Roy Benavidez is such a legend, we learned about him in basic in a small book we had to memorize. Him and Audie Murphy are absolute units.

@alexisl8775

Жыл бұрын

Who is audy murphy? I'm Rather curious

@totallyfrozen

Жыл бұрын

and Sgt. York. We learned about him too, remember?

@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401

Жыл бұрын

​@@totallyfrozen Before make this movie in real life Sgt York played by Gary Cooper

@SUPERPAIN

Жыл бұрын

Respect

@jaynecobb7964

Жыл бұрын

Also Shuggart and Gordon

It is tearjerking to know that it took decades for Roy to be properly rewarded by the military for his heroic actions under fire.

@dankus.memeokus4192

11 ай бұрын

That is almost always the case just how it goes

@sgtstr3am785

11 ай бұрын

My city is infamous for refusing burial of a soldier so he was granted a spot in Arlington.

@Inf1nteLegacy

6 ай бұрын

They also tried to take away his disability back in 1983. Don’t ever join the military they don’t care about you.

@ytsn_THE_OG

Ай бұрын

That caught my attention too. You would have thought that Jimmy Carter would have done it in his first year.. SMH. Meanwhile in world War II, Truman was handing them out, right after the war was over. To deserving recipients of course

Leo is just the main character while everyone else is a npc in his campaign

@mz320kx2

Жыл бұрын

HAHA!

@hanzyeager3454

Жыл бұрын

True

@surveycorps1503

Жыл бұрын

Ok

@surveycorps1503

Жыл бұрын

Ok ok ok

@EndritKaljevic-oh9wu

Жыл бұрын

Im infuriated that leo never got the victoria cross..hey he just captured 100+ enemies and liberated a city

Leo’s line about how he was so happy that his friendlies couldn’t shoot had me dying.

@superdrew8564

Жыл бұрын

For non Canadians the nuance will not be seen. He’s a French-Canadian, quebecois, strong divide (even more so back then) between French-Canadians and Anglo-Canadians. He’s saying Brit’s and Anglo Canadians can’t shoot

@WorldWalker128

Жыл бұрын

All his enemies, too.

@mulliegames

11 ай бұрын

He killl me grandfather

@Shucktile

8 ай бұрын

Damn

@CraftAero

5 ай бұрын

@@superdrew8564 As an Anglo-Canuck, I totally caught that. Don't care... Leo is an Allied Hero, a Canadian Hero and a Quebec Hero. Even though he was born in the USA.

My God is Benevidez even human??? Dude took half a dozen bullets, bayoneted, bashed, hit in the back with shrapnel, but somehow just became even angrier and more determined after each instance. What an absolutely terrifying beast. Took 37 total different wounds and still made it home.

@yeetermarc6753

Жыл бұрын

"man litteraly too angry to die"

@sneakysasquatch6014

Жыл бұрын

Like wolverine or Rambo

@mugenokami2201

Жыл бұрын

@@sneakysasquatch6014 ID: more like The Slayer

@AlqhemyA

Жыл бұрын

bro is legit the terminator

@scarbarber2129

Жыл бұрын

Like Goku, he only gets stronger as he gets angrier

Imagine your entire platoon being captured by ONE Franco-Canadian soldier who had one functioning eye and was wearing sneakers 💀

@ThatOneGuyJet

6 ай бұрын

Would be crazy indeed, if it actually happened.

@KinkyGuy69

5 ай бұрын

​@@ThatOneGuyJet huh

@literallyheinzlol

5 ай бұрын

@@KinkyGuy69don’t worry, just another conspiracy freak

Here’s some time stamps if anybody wants them. 0:08 - Roy Benevidez 9:07 - Leo Major 19:37 - Seige of Jadotville 29:00 - John Chapman 36:44 - Battle of Mirbat

@nihilisticpuppy3799

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@SUPERPAIN

Жыл бұрын

Respect thanks

@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401

Жыл бұрын

@@SUPERPAIN Respect

@valdas420

Жыл бұрын

thanks

@GoldenWembley

Жыл бұрын

respect!

So glad to see the Siege of Jadotville getting recognition. I wrote about it for my final year history project. Makes me very proud to be Irish.

@hansknickerbocker9202

10 ай бұрын

Learned about it from Qxir 2 years ago. Absolutely disgraceful what those brave and determined troops were put through during and after Jadotville. It's horrible that so many soldiers have gotten similar treatment throughout history.

@Ragnarswe

7 ай бұрын

Shameful treatment of brave men.

Honestly at first I couldn't believe any of these stories such an exemplary courage ,grit shown by these men.

@Maria_Erias

Жыл бұрын

When you look at how many thousands, tens of thousands, millions of men die to give rise to even a single story like this, it really does put the phrase "one in a million" in perspective.

Whilst all amazing stories of true heros, Leo's was particularly amazing. As a Brit/ex military I don't think our Canadian brother's get enough praise. Thanks Leo, his fellow country men and Canada, from the UK.

@AC-hj9tv

8 ай бұрын

Struth

@simonbrosseau1783

2 ай бұрын

As a family of French Canadian Vet. I appreciate your acknowledgement.

“I was saving the planet from an axis of darkness, while you were back home opening National Parks! Yes!” Winston Churchill

@wackojacko0295

Жыл бұрын

"You were born asthmatic, you're going to choke hard while I wake up every day and chain-smoke cigars!"

@Spartan265

Жыл бұрын

You comment the same thing on every video. Chill out.

@dre3425

Жыл бұрын

@@wackojacko0295 "I'll fight you on the beaches, I'll fight you on the beats, yes! Any way you want to fight I'll fight ya and I'll beat ya, see?"

@modestpelican286

Жыл бұрын

I might be battling you even tho I'm toasted but tomorrow I'll be sober and you'll still be ROASTED

@BruneindoShorts

Жыл бұрын

*the rarest momment of you* You just achieved an Axis in your comment*

Rambo ain't got chit on Roy Benavidez .

These examples are what I think about whenever I read the phrase "numbers don't win a battle".

@sary7154

Жыл бұрын

*Giggling in Soviet Union* Still true, actually...

@saintlytiger7504

11 ай бұрын

If we keep throwing men at them they will run out of bullets eventually

Labba Labba is a MONSTER! You realize to run one of those 25pdr's it does take a team of 4 to hit a round a minute with almost perfect sync. This guy was hucking those rounds like the world depended on it. Rest in Peace. You earned a rest.

@nizamazahari5845

7 ай бұрын

until you realise he even more of a monster when you saw the location of the 25pdr inside the map.True badass

@V.B.Squire

6 ай бұрын

1 Fijian is equivalent to 4 men

"Private Billy Ready, who fired a warning shot" never was a man more appropriately named for his more known actions.

I don’t understand how Leo literally liberated an entire town single-handedly, and still didn’t receive the Victoria Cross. What’s a man gotta do?

@superdrew8564

Жыл бұрын

The requirements for a VC are stupid high. Canada hasn’t presented one since WW2 I think. Add to that, that it’s a French-Canadian…at a time when French-Canadians were seen like crap on your boot by most anglophones, who were majority of higher ups….

@ukraineme96

Жыл бұрын

@@superdrew8564 thanks for an actually informative answer!

@Veldazandtea

11 ай бұрын

Pride is peoples downfall. Beware of it. I get results in everything I do. It's not about glory. It's about leading by example.

@mikeycraig8970

11 ай бұрын

In most cases, dying is the stipulation.

@Keiji555

9 ай бұрын

@@superdrew8564 Especially when the First Nations were allowed to have higher rewards and medals than the French Canadians.

I was paralyzed 3 years ago and have felt with horrible pain but I’m learning to walk again.

@ferretyluv

8 ай бұрын

Congrats! Keep it up!

"Victory belongs to those that believe in it the most and believe in it the longest." - Randall Wallace

I sincerely hope a movie is made about Roy Benavidez.

@yankees29

5 ай бұрын

They did. It was called Rambo😂

@alexandersteele4212

5 ай бұрын

​@@yankees29i think there's also another one from 2016 called 'Roy Benavidez: Unkillable Vietnam War Hero' or something like that

@BirdsOfGlass

2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately it will probably be looked at as right-wing propaganda & be shunned in most of the mainstream media. 😢

The jadotville movie sparked my interest in military history and because of that movie I found this channel

I originally thought this was about the smoking snakes story. 3 vs 5000 Germans who held the line so well that even the German commander gave them a full soldiers burial with full color guard and salute.

@mekingtiger9095

Жыл бұрын

Wait wait wait, 3 vs 5000??? Ain't no way this is real. How would they even have the ammunition to do that?

@f1rebreather123

Жыл бұрын

​@mekingtiger9095 in a defensive scenario, having thousands of rounds isn't unrealistic.

@mekingtiger9095

Жыл бұрын

@@f1rebreather123 The thing is that I know a bit about this story already and from what I remember the story tells that the 3 soldiers were cut off from the rest of their unit instead of just left behind with their rear supply lines secure. In fact, it is rather unknown how much of this is truth and how much is just a war myth. Though the 3 soldiers do have names. Can't remember them right now, but you can look that up.

@MrJulio632

Жыл бұрын

3 Brazilians who held a German unit

@ManUtdBoy13

Жыл бұрын

Okay, first of all, it wasn't 5000 Germans. It was 3 Brazilians who got trapped by a German unit that had an MG42 crew with them. What happened was that these Brazilians happened upon a German unit, but instead of surrendering as the Germans ordered them to do, they fought back with all they had to stall the Germans. When all they had left was their bayonets, they charged at the German defenses, getting cut down by the MG42. The German soldiers were so impressed by their sense of duty and bravery in the face of death that they were given a military funeral.

Roy Benavides is a super hero.

@langbo9999

9 ай бұрын

A Real Super Soldier

@rupertwinslow8638

2 ай бұрын

Damn straight! Still my most favorite Reagan speech " benevidas reception of the MOH"

@amp120voltage

Ай бұрын

You have the best username I’ve ever read

How have I never heard of Leo Major? That man was incredible.

@Keiji555

9 ай бұрын

He was French Canadian. That's why. Our heroes and exploits tend to be silenced, because the government, to this day hates us.

'Doctor's said he'd never walk again...' them doctors didn't know my man, Roy Benavides 🙏💯 What a warrior 🪖 makes me proud to be a Hispanic 💪

Leo is just the main character while everyone else is the NPCs in his campaign

I would love to see my grandfathers story researched and detailed. You have covered (wonderfully BTW!!!) a lot of famous subjects; your perspective, humor and delivery are outstanding! ...i wish my electricians had a third of your energy! (I own a drywall co... ) Anyway, my grandfather, Stanly (redacted) was too young for WW1 and too old for WW2.. but served in both wars in France. If you're intersted, id be happy to share some more info and help you bring a common soldiers story to life. ...he passed years ago at 103 years of age.... Was awarded the Legion of Honor and was a dirty oldan till the day he died.

Doctors said you’ll never walk again. And he walked out himself in 6 months, what a badazz already man.

Through history we learn of armies fighting but an army wouldn’t be anything without individuals who carry out there duties along with brave actions

Leo deserved to be awarded the VC, as well as the DOM

@gabrielgiguere2108

9 ай бұрын

yeah well the british tend to not send those towards colonial troops and especialy since he was a québécois, this is why Canada literaly created it's own VC in 1993 lol

Gotta love the Fijians getting a mention. Proud of Labalaba, Takavesi and our servicemen.

When most soldiers were just trying to survive, these men were playing an FPS in real life.

This collection opens up with a very strong start. Can’t recall how many times I’ve heard this man’s story. Still consider him a great hero.

Simple History has made another great one. Unavoidably though, time restrictions prevented them from being able to retell these stories in a way that reflects how fearfully awesome they really were. To those interested, you can hear MSG Benevidez recall the events of the worst day of his life, in sharp detail. I don’t remember where/the source, but the video is out there.

Benavides really playing a game of Escape From Tarkov in real life. All jokes aside what an absolute hero

Benevidez was a real fighter. In every sense of the word.

The siege of Jadotville.... Irish UN soldiers 158 vs 3000 mercenaries soldiers from Katanga

Uh, interesting that you posted this video right when I was thinking about how feasible it is to train a smaller professional army in comparison to a larger body of conscripts and how well the well trained soldiers would perform against the cons. Like, how much does individual skill actually matter in modern warfare?

@viranchijani6322

Жыл бұрын

the falklands war is a good example of that

@Deltathegoldenretriever

Жыл бұрын

It matters more than you could ever imagine

@mekingtiger9095

Жыл бұрын

​​​@@Deltathegoldenretriever Interesting, because I've just watched The Templin Institute's most recent video of "Why the Proud Warrior Race is doomed to fail" saying the exact opposite of that at one early specific part of the episode. But then again, Templin's not necessarily the most reliable source for that matter all the time and he himself admits that all of that is just his personal opinion.

@SillyFunnyDummy

Жыл бұрын

@@viranchijani6322 Explain further

@WhoAmIHmmm

Жыл бұрын

@@viranchijani6322 I don't see how that is a good example, Britain also suffered many losses.

Small note: Zwolle is not a "Smal town", but a full city, even back then it was.

Sir we’re surrounded. Good That simplifies the problem.

Can you guys cover the history of guerrilla warfare tactics?

Leo’s life was like a cod campaign

It's been many years but I've never forgot Master Sgt Roy Benevidez name or face.

I think you also should have added the story of rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, who fought and stalled the Chinese invasion single-handedly for 72 hours (although 2 local girls helped him with food and water )...even the Chinese were so impressed of his bravery that they returned a brass bust of him, with his head.

leo major was a member of the Royal 22e Régiment the first french speaking unit of the Canadian army. so all orders would have been issued in french as well as it being the predominant language.

Boudica next! She was a Celtic Queen who led a revolt against Roman rule in ancient Britain in A.D. 60

Selous Scouts deserve a episode on their own also.

Very good job fellows throughout the 2nd century felicitous week of said May!! Congratulations. Roy Benavidez is such a legend, we learned about him in basic in a small book we had to memorize. Him and Audie Murphy are absolute units.

The Vietnam Air cavalry dudes were fuckin nuts

@yankees29

5 ай бұрын

My uncle was one of them. He survived Vietnam and died in upstate New York after a fall off of some high rocks/waterfall area around 1980. He was with his girlfriend and she said he was either posing for a picture or going up high to snap a picture I forget which it was. Guy was fearless. My dad has his medals and a Chinese rifle he brought home.

Roy was in the cadre that we had to memorize in the early 90’s

These are some of the craziest and most unbelievable stories i've ever heard. Whatta bunch of absolute legends. Great job keeping their stories out there. Thanks to all who serve.

Roy Benavidez and Leo are the real life Punisher

I don't understand how a movie hasn't yet been made about Roy

You missed the Philippine Expeditionary Force that was sent to South Korea in the Battle of Yultong.

They gotta do a part 2 and include Franklin Miller (MACVSOG), the Canadians during the second battle of Ypres, and maybe John Basilone’s story from bloody ridge

@yankees29

5 ай бұрын

Basilone’s story always blows me away. Possibly the greatest machine gunner in military history. He literally stacked bodies so high he had to push them down to see again.

Canadian dude capturing germans with drip

I love ALL your True History animation videos, DON'T STOP, KEEP it coming, I'm enjoying and learning so much. Thank you again.

amazing content thanks for making this.

Roy Benavidez was an absolute beast. That man should have received at least 3 seperate MOH citations.

The guys at Jadotville really were heros! Quite amazing that they survived to go back home, I'm fairly sure THAT wouldn't happen nowadays. Disgraceful how they were treated by the Irish Government! :(

@robertryan2542

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely. ☘️

@ferretyluv

8 ай бұрын

Many killed themselves afterwards :(

Robert’s fought until he ran out of ammunition, captured, tortured and executed. The SEALs left Chapman once they recovered Robert’s body. The SEAL commander, Sr Ch panicked and requested exfiltration. The Command Post personnel watched his optics rise and fall, but the SEALs claimed they couldn’t return. The cover up was complete with the Navy awarding a MOH to the Senior SEAL and spent YEARS fighting Chapman’s upgrade to the MOH for fear of people finding out the SEALs left him behind!

That man literally brought a knife to a gunfight.

Roy you were the stud of all time! Rest in peace, you're a hero x 10!

I still don’t understand why they didn’t name Fort Hood as Fort Benavides.

It’s amazing what a man can do when he excepts that he will definitely/probably die it shows his true character

The bravery soldiers who try to outnumber the larger was a true legend and the solider who still try to rejoin the military are main legends

Very good. Thank you.

I swear Leo's charisma stat is maxed out

Mr. Benavides stands as the greatist Texan ive ever heard of.

@yankees29

5 ай бұрын

About as tough as they come

23:12 I guess Private Billy Ready....*puts on sunglasses* was ready. YYYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAHHHHH!!!

Great stuff.

That last part about the British SAS, getting that award. Harry and Meagan took the shine from the men that were awarded 😢

@Captain_Yami_Sukehiro

10 ай бұрын

"we want our privacy"

They need to make a movie about master sergeant Roy Benavidez. They have to make movies off all these guys. Leo was a badass.

As a French Canadian from Montreal. I cannot help myself but to feel an unhealthy admiration for Leo Major. The fact he did what needed to be done while at the same time showing the finger to the Brit monarchy is absolutely emblematic of our people.

Fun fact: Canadians were so scary that germans would rather attack Americans and british positions before attacking the Canadians. Another Fun Fact: during D-Day, the Canadians (with some british help I believe) had to clear Juno beach, which was the second most defended beach, with less men then the other positions. They were the last ones to land and the first to clear their beach.

@tommosoinyys8073

Жыл бұрын

Link for this FACT?!

@Darkpara1

10 ай бұрын

Assisted by a full battalion of Royal Marines, as well as some Norwegian and free French troops.

@gabrielgiguere2108

9 ай бұрын

@@Darkpara121k troops landed on Juno, 14k of them were canadians

@donaldoehl7690

6 ай бұрын

Fun fact: James Doohan, "Scotty" from Star Trek TOS was wounded on Juno Beach on D-Day losing some fingers on his left hand.

A friend (retired airborne) has 2 Roy Benavidez "GI Joe" type action figures. 🇺🇸

the story of rifleman Lachhiman Gurung who single handedly killed all Japanese soldiers while blinded in one eye and a severed arm was the greatest ever

The mountains have been an insurgents ultimate weapon since the soviet invasion. (In my mind) The ability to learn from an enemies mistakes was not taken into acount, and these men, 2,402 as listed, payed the ultimate price for it.

Roy M/M was so determined that he invented physical therapy. Damn.

Benavidez needs a damn movie that man is insane wow

Roy mustive seen "your hurt get to cover" alot lol but fr dudes a legend

Imagine being Leo's child: *"I singlehandedly liberated a town from Nazis and you can't finish your vegetables?"*

@alicealfred9986

9 ай бұрын

😂

I've seen this story before, VERY INTENSE! 👍🏻🇺🇲

Benavidez is the definition of "too angry to die" 😂

Lol of coarse Leo the pipe hitter is also a civilian pipe fitter. Kinda too perfect.

@ferretyluv

8 ай бұрын

*course

Dang, That first story, It really describes what was such a damn problem about the Vietnam war. So many of the objectives boiled down to just being a suicide mission ! Going to take control of a hill, having a lot of soldiers die and or severely wounded in the process, securing the hill from enemy, And then, leaving to go secure another place, all the while enemy has retook the last hill that so many soldiers have already died for. Over and over. Groups stranded and surrounded, helicopters not being able to land close enough without being shot down themselves. US knew when the SAM sites were being constructed, Yet would not give the orders for jets to bomb the SAM construction sites, Until finally after they were constructed then giving orders to bomb them. So then jets getting hit by the SAMs. The Ho Chi Min trail (however that's spelled) left intact for NVA to always have a steady stream of weapons, supplies, personnel shipped down it. Lots of great people did their best though. No shortage of bravery from that war. Aaaaaaand to add, Afghanistan seems like it was just the desert version of Vietnam, where the taliban was both NVA and Vietcong combined. Because they were basically the government of the country, trying to take the government of the country (and did obviously) AND they were the underground "resistance" similar to how the Vietcong were. Endless stream of them. So, desert-Vietnam. Not completely obviously. Lots of detailed differences, but in general, to my outlook at least.

@ferretyluv

8 ай бұрын

At least we can see with the Taliban now we were fighting for something, like the right for girls to go to school. It was a little different than Vietnam. They weren’t suicide missions in Afghanistan. It was more like whack-a-mole.

@herehere3139

8 ай бұрын

@@ferretyluv Very true point

For the next vid, can you do Rorke's Drift?

Benavidez literally just took over 5 bullet wounds, a grenade, a bayonet and a broken jaw, and still lived up to 63

@yankees29

5 ай бұрын

Roy was a tough son of bytch. They don’t make them like him anymore….

Benavidez deserves 2 medals of honor for that heroism.

Maybe Part 2? There are more similar battels worth mentioning

The heroic stand of the 9th Company during the Battle of Hill 3234 makes Takur Ghar child's play.

Im suprised Roy could fly in a helicopter due to the size of his massive balls

I love these.

The siege of JadotVille was a good movie

AKA When the Doom OST hits you IRL

Gotta love these stories of when main characters show up to a fight.

They skipped the most amazing part about Roy calling in the air strikes, they were danger close and he called them with absolute precision

Roy Benavidez is a true warrior 👍🏿👍🏿💯 may he rest in peace 😢

Even Billy's Parents Knew He Would be Ready 😂

Canadians are always known to be a beast during war, respect to Leo 🇺🇲🤝🇨🇦

Very good🎉😊