Very impressive. Every American should visit your museum especially schools to learn real history. Great job, you have a true passion for our military. Ava I am sure you are very proud of him and I’m sure he is equally proud of you.
I visited your dad and his collection this past 4th of July weekend. It was one of the best experiences my friends and I ever had! We will be back next season!
Hey Ava hey Dragonman. What an awesome exhibit. It’s literally priceless. I’m currently taking a WW2 online class from Hillsdale College. All their online courses are free! Highly recommended.
I used to live at 4640 Curtis Rd. I used to stop in and see your dad about once a month and watch you girls play. Your mom was a wonderful person and is definitely missed. Blessings always. Robert.
This is incredible! I need to visit! I wish my father was still alive to see this. He was a Forward Observer in WWII, 66th Artillery (Black Panther Division), and passed away in 2020. The stories he told me... I really enjoyed this, thank you so much.
You are AWESOME. Thank you for honoring all the US service-members. My dad served in WWII, I retired from the military after 26 years (USMC, USAF, USCG and USN….retired CDR, flew A-6E Intruders), and my wife served 12 years, USN. Next time I visit CO, I will stop in. We moved from Falcon, CO to NC, 1 1/2 years ago. I am originally from Levittown, NY. I love your collections and Dragon motorcycle. God bless you.
Guys amazing! I can't wait to book a tour next year. Your father seems like an amazing person. He's pretty much living out my dream. God bless you guys!
I could spend an hour at that 10th mountain section. I was in the 10th mountain in the early 2000's. I am fascinated with the history of that unit. I love how excited Dragonman is to show his collection. I hope to see it in person some day.
Spectacular collection. Most museums have about 10 items in their WW2 exhibit. The often looked-over small items such as the mine detonators, morphine, and radio gear are the icing on the cake. WW2 is my favorite military history subject -- I could spend days in that museum and hope to get there someday when it's not closed for the season!
What I love most about Dragonman is that he really is that full of life and excitement, what you see online is how is in real life. I took his tour earlier this year and loved every min of it. So nice, so friendly and extremally knowledgeable. Also I had no clue that Dragonman is your dad! That is so cool!
The fact that your dad has all different types of war sections from the revolutionary war, civil war, and all the others is just awesome! Thanks for doing this video, I’ve seen his also, I hope to visit the museum one day 👍🏼
This is fantastic! Beyond belief! My dad was an Omaha Beach survivor and a career soldier. I too was a career soldier and once when I was stationed in Heidelberg my dad was visiting and I took him to a similar museum of WWII in Sinsheim Germany. Your museum is 10 times better and your collection is really breathtaking! Thank you for sharing this life's effort.
Waiting on a background check back in 04 he gave me and my buddy a quick tour because we were just back from Iraq. He has a ton of amazing stuff, I’m sure even better now.
I've been watching Mr. Dragonmans historical original displays of military history and I must say I love his attention to detail! 🤩 I could name many WWll small arms as i like weaponlogy even ancient. Your father is legendary to keep up these century old weapons that are still reliable up to this day! I had friends talking about his original displays of his museum. Well worth the time to visit. Keep up the good work!
That was very Cool AvA , cute laugh, nice to see father and daughter together , one day I’ll visit the museum. Dad was funny what he said about the principal. 👍
Ava its cool to see someone in our generation nerd out into WW2 history. When I was living in Missoula, MT as a Wildland firefighter I took an extra day of travel from a fire in Colorado to visit your dad's museum and firearm shop. That was many years ago... Now I'm living near Woody Creek, Colorado and I cant wait to ride my motorcycle to tour dads museum late April when it opens and maybe get a new BoomBoom stick from his shop 🤤💯. Being his Daughter, do you ever give tours of his museum? I'm always keeping my eyes peeled on his website incase he ever has an auction lol. God Bless your dad DragonMan and God Bless you Ava for showing your interest in this stuff and keeping it alive! Lots in our generation dont even know ww2 actually happened or want to believe it... DragonMan Fam is a blessing to history and war artifacts 💯 🇺🇸 would be epic to see you at the museum next year Ava 😎
I absolutely have to see this. It’s definitely on my bucket list, 33yo male from CT, absolute WWII fanatic. The reason the old M-1940 Dog Tags were notched was actually due to the type of machine that made them, the notch simply held the tag in the correct spot. Thats an old myth about placing the notch in between the teeth of fallen GIs and then kicking the jaw shut to keep the tag in place. You gotta remember, these men were brothers, they lived, ate, slept, fought, bled and died together. The trauma they went through was unimaginable. Jamming a Dog Tag into your buddy’s teeth and kicking it shut would have really been disrespectful and unnecessary. Fallen soldiers were treated with the utmost respect and care possible. Just one of the many myths of WWII like the infamous M1 “ping” alerting the enemy of empty rifles. But anyways, thank you to you and your Dad for honoring these great men, the best generation to ever live. Hope so visit someday.
We had the honor of being able to take your tour last year. This video is just a taste of what he has. Truly a great museum 2 hour tour was not long enough. I could have spent the entire day looking around. Spemper fi marine thank you for all you do.
03:34 - "Not only do I have the porta-potty, but I also have an actual turd shat out by one of the soldiers! Look, perfectly preserved! You won't find that in any museum!" All poo jokes aside, this is actually really cool that you dad has all of this historical memorabilia and weaponry from WWII
Lived in that area for about 15 years and never visited the meuseum. Next time I visit family there I will definitely check it out. Thanks for the video Ava!
It's awesome that he's so passionate about showing and teaching all of that history! I can't even imagine how much work that he had to put into this, definitely passionate about what hes put together over so many decades. Thanks for sharing it with us, definitely going to have to make a drive from Idaho to experience it!
Really wonderful collection of equipment used by American Heroes... I would be honored to visit your museum.. Thank You for sharing this fantastic collection of American Military History.. 🦅🇺🇸🦅
I was playing football at CU back in the 90’s. Your Dad approached me, gave me a shirt with Dragon Arms. So I wouldn’t get picked on. I was 320lbs! Benched NCAA records. I really appreciated his business and approach. Semper Fi, it means something to me.
So glad to have stumbled across your dad's video's on RUclips while searching WWII videos. What an awesome museum! I hope to get there one day! Subscribing to you both. America F' Yeah!
I am so glad that you and Melissa live close to your Dad and see him often. You should see him more often. I wish I had seen my Dad more often. There comes a time when they are gone.
*I can listen to Dragon Man talk about the history of America for HOURS!* my Papaw was a WW2 vet and would talk about it for hours on end and I miss it so much 😊
My dad was a combat veteran WW2. 415 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force. He was a Wireless Air Gunner. He was a contributor to Cornelius Ryan's book The Longest Day.
The only thing I can say is- WOW, it's amazing to have a man, so bless, and the best part is we all can go visit that grate museum, and he's even more bless to a beautiful smart daughter
My dad was on a light cruiser (CL-47) that supported the landing at Sicily. Later in the war his ship took MacArther for his return to the Philippines.
Mel, is a true American badass. I’m out in Utah, mostly gun loving state, and dying to hop over to “The Rado”. Really, he deserves way more credit and help with what’s he’s accomplished. Thank you for being a true Patriot. It’s pretty messed up out here lately and we don’t have enough Mel’s, Ava, and Mellisa out there. Keep doing what your family is doing! Let’s get Colorado back to sanity.
I used to go to Colorado Springs every year, my dad passed a couple years ago at 92, lived there. He shot at your dads range occasionally. I never went to the museum. I still have a sister there. Will plan to visit the museum next time there. Great video.
WW1, WW2, The Holocaust, and The Cold War are all subjects that i've always had extreme interest in since I was a child. Like DragonMan I didn't earn a degree in history to obtain this knowledge as it was all learned through books and documentaries. Although, his knowledge is a like an encyclopedia compared to mine, it's nice to learn more about the details and day to day ins and outs, especially when it comes to WW2. If you have a chance to befriend a WW2 Vet and they are open to talking about some of their own personal experiences with you, then that's a huge blessing and we all should cherish our Veterans.
Who else wants to marry the daughter to have this guy as a father-in-law?
A beautiful woman and an amazing guy. Honoring some of the bravest toughest guys to ever life. Nothing but respect for them.
Among other things...
i would.
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I am ready to sign any document that i do not want any money from the family. I just want to run the museum.
Your dad is amazing and his museum puts all others to shame. What an awesome collection!
I agree! I've been to quite a few military museums around the world and they don't hold a light to his.
@@AvaFlanell Have you been to Leeds Royal Armoury in the United Kingdom? its pretty amazing. If you haven't then you definitely should!.
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I have got to go see this museum. I’ve never seen one person put so much effort into something to make it so realistic
Agree! My dad is very passionate about
hey where are you guys located, i would love to vist@@AvaFlanell
I was in Colorado recently and did the tour of Dragonman's museum, really fantastic. Well worth a visit.
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Very impressive. Every American should visit your museum especially schools to learn real history. Great job, you have a true passion for our military. Ava I am sure you are very proud of him and I’m sure he is equally proud of you.
You can totally tell he loves his collection that’s awesome .We need more Americans like him
I visited your dad and his collection this past 4th of July weekend. It was one of the best experiences my friends and I ever had! We will be back next season!
How much?$
Hey Ava hey Dragonman. What an awesome exhibit. It’s literally priceless. I’m currently taking a WW2 online class from Hillsdale College. All their online courses are free! Highly recommended.
Hmm, good to know. Thank you for that info.
Love Hillsdale’s free courses. I’ve completed 4 already.
@@FightForFreedom1776 me too. I’m on course 7 or 8.
@@Bar1putt 💪💪 good stuff
I used to live at 4640 Curtis Rd. I used to stop in and see your dad about once a month and watch you girls play. Your mom was a wonderful person and is definitely missed. Blessings always. Robert.
This is incredible! I need to visit! I wish my father was still alive to see this. He was a Forward Observer in WWII, 66th Artillery (Black Panther Division), and passed away in 2020. The stories he told me...
I really enjoyed this, thank you so much.
This is, without a doubt, the most impressive WWII collection I've ever seen. Bravo, Mel!! 🇺🇸🫡
You are AWESOME. Thank you for honoring all the US service-members. My dad served in WWII, I retired from the military after 26 years (USMC, USAF, USCG and USN….retired CDR, flew A-6E Intruders), and my wife served 12 years, USN. Next time I visit CO, I will stop in. We moved from Falcon, CO to NC, 1 1/2 years ago. I am originally from Levittown, NY. I love your collections and Dragon motorcycle. God bless you.
This is awesome.. Thanks for showing and giving your dad the extra publicity. He seems so passionate and that alone wants to make me visit his museum
Guys amazing! I can't wait to book a tour next year. Your father seems like an amazing person. He's pretty much living out my dream. God bless you guys!
I could spend an hour at that 10th mountain section. I was in the 10th mountain in the early 2000's. I am fascinated with the history of that unit. I love how excited Dragonman is to show his collection. I hope to see it in person some day.
Spectacular collection. Most museums have about 10 items in their WW2 exhibit. The often looked-over small items such as the mine detonators, morphine, and radio gear are the icing on the cake. WW2 is my favorite military history subject -- I could spend days in that museum and hope to get there someday when it's not closed for the season!
I agree. They have nothing compared to what he's collected. It's pretty incredible.
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@@AvaFlanellhe also has hundreds of very obvious fakes….
@@TheSexhaver2625 lmao, no he doesn't
@@TheSexhaver2625 he has people go all over the world to collect this stuff. What a crappy thing to say.
What I love most about Dragonman is that he really is that full of life and excitement, what you see online is how is in real life. I took his tour earlier this year and loved every min of it. So nice, so friendly and extremally knowledgeable. Also I had no clue that Dragonman is your dad! That is so cool!
The fact that your dad has all different types of war sections from the revolutionary war, civil war, and all the others is just awesome! Thanks for doing this video, I’ve seen his also, I hope to visit the museum one day 👍🏼
This is fantastic! Beyond belief! My dad was an Omaha Beach survivor and a career soldier. I too was a career soldier and once when I was stationed in Heidelberg my dad was visiting and I took him to a similar museum of WWII in Sinsheim Germany. Your museum is 10 times better and your collection is really breathtaking! Thank you for sharing this life's effort.
My VFW member August's brother Frank was there too
Waiting on a background check back in 04 he gave me and my buddy a quick tour because we were just back from Iraq. He has a ton of amazing stuff, I’m sure even better now.
I could have watched hours of this presentation!!! Love it!! Big thanks to everyone, God bless!
lol your Dad is awesome,one hell of a museum.Great video.
I've been watching Mr. Dragonmans historical original displays of military history and I must say I love his attention to detail! 🤩 I could name many WWll small arms as i like weaponlogy even ancient. Your father is legendary to keep up these century old weapons that are still reliable up to this day! I had friends talking about his original displays of his museum. Well worth the time to visit. Keep up the good work!
Im absolutely in awe of your dad's knowledge and collection. 😊
Wow good morning, I had no idea The Dragonman was your Dad! Thanks for sharing
I keep it quiet for quite some time because I wanted to make my own name for myself. I'm very proud of him and my sister though.
@@AvaFlanell I hear you, well you sure have a great channel, great content 👍
That was very Cool AvA , cute laugh, nice to see father and daughter together , one day I’ll visit the museum. Dad was funny what he said about the principal. 👍
I know lol. Love his sense of humor.
Great tour 💪🏻 Ava and your dad is a national treasure 🇺🇸
Ava! This is excellent!!!! Wow, I hope this collection stays in "safe" hands like your dad's forever. This is amazing!!!
Hey Ava, I must admit your Dad is full of knowledge! really cool, and what an Incredible collection!! thanx for posting it.
Damn Ava and Melissa as daughters!!! Dragonman you lucky!!!
Beautiful.. the museum too 😊
My god we need to educate these kids on our war history you’re dad setup is the best looking one I’ve seen
My god you’re dad is one of a kind take care of your Rare dad
Ava its cool to see someone in our generation nerd out into WW2 history. When I was living in Missoula, MT as a Wildland firefighter I took an extra day of travel from a fire in Colorado to visit your dad's museum and firearm shop. That was many years ago... Now I'm living near Woody Creek, Colorado and I cant wait to ride my motorcycle to tour dads museum late April when it opens and maybe get a new BoomBoom stick from his shop 🤤💯. Being his Daughter, do you ever give tours of his museum? I'm always keeping my eyes peeled on his website incase he ever has an auction lol. God Bless your dad DragonMan and God Bless you Ava for showing your interest in this stuff and keeping it alive! Lots in our generation dont even know ww2 actually happened or want to believe it... DragonMan Fam is a blessing to history and war artifacts 💯 🇺🇸 would be epic to see you at the museum next year Ava 😎
The greatest place on Earth. Thank you for sharing!!!
Nice collection, I can't wait to visit!
Now I feel validated for my WWII era French helmet 😂😂
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Does it have a white flag sticking out from the top?
Amazing the wealth of knowledge and information truly fantastic.!!!!! Thank you so much.👍🏻🇺🇸
I absolutely have to see this. It’s definitely on my bucket list, 33yo male from CT, absolute WWII fanatic. The reason the old M-1940 Dog Tags were notched was actually due to the type of machine that made them, the notch simply held the tag in the correct spot. Thats an old myth about placing the notch in between the teeth of fallen GIs and then kicking the jaw shut to keep the tag in place. You gotta remember, these men were brothers, they lived, ate, slept, fought, bled and died together. The trauma they went through was unimaginable. Jamming a Dog Tag into your buddy’s teeth and kicking it shut would have really been disrespectful and unnecessary. Fallen soldiers were treated with the utmost respect and care possible. Just one of the many myths of WWII like the infamous M1 “ping” alerting the enemy of empty rifles. But anyways, thank you to you and your Dad for honoring these great men, the best generation to ever live. Hope so visit someday.
Love this video. Your Dad is hilarious. What a great collection.
We had the honor of being able to take your tour last year. This video is just a taste of what he has. Truly a great museum 2 hour tour was not long enough. I could have spent the entire day looking around. Spemper fi marine thank you for all you do.
Ava, I love your Dad and want to be like him some day. I'm in Texas but will make my way out there next year and check out that amazing museum
such a gem of a historian. you should be so thankful to have such a knowledgeable and interesting father. what a wonderful collection.
I love this, the way your Dad has that museum set up you can go every weekend and see or learn something new.
03:34 - "Not only do I have the porta-potty, but I also have an actual turd shat out by one of the soldiers! Look, perfectly preserved! You won't find that in any museum!"
All poo jokes aside, this is actually really cool that you dad has all of this historical memorabilia and weaponry from WWII
What an amazing collection! Thank you for sharing.
Lived in that area for about 15 years and never visited the meuseum. Next time I visit family there I will definitely check it out. Thanks for the video Ava!
Please do!
Thank you for sharing this.
It's awesome that he's so passionate about showing and teaching all of that history! I can't even imagine how much work that he had to put into this, definitely passionate about what hes put together over so many decades. Thanks for sharing it with us, definitely going to have to make a drive from Idaho to experience it!
Really wonderful collection of equipment used by American Heroes... I would be honored to visit your museum.. Thank You for sharing this fantastic collection of American Military History.. 🦅🇺🇸🦅
I was playing football at CU back in the 90’s. Your Dad approached me, gave me a shirt with Dragon Arms. So I wouldn’t get picked on. I was 320lbs! Benched NCAA records. I really appreciated his business and approach. Semper Fi, it means something to me.
Both daughters are Smart and absolutely gorgeous. What a awesome super cool dad they have.....
So glad to have stumbled across your dad's video's on RUclips while searching WWII videos. What an awesome museum! I hope to get there one day! Subscribing to you both. America F' Yeah!
fantastic collection, well done.
Your dad has a amazing collection!
My pap fought in Pattons 3rd armored division.
Your dads museum is amazing and I'd absolutely love to visit it.
Omg I would love to see your dads museum thank you for sharing it with us
Your father is absolutely Fukn amazing I can't wait to visit his museum
Thank you Sir for preserving history!
I am so glad that you and Melissa live close to your Dad and see him often. You should see him more often. I wish I had seen my Dad more often. There comes a time when they are gone.
I really enjoyed this video. I need to get down there to see the museum first hand. I could tell Dragonman stories about my dad in WWII
*I can listen to Dragon Man talk about the history of America for HOURS!* my Papaw was a WW2 vet and would talk about it for hours on end and I miss it so much 😊
Your dad is a great man. I'm up in Denver unfortunately, but I'll have to visit next time I'm down in the springs! Thanks for the video!
My dad was a combat veteran WW2. 415 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force. He was a Wireless Air Gunner. He was a contributor to Cornelius Ryan's book The Longest Day.
Awesome video, what a beast . You guys have a great family I wish I lived closer
I wish you did too!! You have such an awesome collection.
Amazing collection! Mans a wealth of knowledge. I bet he would be the coolest dude to hangout with for a day.🤘🏼
Thank you for keeping all of these treasures. Hopefully I'll be able to see them in person one day.
That collection is amazing!!
Great video! My mind can't comprehend how your dad does it all.
This is absolutely amazing! Former military here and very impressed!
Wow, so you’re Melissa’s sister?
I didn’t know that.
Yes
@@AvaFlanell oh dang that’s cool.
I didn’t know she had a sister.
Well, it’s nice to meet you.
your dad is amazing what he does is so good it should be commended. thank you for uploading.
We love Dragon Man’s museum. Lucky to live here in town with you guys!
This is amazing. I would looooove to spend an afternoon here😊
Very nice video on a very important topic in contemporary history and America. Well done. 😊👍 Greeting from Europe
The only thing I can say is- WOW, it's amazing to have a man, so bless, and the best part is we all can go visit that grate museum, and he's even more bless to a beautiful smart daughter
Wow this was incredible , what a tour just like i was there. Holey moley .What a great time
Thanks DragonMan and Daughter....
That guy cracks me up! I really want to go to this museum now!
My dad was on a light cruiser (CL-47) that supported the landing at Sicily. Later in the war his ship took MacArther for his return to the Philippines.
That has to be a lot of fun. Just walking around and looking at everything.
That is amazing! Would love to be able to visit sometime! There's a lot of history in one place.
This guy is amazing. I used to see him riding through my Brooklyn neighborhood back in the 1970s. Dragon motorcycle was super cool.
Man, I wish my Father was into collecting like your Father. LUCKY!
Super Kool. I'd love to play Army and Camp out in this area of your Museum.
This man knows a lot. Someone should record everything he knows about this museum.
I love his enthusiasm, he's a great entertainer.
Awesome video on a great man and all the history he is displaying
You have a great dad! Awesome stuff.
@10:05 *Corps Misspelling on the sign. Just an FYI. Awesome collection. I'm paying your pops a visit the next time I visit CO. Thanks!
Awesome that all this stuff will be preserved
Absolutely Gorgeous ❤
And the Display is Amazing too
Would you adopt a 38 year old combat vet? Please!!!! You sir are what makes America great and still gives us all hope. Dragon man for President!!
Spent 10 million and now its worth 100 million!
Mel, is a true American badass. I’m out in Utah, mostly gun loving state, and dying to hop over to “The Rado”. Really, he deserves way more credit and help with what’s he’s accomplished. Thank you for being a true Patriot. It’s pretty messed up out here lately and we don’t have enough Mel’s, Ava, and Mellisa out there. Keep doing what your family is doing! Let’s get Colorado back to sanity.
It’s Mind blowing how much stuff you have your a tru legend
I gotta pay this place a visit next time in the area.💯 🤠👍
Definitely! It's much better in person.
@@AvaFlanell 👍
I used to go to Colorado Springs every year, my dad passed a couple years ago at 92, lived there. He shot at your dads range occasionally. I never went to the museum. I still have a sister there. Will plan to visit the museum next time there. Great video.
I'm sorry to hear about your dad. Glad he lived a long life though. 🤗
Awesome museum
Thank you sir
WW1, WW2, The Holocaust, and The Cold War are all subjects that i've always had extreme interest in since I was a child. Like DragonMan I didn't earn a degree in history to obtain this knowledge as it was all learned through books and documentaries. Although, his knowledge is a like an encyclopedia compared to mine, it's nice to learn more about the details and day to day ins and outs, especially when it comes to WW2. If you have a chance to befriend a WW2 Vet and they are open to talking about some of their own personal experiences with you, then that's a huge blessing and we all should cherish our Veterans.
glad to see you have a channel now