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@Rekuzan

2 жыл бұрын

You forgot Scalies, also a major part of the furry fandom.

@canaanval

2 жыл бұрын

WTF happened to that VX nerve gas video??? I was about to watch it

@sparky6086

2 жыл бұрын

Cher Ami, a World War I pigeon, had one of the most dramatic and witnessed heroic deed, when despite being shot down by the Germans just after being released, and in full view of her desperate unit who knew, that he was their last hope, got back up and flew to deliver the message which saved all of them from certain death. Reading the story, you can hear the collective gasp and cries, as they see him shot down, followed by cheers of encouragement, as they see him take off again!

@chriskatz2355

2 жыл бұрын

With the new halo thats out this is making me want animals that help in the fight....even horses 😅

@kingjellybean9795

2 жыл бұрын

@@canaanval its on his channel "into the shadows"

Had a heart attack comming back from my dog walk as i entered my house. My phone was upstairs so i opened my garage door, my dog wouldn't leave my side but i managed to yell "GO!", he ran to the neigbours house and barked super loud non stop at their front door untill they came out, he led them to my house when they called an ambulance. My boy saved my life......

Cher Ami, a World War I pigeon, had one of the most dramatic and witnessed heroic deed, when despite being shot down by the Germans just after being released, and in full view of his desperate unit who knew, that he was their last hope, got back up and flew to deliver the message which saved all of them from certain death. Reading the story, you can hear the collective gasp and cries, as they see him shot down, followed by cheers of encouragement, as they see him take off again!

@K1ddkanuck

2 жыл бұрын

He also lost an eye and a leg, and still made it back home before being rehabilitated and retired!

@jonathanscherer7482

2 жыл бұрын

@@K1ddkanuck The little bird that could.

the opening photo, with the horse. i had an uncle who was a ww1 vet, a "horse doctor". he was very emotional, as farmer plow pullers to the finest Kentucky pure-bred horses were donated to the war effort, and he told of the horrifying devastation wrought by the machine gun. it also was an army career-ender for him. he was drinking beers with my father telling about it--it was the first time i ever saw a grown man cry.

I'm a grown ass man but this video made me tear up. god speed Sgt Reckless

The citation for Sgt Gander reads “For saving the lives of Canadian infantrymen during the Battle of Lye Mun on Hong Kong Island in December 1941. On three documented occasions, Gander, the Newfoundland mascot of The Royal Rifles of Canada, engaged the enemy as his regiment joined The Winnipeg Grenadiers, members of Battalion Headquarters "C" Force and other Commonwealth troops in their courageous defence of the island. Twice Gander's attacks halted the enemy's advance and protected groups of wounded soldiers. In a final act of bravery, the war dog was killed in action gathering a grenade. Without Gander's intervention, many more lives would have been lost in the assault.”

@sandybarnes887

2 жыл бұрын

I live in Gander

@Reddotzebra

2 жыл бұрын

If he's going down, he's taking you with him! Seriously though, that was one brave dog.

Thanks for the video on this. My dad was a Dog Handler in Vietnam and his dog saved his life on 2 occasions and they deserve to be praised and acknowledged.

Sergeant Reckless deserves her own episode.

I feel like Simon's lost a bet Also F for Simon the Cat, Vanquisher of Mou Sedong and Destroyer of Commousism, lost but not forgotten. The world has failed you, oh my precious heroic furbaby, veteran of the HMS Amethyst, Able Seacat of the Royal Navy. May you gift feathered rats by way of the beds and shoes of angels now.

The episode we needed

@brycehein4023

2 жыл бұрын

That we don't deserve

Don't forget Cher Ami in WWI that flew wounded to get a message through about the Lost Battalion -- that little bird was awarded the The Croix de Guerre with Palm and is now stuffed 😳 at the Smithsonian, which is more of an honor than it might seem.

@JustARandomMexican

2 жыл бұрын

For those unaware, he flew through heavy machine gun and artillery fire, once going down after being struck, but took the the air again, blind in one eye, one leg dangling off, and hit in the breast. He flew 25 miles in only 30 minutes. His valiant effort saved the lives of nearly 200 men. He was awarded a "Croix de guerre" medal for his service. If you were to look at the "notable foreign recipients" of this award on Wikipedia, you would see names like, General George S. Patton, General Douglas MacArthur, and Carrier Pigeon Cher Ami.

@hehoosmeltitdeltit

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustARandomMexican It really is an amazing story -- should be featured in a video of it's own. Also, if I understand the story correctly, Cher Ami was the smallest of the pigeons taken on that patrol?

@2sexyfomyshirt

2 жыл бұрын

Hes actually made a whole video about that pigeon

@sally8708

2 жыл бұрын

I read about this many, many years ago, but not really in detail. I do remember I had a much deeper respect for carrier pigeons after reading about Cher Ami.

@hehoosmeltitdeltit

2 жыл бұрын

@@sally8708 The fairly recent movie "The Lost Battalion" (with Rick Schroder) really portrays the vital role Cher Ami played in saving these men that were left in the most desperate of combat situations, and Cher Ami was their only hope for help. It tells the story well.

I hardly ever comment on your videos, Simon, and I share your feelings about dogs but this made my morning. Thank you! I served with the Marines for 12 years and always watched in awe in which the the handlers and their dogs trained. Thanks again!

I know you don't have an especially elevated opinion of dogs, but even so thanks for covering the content of this video. If not for my rescued doggo rescuing me from my attempted lead lobotomy after the PTSD became too much, I wouldn't be here. So, I'll be by his side, spoiling him as long as possible.

@newman977

2 жыл бұрын

As much as I'm not a dog person, they are most certainly loyal to a fault. In this case, your dog deserves all the love and praise it can get. Glad you're still with us and pushing forward. Thank you for your service.

@jrmckim

2 жыл бұрын

Its the same way for me too. My dog has been with me through so much. I dont know what I would without her.

@Nipplator99999999999

2 жыл бұрын

@@newman977 thank you

@marvindebot3264

2 жыл бұрын

Simon doesn't like dogs? Oh dear . . .

@TeamOT

2 жыл бұрын

So befitting that the only cat on the list is named Simon.

I feel like yall have done a couple episodes about animals at war, and everytime I hear their stories it makes me start to cry. Stories of valour always pull at my heart, but animals stories of valour always get me even more

@AWindy94

2 жыл бұрын

They just want to help their humans 😭😭😭

@MrStretchification

2 жыл бұрын

Humans don't deserve dogs. They deserve a better best friend

@billpilling5725

2 жыл бұрын

Youre not the only one brother.

@barrydysert2974

2 жыл бұрын

AGREED 🙏

@russellmohr9758

2 жыл бұрын

THE ONLY PROBLEM IS IS THAT THEIR IS NO VALOR OR BRAVERY DONE BY THESE DOGS....TO PUT THESE QUALITIES INTO PLAY IN ANY ACTION THE PERSON THAT DISPLAYS THEM DOES SO BY KNOWING THAT THEY ARE RISKING THIER LIVES TO SAVE OR HELP OTHERS....THESE POOR ANIMAL JUST THINK THEY ARE PLAYING A GAME WITH A PERSON THEY LOVE AND TRUST......WHEN ANYONE SEES A DOG DOING THESE THINGS THEY SHOULD BE ANGRY AND SICKENED BY IT ...NOT PROUD OF THE ANIMAL BUT ANGRY AT THE SICK PEOPLE WHO TRAIN THESE ANIMALS SO THEY CAN DRAW AN EASY PAYCHECK AND BASK IN THE GLORY OF BETRAYING A MEMBER OF THIER FAMILY......THIER ISNT ANYTHING A DOG CAN DO THAT A DRONE CANT AND MUC MUCH CHEAPER AND SAFER....DANGER-RUSS

For those interested, the movie "Valiant" is an animated film from a British Pixar subsidary, and it follows a group of British carrier pigeons through WW2. There's also an animated film titled "Sgt. Stubby". Sgt. Stubby was the most decorated dog in all of WW1, and the only dog to ever be awarded the rank of Sergeant. Both are great movies that do a wonderful job of storytelling and they both portray actual historical events in a family friendly manner. Definitely worth a watch.

OK that last one. The rank of Able Sea Cat melted my heart

The ad read makes Simon talk about LOTR memes and the topic are good dogs. Daven is trying to torture Simon 😇

@garretth8224

2 жыл бұрын

He doesn't exactly hate pets, he just thinks a human life is worth more than a dogs.

@stephjovi

2 жыл бұрын

@@garretth8224 true. But animals getting medals seems like something Simon wouldn't like 🤔.

Dalmatians we’re used as war dogs to deliver messages between camps. Their endurance was perfect for the job, but their spots made them easy targets. So, they were covered with mud.

I wish I could like this video one hundred times over. I've had the pleasure of enjoying your videos every day for the last 3 years, and this has to be my favorite. Animals are simply better than us, and that brave and loyal bunch made my day. Thanks again Simon 👍🐕

Knowing how you feel about dogs etc I have to say: Well done Simon! Apart from a couple of lip twitches, you did a cracking job of holding it together. Impressive self control throughout!😉

@Nepheos

2 жыл бұрын

gotta say tho, with some of these names (especially the pidgeons) its kinda hard not to laugh

I was a member of the artillery. We use trucks now, but there was a time that big guns and ammo were hauled by horse. If you ever need a good cry, look up the painting "Goodbye, Old Man". Its by Fortunino Matania.

I wonder why SGT Stubby never got an award? He was the U.S. military's first ever service dog, despite being smuggled on to the ship by his owner. Thanks to him the U.S. started a canine war dog campaign. He warned soldiers in WW1 of impending gas attacks and found and attacked several German soldiers dressed in U.S. military uniforms saving lives on many occasions. He was promoted to the rank of SGT higher than his Corporal owner and later became the first mascot the Georgetown University. His body has been preserved and is now in the Smithsonian. Not to mention all of this he was a dog of mixed breed but most predominantly a mix of Boston terrior and pitbull. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant_Stubby

@chrislucken8354

2 жыл бұрын

He was before the award started, same with the Polish bear

@teresapyeatt3698

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrislucken8354 good to know thank you for the explanation.

Simon the Cat: please don't tell... All the Other Cats: YOU APPLE-POLISHING BUTT KISS

I know a wild animal would be ineligible for the award but I was hoping an honorable mention to Corporal Wojtek, the soldier bear of the Free Polish Army.

@magnushood3896

2 жыл бұрын

Wojtek carried artillery shells, saluted, smoked cigarettes. Sounds like a regular soldier to me.

@K1ddkanuck

2 жыл бұрын

@@magnushood3896 He also drank vodka by the bottle.

@metalismedicine5499

2 жыл бұрын

K1ddkanuck don’t you mean by bearell.

As a horsey girl and a crazy cat lady, I knew about Simon the cat and recently on another channel heard about Sgt. Reckless. I didn't know about the British horses or all the dogs. I mean, I knew about some of the dogs and that a lot of carrier pigeons had gotten the awards, so thanks for the info.

@katho8472

2 жыл бұрын

Ever seen the movie "War horse"?^^

@ElicBehexan

2 жыл бұрын

@@katho8472 no, I pretty much only go to SF movies these days, I don't have anyone to go to a horse/war movie with.

@katho8472

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElicBehexan I think it's been released on DVD some years ago, and should be on streaming services too :)

It was the ASPCA who first championed the fight for protection of children in the workplace and community. These volunteers embody the spirit of the founder of PDSA, Emily Dicken. Not your average "lady who lunches"!

They don't call them "man's best friend" for nothing.

As an animal lover I'm so glad you did this! Thank you

one of your best thank you

Haven't even watched the video yet, but if Cher Ami isn't mentioned, I will be starting quite a ruckus. EDIT: It appears the award wasn't around until after Cher Ami's valiant service in WWI. Ruckus withheld, but we expect a follow-up that is inclusive of our "Dear Friend".

As a person whom loves dogs, I'm so impressed by animals serving in military service, though they don't really have a choice. I love how modern military services recognise their service and some even survive to be retired with their handlers. I don't believe in a god but there is a beautiful bind between handler and doggo that is beyond a standard human to human nature.

I got my best friend who just happened to be a Staffordshire bull terrier from the pdsa and had many happy years with molly.

I know there's so many brave and heroic ppl but I'm not sorry one bit that I'm more in awe of these precious animals! They just amaze me because they don't fully realise what they've done and from their heroics they're happy with a little fuss and even a tiny bit of food!

There is no way this one get a 👎. No way. Loved it!

this one made me cry

Simon, you got ilford being in Essex right, almost all media incorrectly state it as being in east london, nice to finally hear someone get it right for a change :)

Glad Sheila got a mention...one of my favourites

I'm already using another one you promoted some time ago. I think I started watching your channel on 2018 or 2019, and like any other channel I love I binge watched all your videos from oldest to newest. In a few of them you were promoting 1440, I checked it, liked it and have been receiving their daily news everyday since then.

All of these animals are amazing but dogs in particular are special because they know what they're doing and why they're doing it.

On the downhill side of 59, the pictures of Able Sea Cat Simon still make me cry. Crazy cat people will understand 🙏

There was bear in the Polish army during ww2 named wojtek. Raised from a cub and earned a rank then retired after the war.

Good video 👍

Several of the Dickin Medal animals are buried in the animal cemetery behind the PDSA premises in Ilford, London. where anyone can come and see where they are.

Recording this episode must have been absolute literal Hell for Simon and his hatred of animals.

We have a statue of Gander the Newfoundland dog here in my home; Gander, Newfoundland!

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Able Seacat.... I love it.

Great video! Animals really are the best ❤️

I'm all for sgt. Reckless

I love being subscribed to your channels! They feed my mind! Thanks

Sole survivor of Custer's command was a horse named Comanche.

Who else could hear Simons teeth grinding? 😂 😂

Aww, the good doggo was just returning the "stick" to the Japanese.

I would not complain one bit if you made more of these videos until you've gone through all of the medal recipients 😌👍

R.I.P Kuga awarded the dikin medal for his actions in combat, Afghanistan 2011 an Australian SAS hero and to all those animals that served past and present.

Thanks a lor, simply

just a heads up that the intro and actual content parts of the video have really uneven audio normalization lol. that first line after the sponsor segment was loud as shit

@curiodyssey3867

2 жыл бұрын

For real I came to the comments for this exact thing

What, no mention of Wojtek the Bear?

let's not forget Wojtek the absolute chad of a bear that delivers artillery and supplies to his human squadron who likes to smoke/eat cigarettes and drinks booze and he acts more like a person than bear.

Drach and the ship’s cat. Go find it!

The beard of wisdom has posted!!!

Winning a pet medal is nice, but what about those 440 snow dogs, that won the Croix de Guerre in the Great War. Half of them died keeping the French troops in the Vosges suplied and transporting the injured out. But I'm biased at that point, I love my Siberian. The military most successful one is ofc the Unsinkable Sam, no feline sunk more ships then him.

Anybody else struck by the irony of the hero cat being called Simon? LoL

What about Vojtek the brave Iranian bear that fought in WWII.

Just about to walk my Son...

What about voytek, the beer drinking cigarette smoking bear that polish forces had trained to carry mortar rounds through the mountains in ww2? Ended up in a zoo, and would put a paw to his mouth to ask for a smoke when his old soldier buddies would come visit him lol. He even has a statue (i forget where tho)

@MosoKaiser

2 жыл бұрын

Simon did a video on Wojtek over at Today I Found Out some years ago: kzread.info/dash/bejne/g4CNl6tulr2dgtY.html

As great as these vids are.. They do make you feel inadequate!! A pigeon is a better soldier than me!!

This has got to be one of the GREATEST videos for people who know Simon Whistler!🤣🤣 Or for people who watch Brain Blaze

Pour one out for the (good) boys.

Wow! Simon managed to get through that whole video without killing a single puppy! Simon Whistler, Puppy Killer ;)

Imagine being a German sergeant and finding out that one of your machine gun teams surrendered their bunker the Chips the dog.

You should do a video on the little Yorkie war hero dog

F for Gandor, who just wanted to play fetch 😭

I can't stop crying, thanks a lot fact boy, lol

was anyone happy like i was that the cat was named simon?

Comercial ends at 1:31

My dog is , as i watch this video, hiding under the bed because it is windy outside. Coward!

Sgt. Reckless is my favorite

MAO'S DONG!! I don't think I've ever been as caught off guard before hearing the name of that particularly aggressive rat 😂

Animals most likely don't know what bravery or galantry is, but they certainly show it more often than humans do...

My little mongrel dog saved me from a bunch of of punk bullies in 1959. Stray was her name because that's how she came to us. She was my best friend when I was 7 to 9 years old. Her son Fetchie stayed with us for many years. Stray was shot by a cruel neighbor when she got out of the yard. She knew an evil son of a bitch when she saw one.

Simon do you ask Danny Who's a good boy every morning?

The PDSA is an amazing organisation

Age of 2 cat death, feline leukemia is what Simon the Cat died from. This was my childhood, 2 years of having a cat then death. Loads of cats in my life due to this virus.

I wonder how some of the soldiers felt about being outranked by an animal? I can just see someone telling a private to salute a carrier pigeon lol.

👍👍👍

TIFO Simon admits dogs are actually good. And useful

Is Simon named after this heroic Simon?

Man these dogs are heroes. Me? I'm just a coward that would hide under my desk if the door slammed shut too loudly.

Wojtek appears 🐻 🍺

Simon that shirt is too powerful for your camera

Of course a cat gets a medal for being a cat lmao. And everyone thought cat obsession was a new thing 😂

❤❤❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Why not change your shirt mid video in a clip cutaway and see if viewers noticed? Also, great content - watch all your channels.

I was waiting the whole video to hear about this cat. Turns out he just killed rats on a ship. This is why I’m a dog person 😂

@efsnz8130

2 жыл бұрын

Give Simon some recognition not only did he kill a rat but survived canon shrapnel and boosted the moral of the sailors during WW2 I'd say thats more then deserving of the medal probably more then you and I have done to serve 😂

So, if 10 regular dogs are worth one Simon Whistler, how many Simon Whistlers is a War hero dog worth?

I found this video by searching for "fact boy Simon"

Simon,a simple question... do you EVER take a day off?

Was the G.I. Joe doll named for the pigeon?

OI!! WHISTLA!! I LOVE DOGS!!