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Why is it 21 Guns in the 21 Gun Salute?

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The 21-gun salute that we know today has its roots in the ancient tradition of warriors demonstrating their peaceful intentions by resting the point of their weapons on the ground.
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@TodayIFoundOut 4 года назад

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@ceasarspartacus 4 года назад

I come in peace. See, lemme empty my guns at you We accept your peaceful coming, and answer with 3 to one

@steeljawX 4 года назад

The Haka was a similar thing. It's a greeting, but if you were on the in, you knew that. If you weren't then it appeared as intimidating.

@BennyLlama39 4 года назад

Simon: "The Olympics used to have a salute, but, nobody uses it anymore. Why?" Me: (seeing accompanying picture) Well *there's* your problem! 😀

@bradwatson7324 4 года назад

Sometimes I wish there was a Today I Found Out Minis channel for when you want the quick answer to the question.

@colahu111 4 года назад

bradwatson7324 why?

@maxwellduncan3555 4 года назад

@Crazy Uncle Chris wait, really?

@claudesedillo2828 4 года назад

@@maxwellduncan3555 no not really. Thats a misconception

@Swnsasy 3 года назад

Me too! They add in things that don't have anything to do with the question is so many instances.. It's like just say WHY!!

@larpology5282 4 года назад

*enters friends house* "Hi Bob" *blasts shotgun into ceiling to show i mean peace*

@launcesmechanist9578 2 года назад

(bathtub crashes down from floor above)

@chelebowns8078 4 года назад

I’ve only seen seven guns shot 3X for 21 shots

@mrs.pantocow4747 4 года назад

That's what they did at my father's funeral

@andrewkappler5503 4 года назад

@@mrs.pantocow4747 same with my grandfather

@VeteranGaming_GamingUnited 2 года назад

That is common for the 21 salute

@TheTruthMatters Год назад

It's a different process for a Presidential Inauguration and the passing of a service member. They use actual "guns", (Rifles), at funeral services. They use cannons in a Presidential Inauguration.

@InquisMalleus 4 года назад

The "Olympic Salute" was formerly known as the "Bellamy Salute", and was popular in the 1800's

@Cheepchipsable 4 года назад

Not that many ways to wave or hold your hand above your head really.

@gregkerr725 4 года назад

My Dad was career U.S. Army. There were seven shooters with an unarmed leader. Three volleys were fired. The leader then policed the brass. After the flag was folded in an intricate ceremony and before it was presented to my Mother, the shooting team leader inserted 3 rounds of brass deep inside the folded flag....one for every war my Father participated in.

@RM-bv1xm 4 года назад

Because otherwise it would be a 20 gun saulte

@hughbrackett343 4 года назад

It's one louder, isn't it?

@steeljawX 4 года назад

21 shall be the number of thy counting and thy counting shall be 21. 22 thou shalt not count to, neither count thou 20 unless proceed to 21. 23 is a prime number. 24, thou must contact Kiefer Sutherland and warn him of acts that terrorize.

@bradlemmond 4 года назад

At my dad's funeral, one of the young men shot off his gun early, so he ended up with a 22 gun salute.

@tiercel5561 4 года назад

@@bradlemmond - I feel sorry for the guy as he'll producing 50 push ups himself for doing so.

@raseli4066 4 года назад

@@steeljawX omfg thank you for the reference

@honey_bee65 4 года назад

That "Olympic salute" sounds like *"THE BELLAMY SALUTE".* It was the standard salute school children would use in the USA to pledge allegiance to the flag.

@johnv6806 4 года назад

When? I've never heard of saluting the flag in school. Just put your hand over your heart.

@djm5687 4 года назад

@@johnv6806 The Bellamy Salute was abandoned after 1942

@coolnegative 4 года назад

Nazi's ruined lots of cool stuff. Especially the "swastikas." An ancient symbol of blessing and good luck.

@jtsnipertobias7891 4 года назад

Same with the iron cross.

@coolnegative 2 года назад

@@21Division the 'swas..' his still used extensively especially in Buddhism and I believe, Hinduism, but like some Christians.....even decidedly non-Christians, get tatts of crosses, etc.......probably a bad idea to get a 'swastika' inked on you......even if it means something completely different to you.......🤣🤣

@Matt-Durham 2 года назад

Also a symbol of peace I believe, I could be wrong.

@coolnegative 2 года назад

@@Matt-Durham pretty sure you're right about that.

@Matt-Durham 2 года назад

@@coolnegative thank you I wasn’t 100% sure

@CardinalTreehouse 4 года назад

Poor Troger. I'm glad the record was set straight.

@timothytikker1147 4 года назад

I was present at the Presidio Army Base in San Francisco, California on 4 July 1776, the bicentennial of the signing of the US Declaration OF independence. For this occasion they carried out a 200-gun salute honoring the 200 years, followed by a 50-gun salute honoring the fifty states.

@M0J0HAND 4 года назад

All I hear during this video is: And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.

@varuug 4 года назад

Pie Jesu Domine, Dona eis requiem. 📕💥😒

@ailivac 4 года назад

There's a custom of using gunfire to signal peaceful intentions, which is met with even more gunfire as a welcome sign, and it WASN'T started in America?

@MonkeyJedi99 4 года назад

Right?

@PrezVeto 4 года назад

Surprise! -European history

@MonkeyJedi99 4 года назад

@Viktor Samoja It would if it had reliable fan spin!

@KaiHenningsen 4 года назад

Well duh. Americans could never invent something as un-American as that! They don't do "peaceful" very well, they prefer distinguishing between bad and good guys with a gun. The bad guys are the ones trying to kill the good guys and vice versa.

@schonnj 4 года назад

I'm mildly befuddled by the naval tradition of indicating a peaceful approach to a foreign port by emptying your guns into the local (and hopefully unoccupied) landscape...

@thomasdemay9805 4 года назад

could be firing blanks.

@colinp2238 4 года назад

They were farther out at sea so the land was out of range. Guns in those days were more close quarter weapons than the latter day ones.

@JKHowell 4 года назад

A salute doesn't actually fire *shot*, it fires powder - to show that your barrels are clear.

@MendTheWorld 4 года назад

J.K. Howell. (Unless you have more dry powder and shot in your barrels.)

@JimRFF 4 года назад

Also consider the angles -- if a ship is sailing in toward port, their bow is pointed to the harbor. Their broadside guns are pointed left and right out to open sea. Admittedly, this could be rather... alarming... to any vessel that happened to be sailing out of port and passing them at the time, but they wouldn't be shooting *at* the landscape, they'd be firing into the ocean

@Sevenigma777 4 года назад

This channel always posts a question on the thumbnail that I have no choice to click on the video to find out the answer lol good job!

@kabir3510 3 года назад

When Simon is linked to in a CNN article. You know we are in the end times.

@kannathraymaker 4 года назад

I have attended a number of funerals for American veterans. In every instance 21 shots were fired by the honor guard. One funeral had a 7 man honor guard that fired three times each, one had only one man in the honor guard and he fired 21 times in bursts of three changing his clip half way through, and in all the other instances it was a group of 3 in the honor guard that fired 7 times each - a single shot, a pause, three shots, a pause, and three shots. It may not be defined in the book, however it is something that the US military does in practice for those old soldiers.

4 года назад

Love fact that at the Mad Thatcher funeral apparently ALL 21 guns were aimed at the coffin

@lanedexter6303 4 года назад

Good of you to mention the 1936 Olympic Salute. Perhaps you could mention the pre-WWII American Flag Salute, aka the Bellamy Salute. Perhaps you could show a photo of FDR in a parade, being honored with that straight arm salute.

@MrBothandNether 4 года назад

Fun fact: Taps was originally called "Sumner's lulabye"

@ginnyjollykidd 4 года назад

My veteran sister was laid to rest in a military funeral. This included the 21 Gun Salute with seven military servicemen shooting three times each in unison and Taps played. The flag was folded by the servicemen, and it and the collected shells were presented to my sister's partner. The Star was given to our mother to signify the Mother's sacrifice of her daughter to the military service. So yes, a military funeral is given to all vets no matter how they died, so long as they served at least 6 months. This is in the United States.

@ruthy08 4 года назад

There is no minimum time. If they perish while on active duty, then every one of them gets a full military funeral. If they weren't on active duty, and did not retire, they are authorized minimum honors. If they did retire, they are authorized standard honors. The only requirement is that they were discharged honorably. There is no time constraints. I've performed funerals for servicemen who'd only been in for a month before they were honorably discharged.

@ginnyjollykidd 4 года назад

@@ruthy08 Thanks for clarifying. 💝

@JimRFF 4 года назад

Technical point that the video was trying to make -- the *3 volley salute* fired at a soldier's funeral is *not* technically a "21 gun salute," which is reserved for presidents and dignitaries and not necessarily used at funerals I've been to veterans' funerals before where they only had 3 servicemen there to fire the salute; they fire 3 volleys, not 7... having 7 servicemen there to fire a 3 volley salute is not required, though it is common practice

@tjzzz1659 4 года назад

My friend had a 21 gun salute at his funeral. Although his funeral was a unique situation due to the condition of his death.

@thomasgrnfeldtsenger2728 3 года назад

A request: a video on why the US has so many federal (military and civilian) law enforcement and intelligence agencies. There are police forces, sheriffs, FBI, CIA, NSA, Army Intelligence, NCIS, US Marshalls, the Secret Service, and probably many I've forgotten or don't know about. Heck, even the ATF has an investigative wing. What do they all do, why are there so many, and how do they manage to work together (provided they do)?

@michaelkaliski7651 4 года назад

C S Forester author of the Hornblower series of books describes the number of guns fired in salute depended on the rank of the person being saluted. The higher the number of shots, the higher the rank. 21 shots was reserved for the King or Queen.

@Riverbend1752 4 года назад

The 21-gun salute has 21 guns because if it didn't it would be a different number-gun salute.

@eptyr12 4 года назад

jfwilki2 omg 🤪

@9Tailsfan 4 года назад

The 21 Gun Salute is simply to honor and show respect for the deceased.

@shadodragonette 4 года назад

I had a military friend die last spring. Three vets shot seven times each. Brad wasn't active duty, he wasn't even Reserve any more. They did it for respect for him. In the rain, just because they understood. One day, those vets will get a twenty-one gun salute, and in my heart they already have it. I think I'd do almost anything for our vets. Sure, some are crooked, but most are heroes who deserve more air time than the blankety blank blank blank killers and gangs who take up the news. After 9/11, I don't watch news anymore. At all. I won't give those pieces of blankety blank blank head space ever again. I'd rather die or kill than let those pieces of blank ever scar me again. You can fill in the blanks.

@jonathanspaulding3771 4 года назад

My grand father was in the korean war, as just a supply driver. When he died he still had a 7 man line fire 3 times at his funeral. Blanks of course, but none the less it is true

@joeluna7729 4 года назад

As a retired Vet, I want NO weapons, or anything to do with the atrocity of war near my funeral. If people miss me, then volunteer your time to help homeless shelters, children's hospitals and so on. Do that in my memory, but not a DAMN instrument of murder at my funeral.

@jhall1980 4 года назад

Thank you for answering this! I asked this question like a year ago lol. So next I'd love to know where phrases like bury the hatchet or lo & behold come from. Love the channel!

@wendychavez5348 4 года назад

*Lo and behold. "Lo" as in an exclamation, not "low" as in not high. Good question though.

@jhall1980 4 года назад

Thanks for catching my typo

@wendychavez5348 4 года назад

Thank you for not taking offense!

@colinp2238 4 года назад

@@wendychavez5348 Or low as in the cattle are lowing (mooing). Now you won'y get that carol out of your head for a week.

@deadfred821 4 года назад

Wow... fun bonus for your bonus fact; here in the United States, the nazi & Olympic salute was how the flag was saluted during the "Pledge of Allegiance." Much like the swastika, it predated the nazi party, the fascist party & the second world war. Of course, much like the swastika, it fell out of favor after said war....

@theartistformerlyknownaslu3871 4 года назад

I will never forget the sound of the 21 gun salute at my grandfathers funeral. Idk it just stuck with me and still fucks me up

@SafetySpooon 4 года назад

Thank you for the wonderful highlight onTroger!

@therealjoshcollier561 4 года назад

Because of the song 21 guns by green day

@Benjaminslife 4 года назад

As I understood it as an Army Vet. It is because there are an average of 7 members in a squad. There are an average of 4 squads per unit. So when a squad lost a member the other three would pay homage by shooting their weapons. I am not a historian so take it with a grain of salt.

@gyrozeppeli4862 2 года назад

My uncle's wife's father just passed away. He served in the US Navy, buried with military honors. I was wondering the significance of the 21 guns, thanks Fact Boy!

@turbosdolphin 4 года назад

A 21 gun salute was given at my father's military funeral. The spent bullets were wrapped in the honor American flag and presented to me as part of the funeral ceremony.

@nathanstautzenberger8381 4 года назад

they don't use live ammunition during the 21 gun salute, anyone with basic firearms knowledge knows that it's too dangerous to fire bullets blindly up in the air, they use blanks. Unless of course you actually meant to say spent casings

@colinp2238 4 года назад

@@nathanstautzenberger8381 Yes I'm sure he meant the cartridges.

@ruthy08 4 года назад

It should be noted that nothing, including the spent casings, should be wrapped into the flag. While people got away with it before, this is, unfortunately, no longer the practice, as it violates flag code.

@gregkerr725 4 года назад

They did the same at my Dad's funeral....they inserted 3 empty brass casings inside the folded flag...each one represents a war the service member fought in. He died on this day in 2008.

@gregkerr725 4 года назад

@@nathanstautzenberger8381 Correct...but the blank casings still eject like real rounds as they are the same, only the casing is either crimped at the end where a bullet would normally go or they have a wax plug in the case neck instead of a bullet.

@eldiablo7862 4 года назад

It was not only the Olympic and Nazi salute but also the way the USA saluted the flag during the Pledge of Allegiance. Due to Nazi use they switched to the right hand over the heart.

@alanbrown9184 3 года назад

I've done (4) 21 gun barrials for Uncle Sam. knew only one of them.

@kylarstern7627 4 года назад

My Hat is off to you Mr Troger, well done.

@lbbradley55 4 года назад

I find these videos INTERESTING.... everyone should watch more videos like this. Be sure to keep them Accurate and this is a GREAT WAY to help educate . Trivia is Good Stuff... Good Job to You. 👏👍

@Paladin1873 4 года назад

I recommend the Bronx cheer replace the Olympic salute.

@BennyLlama39 4 года назад

I prefer the Full Bird/"Stone Cold" salute. 😀

@olddirtytattooedwarhorse7772 4 года назад

3 shots from the shore = whitewalkers...

@michaelmoran8780 4 года назад

There is a problem with the 1 shot from an incoming ship with 3 returned, when you get to the 7th shot you are already at 25 shots with 3 to go, just thought I'd let you know.

@cobramcjingleballs 4 года назад

Could of also mentioned that the Olympic/Nazi salute was also used in pledging allegiance to the flag in the U.S. and only changed when WW2 happened.

@varuug 4 года назад

*c̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶o̶f̶ could have

@varuug 4 года назад

Apologies for the correction. Lots of accumulated cringes.

@JessicaClark-lq4gw 4 года назад

I just love that the kiwis either 1 accidently screwed up majorly or 2 purposely decided to not show Hitler any respect and decided to take their hats off for someone else. Either way that's fantastic.

@czarkaztik1617 4 года назад

As a Marine stationed at Marine Barracks 8th and I in Washington DC I preformed hundreds of funerals in Arlington National Cemetery. Often times we would do 4 or 5 funerals in the same day so I was able to observe all branches during funerals and I have NEVER seen anything except 21 shots. Either 3 volleys by 7 rifleman or 7 volleys from 3 cannon teams .... ALWAYS 21 !!! Bonus fact: It wasn't uncommon for a widow to approach the firing party to pick up the 21 casings for sentimental value I originally assumed. On one such occasion a rifle malfunctioned so she only found 18. We had to wait for a replacement rifle so we could preform the entire funeral again. Try and tell her 3 volleys is good enough .......

@zappawench6048 4 года назад

They should replace the Olympic salute with the "Rimmer" salute from Red Dwarf!

@colinp2238 4 года назад

You smeg head.

@joebeck1173 4 года назад

Rimmer rimmer sung in a jaunty tune

@robertreisner6119 4 года назад

In 21 gun salutes in our current time are usually rifles, they use blank rounds. In 1853 the US Military gave Isaac I Stevens, then the first governor of Washington Territory was given a larger cannon salute and scared the daylights out of most 2-4 legged creatures and the birds in Elliott Bay.

@Sommertest 4 года назад

From zero to Nazi in 6 minutes.

@launcesmechanist9578 2 года назад

5:30 to be exact.

@steeljawX 4 года назад

It's a good thing the Imperial Japanese Navy never adopted the saluting a fallen officer with the shots. Had they used the Musashi or Yamato (nine 18.1' caliber monster guns that were the largest guns ever put on a battleship ever) then they'd have to keep firing. Simon has already told us why this would happen.....RIP the FNG who waltzed out on deck when they were firing those things.

@stephjovi 3 года назад

Holy shit is it funny to see CNN quoting this video 😻. I hope it gets some people to check out the channel instead of only Simon's fans re-watching this

@noangles1564 4 года назад

Oh great I got Green Days song stuck in my head again.

@kathrynsue1986 Год назад

there is a country song about Arlington national cemetery it calls it 21 gun salute it drives me nuts song by trace adkins

@A_Man_Named_Mark 4 года назад

In the U.S, the 21 gun salute is only used for a Presidential funeral. All other funerals, or "salutes" are called a "Volley of three".

@dragonweyr44 4 года назад

Not every fallen soldier warrants a 21 gun salute The president, generals/admirals and certain "heroes". The lower rank in the military you were, the fewer shots you get

@_Abjuranax_ 4 года назад

My boss told me a story where he was assigned to a funerary detail for a total nobody. Blanks and M-16s do not have a good track record together. So only around 5 shots were fired on the first volley, a couple of rounds on the second, and absolutely none on the third. So the quick thinking Squad leader yelled "BANG" to cover up the gaff in protocol. With the bereaved family looking up in grief and confusion, their Sergeant then marched the detail to the vehicle, with all of them trying not very well to keep a straight face along the way, and then everyone cracking up once they got inside; "BANG Sarge? lol." Needless to say, they were all called into the Colonels office the next day and were informed "If this person had been of any importance whatsoever, heads would roll, STARTING WITH YOURS! Now get out of my Office." So your statement can be more than true at times.

@79thPenn 4 года назад

My grandfather, uncle and several friends were all buried following a 21 gun salute. 7 rifles, 3x each.

@TheCat72850 4 года назад

When my husband, lifetime member of the VFW and two tour Veteran of Vietnam was given a 21 gun salute at his memorial service, thank goodness there were seven guns and three volleys. I really don’t know if this had ever been done before in a small town where his mom lived. If anyone was still asleep at two in the afternoon it’s certainly woke them up

@jaydunbar7538 4 года назад

Considering the amount of word war veterans that have been buried I doubt any town has not had it done.

@TheCat72850 4 года назад

The 21 gun salute is usually done at a cemetery we are such things are expected. My husband donated his body to science so there was no burial. This 21 gun Salute was done on the quiet side street outside the quiet church in this quiet little town.

@1FatLittleMonkey 4 года назад

@@TheCat72850/videos/videos _"a 21 gun salute ... The 21 gun salute ... This 21 gun Salute"_ It would have been a "Three Volley Salute" given by 7 guns. It might have therefore been a 21 _shot_ salute, but not a 21 gun salute. A 21 gun salute would require... wait for it... 21 guns. (Not a denigration of your husband's service. Just making a point. Being a soldier, I assume he would have been shouted at a lot about getting these sorts of things correct. So I'm sure he'd understand.)

@TheCat72850 4 года назад

1FatLittleMonkey I stand corrected! We live next door to Ft Picket. They fire a lot of stuff! For years I’d referred to it as bombing, as did the rest of the town. My husband corrected me about that. That’s not bombing; that’s artillery fire!! So yes, I’m sure he would appreciate what you wrote! Thanks.

@shade38211 4 года назад

All military funerals that have military honors, have separate pallbearer and honor guard. Pallbearers could be military or family. VFW usually use older rifles where current military usually use m16 variations. 3 volleys are fired directed by VFW commander or Sgt. At arms followed by taps. Casket flag is folded in 13 folds where 3 spent casing are placed in flag by Sgt or commander. The flag is presented to wife or next of kin. Most honor guards are usually selected on height. My unit had rotation of a few out of each company that performed funeral on rotation. Some have designated "honor guard" that performs at highest level. Would also do military weddings as honor guard from time to time. Our unit had Sabres for those occasions. Sadly most have no idea how many marriages turn to divorce in military. Be amazed at how many lawyers await servicemen on Tarmac from deployment or training.

@abrahamedelstein4806 4 года назад

Well, how do you wave to someone from a distance? With your arm almost upright with and an open palm, I would think, so yeah, in that sense the "Roman salute" definitely has a historic and modern equivalent, far more than the military salutes common today which stem from another ancient tradition of removing one's helmet or cover infront of a superior to show that you're not looking for a fight, that's why regulations usually state that salutes should only be given with a cover on as the salute is a symbolic way of removing your cover, just like a wave is way of saying I'm unarmed and bear no ill will.

@FilthyVA 3 года назад

Tfw you are trying to kill a particularly resilient mosquito and you accidentally do a fascism... fml

@gullreefclub 4 года назад

It is an absolute shame as well as a sad statement about how screwed up the world we live in that most people on this planet we call home rather look at the glass as half empty and fell compelled to scrutinize everyone and thing to find fault with them instead of trying to look on the sunnier side of life and this compelling need to do so has only gotten worse since the rise of unSocial Media and the ability to stay in contact with whatever via the smart phone

@silkwesir1444 4 года назад

well, see it as a task/quest for each and every one of us to change the situation for the better.

@SergiuD. 4 года назад

you've gone back to the bearded side, Simon; it suits you!

@oracleofdelphi4533 4 года назад

Guess dollar shave club didn't sponsor this video. Or he didn't have a dollar this month...

@SergiuD. 4 года назад

@@oracleofdelphi4533 , param, pam, pam!

@MendTheWorld 4 года назад

Take a walk on the beard side.

@scotthafele5266 4 года назад

Why do 90% of comments focus on how people look? Why only insult? Must be american. I’m guessing you exemplify perfection

@oracleofdelphi4533 4 года назад

@@scotthafele5266 Yes, we're American A.K.A. the opposite of perfection. By the way, cute dog, but I'm sure you only love him for his personality.

@laurogarza4953 4 года назад

"Why are there 21..." rather than "Why is it 21...." Proper usage is important to convey meaning and to avoid casting doubt upon one's credibility.

@wendychavez5348 4 года назад

My cousin was found face-down in a puddle of water 150 miles away from home. There were other suspicious circumstances, but his death was determined to be an accidental drowning. As an active officer in the Merchant Marines, he was accorded a military burial, though his will specified that his ashes be buried with a sapling, so he was buried next to our grandparents in a small town in northern New Mexico, rather than Arlington National Cemetery. Only 5 guns were able to give him his salute; I wish they had taken 4 shots each so he'd get a 20-gun salute, but a 15-gun salute felt more traditional so I won't complain. I just wish the investigation would be reopened because he was too valuable an investment by the US Navy to be passed off as an accidental death.

@Newidhan 4 года назад

STOP MAKING SO MANY CHANNELS I ONLY HAVE SO MUCH TIME TO WATCH YOUR VIDEOS

@oracleofdelphi4533 4 года назад

I agree. I need fewer interruptions between my Shen-Yun Advertisements.

@TodayIFoundOut 4 года назад

The TIFO team have only one main channel. This one. :-) We dabble in Highlight History and of course the BrainFood Show podcast, but as you'll note from the posting schedule on those, 90% of our efforts and resources go here alone. :-) Simon is the host of a lot of channels though spanning three companies and one channel his own alone (Business Blaze). :-) -Daven

@Newidhan 4 года назад

@@TodayIFoundOut he's like the Richard Hammond of RU-vid

@jaydunbar7538 4 года назад

@@Newidhan can't be, he hasn't lit a single car on fire yet.

@Newidhan 4 года назад

@@jaydunbar7538 give him time

@lequitasch 4 года назад

These guns were powder and no shot, or cannonball was placed in the guns. A reason for doing this that Simon missed is that you cannot sneak into a harbor while firing these guns.

@1FatLittleMonkey 4 года назад

It's also wonderfully stompy way for a gunboat to turn up and "Oi dickheads, Navy's 'ere!"

@XPEric123 4 года назад

I love the shit-eating grin Simon has when the photo of the old Olympics salute comes on.

@hagbard72 4 года назад

You left out that American school kids would give the salute during their pledge of allegiance every morning while facing the flag. That ended during WWII and was replaced by the hand over the heart. Pretty much the same diff. still pledging to a collective.

@stephenday2342 4 года назад

At my uncle's funeral, we had three military personnel with three guns. They fired their rifles 7 times while we carried the casket to the grave.

@jank8109 4 года назад

because 21 guns is a band

@Diego-yl2ri 2 месяца назад

WRONG!!! Fox news taught me that 1+7+7+6 = 21! Boom! Take that!

@MonkeBrain07 4 года назад

I'm honestly just here because of the song.

@the-kilted-trucker59 4 года назад

Well if younger veterans do not become involved with their local legion. They might never receive the 3 volleys when played to rest. Yes I know you have children and other responsibilities. Also you might just find an older vet that you can talk to,( you know those things you cant share with the wife or family). There is the chance he dealt with something similar.

@jimjacobs2817 4 года назад

7:20ish Ah the good ol' Bellamy Salute.

@ninetailsnet 3 года назад

he talking about number 21 then he mentioned about the number 7 then I notice that three 7 means Jackpot then I notice again "wait! 7 multiply by 3 is 21" hahaha I dont know why I writing this.. hahaha

@DoctorX17 4 года назад

That dude was obviously just waving weirdly

@rinkokonoe8644 4 года назад

Do you know what's worth fighting for

@etonbachs4226 4 года назад

No I do not. Please tell me.

@orufoken 4 года назад

when it's not worth dying for?

@TorquemadaTwist 4 года назад

The title belt.

@willhaney96 4 года назад

I think the salute should be reinstated but with an open hand.

@STSWB5SG1FAN 4 года назад

What about that time those African American athletes gave their salute on the dias.

@ginnyjollykidd 4 года назад

As for salutes, the U. S. Military give the right - handed triangle salute with palm down, fingers pointed to the soldier's head. Civilians, if wearing a hat (men mostly) remove the hat and place it over their heart. Women also salute with their hand over their heart. Personally, I think the heart salute of civilians signifies the love of a citizen for their country and their people.

@juanitamccaslin6184 4 года назад

They don't use 21 guns, 7 guns shot 3 times is the way it's done! Military family ( Mom, Dad, 2 sisters, 2 brothers, myself, and my son all military and all branches)!

@TodayIFoundOut 4 года назад

Watch the video, we talk about that.

@weliveinasimulationbutthat7866 4 года назад

Before you act all high and mighty, just watch the damn video

@juanitamccaslin6184 4 года назад

we live in a simulation, but that's okay I did watch the video! Before you open your mouth you should just stop and think!

@curtisreid3327 4 года назад

Just saw the metric video. Why isn't there a metric version of time?

@alanbrown9184 3 года назад

Its to bring Attention to the Event.

@raseli4066 4 года назад

Joke answer: beceuse the song was so good they made it a real thing

@varuug 4 года назад

The Gendays were popular when I was in school.. Good times..

@raseli4066 4 года назад

@@varuug gendays?

@varuug 4 года назад

@@raseli4066 Greenday. Genday means rhino in Hindi. As children we thought it was funny..

@raseli4066 4 года назад

@@varuug oh. Okey

@ginnyjollykidd 4 года назад

The 21 Gun Salute in such a quiet place as a cemetery is startling. It didn't matter how prepared I was for the second and third shots. I started at each one and began to cry. The Air Force also adds to an Airman's funeral a flyby of three planes in a 4-plane configuration called the "Missing Man" formation to signify the fallen Airman. (women, too, but I don't know the term.) It is my surmise that the military has specific activities to evoke emotions that are appropriate and healthy for people to feel. I think that is why people are not allowed to write letters to a soldier while they are in Basic Training. Two weeks into Basic Training, when isolated from the world, servicepeople are hungry for support, and letters from loved ones are dear, and the servicepeople appreciate the letters more. Too, there is an official band in each branch of the service. They play marches (especially those written by John Philip Sousa), and these have the same musical formula. The march is in time with a marching step. It is at once inspiring and beckoning, promoting pride and persistence. These qualities are necessary for servicepeople to continue to persevere, and the marches bring servicepeople together in unison.

@ruthy08 4 года назад

The missing man formation is usually used only for POW/MIA deaths and fallen pilots, and is not often performed at their actual funeral, unless that person was particularly distinguished. More basic flyovers are only authorized for general officers, pilots, and MOH recipients.

@010Jordi 4 года назад

After the American revolution the Dutch were one of first to give a salute from Our ships outside of New York

@JiveDadson 4 года назад

You fixed the framing. (Mostly.) Yea!

@hunhau2761 4 года назад

I've been told it was because the type of power that they did the 1 to 3 ratio

@mystic_tacos 4 года назад

Before I even watch I'll say because watching ten guys doing a twenty-one gun salute would be just odd.

@MonkeyJedi99 4 года назад

I counter with this. A 21-gun salute IS odd.

@shaunsmith9801 4 года назад

Salutations!

@michaelhawthorne8696 4 года назад

Simple answer: If they didn't make 21 Shots.....then it wouldn't be 21 Gun Salute

@thelastwooter 4 года назад

The 21 gun salute is also used for US active duty military personnel that have died. A 9 gun salute (3 rifleman firing 3 volleys) is used for retired military members.

@the-kilted-trucker59 4 года назад

Well I'm involved with last honors for veterans. We always have 7 riflemen firing 3 times. I have heard it called the 3 volley also the final 21.

@thelastwooter 4 года назад

Richard Moorhead when you say you’re involved, what do you mean? I’m in the Navy and I currently work on the honor guard team at the national cemetery in Jacksonville Florida. A retired veteran only gets 3 rifleman firing 3 volleys in accordance with the navadmin instruction. 7 rifleman are used during the funeral of someone who died while on active duty.

@the-kilted-trucker59 4 года назад

@@thelastwooter I do it with the american legion. Your talking a national cemetery. I'm talking about all these private cemeteries. Oh and I hope your also involved with the legion. All legions are in need of younger members. Also you might be surprised what your local legion does in the community.

@thelastwooter 4 года назад

Richard Moorhead I know little of legions. I’m currently active duty pending discharge.

@the-kilted-trucker59 4 года назад

@@thelastwooter then I hope once home you get involved with your local legion. We need the younger vet to get involved. At 60 I'm the kid at last honors or parades.