I love this video. I visited this monument in 1958 while on a hunting trip with my father and friends. My father was a WW2 veteran in the pacific theater while serving in the Navy. It was one of the very few times I ever saw him cry. I did not understand at the time why he was so sad. Later I realized it was because it brought the enormity of WW2 back to reality for him. We talked many times throughout his life about his experiences in the war. My patriotism and love of country was born during those moments with him. Thank you for taking me back to that moment in my life with my father.
I visited this place recently. It's a worthwhile side-trip if you're driving on Highway 140 between Lakeview and Klamath Falls. The best writing on what happened here is in a book called "Silent Siege," by the late Bert Webber, a Medford historian and author. Many southern Oregon residents don't even know about the Japanese balloon bomb attack. It was kept secret for quite a while after the War.
I went out of my way to see this monument on a road trip I took. Long drive on a long road, in the middle of nowhere. I don’t know, something drew me to it to go there. So quiet there, you can really appreciate it. Nice to know that I am not the only person who made the trek there. Thanks for going there.
A great episode about a forgotten part of WWII. I’m not sure how far east the Japanese ballon bombs traveled but in April of 1945, one detonated in Omaha, Nebraska. The Japanese released more than 9,000 balloons in a six-month period toward the end of the war. Evidently, the farthest east a balloon travelled was Michigan. No one was injured in the Omaha explosion but it did do some damage to a nearby garage. There is a marker near 50th and Underwood Street that commemorates the incident. Like other balloon explosions, this incident was not made public by the U.S. Office of Censorship. This explosion happened two weeks before the Oregon incident. Remains of the fire balloons continued to be found after the war, the last reported finding was in 2014 in Canada. Today, many Americans don’t realize how close the Western Allies came to losing WWII. It is important to remember these incidents.
Because of geography and our access to raw material, we were able to build ships, planes, tanks, etc. faster than the enemy could destroy it. Japan and Germany ran out of people to fight and munitions.
I can imagine the heartbreak and suffering Archie (and the parents of the children) lived with. And Archie being captured and never heard of again. Beyond tragic. Thanks for another well done storie Steve!
I had heard stories of the Japanese balloon bombs from my parents and grandparents, but I have never known that people were killed by any of these balloons. Thank you, Steve
I had no idea that anything like this occurred. I'm in Santa Barbara and we apparently had a submarine attack at Ellwood Beach, but I thought that was the only West Coast event by the Japanese.... Thanks for the great content.
My mother was a high school student in Santa Barbara when one of her classmates witnessed a Japanese submarine surface near the city early one morning. Mom told me the girl was too upset to attend school that day.
The Japanese shelled several areas along the West Coast Defense Zone, including at least one that was classified. It is suspicious that they KNEW where that area was, as it was not on any map.
@@danielkingery2894 Good points. Plus, shelled and sank some merchant vessels and shelled a top secret classified location that was not on any map (spies?). It's all detailed in 'WWII Japanese Relocation Camps & the WRA: A Prudent, Emergency, War-time Measure'.
Great video Steve. An amazing piece of history. My Dad was with the Flying Tigers in China prior to the US getting into WWII. I remember him talking about how relentless the Japanese were against China. The ballon attacks are a example of their determination.
Thanks Steve for yet another very interesting video. I read about this balloon bombs from an article about the war but it was great to see what happened. That recent Chinese balloon that crossed the U.S probably used the same jet stream.
Much earlier in the War, the oil fields at Ellwood, in Goleta north of Santa Barbara were shelled by a large Japanese submarine with the intent of causing a panic, which it partly did. No one was killed, but one of the shells injured a man trying to disarm one that did not explode. No fire happened, despite Radio Tokyo declaring it had. Years later, when I worked in Goleta our company held many celebratory dinners at a restaurant called "the Timbers" which had been built using some of the timbers recovered from the dismantling of the oil pier that was hit. That pier survived until the 1950s and was just one of the piers that was part of that oilfield. The whole business of off-shore oil drilling began in those Santa Barbara oilfields before the war and was known about worldwide. The attack was timed to occur during one of President Roosevelt's "Fireside Chats" on the radio. The Doolittle raid was one response, proving that both sides of the vast Pacific were vulnerable to modern means of extending warfare.
Teaching English in Japan ~1990, a very old guy with terrible hearing came in regularly for English lessons. He told me in simple English about the program, which I'd never heard of. He was a doctor when he was younger, and somehow involved in the program. I don't know what his role was. Imagine my surprise hearing about the program for the first time from someone involved with it.
I love this channel, learning [and being able to view] historic places I have never heard of. And how fascinating it is to read the comments like this one, from someone who was told about it by this elderly man.
A good topic for today Steve. Info on this incident and the balloon bombs can be found online. The distance from our enemies has historically saved us from a lot of the direct actions of war, and even influenced our politics. In the modern world that has all changed, yet as we're seeing in Korea old technologies such as balloons are still being used to cause grief to others.
Wow, what a coincidence! My family and I were just discussing the balloon attack program and the Oregon deaths, earlier this morning. As you can guess, I have shared your video with them. Although I read a bit about the Oregon deaths, your video makes it more vivid and real. Thank you for posting.
I grew up about 20 miles from there and went to school near as well. We learned about it young but except for locals it is a very forgotten part of history. That area of the PNW also had a huge internment camp in Tulelake which is also hugely unknown even though they have a NPS there. Many farms in the area, even now still have 'sheds' that are made from the buildings of the old internment camp. We always knew what they were growing up but most people would have no idea.
Here in Klamath Falls in the Linkville Cemetery are the graves for the children killed by the bomb. That would make a good follow up video. Thanks Steve for the video.
Excellent video; thank you. The paper part of the balloons was made by Japanese schoolchildren as their part in the war effort and to conserve manpower for other war materials production. If you want to know the truth about all attacks on the West Coast Defense Zone and how vulnerable that coast was from the time of Peal Harbor to early 1942, get the book 'WWII Japanese Relocation Camps & the WRA: A Prudent, Emergency, War-time Measure'. They literally had to ask yacht owners to donate their yachts and help with coastal patrol, due to insufficient equipment and American troops. There was only ONE radar set and trained crew on the entire U.S. West Coast!
The depth of the story you cover is much appreciated. I knew about this Japanese balloon bomb incident, but you gave me so much more information. I didn't know Archie was captured by the North Vietnamese (and certainly killed). That's some bad luck that guy had in life.
In his book of essays, Irons in the Fire, John McPhee includes an essay that provides the story of how the launch location of Fu Go balloons was determined. As I recall, the contents of the ballast bags used on the balloons was beach sand, and in that sand were shells of invertebrates and other fossil material that were characteristic of a small stretch of beaches in northern Japan. Using this information, search for the launch location(s) was able to be narrowed down, the location found and subsequently bombed. I don't know at one point this all happened, it's possible that the whole Fu Go project has been ended by then. It was one of several examples that John McPhee provided of 'forensic geology', or the use of geology and geologic principles in crime solving.
Read an odd novel some years ago entitled, 'The Cloud Atlas'. Written by Liam Callanan. That book includes some brief defusing techniques for/from these Japanese incendiary balloon transported bombs. Unsure how factual those descriptions may or may not have been.
Yes, those bags of sand were retrieved from a Fu Go ballon that became entangled in power lines near Hanford, WA where plutonium production was underway. The sand then was flown to NY and DC where a diatom scientist examined the sand and was able to pinpoint the beach where that sand had been excavated (The Smithsonian had thousands of photographs of diatoms catalogued and mapped to specific beaches around the world).
Ballon bombs went to a lot of places in the United States. Where I lived one came down about 5 miles away and exploded in someones garden in Farmington Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. There is the possibility of still finding one today and the explosives still may be armed.
My father Wes Crane and his brother Don were invited to this picnic, but my grandmother had other plans for the family. I visited this place with my Dad in 2011, so tragic. Could have been prevented if the government was not so secretive about it. You gave a lot more details than i knew. Thank you for this informative and well done video.
Note that Japan sent thousands of these balloons, most of which have not been found. They are spread from southern Alaska to Mexico. Be careful if you find something unusual in the wilderness. Great video, as always.
There was also the attack from the Japanese submarine in Ellwood Ca (Goleta). The submarine surfaced and with the deck cannon shelled an oil pier. There is a nearby restaurant called “The Timbers” which is built from the wood from that pier.
Wow! As a World War II history buff, this was a bit of history that I thought very few knew about let alone a monument to honor the lives lost on that day. As always Steve you do an amazing job with research and your thoughtful presentations.
I have never heard of this. Thank you for bringing this story to life in such a compassionate and concise manner. I have so much respect for the research and actual leg work you put into bringing these stories to us.
Wow! Great video on a not so great event. I had read about this balloon attack years ago but had forgotten the details. I was shocked to find out five children and the pregnant wife were killed. I can't even imagine what Archie was going through after that happened. Also very sad that Archie disappeared in Vietnam in the 1950s. Thanks, Steve, for this info. Keep these videos coming.
Fascinating story, Steve! Once again you came up with another adventure , to a place I am unaware of. And I thought I knew quite a bit about WWII , but I have never heard of this incident. I vaguely remember something about a Japan balloon program, but I didn't think it ever got off the ground. No pun intended. Great work!
I've heard my dad and others who were in that part of the war mention this a few times but this the first time actually hearing the full story of what happened back then thanks for sharing it here in this video thank you.🇺🇲🎇🎆🇺🇲
This is one story I like telling people that don't know about ww2 I first knew about it when it was aired on the TV show called history at the museum. It makes me smile to hear it here again, it sad that this happened here in America.
I don't know how Steve finds history in right in our very eyes, but 's always fascinating, interesting, and the reason to watch. Keep on side tracking!!!
That was a very humbling video!! I guess the saying is true, 'when it's your time to die, there's no where to hide!' This was a bit of history I never knew. Thanks Steve, for another great video. 🫡
When this happened, my grandmother received a call from her sister who was a member of the church. It wasn’t until years later that it was made public.
Steve you are in my back yard i have been there many times some of those scars were from people looking for souvenirs sad if you stay on the 34 road going east you can get to Lakeview. Great vid i love your channel brother you give me alot of bucket list stops thanks and God Bless
I love this video. I visited this monument in 1958 while on a hunting trip with my father and friends. My father was a WW2 veteran in the pacific theater while serving in the Navy. It was one of the very few times I ever saw him cry. I did not understand at the time why he was so sad. Later I realized it was because it brought the enormity of WW2 back to reality for him. We talked many times throughout his life about his experiences in the war. My patriotism and love of country was born during those moments with him.
Thank you for taking me back to that moment in my life with my father.
I visited this place recently. It's a worthwhile side-trip if you're driving on Highway 140 between
Lakeview and Klamath Falls. The best writing on what happened here is in a book called "Silent
Siege," by the late Bert Webber, a Medford historian and author. Many southern Oregon residents don't
even know about the Japanese balloon bomb attack. It was kept secret for quite a while after the War.
I've always been fascinated with this story. Your respectful video did it with honor. Thank you, Steve !!!
Thank you.
I went out of my way to see this monument on a road trip I took. Long drive on a long road, in the middle of nowhere. I don’t know, something drew me to it to go there. So quiet there, you can really appreciate it. Nice to know that I am not the only person who made the trek there. Thanks for going there.
I've been there twice, Kurt, and I'm sure I'll stop by again someday. It's good for us to remember.
A great episode about a forgotten part of WWII.
I’m not sure how far east the Japanese ballon bombs traveled but in April of 1945, one detonated in Omaha, Nebraska.
The Japanese released more than 9,000 balloons in a six-month period toward the end of the war. Evidently, the farthest east a balloon travelled was Michigan.
No one was injured in the Omaha explosion but it did do some damage to a nearby garage.
There is a marker near 50th and Underwood Street that commemorates the incident.
Like other balloon explosions, this incident was not made public by the U.S. Office of Censorship. This explosion happened two weeks before the Oregon incident.
Remains of the fire balloons continued to be found after the war, the last reported finding was in 2014 in Canada.
Today, many Americans don’t realize how close the Western Allies came to losing WWII. It is important to remember these incidents.
Because of geography and our access to raw material, we were able to build ships, planes, tanks, etc. faster than the enemy could destroy it. Japan and Germany ran out of people to fight and munitions.
It's amazing that Americans don't know it was the Russians (and Ukrainians) who smashed the German army.
This makes me wonder if the incident in Omaha had been made public if it might have saved the lives of the people in Oregon. Sad.
I can imagine the heartbreak and suffering Archie (and the parents of the children) lived with. And Archie being captured and never heard of again. Beyond tragic. Thanks for another well done storie Steve!
When Steve said Archie was serving as a missionary in Vietnam I was about to ask, "Did he get out of there before the Vietnam War?"
, sounds like a potential SideTrack Adventure - Vietmam !😮
I know - Considering Archie I thought, is it really possible that one person can be so cursed.
@@andyjay729 He was there during the French Indochina War, 1946-1954, and was probably killed by Vietcong seeking to end French Rule
It's always a pleasure to find another Sidetrack Adventure waiting for me.
Thanks Steve!
Glad you enjoy it!
Thanks Steve, that story is even sadder than I thought. Two children from the same family. The fate of the father. Thanks again.
Apparently, from what my mom says, my uncle was supposed to go to that picnic but got sick and stayed home.
Wow. I read that the wife almost skipped out on it too, as she was feeling sick from the pregnancy.
Yeah and the same for my grandpappy. Except his suspenders broke on the way out to the car and he said The hell with it.
😂😂😂
Of course he was.
Your journey and truth to true, honest journalism is just getting better and better. Keep it up!
... Another spectacular Wednesday with Steve, thanks...
Great History. Excellent, as usual. I hope you don't run out of places to explore, Steve.
I doubt I could ever run out of places.
A very moving story, told compassionately. Thank you, Steve.
I had heard stories of the Japanese balloon bombs from my parents and grandparents, but I have never known that people were killed by any of these balloons. Thank you, Steve
Steve, the respect you show for subjects like this is outstanding and is a good example for others....... Thanks
I had no idea that anything like this occurred. I'm in Santa Barbara and we apparently had a submarine attack at Ellwood Beach, but I thought that was the only West Coast event by the Japanese.... Thanks for the great content.
My mother was a high school student in Santa Barbara when one of her classmates witnessed a Japanese submarine surface near the city early one morning. Mom told me the girl was too upset to attend school that day.
Yes. A japanese submarine shelled an oil well early in the war. There was little damage but it did cause a lot of fear on the west coast.
The Japanese shelled several areas along the West Coast Defense Zone, including at least one that was classified. It is suspicious that they KNEW where that area was, as it was not on any map.
They Shelled the Oregon coast in a couple places and also launched a plane to try to start a wild fire as well.
@@danielkingery2894 Good points. Plus, shelled and sank some merchant vessels and shelled a top secret classified location that was not on any map (spies?). It's all detailed in 'WWII Japanese Relocation Camps & the WRA: A Prudent, Emergency, War-time Measure'.
Great video Steve. An amazing piece of history. My Dad was with the Flying Tigers in China prior to the US getting into WWII. I remember him talking about how relentless the Japanese were against China. The ballon attacks are a example of their determination.
What a beautiful, peaceful place for something so horrible to happen
Thanks Steve for yet another very interesting video. I read about this balloon bombs from an article about the war but it was great to see what happened. That recent Chinese balloon that crossed the U.S probably used the same jet stream.
Yeah, when that was a big story recently I was thinking the same thing.
….and they probably stole the idea from the Japanese
Much earlier in the War, the oil fields at Ellwood, in Goleta north of Santa Barbara were shelled by a large Japanese submarine with the intent of causing a panic, which it partly did. No one was killed, but one of the shells injured a man trying to disarm one that did not explode. No fire happened, despite Radio Tokyo declaring it had.
Years later, when I worked in Goleta our company held many celebratory dinners at a restaurant called "the Timbers" which had been built using some of the timbers recovered from the dismantling of the oil pier that was hit. That pier survived until the 1950s and was just one of the piers that was part of that oilfield. The whole business of off-shore oil drilling began in those Santa Barbara oilfields before the war and was known about worldwide. The attack was timed to occur during one of President Roosevelt's "Fireside Chats" on the radio. The Doolittle raid was one response, proving that both sides of the vast Pacific were vulnerable to modern means of extending warfare.
Teaching English in Japan ~1990, a very old guy with terrible hearing came in regularly for English lessons. He told me in simple English about the program, which I'd never heard of. He was a doctor when he was younger, and somehow involved in the program. I don't know what his role was. Imagine my surprise hearing about the program for the first time from someone involved with it.
What program? You are talking about Japan's balloons?
@@conniewojahn6445 Yes, the incendiary balloon program.
I love this channel, learning [and being able to view] historic places I have never heard of. And how fascinating it is to read the comments like this one, from someone who was told about it by this elderly man.
Incredible story - thanks Steve!
Thanks Steve. I have been hearing about this story since I moved here in 1975 and it’s the best coverage I have ever seen.
A good topic for today Steve. Info on this incident and the balloon bombs can be found online. The distance from our enemies has historically saved us from a lot of the direct actions of war, and even influenced our politics. In the modern world that has all changed, yet as we're seeing in Korea old technologies such as balloons are still being used to cause grief to others.
An interesting topic for a Sept. 11 video. I have always wanted to visit this site. Thank you for posting!
Wow, what a coincidence! My family and I were just discussing the balloon attack program and the Oregon deaths, earlier this morning. As you can guess, I have shared your video with them.
Although I read a bit about the Oregon deaths, your video makes it more vivid and real. Thank you for posting.
Wow! I had no idea. Thanks Steve. Love your channel!
Thank you for taking us there. I love the rare history like that, and it is being kept alive.
New info to me ! Interesting how no one mentioned this during our recent mystery balloons over the US. Thx for the video. Nice work.
Thanks! I’ve never heard about this. Very sad, but very interesting.
Thank you, I really appreciate it.
Uploaded 23 seconds ago! Yay! Love this channel.
Thank you!
I grew up about 20 miles from there and went to school near as well. We learned about it young but except for locals it is a very forgotten part of history. That area of the PNW also had a huge internment camp in Tulelake which is also hugely unknown even though they have a NPS there.
Many farms in the area, even now still have 'sheds' that are made from the buildings of the old internment camp. We always knew what they were growing up but most people would have no idea.
Here in Klamath Falls in the Linkville Cemetery are the graves for the children killed by the bomb. That would make a good follow up video. Thanks Steve for the video.
Had to schedule lunch early today and here's Steve! Got my back! 😎✌️
Hope you had a good lunch!
Excellent video; thank you. The paper part of the balloons was made by Japanese schoolchildren as their part in the war effort and to conserve manpower for other war materials production. If you want to know the truth about all attacks on the West Coast Defense Zone and how vulnerable that coast was from the time of Peal Harbor to early 1942, get the book 'WWII Japanese Relocation Camps & the WRA: A Prudent, Emergency, War-time Measure'. They literally had to ask yacht owners to donate their yachts and help with coastal patrol, due to insufficient equipment and American troops. There was only ONE radar set and trained crew on the entire U.S. West Coast!
Love your videos
Thank you.
Thanks for sharing this long forgotten story.
What an excellent video. Thanks so much Steve
Nice report. Thanks.
Great history story Steve! Well done! I had never read of this event happening in the US during World War Two. So very sad for the victims.
The depth of the story you cover is much appreciated. I knew about this Japanese balloon bomb incident, but you gave me so much more information. I didn't know Archie was captured by the North Vietnamese (and certainly killed). That's some bad luck that guy had in life.
Very informative yet a deep heartfelt sadness for all of the victims & their families!😔 Safe travels, Steve!🙏
In his book of essays, Irons in the Fire, John McPhee includes an essay that provides the story of how the launch location of Fu Go balloons was determined. As I recall, the contents of the ballast bags used on the balloons was beach sand, and in that sand were shells of invertebrates and other fossil material that were characteristic of a small stretch of beaches in northern Japan. Using this information, search for the launch location(s) was able to be narrowed down, the location found and subsequently bombed. I don't know at one point this all happened, it's possible that the whole Fu Go project has been ended by then.
It was one of several examples that John McPhee provided of 'forensic geology', or the use of geology and geologic principles in crime solving.
Read an odd novel some years ago entitled, 'The Cloud Atlas'. Written by Liam Callanan. That book includes some brief defusing techniques for/from these Japanese incendiary balloon transported bombs.
Unsure how factual those descriptions may or may not have been.
Yes, those bags of sand were retrieved from a Fu Go ballon that became entangled in power lines near Hanford, WA where plutonium production was underway. The sand then was flown to NY and DC where a diatom scientist examined the sand and was able to pinpoint the beach where that sand had been excavated (The Smithsonian had thousands of photographs of diatoms catalogued and mapped to specific beaches around the world).
Thanks!
Thank you, I really appreciate it.
Very interesting, never heard this story. Thanks Steve
Ballon bombs went to a lot of places in the United States. Where I lived one came down about 5 miles away and exploded in someones garden in Farmington Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. There is the possibility of still finding one today and the explosives still may be armed.
They found one in British Columbia not that long ago.
My father Wes Crane and his brother Don were invited to this picnic, but my grandmother had other plans for the family. I visited this place with my Dad in 2011, so tragic. Could have been prevented if the government was not so secretive about it. You gave a lot more details than i knew. Thank you for this informative and well done video.
Note that Japan sent thousands of these balloons, most of which have not been found. They are spread from southern Alaska to Mexico. Be careful if you find something unusual in the wilderness. Great video, as always.
There was also the attack from the Japanese submarine in Ellwood Ca (Goleta). The submarine surfaced and with the deck cannon shelled an oil pier. There is a nearby restaurant called “The Timbers” which is built from the wood from that pier.
Thank you for this. I heard this story many years ago and seeing your video really brought this history to life.
Very interesting never knew this happened. Thanks again for another informative video.
Wow! As a World War II history buff, this was a bit of history that I thought very few knew about let alone a monument to honor the lives lost on that day. As always Steve you do an amazing job with research and your thoughtful presentations.
I have never heard of this. Thank you for bringing this story to life in such a compassionate and concise manner. I have so much respect for the research and actual leg work you put into bringing these stories to us.
A sad tale. 😞I never heard about this either. Amazing that the shrapnel tree still stands. Thanks for taking us on this journey.
When you show up and say "Hi," both my wife and I say "Hi Steve!" 😄 Once again, you knocked it out of the park.
Sad tale! Great presentation and video. Thank you for sharing their story. 🦅🙏
Wow! Great video on a not so great event. I had read about this balloon attack years ago but had forgotten the details. I was shocked to find out five children and the pregnant wife were killed. I can't even imagine what Archie was going through after that happened. Also very sad that Archie disappeared in Vietnam in the 1950s. Thanks, Steve, for this info. Keep these videos coming.
Archie was in Vietnam during the French Indochina War, 1946-1954, and was probably killed by Vietcong seeking to end French Rule
Thanks for your amazing work Steve.
Thanks again Professor…I never stop learning from your adventures…
I had heard about this incident, but I wasn't aware that a monument had been built to honor the dead, thx for the video
Thanks Steve, Very interesting.
I live in the Village of Lumby British Columbia. A few years back someone discovered one of those Japanese balloon bombs in the mountains near here.
One was found here in North Ben's Oregon. It was defused and added to a museum here.
Fascinating story, Steve! Once again you came up with another adventure , to a place I am unaware of. And I thought I knew quite a bit about WWII , but I have never heard of this incident. I vaguely remember something about a Japan balloon program, but I didn't think it ever got off the ground. No pun intended. Great work!
Never heard of this. Thanks, Steve, for showing it to us.
Always love your videos. Thanks!!
Never knew. Great coverage!
And again Steve has brought us knowledge that most of us (myself included) have never heard about.
I haven't heard this story before. Thank you for enlightening me.
I've heard my dad and others who were in that part of the war mention this a few times but this the first time actually hearing
the full story of what happened back then thanks for sharing it
here in this video thank you.🇺🇲🎇🎆🇺🇲
Glad you enjoyed it.
Very interesting Steve. Thank you for showing this. Well done
Hi Steve. Thanks for great content. Never forget 9.11.01 🇺🇸
Amen 🇺🇸
Agree👍
9/11 was an inside job,
It was an inside job the truth n fact
You're welcome!
Nothing is forgotten in the information age, especially this story.
I am always anxious for another adventure each week!😊
Thank you for sharing the history.
Thanks Again Steve!
Truly next level, thanks MrSteve👍
This is one story I like telling people that don't know about ww2 I first knew about it when it was aired on the TV show called history at the museum. It makes me smile to hear it here again, it sad that this happened here in America.
First I’ve heard of that. Thanks for sharing…!
Your stories are amazing
Informative-another excellent presentation. Thank you.
Thanks! Interesting, deep and respectful.
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing this with us Steve.
Very nicely done, Steve….
I don't know how Steve finds history in right in our very eyes, but 's always fascinating, interesting, and the reason to watch. Keep on side tracking!!!
That was a very humbling video!! I guess the saying is true, 'when it's your time to die, there's no where to hide!'
This was a bit of history I never knew. Thanks Steve, for another great video. 🫡
When this happened, my grandmother received a call from her sister who was a member of the church. It wasn’t until years later that it was made public.
Hi. It's Ted from Texas. Good video. Thanks for remembering the people.
Great video Steve, thanks!
Another excellent video. Thank you.
Like your detailed research and your positive presentation style.
Great as always!!! I remember hearing about this a long time ago, but getting to see it is pretty cool... Be safe and thanks!!
Absolutely fascinating. I love WW2 History and never heard this tragic story. Thank you, as always, for the exceptional job you do.
man...thats some bad luck...
I'd heard about this but knew not the details. Fascinating story.
An amazing story thanks for pursuing it.
you are awesome STEVE!!!!, i love your videos. keep them comming
Steve you are in my back yard i have been there many times some of those scars were from people looking for souvenirs sad if you stay on the 34 road going east you can get to Lakeview. Great vid i love your channel brother you give me alot of bucket list stops thanks and God Bless
Had no idea, thank you so much for this video!
I had never heard of this before. Thank you for bringing the story to us.
Thank you. I learned something new.