Jesse Brown and Thomas Hudner: A Tale of Two Pilots
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- Опубликовано: 18 фев 2020
- Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner came from very different backgrounds, but their lives intertwined at the December 1950 battle of Chosin Reservoir. The History Guy recalls the human side of war as two F4U Corsair pilots struggle for survival during one of the fiercest battles of the Korean war. It is history that deserves to be remembered.
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As several viewers have mentioned, the F4U-4 was mounted with either .50 caliber machine guns or 20 mm cannons, but not both. I apologize for the error.
Thanks for another amazing episode. And for maintaining your excellent standard for accuracy.
I thought it sounded rather like a lot. ;) But great episode.
War thunder references
The F4U really would have been a killer with 6x50's and 4x20mm! More than a P38 or a Mosquito! Your story was very moving and while there is doubt about some Americans currently, there is no doubt about at least two of you. Tom Hudner was a 'proper' American and props to the US Navy for recognising both him and Jesse Brown.
As an aside, I believe the Royal Navy also operated F4U's in Korea and that - in WWII - it was they who 'reminded' the US Navy the Corsair was designed as a Carrier aircraft? It had a terrible reputation as a 'widow maker' on carrier approaches, because of the torque reaction on that huge propeller and the USN had stopped using it aboard ship. Until the RN showed them that if you made continuously curving approaches, deck landings became routine.
Great aeroplane and great story, thanks HG.
I've heard this story before and it always brings a tear to the eye the love of one service member for his comrades has brought more men back from combat than anything else imaginable
I think General Patton nailed it when he said, and I quote...
"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the death of these brave souls. Rather, we should give thanks that such men lived."
Right on
OK, I can appreciate those words... but just imagine - those 'souls' ere still alive after all that Hell, here on Earth, to work with us, to raise new generations...
@@fidziek they were still "such men" and they still lived
Patton was a total reactionary blowhard
@@DawnOfTheDead991 a total reactionary blowhard who did and felt more for his men and country than you will ever know how to... I will take the opinion of the men he led over yours any day
"Semper Fortis"
Sometime between 1948 and 1951 a US Navy F4U Corsair flying at roof top level over the Sicilian village of Vittoria "top hatted" (buzzed) me .
The aircraft was low enough that I could see the pilot, wearing a white helmet, looking directly at me.
In that three year period both the aircraft carriers FDR and Leyte were performing their 9 month mediterranean tour.
Included in the pilot roster of the time were Alan Shephard, Jesse L Brown and Thomas Hudner.
That event inspired me to choose the field of Aviation and changed my life.
I joined the US Navy while still in High School and during my tour met Alan Shephard in 1969 at Floyd Bennet Field.
A great story.
What aircraft did you fly? And I agree , great story!
@@charlesdudek7713
Never flew.
Maintained patrol/transport aircraft.
Thank you for sharing. And thank you for your service.
@Timothy McCaskey
Yes!
And he was known to 'top hat'.
(first american in space if you don't count the X-15 test pilots.)
I had a very special black friend that fought in WWII in the US Navy. This story kind of reminded me of his honor of service and some of the trials he faced while serving our country. While many among us continue to plant seeds of division among the races, l am convinced none have ever known any of those we call our greatest generation. My buddy, RG, will forever live in in my heart and memories. Our 20 plus year friendship was too short, and to this day l carry his phone number in my cell phone, even 18 years since his passing. My hope is that one day I'll see him again in heaven and restart our friendship again. I wish that everyone could have met and had a friend like RG Oglesby!
Many years ago I knew one old Marine. He was one of the Chosin Few. He told me he retired to Florida to never be cold again. Every time he got cold after that, his PTSD hit hard. Especially at night. He would call me for help and I sit with him and try to do what I could to help. He would only talk to me about what he went though on several occasions. He would be subdued, almost dark when the stories came out. What they do for us, very few undertsnd. God bless them. He is at rest now. Never to be cold again.
It is really good you were there for that brave man. Well done Christopher.
@@josephking6515 Thanks, I was in the Navy and I believe he felt safe talking to me. He told me all the VA would do for him is drug him 'stupid'. All he wanted to do was talk and have a friendly ear to listen. He had survivors guilt as I learned about in later life. We originally met in church when I first moved here 30 years ago. He passed away around about 2000.
Bless you for doing what you could for that vet. Many want to do the right thing, but let stuff get in the way. When an opportunity to be of some help, is presented, you just have to man up and do it. Be proud.
I met a Korean War vet in Ohio, back in 1982. He had been a POW & suffered frost-bite during his captivity. Whenever the temperature would start to drop, his hands would hurt him badly. I remember him rubbing his hands, trying to get the blood circulating, even though it really wasn't especially cold.
I read a similar story from a Norwegian veteran who fought around Narvik in 1940. He spent weeks in the snow wet and cold, and ever since he could not have cold feet. He would wear one or two pairs of wool socks year round including to bed.
I'm not crying! You're crying!
Yep, I sure am. Dang.
NOOOO! I'M NOT!! I'm just almost crying.
I am. And not ashamed of it either!
@Oxnate
I hadn't seen your comment when I wrote exactly the same thing.
I suppose that means neither of us are crying....must be someone else.
Ninjas are cutting onions at my place.
"Greater love hath no man than to die for a friend". Hudner didn't die, but the potential was there for him to do so.
At Carolina Patriot
"Than to lay down his life .....
I have to imagine Hudner would have died if doing so could have saved his friend. I even imagine he probably felt some survivor's guilt despite doing everything he possibly could.
Quote from the Gospel of John chapter 15 verse 13. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
I am woke enough to be reluctant to sacrifice my life, even for a friend, but to risk it, to put
it on the line, yes I willingly would.
But I sincerely hope that, that test will not be put on my path, in fear of failing.
@@roleymarx3811 I've always felt that passage was wrong. IMHO, it should read "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for a stranger." How many police, firefighters and military personnel have done just that? I would willingly give my life to protect those I care about, but I'm not sure I would have the courage to die protecting someone I didn't even know. Love for an individual or love for humanity. Which is really greater?
One of my best friends' father survived the Chosin battle, possibly as a direct result of Hudner and Brown's support actions. Bless them, and thank you for telling their story!
During the 50th Anniversary of the Korean War, My father and I had a hotel room in the Royal Hawaiian next to Capt Hudner an his wife. We would meet in the hallway of the hotel and walk to the meetings together. My father and Capt Hudner would talk with each other, and I would listen. There was no pretense to their conversation; just two humble guys.
This brought tears to my eyes. My father was in the marine corp and ended up in Korea at the tail end of the war. He said "you will never know what the meaning of cold is until you've spent a winter in korea".
North Korea uses the extreme cold, hardships, to maintain a relatively low population..
Bo’ness
I read a story about a unit trying to withdraw across a makeshift bridge at Chosin. The bridge came up three feet short. The men looked around and found a pile of dead North Korean soldiers, all frozen solid. So they bulldozed them into the gap and got the hell out of there. Incidentally my dad was in the Air Force in Korea but did not see action at Chosin.
I spent a year in South Korea in the early 1980s. It is still the coldest winter I have spent.
I had a patient Korean war vet tell me, "nothing colder than a Korean winter". He was in an Engineer Unit and he was low man in his tent. They used stoves to heat the tents and when the gas went out he had to go out and change the bottle.
These two men are heroes of Naval Aviation. Their professionalism, honor, courage, and commitment lives on today in our community.
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Yes, and stories like this bring a tear to my eyes. Especially when well told.
@bsharrard Well said and so true!
@bsharrard depends on the individual, we are not all meant nor able to walk the same path . Some sports figures make great heros teaching youth by example . For to keep on trying and to not give up are common themes of those you consider 'heros'. Working against the odds whether it is war , the world series or civil rights is admirable. I am 54 years old and have played guitar since before I was 5 being lucky enough to have an uncle who owned a music store so a lot of my hero's are musicians , some rich and famous and some poor and unheard of . So does that mean I have chosen poor 'heros' just because they didn't commit some heroic act during a war or social skirmish . Keep in mind they taught me to succeed I had to practice , adapt and experiment to find my way to success. They taught me it wouldn't be handed to me but rather through hard work and practice (which is extremely repetitious and often boring) I would gain the tools needed to succeed in my vocation or craft . None of them ever committed any wartime 'heroic' deeds I am aware of but they found their way to the top of their fields by expertise in their field that they accrued through years of hard work . And you would not consider them heros? Even though they taught me the road and the work ethic necessary to get to where I am blessed enough to spend my life and support my family by doing something I love ? Not everyone was meant to be a war hero . Some are destined to be great at sports or acting and you will begrudge them those they idolized and those who consider them heros ? Just because they don't achieve the metric YOU consider to be the definition of a hero seems a little narrow minded and short sighted to me . At the end of the day will you say it was wrong of Beethoven to consider Mozart a hero ? Because Mozart never did anything that meets your definition of being deserving of the title hero you would rob the world of Beethoven. Good thing you don't make the rules because I, and millions of others, really enjoy Beethoven . "Free your mind and the rest will follow" . I wish you well and hope your horizons continue to expand and never stop growing . Acceptance is learning and learning is growth and growth is life but to stop learning & growing is stagnation and stagnation is death, my friend. Please do not stagnate and fade into obscurity , but rather caaaaaontinue expanding until you find your purpose once you find your purpose then you will have found your bliss and that is when you know you have found your place.... Or this is all a bunch of bullshit meant to sound meaningful and deep going to be your assessment ? If so then good luck and go in peace ..... "Moss doesn't grow on a rolling stone". Oh and by the way, I to am an Ohio State Buckeye (and proud of it !!) and this story is known by all O.S.U Graduates. Unless they paid no attention . Great institution. GO BUCKS
!!! O-H-I-O !!!
I had a family friend who fought at the Chosin Reservoir. He never spoke of it but one day as a teenager (being a history buff even as a kid) I asked him about Korea as I knew he had fought there. Only then did I learn he had been in that nightmare of a battle. He was helping us paint our house. He mentioned losing all of his friends and stacking frozen bodies for cover. Then he went back to painting and I knew not to ask any more.
He had a fine sense of humor and honor, raised three fine sons and finally retired after working all his life. Loved cigars and beer and his wife.
Hero.
I’m a 25 year retired Marine and have followed many of your videos. This is by far your best work and makes me so proud to be a Marine and part of the Naval service. Thank you sir and God bless Brown, Hudner, and America!
And thank you, Dragon’s Breath, for your service. We are grateful to you, too.
Thank you for your Service Sir 🙏
Dragon 🐉 Breathe... you are part of the Chosen Few....
I'm a 30 year retired Marine and I join you Dragons Breath. Teufelshund
Semper Fi you are properly relived of duty Marine!!!!
Thank you for your service ❤
Wow History Guy, a couple things:
1) You managed to find a way to interweave a pirate story with a story of selfless heroism;
2) You managed to tell such a compelling story, I could not maintain composure.
This episode is the epitome of history that deserves to be remembered.
I would thumbs up this comment 10X if I could.
You made the comment I was going to make. I laughed and I cried.
@@CEH3 *10
Very touching. For so many reasons.
yeah, where did those onions come from?
The book by Adam Makos ' Devotion ' is the story of Jesse Brown and the heroism of Tom Hudner . Beautifully written and very moving !
Thanks for the info will definitely look it up at the library sounds like a good read really appreciate
Thanks for posting this. Will try to find a copy.
I listened to the audio version of "Devotion", and it was indeed a very moving experience, highly recommended. A movie is in the works, produced by Black Label Media, starring Glen Powell from Top Gun Maverick...
Yes a great read!! I read it a few months ago and passed the book on to a navy buddy at the VA Hospital. I strongly recommend this book
Read that book two years ago. Couldn't put it down and have passed it around to friends and family. Great book and full of many lessons.
WoW! Definitely History that deserves to be remembered.
This is a story that definitely needs to be remembered.
What a great reminder of friendship across the supposed barriers of race and wealth. RIP all.
race/sex/etc are political tools used to put wedges between people for easy political enslavement of the population.
Or just well placed propaganda move to impress civilians and lure more guys into war
@@xmeda Propaganda? This actually occurred. Did it make you want to join up... no, I didn't think so. Your juvenile cynicism is neither earned nor justified.
@@emansnas it happened, and it got wide media coverage how white guy tried to heroically save his black friend... while back in US black guys were not even allowed to sit on front seats in bus or cinema...
@@xmeda Everyone knows there was discrimination at the time. Conflating that with a propaganda effort to "...lure more guys into war" is fatuous.
Rather a sad story for today.
Full of heroism, gallantry and friendship; existing prejudices be damned.
Absolutely.
What "existing prejudices", black people have been pampered for over 50 years. What planet are you living on?
@ as a very conservative white man even if you think this it is not helpful to anyone.
@ Have you ever asked what it is like to be a person of color in America ???
fifty years where the hell have you been living ?
I recently read the book Devotion. The story of Leroy Brown and Hudner.
I recommend this book as the best I've ever read about the true friendship of the 2 men
This one gave me goosebumps. This one was beautiful. These men Are what makes America great. Unselfish heroism Oh hell now my eyes are watering up. This is the stuff we love. The Forgotten war was not forgotten. Because of the history guy💪⚓🎗🇺🇸🦅🚁
"Forgotten war remembered heroes" check it out it's on yt
@@joedunleavy7066 I'll do that. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. Sir💪🇺🇸🦅⚓
Read the book by Adam Makos and each the movie coming soon.
When the battle of the Chosin Reservoir started there were almost 50 Navy Corpsmen involved, when it was over there were only 3, I know one of them and he's a Metal of Honor recepiant from his actions.
Duke Craig He deserves to have you state his name, yes?
@@thomaswest5931
His first name is Bill (most likely William I'm sure), the way I met him is I'm from SW Pennsylvania but I lived in the Cleveland area for 11 years, (just moved back last year), he's the stepfather of the wife of a couple I got to know when I lived up there, I had no clue, and neither did his stepdaughter or her husband, that he was a MOH recepiant until we all saw each other at someone's funeral, it's kind of a story about why he had kinda latched onto me several years earlier after I had met him, but upon seeing me at the funeral home he came running over and was saying hi and shaking my hand when I noticed a little light blue service ribbon with silver stars on it on his lapel (the small civilian size one), while I was shaking his hand I pointed at the ribbon with my other one and ask "Is that a...?" and he cut me off and said "Yea", at that point I had known he was one of the 3 surviving Corpsmen from Chosin but I had no clue he was a MOH recepiant but it didn't exactly come as a surprise knowing his story.
Neither me nor his stepdaughter or her husband knew anything about that up to that point, 2 days after the funeral I was over at their house and mentioned to them "Do you know what that little ribbon is that he wears on his lapel when he's dressed up?", they didn't so i explained it to them.
Several days later they called me up and said they had ask him about it and that he had admitted to them that he was a MOH recepiant but didn't go around talking about it, she had been his stepdaughter for something like 20 years at this point and her husband had been married to her for at least 10 years at this point but they had never known about it until then.
@@dukecraig2402, most of the men that receive honors like that rarely talk about it. I had an uncle that stepped up and helped raise me after my father died when I was nine. I knew he served in the Army in Vietnam, but I didn't know he'd been awarded a Bronze Star for Gallantry while serving there. He passed in 2011 and I was devastated. I didn't find out about the Bronze Star until the day of his funeral.
@@martyyoung3611
Here's a funny story about him, after I got to know him and whenever he'd see me he was always real cheery and would chat me up, so one day his stepdaughter called me and ask me "Hey, how about if I give you Bill's number you call him up sometimes and hang out with him or go places with him, he seems to like you a lot and since my mother passed away he's been kind of bored and lonely", so I said "Sure, no problem, I like being around him a lot too, give me his number and go ahead and give him mine".
So one weekend when I knew I was going back to Pa to see my mother I figured I'd get my M1 Garand out of my safe and take it back up there with me and see if Bill wanted to go out shooting it because I knew from talking to him that he liked shooting, so after I get back up there I gave him a call one day and told him I'd brought my M1 back up there and ask him if he'd like to go out and shoot it with me, he said "Naw, I only like shooting those if there's a Chinamen or North Korean on the other end of it.", I about dropped the phone.
Our Corpsmen were some of, if not, the bravest men on the battlefield, IMO! Countless Marines owe their lives to the Navy Corpsmen that served along side them. I would also put helicopter pilots in the same category. TreeTop USMC 1968-72
Thank you this particular history video. I knew Tom Hudner personally and he was an exceptional man. He is missed by everyone who knew him.
My father fought at the frozen chosen and said he believed the Air Group help to save many lives as they were overrun there. Great piece of history. Keep up the great work.
Check my new comment; my dad was a sailor about the USS LEYTE when this happened. :- )
Chosin
Well damn, that's a tear-jerker.
I wasn't expecting this to be a tear jerker. But it sure was
Wow so amazing. Why have we not heard this story before. How many other acts of unselfish actions need to be told. Especially now.
Yeah, wasn't expecting it. Would love to see a good movie based on this. Too bad they don't know how to make a good movie about war anymore.
what a lovely story of true friendship
I watched this today a second time, and cried, for a second time. Being a retired Marine, the self sacrifice of our men and women holds a special place in my heart.
Amen, brother, as a retired AF Vet I share the same thoughts!! R.I.P Esign Jessie Brown
Rah!
What an act of selflessness and love for his friend and fellow pilot. Forget the rules, forget the risk, screw the medals, he went in to rescue his friend. This is what love, devotion, bravery and ultimately heroism look like. What an unbelievably touching story, sadly with a tragic ending.
my father received a combat field promotion from MGSgt to 2nd Lt at Chosin. the chinese were smart: they killed all the officers. of the 12 promoted there, he and MGSgt crowe (later commandant of the USMC) were the only two that made it out alive. this one sent chills down my spine, as i remember the officer's parties where they told stories about this. my father died in 2010 and took those grim days at the chinese border with him. thank you for this history that deserves to be remembered.
em1o smurf
What was your father's full name?
Nobody named Crowe has ever been Commandant of the Marine Corps.
God Bless your Dad.
@@RCAvhstape True, but Russel Crowe will probably get the role when they make the movie. BTW Anyone else getting tired of all the wannabe "my father/uncle/brother/grandfather was there" BS ?
@@ardshielcomplex8917 Not me. These folks are better people for having been involved with the survivors of war.
Wow! What a fantastic story. It's a shame Brown didn't live. This should have been made into a movie. Thank you so much for sharing!
Agreed we need movies like this instead of the SJW BS we see today.
Could not agree with you more sir have a great day!
P51D MUSTANG strangely perhaps, I don’t think the movie would be politically correct.
@@9879SigmundS You are probably right, if a SJW made the move because it would spend to much time focusing on everything that is wrong and not on one mans will and determination to succeed or the bonds that transcend race.
Need to get Mel Gibson to make it. He does not pander to the SJW's whatsoever, and he did an awesome job with Hacksaw Ridge.
My father was a 31 year Career Sailor who served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. He retired in 1972 as a Senior Chief E-8. He related many stories of his career. One he told very infrequently and I believe it haunted him. He never gave more than just a few details of this one tale from Frozen Chosen.
He and a few others were assigned as FDC observers to assist with the Marines call for fire from Naval Gun Batteries at Chosen Reservoir. The Chinese entered the war and they were cut off like the rest of the Marines at the reservoir. They had their personal gear. Rifle, a jeep, and radii for calling in fire coordinates. One of their group was hit and killed and they carted their frozen deceased friends body in the jeep for at least three days. Obviously he made it out alive. My father passed away in July 1996 in Tucson Az.
My heart goes out to both Brown and Hudner. My father-in-law was an ARMY machine Gunner in Korea and I know the scar's he bore.
Mike
Afghan veteran here, thank you for this. Such brave heroes
In college I worked for a USMC who was trapped at Chosin ... I found out about it at his funeral... never would have known or guessed it. God Bless all our servicemen and women.
I remember reading about this epic tale. And the Ghost of Jesse Brown being seen by his family at Tom Hudner's Medal ceremony.
No way!! 😳 That’s so cool.
R.I.P. Lt Jesse Brown. You are what exemplifies the US Navy Aviators and this Marine salutes you.....ooooorah! Semper Fi.
I would love to hear more Medal of Honor stories.
I am a grown ass man watching this story, with tears falling down my cheeks. Good bless and keep you all.
It is one of history's greatest ironies that such a human failing as war serves as a canvas upon which the inspiring triumphs of the human spirit are so bravely illustrated.
No
'They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them.'
For The Fallen - Laurence Binyon
(w/apologies from failing memory. partsheimer's.)
Humanity at its finest, when society's at its least....
I have to be honest, and somewhat ashamed, that I did not know this story before hand. Thank you for sharing it with us. They were obviously two unbelievable people, two great Naval Aviators and two great friends who ought to be remembered for what they did, both for each other and for all of us. My father and step-father both served in this war. My Father was a naval enlisted nan who had as one of his jobs to help retrieve downed aviators and pilots. I was always incredibly proud of him, as I am of any man or woman that serves as I would like to believe that we all are.
The current movie "Devotion" is about this exact story, in case you didn't know about that. I plan to see it this weekend.
@@INOD-2 I saw the movie three weeks ago and I was very impressed by it. I plan to own it later when it becomes available.
You've got nothing to be ashamed of as the story, current movie notwithstanding, was not widely told. My father was a Skyraider pilot and had been a Hellcat pilot in World War II
Thank you history guy! You make my internet addiction more productive
I was lucky enough to get to know a Navy pilot who just missed combat in WW2 and flew through Korea and Vietnam. He flew off of two different USS Enterprises. Great guy.
I had the pleasure of meeting Thomas Hudner and Jessie Brown's granddaughter at the Naval Aviation Monument in Virginia Beach. Their squadron is still around as VFA 32.
This really touched me and I can’t imagine the pain of leaving a brother behind knowing that he will die. The courage it took to land his plane and try to save him is admirable. The pain he must of lived with the rest of his life had to be haunting.
THG that was just lovely. When there's so much spitefulness and hate in the world, now especially, stories like these gladden the heart. Now I've got something in my eye.
My brother in law, Roy Braham, served with the Royal Marines in Korea. They fought alongside US marines and used US equipment. He had a very impressive collection of US and Korean war relics, including a Soviet automatic pistol and a shed load of Korean currency from a bombed out bank.
He assured me that the notes were worthless, which as a small kid at the time, I just didn't get. He fought behind enemy lines alongside US marines. He said when he was told that they were going to Korea he thought it was a tropical country. He'd no idea they'd be freezing they're nuts off.
Excellent video THG.Thank you so much sir.
I knew of this story and have always found it to be extremely inspiring! I'm glad they have finally decided to also make a movie about these two!
Hopefully they closely follow the book of the same name and don’t make it too hollywood
@@brokenwrench404 It was a great movie! Give it a watch!
My father, PGW Morris, served with Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm on an American carrier flying many missions. He was shoot down, and rescued by a Canadian helicopter.
For the first couple minutes often video I’m thinking to myself, “don’t have a sad ending, don’t have a sad ending.” I guess history is full of sad endings when you think about it.
Thank you, for the story. My tear ducts needed a flushing.
This is one of the most moving stories I've ever heard, this defines the best possible side of our slow to progress country...
Read a great tale about a young marine who left his friend on a reverse slope to get more ammo. They were a regard in the reservoir. When he got to the other side of the hill, found his Gunny and was told there was no more ammo and no more grenades, at first he broke down and cried. Then he remembered his friend on the reverse slope. What does a marine do? He fixed his bayonet and went back. Outstanding!
Robert Deen that's a bullshit story.
One of the most poignant videos from the History Guy that I have seen.
Maybe because I’m just an old disabled vet who’s had the honor of serving with some of the finest men this country has ever sent into three campaigns. But I truly appreciate the time and effort put into producing these video’s.
Thank you so much sir.
VF-32 was my Squadron from 1982 to 1986 at NAS Oceana with boat time onboard USS Independence CV-62.
Thank you for your service!
Was there with VF-41......something in common Baby!
I've known the bare bones of this story for years, but the details you have added and the presentation really brought it to life. I'm not ashamed to say you brought tears to this old Marine's eyes. Fair winds and following seas to both Brown and Hudner.
Heart wrenching story!😢
Brought tears to my eyes.
Wow. I have to take care of my tears now. Thank you for finding these stories
Friendship that crosses all barriers. That deserved to be remembered. Thank you so much!
Our military is very diverse now and I am sure, there are many aviators of each branch who have unbelievable friendships demonstrating that loyalty to one another. Hearing stories like this make me proud to have served with the finest people in the world. We are going through a rough time with politics causing many issues across the nation. But rest assured, that our military men and women are still dedicated to the country and to each other. This story is an outstanding example of the love and passion aviators have for one another. I know, if the situation were reversed, Ens Brown would have performed the same actions to save Lt. Hudner.
Damn, must have got something in my eye...
Yeah, me too...
If only stories such as this were part of our daily life we would see who really is our brother... Such a tear jerker. Great Job History Guy and may God Bless You and your crew.
Extremely saddening that he was not able to rescue his friend. The man is a true hero. He absolutely deserved to be awarded the medal for his courageous, selfless effort. RIP to both fine men.
What an incredible story of friendship, honor, courage and commitment. Thanks for sharing it with us all.
Thank you sir. This was one of your best.
Seen this video 3 times and it still breaks my heart. Flipping amazing
I am not ashamed to state that the courage, honor, and friendship between these two men and the sad fate for Jesse Brown brought Me to tears. May almighty God rest the souls of these men.
That story impacted me to the core. I cried.
My eyes are watering and my nose running. This was poignant, and very bittersweet.
This was given a chapter in Hampton Sides - "On Desperate Ground" A very well writen book I can not recommend enough. Aswell as James Brady's - "The Marines of Autum"
Thank you so much. I cried hearing about how he tried so hard to save his friend. I will probably wait for the movie to come out on Netflix so people won’t see me crying in the theater.
There is book about it Devotion by Adam Makos
Netflix is to busy making movies about perverted gender confused wokeTARDs.
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Thank you Fred, Molly and Rachel Smith for supporting and producing the movie Devotion, Jesse Brown and Thomas Hudner's story. Over the years the Smith family has done many wonderful things in support of US veterans. Fred is a Marine Vietnam vet and founder of FedEx.
I've read several versions and seen several more videos on this event. This was a very well done tribute to both men. Thank you for helping us remember them so eloquently.
It reminds me of the film "The Bridges at Toko-ri" and was surprised to find that this wasn't an inspiration for that movie.
My thought also. Then I suppose there were more than a few such incidents like this...
"Where do we get such men?"
A kickass movie that one is.
Thank you so much for your work. Having been stationed in korea 89 thru 90 i was awestruck by the acts memorialized through the country. Stories i never heard of except there. Those men deserve to be remembered for sure.
My step-father was one of the "Frozen Chosin". He went on to spend 22 years in the USMC and was medically retired as a Gunnery Sargent. He passed away in 1994.
Thank you so much for a story of brave men that should never be forgotten
My brother is in ROTC and he has lots of black friends there. Jesse Brown's legacy lives on
Thank you for this video. I had never heard his story before and I'm glad that I did. Jesse Brown and Thomas Hudner were both great men. Very inspiring
"No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends."
It shocks and saddens me that right now there are 17 thumbs down remarks on this video. How is that possible? 💔
North korean trolls
Well done sir, great episode. You brought a tear to my eye. A SALUTE gos out to Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner, the best of the best.
So well done HG, I served 22 years in the RAN full time and 8 years reserve service. The way you told this story made me emotional. You knew he was going down for his friend. It must have been so hard to leave his mate behind. How could anyone give this a dislike. Heroic and tragic.
This episode is every reason why I watch this channel. Thank you.
He protected his Wingman as best he could. To leave Ensign Jones. I know, too well, the agony of trying in vein to save somebody who cannot be saved. Thank you History Guy. Thank you for what you do.
Just past midnight , time for a bed time story from the history guy .
7am in Texas
7am in the great white north too where are you at pal
Awesome story. Thank you. Too many of these stories are lost in history for one reason or another. As a veteran, these stories insight a great deal of emotion and even though I did not know either one of these outstanding men, I still feel the lose. May they rest in the arms of God.
This story brings tears to my eyes. The agony Hudner must have endured having to leave his wingman.
Aye
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man would lay down his life for his friends.
God bless all men and women who are willing to serve a cause greater than themselves and serve in their military services.
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Two noble and brave heroes. Lump in the throat and tears in my eyes!
Darn It, my keyboard is all wet again.
Its these single moments of heroism and tragedy forgotten amongst the clamour of the information age that really hit home. Well done history guy. Keep shining a light on forgotten history.
Kudos to the Navy for rewarding Hudner despite his violating standing orders. That's how things work in a real fighting force. You support the man on the spot for making tough decisions and choosing courage over ass-covering, and you show the rest of your troops that being brave is the right thing to do.
Don't mind saying that episodes like this bring a lump to my throat.
So much of this history is being lost Both my father and Brother in law were in the army during the Korean war. My father luckily was sent Austria but my brother in law was a medic during the war.
My grandfather was an infantryman during the Korean War
I was stationed on the USS Jesse L Brown FF-1089 early 90s. It was a reserve training ship at that time (actually designated FFT). Knox class, 1200 lb steam, single shaft. We went out most weekends and I have some great memories of that time. We had a new CO on one trip from Pensacola to Philadelphia. He'd have 55 gal drums thrown out and they would practice hitting them with everything from .50 cal to the forward 5" deck gun. Great story on Brown; he shouldn't be forgotten.
Ens. Brown, recipient of the Navy Cross, is one of my heroes
"Bubba was my best good friend....and even I know that ain't something you can just find around the corner".
Geeesh I was doing good reading comments, but crap I got something in my eye on this one.
Well, life *IS* like a box of chocolates...
I was not at all aware of this heroic aviation history. I cannot wait for the movie Devotion to come out this fall. I hope they do a splendid job representing both men and all the troops on the ground that suffered through unbelievable conditions.
I believe this to be the best episode you have done.
Except they are all great.
I know there is a movie coming out about this story and I just saw the trailer and had to know more. Even though you ruined the plot for me it was worth it, because it is such a great part of history that I didn't know about. A war that has been forgotten and should not be with stories of heroes like these two great friends. Thank you Mr History Guy for another great tale of history that deserves to be remembered.