the world, save the beavers, save a environment. Yep greatest generation doing great things, again.
I'm AGHAST you made the sponsor-advert that funny. Now I can't skip over them anymore. That's a real time drain on me lol
Please please PLEASE do a video of Athens, Tennessee. If you're not familiar with it then you will absolutely LOVE learning about it. And if you are familiar with it then you know its worth while topic.
Now my day is made
“Band of Beavers” would fit well on a T-shirt.
Please you gotta do a video on Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart!! His story is up there with Roy Benavidez in terms of badassery. Absolutely insane story, can’t believe he survived everything he went through. He might just have the most badass Wikipedia page in existence 😂🔥
"Option B: A Dried Out Beaver Is Never Good..." I see what you did there.
I knew you'd work Norbert and Dagget in!!! Well done good sir!!!
Hell yes. Keep em comin FE
7:00 this is like a hamster i had that kept climbing up furniture to jump off
Shoutout to Robot Chicken at the end! That was great!
Ronald Reagan once said, "The nine scariest words in the English language are 'I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.'"
Once you get the Gubmint out of the way, we Americans get shit done QUICKLY and CHEAPLY. I'd estimate 70% of the cost of new things (from ice trays to half-mile high buildings, from cars to planes and roads) is because of ridiculous Gubmint regulations designed to get more money to politicians' friends.....
This has to be one of my favorite videos you’ve made
Hey TFE I love the content and you’re probably my favorite documentary-ish creator and have been for some time! Any chance you could do some older western world history like Alexander the Great or just Ancient Rome. I know it’s off brand but a Roman Empire TFE video would be the best thing to ever grace the vast clusterfuck which is modern TH-cam
I couldn’t help but watch this. Honestly my favorite story of beavers and want that thumbnail picture on a shirt!
Absolutely happy that this was caught on film. When people could just do what is right without spending millions.
A big company here in my hometown has been trying to drain a large section of swampland for the past 4 years, so they can develop on it. They added 10 huge drains that are now constantly being dammed by the beavers that live there. Imagine a multimillion dollar company stopped in its tracks by a handful of beavers. 🦫
Geranimo first jump "WHAT THE F*C*?" Geramino 4th jump "LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO!"
Better a beaver addicted to parachuting.than a grizzly hooked on trank darts. And Yes a national park a few decades ago had one. He would cause just enough hassle to get darted and relocated.but come right back and repeat the process.
I’m hoping he got his Jump Wings for this mission. Seems like a combat jump in my mind.
@@paulmorrow8372he got more combat jump stars than any air born trooper has
I wonder if Geronimo yelled his name when jumping?
and his prize was literally a beaver harem.
Geronimo did more jumps than most soldiers of the 101st and got his own personal harem as part pf his GI benefits.
"They had to hook up their boy."
Three strippers per drop-grunt seems excessive
@@nautifella Gnaw.
That would probably fix recruiting issues if you offered personal harems as benefits.
He also got a mountain lodge and a private lake.
*beaver see's running water
Beaver: "ABSOLUTELY F*CKING NOT"
Dam, I gotta put a stop to this
Fix the leak that's what I do
@@sillyman357 I'll make it happen, and you can take that to the riverbank!
Beavers respond to just the sound of running water with the urge to build.
@@TrineDaely "Shit, my fridge is leaking!"
Beaver Captain Geronimo: "Alright, listen up! This is coming from high command directly. Our job is simple. Make landfall. Head to the nearest water source. Dam it up. We'll hold until reinforcements arrive. In the meantime we gotta keep those dams up and blend in with the locals. Intel says they're friendly but keep an eye out for hostile forces. Just remember your training and you'll come out of it alive. Link up."
Hoo-ah!!
Lt. Aldo Beaver: "We're gonna be doin one thing and thing only... buildin dams!"
Building damn dams @@henryvandeventer2457
Sgt. Damo Beaver: Tonaight is da naight of naights
Sgt. Wicket Beaver: So that's why they gave us ice cream
That one beaver: "Instructions unclear." *Climbs on top of box and jumps off of it ~75 ft from the ground.*