Top-10 Sports Heroes: the athletes who served in combat!

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  • Опубликовано: 6 июн 2024
  • Our Top-10 Sports War Heroes video, part of our Badass Series! Tell us your list in the comments!
    0:00 Introduction
    0:51 Bob Feller
    2:59 Lloyd Mangrum
    4:05 Tom Landry
    5:42 Jerry Coleman
    7:25 Teddy Ballgame!
    8:56 Rocky Bleier
    11:05 Jack Lummus
    12:09 Pat Tillman
    13:56 Bob Kalsu
    15:31 Honorable Mentions
    17:40 Al Blozis
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Комментарии • 265

  • @garystanley6903
    @garystanley6903 20 дней назад +28

    Bleir was a great guy. Served with him in 1969 Vietnam… 196th light infantry brigade

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  20 дней назад +3

      No way! Wow! ♥️♥️🙏🏼🙏🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🫡🫡

  • @sapelesteve
    @sapelesteve 20 дней назад +38

    As a veteran, I just wanted to thank you Nick for highlighting & honoring all of these incredible athletes and their service to our country!

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  20 дней назад +3

      Thank you😢♥️🙏🏼🫡🫡

    • @scottjoseph9578
      @scottjoseph9578 5 дней назад

      Two NFL players earned the MOH. See if they are here.

    • @scottjoseph9578
      @scottjoseph9578 5 дней назад +1

      You forgot the MOH NFL player, a lineman, who survived. But Pat Tillman was a very great man.

  • @jackkennedy9475
    @jackkennedy9475 11 дней назад +15

    Great video! Pat Tillman, what a man. He marched to a different beat, choosing to be loyal rather than make more money, deciding love of country was greater than love of a sport, safety, or money. A rare breed of man.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  11 дней назад +1

      Amen. Amen🇺🇸🙏🏼♥️

    • @milt6208
      @milt6208 11 дней назад +3

      Everytime I go over the Mike O'Callaghan Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge at Hoover Dam I can't help but thinking of him and his sacrifice. And how mad I still am on how the Army tried to cover it up.

    • @charlescummings6323
      @charlescummings6323 2 дня назад +1

      In listening to Nick's fine videos, one of the most impressive aspects of his work was how many Americsns dropped everything to enlist after learning about Pearl Harbor. We need to have that same manner of dedication to our country and have the same vigilance to the unselfish principles of our country. We must stand up to all enemies foreign and domestic.

  • @JosephSprowls
    @JosephSprowls 15 дней назад +11

    Never feel the need to apologize for getting choked up when describing a heroic actions. It is a testament to the men who sacrificed so much for their country. Thanks for what you do Nick.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  14 дней назад

      Thank you. Al Blozis and Jack Lummus really hit me hard. Amazing men, all of them.

  • @ncstatetrooperret3671
    @ncstatetrooperret3671 21 день назад +26

    Man! My heart swells up with pride and my eyes are like I've been cutting onions. I vaguely remember Rocky during his playing days and remember Tom. I was just a kid and a big nfl fan back then. I hated the Steelers, Cowboys and yes the Giants during those days because of being a Redskins (Joe Gibbs) fan. Seeing the human side, and love for Country of all these players makes a person proud.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  21 день назад +3

      Beautifully said♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @Caledoniarose
    @Caledoniarose 20 дней назад +17

    Wow! Thank you for digging deep to uncover some of these lost or hidden stories of such stellar American athlete vombat Veterans. I never knew of some of these great men or the accounts of their selfless service to our Country. These guys all blow me away with their feats both on the playing field and battle field. Incredible discipline, dedication, courage, and badassness. Thank you, Brothers Ragone for keeping their memories alive. God bless them all. 🙏❤️🇺🇸💪

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  20 дней назад +1

      Absolutely! ♥️♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸🫡🫡🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @thorgt8197
    @thorgt8197 18 дней назад +14

    I’m literally crying from proud tears of joy and remembrance… these men were my childhood hero’s… May you all rest in everlasting peace. 🇺🇸

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  17 дней назад +1

      Wow. Thank you♥️♥️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @ivanlowjones
    @ivanlowjones 15 дней назад +8

    Maurice Britt played for the Detroit Lions before WW2 and was awarded the Medal of Honor as an infantry officer in the 3rd Infantry Division.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  15 дней назад +2

      Wow didn't know that! Need to look him up! Thanks!

  • @user-ht3hm9ng8s
    @user-ht3hm9ng8s 11 дней назад +5

    Much like my Father!!
    He enlisted in The United States Marine Corp. at 18 yrs 4 months. He never talked to us, his 3 sons, about his military experience, like many combat veterans. All we knew, He was in The Marine Corps. and He serviced in the Pacific.
    Upon His passing in July 2000, my Mother gave me His military records.
    He was at The Battle of Guam with The First Provisional Marine Brigade. Later He was with The 22nd of The Marine Corps 6th Division at The Battle of Okinawa. Which also included The Battle For Sugar Loaf Hill. The Marine Corps charged that Hill 10 times and were driven back. They finally took that Hill on the 11th Charge. Needless to say at Guam, Okinawa, and Sugar Loaf there was a tremendous lose of Life. After reading Marine Corps accounts of Guam, Okinawa, and Sugar Loaf, I grew to realize, if Not for the Marine Corps 6th Division and The Men My Father fought with, I would Not be here today.
    My brothers, our kids, and our grandkids, All would Not be here today. By The Grace if God, My Father survived. God Bless The Men of The 6th Division of The United States Marine Corp!!!!

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  11 дней назад

      Wow God Bless your Dad. Semper Fi!

  • @Hugh-Glass
    @Hugh-Glass 14 дней назад +7

    The more I see of this RUclips channel the more I love it. You know who else are heroes? You and your brother. Thank you both for reminding Americans how much they have to be proud of

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  14 дней назад +2

      Wow thank you♥️♥️♥️ We appreciate it 👍👍👊👊👊♥️

  • @zquark1
    @zquark1 15 дней назад +8

    As a Navy veteran and San Diego resident, I thank you for including Lt. Colonel Jerry Coleman, USMCR (ret.) Coleman was a great athlete and baseball announcer, and also a modest man who, like Ted Williams, considered his service in two wars as a Marine Corps pilot to be his greatest achievement. Coleman is interred at the National Cemetery just off the West departure end of MCAS Miramar in San Diego, where his flying leatherneck brothers streak overhead day and night, keeping watch and ensuring the sights and sounds of freedom remain in Americans' hearts. "You can hang a star on that one!"

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  15 дней назад +1

      Love Jerry. A true American original. Thank you for your service!

    • @TheBatugan77
      @TheBatugan77 36 минут назад

      I was at the Murph when Jerry and Ted Williams got their full bird Colonel wings. I shed a few tears on that one.

  • @twm929
    @twm929 6 дней назад +3

    As both a veteran and the father of two veteran sons I am so proud of you for bringing these sports/military heroes to are attention. As a sports fan and lover of history I did know about a number of these heroes, but not all of them. Thank you for this video and the others to come in the future.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  6 дней назад

      Wow. Thank you. And god bless you and your amazing family♥️♥️♥️♥️🙏🏼🇺🇸🫡

  • @Jonathan-mi8qs
    @Jonathan-mi8qs 8 дней назад +3

    Hi Nick - my middle son just graduated from has and is headed to college on an ROTC scholarship. Men like these highlighted in your video have had a profound influence on his desire to serve his country in the Army. He is also influenced by Father Emil Kaplan. A great American Chaplin who served in WII and Korea. Great account written by Mike Dowe a must read. Thanks for sharing the selflessness these men showed!

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  8 дней назад

      Kudos to your son, a fine young man and patriot. May God always bless him🙏🏼🙏🏼♥️♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @charlessupp2543
    @charlessupp2543 21 день назад +13

    Warren Spahn. Battlefield commission😊. 363 wins despite four years out of his prime.😊

  • @harryshriver6223
    @harryshriver6223 21 день назад +13

    Everyone of these athletes are heroes! Vaya con Dios y en paz descansen.
    Tom Landry will always be my personal hero, para siempre. ❤

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  21 день назад +3

      Beautifully said!

    • @longshot7601
      @longshot7601 19 дней назад +2

      Rest in peace, Pat Tilman (1976 - 2004).

  • @johntomicki7761
    @johntomicki7761 13 дней назад +3

    Ted Kroll golfer served WWII, Battle Bulge, Blier was a Marine, Roberto Clemente another Marine.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  13 дней назад

      We did a video on Roberto, an amazing man!

  • @mazinman3
    @mazinman3 20 дней назад +7

    I really enjoy watching your videos. Your research & humble, reverence of the great people you talk about comes through in the delivery of your monologue. Well done!

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  20 дней назад +2

      Wow thank you. Really means a lot to me and my brother Tom.♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @TwoHawksHunting
    @TwoHawksHunting 19 дней назад +5

    Well done! Their stories off the field deserved to be told. 👏

  • @dobermommartha
    @dobermommartha 17 дней назад +4

    Nick, your videos are poetry to these incredible humans. I adored Rocky Bleier and Pat Tillman. I’m also a huge baseball fan. Thank you so much for your hard work!

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  17 дней назад

      Thank you, that means a lot to me and my brother♥️♥️👍👍👍🇺🇸

  • @marias7492
    @marias7492 16 дней назад +3

    As a US Navy veteran, I thank you so much for this list! Yogi Bara is one of my all time favorites! I’m from The Bronx and my kids love YooHoo, which you know was Yogi Berra’s name sake chocolate drink!! I appreciate everyone you put on this list!! I would love to see more videos like this!! Thanks for your commitment to sharing these all American Heroes!! BM3 Sales!!🇺🇸🇻🇮⚓️

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  16 дней назад

      Thank you for your service!♥️🙏🏼🇺🇸

    • @JosephSprowls
      @JosephSprowls 15 дней назад

      From a fellow Navy Vet and Bronxite.

  • @joethaler7921
    @joethaler7921 10 дней назад +2

    I have a third football Giant for your list. Emlen Tunnell,known as Mr. Offense on Defense, served in the US Coast Guard during WWII.
    Twice he rescued crew mates during attacks. The first time was a rescue of a burning Sailor. The man survived because of Em. The second time he dove into the ocean to save a crew mate, who fell overboard. This, despite the fact that he could not swim. For the latter heroics, he was recommended for the Medal of Honor. The paperwork was “lost.” Years after Mr. Tunnell’s death, his deeds were corroborated. He was awarded a Bronze Star. Apparently, there is a quota an awarding our Nation’s highest honor to a Black Man.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  10 дней назад

      Wow didn't know that. Need to look him up!!!!!

    • @joethaler7921
      @joethaler7921 10 дней назад +1

      @@ThisDate Do you know the story about how he became a Ñew York Giant?

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  10 дней назад

      Nope need to research

  • @quintonpriest
    @quintonpriest 20 дней назад +3

    Awesome video! Best one yet.! Thanks for sharing this with us all!

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  20 дней назад +1

      Thank you ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

    • @quintonpriest
      @quintonpriest 20 дней назад +1

      @@ThisDate Absolutely!🇺🇸

  • @babetteosel1380
    @babetteosel1380 9 дней назад +1

    You hit this out of the park! I look forward to part 2, as usual well done and thank you.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  9 дней назад

      Thank you! Coming soon!

  • @christesta2521
    @christesta2521 19 дней назад +1

    Awesome video Nick!!! Badasses grom our greatest generation. These men can never be replaced from this generation.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  19 дней назад

      Thank you!!!!!!

  • @snydedon9636
    @snydedon9636 17 дней назад +2

    Hey nick, another fantastic video. So many names I’ve never heard before and they shouldn’t be forgotten, they should always be remembered. Pat Tillman was definitely cut from the same cloth as all the greats from the world wars era. You are now my mortal enemy, 😂, I’m 66 years old and a life long patriots fan. I use to spend a lot of time in New York working and I was in Lake George the night your giants ruined our perfect season. Thanks for all you do, your RUclips channel is very unique and special.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  17 дней назад +1

      Thank you! Really appreciate it! And sorry about Eli .... twice! 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️👊👊

  • @michaelgephardt5576
    @michaelgephardt5576 2 дня назад +1

    Outstanding Video. Today’s athletes could learn a lot from these men.
    Thank you

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  День назад

      Agree! Thank you! ♥️♥️Our special dday video comes out tomorrow: ruclips.net/video/1jbhqcvnwwc/видео.html

  • @williamreed4951
    @williamreed4951 21 день назад +4

    wow some heros I did not know about,thanks

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  21 день назад

      Thank you♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @louisfeurino7182
    @louisfeurino7182 8 дней назад +1

    Nicely done sir! This was well worth the view.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  8 дней назад

      Thank you! We appreciate it! 👊 Check out our Hollywood Heroes part 2: ruclips.net/video/BLrPnMzOSXk/видео.html

  • @robertcrosby102
    @robertcrosby102 7 дней назад +3

    Ted Williams was and always will be the greatest baseball player. If he didn't serve our great nation , he would have owned most if not all hitting records in MLB.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  7 дней назад +1

      So true! Teddy Ballgame!

  • @franzgeil422
    @franzgeil422 21 день назад +5

    Please do episode 2,3,4 and 5 😁

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  21 день назад +1

      Absolutely will do!!!♥️♥️♥️

  • @Flussig1
    @Flussig1 13 дней назад +1

    Wow Nick, really nicely done . Loved the Tom Landry quote.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  13 дней назад

      Thank you! Landry was an amazing man! 🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍

  • @davidnierzwick2775
    @davidnierzwick2775 19 дней назад +2

    I'm here for the American heroes these men are, I'm a 😮subscriber after realizing I hadn't already

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  19 дней назад +1

      Thank you! 👊 Check out our Hollywood Heroes part 2: ruclips.net/video/BLrPnMzOSXk/видео.html

  • @jimd8008
    @jimd8008 21 день назад +3

    Thank you for sharing

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  21 день назад

      Thanks for watching!

  • @6412mars
    @6412mars 15 дней назад +1

    Here is what i think..after watching the top ten badasses.. subbed up immediately. And glad i found your channel..very well done sir!

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  15 дней назад

      Wow thank you! We appreciate you!♥️🙏🏼

  • @trob0914
    @trob0914 21 день назад +2

    Great video, thx!!👍🏽🇺🇸

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  21 день назад

      Thanks!♥️♥️

  • @petermoscone3115
    @petermoscone3115 11 дней назад +1

    thank you for a wonderful presentation to these men. 👍

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  11 дней назад

      Thank you for watching ♥️

  • @leebackus9875
    @leebackus9875 16 дней назад +1

    I cannot thank you enough for these informative videos that make me aware of so many valiant heroes who never spoke of their own accomplishments. I look forward to seeing more of these videos. It's absolutely necessary that all Americans know of these extraordinary people who served so we can enjoy our freedoms and way of life. God bless them all.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  16 дней назад

      Thank you!♥️♥️♥️♥️ If you haven't yet, check out our video on Boss Hogg: ruclips.net/video/_EbPwdzn9IU/видео.html

  • @jamescarey5640
    @jamescarey5640 5 дней назад +2

    Thanks for the education of many of my sports hero's

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  5 дней назад

      Thanks for watching! More vids to come!

  • @kevinwhitfield5370
    @kevinwhitfield5370 6 дней назад +2

    After his career was over, Rocky Blier had surgery to remove scar tissue in his foot. And they found shrapnel in there. Also look at Christy Mattheson, part of the inaugural class in baseball Hall of Fame, had part of his career affected by a poisonous gas attack in World War 1.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  6 дней назад

      Wow didn't know that!!! Amazing!

  • @MrBlk87
    @MrBlk87 8 дней назад +1

    well done sir. outstanding job

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  8 дней назад

      Thank you!!!!♥️

  • @fuyu5979
    @fuyu5979 19 дней назад +2

    Awesome n interesting upload. Some of the athletes/veterans I knew of while others I was educated as committed patriots !
    Kudos for vid. New subscriber because of this vid. Anticipating ur next one. Peace

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  19 дней назад +1

      Thank you♥️♥️♥️ Greatly appreciate it! 👊 Check out our Hollywood Heroes part 2: ruclips.net/video/BLrPnMzOSXk/видео.html

    • @fuyu5979
      @fuyu5979 19 дней назад +2

      @@ThisDate Thanks for HEADS UP on part 2 of upload !

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  18 дней назад +1

      ♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @godbyjrotc
    @godbyjrotc 6 дней назад +1

    This is great! Super video about real heroes. What a different time we have now.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  6 дней назад

      Thank you! More to come! 👊 Check out our Hollywood Heroes part 2: ruclips.net/video/BLrPnMzOSXk/видео.html

  • @johnstickles6789
    @johnstickles6789 9 дней назад +1

    Love the stories of all these great athletes that served this country. Remember Rockys story when i was a kid growing up. As a Colts fan it was hard to root for the Steelers but it wasn't hard rooting for Rocky.

  • @bobbyhenderson921
    @bobbyhenderson921 7 дней назад +1

    this video made me subscribe.. excellent video.. jack lummus, your reaction was right on..

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  7 дней назад

      Wow thank you. We appreciate it. Enjoy our other vids. We have a special dday vid coming out. You'll enjoy it.

  • @veteranpatriot4474
    @veteranpatriot4474 15 дней назад +1

    Thank you Nick.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  15 дней назад

      Thanks for watching!

  • @victorcontreras3368
    @victorcontreras3368 День назад +2

    Really a few Great men! Country first 🥇.

  • @ivanlowjones
    @ivanlowjones 14 дней назад +3

    How about Eddie Lebaron who stood 5'7" and played QB for the Washington Redskins in the late 50's and early 60's. He was also a decorated Marine Corps Lieutenant infantry officer in the Korean War, who was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  14 дней назад

      Wow will definitely research him!

  • @nycskiped
    @nycskiped 19 дней назад +1

    Outstanding

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  19 дней назад

      Thank you♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @user-vq2ji7om4i
    @user-vq2ji7om4i 5 дней назад

    As a retired Army Vet I can only say WOW!!! So impressive!

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  4 дня назад

      Thank you!!! And thank you for your service! Check out our video on Top 10 Hollwood Heroes: ruclips.net/video/IRM4-mesfI4/видео.html

  • @Boz_-st4jt
    @Boz_-st4jt 15 дней назад +1

    Outstanding Presentation! As, a Nam Marine Combat Vet besides Ted Williams and Jerry Coleman. Lt. Col Ernest 'Big Ernie' Cheatham USMC Commanded the 2nd. Bn. 5th Marines in Hue City during Jan - Feb 68. He was not a 'Famous' Athlete. He briefly played professional football. Drafted 248th in 1951 by the Pittsburgh Steelers he only played 6 games and later played 2 more for the Baltimore Colts. Retired a Major General. He is also from my hometown of Long Beach, Ca. I served under his command in VN.
    G/2/5 An Hoa 68-69

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  15 дней назад

      Thank you for your service!♥️♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @vincentavino4334
    @vincentavino4334 18 дней назад +1

    Best ever. Great Heroes, I thank you for this unreal information on These men that are now my favorite Americans EVER !

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  18 дней назад

      Thank you ♥️♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @davidnierzwick2775
    @davidnierzwick2775 19 дней назад +2

    Ted Williams was my dad's hero, my dad, who also served in WWII in the Navy.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  19 дней назад +1

      God bless your Dad!

    • @davidnierzwick2775
      @davidnierzwick2775 19 дней назад +1

      @ThisDate thank you 🙏 he passed in 2017 after a giving life of service. He also served 30 years in the Detroit Police Department .💪👍

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  19 дней назад +1

      🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼♥️♥️♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @maureencora1
    @maureencora1 17 дней назад +2

    Heaven is for Heroes, May They R.I.P.

  • @buyamerican
    @buyamerican 4 дня назад +1

    Amazing men , not sure if we’ll see anyone like them ever again

  • @raymattingly8380
    @raymattingly8380 21 день назад +2

    Great guys one and all, we are all brothers in Arms..

  • @chrisramirez990
    @chrisramirez990 20 дней назад +1

    Thank You

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  20 дней назад

      Thank you for watching♥️♥️♥️

  • @JefferyMckay-qy8tc
    @JefferyMckay-qy8tc 13 дней назад +1

    Thank you from an unknown vet

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  13 дней назад

      🫡🫡🫡🫡

  • @paulhoffman6371
    @paulhoffman6371 3 дня назад +1

    I bumped into a couple minor leaguers during my first Air Force enlistment in 1969. One was a two-tour Vietnam vet now security supervisor in a bomber alert area where I was a "jeep" security sentry guarding one or two of those planes. I remember him talking about getting out and getting his spot back.

  • @kixigvak
    @kixigvak День назад

    Swimmer Mike Troy won two gold medals in the Rome Olympics. He held mulitple world records. He enlisted in the Navy after college and became what we know today as a Seal. Back then it was UDT. He was captured in Haiphong harbor and managed to escape. He was awarded a silver star for his actions in Vietnam.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  День назад

      Wow! Definitely need to look him up! Thanks!!!!!

  • @kevinsmith3561
    @kevinsmith3561 8 дней назад +1

    God bless them all, thank you for your service

  • @erikguth4830
    @erikguth4830 13 дней назад

    I want!
    I listened to that country song by Jamie Johnson tonight, I envisioned the revelation from the grays and the blacks, the mysteries hidden in shadows and the memories which tell a thousand tales. Indeed there is a haunting melody from what is long gone and what has reared its ugliness in full regalia today. visiting your channel grounds me as it does so many others in that old yesteryears embrace although gone it is still just a whispered lyric from then to now. You have encapsulated what others feign in attempts, but you do it with honor not to self but to those long before you, long even before I. It is not wonder we bend the knee, in honor of those, it is not wonder we wish for a glimpse, a simple glimpse as if a ghost, a spirit, let us see just once more what is so far long gone away. Thank you for the memories of how it once was, thank you for showing me, all of us what needs be. It is said history repeats itself, perhaps it’s time, just perhaps there is hope to trade all of this in, and live, truly live just as they once did.
    Before anyone chastises me for droning on or being hyper analytical please remember that we are viewing the character of the WWII greatest generation and some others who had that same character.
    It is poignant to remember that old adage of “A picture speaks a thousand words”. Such as these videos so well presented. They make me think, review and I listen to the echos from those long ago who are what we are not today. An echo, huh! As if the thousand words of the poised picture are that very echo. I guess you’ve done well Mr. Ragone…
    Can anyone out there, from this continent to all the others that the World Wide Web covers comprehend what true unselfishness is?
    Here in America the modus operandi has always been a selfish “I want for me” I have to get mine and show me the money. Yet here are men and women who mock self serving as they serve in a dangerous real game of death.
    They could die serving our country and many have. Sure they could have had stellar careers with untold fortunes. But what is it that was far more important than any and all that people value today?
    Here in America we simply “WANT” something into fruition. Not earned, perhaps not real but by that inertia of want itself we validate the self centered need for whatever it is. I doubt that once something is obtained, that it holds any value compared to the very challenge to obtain it. That is just how the Americana psyche functions today.
    Oh sure we want hero’s but only if it’s instant. I want it and I want it now, but when the movie is over, leave it alone. Being a real hero is still earned, absolutely no different than the best play on the field even when that field is of the “Life” season.
    We are told by High school guidance counselors of how hard it is to make it in sports. Then of course there is the actual skill level and competition involved. You can’t want that into fruition can you? You either have it, or you don’t.
    These sports / war hero’s could have been a wealthy listing on a stats chart but they didn’t think like most such as the “me-me and I-I” generation do.
    “Greater love hath no man than he who lays his life down for another”.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  13 дней назад

      🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍👍👍🤔

  • @user-gw9sk1zy4s
    @user-gw9sk1zy4s 6 дней назад +2

    Ted William's was one of the greatest Americans of all time.

  • @buickinvicta288
    @buickinvicta288 21 день назад +6

    More great heroes. We need them now more than ever. I really enjoy your videos. God Bless. 🫡🇺🇸🙏

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  21 день назад +1

      Thank you♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @TheBatugan77
    @TheBatugan77 18 минут назад

    I believe Nolan Ryan was the last ball player to have "In Military Service" on his baseball card. And Ken Holtzman pitched one year wekkends-only while he fulfilled his reserve duty during the week.

  • @milt6208
    @milt6208 11 дней назад +1

    Ted Williams was the greatest baseball player of all times he was that good. Ted owned the goat.

  • @markcline-ed6hv
    @markcline-ed6hv 6 дней назад +1

    Thank you, thank you for this. This is the kind of history, the stories of varied lives, that would (and do) benefit Americans today. It should be a part of every child’s curriculum as they learn of their country’s heritage…. so press on, press on !

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  6 дней назад

      Thank you and we agree! More vids to come, including a DDAY video!

  • @jgonzalez101
    @jgonzalez101 16 дней назад +1

    All these were truly American Patriots, who were so great at Sports. They were big men, on and off the Field! ❤️🇺🇸

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  16 дней назад +1

      Yes!!!! Thank you for watching!

  • @rickmorgan102
    @rickmorgan102 6 дней назад

    Thanks for a great video. Super tribute to guys that deserve our respect. If you do follow up honoring more heroes, I would like to submit Coach Ralph “Shug” Jordan. He landed Normandy and Okinawa. Patton named his jeep the “War Eagle” after hearing Jordan’s Auburn story. National Championship in 1957.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  6 дней назад

      Wow! Will definitely research him!!!

  • @michaelcasey5155
    @michaelcasey5155 14 дней назад +1

    True American heroes…God bless them all.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  14 дней назад

      Thank you for watching!

  • @pauloneil8531
    @pauloneil8531 21 день назад +2

    Orioles CF Al Bumbry was a platoon leader in Viet Nam and received the Bronze Star.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  21 день назад

      Wow! Had no idea!

  • @jackkennedy9475
    @jackkennedy9475 11 дней назад +1

    Landry and Lombardi coached in NY, Landry D Lombardi O.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  11 дней назад

      True. Pretty amazing.

  • @steveharris7323
    @steveharris7323 11 дней назад +1

    Before Tom Landry became a head coach he war a player coach and defensive coordinator for the great Giants teams of the 1950s. He developed the 4-3 defense that was copied by every pro team.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  11 дней назад +1

      Wow amazing. What a man!

    • @steveharris7323
      @steveharris7323 11 дней назад +1

      @@ThisDate Speaking of the 1950s Giants there's HOF safety Emlen Tunnell who served in the Coast Guard and was decorated for saving the life of a shipmate when their ship was torpedoed.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  10 дней назад +1

      Definitely will look him up!

  • @johnbernsen6145
    @johnbernsen6145 11 дней назад +1

    The Cowboys had to wait 4 years for Roger Staubach to finish his service in the Navy during Vietnam.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  11 дней назад

      Amazing he was. What a leader.

  • @miketaylorID1
    @miketaylorID1 12 дней назад +1

    they sent all the objectors to Okinawa it seems ?? - Halyburton’s heroic action on May 10 was only a couple days after Desmond Doss (may 2 - 5th>?) risked life and limb to save soldiers not too far away from Death Valley on what is now known as Hacksaw Ridge. wonder how many selfless acts of heroism went un-witnessed, not reported during that long war? sad to think about all that suffering. Thanks for telling this story and keeping all of these memories alive!! Its God’s work you do~~~

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  12 дней назад

      What did you think of fhe sports video?

  • @billhuber2964
    @billhuber2964 5 дней назад +1

    Ive been stading since i was a kid. The flag means a lot to me. 🇺🇸

  • @patrickcomune9952
    @patrickcomune9952 20 дней назад +1

    9:16 Rocky was the reason I became a Steelers fan

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  20 дней назад

      Wow very cool. Love the Rock!

  • @jimgregory6185
    @jimgregory6185 17 дней назад +1

    I met the Rock 20 years ago. What a great guy.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  17 дней назад

      Nice. What did you think of the video?

  • @Baseball_Lover_1984
    @Baseball_Lover_1984 10 дней назад

    Would love to see a video like this on Pro Wrestlers

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  10 дней назад +1

      Good thought, will look into it!

  • @user-ht3hm9ng8s
    @user-ht3hm9ng8s 11 дней назад +1

    Nick, Thank You for bringing attention to these Wonderful Americans.
    I have found that most Men of Severe Combat do Not speak of their Experience.
    One of these Men, I believe, is Arte Moreno, Owner of The Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball.
    Mr. Moreno was drafted out of high school and fought in combat in Viet Nam. There is Not much written about His experience. After His military service He went on, received His college degree, and worked in advertising. He built His company into a multi billion dollar business, sold it, and bought the Los Angeles Angels in 2003.
    Mr. Moreno keeps most of His personal life private, but for what I know about The Viet Nam War, if He fought in combat, it was No picnic.
    Though during His ownership of The Angels they have not been Hughe successes in the league standings, Mr. Moreno and His wife Carole have Hugely impacted The Phoenix and Southern California Communities. Their efforts to improve children’s lives largely goes unnoticed by the media and the general public.
    Heroes don’t seek acclaim for their efforts, they seek results.
    May God Continue to Bless Arte and Carole Moreno!!!!

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  11 дней назад

      Wow! Thank you! Will definitely research him some more! Really appreciate it!

    • @user-ht3hm9ng8s
      @user-ht3hm9ng8s 10 дней назад

      @@ThisDate
      Nick, Where do you stand on Stan Musial. I say “he was a coward”!!!
      He cultivated his strong standing with his liberal media friends and gave the impression, because he wore a military uniform that he served his country and took the same risk of those that fought in combat. He was Not in the Class of Feller, Williams, Greenberg, Barra, and thousands of others who put their lives at risk and in many cases sacrificed their lives for their country.

    • @user-ht3hm9ng8s
      @user-ht3hm9ng8s 10 дней назад

      @@ThisDate
      Nick, can You also research Daniel Reid Topping, USMC. Dan Topping was an owner, along with Del Webb, of the NY Yankees. I found that he served in the Marine Corps during WWll, but not much else.
      Thanks, Bob

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  10 дней назад

      Being that Im in STL and met Stan, Im gonna take a pass🤦‍♂️

  • @cycomcqueen9094
    @cycomcqueen9094 День назад

    The guy who played OC in Miracle became a green beret. Eventually his PTSD overpowered his life and committed suicide. Michael Mantenuto, R.I.P.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  День назад +1

      Wow! Amazing!🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @lorenbeuke9858
    @lorenbeuke9858 6 дней назад +1

    I hope you will Hank Bauer in a future video.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  6 дней назад

      Absolutely in part 2! Check out our video on Top 10 Hollwood Heroes: ruclips.net/video/IRM4-mesfI4/видео.html

  • @rhandy1276
    @rhandy1276 13 дней назад

    GREAT VID only wish we could get nfl an mlb to recognize these HEROS MUCH MUCH MORE. and a side thought why is all the gear from and merch from nfl nba mlb not made in USA???????

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  13 дней назад

      Great question(s)!

  • @scotgrain6835
    @scotgrain6835 15 дней назад

    Roger Staubach, played for the naval academy and served in the navy. Did a tour in Nam.

  • @kathleenirish1981
    @kathleenirish1981 2 дня назад

    How much did we miss them

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  2 дня назад

      Alot!!!!!!! ♥️♥️Our special dday video comes out tomorrow: ruclips.net/video/1jbhqcvnwwc/видео.html

  • @mjinzer6881
    @mjinzer6881 16 дней назад +1

    Your right

  • @saddletramp6935
    @saddletramp6935 10 дней назад +1

    I like Rocky too. Watched him play a couple of times. He made the team thanks to Art Rooney Sr. Why you might ask. IMO Rocky had wnt to Notre Dame and they were both Catholic.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  10 дней назад

      Amazing man he is. Love the Rock!

  • @user-gw9sk1zy4s
    @user-gw9sk1zy4s 6 дней назад

    Tom Landry was a man for all time.

  • @scottgwelch6904
    @scottgwelch6904 5 дней назад +1

    Emlen Tunnell. US Coast Guard. NFL HOF.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  5 дней назад +1

      Amazing. Thanks for sharing!

  • @rick-cg3lz
    @rick-cg3lz 14 дней назад +1

    You missed Christy Mathewson and Barney Ross.

  • @chucks6879
    @chucks6879 6 дней назад +1

    Although he did not die in combat Nile Kinnick Heisman Trophy winner Naval Aviator plane developed an oil leak perished never played a day in the pros. At Iowa he played baseball with Bob Feller.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  6 дней назад

      Definitely doing something on him.

    • @chucks6879
      @chucks6879 5 дней назад

      Thank you

  • @JosephSprowls
    @JosephSprowls 15 дней назад

    Meo Berg needs to be discussed in part II.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  14 дней назад

      Absolutely! An amazing man.

  • @davidnierzwick2775
    @davidnierzwick2775 19 дней назад +1

    Didn't know about Tom Landry

  • @fload46d
    @fload46d 14 дней назад +1

    Those guys gave it all for their country. Imagine what they would say about athletes refusing to honor our flag and promoting subversive culture.

  • @butchhubbard6124
    @butchhubbard6124 17 дней назад +1

    👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @markcameron-sp9kf
    @markcameron-sp9kf 19 дней назад

    Great commentary covering real American heroes! What will we do today if we face war? "Where have you gone Joe Dimaggio?" .... but we do have diversity......??

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  19 дней назад

      A lonely nation turns it eyes to you 😢

  • @user-gw9sk1zy4s
    @user-gw9sk1zy4s 6 дней назад +1

    Tillman is the saddest story.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  6 дней назад

      Very😢😢😢😢😢😢

  • @edwardolander4361
    @edwardolander4361 4 дня назад

    Gary Maddox All Star centerfielder for the Phillies served in Viet Nam

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  4 дня назад

      Wow didn't know that!

  • @williamheady3672
    @williamheady3672 6 дней назад +1

    👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🏻🙏🏻

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  6 дней назад

      Thank you! 👊 Check out our Hollywood Heroes part 2: ruclips.net/video/BLrPnMzOSXk/видео.html

  • @ronbyers9912
    @ronbyers9912 16 дней назад +1

    Yogu Bera.

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  15 дней назад

      Yes we discuss Yogi!!!

  • @clevehardman7297
    @clevehardman7297 14 дней назад

    Heisman winner Nile Kinnick

    • @ThisDate
      @ThisDate  14 дней назад +1

      Yup doing a video on him!