77th Infantry Division

[@aronnemcsik]

"Hold the light and Shut up! Dad is working." energy

[@Mark-g7s2c]

Fuckin-A right doggy! 💪😁

[@Routetherapy10]

The hold my beer division

[@SCP-2751]

“We may be old and rusty, but we’re going to make you dead and musty.”

[@John-w3v2d]

I love that statement!

[@ChurchNietzsche]

HOORAAH!!

[@jacobeilders9634]

“Hold my beer I’ve gotta fight a war!”

[@johngillespie3409]

Odd, Never gave up my beer for anything. I learned that at 14🍻🤣

[@GroundZeroTactical]

Desmond Doss said hold my rifle I've got men to save.💯⛑️

[@WallMonstr]

@@johngillespie3409 learned that at 12

[@f.b.i.8931]

30 year olds are just old enough to know what they are doing and young enough to still be really dangerous

[@Xynth25]

By the time they deployed for combat the average age was 35. Oldest guy was a WW1 vet. They brought legitimate Dad and Grandpa energy.

[@bloodnguts247]

Wait until your 40 and add some more grumpy

[@kermitthefrog2578]

​@@bloodnguts247 you'll just start hearing grumbles low incoherent but they're talking mad shit lol my grandpa does it a lot along with my dad

[@MrStredders]

Old age and treachery always beats youthful exuberance.

[@mitchconner2021]

I was gonna say this. They prolly didn't take unnecessary risks either.

[@michaelconstantinemiranda2352]

Filipino here.My grandpops fought with these guys. They called them Taga-Byuda which meant "widow makers"

[@John-w3v2d]

Do you happen to kbow what dialect he used? Because Taga Byuda means “the fields are beautiful” In Japanese.

[@HerrStrackenausf1]

​@@John-w3v2d is seems bisaya or Cebuano. Taga-Byuda can be translated as from Widows or Widower. Taga can be used to immediately refer to a place of origin or a cause of a verb. Ex: Taga-uli hilot/Get a massage everytime you get home. Taga-libang/ Cause of shit or The Shitter itself.

[@John-w3v2d]

@@HerrStrackenausf1 okay that makes sense. Thank you 🙏

[@rednecknickell1960]

"if they don't stink, stick em!" Words to live by..... literally 😁

[@Crazy49er]

"Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance."

[@mattmonasmith6054]

I read on Guam, the Marines nicknamed them, the 77th Marines for their tenacity fighting the Japanese.

[@ddvette]

Okinawa, they fought along side the Marines attacking the Shuri line. My dad was there. Hacksaw Ridge features Desmond Doss , he was in the 77th.

[@ChurchNietzsche]

And for the fact that "they were too bad@$$ to be Army." I have a 2nd Marine Division Combat Patch on my Army Class A Uniform, and paperwork from the Marine Corps authorizing it. ... still waiting for the Army paperwork ...

[@matthewjones39]

That’s in the full video

[@mikerilling6515]

The Old Bastards AKA The 77th MARINE DIVISION and when The Marines refer an Army Infantry Division as a Marine Division that’s high praise

[@redaug4212]

Not that these guys needed validation from the Marines, of course. The 77th ID had more history than all the Marine units in WWII put together.

[@milldawgj9598]

Please elaborate?

[@michaelusswisconsin6002]

They thought of them as Marines and not Army because of the Marines and Army rivalry.

[@Byepolarchaos]

They considered too good to be army. They must be Marines.

[@ChurchNietzsche]

The Marines:: We are the coolest thing on this f'cking planet "You're cool enough to be one of us" ... I've always worn it as a badge of honor

[@6thmichcav262]

Do you want me to stop this war and turn around?!

[@juanag6523]

Old dogs may not be able to learn new tricks but we invented all the old ones.

[@camerongunn7906]

"We don't have to move fast, if we move deadly. "

[@marmot418]

Here's someone you could do a video on, Mad Jack, a WW2 soldier who played the bag pipes constantly

[@jadkins624]

If I remember correctly, didn't he storm the beach on d-day playing the bag pipes and is credited to having the last confirmed kill with a long bow?

[@BELUGAHISTORY999]

He could do Lauri Törni or simö häyhä

[@panachevitz]

@@jadkins624I think he also carried a claymore sword with him as well...and used it in combat.

[@scout360pyroz]

​@@panachevitzhe was golding the sword while he crossed the beaches. its in photos of him doing so

[@Rickyrockredcorn209]

Hey! Nice to know, I’m in the enlistment process right now, just waiting on a waver, hopefully goes through this month, trying to joint the army, 31 married with two kids.

[@jonrobinson9408]

Not surprised, the male brain thinks better after 25, there are better ways to deal with things than just charge. Heh heh

[@Soullessnite]

Who would've guessed grown ass men were more dangerous than teenagers Wowzers

[@right584]

Exactly 😂

[@evelynbare1975]

Smarter. The most important part of any endeavor.

[@LtVictor]

"The 30 year old was too old" "The 30 year old proceeded to show WHY he has joint pain"

[@edwardteague3276]

Adversity builds character. Character builds strength. Strength brings victory. Victory creates tomorrows.

[@Diesel-the-Rottweiler]

Hey brother Iraq and Afghan vet. Just wanted to say that you are doing a great job. I love the content

[@John-w3v2d]

They had life experience, common sense and a level head on their shoulders. This along with good training makes extremely good warriors.

[@aaronmince]

The way the man shot the m1911 not even aiming was like "shut up you started this i dont have the time for this"

[@johngross8300]

Thank You FE for Each and Every Legend Told; Person(s) and ‘Stuff (War making/ending Materials)’.

[@heartbrokensoul2596]

God bless every soul lost ! Thank y’all for your service may God bless y’all as well

[@Byepolarchaos]

They were ruthless, incredibly organized, and had no issues with killing everything they found

[@valkyrie14]

This snippet is good. Watch the complete video story he does on the 77th. It’s awesome.

[@scottkelly1525]

Well, worth the time 100%

[@scottkelly1525]

I love the bad ass shorts. And I just got finished watching your video again about the 77th.

[@camerons6028]

At 23, I was physically fit and dumb and a sack of hammers At 33, I was physically fit and smart enough to do all At 43, Im the f@cking Silver Back Gorilla and don't care about sh!t anymore and just want the job done right and in the fastest time possible.

[@PokeArtesian]

Alright you got me there. That was BADASS!!!!!! Just lighting up bunkers and cigarettes. 🔥🔥

[@GigglesD2]

I was an 11B and now 20+ years later i would be a better soldier now than then....shit hurts now and i wake up pissed at the world....telling ya, you want to take over the world dont go get army of kids get an army of married 55 year olds

[@chadlevitan7886]

100%. Even now at 36 I'd much rather have 20 year old peak fitness me after me than grumpy, clever, 10 years into being a dad me.

[@ChurchNietzsche]

Reminds you of Bronski in #EdwardNorton's #Hulk "If I could take what I know now, put it into the body I had 20 years ago ... that's someone I wouldn't want to mess with."

[@Wild_Bill57]

Younger people don’t understand grumpy old people. Nor do they understand what experiences made them grumpy or what they’ve learned and experienced that made them that way.

[@calebfaires9782]

How does the quote go? "Always fear the old men in a job where men die young" or something like that

[@lonniesizemore3861]

Thanks for the classy history lessons! I have spent WAY too much time watching your videos.

[@liferlogistician6292]

Old enough to be married long enough to be pissed off enough to take it out on the enemy. 😂

[@2Atreehugger]

My uncles division…. Awesome work. Also the last division assignment for Ernie Pyle.

[@Gurtington]

Holy. Fuck. I never knew i needed WW2 footage with metal music. This goes hard

[@BoysInBlue58]

when i first saw this video, i thought it was gonna be about the 77th battalion, aka 'The Lost Battalion'

[@the_fat_electrician]

Same unit but tht was ww1

[@BoysInBlue58]

@@the_fat_electrician oh it was? I had no idea. I thought it was the 77th battalion

[@RS-jh2kl]

​@@the_fat_electrician Cher Ami, the name of the pigeon that saved the lost battalion

[@wanspeedy]

Nothing should be scarier than seeing an old man in a young man's profession

[@GentlemanKane]

The bloody 77th, the old dogs who learnt new tricks

[@recoilshot5087]

How’s that saying goes again “ fear the old in a profession where men Die young”

[@shake307]

I just watched the full video yesterday. Fuggin mint

[@nuyabuisness7526]

"We've already lived longer than you, and we're gonna make sure it keeps happening.

[@randywise5241]

Never mess with the old solders. You do not get there by being half assed.

[@vancemccutchen1434]

Older and wiser with a dash of cruelty

[@veleriphon]

"Yourh and exuberance are no match for old age and treachery."

[@right584]

Why are people acting like 33 years old is 63

[@TheGreatQbert]

Dad energy exuded from this unit like radiation from Chernobyl .

[@SnappinTurtle666]

Not only old enough to party but smart enough to fuckin party hard

[@m8956]

"they were too old, they were 33" fucking attacking me right out the gate.

[@MrScrofulous]

30 is the absolute physical prime for men. Why anyone would think they are "old" is genuinely bewildering. 19-20 yr dudes might look buffed and maybe even shredded, but they know squat and haven't been seasoned in their muscle and bone yet. That whole thing you did on the 77th just proved that a bit of actual world knowledge as well as the physical toughness that comes with a bit of maturity is better than callow green youth.

[@ApproachingHoofbeats]

Just subbed to your other channel Nic! Just found out about it.

[@meatsceptermcgee2051]

"Please, god, just let me get one more." I literally just finished watching hacksae ridge not even 30 minutes ago

[@celestedestiny]

Bitterness , tenacity , and cleverness grow with age and experience

[@Sasquatch7.62]

Dad wanted to get drafted to dodge the wife and see the world before the third kid was born. So they traveled the world and had fun doing it!

[@cameronjournal]

Enough knowledge to get the job done and just enough working joints to be dangerous.

[@Bjork_Gumphly_]

The editor is incredible. Is that flucks work?

[@themowpacer]

Beware of the old man in a young man's game.

[@pmbeavis4467]

Merrill's Marauders need to be talked about

[@evanr.g5862]

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that the average age of Roman legionaries ready for major sustained combat was in their 30s too. Meaning they enlisted younger but slowly moved in hotter theaters as the Legion aged up.

[@evelynbare1975]

Probably where the concept of don't throw flesh at it if you can do it with metal came from...we who are no longer young must find ways to do more with the energy we do have. 😊

[@OPE08]

You wouldn't think only 9 years above the average would be that big of a deal back then

[@Deadly_DoRight]

Beware the old man in a young mans game

[@right584]

30 isn't old what are you talking about 😂

[@Deadly_DoRight]

@@right584 it is when it comes to infantry. Many infantrymen didn't get into their 20s in that war. Very few were in at 30

[@quinncykaluzniak5429]

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast, so they take their time, to make em dead

[@HondaWagovan]

Should do a series on the 442 Regimental combat team.

[@calneigbauer7542]

If they ever stand up a infantry division the next one stood up should be the 77th the history of this unit alone is worth it

[@Mike-j3s2k]

Every unit seems to be one of the most deadliest of all of ww2.

[@liamrichardson6830]

They were built out of different stuff back then.

[@right584]

​@@liamrichardson6830modern combat is far more deadly

[@lrs3425]

Outstanding video, dude, outstanding

[@g0d821]

I got that patch!!! Traded while at Ft Dicks.

[@aaronb3093]

Beware of the old man in a young man's game

[@right584]

33 is young though

[@danielsteward5090]

That has to be the biggest sachel charge i have ever seen get tossed down that hole. I would not want to be anywhere near there when it went off.

[@mitchellbrown1425]

The greatest generation god bless them all.

[@Danrp274]

It’s great to hear that the older people were so effective. The world is a dangerous place and we need fighters. I just feel that it is wrong to risk the lives of people in their late teens and early twenties. Way too young.

[@right584]

People in their 30s and 40s were the most effective,hardened and experienced

[@angryfoxzd5233]

Fear the old man who works in job where young men die.

[@rhys_idk]

Great grandpop was a medic in this division

[@assaulthetz]

'Too Old' 30 Is the Peak of Men

[@liamrichardson6830]

Liberty division standing strong!

[@benjaminenglish4625]

Let's hear it for the old farts of the 77th. Age doesn't have to be a barrier.

[@JamesJones-f6q]

Can you go a little more on Desmond dos I'm interested to hear more

[@JamesJamesly]

As a 35 year old 2lt, I gotta tell you that I'm in the absolute best best fighting shape of my life.

[@JohnAdams-fm4gt]

The older you were on the ground imagine all the war knowledge you have on the battle field especially if they had prior military experience

[@AdamCook-q9r]

They were that good that the marines christened them the 77 marine division

[@heatherbenson1663]

Some of 2024's 33-year-olds are still living with their parents. What a difference in generations.😮

[@RobinOnYew]

Guys between their 30's and 40's and can pass physical examination seem to me like already prime candidates. 1) They more than likely have kids already, meaning they would fight like hell to return home safe. 2) They have work ethics and know how to approach a job given. 3) More life experience which can translate into unpredictable advantages in the field where every person brings their own experience into the pot. 4) They don't have that omnipotent feeling that teenagers have that can lead them to be over confident and sometimes... dead...

[@Dragoonborn]

What I find interesting is that the 307th and 308th infantry regiments of the 77th infantry division were the lost battalion of ww1

[@Dragoonborn]

Specifically two battalions from the 308th and one company from the 307th

[@JesusIsAlphaOmega001]

I didnt get any damn confidence in myself until about 35. I had flase confidence before that and i didnt even know it. Excited for my 40s.

[@jarheadzader]

NEVER underestimate old men in a profession where most men die young.

[@duhhuhjoe]

With age comes wisdom

[@tukangiseng]

You think fighting American teenagers is tough, try fighting American Dads... 😂

[@zigzagkillah7666]

Age and experience over youth and virility every time. I think the saying goes "Beware of an old man in a profession where men die young"

[@glocksp80smd]

As long as you can pick up a rifle you are effective

[@lleytondelong9716]

They weaponized dad strength 💀

[@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL]

Its interesting how soldiers in ww2 were 19 and GWOT seemed a lot oldwr

[@disbeafakename167]

I didn't even hit my full potential until I was 35.

[@chrisquiett1776]

No "quackbang out"? I feel insulted 😂

[@babyhulk6267]

I use to make fun of old people, but as I’ve got older I’ve realized that my tenacity has got stronger and stronger and my F’s to give have got smaller and smaller

[@Infesto_101]

why not, most of them had already been married for several years - so they already knew hell

[@Ifyoucanreadthisgooglebroke]

I'm surprised by that assumption at the start. Mid 30s is not old enough to be remotely meaningfully slowed down physically, but way more experienced than people around 20.

[@John_doerg6rs]

We had a guy in basic training that D.I.'s called him grandpa. The guy was ONLY 28yrs old🤦‍♂️🤣 But he was pretty much 10yrs older than the rest of us there🤷🏻‍♂️

[@christophersine84]

You should read General Eichelberger's book.

[@thepenguinuprising]

@the_fat_electrician you should do a video on the attack of the dead men.

[@jamalwashium5387]

Dude with a gold ol hand cannon burning lead on some poor bastards

[@CAMUGACHAMUGA]

33 back then is 47 present