101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Ops in Western North Carolina 

I heard they were ready BEFORE... storm..but title 10 orders didn't come..but glad there here with us now sir,thank your Grandson for us!!!

@@TeddyEriksen will do my friend. God Bless everyone there. 🙏

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He will show up soon, sir. I got your back on this one because my dad was a WWII vet and he was taught the work ethic by his parents who had a small farm in rural Davie County, NC not too far from the Davie County/Rowan County line many decades ago. And they were also very active in their church and community.

As what an army should be and not being sent to useless foreign wars.

Damn right brother🇺🇲

Thank you and your son for his service 🙏🏼🫡🇺🇸

But horrible government

I served with D Company 2nd502nd infantry 101st in Vietnam 1969! Most of our senior officers and NCO's were in France in WW2! Such leadership, that we are lacking from the top! These are great men that will step up when needed! I'm sure there were many conversations amongst the troops wondering why the hell aren't we getting over there! Especially from some that were from there! Strike Force!

The “cavalry” is loved and appreciated. These folks are true Americans. Our collective consternation is with the “leaders” who took two weeks to send them. A lot of life or death dramas were played out long before they arrived. Still, they are needed, appreciated and loved.

@@Dr_GraysGhost_420 point me in the direction of some videos. If that were true it would be easy to verify.

HOOAH

Technically, Air Assault 😉

@@Gunny_101st lol 100% correct. The 101st is a dirty leg unit now a days

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The Military was loaded and ready, they just needed some leadership! From Bragg or Campbell they could have answered that call in a couple of hours! Served with the 101st infantry in Vietnam 69!

Everybody lives the Guard there, uh, Troop.

One Army brother, Guard, Reserves, and Active. We are one. GWOT proved that, we all fight 🇺🇲♠️🤙🏽

they have been here stop listening to trump lies

National Guard was there literally the day after the storm. Please stop believing Trump's BS.

Usually 35 lbs more or less

ISV Infantry Squad Vehicle

Your anger is misplaced. The folks on the ground are not the ones who dropped the ball. They are limited by the decisions of our “leaders”. Give the folks on the ground a break and thank them for their hard work.

I'm sure the people that they visited who may have nothing feel the same sort of bile that you've displayed. SMH.......

Oh shut up and go be mad by yourself. Rebuild projects are contracted out, they aren't getting a bunch of infantry dude to rebuild permanent bridges. Drink a beer and chill for fucks sake.

@@c.r.chandler5905 They do.

@@woodystube1000no one dropped the ball. It was a natural disaster. Why don’t you go work for FEMA, they need people instead of complaining.

FEMA and National Guard were there long before the Army was. You need to understand that search & rescue has to happen first, and anything that gets in the way of that, like bulk delivery of non-critical supplies, has to wait until after the rescues are done.

@ApocolypseZombie your right and that maybe true..but when it's a region and terrain such as WNC..your gonna need more and that has been proven since day one..locals have lead the way on almost all aspects of this recovery effort..I've been there ,it's definitely not fema that's leading anything..national guard on the other hand has stepped up..still civilians doing the bulk.as well as . the DOT..and linemen from every where...but eventually the civilians are gonna burn out or have to return to their own homes and jobs..hopefully FEMA will step in..I'm not trying to diminish FEMA..but they are not as big in the effort as others are..js

National Guard was there literally the say after the storm. And the Army got authorized like 3 days later. Just because you're seeing this video weeks later doesn't mean it hasn't been happening for a long time already.

Lots of troops and aircraft sitting on the ground at Hickory and elsewhere “waiting on Title 10”..no reason that should take many days

@@Dr_GraysGhost_420 not now but the first four days?…Oh yes…They sat on their butts and waited for orders…several videos out there attest to it..only dim and/or fee-ma apologists cover when there is so much contrary testimony

Um...being that I'm actually in WNC let me explain something to you. Those people in those undamaged houses, in those undamaged neighborhoods don't have power, water, internet or cell service. If military is leaving the supplies at their door for them it means that these neighborhoods cannot get out to get supplies because the road down the way is impassable. Just because their house is intact doesn't mean they don't need help and aren't in a bad situation...as many of the trapped people you are hearing about are in little communities and neighborhoods just like this. The roads are NOT there further down the road, and if they had to go across a bridge to get out...that's likely to be gone too. Lastly, the bears here are black bears...they are very timid bears unless you approach a cub in front of the mom. That being said, the bears aren't coming on the porches of these houses to take the food being left there when the person living there knows it's being left. They aren't just going to leave it there for hours and hours and even if they did, it's actually NOT common for bears to come into developed areas unless you are in very specific areas. So please, don't criticize the actual boots on the ground helping us unless you are willing to get off your butt and do this kind of help yourself and trying to criticize them for leaving food (I notice you haven't traversed over these down bridges and roads to drop off food yourself) citing bears as the problem...when you clearly know absolutely NOTHING about our area and about the behaviors of the black bears in this region. Why don't you go and do something that's actually helpful instead of being an online troll?

More disinformation from a troll. Why don't you go out and help instead of being a whiny snowflake!

I share whatever footage I can get my hands on. Some is better than others. Some is newer than others. I try to get as much coverage as I can, so I just suggest you scroll thru my videos of the past week or so, and see what there is.

I appreciate what you posted. With such a rich story, one that is historically so important to our times, most video is just plain poor. The video people just don’t know how to do their jobs. In the middle of a hurricane we see people telling the story with the camera trained on them as they are pelted by rain. Instead of focusing on the event they make it about themselves. Here are some obvious but unanswered questions about this event I have seen no video on: 1. Prepositioning of resources ( Look at what Governor DeSantis did) 2. Why was North Carolina caught so much by surprise? 3. Numbers? All of the videos are like a series of photos that have no context. 4. Maps would be helpful but not shown. Yes these you soldiers are helping but their story is not really being told. I just don’t think we have an Elon Musk of story tellers.

I mean these are not the people that need them

Think through what you are saying. Imagine entire units in the US military composed of foreign military aged males. What do you think such units would be used for? I guarantee our current administration has already “imagined” just that.

@@woodystube1000 Agreed

The national guard has been on site for days….

The National guard is there, this is a cooperation with them

Did you just wake up after eight days. Thats not what the Posse Comitatus says , did you just completely fail US history Jfc

Hint: TiTLe tEn Frickin bot

We know what the Posse Comitatus is and YOU better shut your mouth about my unit from Vietnam because we will find you…POG