Meet Sergeant Reckless: America's War Horse Hero (The Fat Electrician)

[@the_fat_electrician]

Top Tier Puns

[@enjiniakimiko1305]

yoooooo

[@kevinpollard9657]

Legend m8

[@sphyrnidaegames8922]

It's really you!

[@rarinrecruit3150]

You could say the coughing guy is now… the coffin guy

[@DarthRaider520]

FTE is always giving props to up and coming content creators. Giving is receiving is the new culture as old as that idea is.

[@danmanak]

Reckless wasn't a pet. She was their friend, comrade, battle buddy. She did things nobody else could do. That's why they went through so much to get her home. They wanted her to be taken care of and shown respect. She earned it

[@codius_dak5095]

Reckless was a Marine.

[@danmanak]

@@codius_dak5095 Yes sir, she was.

[@fusionaddict]

Came here to say this. Reckless wasn’t their pet, she was their sister-in-arms.

[@Freedom_Half_Off]

absolutely ... people that thing that she was a pet don't get it ... the Marines would have laid down their life fir her lifelike she laid down her life for theirs . this was not a "pet" thing ...

[@ScamArtist-x7h]

How do you call the American war horse a pet? Did you listen? Offensive as f.

[@veteranhoffman6776]

25:27 That’s not a “pet”, that’s a Marine! I’m a US Army Cold War era Veteran, and even I would tell you that Reckless was a Marine, not a pet, just a 4 legged one.

[@arsinacaiserlia476]

And Marines do not leave a Marine behind

[@Ekdrink]

@@arsinacaiserlia476 yeah that’s for the navy seals

[@InstrucTube]

You're gold man. No need to donate if you can't. You are reacting to something that already happened, and the event in question already donated, so I think it's covered. As far as animal intelligence goes, it's hard to get a good solid grasp on the rankings, but horses are in the top 20 for sure, and having worked with them myself growing up I can tell you they are more intelligent than you'd like them to be, and often make it everyone's problem if they are unhappy.

[@Freedom_Half_Off]

The problem with intelligence is intelligent animals like to think for themselves . They can decide to join you ... or actively work to block you in every direction based upon their own fears and assessment of the situation at hand . Anyone who has ever worked with horses or even worse mules can attest to that . Mules are highly intelligent . Which means ... they don't just go along without question unless they have developed a deep trust in the person trying to give the orders ...

[@megatroll2590]

@@Freedom_Half_Off had a highly trained horse who had made about 300 trips up and down a trail in Grand Teton national park, it was old logging road on side of the mountain. The horse saw a squirrel and tried to jump off the cliff side with me on it, it took extreme effort on my part to calm the horse down and get it back on the right side of the trail going up.

[@Freedom_Half_Off]

@@megatroll2590 I will bet you loved that horse and trusted it with your life. At the Battle of Franklin , Patrick Cleburne was found shot dead on top of his horse that was stretched trying to jump the rampart in front of it ... obviously dead too . Horses are beautiful companions and sometimes more faithful than people 😉

[@ChuckHuffmaster]

Sergeant Reckless ate the campaign hat the Aussies gave her she also ate one of her blankets

[@T5March]

As always, great reaction. Keep in mind tho that for the marines, she's not just a pet at this point, she's just like one of them. For sure, a large number of them which fought on the hill feel like she's part of the reason they won, and some of them even feel like she had saved their lives (like the injured ones that got carried by her from the front lines to the depot).

[@coreylouviere4466]

The reason the Chinese Army smelled like garlic was because they chewed garlic like it was gum.

[@ryanhampson673]

Also eating high amount of garlic give you “garlic sweat”. Your sweat literally smells like garlic. The soldiers wouldn’t have had deodorant and would have been dirty so their B.O smelled like garlic.

[@rg20322]

@@ryanhampson673 Trust me this is true! A friend of mine eats garlic like its candy and he STINKS of garlic and can smell him so far away as long as the wind is right.

[@MrJlee93]

My grandma loves chewing garlic and purposefully does it when she's within breathing distance of me. She also refuses to brush her teeth or wash her hands. To this day, I can't stand garlic

[@PAT8888-is2pd]

By the way, the only marines known to ride reckless were the wounded men she carried down the hill to the aid station. If Chesty was the last marine to ride Reckless it would have been there. Also, look at the picture of Reckless entering the Marine Corp ball. The Marine standing beside her looks like a younger version of the picture they show, close to the end, of Chesty Puller.

[@ryanhampson673]

I know it’s a modern term but I propose we rename the defense of the ravine leading up to the aid station as the “Battle of Yeet ravine”….I’m a pretty big military history buff and I’ve never heard that story…500 grenades? Jesus man.

[@pimphandjesus4667]

The Lance Corporal Underground is powerful, including internationally smuggling a whole ass horse 😂

[@LucyWillis-j2e]

I believe we in the Army have an equivalent in our E4 Mafia. The sham shield is real, but the resources and results are deep. :) Can't get a part in the motor pool through a Warrant Officer? Find yourself a Specialist mechanic. They will be your new best friend. You'll be amazed by how many more parts are available somehow.

[@chrisg3089]

Navy has the Mafia as well. NCO’s in the Navy but they still don’t GAF!!

[@RhettPerry88]

I bet the guy that coughed regretted that ….. 😂😂🤣😆😂 made me laugh out loud with that one bro 😎

[@rafehr1378]

A few of my Uncles were in the Korean War. Uncle Tom a Marine, who was there. He said no matter where you were. You got shot in the back, it was freezing so it didn't hurt that bad. He was a Funny man, good times with him. The "FROZEN CHOSEN".

[@unknownp1506]

Yea, people will do a lot for their pets. There was one time my doggo wasn't feeling good for a few days, then he started not moving much, not eating much, and at the time, my parents weren't in town, and I didn't have a car, so I carried him to the vets office, he weighed around 100Lbs at the time and I walked with him on my shoulders for 2 miles. If I, a normal civilian, would do that for a dog, I can only imagine the shit a marine would do for their pets, and I can only hope that I never have to find out

[@rg20322]

Excellent horse puns at 32:30 😀

[@cagiestnickle72]

So the garlic smell is actually interesting but it was mainly bc of they'd be munching on the garlic fields and pop em like gum. But also americans even have a smell a musk of deepfried shiz and salt.

[@exy47]

also because they thought garlic supposedly kept "dark spirits" away and garlic helps with immune system alott which is really needed in a war

[@josephhyland8904]

Excellent reaction!!! Good question about the fathers of the other two. He has another video set in Korea about the Great Seabee Train Robbery. I think you'll like it.

[@PAT8888-is2pd]

It's called "the thousand yard stare".

[@christina113704]

My father was a Marine and lord forbid you try and change the radio. 'Not as lean, not as mean. Still a Marine' and 'the few, the proud, the insane'

[@michaelmorris423]

I don't see the Berlin airlift on your lists. Don't know if maybe I'm just not seeing it, but if you haven't done it, you certainly should. The Berlin airlift is one of his best stories, and in itself is one of the best stories ever. I'm actually upset it was never covered when I was in school.

[@bcyomassey649]

As a Marine, I hate crazy is one of the most used phrases in the Marine Corps to this day is “I fucking love horses” and if you don’t you’re dead to me

[@Roboto2073]

I'm glad you waited to do a review of this. I made a comment before, don't just watch it in your own. now you got a review of it, thank you.

[@Tar-Numendil]

Horses have been used in warfare for thousands of years.

[@ashleykearns6655]

No matter what any breeder will tell you. Horses had to prove they were a war horse or it just wasn't one. Breed didn't matter.

[@Nitehawke]

Yeah, he did a ten minute video on the "joys" of single ply tp, lol. He'd definitely appreciate the Dad jokes you added! He has a second channel he recently added, the Fat Files, that's less military but just as funny. Might want to check that out when you get a chance. Great reaction as always!

[@jacobmontoya7172]

This isn't a pet. This is a battle hardened Marine

[@teslagirl1]

Some crusaders' horses were trained to help defend a fallen knight and did it well.

[@minemaster2392]

Yeah…26:36 I’d be SHITTING MYSELF. I don’t care if I’m the President of the United States, I am NOT fucking with marines!

[@mr.squeaky8394]

Great reaction, great video, great history, and you have a great voice. You should be on radio. (Just kidding, I know the old joke "you have the face for it" but I'm just pulling your leg.) Thank you for this. Salute to Sgt. Reckless and master storyteller TFE.

[@Tar-Numendil]

Now you need to find his toilet paper rant video.

[@artdollist]

Great story and great reaction! You did it justice.

[@TheArkyCrew]

Love your stuff! Keep it up!

[@darlaalonzo2177]

Great video! Amazing soldiers, amazing horse soldier! 💫Thank you, Dave 💫

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

My friend, there is a difference between a pet and an animal Soldier.

[@PaulGAckerman]

I love your reactions and I love The Boondocks!

[@catlady443]

No, it's just he gets paid through Ads. You do not have to participate in that way at all

[@johnshaffer3405]

Hey man Reckless was a good NCO, she managed to make sure the Lance Corporal knew how to do their jobs effectively :)

[@nataliecaya8917]

The garlic information was in the video it wasn't verbally however it was text

[@bryanbrown-z6k]

Love your work please do more fat electrician videos, your very down to earth and pro america

[@jacobmontoya7172]

Awesome! Sempre Fi!

[@DarthRaider520]

Sargent Reckless was the best girl that ever did it. Such a good beautiful girl. America's bestest girl. Edited for gender. That was a beautiful female horse.

[@Val-z8I]

My grandfather was in the Korean war

[@danieldunlap2884]

There's another reason race horses don't make good pack animals usually: temperament. Race horses tend to be very high strung; for a pack animal (especially in this situation), you would ideally want a calm animal.

[@LWolf12]

Most people's knowledge of the Korean war, that I've meet, are people who watched M*A*S*H.

[@xRa01]

Now, Look up the Fat files, And watch his video on toilet paper...

[@jasonnelms4556]

Yeah, horses are insanely smart. And how have you not reacted to the Cassius Clay episode?

[@1lthrnk]

Chesty has a higher rank but you can’t bring an English Bulldog in combat. NATO the U.S. has a vote but Europe has more votes. The U.S. does at least 90% of the funding and has to provide the military

[@Number1Ruede]

Here at 9 minutes and first. Love you n your videos broski keep it up

[@bradmyers5793]

Chinese soldiers chew garlic, don't know why😂

[@troyshilanski380]

All cool

[@dp7933]

Sbe was more impressive tban the viddek lets on. One of tbe wounded marines wad sk bad off that sbe smupped dropping him kff at the recejvi g area a d took him him direrectly to a doctor.... yeah she triaged. Tbat is human level behavior.

[@jagernavet4468]

Reckless was no mere "pet"!!!!!! Reckless was a Marine!!!!!