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@MichaelScreamMachineEvans
3 жыл бұрын
My family is from the area....we got moved into the City in the 1940s ....DOD and Engery Took the land and dispossessed a lot of Black Families
@wbfd508
3 жыл бұрын
Is the camp open to visit the memorial. I have a reason for asking. I am a participant in the Tour of Honor, which is a nationwide Motorcycle Challenge to visit Visit Veteran memorials. These locations rotate from year to year. This would be an excellent location. We have to prove our visit by a photograph and personal flag of visit. I am in Franklin, NC often and this would also be a nice trip down. I do WWII reenactment and would love to visit.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
@@wbfd508 yep!
@mikehartsook5281
3 жыл бұрын
THE GREEN CAN OF TUNA YOU PICKED UP ON THE MESS HALL TABLE WAS FROM A BOX OF C.RATIONS. DURING WORLD WAR TWO THE PARATROOPERS CARRIED K.RATIONS AND THE CANS WERE SMALLER THAN THE ONE IN THE PICTURE
@am4793
3 жыл бұрын
So why have stopped making videos on consumer tech?
@keithhornick2577
3 жыл бұрын
I am one of the volunteers at Camp Toccoa. As a quick follow up to this amazing video, we have attached the C-47 fuselage to the wing spar and have it on it's landing gear. November 8th, 2020, we rolled the plane from where it sat in this video to the parking lot where we will complete it's restoration.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for the work that you all are doing there 🇺🇸👊🏻
@vawterb
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the work you are doing at Camp Toccoa! Thanks for the update on Project C-47!
@jondoe399
3 жыл бұрын
Any plans on selling the challenge coin embedded wood online?
@PivotCory
3 жыл бұрын
AMAZING! I want to come visit. Im only in Acworth. Are yall open on the weekends for visitors right now?
@detsportsfan18
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir for your continued efforts in preserving much needed history!
@hdjoe88
3 жыл бұрын
Had the honor of meeting “Wild Bill “ Guarnere at a gun show several years ago. He signed my copy of Stephen Ambrose’s “Band of Brothers”as well as my copy of the mini series.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Oh man. I would loved to have met him. I've heard nothing but great things.
@spookerredmenace3950
3 жыл бұрын
loved his book, so funny in parts and so good . i loved the story about Bill sending 3 mortars on a German soilder who would give their line the finger every day, then on the 4th day of it , he waited for the German do his thing, just as he is about to give the finger, he sends over 3 mortars and blow him up, Bill says he aint going to use those fingers anymore! i remember reading that at a laundry mat, and laughing so hard, a older lady asked what was funny, so i said as such, he laughed and said well that will teach the German for being rude. hahaha i said very true madam , very true
@robertnegron9706
3 жыл бұрын
Wow. Awesome.
@davefave4351
3 жыл бұрын
Found out recently (Wikipedia) that I shared a birthday with Wild Bill. We can never ever repay the debt that we owe these heroes...
@robkeeley3823
3 жыл бұрын
So cool
@flyingelbows227
3 жыл бұрын
You will probably not read this, but my Dad was in the Navy in the Pacific, and served on a Troop transport and a destroyer. I was so proud, and I am also a WWII fan of these hero's.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Very cool. Thank you for sharing that. 🇺🇸
@kennethdedrick5784
3 жыл бұрын
I am a 58 year old AIRBORNE veteran of the US Army. I was 1st of the 507th at Fort Benning and joined the 18th Airborne Corps in 1992. I had the honor of running Currahee twice in 2009 and 2012 and walked it in 2016. Thank you for posting this!
@nealmccoy6176
Жыл бұрын
I have hiked up Currahee a few times and each time, I can feel the spirit of those men who trained there 80 + years ago. I am glad that places like this are kept alive by videos such as this. Keep up the good work!
@micko11154
3 жыл бұрын
"If we're gonna do it we're gonna earn it!" That's respect! Cheers from Australia!
@gavindownham9737
3 жыл бұрын
For a WW2 enthusiast, visiting there is the equivalent of a child going to Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Brilliant video.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@ruthwestover3873
Жыл бұрын
My father arrived at camp Toccoa August 1942 and trained there with “F” co. Fighting Fox. I know that E co. receives most of the attention, but D, E, and F companies trained and fought together as part of the 506th PIR 2nd battalion. I am grateful to see the locations you feature here on your site and for educating everyone about the paratroopers of WW2.
@cynthiacronin2794
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing episode for veterans day! My late father was in the Navy in WW2. Spent two years in Micronesia. The Marshall islands to be specific. I remember all his stories. All of his brothers except the youngest we're in the Navy, Sea Bees and the Merchant Marines. My brother was in the army during Vietnam and nephew in the Marines during Afghanistan. War history is fascinating and heartbreaking.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Yes it is. Thanks for sharing that.
@steveclark4291
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you to your family for serving our country ! I'm an Air Force veteran ! I had uncles in WWII , my dad Korea , cousins in Vietnam and Grenada , youngest stepson in Iraq and Afghanistan and I was in from April 1978 to 1986 ! Which we had the Iranian Crisis and a few other little events ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .
@cynthiacronin2794
3 жыл бұрын
@@steveclark4291 Thank you and your family for your service! And thank you for your kind words. My dad was very proud of his naval service and was genuinely fond of the people of Micronesia. Made friends of some of the Islanders.
@steveclark4291
3 жыл бұрын
@@cynthiacronin2794 you're very welcome !
@rodskopyk2506
3 жыл бұрын
The Armistice halting the War to End All Wars was signed in Compiègne, France, at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918 -hence the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. ... Today, that date is known as Remembrance Day throughout Canada and most of Europe and is still focused on the war's end. LEST WE FORGET. Thank you for sharing and we remember.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Amen. Thank you.
@HeartPumper
3 жыл бұрын
In Europe for few countries it means also an Independence Day ;).
@michaelhayden725
Жыл бұрын
I have to agree that the physical training Sobel put Easy through really did pay off - especially in Normandy and Holland - that 250 metre charge at the Crossroads. They were drawing on the strength that came from Currahee.
@DonaldWMeyers-dwm
8 ай бұрын
That doesn't change the fact that Sobel was an incompetent tactician who likely would have gotten more of Easy Company killed at Normandy if he had been left in command.
@michaelhayden725
8 ай бұрын
Well actually if he had been the C47 that Lt Meers was in, he would have been the one killed. But I take your point Sobel was a good back room soldier but hopeless, imho, in the field.
@carlstritzinger6724
2 жыл бұрын
I took my basic training with the 506, L Co. in January 1956 and have always been very proud that I had even that small part of their legacy. This was excellent and to say that the people who support the camp, my best to all of you and many thanks.
@TheHistoryUnderground
2 жыл бұрын
🇺🇸
@I_am_a_melon1992
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service. I would not be able to know what freedom is without the brave men like yourself who fought for it. I wish that humanity would learn from the WW but I am seeing a very scary situation brewing. Again thank you Sage.
@bladelll7429
7 ай бұрын
agora todo mundo treinou la😂
@TheOperationsRoom
3 жыл бұрын
Curaheeeeee! Been looking forward to this one
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Ha! Awesome. Hope that you enjoyed it.
@AdventureToArms
3 жыл бұрын
just watched your video you just released on carentan! fantastic video! thank you!
@ericagibson4455
3 жыл бұрын
“I legitimately feel like I left a part of my soul down there at the bottom”.....mine would have been left at the 1/2 mile mark in that heat. I wish our younger generations would realize and respect just how much these heroes fought and sacrificed for our country. Thank you to our veterans, military leaders and current service men and women for your dedication to ensure our country is safe and our freedom is protected this Veteran’s Day 2020.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Ha! That's funny. And the younger generation is exactly why I make these videos. Thanks!
@steveclark4291
3 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome ! I'm a disabled veteran ! The younger generations should be taught better in school than they're being taught now days !
@steveclark4291
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryUnderground thank you for doing these videos for the younger generations ! Another great KZitem channel to watch is Voices of History ! He has traveled with veterans from different Wars and recorded they're experiences !
@cclyon
3 жыл бұрын
The best part of any hike is lunch break. Those guys gave their hearts and souls and I wouldn't be surprised if part of them isn't still on that mountain.
@Gitarzan66
3 жыл бұрын
'I like spaghetti'
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@arnegreve1019
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they vomit it on the ground 🤣
@VloggingThroughHistory
3 жыл бұрын
As a fellow history vlogger, I absolutely love your passion for and knowledge of history. You're the first channel I've ever signed up as a patron for. Keep on making incredible content!
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I appreciate that more than you know. I'll be checking out your channel as well.
@irishgip71
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir for this video. As a disabled Army Infantryman, I loved this! God bless ALL vets (those with us and those not), all your viewers, YOU for doing these and USA!
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
🙏🏼🇺🇸
@irishgip71
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryUnderground sir, if you ever want a guest whilst visiting a so-cal area....I’m your man. Ty again
@benjaminarice
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you to all of those men. God bless them. I Love you guys are what you did for us.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
That was quite the generation. Thanks for watching!
@benjaminarice
3 жыл бұрын
Where in North Georgia is this camp. I would love to visit and show my respect to this men
@stflaw
3 жыл бұрын
You should have eaten a bellyfull of spaghetti before starting up the hill.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Ha! Carrying that dang leather bag was bad enough.
@Bam_Like_Dat
3 жыл бұрын
Thats not spaghetti. Its army ketchup with noodles. Lol
@maccumhaill5534
3 жыл бұрын
Dang, beat me to it!
@Bam_Like_Dat
3 жыл бұрын
@@maccumhaill5534 😂...first thing that popped into my head when I read the 1st comment.
@nathanduckeorth806
3 жыл бұрын
Lmao! Yes so true!
@roadlizardcu8664
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing watching you make you "man up" and complete that hike with a respect load and then regress to a young boy in the pilot seat of that plane. Fascinating place. Being a former Supervisor can understand why the man training them was so hard on them. He wasn't there to be there friend, he was there to give them the best chance of surviving what was coming. Wonderful video. Be safe and take care.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Appreciate the kind words.
@steveclark4291
3 жыл бұрын
Very true about the people training our military especially in basic training ! They weren't there to be your friend , they were there to prepare you for whatever you might end up having to do and hopefully come home safe ! I'm speaking from experience as an Air Force veteran ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .
@vinoman123
2 жыл бұрын
Your enthusiasm, respect and concern for history is infectious. Today, I visited the museum, Camp Toccoa and Curahee mountain and watched both your videos before I arrived. They were enormously helpful and got me really psyched to go. Anybody who is in the area must visit. You will be so very glad you did. They are living history of a momentous time and people of our country.🇺🇲🇺🇲
@TheHistoryUnderground
2 жыл бұрын
🙏🏼
@SandervkHistory
3 жыл бұрын
I really love how you tried to make it hard on youself by carrying does weights to the top! You definitly earned it! And i love that you mentioned the factory workers who made all the war supply's! Really appreciate that! People often dont think about the millions of men and woman who did there part in the war by working in factorys, for the war effort. It really does me good to hear you say that! And a history buff in a C-47 airplane? Is like a kid in the candy store! 😊 Sir, i am jealous of this experience you've got! Thank you for sharing! Gratz on 80k and the 100th video! Keep up the GREAT work! 🙏🦅
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Ha! About halfway up, I was starting to think that I'd made a mistake. Glad that you enjoyed it!
@RaoulThomas007
3 жыл бұрын
And the rationing and ration books that everyone used on the Homefront! Also, the material drives hosted by the communities!
@alanbower1193
3 жыл бұрын
That was interesting. I wasn't aware Camp Toccoa still existed. As far as climbing Currahee, you're a better man then I am Gunga Din. Thanks for the tour. It's nice to see people taking the time and effort to rebuild Toccoa. The men who trained there deserve to be honored.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Pretty amazing what those people are doing to preserve the memory of those men.
@chads7206
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryUnderground Going there is a bucket list item for me. Maybe try for winter time and do Currahee in the snow? lol
@Mlgmistertom
Жыл бұрын
Seeing this place was one of the best places I have ever seen
@philiprowlands1619
3 жыл бұрын
Love the video. I was honoured to learn about Easy Company through the series Band of Brothers, and still love to hear about their lives. We owe them so much. They and many like them literally saved us all from tyranny.
@rg83241
2 жыл бұрын
I love that you show us the history of band of brothers.
@TheHistoryUnderground
2 жыл бұрын
👍🏻
@stevenboyce4782
3 жыл бұрын
What amazing place. I am big fan of The Band of Brothers it is nice to see someone restore the history of the camp. I was glad I went to Foy, Bastogne and saw the woods, St Mere Eglise and went into the church and the Eagles Nest. I will never forget the trip. Thank You
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty amazing places.
@DroneLifeLelystad
3 жыл бұрын
Truly amazing, where my towns liberators all began. I live in a town called Ede, un Holland just 1 mile from the Ginkelse heide, the Drop zones of Operation Market Garden. Never Forget ❤️🇺🇸🇬🇧🇳🇱🇭🇲🇨🇦
@steveclark4291
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this with me ! I had uncles that fought in WWII not sure where they all was at ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .
@vawterb
3 жыл бұрын
A a great tour of the area! Thank you for taking us along with you! Congratulations on episode 100! A great way to mark Veterans Day!
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@douglasharp2278
2 жыл бұрын
One if the best channels on all of You Tube.
@TheHistoryUnderground
2 жыл бұрын
Wow. Thank you. I appreciate that.
@reddevilparatrooper
3 жыл бұрын
The regiments that trained there all saw heavy combat during WWII. One of these days I shall go there to pay my respects. I used to belong to 1/508th Parachute Infantry Regiment when I was stationed in Panama from 89-90. Now it belongs to the 82nd AIRBORNE. My regiment was raised in Camp Blanding Florida in 1943. Great video.
@jackharding144
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video - I drove from New Jersey to Toccoa in October to visit the camp, the museum in town, and of course to run Currahee. Planned my run to get to the top at sunrise and it was spectacular to see . . . I literally had the entire mountain to myself but never felt alone. As one of the Camp Toccoa volunteers asked and I confirmed, I could "hear the boots" while running the hill. Truly was a spiritual experience as strange as that sounds. So much respect for the men that came through the gates of Toccoa and gave so much for all of us today. Keep up the great content!!
@JuzG85
3 жыл бұрын
When international travel opens again..I will fly over from Australia to walk in the footsteps of E Company! I made a promise when I was 15 and saw Band of Brothers that if Camp Toccoa was still around that I’d start a Journey to walk in the footsteps of men I consider heroes! Plus I want that challenge coins/piece of history
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Be sure to pack more water than I did :)
@JuzG85
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryUnderground will do mate, as a military historian from Australia, I am loving the videos you post and look forward to one day visiting in person the places you’ve taken me through your videos
@steveclark4291
3 жыл бұрын
I hope that international travel will open up soon also ! As I would love be able to go to Europe and see some of the places that Easy Company had been to ! Also see places that one of my uncles had at during WWII fighting ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .
@jeremycortese
Жыл бұрын
Ran and walked Currahee In 2016 when I lived in GA. My most memorable hike to date. Loved it
@DRFelGood
3 жыл бұрын
Happy Veterans Day, 🇺🇸 Thank you for sharing this Vlog with us. Thank you for your service, sacrifice and courage to sustain freedom for many🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure. Our veterans have done much for this country.
@DRFelGood
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryUnderground I agree 🇺🇸
@sbkjendlie
3 жыл бұрын
I ran this Mountain on Veterans Day 2017. It was a truly remarkable experience to run up, view the area around the mountain from the top, then run back down. I know you said it feels like you left a part of your soul at the bottom, but I honestly feel like after completing it I left a part of my soul at the top. I wouldn’t trade that experience for anything. I also saw the Camp Toccoa, as well as the Museum in town. Such a wonderful experience that I hope to do again, thank you for posting to jog my memories!
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Glad that it could bring back some good memories for you.
@Wppk765
3 жыл бұрын
Three miles up! Three miles down! “Do not help that man!”
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
😅
@g_pazzini
3 жыл бұрын
and don’t drink water from your canteen, or you would repeat 1 more time!
@bmac454
3 жыл бұрын
What we do ? We Srand Alone 💪!
@ddddieselgang4041
3 жыл бұрын
HI-HO SILVER
@MrGruffteddybear
3 жыл бұрын
I never understood the “Do not help that man!” comment. As soldiers, you do not exist alone, you work as a team and that means helping your teammates.
@johnp9402
3 жыл бұрын
History underground my favorite new KZitem channel
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you! Feel free to share it out with someone who might enjoy it as well :)
@johnp9402
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryUnderground definitely will. I appreciate you walking the battlegrounds in the fall instead of summer, without all the tree cover I can get a better look at the terrain.
@thomastouw6093
Жыл бұрын
I wanted to share something I think your viewers might like. I am a 24 year Army veteran (still serving) who served with the 101st in Afghanistan. I have been to Toccoa and run Currahee several times. The last time I was there was in 2014 after taking my wife to my Step-Son's graduation from boot camp at Ft. Stewart. While I was showing my wife the memorial in your video I could see about four gentlemen up the road at the buildings are you showed in your video. At that time the area was fenced off and no road went to those buildings. One of the gentlemen (I think George, but not positive anymore) drove out to my wife and I and asked us if we knew what we were looking at. He could tell I was in the military and was pleased I had run Currahee a few times. He asked if we would like to tour the building they were working on. We of course said yes! The man walked us to that building and showed us the very tables you saw from the dining facility. His crew was putting in a trench to run the electric to it at that time. We took photos and he spoke to us about his intentions for the old camp. After we got an amazing tour, the man may or may not have invited us to taste a local tradition of "Georgia Spring Water". If we did do that, it most certainly helped to to ease the pain as we ascended Currahee that day. How amazing to see how far they have come with the site. I most certainly will have to go back and run it again and also purchase my piece of wood and challenge coin. Thanks for the excellent video and history. Currahee!
@CueDriver
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I just found my next vacation destination. My father and grandfather were both in Europe during WW2. Grandfather was an MP in Normandy and my father was a waist gunner in a Liberator in Southern Europe.
@tomslick5951
3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on Episode 100! We've watched every single one and enjoyed them all. Let's go for 200 now. Thank you for a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
🙏🏼
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
🙏🏼
@janbarker9773
3 жыл бұрын
Your willingness to go the extra mile (Including marching up and down Currahee in August) to make history live not only for your classes, but the rest of us, touches my heart. I am a third generation Army veteran and to watch the paths of those before me takes my breath away. Thanks.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@vanPoll
Жыл бұрын
I experienced bad leadership while I served my country. When I watched "Band of Brothers", it was easy for me to imagine, what it was like for Easy Company under the incompetent sadist named Sobel.
@grin1972
3 жыл бұрын
Following in the footsteps of the past ... the BEST thing ever !!!! Congratulations ... you deserve your "wings".
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Appreciate that. Felt pretty amazing to follow in their footsteps up that path.
@loftytwo9891
3 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this video, I find it incredible how anything involving this amazing group of men so moving, I am an Englishman and when possible I intend to fly over and visit this area. Although I never met these men I have so much respect for them and what they achieved. The freedoms I enjoy today were hard earned by them.
@av8tore71
2 жыл бұрын
I'm from and living in Illinois. I was stationed at FT Stewart, GA and lived in Hinesville, GA for over 6 years and I absolutely LOVE GA!!
@theunstopable1681
3 жыл бұрын
Love these videos! My dad was a high school principal near hershey pennsylvania and they had Dick Winters come in to do a book signing and tell stories. It was by far the coolest thing i have experienced.
@johnholmes6897
11 ай бұрын
Let me try to explain paratrooper training when i served. Post Vietnam, we have learned a lot about what it takes to be a paratrooper. We had instructors called "Black hats " as far as i was concerned these men were thrown off death row because they broke the electric chair. The 3 week course was only the beginning. When you get into the 82nd (the 101st wasn't airborne at that time) that when the training really started. Every day was a new hell. I loved every second of it. But I've been told I'm not normal at all. I don't know if they still do long marches but my unit marched on the Appalachian trail from NC-GA. Fun times. It's really nice how your brain doesn't remember pain. Thank God for small miracles
@jrsimeon02
3 жыл бұрын
We always remember the tougher teachers because we remember what they taught us.
@fw1421
8 ай бұрын
Band Of Brothers is my all time favorite WWII film. Yes it’s a mini series but to me it’s just a very long movie. But it’s such a great piece of military history. You see the Normandy invasion and the run up to defeating the Germans from the personal perspective of the characters. Wonderful film with a fantastic cast.
@GermzZz33
3 жыл бұрын
Watching you do this makes me appreciate the boys of easy company even more. Cant imagine how many times they had to run this... in full or even partial gear
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@brookehuntoon1004
3 жыл бұрын
As a Veteran of the Army and on this special day I’d like to thank you for your video. I have watched Band of Brothers so many times and to be able to see where they trained is just fantastic. Thanks.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. That really does mean a lot.
@thomasanthony9374
3 жыл бұрын
3 miles up, 3 miles down! Props to you for hiking that mountain in August! Next time you go, you should eat some spaghetti or as Perconte calls it, army noodles with ketchup, right before you make the climb LOL! Great job as always. Well worth the wait for episode 100. Looking forward to 101.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
🙏🏼
@jonfreeman6316
3 жыл бұрын
You earned it. I know it’s not the proper comment for this. But I can’t help it. It is a shame that kids and college students have no ideal what these brave young men did for us. Our freedoms and liberties rested on these young men that left home to fight for us. God rest their souls and they should have all the respect in the world.
@jordanspace1977
3 жыл бұрын
That’s being airborne brother! It’s never easy, but it is the way.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
🇺🇸
@bchboy1206
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic job thank you and thanks to those who have done so much to make the camp what it is today! I am so fortunate to live nearby this historical landmark. Currahee!!!
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
🙏🏼
@matthewbaker7540
3 жыл бұрын
Your videos continue to amaze. Such a great job and have learned so much. My grandmother was a Rosie the Rivetor, and my grand father was at the battle of the bulge, where he earned a Purple Heart.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing that and for the kind words.
@steveclark4291
3 жыл бұрын
Wow ! I had an uncle who fought in The Battle of the Bulge ! Thank you for sharing this with me ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .
@joeschneider732
3 жыл бұрын
Back in 2004 went to Norfolk , Virginia for Easy Company reunion with my dad! Met a lot of men from E. Company will never forget. I done a drawing up for the men and their families they signed my original and I gave them my printed copy. Now I have my youngest boy starting jump school this Monday at Ft. Benning he’s very excited and my wife and I are very proud!! Thank you for sharing!!
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks!
@tictackpainting9983
11 ай бұрын
What an amazing video. I also live in Georgia and have been there and as you have read you can truly feel the spirit of the men that trained there.
@garretvaughn7936
3 жыл бұрын
At 10:20 you mentioned the 511th PIR and their rescue of the Los Banos interment camp in the Philippines. I encourage others watching this video to follow your advice and dig into that story. I had the honor of presenting this story to our wonderful veterans at the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, ID, last month. It is the most daring and successful raid that you've probably never heard of. We are lucky that a local man, featured in one of our displays, was one of the nine pilots who flew a C-47 that dropped Company B of the 511th into the camp. What an amazing group of soldiers they were! Thanks for your wonderful videos and for taking us along with you on these adventures through history!
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! That is amazing. When I was a kid, I had a doctor whose parents were missionaries. They were prisoners at Los Banos.
@garretvaughn7936
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryUnderground It always amazes me how certain events link people together all over the world. Keep up the fantastic work -love your videos!
@keithhornick2577
3 жыл бұрын
At last year's Currahee Military Weekend our keynote speaker was Robert Wheeler. He and his family were prisoners at Los Banos when he was 8 years old. He was scheduled for execution the day of the Los Banos Raid. He watched his captors dig is grave the day before the 511th rescued them. He has the most incredible stories to tell of his time there. The History Channel did a story on the Los Banos Raid and Mr. Wheeler was featured in it. There are many books about this raid. It is well worth the time to learn this story.
@garretvaughn7936
3 жыл бұрын
@@keithhornick2577 I have seen that History Channel presentation and remember seeing Robert Wheeler in it. You are very fortunate to have heard him speak in person. The History Guy has a very good, short video on Los Banos as well. One of my favorite books on the Los Banos raid is "Rescue At Los Banos" by Bruce Henderson. He does a great job of alternating chapters between the internees and the soldiers of the 11th Airborne to weave their stories together.
@keithhornick2577
3 жыл бұрын
@@garretvaughn7936 Robert Wheeler has written a book as well. It is titled "A Child's Life Interrupted". I was his handler for the event, so I spent four days with him from the time I picked him up at the airport to the time he boarded his flight to go home. What an incredible man.
@timothyogden9761
3 жыл бұрын
This was Great! I never trained for war, but am grateful to ALL those that have, in order to make it possible for me to thank them for their service to this country. This used to be Armistice Day, recognizing the end of WWI. On the Eleventh Hour on the Eleventh Day on the Eleventh Month. So to each and every military personnel serving this Great Country, present and past. Thank You!
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Well said. Thank you.
@GhastlyGhost762
3 жыл бұрын
There's also a military museum in taccoa that has the stables that the 506th stayed in in aldbourne England.
@shreyasmohite8929
Жыл бұрын
Oh boy.... I am sucker for WW2 history and a huge Band of Brothers fan. Can truly feel your excitement, it just shines from your eyes and smile. What an experience it must have been!!! Love your videos.
@trevor8049
3 жыл бұрын
"part of me thinks I should have done this in November or December." I feel ya there. I went thru basic training at Benning in July. I had never experienced that kind of humidity.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Oh man. Brutal.
@leemedlin3100
3 жыл бұрын
Went through basic in Benning from July-Oct, 2009. You’re right about the humidity. My back was covered in heat rash by the end from endless sweat.
@hooper4581
3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding ! Thanks too all our veterans 🙏
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@perryj8850
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks so much. I hear the sound of bucket lists being updated right now.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Ha! Awesome. Thanks!
@timw8646
2 жыл бұрын
tough training makes tough men.... well said. sobel plus winter are the two best things that happened to this company. Great trainer and great leader... perfect combo.
@billd.iniowa2263
3 жыл бұрын
At exactly 27:35, the joy on your face... Priceless. You're just like a little kid! You really do love your work dontcha? ;-) Thanx for the tour JD, I was smilin right along with ya.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Ha! Yeah, I really do enjoy seeing these places. Thanks.
@SNAFUDOCS
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking us on this trip. Saving Private Ryan was the first WWII movie I saw and band of brothers shortly after that. During my early teens I lost my 'interest' in WWII because of family problems and me being a teenager. I rewatched Band of Brothers at 17 and the fire burning inside me became bigger than ever before. The fire never went out :) Currahee is where it began for those men, Currahee is also where it began for me. Thank you again for this amazing piece.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
I think that Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers has served as a gateway for many who have become WWII enthusiasts. Appreciate the work that you're doing as well to keep the history alive!
@MrGflan
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this amazing video! It makes me think of my late grandpa. I miss him so much. He was a tank gunner in WW2 and fought in the battle of the bulge. Captured by the Germans and liberated eventually. From all he went through, he was always in good spirits and made me laugh! I have so many funny stories when I lived with him and my parents during grad school. Good times!
@jimscardino2603
3 жыл бұрын
So nice that you are able to travel the country and the world and share these special places that produce certain individuals who were inspired and dedicated to serve our nation and the freedom loving world. It IS a special place! It IS a sacred place that should be remembered for ever! Thanks for sharing!
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! I enjoy being able to share the experiences. Thanks!
@steveromeiro
8 ай бұрын
I was in the same Brigade at Fort Campbell KY I actually met the heroes they portrayed in Band of Brothers!..I'm glad I got to meet them God bless them all!
@magicwandfour
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic to see the C-47 being reconstructed. 20 years ago I worked for an avionics company as a skilled Sheet Metal Worker where I made replacements and spares for DC-3`s ,the civilian equivalent. The company we made them for was a cargo company in South America. Designed in 1935 it is, possibly, the most enduring aircraft ever. Most people do not realise how many different parts are needed to build an aeroplane. For example a modern 747 has over 1 million parts .
@Wreckdiver59
3 жыл бұрын
Great 100th video 👍. I've heard the story of the barracks before. Amazing that it was all saved. Definitely a place worth visiting. Thanks for the tour. As usual, your video was well put together. You should do an online video production course.
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Appreciate that. Pretty amazing work that they're doing there at Camp Toccoa.
@piddelslimited1774
3 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up to the people who keep history alive !! Thanks for your video !
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Great work that they are doing there.
@stephenmanuel1120
3 жыл бұрын
I've been looking forward to this one....
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Hope that you enjoyed it. Thanks!
@lewisgarland4025
Жыл бұрын
went there last summer its a wonderful part of history that should be preserved
@Voltage93
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome 100th video!! Keep up the great work:) Now I want to travel there, quite a journey from Germany I guess:)
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! If anyone has the chance, I'd highly recommend it. Great place!
@hawkeye681
2 ай бұрын
Ran it back in 2007… it killed me. I was 44 at the time and it was early fall. 2 years later I’m In Normandy, more specifically at Brecourt Manor. 2 years ago I’m at “the Island” in Holland where Lt Winters lead the charge across that field, leading from the front. Such incredible men. RIP Easy.
@rudylopez1238
2 жыл бұрын
I love your channel. I am a men from the present that loves to be around men of the past. Thank you brother for all of your videos
@TheHistoryUnderground
2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@Spaceman1968
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video but because you took a break on Curhee, your weekend pass is revoked!
@TheHistoryUnderground
Жыл бұрын
😅👍🏻
@LowCountryMack
3 жыл бұрын
I watch all of your vids. They all effect me in different ways, as they do all of us who for some reason, find ourselves pushed in the direction of the past, to understand and remember the people who were faced with such monumental tasks. That said, I don't believe any video you have done effected me more than this one. Mabe because I was born 15 years after the war ended and was keen to listen in, word of mouth, from participants who were involved. Weather on the front or at home. Mind you, the moments that it was talked about were fleeting, thinking back on it. We owe so much to this generation who took a stand when tyranny came to their doorstep. I believe, 'Rucking' up Curahee, not only were you in the Boot Steps of Heros, but you also had all watching this video in each and every footstep. God Bless Our Military. Past, Present , Future. Thanks for this. Oh and, ' You Earned It'...👍
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for those kind words. I really do appreciate it. Glad that I could share the experience.
@LowCountryMack
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryUnderground You Bet.
@rman74VC
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tribute to the defense plant workers. My grandma was a rivet inspector on C47 wings for Curtis Wright at Firestone Defense Plant in Akron, Ohio.
@bartmiddel8738
3 жыл бұрын
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@johnaddis1022
Жыл бұрын
I just found this today July 26 2023, very good and informative. My Grandfather was station here when it was Camp Toombs and he took me up to the top of the mountain when I was 9 or 10 years old (I'm 67 now) He got out of the army before it changed to Camp Toccoa. He helped build the road to the top and when we went up the only tower I remember was the Forest service tower there were no radio towers at the time. My mother was a telephone operator at the camp and told me she had gotten shocked by lighting storms several times while working the board. I retired from Toccoa Police Department in 2020 with 43 years of Law Enforcement service. I had met many of the soldiers that trained here during the Band of Brothers reunion and had the Honor of driving Shifty Powers up to the top, he was a lot of fun to talk with and I was very saddened when he passed away. I know many of the people that are preserving the camp. They have one of the planes reconstructed and just recently received two motors and props to go on the plane. maybe you can come back and do another video as a lot more has changed on site. Good job! Lt. John Addis Retired TPD
@brakel8r
3 жыл бұрын
Ok bro.....this popped earlier..didnt watch it here in Chicago till now as i stopped by Portillo's...got me a Jumbo char-tdog (had them throw it on the grill...it takes a bit longer but worth it)...mustard and onion, large fry extra crispy and a large Coca-Cola got home then hit play. Happy Veterans day to all of our 2 and 4 legged warriors out there and although most family members did and are not serving.....their special sacrifice is not lost with me...I thank you all
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Sounds like you had an evening fit for a king. 🇺🇸
@brakel8r
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryUnderground Innnnn-deed my friend. If we ever open up up here again...and you are in the area...lunch is on me for you and your wife.
@gabrielfelixmunoz739
3 жыл бұрын
you're walking in the footsteps of Dick Winters and the rest of easy company....
@deanj.finney3098
3 жыл бұрын
I was stationed at Camp Greaves/Liberty Bell, in the Korean DMZ in 1987, 1/9 Inf., when the 506th was reactivated and we transitioned to 1/506 Inf. We didn't have a Currahee Mtn but did have the radar site. It was about 2 miles there and a mile to the top. Steep enough that to the best of my recollection NOBODY ever made it up double timing. A real scorcher on the quads and toes on the way down too. Between those regular runs, the typical 6 miles to Liberty Bell and back and all the 12 mile EIB/EFMB standards "Manchu Mile" rucks, we were a pretty fit bunch. The ambush and recon patrols in the cold are still uncomfortably memorable. Great reverence for the men of Easy Company. Currahee!
@FilipH420
3 жыл бұрын
Captain Sobel : i like spaghetti.. after the spaghetti : CURRAHEE!
@kevinwallace9168
3 жыл бұрын
It wasn’t spaghetti - it was army noodles with ketchup!
@TheJimbojetset1
3 жыл бұрын
as a person from the uk i want to thank every one of these fine people so i can live thank you lads RIP
@ellensloan3479
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the tours thru history!!
@pauledwards9493
3 жыл бұрын
Sobel was a necessary evil, however, thanks to the men of Easy and Sink, he never made it into combat with them.
@janicebrowningaquino792
2 жыл бұрын
For reasons I’ve never been quite able to explain I have watched avidly any type of material I could about WWII. I am a nearly 70 year old grandmother. I feel it is ESSENTIAL not only to understand what was experienced by the people involved in that war but also to have some knowledge of the circumstances that led up to the war. Young people do not know enough about the very real sacrifices made be individuals and their families to provide us with the lives we are able to live today. Thank you for doing your videos.
@_freedomordeath_
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome, what those men went through, just in training... Yet again, greetings from Serbia God bless! 🇺🇸 and God help! 🇷🇸 If Clintons and Bush didn't mess it up, we'd still be allies...
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
👊🏻
@steveclark4291
3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully we can work on becoming allies again ! Being a veteran myself... I feel that every nation is important and for the sake of MANKIND should work toward the betterment MANKIND WORLDWIDE ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you maybe doing next ! Blessing to your country from this veteran in Kansas ! Doing well here in Kansas on my little farm since I medically retired due to my military disability .
@jeffreynobleza3267
3 жыл бұрын
My man is back with bags of history again, my waiting is over. Thanks to the man who trained at currahae then parachuted and liberated my country The Philippines. 🇵🇭🤝🇺🇲
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
That story of the Los Banos raid is something else.
@chipschoepfer710
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah this is my new favorite, one question, did they ever mark out the airfield that used to be there. I read somewhere it was on the side of a mountain
@TheHistoryUnderground
3 жыл бұрын
Hmmmm......not sure about the airfield. May have to investigate that on a return trip. Glad that you enjoyed it!
@chipschoepfer710
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryUnderground I read about it in a book called beyond band of brothers supposedly it is where all the officers got their jump quals in, but the plane crashed
@chipschoepfer710
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheHistoryUnderground oh I could sit and talk history with you. You get to New York at all I would love for you to see Saratoga battlefield
@keithhornick2577
3 жыл бұрын
They attempted jump training in Toccoa, after a few tries one of the planes crashed on landing. They were using our airport in Toccoa. At that time, the runway wasn't long enough for the landings. They did their tower training here in Toccoa and did their jump certification when they got to Ft. Benning.
@steveclark4291
3 жыл бұрын
@@keithhornick2577 thank you for the interesting and informative article on that !
@snakebait5118
Жыл бұрын
Outstanding presentation! Although I was a Marine who went through Parris Island 54 years ago, my father and my uncles were Army veterans of WWII whom I loved and respected. None were Airborne but they served in the European Campaign. Keep up the great videos!
@Grossman2868
Жыл бұрын
I always love a good DC 3/ C 47 story, so great to see one there and reminds me of ours after digging it out of the bush. The wing is attached with hundreds and hundreds of bolts, no spar! Our wings were pretty poor so we got another set from an R4D (navy C 47) built in 1944. Our airplane was a DC3, built in 1937. Those wings mated up perfectly with our center section! A testament to the 1940's mass production. I pity the person who has to install all those nuts and bolts, I've done it, then undid them to move the plane then reattached them again.
@jerredwayne8401
3 жыл бұрын
Band of brothers was the greatest thing to be put on film. I've watched it probably 10 times and everytime is like watching it for the first time
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