The Pacific Episode 2 'Basilone' REACTION!! 

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Every Marine who ran The Crucible knows about John Basilone. The craziest thing about him was the fact that he could walk with those gigantic brass balls he had.

The whole sequence where Basilone does the whole "Hollywood action hero" is exactly what happened in real life.

John Basilones actions on Guadalcanal are heavily abbreviated. If I recall correctly the battle portrayed in this episode lasted 3 days and by the end of it John's machinegun platoon was down to 2-3 men.

I love the talk Sledge's dad gave him. No spark, no love, no life.. so strong.

My Dad was Army, but he fought alongside the Marine Corps, at the Chosin Reservoir, in Korea.

My wife’s grandfather was in the 1st marines that fought in these battles shown in this series. When my wife & I watched and she realized her GF was among these marines she completely lost it. She knew he was there but seeing what he went through was too much. He was a VERY quiet man and never once spoke about his time there. Now we knew why. What could he say? How could he ever verbally explain what happened? He had malaria, was sick a lot of the time for different reasons. Now we know why. My Gf was in the army and didn’t see much action. He always said he was glad but that was it. This is only a depiction and recreation and it’s awful. I can’t possibly imagine what it was actually like.

This is the battle that made John Basilone a Marine Corps legend and where he earned the Medal of Honor

At the end of the episode you hear part of a poem lickie wrote, and since you included it vs skipped it I guess you found it quite interesting. Here’s the full poem for ya; The Battle of the Tenaru, August 21, 1942 by Robert Leckie A helmet for my pillow, A poncho for my bed, My rifle rests across my chest- The stars swing overhead. The whisper of the kunai, The murmur of the sea, The sighing palm and night so calm Betray no enemy. Hear! river bank so silent You men who sleep around That foreign scream across the stream- Up! Fire at the sound! Sweeping over the sandspit That blocks the Tenaru With Banzai-boast a mushroomed host Vows to destroy our few. Into your holes and gunpits! Kill them with rifles and knives! Feed them with lead until they are dead- And widowed are their wives. Sons of the mothers who gave you Honor and gift of birth Strike with the knife till blood and life Run out upon the earth. Marines, keep faith with your glory Keep to your trembling hole. Intruder feel of Nippon steel Can't penetrate your soul. Closing, they charge all howling Their breasts all targets large. The gun must shake, the bullets make A slaughter of their charge. Red are the flashing tracers, Yellow the bursting shells. Hoarse is the cry of men who die Shrill are the woundeds' yells. God, how the night reels stricken! She shrieks with orange spark. The mortar's lash and cannon's crash Have crucified the dark. Falling, the faltering foemen Beneath our guns lie heaped. By greenish glare of rocket's flare We see the harvest reaped. Now has the first fierce onslaught Been broken and hammered back. Hammered and hit, from hole and pit- We rise up to attack! Day bursts pale from a gun tube, The gibbering night has fled. By light of dawn the foe has drawn A line behind his dead. Our tanks clank in behind him, Our riflemen move out. Their hearts have met our bayonet- It's ended wit a shout. "Cease fire!" -the words go ringing, Over the heaps of the slain. The battle's won, the Rising Sun Lies riddled on the plain. St. Michael, angel of battle We praise you to God on high. The foe you gave was strong and brave And unafraid to die. Speak to the Lord for our comrades, Killed when the battle seemed lost. They went to meet a bright defeat- The hero's holocaust. False is the vaunt of the victor, Empty our living pride. For those who fell there is no hell- Not for the brave who died.

I was an 0331 when I was in the Marine Corps and John Basilone is an absolute legend to us machine gunners. What they showed you in the show was very much shortened for time but the things that you saw Basilone do is 100% true only he was doing it for almost three days straight. Here's his Medal of Honor citation: "For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action against enemy Japanese forces, above and beyond the call of duty, while serving with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division in the Lunga Area. Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on 24 and 25 October 1942. While the enemy was hammering at the Marines' defensive positions, Sgt. Basilone, in charge of 2 sections of heavy machine guns, fought valiantly to check the savage and determined assault. In a fierce frontal attack with the Japanese blasting his guns with grenades and mortar fire, one of Sgt. Basilone's sections, with its guncrews, was put out of action, leaving only 2 men able to carry on. Moving an extra gun into position, he placed it in action, then, under continual fire, repaired another and personally manned it, gallantly holding his line until replacements arrived. A little later, with ammunition critically low and the supply lines cut off, Sgt. Basilone, at great risk of his life and in the face of continued enemy attack, battled his way through hostile lines with urgently needed shells for his gunners, thereby contributing in large measure to the virtual annihilation of a Japanese regiment. His great personal valor and courageous initiative were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service." By the end of the Battle for Henderson Airfield only him and two of his crew were standing but in doing so they helped destroy an entire regiment of Imperial Japanese, the 230th Infantry Regiment. Don't cry for those Japanese, they committed numerous war crimes including the execution of well over 100 English PoWs, the mass execution of over 10,000 Hong Kong citizens and of course, forcing women into sexual slavery. They deserved everything Chesty Puller's Marines gave them and more. Remember that as you're watching the show. Yes, The Japanese soldiers are people with lives and families. They were also brutal, racist war criminals who had views on par with the Nazis and committed war crimes as a matter of course against anyone who wasn't Japanese, leading to the deaths of tens of millions of innocent people.

Leckie lost a brother before the war. His Dad was never the same apparently. Thus the cold sendoff from his Dad in EP1. And glad your Dad set you all straight (Soldier vs. Marine)😉

Bear in mind that the Marines on Guadalcanal at this time were still using WW1 era weapons - the M1903 Springfield Bolt-action rifle and the .30 cal water-cooled MG. They were not issued with the M-1 semi Automatic Garand until they left the island and re-supplied in Australia.

Whenever there's a war movie and a dog is shown everyone always asks why is a dog there? The military, back then, and even today uses dogs for specific reasons. Dogs can smell, hear and see better than humans especially at night. Dogs were and are used today to identify the enemy earlier than we humans can. Jus thought I'd add that

One of the main things that made me want to be a Marine and join the Marine Corps over any other branch, was the importance that the Corps puts on remembering their history and the outstanding Marines that came before us. Every single Marine that graduates from boot camp learns about the Marine Corps history and outstanding Marines like John Basilone, along with what they did in service to our country. Any Marine can or should be able to tell you about Dan Daly, Smedley Butler, Opha May Johnson, John Basilone, Chesty Puller, Carlos Hathcock, Jason Dunham, Bradley Kasal, just to name a few.

13:48 the can of peaches had a lot of sugar and his body couldn't handle the amount so he threw up

The Book “I’m staying with my Boys” is an incredible story of John Basilones life… also.. Lecky wrote “Helmet for a Pillow”…. And Sledge wrote “with the Old breed” … I’d highly recommend them all

Basilone, Puller, Sledge, Liedecki. Steven- ask your dad about these names. They are legends in the Corps. Tell your dad an old Doc said Semper Fi

The kid, Eugene, is Tim from Jurassic Park

Some reactors skip over the Tom Hanks/black and white/real footage intros to these episodes. Thank you for including them. They're really good.

Dr Sledge’s words to Eugene set the theme for this entire series. You worry about who is going to lose their life but the series is just as much about losing one’s soul. People do what worked the last time. In the war with China the Japanese had great success with nighttime banzai attacks. The Chinese troops were poorly led with bad morale. Being attacked by massive number of screaming Japanese troops produced panic. The flares were used with bugles to create confusion. This was very successful in China. It was not at all successful against the well-trained Marines. One of the understated themes in the series is how the Japanese adapt their tactics thru the course of the war. They are going to stop doing this stuff and the fighting will become more and more deadly.

you guys reacting to the pacific is literally a dream come true😭. it's one of my favorite shows, and ily guys sm!!😭💓.

I want to point out that the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Imperial Japanese Army hated each other. Their hatred extends back to the later half of the 19th century in a rivalry between the Chōshu Samurai clan (IJA) and the Satsuma Samurai clan (IJN) of which many officers on both sides descended from. It got so bad during the war that they gave each other misleading intel on American deployments, the IJN simply dumped the supplies for the IJA into the sea when they requested it (causing most of it to sink and many Army soldiers to starve), and they even used different threaded screws (one used right-handed screws while the other used left-handed) as well as all kinds of different weapons and vehicles. It was a logistical nightmare.

I drove by Basilone Road, near Camp Pendleton, California last week. He's still honored and remembered.

I was in 1/7 the battalion chesty and Johnny B was in. It was cool to watch the show when it came out with my company

Troops had to be rotated in and out by both sides, the battle for Guadalcanal lasted 6 months, 1st Marines didn't have to stay for all of it, just the important first part.

That heavy bombardment they took was from a pair of Japanese Battleships. The Navy knew the Marines couldn't take another shelling like that ahead of the planned all out Japanese land attack, so a vastly inferior US Navy task force was sent in. Two Us Navy Admirals died that night but the ships and sailors fought like lions, and in a furious, murderously point-blank range battle turned the Japanese Battleships back. The American cruisers hit the Japanese Battleship Kirishima so hard she retired from the battle ablaze. But 6 American ships including the cruisers USS Atlanta and USS Juneau sank to the bottom of ironbottom sound, with thousands of dead Navymen aboard.

Great reaction. So many gave all in defense of our country. All of them are heroes in my book.

The Japanese rushing as they were at the marines was considered an honour in dying that way...they took a lot of Pride in sacrificing their lives for their Emperor...

On Guadalcanal,the number of Marines killed or died from wounds was 1,152 along with 2,799 wounded and 55 listed as missing.

My grandfather fought at Guadalcanal with the Marines 1st Division. Every time I watch this episode and see other documentaries, I always wonder how I’m here. It seems almost like it was luck of the draw on whether you survived that.

I literally just said to my wife that I want to give this series another chance. It wasn’t bad, I just couldn’t keep track of the characters. And then this pops up on my feed

The battle John is shown in he actually did that for 3 days and at times he was using a Machete. However his actual deeds of heroism were so insane that if they put it in the series they thought it would appear to unrealistic

I was just thinking of y’all and the Pacific and decided to search y’all up. Right on time😎

As I recall, Guadalcanal wasn't declared "secure" until February, 1943. The Marines were pulled out in December, 1942.

It wasn't portrayed of how outlandish it would seem on film, but Basilone fought and carried ammo and men up and down a treacherous hill between his positions and the HQ. It got so bad that he ran out of ammo for his pistol and began slashing with his machete and Kabar, and clubbing with his pistol any Japanese soldier he came across. He didn't stop until the attack ended after the third night. "Reality is often more outlandish than imagination." He had severely earned the Medal of Honor.

The poem that he was writing: a helmet for my pillow, A poncho for my bed, My rifle rests across my chest- The stars swing overhead. The whisper of the kunai, The murmur of the sea, The sighing palm and night so calm Betray no enemy. Hear! river bank so silent You men who sleep around That foreign scream across the stream- Up! Fire at the sound! Sweeping over the sandspit That blocks the Tenaru With Banzai-boast a mushroomed host Vows to destroy our few. Into your holes and gunpits! Kill them with rifles and knives! Feed them with lead until they are dead- And widowed are their wives. Sons of the mothers who gave you Honor and gift of birth Strike with the knife till blood and life Run out upon the earth. Marines, keep faith with your glory Keep to your trembling hole. Intruder feel of Nippon steel Can't penetrate your soul. Closing, they charge all howling Their breasts all targets large. The gun must shake, the bullets make A slaughter of their charge. Red are the flashing tracers, Yellow the bursting shells. Hoarse is the cry of men who die Shrill are the woundeds' yells. God, how the night reels stricken! She shrieks with orange spark. The mortar's lash and cannon's crash Have crucified the dark. Falling, the faltering foemen Beneath our guns lie heaped. By greenish glare of rocket's flare We see the harvest reaped. Now has the first fierce onslaught Been broken and hammered back. Hammered and hit, from hole and pit- We rise up to attack! Day bursts pale from a gun tube, The gibbering night has fled. By light of dawn the foe has drawn A line behind his dead. Our tanks clank in behind him, Our riflemen move out. Their hearts have met our bayonet- It's ended wit a shout. "Cease fire!" -the words go ringing, Over the heaps of the slain. The battle's won, the Rising Sun Lies riddled on the plain. St. Michael, angel of battle We praise you to God on high. The foe you gave was strong and brave And unafraid to die. Speak to the Lord for our comrades, Killed when the battle seemed lost. They went to meet a bright defeat- The hero's holocaust. False is the vaunt of the victor, Empty our living pride. For those who fell there is no hell- Not for the brave who died.

I respect all vets who fought in that war even those who are on the other side who are just following orders. But it's just i dont know this feeling but i feel that the battle in the pacific is just on different level. When i watched Band of Brothers it was really good and their experiences is very catastrophic but it looks like the Guadalcanal episode is more intense than all of those episodes in BoB.

God bless Eugene's dad he's like god tier of parenting in this series

My grandfather was in the NJ National Guard and was sent over the fight Germans in France in 1917, was severely wounded, and his son, my dad, was a US Army Air Corps volunteer and served for 8 years during WWII and Korea. I had an uncle I never met who was a pilot shot down "somewhere over the Pacific". I grew up knowing all these stories first hand. The 20th century was really tough, but unforgettable.

The Pacific front was a very tricky bit of warfare. Given the projected losses and resource investments that would be needed to secure every island the Japanese had set up outposts on, the U.S. Naval forces opted for a plan of island hopping and stagnation to the enemy. Instead of fighting for every inch of ocean real estate, they'd focus on capturing key islands in the Pacific, often behind other occupied islands in order to cut off Japanese troops from supplies and reinforcements. The hope was to ultimately make the fortified positions relatively useless in the grand scheme, while setting up enough supply stops and airfields that the U.S. could eventually reach the main island of Japan with bombers and infantry. You may have heard about the battle of Midway island in passing at some point or another. There is even a film about it. It was one such island that was very important in the campaign at a time when the Navy's resources were in dire straights and had to perform some rather crafty bits of strategy to prevail in the fight for the island as it was a key position for all the U.S. forces fighting in the Pacific.

My grandpa was one of the marines who raided the army’s stash. He took an entire truck filled with cereal 😂

You are correct. This was the first major engagement in the Solomon Islands campaign. There are many more islands to come. The Japanese would attack at night, and it was called a banzai charge. As far as the Marines stealing from the army, there was a thing called interservice rivalry the Marines, which were part of the Navy hated the army and vice versa. You will soon realize that the Pacific theater was very different than the European theater and how that it was fought. The Japanese would not surrender they would fight to the very last man it was a brutal campaign. If you enjoy podcasts, I would encourage you to listen to Dan Carlin's Hardcore history. He has a free series called supernova in the east all about the Pacific theater. It is an amazing podcast.

Hospital during Vietnam is badass, respect

Actually, the supply ships were not sunk. When the Carrier Task Force withdrew to refuel leaving them with no air cover the supply and remaining surface ships withdrew instead of waiting to be caught by Enemy air and Naval units. Instead of 3-4 days to unload all the supplies for the Marines, they had 1.

Just watched this entire show in 2 days, thats my vacation. USMC🇺🇸 Love you guys!❤️

10:35 Yeah,..larva. On the bright side that's protein. Not so much in the rice itself. Additionally, the larva have also been eating rice,..not corpses,..so they'll be clean to eat. Close your eyes and pretend their lima beans. 😉

The Pacific was a different kinda war than Europe, huh.

There were people who actually committed suicide because they were denied enlistment because of medical reasons...

Yep, there's a reason there's still a John Basilone Day in NJ nearly 80 years later.

there is a swedishmetal band called sabaton all of their music is military history they have a song called devil dogs it tells the story of how the marines got the monicer during WW1 at the battle of bellaeu wood they also have a history channel sabaton history

"The duty of a good soldier is not to die for his country but to see that the other son-of-a-bitch dies for his." - Gen. George S. Patton.

Wow. I see Steve getting emotional already. You are in for an emotional roller coster my friend

As others have commented, that battle lasted three nights. What always amazed me, was the story of John Basilone fixing a machine gun. One of them went down during the fight, so he ran to it, took it apart and put it back together, in pitch dark, in the middle of an attack. That is a guy whose capabilities were on a whole other level.

Basilone was a god that night. There were certain points in time when he was running around with nothing but a machete and a pistol, clearing out overrun positions, fixing, machine guns, running ammo, etc. Nothing stopped him

Dad Marine knows what's up! So much better to have gotten it right from Dad! Basilone, for reasons, I've been waiting for N&S to see and finally upload! Thrilled for your well-guarded reactions! Kudos to mods! LEckie! :) is no lacky ;)

Eugene Sledge was the one with a heart problem he wrote a book about his experiences on the war it is called the old breed

All hail the Marine Corps legend (and to the 0331s, their Machine-Gun God), Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone. One of the most pleasant surprises (for me at least) while going through boot camp was learning the fact that the Corps places such a heavy emphasis on history and reverence for historic figures. We learn about Gunny Basilone, LtGen Chesty Puller (here a LtCol still, I believe), and so many others.

Not gonna watch this with you since I’ve already seen it and I only think I need to see it once, but this is a great show. My granddad was born and raised quite poor, was first generation college graduate, was enlistee at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked then later served in Asia. He did not talk about being there, but we later found out he was awarded a bronze star. At his service at Arlington they shot a six gun salute which was very emotional. He might have been the most joyous person I ever knew and hardly ever complained about anything. He always mowed the lawn with a push mower, ate the cheapest basic food he could buy even though he didn’t need to etc., and took care of me lovingly for the two years I lived with him when my parents were not able. I never heard him beat his breast with patriotism but I know he was proud of his service in the war, his opportunity to serve with all different kinds of people and nations, and the progress we were seeing in our American society and American institutions at the time of my childhood. I would like to think that those experiences and beliefs were all connected. I often think that I wish I could have a conversation with him about the conflicts we are having internally in the US and the threats to democracy and freedom in the world today. From what I remember of him, I honestly think that he would feel that we needed to do more to protect democracy, keep us moving forward economically and socially, value and protect our common decency and generosity of spirit, and fight on behalf of others whose freedom is under threat.

I was in the Marine Corps during the late late 80s and early 90s. During my time at in boot camp we all learned Marine Corps history and about the legend John Basilone.

That battle with Basilone against the Japanese lasted two days. In the end, only Basilone and 2 Marines were left standing, fighting with their machetes and pistols as they ran out of machine gun ammo. The rest were killed or wounded grievously. But they held the line. Amazing courage. Can't wait for your next reaction to this!

In WWII, they didn't deploy and rotate like in Vietnam and after. They went there and the war was over. Like in BoB, soldiers were in the theater of war for 2 to possibly 4 years before they went home.

The Japanese had a plane that used to fly over Henderson Field at night that was so noisy that it was nicknamed "Washing Machine Charlie ". The Japanese Admiral in charge of their forces had the plane worked on to make as noisy as possible to mess with the Americans...

in fact, there's tension between Army and Marines over who compatible to run the missions...but as war going deeper and brutals, their bond stronger than ever...they fight side by side...and win the war.. Salute...👍

You gotta understand in the end of the episode, they all basically thought they was forgotten on Guadalcanal. They said themselves that a lot of people didn’t even know how to say the islands name properly. So to be there and to find out they are on the front page of every newspaper, don’t think they felt like heroes. They just couldn’t believe they was even acknowledged on what they had just done. Amazing scene

What John accomplished that day is why every American understands that Marines are as tough as they get. Even the special forces, like the navy seals, will tell you the Marines are legit. A lot of that has to do John Basilone. And to me also because of Dan Daly. If you have a chance look up what Dan did during world war 1. The Marines are older than our great country. We’ve been defending it since before day one. The best of the best we offer are Navy seals, Rangers and Delta. But as a whole we Marines are as good as it gets. I appreciate the love and respect from you all and everyone in the comments. It truly helps me know that what I went through was worth it. Love you all. And “god” bless America. The land of the free. And the home of the brave!

FYI - That night shelling was done by Japanese ships with projectiles the size of a man equal to the weight of a car. Battleship shells could leave a crater 30 feet wide and 10-20 feet deep!

One of the first books I ever read about World War 2 was written by Robert Leckie. “Helmet for my Pillow” His autobiography. Very well worth reading.

the hometown John Basilone is from still has a John Basilone day

Eugene Sledge is the one who couldn't join because of a heart murmur. He's played by the boy from Jurassic Park. The summary at the beginning contains a lot of inaccuracies. The Marines were never on their own. The US Navy and Japanese Navy battered each other to pieces. We lost half of our aircraft carriers in the Solomon Islands campaign. At one point we had exactly one aircraft carrier against Japan's 5 because of this. Our surface forces fought to the death in day and night actions against the Japanese. We had cruisers taking on Japanese battleships in suicidal actions. The waters between Guadal canal and Tulagi are known as iron bottom sound because of the number of ships that were sunk on both sides. The Marines were able to hold on because the US Navy eventually won working with the Marines and with the Marine and naval pilots on the Guadalcanal.

The fact that your dad corrected you has me in tears. I was in the Marines as well and it’s Marines. Different years but same breed.

hahahaha, yeah, you don't call a Marine a Soldier. If you do that, you'll likely get thumped on, repeatedly. Marine's are serious about that shit. It means something to them. On October 24, 1942, during the Battle for Henderson Field, his unit came under attack by a regiment of about 3,000 soldiers from the Japanese Sendai Division using machine guns, grenades, and mortars against the American heavy machine guns. Basilone commanded two sections of machine guns which fought for the next two days until only Basilone and two other Marines were left standing. As the battle went on, ammunition became critically low. Despite their supply lines having been cut off by enemies who had infiltrated into the rear, Basilone fought through hostile ground to resupply his heavy machine gunners with urgently needed supplies. Basilone moved an extra gun into position and maintained continual fire against the incoming Japanese forces. He then repaired and manned another machine gun, holding the defensive line until relief arrived. When the last of the ammunition ran out shortly before dawn on the second day, Basilone, using his pistol and a machete, held off the Japanese soldiers attacking his position. By the end of the engagement, Japanese forces opposite the Marines' lines had been virtually annihilated. For his actions during the battle, Basilone received the United States military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor. Afterwards, Private First Class Nash W. Phillips of Fayetteville, North Carolina, recalled from the battle for Guadalcanal: "Basilone had a machine gun on the go for three days and nights without sleep, rest, or food. He was in a good emplacement, and causing the Japanese lots of trouble, not only firing his machine gun, but also using his pistol."

. I have watched many reactions to THE PACIFIC ..YOU guys ... are the BEST!! .

Both Bob Leckie and Eugene Sledge Wrote Books about The War and Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks used those Books to make this Series Bob's Book is called "Helmet For My Pillow" and Eugene's Book is called "With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa"

My father was a Navy Corpsman attached to a marine Artillery element … as a kid we a had a Milk Goat (Navy) and a Bulldog Marine named Chesty… and a German Sheppard timber wolf Hybrid and a Bobcat…. When I retired from the Army I was given a Mule named Red (I was an engineer ) that I had for years after Since you two were sharing about your dad’s

One of my best friends tried joining every branch, but due to a previous heart surgery he couldn't get accepted. He has apologized to me and some other veteran friends for not being able to do his part before. I never really knew what to say besides "there's no need to apologize, you did more just trying to get in than 99% of others." It's sad to me that he has that regret

There is an audio book here on YT by Eugene Sledge from this show that is excellent! It is called E.B. Sledge - With the Old Breed

My grandfather was a Marine in WWII. He fought at Iwo Jima. Of all the people in my life, he's the one I wish I'd gotten a chance to know (he died when I was 3 mos. old) because by all accounts, he lived up to the whole idea of the "Greatest Generation." Keep up the reactions. This series is, I believe, MORE intense than Band of Brothers because of the psychological toll.

That is called the "spray & pray method".....Spray rounds down range and pray like hell you hit something!!!!

Excellent series. The only problem with it is that the actors were much older than the marines they were portraying. This actually makes what they did even more amazing. These were teenagers and young men. Eugene Sledge was 19, Robert Leckie was 22. John Basilone was an old man at 26.

Really interesting that you guys get an intro that is not on my DVD set, love it as it makes it so much like "Band of Brothers" with actual marines that were there tell their bit of the story, so moving.

My grandfather Gabe Guido, was a marine in WWll and he did see battle in Japan. I am not sure where exactly but I remember him showing me his thigh where he got hit with shrapnel from a grenade. His platoon was then shipped to France. In World War 2 men became angry at the enemy for killing their buddies. I am proud he lived through it. He passed at age 92. I remember him telling me how it was in France. How he could smell the holocaust taking place. He gave a little more detail I dont think I need to say. One thing I remember him saying he was not proud of, and that was how him and his company would pull teeth from the dead Japanese solgiers because they had gold fillings. And he brought the gold home and cashed it in. He was sorry for a lot but I remember that being one of the worst things he said he would havent done if he could do it over.

The timeline is incredibly compressed. Basilone fought for 3 days straight against a division of 3,000 Japanese troops. By the end of the battle he was one of three people from his section who survived. 2,700 Marines were killed in only 3 days. He finished that fight with a pistol and a machete. And Guadalcanal wasn't even the deadliest fight in the Pacific.

Well Gunny Basilone is, was a legend. Well, he ended up a Gunny, wasn’t yet. But he’s one of many legends born of the Pacific campaign and all the other fun things they send us Marines to go do. Surprised you don’t know more about him, your dad being a Marine.

They're making one of these series about the Air force too, hopefully coming soon! Masters of the air, its called!

Yes, John Basilone was a badass!

Keep in mind how large the Pacific theater was compared to Europe. You could take Europe and drop it in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and still need a compass to find it.

So taking stuff from other branches is fairly normal for minor things. The tribalism between the branches is actually encouraged throughout the military. As for the peaches, his body was starved of normal nutrition and it couldn't handle real food. He also probably ate it too fast

I'm like Nikki (and Steven) on the fact that these episodes are hard to talk about afterwards. My grandfather was in WWII and he never really talked about it either. Peace and Love to you both.✌❤

Marines: Ra ra, ra, ra. Army: No, you can't kill everyone. Marines: Ra,ra ra? Army: Yes, we know we could but no we don't. Civilians simply existing in the same bar: ...

Then there was Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian, Iwo Jima, Okinawa just to name a few. There was no going home.

By that time, the Japanese army hadnt figured out, how to approach the new enemy. Charge attacks worked perfectly fine for them, in China and Korea - it did not work against the Americans, with their fixed positions with mounted mashine guns (as u can see in the first 2 Episodes).

Read with the Old Breed at Pelilu by Eugene Sledge. He is the dude that couldn't go because of a heart murmur.

I hate waiting for the next episodes haha

I could be mistaken but I think this is a depiction of the battle of bloody ridge. 900 or so Japanese attempted to take the ridge. Needless to say they failed

Nikki: Is he still sitting there trying to go to the bathroom? Me: No, he's still sitting there trying to not go to the bathroom.

Stomach issues have been a component of war for millennia - along with bad/contaminated water sources, the stress of combat also releases hormones that affect the gut, causing loose bowels. Leckie getting sick was a result of, as Nikki said, too much too soon. When someone is malnourished if they then overindulge in food, especially rich or sugary food, the result is getting sick. When camps were liberated in Europe they actually had to control the access to food as there were cases when some people ate themselves to death.

the show is brutal, the book is even more so...

Masters of the air coming soon about the 08th army Air Corp bomb group

MAD respect to your dads. My dad was Air Force medevac. He refuses to talk about it except for one incident. I can’t imagine the horrors he’s witnessed.

Buckle up buttercups. The final five episodes revolving around sledge are brutal.