@@dragonmans7242 5:17 Man, that reminds me of losing my favorite aunt, Lee Memone. Sadly, she passed away on Mother's Day! I really do miss her, because she's responsible for making me smile and laugh on my birthday in Oatman or Kingman, Arizona. In a old-school wild west, cowboy-themed town.
In 1952 my grandfather was drafted in the army to the 101st airborne from the beginning to the end he drove a 211 deuce and hauled ammo I lost him in 2016 not a day goes by that I miss my grandpappy
Thank you Dragon man this video really touched a part of my heart I had an uncle that served in the Korean War he made it home but was never the same I always wanted to ask him questions about his experience in the military sadly he passed away in 2005. I don't even know his rank but his name was Felix Rodriguez Gonzalez born in Bad Axe Michigan. Rest in heaven Uncle Felix
Indeed the "Forgotten War" I had my '45 GPW at a car show, with markings, gear, & me in uniform. An old boy who was in Korea was quite moved... then started to tell me about the war. I told him I'd been airborne infantry & he really kicked into gear!!! He was 187th Airborne RCT & had done BOTH combat jumps. What a lesson for me, we talked for over two hours, including how they dropped jeeps, supplies. You place looks great, a best buddy from my paratrooper days lives in Colorado Springs, we'll have to visit!!! Maybe I'll have my 1/187th GPW
My Grandpa was in the Korean War. A Grenade went off next to him, blew his ear drums out, left his back full of Shrapnel and he couldn’t walk. He was carried by another soldier and my Grandpa said had it not been for that Man carrying him out he would have died. Makes me thankful, to whoever carried off my Grandfather.
Great to see some Korean war recognition. My father served on our small carriers the HMAS melbourne and HMAS Sydney. He was BCOF stationed in Japan. Met some of his army mates who were badly injured in the battle of Kapyong defending thier Bren gun pits against wave upon wave of fresh Chinese troops. Naturally this war always had a big impact on me and it's not often you see any sort of recognition of it, especially here in Australia
First time I saw the old MASH movie, I was puzzeld wich war it depicted. I was in 7th grade back then. It seemed a lot like WW2 but the Helicopters made no sense in that context. I asked my dad and he told me about korea. He was shocked that I had not learned that back in school.
My sincere condolences about your wife. I actually have the same exact outfit on the right of you and your wife’s pictures at 5:22. My grandfather fought in Korea.
My great uncle Pete was an engineer in Korea. Don’t know where he was stationed, or what division he was in, just know he saw action. Still have his Garand Bayonet.
“Our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met.” Our all Koreans remember this verse and will always be deeply grateful for your sacrifice!
i know im 4 years too late to the video but both of my grandpas served and before my grandpa dies he gave me his korean war uniform and his helmat and his pistol and i think he even still had his rifle, cant remeber what kind of rifle but it is a good memory of him, love your videos, i love history and i want to come visit some time
Nice video bruh! Awesome stuff because I always wanted an informative video on the Korean War and what kind of equipment and guns that were used during the war.
This is what we need, we need more people to acknowledge and show all of the wars that the US just doesn’t even really acknowledge now. Your doing an amazing thing Dragonman, thank you!
My grandad thought in Korea, never told one story about it, he passed 2 years ago and made a voice recording of his time in the war.. still yet to listen to it
My grandfather was born in 1946 and served in the Soviet Red Army, he is still alive. I have a great grandfather whom I have never met and he served in the Latvian Leigon In the Russian Empire, WWI. He is sadly dead..
I was told, my father was a sniper in the Korean War, he served un Gen MC. Carters group. Pardon my poor war jargon. My father never wanted my to go into military service, and he never talked about his experiences to me. I would like to know what weapon he would have used at that time. Someone told me it was a standard issue rifle with a long range scope. That was it. After seeing this video now, I kinda see why. Anybody knows any links to help me get information on the subject?
Totally agreed. And the thoughtfulness behind the memorials of his late wife and her father got to me. God bless dragon man, I’d love to travel from Scotland to see his museum
Much respect from S.Korean guy. We remember what U.S. did to us and will never forget brave American soldiers and people. I wish my country and U.S. could make some Korean war tv shows like The band of brothers in the near future. 🇺🇸🇰🇷
I, as an American, noticed you guys are very grateful for what we have done to help. Thank you so very much for being thankful, there are many countries who don’t honor the help we gave them
My grandfather fought in the Korean War he was in the 101st airborne he carried an m1 garand and drove an ammo truck at night and wasn’t allowed to use headlights he unfortunately passed away in 2016
My papa was in an ammo truck and hoped if to guard the railroad the truck hit a land mine blew up and killed everyone except my papa he had shrapnel in his leg and he died in 2001
I recently just learned about your wife's passing and I'm so sorry for your loss. From what I've read, she was a great woman! Unfortunately, I too lost my best friend/wife - 2008 car accident. Anyhow, my father also fought in the Korean War (Air Force). I love your dedication to preserving/teaching about our military history! Thank you and your family for being such a patriots, Mel!!
The memorial to your wife and her father is beautiful, a personal piece of history amongst all of the military hardware. All the best Dragon Man, from Italy.
Same here but I never knew mine, he ended up drinking himself to death apparently, Korean War was probably one of the worst wars, war is not a joke and We should respect all people who fight for our freedom
My dad was a pole-climber in Korea, so I really appreciate this. He graduated HS in 51 or 52 and was drafted into the Army. The cease-fire was put in the day before his ship landed and he had to help deal with cleaning up battlefields. He always said "I would've rather had to fight than to see the crap I had to look at every day."
My grandpa fought in the Korean War and he drove a tank and is still living. Also when someone came to his school to recruit he and his friend ran away because he knew that if he sighed up he would have been kill in the front lines so he sighed up the second time though. And the tank he drove was a WW2 tank.
My great grandfather served in Korea from 1950-1953 and was as tough as nails. He was funny and a good spirited man. Never a day was he sad. He passed away in 2013. 🇺🇸
Only with todays youth would the Korean war be forgotten. This days youth are worse than the ones during the Vietnam war. The Vietnam war is the war that is close to my heart. The veterans got a really raw deal. They came home from a war that most did not want. These vets were spit upon and called baby killers by ingrates. The VA hospital does not take care for these vets like they should. My mother was a welder in WW2, in the shipyard in TItusville Fl. So all vets are awesome, Just Vietnam vets are just more special to me. Since I grow up in that error. They are just awesome. I had two brothers serving in the Vietnam war. I am 56 years of age .I was the baby. Shalom Alecheim
Could you do a Greek/Hellenic army display for the Korean war? We were stationed at the Harry valley with the American soldiers, we joined in the 5th day of the war and left in 1955.
My grandpa was in Korea. He was in the 20th infantry division E Company from 1960-64. He did work on the Davy Crockett I forget what he did but I think he was like a base guard cause I remember his dog was Ralph and he was a German shepherd
they made new m1 helmets and liners as well. any m1 with an M or MWA prefix was pruduced between 1951 and around 1956. wow! the helmet you picked up has a rare st clair liner from ww2! they introduced swivel bales in late 1943. sorry for your loss. i hope i can make it to your awesome museum one day.
Great stuff I'm wondering what was the us army standard infantry uniform and one thing the.m1 carbine was standard issues 15 round mags and I'm sorry about you're wife
@@FORWARDxUNTOxAWESOME China is state-capitalism for the selected elites, while the rest are suffering from communism. Short said, China is Crony Capitalism. Look it up.
@@FORWARDxUNTOxAWESOME Capitalism is neutral, it can be good and it can be bad, its all on how its regulated. If Capitalist Amazon can buy up the free market place then yes capitalism is bad, but again, you need to regulate capitalism. But if you look closely on which political spectrum the people who use capitalism to buy up the free market place (creating monopoly) then you will be disappointed, it’s the left wing side. But hey, look at my country Norway which is a capitalistic country, we have regulations that force compains to pay a fair salary.
Another way you can tell between a WWII M1 Helmet pot and a later one is if the seam on the rim is on the front or back. If it is on the front it is early to mid WWII (1942-1944), if it is on the rear, then it is late WWII (1945) and on wards. The fixed bail (in which you are talking about) was made only in the earlier parts of WWII. They soon changed to swivel bales because the fixed bales broke off often. This change happened around 1943. I do agree that soldiers in Korea did get the old WWII items, such as helmets! Great museum and maybe if I am in that area I will come and visit!
Sorry to hear about your wife.
TheTarrMan Thank you
Yes it was the worst😰
@@dragonmans7242 5:17
Man, that reminds me of losing my favorite aunt, Lee Memone. Sadly, she passed away on Mother's Day! I really do miss her, because she's responsible for making me smile and laugh on my birthday in Oatman or Kingman, Arizona. In a old-school wild west, cowboy-themed town.
@@dr.robotico7879 sounds like my aunt, Apache Junction, AZ
In 1952 my grandfather was drafted in the army to the 101st airborne from the beginning to the end he drove a 211 deuce and hauled ammo I lost him in 2016 not a day goes by that I miss my grandpappy
i hope there is an heir to your awesome kingdom
good times, when military was lead by men of action and not by bureaucrats.
Dragonman is very knowledgeable, I have full respect for his work in the army and in this wonderful museum. Respect from the UK 🇬🇧🙏👍
I'm in New Mexico and I need to make the pilgrimage to Dragon mans museum.
lucky
Thank you Dragon man this video really touched a part of my heart I had an uncle that served in the Korean War he made it home but was never the same I always wanted to ask him questions about his experience in the military sadly he passed away in 2005. I don't even know his rank but his name was Felix Rodriguez Gonzalez born in Bad Axe Michigan.
Rest in heaven Uncle Felix
Indeed the "Forgotten War" I had my '45 GPW at a car show, with markings, gear, & me in uniform. An old boy who was in Korea was quite moved... then started to tell me about the war. I told him I'd been airborne infantry & he really kicked into gear!!! He was 187th Airborne RCT & had done BOTH combat jumps. What a lesson for me, we talked for over two hours, including how they dropped jeeps, supplies.
You place looks great, a best buddy from my paratrooper days lives in Colorado Springs, we'll have to visit!!! Maybe I'll have my 1/187th GPW
My Grandpa was in the Korean War. A Grenade went off next to him, blew his ear drums out, left his back full of Shrapnel and he couldn’t walk. He was carried by another soldier and my Grandpa said had it not been for that Man carrying him out he would have died. Makes me thankful, to whoever carried off my Grandfather.
I’m Grateful to be American and proud to call the United States my home, I wouldn’t want it any other way.
Great to see some Korean war recognition. My father served on our small carriers the HMAS melbourne and HMAS Sydney. He was BCOF stationed in Japan. Met some of his army mates who were badly injured in the battle of Kapyong defending thier Bren gun pits against wave upon wave of fresh Chinese troops. Naturally this war always had a big impact on me and it's not often you see any sort of recognition of it, especially here in Australia
I love your videos Dragonman
Dude that’s so sweet that you have a memorial of your wife and her dad in your museum. I know they both would be proud to see how much it grew.
First time I saw the old MASH movie, I was puzzeld wich war it depicted. I was in 7th grade back then. It seemed a lot like WW2 but the Helicopters made no sense in that context. I asked my dad and he told me about korea. He was shocked that I had not learned that back in school.
Just love watching your videos. So much to learn. Thanks 😊😊😊
I love to see that you dont let these brave men be forgotten. These are real heros.
My sincere condolences about your wife. I actually have the same exact outfit on the right of you and your wife’s pictures at 5:22. My grandfather fought in Korea.
My great uncle Pete was an engineer in Korea. Don’t know where he was stationed, or what division he was in, just know he saw action. Still have his Garand Bayonet.
“Our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met.”
Our all Koreans remember this verse and will always be deeply grateful for your sacrifice!
You're the coolest dude i've ever heard of.
i know im 4 years too late to the video but both of my grandpas served and before my grandpa dies he gave me his korean war uniform and his helmat and his pistol and i think he even still had his rifle, cant remeber what kind of rifle but it is a good memory of him, love your videos, i love history and i want to come visit some time
This man has brain through a lot just to make his museum 🥺 respects for you ❤️
Nice video bruh! Awesome stuff because I always wanted an informative video on the Korean War and what kind of equipment and guns that were used during the war.
This is really fascinating, not much is really said about the Korean conflict and its good to know cause my grandpa served in the Korean conflict
Can’t wait to make the trip from south Texas to your museum soon.
It was new to me that your wife had passed im sorry to hear and I send my condolences
Sorry for your loss RIP.
The Korean war is a conflict that deserves to get more recognition. Thanks for sharing!
My great grandpa was a soldier in Korea, we still have his bag he was issued and his uniform as well as Chinese propaganda
Chi-Com propaganda as opposed to "Chinese". And suppose to Kor-Com propaganda?
Love ya Dragonman
This is what we need, we need more people to acknowledge and show all of the wars that the US just doesn’t even really acknowledge now. Your doing an amazing thing Dragonman, thank you!
my late grandpa Harold Hurst served in the korean war we lost him in 2009
gmc sierrahd sierrahd may your grandfather Rest In Peace and I thank him for his service
Motocross Max thanks he was a drill sergeant never seen combat that i know of but what a man he was
gmc sierrahd sierrahd I’m sorry for your lose my grandfather was in the Korean War my other grandfather past away like 2 years ago I feel you
what a good man he is putting together all of this history for people to see
Fun fact when my grandpa was over there after the war he lost his papers and couldn’t come home for a few months
My great grandpa was in the korean war
My grandad thought in Korea, never told one story about it, he passed 2 years ago and made a voice recording of his time in the war.. still yet to listen to it
No north korean uniforms?
Probably extremely, EXTREMELY hard to get, even for back then
Closest you'd get would prolly be photos or sketches
Seoul museum has heaps of nk and Chinese stuff from the war. If dragon mans museum rivals the big ones,I'm sure he can get it .
i love watching your videos
great museum; ur wife looked great.
My grandps was a tank driver in the usmc he also used motars in that horrible war
Hello from Sweden 🇸🇪
he passed away in the 80s so i didnt get to meet him but my dad told me he was very cool
This man a legend amazing collection
Wouldn’t be cool if there was a machine that could store items forever? So it wouldn’t change
Anybody else have the vids pop up on recommended?
My Dad was In the Korean war I heard him talking about Mickey mouse boots.i was in Desert Storm.nice if you could have a area for that.thank you
He does
Iv learned a lot from your videos thank you
Finally
My grandfather was born in 1946 and served in the Soviet Red Army, he is still alive.
I have a great grandfather whom I have never met and he served in the Latvian Leigon In the Russian Empire, WWI. He is sadly dead..
@Garrison Nichols He had a near death Experience, he doesn't talk about it
Tell him thank you for his services. RESPECT
show us all the gas masks
The forgotten war 1950-1953
Love this guy
The philippines museum😊
My father was in the Korean War .
🎖️ 🎖️
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U should learn about the berlin wall
I love these videos but he just mentions American in Korea around 6000 British soldiers fought also and died there.
Rip to your wife dragon man 🙏🏻🙏🏻
I was told, my father was a sniper in the Korean War, he served un Gen MC. Carters group. Pardon my poor war jargon. My father never wanted my to go into military service, and he never talked about his experiences to me. I would like to know what weapon he would have used at that time. Someone told me it was a standard issue rifle with a long range scope. That was it. After seeing this video now, I kinda see why. Anybody knows any links to help me get information on the subject?
Depending on his branch, he might have used either an m1903 with either a 2.5x or 8x scope. Or an modified M1 with a scope as well. Hope this helps.
Still don't understand why no one used assault rifles in Korean War.
I mean StG 44 was an instant hit.
Did anyone see Dat?
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... and the flag @3:53 is upside down.
This guy is a G😂😂
Why are all the uniforms wrapped in plastic
Guess I’m moving to Colorado Springs.
Guns and poker. And Dragon Man. Hell yes.
where is this museum located?
It’s June 25th 1950. Not July
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My dad was a POW for 16 days there. He was an Artillery SSGT from 1950-1953 over there. Bronze Star w a "V", purple heart X 2.
33,000 US soldiers in three years is a lot of people dying. Unfortunate
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I Am A Communist But I Like Dragonman So What !
The Vietnam war, the Korean war when men were men. Not like today where men think women. RIP those bad asses!
And also especially World War II
"We don't like communists taking our allies!"
USA foreign policy 1945-89 in a short version :D
That was NOT how the Korean war started LOL nice museum but terrible history lesson
I like this guy but the beginning of this video is awful. Do Americans really have to make everything about themselves...?
I love the respect this man has for everyone. ✊🏻
Totally agreed. And the thoughtfulness behind the memorials of his late wife and her father got to me. God bless dragon man, I’d love to travel from Scotland to see his museum
Except communists which makes me love him even more
Yes sir
yes
@@Chris-ts2yc Define communists.
I have a bible handed to soldiers in this war it was my grandpas he was in the 2nd infantry , I’m willing to donate it to your museum.
I must visit Dragonman’s museum when I visit the USA, there’s no place like it.
I would but it’s a 20 hour drive from Georgia
@@GoDawgs18 I’m in newyork so yeah i don’t have enough oil for that
Much respect from S.Korean guy. We remember what U.S. did to us and will never forget brave American soldiers and people. I wish my country and U.S. could make some Korean war tv shows like The band of brothers in the near future. 🇺🇸🇰🇷
And you have my respect(I'm american)
I, as an American, noticed you guys are very grateful for what we have done to help. Thank you so very much for being thankful, there are many countries who don’t honor the help we gave them
there is M.A.S.H, granted thats not quite like band of brothers, but a damn good show regardless
My grandfather fought in the Korean War he was in the 101st airborne he carried an m1 garand and drove an ammo truck at night and wasn’t allowed to use headlights he unfortunately passed away in 2016
Damn bro that’s pretty cool. Btw sorry about your lose m8
So was my grandfather he passed as well
My papa was in an ammo truck and hoped if to guard the railroad the truck hit a land mine blew up and killed everyone except my papa he had shrapnel in his leg and he died in 2001
I recently just learned about your wife's passing and I'm so sorry for your loss. From what I've read, she was a great woman!
Unfortunately, I too lost my best friend/wife - 2008 car accident.
Anyhow, my father also fought in the Korean War (Air Force). I love your dedication to preserving/teaching about our military history!
Thank you and your family for being such a patriots, Mel!!
The memorial to your wife and her father is beautiful, a personal piece of history amongst all of the military hardware. All the best Dragon Man, from Italy.
My great grandpa fought in the Korean War I still miss him
Same here but I never knew mine, he ended up drinking himself to death apparently, Korean War was probably one of the worst wars, war is not a joke and We should respect all people who fight for our freedom
@@roachdoggjr4372 World War 2 was actually far worse
My dad was a pole-climber in Korea, so I really appreciate this. He graduated HS in 51 or 52 and was drafted into the Army. The cease-fire was put in the day before his ship landed and he had to help deal with cleaning up battlefields. He always said "I would've rather had to fight than to see the crap I had to look at every day."
My grandpa fought in the Korean War and he drove a tank and is still living. Also when someone came to his school to recruit he and his friend ran away because he knew that if he sighed up he would have been kill in the front lines so he sighed up the second time though. And the tank he drove was a WW2 tank.
It's feels good to know that people still remember The Korean War. I never got to learn anything about my nationality in high school.
My great grandfather served in Korea from 1950-1953 and was as tough as nails. He was funny and a good spirited man. Never a day was he sad. He passed away in 2013. 🇺🇸
My great grandpa served during Korea also
Passed away in 07 he
Top guy with a top museum. Massive respect from the UK 🇬🇧 🙌🏻
I like how hes supporting tourism not just to visit him but the area hes in
Only with todays youth would the Korean war be forgotten. This days youth are worse than the ones during the Vietnam war. The Vietnam war is the war that is close to my heart. The veterans got a really raw deal. They came home from a war that most did not want. These vets were spit upon and called baby killers by ingrates. The VA hospital does not take care for these vets like they should. My mother was a welder in WW2, in the shipyard in TItusville Fl. So all vets are awesome, Just Vietnam vets are just more special to me. Since I grow up in that error. They are just awesome. I had two brothers serving in the Vietnam war. I am 56 years of age .I was the baby. Shalom Alecheim
Could you do a Greek/Hellenic army display for the Korean war? We were stationed at the Harry valley with the American soldiers, we joined in the 5th day of the war and left in 1955.
My grandpa was in Korea. He was in the 20th infantry division E Company from 1960-64. He did work on the Davy Crockett I forget what he did but I think he was like a base guard cause I remember his dog was Ralph and he was a German shepherd
they made new m1 helmets and liners as well. any m1 with an M or MWA prefix was pruduced between 1951 and around 1956. wow! the helmet you picked up has a rare st clair liner from ww2! they introduced swivel bales in late 1943.
sorry for your loss.
i hope i can make it to your awesome museum one day.
Sir, If you were every Americans history teacher in highschool or their college professor, the world would be an amazing place!
Great stuff I'm wondering what was the us army standard infantry uniform and one thing the.m1 carbine was standard issues 15 round mags and I'm sorry about you're wife
2:36 and that’s why I as a Norwegian love big brother America. We want freedom, no communism!
Sadly america has chosen a dark path and communist china is in bed with the new president joe Biden.
Capitalism is NOT freedom for all. Only the wealthy 1% are free.
China is not communist
@@FORWARDxUNTOxAWESOME China is state-capitalism for the selected elites, while the rest are suffering from communism.
Short said, China is Crony Capitalism. Look it up.
@@FORWARDxUNTOxAWESOME Capitalism is neutral, it can be good and it can be bad, its all on how its regulated.
If Capitalist Amazon can buy up the free market place then yes capitalism is bad, but again, you need to regulate capitalism. But if you look closely on which political spectrum the people who use capitalism to buy up the free market place (creating monopoly) then you will be disappointed, it’s the left wing side.
But hey, look at my country Norway which is a capitalistic country, we have regulations that force compains to pay a fair salary.
“Heres a MiG super rare and irreplaceable still works and has missiles”
I'm from China and i really feel sorry about what Chinese troops did in Korean War.
I love these tours an the history that comes with it !!!
Another way you can tell between a WWII M1 Helmet pot and a later one is if the seam on the rim is on the front or back. If it is on the front it is early to mid WWII (1942-1944), if it is on the rear, then it is late WWII (1945) and on wards. The fixed bail (in which you are talking about) was made only in the earlier parts of WWII. They soon changed to swivel bales because the fixed bales broke off often. This change happened around 1943. I do agree that soldiers in Korea did get the old WWII items, such as helmets! Great museum and maybe if I am in that area I will come and visit!
Genuine a nice person mate and full of knowledge love from UK 🇬🇧