Violent but True Bedtime Stories Episode 12

Welcome to another episode of Violent But True Bedtime Stories with the Grunt Style 1st Sgt! Join us in his neighborhood this week as we will be learning about badass Bruce Crandall.

[@maximumeffort2339]

Just a sidearm and cigar?? That’s Old school badass right there! 😎

[@robertpowers1045]

Maximum Effort “Fuck it, I’m going back...Who’s coming with me?” Gotta love a man who says fuck it I’m all in when the shit hits the fan!

[@vivekbarnvasynanndi3439]

finally a childrens channel that i can support! teaching kids bravery and honor!

[@psychobunny1822]

My dad had the honor of flying with crandal and I met him twice. The man is simply delightful!

[@kevindvorak742]

We were soldiers was one of my favorite movies growing up. What an amazing true story.

[@Houndini]

Good movie. Sergeant Major Plumley grown up not far at all from where I grow up @. Maybe 30 miles if that. I played football many times @ Shady Spring High field. We all coal miners or had family working in coal mines. Everybody helped each other through very bad times. You just don't see that much anymore at all.

[@jvleasure]

Hell yes. I have Joe Galloway's autograph on my M36 Musette bag. Almost got Crandall's.

[@eatingelizabethsfrizbee]

This 03 has nothing but respect for these type of pilots. God Bless the A-10.

[@markreynolds9570]

I love guys like that. We need more like him NOW!

[@reese7299]

I am absolutely addicted to these stories Thank You First Sergeant for doing them keep’em coming

[@deez420nuts69]

FUKN ARMY, WHY CANT IT BE SIMPLE?!

[@2naturesownplace]

At Least we can say the name of the place right.. Biggest problem that LZ was the Marines popping up Asking For Airborne Autographs from Moore! bwhahahahahha

[@deez420nuts69]

@@2naturesownplace nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh never!

[@Muddyres]

MegadethDude2001 can confirm

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

I met Colonel Bruce Crandall in 2013 in Las Vegas. Right when I got out of the army I was invited to a Gala. Bruce Crandall was there and so were like eight or nine other Medal of Honor recipients. Amazing time. Drinking and talking with alot of amazing men. A short story about col. Crandall. We were getting helicopter rides over the vegas strip. And ge was the only person who would not get on the helicopter. Saying " I dont ride in helicopters. If I dont fly it I dont get into it." He was a very cool guy. Life of the party. Him and his small dog huey

[@matthewellisor5835]

When the 4yo asks: "Can we have another story with the First Sergeant for our bedtime?"

[@MrWolf-xw8tw]

Damn the marines should have gave this man a spot and a beer

[@cheapolegunguy]

Yes you're crazy, Army unit designations are the easiest things to understand, unless you're a marine :)

[@DobermansRock]

He tried and that's more than most crayon eaters do. They get lost with the alpha numeric stuff with dashes and diagonals. But they do damn well what they know how to do. Unlike some of our welfare in uniform soldiers. You know the ones.

[@anthonypfannenstein4894]

LOL. I never gave it much thought (I'm a Marine). The patches and all the tags and badges and knick-knacks on soldiers cammies, excuse me...BDUs....just meant they were part of the something of the something of the something of the something, etc. And on and on it goes LOL! JK, we give each other shit but we're the only ones allowed too. Anyone who hasn't put on the uniform were to try that, they'll get hurt, by all of us. Best way to get Marines and Army to merge as one is to have a civilian try talk shit to one of us.

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

Well, if one is smart they go neither to the Marines or the Army... The Air Force is the way to go.

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

@@anthonypfannenstein4894 My dad went to the Army and my brother went into the Marines... I went to college. I live out west.

[@cheapolegunguy]

@@jed-henrywitkowski6470 Not me, I always got off half way through the flight :)

[@willmadams1143]

Absolutely loving these videos

[@ladyanya2226]

That man is the wind beneath many a boondocks

[@ar494]

Finally all caught up. Dont know how I missed your Texas walk-a-bout of badassery story telling. Thank you and Semper Fi 1stSgt

[@The85F0X]

How did he get that bird in the air with those huge balls?

[@featheredserpentofthewest2049]

🙌🏽😎🙌🏽 Awesome! Much gratitude.

[@kyledunn6853]

I never knew "Snake Shit" flew a couple more tours in country. By the way, it's not La Drang, it's Ia Drang.

[@calebcrandall1652]

As a marine stationed in Southeast Asia and a Crandall, he represent our names dedication to service well. A great example of what that name stands for.

[@snpr1022]

How did he get those birds off the ground while carrying those big brass balls?

[@charlesmiller6826]

Oo aahh, getcha some.

[@willrobotham9114]

please never stop making these videos

[@CORPORAL-dn7nn]

If you ain’t in the 1st Marine Div you ain’t shit. Oohrah 1/7

[@cheshire4856]

He does not play with toys, he conducts very complicated battle simulations in his spare time whilst at home with nothing better to do

[@jarenthorpe8849]

Oh shit, I went to Olympia HS. Our baseball field is named after him and yearly they have a game in honor of him. Really glad I saw this video

[@MOTO809]

My girlfriend got me one of your t-shirts for my birthday in November. I Just stumbled across your channel tonight. Had no idea. Love the shirt, love the channel!

[@joshbailey9161]

My home town.

[@ReformedSooner24]

What a badass

[@shaunford8529]

Damm air force couldn't hit anything back then ask any one who served in nam

[@ziahn5367]

Charles Yuditsky lol not all where off. There were a lot of issues with targeting Bombs and unwanted civilian casualties. The strafing runs where the pilots actually aim, should be dead on. Forgot the name but basically one pilot was kinda fed up with it and spear headed the GPS project on the military side things. Goal was to “drop 5 bombs in the same hole.”

[@ziahn5367]

Charles Yuditsky I am not too sure what your referencing with the 600 meters. GPS when introduced was accurate to 5m, so at any or, give a 5 m range and that’s where that bomb is going. It’s more accurate in some areas now. I should have also mentioned they did have laser guided bombs in that era, but I am not sure when they were used or efficient they were after a bomb (don’t know if 90% if bomb was for electronic and maneuvering or how much was actually bomb compared to dumb bombs).

[@1ifbyland2ifbysea]

Stand up and shake the 1st sergeants hand. Thank you for video

[@tonyp7528]

You should do a stories on Mad Jack Churchill!

[@joelob5225]

He lives down the road from me

[@AlphaChimpEnergy]

My Dude! Getting shit done.

[@belltully1yahoocom]

Took me minute to realize the thumbnail is from, "We Were Soldiers."

[@omarrp14]

I have always found it interesting hearing Vietnam stories where pilots basically do as they wish with their helicopters.

[@r6984]

God dam fuck yes.

[@doughboybellmore2347]

Fuckin A, Bad to the Bone, Happy I found these stories Brother

[@doughboybellmore2347]

not to get off the subject Brother, you a Marine Grunt, you seem to favor their motto

[@apeacetimegrunt9179]

Daddy First Sgt can you read me another story? I can sleep really well knowing that there's brave men and women out there (including myself)

[@knunyabeasewhacks8744]

Can you address the Air force rescue boys in Nam? Those kids had balls of steal, had helicopters that probably shouldn't fly, and tried their damn best to save fallen pilots before the enemies got there. 15 H-43 Padro. "Bring 'em back alive".

[@aabb2639]

Damn Air Force...

[@renegade7493]

What they call you: Too Tall Sir.

[@DieuDeMort]

Personally, I feel like you shouldn’t say “Semper Fi” and “this we’ll defend” right after each other. Both are legendary and historical statements, at least give each their own respective sentence.

[@lonelytent2833]

Is that a custom LEGO Technic Humvee next to you?

[@manuelgchapajr4472]

HOOAHH!

[@Taco577]

damn that would have been scary in the huey, id imagine its an easy target to NVA AA guns at such low altutides

[@todydn]

How are the helicopters able to fly under the immense weight of the balls that this man carried betwixt his legs

[@justincase2291]

I wonder if he actually smoked his cigar?

[@cpscps2679]

Ia Drang, not La Drang....reads like a 1st Sergeant.

[@jamesharback1760]

You're crazy. But wait, there's more.

[@victorwaddell6530]

Army unit names confuse me . I was a squid on smallboys. All we had to know was our ship's hull number , and the Destroyer Squadron or Battle Group our ship was assigned to . For us Intel types we needed to know the Task Force or Task Group our ship was sailing in and our Task Unit number . Come to think of it , it was'nt so simple . Nevermind ....

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

They should show these videos to all enlisted DoD personnel. Required "how to America" videos.

[@HK-it8ny]

Was that a Lego humvee

[@logank1548]

Do Robin Olds

[@joemoment-o1275]

I cooked at.the VFW he is involved at in Oak Harbor WA

[@billhuber2964]

I like 1st sargent. Not bad.

[@DobermansRock]

Good thing the O club ran out of bourbon or this story would be too intense to believe. Some people should not waste their lives on sports or any of the other time wasters of life. Its better to become a person of real honor in action. We only live once.

[@sw20matt]

and to think, his potential was almost wasted playing baseball.

[@TheRagratus]

NOT La Drang but Ia Drang.

[@richardhoepfner1633]

It's Ia Drang, with an "I", not La Drang with an "L."

[@caddydaddy6728]

First sagent can you help me i need info

[@desjards11]

Ok I know you’re army but it’s IA Drang…, not La Drang. There in Southeast Asia not Central America