British Couple Reacts to The Most Gangster Marine Of All Time - Dan Daly

[@maingate7672]

Usually, the Medal of Honor is awarded posthumously.

[@Adiscretefirm]

Remember that the Colt 1911 pistol only carried 7 rounds in WW1, so when GSGT Daly shot the machine gun commander and took 14 prisoners he did it with 6 bullets left in his gun

[@georgefalcon14]

He was a 1stSGT in WWI not GSGT

[@Adiscretefirm]

My apologies to him, certainly not my place to take a stripe from him

[@KNETTWERX]

It is GYSGT, not GSGT.

[@Adiscretefirm]

@@KNETTWERX in this particular case it is OGSGT

[@brianrufh3684]

A 1911 service pistol holds 8 rounds. Seven in the mag, one in the chamber. Point is still well made.

[@shannonmccullough8324]

As a Marine, Dan Daly is a legend. As well as the 5th and 6th Marine Corps Regiments. France awarded the Fourragere to the Marines and Sailors of the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments in 1918 for their heroism and bravery in the battles of Belleau Wood, Soissons, and Château-Thierry during World War I. To this day, the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments are the only Marine Corps units authorized to wear the Fourragere. This ceremony marks a rare occurrence, in that an infantry unit that is originally from neither of those regiments received the coveted Fourragere.

[@OcotilloTom]

I taught Marine Corps history to recruits and permanent personnel at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California from 1967 to 1970. Dan Daly was just one of many Marine Corps hero's I covered during that time. Tom Boyte GySgt. USMC, retired Vietnam 1965-66/1970-71 0331, Infantry Machine Guns

[@CaptainFrost32]

Thank you for your service.

[@flashcar60]

I was discharged at MCRD San Diego in 1967. I had always thought that the "live forever" line was attributed to Smedley Butler, in the Philippines, I believe.

[@m2hmghb]

Thank you for your service. Carlos Hathcock is another one who should never be forgotten.

[@RowdyRuth]

That’s a stupid law. If you win it 10 times, then you win it 10 times, there shouldn’t be a limit. I didn’t know about that now I’m all freaking out for no reason. 😂

[@Yuki_Ika7]

Thank you for your service, History is extremely important so we have a lesser chance to not make the same mistakes

[@hexapuma12]

Cracks me up that I’m seeing a ton of Brits watching Fat Electrician.

[@breaker86]

Why

[@Koyotito20]

You guys gotta check out his video on Joe Medicine Crow "The Last War Chief"

[@RockNRuen]

I second this!

[@uftreefighter]

I will absolutely third this!

[@sultanofsauce9816]

YESSS! I fourth it!

[@PulsingKrugotvoid]

Great video. Haven't seen many reactions to that video. But that's one of his best imo.

[@floydwallander4932]

Yes this is one to watch

[@somewhereincascadia]

Both Dan Daly and Smedley Butler each need their own TV series.

[@RobertL.JonesJr-hz8vl]

Don't forget Lewis B. Puller (Chesty) who had a glorious Career also. Good Night Chesty where ever you are!

[@edm.6657]

They did make a movie about the boxer rebellion, it is called “55 days at Peking” starring Charlton Heston and David Niven.

[@joseph96345]

FYI: the clip of the swordsman getting shot was from the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark. If you've not check it out before, you should.

[@mael6834]

We sang his name as we ran in boot camp at Parris Island. Alot of his personel effects are on display at the Museum of the Marine Corps in Quentico, Virginia.

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

Quantico, Virginia… Semper Fi and OOHRAH!!

[@alyssat7809]

Did he ever settle down and have a family?

[@collectgemsosrs6298]

I never knew so many quotes etc came from him "retreat hell".. "come on you sob do you wanna live forever" .. and devil dogs...im not even finished with the video yet 😂

[@Plastikdoom]

The “Retreat, Hell” that came a USMC Captain, not from Daly, but he’s still a total badass and total legend among modern Marines. Along with Smedley Butler, John Basilone and Chesty Puller. Along with many others.

[@ChuckHuffmaster]

​@@PlastikdoomCarlos Hitchcock

[@Plastikdoom]

what? Alfred had a brother? crazy @@ChuckHuffmaster

[@m2hmghb]

There's a different retreat hell quote from Korea. That one is "Retreat Hell, we're just advancing in another direction"

[@Plastikdoom]

@@m2hmghb yep, that one was Chesty Puller, the most decorated Marine of all time, he was in command of 1st MarDiv in Korea.

[@risalangdon9883]

I've seen ALL of The Fat Electrician's videos. Glad you have started covering them. One of my favorite videos of his is about a Marine horse named Reckless lol. Too dang funny.

[@iang.1676]

Great stuff. Thanks guys. BTW, at 7:30 mark was a scene (guys with swords aren’t bulletproof) from Raiders of the Lost Ark. Seemed like you hadn’t seen it before. You definitely should.

[@andyroot1242]

American here; thanks for your appreciation. Don't forget that our Marines got their start in 1775, and had the sterling example of your own Royal Marines to aim for. Dan Daly suspects we may have matched or surpassed. Regards.

[@flashcar60]

British MI6 also helped the US create the OSS, which evolved into the CIA.

[@raikbarczynski6582]

yeah the Marine Crops is older than the Country they serve itself. and what is even funnier: the marines were created in a bloody Tavern :)

[@timlubbers2884]

@@raikbarczynski6582yup, almost as old as the coast guard …

[@Serenityindailylife]

After you get the Medal, they remove you from the theatre of war you served in. I have known 3 medal of honor awardees. I am privileged to have known them.

[@bwestacado9643]

That's amazing, I share a birthday with Dan Daly. What a great man and thank you for watching this video. This was awesome

[@cynthiaalver]

The Boxer Rebellion is a fascinating part of history.

[@VKiera]

I believe they have since revised the rules, and a person can earn more than one medal of honor. I honestly think they should give Dan Daly the third one on principle alone.

[@kevintemple245]

Nope. Still only one.

[@yashjoseph3544]

@@kevintemple245 The Fat Electrician isn't entirely correct about the MOH rules. No modern recipients have more than one medal because of laws passed for the Army in 1918, and for the Navy in 1919, which stipulated that "no more than one medal of honor . . . shall be issued to any one person," although subsequent awards were authorized by issuance of bars or other devices in lieu of the medal itself. The prohibition on double awards did not technically apply to the double recipients of WWI because they received Medals of Honor from different services, which meant the same medals were not duplicated and had independent statutory authority. Later, in 1927, President Coolidge issued an executive order that forbade issuing more than one federal decoration for the same action, a policy that continues through the present time. The statutory bar on issuing multiple medals was finally repealed in the FY2014 defense bill, at the request of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, meaning that recipients can now be issued more than one medal rather than simply receiving a device for subsequent awards. However, no more than one medal may be issued for the same action.

[@rumrunner5266]

The movie 55 Days In Peking (1963) covers this battle. Several countries, including Britain, were involved in defending the ligation.

[@MarineSgt]

As a retired Marine 93-2006 I definitely enjoy y'all's reactions & while serving all Marines strived to be like SgtMaj. Daley. Semper Fi & Ooorah

[@showtime1004]

the number of times I have watched people react to this and the Indiana Jones clip goes right over their head makes me sad. Seriously, everyone should watch the OG Indiana Jones trilogy, it's a classic!

[@Ace33W]

The story behind that particular IJ clip is funny too actually. Not many people know Harrison had the flu that day and that scene was supposed to be a long drawn out fight, but because of HF's sickness, they shortened it.

[@MeCanik79]

One of the funniest scenes in cinematic history

[@jaydeutscher]

I’m very proud of and in awe of one of my gx6(?)-grandfathers who was one of the very first American marines, serving on the Continental Frigate “Deane” in the Revolutionary War. I wish so much that he had left an account of his service.

[@ChuckHuffmaster]

" America's war horse Sgt Reckless " is one of my favorites

[@m2hmghb]

She was the goodest of horses.

[@bodenmaddoxmain]

Awesome reaction. So glad you found TFE. And so glad you kept it playing to the end so that you didn't miss his fun outros. He does those often. :)

[@davidneel8327]

The movie 55 Days in Peking is about the Boxer rebellion.

[@quentinmichel7581]

The machine gun wasn't a modern mechanism...it was an 1895 Browning "Potato Digger".

[@Animo2006]

As a U.S. Marine, I take pride in the many courageous Marine that built our legacy and set an example for other Marines to aspire to. Dan Daly and John Basilone were two of my favorite examples and inspirations.

[@vernhoke7730]

Brings back memories of Marine Corps history at Parris Island back in 1977. Dan Daly and Smedley Butler were 2 Marines who were awarded the Medal of Honor, the nations highest award for Valor, twice.

[@jacquesm6847]

YEAH!!! We’re not taught to retreat but to move forward… we bite all the time anywhere we’re sent…👍🏼😉🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@AxiomAttestant]

I know a Staff Sargent that got wounded in 2 different fire fights miles apart at two different times of day, but because of the rules only got awarded 1 Purple Heart Medal. His team was on the way out of the fire base to do a patrol. As they were leaving the wire they were attacked. He got shot through the meaty part of the shoulder. It wasn't a really bad wound. Later on in the evening he volunteered to go back to duty and got rotated into another patrol team. They got about 2 miles out and got attacked again and he was shot through his larynx. He got sent home. His commander put him in for 2 Purple Hearts but He only received 1, because the rule is only 1 Purple Heart in a day

[@SAVikingSA]

I believe one guy in Vietnam got two in the same firefight because he got wounded and evaced, but the helicopter got shot down and he had to fight overnight until more could come in. He was wounded again later that night.

[@KhenoronhkhwaJesusIs]

Thank you both for pausing the video while you talk, instead of talking over the video. Whatever you both want to say is important for us to hear, just as the video is also important😀.

[@tjkj-om9oi]

You can technically be awarded the MoH more than once, but you only get the physical medal once. This came about due to many MoH recipients being awarded the MoH from the Army and the Marines for the same action. That is what that law was intended to correct. Oh and the different branches all have different MoH medals, same ribbon color but the actual medal is a different design.

[@hellhound1389]

He's talking about the CMH. That's the big one

[@tjkj-om9oi]

@@hellhound1389 Yeah I know and in the military it's just MoH, not what you typed.

[@yashjoseph3544]

@@tjkj-om9oi Technically, only the Navy, not the Marines, has its own design separate from the Army and Air Force. The Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard all get the same MOH design from the Navy. Also, as of 2014, recipients can now be issued more than one medal rather than simply receiving a device for subsequent awards. However, no more than one medal may be issued for the same action.

[@jaziahbryson695]

The U.S. government needs to give Dan Daly his MOH

[@andorastorm1000]

Can't wait for you to meet The Limping Lady and SSgt Reckless two ladies who truly made history and Victory for US.

[@michaelschemlab]

There were a total of 100,000-300,000 men on the Boxer side of the Boxer Rebellion

[@RobertL.JonesJr-hz8vl]

Also November 10th is the Marine Corps Birthday, while the 11th is Memorial Day plus Dan Daly's Birthday. SEMPER FI

[@vipergtsmre]

We have tons of heros, ALL our Vets and active are. Dan made the Marines and our Country proud, many others have too

[@jameshundley8725]

You should checkout his video of US Marines vs. an A.I. robot

[@m2hmghb]

The first time I saw that one I almost pissed myself from laughing.

[@theresabeck1029]

Another great video!!! Thanks guys!! ❤

[@Tam58851520]

“Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.” - Marine Corps, retired Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis told to Marines in Iraq. Goes to #3 decide to be aggressive enough quickly enough. Got to love the Marines/Devil Dogs

[@ScottLeeper-mm4is]

Was awarded 2 Medals of Honor❤

[@lost8099]

shoulda been 3

[@johnbattle7518]

War of 1812 Battle of New Orleans was fought after the war officially ended, but neither side got the memo .

[@ronin9380]

Great job! Thanks for the hard work!

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

“Raiders of the Lost Ark”…one of my absolutely all time favorite movies!! Harrison Ford?? ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@SKPanda1915]

USMC lore has Devil Dogs coming from this Battle but that name was used in a newspaper in Philadelphia (?) before that.

[@mkl18902]

Actually Eisenhower didn't originate the quote either - it was first recorded in a 1911 article called "Stub Ends of Thought" by a relatively unknown writer named A.G. Lewis

[@kevinhayes1656]

I take that back that was a spellcheck mistake. Archibald Henderson was considered the grand old man of the Marine Corps, not the grandfather.

[@MarvRoberts]

I love chubby electron guy. ❤

[@ChuckHuffmaster]

" Quack Bang Out"

[@bradmiller6023]

Think about this Dan Daly at Bellow Wood was not put in for 1 MOH but 2. 1st was for taking the machine gun emplacement (which by chance was the same thing Alvin York was given his MOH for in WWI) the 2nd was for the charge he lead. Dan Daly was in fact nominated for 4 MOH's.

[@leechowning2712]

For a better view of the Boxer War, and why Dan Daly got his first MoH, Project Gutenberg has a book titled "Behind the scenes in Peking" discussing the nearly monthlong seige and attacks on the western embassies.

[@ctbailey16]

As a Marine I highly recommend you guys react to the Fat Elections video about Sgt Reckless. Another amazing and inspiring video about a forgotten Marine war hero.

[@alyssat7809]

Also the one to start gender reveals 😂

[@juliaarmato3984]

Thanks, that was great!! I really enjoyed it. God bless

[@jeanielaborde6068]

To get an idea about the boxer rebelion. Watch a movie called 55 days in Peking. With david niven and Charlton Heston. One of my old time favorite movies.

[@domshooter934]

wait...was that reaction to the Indiana Jones clip indicating that you guys havent seen Raiders of the Lost Ark?

[@williammcallister3566]

I really hope you get to the one about bayonet hill its amazing

[@randalmayeux8880]

Hi guys! The point of communications being much slower accounts for some interesting events in U.S. history, such as in the War of 1812 the battle of New Orleans being fought 2 weeks after the war was over, or in the US Civil War the last battle being fought in Texas over two weeks after the south surrendered.

[@jesuschristpose896]

They should have created a new medal just for this guy, with him being the only guy to receive it

[@bobbyquinting3918]

The reason behind limiting the amount of Medal of Honar awards was because individuals would not stand out. They did not want it to become a token (participation) award. Only the most deserved achieve it to this day -not every participant.

[@Betty-ei2rb]

You so need to watch The naval Seal rescues. I CRIED.

[@Cubs-Fan.10]

Your reaction to the Indiana Jones clip tells me yall have never seen Indiana Jones lol Must see!

[@Jon-sy3tx]

The Fat Electrician is a great storyteller. You guys should take a bunch of his shorter videos about military equipment and weapons and react to those videos too, which are equally great

[@georgecarlson1460]

FYI the US Medal of Honor is essentially equivalent to the UK Victoria Cross and the George Cross.

[@lindaclark7868]

I come from a proud Marine Corp family. My great grandfather, my grandfather, my father, and my brother.

[@kevinhayes1656]

I was in the United States, Marine Corps, and I’ll tell you another Marine, you should react to is chesty puller. Archibald Henderson was considered the grandfather of the United States Marine Corps

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

Absolutely!! ❤️🇺🇸💝

[@skyjust828]

🤔 "What-d-ya' mean go back ❓ that aint no fun❓❓❓" lol

[@christopherhanton6611]

after the battle the French name the wood Bois de la Brigade de Marine ('Wood of the Marine Brigade', and build Cemetery there as well and its still there.

[@danielbrooks5585]

U.S. Marines are still referred to as Devil Dogs to this day.

[@KhenoronhkhwaJesusIs]

The comment that Dan Danly made “I only quit firing because they quit coming.”, reminds me of something similar that Polk County,Florida Sheriff Grady Judd responded to a reporter who asked Sheriff Grady Judd “why sho_t the suspect 68 times?”, and the Sheriff simply responded “because we ran out of b_llets.” Sheriff Grady Judd has warned any cri_inals that “if you sho_t at any of my Deputies, we will sho_t you grav_yar_ dea_.” You can watch his press conferences and he speaks honestly and in plain terms without any apol_gies.

[@RealDiaFr]

If you react to this guy again, I’d highly recommend the 77th division video. It’s pretty long though.

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

Hello Beesleys, " The Fat Electrician " knows some stories.

[@susanwahl6322]

Weaponization ice cream is another good one.

[@kendrabrown6659]

Awesome reaction I absolutely love TFE

[@Recceman901]

These days typically if you get awarded the MOH, you typically are retired from Active Duty effectively ending any chance of repeating the chance to earn that medal again. Personally, since I am friends with a MOH recipient I could be biased and do think they should be retired and given more than the medal and about $1400 per month pension (that's just for getting that medal, doesn't include their potential retirement of their rank that they earned and possible disability pensions cause let's face it, normally if you earn the MOH it's usually given to the next of kin, so if you are alive, we owe them far more than we give them). It's similar to the Victoria Cross, I served in the Canadian Army 1st CSOR before joining the US Army 18F (Green Berets 19th Group).

[@deepdragon2]

For the record on the MOH it was rescinded in 2014. No one alive has been awarded two Medals of Honor; there was a regulation from 1918/1919 until 2014 that prohibited multiple awards. The NDAA of FY2014 rescinded that restriction, so it's now possible. The uniform regulation from the DoDM directs the wear as follows: 3.6. SUBSEQUENT AWARDS. A separate MOH is presented to an individual for each succeeding act that justifies award. A Service member awarded more than one MOH will always wear a separate MOH or separate MOH ribbon to correspond with the number of awards received. The actual presentation would likely be similar to the initial ceremony.

[@splatninja9447]

Fun fact about that indiana jones scene, it wasnt scripted, they were supposed to have a close quarters fight but ford was sick so he pulled the revolver.

[@raspycellist]

You two need to watch that movie with that clip in it."Raiders of the Lost Ark" It is a must watch if you guys live on Earth.

[@marioserrano6333]

Dan Daily's birthday is definitely November 11th, America's Veterans Days!

[@chrisswinerton9603]

Just remember that John Chapman has 2 medals of honor from 2002 war in Afghanistan. So its still possible to receive it multiple times. What a badass these men are though. ❤

[@n.y.8916]

Time to get a 4k camera, guys.

[@krisschobelock4973]

Harrison Ford and Raiders of the Lost Ark!!! Now there's a movie you need to check out!!!!

[@roflberrypwncakes8195]

He stacked ALL the bodies by himself... that's every jarhead's wet dream. Private Dynamite saw it and went, "Lucky!"

[@Tijuanabill]

News travels slowly, when you have to put it on a boat and cross an ocean.

[@David-ns4ym]

If you can find it. The biography of Carlos hathcock can’t be understated how effective he was. He was an expert on sniper vs anioer and some of his exploits in the bush are beyond legendary. The nva put a massive bounty on his head

[@terrigaines1812]

Two questions: What is an anioer? What does NVA mean?

[@shannonhoenig873]

This one is a good one

[@Charlotte-zh8qg]

F*** the gangster there is ONE word for this man "BADASS"

[@gordowg1wg145]

Might be a good idea to check out "The Relief of Peking", which was rather more a British action in the Boxer Rebellion.

[@jerrymanderer8464]

Hyper aggression is one of the most intimidating acts of war. It is taught extensively in th US military. NEVER resign yourself to defense if you have the ability to take offense. The same is true in any combat, even if you break it down to the level of a street fight. I'm 5'10" 135lbs 43 years old, and recently subdued (without hurting him), a 24 year old that had both height and weight on me. By being prepared and watching his body movements and the intention in his eyes, I was able to respond accordingly.

[@_AlM-D3T_]

Merica baby, salute the marines and dan daly. 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

[@GrdDog]

Y'all should look up a guy named Audy Murphy; a war hero and actor, a fantastic story.

[@CaptainFrost32]

At the time of WWI, there was a tradition of Presidents serving at most 2 terms in office. Dan Daly got blocked on getting the 3rd Medal of Honor, and the military adds a limit that the Medal of Honor can be awarded only once. In WWII, FDR wins his third and fourth elections as President. A Constitutional Amendment is passed making the official limit of 2 terms to prevent a President from serving more than 8 years. If a politician can get a second term in office, heroes like Dan Daly deserve additional awards.

[@HikingPNW]

Technically you can be President for 10 years but you would have to have everything fall into place perfectly to accomplish this. For instance, if you are Vice President and the President resigns or dies in office and has 2 years or less left of their term, then you could finish out their term of office and get elected for 2 more terms. If the President had more then 2 years left, then you would still finish out that term but could only be elected once.

[@edm240b9]

TFE got one thing wrong about that rule stating a soldier can only be awarded one Medal of Honor. Back in the day, the US had seperate Medals of Honor, one for the Army and one for the Navy. And what was happening was that some men were being awarded two Medals of Honor for the same action. The law that TFE mentions is makes it so that there’s only one Medal of Honor that encompasses all the branches. That being said, a USMC official did state that “no living Marine should be awarded three Medals of Honor.”

[@HikingPNW]

It was just poor timing that Dan Daly was in line to get a 3rd Medal Of Honor that the U.S. was in the middle of reevaluating who deserves to get the medal or not. Right before America entered WW1, the U.S. reviewed all previous recipients and had revoked a little over 900 medals because they were not deemed worthy of the medal. A large part of this was because they wanted to establish the MoH as the highest medal that can be bestowed and revoke any that didn't meet up to this standard. When the medal was first given during the American Civil War it was given out like candy. 864 were given to a single regiment as an incentive to reenlist and stay to protect the capitol after the Confederate invaded Pennsylvania and left the capitol undermanned. 309 of the 864 volunteered to stay and the rest went home. They ended up only needing to stay for 4 days but because of an error the names of the volunteers was lost. The War Department still gave the medal to the entire 864 men even though a majority didn't volunteer and none of them fought during this time. I don't think they didn't give Dan Daly a 3rd medal because they were trying to be mean but more to just establish how hard it is to receive it during this crackdown on the MoH recipients.

[@devinmitchell4170]

Just to add to the shenanigans...10 Nov is the U.S. Marine Corps' Birthday. Not a single Marine is sober for the first two week of November

[@jamesmarciel5237]

Dan Daly and Smedley Butler are NOT the only two US Marines to have been awarded the Medal of Honor twice. John J. Kelly and Charles F. Hoffman were also awarded the Medal of Honor twice as well. Both men receiving the medal for actions twice in WWI.

[@ldld2311]

Ur accents are awesome

[@coldsnyper1271]

Imagine if the Olympics had that rule... Saying "you've already received a gold medal, you can't get anymore". WTF!!!

[@warrendavis9262]

Fun American military history fact: the Battle of New Orleans took place one month after the War of 1812 was over due to the slow spread of news back then...

[@greeneyesinfl9954]

Semper Fidelis!!

[@troy9er]

Love your channel are you in the US or 🇬🇧?

[@user-os2es4es9y]

Never doubt a marine! Hoo rah!

[@zzseabearzz3859]

the most gangester politician ever video is even better nned that reaction