Men of Valor - Compilation Series 1

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  • Опубликовано: 15 янв 2025

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  • @Simplehistory
    @Simplehistory  5 лет назад +3089

    Demonetised (even though individually the videos are not?) 'Discussions of modern acts of terror, events resulting in the catastrophic loss of human life or controversial social issues'

  • @SpritelyGuys
    @SpritelyGuys 5 лет назад +2219

    Enjoy darls
    0:10 - Roy Benavidez 'The Green Beret'
    9:08 - John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill 'Mad Jack' - The man who fought with a longbow and a sword
    15:03 - Lachhiman Gurung the Gurkha who took on 200 soldiers with one hand
    19:06 - Owen J. Baggett the Pilot who shot down a plane with a pistol while parachuting
    25:56 - Leo Major the one-eyed scout who liberated a whole town by himself
    36:30 - Douglas Bader the flying ace with no legs
    41:53 - Lauri Törni the soldier of three armies
    55:40 - George H.W. Bush the President who avoided being eaten by cannibals in WW2
    1:01:19 - Sergeant-Major John Robert Osborn the soldier who threw himself on a grenade
    1:04:23 - Desmond Doss the medic who fought a war without a weapon

  • @blanketdtf
    @blanketdtf 3 года назад +1113

    Roy: shot 7 times, exposed intestine, bleeding out, broken jaw, temporarily blinded, loaded several men onto a chopper with his wounds
    *dies from diabetes*

    • @snanoopis6584
      @snanoopis6584 3 года назад +39

      Sugar retardation is no joke, takes all

    • @Captan40000
      @Captan40000 3 года назад +87

      @@snanoopis6584 He’s not really joking, he’s saying what serve injuries Roy had yet survived, but died from diabetes.

    • @snanoopis6584
      @snanoopis6584 3 года назад +14

      @@Captan40000 I understood the joke

    • @Sgt_Long_Dong
      @Sgt_Long_Dong 3 года назад +23

      @@snanoopis6584 did you not read the comment? He’s not joking

    • @snanoopis6584
      @snanoopis6584 3 года назад +6

      @@Sgt_Long_Dong I know he’s not joking ffs

  • @thatmariohead1741
    @thatmariohead1741 5 лет назад +3989

    It's amazing how the real world is often more interesting than many movies

    • @amdolfussussus1338
      @amdolfussussus1338 5 лет назад +20

      Yeah...

    • @Usucas
      @Usucas 5 лет назад +15

      True

    • @Salpeteroxid
      @Salpeteroxid 5 лет назад +56

      Real world have more versions of even a single event (everyones experience, seen through different eyes and time) while there are not that many movies in comparison so ofc reality is more interesting.

    • @echo8481
      @echo8481 5 лет назад +3

      Yes.

    • @tonypeppermint5329
      @tonypeppermint5329 5 лет назад +3

      @@Salpeteroxid Yeah.

  • @mrs.chandler9384
    @mrs.chandler9384 4 года назад +483

    Dude with his eye shot out that kept fighting was a boss too

    • @tiddyfard4517
      @tiddyfard4517 3 года назад +14

      for real, I'd just call it a day on living at that point

    • @lostvayne104
      @lostvayne104 3 года назад +6

      Bruh what is that name

    • @austinbutcher8106
      @austinbutcher8106 3 года назад +7

      He was like, ehh fk tht eye, didn't need it anyway

    • @Rickyrocket51
      @Rickyrocket51 3 года назад +1

      Some might even say he was the biggest of bosses.

    • @majiccouly
      @majiccouly 2 года назад +1

      Adrian carton de Wiart, English general born in Belgium ahah

  • @antoinelachapelle3405
    @antoinelachapelle3405 4 года назад +332

    That first guy blew my mind. How do you go from "you'll never walk again" to "you've qualified for the goddamn special forces". ???????? I've never even sprained my back and I wouldn't qualify for special forces lol

    • @Tito-bv6om
      @Tito-bv6om 4 года назад +19

      They should make a movie about his life just like they did with Desmond doss

    • @jeffthemercenary
      @jeffthemercenary 3 года назад +10

      And the fact that he tanks so much bullets even a video game character wont survive

    • @jrm6183
      @jrm6183 3 года назад +9

      @Kaio-Guy10 His special power move would be called One Man Army. Increased levels of adrenaline and stamina and is impervious to bullets, shrapnel though at the cost of a 3 1/2 minute cooldown time to reuse.

    • @Doxsein
      @Doxsein 3 года назад +2

      Determination and grit.

    • @owhamdvid7837
      @owhamdvid7837 3 года назад +4

      He was built different

  • @gudadryckful
    @gudadryckful 5 лет назад +1788

    This guys voice was made for telling stories. Can listen for hours

    • @ChrisKane-
      @ChrisKane- 5 лет назад +115

      Thank you! I'm glad my voice works for this type of content! 😊💗

    • @mattcullen6109
      @mattcullen6109 5 лет назад +21

      @@ChrisKane- I thought you were Charlie sheen. Lol

    • @kirkbupkis
      @kirkbupkis 5 лет назад +18

      @@mattcullen6109 Now I can't un-hear Charlie Sheen, I'm just waiting for him to say the soldier had tiger blood 😂😂

    • @mattcullen6109
      @mattcullen6109 4 года назад +1

      @@kirkbupkis .lol.😀

    • @Tommy2shoe811
      @Tommy2shoe811 4 года назад +2

      It is an excellent voice it sounds very similar to Martin Sheen’s

  • @R3GARnator
    @R3GARnator 5 лет назад +3917

    Simple History: Balls of Steel edition.

  • @tristin6995
    @tristin6995 5 лет назад +197

    Got to meet roy benevedez’s daughter this year on memorial day. she had me and my wingman take some pictures next to his gravestone and i felt so honored to take part in his history

  • @Galvaxatron
    @Galvaxatron 4 года назад +155

    Each of these brave men could be great movie material, but Léo Major by himself is enough for a 2 season mini series. What a boss.

  • @marcelerystick7416
    @marcelerystick7416 4 года назад +395

    "I SWEAR IF YOU TRY TO ESCAPE ONE MORE DAMN TIME, WE'LL TAKE AWAY YOUR LEG PRIVILEGES"

  • @rgcproductions6220
    @rgcproductions6220 5 лет назад +529

    Benavidez: Eyes glued shut from dried blood. Jaw broken.
    Also Benevidez: Manages to see the doctor and spit at him

  • @timsullivan4566
    @timsullivan4566 5 лет назад +679

    BENAVIDEZ: "Why the hospital? I just got a few mosquito bites and scratches from thorns..."
    MEDIC: "Aside from the 37 bullet, bayonet and shrapnel wounds, your intestines are hanging out of your belly."
    BENAVIDEZ: "So what's the big deal? Don't you have any Band-Aids in that first-aid kit?"

    • @oblivious1516
      @oblivious1516 4 года назад +41

      Tim Sullivan TIS ONLY A SCRATCH. Please tell me somebody knows this reference

    • @timsullivan4566
      @timsullivan4566 4 года назад +25

      @@oblivious1516 "A scratch? Your ARM'S off!"

    • @GhostBear3067
      @GhostBear3067 4 года назад +23

      Benavidez: "Well get the medics over here with their super glue and glue me back together."

    • @ruairiodonohoe2533
      @ruairiodonohoe2533 4 года назад +5

      @@timsullivan4566 no its not

    • @johnloman4164
      @johnloman4164 4 года назад +3

      @@ruairiodonohoe2533 Then what's that

  • @matthewklitzke2970
    @matthewklitzke2970 5 лет назад +276

    Was about to go watch Netflix when I saw the simple history alert, had to drop everything.

  • @akramgimmini8165
    @akramgimmini8165 4 года назад +526

    Imagine Mad Jack would have Fight in the Pacific
    And would have an Sword Duell with a Japanese Officer
    That would be Epic

  • @dgwooten7
    @dgwooten7 4 года назад +26

    Benevidez's story brought me to tears, a true man

  • @asianmations5710
    @asianmations5710 5 лет назад +329

    German : I’m totally safe in this town
    Leo : *”Sup bi*ch.”*

    • @marko-pk6qt
      @marko-pk6qt 5 лет назад +12

      German:"Scheiße"

    • @warhamer-ne8mi
      @warhamer-ne8mi 5 лет назад +1

      German: SHITZER

    • @xanderm7231
      @xanderm7231 5 лет назад +1

      Germans left the game

    • @olba52
      @olba52 5 лет назад +1

      Stewie2k

    • @AD-dm7bm
      @AD-dm7bm 5 лет назад +2

      German: yeah right no one would be stupid enough to charge us with a long bow and a broadsword.
      Jack Churchill: hello there

  • @invictusprima4437
    @invictusprima4437 5 лет назад +519

    Japanese: believes honor is the most important thing
    Also Japanese: *eats prisoners*

    • @hitoshisawa8479
      @hitoshisawa8479 5 лет назад +1

      singed geneva convention under sick and wounded only yeh

    • @themightysovietunion7563
      @themightysovietunion7563 5 лет назад +15

      Also Japanese :Have leader which surrenders

    • @Nepal.17
      @Nepal.17 4 года назад +3

      until one arms man walk in their territory🤘

    • @thiccchungo1041
      @thiccchungo1041 4 года назад +21

      Japan missed the Geneva convention those years because they were busy attacking clearly marked medics and bombing civilian targets

    • @Become-Eggplant
      @Become-Eggplant 4 года назад +1

      They made it feel like they were more human during the sengoku period or something. Like jesus christ! Cannibal japanese soldiers? Thats probably more insane than all their wars against each other.

  • @matthewkrupa-gregory9682
    @matthewkrupa-gregory9682 5 лет назад +646

    “That he had.. liberated.. from gardens” 😂😂

    • @wattsnottaken1
      @wattsnottaken1 5 лет назад +20

      Matthew Krupa-Gregory he ran a quick drill on that garden.

    • @goyonman9655
      @goyonman9655 5 лет назад +7

      never gets old

    • @CaptainRagnarok15
      @CaptainRagnarok15 5 лет назад +15

      The perfect excuse for taking stuff you are not supposed to take

    • @SquooshyCatboy
      @SquooshyCatboy 5 лет назад +6

      I’m liberating your virginity from you.

    • @SideComment24
      @SideComment24 4 года назад +5

      Fancy term for stealing. Hey, history is written by the victors. And he needed to do that to survive.
      Like the European settlers "discovered" North America.

  • @fartgaming_53768
    @fartgaming_53768 4 года назад +15

    0:08 Green Beret
    9:08 Mad Jack
    25:56 Leò Major
    36:32 Douglass Bader
    41:55 Lauri Törni
    55:42 George H.W Bush
    1:01:19 Sargeant Major Osbrone
    1:04:25 Desmond Doss

  • @afrenchdude2137
    @afrenchdude2137 4 года назад +42

    "Vegetables that he, l I b e r a t e d from gardens"
    -Simple History

  • @Dennis-nc3vw
    @Dennis-nc3vw 4 года назад +66

    Wow...just wow. Perfect one to end on, Desmond Doss. I'm on the verge of tears. Genuinely had me on the edge of my seat if he'd live. Of all these men, I think he would be the best for a movie.

    • @ChuckDanger
      @ChuckDanger 3 года назад +8

      It's a film. Hacksaw Ridge.

    • @chiefin2012
      @chiefin2012 3 года назад +13

      You’re trippin, hacksaw ridge is a good movie but I think if they made a movie about Roy Benavidez it would be better

    • @TheKairon999
      @TheKairon999 3 года назад +4

      "The Miracle Medic"

    • @eddiecowen2624
      @eddiecowen2624 3 года назад +3

      They made a movie on The battle of Hacksaw Ridge, titled just that, Hacksaw Ridge, but if my memory serves me correctly Doss' actions where not portrayed in the movie, and im not 100% on this, because the directors thought that the viewers would think it didn't actually happen

    • @Gamnesia_
      @Gamnesia_ 3 года назад

      @@eddiecowen2624 the movie is all about doss

  • @virgiljericho664
    @virgiljericho664 5 лет назад +540

    Leo Major: *Walks into town*
    German Army: why do I here boss music

    • @AspiLeo
      @AspiLeo 4 года назад +16

      That’s the moment the germans realised that he was level 100 and they forgot to level themselves up to level two...

    • @snikrepak
      @snikrepak 4 года назад +7

      Leo Major: Laughs in Berserker
      German officer: ZZZZzzzz*taptap* "shizzzzer"

    • @anakinstartpanikan9485
      @anakinstartpanikan9485 4 года назад +2

      pew pew pew boom boom

    • @helldd5807
      @helldd5807 4 года назад +3

      megalovainia plays

    • @remi4778
      @remi4778 3 года назад +5

      Death to the MPLA!!!

  • @LORDMEHMOODPASHA
    @LORDMEHMOODPASHA 5 лет назад +364

    Hypothetically: If any nation had all these guys as the members of a single squad, as long as even one lives, that nation would never lose a war.

    • @raawesome3851
      @raawesome3851 4 года назад +3

      I hope we have those people at the front line every day.

    • @koencagurangan3256
      @koencagurangan3256 4 года назад +17

      Nah, don’t even need to worry about one of them dying as long as Doss is on the squad
      Except for maybe Douglas and Owen, since they’re fighter pilots, and i don’t think there’s a medic for a pilot that gets shot down and has his plane blow up

    • @kevinknutson7205
      @kevinknutson7205 4 года назад +5

      I think you are thinking of Sparta

    • @remi4778
      @remi4778 3 года назад +10

      It's actualy the task force 141 😅😂

    • @bookafrm217
      @bookafrm217 3 года назад +1

      No 🧢

  • @andrewince8824
    @andrewince8824 4 года назад +20

    Blown up, told he'd never walk again. Within two years he was walking, fighting and sporting the Green Beret. Roy really was the baddest badass. He didn't do what he was trained to do, he exceeded what any man should be capable of.

  • @seumasmacdhomhnaill4395
    @seumasmacdhomhnaill4395 4 года назад +161

    "People are less likely to shoot you if you're smiling at them" 😂🤣

    • @GhostBear3067
      @GhostBear3067 4 года назад +13

      In Jack Churchill's case if anyone knew who he was they were probably soiling themselves to see him approaching and SMILING! That is "Mad Jack" Churchill coming at you, while smiling, you are well and truly screwed.

  • @Tsukiko.97
    @Tsukiko.97 5 лет назад +72

    It's content like this and more as to why I decided to subscribe monthly to SimpleHistory.
    These valor stories are moments in history that deserve to be remembered!

  • @GarfieldRex
    @GarfieldRex 5 лет назад +59

    0:08 Roy Benavídez
    9:09 Mad Jack (John Thorpe)
    15:05 Lachhiman Gurung
    19:07 Owen J. Bagget
    25:56 Léo Major
    36:31 Douglas Bader
    41:54 Lauri Törni
    55:41 George H. W. Bush
    1:01:19 Sergeant-Major Osborn
    1:04:25 Desmond Doss

    • @GarfieldRex
      @GarfieldRex 5 лет назад +2

      @Just one Bigfoot With WiFi aaaaa I didn't know. Sorry and thanks 😅

    • @aronic2864
      @aronic2864 4 года назад +1

      Jan Borbély Technically if you look through newest first, this is newest out of the two, but still no proof for being stolen.

  • @jasperschaap6720
    @jasperschaap6720 3 года назад +9

    I'm from zwolle in Holland and now know why we have streets named after Leo majoor. What a boss!

  • @grumpyoldrecluse1295
    @grumpyoldrecluse1295 4 года назад +52

    *Twenty-year-old men in the 1940's: "I'm gonna go over there and kill that enemy platoon with my bare hands." *Twenty-year-old men in 2020: "Is that hand lotion organic?"

    • @Tom_Cruise_Missile
      @Tom_Cruise_Missile 3 года назад +2

      People change in war.

    • @silverhawkscape2677
      @silverhawkscape2677 3 года назад +8

      @@Tom_Cruise_Missile Well today's people wouldn't even survive war.

    • @Tom_Cruise_Missile
      @Tom_Cruise_Missile 3 года назад +3

      @@silverhawkscape2677 Bullshit. That's just some baby boomer nonsense. "This generation couldn't survive back in MY day!"

    • @silverhawkscape2677
      @silverhawkscape2677 3 года назад +9

      @@Tom_Cruise_Missile Oh please, this is the most coddled generation of Americans and those serving in WW2 were living through the Great Depression.
      This Generation wouldn't even survive the great depression much less a war.
      Can't even handle misgendering.

    • @Tom_Cruise_Missile
      @Tom_Cruise_Missile 3 года назад +1

      @@silverhawkscape2677 This generation is, right now, fighting wars, and they're wars that the American public don't even fucking support. But oh no tell me all about how weak we are compared to the spoiled entitled babies that were and ARE the boomers.

  • @animeneweablet
    @animeneweablet 5 лет назад +157

    The Sniper: Simo Häya
    The Beret: Roy Benavidez
    The Man: John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill
    The Medic: Desmond Doss
    The Tank Type: Léo Major
    The Martyr: John Robert Osborne
    The Gurkha: Lachhiman Gurung
    The Pilot: Douglas Bader
    The Soldier: Lauri Törni
    The President: George Herbert Walker Bush
    The Thug: Owen J. Bagett

    • @witheredbonnie9268
      @witheredbonnie9268 5 лет назад +3

      GamingWithCarl YT I like it

    • @animeneweablet
      @animeneweablet 5 лет назад +2

      @@witheredbonnie9268 Thanks!

    • @masonsilvers6789
      @masonsilvers6789 4 года назад +1

      The perfect team

    • @SquooshyCatboy
      @SquooshyCatboy 4 года назад +4

      “The Man”
      Hmm yes the hero is made out of hero

    • @Nicoder6884
      @Nicoder6884 4 года назад +1

      Hmm, we have sniper, medic and soldier, how about the other six classes? :P Jack Churchill could de Demoknight maybe?

  • @MicTheOni
    @MicTheOni 5 лет назад +210

    The original GI Joe!
    Seriously though there should be a movie where all of these guys meet in some way and just do badass things.

    • @behindthen0thing
      @behindthen0thing 5 лет назад +5

      Like killing people, or serving the homeless soup?

    • @kimjongun5676
      @kimjongun5676 5 лет назад +9

      @@behindthen0thing what about the 3rd were they get beer

    • @behindthen0thing
      @behindthen0thing 5 лет назад +2

      @@kimjongun5676 бееr is toxic. Why can't they get a fruit smoothie

    • @kimjongun5676
      @kimjongun5676 5 лет назад +6

      @@behindthen0thing because the quartermaster said fruit it going to the germans and the rations ran out

    • @behindthen0thing
      @behindthen0thing 5 лет назад

      @@kimjongun5676 ah cool. So maybe they can split MREs instead?

  • @timsullivan4566
    @timsullivan4566 5 лет назад +161

    OFFICER: "So I had to wait ALL night for your recon report because your initial estimate was off by 100%?"
    LEO: "Sorry, sir, but the more I scouted, the more I adjustments I made to enemy troop strength."
    OFFICER: "But you were off by 100%, Leo? So there's twice as many Germans in Zwolle than first thought?"
    LEO: "No sir, that adjustment I made to enemy troop numbers was a 100% reduction, sir." (LITERALLY!)

    • @theflyingeyeball
      @theflyingeyeball 4 года назад +12

      I refuse to believe this man had anything less than balls of pure titanium

    • @Requis272
      @Requis272 4 года назад +27

      Officer told him recon. Leo heard search and destroy.

    • @AspiLeo
      @AspiLeo 4 года назад +6

      @@theflyingeyeball Titanium is not as reliable as steel...
      But he has Balls of tungsten!

    • @kidjames6875
      @kidjames6875 3 года назад +1

      @@theflyingeyeball Try adamantium

    • @eelchiong6709
      @eelchiong6709 2 года назад +1

      @@kidjames6875
      Bah! No such thing as adamantium!
      Mithril my boy, Mithril!

  • @Marki-
    @Marki- 3 года назад

    Thanks!

    • @Marki-
      @Marki- 2 года назад

      Why my bot comment liked 😂

  • @SomePersonInTheWorld
    @SomePersonInTheWorld 4 года назад +54

    "He was hit in the leg, thinking it was a torn bush"
    What??
    "His eyeball was hanging out but he was determined to keep shooting"
    WHAT!!???!?

  • @KoreanDan310
    @KoreanDan310 5 лет назад +290

    10:35
    Soldier: Why did you shoot that guy with your bow, sir?
    Mad Jack: Any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed.
    Soldier: What? Sir, you shot him with a barbed arrow.

    • @maddog7795
      @maddog7795 5 лет назад +14

      you misunderstood the video, what the video was pointing out was he was so badass he shot his sword like it was an arrow from his long bow that's how badass he was

    • @frostythesnowman9101
      @frostythesnowman9101 5 лет назад +12

      HO LAM YIU did you just get wooshed yourself? I’m pretty sure he was joking

    • @250-daffazhafrank3
      @250-daffazhafrank3 4 года назад +2

      maddog he’s archer EMIYA (if you know the reference, good job!)

    • @grownfungus
      @grownfungus 4 года назад +5

      @HO LAM YIU Bruh he was obviously joking and playing along. YOU got wooshed you goof.

    • @GhostBear3067
      @GhostBear3067 4 года назад +3

      Soldier: "Sir, why did you shoot that man with a bow?!"
      Jack Churchill: "Because I was holding a bow, pay attention, lad!"

  • @mack7235
    @mack7235 5 лет назад +595

    *There are about as many ads in this video as Roy Benavidez got hit with bullets or shrapnel*
    Edit: since I wrote my comment all the ads went away

  • @sankyu3950
    @sankyu3950 5 лет назад +230

    Cant wait for the new expendable movie staring all these characters

    • @Phantom-qr1ug
      @Phantom-qr1ug 5 лет назад +11

      All Expendable style teams needs at least one sniper. I'd recomend Simo "The White Death" Häyhä

    • @bradlygamez4549
      @bradlygamez4549 4 года назад

      Ahh yes George HW Bush in the expendables

  • @vergil8257
    @vergil8257 3 года назад +23

    The first guy was like the real man of steel.

  • @matthewdoherty803
    @matthewdoherty803 4 года назад +22

    Doctor: you won’t walk again
    Mike: hold my wheel chair

  • @dinosatay
    @dinosatay 5 лет назад +148

    In the end you should have said "and finally, everyone who served in the war. Rest well heroes, rest well"

    • @pu3rto
      @pu3rto 5 лет назад +8

      Oh that’s good

    • @Martinerofsea
      @Martinerofsea 3 года назад +1

      Didn't nazis also participate in ww2

    • @dinosatay
      @dinosatay 3 года назад +1

      @@Martinerofsea may they rest well and never come back

    • @dinosatay
      @dinosatay 3 года назад

      gosh dangit past me stop being cringe for 5 seconds

    • @Martinerofsea
      @Martinerofsea 3 года назад +1

      @@dinosatay lmao, what about the Japanese during ww2

  • @el-guard645
    @el-guard645 5 лет назад +126

    *THE ARMY IS MY LIFE.*
    That’s how you get included in a simple history video.

    • @johnveno7704
      @johnveno7704 5 лет назад

      Aaaaaaaaaaa

    • @johnveno7704
      @johnveno7704 5 лет назад

      Uu

    • @snikrepak
      @snikrepak 4 года назад

      Yeah until your back goes! Still, these Brothers in arms are the definition of super human. If we had more people like these in the civilian world, we would have so much more backbone and decorum!

    • @el-guard645
      @el-guard645 4 года назад

      @@snikrepak I know right, bit unfortunately not all men are created equal

  • @SuperNatblessed
    @SuperNatblessed Год назад +2

    I just subscribed to your channel! It is so awesome! I watched the one about the prisoner that kept escaping from japan. I watched about the black death. Now I'm watching this one! It's awesome!!
    I love to learn! And thank you for taking the time to do these videos 🩷🔥🤎🙌🏾💪🏾

  • @mtdavidsongaming6462
    @mtdavidsongaming6462 4 года назад +17

    Leo the one-eyed scout is like playing GTA in real life, lol.

  • @Henry-vg8fw
    @Henry-vg8fw 5 лет назад +187

    DO A VIDEO ON THE LIFE OF GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON.

    • @matthewsoileau3353
      @matthewsoileau3353 5 лет назад +1

      oki papi

    • @will6412
      @will6412 5 лет назад +5

      Patton was a good military strategist but if he were a politician he would have been awful

    • @chrisjackson8889
      @chrisjackson8889 5 лет назад +1

      They spoke of him but as a war criminal

    • @ScriptedLinks
      @ScriptedLinks 5 лет назад +2

      @@will6412 The only reason for that is due to the people, not him. People are too fucking weak to understand him.

    • @metallicarchaea1820
      @metallicarchaea1820 4 года назад +1

      Doesn't matter. Trump is Patton's current reincarnation. Look it up.

  • @fallout1953
    @fallout1953 5 лет назад +19

    Men of Valor - Compilation Series 1
    1. 0:08 Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez (U.S.)
    2. 9:08 John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill (Britain)
    3. 15:05 Lachiman Gurung (Nepal)
    4. 19:06 Owen John Baggett (U.S.)
    5.25:56 Léo Major (Canada)
    6. 36:30 Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader (Britain)
    7. 41:54 Lauri Allan Törni (Finland)
    8. 55:40 George Herbert Walker Bush (U.S.)
    9. 1:01:18 John Robert Osborn (Canada)
    10. 1:04:24 Desmond Thomas Doss (U.S.)

    • @owenfuhrman65
      @owenfuhrman65 5 лет назад +2

      THX

    • @rafaellima7162
      @rafaellima7162 5 лет назад +1

      Many U.S soldiers.

    • @fallout1953
      @fallout1953 5 лет назад

      @Just one Bigfoot With WiFi Not stolen. I went through all of their full names one by one.

    • @fallout1953
      @fallout1953 5 лет назад

      @God is the way Nope.

    • @Nepal.17
      @Nepal.17 4 года назад +1

      nepal is best 🤘

  • @gogo-mo7cr
    @gogo-mo7cr 5 лет назад +45

    When you know you're a proper simple history fan as you already have watched every video

  • @MrBikboi
    @MrBikboi 4 года назад +4

    Glad you did this series, the majority of viewers are younger kids, nice to give these legit heroes some recognition.

  • @douglasrollinsii1010
    @douglasrollinsii1010 2 года назад

    Thank you for keeping these wonderful historic acts of heroism of brave soldiers and warriors who fought for their country, beliefs, and freedom bravely without fear !!! Thank you for collecting and showing their great stories, thank you !!!

  • @jorgeroque1995
    @jorgeroque1995 5 лет назад +62

    This video: *exists*
    Sabaton: it's free real estate

  • @timsullivan4566
    @timsullivan4566 5 лет назад +77

    "Roy Benavidez - The Guy Who Disagreed With Everyone" BULLIES: "Loser!" - Nope, he works to support family then enlists. SPECIALIST M.D.: "Never walk again." - Walks again. ARMY: "Just a desk job." - As if! Makes the Green Berets. EVERYONE: "No-one can save those guys now." - Who needs a gun? Saves 8 of his buds. BASE DOC: " He's dead" - He spits in Doc's face. DOC: "I think he'll make it" - FINALLY someone Roy could agree with!

    • @Snuckster2
      @Snuckster2 5 лет назад +6

      I'm related
      the fact he's the 1st person mentioned surprises me.
      fact is most people didn't know his story until the very early 2000s when they realeased his GI Joe action figure
      they need to make a movie

  • @austinkue3175
    @austinkue3175 5 лет назад +159

    When you rushing a camp but then you hear “Come and fight a GURKHA”

    • @GhostBear3067
      @GhostBear3067 4 года назад +14

      Gurkha: "Anything more than 0 hp means I am ready to rumble, COME AT ME BRO!!!!"

    • @owenfuhrman65
      @owenfuhrman65 4 года назад +3

      It was at this moment he knew he screwed up

    • @jakerocinante1133
      @jakerocinante1133 4 года назад +6

      I think I’d rather hunt a grizzly bear with a blow dart, better odds than fighting a Gurkha.

    • @yoboikamil525
      @yoboikamil525 4 года назад

      If one of them thought about shooting a well aimed shot, that wouldn't happen. 1 headshot and it's over.

    • @fynnla.e
      @fynnla.e 3 года назад

      @@yoboikamil525 Yes I’m sure you would be able to hit a perfect shot on a small target as a poorly trained conscript who had probably never shot a rifle before and had been living in dogshit conditions while also hopped up on adrenaline.

  • @chancetrombley3114
    @chancetrombley3114 3 года назад +10

    Lauri torni was my personal favorite due to his diverse combat experience. I also watch a biographics video on him.

  • @VegasViking420
    @VegasViking420 4 года назад +2

    The Mad Jack story and the one handed ghurka story, THESE ARE EXAMPLES FOR YOUNG MEN TO FOLLOW!

  • @petartoshkov2076
    @petartoshkov2076 5 лет назад +18

    Simple History: Here's an 1 hour long compilation
    Me in 1:41 AM: Yeah I got time

  • @curtibirdie3595
    @curtibirdie3595 5 лет назад +13

    Ooooo waited for this, thank you so much!

  • @cdnb2626
    @cdnb2626 4 года назад +13

    Fallen, but, not forgotten. As time carries on, we remember. Less we forget. ❤ Thank you, for your sacrifices brave men and women at arms.

  • @enjoyer9542
    @enjoyer9542 4 года назад +7

    Doss is genuinely my favorite person that exist ever his story is amazing

  • @salinibagchi4370
    @salinibagchi4370 4 года назад +1

    This episode compilation was very awesome, Simple History!!

  • @carterspringer48
    @carterspringer48 5 лет назад +64

    “Please God Give Me One More”

    • @SquooshyCatboy
      @SquooshyCatboy 4 года назад

      what

    • @freshfrozen3035
      @freshfrozen3035 4 года назад

      ElaRoamMaince it’s an reference to this really weird but pretty family friendly legend

    • @chrisking3569
      @chrisking3569 4 года назад +3

      @@freshfrozen3035 he’s not weird literally the most bravest one out of all of them continuously heading into dangerous war zones without a weapon risking his life to save others having faith in nothing but god and his country single handedly saved countless lives in the process. Made the rest of these legends easier to believe, they saved the best story for last in this video.

    • @dantheman3375
      @dantheman3375 4 года назад

      @@SquooshyCatboy bruh-

  • @d-day7567
    @d-day7567 5 лет назад +26

    These are one of the few toughest men that ever lived

  • @SouthernGentleman
    @SouthernGentleman 5 лет назад +57

    All great heroes with great stories. A lot of movie content here too.

    • @atune2682
      @atune2682 5 лет назад +2

      Southern Gentleman true

    • @matthewsoileau3353
      @matthewsoileau3353 5 лет назад +3

      i see you are a fellow confederate

    • @unknown-dq6df
      @unknown-dq6df 5 лет назад +1

      ‘Don’t tread on us’ they will regret the day they burned our towns

    • @SouthernGentleman
      @SouthernGentleman 5 лет назад +6

      Matthew Soileau but still a unionist

    • @dreams4956
      @dreams4956 4 года назад

      Southern Gentleman People often misinterpret Southern pride with racism or anti patriotism, which is pretty simple minded. Confederate flags represent the South and their freedom, not Racist Union haters

  • @ColonelCampbellAI2024
    @ColonelCampbellAI2024 4 года назад +27

    I feel like we 1000% owe these legendary heroes their stories being historically recreated as absolute best-quality VR battle scenarios.
    🤯😢✊

  • @FCWW87
    @FCWW87 2 года назад +28

    It’s so outrageous, what some of these men did…. You have to take a moment to appreciate the gravity…. Close your eyes and imagine being in any of their shoes. You have to have balls of steel, super human strength, and be absolutely fearless.

    • @flyingvct7214
      @flyingvct7214 2 года назад

      Better to be shot in the chest fighting than in the back running

    • @zirconalian
      @zirconalian 2 года назад +1

      man played the fucking bagpipes on a battlefield in ww2 💀💀

    • @MrNiceGuyHistory
      @MrNiceGuyHistory Год назад

      I think in most cases these men achieved an ascended state of consciousness during battle. This can be activated by a combination of adrenaline with the right emotional triggers. In this state, confidence is supreme, reflexes increase, strength and stamina are greatly improved and time slows down.

  • @vincentmalab3289
    @vincentmalab3289 5 лет назад +5

    The longest Simple History Video.
    Thank you very much Simple History for this Men of Valor saga. I hope you will also make Women of Valor saga in the future.

    • @grmarci1989
      @grmarci1989 4 года назад

      Lyudmila Pavlochenka, Nancy Wake, Joan de Arc, Boudicca, and how many others?

  • @logger22
    @logger22 5 лет назад +96

    It's sad to know that there are people who pretend they fought and risked there lives just so they can get discounts

  • @VioletMilks
    @VioletMilks 5 лет назад +6

    YES! Over an hour of simple history!!

  • @channy2457
    @channy2457 4 года назад +1

    Your voice was so good for telling the stories . you're doing really great! Simple History! 😉

  • @deathhexxxgaming3431
    @deathhexxxgaming3431 2 года назад +2

    I remember reading of the exploits of Roy Benevidez out of a Basic Training manual in 2004. The name has always been stuck in my head. A true hero and one of the hardest mf's to ever wear a US Army Uniform. Any time I've been faced with something I wasn't sure I would be able to handle, I would recall this man and his exploits. May the legend of this man never die!

  • @TouchofShunshine
    @TouchofShunshine 5 лет назад +31

    Real-life is more amazing than fiction.

  • @ryanlorenzo5003
    @ryanlorenzo5003 5 лет назад +9

    The Dream Team
    Tango Mike - The guy whose passionate in the awesome ways
    Mad Jack - The guy whose passionate in the weird ways
    Gurung - The really intense guy
    Baggett - The "Ayo watch this shot" guy
    Leo - The nice guy with a hair trigger
    Bader - The guy who just can't help but show off
    Lauri - That guy who survived too many game sessions.
    Bush - That guy whose game session got weird.
    Osborn - The guy who dies first.
    Doss - The guy who's going to save that guy who died and no one's going to stop him.

  • @sopuente
    @sopuente 5 лет назад +45

    First also love u guys for making this i can listen to this while doing he

    • @sarahtucker3151
      @sarahtucker3151 5 лет назад +1

      He?

    • @sopuente
      @sopuente 5 лет назад

      Sarah Karras i meant hw my phone kinda small

    • @sarahtucker3151
      @sarahtucker3151 5 лет назад

      @@sopuente lol it's okay I was just wondering what it meant

    • @myron6305
      @myron6305 5 лет назад

      Sonia Puente Nah...your fluffing boy butt we aren’t fooled

  • @Tr1f4ct
    @Tr1f4ct 2 года назад

    Simple history is very underrated and they publish true videos about people that would keep me up because I am so invested in the stories so thank you simple history.

  • @pajuhasdied
    @pajuhasdied 4 года назад +11

    *gets shot in the leg*
    "oh damn I must've hit my leg on a thorn bush"

  • @tx1881
    @tx1881 5 лет назад +87

    Brotherhood of heroes

  • @PsychoticLeprachaun
    @PsychoticLeprachaun 5 лет назад +30

    "Come and fight a ghurka." No, I don't think I will.

  • @Beesechurgerplease
    @Beesechurgerplease 5 лет назад +10

    Some of the videos on his channel actually helped me get an A on my history test. And they said I procrastinate too much

  • @greghunt3790
    @greghunt3790 2 года назад

    I love your videos man. Thank you

  • @Raving
    @Raving 4 года назад +4

    I met Roy Benavidez when riding around South Texas on my motorcycle. A personable, friendly guy who you felt immediately would give you all he had if you needed it. A better man I have not met in all my life.

  • @ohayo3693
    @ohayo3693 5 лет назад +4

    ONE HOUR COMPILATION!!! AMAZING

  • @FrostyShock349
    @FrostyShock349 5 лет назад +28

    Simple History: Men too angry to die

  • @madmachine5244
    @madmachine5244 2 года назад +2

    There’s a reason why they are the greatest generation. Thank you for your service 🇺🇸.

  • @AussieArmenian
    @AussieArmenian 6 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing vid. Amazing men Alot of unknown go under the radar though. I would love to fill you in on 3 if that is ok. I have records, diaries etc. They are worthy of a video.

  • @Mifey05
    @Mifey05 5 лет назад +24

    13:00 out of ammo?
    Dude your bag is full of Arrow
    I'm sure it's a mistake by the animator lmao

  • @StgxBaron
    @StgxBaron 5 лет назад +24

    The first compilation, u should do more

    • @14TND88
      @14TND88 5 лет назад

      DantheHERO 7 they’ve done one before

    • @StgxBaron
      @StgxBaron 5 лет назад

      *Compilation #1*

    • @14TND88
      @14TND88 5 лет назад

      DantheHERO 7 ruclips.net/video/vbxX6PGkLlI/видео.html

    • @StgxBaron
      @StgxBaron 5 лет назад

      I meant the men of valor of course

  • @Sh31ny
    @Sh31ny 5 лет назад +4

    That last guy, medic. He deserve a lot more than a medal. Guy was a hero who saved hundreds of soldiers and being injured never stop doing his duty.

    • @FlackBackTV
      @FlackBackTV Год назад

      "Above all else, do no harm."

  • @Wiggles_vs._snuggles
    @Wiggles_vs._snuggles 3 года назад

    Great work and attention to detail

  • @depressotheespresso1063
    @depressotheespresso1063 4 года назад

    These type of videos are far better than many movies. I can watch these kind of videos all year non-stop :)

  • @GwabLaprise
    @GwabLaprise 5 лет назад +40

    How Leo Major is not the main character of your thumbnail...?
    I mean christ even Rambo is a kitten compared To this man

    • @paranoidrodent
      @paranoidrodent 5 лет назад +2

      There's a documentary that was recently made about him. www.imdb.com/title/tt8881420/

    • @witheredbonnie9268
      @witheredbonnie9268 5 лет назад +1

      paranoidrodent really

    • @hannesholmborg4769
      @hannesholmborg4769 4 года назад

      Rambo is a simp compared to lauri törni

  • @e0746
    @e0746 5 лет назад +20

    Desmond doss is the person that I look up to

  • @celinagarcia4115
    @celinagarcia4115 5 лет назад +45

    29:30 he is wearing sneakers in a war what a goat

    • @StarGazer05916
      @StarGazer05916 5 лет назад +1

      Celina Garcia dress to impress even will in battle, lol!

    • @qbertsad8737
      @qbertsad8737 5 лет назад +1

      Do you have any idea how unfitting military boots are?

    • @kolargol
      @kolargol 5 лет назад +2

      You said it GOAT he didn't get the Victoria cross because he's from Quebec

  • @patrickdean9797
    @patrickdean9797 3 года назад

    great video i watched them all individually and now altogether great video

  • @seanknot
    @seanknot Месяц назад

    brings a tear to your eye

  • @crrispycreme1484
    @crrispycreme1484 5 лет назад +5

    Ive always watched your vidios and I love them ive been there since the start and I would recomend doing a vidio about the battle of berlin keep making these beuitifil videos #simplehistoryisbest

  • @lukeboss7853
    @lukeboss7853 5 лет назад +66

    This is old but
    *TOP 10 characters that can defeat Thanos (even with the infinity gauntlet)

  • @yeetboi5061
    @yeetboi5061 5 лет назад +25

    Hey this sounds like the enemy team on call of duty.

  • @devon9791
    @devon9791 2 года назад

    Thank you for your service roy

  • @liamnii-san845
    @liamnii-san845 4 года назад +1

    There is a road named after Douglas Bader quite close to where I live right where the airfield used to be

  • @ignoreddemon1857
    @ignoreddemon1857 4 года назад +10

    21:03 "automatic pistol" huh, mine doesn't have that feature, must be for the military only

    • @computerolegy2336
      @computerolegy2336 3 года назад

      I don't think he meant autoloading but I'm not sure

    • @bigaz005
      @bigaz005 3 года назад

      It was meaning the type of gun. The Colt 1911 was the first automatic pistol.

    • @ignoreddemon1857
      @ignoreddemon1857 3 года назад

      @@bigaz005 so i guess the Salvator Dormus doesn't exist

  • @D2DOPAMINE
    @D2DOPAMINE 5 лет назад +19

    Im so happy if people like this have like 4 kids. Spread those survivor genes!