Saddam's Spider Hole & the 4th Infantry | History Traveler Episode 13

[@HistorySavior1941]

Somehow I missed this episode...I want to visit this museum. Teddy and his son are two of my favorite characters from history as well, but the display from OIF is just pure neat!

[@MuffyOutside]

I served d co 2-8 in 4id. Awesome to see you at Carson. I just went back two weeks ago for a reunion with the guys I deployed with. Very cool to see this story.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@Iron_Knight4life]

TALONS!!!! First at Normandy Aco 2-8 08/09

[@michaelbruce6190]

I was in D 3/68 Armor from 1992-1994 at Fort Carson. I've wanted to go back to see it after all these years and will definitely have to check out this awesome museum.

[@jimmcdonald9244]

Man you're really nailing this series - thank you for narrating so honestly and thanks for posting. All good!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Much appreciated! Thanks! I'm just going to places that I find interesting and sharing it out with other history nerds like me :)

[@michaeladamo1188]

Just the other day I heard about JR saying ok the war starts here! I laughed to myself and thought how awesome

[@neilwalsh9881]

love this video, my grandfather was in the 4th infantry division during world war two in the battle of the bulge at St. Vith.

[@brucewood1827]

I was stationed at Ft. Carson with the 5th Mechanized Division during the sixties. Loved it out there.

[@conniepeelman8181]

Hello this is Connie from Cincinnati Ohio I really enjoy all your videos I know I'm never going to get out there so you are the second best which is really great keep on making the videos I'll keep on enjoying them thank you goodbye

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Thanks!

[@VanillaGorilla502]

Loved being stationed there. It truly is the best home station in the Army.

[@av8tore71]

When I was an enlisted PVT in the Army I carried a Grease Gun that shot .45 cal rounds. It was full auto as well.

[@mamavswild]

I used to be stationed at Carson, I still work at one of the AFBs in the Springs although I live in Castle Rock. It’s a beautiful place to live and work. I absolutely adore Colorado- I’ve always been a ‘mountain girl’ and not an ‘ocean girl’. I spend half the year in the mountains solo backpacking (although sometimes I take one other person, no more than that otherwise you miss out on the nature!). I always (except on National Park land- well, not officially) carry my trusty Kimber .45 on my hip...mountain lions, bears, oh my! I’ve never had to use it, although I have used my bear spray that goes on the same holster (haha) for actual bears. The Kimber is there more for my psychological peace of mind...it can get pretty spooky at night. I only had to pull my Kimber out once...I was out on a solo for 3 days and had seen not a single human soul. After midnight I heard footsteps outside of my tent. That’s terrifying. I could tell it was a single person, probably male by the heavy footfalls. I had my weapon at the ready, when he UNZIPPED my tent. I held it up and said loudly, ‘you don’t want anything that’s in here’...and he yelled ‘WOAH!’ And put his hands up. He quickly explained he thought it was an abandoned tent and was ‘worried for the occupant’, as there was an angry moose nearby. He was ARMED. I’m not sure how much of the story I bought at the beginning, but he quickly explained how he wasn’t here to hurt me (pointing at his wedding ring over and over- we all know what kind of ‘hurt’ he knew I was worried about!). He showed me his hunting license and said he was elk hunting. It all seemed in order and after a half an hour (it seemed) of him convincing me the weapon wasn’t for use on me, we had a nice chat and shared some gummy bears. I told him he scared the crap out of me and he apologized. He actually was lost, and I used my GPS and map to show him where he was and how to get out. Darn Out-of-Towners. Sorry for the long story LOL

[@reddevilparatrooper]

Thank you for highlighting one of the units I used to belong to as a young soldier back in the day, the "Mighty 4th Infantry Division", the "Ivy Division" or "Iron Horse Division". STEADFAST AND LOYAL!!

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

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[@reddevilparatrooper]

@@TheHistoryUnderground Thank you. It brought tears to my eyes and pride to my heart. Thank you Sir...

[@corrinenolan344]

Never went to check it out...wish I had now. I was in 1Bct, 4ID and every time I went in for Staff Duty id check out the original pics on the walls of the S.H. capture. Im really glad I got to see this.

[@tubadude905]

Recognized the location immediately - not far from us. Never thought of visiting the museum, but will definitely go when things loosen up. Thanks for posting.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

It really is worth it. Especially to see the Saddam items.

[@Pmjdp2001]

Bro, you need to come to NC. Here you can hit the 82nd ABN DIV Museum on Fort Bragg, and then motor on into Fayetteville and check out the Airborne Special Ops Museum. Both are amazing. Both tell a great story of our military. And as a Vet myself, I always geek out at both museums.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Oh my gosh. I would love that. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@nickkomen6210]

I was in 1st cav.division during this time. When 4th I.d. came back to fort hood there was a huge parade. 1st cav replaced 4th and cleaned up their mess

[@curtisgrupe5730]

Really great video enjoyed watching

[@billyblah8507]

Glad I subscribed. Great work brother

[@VanillaGorilla502]

If you're ever in the Colorado springs area, check out Dragon Man's military musuem. I didn't hear about it until after I PCS'd, but it's on my bucket list.

[@Xtragicfever]

Their 4th ID museum at Fort Hood had a lot of artifacts from the D-Day landings.

[@timothywalker4563]

A really good display and the “spider hole plug”😎

[@rexsheldon1042]

New to the channel and am surprised that you haven’t visited the George S Patton museum at fort know, Kentucky

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Working on it. Hope that you continue to enjoy the channel! 🙂

[@Pezistasty]

@@TheHistoryUnderground If you're going to Kentucky, might as well swing up to the USAF Museum in Dayton. That's a favorite!

[@Mr7826]

They were also the Unit that suffered over 850 KIA in Operation Tiger at Slapton Sands about a month and a half before D-Day.

[@larryseaunier3978]

Thank you for an amazing video!!!

[@benjaminrush4443]

Thanks. Many Families have impacted the history of the USA. The Roosevelt Family is surely one of the most influential. Thanks.

[@KH-fj8wq]

Another great video mate, that Museum had some cool stuff.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

K H 👊🏻

[@markwebster6568]

My brother was stationed at ft Carson in the 80's. The famous 4 horsemen of the acropolis!!!

[@reddevilparatrooper]

I was once a member of the 4th ID at A co. 1/10th INF before it became 2/12th INF. I was there and felt very unhappy as a young trooper. I was glad to leave that unit and became a Paratrooper again at an Airborne Infantry unit in Panama and did the Panama Invasion. Years later when I deployed for Iraq after the 4th ID aided the capture of Saddam Hussein I felt proud of the unit again. The 1980s Army sucked especially state side. But when the 4th ID went to war in Iraq. Their combat units tore ass into the enemy they produced combat soldiers like they did in WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. When I see a soldier wearing the 4th ID combat patch and a Combat Infantry Badge. Down deep in my soul I feel pride.

[@julienflores4651]

It’s awesome that you come to CO

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Amazing state!

[@ErazoBayamon]

I serve 3 years on Carson .. great base to live.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Very cool. I had a buddy that was out at Carson for a bit. Lots to see and do around there.

[@ErazoBayamon]

@@TheHistoryUnderground indeed sir thanks for that memory and good vids you post thanks

[@pembermark]

I Think you Will have 1m followers soon :) Great videos

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Ha! I hope so. The more people that are exposed to history, the better 😁

[@arnoldsanders6878]

The 4th ID was located at FT. Hood when the 2nd Gulf War broke out. Then moved to Colorado.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Interesting. I did not know that.

[@arnoldsanders6878]

@@TheHistoryUnderground true

[@arnoldsanders6878]

@@TheHistoryUnderground = There are videos all over KZbin about them at Ft Hood. How did you not know that?

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

arnold sanders - Guess I just haven’t come across one yet 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@arnoldsanders6878]

@@TheHistoryUnderground + The search bar is your friend, LOL.......

[@wallyfdog1]

Brotherhood watching your series and they are very good. I would like to go down fort Benning and go to the infantry museum. Maybe talk some of the guys in the 75th ranger regiment. I got to bravo company in 1984. Rangers lead the way. And that picture of me I was in the field Iraq. I used to be a contractor for the United States Army.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Very cool! I’d love to get down to the infantry museum as well.

[@andrewmccready8260]

Steve1989 has eaten those rations and chaised it with a vintage lucky strike I'd bet

[@jonbandito73]

You right.

[@jamespearson6422]

You said "won" the Medal of Honor". One does NOT "win" the Medal on is "Awarded" the Medal of Honor. Big Difference!!!

[@paulposey1162]

C rations in fact tasted very good, even in early Vietnam we ate them. A ten of hamburger patties in onion gravy, ham and eggs a lot of them were very good especially if heated, I would take C rations on any MRE we have today.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Interesting. They never looked that great to me.

[@conniewaldby5524]

MRE = Meals Rejected by Ethiopians

[@4700_Dk]

Was stationed there from 85-89. Scouts Out ! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@av8tore71]

M-16A1 full automatic then the A2 with SEMI Auto to 3 round burst. I had the M-16A1 in Basic 1988 then when I got to my 1st unit at Riley I was issued the A2 but since I am an MP I had the Beretta FS92

[@robertgrim1761]

Thank you

[@vawterb]

Thank you.

[@tommyetaylor]

I have a 1967 thanksgivings day menu, my husband was there and sent the menu too me.

[@oldermusiclover]

Clara Barton was the person who was behind the GI's getting dog tags

[@jacobplaster7264]

Should've given the c96 pistol some spotlight too

[@scottmiller2687]

Great video! Thanks for sharing it with us. On a side note, the Glock that Saddam Hussein was captured with is located in the George W. Bush Library in Dallas, Texas. I find that interesting as he was known for making speeches while firing up in the air with a Browing HP.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Interesting! I’ll have to check that out!

[@briancoots]

I was stateside back at Fort Hood when Hussein was captured. I was in the 1st Cav from Ft. Hood and there always was a rivalry between us and the 4th ID but we always took care of business handing over sectors downrange. Of my three deployments to Iraq I remember most being in theatre when he was hung. Seeing how well he lived compared to the majority of people in the Baghdad area was sickening to me. He deserved more than he got

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Crazy how well he was living.

[@turtle19dad]

@@TheHistoryUnderground the mud “huts” the regular citizens were living in compared to his nice gold everything. Just unreal.

[@jakebrewer9662]

I have pictures of the 4th pulling saddle out of spider hole.

[@CarriePorter-h5t]

was ahead of the player piano with rolls

[@johnw3078]

The most expensive weapon is a luger made in .45 ACP. Luger tried to sell to the Americans before the Germans and 2 were made .....one was destroyed during testing.

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Interesting!

[@4rdF1Hunny]

You need to make it out to the 45th Infantry museum in OKC. Hitlers personal stuff is there. Oh and lots of guns...

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

That place just got added to the list. Thanks!

[@4rdF1Hunny]

@@TheHistoryUnderground Awesome! I’d love to say hi if possible!

[@BATMAN-DV1993]

Where The 4th Infantry Division In The Korean War?

[@rjust2297]

Protect the dog I'm doing fine 💪 lil girl 😂

[@alainmorin8340]

I served with 1/22 infantry, during their 2nd rotation after they caught saddam

[@rjust2297]

That 30 Calle didn't do where the crap and. You can keep it a little bit. No offense. Okay 👌👍 That is that way I can understand.

[@tod2992]

Just curious. WHT were soldiers called dough boys? Seems disrespect.

[@amochswohntet99]

It probably stunk to high heaven in there.

[@Clipgatherer]

For the last mentioned exhibition, they could have included a piece of Saddam’s much-feared “weapons of mass destruction”. I wonder why they didn’t do that. 😊

[@rjust2297]

Is this is my buddy as well possibly not named Zeus just buddy🎉

[@Rebelmediainc]

HOW DARE YOU CALL THEM "DOG TAGS"?? JK! ;)

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

😅

[@rjust2297]

Apparently that guy couldn't read English and didn't notice that that was printed on the back of their that said. HOLLYWOOD 😎 MONEY ONLY. How old is the show laser gentleman 😂 4th infantrymen thank you. Keep learning. Please 🙏. God is listening. He's got the coolest 50 cal yet. Springfield 03

[@dragon888193ftw]

Wow very interesting to me as an Iraqi, in Iraq it’s well known that the hole story was fake

[@TheHistoryUnderground]

Interesting. I’ve never heard any dispute.

[@jakebrewer9662]

Sorry saddam. Spel check. Lol

[@AustProd6]

"The gun that won WWII for the Americans"? I thought it was an Atomic Bomb that won it for them.

[@southerncokedrinker8212]

Y’all get off the bridge