I Simply Cannot | The Pacific Episode 8 "Iwo Jima" Reaction

Join me, ManicMeeks, as I react to The Pacific Episode 8 "Iwo Jima". Happy Veteran's Day!
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[@daveduna1]

From what I understand, he's one of the legends in the Corp and Marines still learn about Basilone.

[@EvoKeKurlz]

Yes he is a legend they even built a statue of him in his home town

[@giancarlogarcia1731]

He is...every Marine is taught about what he did and try to resemble that type of courage. Semper Fi

[@omalleycaboose5937]

@@giancarlogarcia1731 there was a comic about guadalcanal in my highschool library that had him in it

[@gregs4748]

the stretch of I-5 near Camp Pendleton (where they're training here, between San Diego and Los Angeles) is named after him too

[@OriginalPuro]

Same with Major Dick Winters, his tactical analysis is bar none and still taught at West Point for instance.

[@MovieGuy808]

The five week long battle of Iwo Jima resulted in roughly 45,000 combined casualties. That comes to an average of 1,250 casualties per day on an island that was only 8 square miles in size.

[@rileyandmike]

John was a legit bad ass. He almost won a second MOH! In the battle of Iwo Jima he lead the destruction of several Japanese bunkers and lead troops and tanks through a mine field!

[@user-qo3gz7rl3q]

The only reason he did not get a second moh is cause you can only get one. So he received navy cross for Iwo

[@rileyandmike]

Николай Крючков 19 men have won the Medal of Honor twice. I haven’t seen a law/rule that says you can’t currently win a second - do you know it?

[@user-qo3gz7rl3q]

rileyandmike there has been no man who was awarded twice since ww1

[@rileyandmike]

Николай Крючков that doesn’t mean there is a rule against it! I have no rule against it.

[@GothicKnight2]

@@user-qo3gz7rl3q The only reason why those Marines in WWI won the Medal of Honor twice was because they were attached to the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Division. So they were basically both branches awarding them for the same actions.

[@omalleycaboose5937]

I love how they took John Basilone here, despite the legend he became after, and made him just a normal guy emotionally. He never felt grandiose or like his story overshadowed that of the others stories. They didn't portay him as a stock typically war movie would as like the Brad Pitt soildier man. He was just a guy. Thats why I am glad I learned his story here in this miniseries as opposed to say a film about him specifically. I mean A typical film would make him out to be to heroic. It would certainly not include my favorite scene in the miniseries... Him almost vomiting on his medal of honor citation.

[@williamcortez8908]

That is why I watch these reaction videos, pure emotions, you cant fake that.... Oh I like you, I really do.

[@chris141]

Iwo Jima was the only battle of the Pacific where American Casualities outnumbered the Japanese.

[@nickmitsialis]

True...but understand that nearly all 22, 000 Japanese casualties were deaths rather than wounded and POWs.

[@commandplay]

No? The battle of the Philipines (1941)

[@Waterford1992]

Nice but it was actually Pearl Harbour

[@chris141]

@@Waterford1992 I mean outside of Pearl and the Philipines

[@sammaclintock8017]

It would have been a bigger difference had officers not disobeyed general kurabayshi

[@GABOLDDEVIL]

you should at some point watch letters from iwo jima it's a film about the japanese side of the battle at then end, amazing film

[@rollomaughfling380]

And Flags of Our Fathers, its sister film about the similar effects of the fame and War bond tours on the men from the iconic photo.

[@mwhyte1979]

Close friend if my father was a Marine on Iwo Jima. He landed with the third wave and remembered the Japanese machine gun fire hitting the ramp of his landing craft before it dropped. I was truly honored and awed that he choose me to relate some of his experiences to me.

[@philipcoggins9512]

John Basilone, USMC, born Nov 4, 1916 - KIA Feb 19, 1945. Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Purple Heart. The greatest Marine there ever was...

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

Both of my grandfather's served in the Pacific, I'm glad neither was at Iwo Jima, or Okinawa for that matter

[@ChrisMathers3501]

Both of mine were in the Pacific too. But my mother's father DID serve on Okinawa. Not in a combat role, from what I understand. He was an Army quartermaster.

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

@@ChrisMathers3501 I'm sure you've also thought, as I have, about what it must of been like to be in the shoes of our Granddads. As far as your grandpa, I think serving in any role on Okinawa would have been insanely intense. Even if he didn't fight I'm sure he saw some extremely unpleasant things. I have nothing but the utmost respect for the servicemen who played a role in those terrible campaigns in the Pacific. From Guadalcanal, to Tarawa, Peleliu, Saipan, Iwo, Okinawa, etc. Also, just fyi, my dad's dad was a surgeon who was stationed in Burma (a much forgotten theatre) and my mom's dad was a crewman on a B-17(as an engineer if I recall) that was used not for bombing but for ferrying officers from island to island over the vast distances of the Pacific theatre. I find it very sad that father time has caught up with that generation; it's really up to us and our parents to inform the kids these days. But it just doesn't have the same effect as talking to the people actually there. Anyway, this was rambling enough!

[@omalleycaboose5937]

ships and streets are still named after Basilone. and his hometown has a John Basilone day every year

[@dirus3142]

I had tears falling through the whole video. Next episode, Sledge and SNAFU, walk through another layer of hell. Stories like this teach us that we need to honor our vets. We should demand that our leaders never demand that our soldiers kill, and die, for any thing less than just cause. A good less on for Veterans Day.

[@josephramirez3046]

On Camp Pendleton, theres a road named after him, and other places.

[@darthhonky88]

Not just a road, it's THE road, runs all the way through the base

[@emanueljackson4386]

His wife never remarried

[@charlesderosas5577]

She quoted: "I married the best, I never settle less"

[@ryanbuckley5529]

My very good friend was on Iwo Jima when he was 17🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 he new and fought with John B. you could see the pain in his eyes until he was 90 and passed away😔

[@georgelynch4358]

A tough episode. And a very genuine reaction. You have been doing s tremendous job reviewing the series. God Bless!

[@omalleycaboose5937]

I wanna give you a hug damn.

[@davemeyer1423]

Don't weep for Manila John Basilone. Marines still remember and speak of him today. He lives on because he gained immortality in the hearts of those that followed.

[@amberdee1219]

"Imma need you to finish that steak". Yeah, I wouldn't leave that either.

[@drewdurbin4968]

Now there is a Ship named after him and when the nation calls that ship will be loaded with Marines.

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

That overhead shot at th end I always thought was pretty awesome, even if it's centerpiece is Basilone's death

[@omalleycaboose5937]

the shot certainly fills me with Awe

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

@@omalleycaboose5937 Awe & terror. It really is great cinema and cinematography. The finals seconds that show us the flamethrower and it's devilish hiss and whoosh is what really gets to me. Being in a bunker that is flamed by napalm seems to me to be one of the most heinous ways to go in WW2 (or any war for that matter). A most hellish weapon on a most hellish landscape that was Iwo Jima.

[@hjmendoza71]

Gunny John Basilone is a Marine Corps legend. As young Marine recruits we are taught about the great John Basilone. Semper Fi

[@BrianMakesFilms]

"I needed an episode like this...is he gonna die though?" That moment you realize why they're building up his character....

[@ihatemybosses]

Damn. "Nobody cares about you Lucy!" Filter setting of Zero haha. I kinda like Lucy!

[@sneedmando186]

HE can live off of maggotty rice!

[@ciaranconlon84]

Carbs and protein, everything you need right there!

[@golfr-kg9ss]

Oh Meeks, and you even knew it was coming. Such a sad ending to a really great story.

[@amberdee1219]

"I needed an episode like that"...."Is he gonna die?". 👀

[@EpicMRPancake]

I think Generation Kill is in order after this series, it still has serious moments, but it'll have you laughing a lot more than anything else.

[@oisinbyrne7267]

Please react to Generation War when you’re finished The Pacific! It’s a 3 part miniseries showing the stories of five German friends during World War II

[@kllk12ful]

That miniseries destroyed me

[@treycantrell8590]

I've been to Iwo Jima back in 2018 with my platoon, it was a surreal experience. We walked along the black sand beaches and we all took a little piece home

[@loganinkosovo]

Now you know why if you survive and win a MoH your combat days are over.

[@geraldjohnson4013]

Basilone was in the 5th Marine Division for Iwo Jima. None of his friends were at Iwo Jima because the 1st Marine Division was getting ready for Okinawa which was commenced April of 1945. And a lot 1st Battalion, 7th Marines were either killed in action on Peleliu or wounded the ones who weren't sent back home.

[@RLhole68]

You have the most honest reaction to this episode, people watch Band of Brothers and it is like watching most "war films" those your have no attachment to exit the film, but this isn't film, these are real life people and when they show them dyeing, they did in fact die, I will say in all honesty you do need to read the books written by all the main folks in the series, Robert Leckie Helmet for my pillow, E.B. Sledge With the Old Breed, and Chuck Tatum,

[@BogeyDopeYT]

Ohhhh☹️🥺. Girllllll. This episode was only getting you ready for the next one. ☹️

[@kriegerdog6807]

I hope you do both Generation War and Generation Kill after the pacific! Generation war is a short series from the German perspective on the Eastern Front. Generation Kill follows US marines during the invasion of Iraq in 2003

[@phj223]

No..! ;( You were so crushed by the episode :(

[@geraldjohnson4013]

In truth John and Lena Basilone spent their honeymoon at her folks' ranch in California.

[@GaudialisCorvus]

Aw, wanted to give you a hug in the end there! Sad but great episode

[@sandraback7809]

Awww, sweetie😢. Big hug!!

[@sneedmando186]

Lol your face when you realized he lost plot armor

[@chris141]

I dont know if you can consider it "plot armor" when its showing the real story of a real person.

[@Арловский-ш9и]

Basilone hero

[@martijnvankan8355]

They are all Basilone.

[@justinm4497]

i wanna see those curls back!

[@sci-fihorizons2867]

One more island to hop.

[@TheGreenie21]

The Battle of Iwo Jima was the deadliest conflict in WWII. In that famous image of US marines raising the flag on Mt. Suribachi 3 out of the 6 men would be killed in battle. Of the 3 survivors only 2 were able to live on with a normal life. PTSD sadly claimed the other. He drank himself to death

[@TheGreenie21]

@@jackmcphee2341 oh true you're right

[@patrickhows1482]

To give an idea of the casualties among the Marines at Iwo Jima, John Basilone had four of his fellow sergeants as groomsmen at his wedding. Of these five, Basilone and two others were killed and the other two wounded, one of them losing a hand.

[@Christian-tx4fi]

I felt bad when about 4min in she said this was gonna be a nice episode

[@sicmundus2348]

Please react to Dark season 1 and 2 on Netflix....u won’t want to miss this one...certainly one of the best tv series I’ve seen

[@Sondie]

"Is he gonna die though?" 😒

[@williamrodrigues8333]

We can clone him. We have his DNA

[@dumahim]

Thank you from removing the Fallout 76 disc from view.

[@Airsoftinsince2008]

Tbh I’d rather face 50+ taliban guys than go to Iwo Jima for a day😂

[@Airsoftinsince2008]

Also I should say I’m glad men like John Basilone lived he was a true Marine and a hell of a man.

[@rileyandmike]

Love your channel! Kilo Two Bravo Generation Kill I trained some of the guys in Kilo Two Bravo - I won’t say who until after you watch it! Keep up the great work! Another similar video - real Medal Of Honor winners Two Medal of Honor guys Kyle Carpenter kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHutYoeOd75paMU Dakota Meyer kzbin.info/www/bejne/pom1n4GvitOkZ6M

[@pulkmees]

19:53 was pretty funny.

[@gerbenvanessen]

I told you heroes are a valuable propaganda resource, that is why they used him to make.... propaganda.

[@henryparka3718]

War sucks...