When I was in Iraq and 03 we went up to Fallujah to help get the Marines out. The army surrounded solution took over every suburb. The suburb we took over was the town called Ajax... Someone that has four thought they were clever and named the mission operation clean sweep.
About that manhole cover . . . The guy who predicted its speed didn't give it a hope in hell of reaching space. Codys Lab has done some work on it too.
"They would sign an armistice that would technically only pause, but essentially end the Korean War." Why do I sense some foreshadowing that might be 70 years in the making?
Appropropriate Response: Americans, South Koreans leave area, radio nearest fire base, ' Hey, Cap, you remember those live fire drills we were doing the other day? Yeah well, Ive got some stragglers at the following coorsinates: ( Gives coordinates exactly for tree), Would you please send in obe of those cool, (nobody even knows what they are or what they can do), missles, (which seemingly come out of nowhere, what direction it came from, ect. Ect. Lol!
My little sister and I were in tai kwon do for years as kids and teenagers, and I can honestly tell you that americanized tai kwon do, and actual homeland korean tai kwon do are 2 completely different monsters, and I myself being 39yo now, don't think I have what it takes to take down a tai kwon do black belt from actual Korea, at least not playing by the rules, I also know boxing, both my father and grandfather were depression era golden gloves, and I've practiced muay tai, which is fuggin brutal, and other various martial sciences, and even then I wouldn't put money on myself against black berets...Their training is ridiculous and they constantly keep you guessing where the next hit is coming from, some of the fastest people offensively I've ever seen...
I cannot express to you how crazy it is that one of the American soldiers who died was named Captain Bonifas when Saint Boniface is famous for having taken an axe to a pagan tree idol. History is amazing.
He's the Christmas Tree Saint! He found people worshipping Thor's Thunder oak tree, got pissed, and chopped it down. A small fir tree grew from the oaks trunk. Wow! I didn't link the 2 til I read your comment! History is great and this is mind blowing how their names are connected
Let me get this straight... St. Bonifas was upset that people were worshipping an oak tree, because it belonged to a Norse god. So, being petty, he chopped it down. Then a fir tree grew on the oak's stump. Did it somehow spontaneously sprout there? Did a seed blow in on a warm breeze? Did Thor put it there in an act of revenge? Now millions of people around the world worship a fir tree for a month every year, and that's not only ok, Bonifas gets assigned as the trees' patreon saint. Is the fact that the tree is going to die, karma for the life of the oak tree? What about fake trees?
@@PsychoKittee1 Being petty had nothing to do with it. Remember, this is the same culture, more or less, burned a woman/buried a woman(Perhaps alive) with him every time a chief/king had a funeral. Destroy the altar, and thus prevent human sacrifice, at that altar.
@@johnmothershead1690 I get why we decided to be diplomatic and not restart the Korean War. But it greatly disturbs me that there were no repercussions for killing two people who were in the territory they were supposed to be in during peacetime.
So does the video about the Supersonic Land Attack Missile (a nuclear POWERED cruise missile that also carries like 20 hydrogen bombs, because we still want Operation Chrome Dome but the fuel and manpower cost is getting too expensive)
"that time America accidentally turned a manhole cover into the fastest manmade object of all time. Because they yeeted it into outer space with a nuclear warhead." You have my attention.
It's a great story but the manhole cover doesn't hold the record anymore. The Parker solar probe more than tripled the record as part of its mission to touch the sun. But, it does lose a few points because unlike the manhole cover, the probe was going that fast on purpose.
After they cut it down, the commander of US forces in the South Korea had some of the wood turned into a swagger stick that he ceremonially gave to his replacement. Also, when the North Koreans showed up, those South Korean special forces guys with the claymore mines strapped to their chests went to the other side of the bridge of no return and screamed at them, daring them to cross while brandishing the detonators. ROK Black Berets are insane.
Okay, that's amazing. The continuous build from pistols, to m16s, to Hueys, to fighter, to Stratofortress's was well done. It reminds me of Praying Mantis, when we trashed Iran's navy. Edit: "huey," not "hughey."
I love how the South Korean special forces came armed for a battle, while the US special forces came armed for the apocalypse. It's very indicative of how the US military operates.
@@jackgeorge9478from a neutral standpoint it was the North Koreans who turned it into a violent encounter from the beginning, so if the apocalypse had popped off it would have north Korea that started
The Korean War is often called the "Forgotten War". As it is rarely talked about. Technically, the war never ended. We just stopped shooting at each other. Though, North Korea keeps forgetting they are one step away from being defeated with air drop cans of Spam over settlements and villages. As they could be beaten by delivering food to the masses and not the leadership.
@ardantop132na6 Well, being how Russia ran away and stopped fighting. At the time, the ruler of Russia was an Autocract. And would never stoop so low as to admit defeat to an uncivilized nation (Japan was seen as "uncivilized" by Western powers, and Russia thought of themselves as "Western" during that time). Plus, being the war was against an "uncivilized" nation. No, one counted as a war.
Operation Paul Bunyan has to be the best "hold my beer" moment of the Korean conflict. The amount of money and manpower used in the operation to get rid of one tree is incredible!
@longshot7601 if I recall, the only thing made from the wood chopped down was a bad-ass walking stick for either the CG of Eighth Army or USFK at the time.
@@RealNnzeliterally. I did a little bit of research on that gun. Apparently, it's a British designed gun that fires 64lb HESH shells that are filled with 40lbs of C4. In other words, anything on the receiving end will be fucking deleted.
I've heard this story so many times. It's one of my favorites. Your storytelling pulls off the win once again. The way you built up the response was perfect.
@@the_fat_electrician You educate like a teacher who actually gives a 💩 instead of reading from a book in a lifeless, monotone voice. Love your appearances on the Unsub Podcast! ✌️😎🇺🇲🍻
I mean, there's enough content there to make a legitimate two-parter for it, with how batshit crazy that entire voyage was from setting it up to actually going on the voyage.
That’s some of the finest memery in naval history. Like when they were in the North Sea, found ships coming close, panicked thinking they were Japanese ships (despite being two literal continents away) and fired on them. They turned out to be British fishing vessels, and the British, angry at being denied their Friday night fish and chips, promptly closed the suez, causing them to have to go the long way around and get tropical diseases.
3:58 The original plan was to simply trim the tree’s branches to obtain visibility on checkpoint 3 not chop it down entirely. The plan changed however, with the US and South Korea deciding to chop down the tree instead in response to North Korea’s reaction and hostile response (that led to the Korean Axe Murders) to the tree being trimmed under the supervision of an overwhelming force.
Other countries do it by murdering people just doing their jobs. Americans show up with enough air cover to blot out the fucking sun, and an aircraft carrier with more planes than your entire air force. Then proceed to tell you to get your ass over here and *watch*
I started learning TKD in the late '80s from a retired US serviceman that spent a lot of time in South Korea. That man did not teach us a sport he taught us how to "end things".
Yup. I learned karate, probably about the same time you started TKD, from a guy who spent years studying it in Okinawa. He also had a background as a LEO, so he was teaching appropriate use of force guidelines right along side practical combative technique _(including "the best defense is don't be there")._ Took the time to break down the biomechanics of everything, too, so we knew why every motion was there and what it's supposed to accomplish. There's a huge difference between the versions taught at your typical "tournament style" McDojos and the OG combative systems, regardless of which martial art you study, plus having a much lower bar for advancement so they can keep getting that money for lessons.
@@Channel-23s don't forget Karate, a deadly and effective fighting style where 3 of their students sent to Thailand to fight and 2 won in the 80's Now they claim the kick is too powerful and let the concussed player win
I’m friends with a former SK special forces taekwondo instructor who now has a dojang here in Florida. Several years ago he brought a visiting friend from Korea over to use my range and shoot since that’s a bit difficult in Korea. Turns out the guy is top 10 worldwide taekwondo master and works for Kukkikwon, which is THE world body for taekwondo, and was here to evaluate high level people trying to advance their belt rank. He speaks 5 words of English, I speak 0 Korean, but he had such a good time that whenever he’s back in the southeast he comes over and we have a blast. He’s in his 70s, looks like his late 40s, and could wreck me in a heartbeat. Actual fighting taekwondo is no joke and they go hard in sparring and training. I’d imagine the NK troops parked at the end of the bridge were extra nervous about venturing out onto it because that armored engineering vehicle (tank) was there for the sole purpose of bringing the bridge down if they fucked around, and that demolition cannon was already aimed right at a main structural column.
most underrated part of this xD I have a black belt in taekwondo from when I was a kid, and a black belt in hapkido as an adult. Even taught by a 8th degree grandmaster, I don't think I'd want to fight the kids over there let alone military grade xD. Although there's the misconception that a black belt means you have mastery when it really means you're a beginner. We had a retired military guy who was a black belt who was messing around with our grandmaster. I saw the grin on our gms face and knew shit was about to go down, I saw him drop his stance slightly, and it was almost physics defying how quickly he kicked the military guy and knocked him on his ass. The most impressive part though was how he did that without hurting him, well not his pride anyways xD.
i achieved my 2nd Dan in the WTF (which is Kukkikwon) and it was hilarious when folks who got black belts at the schools in town would come into our school and get their asses handed ot them (respectfully of course) by green belts.
That's awesome. I had the honor of testing in front of grandmaster Minh kyo Han about 15 years ago. Same deal, the man spoke maybe 5 words of English, was almost 80 but looked like maybe mid 50s but just the nicest guy. His brother actually developed the red belt pattern for general Che and we still use it today. I love hearing stories about REAL Taekwon Do and the men who studied it.
I'm sure someone has mentioned it but Ford was a Navy veteran of WWII. During that time when he was the OOD the ship caught fire. Ford descended into the bowels of the flaming ship, figured out the extent of the damage and ship was saved.
Presidents should be veterans. I'm starting to become firmly convinced of this. They're less likely to waste young lives than those who've never known war.
These videos went from 45 seconds long to upwards of 25 minutes long and I am not complaining in the slightest. I just find it amazing to watch him take a breath every now and again.
Yeah, well there had always been ten thousand US grunts eyeing the DMZ. That wasn't new. They are still there. The number of planes and the alert status on which they were... THAT was new.
My Dad was an MP in Korea just after the end of the war. He had an incident where his troop hit a baseball over the line. It set off a moment where they had to go into one of those little trailers you saw during Trump's visit. They tried to negotiate getting the ball back but after some time they realized they weren't getting it back. My Dad reached across the line & snatched a pair of glasses off one of the Koreans that were there to negotiate. He uttered this in Korean “These now belong to the US Army” then walked away. From that moment, his soldiers followed him around the globe for about twenty years. Gary if you're out there, my family needs those glasses!
BS Brother! I wasi. County then. Right after that a 213th aviation company Chinook, was shot down July 14th 77.. We were ready to go hard North, on the flight , fully armed... Carter pussied out again and my friends Wells and Haynes were shot and killed .. the 1 pilot was killed and the co pilot was taken prisoner. Carter didn't do Shit.. 😡 The
I worked with an old (E4 Mafia) army vet who was stationed in South Korea when this went down. He said it sucked because he was moved from the motor pool to cleaning and preparing all the surplus M16s packed in cosmoline in case a war broke out then had to repack all of them when things cooled down. That man hated that damn tree!
My brother Dave was an MP and stationed there when this went down and he even knew one of the guys that got killed by the north Koreans. Over the tree.
I've a black belt in Tae Kwon do growing up and once we had someone who came to visit San Diego to look after his nephew. Well I was there practicing, and he stepped up and said that he'd like to give me some pointers because I was early for class and I was struggling with my form (there are 9 black belts available. When you reach 1st degree, you are considered a grandmaster, if memory serves). We practiced together for about 30 minutes and I was amazed by how solid and flawless he made it look. I felt like an absolute newbie under this guy, but I gave it my best. at the end, he shook my hand and smiled. His nephew later told me he was a black beret, and he NEVER smiled, not even at home. Edit: 1st degree is newbie, 9th degree is grandmaster. left the original comment intact.
I participated in President Ford’s funeral. Second greatest honor I had in while stationed in DC. The first? Helping to plan the ceremony for and being a rifleman guarding the MoH flag as it was presented to LT Michael Murphy’s family at the Navy Museum and carrying the National Ensign for colors during his induction into the Hall of Heroes in the Pentagon.
Based on that force deployment, had World War Tree actually kicked off it would have been exciting and brief. I literally said, "They did What?" when you brought up that many BUFF's above. I was expecting the escalation to be gunships. B-52 is an entirely different kind of party.
12:51 haha I just imagine the Black Berets tryin to look all tough and smirking that they snuck all their goodies in "puny Americans" and a American solider just laughs back, points up, and the Beret's just jaw drop.
As a follow up, Lt Bulldog may have gotten taken out by his own side years later for being too aggressive during a situation that led to a firefight on November 23, 1984. A soviet defector crossed into SK and the Lt had his men open fire, causing a 40 min firefight. Reports are that him and a subordinate were summary executed after the incident and he was never seen again.
That tank is a CEV (Combat Engineer Vehicle) and it fires a huge watermelon of high explosive to take out bridges, bunkers, Dollar General, etc. it is actually the only tank gun the Army had that was in the danger zone of its own round when engaging targets.
@Alfs_Armory, thanks for pointing out that it was a CEV and not a tank. The operation was conducted by the 2nd Engineer Battalion which is why there was a CEV involved and not a M60. Me and my crew had literally just finished gunnery and was rolling back into the motorpool in 1995 when we received our orders that we were retiring them from service. Breaks my heart to this day.
I really enjoy the emphasis on the Korean War era. I feel as if this period of our history isn’t talked about anymore. Thank you for the top notch content!
I"ve been to the DMZ when i was stationed in Korea, there's a museum before you get up to the DMZ and a display case there is made out of the tree that was cut down containing articles of that day. I love how we gave NK such a massive show.
This is exactly how history classes should be taught. Effing phenomenal storytelling dude. Every video is a gem. If we could live in a world where people were this openly passionate about history and were willing to talk about it as "creatively crude" as you do, this world would be a better place.
In reference to “the fastest man-made object yeeted by a nuclear warhead”, it was actually a nuclear powered gun (basically) Instead of gun powder you had a nuke instead of a bullet you had a manhole cover
I sincerely hope you do talk about Operation “Plumbob”. Absolutely hilarious. That manhole cover was on that camera for 2 frames before it was just gone. And nobody found it.
It either burned up of the atmosphere when it came down or went up or maybe it landed in patch of mud like those nukes in North Carolina and are now just apart of the earth
With how things are going, I wouldn't be surprised if it strikes some Alien War Vessel, the Aliens go full CSI to find out who did it, and that's how our first interstellar war kicks off.
@@bluefalconssuck5881 Nah, man, you really underestimate how scary-big the numbers get when you start talking astronomical scales. Converted to freeway driving incidents, that manhole cover is basically somewhere between "damn that was a big bug" and "pea gravel kicked up by the car in front of you" in terms of severity. They either wouldn't notice it or would write it off as just another meteor impact incident.
@@Just_A_Dude You're absolutly positively 183.597% correct... It's when they find VOYAGER and get pissed about being sent a math quiz, unasked for Mix-tape, and nudes that's going to kick the war off. Condolences on the sense of humor graft not taking.
So I am new to the channel but I think I have watched all your videos, and all the unsubscribe pods casts too. You have a timing, and delivery unmatched. Thanks for all the laughs.
10:01 "Also they brought a tank" Not going to lie I burst out laughing at that part. Of _course_ America would be the ones to bring a fucking tank to a knife fight.
@@maureenstevens6824 I am truly grateful for the appreciation. It was actually my honor to serve. As well as being instrumental in my progression from boyhood to manhood.
@@geraldluque9607 I sure miss the bravery, courage and patriotism and the love of country that was of this generation. I was born on the day of signing of the peace treaty with Japan.. Sept.2nd, 1945. I hope we will begin to return to that mindset soon. We started each day with the pledge to flag and country and the Our Father everyday for 12 years of school. I graduated in '63 and it seems that we as a country have lost our way. I thought that with the 4 years of President Trump we were headed in the right direction, but it was only a short reprieve. God bless and keep you guys.
I, too wish this country had the patriotism, honor, and respect we had, have for our nation that has been sold out totally by certain factions that is controlled only by greed and vanity. At least we know what this country is capable of. Even though I'm 52% disabled, raised 8 kids, fathered none and worked 45 years, I would gladly serve my country again if asked to do so, regardless of the outcome. Who in their right mind would sell the Port of Longbeach to the Chinese so they wouldn't have to pay import taxes..ooh ooh I know. Clinton did, never paid back that million they borrowed...for Chelsea's wedding..well, I've vented enough...
I'm fairly certain that that was not a tank, it was a CEV (Combat Engineer Vehicle) and the gun on the front is for punvhing holes through hardened bunkers and not for anti-tank missions. The gun fires a 165 mm round with is one of the largest land based round that was in the US inventory.
If it is only a 12 Bravo vehicle, it certainly looks based off of the Sheridan, the last air mobile, airborne capable tank the US had. The last light tank in the US inventory.
You should be a history professor. I never liked it myself but when a teacher has this much knowledge on the topic and can present it in an entertaining way; it makes it stick with you forever.
Outstanding video yet again. And...the manhole cover into space may not have really happened. You could do a video on the Titan II accident at McConnell AFB in 1978 or the time a nuclear bomber crashed because the crews' mattress caught fire and almost took out the forward listening post in Greenland.
The manhole most probably vaporized before leaving the atmosphere. But on the outside chance it survived the atmosphere, it would have been going fast enough to escape earth entirely. So not just into space, but never coming back down either.
@@UndefinedStasisyou're correct there's 3 incidents I know of NM NC and off the coast of Spain. None detonated because the way you detonate those particular bombs. Still insane that we accidently dropped 3 nuclear bombs on an oopsie. And that's just the more popular known ones.
You can tell when we're looking to finish some serious business or just win the dick-measuring contest by whether the operation code word is relevant to the op itself. When you can't figure out what we're about to do from the code word, that's when it's really time to worry.
The whole air wing was just there to watch. Got to love having am overwhelming ability to do overkill. So rarely necessary but oh so much fun. Keep educating us on this stuff. Love it.
William Cushing a navy officer during the civil war has to be the most interesting officer I’ve ever seen check him out! (Also this video is a blessing my dog literally died today you literally made my day a little bit better thank you)
Hey there bud, hope you're holding up ok. Loosing a pet is never easy. But the memories of it will never leave, I still think back to pets my family has lost, and it always puts a smile on my face. Many hugs to wherever you may be
A couple things i heard that were not included. 1. The nearby check points were renamed after the Americas that died. 2. One of the Americas didn't die right away, he was alive in a ditch, the North Korean then took turns beating him and hitting him with a axe they stole, until he died. 3. The North Koreans kept the axe and hang it in a near by checkpoint, like a war trophy.
Another a guy that was there told me legend is the ROK SOF unit was to take care of the PRK checkpoint across the bridge. When they breached the door, the first ROK soldier in had the two claymore strapped to his chest and plunger in outstretched arms. The checkpoint was unoccupied and there's no evidence to prove it happened yet none to disprove it happened. The other is the two killed were chopped into pieces which he didn't get into.
Every time I think we have found the most ridiculous thing to argue/start a war over, my expectations get completely blown away. I mean, this is right up there with the War of Jenkin's Ear!
Losing two guys for a tree is a tough pill to swallow, but a tree is better than nothing and way better than WW3 kicking off. I want to know more about those Korean Black Beret guys. Would still really love to hear The Fat Electrician Rendition of The Battle of Castle Itter story.
5th of May, V day is just around the corner 1945 the Führer’s reign is at its end Jenny at the gates, as the SS open fire There´s no time to waste, the final battle has begun After the downfall, a castle besieged Facing the Nazis awaiting relief Gangl and Lee and their men set the prisoners free An it’s the end of the line of the final journey Enemies leaving the past And it’s American troops and the German army Joining together at last
Better would count as the reunification of the Koreas under capitalism. Also, N Korea is way too weak to fight anyone else, and if it takes a fight to get it done, so be it
This story is of the best examples of Fuck Around and Find out and the phrase "That escalted quickly" that exists. Also, the video about the yeeted manhole cover needs to happen because the situation is funny as hell.
Good Old Fat Electrician teaching us more about the Korean War and adjacent conflicts in 2-3 sub 1 hour videos than the whole of the American education system
THANK YOU for making this video! I knew about this story but your way of telling it made it sooo much more entertaining. Probably the most ever spent on trimming a tree (would hate to see the logistics bill for the fuel alone, not to mention the maintenance) . And probably one of the biggest "Please fuck around so you can find out" blue balls moments.
YES YES YES I've been waiting for this story. Lmao it's funny by itself but now it's done with the TFE. It truly is a wonderful day. Thank you so much for this story.
I was stationed at Kunsan AB, Korea when that happened. We had B-52's flying overhead, to bomb N.Korea further back into the stone age. It was pretty intense for about a month. Very nice video.
@@damonw2286 I also did 2 tours at Kunsan in CES 76-77 and 80-82 . The fighter pilots were at one time sitting 4 deep on the runway in the F-4's ready for take off. Nice too meet a fellow CES Red Devil. Stay Safe.
The biggest appropriate flex, call in half the Air Force and a battle group from the Navy, and a big pile of Army guys. To do a project for an Eagle badge. Nice
In Jan 1996 the first time I went to South Korea (three times total), I had to go on a tour of the DMZ. There was a small museum with the stump inside of plex-glass, about 4x4'. Also the south Korean soldiers standing half exposed at the edge of the building (1:56) are at the "R.O.K. Ready" position. The rubber mats under them, tells you how often the position is manned. Half way down the blue buildings is a concrete line, it represents the separation line of north and south within the DMZ. Inside the blue building my group was taken to was a table at the half way line inside the building. At one point the tour guide left us alone in the room. I will not confirm or deny, weather anyone walked to the north side of the table. We were told not too, by our tour guide before being left alone. From the picture (1:56) the museum would be to the left, if I remember correctly. On top of going to the DMZ unarmed, we had to be in our class A uniform. We were cold.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised to find out that groups of recently arrived American grunts get left alone in that room all the time just so they can "maybe or maybe not" cross into North Korea.
While stationed in Seoul '85-'86, I took the JSA tour with a couple of my squad mates. This story figured prominently in the tour. A few years after that, I wrote a paper on the subject for one of my college classes.
I was in country on that day assigned to the unit I use as my avatar: 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade. I had duty the night before and was relieved around 0700 hours, went to eat breakfast, showered and then headed to the hooch in the village. When I awoke that afternoon my lady was making me something to eat and while I was clearing my head I made the mistake of turning on the radio. After the song that was playing was over the DJ made the announcement that all U.S. military personnel needed to return to their duty station. Well, so much for getting one of my favorite meals. On the walk up to the gate I could feel the tension in the air. It felt the same way I remember it feeling during the Cuban Missiles Crisis when I was a young Army brat. When I made it to the gate there were a couple of wives on the phone trying to call their husbands and when they saw me they gave me the phone so I could call my section: SGT L: Where are you? Me: Front gate. SGT L: We're having a muster, get in here now! After I reported in and told to change into uniform, see my section OIC and I'm not saying what happened next. It took about a month for things to start to return to normal. What went from a simple/minor pruning of a tree almost became a war thanks to the outright stupidity of the North Koreans. Oh, every unit in the Pacific, Europe AND the U.S. was put on alert for this. My mom saw what was happening in the news and called the Red Cross who in turn got ahold of me and I had to call her. I let her know I was doing alright, doing my job and until those 2 pull up in front of the house wearing uniforms I'm okay and when things quieted down I'd call back. She was an Army wife so she knew what I was saying. My dad had been retired a few years by this time and wasn't worried.
So...about a month or so ago I stumbled onto your channel and spent the next couple hours laughing my ass off. Somehow or another, "It's never a war crime the first time" and "Warheads on foreheads" became common utterances, so much so my girlfriend commented on it... Then I saw the Doc episode and linked it to her by way of explanation. I spent six years as Doc to my Marines and can say for absolute certain that if I died, I died secure in the knowledge we were going to win. I got a birthday coming up, and the girlfriend found the "It's never a war crime the first time" T-shirt after noticing the Doc reference I had missed, she ordered it and it arrived at my house today. I have a new favorite t-shirt.
It's never overkill in the eyes of the United States of America it's an appropriate response lol!! Love your channel brother keep being awesome and you!!
I remember that whole week, I was an army brat during this incident. Realize there are 1000s of American families. My father rushed home grabbing all his gear and telling my Mom to only pack one suitcase and prepare to evacuate. He leaves while my mother is crying and freaking out and ripping all the pictures out of the photo albums and putting them in the one suitcase allotment per family. As a 8 years I kind of grasp what was going on and was scared shitless. Waiting on the word to get to the buses and taken to the airbase to get flights out.
What? There is photo evidence of it taking flight? What might have actually happened? Nah bro that bitch for real is I think still the fastest manmade object in space hahahah
Keep the video suggestions coming!
Make a video on the F 14
More about the pt boats pleade
Can you do one on military contractors?
Just what I need before I go to work, the US causing whacky ass shenanigans😂
I have nothing to offer to the Messiah of entertainment
Operation Paul Bunyan is the most relevant and accurate mission op title ever.
Yeah, but tFE forgot to mention the follow up, Operation Babe the Blue Ox.🤣
Operation Starvation was very on the nose as well
When I was in Iraq and 03 we went up to Fallujah to help get the Marines out. The army surrounded solution took over every suburb. The suburb we took over was the town called Ajax... Someone that has four thought they were clever and named the mission operation clean sweep.
I can't wait to hear about operation babe/blue ox
Operation Zero Chill
The sad *buh* was to good. Lmao 😂😂😂😂😂
Had me rolling
About that manhole cover . . . The guy who predicted its speed didn't give it a hope in hell of reaching space. Codys Lab has done some work on it too.
I had to rewatch at 13:29 because I SWEAR I heard you say, “The WONGEST 5 mins” instead of the longest 5 mins… just saying
Man I really wish I had anything close to that fire power to get rid of the weeds in my yard. I only have Roundup
"They would sign an armistice that would technically only pause, but essentially end the Korean War." Why do I sense some foreshadowing that might be 70 years in the making?
Appropropriate Response: Americans, South Koreans leave area, radio nearest fire base, ' Hey, Cap, you remember those live fire drills we were doing the other day? Yeah well, Ive got some stragglers at the following coorsinates: ( Gives coordinates exactly for tree), Would you please send in obe of those cool, (nobody even knows what they are or what they can do), missles, (which seemingly come out of nowhere, what direction it came from, ect. Ect. Lol!
My little sister and I were in tai kwon do for years as kids and teenagers, and I can honestly tell you that americanized tai kwon do, and actual homeland korean tai kwon do are 2 completely different monsters, and I myself being 39yo now, don't think I have what it takes to take down a tai kwon do black belt from actual Korea, at least not playing by the rules, I also know boxing, both my father and grandfather were depression era golden gloves, and I've practiced muay tai, which is fuggin brutal, and other various martial sciences, and even then I wouldn't put money on myself against black berets...Their training is ridiculous and they constantly keep you guessing where the next hit is coming from, some of the fastest people offensively I've ever seen...
Pres. Ford was a nice guy put in a very difficult situation due to Nixon. He was not very well respected during his presidency.
What are these ‘axe handles’ I keep hearing about the USA bringing into the jsa, are the just fire axes or some other weapon?
Literally just the wooden handle of and axe with not axe blade mounted. Basically a big stick
Thanks for the heart!
Ah ok thank you!
I cannot express to you how crazy it is that one of the American soldiers who died was named Captain Bonifas when Saint Boniface is famous for having taken an axe to a pagan tree idol.
History is amazing.
Great, now I've got to look him up to.
He's the Christmas Tree Saint! He found people worshipping Thor's Thunder oak tree, got pissed, and chopped it down. A small fir tree grew from the oaks trunk. Wow! I didn't link the 2 til I read your comment! History is great and this is mind blowing how their names are connected
Crazy is right! Amen, Brother!
Let me get this straight...
St. Bonifas was upset that people were worshipping an oak tree, because it belonged to a Norse god. So, being petty, he chopped it down. Then a fir tree grew on the oak's stump. Did it somehow spontaneously sprout there? Did a seed blow in on a warm breeze? Did Thor put it there in an act of revenge? Now millions of people around the world worship a fir tree for a month every year, and that's not only ok, Bonifas gets assigned as the trees' patreon saint.
Is the fact that the tree is going to die, karma for the life of the oak tree? What about fake trees?
@@PsychoKittee1 Being petty had nothing to do with it.
Remember, this is the same culture, more or less, burned a woman/buried a woman(Perhaps alive) with him every time a chief/king had a funeral.
Destroy the altar, and thus prevent human sacrifice, at that altar.
I was legitimately laughing out loud hysterically at the "appropriate response" as he kept escalating the amount of force that was present. Insane.
We didn't use any force, not even a little...........don't touch me there 😮
Operation Paul Bunyan is the kind of thing I'd _gladly_ pay my taxes for.
@@SupersuMC The IRS is at your door
Hey, it was "Proportional"
@@Truex007 we said it was proportional, we just never said the proportion was 1:1.
WWI: Wrong Turn
WWII: Bad Art
WWIII: Tree
WWIV: Yeetus Deletus
I laughed a lot harder than I should have
I mean, if you take a barrel and fill it full of gunpowder it really only takes a tiny spark.
WWIV: Money Laundering
World War V: Russia
I absolutely love our idea of "appropriate" response, warms my American heart every time.
If only we had gone with a "proportional" response to them murdering 2 officers.
@@philliphuffman6222you mean turning South Korean into an island
"Peace through superior firepower."
It's not a slogan, it's policy.
@@philliphuffman6222 I remember when this happened. There was a lot of people then saying what you just said.
@@johnmothershead1690 I get why we decided to be diplomatic and not restart the Korean War.
But it greatly disturbs me that there were no repercussions for killing two people who were in the territory they were supposed to be in during peacetime.
The manhole cover video absolutely needs to happen.
Manhole cover go WEEEEEEEEEEEE
No manhole cover went yeetus deletus from earth
I see the title now “that time America accidentally built a nuclear Canaan”
Yes it does. We need this information.
So does the video about the Supersonic Land Attack Missile (a nuclear POWERED cruise missile that also carries like 20 hydrogen bombs, because we still want Operation Chrome Dome but the fuel and manpower cost is getting too expensive)
"that time America accidentally turned a manhole cover into the fastest manmade object of all time. Because they yeeted it into outer space with a nuclear warhead."
You have my attention.
Look for Operation Plumbbob. Alternatively, wait for the video.
Yeetus deletus the manhole cover into space
I’ve been waiting for him to make a video on that lmao
It's a great story but the manhole cover doesn't hold the record anymore.
The Parker solar probe more than tripled the record as part of its mission to touch the sun. But, it does lose a few points because unlike the manhole cover, the probe was going that fast on purpose.
Hi from the future. He made the video
After they cut it down, the commander of US forces in the South Korea had some of the wood turned into a swagger stick that he ceremonially gave to his replacement. Also, when the North Koreans showed up, those South Korean special forces guys with the claymore mines strapped to their chests went to the other side of the bridge of no return and screamed at them, daring them to cross while brandishing the detonators. ROK Black Berets are insane.
If that is true that fucking brilliant that men was like You can shoot us but it will be the end of your government.
You’re right there.
And one of them is now the current Prime Minister of South Korea
I’m sorry they fucking did what
Sounds like my kind of people!
Okay, that's amazing. The continuous build from pistols, to m16s, to Hueys, to fighter, to Stratofortress's was well done. It reminds me of Praying Mantis, when we trashed Iran's navy.
Edit: "huey," not "hughey."
"Proportional"
I was low key expecting a splash screen with "appropriate" with the all the choppers and fortresses like he did in the Mantis video
Except the Army got Blue-balled. The Navy went all the way
Except that this was "appropriate" and Praying Mantis was "proportional."
The USA said to south Korea that I love theenthusiasm but I want you to look up
I love how the South Korean special forces came armed for a battle, while the US special forces came armed for the apocalypse. It's very indicative of how the US military operates.
SK was ready for a small skirmish
US thought they were gonna restart the Korean war because of a single tree
Fighting fair in a situation like that is for the birds ……
You mean, starting the apocalypse
@@jackgeorge9478from a neutral standpoint it was the North Koreans who turned it into a violent encounter from the beginning, so if the apocalypse had popped off it would have north Korea that started
@@grey9803 i do realize they were the aggressors, just trying to make a joke at the level of overkill the U.S. threw at them
"We can't have weapons IN the JSA....Nobody said 💩 about having them ABOVE the JSA..."
BRILLIANT! 👏👏👏👏
Exactly, gotta love those loop holes🤣🤣
@@Zoko2299I think you meant to say, “ It’s never a war crime, the first time”.
Hey, if the rules don't explicitly say you can't, then you can. At least the first time....
@@Zoko2299I get in trouble because finding loop holes is so ingrained in my brain and no one thinks like this.
@@javabean215 Until the rules get changed.
“Buff got to do hot laps?!?
Fuck, fuck, FUUUUUUUCK!!!!”
-Raptor
*Angy Raptor screech*
I get the reference
I love that these two channels form a Venn Diagram so close it could almost be a circle
@@TheDeadman419 I want HLC to do an all star episode where he has a bunch of vet-tuber costars. Donut, Ryan McBeth, Cappy, etc. It’d be hilarious.
"You weren't even a boardroom drawing on some engineer's desk then kid, so shut up about it."
Korean war history is quickly becoming the best part of this channel
The Korean War is often called the "Forgotten War". As it is rarely talked about. Technically, the war never ended. We just stopped shooting at each other. Though, North Korea keeps forgetting they are one step away from being defeated with air drop cans of Spam over settlements and villages. As they could be beaten by delivering food to the masses and not the leadership.
@@QardoIt's like Russo-Japanese war since technically the war didn't end too since there's no treaty signing off the end of the war.
@ardantop132na6 Well, being how Russia ran away and stopped fighting. At the time, the ruler of Russia was an Autocract. And would never stoop so low as to admit defeat to an uncivilized nation (Japan was seen as "uncivilized" by Western powers, and Russia thought of themselves as "Western" during that time). Plus, being the war was against an "uncivilized" nation. No, one counted as a war.
It's so good, only thing on par with it I've seen is Extra History's one on Admiral Yi, good watch if you like naval history
Operation Paul Bunyan has to be the best "hold my beer" moment of the Korean conflict. The amount of money and manpower used in the operation to get rid of one tree is incredible!
"It's not about the money, it's about sending... a message. Everything burns."
…and lives.
America is the best at spending money esp when it involves what amounts to a pissing match
@@Wolf35063 Used to be at least. We've mostly lost this sort of nerve to do what needs done and have become increasingly mired in political morass.
These commies bout to find out that YES George Washington DID chop down that cherry tree 🌲 🍒
I wonder if any souvenirs was made from the wood of that poplar tree.
@@longshot7601fire wood to make burgers
@longshot7601 if I recall, the only thing made from the wood chopped down was a bad-ass walking stick for either the CG of Eighth Army or USFK at the time.
Not only did he chop down the cherry tree, he made the North Koreans stand by and watch helplessly.
Not a tank, it’s a M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle and that “tiny” gun is a 165mm demolition gun.
Ah yes it’s a “DEMOLITION” gun
@@RealNnzeliterally. I did a little bit of research on that gun. Apparently, it's a British designed gun that fires 64lb HESH shells that are filled with 40lbs of C4. In other words, anything on the receiving end will be fucking deleted.
@@yaboyblacklist2431 “demolition, more like annihilation”
Buh shut up
See! Not a weapon, just a demolition tool. A very fast, very effective demolition tool.
Knew the story but by god, can't pass up hearing it in the FE style.
Lemme know how i do
@@the_fat_electricianyour sense of humor and presentation makes it incredible.
@@the_fat_electrician Excellently
I've heard this story so many times. It's one of my favorites. Your storytelling pulls off the win once again. The way you built up the response was perfect.
@@the_fat_electrician You educate like a teacher who actually gives a 💩 instead of reading from a book in a lifeless, monotone voice.
Love your appearances on the Unsub Podcast!
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Been to that site twice. When you take the DMZ tour they tell most of the story but yours is much more in depth. Great vid.
How eerie is it to see the stark difference between North and South?
Wish I still had my pictures I took on my second tour when I went up to visit.
Eh dmz tour was pretty lame tbh..
The adventures of the Russian Baltic fleet.
Keep up the good work
I mean, there's enough content there to make a legitimate two-parter for it, with how batshit crazy that entire voyage was from setting it up to actually going on the voyage.
That’s some of the finest memery in naval history.
Like when they were in the North Sea, found ships coming close, panicked thinking they were Japanese ships (despite being two literal continents away) and fired on them. They turned out to be British fishing vessels, and the British, angry at being denied their Friday night fish and chips, promptly closed the suez, causing them to have to go the long way around and get tropical diseases.
Drachinifel’s account of their expedition is equal parts informative and hilarious.
Their still floating? I'm surprised, good on em I guess.
Yes I saw blue jays his was crack up but this guy will be funny as
3:58 The original plan was to simply trim the tree’s branches to obtain visibility on checkpoint 3 not chop it down entirely. The plan changed however, with the US and South Korea deciding to chop down the tree instead in response to North Korea’s reaction and hostile response (that led to the Korean Axe Murders) to the tree being trimmed under the supervision of an overwhelming force.
Best “Keyboard warrior “performance yet! Lmao
How is your comment 52 minutes old?
agreed
Hacks!
Why does he say “buh” when he does that?
@@captainc9977it’s RUclips they’re always glitchy
I don’t care how many times I hear this story, it will never get old.
Sled Driver
They were behind on spending their entire budget that year. Can't let the government think they don't need every penny!
Lol
"Finish the work left undone." That is an....interesting choice of words, and I am quite thoroughly amused by it.
Uncle Sam's idea of a "show of force" is always my favorite part of this country's military.
Other countries do it by murdering people just doing their jobs.
Americans show up with enough air cover to blot out the fucking sun, and an aircraft carrier with more planes than your entire air force.
Then proceed to tell you to get your ass over here and *watch*
If you're gonna make a statement, be sure you don't have to repeat yourself.
Unless they're _really_ stupid.
Peace through superior firepower
"Peace keeping" forces 😅
Talk softly and carry a big stick.
I started learning TKD in the late '80s from a retired US serviceman that spent a lot of time in South Korea. That man did not teach us a sport he taught us how to "end things".
Spent a year on the Peninsula, saw ROK personnel’s performance during exercises. They DO NOT play games or nice.
The difference between real TKD and Olympics (watered down) tkd think it’s the same with Judo too
I've had teachers like that too, cool huh?
Yup.
I learned karate, probably about the same time you started TKD, from a guy who spent years studying it in Okinawa. He also had a background as a LEO, so he was teaching appropriate use of force guidelines right along side practical combative technique _(including "the best defense is don't be there")._ Took the time to break down the biomechanics of everything, too, so we knew why every motion was there and what it's supposed to accomplish.
There's a huge difference between the versions taught at your typical "tournament style" McDojos and the OG combative systems, regardless of which martial art you study, plus having a much lower bar for advancement so they can keep getting that money for lessons.
@@Channel-23s don't forget Karate, a deadly and effective fighting style where 3 of their students sent to Thailand to fight and 2 won in the 80's
Now they claim the kick is too powerful and let the concussed player win
I’m friends with a former SK special forces taekwondo instructor who now has a dojang here in Florida. Several years ago he brought a visiting friend from Korea over to use my range and shoot since that’s a bit difficult in Korea. Turns out the guy is top 10 worldwide taekwondo master and works for Kukkikwon, which is THE world body for taekwondo, and was here to evaluate high level people trying to advance their belt rank. He speaks 5 words of English, I speak 0 Korean, but he had such a good time that whenever he’s back in the southeast he comes over and we have a blast. He’s in his 70s, looks like his late 40s, and could wreck me in a heartbeat. Actual fighting taekwondo is no joke and they go hard in sparring and training.
I’d imagine the NK troops parked at the end of the bridge were extra nervous about venturing out onto it because that armored engineering vehicle (tank) was there for the sole purpose of bringing the bridge down if they fucked around, and that demolition cannon was already aimed right at a main structural column.
most underrated part of this xD I have a black belt in taekwondo from when I was a kid, and a black belt in hapkido as an adult. Even taught by a 8th degree grandmaster, I don't think I'd want to fight the kids over there let alone military grade xD. Although there's the misconception that a black belt means you have mastery when it really means you're a beginner.
We had a retired military guy who was a black belt who was messing around with our grandmaster. I saw the grin on our gms face and knew shit was about to go down, I saw him drop his stance slightly, and it was almost physics defying how quickly he kicked the military guy and knocked him on his ass. The most impressive part though was how he did that without hurting him, well not his pride anyways xD.
i achieved my 2nd Dan in the WTF (which is Kukkikwon) and it was hilarious when folks who got black belts at the schools in town would come into our school and get their asses handed ot them (respectfully of course) by green belts.
That's awesome. I had the honor of testing in front of grandmaster Minh kyo Han about 15 years ago. Same deal, the man spoke maybe 5 words of English, was almost 80 but looked like maybe mid 50s but just the nicest guy. His brother actually developed the red belt pattern for general Che and we still use it today. I love hearing stories about REAL Taekwon Do and the men who studied it.
When the SF put the MARTIAL in martial art, instead of the ART in martial art...
I'm sure someone has mentioned it but Ford was a Navy veteran of WWII. During that time when he was the OOD the ship caught fire. Ford descended into the bowels of the flaming ship, figured out the extent of the damage and ship was saved.
Presidents should be veterans. I'm starting to become firmly convinced of this.
They're less likely to waste young lives than those who've never known war.
@@CultureCrossed64 Remember starship troopers how only citizens could vote and have kids.....only veterans were citizens.
These videos went from 45 seconds long to upwards of 25 minutes long and I am not complaining in the slightest. I just find it amazing to watch him take a breath every now and again.
@the_fat_electrician needs to remake some of his early tiktok videos with this longer format and be able to get into more detail.
Also perhaps check his nasal cavity. He's talking through his nose the entire time
Wait, he breathes?
I thought he was just a robot.
Overkill is under-rated. I just kept rolling laughing as he listed more and more equipment in increasing levels of lethality.
No such thing as "overkill". US Army infantry.
I think US was just really into building a moat and having to defend The Island of South Korea
NK waking up to 10,000 US soldiers eyeballing them from across the DMZ must of been one hell of a "OH SHIT...!" moment for Kim Il Sung and his ilk.
Yeah, they must have thought, "but we didn't touch any of their boats!"
Yeah, well there had always been ten thousand US grunts eyeing the DMZ. That wasn't new.
They are still there.
The number of planes and the alert status on which they were... THAT was new.
Don't think it was across that was their issue, it was above hahaha.
@@Apollyon67 "Yeah but you dared touch one of our boys. That's almost as bad. *Almost*."
the US Army really said "Ok now either you make me trim this fucking plant or I'mma get real "PROPORTIONAL" around these parts"
My Dad was an MP in Korea just after the end of the war. He had an incident where his troop hit a baseball over the line. It set off a moment where they had to go into one of those little trailers you saw during Trump's visit. They tried to negotiate getting the ball back but after some time they realized they weren't getting it back. My Dad reached across the line & snatched a pair of glasses off one of the Koreans that were there to negotiate. He uttered this in Korean “These now belong to the US Army” then walked away. From that moment, his soldiers followed him around the globe for about twenty years. Gary if you're out there, my family needs those glasses!
That is hilarious
My how times change
Awesome!
BS Brother! I wasi. County then. Right after that a 213th aviation company Chinook, was shot down July 14th 77.. We were ready to go hard North, on the flight , fully armed... Carter pussied out again and my friends Wells and Haynes were shot and killed .. the 1 pilot was killed and the co pilot was taken prisoner. Carter didn't do Shit.. 😡
The
Yeah that was bull... the chances of your dad being rank and file and knowing anywhere near that much korean is next to non-existent.
I worked with an old (E4 Mafia) army vet who was stationed in South Korea when this went down. He said it sucked because he was moved from the motor pool to cleaning and preparing all the surplus M16s packed in cosmoline in case a war broke out then had to repack all of them when things cooled down. That man hated that damn tree!
They made the E4's work? They really were serious about going to war!
My brother Dave was an MP and stationed there when this went down and he even knew one of the guys that got killed by the north Koreans. Over the tree.
@@johnjames5712 Based on the stories he told me about his time in Korea, He probably spent a lot of time trying to avoid your brother lol!
@@Saltycrabs lol from some of the stuff ive heard from him he was pretty laid back and didn't like to have to screw with anyone if he didn't have to.
@@damoclesecoe7184, my last assignment was an E-4 working in an E-6 slot. Did not know I would be doing that until the day I reported in.
I've a black belt in Tae Kwon do growing up and once we had someone who came to visit San Diego to look after his nephew. Well I was there practicing, and he stepped up and said that he'd like to give me some pointers because I was early for class and I was struggling with my form (there are 9 black belts available. When you reach 1st degree, you are considered a grandmaster, if memory serves). We practiced together for about 30 minutes and I was amazed by how solid and flawless he made it look. I felt like an absolute newbie under this guy, but I gave it my best. at the end, he shook my hand and smiled. His nephew later told me he was a black beret, and he NEVER smiled, not even at home.
Edit: 1st degree is newbie, 9th degree is grandmaster. left the original comment intact.
Other way around; 1st degree is the start, and you go up. Sounds like an awesome experience, though.
You experienced an unfathomable honor. I respect you
A “Black Beret”? Did you mean a Ranger?
That's legit pretty cool man
@@RichardAmmo1 did you even bother to watch one minute of the video or are you just horny for pedantics?
The logical extreme of "it's about sending a message."
Not only do you have an engaging way of telling a story, but your editor is amazing. The choice and timing of the BGM in your videos always impresses.
I didn't know we could work so much Mulan footage into a video about heli's going brr. Glad they found a way xD
Yeah it was oddly familiar, like something from geneburn (Tarkov) or the ost for hotline Miami
I participated in President Ford’s funeral. Second greatest honor I had in while stationed in DC. The first? Helping to plan the ceremony for and being a rifleman guarding the MoH flag as it was presented to LT Michael Murphy’s family at the Navy Museum and carrying the National Ensign for colors during his induction into the Hall of Heroes in the Pentagon.
Respect.
sorry for being uneducated, but who's micheal murphy?
Look up Operation Redwing
Look up operation Redwing and Marcus Luttrell
@@bryanfan3175 the LT leading a 4 man SEAL team that the book and movie “Lone Survivor” tell the story of.
Based on that force deployment, had World War Tree actually kicked off it would have been exciting and brief. I literally said, "They did What?" when you brought up that many BUFF's above. I was expecting the escalation to be gunships. B-52 is an entirely different kind of party.
We could have had the Demilitarized Trench.
And then Grandpa BUFF showed up and took of his belt.....
lol, i love the imagery i got from that.@@markfinley3703
" yep, trench is haunted."
The Korean Peninsula would have become the Korean island
12:51 haha I just imagine the Black Berets tryin to look all tough and smirking that they snuck all their goodies in "puny Americans" and a American solider just laughs back, points up, and the Beret's just jaw drop.
As a follow up, Lt Bulldog may have gotten taken out by his own side years later for being too aggressive during a situation that led to a firefight on November 23, 1984. A soviet defector crossed into SK and the Lt had his men open fire, causing a 40 min firefight. Reports are that him and a subordinate were summary executed after the incident and he was never seen again.
Good.
And nothing of value was lost.
So in essence he became what one could call a "self-correcting problem".
@@headshot_hermionegranger7401 - actually, he became "not well-regarded" fertilizer.
@@DavidSmith-ss1cg Well at least he made the grass grow. Just cause the pos is dead doesn’t mean he wasn’t found useful.
That tank is a CEV (Combat Engineer Vehicle) and it fires a huge watermelon of high explosive to take out bridges, bunkers, Dollar General, etc. it is actually the only tank gun the Army had that was in the danger zone of its own round when engaging targets.
Dollar general 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
@Alfs_Armory, thanks for pointing out that it was a CEV and not a tank. The operation was conducted by the 2nd Engineer Battalion which is why there was a CEV involved and not a M60. Me and my crew had literally just finished gunnery and was rolling back into the motorpool in 1995 when we received our orders that we were retiring them from service. Breaks my heart to this day.
@larryg8077 so in true tax payer funded fashion they should auction them off to us, I'd take a mini plow tank!
@@larryg8077 I was C Company, 2nd Eng, 2 ID, at Camp Castle 96-97. Had CEVs before that in 20th ENG BN, 1 CD, Ft Hood.
I'm imagining it doesn't fire with a bang, but more of a "BLOOP"
I really enjoy the emphasis on the Korean War era. I feel as if this period of our history isn’t talked about anymore. Thank you for the top notch content!
Yeah. It's called the Forgotten War for a reason, which is a shame
I"ve been to the DMZ when i was stationed in Korea, there's a museum before you get up to the DMZ and a display case there is made out of the tree that was cut down containing articles of that day. I love how we gave NK such a massive show.
This is exactly how history classes should be taught.
Effing phenomenal storytelling dude. Every video is a gem.
If we could live in a world where people were this openly passionate about history and were willing to talk about it as "creatively crude" as you do, this world would be a better place.
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The whole channel is banging legumes!
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If this were Reddit, I’d give your comment Gold or even Platinum.
This needs to be the top comment!
In reference to “the fastest man-made object yeeted by a nuclear warhead”, it was actually a nuclear powered gun (basically)
Instead of gun powder you had a nuke instead of a bullet you had a manhole cover
I'd still love to see him do a video on it.
I sincerely hope you do talk about Operation “Plumbob”. Absolutely hilarious. That manhole cover was on that camera for 2 frames before it was just gone. And nobody found it.
It either burned up of the atmosphere when it came down or went up or maybe it landed in patch of mud like those nukes in North Carolina and are now just apart of the earth
MINIMUM velocity estimates still place that manhole cover's speed at more than enough to escape into solar orbit.
With how things are going, I wouldn't be surprised if it strikes some Alien War Vessel, the Aliens go full CSI to find out who did it, and that's how our first interstellar war kicks off.
@@bluefalconssuck5881 Nah, man, you really underestimate how scary-big the numbers get when you start talking astronomical scales. Converted to freeway driving incidents, that manhole cover is basically somewhere between "damn that was a big bug" and "pea gravel kicked up by the car in front of you" in terms of severity. They either wouldn't notice it or would write it off as just another meteor impact incident.
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You're absolutly positively 183.597% correct... It's when they find VOYAGER and get pissed about being sent a math quiz, unasked for Mix-tape, and nudes that's going to kick the war off.
Condolences on the sense of humor graft not taking.
"we are her to finish the work left unfinished"
More than one NK officer shat their pants thinking the war was about to go hot again, guaranteed
So I am new to the channel but I think I have watched all your videos, and all the unsubscribe pods casts too. You have a timing, and delivery unmatched. Thanks for all the laughs.
Also on a podcast called “time for pie”
my buddy i turned on to him, likes to say he has the gift of Gabb
10:01 "Also they brought a tank" Not going to lie I burst out laughing at that part. Of _course_ America would be the ones to bring a fucking tank to a knife fight.
And utility helicopters, attack copters, b52s, f4s, a carriers. Basically 1/16th of the airforce.
Imagine the south seeing this
Well.... since no war happened.... that tank probably was a virgin.
This is the most accurate retelling of the incident I've ever heard. This is what we were told when I went to JSA in 1983. I spent 82-84 at Osan.
Loved this one. I served in the Midway battle group from 1980 to 84 on a guided missile cruiser. The USS Reeves CG-24.
Thank you for your service.
@@maureenstevens6824 I am truly grateful for the appreciation. It was actually my honor to serve. As well as being instrumental in my progression from boyhood to manhood.
I was on the MidwayCVA-41, from before commissioning to Feb. 1973, 3 charley fire room, fre a heater king, and oilshack. I'm also a plank owner
@@geraldluque9607 I sure miss the bravery, courage and patriotism and the love of country that was of this generation. I was born on the day of signing of the peace treaty with Japan.. Sept.2nd, 1945. I hope we will begin to return to that mindset soon. We started each day with the pledge to flag and country and the Our Father everyday for 12 years of school. I graduated in '63 and it seems that we as a country have lost our way. I thought that with the 4 years of President Trump we were headed in the right direction, but it was only a short reprieve. God bless and keep you guys.
I, too wish this country had the patriotism, honor, and respect we had, have for our nation that has been sold out totally by certain factions that is controlled only by greed and vanity. At least we know what this country is capable of. Even though I'm 52% disabled, raised 8 kids, fathered none and worked 45 years, I would gladly serve my country again if asked to do so, regardless of the outcome. Who in their right mind would sell the Port of Longbeach to the Chinese so they wouldn't have to pay import taxes..ooh ooh I know. Clinton did, never paid back that million they borrowed...for Chelsea's wedding..well, I've vented enough...
I would absolutely love to hear about the fastest manhole cover in history.
I'm fairly certain that that was not a tank, it was a CEV (Combat Engineer Vehicle) and the gun on the front is for punvhing holes through hardened bunkers and not for anti-tank missions. The gun fires a 165 mm round with is one of the largest land based round that was in the US inventory.
Gunner! HEP! Bunker!
On the way!
If it is only a 12 Bravo vehicle, it certainly looks based off of the Sheridan, the last air mobile, airborne capable tank the US had. The last light tank in the US inventory.
This is the military version of “WILL YOU STOP TOUCHING ME!!!” on a car ride with your parents at age 4.
You should be a history professor. I never liked it myself but when a teacher has this much knowledge on the topic and can present it in an entertaining way; it makes it stick with you forever.
Outstanding video yet again. And...the manhole cover into space may not have really happened. You could do a video on the Titan II accident at McConnell AFB in 1978 or the time a nuclear bomber crashed because the crews' mattress caught fire and almost took out the forward listening post in Greenland.
They once dropped an atomic bomb on Abluquerque, NM. It didn't go off. And it wasn't intentional. Which is a whole 'noter category of "oops".
The manhole most probably vaporized before leaving the atmosphere. But on the outside chance it survived the atmosphere, it would have been going fast enough to escape earth entirely. So not just into space, but never coming back down either.
Please fill us in about the burning mattress incident. That's too hilarious not to ask about.
@@markfinley3703if memory serves me right, the same shit happen in NC.
@@UndefinedStasisyou're correct there's 3 incidents I know of NM NC and off the coast of Spain. None detonated because the way you detonate those particular bombs. Still insane that we accidently dropped 3 nuclear bombs on an oopsie. And that's just the more popular known ones.
Bring the wife into the vids more often, she’s funny.
We have always had a hell of a way for coming up with names for operations 😂
You can tell when we're looking to finish some serious business or just win the dick-measuring contest by whether the operation code word is relevant to the op itself. When you can't figure out what we're about to do from the code word, that's when it's really time to worry.
Good job brother
The whole air wing was just there to watch. Got to love having am overwhelming ability to do overkill. So rarely necessary but oh so much fun. Keep educating us on this stuff. Love it.
America's definition of try me is always so beautiful
That gun on the Combat Engineer Vehicle isn't 'small'. It's 152mm demolition gun. It's literally designed to shoot down BUILDINGS.
But, with the build-up of Mulan clips, I ROLLED when he hit us with the: "a single grain of rice, can tip the scale" 😂
Too much focus on length when girth is what matters.
Snub-nose howitzer, basically.
@@Galaar well to generalize, length is improved accuracy, width is improved s#!+ f&€×ed up
@@Galaar and depth is at what speed that $#!t is f****d up
William Cushing a navy officer during the civil war has to be the most interesting officer I’ve ever seen check him out!
(Also this video is a blessing my dog literally died today you literally made my day a little bit better thank you)
sorry bout your pup.
@@jjojo4016thank you
Hey there bud, hope you're holding up ok. Loosing a pet is never easy. But the memories of it will never leave, I still think back to pets my family has lost, and it always puts a smile on my face. Many hugs to wherever you may be
my sympathies. It is never easy to loose a loyal companion.
Yes William Cushing is great!
A couple things i heard that were not included.
1. The nearby check points were renamed after the Americas that died.
2. One of the Americas didn't die right away, he was alive in a ditch, the North Korean then took turns beating him and hitting him with a axe they stole, until he died.
3. The North Koreans kept the axe and hang it in a near by checkpoint, like a war trophy.
Another a guy that was there told me legend is the ROK SOF unit was to take care of the PRK checkpoint across the bridge. When they breached the door, the first ROK soldier in had the two claymore strapped to his chest and plunger in outstretched arms. The checkpoint was unoccupied and there's no evidence to prove it happened yet none to disprove it happened.
The other is the two killed were chopped into pieces which he didn't get into.
8:01
So he's basically Senator Armstrong, except he's good
The fucks that supposed to mean
Every time I think we have found the most ridiculous thing to argue/start a war over, my expectations get completely blown away. I mean, this is right up there with the War of Jenkin's Ear!
Losing two guys for a tree is a tough pill to swallow, but a tree is better than nothing and way better than WW3 kicking off. I want to know more about those Korean Black Beret guys.
Would still really love to hear The Fat Electrician Rendition of The Battle of Castle Itter story.
I can only imagine how that magnificent tale would go.
"Ah yes that one time in WWII where Americans and Germans teamed up to kick Nazi ass."
5th of May, V day is just around the corner
1945 the Führer’s reign is at its end
Jenny at the gates, as the SS open fire
There´s no time to waste, the final battle has begun
After the downfall, a castle besieged
Facing the Nazis awaiting relief
Gangl and Lee and their men set the prisoners free
An it’s the end of the line of the final journey
Enemies leaving the past
And it’s American troops and the German army
Joining together at last
Better would count as the reunification of the Koreas under capitalism. Also, N Korea is way too weak to fight anyone else, and if it takes a fight to get it done, so be it
This story is of the best examples of Fuck Around and Find out and the phrase "That escalted quickly" that exists. Also, the video about the yeeted manhole cover needs to happen because the situation is funny as hell.
12:40 God bless the Buff. Guarantied to outlive everyone in this comment section
Good Old Fat Electrician teaching us more about the Korean War and adjacent conflicts in 2-3 sub 1 hour videos than the whole of the American education system
THANK YOU for making this video! I knew about this story but your way of telling it made it sooo much more entertaining. Probably the most ever spent on trimming a tree (would hate to see the logistics bill for the fuel alone, not to mention the maintenance) . And probably one of the biggest "Please fuck around so you can find out" blue balls moments.
Takes a lot longer to watch one of these history lessons than you might think, I keep doubling back to replay bits I missed because of laughter.
“What’s the message?”
“I don’t know they keep repeating one word…regret”
Nick you are by far the best story teller of all times. Thanks brother! Can’t wait for the next one.
YES YES YES
I've been waiting for this story. Lmao it's funny by itself but now it's done with the TFE.
It truly is a wonderful day. Thank you so much for this story.
I saw it on PBS a few months ago and I watched other channels, but this is way better, PBS doesn't cuss 🤣
I was stationed at Kunsan AB, Korea when that happened. We had B-52's flying overhead, to bomb N.Korea further back into the stone age. It was pretty intense for about a month. Very nice video.
I did two tours at Kunsan! 8th CE Red Devils!
@@damonw2286 I also did 2 tours at Kunsan in CES 76-77 and 80-82 . The fighter pilots were at one time sitting 4 deep on the runway in the F-4's ready for take off. Nice too meet a fellow CES Red Devil. Stay Safe.
The biggest appropriate flex, call in half the Air Force and a battle group from the Navy, and a big pile of Army guys. To do a project for an Eagle badge. Nice
In Jan 1996 the first time I went to South Korea (three times total), I had to go on a tour of the DMZ. There was a small museum with the stump inside of plex-glass, about 4x4'. Also the south Korean soldiers standing half exposed at the edge of the building (1:56) are at the "R.O.K. Ready" position. The rubber mats under them, tells you how often the position is manned. Half way down the blue buildings is a concrete line, it represents the separation line of north and south within the DMZ. Inside the blue building my group was taken to was a table at the half way line inside the building. At one point the tour guide left us alone in the room. I will not confirm or deny, weather anyone walked to the north side of the table. We were told not too, by our tour guide before being left alone. From the picture (1:56) the museum would be to the left, if I remember correctly. On top of going to the DMZ unarmed, we had to be in our class A uniform. We were cold.
Heh.
Just like it's only a war crime the first time, it's only an international incident if you get caught.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised to find out that groups of recently arrived American grunts get left alone in that room all the time just so they can "maybe or maybe not" cross into North Korea.
While stationed in Seoul '85-'86, I took the JSA tour with a couple of my squad mates. This story figured prominently in the tour. A few years after that, I wrote a paper on the subject for one of my college classes.
I love how you get so far into the story you forget what it’s about and then it all circles back to the tree
I was in country on that day assigned to the unit I use as my avatar: 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade.
I had duty the night before and was relieved around 0700 hours, went to eat breakfast, showered and then headed to the hooch in the village. When I awoke that afternoon my lady was making me something to eat and while I was clearing my head I made the mistake of turning on the radio. After the song that was playing was over the DJ made the announcement that all U.S. military personnel needed to return to their duty station. Well, so much for getting one of my favorite meals.
On the walk up to the gate I could feel the tension in the air. It felt the same way I remember it feeling during the Cuban Missiles Crisis when I was a young Army brat. When I made it to the gate there were a couple of wives on the phone trying to call their husbands and when they saw me they gave me the phone so I could call my section:
SGT L: Where are you?
Me: Front gate.
SGT L: We're having a muster, get in here now!
After I reported in and told to change into uniform, see my section OIC and I'm not saying what happened next.
It took about a month for things to start to return to normal.
What went from a simple/minor pruning of a tree almost became a war thanks to the outright stupidity of the North Koreans. Oh, every unit in the Pacific, Europe AND the U.S. was put on alert for this.
My mom saw what was happening in the news and called the Red Cross who in turn got ahold of me and I had to call her. I let her know I was doing alright, doing my job and until those 2 pull up in front of the house wearing uniforms I'm okay and when things quieted down I'd call back. She was an Army wife so she knew what I was saying. My dad had been retired a few years by this time and wasn't worried.
You know it's gonna be a banger when the title makes no sense before watching.
Facts lol
Man, I am so glad you got away from doing TikTok shorts and started doing these longer form videos. These have all been awesome!
So...about a month or so ago I stumbled onto your channel and spent the next couple hours laughing my ass off. Somehow or another, "It's never a war crime the first time" and "Warheads on foreheads" became common utterances, so much so my girlfriend commented on it...
Then I saw the Doc episode and linked it to her by way of explanation. I spent six years as Doc to my Marines and can say for absolute certain that if I died, I died secure in the knowledge we were going to win.
I got a birthday coming up, and the girlfriend found the "It's never a war crime the first time" T-shirt after noticing the Doc reference I had missed, she ordered it and it arrived at my house today. I have a new favorite t-shirt.
Yep, you definitely need to talk about the manhole, and i can't wait to get my second hat. The stars and stripes are a great look!
14:26 Americans: we to do a little bit of trolling
It's never overkill in the eyes of the United States of America it's an appropriate response lol!! Love your channel brother keep being awesome and you!!
I remember that whole week, I was an army brat during this incident. Realize there are 1000s of American families. My father rushed home grabbing all his gear and telling my Mom to only pack one suitcase and prepare to evacuate. He leaves while my mother is crying and freaking out and ripping all the pictures out of the photo albums and putting them in the one suitcase allotment per family. As a 8 years I kind of grasp what was going on and was scared shitless. Waiting on the word to get to the buses and taken to the airbase to get flights out.
We need either Audie L. Murphy (the most decorated soldier in US history) or Operation Plumbbob (the manhole cover story) next!!!!
Yes Nic, you absolutely need to talk about the manhole cover. Regardless of what "may have actually happened," I don't care, manhole cover go zoom.
What? There is photo evidence of it taking flight? What might have actually happened? Nah bro that bitch for real is I think still the fastest manmade object in space hahahah
The world's most powerful explosive formed penetrator.