Thanks for uploading! These clips and documenties have to stay alive on youtube for ever! To learn from the War, and respect these men and honour them!
I just read Mr Sledge's book "With The Old Breed" and would like to take this moment to respectfully salute him and ALL of his 'Brothers In Arms' - the words to express my respect and admiration for these men do not exist, so I'll just offer a humble 'thank you' . . .
It has been a while since I read Mr Sledge's book. I think he describes the "Old Breed" as the pre-WW2 professional Marines that were heavily allocated to the 1st Marine Division. He was not a member of the "Old Breed," which is why he titled the book "With the Old Breed..."
cant believe the disrespect of any veteran who took part in beating the japanese...aussie, american, british, or new zealander all deserve gratitude, thanks and rememberence and thank God we all won.
A bloody huge thank you to all the Americans who fought and died,fought and lived and to those people who supported them. From a very grateful Aussie whose father also fought the japs.
@Flamstop There is one Aussie I talk to who insists America had little to no effect on the war... thank you for your shared appreciation of the men who fought the rise of the Japanese Empire!
@LukasM42 Well, any bastard who says that clearly doesn't know what he is talking about mate. Aussies,Kiwis and Brits etc certainly did play their part but it was American superiority in men and material which broke the back, and flattened the japs. Anyone who says otherwise is talking through their arse!
@Flamstop Such comments are disrespectful of this man, and of all men who stood against that tyranny, many doing so at the cost of their sanity or their very lives. I mean, out of the original 240+ men in Sledge's Company, not even a dozen made it through the hell they faced..
The book is awsome,it takes you to the war and it makes you feel you are there,my only regret is not meeting Sledgehammer in person and thank him in person,it made me want to become a marine
do you think you would find these kids..down at wall street saying ..down with America and big business..no!! these men are from the greatest generation...these punk kids around now that think they are owed something for just living in America make me sick!!!!
our troops today don't have it easy by any means,. but thank G-od they don't have to live the sheer level of imhumany that the marines of old days had to face.
@wadyano You got that right. Today we have NVG's, but back then when it's pitch black your only prayer is that whoever that you will bump to into at night it should be your buddies. But sadly, mostly didn't.
But for the men back then who fought, even though a man or a woman said a half a million thank you's to the ones that got back home alive, nothing can repay these men and women what they have done for the free world. God bless us all.
The title is misleading. Dr Sledge was not part of the "Old Breed" he was "with the Old Breed." That distinction was for guys who were in the corps before WW II.
I saw a documentary once on TPT (PBS) there was a great marine mentioned. His named was Rahl and he died. I never met Rahl but I will remember that name forever.
What the narrator reads from 6:28-6:37 is what E.B. Sledge wrote of Gunnery Sgt. Haney, NOT about Cpt. Haldane. This short excerpt from the book comes after a lengthy description of Haney and his "Asiatic" behavior. Haney fought with the 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division during WWI.
This is just another example of how the History Channel provides what we call "Public History", not factual history. History is learned from BOOKS, not TV or any other media.
@dror91 That's true, I never thought about it, but you're right! Shame they shoehorned his words into a different context when they didn't need to. Otherwise a touching tribute to Dr. Sledge
@dror91 Let one thing be clear; I read "With the Old Breed" several times, long before HBO's "The Pacific" was around, and I loved it. Sledge's book is truly the best I read of the Pacific Theater. I am glad Studs Turkel included a private interview with Sledge back when "The Good War" came out. I am not by any means trying to point a fault with Sledge; rather, I am pointing out the inaccuracies of the History Channel.
fair comment, i agree...but thats exactly what i don't get my head around, "made the ultimate sacrifice"...that makes it sound like it was a conscious decision, where as i feel that every single one of them didn't want to be there and certainly didn't want to die...but i get what you mean in the sense of they all undertook the same amount of torture and things...i guess they are all heroes equally, more than anything
why does everybody keep making the difference between the ppl that came back and the ppl that remained there? To me, they are all heroes. I don't see why the men that came back are lesser heroes then the ones that didn't survive.
@Sustructy i have respect from them all, same as us all etc. etc. but in the most innocent way i have never understood the statement all the dead ones are heroes...all the live ones are heroes even more so, they fought well enough to survuve, and did the job they had to do, they deserve the most respect
@voicesinmehead The dead ones are heroes just as much as the live ones simply because they suffered the same tortures, same ordeals, devoted just as much strength courage and loyalty, even more so since they made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, as the ones who lived did. It's unfair to comment who are considered a greater hero, and imo the term "greater" hero is a bit childish. All these men served and sacrificed, and all deserve recognition.
@voicesinmehead for instance, should Capt. Haldane get less recognition or be considered less of a soldier because he died fighting for his country, the ones he loved and his brothers in arms? I don't think so; in fact, I'm sure if you ask many surviving veterans today what they thought of their experience, many would probably tell you that the real heroes of the war were those who didn't come back.
@Myvagisblue thats true but thats why sledge is so idolized. he is the everyman. the regualr kid thrown into combat. his story is the story of those unknown thousands
Semper Fi, brothers and sisters!! The Old Breed created quite the shoes for us all to fill. These guys are the heroes. They made us hold our heads a little higher, strut a bit more when we marched and go that extra distance and be good enough to live up to the Title we would earn. Thank you for posting this!!! OOORAH!!!
@jimmerding I read the book for the 1st time in 1982. I was 15 years old at that time. I still have the book and I still re-read it sometimes. It's THAT good. BTW, just how brutal do you want it to be?
@Gutanga well dont get me wrong, i aint gonna be one of those people who read it for the gory details just so i can go "oooooohhhh thats nasty!!!" then fail to acknowledge those men's bravery etc. i was more curious as to how brutal it is because i'm interested to know how much psychological torture those men went through whilst still coming out mentally sound (most anyway), although im sure none of them were TRUELY mentally sound after those experiences.
@jimmerding I must admit, I thought you might be 'one of those people'. I'm glad you aren't. Thanks for clearing that up. I think you'll find some of what you're looking for. Sledge talks about how de-humanized some men get after weeks and months of constant combat. As for brutality, I think it's one of the most brutal non-fiction books I've ever read. It's also one of the best books, period, I've ever read.
Thanks for uploading! These clips and documenties have to stay alive on youtube for ever! To learn from the War, and respect these men and honour them!
jongboys 3 days ago in playlist Favorite videos
Marines rule
elektro042 3 weeks ago
Borrowed the book from my local library, one of the best war accounts I have ever read.
andyindublinireland 1 month ago
I just read Mr Sledge's book "With The Old Breed" and would like to take this moment to respectfully salute him and ALL of his 'Brothers In Arms' - the words to express my respect and admiration for these men do not exist, so I'll just offer a humble 'thank you' . . .
sidDkid87 1 month ago in playlist Sledge Hammer
It has been a while since I read Mr Sledge's book. I think he describes the "Old Breed" as the pre-WW2 professional Marines that were heavily allocated to the 1st Marine Division. He was not a member of the "Old Breed," which is why he titled the book "With the Old Breed..."
SmedleyDouwright 1 month ago
Via Con Dios Sledgehammer! Long Live The USMC!!!
bardockiv12 1 month ago
cant believe the disrespect of any veteran who took part in beating the japanese...aussie, american, british, or new zealander all deserve gratitude, thanks and rememberence and thank God we all won.
curtismes 1 month ago
I am reading his book "With The Old Breed". I will recommend it to any body.
miatuneaphish 1 month ago
@miatuneaphish Just finished it an hour ago and agree with 100% - turning the book over to my 20 year old son.
sidDkid87 1 month ago in playlist Sledge Hammer
A bloody huge thank you to all the Americans who fought and died,fought and lived and to those people who supported them. From a very grateful Aussie whose father also fought the japs.
Flamstop 1 month ago
@Flamstop There is one Aussie I talk to who insists America had little to no effect on the war... thank you for your shared appreciation of the men who fought the rise of the Japanese Empire!
LukasM42 1 month ago
@LukasM42 Well, any bastard who says that clearly doesn't know what he is talking about mate. Aussies,Kiwis and Brits etc certainly did play their part but it was American superiority in men and material which broke the back, and flattened the japs. Anyone who says otherwise is talking through their arse!
Flamstop 1 month ago
@Flamstop Such comments are disrespectful of this man, and of all men who stood against that tyranny, many doing so at the cost of their sanity or their very lives. I mean, out of the original 240+ men in Sledge's Company, not even a dozen made it through the hell they faced..
LukasM42 1 month ago
I've read the book,it's an outstanding read.the bloke is a Legend.what they went through is unbelievable.big thankyou from England!
MrGilders 1 month ago
The book is awsome,it takes you to the war and it makes you feel you are there,my only regret is not meeting Sledgehammer in person and thank him in person,it made me want to become a marine
motoshop07 1 month ago
do you think you would find these kids..down at wall street saying ..down with America and big business..no!! these men are from the greatest generation...these punk kids around now that think they are owed something for just living in America make me sick!!!!
earn youe own way...
onefugowie 3 months ago
Thank God for men like this. Semper Fi and Happy Birthday Sledgehammer!
pdhudsonUSMC 3 months ago
Marines live forever
MrZeus169 5 months ago
who was filming the battles?
wadyano 6 months ago
henry sledge looks so much like his father
wadyano 6 months ago
our troops today don't have it easy by any means,. but thank G-od they don't have to live the sheer level of imhumany that the marines of old days had to face.
wadyano 6 months ago 3
@wadyano You got that right. Today we have NVG's, but back then when it's pitch black your only prayer is that whoever that you will bump to into at night it should be your buddies. But sadly, mostly didn't.
But for the men back then who fought, even though a man or a woman said a half a million thank you's to the ones that got back home alive, nothing can repay these men and women what they have done for the free world. God bless us all.
wa445fbo 3 months ago
@wa445fbo are you in the service?
wadyano 3 months ago
when is this from?
wadyano 6 months ago
The title is misleading. Dr Sledge was not part of the "Old Breed" he was "with the Old Breed." That distinction was for guys who were in the corps before WW II.
dakotatanker 7 months ago
Sledgehammer's old unit 3/5 are the guys who kicked the dog shit out of the Taliban is Sangin , Afghanistan.
LITEBRITE65 8 months ago 3
@LITEBRITE65 OORAH!
wadyano 4 months ago
A lesson in tremendous courage....
centurion180ad 9 months ago
I saw a documentary once on TPT (PBS) there was a great marine mentioned. His named was Rahl and he died. I never met Rahl but I will remember that name forever.
ArcolaBridge 10 months ago
@shokengou technically in the marine corps you're a rifleman first no matter what, but yes he was a mortar man
x21Frets 11 months ago
in 6:26 there's a mistake
in the book he says that about Gy. Sgt. Haney not Capt. Haldane
Warmenhuizz 1 year ago
6:42 he says Rifle man Sledge? it's Mortar man right? why?
shokengou 1 year ago
@shokengou Yes, he was a Mortar man. they got it wrong..
Joshyybebs 1 year ago
@Joshyybebs technically every marine was a rifleman
AndrewW1039 11 months ago
What the narrator reads from 6:28-6:37 is what E.B. Sledge wrote of Gunnery Sgt. Haney, NOT about Cpt. Haldane. This short excerpt from the book comes after a lengthy description of Haney and his "Asiatic" behavior. Haney fought with the 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division during WWI.
This is just another example of how the History Channel provides what we call "Public History", not factual history. History is learned from BOOKS, not TV or any other media.
dror91 1 year ago 2
@dror91 That's true, I never thought about it, but you're right! Shame they shoehorned his words into a different context when they didn't need to. Otherwise a touching tribute to Dr. Sledge
Matt314159 1 year ago
@Matt314159 Phew, that was a relief. I was afraid I'd get attacked for being "wrong". I'm glad you could point out that mistake too.
dror91 1 year ago
@dror91 Let one thing be clear; I read "With the Old Breed" several times, long before HBO's "The Pacific" was around, and I loved it. Sledge's book is truly the best I read of the Pacific Theater. I am glad Studs Turkel included a private interview with Sledge back when "The Good War" came out. I am not by any means trying to point a fault with Sledge; rather, I am pointing out the inaccuracies of the History Channel.
dror91 1 year ago
Thank you slegehammer for allowing us to be part of what you experienced. You told it so well. I felt i was living it my self.
Well Done
Semper Fi
bobgay 1 year ago
fair comment, i agree...but thats exactly what i don't get my head around, "made the ultimate sacrifice"...that makes it sound like it was a conscious decision, where as i feel that every single one of them didn't want to be there and certainly didn't want to die...but i get what you mean in the sense of they all undertook the same amount of torture and things...i guess they are all heroes equally, more than anything
voicesinmehead 1 year ago
Thanks for the Upload ! !
MrRollandMartin 1 year ago
why does everybody keep making the difference between the ppl that came back and the ppl that remained there? To me, they are all heroes. I don't see why the men that came back are lesser heroes then the ones that didn't survive.
Sustructy 1 year ago
@Sustructy i have respect from them all, same as us all etc. etc. but in the most innocent way i have never understood the statement all the dead ones are heroes...all the live ones are heroes even more so, they fought well enough to survuve, and did the job they had to do, they deserve the most respect
voicesinmehead 1 year ago
@voicesinmehead The dead ones are heroes just as much as the live ones simply because they suffered the same tortures, same ordeals, devoted just as much strength courage and loyalty, even more so since they made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, as the ones who lived did. It's unfair to comment who are considered a greater hero, and imo the term "greater" hero is a bit childish. All these men served and sacrificed, and all deserve recognition.
Tripyourift2 1 year ago
@voicesinmehead for instance, should Capt. Haldane get less recognition or be considered less of a soldier because he died fighting for his country, the ones he loved and his brothers in arms? I don't think so; in fact, I'm sure if you ask many surviving veterans today what they thought of their experience, many would probably tell you that the real heroes of the war were those who didn't come back.
Tripyourift2 1 year ago
the real heroes are the ones you didnt hear about and you wont. Keep that in mind.
Myvagisblue 1 year ago 26
@Myvagisblue
I haven't heard of you before. Are you a hero?
sanjosesharks65 6 months ago
@sanjosesharks65
I hope you're not saying the men who died in WWII weren't hero's...
dtowniet74 4 months ago
@Myvagisblue thats true but thats why sledge is so idolized. he is the everyman. the regualr kid thrown into combat. his story is the story of those unknown thousands
wadyano 4 months ago
Semper Fi, brothers and sisters!! The Old Breed created quite the shoes for us all to fill. These guys are the heroes. They made us hold our heads a little higher, strut a bit more when we marched and go that extra distance and be good enough to live up to the Title we would earn. Thank you for posting this!!! OOORAH!!!
Theodorej1960 1 year ago
Semper Fi my Brothers and Sisters. A very Happy Birthday.
MIT1369 1 year ago
Proud to have served as a part of the Old Breed in Iraq
Sturmmann 1 year ago
Not just Sledgehammer, all the marines are heroes.
ATL11595 1 year ago 24
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR POSTING!!!!
ch1ldpr3d3t0r 1 year ago
Sledgehammer is a HERO
MrS5099 1 year ago
God Bless PFC Eugene Sledge and the USMC.
gaanne 1 year ago
thanks for the upload
SubMerged0 1 year ago
amazing book.
IHIoMiCiDe 2 years ago
@IHIoMiCiDe im getting with the old breed a week tomorrow, how good is it ? and how brutal are some of the stories ?? :)
jimmerding 1 year ago
@jimmerding I read the book for the 1st time in 1982. I was 15 years old at that time. I still have the book and I still re-read it sometimes. It's THAT good. BTW, just how brutal do you want it to be?
Gutanga 1 year ago
@Gutanga well dont get me wrong, i aint gonna be one of those people who read it for the gory details just so i can go "oooooohhhh thats nasty!!!" then fail to acknowledge those men's bravery etc. i was more curious as to how brutal it is because i'm interested to know how much psychological torture those men went through whilst still coming out mentally sound (most anyway), although im sure none of them were TRUELY mentally sound after those experiences.
jimmerding 1 year ago
@jimmerding I must admit, I thought you might be 'one of those people'. I'm glad you aren't. Thanks for clearing that up. I think you'll find some of what you're looking for. Sledge talks about how de-humanized some men get after weeks and months of constant combat. As for brutality, I think it's one of the most brutal non-fiction books I've ever read. It's also one of the best books, period, I've ever read.
Gutanga 1 year ago
@Gutanga nice thanks for that, might prepare me for just how awesome its gonna be :P im getting it on 29th (shud be a good Bday present :P). peace x
jimmerding 1 year ago