American Guardsman Reacts | Victoria Cross | Part 2

[@Halestone_]

Hey all, Part 3 is now out! Here's a link! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2qYh5yslNR2jtk

[@amandstunts]

You should look into The Maori Battalion - Rommels most feared opponents, Sir Charles Upham Double Victoria Cross Winner, and William Apiata VC and US Presidential Unit Citation

[@nicksykes4575]

The Gurkhas, because a big man with a little knife and a scowl isn't as scary as a little man with a big knife and a smile!

[@timrussell9869]

I was reading one of the war diaries of a NZ unit that served with the Gurkhas, and the Kiwis had a saying, that the kukri was so sharp, and so expertly wielded, that a German didn't realise his head had been sliced off until he sneezed...

[@nicksykes4575]

@@timrussell9869 One of my dads fiends was in the Shropshire Yeomanry in Italy alongside a Gurkha unit, and one of them said to him, "hey Johnny, do you want a watch?" Couple of nights later he showed up with a watch, complete with the arm of the German who'd been wearing it. He explained it had got a fancy catch on it and he couldn't be bothered to try and undo it!

[@garthwick19]

😂😂😂😂

[@EldeLDorELLEN]

I met a Gurkha officer at my sisters wedding, they called him Gurkha Dan, great guy he is, my brother in law told me about this brawl they got in at a nightclub somewhere, and Dan was reaching for the small of his back, feeling for his Kukhri, hahahaha I found that story exceptionally funny

[@michaelatkins4501]

The Gurkha that ran with the machine gun had his funeral yesterday he will be very much missed and as well as a incredibly brave man, he leaves behind 10 grandchildren

[@tcbsince73]

The point of the bronze metal was that the medal should have no value except that which men put on it. Victoria really thought about this and got it right.

[@abmong]

Added bonus of making them out of that captured canon is it's virtually impossible to make forgeries of. The mixed metals has a unique composition. If it had been made of more standard, precious metals like, gold or silver it would be easier to fake.

[@tobytaylor2154]

The metal in itself is valueless, but it's more from what action the Canon was captured, the charge of the light brigade, it's that which makes them a metal artifact made famous in British military history. Then combine it with the story of that particular medal. This documentary doesn't highlight that, just refers them as Chinese made Canon captured.

[@Trebor74]

@@tobytaylor2154 I seem to remember the metal is from an old Chinese cannon,not a cannon captured during a memorable action

[@tobytaylor2154]

@@Trebor74 yes! an old Chinese cannon captured at the charge of the light brigade. The charge is a famous battle in our history. I don't understand what you don't get.

[@pilgrum23]

The medls are made from 2 old canons and other metals ,there made by one fire only that's handcox in London it cost £60 each thay hold 6 at a time it not the medle it the action there is 3 holders of twin vc with bars .but there only one women ever got one

[@realburglazofficial2613]

“Is anger the fuel for a VC winner?” It’s _a_ fuel, not _the_ fuel. Cpl Bryan Budd VC won his in Afghanistan, posthumously. During an assault on a Taliban machine gun position, a member of Budd’s platoon was severely injured. Bryan pushed forward under heavy fire to provide cover for the evacuation of the wounded Para with two other soldiers. His position was fired upon and one of the soldiers with Cpl Budd was also wounded. Bryan told the other soldier to fall back with their wounded mate and he’d be “right behind them”. The two other soldiers got back to the rest of the platoon and when asked where Cpl Budd was, they told the Sgt that he was covering them and should be “right behind them”. There was still sounds of heavy fighting and no sign of Bryan. After a few minutes the sounds of the battle faded and stopped. Unable to contact Cpl Budd, the Paras pushed ahead again to Bryan’s last known position, expecting to find his body. What they _did_ find was a trail of Taliban bodies instead. The trail pushed 150m _behind_ the machine gun position, Taliban dead were *EVERYWHERE.* At one point, the Paras found Bryan’s discarded SA80 rifle on the ground with no more ammunition in it. 10 meters further up, the body of Cpl Budd was found face down with a bayonet gripped in his hand surrounded by 6 dead Taliban. The Taliban had died of stab wounds and Bryan had over 30 gunshot wounds across his body. He had single handedly accounted for nearly 20 enemy dead. I think Cpl Budd was angry that two of his friends were injured and as a result, _became_ Anger.

[@davidsweeney4021]

kin' hell! What a soldier, what a man!

[@realburglazofficial2613]

@@davidsweeney4021 probably one of the most awe inspiring Victoria Cross wins I’ve ever heard of.

[@realburglazofficial2613]

@@davidsweeney4021 it wasn’t his first time doing something like that. He stormed a building full of Taliban with the rest of his section to cover a casualty evacuation and pushed all of the surviving Taliban out into open ground where they were finished off by the rest of the platoon. He personally killed three with grenades and rifle fire.

[@markrunnalls7215]

Well said matey.. Paras are fucking nuts.. But there bloody good blokes..

[@realburglazofficial2613]

@@markrunnalls7215 A bridge too far: German soldier from a vastly numerically superior force approaches pegasus bridge held by the Paras "my commander would like to discuss terms of surrender" Commander of barely a company of Paras: "sorry old chap, we can't accept your surrender as we don't have the facility to take you all prisoner!"

[@aloh5613]

If you enjoyed this, then you will love Jeremy Clarkson raid on St Nazaire kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXSwdKVogM1kras

[@deebee1622]

The Gurkha's have the most Victoria Crosses in the whole Brit Army, we love them.

[@Backs4more]

They haven’t, not even close. The Royal Artillery have the most at 51, the Royal Engineers 41, RAMC 27, the Gordon Highlanders 19, the Yorkshire Regiment has 18. Coldstream Guards 13. The list is actually pretty long. Gurkhas have won 13.

[@alvindurochermtl]

@@Backs4more To be fair you're mixing rather large corps and individual regiments in the comparison which can't really be compared fairly. The Brigade of Gurkhas has actually stacked up 26 VCs since 1858 which isn't that low.

[@Backs4more]

@@alvindurochermtl certainly not degrading the Gurkhas achievements, I spent 7 very happy years living among them. Where do you get your figures from? The official records do not show that number, or are you including British Officers who are “attached” to the Brigade of Gurkhas, as I am referring to Nepalese recipients. I would point out that the Brigade of Gurkhas used to be vast and arguably faced more front line combat than the RA and RE.

[@alvindurochermtl]

@@Backs4more en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Brigade_of_Gurkhas_recipients_of_the_Victoria_Cross I'm sure the RE RA RAMC and any other unit would have counted those attached to them just the same anyway.

[@Backs4more]

@@alvindurochermtl that confirms 13 awarded to Nepalese nationals. You have to remember that a Gurkha is a very specific type of soldier, ie, of Nepalese origin and recruited to serve the British Army. A British Army Officer is attached to a Gurkha regiment, he is not a Gurkha. A British soldier/officer, for example, a Medic, would still be a medic and wear the RAMC badge, on their “foster” regiments headdress if attached to another regiment. Therefore, if they where awarded a medal for gallantry, it would go down as a RAMC one, not their “foster” regiment. The original post said the Gurkhas have been awarded the most VC’s in the British Army, but even counting non-Gurkha British officers, they are still no where near the most. That is what I was getting at.

[@homiepr8]

I'm enjoying your videos as you know when to listen or comment unlike others who talk over everything. You listen and care and give good commentary. Thankyou for that experience

[@jambarreturns9060]

A brilliant Video describing how the VC is for all commonwealth Troops the epitome of courage being rewarded. Thank you.

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

Just a little bit of perspective, this programme was made in 2003, of those 7 medals in that safe waiting an owner 3 are still there, only 4 have been awarded in the last 19 years, one in Iraq and 3 in Afghanistan.

[@kwerk2011]

No, an additional six have been awarded in Australia (5) and New Zealand (1).

[@archiebald4717]

By tradition, higher ranks salute a Victoria Cross or George Cross holder.

[@alanbrooke144]

Yeah, nah. Nice urban legend though.

[@archiebald4717]

@@alanbrooke144 It is a fact, although it is not Queen's regulations.

[@nizmollusk]

Glad you are enjoying it, seconding the recomendation for the Great raid documentary as well. Looking forward to some Gurkha content, my great uncle served with them in Burma and had some amazing stories.

[@likeitout]

Please don’t think I’m writing this to denigrate other awards because that’s not my intention. I’m merely wishing to point out something that is the unique nature of the VC. In the past, the CMH was awarded according to the opinions of the awarders. Not until the Medal of Honor Review Board was established by Congress in 1916, did the MOH, become the CMH and reach somewhere near the status that it should have had right from the start. There were 911 recipients who were rightly stricken off the Army's Medal of Honor list because the medal had been awarded inappropriately. So for example, the men who guarded Lincoln’s casque overnight, when he laid in state, were each awarded the CMH for…. Standing guard over the dead president. (I don’t have a problem with them getting something, but not the medal of honour). So too was buffalo bill Cody and Mary Edwards Walker. But then later in the C20th, Cody’s and Edwards medals were reinstated. Why? That’s shouldn’t have happened and no disrespect to the two. I still think that recipients like for example, General McArthur, Charles Lindberg and General Adolphus Greeley, to name many more, should never have been awarded that medal! Why? Because they didn’t do anything more than give conspicuous service. Their achievements, impressive though they are and deserving of recognition, were nowhere near the levels of reckless, selfless self sacrificial bravery of men like Robert Dale Maxwell or Kyle Carpenter and many more who’s acts of breathtaking courage need to be singled out for specific recognition by the American nation. But singled out as incredible gallantry, above and beyond the acts of Buffalo Bill and General McArthur. What we’re saying to these incredibly brave Americans (many who gave their lives in the act for which the medal was given) is “your courage and self sacrifice is deserving of our eternal gratitude but we’re going to say it’s no different to that of a general who was given the medal because he lived to be 91 or a showman in recognition for his cult following”. America. Please please. I implore you to do something to elevate these brave hero’s who really did carry out acts of incredible bravery, above all others. This is where the VC is truly unique. Because not only must the action be that which would chance that the recipient unlikely to survive his or her actions, but it MUST also be witnessed by the enemy. A gallant action to be so incredibly brave and selfless as to even leave an impression on them. For example, during the second Gulf War, Trooper Chris Finney of the Household Cavalry Regiment was awarded the rare George Cross. Why the George cross? Two A-10 aircraft, mistaking his convoy for Iraqis, twice attacked the five armoured reconnaissance vehicles, killing one man and injuring four others. It could have been higher. Because in the face of the second attack, realising that it was coming in for another strafe and the men in a burning vehicle were going to be killed, Chris Finney went in and started dragging out the injured as the A10’s Gatling started to shoot at the vehicle. I need to point out something, that this was sadly as you probably realise by now, a friendly fire incident. This isn’t a criticism against the US Air Guardsmen pilots. Friendly fire happens and the British and other allies, are not immune from committing similar acts. British on British, French on American etc, it’s all there. The reason why I singled this one particular incident out is that Finney’s actions could have made him a nominee for the VC, had the attack been made by the Iraqi airforce. But because it was a friendly fire incident and NOT IN THE FACE OF THE ENEMY, this automatically disqualified him from being nominated to be considered for the Victoria Cross. That’s how unique it is. This is the reason why few Victoria Crosses have ever been awarded and why it is never given for peace time acts of bravery, ONLY in a conflict. So when men like Johnson Beharry, are given the first salute when greeted in person, even by generals, it really is a salute to incredible reckless bravery in the face of the enemy. . That medal recipient cannot have been awarded that medal for anything else. There are few of them who are living.

[@Backs4more]

I had the honour of meeting Captain Limbu, although he was a Sgt at the time, whilst I was in Brunei in the early 80’s. He was like a God to the other Gurkhas. I met him again a few years ago when he was visiting a Gurkha Welfare Trust facility. A wonderfully modest man. The story of his VC is rather sad though. He was on a train in Nepal shortly after being awarded the medal where he was robbed of all his possessions, including his medal. To this day, he is the only VC recipient who has a small “R” on his medal as it is an issued replacement. It is believed that if his original medal ever comes up for sale on the black market it would make over £1m.

[@patriciabailey1937]

A shame this has been remarked upon because,if whoever has the medal might think about returning it to the family, or to the supplier, but knowing the financial worth could well change the course of action!

[@mauricestevenson5740]

1 mill on the black market? Hmmm. I doubt that. You could not show it off, except to other dishonest priques like yourself.

[@matthewcullen1298]

Mate i found your reaction to be well thought about, respectful, insightful and calmly intelligent 😊. Was pretty easy to subscribe to your channel. Wish you every success brother 😊

[@gyver8448]

My Grandfather was a Para who was at Arnhem. He never really spoke about his war experiences so I don't know too much about his involvement beyond how much of a clusterfuck the whole situation was.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

One thing that using that useless, old, captured gun metal to create the VC medal is that any forgery can be detected almost instantly. That wasn't planned, but it is one of the things that makes them unique. It is the story behind them that makes them priceless, of course.

[@michaelriordan8265]

I'd be honored to meet someone who has a VC, when they're giving out honours to actors, footballers and the rest, then you see the real heroes, there aren't any words

[@generaladvance5812]

The Ghurkha are worth looking act. They've been part of the British army for centuries & are formidable to say the least.

[@Halestone_]

Planning on putting out a video about them soon!

[@59jalex]

@@Halestone_ There's a Netflix movie called 14 Peaks. The main character is the first Gurkha ever to pass selection into the SBS. Remarkable soldiers.

[@Halestone_]

@@59jalex I'll be sure to check it out!

[@beast4517]

In those times, capturing “the guns” or “the colours” was the ultimate honour and mark of success. Modern British Army still has “Colour Serjeants” name coming from protecting the colours, flags of the regiment.

[@59jalex]

The Unknown Warrior inside Westminster Abbey was awarded the US Medal of Honor in 1921 by General John Pershing and we reciprocated by awarding the VC to the Unknown Soldier in Arlington. What I find disappointing is that, as yet, the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey has not been awarded the VC.

[@frankbevan413]

We already honor those = poppies ---- Bit hard to give a medal to somebody who you dont know = Thats the whole point of the VC ---- If you give that medal as a blank (no information on it) It becomes worthless for what it was designed for . Your asking to put that medal on a unknown persons grave = thereby giving a medal to every Soldier (metaphorically speaking) --- Every soldier ? what about the Soldier who sold secrets to the Enemy and got their fellow Soldiers killed ? How about the Soldiers who killed children/women on purpose not by accident ? there would be thousands and thousands of people the polar opposite of those people who hold or have held a VC.

[@59jalex]

@@frankbevan413 We thought an unknown US serviceman was worthy of the award. But you don't think our own is worthy of the same? Strange.

[@TheArgieH]

@@59jalex But he does have a Medal of Honour.

[@otterspocket2826]

@@59jalex - Because it's awarded to a non-British/Commonwealth recipient, it's an honourary award that doesn't have the same gravitas as the full award. Similar to honourary knighthoods (Bob Geldoff) and university degrees. In that way the criteria for the full award - in particular a specific deed or deeds - don't need to be met. Our own fallen are commemorated in national and local memorials around the Commonwealth, maintained by the Commonwealth and its individual nations, which is the equivalent 'highest honour' without qualifying criteria.

[@maidaursuladawn44glasgow3]

Our most recent VC winner Wille Apiata could be seen selling poppies for ANZAC day recently in our small seaside town of Whakatane here in the Bay Of Plenty New Zealand a wonderful young man who sincerely believes he was just doing his job.

[@neilmorrison7356]

The Gurkhas exist because Royal Marines and Paras need heroes. Former Indian Army Chief of Staff Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw once stated that: "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha."

[@Scaleyback317]

I have a mate who was awarded the MM for gallantry as a British infantryman. He remembers little about the action other than seeing his mate killed next to him, he just redmisted and twenty minutes or so later realized he was stood in the middle of a small village and there were dead and wounded terrorists laying around and had no clear recollection of what had happened. He just charged toward them and shot everyone he saw and those closest to him just upped and followed suit. Still see him from time to time.

[@catherinewilkins2760]

Looking forward to part 3, just for information the George Cross is a similar award, but for civilians or military not at war. Malta was awarded George Cross for services during WW2. It took a massive hammering.

[@realburglazofficial2613]

The NHS was awarded the GC for their COVID response as well. Technically, anyone who worked for the NHS during COVID can put GC after their name!

[@PsilocybinCocktail]

" It took a massive hammering." I see you use traditional British understatement there. "It was the most bombed place on the planet". FIFY.

[@59jalex]

My very good friend, Lewie Abdilla, was from Malta. Once, in Australia, he was talking with a group of people and mentioned that he was originally from Malta. A German lady in the group said that she didn't know where Malta was. Lewie, quick as anything replied, well, your air force had no problem finding it. 🙂

[@realburglazofficial2613]

@@59jalex 🤣 legendary response!

[@JohnMacbeth]

@@PsilocybinCocktail You should take a look at what happened to Hamburg or Dresden if you think that's the case..

[@contingency9]

They were all unbelievably brave men and still would not earn the VC. That's how rare this award is.

[@jasonjones5357]

Great reaction to know where the Victoria cross comes from, that how precious they are as there's no more of them when they are gone as no more Crimean wars and cannons thats for sure!

[@matthewskinner1637]

I think the most modern recipient of a VC was back in Afghanistan by a Lance Corporal called Joshua Leaky, who helped lead a rescue mission for a crashed American pilot. Nothing but respect for all these man

[@markrunnalls7215]

Don't forget Cpl Joshua Leakey who won his VC for saving that US marine officer..

[@hiiamandi]

That’s how nelson died! The medals, like the flashy ones in the video attracted the light! He was effectively lit up like a Christmas tree, unlike the Victoria cross, nelson actually commissioned his to his specifications, so he kinda helped in his own death! The letters after your name also can be given to you academically also, also famously for getting a knighthood, some Americans, for example, Steven Spielberg, Angelina Jolie, who have been knighted, unless they become British/commonwealth citizens, can’t be sir Steven or dame Angelina, but gain letters after their name like KBE, and DBE! U should watch Jeremy’s Greatest raid of all time next!

[@whovianhistorybuff]

Funnily enough there are experts who say that if it had been around in Nelson's lifetime he would have received the V,C at least 3 times.

[@TheArgieH]

@@whovianhistorybuff Sorry to be an annoying pedant. In Nelson's day there was no VC, in fact in 1805 there was not much of Victoria either. Nelson was a brilliant Naval commander, he also had a trait of being in the right place at the right time, but undeniably had a few character flaws of which one was vanity which arguably did fot him.

[@howardscott1556]

Because all the medals are made from one piece of metal it provides a link between all the winners, your medal is the same as all of those that have gone before.

[@realburglazofficial2613]

And all those that will come after.

[@colingregory7464]

Crimea was Florence Nightingale and the Charge Of The Light Brigade one high point and one low. Don't know the percentage, but surviving winning the VC is quite rare

[@tobytaylor2154]

The bronze is from a Canon, it was captured in a famous battle in our history "the charge of the light brigade".

[@Backs4more]

It was believed the metal was from a Russian cannot captured at the Battle of Sevastopol, but it has since been discovered that this has not been the case for 107 years. Here is an extract explaining: “It has long been widely believed that all the VCs were cast from the cascabels of two cannon that were captured from the Russians at the siege of Sevastopol.[19][20][18] However, in 1990 Creagh and Ashton conducted a metallurgical examination of the VCs in the custody of the Australian War Memorial,[21][22] and later the historian John Glanfield wrote that, through the use of X-ray studies of older Victoria Crosses, it was determined that the metal used for almost all VCs since December 1914 is taken from antique Chinese guns, replacing an earlier gun.[4][20][18][23] Creagh noted the existence of Chinese inscriptions on the cannon, which are now barely legible due to corrosion.[21] A likely explanation is that the cannon were taken as trophies during the First Opium War and held in the Woolwich repository.”

[@tobytaylor2154]

@@Backs4more yeah, the guardian, I saw that leftie properganda newspaper. 😂 copy and paste from the Internet.

[@Backs4more]

@@tobytaylor2154 evidence 🙄

[@tobytaylor2154]

@@Backs4more funny how ppl Google stuff and believe what they see. Try asking the relevant ppl and museums

[@Backs4more]

@@tobytaylor2154 I gave the wiki reference because it goes into a lot of data. New research. Considering over 1,355 have been issued from a bit of canon the size of an A4 bit of paper, a second source of the material makes sense.

[@baylessnow]

Caine was lucky he was carrying a Bren gun when he walked into those Germans. The average soldiers' Sten gun was, apparently, well known for jamming, just when you didn't want it to.

[@kenchristie9214]

To earn a Victoria Cross requires the act of bravery to be witnessed by an officer and three witnesses. Numerous acts of valour have gone unnoticed.

[@gabrielstrong2186]

One reason, I believe, that VCs are so rarely awarded is that 1) One of the requisites for it was valor above and beyond the call of duty. and 2) some people who were put forward for it turned it down because they did not believe that what they did WAS above and beyond the call of duty. My understanding is that even now you can decline an honour award. Unless it is posthumous.

[@mauricestevenson5740]

Back in the day - e.g. the times of the establishment of the VC and before and since - capture of the enemy's guns were clear evidence of winning. Using captured guns (or pieces thereof) is an entirely appropriate way to create medals.

[@franl155]

I hope you do do a vid on the Gurkhas; an amazing body of men that has won 13 VCs. I'd gladly go and put a hat on just so I could take it off to them.

[@Diamondmine212]

The Gurkhas have a saying ,once their Knife has been drawn in battle it cannot be resheathed until it has drawn blood. The Gurkhas have been awarded the most VC,s in the British army.

[@Backs4more]

Both statements are not true. The Gurkhas have won 13, the Royal Artillery have 51. Most older infant art regiments have more.

[@reaperoflostsouls4323]

You need to react to. The greatest raid of all. More VC's were won in that battle then the rest of the war

[@yorkshirefazer]

using a captured cannon as the base metal shows the struggle needed to earn this medal. i guess it symbolizes the massive effort needed to succeed in an intense battlefield environment?

[@_pianoN_]

the value of the victoria cross is in the gallantry it took to earn it.

[@ohsosmooth01]

Keith Payne reminds me of Forrest Gump in that scene. 40 blokes...

[@jjhry177]

waterloo was a slaughter house, the bren was a damn good gun, the medal is not for show it is for bravery in the extreme, writing as i see vid, but clarkson is amazing in the V.C series he has done just honesty coming through, and the V.C is made like that because they are from the beginning, Ghurkas are amazing and while im a brit they are all bloody brilliant and deserve all the kudos they get in all respects, 40 lads saved behind enemy lines wd and damn but im at a loss for words, 2 thirds dead with low ammo and water while being surrounded with zero support well shit ,

[@perperson199]

Please react to "The Greatest Raid of All". It's also a brilliant short documentary by Jeremy Clarkson. Actually it's much better than the VC one

[@WJS774]

The VC was a medal for the common soldier. Do the other awards pictured here in contrast _look_ like they are fitting for a common man? They are overly flashy and look like they were designed for generals, like the contemporary awards that the VC was specifically being introduced to replace. It brings to mind a scene from Indiana Jones and the Holy Grail; _"This_ is the cup of a carpenter."

[@dannysullivan633]

The guy keith Payne was in the royal Australian regiment Aus inf

[@corybrown1450]

It is not the British Medal of Honor that is a disrespectful title not only have many more men served in the military of the Commonwealth there are less Victoria crosses then there are Medals of Honor if anything the Medal of Honor is the American Victoria Cross seeing as the Victoria Cross came first

[@CrazyhorseDK]

1358 VCs handed out in 150+ years 3500+ Medal Of Honors this waS about Operation Marketgarden

[@nigelleyland166]

For Ghurka we Brits read Legend!

[@soultraveller5027]

Just want to comment on Mr clackson being given acces, to britians British military weapons storage facilitys not something randomley handed. Out to TV presenters/old school journalist hacks, you would agree. for my part I have never seen another journalist given that prestigious honour and trust clackson is a a huge supporter of britians armed forces thought out his life and to be given acces to the metal is taken from which VC medals are made never ever that before

[@derektaylor6389]

the george cross is the civilian equivlent of the victoria cross

[@chrisholland7367]

The Victoria Cross awarded to 11 British soldiers who amongst 150 other men defended a mission station at Rorkes Drift Natal South Africa 1879 during the Anglo Zulu war. It stands as the largest award for a single action in British military history .The defense of the mission station came after the disaster of entire regiment hours before by a Zulu army numbering some 30,000. A break away Zulu army numbering some 4,000 decended onto this mission station thinking that the small garrison of British troops would prove no obstacle for the Zulus. However this would be proven wrong and 11 men would be awarded the V.C for their outstanding bravery. Strange thing was they were all living recipients.

[@barbaradyson6951]

Chris Holland. The English word is DEFENCE. THE OTHER SPELLING IS AMERICAN. Take it you're american.

[@chrisholland7367]

@@barbaradyson6951 ok so I've used the American spelling does it really matter.

[@realburglazofficial2613]

@@chrisholland7367 no. You know the story of Rorkes Drift, thats plenty.

[@gwh766]

At the time of rorkes drift the victoria cross was not given posthumously, so you had to live to be awarded it

[@jasonjones5357]

As I'm going through this YES YES YES, 100% right, Gurkha history needs to be told and understood we should be ashamed of ourselves the way the Gurka's have been treated - They were the #1 jungle warfare army EVER and yet a lot of them never even got citizenship when we've given citizenship to people who have brought nothing to our country for decades. They were incredible.

[@hardalarboard8876]

Please react to Victoria Cross Heroes on youtube, its split into multiple parts, and its really good and interesting featuring reenactments of actual events etc.

[@AutoAlligator]

Oo part 2

[@davidtaylor7242]

You will not be disapionted with the ending of this vid. There is another vid I am sure you would like done by timeline and it is on youtube, The greatest Raid of All.

[@bobbythompson3544]

I recognise Mr Payne from Australia 🇦🇺

[@beast4517]

Wasn’t it at long tan ?

[@BK45AUS]

@@beast4517 No, not Long Tan, it was in 1969 outside Beh Het camp, with 1AATTV, attached to 1st mobile strike force, a force led by US/AU SF blokes training and working local indigenous forces.

[@beast4517]

@@BK45AUS thanks mate, i watched a few documentaries about the Aussies in Vietnam. maximum respect to them.

[@BK45AUS]

@@beast4517 👍

[@alangriggs6355]

Check out his other documentary the greatest raid 👌

[@normajean2855]

The Vietnam vet sounds Australian... saving 40 of his men... well deserved digger!! That was so sad how none of the allied diggers of that war got no respect from govt when they came back.. now they have but not when they needed it... Lest We Forget 😥😥

[@redrb26dett]

The Victoria cross is not the same as the medal of honour Desmond doss company commander and company would never had add to fight for twenty years for the state to acknowledge his valour lots of none combatants have been awarded it from stretcher barers to doctors to chaplains who never picked up a weapon in there lives it's not about killing it's about going above and beyond the call of duty the military cross/medal is more akin to the medal of honour FYI it's awarded to all British commonwealth soldiers with the exception of one American service man the unknown warrior buried at Arlington yes other Americans have been awarded the Victoria cross but they were serving in the British force's and two out of the only three double VC winners were doctors captain Charles upham being the only fighting soldier awarded two

[@johnkidd1226]

Their is no 'British medal of honour'. You lost me right there.

[@andrewmstancombe1401]

Jeremy and others make a huge mistake. The VC is NEVER, repeat Never WON! It's Awarded or Recieved. "Winning" assumes there is/was some kind of competition in order to get it... and the Winner IS.......

[@mpainter22]

an angry gurka?? No thanks, i pity the poor enemy on the wrong side of that

[@chongxina8288]

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Sobering

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Concorde

[@timphillips9954]

Come on this not a British medal of honour, it a VC

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Not sure when Jeremy made this programme he does look quite young. Their are many more holders now from The Falklands, Iraq and Afghan.

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Do you want proper story

[@markyoungman148]

pridefull? try proud.

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I don’t take anything away from most moh winners, but they gave it to all the honour guard for Lincoln’s funeral, it can’t be held in the same regard, since the vcs inception there have been less than 1400 awarded, there have been over 3500 mohs, now don’t get me wrong something like smothering a grenade would be outside my courage possibilities, but the Victoria cross has to be regarded as the premium award for gallantry