Chosin: Baptized by Fire!

[@jaytheoddone5061]

My grandpa fought in the Korean War and died last year and when I was little he told me this "when someone goes to war and see another enemies eyes, you will see the same horror as u did." Bishop Ramsey 1920-2015

[@_thaad_3185]

Jaytheoddone thank you for your support

[@검은고양이-u7g]

thank you and your grandpa. 당신과 한국을 위해 싸워주신 당신의 할아버님께 감사드립니다.

[@HeavyMetalWolf20]

Wouldn't you mean "You will see the same horror as he did"? Or "He will see the same horror as you did"?

[@Megaken92]

Rip warrios

[@anonymous-jw7lj]

Jaytheoddone My great grandfather died recently too, and also served there

[@rdkirk3834]

I had an uncle who was one of the Chosin Few. I had known since spending a summer with them at Ft Leonard Wood in 1965 that he was plagued with nightmares and periods of flashbacks, what we now call PTSD. A few years ago, just before he passed away, he asked me to go with him to the VFW. Over a couple of beers, he began telling me about the real horrors of that battle. Even though by then I was retired military myself, this was something he had never shared with anyone else, but knowing he hadn't long to live, it seemed he had to unburden himself. Most terribly was that he had, like Billy French, run out of ammo and came face to face with a Chinese troop who was also out of ammo. They wound up in hand-to-hand combat. He survived by strangling the Chinese soldier, squeezing the man's throat, holding the death grip while the man thrashed with all his own might, and watched the life extinguished from the man's eyes. He told me it seemed that took an eternity. He had never told anyone else about that fight.

[@FrostBricks1]

holy shit dude

[@Waltyworld]

Oh no 😢😢😢😢

[@fufuyaya990]

damn... imagine old times where we use sword to fight it's insane combat like that already traumatic

[@DescendantofYellowEmperor]

He can survive only because Chinese soldiers only had rifles...

[@rdkirk3834]

@@DescendantofYellowEmperor Whatever lets you sleep at night.

[@Ender_Boy8123]

"Baptized by fire" is a military saying for "First time in battle"

[@ВхШник-ы8ю]

hmmm

[@cameronmayes3648]

I'm guessing the kid in the video is a supposed to be a fresh faced recruit in his first battle

[@Ender_Boy8123]

@@cameronmayes3648 yes

[@SobaYatai]

Damn thx for the fact

[@morammofilmsph1540]

@@cameronmayes3648 I don't even think he was a combatant. He was there just to deliver the mail till all hell went loose.

[@trevoranderson7182]

Most of you people here are missing the deep symbolism behind it. The reason why the video paints the Chinese as horrible monsters, striking from the darkness, is because it's told from the point of view of a probably nineteen year old kid, young and fresh, who has no idea what's going on. He's been told that these men are monsters, and he's being attacked by them, in the dead of night. They're killing his friends, and he knows he needs to kill these monsters himself. Until, that is, he comes face to face with one. The scene at 2:12 is powerful, because at that point, the young kid is seeing someone probably just as young as he is, and probably wants to be there just as much as he does, which is to say, not at all. Both have been told that the other side are monsters, and both see each other as such until they come face to face in the glow of an explosion. It's when they realize that the opponents aren't monsters, they're humans too.

[@sushi_addict4417]

Trevor Anderson deep

[@maxlevelwizard]

There not Chinese its korean soldiers

[@kennethscearce3776]

Trevor Anderson I’m

[@doodoofard69]

Trevor Anderson it's the same in the North Korean/Chinese perspective

[@doodoofard69]

@Junseo Koh I think so

[@justin764]

My grand dad was one of many student soldiers in Korean War. He used to tell me not much about it, but I still remember one story. His first kill. Government told him and his friends that North Koreans were brain washed, that they would say ‘Hail Kim’ when they die. In his first battle, he shot a North Korean with his rifle. He wasn’t older than my grand pa. He was about same age. And he didn’t say ‘Hail Kim’. Instead, in Korean he began to say ‘ma’. He called out for his ma for few more minutes, and my grandpa couldn’t squeeze the trigger once more.

[@DavidDavid-cg9ok]

cause ur grandpa kill a chinese solider not n korea solider ma =mom chinese eomeoni =mom korea anyway, here a cartoon korea war u can watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqrZiJh7mdGtg6M

[@sErgEantaEgis12]

That's a touching story. Very humane.

Why does this sound like a scene in "71 into the fire " movie ?

[@justin764]

@ Because director probably asked other veterans and had the same answers.

[@critical28yearsago90]

David David people say ma and they arn’t from Chinese

[@arieson7715]

The comment section. 80% is saying how it isn't propaganda 5% saying it is 15% is other

[@absoluteSilliness]

lol

[@apoksubutai5237]

You're one of that 15% XD

[@Kahofoxyn]

thx for the statistic, it's so usefull :DDD

[@fishchips2056]

Hello 15% club

[@Tails1776]

Pretty intense. I thought it was powerfully poetic during the scene where the protagonist ran out of ammo and a flare lit up as he faced the communist soldier, the enemy became human.

[@BaronVonMott]

Yeah I see far too many comments that apparently completely ignore the video and just use this as a chance to joke about korea

[@druffner]

Joseph Mottram those were Chinese forces, fyi

[@nonyabusiness3306]

China is communist.

[@deadlock6530]

At its core communism is actually good but it was utilised in wrong ways by many countries, which, eventaully lead them to their downfall. As far as i can tell only Cuba is doing good. For now.

[@huntsman95]

Deadlock if communism is so "good" why has it failed in every country its ever been in

[@mattmcd3118]

The reason the Chinese are portrayed as inhuman monsters in this video should be obvious.The video is from the perspective of P.F.C. Billy French, a young Marine trapped in a ferocious battle. In his mind, the Chinese are viewed as evil, nameless monsters who want to kill him and his friends, so they are portrayed as such in the video. It's also why when he comes toe-to-toe with a Chinese Soldier in the middle of the video, they are both suddenly illuminated and he views this particular soldier not as a ferocious adversary, but as another young man just as scared as he was. Everyone needs to stop jumping to conclusions. This is not American Propaganda, it's a video showing one perspective of the war, one of a scared P.F.C. who just wants to survive.

[@Landsknecht25]

Matt McD Exactly

[@er490chris3]

I thought the opening quote was funny because in reality we lost that war badly... the Chinese simply overtook us with sheer numbers....

[@IOStalin]

Ku Klux Kevin hello

[@jeremyshiu]

Er490 Chris we didn't though, the Chinese pushed the us to a stalemate, but we didn't exactly lose, not definitively

[@bp837]

Jeremy Shiu The objective of the US was to stabilise the region and unite the 2 Koreas into one democratic state. The Chinese wanted to preserve their puppet in the region and inflict as much damage to the UN as possible. The Chinese achieved their goals, while the US didn't. If that's not losing, then I don't know what is.

[@yugijak]

To the people claiming this is propaganda I ask this: Were you in a situation where all you were told about those you fought were how horrible they were, what kind of evil deeds they did, and that they were about to beset upon you and all those you were trying to protect: How would YOU have seen them? This is the unfortunate nature of war. Not just in the violent death and chaos, but the perceptions it creates in desperation to survive. War, by it's very nature, is two sides hateful and afraid killing each other until one is left standing.

[@maryme841]

yugijak The only wars that are stupid are the ones without a just cause. People go to war when they have no other options left. Some fight for their land, some fight to free their countries of oppressors, some fight to eliminate corruption and terrorism in their governments, some fight for equal rights etc.

[@TheDIversant11]

"War..War never changes"

[@shouldntreallybehere69]

@@TheDIversant11 FALLOUT 4 QUOTE

[@SavCorp]

The two sides have been told of the horrible deeds each other have done. Each side is afraid of the other, and see each other as monsters. So they kill the monsters. Until one side is left.

[@хочупить-р3э]

2:18 SVT 40

[@HellishSpoon]

Never look at the faces of your enemys Because you will see your self in there terrified faces.

[@chaosstar4683]

Mah boi, you are even here?

[@AlexKS1992]

"The gateway into the human soul is through a person's eyes".

[@ArthurMorgan-hl4eu]

Nice. I think thats a good saying

[@someguyfromfinland4239]

Oh shit dats deep

[@jackbartholomaus6510]

@@ArthurMorgan-hl4eu I think it's a great saying as well.

[@Thenotsofamousone]

2:10 when you realize that the terrible enemy soldiers you were fighting turn out to be as young and scared as you are in the chaos of battle.

[@---zm5sx]

Notsofamous one I'm glad someone with sickle and hammer as a profile understands the message.

[@Landsknecht25]

Notsofamous one Thats how war has always been and will always be.

[@banjobill8420]

unless they're hardened soldiers who know not to spare the enemy

[@HexrMage21]

ha that's what the people "liberation" army is

[@bernardobiritiki]

- - its not that hard to understand

[@RobinXu-h6u]

When he opened his eyes, everyone around him died. He was shocked by the shells and fainted. He returned to his hometown of Shanghai scarred. He died two years after the end of the war. He was a China soldier and my grandfather.

[@hathemx469]

谢谢你的爷爷

[@theknifeman7097]

My Gramp was there as well, he woke up crying until he died in 07. I hope you are well.

[@stumpedsuper2014]

2:10 When you're playing laser tag and you find your best friend on the other team.

[@fbi.4372]

So true xD

[@kingmuddy5898]

Lol

[@whiteusedsocks7309]

Thank you, i hate it.

[@Cowboycomando54]

fucking distasteful

[@whoami5960]

@@Cowboycomando54 How?

[@anthonyfernandez7990]

The captain smoking that cig after the air support is 100% badass

[@lukasbauer586]

Anthony Fernandez awww yeah, nothing beats air superiority

[@takeshi7081]

“The war is the world, and the world is the war. But behind every gunsight is a human being.”

[@CelloHorse]

I was thinking about that due to how it felt like a Battlefield I Campaign with the Harlem Hellfighters...

[@cehoarse3301]

This is ascetically beautiful, it has the choreography of a manga but the art work of an american comic

[@ethanr9514]

Ce Hoarse wish more animations had this style

[@Autobotmatt428]

@@ethanr9514 ya me too also wish they would do more animations on war.

[@agentepolaris4914]

The artwork is the best part

[@titanslayer492]

Why the hell isn't the Korean War more talked about?

[@SouthDakotanDrifter]

Because when ww1 and ww2 exist people focus on stuff like this less it's sad in a way

[@paooul_dixon]

Because it happened in between two of America's greatest conflicts. The glory of WW II and the horror of Vietnam.

[@sErgEantaEgis12]

It just didn't really go anywhere. A lot of people died and in the end the borders didn't change and everyone just went back to hating each other. It's not a clear unambiguous ''good triumphs over evil'' mythical narrative like WW2, and it's not a sobering, haunting clusterfuck that ended in failure like Vietnam. It was just a textbook war. From a strategic/tactical perspective it saw a lot of interesting advancements (helicopters were deployed and gave wounded soldiers amazing survival chances, jet fighters engaged jet fighters for the first time). Two large armies engaged in relatively conventional warfare, and pretty much everyone got what they wanted (USA and their capitalist allies slow the progress of communism, China and the USSR keep a buffer state between them and a capitalist country, South Korea gets to keep its sovereignty, North Korea gets to keep hers too, etc...) You can't build a strong narrative or mythology around that war.

[@LawlessNate]

The real reason is because it doesn't fit the narrative. The liberal narrative seeks to portray the United States as weak, evil, etc. The fact that the United States won Korean War, coupled with the fact that the victory wasn't undone after the fact like Vietnam, makes it a positive event in US history and therefore is ignored.

[@tomnook9270]

The Korean War by far can't be taken as victorious. It's at its best a stalemate. @@LawlessNate

[@StarNBars94]

As one American commander said when asked if the marines were retreating at Chosin "Retreating? No, we're just attacking in a different direction." It's amazing how they were able to escape completely surrounded and outnumbered close to 10-1.

[@yolandacui2571]

StarNBars94 because you out armed by more than 10 to 1.

[@swageronisagoni9322]

not gonna lie... that was good af

[@Ganto94]

u are b*ack you lie always

[@mladtheimpaler]

@@Ganto94 Jesus dude settle down.

[@junwoo8866]

Due to the sacrifice of US Marines in the battle of Chosin, thousands of Korean refugees were able to flee from Chosin to SK. Among the refugees, there were a young couple who successfully arrived to SK and gave a birth to a boy. The son would eventually become South Korea's 19th president

[@mr.destroyer3225]

징크스 this guy gets it👌

[@airbornedaddy1919]

Don't forget the Soldiers that held the line so the Marines could pull out

[@DonaldJohnTrumpV2]

징크스 But president Moon love Kim jung un.

[@mintyfresh4855]

he doesn't love him, he wants to end the war you jerk.

[@farenhite4329]

That wasn't the point of the animation but yea, that was a good sacrifice.

[@lemongraabtheforsaken1225]

Beautifully done. The animation, the art style, the vilification of the enemy that puts you in the soldiers boots. All the soldier sees is his comrades by his side, and the enemies in front of him. It’s not until he gets close to one that he realizes they are just another person.

[@carnoyoutubeman]

*Reads the title again* *Remembers that some soldiers at Chosin survived because of Tootsie Rolls* *chuckles a bit*

[@trevoranderson7182]

Everyone else in comments: AMERICA IS EVIL! NO! CHINA IS EVIL! NO! YOU'RE A COMMIE! NO! YOU'RE A BRAINWASHED YANKEE! A meme/historical fact right now, right here really sharply contrasts it.

[@MrREG-ge3lq]

Trevor Anderson in 2:09 you can See there are no communists or Yankees. Just scared humans If you are a soldier you will always fight for the right thing maybe you're on the wrong side but you will think you're on the right side. But in this moment there is no right or wrong side, only two humans , scarred nobody wants to kill ,nobody wants to die. At this moment the cover of the brutal enemies breaks and the young American can see that this isn't a monster it's a human. Sorry for bad English I just wanted to share my thoughts

[@frankgonzalezdelvalle8180]

+Mr. REG In war, there is no good side

[@frankgonzalezdelvalle8180]

Well, yes, you are right there are better sides than others but yetIf something is better it doesn´t means that it´s good between bad and worse bad is better, but it is still bad You got the sense of my comment by using "In War, Every side has it monsters" but i´d rather say that, war itself is the monster.

[@keaganhicks5467]

The Carno King so true but still horrible

[@vader6894]

My respect to all soldiers American or Chinese that fought bravely for their country.

[@cherminatorDR]

+Dave ฆ้องวงศ์ Yeah, they were all just kids, really, who were told that the other side is evil and expected to murder each other in cold blood based on that assumption. While communism didn't do North Korea any good, it wasn't the individual soldiers' fault.

[@notyet8867]

+Vader Some of them killed, raped innocent people of Korea. And they didn't even go to stranger's land for their patriotism. I've heard a lot from Korean elders who was in that hell.... Of course there were patriotic or benevolent persons in the army! ...A few

[@토론배틀tv]

I agree, both sides should be respected due to their own sinscere cause.

[@TaKevinT]

War is one hell of a thing. Those who fought honorably deserve respect, both sides. It would be a foolish mistake to ever diminish the value of the other person trying to take your life, vice versa.

[@Wilson-kt8or]

But children wont respect

[@simonroh4958]

As a recently graduated US Marine, this video really got to me, what those Marines went through. And at 2:13 or something, a statement by my senior drill instructor during the Crucible came into mind that we should think about how our enemies (individual soldier) aren't always monsters.

[@FernandoMartinez-pv1id]

During my Crucible in December 2015, it was 34 Degrees with a Wind Chill. We were shivering non stop. My Drill Instructor said "If you think you're cold, imagine what it was for Marines in Korea. This is a Tropical Paradise compared to what they went through."

[@Rogue_Nine416]

why can't anybody appreciate the beauty that was made by US Marine vets?

[@AJewInTexas]

You mean the pile of dead bodies at the end of the video?

[@SollomonTheWise]

3rdOfficerTaylor the death of our enemies mid war is a beautiful sight, is it not

[@AJewInTexas]

Well sure. Problem is the bodies were marines and not Chinese soldiers.

[@KossolaxtheForesworn]

I dont really approve of any damn war that US fought side of the one for independence and the civil war. cos those two were necessary. how ever, some vietnam war for example. pointless as shit.

[@infantrymanejb358]

Laughing Tree because no country in Europe rode on the backs of others to reach their power on the world stage. Video just shows the mindset of war. Viewing the enemy as a monster who wants to kill you... And a brief moment of humanity as some men see in war. It's an impressive visual.

[@glossyplane542]

War is hell. People who fight in them are heroes. Doesn't matter the side. They're still people who fought in a war.

[@Urmom69881]

glossyplane542 but still the Chinese were relentless in the Korean war

[@Urmom69881]

glossyplane542 I agree, I just watched more into the video now😂

[@Albert_C]

Both sides are relentless.

[@allenmcqueen337]

glossyplane542 here is a quote "war is not hell for hell spares the innocent"

[@theodorevignocchi6045]

Besides nazis on the eastern front, they weren't brave, the were villainous

[@Vikingr4Jesus5919]

The more you dehumanize the opponent, the easier it is to kill them. 2:08 "You're human?!?" Nuff said. And that scene alone makes this an amazing deep animation!

[@user-qp7ye2dx8k]

My grandfather was a ROK Marine who fought in the Battle of Naktong River He survived the war, but he died two years ago

[@zedz4397]

too bad he didn\t get butchered

[@将军宇-i9f]

那可真是可喜可贺呀，哈哈哈

[@user-qp7ye2dx8k]

我爷爷屠杀了无数中共军哈哈哈 破虏湖

[@氨基戊戌二酸钠]

@@将军宇-i9f 不至于不至于，战争已经结束了，没必要这样弄了

[@kittycat5972]

Everyone in the comments are getting all political and having a shit fest, but that animation style tho... Oh come on it looks great, can we all at least appreciate that in an artsy fartsy capacity?

[@pvt.jamesramirez6249]

kitty cat That’s what happens when people try to shove their politics in everything they see. And I’m pretty sure by now you know it’s horrendous when it happens. Politics brings the absolute worst out of people and is fueled by nothing but hate, and it’s sad to see a beautiful, amazing animation like this with a message all about everyone being human just seen as an excuse for dumbasses in the comment section to dehumanize each other more. Trying to put politics in non political things is like smearing shit on a rose.

[@yuhaoguo5941]

@@pvt.jamesramirez6249 thanks buddy for explaining. Love to see people who don't really want to involve with the politics (not me rip, my friend kinda force me to be).

[@MIMthegreat]

"Death is a preferable alternative to communism" -Liberty Prime

[@jackbartholomaus6510]

Nice fallout reference

[@mysteriousstranger175]

DEMOCRACY is Nonnegotiable -liberty prime

[@jackbartholomaus6510]

@@mysteriousstranger175 Man I love the fallout games.

[@jackbartholomaus6510]

@@mysteriousstranger175 DO you have any of the fallout games?

[@mysteriousstranger175]

Jack Bartholomaus yeah 2,3 nv and 4 I haven’t got the 2 yet because I don’t have a pc to play on

[@thatoneguy423]

The perfect animation video doesn't exi-

[@tacticalmeme732]

This comments section in a nutshell 80% "AMERICAN BIAS THE CHINESE AREN'T MONSTERS USA IS EVIL REEEEEEEEEEEE" (those who missed the point of the video) 20% those who understood that the video was from the perspective of that one guy, who was probably scared shitless, which is why the Chinese/North Korean soldiers were shown as monsters, until that flare or explosion went off and he saw that other Chinese kid, who was just as freaked out as he was.

[@grannynorma2546]

Brandon King you forgot one percent: people complaining why the bullets look like lasers in the 1950’s

[@Kant-kt2qs]

you wouldn't understand what is the the meaning of those soldier to our country

[@zyrelcoronado9825]

[Green Bay Packers] Tracer shots maybe

[@omega3893]

FUCKING NORMIES THINKING THEY'RE SMART

[@doodoofard69]

假人斯康 it's ridiculous to see how similar yet different people's opinions are

[@stevengreen9536]

At first i wondered why the enemy army looked like an army of necromancer zombies.Then they showed that moment of humanity which i thought was both poetic and appropriate.It is often easy to forget during a war that the other side are humans too.This was a good short.

[@바밤-j3k]

Thank you for saving my nation,if you don't exist my countary would be captured by Kim jung eun's directorship.

[@과학5호기-v2l]

@@moonryan3908 Shut up you chinese commie.

[@TheFinalStarman]

bro your newest president only got in because the last one got impeached and you guys went through 3 dictators all during the same period of time as Kim Il-Sung's rule also, what about Chun Doo-Hwan's "re-education" camps?

[@fbi.4372]

@@과학5호기-v2l Stop being a racist dick just because someone speaks a different language

[@avery9871]

The Final Starman well luckily, Korea got out of those dark times and now are stronger than ever

[@sestearion5538]

Even though I’ve never touched a firearm in my life and had never existed before 2004, you’re welcome

[@jimfinigan1681]

Most of the US Marines who fought at Chosin were recalled WWII vets. They all still wore the herringbone twill utilities and canvas leggings. This caused the North Koreans to call them "Yellow Legs". They feared the yellow legs and would tell fellow soldiers to avoid them.

[@WarElephantTactical]

Imagine fighting at the battle of the bulge and then fighting at the chosin

[@dylanjames4824]

I met a Canadian Korean war veteran and he is 91 years old to this day he was earing McDonald's and I said thank you for what you did sir thank you for your service and he gave me my first salute I've ever gotten and it is so special to me

[@leonborgomainerio5429]

My grandfather faught in that battle.

[@callmebondd8999]

+Leon Borgomainerio average at best

[@emperoredwardthegreat8189]

Shet... My grandfather fought on the Commie side during that battle...

[@troykanotz626]

Emperor Edward the Great Was he Korean or Chinese? I hope he wasn't injured in the battle.

[@Completely_Sane]

Leon Borgomainerio my grandfather fought at the forgotten war too. We also say it Korean War. Plus I am Korean

[@emperoredwardthegreat8189]

Troy Kanotz Out of his ten brothers, only he came back alive...

[@kyleweibel7346]

War has no winners.

[@ZONE-fj8ly]

There is only death in war and human beings getting caught in the web.

[@DEFBONEZZ]

Sure it does!

[@iroden5335]

Only survivors

[@kylemarks2658]

Is that u John Wayne... it's me

[@DEFBONEZZ]

Yes.

[@anathegachagirl1238]

Im here to say R.I.P grandpa, who i never meet before. He was in war and thank the god he came out alive and well but, he died in 2006 the year that i was born but he died before he can meet me, im 11 now and its hard for me not to see him. Nenad Tojagević 1951-2006

[@f0cke_wulf764]

This was pretty powerful. Seeing him finally see the enemy almost made me cry

[@IronMike-lt6et]

US Marines: "Outnumbered?" "Does that mean we can shoot more targets?"

[@pitied3744]

US Army: "Retreat?" "Nah just attack from another angle: US AirForce: "BRRRRRRT"

[@tvrworks]

"A good soldier kills without ever thinking of his enemy as a human being,In the moment that he sees him as a fellow man he is no longer a good soldier"

[@lbstocks55]

"And I was a good soldier, god help me"

[@americaalt]

1:12 when my great great grandfather hears Air raid sirens *not to be ment as a joke*

[@wwewewaeawdasdw]

thank you for saving my contry

[@SumDumDude952]

We will always protect our South Korean allies. One day we will push north together and unify your country and free the innocent people of North Korea from evil.

[@NimoriSpartan]

I agree with turner. Ill gladly fight with a country, (South Korea) seeking the freedoms that every human is supposed to have. I will do my best to protect those rights even with my life on the line.

[@gravenguan]

The Korean civil war is non of US business

[@gravenguan]

so who protect syria？ Ukraine? Iraq? You think it is right to interfere other country's civil war?

[@wwewewaeawdasdw]

well Ukrainian is really f2ck up tho ... but cyria? why whould u wanna spport isis ... that is dumb ... America help us out becouse South korean ask for help and we had same goal get the commies.

[@강현구-p3k]

i am korean Thanks to peoples who fight for our nation .our nation could saved our nation and free democracy could saved thanks for everyone fight for our nation🇰🇷🇺🇸🇬🇧🇹🇷🇦🇺🇨🇦🇫🇷🇹🇭🇳🇱🇬🇷🇪🇹🇨🇴🇧🇪🇵🇭🇳🇿🇿🇦🇱🇺🇳🇴

[@jianqiaocao2446]

come back 1950，Yi Seung-man（Syngman Rhee이승만 (李承晩)），have no democracy，he was famous dictator， thanks for fight for South Korea' dictator Yi Seung-man,

[@jamesqing8729]

@@jianqiaocao2446 come back to 1950 and return to 2021 what is differences between you and us

[@williamisraelgomararias5737]

@UCMtdC4r4Li0COjm9ar4W1Rg and who did you fought for. The kim dinasty. Fuck yall

[@kyrios443]

I’m Belgian. My grandpa came to Korea to help logistically the American. He died in 2014 and when covid showed up, our state don’t give us any mask, but my grandmother received a box of mask....for the ambassad of South Korea, thanking my grandfather for his service during the War. As our state don’t do anything, your does and just for that I respect and thanks your country. Longue live the friendship between our people 🇧🇪🤝🇰🇷

[@Friedrich_Vilhelm_Nitsche]

my grandfather was a Soviet soldier who fought in the Korean war as a volunteer

[@depressedtoothpaste6033]

What happened to him

[@Friedrich_Vilhelm_Nitsche]

@@depressedtoothpaste6033 , After he returned to the USSR and died of cancer in the sixties.

[@captainbadassitude1845]

@@Friedrich_Vilhelm_Nitsche That sucks...

[@mafiacat88]

Oh shit that moment at 2:08 was awesome.

[@doctorwhofan-if7vx]

It really was

[@andrewdahl4105]

To everyone who served and to everyone who didn’t come home

[@donacdum2745]

My granpa was 18 years old when the Korean war broke out. He ran away from home in North Korea to avoid getting recruited, but he was captured by the South Korean army and became a combat engineer. He said the images of bodies burnt by a flamethrower still haunts him. Poor old man passed away 4 years ago.

[@ReaganLodge]

Man I remember backing this on Kickstarter WAY back! Good times, glad I could help make this happen in a small way.

[@la-hg5qb]

In the Battle of Chosin Lake, three armies of the 9th Corps of the Chinese People's Volunteers engaged in a direct battle with the 10th Army of the United States Army, which had world-class weapons and equipment and distinguished battle achievements, in Chosin Lake area of Korea from November 27 to December 24, 1950, under the conditions of more than minus 20 degrees Celsius, frostbite and insufficient troops. It created the record of wiping out an entire regiment of American troops in the War against the United States and forcing the American ace force to experience the "longest retreat" in history. This battle recaptured the vast eastern area north of the 38th parallel. The simultaneous victory of the volunteers on both the eastern and western fronts changed the battlefield situation in one fell fell, becoming the turning point of the Korean War and laying the foundation for the victory of the armistice negotiations that eventually came.

[@tntvsouy]

cultural revolution

[@马斯克源神]

​@@tntvsouyI know why you keep repeating the Cultural Revolution, you think it was a disaster. In fact, it is just the opposite. The entire process of the Cultural Revolution is the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.It is a revolution. Revolution is not a polite parliamentary election. It is a violent resistance to eliminate the reactionaries or be eliminated by the reactionaries. From now on, the topic of the Cultural Revolution is completely smeared by the Chinese revisionist authorities and Western media. Because Chairman Mao and his loyal fighters failed, the authorities imposed the ugly things they did during the Cultural Revolution on the Cultural Revolution. I don't deny that the Cultural Revolution was violent, but I want to clarify one thing: the Cultural Revolution was a period in Chinese history when the status of the lower classes was the highest. Your views were instilled by others' words and phrases, which blinded your eyes. You have not done any research or understanding at all. Please stop saying such ignorant things.

[@bobbyhill368]

"Why is North Korea shooting at us? We have bombs, they have bombs, we have tanks, they have tanks..." - Hawkeye Peirce

[@Coffeehouse_Latte]

Me when I was 10: I want to become a soldier someday. Me at 17 and approaching military age: Yeah... Maybe not anymore.

[@changwanyu4231]

Those who think this is propaganda clearly didn't see 2:09.

[@mbn0074]

wait, people think this was propaganda?

[@murielcunningham8703]

Yep

[@alexkatc59]

@@murielcunningham8703 Because it is propaganda? It was Korea, not USA. What do american troops did there? I mean, BEFORE the WAR.

[@larrygaroth9773]

Alex Katc Sad, don’t know your history

[@thatoneguy426]

@@alexkatc59 I proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War as an artillery operations specialist in the all-black 503rd Field Artillery Battalion in the Second Infantry Division. Charles B. Rangel Me : America fought for south Korea and for democracy and some people died proudly for this cause. But we still upholded our honor of being brave and justus worth people. "I will defend Korea as I would my own country-just as I would California." - Gen. Douglas MacArthur to Dr. Syngman Rhee, president of the two-month-old South Korean Republic, October 1948

[@willm678]

My grandfather who died in February 2017 volunteered for the front lines in Korea. He served two tours of duty from 1950-51. He was in combat, he got malaria, and a grenade blew up next to him and sent shrapnel into his chest, luckily it missed his heart. He lived a wonderful life and was a brave, tough old man. RIP Jesse Alberto Murga 24th infantry division, U.S. Army 1925-2017

[@brndonlu9635]

William Menendez What was he during WW2?

[@willm678]

Brndon Lu A paratrooper with the 11th Airborne. Also served a little bit with the 82nd and 7th airborne

[@brndonlu9635]

William Menendez I wish your grandpa to rest in peace.

[@Philth_E]

70 years ago today, my Grandfather along with many other great men fought here. I will never forget The Chosin Few.

[@miracledrip9568]

My great grandfather too

[@DeclanLangenfeld]

The fact that the end wraps around to the beginning is pretty neat.

[@lloydgladlose527]

a truly touching story and reminder that both sides were still human

[@imheretoskiptaxes2777]

I used to live up in Korea at yongsan. They had a museum off post dedicated to those lost in the conflict. When I heard about my grandpa serving in the Korean War I thought he was one luck bastard. He would later die of a heart attack.

[@jonwarburton1145]

My grandfather didn’t like to speak about the war. The only mention of his experience in Korea came from when he was hunting during winter in Utah with my dad. They were walking high in the mountains, treading through snow when my grandpa stopped and looked around. He told my dad, “This looks exactly like the Chosin Reservoir.” My father knew better than to ask any questions about it and they just continued walking.

[@al5160]

My friend's grandfather was a Chinese volunteer in the battle of Chosin Reservoir. He joined the battle as a reinforcement. When he returned to China, he became conscious, liked drinking, was afraid of the sound of firecrackers, and later died of mental illness and alcoholism at home

[@dj_stalin4572]

A beautifully animated short about war, perspective, fear, and humanity. I wish I could see more animations like this, well done!

[@redwing554]

You should do other war stories animated

[@billyruprecht9581]

Give me tomorrow. - Unknown US Marine from the Chosin Reservoir.

[@americaalt]

2:02 "they Say The Scream of a Desperate Loved one or Soul, Can Be Heard a Miles away but to us they sound like Wind." - Me

[@pvt.jamesramirez6249]

The comment section is just cancerous.

[@y0va386]

Domonoasis World Agreed

[@fbi.4372]

Like u Edit: tf I didn't remember commenting this before

[@noggy3133]

say's the person that has a fictional video game character as his username and pfp.

[@kj_heichou]

RAMIREZ USE THE X BUTTON TO LEAVE THE COMMENT SECTION

[@kimmyjohnny31]

My grandfather was in the ROKN when he was 17, and he mainly did communications onboard his minesweeper. Honestly some of his stories of war is so terrifying like when a MiG apparently circled around for a run against his ship. He also told me about the time he jumped into the water to save this Dutch soldier who was drowning since he couldn’t swim, and had trouble climbing onboard.

[@jth1181]

Because of your sacrifices, the present South Korea exists. We will never forget. - 19th Republic of Korea President Moon

[@vitamemec4708]

Jung HT This made me tear up a bit. A few men's sacrifice became a nation's hope for survival.

[@Cad8ane]

得了吧

[@RoboFloyd]

And 14 year olds say they have a hard life

[@DEFBONEZZ]

I'm fourteen, and I agree with you.

[@cpi3267]

@@DEFBONEZZ cool

[@OuterRimPride]

Phil, you could've fixed Korea...

[@maryme841]

You know nothing Phil

[@mori238]

r/lewronggeneration

[@Janovich]

Astounding work man!

[@divideby4billion]

BY Far, one of my favorite animations

[@dingolad5443]

0:47 Was he whistling waltzing matilda?

[@sErgEantaEgis12]

I thought the same thing!

[@kelifonium_5989]

He would be Australian soldier.

[@bdondino7743]

My grand-father had served in this hell of a war. When my Dad joined the army, for a while he was sent to the DMZ. When he was about to go back, he asked if he could bring another piece of barbed wire back. When he got home he gave it to my grandpa, he was at a loss for words. Sadly though, he passed away from cancer when I was 8.

[@로멜-b8u]

I am Korean and I really appreciate the soldiers who were at that time.

[@commietearenjoyer2456]

2:09 damn this hit hard, movies games and books depict the enemy always as monsters, killers, rapists, devils. But they are still human, some enemy soldiers are not bad, they either got drafted or wanted to defend there country. War is nothing but a slaughter fest, satan sits back and watches as humanity tears each other apart limb by limb. Not all enemy soldiers are bad, it’s sad some people don’t recognize this

[@thesovietshark8945]

i reckon most soldiers on both sides were fighting for good reasons, especially since china and usa had fairly sound justifications for fighting against each other

[@walkerbumpers5998]

War is hell half the time you won’t have a damn clue what’s going on or what your shooting at but that one scene where they both stare at each other scared for there own life it shows that no matter who is looking down those sights or who’s looking that barrel we’re all human in the end we bleed, cry, laugh just like everyone else

[@CrystalMcGhee]

Such powerful symbolism on display in this short.

[@1sb3rg34]

BAPTIZED BY FIRE 40:1!

[@anahrivera32]

4:01

[@tacticalfall4505]

Only the Polish were 40:1, but these Marines were still outnumbered and held their ground

[@whatguess5054]

We crossed a river to fight the strongest army in the world which came across the Pacific Ocean, we just want to defend our homeland. We don't even have the warm clothes in the film.

[@probationgaming674]

There is no good nor bad in war it's about what you're fighting for

[@ethanburch422]

Communist 1991 Sadly, the victor gets to choose who was good and who was bad.

[@dakotasan8719]

No one fights for a cause they think is evil. Hell, some fight for causes separate from their government. Many often fight to protect and feed their families. This is why I will always respect a soldier, regardless of which nation they fight for.

[@marxus2829]

The Last Communist Why you got Soviet Union flag as your profile pic

[@Joshua-ox5fr]

The Last Communist Well said. The day that communists rise up and attempt to steal my property I’ll keep that in mind; they’re not evil, they’re just very misguided. Either way those blokes are goners.

[@tylerbrennon4023]

Communism is the last great evil on this planet. We will wipe them all out within 100 years though.

[@DraftTheHippies]

You never know your enemy unless you see their perspective

[@ThisIsNotOkieDokie]

That part where the soldier sees his enemy's face and it appears to make him "human" is pretty darn powerful. If you see your enemy as a person before foe, that doesnt always make you a bad soldier

[@karstenhain]

15 people in N Korea have internet.

[@onehstrybuff]

+karstenhain You're spotting them 5, right ?

[@pats3071]

This battle was fought against the Chinese not the North koreans..

[@iamhughmun]

karstenhain that actually sounds real

[@o.p.9667]

statisticaly that means 8 of them are trading nudes right now.

[@millerbreaker2301]

karstenhain j

[@john.1717]

An American whistling waltzing Matilda

[@Appropath]

JNR5_21 i noticed that too! XD

[@suspicioususer]

Waltzing Matilda was the divisional song for the 1st Marine Division. They picked it up in Australian after fighting in Guadalcanal

[@nate_tmas]

Brandon Michaels ahh, well that explains!

[@tonyd7892]

Brandon Michaels Also australian troops were part of the UN contingent that fought in the war.

[@C39SHARKDRAKE]

Ye lol wtf, I guess they were trying to include Aussies in the conflict.

[@AlvisHerren]

I had an uncle who served in Army field Artillery who’d died in this battle at only 20yo. I have pics of his Purple Heart and Korean War service medal. His older brother, my granddad, served in the Marines in WWII.

[@user-dd8vo7or2d]

oh boohoo he's irrelevant. Also, perhaps don't die next time fighting imperialistic wars

[@Kiloburn]

"Have you ever seen anything so beautiful?" "Air support?" "No, Courage."

[@edanlikesmovies8896]

I am enjoying watching the flame wars since I am an american and chinese nationalist.

[@HexrMage21]

Chinese nationalist? You mean a commie or one who supports the republic of china

[@edanlikesmovies8896]

HexrMage I am in no way a communist. MAGA all the way.

[@starcloud6384]

Ditto.

[@lorenzgwapo4112]

fuck u

[@RoderickTiernan]

Also Taiwan boys

[@xxmaplesyrupchuggerxx5541]

“Did you hear the news? The war is almost over.” -PFC Walter Knight. July 9th 1953. Almost immediately after he said those words, He stepped on a landmine and was killed. Rest In Peace uncle Walter. (1931-1953)

[@eduardoperi9897]

the universe has a morbid sense of humour. poor guy just wanted to go home.

[@chevycarter3153]

This is Sad and scary

[@robertlee6529]

Hope the two nations never fight again.

[@alfredoenriquez5227]

They're still fighting to this day. The war was never officially over, it's just the longest ceasefire in human history, 60+ years. Another fact, even after the ceasefire both sides would pop off rounds at each side, ending up with casualties on both sides.

[@robertlee6529]

I mean China and the US.

[@sidaliu8143]

Before the nuclear power lose their effect, i guess there won't be any war between China and US. If it does, i guess that's the end for humanity.

[@Old_Guard2]

sida liu thats not going to happen. The United States is China's best customer and they only joined in the Korean War because they feared that the US would push their advance into China.

[@KossolaxtheForesworn]

I hope it comes to that, because north korea deserves to be obliterated. if for nothing else than for the people who live there in constant fear and slavery.

[@nobody-ye9rx]

Solid animation with a core message that can’t be repeated enough, excellent work

[@bkkim123]

장진호 전투에 참가한 미국 해병대와 보병부대에 한국인으로 감사하게 생각합니다. 한국의 현재 자유와 번영은 여러분의 덧이라 생각합니다. 감사합니다.

[@song-hb4bz]

70多年过去了,对比韩国和朝鲜,为什么我们站在文明的对立面!

[@gate7clamp]

Diversity and comics sent me

[@thebohemiancowboy2805]

Which video

[@PolymurExcel]

I wouldn’t mind a full animated movie like this. The Korean War doesn’t get talked about enough period.

[@niknikolov5315]

The first time I ever saw this video was back in 2015 around a month it came out. I was only ten and easily got night mare's. When I saw the monster at 1.22 I fu****g s**t myself 🤣🤣🤣

[@DraftTheHippies]

Quote from one of mike akkerman’s drawings in deviant art: foe or friend, we’re all the same in the end

[@davidthorp01]

Also, just on a historians note, the battle depicted here is actually a major milestone in Marine core History. The Chosin Reservoir was a location where a detachment of the 1st Marine corps division and some Army troops (I don’t remember which unit) hit first contact with the Chinese. They hadn’t been expecting the attack and did their best to pull back, regroup and hold. That is until it became clear that they were surrounded, whereby they took the road back to a coastal city and successfully evacuated. A lot of good men died in that heroic fight. Because trust me when I say there was very little cover on the road back and they had to fight for every mile. But yea this video also has amazing symbolism, I love it!

[@날면되잖아]

R.I.P for every sordiers for fighting in this war me and my motherland will remember

[@zedz4397]

nuke korea

[@soldiersaint6753]

I hate war but I love our troops. War will never end. We must take care of our boys because without them we would never exist. God bless the troops of the US and its allies and woe to any who oppose them.

[@biasedhistory618]

SoldierSaint Germans, Austrians, Bulgarians, Italians, Japanese, Hungarians,Romanians they are people too.

[@brianbolinjr.7533]

In bootcamp, a veteran of the frozen chosin came in to tell us about the "old corps". He told us about the 8 hour banzai charge that they ended up fending off with hand to hand combat because they had run out of ammo and the supply lines were cut. he told us of the -30 degree temperature that gave him frostbite to the point of not being able to move. even after that, he walked, from an aid station in the rear, dragging his rifle behind him, back to his platoon on the front line. he said that the dedication of those men to each other was more powerful than any army the chi-coms could throw at them. Semper Fidelis to all the marines, living or dead, who gave a piece of themselves at the Frozen Chosin to keep us free. Damn anyone who thinks those men anything other than heroes.

[@pringlescan9682]

I'm having Order 66 flashbacks...no..no...the younglings...there all dead

[@iroden5335]

Use the force Harry! - Gandalf Starfleet captain of the uss enterprise

[@louisryan5815]

from the show Galaga

[@doodoofard69]

Iroden You forgot the titles: Member of the Order of Merlin and Autobot Commander

[@fbi5072]

When everyone else is hearing "Kill the commies!" Or "Kill the Yankees!" But you hear *Execute Order 66*

[@anahrivera32]

@@iroden5335 NOOO NOT THE YOUNGLINGS