I'm from Tonkawa Oklahoma that is 15 miles from Ponca City i met Jake Mcniece when I was in 9th grade 1986 my history teacher knew him and asked him to come and talk to us about his time in WW2 he was a great story teller
Bro, I ain't gonna lie, Jake sounds like the baddest fother mucker in the land. It pissess me off that we're never taught about these awesome men in our public schools. Thank you so much for sharing this video.. Now I'm gonna share it on my Facebook page. All my heroes wear dog tags. Do a video about Sgt. Roy Benevedise if you like vids like this he's another bad arse from the US ARMY. ❤❤❤
Not to point out the obvious, but . . . Jake was in fact older than most recruits AND he had been a professional Fire Fighter for a,number of years before joining the military. And back in the day, with gas lamps, candles and wooden houses, . . . rarely a day would pass without a fireman having to rush into a hellscape. Add to that Firemen lived at the Firehouse (in barracks). We forget that with our very safe, very sedentary modern lives, how dangerous life for most people was.
@@leonhart518well they are... most know how to sit behind a computer or game console and that's about it. Most can't survive on their own even with all of the modern convenience
Bro, just so you know all the black & white footage was avtual footage from WWII, so the footage of the guys with mohawks putting on face paint was really Jake McNeice.
25:07 McNasty’s experience as a firefighter was likely a major asset in multiple ways. He went from saving structural integrity to unsaving it. Imagine walking through a battlefield roughly knowing how to destroy everything in sight, including the battlefield itself. He’d probably seen enough death and destruction as a fireman to be creative about it. Then add the military training/experience and you’ve got an absolute tank of a soldier. 100% the main character
I love watching his reactions but if u weren't here from the beginning u probably didn't see an idiot become more informed and that's what's enduring, the point is I doubt this guy is reading very much...
The Hitler Youth was like a very militaristic Nazi Boy Scouts. So Amelia’s father was the leader of the local chapter, which meant he was de facto in charge of training the local Hitler Youth for war and support operations and indoctrinating them in Nazi Party ideologies.
@@pirksaddictit kind of depended. If you did too much shit they didn’t like you were voluntold to join. Also, modern historians figure Berlin lasted six WEEKS longer because of the Youth alone. Also, yes Nazi Boy Scouts, but crossed with ROTC.
I worked with a man who was in the 101st in WW2. You could tell he was tough as nails and made of steel. He had been there, done that and was the model for the tee shirt! He growled when he spoke, and you could sense that he was capable of lethal acts with no real effort. I used to tease him by saying airborne were nothing but pansies that floated down to the ground using silk petticoats! He’d just chuckle and grunt, without the need to even comment! Of course we’d all laugh a bit. EVERYONE knew what he was made of. We ALL respected and loved the old guy. His name was Tom Blunt, and the 101st did a lot of amazing things in Europe.
@@Maeshalanadae Most front line service people only discuss these things with others of similar experience. War is a very ugly and sometimes personal experience. Most of us would simply not understand nor be able to empathize with something so fearful, grotesque and soul wrenching.
Your exactly right, and I believe part of it is the culture these people grow up in that shapes them, it’s amazing the hero’s America produced in WW2, the Tuskegee airmen, the Marines in the Pacific, John Basilon, the navy pilots, Swede venison, I’m probably butchering the spelling so I apologize I suck at that, so Swede was in a vastly inferior aircraft fighting I believe 3 or 4 Zeros by himself, it’s like asking a Prius to win a race against a Dodge Viper, but he won that battle, just through amazing skill and determination, remarkable accomplishments
It wouldn't have been a good idea. The chicken would make noise or peck him. Giving away this position or injuring him. However, it would be a funnier story.
His initial description of Jake reminds me of another war hero, Gregory "Pappy" Boyington in WW2. Didn't like officers, never liked following the rules and was given a squadron of misfit pilots, just like him, that were dubbed The Black Sheep Squadron. They would become the terror of the South Pacific known as the Black Sheep Squadron!
Growing up in the depression, shoes were likely a luxury and the soles of his feet were probably hard as shoe leather, not to mention he was just depression era tough.
41:37 there were people in his comments section saying that they knew him as their mailman and they were surprised that they we the same people, saying knew him since they were kids and had no clue the nice mailman did all that
@@patrioticz2858 unsubscribe boys keep winning. TFE and Wendigoon are two of the best RUclips lads to ever do it. Maybe I'm biased as a history/creepy shit enjoyer
Yeah, they call it going Postal because one of the most well-known mass shootings. One of the most televised and talked about by the media anyway, was a postal worker who went into his Post Office after having issues with his manager or getting fired or something, and shot a few people up and then I believe shot himself. That's why they call it going Postal, literally because of that situation. Look into it, it's a fascinating story.
My great grandfather was a Spanish American War Vet & a postman. He was harder than hardtack biscuits, gruff as heck, and a hard drinker too. But he was known to be a very normal postman until his retirement 😂
Oklahomans of that period were just different folks. My Dad was just like Jake but pulled all his stunts in Korea. His unit was attacked by a hoard of North Koreans that were armed with farm tools (shovels, axes, pitchforks). They would send waves of these poorly armed soldiers to absorb all the UN forces ammo and then the ChiCom forces would show up. He used a Jeep to run them over to save the ammunition. He got reprimanded for unauthorized use of army equipment and sent to the stockade where he broke out, stole a tank, and drove it to Seoul to plead his case.
I’m a proud American and I’m deeply grateful for all the veterans from the south, I’m from Connecticut, and it’s just amazing how this country has produced the warriors coming from the South, Carlos Hathcock is a great example, absolutely lethal with a rifle before he he even went in to the military, huge respect and gratitude to these great Americans, Amazing to here their stories
My dad was in the 101st and the 82nd before he was in the 5th grp Special Forces. To this day he refers to himself and his career as a paratrooper with the 82nd. Growing up as the son of a paratrooper during the 70's and 80's on Fort Bragg was the best childhood a young boy could hope for. Other kids went fishing or camping with their dads, I went to Sicily drop zone and watched him jump. I could do a proper PLF before I was 8. They used to have live fire demonstrations every year where Pope AFB and Bragg showed what the military was capable of. I was in fact one of the only kids in the world (who wasn't Vietnamese LOL) that knew what Napalm smelled like in the morning.
Fat Electrician is probably my favorite tuber of all time. Watching your reactions to his videos has been a treat to rewatch his vids. I'm happy to rewatch them as you react to them. History done fun! So good. Great stuff, bro.
The only hero I don’t find annoying is Aragorn but it works because he’s not in the real world but a fantasy world. Most of us prefer the anti hero cause we can relate more to that than a paragon of good
This is what some people don't know about Superman; he's not the Paragon of Good that everybody thinks he is. He's said many times that he follows his conscience, not the law, making him Chaotic Good and not Lawful Good the way many seem to think. He strives to be the best he can be to inspire those around him, but he'll be the first to admit that he is just a man, with a man's feelings, a man's desires and a man's shortcomings. He appears to be the Paragon of Good because he, for the most part, can't be harmed so doesn't have to get nasty. However, he can get very nasty. He's the quiet, gentle man that you do not want to anger. "Beware the wrath of the quiet man." Angry Superman terrifies the Justice League and makes gods tremble, because while he tries to hide it and control it, he has a terrible, hellacious temper. He has said that he will let the world burn if it came down to a choice between the world and his loved ones. He's not all about the Greater Good, and trying to control him or harm those he cares about is the quickest way to FAFO. If Superman had been in Marvel during Civil War, he would have been Anti-Registration. Superman told the United Nations to kick rocks when they said they wanted to inspect his Fortress for WMDs, (of which he has MANY weapons and devices that can annihilate the planet, solar system, galaxy, reality.) A Paragon of Good would have bowed down. Superman doesn't bow down except when he wants to. Even his interactions with Batman have an ulterior motive. He LETS Batman berate him or order him around because it makes Batman look more impressive to the Junior members of the JL, but in private, he has had to remind Bruce of the pecking order which even Bruce forgets from time to time. In short, too many people don't understand Superman; they just see his public face which is Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes. In truth though, he's very complex and can go from hero to anti-hero if pushed.
@@Falcun21 true...but alot of that has only been in the more modern era's to try and bring back interest. Superman for the vast majority of his time, HAS been the paragon of good, and goody two shoes. Which is why, in the end he fell out of favor. Just completely unrelatable, then he's killed, then due to public outcry he's brought back. But a bit edgier, with all of what you mentioned as his now ' new ' story lines. He came out in 1938, died in 1992. that's 54 years of being the ' paragon ' of good. Hard to shake that image.
I used to not be much of a fan for history until I got older, but I'm completely invested after discovering The Fat Electrician. He would be the greatest history teacher of all time. He can keep your attention with the humor layered in with the fact in such a way that you don't forget it.
Hi Lewis! My name is Brent I live in the USA in the state of Tennessee. I was born in 1961 so I'm classified as a boomer. A lot of these gen xers that you are hearing about forget they learn how to do a lot of these things from Boomers. Not trying to steal their Thunder, just letting you know they really weren't the first to do a lot of these things. I really enjoy your podcasts, keep up the good work!!
15:45 yes, this is actual footage, Nick just told you there was a camera crew ( probably from the Stars & Stripes, the Military News Service back then) and that they filmed Jake & his men as they were putting on face paint and preparing.
My dad was 82nd Airborne. The man was jacked like a real life G.I. Joe toy. From East Texas and he could drink like a fish. The best man I ever knew. He changed his life, stopped drinking found God and raised a damn good kid. My Marine uncle that was in Vietnam has a story about stealing a cops gun and kicking him down the hill just to drive home like nothing ever happened. He was well known, the police never came. My uncle told me like it wasn't a big deal. 😆
Look through the comments on this video, there are people who said Jake was their mailman their whole life, and they had no clue about what he had done in WW2
I was Airborne Infantry for about 5 years with the 82nd Airborne (325th Infantry) back in 91 to 97 and we were all trained to try to make the impossible .. possible. Here is your mission, make it happen. Great experience, learning how at 18 yrs old how to jump out of an airplane and be trained to be as crazy as possible. Hard training, lots of ruck marches, long runs every day. Hence why my entire back and neck is a disaster now. I never stole a train at Ft Bragg, however I did steal a tractor trailer one night to make a beer run, but I was drunk, so I made my friend drive it.
i spent some time with Jack Agnew who was 1 of the "Filthy 13" he was alot of fun the stories he had about them blowing the safes across Europe, when they robbed other units of items they needed or blew up other units barracks while they were out training, and while confined to barracks how they set boobie traps for the MP's . Deff go out and get the book full of some epic stuff.
@helmedon Damn. My big brother took me to the movies, and one was "the Dirty Dozen". I was 9 years Old. Now I'm 33and see the meaning of the story. 😊 learned on the internet.
As a combat veteran of the United States Navy, I can honestly say that I would follow this man into combat. This is the man that all of us wanted to stay close to when shit hit the fan. Fuck an officer! We wanted a Jake McNasty.
I have heard a lot of stories from ww2 vets and they all sound like gangsters,but this is the best one I have heard . That is why they are called the greatest generation.
I'm sure that if I had to read a book about Jake I'd be bored to tears, but this man knows how to tell a story and what a great testimony to the power and grace of God... Amen
That was a seriously awesome life story!! WTG Jake!!! Thank you so much for your service man!!! ❤❤❤. I absolutely love your videos! I learn so much about The States watching them!
My dad was working as a caddy at 8 years old. This was back in the day when you had to carry the golf bags, there wasn't any kind of golf trolleys or golf carts, the bags with the clubs, irons, golf balls etc was 35-40lbs!! You can't get adults to lug around a bag weighing that for 18 holes today much less an 8 year old boy!!
The rest of the world watching this origin story are saying "why is this guy doing this stuff?". Americans watching this origin story are thinking "yep, sounds about right"
A demolition man or a explosives expert goes behind enemy lines and blows shit up and scares the hell out of the enemy if they didn’t die in a explosion.
My dad (age 82) has some crazy stories from his time in the military prior to and during Vietnam that always amaze me, so I love hearing these stories from WWII and other conflicts and wars. The amount of men who volunteered for the craziest things always just seems so unreal. Like this guy and the stuff my dad volunteered for. I'm like, why do these guys volunteer for this stuff? I never thought of my dad as 'crazy' until I got old enough to hear his stories and I remember asking him "What the heck was wrong with you?" He just laughed and said "I had nothin' better to do." Makes me think that'd be something this guy would have said too. LOL
The stockade (the brig, military lockup) is where they sent him to wait it out until they could get him shipped off. Re: Pathfinder school, he thinks they were trying to send him into very dangerous things so they wouldn't have to deal with him. Truth be told they thought he was a pain in the backside but that he was amazingly good at taking care of business. So I think they did consider it a win win, if he died or if he succeeded. His success was the better deal for them.
9:32 just so u know .. Benning is home to Army Special Forces SF ...Sniper training , Airborne training , Delta , will b soon ... and course Rangers ... .. it's the largest infantry base in the world .... and this is where EVERY recruit comes for basic training if u join the Army ...
Our, Daddy served in the Army & Marine Corps in WW2...he was a teenager at the beginning of his service...All of his military records were destroyed in a records fire, and he never talked about his service ever, he has been gone 28 years ....Our Daddy was also an alcoholic after serving in WW2.
When I was in the Air Force I thought about doing the Combat controllers job which is pathfinders.the only thing that stopped me is I was afraid of heights and didn't want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. I chose another assignment instead
That commander at Pathfinders school seemed to want what was best for his trainees to give Jake and his guys all that just so Jake would get said trainees combat ready.
The stockade was like jail but for the Army (petty crimes) so in other words, Jake was arrested for being gone too long. True they could not steer the chutes like todays but they did what was called slipping which was a rudimentary type of steering was mainly taught to avoid mid air collisions between jumpers. "Always look before you slip, always slip in the opposite direction to avoid collision, and the lower Jumper always has the right of way. "
With a father that lived and served through 4 ground, and sea invitations during the war. I truly appreciate someone telling the best of times, instead of the worst. Not that it makes up for anyone's losses!! Just hope that it helps everyone to make the best of whatever we go through in life!!! Count your blessings, brings a WHOLE NEW MEANING from this video share..
Scott from Kentucky Ballistics had a fifty caliber rifle blow up in his face and he held his thumb in his throat while his dad took him to the hospital!!! This is one crazy hillbilly!! And he is hilarious!! Worth checking out!!
I loved the 82nd airborne! My husband and I met while serving there😲 yesterday, Athletic drunks nails it! The female soldiers party just as hard, if not harder than the boys
I recommend watching a video How the Paratroopers saved D-Day which contains more stories of the Airborne during D-Day which Jake story get told along with a few others.
I watch military history all the time with my dad, and I am offended on Jake's behalf that this was the first time I ever heard of him. There are so many amazing stories and people from that time, but I have a new anti-hero. Thank you, Jake, for kicking butt and not caring to take names. All our servicemen and women deserve respect, but you embodied the roots of the American people. You remained true to who you were and still hot the job done, regardless of how others wanted you to get it done.
101st Airborne is in Oak Grove, KY. I lived by the base for about 14 years. I constantly was hearing the choppers, training drills, gun fire, etc. I eventually got used to it and didn’t even hear it anymore. However, there was 0 need to straighten the pic frames because they were always going to be crooked due to the vibrations from military. 🤣
I think this particular The Fat Electrician video might be my favorite. I love many of the others. However, I seem to keep coming back to this one. Jake just reminds me so much of how my dad would likely be in those situations. 😂😂😂😂 I mean maybe not everything but similar personality and way of just getting shit done and saying fuck your rules. I'm just here to get the job done. 🇺🇸💪
You should watch an old WWII war/comedy movie KELLY'S HEROES starring Clint Eastwood, Carol O'Conner, Dom Delouise, and Donald Southerland. You will Love it.
Have was the very definition of chaotic neutral, "don't tell me what to do, but if you say please I'll do it bang the princess and fix her eggs in the morning."
If you didn’t know social media is starting to merge the two versions of English becouse America dominates the internet the way they speak effects the British version of English
I'm from Tonkawa Oklahoma that is 15 miles from Ponca City i met Jake Mcniece when I was in 9th grade 1986 my history teacher knew him and asked him to come and talk to us about his time in WW2 he was a great story teller
That’s so very cool!!!! Thanks for sharing.
1986? I was discharged from the Army at Ft. Sill in 1986 🤔
Did he really say he was there for one thing and one thing only to kill nazis to is Fat electrician just adding that in there? Lol
I was discharged in 1989 I was with the 3rd of the 9th. @@veteranhoffman6776
From ponca, graduated from NOC, cool to see someone from back home on these
Bro, I ain't gonna lie, Jake sounds like the baddest fother mucker in the land. It pissess me off that we're never taught about these awesome men in our public schools. Thank you so much for sharing this video.. Now I'm gonna share it on my Facebook page.
All my heroes wear dog tags.
Do a video about Sgt. Roy Benevedise if you like vids like this he's another bad arse from the US ARMY. ❤❤❤
Not to point out the obvious, but . . .
Jake was in fact older than most recruits AND he had been a professional Fire Fighter for a,number of years before joining the military. And back in the day, with gas lamps, candles and wooden houses, . . . rarely a day would pass without a fireman having to rush into a hellscape. Add to that Firemen lived at the Firehouse (in barracks).
We forget that with our very safe, very sedentary modern lives, how dangerous life for most people was.
And people whine incessantly about it today. Modern conveniences have made people weak.
@@charlesbryson7443They also made it safer
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Always need that one guy to talk about how weak these youngsters nowadays are. Thanks for completing your civic duty.
@@charlesbryson7443 So far, the only two people whining are you and the original commenter. Get a hobby.
@@leonhart518well they are... most know how to sit behind a computer or game console and that's about it. Most can't survive on their own even with all of the modern convenience
Bro, just so you know all the black & white footage was avtual footage from WWII, so the footage of the guys with mohawks putting on face paint was really Jake McNeice.
That is why we call them “the greatest generation”.
He knew he wouldn't get blisters... He grew up poor in the depression he probably didn't have shoes till he was 15.
Made him strong though, to be fair
@@wildmoose3979 oh I totally agree I didn't mean that as a put down
Your feet will develop calyst I can't spell it but eventually your feet become so hard you can walk on rocks
@@melvinturman5883calluses. Not trying to show you up, just letting you know.
@@melvinturman5883not being that guy either but it's callous not callus.... Also he was a farm kid as well which I'm sure helped a lot
Jake was like a real life Captain America, with a much more entertaining attitude.
That’s right and I think his smart ass ways were somewhat similar to what I think of Iron Mao 😂
Yeah, captain America with Deadpool attitude maybe
Captain America is Audey Murphy.
Captain America but actually having an American attitude.
@@Chris-fn4dfthe real Captain America =P
25:07 McNasty’s experience as a firefighter was likely a major asset in multiple ways. He went from saving structural integrity to unsaving it. Imagine walking through a battlefield roughly knowing how to destroy everything in sight, including the battlefield itself. He’d probably seen enough death and destruction as a fireman to be creative about it. Then add the military training/experience and you’ve got an absolute tank of a soldier. 100% the main character
Ok lil bro calm down
@@letsgotomarsman no
Bro, you have to read the biographical book, "The Filthy Thirteen" by Richard Killblane and Jake McNiece.
I love watching his reactions but if u weren't here from the beginning u probably didn't see an idiot become more informed and that's what's enduring, the point is I doubt this guy is reading very much...
Wow, well you sound like a c#$@, not very nice calling folks names, Alex person.
@@alexpumpkin4551being ignorant is not akin to being an idiot. Idiots are "unteachable".
@@nastybastardatlive very well said and true soooo sooo true
I'm dying to read that book now.
The Hitler Youth was like a very militaristic Nazi Boy Scouts. So Amelia’s father was the leader of the local chapter, which meant he was de facto in charge of training the local Hitler Youth for war and support operations and indoctrinating them in Nazi Party ideologies.
It's misunderstanding that it was also required to be a member. As in, you had no option other than to be a member.
Yeah he introduced Ameila to some deeply need "Freedom Dick".
@@pirksaddictit kind of depended. If you did too much shit they didn’t like you were voluntold to join.
Also, modern historians figure Berlin lasted six WEEKS longer because of the Youth alone. Also, yes Nazi Boy Scouts, but crossed with ROTC.
He lives over there. How did he not know what Hitler youth was?!!
The youth were here in the USA, South America, Afrika, they was everywhere. facts.
I worked with a man who was in the 101st in WW2. You could tell he was tough as nails and made of steel. He had been there, done that and was the model for the tee shirt! He growled when he spoke, and you could sense that he was capable of lethal acts with no real effort. I used to tease him by saying airborne were nothing but pansies that floated down to the ground using silk petticoats! He’d just chuckle and grunt, without the need to even comment! Of course we’d all laugh a bit. EVERYONE knew what he was made of. We ALL respected and loved the old guy. His name was Tom Blunt, and the 101st did a lot of amazing things in Europe.
WWII was a source of endless HEROES.
My grandpa was like that. I miss that man so much
Well, my brother had an uncle who was on the supply line in Vietnam. Never liked to talk about his time there, sadly.
@@Maeshalanadae Most front line service people only discuss these things with others of similar experience. War is a very ugly and sometimes personal experience. Most of us would simply not understand nor be able to empathize with something so fearful, grotesque and soul wrenching.
Your exactly right, and I believe part of it is the culture these people grow up in that shapes them, it’s amazing the hero’s America produced in WW2, the Tuskegee airmen, the Marines in the Pacific, John Basilon, the navy pilots, Swede venison, I’m probably butchering the spelling so I apologize I suck at that, so Swede was in a vastly inferior aircraft fighting I believe 3 or 4 Zeros by himself, it’s like asking a Prius to win a race against a Dodge Viper, but he won that battle, just through amazing skill and determination, remarkable accomplishments
I can’t believe as an American I haven’t heard about this bad ass shit!!! Thank you Jake!
According to the show there was Lee Marvin "The Dirty Dozen".
What an amazing story! Kinda surprised Jake didn't stuff the chicken in his pocket, since it was a proven egg-layer!
It wouldn't have been a good idea. The chicken would make noise or peck him. Giving away this position or injuring him. However, it would be a funnier story.
His initial description of Jake reminds me of another war hero, Gregory "Pappy" Boyington in WW2. Didn't like officers, never liked following the rules and was given a squadron of misfit pilots, just like him, that were dubbed The Black Sheep Squadron. They would become the terror of the South Pacific known as the Black Sheep Squadron!
My dad and I used to watch that show. Dud you know the actor who played Mr Miyagi was in that?
I read about him in grade school. Then there was the TV show.
Growing up in the depression, shoes were likely a luxury and the soles of his feet were probably hard as shoe leather, not to mention he was just depression era tough.
Please do more reactions to The Fat Electrician's stories. It's so much fun to see people's reactions to those awesome stories!
I’m late to the party but @OriginalHuman does reactions to TFE videos and others… He is a prior British Marine (if I remember correctly)
"Everyone has a story"
Words to live by. You don't know what life has handed the people you pass on the street, and plot armor isn't always apparent.
41:37 there were people in his comments section saying that they knew him as their mailman and they were surprised that they we the same people, saying knew him since they were kids and had no clue the nice mailman did all that
"Mr.McNiece?!"
@@ruralandroid4984 yep, he talked about it on an episode of the Unsubscribe Podcast
@@patrioticz2858 unsubscribe boys keep winning. TFE and Wendigoon are two of the best RUclips lads to ever do it. Maybe I'm biased as a history/creepy shit enjoyer
@ruralandroid4984 I like history but not into the cryptid stuff
41:55 That is why you don't "Eff" with Mail carriers, they call it going POSTAL for a reason.
Because there was a mailman who shot up his workplace
Yeah, they call it going Postal because one of the most well-known mass shootings. One of the most televised and talked about by the media anyway, was a postal worker who went into his Post Office after having issues with his manager or getting fired or something, and shot a few people up and then I believe shot himself.
That's why they call it going Postal, literally because of that situation. Look into it, it's a fascinating story.
😂🤣😂
My great grandfather was a Spanish American War Vet & a postman. He was harder than hardtack biscuits, gruff as heck, and a hard drinker too. But he was known to be a very normal postman until his retirement 😂
“Throws him into the stockade” means, they sent him into the dungeons of the military prison. Like. THE worst possible situation imagined.
Oklahomans of that period were just different folks. My Dad was just like Jake but pulled all his stunts in Korea. His unit was attacked by a hoard of North Koreans that were armed with farm tools (shovels, axes, pitchforks). They would send waves of these poorly armed soldiers to absorb all the UN forces ammo and then the ChiCom forces would show up. He used a Jeep to run them over to save the ammunition. He got reprimanded for unauthorized use of army equipment and sent to the stockade where he broke out, stole a tank, and drove it to Seoul to plead his case.
I’m a proud American and I’m deeply grateful for all the veterans from the south, I’m from Connecticut, and it’s just amazing how this country has produced the warriors coming from the South, Carlos Hathcock is a great example, absolutely lethal with a rifle before he he even went in to the military, huge respect and gratitude to these great Americans, Amazing to here their stories
Imagine what more he could have done if he had some butter for his bread
My dad was in the 101st and the 82nd before he was in the 5th grp Special Forces. To this day he refers to himself and his career as a paratrooper with the 82nd. Growing up as the son of a paratrooper during the 70's and 80's on Fort Bragg was the best childhood a young boy could hope for. Other kids went fishing or camping with their dads, I went to Sicily drop zone and watched him jump. I could do a proper PLF before I was 8. They used to have live fire demonstrations every year where Pope AFB and Bragg showed what the military was capable of. I was in fact one of the only kids in the world (who wasn't Vietnamese LOL) that knew what Napalm smelled like in the morning.
My son is currently the medic for 5th group.
Fat Electrician is probably my favorite tuber of all time. Watching your reactions to his videos has been a treat to rewatch his vids. I'm happy to rewatch them as you react to them. History done fun! So good. Great stuff, bro.
This is a prime example of the INDEPENDANT AMERICAN SPIRIT.
MOST of us DO NOT like to be told what we can and can’t do. PERIOD.
Stockade is a military jail.
We call it the Brig.
29:38 The “Stockade” is what the Army calls Military Jail, in the Navy & Marine Corps they call it the “Brig”.
The only hero I don’t find annoying is Aragorn but it works because he’s not in the real world but a fantasy world. Most of us prefer the anti hero cause we can relate more to that than a paragon of good
This is what some people don't know about Superman; he's not the Paragon of Good that everybody thinks he is. He's said many times that he follows his conscience, not the law, making him Chaotic Good and not Lawful Good the way many seem to think. He strives to be the best he can be to inspire those around him, but he'll be the first to admit that he is just a man, with a man's feelings, a man's desires and a man's shortcomings. He appears to be the Paragon of Good because he, for the most part, can't be harmed so doesn't have to get nasty. However, he can get very nasty. He's the quiet, gentle man that you do not want to anger. "Beware the wrath of the quiet man." Angry Superman terrifies the Justice League and makes gods tremble, because while he tries to hide it and control it, he has a terrible, hellacious temper. He has said that he will let the world burn if it came down to a choice between the world and his loved ones. He's not all about the Greater Good, and trying to control him or harm those he cares about is the quickest way to FAFO. If Superman had been in Marvel during Civil War, he would have been Anti-Registration. Superman told the United Nations to kick rocks when they said they wanted to inspect his Fortress for WMDs, (of which he has MANY weapons and devices that can annihilate the planet, solar system, galaxy, reality.) A Paragon of Good would have bowed down. Superman doesn't bow down except when he wants to. Even his interactions with Batman have an ulterior motive. He LETS Batman berate him or order him around because it makes Batman look more impressive to the Junior members of the JL, but in private, he has had to remind Bruce of the pecking order which even Bruce forgets from time to time. In short, too many people don't understand Superman; they just see his public face which is Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes. In truth though, he's very complex and can go from hero to anti-hero if pushed.
@@Falcun21 true...but alot of that has only been in the more modern era's to try and bring back interest. Superman for the vast majority of his time, HAS been the paragon of good, and goody two shoes. Which is why, in the end he fell out of favor. Just completely unrelatable, then he's killed, then due to public outcry he's brought back. But a bit edgier, with all of what you mentioned as his now ' new ' story lines.
He came out in 1938, died in 1992. that's 54 years of being the ' paragon ' of good. Hard to shake that image.
Aragorn of the LOTR movies is NOT the Aragorn of the LOTR AS WRITTEN. Try the book… you’ll like it.
The fat electrician would be an AWESOME high school history teacher 👍👏👏👏
I used to not be much of a fan for history until I got older, but I'm completely invested after discovering The Fat Electrician. He would be the greatest history teacher of all time. He can keep your attention with the humor layered in with the fact in such a way that you don't forget it.
Hi Lewis! My name is Brent I live in the USA in the state of Tennessee. I was born in 1961 so I'm classified as a boomer. A lot of these gen xers that you are hearing about forget they learn how to do a lot of these things from Boomers. Not trying to steal their Thunder, just letting you know they really weren't the first to do a lot of these things. I really enjoy your podcasts, keep up the good work!!
15:45 yes, this is actual footage, Nick just told you there was a camera crew ( probably from the Stars & Stripes, the Military News Service back then) and that they filmed Jake & his men as they were putting on face paint and preparing.
Nick got a bunch of messages after this video saying "omg Mr McNeice was my mailman my whole life"
15:53 YES ! ! !
101st Airborne, the Screeming Eagles ! ! !
My dad was 82nd Airborne. The man was jacked like a real life G.I. Joe toy. From East Texas and he could drink like a fish. The best man I ever knew. He changed his life, stopped drinking found God and raised a damn good kid. My Marine uncle that was in Vietnam has a story about stealing a cops gun and kicking him down the hill just to drive home like nothing ever happened. He was well known, the police never came. My uncle told me like it wasn't a big deal. 😆
& yes, "some" of the 82nd can really be that bad. 🍻 😆
Look through the comments on this video, there are people who said Jake was their mailman their whole life, and they had no clue about what he had done in WW2
My dad was a gunner and radio operater on a B17 bomber. I am lucky to even exist. I'm 68, you're welcome. Brits evermore. Lovin' Jake's story!!
I was Airborne Infantry for about 5 years with the 82nd Airborne (325th Infantry) back in 91 to 97 and we were all trained to try to make the impossible .. possible. Here is your mission, make it happen. Great experience, learning how at 18 yrs old how to jump out of an airplane and be trained to be as crazy as possible. Hard training, lots of ruck marches, long runs every day. Hence why my entire back and neck is a disaster now. I never stole a train at Ft Bragg, however I did steal a tractor trailer one night to make a beer run, but I was drunk, so I made my friend drive it.
Jake gives the phrase "Going Postal" a new meaning 😂
i spent some time with Jack Agnew who was 1 of the "Filthy 13" he was alot of fun the stories he had about them blowing the safes across Europe, when they robbed other units of items they needed or blew up other units barracks while they were out training, and while confined to barracks how they set boobie traps for the MP's . Deff go out and get the book full of some epic stuff.
The movie “The dirty dozen “ with Lee Marvin was the movie version of McNasty.
Great movie.
@helmedon Damn. My big brother took me to the movies, and one was "the Dirty Dozen". I was 9 years Old. Now I'm 33and see the meaning of the story. 😊 learned on the internet.
As a combat veteran of the United States Navy, I can honestly say that I would follow this man into combat. This is the man that all of us wanted to stay close to when shit hit the fan. Fuck an officer! We wanted a Jake McNasty.
“I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like………victory!”
I have heard a lot of stories from ww2 vets and they all sound like gangsters,but this is the best one I have heard . That is why they are called the greatest generation.
I'm sure that if I had to read a book about Jake I'd be bored to tears, but this man knows how to tell a story and what a great testimony to the power and grace of God... Amen
If this man became a History teacher EVERY student he taught would pass with flying colors
That was a seriously awesome life story!! WTG Jake!!! Thank you so much for your service man!!! ❤❤❤. I absolutely love your videos! I learn so much about The States watching them!
the dirty dozen is a great movie.
Thoroughly enjoed that so much. What a grest anti-hero story. Thanks.
My dad was working as a caddy at 8 years old. This was back in the day when you had to carry the golf bags, there wasn't any kind of golf trolleys or golf carts, the bags with the clubs, irons, golf balls etc was 35-40lbs!! You can't get adults to lug around a bag weighing that for 18 holes today much less an 8 year old boy!!
"The Fighting Irish" is history and describes a DNA of people who work and fight like hell. 💪💯💖
The rest of the world watching this origin story are saying "why is this guy doing this stuff?".
Americans watching this origin story are thinking "yep, sounds about right"
A demolition man or a explosives expert goes behind enemy lines and blows shit up and scares the hell out of the enemy if they didn’t die in a explosion.
My dad (age 82) has some crazy stories from his time in the military prior to and during Vietnam that always amaze me, so I love hearing these stories from WWII and other conflicts and wars. The amount of men who volunteered for the craziest things always just seems so unreal. Like this guy and the stuff my dad volunteered for. I'm like, why do these guys volunteer for this stuff? I never thought of my dad as 'crazy' until I got old enough to hear his stories and I remember asking him "What the heck was wrong with you?" He just laughed and said "I had nothin' better to do." Makes me think that'd be something this guy would have said too. LOL
The stockade (the brig, military lockup) is where they sent him to wait it out until they could get him shipped off. Re: Pathfinder school, he thinks they were trying to send him into very dangerous things so they wouldn't have to deal with him. Truth be told they thought he was a pain in the backside but that he was amazingly good at taking care of business. So I think they did consider it a win win, if he died or if he succeeded. His success was the better deal for them.
9:32 just so u know .. Benning is home to Army Special Forces SF ...Sniper training , Airborne training , Delta , will b soon ... and course Rangers ... .. it's the largest infantry base in the world .... and this is where EVERY recruit comes for basic training if u join the Army ...
LMAO!! Yes, my Brother Retired 82nd Airborne, they're That Bad!!
The demolition man is a guy with boom sticks!
Not crazy or insane.. just total bad-asses!! 😂😂😂❤❤❤
Our, Daddy served in the Army & Marine Corps in WW2...he was a teenager at the beginning of his service...All of his military records were destroyed in a records fire, and he never talked about his service ever, he has been gone 28 years ....Our Daddy was also an alcoholic after serving in WW2.
When I was in the Air Force I thought about doing the Combat controllers job which is pathfinders.the only thing that stopped me is I was afraid of heights and didn't want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. I chose another assignment instead
Now i wish my coworker was still alive so o could ask him if he ever ever met McNasty. He was from Ponca City Oklahoma.
That commander at Pathfinders school seemed to want what was best for his trainees to give Jake and his guys all that just so Jake would get said trainees combat ready.
The stockade was like jail but for the Army (petty crimes) so in other words, Jake was arrested for being gone too long.
True they could not steer the chutes like todays but they did what was called slipping which was a rudimentary type of steering was mainly taught to avoid mid air collisions between jumpers. "Always look before you slip, always slip in the opposite direction to avoid collision, and the lower Jumper always has the right of way. "
With a father that lived and served through 4 ground, and sea invitations during the war. I truly appreciate someone telling the best of times, instead of the worst. Not that it makes up for anyone's losses!! Just hope that it helps everyone to make the best of whatever we go through in life!!! Count your blessings, brings a WHOLE NEW MEANING from this video share..
The Dirty Dozen is a classic movie made in 1967 that's still shown today.
Awesome movie! I love Lee Marvin in that one. He was only one of a number of famous actors that starred in that film.
Such a great movie! Used to watch it with my dad in the very early 80's when I was like 5 years old!😂
@@carriemilito2851yes Telly Savalas as well!
Scott from Kentucky Ballistics had a fifty caliber rifle blow up in his face and he held his thumb in his throat while his dad took him to the hospital!!! This is one crazy hillbilly!! And he is hilarious!! Worth checking out!!
There is a reason these men are called The Greatest Generation
That is actual footage and 101st airborne assault division wears that eagle patch on their arms.
Great show man. That was interesting.
McNasty was a true American anti-Hero. ❤
Stockade is what the Army calls their jail.
I loved the 82nd airborne! My husband and I met while serving there😲 yesterday, Athletic drunks nails it! The female soldiers party just as hard, if not harder than the boys
Jake is the ANTI-HERO GOAT
Great video
I've known the story most of my life; but, hearing all the details was really cool. Thanks for sharing this
The new "Hobo's Funnies" video he just did is another Antihero story, but this one's British. You should do that one next
Read his book! The Filthy Thirteen! As a combat veteran this feller is a straight up badass!
Jake was like the real life naruto everyone outrank him yet he leading them😂😂😂
I traveled thru "Ponca City" Oaklahoma once during my travels ..God, I would love to have met this crazy guy...
Always a good time watching your reactions! Already waiting on the next one 🙌
This would make such an amazing movie
One of the best videos of all time
82nd yes that’s pretty accurate I was a paratrooper and a pathfinder there
What an amazing story! Thanks for sharing it!!
them: I have seven hundred men
Me: I have entrenched machine guns and a trench... fight me
I recommend watching a video How the Paratroopers saved D-Day which contains more stories of the Airborne during D-Day which Jake story get told along with a few others.
If you get a chance to visit Bastogne, do it. NUTS! iykyk
I watch military history all the time with my dad, and I am offended on Jake's behalf that this was the first time I ever heard of him. There are so many amazing stories and people from that time, but I have a new anti-hero. Thank you, Jake, for kicking butt and not caring to take names. All our servicemen and women deserve respect, but you embodied the roots of the American people. You remained true to who you were and still hot the job done, regardless of how others wanted you to get it done.
That man is the definition of "Heaven don't want me and Hell won't have me."
In Enlisted, you can get the Paratroopers.....they look like the Filthy 13 by the way
101st Airborne is in Oak Grove, KY. I lived by the base for about 14 years. I constantly was hearing the choppers, training drills, gun fire, etc. I eventually got used to it and didn’t even hear it anymore. However, there was 0 need to straighten the pic frames because they were always going to be crooked due to the vibrations from military. 🤣
I think this particular The Fat Electrician video might be my favorite. I love many of the others. However, I seem to keep coming back to this one. Jake just reminds me so much of how my dad would likely be in those situations. 😂😂😂😂 I mean maybe not everything but similar personality and way of just getting shit done and saying fuck your rules. I'm just here to get the job done. 🇺🇸💪
You should watch an old WWII war/comedy movie KELLY'S HEROES starring Clint Eastwood, Carol O'Conner, Dom Delouise, and Donald Southerland. You will Love it.
His name was Jake Mcniece.
McNasty was his nickname.
Have was the very definition of chaotic neutral, "don't tell me what to do, but if you say please I'll do it bang the princess and fix her eggs in the morning."
How does he not have a movie or a tv show. The definition of a bad ass. RESPECT TO JAKE MCNASTY!!
Thanks ♥️ Much Love! #Michigan
Make sure to watch his Great Seabee Train Robbery.
Jake is originally from my town Maysville, Ok ♥️
AHHH!!!! Sounds like a 12B CMBT ENGR. HELL YEAH!
As promised, subbed cuz you made this vid
18 platoons in a battalion, 20-50 men in a platoon. So the answer is about 800 men, well fortified.
If you didn’t know social media is starting to merge the two versions of English becouse America dominates the internet the way they speak effects the British version of English