My family on my mother’s side escaped from the Soviet Union during WWII. I grew up with the history of what they experienced. I grew up among kids in the 60’s and 70’s that had no clue about the horrors of the Soviet state. I am grateful that it is being brought to light. Спасибо.
My step dad, my hero. He was a pilot of a landing craft that fateful day. He watched as his best friends turned into bloody water on each landing. He was 19 years old, Just the thought, that he returned with more troops time after time. He never spoke of it until he was 80. He was Merchant Marine..the unsung heroes of WW11..Didn't ever receive his last paycheck, and not even considered a Veteran, until 1986, when Ronald Reagan changed that.
I grew up believing that I was mediocre at best. My parents sort of enforced this. I graduated high school and my Business Ed teacher gave me a job lead with a local attorney. I, to my amazement, was hired. I worked for the attorney for about 6 years. From that job, I acquired enough self worth to take jobs with local village board as a stenographer; local Town board as a stenographer; local school district (civil service) and then correction officer. I was able to retire at 55 years of age. I'm not wealthy, but comfortable in my retirement. Not too bad for a high school graduate with no other formal training.
I am 80 years old and in my high school world history class our teacher showed us the military's films of their entry into Auschwitz and I think Dachau. Hr also showed us the landing on D day, not movies but the film. We never developed any doubts about the holocaust. Also we were told the stories of what happened with the Soviets. I will never forget what the monsters can do even today.
You are right sir, and good that you were shown and taught that. I am 49 years old, and we were taught about the Holocaust, but never learned anything about the Soviet Gulags, not even in college. We really never learned much about McCarthyism and the struggle America faced against the communist in the past. It appears that what KGB Defector Yuri Bezmenov said in the 80s was absolutely true and happened.
Dad was Army engineer in the Pacific. Never said much, but did while watching "Guadalcanal Diary" comment on one scene "That's what I did," then left the room. Took years for me to wise up. The scene he referred to was of troops repelling down cliff faces and throwing satchel charges into cave mouths. Big deal, until you learn Japanese troops would tie local natives to their machine guns in cave openings to keep America troops from shooting back. In blowing the caves shut he was burying alive both enemy and non-combatants. As years passed he would allude to what he saw and had to do on Saipan, Tinian, Philippines and a few others. I was almost glad when he died that he would finally be at rest. I did 2 tours in Vietnam, and have my own issues my family will never hear from me.. God bless and keep our troops.
WWII is as distant in time to this generation as the Civil War was to me,born in 65. I say always that no true poverty exists in the United States in absolute terms. And naturally they think I am wrong. They haven't sat with grandparents telling stories of the dust bowl and the great depression. Told by people who shrugged and said no one had any money. Families farmed out their kids because they couldn't feed them. There's the ubiquitous story about buying a piglet to raise (for food) and being stuck with two. Angry at the deception because they couldn't feed two.
I'm 34, & my mom is 64. She told me that my generation didn't protest the Iraq War like hers did Vietnam because during Vietnam, they aired the arrival home of soldier's body bags on TV. Iraq was completely sanitized by comparison. That's what your comment made me think of. I'm the kind of person who can't get a horrific image out of my head - but better that, then we forget history and repeat that horror in front of our eyes.
It's a rare treat to watch two men whose opinions I respect engage in humorous and insightful dialogue. Anyone who does not subscribe to the BillWhittleChannel on TH-cam is missing a treasure trove of informative discussion three to four times a week.
Mike, I am so thankful for the values you promote. I just have to dote on my son and tell you that he is 23 years old and is the sole maintainer for a fleet of cement trucks and equipment for a local concrete company. We have to continue to raise men who intelligent, love Jesus, know hard work.
Bless you! My daughter is 22 and rails on the lack of work ethic with her coworkers. She has a CDL - she drives the mountain routes for Amazon because her coworkers can’t and she “rescues” them daily - working 11 to 12 hours a day because they can’t meet their goals. There is hope!
May 21, 2011 was the beginning of judgement day on the world { you were warned } Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity, I will mock when your fear cometh. Proverbs 1;24-26 And it shall come to pass in that day, a great tumult from the Lord shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbor, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbor. Zechariah 14;13 "Tumult" = disbelief & confusion (on purpose by design ) The Lord is ruling the kingdoms of this world with a rod of iron to smite the nations - these be the days of vengeance ...division is the result for the destruction of mankind Fear, and the pit, and the snare are upon thee O inhabitant of the earth. Isaiah 24;17 NO ESCAPE He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. Revelation 22;11 READ THE BOOK ! ...or rather should have, too late now spoiler alert: 'last day' = 2033 ( 17th day of 1st month ?? )
Yes! Praise God for these young adults who work hard and honest to the bone! My 32 y/o smart, hard working, and beautiful dau has been asking the Lord for a Jesus-loving, hard-working man that can outshine her . She's so good andused to doing things that when he does arrive, it'll be humbling. 🙏 ❤
My husband's maternal grandfather drove a road grader under Patton. He also participated in liberating a Nazi camp. Before he passed away, he recorded his experience in WW2. The recordings are burned onto 6 discs. One day, we will share them will our kids (they're 8, 9, and 10 currently).
Please, there are a few organizations that are trying to archive as much first person, veteran's stories. History can Never Forget! Please ask your local VFW or American Legion for help.
My high school education required a year of AVC, Americanism vs Communism. IF after that class you had any doubt that our system of government was better than socialism you probably needed to repeat the year. Thank you Mr. Tullos and the school system in 1970's Jacksonville.
I joined the Army because of a sense of duty instilled in me by all the WWII, Korean War and Vietnam Veterans who were my neighbors and relatives... ...as well as the many who never got to come back home and live. I don't see and haven't seen the same sense of duty in the youth since. It is disheartening.
Thank you for your service. If you’ve not seen it, Jocko recently did a podcast where he reviewed the book, “War is a Racket”. He did a good job of explaining multiple things can be true at once.
@@BruceWingThank you, It was both my honor and privilege to serve. Lots of good and lots of bad but, I'm a better person for the experience. It was the best and right thing for me to do at that time in my life. I have seen that episode and agree that it was well done. I was useful for a while with my youthful exuberance, until I got hurt in a stupid accident while on duty. That turned out to be another great learning experience that helped me become a much more calm, less bitter and way a more reasonable human being. I still have my moments though; just like everyone else. Life is full of obstacles to overcome, losses and great joys. It's all the same gift though. You just have to have on clean goggles and squint your eyes a little to see it clearly.
As a mom of 3 sons, it’s not that we don’t have that sense of duty, it’s that we know the military industrial complex is profit driven at the expense of our children. We love America but don’t want our children to enlist and become currency
I'm in my 40s and I've been thinking about your last part. The younger generation sees the corruption and are disillusioned with the concept. Oaths are taken to uphold protect and defend the constitution from all enemies both foreign and domestic. We see enemies sit in public office, in our law enforcement as well as military command and they continue to do so without challenge. They openly discuss subverting the constitutional rights of American Citizens on national television. This Oath is disregarded. That's why people are disillusioned and have no sense of duty, because US Active Duty, Veterans and Law Enforcement are already abdicating the duty to the oath that was taken. If I'm wrong we'd be in a better place as a nation, but ::gestures vaguely at everything::
As a younger man I played a PC game, It was a WWI combat flight simulator. Back then PC games were packed with extras, and this game had a wonderful thick manual that was as much a history lesson as it was a game manual. It was in that game manual that I first read the story of Frank Luke and I have never forgotten it.
Bill has a podcast called "America's Forgotten heroes ". It includes an episode on Frank. Great cast. (I added the comment early in the video)🤦🏾🤷🏾♂️🙏🏽🧡🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Iron sharpens iron. If you never test your abilities against someone stronger, you never improve. Works in sports, games, mechanics. You're truly never to old to learn .
Why do thousands of Americans write “ to” when you mean “ too”? You don’t understand adverbs and you don’t understand there are 60 words in English where a single “o” has a /u/ sound. It gets annoying after 1000 times.
@@garyfrancis6193 English is a complicated language. In my case I learned cursive in 1st grade. I never printed in school, so when I text I make mistakes. Some words don't look right unless I write them out, don't always have paper and pen with me. Thanks
I took my Great Uncle to see Saving Private Ryan. He was 3rd Army from North Africa to the outskirts of Berlin. When he saw the landing scene, he leaned over to me with a tear in his eye and said "That's exactly what they sound like." That chilled me to the bone. I was sitting next to a man that knew what it was like to be on the wrong end of an MG-42.
What they said about writers/creators is something that occurred to me awhile back. How can people, who spend their lives staring at their phones in their bedroom create anything? They haven't done anything or experienced life. They can't even look people in the eye and talk to them. Most TV/Movies are unwatchable unless they are 10+ years old.
Learning by loosing or by rejection can be a positive experience-in time. In the bad old days, getting hired as a pilot in some airlines was all about rejection and being good enough. Getting an interview was tough, surviving the medical exam and testing was a battle. In our hiring class 17 started and only 6 of us made it to the flight line. The amount of effort I put into my training is something of which I'm proud 54+ years and thousands of hours later. Yet, aware of the higher quality of my 17 compatriots in that hiring class, I am still amazed that I made it.
Oh my gosh! Doc Shelton! I went to UF just after Bill Whittle, sat in the Winnjammer with Doc for years. He was brutal, but honest and, because he was unflinchingly honest, if you got an atta-boy, you knew it was something special. Doc was one of the most important influences in my life. He made me realize what I was capable of and to stop settling for good enough. He touched the lives of young people for decades. A special man. Thank you for sharing how he influenced your life as well.
"How are you going to be a good baseball player if you don't keep score?" It is going to take me 2 hours or more to watch this hour and minutes segment, due to all that i want to share with my youngest child and the grandchildren. You 2 orators of truth and the American way are so fun and educational to listen to, THANK YOU BOTH.
Thank you for your words of wisdom and experience. I have friends that dated from the 9th grade, got married, and are STILL married - no regret. 44 years going strong!! I am thankful and blessed to have witnessed their journey.
I hope someday I can find a wife I can say was married to her for 40 some years or more. But I am 42 and on SSI disability for autism.I wish I never fought to get on it. I am trying to get my life together to the point I can gradually get off it and live a better life, but I am afraid it might be too late for me now. I was so naive to think Social Security could help me. Living in a small apartment and can barely afford groceries and rent, and food stamps doesn’t do crap. I never thought I would be in this place. I hope it’s not too late.
Wow. What a great conversation to hear as the fly on wall!! Re: Frank Luke the hero about to be court martialed. My dad was a quartermaster and needed leeway to access the things needed for the troops but he had a micromanaging superior. Dad worked best while independent all his life, but he was not one to flout the rules with no regard. At one point he was near a bombed supply dump and saw a survivor. He stopped and slogged through waist deep mud through an area with potentially undetonated ordinance to save what he found out later was a woman. This detained him beyond what his superior expected. The result was his superior starting proceeding the court martial process. From a different officer came the invitation to start officer training and a transfer. Dad became an officer. He was awarded the Soldier's Medal for the rescue. Great point that the army needs the following of orders if it is to be an army. But there needs to be officers who can think on their feet and alter disastrous orders like the one that kept sending the marines to their deaths on the sand bar 700 yards from shore.
I loved Hee Haw as a kid! It was only after TH-cam came along and I started looking up some of the old musical numbers that I realized how talented all these people were. Roy Clark was incredible!
What adds to Mike’s credibility is he humbled himself and worked along side a plethora of people working at the things that make an economy function and a Country prosper.
The outstanding conversations Mike shares with us...how I wish to be part of something like that, something fundamentally sound & of worth. As a lifelong student of history, I very much enjoyed this. Thank you.
Incredible episode. The more young people I meet, the more thankful and humbled I am to know I received a better education in the 60's & 70's with zero technology. True History. True Geography. True Math. Thank you, fine Gentlemen for sharing your knowledge with us and keeping history alive. Remembering the past helps us to see our present mistakes, and hopefully not repeat them to play out in the future.
And what did you do with it? It humbles you to know that you're more privileged than the next generation? When you were in school, women could barely get a bank account without a man to co-sign. Maybe you're not meeting the right demographic because all the younger people I meet are quite brilliant.
I just had to watch Bill Whittle's Apollo 11 - What We Saw and it was amazing. Everything I remember and more of the 50's and 60's that Bill & I lived through.
I always listened to my Uncle Wallace when I worked on his farm in Wisconsin in the summer and also was a bit afraid of him because he was a giant of a man. He was a college educated farmer UWM in agriculture. You remind me of him and I always seek you out to listen to your channel because you are so damn smart and down to earth!
My clay teacher in high school taught us to throw pots on a wheel, so you finally managed to make a pot of some sort on the wheel. She would come and inspect it, and look at it, critique it on its quality and then tell you to smash it, where upon you looked horrified, because you actually managed to make something that resembles a pot. But she said you will never truly learn how to throw a pot until you master the basic skills. you do not retain your failures you learn you move on and try again.
I took a pottery class with my girlfriend's brother at her suggestion. I think she wanted us out of her hair. One day a very talented woman brought in a large oval bowl she made that looked like grape vines formed into a bowl. It was beautiful but had a small crack. She asked the teacher what to do. He says, well it could break in the kiln, she smashes it and the whole room gasps, it was that gorgeous. Then there is silence, the teacher says, I was going to say we could use slip to fix it. The woman calmly says oh well, I can make another one.
Great interview. Particularly the part where Bill tells the stories of Luke and the Higgins boat operator. I have had a passionate project of preserving the stories of veterans for many years for the exact reason Bill talks about.
I learn so much from your guests. I think i’ve watched maybe four episodes so far, all great! And a great variety of guests and topics. Thank you! Love your mom, too!
I always thought that Roy was smiling that smile as he was thinking, "I can't believe how much they are paying us to fool around with our friends and have this much fun, when we would do this for peanuts!"
Great conversation! One of the most succinct renditions of Frank Luke's tragic story I've ever heard, and his recounting of the Higgins boat coxswain's tale is sobering. Every American should remember them. Bravo Zulu!
Thank you so much for this conversation between two people that I admire. I never can understand why so many think that history is boring, and I just hope that many are educated both by this interview, and Bill's upcoming series.
Really appreciate the talk on Frank Luke. I ran across his story many years ago and have always thought this could be made into a first rate bio film. The kid showed a unique combo of skill and utterly reckless courage. A modern American Achilles. It is a shame he is not better remembered.
Wow! Just wow! Great story telling. I feel so grateful to those that gave so much that I can live in a peaceful place like Canada today. But I can’t help but feel like history is doomed to repeat itself as we see this country slipping into a “new” socialist system. Thanks for an episode I’m not soon to forget!
1:30 a.m., still up, in bed, headphones on, laptop screen dim lit, husband sound asleep & I’m just finishing up w/this episode when Mike is expressing, “….These big bad capitalists…” RIGHT then, on the spot, a piece of ceiling foam bounced off the side of his head! I just burst out in a side split! Unlike myself, hubby was NOT amused!
Bill stepped into my area of study and misquoted the Bible. He said Adam was made to work after the fall of man, but Genesis 2:15 says God put him in the garden to dress it and to keep it. “Dress” means to work, serve, labor.” This was part of paradise. Good news, Mike! It is an honor to work! After the fall thorns and such were added. It’s when we can’t work we should be unhappy. Otherwise loved the interview! Just a Bible corrector here!
Roy Brown, a boy from Carleton Place, Ontario, took care of the Red Baron very shortly after Lt. Luke was downed, presumed lost. He always said he was just cleaning up for Luke as he had done 99% of the job at hand. Both very humble yet incredibly random personalities that did phenomenal things at great personal cost. Never forget the sacrifices made by previously unremarkable people in remarkable times. The average life expectancy of a rear turret gunner in WW2 was three weeks. I had the honour of becoming friendly with Ernest "Smokey" Smith for that last few years of his life. He was the only Canadian private to earn the Victoria Cross for his incredible heroism in the Italian campaign. Hell of a guy. I'm proud to have had a little time with him before he passed away. FORGET HISTORY AT THE PERIL OF THE FUTURE.
Paper is Renewable!!!!! Mind boggling. I once told an engineer I was working with, "if we didn't need engineers so damn much I'd put a bounty on them." Charles Durnings greatest performance was an N.C.I.S. episode where he portrayed a Marine medal of honor recipient who fought on both Guadal Canal and Iwo Jima and was unable to deal with the death of his friend fifty years later.
Amen to you Mike in my opinion your the picture perfect American for your views and your values on what America is based on God bless you sir 🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
“I don’t have time for an 1:12 video. I’ll just watch 5 minutes to get a feel for it.” THAT’S how Bill and Mike suck you in. Hour later? Zero % “watchers remorse” guys - awesome thought-provoking discussion!
talk about charismatic.. wow.. fun! love these shows. Also, i lived on Luke AFB for several years as a kid, and lived there for over 30 years nearby.. and only today.. did i Learn who the base was named for... Sad.
What a great interview!!! Mike, you are a fantastic interviewer, I just started listening to your podcasts and I have yet to hear one that not informing, interesting, and insightful. Thank you and your team for what you do!
The wonderful thing of being in the presence of someone your equal or better and doing your best performance is pure joy. You know you are not just showing off,you are just you and its okay to be a freak😊
Right? I get the whole "businesses are created to make money" argument, and fair enough, but that sort of persuasive content could potentially change the course of world history if spread far and wide enough. No exaggeration.
@@willstevenson4843 agree 1000%. Have reached out to DW saying exactly that. What’s more important- a few bucks from subscribers who ALREADY KNOW/BELIEVE that socialism is evil VS releasing this free to the world - to show/change the world’s view of socialism & especially illiterate genz-ers who think socialism is so great!!!
I have to admit that before this interview, I had never seen or heard of Bill Whittle. After this interview, I will have to look at some of his work. Mike is great.
Thanks for your career Mr. Rowe. Long and storied. Here's to working hard for the next several decades... ;) As you must be aware by now, the public will not allow u to retire. jus sayin".
This is the most interesting thing I've listened to since Christ was a cowboy I'm so glad that I clicked on this video it's really helped me to understand what's going on with my children and grandchildren, the problem is they are all college educated and I'm not we don't even speak the same language.
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All three of Bill's "what we saw" series should be required in high school history, he brings the history alive. They are marvelous.
Facts
People can get schooled by this episode alone. We need more of you two
Watch the show on the Daily Wire. It will bring you to tears, the crimes against humanity these people did TO EACH OTHER.
Mike and Bill: two of my favorite people.
Me too! I look forward to watching this one. I had no idea they even knew each other!
That was exactly what I said my 2 favs
I thought that first! 👍🏼😂
I could just sit and listen to them for hours...
My favorite, too.
I learned more in an hour 12minutes, than I did in 3yrs of History! Excellent episode! ❤😊
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My family on my mother’s side escaped from the Soviet Union during WWII. I grew up with the history of what they experienced. I grew up among kids in the 60’s and 70’s that had no clue about the horrors of the Soviet state. I am grateful that it is being brought to light. Спасибо.
My step dad, my hero. He was a pilot of a landing craft that fateful day. He watched as his best friends turned into bloody water on each landing. He was 19 years old, Just the thought, that he returned with more troops time after time. He never spoke of it until he was 80. He was Merchant Marine..the unsung heroes of WW11..Didn't ever receive his last paycheck, and not even considered a Veteran, until 1986, when Ronald Reagan changed that.
That Breaks my Heart 💜
Bill Whittle and Mike Rowe - now that’s two people you would want to go out to dinner with. That’s outstanding
I grew up believing that I was mediocre at best. My parents sort of enforced this. I graduated high school and my Business Ed teacher gave me a job lead with a local attorney. I, to my amazement, was hired. I worked for the attorney for about 6 years. From that job, I acquired enough self worth to take jobs with local village board as a stenographer; local Town board as a stenographer; local school district (civil service) and then correction officer. I was able to retire at 55 years of age. I'm not wealthy, but comfortable in my retirement. Not too bad for a high school graduate with no other formal training.
I am 80 years old and in my high school world history class our teacher showed us the military's films of their entry into Auschwitz and I think Dachau. Hr also showed us the landing on D day, not movies but the film. We never developed any doubts about the holocaust. Also we were told the stories of what happened with the Soviets. I will never forget what the monsters can do even today.
You are right sir, and good that you were shown and taught that. I am 49 years old, and we were taught about the Holocaust, but never learned anything about the Soviet Gulags, not even in college. We really never learned much about McCarthyism and the struggle America faced against the communist in the past. It appears that what KGB Defector Yuri Bezmenov said in the 80s was absolutely true and happened.
Now one in five young Americans believes the Holocaust is a myth.
Dad was Army engineer in the Pacific. Never said much, but did while watching "Guadalcanal Diary" comment on one scene "That's what I did," then left the room. Took years for me to wise up. The scene he referred to was of troops repelling down cliff faces and throwing satchel charges into cave mouths. Big deal, until you learn Japanese troops would tie local natives to their machine guns in cave openings to keep America troops from shooting back. In blowing the caves shut he was burying alive both enemy and non-combatants.
As years passed he would allude to what he saw and had to do on Saipan, Tinian, Philippines and a few others. I was almost glad when he died that he would finally be at rest. I did 2 tours in Vietnam, and have my own issues my family will never hear from me..
God bless and keep our troops.
WWII is as distant in time to this generation as the Civil War was to me,born in 65. I say always that no true poverty exists in the United States in absolute terms. And naturally they think I am wrong. They haven't sat with grandparents telling stories of the dust bowl and the great depression. Told by people who shrugged and said no one had any money. Families farmed out their kids because they couldn't feed them. There's the ubiquitous story about buying a piglet to raise (for food) and being stuck with two. Angry at the deception because they couldn't feed two.
I'm 34, & my mom is 64. She told me that my generation didn't protest the Iraq War like hers did Vietnam because during Vietnam, they aired the arrival home of soldier's body bags on TV. Iraq was completely sanitized by comparison. That's what your comment made me think of.
I'm the kind of person who can't get a horrific image out of my head - but better that, then we forget history and repeat that horror in front of our eyes.
It's a rare treat to watch two men whose opinions I respect engage in humorous and insightful dialogue. Anyone who does not subscribe to the BillWhittleChannel on TH-cam is missing a treasure trove of informative discussion three to four times a week.
He has a fantastic podcast called "America's Forgotten Heroes ".
Men being men sharing their wisdom. Thank you.
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Mike, I am so thankful for the values you promote. I just have to dote on my son and tell you that he is 23 years old and is the sole maintainer for a fleet of cement trucks and equipment for a local concrete company. We have to continue to raise men who intelligent, love Jesus, know hard work.
Bless you! My daughter is 22 and rails on the lack of work ethic with her coworkers. She has a CDL - she drives the mountain routes for Amazon because her coworkers can’t and she “rescues” them daily - working 11 to 12 hours a day because they can’t meet their goals. There is hope!
@@stacyjones6461It's all about the work ethics you teach them by example
May 21, 2011 was the beginning of judgement day on the world { you were warned }
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity, I will mock when your fear cometh. Proverbs 1;24-26
And it shall come to pass in that day, a great tumult from the Lord shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbor, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbor. Zechariah 14;13
"Tumult" = disbelief & confusion (on purpose by design )
The Lord is ruling the kingdoms of this world with a rod of iron to smite the nations - these be the days of vengeance
...division is the result for the destruction of mankind
Fear, and the pit, and the snare are upon thee O inhabitant of the earth. Isaiah 24;17 NO ESCAPE
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. Revelation 22;11
READ THE BOOK ! ...or rather should have, too late now
spoiler alert: 'last day' = 2033 ( 17th day of 1st month ?? )
Yes! Praise God for these young adults who work hard and honest to the bone! My 32 y/o smart, hard working, and beautiful dau has been asking the Lord for a Jesus-loving, hard-working man that can outshine her . She's so good andused to doing things that when he does arrive, it'll be humbling. 🙏 ❤
Amen
My husband's maternal grandfather drove a road grader under Patton. He also participated in liberating a Nazi camp. Before he passed away, he recorded his experience in WW2. The recordings are burned onto 6 discs. One day, we will share them will our kids (they're 8, 9, and 10 currently).
Please, there are a few organizations that are trying to archive as much first person, veteran's stories. History can Never Forget! Please ask your local VFW or American Legion for help.
Please consider donating a copy to a military museum. His stories are unique and valuable.
Brilliant
Please share it with the world.
Consider posting it to TH-cam so we can all hear it
My high school education required a year of AVC, Americanism vs Communism. IF after that class you had any doubt that our system of government was better than socialism you probably needed to repeat the year. Thank you Mr. Tullos and the school system in 1970's Jacksonville.
I joined the Army because of a sense of duty instilled in me by all the WWII, Korean War and Vietnam Veterans
who were my neighbors and relatives...
...as well as the many who never got to come back home and live.
I don't see and haven't seen the same sense of duty in the youth since.
It is disheartening.
Thank you for your service. If you’ve not seen it, Jocko recently did a podcast where he reviewed the book, “War is a Racket”. He did a good job of explaining multiple things can be true at once.
@@BruceWingThank you, It was both my honor and privilege to serve. Lots of good and lots of bad but, I'm a better person for the experience.
It was the best and right thing for me to do at that time in my life.
I have seen that episode and agree that it was well done.
I was useful for a while with my youthful exuberance, until I got hurt in a stupid accident while on duty.
That turned out to be another great learning experience that helped me become a much more calm, less bitter and way a more reasonable human being.
I still have my moments though; just like everyone else.
Life is full of obstacles to overcome, losses and great joys.
It's all the same gift though.
You just have to have on clean goggles and squint your eyes a little to see it clearly.
As a mom of 3 sons, it’s not that we don’t have that sense of duty, it’s that we know the military industrial complex is profit driven at the expense of our children. We love America but don’t want our children to enlist and become currency
@@stephaniechambell1493 - I understand that, too.
I'm in my 40s and I've been thinking about your last part. The younger generation sees the corruption and are disillusioned with the concept. Oaths are taken to uphold protect and defend the constitution from all enemies both foreign and domestic. We see enemies sit in public office, in our law enforcement as well as military command and they continue to do so without challenge. They openly discuss subverting the constitutional rights of American Citizens on national television. This Oath is disregarded. That's why people are disillusioned and have no sense of duty, because US Active Duty, Veterans and Law Enforcement are already abdicating the duty to the oath that was taken. If I'm wrong we'd be in a better place as a nation, but ::gestures vaguely at everything::
As a younger man I played a PC game, It was a WWI combat flight simulator. Back then PC games were packed with extras, and this game had a wonderful thick manual that was as much a history lesson as it was a game manual. It was in that game manual that I first read the story of Frank Luke and I have never forgotten it.
Bill has a podcast called "America's Forgotten heroes ". It includes an episode on Frank. Great cast. (I added the comment early in the video)🤦🏾🤷🏾♂️🙏🏽🧡🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I gave the thick flight sim manual to my dad. He loved WWI & WWII history.
Iron sharpens iron. If you never test your abilities against someone stronger, you never improve. Works in sports, games, mechanics. You're truly never to old to learn .
Why do thousands of Americans write “ to” when you mean “ too”? You don’t understand adverbs and you don’t understand there are 60 words in English where a single “o” has a /u/ sound. It gets annoying after 1000 times.
@@garyfrancis6193
English is a complicated language. In my case I learned cursive in 1st grade. I never printed in school, so when I text I make mistakes. Some words don't look right unless I write them out, don't always have paper and pen with me.
Thanks
@@garyfrancis6193 We do it just to spite you Gary...
Well stated sir!
@garyfrancis6193 why do thousands of jack asses feel they have to correct someone, unnecessarily? Eh. 🤔🤷🏾♂️👎🏾
"If all you do is tell them that they are the best at everything then how are they going to be good at anything. "
I love this thank you Bill.
I took my Great Uncle to see Saving Private Ryan. He was 3rd Army from North Africa to the outskirts of Berlin. When he saw the landing scene, he leaned over to me with a tear in his eye and said "That's exactly what they sound like." That chilled me to the bone. I was sitting next to a man that knew what it was like to be on the wrong end of an MG-42.
What they said about writers/creators is something that occurred to me awhile back. How can people, who spend their lives staring at their phones in their bedroom create anything? They haven't done anything or experienced life. They can't even look people in the eye and talk to them. Most TV/Movies are unwatchable unless they are 10+ years old.
Learning by loosing or by rejection can be a positive experience-in time. In the bad old days, getting hired as a pilot in some airlines was all about rejection and being good enough. Getting an interview was tough, surviving the medical exam and testing was a battle. In our hiring class 17 started and only 6 of us made it to the flight line. The amount of effort I put into my training is something of which I'm proud 54+ years and thousands of hours later. Yet, aware of the higher quality of my 17 compatriots in that hiring class, I am still amazed that I made it.
Oh my gosh! Doc Shelton! I went to UF just after Bill Whittle, sat in the Winnjammer with Doc for years. He was brutal, but honest and, because he was unflinchingly honest, if you got an atta-boy, you knew it was something special. Doc was one of the most important influences in my life. He made me realize what I was capable of and to stop settling for good enough. He touched the lives of young people for decades. A special man. Thank you for sharing how he influenced your life as well.
Sounds Like a Man! Like TRUMP!💜🙏🏼
Bill's been a favorite of mine since his Eject Eject Eject blog. I loved being able to listen to this conversation. Thanks, Mike.
On Sheepdogs and Sheep.
Please Continue. Best show Ive seen in years. You two are outstanding . Thank You Mike. As usual
Mike you have a great show.. made even better by a great American like Bill... "we the people" demand more!!!
"How are you going to be a good baseball player if you don't keep score?"
It is going to take me 2 hours or more to watch this hour and minutes segment, due to all that i want to share with my youngest child and the grandchildren.
You 2 orators of truth and the American way are so fun and educational to listen to, THANK YOU BOTH.
Thank you for your words of wisdom and experience. I have friends that dated from the 9th grade, got married, and are STILL married - no regret. 44 years going strong!! I am thankful and blessed to have witnessed their journey.
I hope someday I can find a wife I can say was married to her for 40 some years or more. But I am 42 and on SSI disability for autism.I wish I never fought to get on it. I am trying to get my life together to the point I can gradually get off it and live a better life, but I am afraid it might be too late for me now. I was so naive to think Social Security could help me. Living in a small apartment and can barely afford groceries and rent, and food stamps doesn’t do crap. I never thought I would be in this place. I hope it’s not too late.
Cant tell u how happy I am to see this!
Wow. What a great conversation to hear as the fly on wall!!
Re: Frank Luke the hero about to be court martialed. My dad was a quartermaster and needed leeway to access the things needed for the troops but he had a micromanaging superior. Dad worked best while independent all his life, but he was not one to flout the rules with no regard. At one point he was near a bombed supply dump and saw a survivor. He stopped and slogged through waist deep mud through an area with potentially undetonated ordinance to save what he found out later was a woman. This detained him beyond what his superior expected. The result was his superior starting proceeding the court martial process. From a different officer came the invitation to start officer training and a transfer. Dad became an officer. He was awarded the Soldier's Medal for the rescue.
Great point that the army needs the following of orders if it is to be an army. But there needs to be officers who can think on their feet and alter disastrous orders like the one that kept sending the marines to their deaths on the sand bar 700 yards from shore.
Inspired me to go back and watch Roy Clark vids...Wow!...just Wow! He was always the highlight I waited for on Hee-haw.
I loved Hee Haw as a kid! It was only after TH-cam came along and I started looking up some of the old musical numbers that I realized how talented all these people were. Roy Clark was incredible!
Exactly 💯 Growing up in the '70s, watching HeeHaw with my dear grandma I could hardly wait for Roy Clark 😊
I could listen to several more hours of a conversation between Bill and Mike... two guys I have tremendous respect for.
I never get tired of listening to Mike Rowe. Such a powerful and positive antidote to this time in which we ... suffer. Thanks!
What adds to Mike’s credibility is he humbled himself and worked along side a plethora of people working at the things that make an economy function and a Country prosper.
Wow! Great interview! I wouldn't have known about this guy or this series if not for Mike Rowe. Thank you.
Please, pretty frickin please, tell Chuck it's not too long. These are gold!!!
Wow, Jack Horkheimer! I loved his astronomy 2 minute shows on PBS.
Great job Mike. I love what Bill is doing!
The outstanding conversations Mike shares with us...how I wish to be part of something like that, something fundamentally sound & of worth. As a lifelong student of history, I very much enjoyed this. Thank you.
Absolutely INCREDIBLE. This gave me so much to think about and I've learned a lot.
I have never heard of Frank Luke. I look forward to learning more.
Incredible episode. The more young people I meet, the more thankful and humbled I am to know I received a better education in the 60's & 70's with zero technology. True History. True Geography. True Math. Thank you, fine Gentlemen for sharing your knowledge with us and keeping history alive. Remembering the past helps us to see our present mistakes, and hopefully not repeat them to play out in the future.
And what did you do with it? It humbles you to know that you're more privileged than the next generation? When you were in school, women could barely get a bank account without a man to co-sign.
Maybe you're not meeting the right demographic because all the younger people I meet are quite brilliant.
“7 years down the drain” an old Bill Murray movie line!
That was from Animal House
That was Bluto (John Belushi) in Animal House.
The guys are right -- it's Bluto's line from Animal House.
I just had to watch Bill Whittle's Apollo 11 - What We Saw and it was amazing. Everything I remember and more of the 50's and 60's that Bill & I lived through.
Bill Whittle's contribution to the DailyWire is fantastic! I have recommended his documentary more times than I can count!!
Frank Luke is my Relative!
You have Frank's blood in your body!!! Live up to Frank's ideals. What a fighter this man was!!!!
@@PatrickDwyer-k9u I live up to the living God's ideals. The God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob and Yeshua HaMessiach!
I always listened to my Uncle Wallace when I worked on his farm in Wisconsin in the summer and also was a bit afraid of him because he was a giant of a man. He was a college educated farmer UWM in agriculture. You remind me of him and I always seek you out to listen to your channel because you are so damn smart and down to earth!
Got to have him back for another session.
You need to have this guy back on, i could listen to you two talk history for a full day.
"Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well."
Jack London
excellent
I Appreciate & Respect Mike Rowe 🌞 Everyone of his stories & Guests never Cease to Amaze! 🙏🏼💜❤️
My clay teacher in high school taught us to throw pots on a wheel, so you finally managed to make a pot of some sort on the wheel. She would come and inspect it, and look at it, critique it on its quality and then tell you to smash it, where upon you looked horrified, because you actually managed to make something that resembles a pot. But she said you will never truly learn how to throw a pot until you master the basic skills. you do not retain your failures you learn you move on and try again.
I took a pottery class with my girlfriend's brother at her suggestion. I think she wanted us out of her hair. One day a very talented woman brought in a large oval bowl she made that looked like grape vines formed into a bowl. It was beautiful but had a small crack. She asked the teacher what to do. He says, well it could break in the kiln, she smashes it and the whole room gasps, it was that gorgeous. Then there is silence, the teacher says, I was going to say we could use slip to fix it. The woman calmly says oh well, I can make another one.
Great interview. Particularly the part where Bill tells the stories of Luke and the Higgins boat operator. I have had a passionate project of preserving the stories of veterans for many years for the exact reason Bill talks about.
Bill, I was often at the Windjammer on 3rd Ave, Gainesville 1975-76.
I learn so much from your guests. I think i’ve watched maybe four episodes so far, all great! And a great variety of guests and topics.
Thank you! Love your mom, too!
I love Bill Whittle! Thanks for having him on, Mike!
What a great conversation! For this one I’ll rewatch it because of some of the terrifying, yet amazing, quotes. Thanks so much for show.
The fact that this interview did not take place in the giant airship over California is unforgivable!
Two of my favorite gentlemen together? How did I miss this?
I always thought that Roy was smiling that smile as he was thinking, "I can't believe how much they are paying us to fool around with our friends and have this much fun, when we would do this for peanuts!"
I could listen to yall every day. Thank you!
Great conversation! One of the most succinct renditions of Frank Luke's tragic story I've ever heard, and his recounting of the Higgins boat coxswain's tale is sobering. Every American should remember them. Bravo Zulu!
Bill really is part of the vanguard of the sensible. My dad, god cherish him, taught me about the nature of paradigm, among many things.
was with you at U of F at that time, Carousel, Hedda Gabbler, Chicago, etc... Remember the Windjammer well.... very well.
The Stolypin story and what may have been the world’s loss from his assination was utterly profound. Thank you for getting these stories out.
Thank you so much for this conversation between two people that I admire. I never can understand why so many think that history is boring, and I just hope that many are educated both by this interview, and Bill's upcoming series.
Really appreciate the talk on Frank Luke. I ran across his story many years ago and have always thought this could be made into a first rate bio film. The kid showed a unique combo of skill and utterly reckless courage. A modern American Achilles. It is a shame he is not better remembered.
Wow! Just wow! Great story telling.
I feel so grateful to those that gave so much that I can live in a peaceful place like Canada today.
But I can’t help but feel like history is doomed to repeat itself as we see this country slipping into a “new” socialist system.
Thanks for an episode I’m not soon to forget!
1:30 a.m., still up, in bed, headphones on, laptop screen dim lit, husband sound asleep & I’m just finishing up w/this episode when Mike is expressing, “….These big bad capitalists…” RIGHT then, on the spot, a piece of ceiling foam bounced off the side of his head! I just burst out in a side split!
Unlike myself, hubby was NOT amused!
Thanks Mike, Bill Whittle is FANTASTIC! (I love hearing about the aviation stories from Bill!)
Bill stepped into my area of study and misquoted the Bible. He said Adam was made to work after the fall of man, but Genesis 2:15 says God put him in the garden to dress it and to keep it. “Dress” means to work, serve, labor.” This was part of paradise. Good news, Mike! It is an honor to work! After the fall thorns and such were added. It’s when we can’t work we should be unhappy. Otherwise loved the interview! Just a Bible corrector here!
Roy Brown, a boy from Carleton Place, Ontario, took care of the Red Baron very shortly after Lt. Luke was downed, presumed lost. He always said he was just cleaning up for Luke as he had done 99% of the job at hand. Both very humble yet incredibly random personalities that did phenomenal things at great personal cost. Never forget the sacrifices made by previously unremarkable people in remarkable times. The average life expectancy of a rear turret gunner in WW2 was three weeks. I had the honour of becoming friendly with Ernest "Smokey" Smith for that last few years of his life. He was the only Canadian private to earn the Victoria Cross for his incredible heroism in the Italian campaign. Hell of a guy. I'm proud to have had a little time with him before he passed away. FORGET HISTORY AT THE PERIL OF THE FUTURE.
Paper is Renewable!!!!! Mind boggling. I once told an engineer I was working with, "if we didn't need engineers so damn much I'd put a bounty on them." Charles Durnings greatest performance was an N.C.I.S. episode where he portrayed a Marine medal of honor recipient who fought on both Guadal Canal and Iwo Jima and was unable to deal with the death of his friend fifty years later.
Amen to you Mike in my opinion your the picture perfect American for your views and your values on what America is based on God bless you sir 🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
“I don’t have time for an 1:12 video. I’ll just watch 5 minutes to get a feel for it.” THAT’S how Bill and Mike suck you in. Hour later? Zero % “watchers remorse” guys - awesome thought-provoking discussion!
Fascinating conversation!
Ya Just can't have a better conversationalist on the show than Mister Whittle his work always invokes high emotion with me.
Luke AFB (west of Phoenix, AZ) is named for Frank Luke.
edit: Bill Whittle gets to this (eventually) and about the 44:45 mark.
My dad was coxswain of a landing craft at Iwo and Okinawa. Never breathed a word of it. Didn't even find out until years after his death.
I love the "Fragile" major award on your table in the background!
I am a woman and love these two men! Listening to their channels is a highlight of my day
Excellent history lesson. Thank you.
talk about charismatic.. wow.. fun! love these shows. Also, i lived on Luke AFB for several years as a kid, and lived there for over 30 years nearby.. and only today.. did i Learn who the base was named for... Sad.
What a great interview!!! Mike, you are a fantastic interviewer, I just started listening to your podcasts and I have yet to hear one that not informing, interesting, and insightful. Thank you and your team for what you do!
Each new thing you do is better in than the last! THANK YOU
Mike Rowe do another one with this guy. I love him!!!!
You can't go wrong with Bill Whittle as your guest.
The wonderful thing of being in the presence of someone your equal or better and doing your best performance is pure joy. You know you are not just showing off,you are just you and its okay to be a freak😊
Great podcast. Very excellent use of my spare time. 👍
Obviously a production that needs to be released all over - not just Daily Wire
Absolutely 💯
Right? I get the whole "businesses are created to make money" argument, and fair enough, but that sort of persuasive content could potentially change the course of world history if spread far and wide enough. No exaggeration.
@@willstevenson4843 agree 1000%. Have reached out to DW saying exactly that. What’s more important- a few bucks from subscribers who ALREADY KNOW/BELIEVE that socialism is evil VS releasing this free to the world - to show/change the world’s view of socialism & especially illiterate genz-ers who think socialism is so great!!!
I have to admit that before this interview, I had never seen or heard of Bill Whittle. After this interview, I will have to look at some of his work. Mike is great.
Thanks for your career Mr. Rowe. Long and storied. Here's to working hard for the next several decades... ;) As you must be aware by now, the public will not allow u to retire. jus sayin".
Amazing! Bill's retelling if history kept me transfixed on my screen. Thank you for educating me.
Love the reference to Dunning Kruger effect
Two of my favorite men. Excellent episode.
@Mike Rowe my favorite Dirty Jobs episode was the infamous "ostrich farm" episode.
EXCELLENT episode!
I've been to Luke AFB (TDY never stationed) never knew its namesake was such a Badass
I absolutely LOVED the What we saw show about Apollo. It was wonderfully done.
Damn Mike what a full count Grand slam episode ! It's only 2nd inning, what's next ? What a game so far ...
Awesome as always! Keep up the amazing work, all of you! Thank you.
This is the most interesting thing I've listened to since Christ was a cowboy I'm so glad that I clicked on this video it's really helped me to understand what's going on with my children and grandchildren, the problem is they are all college educated and I'm not we don't even speak the same language.
very good interview could watch for 2 hrs
Amazing conversation ❤