Blood on the risers Hemevez, Normandy

Jump into Hemevez, France (Normandy) June 4th 2015.

[@MichaelJ44]

The people looking up must be like: “Oh not again”

[@NomadTheProtogen]

Best comment.

[@FarawayFragrance]

I love how your name is just michael

[@Jmeon4eva]

*random shouts in French*

[@PoloRackz123]

I'm your 200th like.

[@fatherflavor3167]

"Merde"

[@panzermk4953]

“Hitler made only one big mistake when he built his Atlantic Wall,” the paratroopers liked to say. “He forgot to put a roof on it.” Stephen E. Ambrose

[@tylerbastow5012]

they were based before based was a thing

[@Pinned2Five]

@@tylerbastow5012 I thought base jumping was different...

[@rebelgaming7718]

Hitler said the United States ain't shit and we said oh hell no you awoke a sleeping giant mother fucker

[@TheStig_TG]

@@Pinned2Five 🤣

[@WAKIZASHI158]

Lol

[@JustMe-mg6vw]

Those guys who jumped at Normandy had more balls than a bearing factory.

[@sidneytopf]

That is a fact!

[@tjdobson4377]

I'm surprised they were able to exit the aircraft with those massive balls

[@John-mf6ky]

Lol 🤣🤣

[@nancyjanzen5676]

From me for my uncle thank you. Most laid back guy you would ever have met.

[@JA382A]

and more balls then hitler

[@hfxz]

Random french farmers:”are we being invaded again?”

[@zachjohnson6445]

"Liberated again" the red army invaded the us and uk Liberated

[@tonyV07]

🤣🤣

[@Zach.1809]

@@zachjohnson6445 are you stupid? That never happened

[@juliandark4277]

Nothing to laugth for freedom France have to support allied bomber ,great civil loss,and a forgoten part of dday was the french woman raped by our allied....

[@colecummings8550]

@@juliandark4277 you said WHAT!?!?

[@liamfast9157]

Luckily it didnt end up as it did for the paratrooper in the song

[@jayca1402]

Liam Fast well he’s smart and his static line was hooked.

[@ascoutly1593]

Yeah honestly the song is really dark for the happy sounding beat

[@privateerbouncher9622]

@@ascoutly1593 Murica likes blood and death, what did you expect d:)

[@braytendavis7637]

Did the guy in the song get shot by aa guns or d

[@floopusdoopus]

@@braytendavis7637 he got tangled in his chute and hit the ground

[@roncooper8666]

I loved that Jumpmaster - laid back, casual - just another day at the office. I was surprised to see you had a green light for nearly 50 seconds before you were given the command to go. I couldn't help but think of night jumps I had made where the only light inside the fuselage was the red light at the door - that eerie red glow. Then, after going thru the jump commands, waiting anxiously for the light to turn green and the shuffle toward the door. Good times, eh! Having served in the 101st in the 1960s I had the honor of serving with some of the men who had made their combat jumps during WWII. Lifers, we called 'em. Today I recognize them for the heroes that they really were. My First Sgt., Orville "Snuffy" Jones - HHC 2/506, was one of those men. He had two brass stars affixed to his Jump Wings, symbolizing the two combat jumps he had made - Normandy and Holland. Snuffy only stood about 5' 9" but he was one of the tallest men I ever met! Not in stature but in character. His fatigues were always heavily starched and sharply creased. He always gave us the same payday talk about the perils of Clarksville and the women who would do their best to separate us from our hard earned jump pay - an extra $55 a month. I can only recall him making one comment about his jump over France. It was his response to the query; "Weren't you scared to jump out of that plane that night?" He responded; "Hell no! I couldn't wait to get out of that goddamned aircraft because we were taking so much groundfire that it sounded like we were inside of a popcorn machine!" I'm nearly 75 years old now and I have a much greater respect for those brave souls who were willing to give their all that we might live in freedom. Thank you, Sidney, for making this video. I envy you the jump you got to make at this historic site. Please accept a snappy airborne salute from this old Trooper! Currahee!

[@sidneytopf]

It was literally my pleasure to do the jump again. I have jumped in Normandy four times now.

[@BlazeSh0t]

Thanks for telling this story I enjoyed reading it. Ww2 vets are my hero’s too. TYFYS

[@redneckgaming7171]

Makes me think of my great grandad, was a "lifer" as well! I always thank anyone I see who've served our country and it pains me greatly that I cannot serve my country due to medical issues

[@herbijikurdistan8025]

Great comment.

[@muppetbrother]

Haha. I was thinking the same when I saw the green for go. I’m sure we went on green. Any delay would result in a missed DZ.

[@woodstockthebird379]

Must be an amazing feeling, to brace yourself, then jump from your aircraft, that wonderful jerk letting you know your chute has opened, as you float to the ground.

[@shawndarling5855]

Best thing is nobody is shooting at these guys

[@woodstockthebird379]

Shawn Darling True.

[@116PANZERLIED]

it's a hell of a feeling, especially with planes like that, because they do not have wind shields, so you take the full blast of wind. It's so exhilarating, then...silence and peacefulness as you float down. Completely mesmerizing....then you hit the ground and remember why my knees are going to be fucked up forever xD I'd love to do a jump like that though

[@mrgrinch35iswise62]

It was.

[@frankdittmar1343]

@@116PANZERLIED Warum nicht? Anmelden...

[@mr6johnclark]

It takes a lot of guts to jump out of a perfectly fine aircraft. Then you add to it dead of the night, AAA shooting at you, carrying a lot of gear, landing finding you lost some of your gear, and knowing when you land you may have to fight your way out of the drop zone suriviving that you have to have to complete an objective to save the guys landing on the beach.

[@josephc.558]

Don’t forget the rest of your comrades being spread out for miles around you because of poor weather conditions.

[@mr6johnclark]

@@josephc.558 yeah that too!

[@quietreader4190]

I heard that the Nazi's flooded some of the farm fields by dam'ing the rivers, so even if they survived the drop (they didn't expect the fields to be flooded), some may have drowned instead trying to get out of their chute. I can't be sure if that actually happened but I heard that it happened in one or two documentaries I have watched.

[@dannymiller3315]

@@quietreader4190 then picture you landing under fire seeing all this just to hear the loud growl of a diesel engine and the clanking of teacks and seeing atiger tank coming right at you, you who only has a tommy gun imagine how terrifying it would be

[@BlackBanditXX]

Imagine if you will for a moment. You're a German soldier running face-to-face with these men. You KNOW who they are. These crazy SoB had a perfectly good airplane, but were so eager to come kick your ass, they jumped out just to give you a what for.

[@Bernesemtdog]

I would love to do this in a full set of WWII America. paratrooper gear

[@sidneytopf]

You can do it. The group I jumped with is called the Round Canopy Parachute Team. or RCPT. The have a jump school in the US (Oklahoma I think) and they do Anniversary and commemoration jumps all over.

[@kaedynnichol8530]

sidney topf hey did they up out of a DC3

[@sidneytopf]

It was an original C-47 that dropped paratroopers for the D-Day and Operation Market Garden invasions.

[@jonathontyynismaa5310]

sidney topf I wish we still had had those c47s

[@xavi-kun]

Jonathon Tyynismaa Technically they’re still flying and still in production in the form of the Basler BT-67 (I think that’s what it was called).

[@FemboyAkagi]

be happy that 20 different flak AAAs aren't shooting up at you guys.

[@Shregurun93]

some people that jumped out of the plane in ww2 Normandy last sounds were *BOOM BAM DT Dt Dt Dt Dt BLAAM*

[@Shregurun93]

🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦

[@rapter9335]

Dam right

[@MichaelJ44]

Gory gory what a hell of a way to die

[@owensks]

@@Shregurun93 so glad you put the Canadian flag not just the British

[@dorkmax7073]

French farmer: umm...what

[@marko-pk6qt]

Veteran with PTSD:AAAAAAAAA ITS HAPPENING AGAIN EVERYONE PANIC

[@mtfalpha-1105]

"Were back bitch"

[@brendaproffitt8520]

Looks like parachute jumpers have lots of training and Those guys make it look so easy to handle jumping out of aircraft thank you so much

[@kloic9334]

For military jumping, the training is not that hard or long.

[@ns6q333]

remember to pull the cord

[@seanm7539]

@@ns6q333 I don’t disagree but let me explain something the way the parachute is rolled and then packed. It is then able to be attached to what is called a stat line which is essentially line to the end attached to the end of the parachute and then it’s been attached to a caribeaner and then it’s attached to a cable on the inside of the C1 30 and when you jump out, that line gets pulled, there’s no cord involved unless your primary parachute gets fucked up then you have a secondary cord you have to pull

[@ns6q333]

@@seanm7539 then they REALLY better remember to pull the cord

[@josephwarra5043]

Great vid, thanks. And my respect to all those jumpers on D-Day, Normandy, 1944, You gave your tomorrows so that we could have a today. Thank You.

[@MichaelJ44]

I’m so respectful that I’m most likely gonna have a mix raced son and my daughter will most likely join a Labour Union. Woo hoo

[@alfatejpblind6498]

@@MichaelJ44 If you have a mixed race son is up to you... Just marry someone of the same race if that bothers you. And what’s wrong with labor unions? In what way is it bad that workers can negotiate terms with their bosses? I always find it so weird when people see a conflict between employees and employers...

[@Empty0ne]

I like this song! From Russia with best wishes!

[@trickytoes]

I hope we never have to fight the Russians. You guys where amazing fighting the Nazis. So long “Comrad”.

[@Novaonyoutube432]

Charlamonthahu I agree

[@thegreatobiwan9844]

Russian commenting American song I fined pretty common And when it’s a good reply

[@sagjocent8005]

Зелёный лесник i m from Russia too

[@qxcue6406]

Charlamonthahu Cold War dipshit

[@purvistimothy]

If I was the jump master I would have “accidentally” tripped on jump run. Jumping from a DC-3 is a cool experience.

[@capt.torres3605]

Ye mean a C-47 Skytrain?

[@burgerking3392]

@@capt.torres3605 they are essentially the same thing, the dc-3 is just the civilian version of the c-47

[@mpetersen6]

@@burgerking3392 Don't you mean a Dakota? Or whatever the Russians called the version they built under license

[@Sharkwhisperer57]

What a fantastic video. What an amazing opportunity to jump into Normandy. Great, absolutely great- And Blood on the Risers is the perfect music for this. Airborne!

[@sidneytopf]

It was an amazing experience.

[@ldereklevasseur8985]

My grandfather would probably say "Thank God I got shot up at Anzio so I did not have to jump at Normandy." Of course back then you were in it for the long haul. He joined the service in October of 1940 and did not get to leave until the later half of 1946. No shit the Greatest Generation without a doubt.

[@brazilian733]

Paratroopers: [*jump off planes, deploying chute*] Farmers below: "aw shit, here we go again"

[@shawndarling5855]

Hard core every last one of them

[@shawndarling5855]

@Piano covers For fun The pathfinders

[@whiterunguard530]

Its crazy to think that what you saw right there is exactly what thousands of young men saw that fateful night 77 years ago.

[@antonlykkegaard1487]

it takes a special sort of madman to jump out of a perfectly good airplane.

[@kevinkelly9342]

Did it for a living my man.

[@a-drewg1716]

But once that plane is under constant flak you sure as hell wish you could jump out of that thing as fast as you can

[@jimjoyce1638]

Jumping out of planes that weren't perfectly good was scary too. I made the 2nd test jump out of the c5a galaxy, the wings were flopping like a bird. Scared the shit out of me. Grounded the plane afterward because of engine mount problem. Was fine with me!!!

[@superweezer1]

Enjoyed the Video. Understand it was a "Hollywood" jump - No rucksack, weapons, ammunitions, hostile fire...They showed current MC1 (steerable) vs T10B parachutes. Leaving from a C-47 you had a 5 (five) foot extension to the Static Line to clear the aircraft elevator. It appears they left from 1500-1800 feet vs 500 feet in Normandy. Remember, Pathfinders already on the Ground. My memories from 58 years ago. Go Army - Beat Navy

[@jackhewitt7902]

Just imagine what what this would have been like in world warII jumping from a c47 as flak 88s fire back up at you the paratrooper is the figurehead of courage in my opinion

[@franzelbert259]

I think the 88 flak wasnt a bad enemie, you just had one shot and than reload, i think machin guns mor dangerous

[@chriswest5360]

@@franzelbert259 yeah, but they didn't take very long at all to reload, and they could place the flak rounds more accurately in the air than a machine gun, Also with the flak they didn't have to hit them directly, it could be several feet away, and still hit the trooper with shrapnel, or even damage his parachute, maybe not damage it bad enough to render it completely ineffective, but damage it bad enough to speed up his descent enough that he breaks his legs, back or some other bodily damage when he landed

[@samanthamason9326]

@@franzelbert259 or flak vierings

[@jonsmith9527]

@@chriswest5360 There were only 100 8.8cm guns in France vs 1500 panzers and tens of thousands of machine guns. A paratrooper would have to be very unlucky to run into one. The other 20,000 8.8cm flak were either at home or deployed in Africa or the eastern front where they were much more useful owing to the flat terrain and lack of dense hedgerows and trees. Even the artillery guns at Brecourt manor that are commonly said to be 8.8cm flak were actually 10.5cm howitzers.

[@scorchclasstitan6727]

*now add AA fire*

[@Reallllllllll]

*BAM BOM DT DT DT DT BAM*

[@arya0794]

Boom tatatatatatatatata boom shwooshh

[@jenniferzieser5562]

BAMMM BOOM BAM DTTTTT DTTTTT BAM BAMMMMM CABLAMO

[@CREEPER_7724]

Go back to AAHW

[@brendaproffitt8520]

Awesome song and lyrics too wonderful job on this.thank you

[@jolyjeanmarc1861]

Merci pour ces belles images d'Hémévez d'en haut...

[@sidneytopf]

It was my additional honor to lay a wreath at the Hemevez massacre anniversary also.

[@markceciljr1354]

I swear the jump master was looking for angels when he was kneeling down head out and looking up lol. My uncle was drafted for Vietnam. He volunteered for the 82 Airborne. My Grandfather asked him if they still yelled Geronimo. My uncle said hell no, now we yell hooollllyyyy sshhhiiiiittttt

[@handmade3681]

Stuff like this makes me so sad that I can’t join

[@jackhewitt7902]

Hand Made I’m sure you could at least do parachuting as a civilian

[@monkegames6133]

Why not?

[@lucindarandolph369]

For those new to the lyrics; [Verse 1] He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright, He checked off his equipment and made sure his pack was tight; He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar, You ain't gonna jump no more [Chorus] Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more [Verse 2] "Is everybody happy?" cried the Sergeant looking up, Our hero feebly answered, "yes" and then they stood him up; He jumped into the icy blast, his static line unhooked, And he ain't gonna jump no more [Chorus] Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more [Verse 3] He counted long, he counted loud, he waited for the shock, He felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt the awful drop, The silk from his reserves spilled out, and wrapped around his legs, And he ain't gonna jump no more

[@sidneytopf]

He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright, He checked all his equipment and made sure his pack was tight; He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar, "You ain't gonna jump no more!" (CHORUS) Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more! "Is everybody happy?" cried the Sergeant looking up, Our Hero feebly answered "Yes," and then they stood him up; He jumped into the icy blast, his static line unhooked, And he ain't gonna jump no more. (CHORUS) Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more! He counted long, he counted loud, he waited for the shock, He felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt the awful drop, The silk from his reserves spilled out, and wrapped around his legs, And he ain't gonna jump no more. (CHORUS) Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more! The risers swung around his neck, connectors cracked his dome, Suspension lines were tied in knots around his skinny bones; The canopy became his shroud; he hurtled to the ground. And he ain't gonna jump no more. (CHORUS) Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more! The days he'd lived and loved and laughed kept running through his mind, He thought about the girl back home, the one he'd left behind; He thought about the medic corps, and wondered what they'd find, And he ain't gonna jump no more. (CHORUS) Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more! He hit the ground, the sound was "SPLAT", his blood went spurting high; His comrades, they were heard to say "A hell of a way to die!" He lay there, rolling 'round in the welter of his gore, And he ain't gonna jump no more! (CHORUS) Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more! The ambulance was on the spot, the jeeps were running wild, The medics jumped and screamed with glee, they rolled their sleeves and smiled, For it had been a week or more since last a 'Chute had failed, And he ain't gonna jump no more. (CHORUS) Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more! (slowly, solemnly; about half the speed of the other verses) There was blood upon the risers, there were brains upon the chute, Intestines were a-dangling from his paratroopers suit, He was a mess, they picked him up, and poured him from his boots, And he ain't gonna jump no more. (CHORUS) Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more!

[@jimjoyce1638]

They blasted that song in the mess hall the morning of our first jump. Just made me close my eyes tighter going out the door!!!

[@lucindarandolph369]

Love the song! 😍🤣😍 I'm never jumping out of a perfectly good plane. 😳 Wonder why you shared this with us Whip? 🤔 Dasting....

[@christopherjames836]

Thanks for posting this! Sincerely, fmr. Sgt. 2/504 PIR. OEF II.

[@nancyjanzen5676]

Vincent Speranza added some lyrics for you guys.

[@LordHermanPRiehl-ns1sn]

My Salute To All Of Our Troops, And Our Veterans Out There! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@crazyhorse2730]

You couldn't have chosen such a good and worse song for this situation here!

[@JW-zx5dr]

Yeah, but imagine the whole plane singing this whilst flying through FlaK

[@JW-zx5dr]

@@micaheiber1419 Ah fair enough lmao

[@austinmcclure476]

Awesome man thanks for ur service

[@ItsAHedgehog]

What a great video! I cannot even imagine the courage it took to jump over Normandy on D-Day.

[@plaguetheair8975]

Now imagine explosions happening left and right and planes blowing up. I commend the men that somehow kept their baring and continued on in the name of their nation

[@ianlee487]

What a feeling when you stand on the edge .i urge everyone to try this its a hell of a feeling 2 para 1980 to 92.christ i mis that feeling

[@Wreckless229]

ATW brother! What an honor that must’ve been. Hoping to get my chance at this jump one day.

[@waywardone4]

The small patch of woods directly in front of the jumper at 4:17 is where a few members of the 82nd were holed up early morning June 6. They were captured at sunrise and brought to the Eglise Le Chateau for interrogation. Later that morning 4 were taken back to the woods and executed. A French woman found the 4 bodies plus 3 more who had been killed at sunrise, during the firefight.

[@speedguy666]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing.

[@sidneytopf]

It was actually eight members of the 82nd (507th PIR) and a man witnessed the event.

[@franklin5194]

Now Imagine do this with a hell of flaks blasting in the air.

[@Jermster_91]

The last thing you would want to hear in the sound of a MG 42 opening up and hearing bullets fly by.

[@borisfenestra]

4:36 "The VA has determined that your chronic joint pain is not service related."

[@urwingcon7795]

When i went through Airborne school in 1980, two of my jumps were out of C123 Provider's, about as close to C47s you can get in "modern" aircraft. Bumpy ride and loud as hell, ear plugs were required and definitely needed.

[@DarkJediPrincess]

This is probably about as close as I can come to knowing what it was like for my maternal grandfather when he parachuted in on D-Day. The guy from the 82nd Airborne on your plane makes it all the more so-that was the division Grandpa served in. I never got to meet Grandpa; he died before I was born. I feel a bit more connected to him now. Thanks!

[@ultralaggerREV1]

Lets all thanks for the time traveller who joined the military to record this footage from WW2

[@peytonk7367]

The size of the balls of the men who jumped down into Normandy must've weighed down the plane

[@-GoldenSTAR-]

I really want to believe everyone was singing this

[@garybanglebangle7949]

Blessings to all of them today and yesterday AMEN

[@cannonfodder8907]

i cant help imagine someone down on the streets watching this and not realizing its a reenactment and thinking "oh fuck we're being invaded" xD

[@Blackjack-dd1xv]

@Thepilotgamer 21 no get ze flamenwafer

[@ethanman4461]

@Thepilotgamer 21 it's in France, not Germany

[@jbza8762]

I can only imagine what the heroes of WW2 went through. Balls made of steel

[@justanotherotrguy]

I remember this like it were yesterday. Hopping out of a c130 is so much damn fun when you aren't being shot at by flak guns lol the people of Normandy are like "oh no!!! Zeyy arrr back!!!"

[@JW-zx5dr]

I just imagine that but through FlaK, scary. Might still try to become a paratrooper if I start loosing interest in my college course more and more. I may be British but I love the Americans, thank you for your service :)

[@sidneytopf]

Do it! Everyone can get a degree! You are only young once!

[@JW-zx5dr]

@@sidneytopf Good advice! But I don’t think the armed forces are for me anymore.

[@rithvikmuthyalapati9754]

God bless America and god bless all the US paratroopers in history and now. God bless my friends great grandpa who served in the 82nd during WW2.

[@gerogegerog5926]

Me and the bois when were on vacation in Normandy:

[@emiralamsyah9668]

remembering ? airborne troops . . landed . . 2015 in normandy. nice song . . nice video.

[@Ryan-wz4un]

Now who would jump out of a perfectly fine aeroplane ;)

[@jackhewitt7902]

Ryan I don’t but apparently the army have people that do that for some reason 😀

[@firepeashooter5427]

@@jackhewitt7902 cause they already have guns? They go down and shoot them just making this short cause its 3 am

[@sidneytopf]

No such thing as a "Perfectly Good Airplane"! Just ask an Airforce mechanic.

[@HEYBERT1984]

Cool thx for the song and jump. 🍻

[@K_I_A_R_T422]

Look at that box while waiting to be next to jump.. that box is older than the troopers parachute training

[@FreeAmericaChannel]

Hollywood jump. John Wayne would be proud. :) I would love to jump into Normandy, what a great event!

[@evghoster2478]

Hi there from Belarus ✌️ Remember night 6 June 1944...I love USA and 82nd division ❤ 💫🤠

[@misterc2105]

Sidney topf thank you for your service

[@sidneytopf]

Thanks for being worth fighting for!

[@crimsonhunter9911]

“Green light, Green light, Get the fuck outta my plane!”

[@j-aaxch9658]

This is actually in my bucket list

[@jeffsworldvlogs6088]

I love song

[@jollyharris1857]

Knees in the Breeze! Outstanding, Airborne!

[@mbt7034]

My Great grandfather was a para trooper that landed in Normandy right after the invasion and was on the front lines and he survived he said he saw a tiger 1 tank and a panzer 4

[@nancyjanzen5676]

If he was a paratrooper he landed in Normandy before the rest of the invasion around midnight.

[@martjc]

merci a tous ces jeunes soldats americain qui ont donné leurs vie sur nos plages alors que les militaires d active français etaient absent.

[@JennyLopez-nt7pr]

Ages 22 hours ago if he added a whole do you do think without the AA turns this could be amazing and I love this video I have a question how would you feel like if you were in a real life war for me I will feel terrified

[@mattpoff5040]

Was that first guys universal static line modified snap hook facing the opposite way or is that the way it was to supposed to face on the old birds?

[@JennyLopez-nt7pr]

Bro if they added a full movie of them of the whole D day this could be dope

[@Jfefels]

Imagine just being a farmer and seeing this shit the amount of money I would pay to do this

[@terriecotham1567]

War is a molister running Free and a place were no one else should go. But from time to time a fool gets into power and young men walk into the valley of death at times never seen again. Bless all Who walk on the battlefield with true hearts for some are no more than kids. But leave as men

[@Anonyhouse]

Today we will go over a variety of non-optimal parachute functions. Inversions, cigarette rolls, line-outs, totals. And my personal favorite, the Mae West.

[@MrDaggs1]

I think his static line anchor hook was backwards

[@napalm5941]

My dad was a paratrooper. Sometime I look at him and think "this average looking person that I take for granted has done this shit 30-ish times. Fucking hell"

[@nancyjanzen5676]

My uncle most laid back guy I ever met. Jumped into Normandy and into Holland. Never talked about it except to his brother that fought in the Pacific

[@murkywateradminssions5219]

82nd airborne division para drops at Hemevez, France (Normandy) circa June 4th 2015. [forgot the paratrooper regiment don't be mad pls]

[@sidneytopf]

The Paratroopers (eight) were from the 507th.

[@twwreck.5447]

Imagine a WW2 German Soldier Veteran looks up and gets his MP40 Ready

[@ryanschaefer7510]

I hope you make it home safely soon and thank you very much for your service

[@tavish4699]

when you first stepped on the edge and looked out i got goosbumps and im german :D

[@itsmrbigsmoke862]

"aw man, we're late"

[@raptin1595]

Some random French guy looking up is probably like “Are we getting liberated again?”

[@graham2631]

A buddy of mine, canadian paratrooper, said he was having a few one day in the mess. Guy's counting their jumps in the usual pissing contest. One old guy sitting there with a paratrooper ensign. So one of the guys asked, "How many jumps you got?" Old guy, "one" "One?" "Yup, Normandy" Buddy said you could hear a pin drop. Edit: it was 11/11

[@sidneytopf]

I doubt it! He would have gone to Jump school and had at least five. Most had more after for training before the jump. Good story though.

[@graham2631]

@sidney topf well of course, he had more than one jump. As did all of the guys there. But only one that counted. Old guy probably decided to join the pissing contest and won hands down. I grew up with WWll vets and they played stuff down. Here's to Fred and all the pieces we couldn't find, that sort. I went to a private school whose chaplain was a conscience objector. He was a medic he jumped with a hawthorn stick that day. Edit: l do know that most just had practice jumps from structures mimicking the speed you hit at 18mph l believe. I wouldn't be surprised if combat was the first jump for some guys.

[@sidneytopf]

@@graham2631 I have heard of a Doctor that jumped in to save someone. He had never jumped before.

[@nancyjanzen5676]

Only counted the combat jump.

[@cheeseytheif]

that honestly looks fun, guess im going parachuting one day

[@zeroyalmonsterhunter]

Criminally underrated video

[@player01-b7q]

TIP: if u are in an plane never listen this song

[@arnoldkellner2173]

Stand up hook up go. God Bless our great WwII Heroes. My father Normandy +3. Wounded three days later. PH with oak leaf for 2nd wounds that he carried with him for 67 years. Could not go thru airport security cause the shrapnel set off the sensor. WETSU

[@cvmnrbl9731]

“Slip away from that house airborne” “assume a prepare to land attitude”

[@mincid799]

Imagine to be a world war 2 french veteran, go to you backyard and see US planes and a group of paratroopers coming "a shiT, here we go again"

[@redneckgaming7171]

I'm wondering what the people of Normandy think when they see paratroopers in the skys over their towns again

[@kenmacpherson4405]

That jump master is so cool

[@ryanchan2358]

3:18 gory gory what a hell of a way to die x3

[@kinocrone7275]

Was the guy in charge, the guy at the door, from the 82nd?

[@sidneytopf]

He was part of RCPT (Round Canopy Parachute Team) Actually from Holland and dressed like a Para from the 82nd!

[@kinocrone7275]

@@sidneytopf That's so cool, thanks for the answer!

[@internetbadboy7053]

bro have I been out of the airborne too long or did bro hook up his static line backwards

[@alexdemers6365]

Badass man.

[@chileno91]

Alfin encuentro uno con salto replicando esos viejos paracaidistas 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🪖🪖🪖

[@SomeRandomKidHere]

"And he ain't gonna jump no more"

[@콰광쾅]

It's a creepy song before the jump, but it sounds like a joke after the parachute is deployed.

[@juandiegorosassuarez2636]

Band of Brothers intensifies

[@shunranzhang7702]

I want to join them.....

[@4houndswhoheal479]

I'm a 70yr old DAV in a wheelchair. Watching this convinces me, I GOTTA jump again with my old unit before I die. None of that Hollywood shit either. FULL Ruck Sack. Weapon bag & stretchers. Medics jumped in with 3 a piece. AIRBORNE!!!!