Lake Mead Drought Exposes WWII Boat! 

Agreed

Agree. Excellent video put together, I wouldn't normally watch a whole episode but this was excellent.

My grandfather was a coxswain on a Higgens boat from the USS SAMUEL CHASE. He made twelve runs into Omaha beach on D-day taking the 1st Infrantry (The Big Red One) ashore. Do you know what division he was in.

@@davidwhitten3596 wow! 12 runs...sheesh! My Dad was an Island Hopper Combat Engineer...lots of rides on those Higgins boats... First to hit the beacheads always heavy resistance...Bonzai Charges hand to hand were common occurrences.. crazy.. remember those Victory at Sea videos? He's in episode 13 Melanesian Nightmare..at the beginning he's getting off some rounds from his mortar position...next he's sleeping on his bunk right before the invasion of the Philippines..the narrator says..." Dawn will bring the test of combat the ordeal of fire!" Camera pans over to my Dad sleeping then the 15" guns open up! Boom Boom Boom Boom.... Then near the end of the video it shows a squad in a Higgins...my Dad looks right at the cameraman no one in the squad was speaking... really Harry! The USS INDIANAPOLIS escorted my Dad's unit to Australia from the Golden Gate in California to Australia... peace... Enjoyed reading both comments...

All wars are terrible and unnecessary only happens when both sides close their eyes and ears and when the governments don’t want any deal like what Ucrania caused now and we only see one side.

America's best...God bless him may he rest in peace..I have family that landed in Normandy as well..

Every one of those guys that hit that beach that day was a hero. God bless them. ❤️🇺🇸

@Weenie Hut Jr's according to your previous comment you are literally hater

@@joeschmo6834 don’t give him a chance he’s a hater.

@Weenie Hut Jr's Excuse me...but I believe it was referring to them doing things together. Can't fake certain things, Weenie ween. These two are enjoying themselves. Why would you want to start some judgemental crap. These podcasts done by a father and son are commendable...and if you don't see it...you are jealous or weird.

@@HighwayDrive717 Naw...just shallow and stupid...LOL

It’s this type of living that most of crave but don’t have.

That's pretty awesome, I know my grandpa was in World War 2 but he never talked to anyone about anything. I have no idea what he did.

A real man, what I model my own self by, God bless your grand dad.

Thank you for your service Grady. We appreciate it. And we appreciate your Grandfather's too

Thank you for your service Grady...

My grandfather was a ww2 vet. The knowledge that man had about everything was amazing. He was infantry a rifleman. Did four years of that in the middle of hell but you would never know it. A real man.

I have to second this 100%!

Generational knowledge that needs to be absorbed from that classroom . . . called LIFE ! 😂

What a Hero....

@@strawberrytart5666 your always so interested in this army shit!! today it's a corrupt tool, nothing more like WW2

@@Ezekiel903 Did you mean to say....You're as in you are? Where have you seen that I am always interested in this army sh!t? the comment...What a Hero was not a compliment..I know about the Cannon Fodder corruption...more to come.

Salute to your grandfather! My grandfather’s were both in WWII as well. We must appreciate the freedoms for which they fought for, blessings. 🇺🇸

😢I’m grateful for his service and sacrifice!!🥰

Your Dad fought the wrong side. The good guys lost WW2. It's pretty obvious in 2022.

Wow, that’s amazing 🍻

Much respect and deep appreciation for his service to our country! 💯❣️🇺🇸🙏🏻

@@RJ-oi3ck why does it sound like bs? My grandmas brothers that I knew served in ww2 and one had a bronze star and a Purple Heart . They are out there maybe dying off now but they aren’t fairy tails.

My gramps was a Sherman gunner in pattons 3rd Army 😉

Yea these guys and 'the other me' channel have been covering the lake pretty good.

Hello fellow Coloradan. :p

100%! If I had a houseboat on any of the waterways around them, I'd be thrilled to let them use it anytime they wanted. There's no doubt about it that they are good people with kind souls and amazingly close as a family. They are the genuine article.

Yes they are down to earth and real

Agreed!!

Thank you for your family’s service.

Thank your dad for his service 🙏

Thank you for sharing this story. Your father's service and sacrifice, as well as many others, will be remembered for the freedom they brought to us.

@@lmaemac how sweet..he has went in to his heavenly reward...but I still like to share to keep his memory honored. Thank you.

@@weshallbesaved5137 he is 96, not dead, sorry, he’ll go over 100, he’s pretty healthy

has he any idea about Dresden..............??

Great words I thought the same thing a couple vids ago

Yeah definitely. This guy is a role model for fathers and future fathers.

I disagree. I think its clearly obvious that they are good people. Only a liberal progressive would assume others would "only see them as of a demographic". Which, by the way, is the ACTUAL racist way of thinking 👀 Shame on you

@@someguy4131 idk what libs have to do with this guy's comment but ironically every video you ever see of someone saying something racist is a Trump supporter, not a liberal

Great comment. The world would be a much better place if more were like you too

@@greta3315 ❤ Thank you kindly! So nice to see some positivity. Much appreciated and hope you have a lovely day. Cheers greta.

Amen!

Agree with your thoughts and comment. Their videos make my heart smile! I use to go out to lake mead in the 80's, w/my parents & my 2 sisters. My Dad had his boat docked at "Temple Bar Resort". These videos are awesome and very nostalgic! ✌️❤️🙏

Agreed!

Thank you for your service.

here we are after thousands of years evolving, yet we still as humans know that goodness is what makes us tick. fathers and sons have been doing this for centuries and its still the same. We need to quit looking for exhilaration from our toys and STUFF. Its right there with your family and friends. More men need to spend time with their boys.

Raising him right! A proficient smart young man. May the Lord bless and keep you and your family.

THIS! I can’t say it enough, he is a role model for fathers out there.

I do not want this to come across wrong. You may wish your son had his father in his life, but If he was not in his life there is a reason. Never discount your role in your son's life as a mother, mentor, and moral compass. God bless.

@@glen3257 yes, understandably, there was a very good (bad person) reason, but my comment was more about pointing out how dads should be, used to be more like than the past few decades and mostly because of drugs, government being dumb and so on. This is a very good dad and needs to be recognized and honored. As I mentioned, every child deserves that.

Great observation about this family and the father, sons relationship, really textbook example.

No crocs in vegas

My grandfather was a coxswain on a Higgens boat from the USS SAMUEL CHASE. He made twelve runs into Omaha beach on D-day taking the 1st Infrantry (The Big Red One) ashore. The picture they show in their video came from a photographer aboard one of the Higgens boats off the CHASE.

yeah it'd have to torrential downpour for YEARS + big icepack melts to even start to fill it back up.

Scary to see the damage climate change has done across the world.

@@thisisdumb934 that account is a bot and extremely political.👎

This is cause from draining the lake dry via people

There have been MANY warm and cold periods throughout history and it had nothing to do with man made carbon releases. Back in the 70s and 80s the same scientists were pushing a new ice age. Over a decade ago Al Gore claimed the coasts would all be underwater by now. Strangely enough beach front property is still selling and insurance companies still insure it. The rains and snows will come again out west. I have been getting torrential rains for nearly 3 years out here in Tennessee. Unless they bust the dam, Lake Mead will hit 1983 levels again. Guaranteed. Everything else is cyclical, doom and gloom is no way to face the future.

What’s the history on it?

@@miguelr6989 Higgins boats were used for landing military troops for invasions. His grandfather might have been on one of the boats on Dday or something similar. That would be a horrible experience getting shot at and having people die all around you.

@@Hunter-nb5bj Unbearable!

My father ran a PT boat in the pacific. Never would talk about his experience

To have survived that legitimately takes God's hand. Odds of walking away were like drawing a winning lottery number

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I'd loved the "It's hot and your wearing black and jeans." "It's my style" sounded just like me talking to my son!

The USA fought the wrong enemy

I was glad to see that ,Im 41 and as a kid with a ww2 obsession I think I was probably the only one but good to know I'm not the last lol

@@evognayr GTFO with that BS. You are so spoiled by what this country has given, you have zero concept of what an existential crisis and adversity really is. You have the luxury and freedom to have ludicrous opinions like this because of blood shed by American soldiers/marines/sailors/airmen. Don't bother to reply I am not going to read any more from you.

This is too bad about your girls, some of the fondest memories for myself and my sibling (both girls) is of evening hours spent with him exploring, on foot and by bike, the complex trail systems that were near our house, including unofficial trails (unpaved and mostly unmarked). Although by time I was a teen we had moved and the trails there weren't nearly as expansive or exciting as the old house's were!

Well said - and true.

My dad was in New Guinea and also in the motor pool during WWII.

That’s awesome! My family and myself are from Guam!

My friends dad in NC built a fishing boat around two surplus Diesel engines from landing crafts, in the war he told me that when they hit the beach one engine ran full ahead to keep the craft on the beach, when it was time to leave the 2nd engine was put in full reverse to GE the hell out. On D day he was in the engine room awaiting the command for full reverse and manually engaged the engine. Running full ahead sucking sand into the impeller might have been a reason to rebuild a few engines.

Håfa Adai!!!

Tragic is a bit much. It’s a drought, and they come and go. People there will figure out a solution and overcome it… it’s what we do best.

@@nigel900 People don't treat fresh water sources as a resource with nearly enough respect especially considering all life depends on it, from what I can see this drought is so severe what with climate change and all that there's the potential for people in that area completely running out of water.

@@adrianh332 Adrian, “people” built an oasis out of a desert… Lake Meade was man made. I have faith in those same “people” to resolve their problems without you or I second guessing them. 👍🏻

@@nigel900 I hope you're right Nigel 👍🏻

@@adrianh332 I hope for them I’m right. It will eventually start to rain again… or they’ll resolve it, move or die. That’s about the only options. Godspeed my friend.

Same here I couldn't have said it better These guys really deserved their new found Fame

I agree. Just enjoying your activities and commentary. And the fish looks delicious!

Same here. It's a refreshing video even though it shows how bad lake mead is nowadays. The fact that they will only take home enough to eat shows that this is a well grounded family with high morals. I'm definitely going to enjoy watching their other videos.

Same here

Of course! No coursing. No drama like a lot of you tubers...just simple humble guys!🙂

Agreed. Wholesome entertainment is our jam (and considered uncool - as if I care), and this fits the bill 🙂🙂

Yes, sad. Gov is working hard to take it all away from the people.

@@DonnaRatliff1 , I agree 100%. F’ing whack job liberals have irreparably ruined this country.

this family has got its foundation firm. A good man with his good boys. cheerz

I'm having exactly the same experience. SCO Videos just keep getting better production wise and more interesting from the story telling/narration point of view.

Amen Soundmail! Couldn't have said it better myself. Keep up the good work gentlemen! Keep doing what you love because you are truley blessed at it.

I served on the USS Enterprise in Vietnam for the Westpac cruise of 1972-3. I was in VAQ131 an EA6B Prowler squadron out of Whidbey Island, WA. The base had several A6 Intruder squadrons.

Washingtonian here, I always have visited those giant ships docked near Tacoma they're great pieces of the history as well.

He showed a b-17 accidentally

What an amazing piece of history you've related. Thank you.

As soon as I saw that bomber, I said to myself, that is a B17D or E model. The B29 that that left NWC China Lake did not make it to Mead and crashed on Randsburg Wash Range and the crew was lost. Stationed at NWC China Lake 1976-78, watched a film about the recovery of the aircraft and crew remains. A film shown to the SAR and Emergency Response Corpsmen. It was moved to the airfield at NAS China Lake for a crash investigation After the investigation the remains of the 29 were removed and ended up as a target on the main impact range. Not much was left by the end of 1978 when I left. I believe we are thinking about the same bird.

I hope they recovered the bodies. 😪. How tragic.

I have a friend that works for intelligence agency and he says all over the country is getting initiated with salt water as fresh water is getting harder and harder to find. He said he doesn’t understand why there isn’t more plants all around coasts to turn salt water into drinking water.

Ur right up the road from me. I'm in Warner robins.

Fishing for a lot of folks come across as boring..and it is if you don't catch anything. But if you persist in it. You'll get to like it. And even on some occasions you'll get the adrenaline going when you catch a big one!🙂

Fishing is so fun if you have someone to teach you the ropes

They fillet them to remove the bones.

Our dad's may have bumped into each other on Guam. Mine was there repairing the boats.

My grandfather was a coxswain on a Higgens boat from the USS SAMUEL CHASE (APA-26). He made twelve runs into Omaha beach on D-day taking the 1st Infantry (The Big Red One) ashore.