THE PACIFIC PART 2 | FIRST TIME WATCHING | REACTION
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Chesty Puller is the most decorated Marine in history and a near God like figure in the Corps. Goodnight Chesty wherever you are!!!
Watch "The Boys in Company C"
Chesty Is a GOD. SEMPER FI
You got that right, jack.
Chesty is the Leonidas of our country.
Oooh Rah..
The scene at 16:20 always gets me. The relief cook who's clearing up hears the marines come in and basically says to them there's no chance of food until 1400 - he's just finished cleaning up and is obviously pretty tired. Then when one of them asks for coffee he turns around and really sees how exhausted, dirty and thin they look his whole demeanour changes - he feels bad for brushing them off. "Shit, I can get you guys some coffee" hits me right in the feels, because even before he tells them they're seen as heroes back home, he can see what they've been through and tries to help them the only way a junior Navy cook in his position can.
Leckie mentioned in his book that on returning to the ship most of them were too weak to climb the nets without help.
In real life in that scene, those marines along with Leckie were too embarrassed to look at each other because they had tears in their eyes. They thought they'd be cast aside as expendable when they really weren't.
@@lelouchvibritannia4028If anyone ever feels expendable in the military, dont worry. You are.
Just look at how veterans are treated now.
The artillery that was hitting them at night was a naval bombardment from battleships. To compare, the shells that the Germans were shooting at Easy Company around Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge were 4.13 inches in diameter and weighed 32.7 pounds. The shells the Japanese battleships were shooting at the Marines were as large as 14 inches in diameter and weighed 1,485 pounds.
I pretty much say this on every channel reacting to this episode because the scale of big naval guns is so terrifying and awe inspiring, especially when concentrated on a stationary land target that can be continuously worked over. Marines said the walls of their shelters quivered like pudding or jello hit with a spoon when shells would land within 20 or 30 yards of their position. In the dugouts, they preferred to be in larger groups because they could use each other for support, but if a person was alone they would be bounced around like a pinball from the concussion.
I wish I had Sledgehammer’s book with me right now- he talks about how those nighttime shellings were a real life nightmare. I don’t want to paraphrase him, but he said something about how they were the worst thing during the war, which is REALLY saying something.
Took indirect fire frequently in Iraq back in 03 no way I can imagine a naval barrage.
@@falsenostalgia-shannon He said “artillery was an invention of hell”.
There was also the occasional bombardment by Japanese heavy cruisers, with 8 inch guns.
But I guess when you're Marine at the receiving end, it dosn't matter, you just have to sit it out in your trench and hope for the best, which must have been nerve wrecking.
I remember watching an early documentary on th Gulf War (prolly mid-90s) when we were still using Iowa Class battleships (16" guns) to shell inland targets. They used what they called a drone, but was a glorified RC airplane with a camera as a spotter. They usually flew the drone too high to see from the ground, but on occasion, flew in close. I have looked and still can't find this doc, but I remember a scene where an Iraqi soldier pulled his FUCKING UNDERWEAR out of his pants because it was the only white thing he had to wave at this RC airplane. He knew what was coming. And he was terrified. No pride, no shame. Just didn't wanna live through that again.
Basilone didn't earn a Medal for killing lots of people, he earned it for protecting a lot of *his* people
Yeah, we were taught about Manila John and Guadalcanal (and Iwo, etc.) in boot camp.
That's splitting hairs rather. The one doesn't happen without the other, in this particular action.
@@hughmac13 it isn’t necessarily “splitting hairs” when you’re in a battle and if you don’t fight, the enemy will decidedly and undoubtedly kill you on the battlefield. That’s what the series goes into.
@@hughmac13 But ultimately, the Medal of Honor isn't a reflection of who that recipient killed, but who they saved. Otherwise men like Desmond Doss or Gary Beichurk we wouldn't have received them.
@@twohorsesinamancostume7606 It's not always who they saved since some people have won the Medal of Honor for Solo missions/ last survivor scenario. pretty sure The Medal of Honor is giving at the discretion of the highest members of the Military so im sure they can give them out on a case by case basis instead of some dumb arbitrary rule like "its only for saving people" or "its for how many men he killed" just any general "Act of Valor" qualifies as I'm reading online right now.
What’s heartbreaking for me is the “look into your eyes someday” line that Eugene’s father delivers is almost verbatim what my father told me before I enlisted (only it was in Spanish)
I’ll never forget it. Thankfully my experience was no where near what these men endured. Godspeed.
Mine too. My Da was a WW2 vet. He was my hero growing up. All I ever wanted to be was him.
Now I have sons of my own and now I understand why he looked at me like he did when I enlisted.
Thank you for your service - truly.
"Army and Navy, do they have a rivalry?" I spent six years in the Army. All the branches have a rivalry. We all mess with each other but I will say that when it hits the fan we are all brothers and we have each others backs.
I just posted essentially the same thing. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines (and even the Coast Guard)... we're siblings. We'll 'fight' amongst ourselves but God help the outsider that tries to fight us.
The day that I met my nieces father in-law (my niece is like my little sister), we were at the table about to eat some pizza. He had just been telling me that he served in the Air Force in the 70's. Just as he was about to take a bit of pizza, I said "Oh yeah, so why didn't you join the military?'
He stopped dead in his tracks with the pizza slice inches from his mouth, and smiled and said "Ok, so that's how it's gonna to be?!" Smiling, of course lol.
@@31Mike Hahaha!!! Great line! My sister's ex husband was Air Force. We give each other crap all the time. I have friends now from all branches and we all smack talk each other but when the talk is serious, about the real things that happened, there isn't even a hint of rivalry. We love each other. Doesn't matter the branch, it's shared values and experience.
Coast Guard is the red headed step child no one wants 😂
I served 4 years in the Air Force and lemme tell you my take on the sibling hierarchy thats called the military branches:
The Army: The eldest child that gets the most shit for being average.
The Navy/Marines: Twin brothers that fight each other the most.
The Coast Guard: Spawn of the Navy that no one really talks about.
The Air Force: Youngest and most spoiled of the children.
The Space Force: The parasitic twin that lives on the back of the head of Air Force.
@@brbrdeng9122 lmao. Perfect breakdown
The "runner" job is dangerous. often, you are alone. your job is to relay messages to distant units because lines of communication have been cut and cant be re-established in the middle of a fight. The term we use is "Connecting Files".
hitler was a runner, earned 2nd class and first class iron cross and wound badge in black. Ironic really,
Is that job often done now? With how far we’ve come in wireless communication
@@edwardcornwallis9436 comes can fail no matter how advanced. Case in point, the movie "Lone Survivor". Difference being that in "Lone Survivor" they couldn't just send a runner. In modern military language it's called "Connecting Files".
@@edwardcornwallis9436 it's not common but experience dictates that it would become commonplace in a large war again. Reason being is that cutting your opponents communications ability is a big advantage.
As a former soldier, I want to thank you, Cassie, kiddo.
No, you don't know alot about the military, and the life we live. But you're doing something alot of Civilians never do and never even try, and that is you're trying to learn. I have members of my own family who never made half the effort to understand that you have. So again, kiddo, thank you.
I applaud her too. Though it amazes me sometimes when I find out how little young people know about important recent history. The nurses at my chiropractor didn't know about the Holocaust. Yet they VOTE.. 🙄
I saw "The Battle of the Bulge" and "The Great Escape" when I was 9.
You compassionate, warm demeanor is endearing and infectious. In such chaotic times, your videos are doing more good for people than you can possibly imagine. You reinvigorate my faith in people.
As someone who could be her dad I want her to know how genuinely beautiful inside and out she is!
Hey popcorn. Don't stop asking questions this is a learning experience for you. You went into band of brothers blind and ask the questions And all of us were more than happy to answer. You came out the other side the whole new world in front of you and wanting more. That's the great thing about history, the more you learn the more you want And there's always more. So don't apologize for knowledge. Till episode 3 you're awesome ❤️💚☘️
My great grandfather fought alongside Basilone in this battle he was also apart of this series and went through all the battles with the first marine division.
The invasion of Guadalcanal was so undersupplied that it was unoffically known as "Operation Shoestring"
Chesty is a Marine Legend. He had 5 Navy Crosses and 1 Army Distinguised Service Cross, both of which are the 2nd highest award you can get below the Medal of Honor. He got his 3rd one during this battle.
He's got a lot of famous and motivational quotes. One of my favorites is from the Korean War. The Chinese crossed the border and entered the war on the side of North Korea and surrounded the US forces. When Colonel Puller was ordered to retreat, he told his men, "We're not retreating. We're just advancing in a different direction."
'What's his name again?'
By the end of this series you will know it and never forget it. His name is John Basilone aka Manila John.
Also the actor who plays Eugene Sledge played the little boy in Jurassic Park.
John Basilone was a retread from the Army. Having been awarded the Medal of Honor John Basilone couldn't very well have sat out the war in the United States. He fought to return to combat and when he did it was at Iwo Jima. There he remained joining the ranks of the Fallen.
@@JohnRodriguesPhotographer Spoiler....
Oh yeah thats right, I forgot before I read this
@@user-uy1rg8td1v One of the boys from the movie ''Hook'' is in BoB. Perconte.
Eugene Sledge(the heart murmur guy) was played by the same guy who played Tim in the original Jurassic Park when he was a kid. And I knew of Sid Phillips before The Pacific in the Ken Burns documentary The War. He talked about his experiences in the Pacific. And, being a Navy Veteran, I came across quite a few ships named after the battles fought in the Pacific theater of the war.
I live close to where Basilone was born and raised. His name is everywhere. Bridges, roads, highways he has a parade and a statue.
machinegunners will use a system of "patting". The idea being to communicate between the "Gunner" and the A-Gunner (Assistant Gunner). The "patting" is to let the "Gunner" know where to shift his fire. the reason "patting" is used is because you cant hear over the sound of fighting, gunfire, explosions, etc. so feeling is easier. Hand and arm signals are a constant.
Ask all the questions you feel you need to. You always show a reverence and care to their memories well beyond your years. Their names and deeds are legend to those of us who joined the Corps they helped to create. To hear General “Chesty” Puller referred to as “he gives a good pep talk” made me smile from ear to ear. He would have laughed at that too and considered it the highest of praise. Keep your chin up, there are tough times ahead. Semper Fidelis.
The wonderful thing about these series is that they are so well done, so authentic, that you can rely on them for educational purposes. When Leckie was climbing the ropes on the side of the ship he was so weak that the navy man at the top had to haul him onboard. He couldn't clear the side on his own. Contrast this to when they climbed down in episode one.
Yes, down to the tiniest of detail. The boys drank their coffee from handleless watch mugs. They were discontinued in the 60’s
Also, they didn't feel the need to add any needless fictional drama. (Like "Pearl Harbor" did.)
This series was so emotional for me, seeing as my grandfather fought on the island with the 1st Marine division. Its hard to even watch this without coming to tears....
The heart murmur guy is Eugene Sledge, aka Sledgehammer. He's a warrior poet. If you want to read one of the best war memoirs ever, read Sledge's book, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa. It's one of the three sources this mini-series is based off of.
4:25 John Basilone, one of the most celebrated Marines in history. You'll learn why soon enough.
The coffee scene is tremendous, they went from thinking they were expendable and forgotten to understanding they were not alone and forgotten, but remembered and their sacrifice was celebrated and appreciated by an entire nation. Some of the men who were there wrote that when that happened they broke down and cried. I wish they had added that to the scene.
You learned another important military principle in this one, precious angel, the guy who sticks his head up above everyone else doesn’t live very long.
You have reached the stage with me where I can hit the like before I even watch the video, and I never have to unlike it when I've finished it.
Truth.
“The Army and The Navy, do they have, like, a rivalry?” 🤣
Great video. I’m looking forward to seeing your reaction when you realize that the actor playing Eugene is the boy from Jurassic Park. I’m also looking forward to your reaction to Rami Malek playing “Snafu” because I thought he was brilliant. Cheers!
"The Army and The Navy, do they have, like, a rivalry?
Let's put it this way: they have a football game each year: Amy vs Navy. As Army (or Navy), you can lose all games in a season.....except for this one!
This is John Basilone’s actual CITATION
For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action against enemy Japanese forces, above and beyond the call of duty, while serving with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division in the Lunga area, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on 24 and 25 October 1942. While the enemy was hammering at the Marines' defensive positions, Sgt. Basilone, in charge of two sections of heavy machine guns, fought valiantly to check the savage and determined assault. In a fierce frontal attack with the Japanese blasting his guns with grenades and mortar fire, one of Sgt. Basilone's sections, with its guncrews, was put out of action, leaving only two men able to carry on. Moving an extra gun into position, he placed it in action, then, under continual fire, repaired another and personally manned it, gallantly holding his line until replacements arrived. A little later, with ammunition critically low and the supply lines cut off, Sgt. Basilone, at great risk of his life and in the face of continued enemy attack, battled his way through hostile lines with urgently needed shells for his gunners, thereby contributing in large measure to the virtual annihilation of a Japanese regiment. His great personal valor and courageous initiative were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
Oh yes, the rivalry between the Army and Navy is one of several historic inter-service rivalries within the US armed forces. The Marine Corps and Army also have an intense rivalry that dates back all the way to the Revolutionary War. The relationship between the branches is similar to a sibling rivalry, which can be quite competitive at times, but ultimately they are all part of the same family fighting for one country.
I’m so glad they covered John Basilone’s actions during this episode because what he did on Guadalcanal is legendary even to this day. The Battle of Guadalcanal was indeed an important victory for the US and the Allies, because it not only secured the supply lines to Australia, it was also a stepping stone for launching further offensives into the South Pacific. Watching mini-series like Band of Brothers and the Pacific, one really has to appreciate all the little comforts of life like fresh coffee.
Don't worry about upsetting marines. Just feed them some more crayons.
Angry bootnecks incoming... 😂
Did somebody say crayons?
Lmao boot camp never prepared me for a lifetime of crayon eating jokes 🤣. Even civilians say it haha. I know we aint the smartest group of people but damn. I wonder what a Marine had to do for the person who made this joke think we eat crayons 😂😂😂
@@m5ty that’s why it’s difficult to make fun of Marines. Every time someone says something about us we end up owning it. Case in point “jar heads” and now we own crayon eating.
@@m5ty going off the marines I’ve met, eating crayons is just the tip of the insanity iceberg! 😂
The suddeness of death was brought home to me when I was called to an elderly male collapsed. He died having a shave. He hit his head which didn't bleed as his heart had stopped before he hit the floor.
I found this channel by mistake and it is one of the best on RUclips. As a Second World War Geek, I love your reaction to all that happens.
13:26.. The big fat thing around the machine gun barrel was a very heavy water jacket. It was a tube filled with water that would keep the barrel cool while the gun fired hundreds of bullets. So naturally it gets hot. John lost his asbestos glove somewhere so he had to pick it up by hand. Those machine guns weighed in at 103 pounds, gun, tripod and water jacket. Extremely heavy. Later in the war the design changed to not need the heavy water jacket. These guns were from WW1, a generation before.
So here's Basilone running around with a 70 pound gun and shooting from the hip like freaking Rambo. He did this for 3 days. That's a Medal of Honor winner.
The part about Marines raiding the Army's bases was absolutely spot on. My Mother's first cousin was on the second wave that landed on Guadalcanal and they absolutely did raid Army supply depots. Soap, toilet paper, canned fruit ... things that civilians will never truly appreciate. Cousin Lee Walters was also at Cape Gloucester and several other campaigns. Outside of malaria, he didn't get a scratch but never talked about his time fighting the Japanese. Semper Fi cousin Lee. God Bless Chesty.
Willam Sadler plays Lieutenant Colonel Lewis "Chesty" Puller in this episode. He is The Most Decorated U.S. Marine in our country's history. Served as a senior officer in WW2 ... AND... in the Korean War. MAny books have been written about his exploits. Save it to say... he was an EXCELLENT combat commander and revered by his Marines. The perfect man to be in charge of a desparate situation!!
Basilone was a ninja with that machine gun. He was unstoppable that night.
USMC still "re issues " supplies from the Army....or at least in 1990...when we shipped to Saudi Arabia one of our tanks and a couple of trucks came up missing....but we where clue in when a Marine asked for a manual for a M1A1....it was already painted with USMC on the front...😅😅
You learn in boot camp that if there is something necessary for you to complete your mission you gotta acquire it.
Adapt improvise overcome. Pretty impressed, they acquired a 70 ton tank.
I accidentally just found this channel. I'm so glad I did. Great great reaction
The actor for the heart murmur guy is Joseph Mazzelo. Until this show, he was best known as the little kid, Tim in Jurassic Park(1993).
It was a naval bombardment from battleships hitting them at night on the beach. Japanese were shooting large 14" rounds (1,485 lbs). If you remember Bastogne shelling in Band of Brothers, Germans used ~4" rounds (~32 lbs).
Didn't know that.. wow.. what a nightmare
It wasn't just the two Japanese battle cruisers. There are also cruisers, so they were also hit by 200mm and 150mm rounds
The battleship Hiei first bombarded the Marine ground position, and was about to go bombard Henderson Field but ran into a US-Australian task group. While she was responsible for sinking the cruisers Atlanta and Juneau and the destroyer Laffey (Mahan-class), she was mauled by 5" and 6" guns, with Laffey making a suicide run at point blank range. The damage from Laffey's guns knocked out most of her AA guns, leaving her vulnerable when VT-10 from the USS Enterprise showed up the next morning, crippling the Hiei with 5 torpedoes and forcing the Japanese to scuttle her.
yep, just think about the fact that the shells that battleships were firing weighed as much as a Volkswagen Beetle (or other small car) and you will get the idea
The Marines and Navy have always been rivals but when it comes to war, actually together.
“So, are they done with the jungle now?”
Oh, my sweet summer child...
Oh no. Not even close.
It's the Pacific. There's nothing BUT jungle.
2:30 Hanz Zimmer is brilliant. The Pacific has arguably the greatest opening titles in television history. The music mixed with the visuals of the shattering charcoal and explosions is so powerful! Really sets the tone for the series and what's to come!
Crazy part about the shelling they received is that it absolutely dwarfed the size of the rounds the boys of Easy Company were being hit by in Bastogne. And the shelling they received was no joke. The shells hitting Bastogne were primarily fired from Flak 88's that fire projectiles about 3.5 inches in diameter with a muzzle velocity of roughly 2,500 ft/s and weighed about 16 lbs each. The shells the Japanese Navy was firing on the Marines in this episode were mostly 18 and 16 inch diameter armor piercing rounds that traveled at about the same velocity but with far more devastation. The 18 inch shells each weighed nearly 3,000 lbs. And that is just mentioning their main armament, not including the dozen other or so types of guns and calibers that were used on the Marines throughout the campaign.
before someone else says anything about it, the black and tan dog was most likely just a stray - the marines didn't have dog teams working alongside until july of 1943 - go ahead and research it
the Navy still uses those little white ceramic coffee cups. i remember fondly drinking coffee from them after doing a boat raid. boat raids are done in little black rubber boats and the water is usually freezing cold. that was the BEST coffee i have ever had even to today!
Driving the rihbs were fun
Wait you guys had coffee cups on your ship we just had them plastic cups(to be fair I was on a small boy)
Good night, Chesty, wherever you are!
I stopped at 2:05 for a moment. You said the were "starving, they were diseased, they were out numbered, they were hopeless", They don't like to be called "hopeless", they like to be called "Marines".
yeah raggedy ass marines.
The US armed forces have always had a thing between them. My dad was in the Marine Corps and he told me that there were a bunch of times when him and abunch of his Marine buddies would get into scraps with the army guys.
I knew an old vet who had enlisted before Pearl Harbor and was a gunner on a troop transport and was on the landing group onto the island to relieve that group. Most he ever said was that he was assigned as an anti aircraft gunner in the late war on the ship. He said, “I never thought I would make it home.” Hit his mid 90’s before he passed.
Please do more war reactions please..🙏i really enjoy your reaction videos..its so relaxing and straight to the point..love from thr Philippines.❤️
I love these reaction.
Cassie, I like the fact you’re asking questions instead of acting as you know everything. You’re very genuine in your reaction and so heartfelt when you need to be. There are several very good books written by some of these
Guys actually in these battles. The next episode is different and gives you a break from the action, but after that buckle your seatbelt. I’ve always loved watching good films with people
I care about. Your fulfilling some
enjoyable times for me and with me if that doesn’t sound too silly.
We are kindred spirits when it comes to really enjoying good movies. Thank you for this channel and the genuineness you
display in all you do !! 🙏🏻✝️❤️
Two minutes in you nailed it. One day at a time. Those boys really were legendary. They’re all gone now, that WWII generation. Well, 99% are anyways. I feel fortunate that I knew many from my church as a kid/teenager. They were really going fast in the late 90s and there were all these efforts to catalog as much as possible from the men and women who served. Especially in 1991, 1994-95, and into 2000-01. The last of them I knew personally died in 2011. He was in Bastogne and had pictures of a camp they liberated along the way. What struck me most about that generation, nothing surprised them. They really lived through some stuff. From the depression to the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq.
Yes, that was the heart murmur guy (Eugene Sledge). His story is brutal.
His story really is the focal point of this series.
I finished reading his book, With the Old Breed, a couple months ago. It’s an amazing read that I recommend to everybody.
If you still want to watch new military films I highly recommend letters from iwo jima and flags of our fathers. Both were directed by Clint Eastwood and there are about the battle of Iwo Jima in ww2. The movies show the battle from the American perspective and one is from the Japanese perspective and a lot of scenes interwined
A Runner relays messages back and forth between the men on the front and the Battalion command post (CP). This is in case radio or land line communications go down. As you saw, the runner could also carry munitions or supplies as well.
One day at time, one hour at a time, one minute at a time....one second at a time. A breath at a time...a heartbeat at a time. That sums it up.
Enjoyed watching this with you as usual Cassie, you always make me smile and I love your compassion, until episode 3🌹
7:37 that wasn't planes dropping bombs, it was the japanese navy blasting the island.
I like how she mentions the musical score. Most of the reactors I watch rarely say anything about the musical soundtrack. The composers of this series and Band of Brothers did an amazing job in my opinion. The music adds so much to how we enjoy the movie/tv series.
Hans Zimmer (or rather his ghostwriters under his supervision) did this (decent) score. The brilliant Michael Kamen did (the extraordinary) Band of Brothers score, but died a few years later, which is why they had to hire Zimmer. R.I.P. Michael Kamen.
My wife’s grandfather was with the 1st Marine division on Guadalcanal, Peleliu & Pavuvu which are the islands shown in this series. He nearly died of malaria and never spoke of the war. His middle son got some info from him but not one detail of his experience other than “son it was hell”. No one to my knowledge in the family ever got details of his experience.
As you’ll see in this series it is hard to watch and it’s merely cinema so if these men experienced 1/10 of what we see on film it’s a wonder anyone made it home.
We must remember that some kids as young as 14 years old lied about their age just to fight for their country and many committed suicide because they could not go and fight.
I think that’s why most all of them have lived to near 100 years old and some over 100. Because they lived through so much hell they were granted long lives to make up for it. My wifes grandfather died at 98. My grandfather also fought in WW2 but not in the pacific. He died when I was very young. I do have his medals though.
What the movie does not mention was Lt. Col. "Chesty" Puller, the commanding officer of the 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal, was shot twice by snipers and wounded by shrapnel from a mortar. He also won his third Navy Cross for his defense of Henderson's Airfield. Which was the same engagement where John Basilone earned his Medal of Honor.
I lived in San Clemente,CA in my teens and it's near Camp Pendleton, a Marine base. Every time I'd get on the freeway I'd pass by Basilone Road on the base. Didn't know anything about him until I watched this series.
The first exit to Camp Pendleton on I5 is Basilone Road. Yes, he's that legendary in our Corps. Chesty Puller is THE Marine!!
The glove he is looking for is an asbestos mitt. After prolonged periods of firing the barrel will overheat and even become red hot, and in extreme cases sometimes even split. Machine gunners use this mitt to remove the barrel to cool down and replace with a spare. The larger machine gun they are carrying is the Model 1917. It has a 4 inch barrel shroud that is filled with water from a can, since water boils at 212F at sea level they can fire multiple ammo belts without overheating, the gunner carried the gun, assistant gunner carried the tripod on his back, and the ammo bearer carried several cans of ammo. But at 100 pounds it was better suited for fixed, defensive positions, like they were used in WW 1. By WW 2 most country's were moving towards air cooled guns, as they were lighter and more portable.
John Basilone’s gravestone pic that I took at Arlington is on my bedroom wall!
What I like about people watching shows like "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific" is they give normal people that have never and will never experience war, an idea of what war is.
I can see on your face the absolute horror and shock of seeing what war is and, while you might not think it now, it's good that you know. Understanding what war is and what it can do to people is important if we ever want to end it.
The Runner was a Very important and Very dangerous position.
Please consider watching Gallipoli, with a young Mel Gibson. It follows runners during war and is very good.
Popcorn in Bed. Thank you and your sister for all of your Reactions. You girls/ladies even though you are Canadians you have great empathy for Americans in the Pacific and Band Of Brothers. Thank you.
The artillery barrages in Band of Brothers, particularly the Bastogne episodes, were primarily carried out with 88mm guns. The bombardment of the airfield in THIS episode (it was a naval bombardment, not aerial bombing) was performed by the Japanese battleships Kongo and Haruna on the night of October 13, 1942. They were each armed with 8 14" guns (by contrast, an 88mm shell is about 3.5"). It should also be noted that the power of the gun scales EXPONENTIALLY with shell size. So that's the firepower the Marines were facing when the battleships opened up on them.
The main battle of this episode is the Battle of Henderson Field, (just going to reiterate the silliness of how the entire campaign on Guadalcanal was focused on the airfield, and yet the Marine pilots who fought alongside the infantry - Marine pilots were Marines. There were several incidents where the pilots grabbed a rifle and joined the line - were completely omitted and the airfield itself was only mentioned a handful of times) which occurred from October 23 - 26, 1942. It should be noted that the series actually TONED DOWN Basilone's actions in this battle. He actually did this over the course of THREE DAYS, moving between multiple machine gun positions without sleep to single-handedly keep them firing in response to the Japanese attacks as their crews were knocked out.
The actor who plays Sledge (with the heart murmur) was Tim in Jurassic Park. He also played John Deacon in Bohemian Rhapsody.
The First Marine Division to this day has a special unit patch, featuring a blue diamond with a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, surrounding a red "1" with Guadalcanal written on its upright in white, in honor of their actions on the island.
The subtle insights in your commentary suggest to me that you're a brilliant actress.
Hi Cornbed!
I discovered your channel yesterday and I binge watched all your videos. I really enjoyed hanging with ya and seeing highlights of some of my favorite films. The genuine emotions and empathy in your war movie reactions even yanked my heartstrings a little bit. Then lets not forget how fun those 80s classics are!
So far your film selection is fantastic and your editing is really good. My only complaint is there are too few videos to watch!
I’m really happy you’re reacting to these. A lot of reactors wouldn’t. Shows like this keep alive the memory of men like my grandfather, who fought in the Pacific from 1943-1945. And the God-awful war they saw. He obviously made it out alive, or I wouldn’t be here. The bombing parts are especially tough to watch because I know he came under Japanese air bombardment a LOT from his letters home. He never spoke of it to me, but you can read it in his letters. How scared he was.
You’re a sweetheart, and I love your reviews.
For context, the M1917 Browning Machine gun John Basilone was running around with weighed about 50 lbs without the tripod or ammunition. Not sure if that weight included the water filling the jacket around the barrel.
Just a small and quick History lesson for you, my darling. This episode opens with recollections and observations about how the American forces on Guadalcanal suffered as a group beyond the expected levels of being in combat for long periods of time and having to merely exist in jungle environments with by an almost shocking lack of supplies. From memory, what became the campaign for Guadalcanal, began as Operation Watchtower, if I recall but the personnel on Guadalcanal, in typical military gallows humor, nicknamed it Operation Shoestring. Everything seemed to be running on a shoestring budget and everyone, especially the Marines, had to do what Marines are rather famous for, just make do with what they had or could scrounge. It was a lengthy, again, from memory, 6 months or so and the levels of supply on both sides rose and fell throughout that period. This story is told practically solely from the American side but do remember that, basically, both sides are fighting at the very, very ends of their supply chains and early in the war before lessons about how to supply their men so far from home had been learned and solutions worked out. If you watch the whole series, take note of how different later battles are depicted and how much more stuff and support the Americans have later. The days when the Japanese Navy could run the American Navy and the supplies they carry are long gone.
Great post. When the months long battle began, iirc, the Japanese thot they would make short work of these "soft" American soldiers. They owned the air, so the U.S. Navy was very reluctant to put ships in harm's way sending supplies to the island. So the Marines were stuck!! But, as you see, the enemy had miscalculated, had some poor decision making, and then had trouble themselves resupplying their forces on Guadalcanal. It became an early turning point in the Pacific war and a hard lesson for Japan's Military to learn.
scottski51 One of the Japanese ground commanders led his units onto destroyer trans
Transports for the run down the ‘Slot.’ His personal log/diary survives. Ichiki was a ground commander but I’m nowhere near 100% sure it was him. From the log/diary of whomever, there can be no doubt that he was deeply concerned that his perfectly ironed and creased dress uniform that he’d been fitted for before leaving Japan but hadn’t worn a single day, would survive the journey and be utterly resplendent after whatever battles his men may face so he would look especially smart when he accepted the American surrender. This was his concern, wrote about these expectations and concerns rather ceaselessly. Like I said, his journal/log survived. Not so much for he or his men. Not sure what happened to his stupid, creased uniform he never wore.
Japan’s problem, from before even the war began, was that they were behind the power curve on so many essential elements of a modern war, most conspicuously fuel. They could never and did never come close to catching up. Japan is quite resource-poor to start with. Add to that America’s embargo of oil, steel, bauxite (for making aluminum), tin and rubber and it was hopeless, utterly ho
Hopeless the way no other major power was. It makes the internment cam
One of the interesting technical points to take note of is the equipment that the Marines were fighting with. Most of their weapons dated back to the 1st World War. An example is the machine-gun that he burnt his arm on was a Browning Model 1917. Many of the riflemen were fighting with Bolt action M1903 Springfields.
Hey I just watched your Band of Brothers reaction to Market Garden. You should really check out the Sean Connery movie based on Operation Market Garden called, ‘A Bridge Too Far’, it really shows in full scale just how large the operation was and how badly it failed. At the time it came out it was the most expensive movie ever produced.
I remember watching that movie when I was about 10 or eleven years old. It got me interested in military history. I also remembered thinking why is Sean Connery losing? He's James Bond! Lol.
"army and navy do they have like a rivalry?". i am absolutely in tears.
There are never to many questions as long as they are asked with a genuine willingness to learn, so keep asking.
There was a TV series showing the weapons various types of soldiers through out history used. They would cover primary weapons, shields, secondary weapons, and unusual or improvised weapons. One episode included US Marines and the improvised weapon was the entrenching tool. It is a type of small shovel. The Marines would sharpen them so they could be used much like a tomahawk. They demonstrated it on a ballistic gel head which had a simulated skull inside it. I was shocked. I expected it to be lethal. I did not expect it to take half the "head" off.
What did they do with all the bodies? - reminded me of my high school teacher who was in the second wave at Iwo Jima - said afterward couldn’t figure out why we had built a very long 3 foot high black wall on the beach, then realized this wall was a huge stack of the dead in body bags waiting to go out.
I agree with you about the titles music. It's a different sort of feeling from the Band of Brothers theme, but it fits, and it's so good.
I suggest you watch a series of vlog's entitled "Guadalcanal - Walking a Battlefield" - this is a look at the place today made by an ex - pat American now resident here in Australia in Canberra. My point here is this - John Basilone wasn't the only Medal of Honour recipient and I say that with no disrespect for him, but with total respect for all the brave men - Marine's AND Army who fought there. You'll see all the battlefield and the guy is so articulate and respectful. It is an eye opener qnd if you truly do have a spark of interest, I'm certain you will gain a really unique insight. FYI : Australian soldier's were the first to defeat the Japanese along thr Kokoda Track through the Owen Stanley range (running south to north from basically Port Moresby) The Marine's on Guadalcanal dealt a decisive blow next... as Admiral Halsey said "Before Guadalcanal the enemy advanced at gis pleasure. After Guadalcanal, ge retreated at our's". The 1998 movie "The Thin Red Line" based on James Jones novel and directed by the enigmatic Terence Malick is a must see film given tbe trajectory your on. Peace and kindest regards to you from Sydney :)
To answer one of your questions, the position of Runner’ has pros and cons. The more higher up a soldier or marine can get to higher headquarters, generally speaking, the better the food situation tends to be. Same for access to showers and other amenities, if they’re at all available. Cons are when command needs you to deliver a message, anytime day or night, they need it delivered and delivered, like, yesterday. That means, in carrying those messages, you’re up, moving around and often to the most dangerous places on the battlefield. Runners tended to die at fairly high rates and good ones had to be a pretty brave bunch. You’d live and sleep at headquarters but the enemy wants to find their enemy’s headquarters and attack it in any way possible almost more than any other target.
They had the draft back then. My dad found out his number came up and was going to be drafted so he went down and joined the Marines. He was 17 when he arrived on Saipan.
I was with 1st Marine Division, 7th Marines, 3rd LAR BN, Bravo Co out of 29 Palms, CA. MCAGCC/MAGTF-TC. Really a big fan of your reactions!
My highschool history teacher told us about this. His father was one of the marines on Guadalcanal.
Guadalcanal is actually one of the larger islands upon which the Marines fought.
The award mentioned for John Basilone was not just any medal. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at Guadalcanal, This is the highest military award given in the United States; most of those who receive it didn't survive the action they were involved in when nominated. (from the official record) "When the last of the ammunition ran out shortly before dawn on the second day, Basilone, using his pistol and a machete, held off the Japanese soldiers attacking his position. By the end of the engagement, Japanese forces opposite the Marines' lines had been virtually annihilated."
IN combat, you do think of it as one day at a time. I was a Marine in the Battle of Fallujah, and that's how we looked at it. One day at a time, one house at a time.
Imagine yourself transplanted back to Saving Private Ryan, all the crap going on at the beach and there you are in the middle of it all. No bloody way in a million years can i picture me there. And the Pacific Theatre was so much worse. Your reaction was very much enjoyed, thank you!
Yeah, D-Day is so famous for how brutal and large it was, and most people don't know anything about Iwo Jima. D-Day was ONE DAY of intense combat. Iwo Jima was SIX MONTHS.
@@TheKyfe Apples and oranges, is this where i suggest DDay comprises of the whole european theatre which lasted to 1945?
@@unklebobosaurus lol. Yeah, everyone thinks of D-Day when they think of WWII. And it CAN be apples and oranges depending on the metric, but my point is that D-Day is way more famous than Iwo Jima despite the fact that most of the reasons D-Day is famous.can also apply to Iwo Jima, but even more severe
@@TheKyfe Agreed :) Other than a few ships attached to the British Pacific Fleet and in Hong Kong/41 we Canadians didn't have much representation down there so yes it is lesser known. I'm wary of even a forest, a jungle would mess with my head severely
When they find out they're being relieved and taken off the island that is about the point where Naval superiority has shifted to the United States. Something I don't believe they mention in this series is the Tokyo Express. The Tokyo Express was the Japanese attempt to supply their troops on Guadalcanal and also reinforce with the Destroyers and barges. They also used some submarines but these measures were totally inadequate for the number of soldiers they had on the island. When the Marines are relieved and taken off the island they are being replaced I Believe by Army divisions. During the battle up to this point 1 u.s. Army division was landed I believe the name of that division was he Americal division. On the second night of the battle of bloody Ridge they were the men that filled the gaps in the Marine Lines. No chance to get acclimated to the island or familiarize themselves with the positions they were fed directly into the battle. One thing that the division problem would them was Army artillery. Marines always light on artillery and other heavy weapons because they are designed to land and are essentially shock troops they go in and kick butt and take names. The Army however has a lot of heavy equipment including artillery. The arrival of American artillery was a big boost to the defensive capabilities of the Marines and the army on Guadalcanal.
One day at a time…….That is life. For these Marines past and present one moment at a time.
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-Empire of the Sun (WWII, Spielberg, Christian Bale debut)
-Temple Grandin ( A must see movie about autism)
-Hotel Rwanda ( A true inspire story, that would touch deep in to your gentle heart)
- 3 Idiots ( Probably one of the top 5 Bollywood masterpieces)
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much of the bombing they faced at night was from gigantic naval guns. The Japanese navy had em surrounded and would wake them up with it each night. Some nights it would last for 6 hours or more, literally you got no sleep and the next morning you were still shaking from being bounced around so much. An explosion that close literally shakes the actual ground, especially if it penetrates into the ground a little and then explodes. Leckie later describes it in his book as "gods giants banging on the gongs of war, bang a shell would go off, bang bang bang... and you shook". One of the things thats crazy to me is two things, my grandfather literally telling the 2nd wave "hey welcome to Guadalcanal" and those lines even being in the movies, he was literally saying that to people lol, as I'm sure everyone from the 1st wave was saying. The other crazy things are, I used to transport a patient frequently in the ambulance, turns out he was a higgens boat driver for the navy or landing craft, I had spoke to this old timer for hours because well, he was stuck in my ambulance for hours in total ... anyhow...he drove marines ashore onto Guadalcanal so... I always used to joke with him that he could have even driven my grandfather ashore. Also another small neat one before I go, I remember my grandfather telling me about random dogs that would run into their trenches at night when they were being bomb, "and this random dog would come in and you would just hold him tight because he was scared but so were you"...
This is about some 10,000 US Marines low on ammunition, food, water, medical supplies, no artillery, no armor and vastly out gunned holding the line for over four and a half months against 30,000+ well trained, well equipped Japanese soldiers. From August 7, 1942 to December 10, 1942 the 1st Marine Division, 1st Parachute and 1st Raider Battalion held the line. They were bombed during the day by the Japanese Air Force and shelled at night by the Japanese Navy. Henderson Field was under artillery fire all day every day. The Marines had to deal with snipers, the weather and much more. They held the line and secured the island. The men of Guadalcanal are heroes, they are legends and after four months on the canal they were relieved and moved to Australia where they were welcomed as heroes.
There is a fun fact, when surviving marines of the 1st Marine Division were relieved on Guadalcanal they were moved to Australia as they were coming off the troop ship a Australian band played "Waltzing Matilda" because they did not know how to play the Marine Corps hymn. civilians lined the streets as these dirty ragged Marines marched past handing out beer, food and treats to thank the Marines for what they did on Guadalcanal. As thanks for the warm welcome in Australia the 1st Marine Division adopted "Waltzing Matilda" as its official march and to this day the 1st Division band plays it as the division deploys.
No better friend and no worse enemy then a US Marine.
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Perfect reaction videos u hit the key points and great genuine reactions
Chesty Puller at the Battle of bloody ridge was wounded I believe three maybe four times. The medics wanted to evacuate him, he refused to leave his command. Chesty was one of the most powerful warriors this country has ever produced. Semper Fi Chesty!
Johnny had more than just his machine gun and pistol that night. He was also armed with a jungle machete. You can guess what he used that for. #Savage #Gung-ho
Always ask all the questions! That's how you learn. Shows you're not a modern robot! :) Keep up the great reaction videos. It's great to see these movies again for the first time through your eyes Cassie!